Chapter 11
"You sure you can't go in with us, Freddy?" Gregory asked as he and Heather stood in front of the door to Cherrie Casino.
"I am afraid I cannot, Gregory. Due to the connection never being fixed, none of us have gone into the casino since Cherrie was decommissioned. The good news is that the others will not be able to go in there either," Freddy replied through the Faz-Watch.
Due to not wanting Vanessa to be suspicious, the trio decided it was best if Freddy went back to his room while Gregory and Heather would check out the casino. Heather held up the Party Pass she still had to the scanner bot in front of the door. Like the other bot from the Bella Basketball entrance, it scanned the pass, took it from her hand, and put it into its chest.
"Party Pass has been verified. Have a great time!" the bot said as it rolled to the side and let the children through.
The children entered and looked around.
Like Astre said, it was a "kidified" version of a casino. There were large black, red, and golden yellow tables and chairs all over the first floor that had a deck of cards on each of the tables. On the left side of the hall, there was a counter with bar stools, shelves behind it that were filled bottles of what appeared to be ingredients for the casino's drinks and a door that the children assumed led to a kitchen like the basketball court did. On one of the card tables Heather found a note.
"So we've finally established the card games that the dealer bots will be in charge of while they play with the children.
1. Memory
2. Old Maid
3. Go Fish
4. Crazy Eights
5. Blackjack
6. Rummy
Make sure to tell Rhett that if any of the dealer bots start malfunctioning to notify Parts and Services immediately."
"Who's Rhett?" Gregory asked as he sat on one of the bar stools and looked over the counter.
"Either he's another animatronic or a real person," Heather replied as she noticed the four banners of Freddy, Chica, Bella, and a cat that Heather assumed was Cherrie each holding a playing card in the order of the spade, the heart, the clover, and the diamond.
Cherrie was, as her last name suggested, a cat. She had umber brown skin, long golden blonde hair with red and black highlights, umber brown hair with white insides, a long and thin tail with a white tip, and cherry red eyes. She wore a red ribbon tied into a bow to put her hair into a ponytail, white tank top that showed half her stomach, a pair of black leather pants with red cherry patterns all over them, a black short-sleeved leather jacket with a large gold spade sigil on the back, a pair of leather black fingerless gloves with white cuffs, a white choker with a red cherry-shaped pendant centered on it, and a pair of black bracelets with white spikes. She also had yellow and white paint around her eyes that complimented her black mascara, red lipstick, and gold nail polish on both her hands and feet.
'So that's what Cherrie looks like. I'll admit, I can see the appeal,' Heather thought as Gregory got off the bar stool and saw a bright red door leading to another area.
"Hey, Heather. You really think there's more of those weird locks in the Pizzaplex?" Gregory asked as Heather also saw the door and walked up to it.
"With what we know about those costumed freaks, probably," Heather answered as she pulled the door open and held it for Gregory.
Once he was inside, Heather entered as well and closed the door behind her. They looked around and saw that it looked like a lounge area with a small stage.
"What's this place?" Gregory asked.
"Maybe Cherrie used to sing here sometimes..." Heather replied.
"You are correct, miss. Back when everything was grand, Miss Cherrie would pour her heart out on her own in this small yet grand stage," a male voice said.
The children looked noticeably startled as they held hands to stay together.
"Who are you?" Heather called out.
Suddenly, a hand appeared through the stage's back curtain, and moved as though it wanted the children to come closer. The children looked at each other to see if they should listen to the voice. Heather grimaced as they nodded, let go of each other, and walked to the stage, making sure there were no other threats hiding in the shadows.
"What's your name?" Gregory asked.
The owner of the hand opened the curtain and walked onto the stage.
The figure was in fact another animatronic that was oddly reminiscent of Sundrop. It had the same seven sunrays around its face but looked as though they were made of black, red, yellow, and white stained glass. Its faceplate was a light red on the right side while the left was a darker yellow. Its right eye was black while its left was light brown. It wore a long-sleeved white button-up shirt with black buttons, a pair of black dress pants, a black vest with four gold rhombus-shaped buttons, a black silk jacket, a pair of light brown dress shoes with red laces, a red tie, and a pair of white gloves.
"I am Rhett. The bartender for Cherrie Casino," Rhett answered as he jumped off the stage and landed on his feet.
