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A Short Narrative Of Gregory And His Family

Forewords:

IT is expedient for me to put some absurd notions and misconceptions to rest for my narrative to flow thoroughly and to avoid calling outs for inconsistency.
First and foremost, I must reject the heresy known as ''Robotism''; a notion not a small number of people have regarding the idea that Gregory is a robot. This of course is ridiculous beyond measure because not only is it so easy to debunk, but storytelling-wise, it is very stupid and illogical. However, not only do the Robotists wholeheartedly believe this erroneous teaching from the false prophet Mattheus Pattheus, but they will go out of their way to forcefully correct anyone who does not agree with them as well. Such a militant sect of heretics should not be worth talking about.
Secondly, regarding the idea of Gregory being the son of either William or Michael Afton, I'll say, is even worse than the former. Michael was already a rotting corpse before he even got married, and if he does somehow get married to a woman (which by itself is impossible), he, being a living corpse, could not bear children.
With William however, is it more probable, but only a sliver more than his son. While it is in the realm of possibility that he could have a lover other than his wife at some point in time and get her pregnant, it's heavily unlikely that the child is Gregory. Considering the timeline (which you already know as I will touch upon it lightly here), Gregory should have at least been around the same age as Michael when he got scooped, but he's still just a middle schooler. Unless William can procreate with a woman while being a corpse- well you already see how it is not the case.
I do not consider myself sane in putting forth this narrative, for I view myself as a fellow heretic. Moreover, I won't believe this narrative as actual lore nor accept it as my headcanon. All of this is the product of my mind being drenched in caffeine one day and it is pleasing to me because it is a good story, and I found myself wanting to share it with you readers. I should also acknowledge that this narrative is nowhere perfect as it is incredibly flawed and full of holes. Now, without further ado, I present to you A Short Narrative Of Gregory And His Family or A Bunch Of Assumptions I Pulled Out Of Thin Air To Support My Otherwise Patchy Narrative.

A Tragicomedy

I. NOW let's establish things we do know about Gregory; we know he's very introverted, evil, likes dark spaces, and is a computer genius. Let's focus on his genius aspect first: he's very, very smart, and can hack the systems in the Pizzaplex and the animatronics at ease.
Not to mention he can run to and fro around the Pizzaplex, wrecking the whole place, while never getting caught (canonically speaking) in the span of a single night. Such a thing normal children could seldom do, no, no normal kids at all could accomplish such a thing. His intelligence could account for his being a child prodigy and it is easy to see why.
But prodigies still need to be nurtured in what they're good at by a mentor or two to fully achieve their potential. Moreover, smart children tend to be born from even smarter parents. This leads me to talk about his enigmatic parents, which, for convenience's sake, let's call Mom Sarah and Dad Abraham.
Now it is a common motif for this franchise to have genius dads who can build unbelievable lifelike robots or crazy machines.
Let's also assume that Abe fulfills a similar role; he is a very, very smart man with a big brain and literal infinite IQs.
He is most likely the one who nurtures his son's love for technology, and unlike William who jealously withdrew his technical knowledge to himself, Abe is more open about his ingenuity.
What about Sarah? Well, the roles of moms in the franchise are not exactly as clear as the dads'. The most prominent mother in the franchise is Mrs. Afton but her role should still be considered minor at best and completely unimportant and irrelevant at worst.
With that being said, Sarah should do stuff you'd expect from a caring mother and a housewife; cooking meals, cleaning clothes, taking care of her son in everything etc, etc.
Take note of her being close to Gregory as that would be important later on.
Now Gregory is an introvert and a loner, but is he always that way? Surely not, as one of the therapists found out that he had a great childhood with great parents before the ''tragedy'' struck. Something must have made him quiet but what is it?
With that in mind, let's explore his family further; as I have said, Gregory should rather be quite extroverted in the first few years of his life. Abe is possibly a man who is very proud of his works (like a certain purple guy) and is surely a huge inspiration for his son with the same joy. But, one thing intelligent people tend to share is not humbleness, but pride. Since I have assumed that he feels proud of his works, I will assume further that he loves them to an unhealthy degree. He may boast and brags about how smart he is everywhere he goes, for so much is his arrogance. But not just himself, he must have instilled in his son the same hubris he has; If Abe's antics are at the workplace, then Gregory's must be at school. Since I have already said that he is a prodigy, let's assume that he performs exceptionally well in school; he should be a straight-A student, the teacher's pet, the one who raises his hand at every question, and that one kid who always reminds the teachers of homework. It should be no wonder that he is a well-loved golden boy among the teachers. If I could go one step further, I'd say he can do advanced math at age six. However, there is one downside; hubris. As I have said, he surely must be afflicted with Abe's syndrome, and he boasts himself to high heaven, so much so that his classmates alienated him. For I ask you; who would want to play with a narcissistic kid? That's right, no one. As a result, he never truly makes any friends throughout his years (yes, probably from kindergarten too, poor kid), and his social skills as well as self-esteem should dwindle. Remember, Gregory is still just a little child during these times, and he lacks the confidence of adults. Unlike his infamously insufferable dad, Gregory should be rather self-conscious about his failure at socializing with his classmates. As a result, it starts to fall downward more and more until Gregory sort of learns that just by opening his mouth, he won't be able to make any friends. Therefore, he becomes quieter and quieter by the day, until at a certain age he just stops conversing altogether, and only replies when anyone asks him anything, but most of the time he remains silent and still as a sleeping bat (again, poor kid). But I get ahead of myself, so let's return to his family.

