I have just realized that I will put this chapter out at the 4 years anniversary to when the first FNAF game came out. talk about a coincidence!
Freddy: indeed and from what I hear Dawko has made an interview with our creator.
yup, so if you haven't seen it, give it a view.
to antoniodjones123: again quite a coincidence, for this chapter explains the others reaction to what you said.
to everyone else, enjoy the story
Scott and Hope arrive at a restaurant, inside Hope notices that the animatronics on the stage reminds about her father latest robots, except these have fur and look more like real animals. The restaurant itself kinda looks like the place her father sold his newest robots. It is quite a surprise that a place having her father's possible older robots does not only bring joy to live people but the dead as well. There are a lot of white spirits hanging around this place, so their guide was right, this place is indeed a hotspot for good spirits.
At the stage, she sees more, ten of them, and they are sort of different. They look more human and yet not, for sometimes they take shape of an animal. Hope takes notice that three of them take the form of the robots on the stage.
The one there at times take shape as a bear leaves the stage when it spots the Guide and demands the Guide both worried and angry. 'where did you go? What did you do to make Mike this worried?'
And the Guide replies as if he's alive and not a dead person. 'I'm sorry, I had some business to attend to. I will explain later.' The one taking shape as a bear nods slowly and it leaves with. 'You better.'
The Guide turns to her with sadness over his face. 'At times I do wish he remembers these later explanations…' Hope is not sure how to response to that, something tells her she's not suppose to.
She turns to Scott, so far the only alive man beside her in this building, he gives her a small smile. "Are you hungry? Think we still have some leftover pizza." She simply nods and while the man makes some for once real food for her, Hope sits on a chair at one of the many tables, watching the spirits hanging around. Several of them are curious about her, others completely ignore her. Those most aware of her are those taking shapes as certain animals. One of them, this one at times take shape of some sort of bird takes a seat beside her, just as it would when alive.
'Hey there sweetie, you lost?'
Hope shakes her head, musing to this friendly spirit. "I will live here for a while."
'Why's that?' A young spirit there at times take shape of a baby bunny asks.
"Something really bad is after me and Soren." Hope softly explains it and the rest of the more aware spirits. "We have been running for so long… I wish it will stop soon…" The spirits all turn to the one there confronted the Guide not long ago, Hope gets the sense this one is the boss of the group. This spirit takes the shape of a bear, and when it returns to more humanoid shape; it speaks. 'As far it concerns me, you and this Soren are welcome to stay as long you respect our rules. They are simple, listen to what the head staff tells you, don't steal or harm others and do what you can to help run this place.' Hope nods that she will follow these instructions, feel a bit strange a spirit is giving her such rules. Most of those she has met were more interested in finding certain things, get over whatever killed them or… be around loved ones. Her grandmother was one of those spirits. Makes Hope wonder; is these spirits staying around because people they care about are here?
Scott returns with a warmed pizza. "Here you go." She starts wolfing it down and he has to stop her. Hope has almost forgotten what it meant to have enough food, she and Soren have been out on the street for what feels like forever that having good food such as pizza is a great rarity and something they needed to eat quickly before the people they stole it from would catch up to them. Not here though as when she is done, Scott asks if she would like more. "Yes please." and she gets more. It's been so long she has been able to eat as much as she likes. Sure hope they can stay here, scavenging for any scrape of food and water, not to mention the daily worry of sleeping places there are both warm and dry is not fun. Speaking of sleep. "Do you have a real bed or do I have to sleep on the floor?" She asks, turning to the spirit there takes shape as a rabbit when that one remarks. 'Mikey can be the one sleeping on the floor, you look like you can use some proper rest kid.' Followed by another saying something to the Guide, she didn't hear that one's words as Scott replied right at the same time. "You will get a bed, not sure where though."
She nods and a moment of silence, which she interrupts with a startled jump and has to keep herself from fleeing when another man walks into the hall from seemly nowhere. This one is younger and from how messy he looks, Hope gets the sense he has just woken up.
Talk about a rude awakening, no idea who of the spirits did it but Mike would prefer getting awaken by his alarm or the cat, not getting his duvet pulled off. Scared him out of his wits. "First, don't ever wake me like that again." He points at the seemly empty stage, but he knows better.
Hope notices that the Guide spirit and one she didn't hear the words and currently having the shape of a hare both have a mischievous grin all over their faces.
Letting out a yawn and stretches out, Mike turns to their guest in form of a young girl, currently staring at the stage. He takes the educated guess that it is not the animatronics she is looking at. "I presume you're one of the Mediums Goldie spoke about." She snaps back to him and after she stops staring at him in surprise that he does not find her ability to see dead people weird, she nods shyly. Mike returns the nod and figures a proper introduction is in place. "I'm Mike Schmidt, part of the head staff you can speak freely with when it comes to the spirits of Freddy's."
