Next shift, and Saphira arrived at the pizzaplex again. She had thrown out the clothes that had Cliff's blood on them, even if they could be cleaned, she wanted nothing to do with them at all. After all, Darren would provide her with more uniforms, he sent her an email letting her know that he left some in her office, which she was very glad for because she didn't know what she was going to do otherwise. She could buy another white shirt if she wanted to, but thankfully she didn't need to waste her on that. However, she was very excited she was considered manager now. But that meant she might have the role of hiring another person to be a night guard. Sharing the attention of the animatronics didn't sit right with her. Especially Freddy. Last thing she wanted to deal with was guards dropping out only after a week. Although Darren reassured her that wasn't the case, she was just given more duties, not just scouting the place. Saphira now had to deal with the security bot system directly, that was going to be fun.
When she turned up wearing casual attire, Saphira stopped in front of the pizzaplex, gazing up at it thoughtfully. She knew she would be walking back into a battlefield again essentially. Now that Dave gave himself away, that meant she had to figure out how to catch him to have him fired and put into a mental hospital. But she wondered how the hell he became brainwashed in the first place. Mr Hippo said that someone had to stare at the screen and listen to the voices long enough for it to affect someone. What did that mean exactly? She was lucky she had tonight to speak to him about it because she wanted to understand exactly what she was dealing with. Even if the animatronics did not know how this virus was alive, Saphira could maybe trace it and kill it at the source. That might be wishful thinking though.
Saphira stepped into the building, and she gazed around at the employees and guests who were in the lobby. All these people had no idea what was happening within this place. They were going about their day, and Saphira was a little jealous. Her life might not have been normal, not by a long shot, but she didn't ask for any this kind of violence against her. She gained new friends, and she might have her first boyfriend in her life, even if he was just an animatronic, and she revived someone who she liked almost right away, she didn't want this violence against her. She hoped once she deals with Dave, it would stop. She continued to walk through the lobby and glanced at the elevator going up to the new area right above the attraction, it appeared it was being tested as much of the building material was gone, the floor was finished and it seemed like it was almost ready. Unfortunately, Darren was not here today to tell her all about it. Nor was Cliffton.
Saphira walked up to the elevators, she did pause and look at the daycare doors, wondering how Sun was doing. She didn't know if Sun could remember what Moon had done or not, but they both had kept away from each other as best as they could. She felt sorry for him. She assumed that the virus that told hold of Happy Frog, Pigpatch, Orville and Foxette was in control of Moon too. That would make sense. She turned away from the doors and stepped into the elevator and glanced at her Fazwatch to check the cameras. She found there were new cameras on in Glam Row, and she smiled, she couldn't wait to actually go and see it, so she didn't dare peak at the cameras as it would be spoiled for her otherwise. She would hope tonight would be normal, but she had a bad feeling. It has been brewing during the day, and she could not shake that awful feeling. She did look to see where the animatronics would be though. She first checked the daycare area cameras, she was surprised to see Sun on the cameras. He was playing a game with some kids currently it seemed, he seemed pretty happy which was good. She clicked to the Fazbear Theatre, and there he was. Mr Hippo was talking to a huge crowd of kids telling them a story, making gestures and tried to make funny faces to tell whatever story he was telling them. Saphira definitely wondered if she should join them, but if it was the middle of the story, she would have no idea what he was talking about. Freddy and Chica were in the party rooms serving cake to kids and their families. Foxy was at Kid's Cove like he always was. Roxy was on the raceway racing a group of teenagers who were determined to beat her while Roxy was as competitive as ever. Monty was on his stage in Monty Golf putting on a performance, Saphira smiled as she saw so many people dancing to him and he appeared to be having a lot of fun dancing and singing on the stage. It felt like a near normal night, Saphira wished she felt like that. She stepped out of the elevator, stepping around the map bot hanging around the elevators to make her way down to the bottom of the atrium. She began to look for Bonnie. She clicked through the cameras and found him in Bonnie Bowling on his stage. She smiled, she was glad they had a good day. Hopefully the horrors of the night before were gone from their mind.