II. Sarah is Gregory's comfort and closest friend. As I have previously mentioned, she is the one whom the boy can turn to every time he feels sad or frustrated about something. If he couldn't make any friends, then it's okay, for Sarah is his best friend of all. As for Abraham, well… It's complicated. While I cited Abe being the reason why Gregory became who he is, he should have a very close relationship with his son, right? Not quite. Abe teaching his son about math and robots, and influencing Gregory to become a mini-him is about as far as their relationship goes. Abe is barely there for his son. While he's certainly present for dinner and every Sunday when he has a day off, Abe is never the one who brings his son to school, is never there to congratulate and rewards his son for high marks for his homework, and is always absent during the day six days in every week. In short, Abe loves his works, more so than his son. This makes him an egotist, because not only does he value spending more time in the company he's working for (let's say he's an engineer or a technician), but he also takes pride in his work and his contributions to it. It's all about him. As I said, he essentially turned Gregory into a second-him, who he views more as an extension of himself than an individual human being. Otherwise, the father and son relationship could be best described with a cold and indifferent ''I know I am his father and he is my son''. Abe's uninvolved parenting will have heavy consequences in the long run.

III. Now about Gregory's pride as a child, surely that's a one-way ticket for him to become spoiled and bratty, right? You see, that is where Sarah succeeds in being a parent whereas Abe fails. She instills her boy's morals and discipline, and just like our moms, should not be afraid to use uh,… physical means to punish her son. With that, Gregory is relatively nice-mannered as far as we can see (for a while). But of course, a mother alone is not enough to secure a child's obedience, a father needs to get involved as well. And since the father is barely there, there are about to be some errors that will be left unchecked.

IV. I should also mention that children tend to hate one of their parents being absent in their life. And with Abraham being may as well a ghost, I think you can already imagine Gregory's opinion toward his father. Sure, can't make any friends is okay, as long as his father loved him, it's completely fine, he doesn't need them, right? Should be, but his father doesn't even care about him. His father's negligence pains Gregory's heart very much because, at one point, he looked up to his dad. If there is anything at all that can best resemble genuine love from Abe to Gregory is when he too boasts his son's intelligence to other people. While it is certainly appreciable, it feels cold and artificial. While Sarah's relationship with Gregory is as warm as the sun, Abe's with him is like freezing winter.

V. Fast forward a few more years, Abraham caught the whip of a choice business venture; the poster read:

''New Freddy's Fazbear establishment now Faz-bigger than ever is waiting for YOU, to keep the system up and running!
Able technicians FOR HIRE now! It's gonna be Faz-tastic!''

This is it, this is where he can reach even greater fame and fortune, but it's mostly about fame. So he hopped his family from one state (let's say Colorado) to the other where the Pizzaplex is (probably Utah, as always), and applied right away. Freddy Fazbear Entertainment Inc., a company that has been through hell and high water is now a multibillion-dollar company, where the method it used to rise from the ashes is completely unknown. The Virtual-Reality game along with the Augmented-Reality mobile games are successful, yes, but they can't be the tools to generate an unimaginable amount of money to build the Pizzaplex, it makes no sense. How did they do it? Tax fraud? Deals with the Mafias? Or did they discover a mine beneath the Pizzaplex, and then cover it up for themselves? No matter the case, it doesn't concern Abraham and his family; all he knows is that the company is rich, and they pay their employees (mostly) well, and most importantly of all, the animatronics are easy to manage so he can impress his coworkers with his technical skills, as always. Now, at this point, Gregory is enrolled in a different school (let's hope it's not in Sake Lake City), and, if GGY is anything to go by, let's assume that he improved socially but doesn't make friends (will get to it soon). Abe and his son are as frosty as always, but Abe thinks it'll be fun to bring Gregory to the Pizzaplex on a Bring Your Child To Work Day, in a rare father-son bonding moment (which Greg must heavily protest against). While there, Abraham parades his son around like the world's greatest trophy, as usual. However, while certainly annoyed, Gregory must have found appreciation from the other technicians who truly admired his intelligence and skills with electronics. But of course, Abe being Abe, quickly sidelined his son's importance, and turned the conversation about himself again, while grinning his teeth with the world's most punchable face ever. Nonetheless, Gregory grew quite fond of the place, and, like any other kid living in the area, became fascinated with the animatronic cast. He especially likes the bear animatronic, Glamrock Freddy, the most. And so he quickly became a big fan of this soulless corporate entity whose only interests are after people's money, and even bought company-patented clothing and accessories. He became a frequent visitor of the Pizzaplex after school as a form of escapism from the black-and-whiteness of his day-to-day life, and the workers already know who he is (or at least they think they know).

VI. One day, a chance encounter happened. While Gregory is going on his usual day playing arcade games, he meets a girl around his age crying her heart out. As he comes closer to inspect while it's none of his business to do so, he is informed that the girl is crying because none of her friends attend her birthday party. Pitying the poor girl, he grabs a nearby handkerchief and comforts her, then wipes her tears. This is big for Gregory; from the beginning of this narrative, I present the boy as being completely socially inept and can't even make friends, but here for the first time in years, he has a friend, only one, but it's a huge milestone for him. Regarding the girl (whom she reveals her name as Cassie), she doesn't even know who this random boy is, yet, she doesn't kick this uninvited guest out, because he comforted her out of the kindness of his heart (influenced by Sarah no doubt), who is she to deny his help? And thus a new friendship was born.

VII. Going back to the family, where, at this point of the narrative, I figure that someone has to die to increase the drama, and I wonder who will I choose… Oh, I know, Sarah!
Both father and son are numbed at the announcement of Sarah's recent medical examination, where it is revealed that she has cancer. Speechless, the boy runs back to his room and cries, telling himself it is just a nightmare and it is not real; Mother doesn't have cancer and is still healthy, the announcement is just a prank Father pulled on him, it must be! And yet, no matter how much he tries to deny it, he eventually comes to accept that his mother will soon be gone from him, and there's nothing he can do. The boy somberly stepped out of his room, and for the first time in his life, he caught his father crying on the couch, clutching the announcement paper tight in his hand. This is completely out of the ordinary for Gregory to see his father like this, for Abraham usually never knows what sadness is, and yet here he is, weeping bitterly, so sad and so vulnerable. The boy decides to leave his father alone in his thoughts and visits the Pizzaplex for a little while again to dissipate his grief.
For the subsequent days, father and son daily visited Sarah in the hospital. With each day gone by, Sarah's health worsened and worsened and she became increasingly frail as time went by, while grief-stricken Abraham and Gregory wanted to hold her hand forever, seemingly never unable to let go. One day, Gregory is unable to attend to Mother as he is in school, so Abraham can hold a private conversation with his wife. Abe is gently holding her hand, while reminiscing with her about all of their times together, both good and bad. For a man who only cares about himself, he is surprisingly tender and loving to his wife. and at one point, she makes her husband a request:

''Abraham, dear… Can you promise me something?''