"Are you the Mikey one of the spirits spoke about?" Hope asks, remembering the one taking the form of a rabbit said, why did that one want Mike to give her his bed?
No need to ask who she heard. "Yes, along with Michael. It's what some of my friends call me, but you can simply refer to me as Mike." He explains and after has scanned the area, Mike notices that there is only one of the Mediums. "Didn't Goldie say there were two?"
"Yeah about that…" Scott briefly pulls Mike away, explaining to him that the second Medium is in the hospital and promises him. "I will explain further when Jeremy arrives." Mike nods and fortunately, they did not have to wait for long.
They leave Hope along with their spirit friends and inside the office, Scott tells the two others about Soren condition and the high chance he might not survive. "I got a hold on her father, a man named William Afton- he uh, he's the creator of the animatronics of Freddy's."
Both Jeremy and Mike blink hearing this, mostly the blond. "So this kid is the daughter of the man who made the springlocks?" and Scott replies with the crawling sense of dread what he soon has to tell them. "Well no, she's not his biological daughter. She's um… Vincent's daughter."
Mike's eyes wide hearing this, barely heard the curse leaving Jeremy's mouth. Hope is the daughter of Vincent? That does explain her ability to see dead people but, "That's can't be right, she's such a sweet girl." He objects, no child of that heartless murder will turn into such a shy but kind soul as Hope.
"Did Goldie know about this?" Jeremy asks and is not really sure how to react to this. In one hand he would like nothing to do with the spawn of Vincent but on the other, this girl did not decide who her father was and from how polite she is, it seems Vincent never tried raising her. That thought surprises him less actually, Vincent never really cared for children, more interested in the animatronics and when he did pay attention to the kids... well now he knows it's when that bastard had chosen a soon to be victim.
Said spirit appears at the window. "I do not think it matters anymore." The three men turn to him and Calem tells them why he does not think this fact matters. "Hope is nothing like her father. From the time I traveled with her and Soren. Hope has shown to be kind but forced to throw away her childish naivety in order to survive. All she has in common with her father is her smarts. What I noticed, she's the only one who can argue with Soren and the boy will listen to."
"How is this Soren?" Mike asks.
"It was hard knowing how exactly he would react to certain situations." Calem must admit. "When I first met him he was ready to fight and only lowered his weapon when I ensured him I wished him no harm. Next, he was more concerned about staying away from people than anything, only considered taking the offer when Hope spoke up. I can't tell you how he will react to things, I don't think he is fully aware why he does certain things. All I know that Soren's main concern is Hope." Glancing to the main hall where Hope is having a conversation with the Toy's spirits. "As Hope priority is staying near her closest friend and protector."
Great… this Soren sounds to be one hell piece of work. Jeremy grumbles at this fact but can he really blame the kid from being like that? Any child would become paranoid, distrustful and aggressive if they have been living on the streets for who knows how long, more so when getting hunted by a psycho black spirit and according to what Hope told Scott; Soren's own mother tried to kill him. So no, Jeremy does not blame that kid in not knowing how to react to his surroundings, being all-paranoid and confused in his own emotions. "Let's hope he survives." Jeremy says for honestly. "I much rather want to deal with an all-guard up kid than a paranoid and overprotective spirit."
Mike tends to agree on this, it will be such a shame if Soren will die before his life really has begun. This place has enough children spirits as it is. "Yeah, but we can't do much for Soren as things stand now."
"Right, we should instead make sure Hope is safe and sound." Jeremy nods, and although he does not fancy the thought that girl being Vincent's kid, he is willing to push that aside until she proves him wrong and suggests to the two others. "I still think they should live with me." The two others do not argue, but Mike does come up with a reasonable suggestion. "It will be best if one of our spirit friends hang around your house. You know, in case this Twisted One finds them."
Jeremy agrees, for he really has no wish in doing a standoff before something like that rabbit from hell again. Turning to Calem. "Can you get the others to decide who should have the first guard duty?" The ghost nods and disappears from their realm of existence.
After this, Jeremy and the two others leave the office and explains Hope the situation. She does not fancy the thought of leaving but is both too mentally tired and overwhelmed to argue.
Jeremy has to pick the girl up and carry her to his car. After has put her on the backseat, Calem appears again with the quick message: "Daniel will take the first shift." Before disappearing again.
The drive home happens with no complications and after have put Hope under the duvet of her new bed, Jeremy decides to watch bit television before he goes to bed as well.
The kindness her mother and step-father taught Hope was what saved her from not being treated as smaller and female vision of Vincent. Of course Jeremy will be keeping a sharp eye on her but that's just him being himself.
if you have any song suggestions or wishes to certain chapter plots, feel free to tell me. There is a chance I will add it into the story
till next time