Chapter 5: Because I hate you.
Vanny entered Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex through its big crystal doors and was greeted by the vibrant environment. Everything was lit by bright neon lights and decorated with posters of the animatronics. Vanny didn't care about it. She wasn't there to play games.
At least not those kinds of games…
It was getting late and many of the customers had already started to leave. Meanwhile Vanny was roaming through the Rockstar Row and observing the animatronics. That's when she ran into Glamrock Freddy
"Hey! Watch it, robot!"
"Oh. My apologies, I did not see you standing there."
The animatronic bear apologized. His voice was kind and gentle.
"Oh, you must be the new security guard! Greetings! I'm Freddy Fazbear."
He said cheerfully while he held his hand in the air to shake it with Vanny.
"Yeah, I am. And you should be more careful when moving around!"
Vanny scowled as she pointed her finger at Freddy.
"I understand, officer…?"
"Vann- Vanessa. Officer Vanessa."
"I will be more careful next time officer Vanessa."
"Good. Now go back to your room."
She commanded sternly and continued on her way. Freddy obeyed and went back into his room.
"Hey guys, have you met the new security guard?" Glamrock Chica asked through the animatronic chat.
"Yes. I recently spoke with her. Her name is Vanessa." Freddy said.
"What is she like?" Montgomery Gator asked.
"She is a bit… stern, but she seems nice overall."
"Let's just hope she isn't a party popper. Nobody likes party popping losers." Roxanne Wolf added.
-x-x-x-
After hours, and deep inside the Pizzaplex, Vanny skipped happily towards the main servers of the Pizzaplex.
"Oh, I can already tell this is going to be so much fun!"
Her child-like giggle echoed through the walls. William watched as Vanny entered the computer room to upload him to the Pizzaplex servers through a USB.
While a part of him was happy that his plan to come back was starting to take motion, the other was still worried about Vanny being in control. She was just so volatile and childish. So many things could go wrong with her. But he had no other choice. However, he decided that the last words he said to her would be unforgettable.
"Okay Mr. Afton! Everything is ready for you to be uploaded!"
She said as she plugged in the purple USB.
"Well done, Vanny. Now, remember, you will gather as much remnant as you can."
"I will."
"You won't let anybody lead you astray."
"I won't."
"And remember… If you disobey me, I assure you… I WILL GET RID OF YOU, VANNY."
William said with a threatening voice.
"Alright, alright, Mr. Afton. I'll be ready, and I won't let you down. It'll be fun!"
Vanny answered nonchalantly at Afton's warning.
"Good. After all, you are nothing but a copy of Vanessa. Without her, you wouldn't even exist. NEVER forget that."
"…"
And just like that, he was out of Vanessa's head. And a long silence took place.
"Okay. I think that did it. All I must do now is wait." William thought to himself. Surely now that he had reminded Vanny of her place in the world she would be fully obedient to him, right?...
-x-x-x-
Vanny stood there. Silent. For some reason, she couldn't help but think over and over again about one of Afton's words…
COPYCOPYCOPYCOPYCOPYCOPYCOPY
Vanny stared deeply at the mirror of the bathroom at the Pizzaplex.
And there she was…
Vanessa.
Small, weak, and PATHETIC Vanessa.
"Vanessa… How DARE he compare me to her? I am NOTHING like Vanessa!"
Anger devolved into a near blinding rage in the matter of seconds. Her heart started racing as she clenched her fists with fury.
She looked at Vanessa's blonde hair, green eyes, brown freckles…
"I AM MORE THAN VANESSA!"
Vanny yelled as she smashed the bathroom mirror with her fist as her eyes turned into a sick glowing purple color. Then, she turned around, slammed the door open and exited the bathroom.
-x-x-x-
"Oh, look, there goes the new security guard! Let's go meet her! "
Monty said to Sundrop while he pointed towards Vanny. Sundrop joyfully skipped towards her to meet her.
"HEEELLOOO, new friend- "
"OUT OF MY WAY!"
Vanny screamed at Sundrop.
"Please take this ma- "
"MOVE!"
