FNAF Security Breach: Whistleblower

by FrostByterFang

Sequel to Delta Wave. Takes place 2 years after the fall and collapse of the mega PizzaPlex. Luis' free runs into the supply depot finally catches up to him in the worst way possible: Bringing about a series of consequences that could bring trouble to the bots and the rest of the family. Vanessa meanwhile decides to orchestrate a rescue operation to save him. Full summary inside.

4. Claws of the Covetous

GLAMROCK FREDDY

The deathly off-white bear before them took another tiny step forward, jaws parted and chuffing in a believably real way as his breaths misted and fogged around his shining nose. He looked so happy- it almost felt obscene when one considered the strange, foreign sensation of nothingness in his ice eyes. In fact, one can compare his sapphire gaze to the frigid, forlorn, foggy appearance of a mountain's summit being mired by eternal clouds. His gaze couldn't be more opaque.

He opened his arms, chains shaking as he merrily chirped, "Oh! It must be my birthday at last! I don't think I've had a proper one in a while-? Well, whatever the case, you brought Bonnie here as an act of apology! Perfect! Maybe I will not have to teach any of you some manners after what you have done!" He then held up a paw and started to tick off, "I might even forgive you for the trespassing, destruction of property, stealing, lack of proper attire and what-not... I mean, I would feel terrible if I had to hurt you all for breaking the rules, you know? Though, you did break a LOT of them..."

Bonnie took another step back, falling alongside the Glamrock version himself- who hadn't moved all this time. Indeed, Glamrock Freddy stood transfixed by the sight of the off-white bear; as if unable to sever his gaze. He just couldn't move.

He didn't have the same sense of impending doom or instinct as the humans or Bonnie; didn't have the amount of remnant in himself to know what he was missing. The source of his 'remnant' had been taken by the tangle 2 years ago in the form of a music box. But even then, Freddy hadn't needed remnant anymore after becoming more aware of himself. He also knew there was something else very wrong here that riled up his comrades and jumped their pulse to a loudness that even he can hear. He kept his paws defensively in front of Vanessa and Luis, his lips drawn back but unable to muster a growl.

The frost-kissed Freddy kept smiling all the while- the Glamrock version honestly couldn't tell if it was forced or genuine. The way he held his face was... he just couldn't put a claw on it. It's like he was trying to remember how to move it in accordance to whatever he felt.

Polar Freddy... Freddy Frostbear? Yeah... both of those somewhat works, he internally noted. He does look a bit like... a polar bear. He's just too big to be anything else.

The other bear suddenly inhaled gustily; a storm of wind getting snared inside billowing sails blowing a titanic ship out to sea. His immense chest rolled and grumbled like a war drum as he savored the air. "Blueberries! Blueberries with... a hint of carrot. Oh, the smell of a long-lost friend..." he trailed off. "How much joy it gives me! And- OH MY." His expression finally broke its masked quality; stricken with tangible surprise as he took another step forward and sniffed furiously. His eyes shut and his tongue pressed to the roof of his mouth; pressing data into his olfactory sensors. His jaws parted again; clouding the air as a mighty wind escaped his blazing blue-lit breast plate. "You- you are now actualized-?" He wondered aloud, his questionable gaze arrested on the bunny completely. "Oh! You are just like me now! Finally! I thought I was all alone!"

Say what? he wanted to say aloud, but didn't.

Suddenly, the other Freddy's grin widened to such a degree that it definitely didn't fit his face; his jaw fell more lop-sided, then he pressed a paw to his chin and playfully tilted his head. His teeth were oddly stained too- all of them just now catching it. It looked like he stopped polishing them at some point and just hadn't felt bothered with their maintenance. That or it was just from being asleep for so long.

That's when they saw it; a single, bloody runnel slipped out of the bear's nostrils and a bit from his own jaws. His smile lengthened, ice eyes unblinking in their trajectory. His shoulders rolled in an echo of merriment as the dark fluid slowly dribbled from his condensation-crusted nostrils. He maintained that doll-like expression as he opened his arms again, "I'm not alone anymore! That couldn't make me happier! Oh- I see you're frightened, Bonnie. Please, I'll wipe it off! I did not mean to upset you. I know you have not understood before but- I'm sorry!"

Glamrock Freddy noticed his azure friend beside him was... shivering. He was SHIVERING? In fact, Bonnie's eyes kept pinning and he took yet another step back- as if he truly couldn't break whatever rabbit-based behavioral response he may be logging. Bonnie had been good about removing the more annoying 'rabbit' brained features he had but even he can tend to overlook something.

Polar Freddy gently went to wipe away the evidence of a mess on his face; though it tended to drag and stain. He frowned and muttered, "Oh... Butterballs... I need a handkerchief. I do not suppose anyone has one, do they?"

The group found themselves shaking their heads at the innocent request.

The bear grunted and kept trying to wipe it away, eyeing them all the while, "I must say now, since I have you all here... I do not approve of all this destruction and... the breaking of my home? Those doors back there-" He jabbed an over-long talon at the security room. "Someone would have to fix that. And frankly, it took me forever to mop some of the floors here! I still haven't got around to mopping what Mr. Er- Mr... Mr. Louie? Luis- right! I apologize for that- what Mr. Luis has stained on his way to the safe room in BG sector. The basement?" He coughed politely, his voice box producing a roll of static along with it as he did. "With this said, I'm afraid I may have to ask you all to clean it or... well, I may have to hurt you regardless. I apologize dearly for it. I hate having to resort to a violent means."

Vanessa finally found her mutinous tongue, Glamrock Freddy jolting a bit when she stepped into his paw and asked, "What for?! We were here to save a friend in need! Surely you understand that?"

"And the chivalry is kind! Do not get me misconstrued-" he waved off. "But I'm afraid Mr. Luis here is a reprobate and you all damaged my home on your way to save a criminal. I am truly sorry for it. Except for you-" He pointed at Bonnie. "You did nothing wrong actually! You've been good about keeping your paws to yourself and helping the others out even if there's no benefit to it. As always!"

Bonnie seemed to finally find his sense; blinking himself out of his stupor and shaking his head. He straightened his posture and found some of his nerve again as he got even with Glamrock Freddy's position and frowned, "I... I'm sorry man, but I'm not your Bonnie. I'm Glamrock Bonnie-" He jabbed a talon at his best friend beside him. "We're the Glamrocks? From the mega PizzaPlex? I'm afraid I've never met you before."

Polar Freddy frowned, "Well that's not a nice thing to say... because if that's true, I'd have to kill you too!"

Bonnie blinked rapidly. "Wha- what for? You just said I- what?"

Polar Freddy shrugged helplessly, "Glamrock Bonnie disappeared, and its because of his stupidity that my friend was... was... was..." His opaque stare narrowed, then something like a smidgen of sanity hit him. He narrowed his gaze at the rabbit good and proper, like he was finally seeing him for the first time. He worked his blood-stained jaw once, blinked again, then it resumed its foggy appearance, "Well, Prototype Bonnie is responsible for the hurt at the other locations too, apparently. I hear tell from some of the staff here -when they were here a while ago, anyways- that the decision to dismantle other Bonnies was made because the prototype killed a manager at the main location. It made him dangerous."