"Are you-" Gregory began to say before being cut off by Rhett.
"No. I am not related to Sundrop. I may have the same model, but I have my own AI."
"Okay..." Gregory responded.
"Now then... Would you two care to explain why you're here during a maintenance week over a drink and snack?" Rhett asked as he walked to the red door that led back to the main area and held it open for the children. "Ladies first."
The children begrudgingly obeyed the command and walked back to the main area with Rhett following them once he closed the door. He motioned for them to sit on the bar stools as he got behind the counter. He kneeled down and took out two menus.
"Whoa, wait a minute. We can't pay for all this!" Heather said as she held her hands up.
"Don't worry. It's not like a lot of people come in here these days anyway, so it's on the house," Rhett said with a wink in Heather's direction.
Heather pulled her hood down with a sigh and lowered her hands as Gregory took one of the menu's to find what he wanted.
Cherrie Casino Drinks
1. Honey Lime Swirl
2. Tropical Fruit Punch
3. Pink Grapefruit Punch
4. Banana Slush
5. Berry Mocktail
6. Papaya Splash
7. Watermelon Kiwi Sparkler
8. Shining Star Mocktail
Cherrie Casino Foods
1. Mac and Cheese Bites
2. Pepperoni Pizza Twists
3. Cheesy Taco Sticks
4. Loaded Tater Tot Skewers
5. Hot Dog Nuggets
6. Pretzel Picks
7. Spud Skewers
8. Chick Sticks
"Wow... there's a lot of stuff on here."
"It may look that way, but it's really not," Rhett said as he brought out two glasses and placed them on the counter.
"Can I get the... "Shining Star Mocktail"?" Heather asked.
"Me too, please?" Gregory asked.
"Of course!" Rhett replied with joy as he turned on a small radio.
Rhett took a large empty bowl and placed it on the counter. As he took four random bottles off the shelves, a song playing on the radio that Heather recognized began to play. While Rhett poured what appeared to be juice from the bottles into the bowl, Gregory decided to ask something.
"How do you know Cherrie?"
"Well, I worked with her. I watched over the casino when she couldn't, and we'd talk after she was done with a concert. We'd complain about the staff or just share stories on what happened that day. She might not have looked like it, but Cherrie was a good person to have a conversation with," Rhett explained while he stirred the concoction with a long metal spoon he took out of a vase-like holder.
"Do you know what happened? You know, with her accident?" Heather asked.
Rhett threw the metal spoon into the sink as he took out a ladle from the holder and poured out enough for both glasses.
"So that's what they're calling it. Yes, I heard about it. Couldn't believe it at first..." Rhett replied with hesitance as he put in a red-and-white bendy straw in each of the Shining Star mocktails and moved them towards Gregory and Heather.
Gregory took a sip of his Shining Star mocktail and smiled.
It was actually very good!
"What's in it?" Gregory asked.
"Some lemon juice, lime juice, lemon lime soda, and cherry juice. I know it sounds odd, but it actually combines very well," Rhett replied.
Heather took a sip of her mocktail and nodded as she said, "Fruity... But not too fruity."
"I'm glad you both like it. Not many people order it these days," Rhett said as he put the now empty bowl in the sink.
"Why?" Gregory asked.
"Because it reminds everyone too much of Cherrie. She was the one who made the recipe after all," Rhett answered with a wistful smile.
"She made it?" Heather asked, surprised that an animatronic that was made for performing knew how to make drinks for kids.
"Yes. Just came behind my counter one day and put those same ingredients into a bowl. While I couldn't taste it back then, looking at the smiling faces of those children after they took that first sip, was enough to convince me that it must have been wonderful. We ended up naming it the "Shining Star" because that's what Cherrie always called the children that she fancied," Rhett replied as he fiddled with one of his gloves.
"Sounds like she was a great cat," Gregory said with a smile.
"Yes. She was..." Rhett said as he looked down on the floor so the children couldn't see his expression.
He looked back up as he asked, "Do you two know what you want for a snack?"
"Aren't you going to get in more trouble?" Heather asked.
"Like I said before, not a lot of people come in here anymore, so I have plenty of spare ingredients," Rhett replied. "But, thank you for your concern."
"Can we do the... "Spud Skewers" please?" Gregory asked.