''Of course, Sarah, what is it?''

''It's… It's about Gregory. Our boy really loves you if you give him a chance you know that?''

''I… Yeah, I know.''

''I remember on the very day he was born, you were so proud of our little darling! At that moment, it seemed like he was even more precious than your own works. I also remember how you boasted to everyone in the neighborhood that Gregory was going to surpass his dad's intelligence growing up! It was so cute! He really meant a lot to you.''

Abraham smiles when reminded of those memories, as he also remembers all the times when they were genuinely close together when he forgot all of his achievements just to be there to play with his son. Those forgotten memories, long clouded by his pride, now surfaced through his wife, are now priceless to him, but he wonders if Gregory cherished those same memories, or even remembered them because it was so long ago. Guilt suddenly enters his conscience, and his heart stings at how he treats his son. Sarah continues:

''Honey, I know it's hard for you to make up losses for our son, but you have to try because I can't be a shoulder for him to lean on anymore, you have to be the shoulder for him. More than that, you also need to be an active guide in his life, to prepare the way for his future, otherwise he will be so lost when he grows up, he won't know what to do in his life and will not be able to take the right course to move forward. Worst, without guidance... I am afraid he just won't be able to lead a good life and be happy.''

The tone of his wife leaves no room for interpretation; if he can't help Gregory, then he will fail both his wife and son. He straightaway replies:

''I will do all I can to reconcile with Gregory, I promise you that!''

''Thank you, Abraham… You are always such a good husband… But you need to be an even better father…''

VIII. Of course, since this is the story for both father and son, Gregory had a private conversation with his mother as well. Sarah starts:

''Hello Gregory, so nice to see you! How's your day at school?''

Asked Sarah, as she fixed his hair despite being bedridden, showing the same motherly love the boy was so familiar with growing up. He replies:

''Hi, Mom. School is fine, boring as always. Do you feel any better?''

''Thanks for asking, honey, I'm feeling great! The doctors here are super-duper good at what they're doing and I'm better than ever! ''

Sarah replies enthusiastically while laughing, but she knows that Gregory can tell she's hiding the pain from him. Asks the boy:

''Really? You look like you're in pain.''

''It's okay, honey, I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about!''

''No, you're not! You're dying! Admit it!''

The boy shouts, angry with her dishonesty.

''Honey, I- I'm ok, I really-''

''Stop lying to me! I know you're dying… cancer has no cure! The doctors can't save you, they can only keep you alive for a while… I know you're in pain, Mom, I don't want you to leave!''

Gregory shouts while in tears hugging his mother in a way that gives a clear message of wanting to keep Sarah with him forever.

''I… Gregory, I'm so, so sorry my son. Yes, I am dying, yes I am in pain, and yes I am about to leave you, but I don't want to be an emotional burden to you...''

Replies Sarah choking up as she does so. Gregory continues:

''Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have screamed at you like that.''

''It's alright my son, it is I who should say sorry because I lied to you. Would you forgive me?''

Gregory nodded. Sarah says:

''Thank you, dear.''

For what seems like an eternity, mother and son embrace each other unwilling to let go even just a little bit, a testament to the love they have for each other. Then eventually, Sarah asks her son:

''Gregory… Do you believe in Heaven and Hell?''

The boy is a bit confused by this question and doesn't know how to answer, but for the sake of his mother, he says yes. Then Sarah continues:

''Then, when I leave you and your father, where do you think I will go next?''

Another hard question, but this one, he answers with confidence:

''You will go to Heaven.''

''Why is that?''

Asks Sarah amusingly.

''Because Heaven is a place that good people can go to after they die, and since you're a good person and the best mom ever, you will go there!''

Sarah is touched by the boy's answer, and kisses him on the cheek, then asks him further:

''Since I will go to Heaven soon, it will be a very long time to see you again, my dear, both you and your father… Gregory, do you think you will go to Heaven too after you die? If you don't, I'll miss you up there, you know that? I can wait, wait for you to come! I know you'll be at my side again!''

Gregory stumbled at this question, but again, to please his mother, he said:

''Yeah, Mom, I'll go to Heaven, I promise I'll be a good boy so that when I die, I'll be with you up there forever and ever!''

Sarah hugs the boy again, this time even longer than the last. Days pass, and, after many struggles, Sarah is eventually released from her pain.

A quick commentary:

Oh hey, you're still there, reader? Thanks for reading this far, it means a lot! Now before I proceed further with the narrative, I need to acknowledge the current challenge Gregory and Abraham have to face with each other. While Abe certainly starts to learn his lesson by keeping his promise to Sarah, Gregory is not so. Up until this point, Abe still fails as a father and it needs serious efforts for him to truly make amends with his son on virtually everything. Sarah was not just the boy's shoulder to lean on but was also his moral compass; she was always there to correct and discipline the boy every time he did something wrong, but now that she's gone, his morale (and morality) will start going downhill. Abe is certainly able to fix his mistakes, but what about Gregory? Well, I think you just need to read further to see how it plays out.

I. AND it came to pass that Abraham remembered the promise he made to his wife and is seeking to find solutions for him to be more involved in Gregory's life. While he is doing so, Gregory still has a low opinion of his father, insomuch that he becomes resentful of Abraham for neglecting him. During the months when Sarah is bedridden, Gregory finds himself becoming more and more independent, so much so that he comes and goes out of the house without Abraham even noticing. With that being said, Abe tries to care; one morning, he says:

''Hey, little buddy, wake up so soon? Wanna go to the theater tonight? I have tickets! We're gonna see that Freddy's movie you're waiting for! No? Gregory, I really can't work with you if you're so quiet, you know, you need to say something! Hey hey, where you're going, you didn't even finish your breakfast, you know how delicate I am with that? I need to- Oh wow, wow! Just eat the meal I made for him outside then shut the door in my face like that, wow! Damn it, this is going to be hard.''

