Deep below the now ruined, currently under construction Mega Pizzaplex. Vanessa, the former Head of Security for the large establishment, finishes smoothing wet concrete behind a closed steel door that led to a room that's filled with animal mascot costumes. The room is located below the old Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place. An abandon restaurant that the young blonde would go down to when she was a brainwashed follower to a digital being in the form of a humanoid rabbit.
During that time Vanessa, or better known as her rabbit persona Vanny whenever she was costume. With the help of the hacked Glamrocks and tools Fazbear Entertainment would leave lying around. Would slowly dig their way to the old restaurant till eventually reaching the front entrance. What she found inside was a surprise, to her at least, her master already had known what was waiting for them when they entered.
It took all of the Glamrocks to subdue it, a few of them receiving some scratches and dents. The thing was basically relentless in its attempts to get Vanny. But the damages were superficial and easy repairs she can do on her own without anyone noticing. After it was subdued Vanny stuck a USB drive into the back of its head. It contained a version of the virus that affected the Glamrocks. But instead of having the thing be under their control. It instead just paralyzed it.
Her then master had greater plans for it and having it be a minion would be just a waste. So, she ordered the Glamrocks to take it to a backroom of the old Pizza Place. Where she would later have a Pizzaplex recharge pod installed. Vanny would never have the time to work on it as her time was preoccupied with maintaining her cover as a security guard, making sure no one was getting suspicious of her, sneaking two animatronic recharge pods down to the Pizza Place, and etc.
One night she finally found an opportunity to start working on it. But that would be forever halted as on that night a certain browned haired boy found himself trapped in the Mega Pizzaplex. Running around and causing trouble for her. A blessing in disguise she would later come to see. One she will always be grateful for.
But she would later come realize that the death of her former master meant more than her simply being free from his brainwashing. The virus that was keeping the thing paralyzed was linked to his life and with him dead. The virus would erode and eventually disappear entirely. Allowing the thing under the Pizzaplex to roam around undisturbed... and very likely to escape out into the world.
After a few days of resting, she would later inform Gregory about it and to her surprise he agreed they should do something about it. Which is why the two have returned to the once glamorous Pizzaplex.
With a sigh Vanessa puts the tool down she used to smooth the concrete and pats her hands together. But to her annoyance some of the wet concrete that's on her palms and fingers has already dried. "Great." She said with a roll of her eyes. Already knowing it's going to take a while to scrub the stuff off. Grabbing a Roxanne Wolf walkie talkie from her belt. Vanessa presses the side button and speaks into it, "Gregory. Come in Gregory."
For a second there was nothing but static coming through till a young boy's voice could be heard. "Really not a good time right now Vanessa! Little busy hiding from that thing that's chasing me." The blonde took notice he was speaking in a whisper. So, she in turn starts speaking in a whisper as not to give away his position. "I've just finished sealing up the entrance to the wardrobe room. You can start making your way back here. Make sure that thing doesn't lose sight of you when leading it back."
"Trust me Vanessa. It was hot on my heels before I hid from it. Surprised that I did." There was a bit of silence till Gregory spoke again. "Before I do head back with it chasing me. You have everything ready to seal up the vent after I lure it inside and then for me to get out?"
Even though she knows he can't see her. She nods her head and says, "I do. Just make sure when you're inside the wardrobe room you lead it far away from the vent and then make a mad dash for it and crawl out of it as fast as you can." There was a hint of urgency in her tone.
"Understood. Wish me luck." He said. "Good luck... and Gregory... please be careful." She said, ending the radio feed. Knowing she has very limited time. Vanessa heads for the large vent in the wall and crawls through it. Once out she finds herself in a room that has a small tractor loader, a computer terminal, and a large gray server box connected to said computer terminal via a cable that's on the other side of the room. On the front of the box has the letters M.X.E.S. printed on it.
Out of those three things, the tractor loader would stick out the most. At least to anyone else that's not Vanessa that is. Both inside and outside the tractor's bucket is a large pile of broken up chunks of concrete. The plan is to fill up the vent with the concrete chunks by pushing them inside with the tractor. While not the most refined method. It's the best either of the two could come up with that can quickly seal the thing away for good.