"On it. I'll be right back," Rhett replied as he went through the door.
"He actually seems really nice," Gregory said as he took another sip of his mocktail.
"Yeah. Doesn't seem to have the virus like Moondrop did either," Heather said as she checked her Faz-Watch and saw it was now 2:30 am. "Surprised that no guards have popped up in here."
"Maybe because of the connection problem?" Gregory asked.
"No. The connection thing probably applies to the animatronics only. The Faz-Watches still work," Heather replied.
"Once again, you're right on the money," Rhett said as he came out of the kitchen with a plate of the Spud Skewers.
The skewers had cheddar cheese, tater tots, and popcorn chicken on them.
After finishing the skewers and mocktails, Gregory and Heather explain everything that happened before coming to the casino. Once they were finished, Rhett placed a hand on his cheek, as though he was pondering all the information he was just given.
"I see... you assumed I also had this virus at first so you made sure to be wary. I can respect that. By the way, I do have an answer to your connection problem. A while back, after Cherrie had her "accident", a former mechanic ended up breaking the connector that allows animatronics to be called into an attraction if need be. I had put in a request to Parts and Services after the mechanic was fired but never got a response. I was going to fix it myself, but the door suddenly got replaced with a different one that has some odd keypad on it that you encountered. I haven't been able to solve the code at all, so I just ended up putting it off," Rhett said as he took his hand off his face, exited the bar counter, and went to the door that led back to the stage area.
The children nodded to each other as they got off the bar stools and followed to where Rhett was. Before they opened the door, they heard voices behind it and stopped.
"But, Harley! I saw him! He's helping them cheat!" a bratty yet familiar voice cried as Gregory and Heather felt a shiver go down their spines.
"Katty... We've talked about this. Ursory is not a cheater. Besides, even if he was, I would've been able to see it on the cameras. Just... go somewhere to cool off. I'll handle our "guests"," another comforting yet familiar voice said.
"Hide!" Gregory whispered as he motioned to hide under one of the tables.
Heather nodded as she grabbed Rhett's hand and dragged him to the table Gregory was. Gregory pulled up the tablecloth as Rhett got on all fours and crawled underneath the table. Once he and Heather were inside, Gregory followed and let go of the tablecloth.
Katty came out of the stage area in an irritated mood. Gregory lifted up the tablecloth a bit so he and Heather could finally get a good look at one of theirs tormentor from the Daycare.
Like Ursory and the rabbit lady, Katty was in a costume. Her's was a cat, just like her name. The body itself was made from black, green, purple, and blue plaid mismatched fabric. She wore a hot pink bow around her neck that was a little looser than the rabbit lady's, a hot pink bow on her right cat ear, and a pair of black fingerless gloves with yellow hearts stamped all over them. She also had a open mouth smile with white fangs that seemed to contradict her personality, red eyes like the rabbit lady's but with yellow sclera, and long white whiskers.
"Stupid, pretty, Harley with his stupid, pretty, voice!" Katty muttered as she angrily walked to the exit and left the casino.
Rhett and the children sighed as Katty left.
"Now I know what you two meant by "costumed freaks"," Rhett whispered.
Suddenly, Harlequin called out, "Come on out. Katty's gone."
Rhett and the children shook a bit at the voice.
"I'm not going to harm you. I'd just like to talk," Harlequin called out again.
"What do we do?" Gregory whispered with panic in his voice.
"We'll have to comply," Rhett whispered.
"Are you crazy?! What if he's going to hurt us as soon as we get out?" Heather whispered.
"Don't worry. Before my handler left, she had programmed me with the latest in physical self-defense, so I'll be able to protect you both. Come along, now," Rhett whispered as he got out from underneath the table first.
"His "handler"? What does that mean?" Gregory whispered.
"Don't know. Maybe they're like managers for the animatronics? The Glamrocks are a big deal so I wouldn't put it past this place to hire people for them," Heather whispered as she followed Rhett's lead.
Once Gregory got out from underneath the table, they looked around and saw Harlequin standing in front of the door to the stage area.
"It is good to see you two are still here. I was afraid that Ursory might had done something I didn't want him to," Harlequin said with a sweet tone that could give someone a toothache.