Now stuff at school I don't need to say anything as I will leave that for others, but now is the meat and bone of this whole thing. At a certain point, a thing (which you already know what it is) started to notice Gregory for his skills with computers. The thing first made its presence known to the boy through various arcade machines in the Pizzaplex, which encouraged him to hack those machines to talk with it. This is a deliberate move to test Gregory's hacking skills, and he is more than qualified. Now it starts conversing with the boy via encrypted messages, where it presents itself as a ''friendly'' rabbit entity that encourages Gregory to follow through with its several instructions, saying it'll be fun. Now why does Gregory have no suspicions about this thing that is very clearly an evil entity through and through? Well, for a starter, he's a kid and kids are easily manipulable. Secondly, the thing proves several times that it can appear friendly and unassuming and is also a master of lying, so it could have concocted up a narrative where it said it's just a part of the Pizzaplex's ''easter eggs'' interactive game. Thirdly, the thing has an almost ''magical'' charm of making everyone controllable to itself and making them do its bidding like robots. Therefore, we can see why Gregory falls easily into its tricks, for currently, stuff it tells him to do is ''harmless''.

II. Now, since he is already a bit deep into the thing's influence, he must be affected by its example as well; corruptors in stories usually don't stop at corrupting people's actions and ideologies but also their thoughts and behavior. Consider for a moment, what sort of things it says to Gregory. Things a kid says to the other no doubt. What sort of kids? Certainly the weird ones who smile creepily at the back of the class. So what does it say? Well, it is an AI and this AI has bad data fed into it, making it mean, manipulative, and murderous. So Gregory receives these ''data'' into his brain too via the thing? Must be. It was subtle, but it started feeding the boy with thoughts like murder, hate, blood, crimes, and death. These thoughts certainly influence his behavior, and it is easy for it to control a mind that thinks similarly to it.

Not long after this, it's not exactly harmless anymore. Security cameras caught Gregory messing around with the systems around the Pizzaplex and seemingly conversing with no one at all, as revealed by one of the therapists. This is incredibly concerning for the workers because not only has Gregory started to spend more and more time in and around the area where they work, but he has also proved to be a menace in tampering with electronics in the Pizzaplex. Such a thing is completely unnatural, so they seek to assign him company-mandated therapists, as less as an evaluation of his mental state to check if he's sane but more like carving information out of him because higher-ups are suspecting him of being in league with the thing (as it also did with Vanessa).

III. Regarding Abraham;

By all rights, he should show concern for Gregory after hearing all those complaints from the company right? Well, as Abe has ignored Gregory all his life, now he's doing the same for his dad; the boy proved to be incredibly stubborn because every time Abraham tries to converse with him in any way, he immediately walks to the other room, and he doesn't even look at his dad in the eyes anymore. Worst, he becomes brash, meaner, more impulsive, and is also shockingly racist. The thing's influences started to morph Gregory to becoming a worse version of himself. The younger, more confident Gregory is making a comeback, but at this point of the narrative, Abe is no longer the jerk, it's Gregory. This is a classic example of the phrase ''You reap what you sow''. Of course, deep-seated animosity is bound to burst forth one day. Abe confronts his son during a heavy rain:

''Son, I think we need to talk.''

Said Abraham, while signaling his son to sit on the couch opposite him at the table, showing that he was serious.

''Hey, where are you going, mister? You know if we don't talk to each other, it's not going anywhere, right? C'mon, I just need to talk, that's all, I just want to know you better, and I bet you want to know me better too.''

Convinced his father, his words piqued Gregory's interest enough that he turned back to face Abraham.

''Look, Gregory, I've changed, alright? Everyone gotta change themselves many times, to see new perspectives, that's part of life. I know that you understand what I'm talking about, you're smart enough to know that. But I don't agree with your current attitude, son, you haven't shifted away from that for years now. C'mon, we can get through this, it'll be worth it, I promise.''

Gregory was convinced and so he sat down to talk with his father. Raindrops tap the ceiling while ominous wind howls outside the windows.

''There we go, all comfortable now! So, uh, I know that you really like the Pizzaplex but like, what's the reason you spent so much time there? I know that I haven't provided you much in terms of being a father, but indoctrinating you with my passion is one of my greatest successes! Greg, I know that you really like electronics but, you shouldn't be messing with company properties, that goes against their rules and I could get sued by them. You know how much I will be fined for those things if they're broken by you? Millions of dollars! Thank God you haven't dealt any serious damages yet, because, man, the pizza goes through the roof with the bills, haha!''

Surprisingly, Gregory smiled a little bit at his dad's joke.

''Now, if you really, really want to pursue your technical passion, I'm here for you! I could guide you step-by-step to prepare yourself for a career like mine! Doesn't that sound so cool? Gregory?''

Gregory hesitates to answer. He remains silent.

''Look, son, I'm- I'm trying my hardest, all right? But you just don't give me a chance! How are we supposed to open up to each other if you just keep quiet like this? Seriously, Gregory, we can work this out, I just need you to talk! We're going nowhere with this!''

His father's tone proved to be a mistake, as this agitated Gregory. He speaks harshly against his father:

''Oh yeah? Now you want to listen to me? Every time I say anything you turn it down! Every time I speak about my day at school, you just ignore it! You only listen to Mother, or yourself! You never cared for my opinions, why now?''

Abraham is dumbfounded by what the boy is saying. He tried to speak against his son but to no avail. A loud thunderstrike booms as the boy talks back. Gregory continues.