Was it possible for a bot to lose color? Because Freddy thought he could almost envision a loss of color in his friend beside him.

Polar Freddy continued, "Not only that, but prototype Bonnie was apparently breaking several rules and behaving erratically... and adding that to killing staff, hacking system software, damaging property, attacking other bots too... it made him a reprobate- like Glamrock Foxy. His behaviors were something the staff feared seeing in the other ones- and considering Bonnie's track record as a character with a slight anger issue-" He pinched his claws together, "-They wanted to root out the problem before its sets. You know? Although... I still do not understand what my Bonnie had to do with it... he wasn't like Prototype Bonnie in the least. He was harmless! I'm afraid I'm the one that's always been the more... forceful one, between us."

He gazed around, as if truly puzzled by his environment, "Never figured it... my Bonnie, my best friend. Always helping the staff around here. Helping clean things. Helping be a guide whenever we get a new intern or new hire. Always asking about their day... always asking about MY day... He's such a good boy. He even made coffee or baked muffins for the staff here, if they asked for it. Completely docile, and a loving spirit. I never understood why anyone would want to hurt him-" His tone took on a shaky note there- for just that second. It was gone as quickly as it came as he focused back on the Glamrocks, meanwhile. "So... if you ARE him, the Glamrock, anyway, I will have to kill you. In fact, I will-"

He started to step forward, with the group stepping back for his every one stride forward, "-I will tear you apart, put you back together again with the spare parts around here, then, I'd tear you apart AGAIN. And I will keep doing that until I am satisfied with your retribution and you've accounted for your every crime ever committed at the main location. Your idiocy killed my best friend-" His stare turned briefly feral there, then immediately shifted again to its prior mask. "Er, given you are him! I mean, you can't be Prototype Bonnie though-"

He waved it off. "Goodness... you were guiding these folks inside ever so politely and being patient with them despite the criminal they're trying to set free. That lines up with what my Bonnie usually does." He smiled in a chipper fashion, opening his arms to the rabbit. "Now then! Enough of this posturing. Please, my friend. Can you step away from them? I do not wish to frighten you further. And I will have to ask you to take the 'Quiet' room while I dispatch them. I know you do not like violence... and I know you disapprove of me doing what I was built to do, but we both know we should be good, right? Uphold the rules and all!"

Glamrock Freddy felt his jaw flap somewhere- maybe he misplaced it. He wasn't too sure- all he did know what that this being in front of them can never be reasoned with, despite the polite and candid nature of his words. Worse, he'd been hunting Luis in a way that suggested sadism. It was that or boredom. In a span of a single conversation, Freddy got all he needed to know in order to understand just how insane this other bot was. And clearly, he was too far gone in his delusions to be reasoned with aptly, despite being a Freddy who, at first glance, was truly a Freddy at heart; polite, kindly, loving at his core and patient.

But this thing before them...

He's haunted in more than just one way; off kilter in every facet. And while Glamrock Freddy had no real sense of instinct, his inner sense of knowing told him he needed to get his friends away from this disillusioned behemoth right now. Nothing else mattered.

They will have to go through him by force.

Glamrock Freddy snarled good and proper; eyes narrowing and his polished teeth flashing. He braced himself in front of his friends and spread his arms out in front of them all; making himself a barrier to block the frost bear's line of sight as best he could. His fur responded to his heightened emotions when his motor sparked a certain way and a frequency was released in his chest; making the fuzz on his body rise in a manner most realistic.

Polar Freddy raised a curious brow, "Oh- the furs are lovely! And really, the way you can command it to stand like that? Amazing! Probably difficult to get it to flatten again I suspect, but still nice! Did you add the highlights around the eyes too? Super cute touch! And they match Bonnie's eye shadow! I'm sooo in love with it! Oh- I'm sorry about... how this looks-" He shrugged helplessly at himself. "I had fur but... ah, I'm afraid it became too dirty and torn to keep using. They didn't make enough spares around here... I feel naked! I apologize for that."

The Glamrock frowned increasingly. This daft creature before them- he both pitied it, and feared it. He doesn't know better, does he? He wondered almost aloud but thankfully cut himself off.

Polar Freddy grinned again, and once again, that wrongness appeared in his visage, "I like your fur... So. Very. Much. I will have to take it after I dispatch you! After all, its against the rules to not be properly dressed for the occasion!" He pulled at his chains. "I do not have a spare bow tie... and I lost my hat along the way. Its shameful... and the fur itself was something I miss. At least I was dressed properly then! Can't be going without at this rate, you know?"

Glamrock Freddy backed into his friends- not because he was shrinking from the other one, but because he wanted them to run. He turned his head, then ordered, "You all need to go- Please!"

Monty snapped his muzzle and got even with him, "I ain't leavin' you alone with this dude! HELL NAH. Like I said at the house-" he smirked, "You're gonna need my strength, and I intend to make due on it!"

Glamrock Freddy watched the other bear, then frowned. "Uh- A second... please?" He hazarded to the other.

Polar Freddy blinked, shrugged, then he waited.

How... polite.

Glamrock Freddy pulled at the velcro slit alongside the left side of his creamy belly; revealing his chest cavity. The door on it opened, then he pulled out Vanessa's tool bag. He gave it to Vanessa and said, "Use this to find yourself a way out. Do not stick around here."

Vanessa shot him a look, then grunted, "For the love of everything holy, if you get torn apart by this guy, I'd never forgive myself and I KNOW Gregory wouldn't forgive either of us!"

"I still aim to come home in one piece, Vanessa. I apologize for the worry," Freddy slanted her a saddened look. "I promised the cub we'd be well. I do not aim to break that. We swore no more tears and no more getting separated, did we not?"

Polar Freddy blinked in front of them, "You... what? You have a CUB?"

The Glamrock ignored him briefly, keeping his cerulean gaze on the former security guard in a meaningful way. Vanessa meanwhile nodded and took the duffle from him. She sighed and looked like she wanted to say something else, but couldn't muster the words. Instead, she grabbed Luis' shoulder and directed him to shuffle as fast as he could.

The Glamrocks returned their attention to Polar Freddy, with the brown and blond bear going on to say, "Thank you for the patience. I... did not expect it, if I had to be honest."

The icy-glazed other shrugged, "I'm someone who tries to play fair when I can. If I didn't, Mr. Luis would be dead already." His smile was once again lop-sided. "I gave him plenty of chances to notice I'm around and to run even after I tagged him. I have always been the advocate of playing fair! No cheating, right?"

"No... no cheating," Glamrock Freddy reluctantly agreed.

"At least you understand that! No one likes a cheater," the ice ursine chirped.

Bonnie squeaked there- which gained both the bears' glances but nothing else. Glamrock Freddy however knew where the squeak came from; and it's the fact that Bonnie was an unforgiving and almost compulsive cheater. God forbid the other bear knew that though.

There was a contemplative noise that escaped the other bear. Then, "Anyways! Er- you said something about a cub-? I'm kind of... respectively, curious. I mean, we do not-" He flicked a claw between them. "-We shouldn't be able to... We cannot- I'm terribly sorry for asking but... how?"