She looked ahead to the door to her office for a moment once she reached the lower atrium floor before glancing to her right. She smiled when she saw new neon light writing with Glam Corner on it. She considered peaking into the door, but decided to wait on that for a short time. She wanted some coffee. She still felt tired despite sleeping deeply at home. But it seemed the events of the previous night simply made her too tired. She pushed open the door to her room only to shriek loudly and widen her eyes, the giant Glamrock Freddy plush had been ripped to pieces. All the stuffing was everywhere, and the toy itself could not be fixed. She felt tears in her eyes because Freddy gave this to her as a gift. She stepped into the room and closed the door so guests wouldn't randomly walk over to investigate why she was upset. She looked around the room, this was a message to her. A clear message. She saw her new uniforms were untouched however, which was good at least, but Saphira had a big mess to clean up. While also realizing somebody has sent her a message. The animatronics were in danger of being destroy. She was sure Dave destroyed it. Saphira almost refused to walk over to the coffee machine to make herself a coffee, but she did and she began to gather all that she could, piling it together so she could throw away. But…she wanted to show Freddy…mostly because she didn't want him to think she got rid of it. And that someone might hurt them like how that plush was destroyed.
Once it was all piled and pushed into a bag, Saphira grabbed her coffee to sip and take a seat at her desk. She was already tense, and her shift was not even starting yet. She had twenty minutes to go, but she wanted to use this time to relax as much as possible. Now, she probably could not because seeing her big, Freddy plush destroyed like that was just not cool. She was glad the smaller plush she had at her apartment was safe. She could hug that one at least when she tries to sleep. Saphira sat there silently for ten minutes, sipping her coffee, it was strange in a way as Darren or Cliff would normally bother her at this time. But she had to live without hearing their voices. She drank most of her coffee when she got up to change into her uniform, she really hoped that blood would not be spilled on her tonight, but there was no guarantee on that of course. Once she was dressed, she tied her hair back into a ponytail again and finished the rest of her coffee to get ready for the night. Being Wednesday, it would be a bit busy like last week, but Saphira was not in the mood for any kind of bullshit, she was going to be less than understanding this time.
Over the next two and a half hours, Saphira would go through the pizzaplex and chase out a total of eight people, which was an unusual number considering the previous week had a lot less to deal with. But, she dealt with them. She went into the utility tunnels and basement on her own again, and nothing really happened this time thankfully. But Saphira was on alert anyway, ready to fight if she needed to. She also found out that all the technicians, except Dave, had been at the pizzaplex all day. They were still too upset about Cliffton. She did not blame them one bit. She did try to track Dave's movement through the cameras though, but they kept getting static over them when she tried to watch his movements, seems this virus was ensuring she was blind. It was annoying, but Saphira kept her mind on the task on dealing with people, even if she disliked it. She wanted the clock to hit twelve to spend time with the animatronics. She still didn't even get to Glam Corner until the last thirty minutes.
And Glam Corner was very different from Rockstar Row. The walls were dark blue with a lot of floral shaped lights on the roof, the walls had neon shapes of Glamrock Mr Hippo with his double neck guitar dancing and there were glittery blue lines all around the walls. And it was more like a dome rather than a hallway as the windows of the rooms of the animatronics were curved forward, connecting with the roof above and it was very nice. There was no gift ship here like Rockstar Row, but there was a stage here for Mr Hippo and a big, golden statue of Mr Hippo. The smell of the place suggested that it had a fresh coat of paint and cleaning, which meant Darren must have had the area done up. For Mr Hippo's room, it was bright purple with a glittery blue roof, an L-shaped light blue couch and on the back wall was a cartoon painting of him dancing and singing with his guitar. Saphira thought it was a pretty cool room, it had the recharge station like the others, but they were not connected to Parts and Service, so he would have to take the stage lift down there if he needed to go.
When it finally hit twelve, Saphira was relieved and clicked her Fazwatch to reach to Freddy. "Evening Freddy. How was your day?"
"Mine has been great, the day is always great," Came Freddy's enthusiastic response. "You don't sound like you had a good day super star. I am not even going to ask the reason, I already know."