Like the rabbit lady, Harlequin's costume was also a rabbit, but it was a male version. His suit had mostly black fur with patches of red and light grey mismatched fabric on it, black eyes with blue sclera, and one of its ears was folded downward. He also wore a pair magenta and white pinstripe patterned gloves.
"What do you want?" Rhett asked as he held his arm out in front of the children.
"It's not what I want. It's what he wants," Harlequin replied as he walked forward until he was a few feet away from them.
"Who's he? A third rabbit or something?" Heather asked, remembering what Ursory had said in his message.
"He is a rabbit. But he is not human, like you," Harlequin replied.
"Aren't you a human too?" Gregory asked.
"I don't think you would be able to understand even if I tried to tell you..." Harlequin replied with a growl.
Rhett stepped forward and said, "I don't know who you think you are, but you best get out of my casino before I throw you out. And trust me, I happen to know many of the great martial arts."
Harlequin stared at Rhett as though he was contemplating if he should believe him or not. After a minute, he merely shrugged his shoulders and began to go the same way Katty did. He said one last thing when he got to the exit.
"Be wary of the truths you may find. Some may be more gruesome than others."
He then left the casino and Rhett and the children sighed again in relief.
"If I was human, I'm pretty sure I would have had a heart attack right there," Rhett said as he straightened out his uniform.
"Thanks, Rhett," Gregory said with a smile.
Rhett smiled back as he headed to the door to the stage.
"No problem, Gregory. I was made to protect children after all. Now, let's finally get to that Storage Room," Rhett said as he opened the door for the children.
Once Gregory and Heather got inside and climbed on to the stage, Rhett followed and locked the door behind him to make sure no one else could come in. Rhett climbed on to the stage and opened the curtain for them.
They entered the backstage and looked around. It was filled with all the technical equipment needed for a stage. There were three doors. One was a pure white door with a gold star on that had "Cherrie Cat" written on it. The second was a black door that simply had "Rhett" written on a white diamond-shaped sticker on it that looked as though it was put there without a second thought. The third was the Storage Room that did in fact have the same keypad on it as the one in the basketball court did.
"Hey, Rhett. How come Cherrie has a room back here? Didn't she used to have one in Rockstar Row?" Gregory asked as he remembered from a past message that the room that was now Roxy's used to belong to Cherrie.
"This is more of a dressing room for Cherrie than a green room. Even a celebrity needs some alone time," Rhett replied as Heather lingered at Rhett's door.
"Hey, Rhett? Can we check out yours really quick?" Heather asked.
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt. Besides, no children come back here so you two will be the first," Rhett replied with a sigh as he opened the door.
When Gregory and Heather looked inside, they weren't exactly prepared for what they saw.
Rhett's room reminded them of their "home" at the abandoned building but was smaller and looking a bit worse for wear.
The only real pieces of furniture were a few shelves bolted into the wall, a red plastic chair, a coat hanger, and a large circular mirror on the wall with a gold rose-like border.
The bed, the work desk, and a small table were all made out of cardboard.
There were also a couple of things that seemed to have been taken from the Daycare, such as a book labeled "Employee Record" on the desk, a few red and yellow striped pillows on the bed, and a snow globe-like object that had Moondrop in it on the floor.
On the first shelf and second shelves there were a few cleaning supplies and a red metal toolbox. The third shelf had three books, one that was about card tricks, one that was a gentleman thief novel, and one that was about relaxation techniques.
The third one made Heather concerned. Why would a robot need a book on relaxation? Then again, after what she saw with Astre, Stardrop, and the Daycare Attendants, it wasn't exactly impossible anymore.
Gregory noticed a plastic orange vase filled with yellow, white, black, and red roses made out of paper on the small cardboard table.
"These are pretty! Did you make these?" Gregory said as he kneeled down.
"No. I'm a bartender, not an origami master. Those were made by Miss Star. She was sorry she couldn't order real flowers, so she made those paper ones instead. She gave them to me after I had a rough day. She's honestly a sweetheart. It's a shame she constantly gets berated by that he-demon Oleverda," Rhett replied as he looked at his reflection in the mirror with a grim expression after mentioning Zane.
"You don't like him either, do you?" Heather asked.
