Author's notes:

Alright I REALLY hate the internet sometimes. But I've finally got this chapter up. Sorry its so late, I meant to upload it sooner. Hope you enjoy and this week there will be an extra chapter up on Tuesday since I'm putting up an extra one for my birthday :)

Chapter 11

Night 6

Ruby glared up at the building feeling her muscles tense up in preparation for the night. Things were getting real tonight. She felt anger flare through her body again. Those ghost brats thought that they could mess with HER 'bots? Not a chance. A growl slipped out from between her clenched teeth as she hauled her bag up onto her shoulder.

It was time to break out the big guns.

A sadistic smile broke across her face. They weren't going to know what hit them.

She quickly moved through the halls to the office to grab the tablet. As she walked she noticed that there was an odd feel to the air. It was chilly almost, even though it was a warm night.

She frowned. So the brats were making their presence known? Fine. But some temperature drop wasn't going to chase her off.

Running through the hallways and rooms she set up her traps, constantly checking the time. She'd arrived early to set-up so she could make the night extra special.

She smirked as she looked over her work. Perfect.

Settling down in the main dining room she sat against the wall and waited for the clock to hit twelve. As it did an ominous feeling washed through the entire pizzeria. Ruby shivered even as she rolled her eyes. Apparently the ghosts had a flair for the dramatics.

"Well then, show me what you've got." She muttered as she turned the tablet on.

Bonnie was off the stage. She flipped through the cameras, checking Pirate Cove as well, getting the feeling that ignoring the camera might be a bad idea this time. Suddenly she stopped before banging her head back against the wall.

"So, can I blame the ghost for Bonnie's tendency to go to the closet?" she muttered, fighting a smile.

The rabbit animatronic was back in the closet and it actually sent a feeling of nostalgia through her. She'd kept him too busy after the first couple nights to go back to the closet.

Still chuckling she paused when she heard noises from the kitchen.

"Boy they're moving quickly." She grinned and waited expectantly.

Right on time an explosion echoed through the building followed by a shriek.

"Hmmm guess they learnt nothing from the 'bots' previous experiences with the kitchen." She giggled.

She could almost imagine the pepperoni delight that would be covering the chicken now. Hopefully she found the little note that Ruby had left amusing.

A furious, wordless shriek followed that thought and her grin widened. "Guess my wording wasn't appreciated. Or maybe the 'floating pile of ecto-goo' part was too much?"

She flicked through the cameras again, this time skipping Pirate Cove's. Bonnie was on the other side of the building and Freddy had yet to move. This was the perfect time to deal with the possessed ghost bear.

She paused.

How did a ghost bear get possessed anyway? Weren't they possessing the suit already? Maybe it was some kind of double possession. Eventually she shrugged and got up.

"Just hope I don't scare the poor suit anymore than I already have." She mumbled as she headed out into the hall.

Ten minutes later she entered the parts and services room and closed the door behind her. Glancing around she scanned the room. Sure the endo-skeletons were creepy but otherwise it was safe at the moment.

She spent another five minutes preparing before she settled down with her back to the door. She checked the cameras again before she started flicking rapidly between Goldy's poster and the kitchen. She kept her eyes focused on the poster and counted silently in her head. She was going to have to be fast.

Eventually when she hit three hundred and twenty one her eyes registered a change in the picture and she dodged to the side. Simultaneously Goldy appeared and pounced for her.

Ruby noticed that the bear's eyes were red instead of the white dots from before but had to dodge another swipe before she could get a good look.

"Don't know the bear all that well but still kinda pissed with what you're doing so you're going to have to STAY OUT OF MY WAY BRAT!" Ruby snarled as she held up her weapon of choice.

It was so much easier when they didn't take note of their surroundings.

She slammed the butt of the fire extinguisher into the bear's stomach and jammed the release lever. The possessed suit flew backwards and hit the far wall. Perfect landing and the covering of foam was just a bonus.

Growling at her the bear tried to stand up but to its surprise found itself crumpling back to the ground.

"Ah sorry about that." Ruby grinned as she walked closer, hands in her pockets. "Did some research and you know, circle of salt."