Hiding behind the server box as it's literally the only hiding spot in the room. Vanessa anxiously waits for Gregory and the thing to both come running in and then crawl through the vent. While she knows she shouldn't underestimate the young boy. As he did manage to evade her and the Glamrocks for a whole night. But she has no idea what this thing is really capable of.
She knew it was very strong as it was able to contend with all four Glamrocks for a bit till being held down and then paralyzed. But she really knew nothing about it beyond that. Her 'master' wasn't very forthcoming when it came to it. Which thinking on it now, she finds to be very strange as he wanted her to work on it when she found the time to. But the fact he had plans for it were more than enough for her to seal the thing away. Shaking her head to remain focus on the current objective. Vanessa waits in her hiding place.
XxX
Keep running! Don't stop! That's what Gregory had been chanting in his head after he finished talking to Vanessa over the walkie talkies, his being a Glamrock Freddy one, and regaining that thing's attention. Just several feet behind he can hear the loud, rapid thumps of the thing's heavy footsteps.
He dared to not look behind as doing so could be the end of him. He needed to keep his eyes forward, to be observant for anything that might trip him up in the cave he's running through. Thanks to Vanessa providing Gregory the building maps to his Faz-Watch an hour before returning to the Pizzaplex. He knew the layout of the cave system. So, getting lost in them wasn't a factor.
He jumped, weaved, and made sharp turns down the caves till he was able to double-back to the only possible way where you can make it down to the wardrobe room. Gregory ran past a strange robot in a storage room he and Vanessa first saw when entering the storage room for the first time. "Come get your candy. Hear a story, get a candy." It said in a male's distorted voice.
Pushing open a door and running down a stairwell, going down a short hallway and passing by a recharge pod, going down another stairwell, and carefully climbing down the collapsed floor. Gregory comes to a stop and looks up the stairwell. While he can't see it, he can hear the thing is still following him. For a quick second he sees the color orange illuminate the top of the stairs.
Crawling through a tunnel he finds himself in the same room where Vanessa is hiding in. He takes a quick moment to scan the room and doesn't see her anywhere. 'Good. She's hiding.' He said in his head. Going over to the vent but not crawling through it yet.
Gregory turns to look to the tunnel he just came out of. He can see the familiar orange pouring into the room. The moment he saw a four-fingered metallic hand reach in, he ducks into the vent. "Hey!" He shouted. "I'm in here! Come and get me if you can!" As he rounded the corner, he heard the thing enter into the vent after him. The sounds of metal being scrabbed is piercing to Gregory's ears. But he ignored it and pressed on.
Vanessa, who was carefully peaking around the server box, watching as the thing went inside the vent. Gets out from behind it and rushes over to the tractor loader. She gets onto the seat and turns the key that's in the ignition. The vehicle's engine roars to life, a plume of smoke coming out of the exhaust. Hands tightly grip the steering wheel that her knuckles turn pale.
This was it. Gregory was successful in luring the thing inside the wardrobe room. Now all she has to do is wait for him to come out and she can seal the vent up for good. The thing forever trapped in a room sealed behind concrete. Trapped in an old restaurant that no one knows about and has sunk miles underneath the Pizzaplex. Never reaching the surface and seeing the light of day. And more importantly, never bringing harm to anyone living in town.
"It all ends tonight." She declared.
XxX
Gregory dodges as the thing tries to grab him with its other hand. One that has five fingers and ends in razor sharp tips. He takes a few steps back and ducks under another attempted grab. 'Whoa! That the thing has some serious reach to it. Almost like it can extend its arms.' He thought to himself. The young boy continues to walk backwards till he felt his back press up against the literal wall.
'Oh no!' Worry was starting to creep up his spine. He wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. Too busy keeping this thing in his direct line of sight. The thing slowly approaches him with its hand stretched out. Its glowing orange eyes seemed to glow even brighter at the thought of finally getting the boy in its hands.