"...OH!" Glamrock Freddy face-palmed. "Oh! Sorry- He's adopted! Its not like-"

Polar Freddy waved it off, "No no! I er- Again, I was just curious! I do not need details beyond that. Anyways, er... back to the matter at paw-" He scratched curiously at his scalp, trying to brush the topic aside quickly before it got more awkward, "I'd say, three of you on one is... not fair, but considering that I'm larger and I have a bunch of upgrades, it could level the playing field. I will allow this, in this instance. Although its fair to warn you- I cannot refrain from holding back once I'm properly in show-time mode. You understand, I'm sure?"

Glamrock Freddy once again nodded.

The frost variant stared at Bonnie, "You could leave... Did you forget where the Quiet room is? Your happy hole, you called it? I do not wish to demonstrate anything that would upset you further."

Bonnie's expression furrowed, and once again he worked his jaw. "Frost-dude, I don't- I'm not-" He shook his head.

Monty stepped on his foot, prompting Bonnie to shut up. The gator moved his muzzle a certain way- as of to suggest he 'go along with it'. Bonnie blinked rapidly at him, looked a lot like he was going to protest, then his expression levelled out in a show of "Oh!"

"Ah, yeah... where was the quiet room, again?" He said to the white bear. "Its been so long that... I'm sorry, my dude."

Polar Freddy gently said, "Go back down the hall and out the security room you passed through- and watch your feet while you step over the mess- and into that hall adjacent. Go straight until you get to its end, and beyond that door at the end of the hall, there will be a series of stickers you put up that will show the rest of the way! Do not worry about the mess- I will get to it after after I'm done here!"

"Stickers- right. How could I forget?" Bonnie's eyes twitched as he backed away. He passed his Freddy an apologetic look- no doubt he wanted to stay and help, but he also knew Freddy would appreciate it more if he helped Vanessa get one of the doors undone and get out. Moreover, with Bonnie running M.X.E.S, he could use it to perhaps weaken or hack the other bear. He'd overheat if he stuck around to help fight- in fact, its best Bonnie left in this instance. He wouldn't be much help after a point.

With this said, Bonnie very clearly hesitated on leaving, but leave he did. He followed the security room- and therein he vanished. Polar Freddy watched him go- and it wasn't lost on the Glamrock version that the white bear can hear where he was. His circular ears followed the rabbit's path beyond their visual range; and he seemed more than able to track the rabbit's path even despite the distance. His eyes even seemed to follow the path beyond the wall-

Wait... how good is his vision and hearing?

Now that Freddy thought about it, this bear couldn't have possibly known Bonnie had been 'behaving' this whole time... M.X.E.S had control of the cameras for a bit on their way in- how could the bear know where and what they've been doing? What upgrades did he HAVE? Granted, considering this was a parts factory, Freddy supposed it was better to ask: What parts did he NOT have?

Could he have Bonnie's hearing? Roxy's sight? Its terrible enough he has such long claws... what if they Monty's own and he just had a Freddy-colored shell over it? Roxy's eyes however were amber- and yet this creature's was blue. Did he have a special set himself? Freddy would ask, but he doubted the bear would list off everything he had, would he?

Maybe he can ask. The other bear seemed honest enough, and brutally so.

"By chance," Glamrock Freddy queried. "Your upgrades... is it allowed that I can ask what they are?"

Another odd smile. Glamrock Freddy just now realized he hasn't seen this other bear blink in a while. Did he blink at all since they met him? "I could say," he began again. "But then again, I'd have to ask you what upgrades you have. Only to make it fair! But if you will not say, then I won't either."

The Glamrocks passed each other glances. Monty shook his head at him, then Freddy replied with, "I'd rather not say then..."

"Then I won't! Makes this game a bit more fun," His bloody-toothed smirk widened again. Still no signs of blinking. He suddenly got into a charging position; body bowed and knees bent. Arms in a boxer's poise and his cobalt gaze suddenly several degrees colder. "On that note... I hope you can last more than a minute! I do not think I recall anyone to date that's lasted longer than 45 seconds against me... beyond Luis running away. Now then, I say, good luck then! And may the best bear -or gator- win!" He suddenly waggled his arms briefly, "Oh! So exciting to play again!"

Glamrock Freddy noticed something right then; the frost bear's nose- it dribbled again, but for just a second. His eyes remained foggy, smile far too Cheshire in its display to be set normal on a metallic shell. How did a being with a rigid facial structure have a face like elastic? It was freaky. The bear also shuffled his shoulders; breath fogging thickly in front of his muzzle and blood dripping at the corner of his jaw. It had an odd resemblance to dirty froth from a salivating and starved predator whose too impatient to get to feasting.

"Ready," he crooned, smile evident in both his visage and his tone.

Glamrock Freddy swallowed, suddenly glad he didn't have his artificial gut installed at the moment. He also held up his arms in a manner like a wrestler bracing for a larger combatant to come barreling towards him- and no doubt, he was anticipating such a thing. Beside him, Monty too readied himself and opened his jaws; claws flexing a couple times.

"Set-"

Both the bear and gator didn't blink; merely watched and braced.

Polar Freddy's eyes widened; pupils pinned, and his absurd smile grew to an impossible length as he bellowed "GO!" with a wild, belly-deep roar. He surged forward first; his grin a manic quality as his lower jaw swung like it was made of rubber instead. His brown-stained talons rent the air from above; pupils no larger than a pen tip in his massive cranium.

Freddy and Monty didn't stay put like they previously thought. They both rolled out of the way of the swing; only for Freddy to just block the bear's incoming fist. The off-white limb connected with such force it literally blasted him into the hall's wall and created a sizeable indent; cement crackling and something in Freddy's steel spine whining. Freddy felt the air rush out of his whirring compressor; stomach hatch bent inward from the gut punch.

Monty's expression lost its prior confidence, the gator rolling again out of the way as the massive, likely half-ton bear snapped jaws and swung again. He was alarmingly fast for something his size- but he was constrained in this space and couldn't move too fast without grazing the wall with each large movement. One of his ice eyes gained a half-lidded quality and twitched; was he annoyed? Too excited? Both? It was hard to tell.

The gator moved again, and then took his chance to grab the bear's arm once another punch missed. He held on; pulling the arm to his waist to hold it and wailing on the frost bear's face. Two punches hit his nose (it apparently squeaks too, just like the Glamrock's); but the third was countered rather nastily:

Polar Freddy opened his obscene jaws too wide; it had to be as a near 180 degree angle. Once Monty's fist went careening at his nose, he slammed his grizzly fangs shut with an audible, almighty pressurized CLANG of steel on steel. Metal warped and caved and leather tore; Monty yowling painfully as tactile sensors experienced an overclocked electrical surge of feedback and shut down. The bear twisted his head- and then, ripped Monty off his constrained arm and hurled him down the hall. The gator hit the floor that scrapped and squeaked his leather skin.