"Yeah, I have finished my rounds and getting used to the new security bot system I now have on my Fazwatch, but you are right. I am…okay I suppose." Saphira shrugged as she walked through the atrium, glancing at Rockstar Row for a moment before looking towards Glam Corner. "Since Mr Hippo has been up and about, I am sure you have been very happy."
"Of course. We have so much to catch up on. Mr Hippo still only knows so little on what happened while he was deactivated. We planned on doing that tonight…if that rabbit does not show his ugly head."
Saphira couldn't agree more. "Well…how about I go and get him? I am in the atrium so I could go and get him since he's lonely right now."
"Sure, that would be good. It is a shame the other technicians are not here to help you tonight. They need time I think…Foxy's feeling upset he won't get his new arm. Unless you do it of course." Saphira definitely wanted to do it for him, but she would need to see the blueprint for it to know what it is meant to do. "But I also think you should not be alone in the pizzaplex, not while there is a dangerous person here."
"Yeah…and me standing in the atrium where things happened last night…I'm an open target…" Saphira walked towards Glam Row, glancing around for anything suspicious. "Oh…also…someone destroyed that big plush you gave me."
"Huh? They did?"
"Yes…I am sorry…I walked in and I thought I saw a murder scene," Saphira said sadly, feeling tears refill her eyes and she swallowed gently. "I have a hunch on who did it. It was a message. You animatronics might…you might be ripped apart too. Or at least…damaged to the point of permanent deactivation."
"Hmm…that is not good at all…" Freddy said, and Saphira could almost visualize him rubbing his chin with his fingers. "That means we animatronics need to know where we are at all times. As far as I know, everyone is in Rockstar Row."
"Good, I will be there in a moment with Mr Hippo." Saphira did worry that with Mr Hippo being on his own, he would be an easy target. As she walked through the door into Glam Corner, she was surprise to see him on the stage, holding his double neck guitar which was a bright, lavender colour. "Mr Hippo? What are you doing?"
"Evening Saphira, I was just going to practice," Mr Hippo respond, running his fingers along the strings and playing a little tune. "I like to sing different songs to keep my singing voice good."
"I assumed everyone did it in their rooms…" Saphira glanced around him, thinking someone was in his room, but she saw nothing. "The others do anyway."
"I am not them Saphira, you will figure that out. You're here to take me to spend time with them right?" She nodded at him and he chuckled as he began to play a tune that took a second for Saphira to recognize. "Let's dance all the way over there!"
"Wait, we are not allowed to party!" Saphira exclaimed, holding up her hands to stop him. "Darren…"
"If it was the main stage party, you are right. But this is just me having fun. We are free to party when we want to." He winks at her with a smirk and taps his foot to the music. "From what I can gather, you've had a rough couple nights. But don't worry, I am here now, so you will not have to worry about anything."
Saphira hoped that was the case, but she did worry she would be trouble. Especially as Mr Hippo jumped off the stage and danced around towards the door playing the music. Saphira watched as he gestured with his head for her to follow and join in. She shrugged, deciding that Mr Hippo was probably right, a little party wouldn't hurt anyway. And when Mr Hippo began to sing, she was surprised to hear his sining voice and she could not help but to continue dancing beside him.
"Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' everybody's in the play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day, hey hey"
Saphira giggled as she danced around him as they reach the atrium, she stopped worrying about the clown for the time being, and Mr Hippo dancing around with her was the sweetest thing. She was happy that she felt zero fear towards him, she couldn't because his accent was rather calming. Not like Freddy's voice of course, but she didn't feel like she could be afraid of Mr Hippo.
"Runnin' down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today, hey hey
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?"
Mr Hippo rocked on that guitar as they dance towards the Rockstar Row door, hearing him play the keys like he played them yesterday was so great to hear. He has not forgotten how to play the guitar at all. Luckily, he did not need new claws like Monty for his guitar. They enter Rockstar Row, and Foxy immediately took notice of them dancing together. He smiled and left his room to join in the fun.