She gestured at the circle and enjoyed the dawning horror on the suits face. "Yeah you're not going anywhere until I let you go. None of the 'bots even get near this room with me out and about and well, I'm only letting you go after my shift. Don't worry though, it's not enough to do permanent damage but I mixed in some special herbs just to give it a boost so you're really not going anywhere."

She pulled her bag back onto her shoulder, ignoring the look of hate the suit was shooting her.

"One down." She grinned sinisterly back at her prisoner. "Four to go."

There were a couple of close calls after she left the parts and services room as her continued absence had made the 'bots agitated. Freddy was now out as well while Foxy seemed on the verge of sprinting out of Pirate's Cove. Right after heading back into the game Ruby had run into Bonnie who had made a grab for her, fingers just barely missing her arm as she spun out of the way and smashed the side of his head with her bat. The robot stumbled slightly before turning to glare at her. She had enough time to pull out her next weapon though.

The modified paintball gun was one of her favourites as it fired mini-glitter bombs at a machine-gun's speed.

She really couldn't help the excited cackle that erupted from her throat as the 'bot stumbled and fled from the assault. By the time he was out of range he was covered from head to toe in the sticky, glittery substance.

Ruby paused for a moment before an evil grin crept across her face.

"You know, you really remind me of a certain sparkly vampire from a certain movie looking like that." She giggled before fleeing down the hall to the nearest vent.

She ran into Chica next who was still running on fury from the last trap. The chicken managed to snag her by the jacket and jerk her backwards when she tried to run.

"Gotcha." The childish voice sounded very wrong coming from the robot.

Ruby ignored it and instead slammed the water balloon into the 'bot's face. The chicken went rigid and sparks flew. The water wouldn't do any serious damage but it would leave her locked up in that position for a bit while that shock worked its way out of her system.

Ruby wriggled her way out of her jacket and took off down the corridor after taking a moment to admire the pizza covered 'bot.

Foxy, she discovered was far more difficult to avoid. When he eventually came out she spent most of her time sprinting away from him, not having enough time to pull out a weapon. She got away the first couple of times he found her by managing to get him with a water balloon the first time, leading him over a tripwire that dumped glitter bombs on his head the second and hitting him with her water gun (of course it was modified) when she was lucky enough to have it out already the third time.

The fourth time she ran out of luck and sprinted down the hall swearing in her head as she dragged searing breaths into her lungs.

He was fast. And sneaky.

'Shit, shit, shit, shit.' Was playing through her head on a loop as she barely kept ahead of the animatronic.

He was gaining though.

Finally she spotted a vent and made a dive for it. She felt Foxy's claws swipe across her back though, tearing through the thin fabric of her t-shirt and cutting into her skin.

Gritting her teeth against the burning sensation flaring across her back she moved further into the vent as Foxy snarled in frustration.

On the other side of the vent she slumped with her shoulder against a wall and sat there panting and trying to regain her breath. It felt like her back was on fire but she ignored it and forced herself to her feet. She could already hear Bonnie approaching after all, no time to rest.

But she was really starting to appreciate the fact that Foxy hadn't participated in the hunting game all week.

She might really be dead if he had.

Her second encounter with the rabbit ended with him getting a bucket of glow in the dark paint dropped on his head when he stumbled into another of her tripwire traps after she threw marbles on the floor in front of him.

She'd been leading him to the trap initially when he'd managed to get a lucky swipe in so she'd dropped the marbles and giggled while he stumbled back.

Now dripping with orange, glow in the dark paint he glared at her as he struggled to stand but kept slipping on the marbles again.

"Guess I'll see you coming from a mile away now huh?" laughed breathlessly as the chuckles pulled at her definitely bruised ribs.

Bonnie had a mean backhand.

Ruby managed to avoid Chica again by diving into a vent just in time and when the chicken stuck her head into the vent in frustration she put in her ear plugs and set off the air horn right next Chica's head.

She yanked her head out very quickly after that.

Ruby had been lucky with Freddy most of the night but inevitably ran into him around four o' clock.

He growled at her as he pounced and Ruby barely dodged.
"Looks like the others already got a few good hits on you." He snickered at her and she frowned.