The massive aberration turned back towards Freddy, who was now up on his feet again. Freddy didn't make the mistake Monty did and swing at his face; oh no. He actually hit the bear's elbow and bent it inwards. The white beast yowled- apparently he had functioning touch sensors too. The pain only made him angry; pupils dilating as he went to hammer into the brown Glamrock. His flared his claws; swinging again with the intention to rip and not pulverize as before-

The Glamrock ducked and weave- and then, he threw all his absurd strength into seizing the bear's fists and his talons snapped closed over the owner's paws. Both bears roared at the other's face; the white one hurling blood and... some other fluid Freddy hadn't noticed before- at his muzzle. They both started to push and shove into the other; shoulders scraping the narrow hall and banging into the walls with the intention to break either steel skeleton. They stayed locked like eagles in a fall; talons gnawing painfully into the other's paws.

Monty recovered and was on them again. He waited this time; a more calculated move than any of his prior ones. Once the white bear's back was to him he lashed out with a swing of his tail- hitting the frost bear in the legs with the intention to knock him off his feet. The larger opponent however was just too big to be thrown as easily, but he did buckle just enough to permit Glamrock Freddy to push him -like a sumo- into an office near them and break down the door.

Both bears rolled into this ordinary space; the white bear crushing a computer desk under his near 800 pounds of weight. The wooden furniture stood no chance against an iron and steel giant his size. His jaws clanged open and shut in vexation; then he whipped his head around and charged on all fours. Chains whipped around as he leaped at the Glamrock-

Freddy side-stepped and just barely missed being gutted. The white bear's limbs were flying wildly; claws ripping into the wall by sheer accident due to the aberration being just too big to limit himself otherwise. He roared, bellowed, blustered; then bore down as Monty once again met him head on with a balled fist and actually clocked him in the under jaw. The bear's head jolted upward as his teeth clinked painfully together; but it didn't blow him back. He instead lurched forward, one arm swinging and getting the gator in the side.

The impact sounded like a gun shot; the reptile flung into the pile of splintered wood with a speed that finished both the desk and the computer its on off. He seemed okay at least; already working himself back to his feet to return to Freddy's side-

The Glamrock was sorely regretting not installing Chica's voice box in the car. He truly hadn't thought about it- and they were paying for it. They needed to stun this monster; and once he was stunned, Freddy could rip his circuit board out and shut him down. That or hit his coolant tank. The bear would subsequently heat up and go into emergency shut-down so to cool off.

But no- here they were, dancing and weaving for their lives.

Polar Freddy whipped and lashed; snarling wildly as he lurched towards the Glamrock again. He raised both fists above his head and brought them down heavily; the noise crackling foundation and crushing the concrete floor with enough force to create a crater. Freddy had moved JUST in time; taking the chance to send claws at the opposing bear's face and snag his nose-

The nose is every Freddy's weakness- including this one. The talons ripped it to leathery shreds; tattered black artificial skin barely hanging on as the towering menace flinched backward with a squeal-

That's when the Glamrock version pulled Monty out with him into the hall. Monty snapped and snarled in protest, but he didn't fight the movement. The pair ran down the hall and into the security room; and from there, away.

"Dafuq man!" Monty finally spat. "Why we runnin-?!"

"We can't take him on! YOU NUTS?" Freddy snapped back at the reptile. "We won't win! We need a tactical retreat and I need to install this upgrade!"

"Oh- shit! I forgot about it!" Monty blinked.

The giant polar bot was heard roaring behind them; no doubt pursuing. He crashed a few times on each standing obstacle and no doubt stepped on the remains of the security door and frame, but it hardly even slowed him down. His blue eyes locked onto them and then he was running after them on all fours- chains slapping the cement with rattling poignancy.

How and why is that infinitely more terrifying than being bipedal?!

Glamrock Freddy whimpered and took a random direction; using M.X.E.S' scans to show the building layout and bee-lining it towards the conveyer room. He shoulder-shoved his way in and let go of Monty only then; gladdened that the gator was following voluntarily now. The pair looked briefly around the assembly room and started climbing the belts; running up the ramp to another story above ground level. Its unlikely the bear, being the size that he was, could make it up the same route.

Polar Freddy burst in not thirty seconds behind them; the feral automaton staring coldly at his prey at they climbed a chute further up the belts. The way up was definitely too narrow, and he would collapse the area if he started to climb it- even he knew that.

But, he proved clever: He suddenly took one of the chains on his wrists and looped it; then, spinning it like a lasso -a sight Freddy didn't expect- up to one of supports holding the belt overhead aloft. It not only connected, but secured. Freddy and Monty only had a couple obscene seconds to realize what he was doing-

He pulled down with all his immeasurable weight and strength combined; the belt and girders around whipping and whining as he did. The belt beneath Freddy and Monty couldn't possibly hold up; the entire line collapsing out from beneath them-

Monty snapped his teeth into a lower hanging support bar and snagged his brown companion; keeping the two from falling into the white bear's waiting hands below. From there, he pulled Freddy up his body and onto another belt beyond them that was larger, wider, and sturdier. The brown bear pulled Monty up from there.

"No fair!" The white bear snapped once. "Now I have to clean this once I'm done with you..."

"Why bother?!" The Glamrock called down. "No one's coming back! No one's making you do this!"

"Rules! You fool!" The polar beast called. "Its bad enough I broke this! But at least I can fix it!

"WHAT RULES?" Monty snapped. "DUDE! NO ONE'S FORCING YOU TO DO THIS!"

The polar bear flashed his bloodied teeth, "Rules are all we have amidst anarchy! Rules are all that's kept me alive! RULES are why I'm still here! BREAKING THE RULES DESTROYED US AND KILLED MY BEST AND ONLY FRIEND!"

He hurled the chain lasso again- hooking it over a solid girder holding up the second story. He pulled once, tightened it, then began to climb-

Freddy and Monty passed each a heart stopping glance and beat it down the heavy duty belt. Freddy pulled his velcro belly slit open and removed Chica's voice box from his dented stomach hatch; wincing when he saw its been rattled around. It should still work, but he felt terrible about the amount of damage that's on it already. He stared at Monty behind him, nodded, and paused.

Monty went to work helping install it. He pulled Freddy's bow tie to expose the throat pipes and hastily removed his antique voice box and threw it into Freddy's belly. He managed to get the thing connected JUST as the white bear finished scaling the chain rope behind them and got level with them. He pulled his chains over his wrist again, fixed it in place, then squinted at the sight of them.

"...Cheating. YOU'RE CHEATING!" He thundered after them-

Monty moved out of the way just as he finished connecting the last wires. Freddy stepped past him and slammed a hand on his stomach hatch to shut it; jaws opening wide-

And he roared; the sound obscenely powerful and ingratiating, it shook the swinging lamps around them and flickered lights. Monty collapsed behind him; but that had been anticipated. Freddy couldn't be gladder when he noticed the white bear also stopped dead in his tracks and he fell over onto the belt; holding his head-

The Glamrock surged forward; running down the heavy-duty belt and Spartan kicking the white bear off of the belt. It took everything it had but the bear fell off; and down he went-

He hit the floor with a fantastic crash of steel and concrete; the tremor no doubt can be felt had one been sitting at ground level. The bear jolted and twitched spasmodically; then, his blue eyes flickered off and shut. He was unconscious. Still in one piece and intact, but unconscious.