"Argh! We have ourselves a party!" Foxy exclaimed loudly, moving his feet on the spot as he danced, making Saphira laugh at him. "Keep playin' those keys Mr Hippo!"
Saphira skipped and twirled around in the hallway, glancing at the windows, Chica ran out of her room quickly and began to play her guitar, playing the exact keys for the song and Roxy followed with her keytar to do the same thing. Monty stood at the window of his room watching silently and Saphira waved at him with a wink before she danced towards Freddy's room. Freddy was watching from the window, he had not expected to see Saphira and Mr Hippo dancing together while he played his guitar. Freddy felt that feeling in him, where he wished it was him there instead of Mr Hippo. However, Saphira waved her hands at him to join the party and Freddy smiled, running out of the door and approaching her as the other animatronics approach.
"Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for
Oh Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you"
Saphira laughed as she dances around with Freddy, she watched him as he danced like Freddie Mercury with her, they kept their distance slightly as Freddy did not want to suddenly step on her feet. However, as Saphira kept watching him dance she stepped closer to him suddenly, making Freddy jump as he was not expecting her to move closer to him and takes hold of his hands to dance with him. Freddy glanced at their hands and gazed up at Saphira as they continue to dance to the music, but Saphira was not dancing with a bounce in her step anymore, she was staring back at Freddy. Like in the bathroom when she was sick several nights ago, they stare at each other as they continue to dance, only, this time…they were trapped in each others' eyes.
"Freddy…" Saphira breathed out softly. "I…I…I haven't…been telling you the truth…" Freddy blinked for a moment in shock and opened his mouth to speak to her. "About my feelings…" He closed his mouth suddenly, he definitely had not expected that, but he smiled and lowered his ears slightly to show he was feeling very happy to hear her say that. "But…I also…haven't been honest with myself…I don't if that makes sense to you."
"It does. I myself had gone through the same thing…uhh, still going through it," Freddy said softly, he suddenly lifts her onto his feet. She was startled slightly as she was now pressing against his body and breathing on his casing gently. "But I guess I do not understand the feelings fully."
"Nor do I…I've…never felt like this before…so…you're in the same boat as me…" Saphira smiled at him as he chuckled as he realized she was genuine with her words. "So…uhhh…I guess we have to learn together."
"It seems that way."
Freddy glanced up as the other animatronics got much closer, dancing and playing the music away. He chuckled and Mr Hippo danced forward, playing his guitar happily. He did tilt his head slightly when he saw Saphira standing on Freddy's feet, that was unusual considering no one's done it before. But Freddy didn't seem to mind, so Mr Hippo said nothing, and continue to sing.
"Mr. Blue, you did it right
But soon comes Mr. Night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way
Mr. Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there Mr. Blue (sky)
We're so pleased to be with you (sky)
Look around see what you do (blue)
Everybody smiles at you."
Saphira smiled and glanced around for a moment, only to widen her eyes in shock when she realized something. She pulled away from Freddy, looking around with a frown at the dancing animatronics. She hated to ruin the mood, but someone was missing.
"STOP!" Saphira yelled loudly, startling all the animatronics and making them stop and freeze, she blinked as they almost looked like mannequins. "We're missing someone."
"Oh, probably Monty," Chica said, huffing with a shrug. "You interrupted our party Saphira. Told you we could have a party!"
"No, not Monty…" Saphira looked at Bonnie's room. His window was drawn closed and she ran over to the door, opening it and saw no one was there. She frowned, this was odd because Bonnie wouldn't be anywhere else. "Has anyone seen Bonnie?"
"Yea, I saw the Bonster up at Bonnie Bowling two hours ago." Saphira looked at Mr Hippo in surprise. "What? Yes, I have a nickname for Bonnie too."
"Erm…" Saphira walked over to Monty's window and looked at him, using the Fazwatch to talk to him. "Is Bonnie in there with you Monty? I would have assumed he would come out to dance."
"No, I haven't seen him. I thought I heard his elevator door opening thirty minutes ago though, so I assumed he was in." Monty glanced up and looked around before walking out of the room. "This had better not be part of any game."