Hearing such a vindictive statement might have sounded right coming from her but definitely not the gentlemanly bear.

"Oh shut up." She growled. "I'm still alive aren't I?"

Freddy, or rather the brat possessing him, snarled at that and made another grab for her. He changed his aim at the last second, compensating for her dodge and suddenly he had her right wrist in an iron grip.

She hissed as the grip tightened and the bear yanked her up into the air, clear off her feet.

"I'm going to enjoy this." He chuckled darkly.

"Not really." She bit out before smirking. "I'm left-handed."

Before those words sank in, her left hand had already come up and fired a few mini-glitter bombs at point blank range.

He was definitely going to have a headache in the morning.

He screamed in surprise, letting go of her to stumble back. She wasted no time in hitting him with a few more and getting him in the gut with her baseball bat. As he tried to recover she raced past him, adrenaline speeding her on.

When she was far enough away she inspected herself. Couple more bruises from banging into things while she dodged, a cut on her cheek from a really close-call and…yup…sprained wrist.

She flinched when she tried to rotate her right wrist and sighed. Well at least it wasn't her dominant hand.

Quickly checking the cameras while she caught her breath she groaned.

"Stupid being near stupid closet with stupid rabbit." She muttered as she hauled herself up off the ground to continue.

She got lucky for most of the time after that, avoiding them in time and finding vents quickly. Of course they weren't spared though. There was more glitter and paint on all of them now than there was in a craft store.

She was running on adrenaline she'd admit, the rush making her a little giddy and hysterical at times but still keeping her alive. It also dulled the pain from the injuries for the most part as a bonus.

She paused to catch her breath again in the girl's bathroom and caught sight of herself in the mirror.

Well, she did look like a bit of a mess.

Her hair had come loose from its ponytail and hung wild around her flushed face. The cut on her cheek was longer than she initially thought and she had smeared blood down her cheek. She could feel her back burning from her tangle with Foxy as sweat stung the cuts. Her ribs still ached from Bonnie. Chica had got in a swipe down her left upper arm at some point. Her wrist throbbed and her legs were burning.

"They weren't kidding when they said the sixth night was hard." She murmured, watching as her eyes sparked with excitement in the mirror. "But that's always been just how I like it."

As she left the bathroom she barely avoided Bonnie's attack and skidded out of the way.

Right into a wall.

Adrenaline made your reactions faster than your brain sometimes.

She rubbed the side of her head where it had slammed into the wall when suddenly she was grabbed by the front of her shirt and lifted off the ground only to be slammed back again. She hissed as pressure was put on the cuts and it took a moment for her vision to clear.

Bonnie was glaring at her but a red light glowed from his eyes instead of white, like Goldy's. She hadn't been able to get a good look at any of the robots with them trying to kill her yet.

"Got you." He snarled.

She grinned back at him.

"Awww getting frustrated that the teenager is getting the best of you experienced killers?" she teased, a dark tone hiding just below the surface of her voice.

He growled and slammed her again. "You think you're so smart don't you?"

"Nope." She grinned again after she got her breath back. "I know I'm smart. Smarter than you at least. I passed primary school after all."

It was a low blow but Ruby was too pissed off with these brats too care. The rabbit snarled and tightened his grip on her shirt.

"And you know, at least I know what stranger danger is." She dropped the smile and snapped at him.

The robot was inches away from her face and for a moment she wondered if he was going to bite her.

"Stuffing you in the suit is going to be a lot of fun." He growled menacingly.

Ruby threw back her head and laughed. (Maybe she had a concussion from the wall hitting?)

"You still think you can beat me?" she giggled. "Look at what's happened tonight. I'm a fricking teenager and I've been running circles around you murderous spirits. The worst I've got is a sprained wrist and some cuts. You look like a sparkly mess and oh-so-not threatening."

She giggled even as he slammed her harder on the wall.

"Oh and by the way ghost brat?" she managed after she had dragged air into her lungs again. "What time is it?"

The animatronic paused and his eyes widened just before the chimes signalling the end of her shift went off.