Sundrop, Monty and Map Bot silently stared at the new security guard who was marching towards the entrance of the Pizzaplex with heavy stomps.
-x-x-x-
Back at Vanessa's apartment Vanny angrily started to search through Vanessa's stuff for anything that could be useful for Vanny's new and sick objective. Eventually, she started to check Vanessa's phone for information, and that is when she found it.
A photo.
A group photo.
Vanny made the WICKEDEST of smiles as one of the darkest and most twisted of ideas popped into her mind. She wanted to destroy Vanessa, and now she knew exactly how to do it… Vanny then started to go through some of Vanessa's memories. And recognized some of the kids in the picture…
"…HahahaHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
-x-x-x-
Directly against Afton's orders, Vanny kept waiting. Waiting for a certain type of child. Children that were different in many ways, but similar in ONE.
And one late evening, she found the first of that type.
Tom was wandering around the Pizzaplex all by himself, holding a piece of paper in his hand, when Vanny noticed and recognized him. A dark grin started to appear across her face.
"Wakey, wakey, Vanessa!"
The dark room Vanessa was trapped in started to fade out and was replaced with Vanny's POV.
"W-What's going on?..."
"Ness?!"
"…Tom?"
"Hey little man!"
"Ness!"
He went to give who he thought was Vanessa the biggest of hugs.
"I've missed you so much!"
But she didn't hug him back.
When Tom noticed this, he looked up to Vanessa.
She just… stared at him.
With a smile.
"…Haha, I've missed you too Tom."
Tom noticed that the way Vanessa was smiling looked strange. Different. He couldn't tell exactly what it was that made it feel off, but it was there. However, he was too excited to pay too much attention to that.
"Luis told us that you switched to a security guard job!"
"Yeah! I'm Officer Vanessa now!"
Vanny said as she saluted comically to Tom. This made the boy giggle.
"That's so cool! You'll be able to play with the animatronics and the arcades all night!"
"Correct!"
"Oh, and I brought this gift for you!"
Tom said cheerfully as he handed Vanny the piece of paper he had been carrying with him.
"Me and the other kids wanted to give this to you before you left."
Vanny unfolded the paper and saw that it was a drawing of Vanessa holding a gaming control up in her hand, surrounded by the other 9 kids, all dressed in gamer clothes and accessories, with the words "BEST GAMERS EVER" written at the top.
"Aw, guys…" Vanessa thought, making Vanny get angry. But she managed to hide it well enough.
"It's wonderful, Tom! I love it."
He hugged her again, and this time, Vanny hugged him back.
"Now that I remember… I actually have a gift for you too Tom." Vanny said as the kid let go of her. Her voice was sweet, but somehow had sinister undertones.
"You… have a gift for him?"
"You have a gift for me too?!"
"Yes!"
Vanny said as her smile grew larger and larger.
Then she extended her hand.
"Follow Me…"
Tom grabbed Vanny's hand…
And followed her through the Pizzaplex.
"Vanny… What… are you doing? Where are you taking him?" Vanessa asked, getting more and more nervous as time went on.
"You'll see."
"But-"
"Shut up."
After a while of walking throughout the Pizzaplex, they finally arrived at a service room.
"After you…" Vanny said while bowing theatrically.
And as Tom entered the room, Vanny silently locked it.
"So, Tom, I want you to close your eyes." Vanny said as she opened one of the drawers of the desk that was in front of her.
"Okay! But why?"
"Oh, it's just for the…
…Surprise"
Vanny pulled a knife from inside it. At that moment, everything clicked, and Vanessa realized what was about to happen.
"Now… Hold still…"
"No, no, no…"
"Yes…"
Vanny let out a dark chuckle as she walked towards the innocent boy.
"NO!"
Suddenly, Vanny stumbled as Vanessa somehow had managed to regain a bit of control.
But it was not enough.
Tom heard Vanessa stumbling and opened his eyes…
Only to be greeted by a horrifying sight.
Vanessa, looming over him, with a deranged smile on her face and glowing purple eyes…
"No…"
Holding a kitchen knife on her right hand.