''You said you've changed but that's not true! All the time I keep seeing you talk on and on about yourself, about how smart you are, or how you're so handsome and rich, blah blah blah, all day long! You never cared about me! You never loved me!''

This shatters Abraham's heart to a million pieces, so much so that he stumbles in his words and cannot speak.

''Gregory, I-''

''Admit it! You hate me, right?!''

Asks the boy while crying a question that his father could not answer no matter what words he chose. Thunders grow more and more intense almost in synchronization with Gregory's mood.

''You- you shouldn't speak with your father like that! You're grounded for a week! Go into your room and think deeply about what you have said to me, young man!''

''Oh, I'm grounded now? You just don't want to see my face anymore, isn't it? Fine! I don't want to see yours either! In fact, I don't want to live in this stupid house anymore! I hate everything about it, including you!''

Announces Gregory boldly, Abraham almost has a heart attack.

''No, I- no, you're right, that's uncalled for me, I don't mean it- Gregory? Where are you going? Gregory! I don't mean it! Come back! What are you doing? You didn't even wear a raincoat! You will get sick out there!''

Abraham calls for his son at the top of his lungs as Gregory, in a breakdown, decides to abandon his home and father.

''I'm sorry, Gregory! Return to me, please! You're all that I have left! I don't want to lose you… I don't want to fail your mother!''

He fails to reach Gregory's ears, because not only does the loud rain obscure his voice, but Gregory himself covers up his ears as he walks away in the cold dark rain in pure spite of his father, while chills cover his body.

Abraham, notwithstanding to see his son in harm and desperate to make amends with Gregory, decides to put on a raincoat while holding a smaller one for the boy to wear and to escort him safely back into the house again. But Gregory, who now emotions have taken over his reason, decides to run away, unwilling to come back ever again.

Abraham then has no choice but to brave himself through the rain and chase after his son. Now Abe is a man in his forties whereas Gregory, who in this case can run through the rain perfectly fine without a raincoat because the plot demands so, is younger and has more speed advantages than his father. However, he is still very clumsy running around the slippery streets so he falls twice, one he hits and scarred his right cheek on the floor and the second his left knee.

So, remember the memey Heavy Rain chasing scene? Yeah, let's just imagine that, but instead of memey it's serious, and also instead of dragging it out, I'll get straight to the dramatic conclusion:

After some time, father and son come across a road, both of them stand opposite each other (Abraham on the left and Gregory on the right) and exchange a few words:

''Gregory, come back! I'm tired, we're both tired. How about we just come home and make things better for the both of us? I know that you think what I said and am saying are just lies to keep you under my shadows, but, I get it now, no I always get it!''

Abraham then, out of the bottom of his heart, says these things to Gregory:

''I get it that I am your father and you're my dearest son! What are my works, and career worth to me? Nothing, but I turned them into everything! I blinded myself to not see what I cherish most, you, my son, who is always there, always at my side. I was blind, but now I can see! I am sorry, Gregory, I am sorry! Forgive me! Come back to me, I need you!''

The boy is speechless at his father's words and becomes incredibly remorseful for everything he said to Abraham. He tries to say:

''D-dad?''

Abraham slowly crosses the road to his son.

''Yes, you must have felt so cold! Here, I got your raincoat. You should put it on-''

''Dad, watch out!''

''Gregory-''

A car hit Abraham.

''Daaaaaaaaaaad!''

Gregory screams at the sight, unable to wholly process the situation. Trains of thoughts ran through his mind at blistering speed.

The pedestrians gather around Abraham, and one of them calls 911 for the man. Gregory sits by his bloodied body desperate to wake him up:

''Dad, wake up! Dad! Don't leave me!''

Abraham is conscious enough to touch his son's cheek and wipe his tears. He says:

''It's okay, my son, it's okay.''

''Dad! I'm so, so sorry! I'm sorry for hurting you! Don't die on me, please!''

''It's not your fault, Gregory, it's… not… your… fault…''

He becomes unconscious and is escorted into a hospital truck. Gregory calls out for him:

''Dad, don't leave me! Dad, come back! I'm so scared… I don't want you gone! I need you…''

The police arrived at the scene, and one of the officers put the smaller raincoat Abraham brought with him on Gregory and tried to comfort the boy. He is then asked about the hows and whys it has led to this situation.

A quick notice:

I am about to use all sorts of mental gymnastics in the next sections to justify certain things to make them consistent with this narrative, because the actual lore has more twists and turns than pretzels. Wherefore, dear reader, if you want to scream to my face because of contradictions to the established lore, I'm on Discord.

I. A few words about the timeline of the CDs; you may be wondering whether Gregory's CDs are before or after Abraham got hit by a car. I believe they are before the incident, because not only is the number ''46'' a dead giveaway, but as I have presented in this narrative, Gregory already contacted the Mimic quite early. But that doesn't mean all of his CDs are from before the accident, for the last two of his CDs talk about a tragedy that befell him and his family, which as we already know, is the latest event of all.

As for why Gregory, a random child who has little to no true associations with the Pizzaplex, had therapies before Vanessa, an actual employee, I have no idea. That's how the timeline rolls, I guess.

II. Now regarding the Mimic's corrupt influence;

I don't have much to say on this other than it is good at corrupting people into being its minions. The thing is like the Devil; it presents itself as a trustworthy entity to lure or persuade unassuming folk to do bad things it says good, and when they realize what they're doing is bad it is too late, and they get too deep in the Devil's snare to escape, so they become completely immersed in their evils, becoming a willful pawn as a result. Such is the power of the Mimic, a pretty terrifying villain with the least threatening name anyone has ever seen.