Glamrock Freddy huffed and sighed; breathing heavily to cool down his motor and whipping back around to help Monty to his shaking feet. The gator wasn't stable; his knees wobbling and his broken hand unable to do more than clench half-way. However, he was sober and running with the brown bear within a minute. They didn't say anything; merely ran down the belt and leapt to the floor once they were low enough.

They were out of the room before the other bear could get back up.

---

MONTEGOMERY GATOR

For the love of god- he never thought he'd see the day he'd be terrified of Freddy Fucking Fazbear.

Correction: Freddy Frostbear.

The gator lurched along in the wake of his companion, looking back sometimes as they left the insane goliath behind. He wasn't following- but its likely he wouldn't be long in waking up and pursuing them anew. And no doubt, he had an incredible sense of sight and smell and he'd track them in no time. On that note, Monty couldn't help but wonder if Bonnie, Vanessa, and Luis would be alright-

Well, Bonnie would be. Not the other two however. Its probably good Bonnie went with the humans then, on that note. The other bear seemed hesitant to show his wild side to whom he assumed was his friend, so it could help in this instance.

The two entered a small room; janitorial services. It was more closet than anything, but the door was way too small for Polar Freddy to just charge into. He can no doubt get in here, yes (and according to his claims of mopping- and nothing in here didn't look unused), but he'd struggle with it. Glamrock Freddy meanwhile slumped against the door, simply breathing for a minute and throwing back his head. He winced several times; gritting his fangs and-

Whimpering. He was whimpering-

No. He was sobbing.

Monty blinked several times fast as Freddy just collapsed onto the floor and slammed his paws into his optics; shoulders rolling and bobbing with every sickening twitch in his wide frame. The change was so fast and alarming it properly disarmed the gator; who was cradling his broken hand and gawping at the shivering ursine in blunt alarm.

"D-Dude! What the hell yer cryin' about?"

Freddy didn't answer; merely kept sobbing and whimpering. Monty truly hated hearing it; and it was a rare display within itself. In fact, to date, Monty didn't think he's ever really heard Freddy cry more than a handful of times- barely that. The bear usually tended to conceal his tears and hide away in his room or, nowadays, with Gregory or Bonnie if he felt particularly vulnerable. He kept rubbing at his optics; as if he was trying to dig at tears that just weren't there. His teeth flashed a few times; constantly sinking into himself and huffing repeatedly like he was having trouble trying to get air back into his compressor.

What the hell was going on!? How the heck can I even deal with this?

Monty was NEVER any good with tears. Chica, Freddy, Bonnie and Roxy were FAR better at it than himself by leaps and measures. When it came to crying kids, Monty was okay with with dealing with it a little bit- but a lot of his attempts tended to not work. But now, dealing with someone he called a friend was... well, he just had no idea what to do! Monty wasn't great with words like Bonnie, or nearly as suave. He wasn't physically affectionate like Roxy can be, or a combination of both in the case of Chica-

And... it didn't help that Monty always had this... distance, between himself and Freddy. He admits to the fact he wasn't a fan of the bear to begin with- and Freddy's popularity at the PizzaPlex tended to annoy him grievously. With them living with Vanessa and the kids though, he's calmed down and actually found himself liking the bear steadily more. It helped that the two didn't have to contest anything but extra helpings of food at the table (turns out Freddy can be a carnivorous glutton- who knew?).

Meanwhile, Monty waggled his hands uncertainly at the bear and paced around him, unsure as to what to do. Just then, Bonnie pinged them and he seemed to know with that freakish intuition of his that Freddy was upset.

"Dude! What's up? What happened! Are you guys alright-?"

"W-we're fine! Mostly..." Monty turned his hand around and winced when a finger refused to react to his command. He's lost all feeling to that limb as it is. He stared at Freddy's crushed gut- that will need to be dented out. Moreover, the bear's paws were slightly pulverized from engaging paw-to-paw with the other ursine. "We're kinda... coping. Dealing. We just got away from Frostbear. The guy's too dang tough! We can't beat 'em."

"You hurt at all?"

"We're intact, if that's what you're asking-"

"I said, are you HURT at all?"

"We're fiiii-iiine you damn worry-wart. I have a crushed hand and dented torso piece. Freddy's paws are both a bit out of shape and his stomach hatch is the most roughed-up part... but literally, nothing but dents beyond that point. If I didn't know better, I'd almost swear that fuggin' white wreck of a bot was holding back."

"Maybe... if he is though, its scary to consider. At any rate- M.X.E.S tells me he's been scanning the system covertly and- get this, he's managed to pull up files on the bear. Upgrades, history, construction- you name it! They're in a security domain- and it tells us a lot about our interesting friend here. He was built and assembled here- and he was taught to be a security bot- he's never been a performer like our Freddy. That's not the interesting part though-" There was a pause, as if for dramatic effect. Its either that or Bonnie was listening to Freddy, because then the rabbit said, "Er- Monty, Freddy won't respond to me. What's up with him? Is he okay?"

Monty gritted his teeth, "He's okay... mostly. I think he's just upset about the other bear... you know how he is. He likely sympathizes with it-"

"Of course I do!" Freddy suddenly shouted at him- that made Monty jump. "Why would I NOT be upset?! That poor Freddy! He lost his best friend and his WHOLE world- and he's suffering the way you all did in the PizzaPlex! Being left behind here, all alone-" He suddenly shot up and waved his arms around. "Look at this hellscape! This couldn't MORE fucked!"

Monty blinked several times fast at the casual use of the swear. Freddy using swears was usually a BAD sign.

With that said, Bonnie was able to say, "Fredbear, my man- I-"

"I can't just- this is HORRIBLE!" Freddy loped in that one spot, throwing his paws around. "What have these people done to him-?! He doesn't understand! Being raised to hurt others, and then, he's restricted to just a Bonnie for a friend-? JUST TO TAKE HIM AWAY? Of course he isn't sane!" He smashed his forehead against the wall. "Oh... that poor, wretched... I can't. Bon, I just can't unsee that being ME in another life."

The rabbit fell silent, Monty doing the same and twiddling his claws at that.

Freddy went on, "Bonnie... when I lost you, I at least had our friends and each other to lean on. Our world was small, but it was a little bit more bearable when I realized I can cry on Chica's shoulder. But him-" His tone started to break; scraping and rasping like sandpaper on gravel. "He's never had anyone. He's just some GUARD DOG whose literally been chained up to this place! I do not- I cannot unsee that being me, if I hadn't had Chica, or Rox, or-" He inhaled gustily. "I can't... I just can't."

Bonnie was silent for a moment, then he directed his ping at Monty only, "Dude... can you hug him for me?"

"Wha- I ain't an affectionate feller, dude," Monty hissed. He glanced sheepishly at the floor. "It don't... it'd feel kinda forced, or some shit-"

"Dude. We all friends here. We're family. We're all each other's greatest loves, are we not?"

When Monty said nothing to that, the rabbit can almost be pictured nodding in affirmation. "Okay then. Please, let Freddy know you care, yunno? I know you do- its just, come on. Please? Do it not just for me, but for yourself? Come on, my brother. Please."