At that moment, Vanessa saw how the boy's face changed from happiness to horror and betrayal.
"…V-Vanessa?"
He asked with a shaky voice as he gave a few steps backwards.
"…Hahaha"
Then, Vanny suddenly grabbed the boy by his arm, and raised her knife.
"hahAHAHAHA!"
"NO! WAIT! LEAVE HIM ALONE"
"DON'T HURT ME PLEASE!"
Vanny looked at her knife, and then back at the boy, with her psychotic smile…
"Let's have some fun!"
And just like that, she slashed Tom on his chest.
Red blood splattered the walls and her face, as the boy let out a horrifying scream.
"NO! STOP IT!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
Vanny slashed him again. Tom's face was flooded with tears as Vanny kept laughing maniacally, filled with ecstasy. It made Vanessa sick, because she could sense the overwhelming level of sadistic joy Vanny was feeling at the time. Vanny got carried away with the twisted adrenaline rush she felt from killing and slashed him again.
"PLEASE!"
And again.
"STOP HURTING HIM!"
And again.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
Vanny raised her knife one more time.
"STOP "
…
Vanessa went dead quiet as she heard the sickening sound of the knife stabbing Tom in the chest, while blood started dripping down from it and the smell of iron filled the room.
There was no more screaming coming from Tom. Only shaky breaths as he fell to the ground.
"Hahaha…"
Vanny tilted her head as she saw the boy twitching from pain on the ground.
"Are you having fun yet?" She asked Tom cruelly.
If Vanessa was in control, she would be hopelessly crying her eyes out.
But she wasn't in control.
Vanny and Vanessa watched as they boy let out small hiccups and how a puddle of blood had started forming around him.
For a few seconds, everything was silent.
"This… This isn't real… It c-can't be…" Vanessa thought as she desperately tried to stay in denial.
"You really think so?" Vanny asked
Vanny's expression turned from an insane smile to an evil smirk.
"Perhaps this will change your mind."
Vanny sat on the ground near Tom, who watched her completely petrified. He closed his eyes with fear, waiting for Vanny to give the final blow. But to Tom and Vanessa's surprise, she didn't.
Instead, she set her knife aside…
And brought him into her arms to hug him.
The moment Vanny hugged the boy was the moment any kind of doubt left Vanessa's mind.
This was real.
He was real.
SHE was real.
A giggle echoed through the room, as Vanessa watched how the light faded out of the boy's eyes and felt his heart slow down.
"N-No… wait… I-I didn't mean to… Don't… d-die… Please… T-Tom… I-I'm so-sorry… Please…"
Tom finally closed his eyes.
"…NO! No…"
"HAHAHA!"
Vanny laughed with morbid joyfulness.
"THAT WAS SO FUN! WASN'T IT VANESSA?"
"…"
Vanny let out a crueler laugh.
"What's wrong Vanessa? Is something bothering you?"
Her voice changed into a tone of spite and hate, spitting out Vanessa's name with rage.
"…Why?" Vanessa asked in a quiet tone.
"Why? Hehe he... WHY?"
"…"
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
Vanny cackled maniacally. Then, she changed to a completely serious tone
…
"Because I hate you, Vanessa Aarons."
"…What?"
"I HATE you, Vanessa. I hate your pathetic voice, your stupid face, your weak mind!" She yelled with fiery resentment.
"So now, I'll make sure that you witness every. Single. One. Of my murders. Hehe! I'll make sure you feel EVERY DROP OF BLOOD! Watch EVERY STAB! Hear every GODDAMN SCREAM! HAHAHA!"
Vanessa was utterly horrified at Vanny's words. The thought of having to witness what had happened today more than once made her stomach sink.
"And while that happens, I'M GOING TO LAUGH! I WILL LAUGH AS YOU CRY LIKE THE PATHETIC LITTLE THING YOU ARE, HAHAHA!"
"NO! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
And, as Vanessa's world started going black again, Vanny then said to her three words, with the wickedest and most twisted voice tone she had…
"See you soon…"