Rhett paused for a moment then replied, "Of course, not. Before he took over, everything was normal. After he did, Bella, Cherrie, Reina, Eclipse, and Bonnie go missing. Things, like the connector, are breaking and he either does nothing about it or sends someone to do a barely functional fix on it, and the only times he comes around is for publicity and treats us as though we are his toys!"
As he spoke, he curled his hand into a fist and looked as though he was going to break the mirror. He then exhaled as he uncurled his hand and let it drop to his side.
"I-I'm sorry... I normally don't get that heated..." Rhett said as Gregory stood back up.
"Dude, it's okay. Everybody needs to vent once in a while," Heather said as she patted Rhett's back.
"Who's Eclipse?" Gregory asked.
"He was the original Daycare Attendant before Sundrop, Moondrop, and Stardrop took over," Rhett replied.
"Really? I thought Sundrop, Moondrop, and Stardrop were always there?" Heather asked.
"Well, of course recent children would believe that lie. Only those who were coming here since the beginning would know the truth," Rhett replied.
"So... how'd he disappear?" Gregory asked.
"That is one of the mysteries no one has been able to figure out. Not even Management. One day, he just vanished. No one could locate his signal either," Rhett replied with a shake of his head.
"What was Eclipse like?" Heather asked.
"Eclipse was... unique to put it simply. He wasn't a conversationalist, but a good singer when it came to lullabies. He got along with every child, even those who disliked him. Hated being in small places though. He would also visit all of the Glamrocks' attractions. He was a good attendant, despite what others may say about him," Rhett replied.
"So, when'd the Drops come in?" Heather pressed, wanting to know more.
"The "Drops" weren't the only replacements Fazbear Entertainment tried to make. I can't recall how many, but there were a lot. They stopped once they made Sundrop and Moondrop but then Mr. Ghannam created Stardrop and Astre to accompany the two. Poor things..." Rhett explained as he sighed.
'So, they made a bunch of different animatronics but just threw them out somewhere? That's so cruel!' Heather thought with anger as Gregory looked at the snow globe with Moondrop in it.
"What's this thing do?" he asked.
"That's one of Moondrop's Dream Spheres. It's basically just a glorified music box that plays the "lullaby" version of the Daycare's theme song. Stardrop gave that to me after I talked about having random bursts of negative emotion. It's nice to listen to, actually," Rhett replied as he clasped his hands together.
Gregory smiled as he gently picked up the Dream Sphere and put it next to the paper flower vase. Heather looked at the Employee Record book.
"Whose book is that?" she asked.
"Oh... it's just a notebook I found one day. Haven't written anything in it though. You can have it if you like," Rhett replied as Heather picked up the book and flipped through it.
Rhett was correct. None of the pages were filled in, nor was there a name on it to signify ownership.
"You got a pen?" Heather asked.
Rhett unclasped his hands and kneeled down to look at a black and gold box on his desk. He opened it and rifled through it. He then pulled out what appeared to be two pens, the first was Freddy themed and the second was Roxy themed. He gave the Freddy one to Gregory and the Roxy one to Heather, who instantly clicked it and wrote her name on it.
"I get one too?" Gregory asked.
"Yes. It's a great way to impress your friends once you're back at school," Rhett replied with a smile as he grabbed the toolbox off the first shelf.
Gregory smiled back even though he never went to school. He was the only kid back at the Demonte house who was never allowed to go. Whenever he asked why, the Demonte's would just yell at him.
"Thanks," Gregory said as he put it in the side pocket of his backpack.
"Done!" Heather said as she clicked the pen.
"Done with what?" Gregory asked.
"I made a letter to number system! It'll make cracking those keypad codes faster," she replied as she showed the page.
Letter to Number System
A=1
B=2
C=3
D=4
E=5
F=6
G=7
H=8
I=9
J=10
K=11
L=12
M=13
N=14
O=15
P=16
Q=17
R=18
S=19
T=20
U=21
V=22
W=23
X=24
Y=25
Z=26
"Nice work, Heather," Rhett said as he walked to the door. "Let's put it to use."
They left Rhett's room and ended up at the Storage Room door.
"Can I do it this time?" Gregory asked.
"Sure, Gregory. Now, which name do we use? There's you or Cherrie..." Heather replied.
"Did it lock you out if you got it wrong?" Rhett asked.
"Didn't have that happen. I got it first try. But might as well give it a shot," Heather replied.