In one of Gregory's therapy sessions, a therapist mentioned that she felt sorry for the boy about his family tragedy; the tragedy of his parents (both died prematurely), and himself (being an orphan). This, of course, is interesting because it is written by Gregory himself, as he also filled in that his childhood was bad and had just as terrible parents. This contradicts the entire narrative so this is where I come in and explain everything; you see when he wrote that he wasn't being truthful (obviously), but he didn't write it alone. As another therapist mentioned, Gregory is good with self-dialogue (this being an obscure reference to the Dialogues of Pope Gregory I), which as we already know, fits in with him talking to himself in the security camera footage. But as all know, he didn't talk to himself, he never did; the Mimic, an entity only visible to his eyes, is always there to converse with him. One of the therapists said that the way he tells his story is more objective than subjective, and almost seems like he's writing down from a book rather than retelling his life. This indicates that he is intentionally misdirecting everyone from learning about his life so that they can't find ways to help him and shooing the Mimic away. You may be wondering why he hates his dad but not so much to the degree that he villainized him. Because it's not him writing that, it's the Mimic; the thing guides Gregory step by step on how to avoid detections from other people to find out the truth. There may have been some truths, but they are mixed with lies because the Mimic is the author of confusion. It wanted to create a specific narrative for Gregory (like what I'm doing) for the boy to fully forget his old life and become his brainwashed underling. Gregory is manipulated by the thing who guides him in ways to manipulate his story, to distract people away from the true manipulator, which is the Mimic. However, its narrative is not perfect; people eventually find a lot of holes in its story because they take it upon themselves to investigate the matter. Several therapists found themselves missing or dead (presumably by Vanny) because they got pretty close to finding out the truth. Regardless, it succeeds in managing to stop investigators from pursuing further leads, as the therapies end with no real lead to Gregory (Vanessa too, I guess).

III. Regarding the nature of the Mimic;

As its name suggests, it can only mimic already existing things and can't create original things of its own. The Mimic can only take what is originally good and turn it into something bad. A quote describe it perfectly:

''Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.'' -Pseudo-Tolkien

IV. Regarding Gregory's personality;

I have said that the Mimic succeeds in influencing Gregory's personality to become a mini-it, which, surely, means none of his original personality remains. Not entirely.
Some CDs show Gregory to be a psychopath, in that he relishes in thoughts of employees panicking to fix the mess he created, or seemingly not scared or creeped out one bit at the mention of one of the therapists getting mangled. That is pure evil, but it is him under the Mimic's corruption, which, because the Mimic out evil'd William himself, is not so frightened with such thoughts. However, in the last CD, the therapist reveals that Gregory lied, for the truth is that he had a great childhood (in a point of view) and great parents. Now, notice how Gregory refuses to face the therapist's face like he's ashamed that he's lying. I found this quite odd, considering he has been fairly confident in previous sessions, but here he almost seems like admitting defeat. Therefore, I must come to a conclusion that is consistent with everything I have so far written: this is the original Gregory briefly returns. Consider that he has two consciences, an angel and a demon; the angel is his morality, the goodness that his mother made sure to stick in his mind. The demon is the evil that the Mimic granted him. Then, imagine that the two forces try to fight for control of Gregory's mind, constantly flying back and forth to defeat the other to take full possession of the boy. That is evident here, where, just for a brief window of time he becomes remorseful of what he has done and is doing, wherefore he looks at the ground, unable to come to terms with all that he did and stands for at the current time. Then, the demon wrests back control from the angel once again, that's why Gregory looks in the therapist's face murderously, for this is the Mimic's doing.

V. Gregory calling himself the ''Wizard's favorite apprentice'' is an interesting bit. The wizard in question here of course is the Mimic with him being the apprentice. This shows that the thing has evolved from being a friend of Gregory to being one he considers his master. This speaks volume about the authority it has over Gregory, and with the two working coordinately with each other (with Vanny too), it was able to promote Gregory to a more prodigious position, being the hacker of the animatronics which turn them into its control (barring Freddy).

VI. Why does Freddy don't know who Gregory is? The answer is very simple; he didn't introduce himself to Freddy prior. That, and because all records of Gregory are (mostly) wiped out by the Pizzaplex. Going back to his first acts of delinquency in the Pizzaplex, I said that some higher-ups are aware of the Mimic, and start getting suspicious of Gregory seemingly talking to himself. They know this is not natural because the higher-up of the higher-ups give specific orders to immediately question all individuals who seem like they're in contact with the Mimic. With Vanessa being an employee it makes sense why she has to go through company-mandated therapies, but Gregory? Why? As I said, to interrogate him and make him spill out the truth about the Mimic. Likewise, a random kid destroying company property and making the employees look like a bunch of idiots fixing his mistakes is not exactly a positive image for the place. That would harm the company's reputation. So, all they could do was delete any mentions and records of Gregory in the Pizzaplex and just kind of pretend he never existed. No one named Gregory showed up at the Pizzaplex, except for Gregg the technician.

Redemption

I. GOING back to the narrative, it's time to talk about Security Breach (when we play it).
Usually, redeemed villains often have a moment of realization that what they're doing is wrong. Our protagonist is no exception; you probably kind of guess what it will be like.

Gregory happens to come across a newspaper on the street, with the headlines read:

''MISSING CHILDREN AT THE MEGA PIZZAPLEX REMAINS UNSOLVED, WHILE PIZZA PRICES RISE EXPONENTIALLY''

Missing children he thought to himself, words that sent chills through his spine. He stood there for a few minutes to ponder the fact that there were missing kids, some may have been killed, and he just couldn't shake the feeling that he had a hand in it.
All those times doing biddings for his ''friend'' suddenly feels wrong to the boy. Upon retrospection, he feels like most of the time when he's under the thing's service, he isn't himself, but more like a puppet on a string, performing tasks without a free will of his own. It wasn't as fun as he remembers it.
He thought too that he had been an unwilling pawn in the thing's game, and, though he hadn't killed anybody (directly), blood was still on his hand because he aided a monster.

II. Tears slowly fall from his cheek, as guilt creeps into his conscience.
The voice of his mother suddenly comes into his mind, speaking the same words during one of his last meetings with her:

''Gregory, do you believe in Heaven and Hell?''

''Yeah, I think I do.''

''Then, when I leave you and your father, where do you think I will go next? ''

''You will go to Heaven.''

''Why is that?''