"I promise you it isn't…" Saphira felt that bad feeling again. "Alright, party's over." The animatronics all grumble loudly like kids being told to stop playing and they take their instruments back into their rooms. Except for Mr Hippo as he placed the guitar string over his shoulders to let the instrument rest on his chest. She turned and gasped as Monty stood right next to her. "Monty, really, I don't know…" She backed away from him nervously and Monty blinked at her. "I mean it! Or do you me to apologize for fixing Mr Hippo?!"
"Oh pa-leeaase can you stop!" Monty groaned, rubbing his forehead and taking off his glasses, looking at her with a frown. "You are making yourself look like a fool." She was confused, she thought he was angry. "Ugh! Look…" He glanced back and forth from the glass and glanced over his shoulder to see Freddy standing closer with a frown, watching Monty closely while Mr Hippo was confused at his behaviour. "I…this is not easy for me…I don't like it…but I am sorry."
"Huh?" Saphira widened her eyes when he said sorry.
"You heard me, twerp!" He put his glasses back on and looked away with his arms folded. "You fixed Mr Hippo and he's functioning better than he did before. So…I am sorry…I was angry…it just seems so suspicious though. So don't blame me. But…you are alright."
She smiled at him and stepped closer to him suddenly, wrapping her arms around his waste, causing the gator to flinch and move his arms out in surprise, looking down at the girl hugging him. "Thank you Monty."
She stepped away from him and turned away. "Okay, now we need to look for Bonnie. I have a message in my office today. That plush Freddy that was given to me, it was shredded and the pieces were left all over. I filled a bag to show you, but there are still pieces of it in my room."
"Really?" Monty widened his eyes in shock before he was quickly worried. "W-W-Where would Bon Bon be?"
"No idea." Saphira looked at her Fazwatch, going through the cameras quickly before frowning when she saw something. "What the…" She flipped back to Bonnie Bowling to see Bonnie on the stage and waving. This is what she saw before, only for it to flicker and repeat. "Ooohhh…"
"Well?" Monty was worried for his boyfriend, tapping his claws together waiting for Saphira to deliver the news. "Is he okay?"
"I don't know." Saphira looked up at Monty with worry. "I think…" She blinked for a moment before glancing up and yelped. "LOOK OUT!"
Monty glanced up before he pulled Saphira aside with him, a thud landed right beside them and Saphira stared at it. It was another clown doll, exactly the same as before, except…it was dripping with blood and there were knives through it. Saphira did not want to guess what was inside it. However, she frowned as Monty held her wrists and she wiggled to get them out, even though she appreciated him moving her away.
"Holy smokes!" Mr Hippo exclaimed, approaching Monty and Saphira, gazing at the doll and looking at them with wide eyes. "Oh…I think I know what this is. I remember…ummm…this is the main play."
"Main play? What are you talking about?" Monty asked with a frown.
Mr Hippo looked down sadly for a moment as the other animatronics gather to see the doll. "You remember when Foxette…" He paused and looked at Foxy who immediately became upset. "Well…I think I know what caused that Foxy. I felt it in my system. A virus…someone speaking to me, trying to tell me what to do. It seemed so real…"
"Okay…so what does any of this have to do with this main play?" Monty asked bluntly, glancing at Saphira when she slipped her wrists from his grasp for a moment before looking back at Mr Hippo. "You make it seem like you knew this would happen."
"There was always a plan for a night guard who lasted longer than five nights," Mr Hippo responded as calmly as he could. "Not because of the person who has been hunting you, but the master who wants her." He points at Saphira, she huddled against Freddy and Mr Hippo looked at Freddy with a brief curious expression before turning serious. "Saphira will not be killed, she will go through something far worse if we let her be caught. She should have left when she was told, but it is too late. They will follow her home if she does not return."
That sent shivers down her spine. "But how do you know?" Chica asked with a frown. "Did this virus…tell you?"
"Not in so many words. But I tell you, it was by far the most frightening experience I've had, that is why my jaw locked. And that is why…" Mr Hippo paused for a moment as he clenched his fists slowly. "That is why Dave is your puppet."