Gregory tried Rhett's name first. He pressed 1, 8, 8, 5, 2, 0, 2, and 0. He pressed the checkmark, and he got a buzzing sound in response.
"Guess Rhett's name won't work," Gregory said as he tried again.
He pressed 3, 8, 5, 1, 8, 1, 8, 9, and 5. He pressed the checkmark again and this time got a beep in response. The door opened and Rhett went inside. He flicked the light switch and the lights fizzled on. Gregory and Heather followed him and looked around.
"Here's the connector!" Rhett said as he pointed to a black and white box on the wall.
He opened its lid and had a grim expression as he realized the damage. Both of the wires were cut and a core part of it was missing.
Gregory and Heather looked around while Rhett got to work on the connector. Unlike the Storage Room in Bella Basketball, this one was a bit bigger. Suddenly, they found a familiar situation where a white and red blanket was covering what they both knew was another cage.
"I'll do it," Heather said as she walked to the cage and pulled off the blanket.
Like before, it was a girl, but she looked to be a year older than Heather. She had long velvet red hair, dark brown skin, and lemon-yellow eyes. She wore a Cherrie shirt, a pair of black leggings like Heather wore before but they had golden yellow swirl patterns all over them, a pair of Cherrie-themed shoes, a Cherrie-themed jacket, a Cherrie backpack on her back that had a keychain of Cherrie wearing a clear space helmet on its zipper, and a Cherrie themed Faz-Watch on her right wrist. She held a Cherrie plush toy in her right hand as she gripped tightly onto a Bella themed jacket in her left hand. A keytar that was like Roxy's but red and white was at her feet.
"She looks like a middle schooler," Gregory said as Heather nodded.
"I'm going to guess these guys don't have set ages. At least, not in a "physical" sense," Heather said as the older girl looked up.
"Yes! Finally fixed the connector. Won't have to worry about that for a while," Rhett said as he closed the lid on the box and saw where the children were.
When he saw the girl, his eyes widened in horror as he rushed over to the cage.
"Did that black and blue rabbit do this?!" Rhett yelled as he curled his fists.
"Easy, Rhett. She isn't a human," Heather said, trying to calm him down.
It seemed to work as Rhett uncurled his fists and asked, "How do you know?"
"Mind proving my point, Gregory?" Heather asked as she stepped out of the way.
Gregory nodded as he walked over to the diamond-shaped padlock.
"Can you talk?" he asked the girl.
"Yeah," the girl responded with what seemed to be annoyance.
"What's your name?" Gregory asked.
The girl sat in silence for a moment. But she then stared at Gregory as she replied, "Corrine. That's the name he gave me."
'He? Who is she talking about?' Gregory wondered.
He pressed 3, 1, 5, 1, 8, 1, 8, 9, 1, 4, and 5. He pressed the checkmark, and the lock came off. He opened the door and stepped out of the way. She looked down and pointed at the keytar.
"This was that cat's," she said as Rhett picked it up with one hand so she could stand up properly.
"Cherrie's keytar... How did they get this?" he said as he looked at it.
"Don't know. It was the same thing with Bella's drumsticks," Heather said as she thought back to her and Gregory's first meeting with Abigail.
"I thought Management had locked their instruments away," Rhett said as Corrine walked out of the cage.
Gregory noticed the Bella jacket that seemed to be too small for Corrine.
"Where'd you get that jacket?" he asked.
Corrine looked down with sadness in her eyes as she said, "It used to be my friend's. Before we got thrown into those cages, she gave it to me so I wouldn't feel as lonely."
"That "friend" wouldn't happen to be a little girl CP with short brown hair and light green eyes, right? Wore mostly Bella merch?" Heather asked.
Corrine's eyes widened for a moment as she asked, "You know Abigail?! Is she okay?!"
"Calm down, she's fine. We found her like we found you. She's at the Superstar Daycare with the Drops. She's safe," Heather replied.
Corrine sighed in relief as she looked at Abigail's jacket. She motioned for Heather to take her backpack off for her. Heather nodded and took it off. She unzipped it as Corrine put her Cherrie plush toy into it. She then zipped it back up herself and took it from Heather. She put it back on and smiled as Rhett picked up his toolbox and said, "Come along, everyone. With the connector back online, you should be able to call Mr. Fazbear now."