''Because Heaven is a place that good people can go to after they die, and since you're a good person and the best mom ever, you will go there!''

''Yeah, Mom, I'll go to Heaven, I promise I'll be a good boy so that when I die, I'll be with you up there forever and ever!''

III. Tears streamed down his face, Gregory could not bear the guilt, the promise that he thought he had broken with his mother. He says to himself:

''I'm not a good boy! I killed people! I've killed all those kids… I'm a bad person! I'm not going to Heaven and be with Mother forever! Mom, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.''

He sat and cried for what seemed like an hour until he realized something; though he couldn't bring back all those kids to life again, he could prevent himself and the Mimic from continually killing people:

''It's not too late for me.''

He says, standing up and looking at the headline.

''I don't know if this is going to work, but,… at least Mother knows I tried.''

He raises his head to looks at the sky and move his lips:

''Mom, if you can hear me from up there, wish me luck! I will undo my mistakes, I will try to make things right! I'm not going to Hell, I don't want to,… I want to be good so that when I die I will never be far from you again!''

And with that, the boy sets up and right his wrongs.

''I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.'' -Luke 15:7

Markiplier's Playthrough Of Security Breach (do your own research)

What Happened To Abraham?

HE'S alive. It can't be a proper story without a plot twist. As I have said when Gregory purposefully twisted his life story to the therapist, he filled in that both his parents died. But since that's a lie concocted by the Mimic, Gregory himself didn't mean it. Though most people have no idea whether Abe is dead or not, they'll just most likely assume he is since Gregory didn't inform anyone of Abe's fate. With Gregory being silent all the time, they will also assume that he is coping with the loss of his dad and doesn't want to talk with anybody about it. But Gregory is keeping updated about his father, and he's still very much alive, but needs to walk with crutches. The Mimic, as I have said, wants to indoctrinate Gregory with a narrative it created to make him forget his old life so he can become the thing's mindless drone. This includes villainizing and deceasing Abraham, so the Mimic can become Gregory's new dad instead (creepy). But at the time, Abraham is still in the hospital, but no one knows.

A Few Comments On Security Breach

I. REGARDING Glamrock Freddy;

At first, I viewed Freddy's relationship with Gregory as being more brotherly rather than fatherly. But, as I have said a hundred times, for the sake of this narrative, Freddy is like a father to Gregory. Sarah fulfills her maternal role to Gregory, but Glamrock Freddy is that paternal figure currently missing in his life. Before the car accident, Gregory was a delinquent and a social outcast, and the only thing he did to cope with his life was to play games all day in the Pizzaplex. That's a behavior for a child who is lacking some fatherly love. But here, Freddy comes in like the shining sun in the boy's life; while it's true that Gregory can be quite rude with Freddy sometimes (as expected from a brat who lacks discipline), it's clear that the two have a close bond with each other. Let's say the closest thing Abe has ever done to show some form of pride to his son was a little pat on his head and saying a monotonous ''Good job, my son'' then moving on with his life, Freddy out here makes sure Gregory that he is his ''Superstar!''. How encouraging is that! Not only that, but Freddy, being such a kind-hearted soul, actually cares a lot about Gregory's safety, unlike Abraham, who just lets his son go whenever and does whatever he wants. That's a caring dad with a huge responsibility for his son. Freddy can accomplish what Abe failed some twelve years of his life in one night. Truly a gigachad.

II. Regarding Gregory in the Pizzaplex;

I'll say that Gregory is probably the happiest he's ever been running around with Freddy that night. Not only does he have a second dad (who actually loves him), but playing various mini-games should be fairly fun. As for how I can justify 100% being canonical, it's quite simple; I have stated that Gregory is a frequent visitor to the Pizzaplex, so he must have seen everything there is to be seen already and played every game there is to be played. That's why Gregory doesn't react that much in Security Breach because he has experienced everything the place has to offer, it's nothing new for him anymore. Though we, as the players, experience going to the Pizzaplex for the first time and are wowed at its size and activities, Gregory narratively speaking, has already seen it a hundred times before. That's why he can speedrun'd the whole thing in one night because he already has the layout of the Pizzaplex in his palm. He doesn't even need to try. To flex his superiority and to show himself as a speed demon, he even spends some time drawing little comic strips of his adventure, during the run from Vanny. Chad dads often has chad sons. Moreover, Abe's negligence has one positive upside; it makes Gregory independent. His brave meter already has a big boost throughout the years all thanks to Abraham don't give two figs about him. That's why he can plow through the Pizzaplex with (mostly) ease with Freddy. Two chaddest of chads.

III. Regarding the Mimic (Ruin spoiler);

Gregory refers to the Mimic as if he never met it before, despite working for him in the past. Why is that? Firstly, the Mimic doesn't refer to itself as the Mimic, it assumes many different names, and just flat-out referring to itself as Mimic is quite silly.
Moreover, Gregory is most likely not aware of the thing's true form down the cave, since it only appears to him as a rabbit entity. The only person who has direct knowledge of the Mimic's true form is most likely Vanessa, but again, I'm just assuming.

IV. Regarding the comic strip showing Gregory as homeless;

It's just that, a comic strip; that's just a ''what if'' situation Gregory created in his spare time. He created stories out of his mind for fun, like me.

V. Stupid ''theory'';

What if Gregory's family are Aftons? But not directly from William's branch (I'm pretty sure it's extinct), but relatives? Like, Gregory is not William's grandson but rather grandnephew? I always found it odd that there is only one Afton line in the entire franchise. Surely, any extended family has branches, right? So, let's assume that, for just a little moment, the suggestion is that Abe is related to William. Now, let's return to the day Abe decided to move his family to the Pizzaplex and work there. Abraham at that time was still the world's most stuck-up jerk, so he, being an Afton in this hypothetical case, only has one thing in his mind: ambition. Since he's an Afton, he must have heard insane tales about his infamous Uncle William being attached to haunted pizzerias, to resurrection, to missing children, to scientific experiments, and lastly, to an untold amount of money. How could old Willy, an unassuming inventor of funny moving robotic animals, have such a rich and crazy legacy behind him, he could not find himself to understand, but what he understood however, is that his uncle was a co-founder of Freddy's Fazbear pizzeria franchise, now a company so rich, it makes Bob Iger's eyes water. Because no other known Afton wants to continue William's animatronic legacy, he will slowly rise from the bottom to the very top of the company itself, and take his rightful position of CEO, like a king passing his nephew the crown before he dies because he has no heir. Of course, the current Abraham gave up that idea long ago, but a determined Abe would be unstoppable at achieving his goal.