Monty harrumphed, then stared dolefully at the bear. He emulated a swallowing motion, carefully toed his way to Freddy like he was preparing for an attack, then carefully laid a hand on the bear's fluffy shoulder. He couldn't just HUG HIM- that would indeed be weird, despite Bonnie's words. Not a terribly long time ago, he had disliked Freddy, after all. It STILL felt weird sometimes.

Still, Freddy's sniffles paused briefly at the touch; ears waggling once and one paw carefully ascended to rest itself onto the hand holding him. Claws clinked subtly, and then there was a squeeze. The grip was definitely tight, as if the bear was desperately hanging onto it. He chuffed once, unable to look the gator in the face as he shuffled. He moved next; surprising Monty when he pulled himself from the wall.

Just then, he meandered into the gator and flopped his heavy head onto the reptile's shoulder; and yeah, it startled Monty even further. To be honest, he guessed this was as close to a hug as he's ever gotten from Freddy; with the bear tending to respect that Monty just wasn't what he said: Affectionate. He didn't give physical displays as wantonly or openly as the others. But here, he stood still and let Freddy lean on him; heavy as he was. Monty couldn't just hug him; this was as close to it as he could get. The bear sniffled a couple more times, but then settled.

They were quiet for another minute, then Bonnie pinged the reptile only, "Can't see what's up, but it sounds like Freddy's not crying as hard. I'm gonna assume you helped him out. And I'm gonna thank you for it."

"Yeah, sure," he muttered, his crimson optics on the bear's sullen form.

"At any rate... as to our white host-" The rabbit continued with, opening his connection to now include both bots. Freddy would look up at that, but he didn't immediately pull from Monty until the rabbit added, "So apparently, there's more to it..."

Freddy grunted, "Of course there is... Isn't there always?"

There was a harsh and expectant pause. And then, "My brother, my greatest love, do not worry: we'll do something about it. I don't aim to leave that poor bear here alone. I don't think leaving him here is gonna do ANYONE anymore favors-"

"WHAT?" Monty snapped at the rabbit, stepping out of the personal space of the brown ursine. "You're FUCKING me? We can't take that unstable wreck home! What the hell?"

"Now I never said that- I mean I want to help the poor guy out. I ain't bringing him around Cassie or Gregory though! GEEZ. I know I'm crazy too, but come on! Oh- hold a sec-" There was a brief pause on the other end, and Vanessa's voice was heard. There was a sound of affirmation on Bonnie's end next. And then, "Vanessa says we should shut him down peacefully. And then we remove his circuit board and take that home instead. Not his entire body- I don't want to leave him able-bodied in case he's like ME and he can ignore timers and restrictions on his system and wakes up whenever. He's apparently a hacker- not as good as me, but he's just-"

Monty can almost picture a head shake, "-That bear's A.I is FAR more interesting and unique than ours, in a sense. His base code isn't built like ours at the PizzaPlex- according to M.X.E.S. Not with the mimic1 base line. And, with the presence of remnant in his body, he's about as imposing as a bot COULD be. And speaking of the remnant-" There was a somber note in the rabbit's speech. "I don't think we can leave him here like this, regardless. I saw, when he was made, they gave him the remnant on purpose- and its not in pieces like us-"

"You mean-" Freddy frowned. Thank god his tears were dry (metaphorically speaking). "He's like... he's like you, isn't he? As in, a whole person-"

"Yeah. A whole person. And its merged with his unique A.I. He's probably the most special bot ever made... you and me, Freddy? We were made the same way, with the same program, and same amounts of remnant. My remnant was left behind with my old motor though. Recall that Vanessa and Roxy assembled my current one? At any rate, our remnant was all trace, at first. But this bear- this Frost Freddy-" A contemplative sigh, "-He couldn't be more removed than us in these ways. He's far too dangerous... and admittedly, too interesting, to leave here."

"I doubt we can put this guy to REST though-" Monty sardonically inputted. "I mean, the fucker's too damn- YOU SAW HIM! He's battier than actual bat shit!"

"We still have an advantage over him-" Bonnie went on to say. They can almost picture the smile when he said, "We have M.X.E.S, and we've been working at the system for the last while. Frost Freddy is an interesting and powerful A.I within himself, but he will not hold up against us, long-term. All of us together have more processing power than he does. After all, Vanessa's also been improving our memory and overall functionality throughout the last years- meanwhile this poor bear has only had access to the stuff HERE. He's still damn resilient however... and he's still as powerful as Vanny, at LEAST. With that said though, we can eventually get past his barriers and shut him down for the time being, but it will not be TODAY however-"

"What do you mean?" Freddy pressed.

"We cannot win today- he's still too damn strong. You all saw that first hand, and the fact he was able to wrestle control from M.X.E.S says enough! We will have to leave. And, seeing as this Freddy is a stickler for rules and seems to be here voluntarily, I doubt he'll follow us out. We can come back another day and deal with him when we're ready. I wager the bear would even let us back in with ease."

Monty threw back his head and groaned. "Fuck! Can't this just be a one-and-done deal?"

"Negatory, my scaly compadre. This is an unquantifiable unknown we hadn't been able to account for. We simply cannot win- as you said yourself, for the day. We'd need the whole crew for this guy. Now then-" Another beat. "Vanessa, Luis and I managed to find the loading docks and unlock one of the doors. M.X.E.S and I are prepared to open it- but haven't done so yet since we're waiting on you. We need to take the chance NOW to escape!"

"Why didn't you say that SOONER?" Monty snapped.

"Literally just commandeered its control in the span of our conversation. Now get over here! I don't think we can fight this bear's hold on the controls for longer than a few minutes."

Monty and Freddy nodded, then proceeded to run down out of the janitorial closet. From there, they continued following the numerous halls at a speed that had them skidding into corners and nearly falling over their large feet. Monty parted his jaws, keeping his awareness of their environment at the forefront of his mind as they moved. He still didn't feel any signs of the bear, but if even Bonnie missed him earlier, what're the odds the off-white beast can move around this place in near and total, utter secrecy?

And for that matter, what were the chances he was already up?

---

POLAR FREDDY

He was just lying there. Harmlessly.

Contemplating his life.

Contemplating that FUN brawl!

Contemplating... a lot.

He blinked at the ceiling, paws resting placidly over his breast plate like he was completely relaxed and waiting for the first stars to peek out so he can see them. He even hummed a tiny bit- pondering the curious behaviors of his visitors. Bonnie struck him as... odd, but Bonnie's always been a little strange. Not all there- even he can say that much.

His lapine bestie was a docile, meek-willed, and easily frightened bot. He was originally constructed to be a security bot too, but he proved to be about as brave as a wet, shaking chihuahua during stress tests. He wasn't typical of most Bonnies. In fact, its fair to say that while he had the code for a proper Bonnie within him, the remnant that sat inside him may have swung his personality to a different extreme. It seemed the most logical explanation for his boldness- or rather, lack of it. It didn't help that his bestie's remnant never seemed to agree with its host... they weren't unified; which allowed for full actualization.

But this one...

This Bonnie. He was so certain it was his best friend for a bit there! He even wore the same fur! Yes, all the furs were made here and his bestie had the coat himself. He cleaned it all the time, and he was immaculate with maintenance. The wonderful sheen on that coat there, the smell of him- and then there's his willingness to be kind to those he sees- that HAD to be him, right?