The children and Corrine nodded as they followed Rhett out of the Storage Room.
"Wait here. I'm going to put this in Cherrie's dressing room. It should be safe in there," Rhett said as he opened the door to Cherrie's dressing room and walked inside.
"So... Who did you mean by "he"? Was it Harlequin?" Gregory asked.
Corrine shook her head.
"He's not their master."
Rhett came back out and walked over to the group.
"So, which one of you are going to call this "Mr. Fazbear"?", Corrine asked.
"Can't you?" Gregory asked.
"No. Mine doesn't even turn on. Don't even know why they gave them to us in the first place," Corrine replied with a sigh.
"I'll do it, then," Heather said as she tapped on the Freddy icon on her Faz-Watch.
"Hello, Heather! I see the connection problem has been fixed!" Freddy said with a tone of joy.
"Listen, Freddy. Meet us outside the casino. We got a couple new friends for you to meet," Heather said.
Once Freddy was briefed on the situation, he came to their location alongside Stardrop and Abigail. The quartet exited the casino as Abigail ran up to Corrine.
"Corrine!" she shouted as she hugged Corrine.
Corrine showed a soft smile as she held out the Bella jacket.
"My jacket! You didn't lose it!" Abigail said with excitement as she let go of Corrine.
"Of course, I wouldn't," Corrine said as Abigail took off her backpack.
She took the jacket from Corrine and put it on. She put her backpack back on and twirled around.
"Thank you for saving my friend!" Abigail said with a smile.
'Dang. Talk about a mood change...' Heather thought.
Gregory blushed for a moment as he checked his Faz-Watch and saw that it was now 3:30 AM.
Rhett and Stardrop merely stared at one another. Rhett broke the silence with a cough and said, "Long time no see, Stardrop."
Stardrop smiled as she embraced Rhett. Rhett was startled but he returned the embrace.
"I missed you..." she whispered.
Rhett smiled back and said, "So did I..."
FINALLY got Chapter 11 done. I am SO SORRY this one took so long. I had to do some research and ended up procrastinating on accident.
1. There's actually a story behind the creation of Cherrie Casino. I used to play a rhythm game called Bang Dream! Girls Band Party. I then saw the event "Happy Phantom Thief and the Luxury Cruise". When the characters got to the casino part of the ship, turns out it was a "kidified" version. So, I ended up using that event as inspiration for Cherrie Casino.
2. The connector was another concept and story beat I came up with. It sort of explains why none of the animatronics went into the casino after Cherrie disappeared.
3. FINALLY showed what Cherrie looked like. I originally had a different design in mind but decided to be a bit simpler with her.
4. I had fun designing Rhett. Also, he was a freaking RIOT to write for.
5. For those wondering WHY there would be ingredients left in the bar AT ALL, keep in mind that this is FAZBEAR ENTERTAINMENT. They probably don't give a care as long as enough money gets made.
6. FINALLY got to show off Katty's and Harlequin's designs.
7. For those wondering where the other animatronics' handlers are, they are in the same situation as the day staff is.
8. For the shippers out there, Rhett was NOT flirting with Heather. He was just being nice because that is what he's REQUIRED to do.
9. I got to admit, I kind of rushed making Rhett's room.
10. Yes, I KNOW the Dream Sphere is from the Somniphobia novel, but in Rewired, it's just a glorified music box.
11. Rhett DOES in fact clean and fix some things around the casino, since he now can't trust any of the other mechanics to do it themselves.
12. Like Astre, Rhett dislikes Zane, but also knows he can't do anything about it either.
13. Let's just say the books on his third shelf can give you more of an idea of his personality.
14. He does have a bit of an anger problem, but it's NOT as bad as Monty's.
15. I figured I give a description on who Eclipse was since I forgot to write about him back in Chapter Nine.
16. In the context of Rewired, there are prototypes of Sundrop and Moondrop. I'm sure they're hanging out somewhere...
17. I thought the pen box was a cute idea. Also, more Gregory backstory.
18. Got the Letter to Number System worked out!
19. Made ANOTHER CP animatronic.
20. Abigail and Corrine reunite! Also, who IS the "he" Corrine spoke of before?
Next chapter we're going to go back to the Daycare for some more reunions and introductions. Stay tuned!