Childish cries of rage echoed through the building.

"And don't mess with my 'bots again." Ruby snapped as the possessed robot glared at her. "Next time I won't go so easy on you."

She lifted her feet and kicked him away from her, landing on her butt on the ground. The ghost let out one more angry growl before there was a flash of light and Bonnie crumpled to the ground.

Ruby leaned against the wall as she felt the adrenaline finally leave her system. The aches and pains returned full force and she gritted her teeth as she slowly pushed herself more upright.

Her eyes drifted over to the rabbit animatronic and she felt a flicker of worry but she pushed that down as she dragged the tablet from her bag that had fallen on the floor nearby.

Chica, down in a hallway near the office. Freddy, out cold in the dining room. Foxy, face-planted near Pirate Cove.

She winced. Looked like they were going to be out for a while.

Parts and services room, Goldy looking around the room in utter confusion.

Ruby sighed and put the tablet back in the bag. She crawled over to Bonnie and poked his cheek after a moment. The rabbit animatronic just moaned.

"Headache." He mumbled and shifted away from the poking finger.

"Yeah, sorry 'bout that Cottontail." She smiled slightly.

Satisfied that he was just recovering from the possession (and rather violent encounters with Ruby's baseball bat) she forced herself up and stumbled in the direction of the trapped ghost bear.

On the way she came across Foxy who seemed to be snoring softly and she couldn't help the giggle that escaped her mouth. She let him be though and eventually made it to the room.

Feeling the exhaustion down to her bones she shoved the door open and entered the room, barely stifling a yawn. Goldy jumped in shock at her sudden entrance and she smiled apologetically at her.

"Sorry about the salt. Kept you out of the worst of it though. Everyone else is unconscious."

Goldy seemed to look relieved after she registered that it was Ruby in the room though.

"They didn't get you!" she exclaimed happily.

Ruby chuckled. "Of course not. But I sure got them."

As the security guard moved forward to release the bear, concern flickered across the suit's features.

"You got hurt…" the golden bear mumbled.

Ruby looked up in surprise.

"Nothing too bad." She shrugged. "Just a couple of close calls."

This being the first time she actually spoke to the skittish bear (and not yelled in adrenaline-fuelled fury) Ruby felt curiosity push the exhaustion aside for a moment.

"So, you're a ghost bear? Gotta say I like you more than the other resident ghosts." She smirked as she started to clean up the salt.

"Y-yeah." Goldy mumbled as she began to float again once she was released. "You're not freaked out?"

The question was asked softly and Ruby looked up in surprise again. "Not really. This place is full of surprises and I think I got the 'freaked out' part out of the way the first time we met."

Goldy flushed in embarrassment. "Sorry."

It was kind of cute actually, Ruby decided. The bear was clearly shy around newcomers. Well, then again she didn't really get much contact with anyone besides the 'bots and the ghosts.

"No problem. I should actually apologise though. Went a little overboard in my reaction there. I don't react well to shocks like that." Ruby rubbed the back of her head sheepishly.

Goldy couldn't help the slight chuckle. "No kidding."

She frowned though and winced, her hand going to her stomach as she seemed to realise for the first time that she was covered in foam.

"Uh, sorry about the fire extinguisher too." Ruby chuckled guiltily.

After a moment Goldy waved it off. "I have a feeling the others got the worst of it."

Ruby nodded. "Yeah, pass along my apologies would you? I'm exhausted and I doubt I'm going to make it home in this state. So I'll go catch a nap in the staffroom for a bit."

She paused.

"The nap might last all day. You guys weren't kidding. That was pretty tough." Chuckling to herself she waved and headed off in the direction of the staffroom.

Goldy watched her go, wondering about the spark of excitement she still saw in the exhausted girl's eyes.

Author notes:

Thanks for the suggestions from Melaina, Thrill-Pair-All-The-Way, Harlequin Shadow, Origamidragons, wes27, paige .m .bromley (i'm sorry I typed it so weird but for some reason it wouldn't accept it otherwise :/), Ando machine and a guest.

And really Reviewing Gaze, you think there's only going to be ONE katana duel? That's been planned from day one ;)