Right?

Now the polar bear was sitting up, blinking lazily as he studied what he's observed. He popped his previously broken elbow back in place; having forgotten about it. He'd have to replace a servo and tune it later. Now as to Bonnie-

The cameras hadn't given him much, but his other senses... they bespoke of a story far more telling. His Bonnie -given that WAS him- had been in the outside world. These Glams have seen the outside- lived in it. They came to rescue their comrade- Bonnie showed willingness to be good to them- they worked together. They talked like it was natural-

His real bestie though... he'd been too shy to speak his troubles. To even break silence between himself and his bestie. The two hardly talked; but they hadn't needed to. They'd been good to each other, loving. They sang together, draw together, baked together, they even went into rest mode together- There was no way this Bonnie here, whoever he is, was the SAME as he prior friend. And while Polar Freddy still pondered that it could be him, Bonnie would've no doubt changed.

But what if that truly wasn't him?

Well then, he's a liar, and he's the Glamrock, like he said earlier- and I'll have to kill him. Simple as that.

Now he was considering something else: Even if this is or isn't his Bonnie, the rabbit had a rapport with those delinquents. They were seamless in their movements, they found their friend in short order. They managed to work together to get away. They were a unit; true and tried. He didn't want to say this, but even Polar Freddy wanted in on that. He wanted that same unity.

He craved it.

He had to talk to his bestie- given that was him. Find out what he learned. Where he's been. What he's been doing. How he's changed. How he's been able to get outside and LAST. How come he took so long to come back. Its been two years! TWO. TEARS. He was noticeably bolder... that was interesting alone. There was just so much Freddy had to ask!

Now the bear was on his feet, getting up with a groan and tossing his heavy head to shake out the wires from their bunched positions in his neck. That fall rattled a few parts, but he was of sturdy construction- nothing he couldn't shake off or pop out on his own. He had nothing but time. He had all the time in the world.

He inhaled gustily, not that the compressor was needed to cool him off. The cold in this place was more than enough. In fact, he had half a mind to shut off his compressor, but he needed some kind of air flow in there. It was also habitual for him to use breathing; he was programmed to still emulate organic functionality. The measures and habits felt good sometimes.

He watched the door where his visitors had gone, contemplating, mulling them over, frowning all the way. He resolved to speak to this rabbit- the others may have to come later. Because if that really WAS Glamrock Bonnie... needless to say, he wouldn't be making it out of here regardless. His warped mind arrested onto the fact Bonnie took precedence over the humans. And yes, that was breaking his own rules to some extent but... he didn't want to be left alone here anymore. He didn't want to see this Bonnie leave with them- whether or not it was his Bonnie or the Glamrock. No matter what, he will stay. He couldn't bear -no pun intended- to be alone like that again.

With this said, he dusted himself off and meandered out- deciding to take a nice little shortcut along the way. The scenic route was nice, unless you're in a hurry.

---

GLAMROCK BONNIE

He was letting M.X.E.S help with the controls, meanwhile Vanessa was tending Luis behind him.

He typed furiously away at the door controls, his nose occasionally releasing steam as he focused on the monitor. Not more than a couple minute before, he had to help hull some debris out of the way; forklifts and leftover vehicles that were parked deliberately in front of the bay doors and sitting on their roofs to prevent being wheeled out the way with ease. It was good that Monty sent him to help the humans; otherwise, they'd be floundering about looking for a likely just as barricaded fire exit.

His ears flexed again- constantly on alert. Vanessa wasn't speaking for his benefit- and if she did, it was directly at Luis for instruction. Bonnie occasionally glanced at the man himself, his maroon optics arrested onto that nasty burn on his shoulder. That wound was HUGE- and no doubt, if Luis hadn't done what he did, they'd be having a closed casket funeral within the month.

That's the other thing that bugged him; Jamieson. M.X.E.S was positive it was this employee that set poor Luis up. How come he got short with his 'friend's' visits here? He's tolerated it for the last couple years... why suddenly change his mind? Something about this situation made no sense. Was he truly just tired of Luis' theft? Or did he think Luis was doing something else, and once he found out what he'd been up to, he decided to close up shop?

Jamieson must've noticed Luis was taking parts... was it possible he can guess that the purpose of those parts were for? Did he suspect that Luis and Vanessa were housing the bots? Did he find out ANYTHING about them?

There was too many unknowns. Too many hypotheticals. But no matter how one slices it, Bonnie knew this much: They needed to move. As in, literally move out of this state and live their lives elsewhere. Staying here so near the hub of chaos itself was asking for trouble. Its bad enough they couldn't hardly leave the house that often. They CAN and they HAVE, but it poses risks each time they did. Maybe someone finally saw them and guessed what Luis was up to?

Bonnie glanced at the man again, sighing heavily. Luis will have to move in with them, probably. And move out of the state too just so he ain't killed. Fazbear Entertainment after all always hated loose ends. And frankly, Bonnie was STILL under the impression that the company bought out the cops. There was no way in HELL they can still be open after all the disappearances that's occurred in the last decades- let alone the more recent ones.

'Recent' being the mass disappearance of construction workers at the PizzaPlex prior to its collapse. Before Cassie came to save them, workers had arrived to dismantle the place and renovate it- but then, many of them started disappearing at once, and others just straight run out. Its likely they've encountered the Tangle. Worse, what are the odds some of them found the Vanny mask and its exchanged NUMEROUS hands beyond Vanessa and Cassie's own? It'd explain the graffiti and the dismal nature of the place... and it'd somewhat explain what happen to some of the people who came to visit.

Bonnie had been pondering these mysteries for quite a while now- and he'd been trying to dissect that chip in the garage for that reason. He wanted to understand what happened, and just how corrupt the authorities here really were. Literally, it was IMPOSSIBLE for Fazbear Entertainment to remain as it is without the law getting in on it somehow. They HAD to be bought off, right?

Ah, but he digressed from the main point there: the point being brought back to this other Freddy- a security bot who was awoken by a disgruntled employee who clearly intended harm and no doubt would've followed through on it. No way Luis can stay here without his health being further compromised.

With this said, he resumed typing on the computer, frowning as his whip-smart mind continued weighing one hypothetical after the other. His carmine-tipped talons tap tap tapped with a speed a human can barely wrap their minds around; his motor humming softly as M.X.E.S continued its work digitally. He paused however when his ears caught the whir of servos- but... it wasn't from a pair of sets so much as it sounded like it was coming from a singular source-

"Vanessa! You and Luis hide!" He snapped suddenly. He got off the monitor and pushed her and Luis. "Someone's coming and I don't know if its our Freddy or Monty for sure!"

"Fucking tits-" Vanessa threw back her head and groaned. She put herself against Luis and pulled at his beltline, "Alright- which way can we go?"

Bonnie glanced around, then 'Ah'd' at something. "Try that side room there. I think its a multi-utility room. Should be a vent in it."

Vanessa swore so colorfully there that even Bonnie raised a brow. "Not MORE fucking vents!" She groaned as she urged her boyfriend ahead. "Geez, when we get outta here, I'm swearing off of vents for the rest of my life!"