Aftermath

I. AFTER Gregory, Freddy, and Vanessa eat ice cream for reasons, they decide to finish the job that they should do before eating ice cream; sealing up the Mimic forever. While here, after they did so, they go… somewhere, but it's not to Gregory's home. After a while, they notice a little problem… The Mimic should be smart enough to mimic Gregory's voice to possibly lure people to its lair. And yup, Cassie got caught in the easily preventable trap, and they managed to temporarily save her in the nick of time. Unfortunately, the Mimic has also proved to be smart enough to jam the electronic systems around it and yup, while Gregory is explaining himself, the thing causes the elevator Cassie is standing on to fall. This is the Mimic's doing because at this point Gregory has already redeemed himself and changed as a person, so there's no reason for him to become evil again, not only does that void his redemption arc in this narrative, but is also very dumb storytelling-wise. You can't just be redeemed and then do evil again. What's the point of redemption if it's meaningless in the end? Anyway, a big oopsie for the team, but as they had already defeated the Mimic once, they could beat it again. So, girl got trapped underground, how can we help her? Don't know, but first, we need some rest. It's time to return to dad.

II. The gang walks towards Gregory's home, while anxious about what to come next. Vannesa is carrying the duffel bag that concealed Freddy's head within, while Gregory himself is filled with anxiety meeting with his father again. At this point, Abraham is released from the hospital, but upon getting home, he can't find Gregory anywhere. He is informed that the neighbors last saw the boy go into the Pizzaplex, but what happens to him after the place is destroyed, no one knows. Horrified, Abraham quickly started putting missing person posters of his son, hopefully, someone may find him alive. Gregory knocks on the door, unsure of what his dad's reaction will be like. Abraham opens the door, his face swollen, his eyes red with tears, his hair unkempt, and upon seeing his son alive, he says:

''Gre-Gregory? Is that really you…? Oh my son, my sweet boy! I miss you so so much!''

For the first time in years, Gregory is being embraced into Abraham's bosom, with a warmth that feels so distant yet so familiar, an echo of long forgotten memories now surfaces up through his father. Abraham continues;

''You must be so hungry and tired! Come inside and rest, the fridge has plenty of food and snacks you like, so eat all you want!''

''Thanks, Dad!''

Gregory smiles and replies to Abraham cheerfully.

Abraham then notices a young woman wearing a purple cloak carrying a duffel bag and is quite curious about who she is. She says:

''Hi, name's Vanessa. You can call me his ''friend''. It's a long story, may I come in?''

''Oh- uh, of course, make yourself at home. What's inside that bag, and- Gregory, you didn't tell me you have a girlfriend!''

''What? No! You're embarrassing me!''

Retorts Gregory.

''Really?''

Asks Vanessa sarcastically.

''Haha, I'm just joking!''

Says Abe.

Vanessa then sits down on the couch and opens up the bag, revealing Feddy's head inside.
Abraham is absolutely confused at the sight.

''Hi there! I'm Glamrock Freddy! You must be Gregory's father!''

Abe is even more confused.

''I just want you to know that you must be so happy as a dad to have such a good son like Gregory because he's my Superstar!''

Abraham is speechless, while Gregory facepalms in the distance.

''Like I said, it's a long story. Do you want me to tell the full story or just the short version of it?''

Asks Vanessa.

''The more the details, the better.''

Replies the father.

After Vanessa told the full story, Abraham found it hard to process the information. Eventually, he understands the severity of Cassie being stuck deep underground without an exit and is willing to help the team rescue her.

''My limbs are not as nimble as they were before anymore, but the soft matter inside my thick skull is still as quick as ever! I'll see what I can do to help you and get Cassie out.''

III. They rejoice over this news, and Gregory smiles the brightest after knowing his dad is involved. Afterward, Abraham bid the team to go to rest. But before he moved on to the other room, Abraham said to his son:

''Gregory, you don't know how proud I am of you! What you did is way beyond what your mother and I even expected! You are the hero in this story, the brave knight who owns up to his mistakes and then does what is right! My son, can you imagine the smile on your mother's face, how bright it is when she sees you right now? Gregory, you are the greatest gift I ever had in this world, and I don't want you to leave me again! Be at my side, my son, and I will be to you a rock on which you can build your future!''

Gregory tears up at his father's heartfelt praise and hugs him deeply.

''Dad, I've been a bad son! I promise I will be better from now on, and I won't make you sad or hurt you anymore!''

''It's alright, Gregory, it's alright,… You're already a better person, even better than I am! Now, my son, it's been a long day, go to sleep.''

Abraham then kisses the boy on the head then bids him to his bedroom, while Vanessa who is watching from a distance, starts choking up but is trying to hide her emotions, while Freddy is crying his head out at seeing such a beautiful sight.

Closing Words

GREGORY, in this narrative, has an incredibly profound redemption arc. From a boy who has everything yet nothing, from fleeting happiness to longrunning sorrow then to indescribable joy, and from a relatively shallow character is given rich depth. He is the prodigal son, who went away from his father and committed foolish deeds then lost everything, only for him to own up to his mistake and come back to his father's embrace. Such a story can only come from a mind that is drenched in caffeine one morning. Nevertheless, dear reader, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reaching this far and coming to the end of this rollercoaster of emotions.
I wish you good luck in all things in your life and farewell!

HERE ENDETH THE SHORT NARRATIVE OF GREGORY AND HIS FAMILY