"So it has been him?" Roxy asked with a glaring frown. "Hmmph! I should have known that freak was a killer! I never liked that loser! He always seemed strange to me."
"Yes…I am afraid so…and Bonnie is missing. You are probably right Saphira. They will hurt us to get you to comply. You already know we can be replaced, do you want that to happen?" Mr Hippo looked at Saphira with a knowing expression, she shakes her head quickly. "Alright, we need to cover the pizzaplex head to bottom."
"We should go in pairs," Freddy suggests. "I will go with Saphira…"
"Um, no!" Monty interrupts Freddy, surprising both him and Saphira. "I will go with Saphira. Bon Bon would want that."
"But this is not even anyway!" Saphira exclaimed, moving to stand between Monty and Freddy to stop an argument. "You both can come with me. I know how much Bonnie means to everyone."
"Very well. Alert DJ Music Man as well, he's going to need to be alert in the Fazcade for anything suspicious." Saphira didn't think of him, but that was a good idea from Mr Hippo. "Foxy, you and I can head to the basement."
"Argh! If we must!" Foxy was not too thrilled about it, however, he wanted to speak with Mr Hippo about his experience with the virus. He wanted to understand how it affected Foxette, after all he was there when it happened.
Saphira looked at Chica and Roxy. "Where will you guys go?"
"Lobby and daycare, you guys get the atrium." Chica gives Saphira a thumbs up with a courageous expression. "We will find him. Do not worry." She glanced up at Monty with a grin. "And your boyfriend will be back in no time."
"I hope so…" Monty sounded so sad and lost without his precious Bon Bon. "Alright, let's start on the atrium then…we could take a floor each."
That sounded like a good and a bad idea at the same time, but Saphira was not going to argue with that. She, Monty and Freddy enter the atrium, they look around carefully and listen for any sound that might point them in the right direction.
"Alright, Monty's idea is sound…I'll take the third floor…" Freddy shakes his head and opened his mouth to speak. "Don't worry Freddy, there are less attractions on the third floor. Plus, Music Man has us covered in Fazcade. I will alert you as soon as I find something."
Freddy hesitated, he did not want to leave her alone. "Very well." He leans in suddenly and kisses her, Monty looked them both in shock as they kiss. Monty had not realized they were actually still following their feelings. "Be brave super star. I am only a floor below you."
"Ehh…you didn't listen to me at all did you Freddy?" Monty asked bluntly, placing a hand on his hip and giving Freddy the sideeye.
"I doubt we could ever stop you and Bonnie from getting together, this is no different." Freddy smirked at him and glanced to the left as Saphira ran around them. "Alright, I take the second floor."
Monty did not argue, he quickly ran around to find any evidence of Bonnie. Saphira jumped up several stairs at a time so she could get up to the third floor more quickly. She had to. Her eyes fell onto Bonnie Bowling. Something in her gut told her that was where she should go. She ran over to it and the roller doors open, she was surprised by how dark the hallway leading to the bowling alley was. But she turned on her flashlight to see, and she walked carefully down the hallway. She still could not hear anything. It was as if Bonnie disappeared from the face of the Earth! She turned the corner to the main alley and approached the roller door, and when it opened, Saphira gasped and screamed when she saw what was on the floor. Pieces of Bonnie's casing and endo were scattered over the floor, bowling balls were on the ground, floor boards were cracked, tables and chairs were out of place, even a staff bot was twitching on the ground.
Saphira lifts her wrist to reach Freddy and Monty. "Freddy, Monty! Come to Bonnie Bowling!" She frowned when she heard the loud sound of white sound and static coming from the Fazwatch. "Freddy! Monty! Can you hear me!" Nothing again. "Shit…"
She aimed her light around the alley, looking for any signs and spotted drag marks on the floor. She recognized it was claw marks by an endo. It lead towards a set of doors at the end of the alleyway that was meant for storage. She shuddered, glancing around as she felt she was being watched right now. She was terrified, not just for what might happen, but what she could find. But she needed to know, they all did. She ran to the door and slammed it open before she screamed.
"BONNIE!"