With no other option he throws his walkie talkie right at thing's head. It bounces off of it with no effect, the plastic casing making a tacking sound when landing on the tiled floor. While the thrown object did no damage to the thing. It did, however, catch its attention. It looks down at the kid's toy with curiosity. Seeing this as his chance, Gregory dashes past the thing.
Surprised it tries to grab the young boy. But its sharp tipped fingers only graze the collar of his shirt. Gregory runs back to the vent and practically dives into it and frantically crawls down the metal chute. When he hears the thing following after him, he quickens his pace. With every second the square shaped exit gets closer and closer. When there was only a few feet gap between him and total safety. He shouts. "Now! Seal up the vent now!"
From outside Vanessa heard this and pressed her foot on the gas pedal. The tractor slowly moving forward. Just as the bucket of concrete was going to start filling up the vent. Gregory manages to get out of it just in time before that could happen. He pretty much did a swan dive to further put some distance between himself and the vent. Landing on the floor with an oof.
The sounds of rumbling filled the room as the chunks rubbed against each other. Forcefully being shoved into a tight space. Vanessa reverses the tractor a bit only to then drive forward. She would do this a few more times and with each one the chunks would be pushed further and further in.
Vanessa did come to a stop when she saw that she couldn't push the concrete any further. The vent was thoroughly packed, almost looking like a person who stuffed their mouth full of food. Silence envelope the room for long several seconds, till it was broken by the sounds of loud pounding coming from behind the steel door.
Both the blonde and brunette looked at the metal door with intense gazes. They flinched with every sound that was made by that thing hitting the dried concrete wall. It would continue to hit and hit and hit in a consistent pattern. Never changing or wavering in the slightest. For a brief moment they believed it would actually break through and open the steel door from its end.
But the pounding came to a sudden end. Vanessa and Gregory waited for it to return but with more force than before, however it never came. A minute turned to three, then five, and finally ten. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
A smile creeps onto Gregory's face and he turns to look at the blonde. "We did it. Vanessa, we did it!" A smile also finds itself forming onto her face, though hers is more of a tired one. "Almost Gregory. Just one last thing to do and then we finally have done it." She points at something behind him, and he follows her finger to see she's pointing at the computer terminal. "Oh, right. This won't take long."
He goes up the computer terminal and begins typing away on the keyboard. After a minute of typing, "Alright. Everything seems to be in order. The A.I. in the M.X.E.S. won't have a form, buuuut... I don't really see the need for it to have one. It just needs to do its job to keep that thing from escaping." Without looking Gregory was about to press the ENTER button on the keyboard but Vanessa gently grabs his wrist, stopping him from doing that.
He looks up at her, surprised by her action. Without a word she gently moves him to the side and starts typing. Gregory's eyes dart between the computer screen and Vanessa. On the screen he can see new code being written in and when looking at his friend he can see she seems to be in some kind of trance. As much as he wanted to, he dared not get her attention just yet. It was only after she finished by pressing the ENTER button that he said something.
"Vanessa. Are you ok?" He asked. She looks at him and gives him a reassuring smile, "Yeah, sorry about that. Kinda got lost in my own head there for a bit. No need to worry, I'm fine." She reaches over and ruffles his hair. He pushes the hand away and tries to fix his hair.
He then looks at the computer terminal and asks what new code she wrote. She only answered something that'll help their new friend in his job. "Come on. We should back before it gets even later. He's no doubt already worried sick about us." Agreeing, the two start making their way up to the surface.
From within the wardrobe room. The thing picks up the Glamrock Freddy walkie talkie Gregory had thrown at it. It turns it around in its hand, fiddling with the toy till static came through the speaker. Pressing the side button, "He-hello." The thing spoke into it. But its voice had this robotic filter to it. "Hello? Can anyone hear me?" The filter in the voice was becoming less prominent the more it spoke. And more... familiar. "Hello!? Can anyone hear me?! I'm trapped! My name is Gregory! Someone please help me! It's so dark down here!"