Bonnie flexed his ears again, looking around the cars and mumbling to himself. He flexed his claws, shut off the control monitor, and concealed himself behind a sedan. He couldn't go inside it- it was locked. He just needed to remain out of sight for a moment-

The door to the garage opened, then a large figure loped through. Not Monty or their Freddy, then. Bonnie could see through the glass that the off-white bot was skulking around; sniffing the air thoughtfully as he went. He had to duck under the frame too; as well as side-step inward in order to get through at all. His barrel-shaped breast heaved with every gusty sigh; chains clinking with every stride.

Not for the first time, Bonnie wondered about the chains. Did he wear them because he liked them? He couldn't see humans using those things on the bear effectively- no doubt he can break them if he wanted to. Perhaps a fashion statement, the more he pondered it.

The bear paused, sniffed, and bowed over somewhat; then he looked up and locked onto Bonnie's location. "Oh! Are we playing hide and seek now? I gotta say, I did not expect that... but, if we are, I know you are there, I'm afraid... You'd have to remove your scent patches in order to hide more effectively, my friend! Have you forgotten?"

Now Bonnie felt like a fool. Yeah, of course hiding was useless... this Freddy's nose had to be more powerful than their own Freddy's. Maybe not by much, but strong enough. And on that note, he no doubt smelled the humans had been here and he can tell the vehicles had been moved. He wasn't attacking...

He wants to see me, then.

Bonnie huffed reluctantly and stepped out. He couldn't help but fight a wince at the weirdness floating around the eggshell colored bear. In normal circumstances, Bonnie wouldn't be able to detect that weird wrongness that came with being possessed. He used to not have instincts until Cassie's father's soul bound itself properly to his body. The awareness a living being had of their world, plus the habits and traits they had in that life gave Bonnie an advantage over his other brethren. He had instincts now- or something like them. He can smell and feel the wrongness inside this bear.

It was imposing; loud. Something about his 'aura' was disquieted- perhaps not unlike the tangle, in a sense. Was it possible that whoever was in his body died a violent and painful death? That they were vengeful and loathed all living things? It was so hostile.

Bonnie was forcibly side-lined from those thoughts as the bear approached; a whole head and shoulders taller than he. Polar Freddy continued to smile ever-so placidly; his expression quaint, patient, and even kindly- save for the frigid nothingness in his cerulean optics. Traces of blood besmirched his seemingly gentle visage; brown trails a stark definition on his nose and jaws.

"Hello again, my friend!" he said, opening his arms like he wanted to hug him- not that he did. "By chance... I wanted a moment more of your time? One on one, if that was not too much to ask..."

Bonnie clenched and unclenched his jaw. Should he be playing along with him? Should he lean fully into this other Bonnie charade? He could no doubt figure that'd blow up in his face, but he just wasn't sure what to expect with this creature. So, in his confusion, he could only nod at the bear; unable to muster words.

Polar Freddy seemed pleased by it; giddily flapping his paws and continuing to maintain that weirdly benign but almost-fake smile on his countenance. "Oh- nothing pleases me more than being able to exchange words with you again! Its been FAR too long, see... and this place-" He waved around. "I admit, it DOES get to you after a while... its too quiet. Too remote, even though the main hub is not that far away."

"Yeah... yeah," Bonnie nodded. His ear flicked once in Vanessa and Luis' direction; no doubt they were watching. He doubted they were listening though- the distance was too far for human ears to catch anything.

Polar Freddy closed the gap between them; his enormous, blood-stained paws grabbing both Bonnie's shoulders and... holding him there. The rabbit felt something in his motor skip warningly; akin to a throttling heart beating frenetically out of its cage. He had to fight every rabbit-brained tic he had, alongside the natural fear his own personality and Cassie's father had in order to not wriggle in this creature's grip.

"I wanted to ask... see, I am so very concerned about you leaving again... I do not think I can take it," he admitted candidly. "I know I have been asleep for most of these two years, but I've still spent enough time on my own to understand that I cannot leave and... well, I cannot deny... it's a... spirit withering notion." His expression slanted into a doleful one- that much Bonnie can see was genuine. "I am loathe to return to that. And, seeing you here- it delights me in ways I cannot wrap my mind around. I just never understood why anyone would want to hurt you-"

A talon traced Bonnie's fuzzy cheek; with the rabbit noticing that this bear was taking expert care in drawing out the motion and not grazing his sensitive whiskers. He knew about Bonnie's weakness with his face, then.

"They took you from me... and it-" His timbre choked up, sapphire eyes briefly flickering as if trying to remember how to blink. His tone took on a rattling sound, head dipping low and his hold on his shoulders especially heavy. "I cannot... I do not wish to see you walk out. With them. I do not understand- I know they are here- those humans. They're hiding there-" He flicked his head towards the utility room. Bonnie fought a cringe there. "-I know you wish to do good, and help them. But... are you really intending on leaving me? Without saying ANYTHING?"

Can you not tell that I'm not him-?

He didn't dare say that aloud however, feeling something in his chest clench. He truly did feel for this Freddy- and no doubt this Freddy, insane creature that he was, still felt things his own Freddy did in the wake of Bonnie's disappearance. The idea that ANY Freddy would suffer in this capacity stung- and if this thing was guilt tripping him on purpose, well, shit. It was working.

Bonnie flicked his maroon optics at the door. Then, "I uh... planned to go- BUT BUT BUT-!" He felt the bear's paws tighten briefly on his shoulders. Was that in warning? True sadness and pain? Mostly likely both, he assumed. "-We aimed to come back! With more friends! I promise!"

"Friends," he said, his optics narrowing.

"Yesss... with more friends! I wanted you... to meet my new friends! It'd be good for you! For us- I mean-" he continued trying to coax. He needed to really sell it, so he raised a paw gently and rested it on the bear's breast plate- right where his heart should be. "I promise- and you have my word as not just a Bonnie, but Freddy's all-time best friend and number one fan and hype man all throughout time- forever and ever- that I aim to return in short order, and bring some friends to help liven this place up. I swear it, on the soul of the person in my body."

The other bear ticked his eyes across Bonnie's face, no doubt calculating the words and their legitimacy. There was a very gradual, slow, and methodical tilt of his head. He sniffed too, even leaning in and smelling at the rabbit's face as if he can smell any possible lies. It freaked Bonnie out and made him paranoid that he could MAYBE smell any fibs, but he stayed as calm as he could be as the bear snuffled and chuffed all over him while keeping him pinned in place.

"Is... our friendship not enough?" he eventually asked.

"Now I never said that! That's putting words in my mouth-" Bonnie held up a talon. His ears flicked; then he was hearing another set of servos. HIS Freddy and Monty were nearby, or maybe watching them. Bonnie hoped they didn't intervene yet. Maybe he could talk his way out of this one. "See, in the last couple years, I got to know some very good souls- and I mean that," he spoke earnestly, his mind on Cassie especially there. Best to tell the truth as he could- he didn't want this beast catching any possible lies, should this somehow blow up in his face. "A kindly, loving girl showed me something especially priceless; and I wanted to spread that love in whatever capacity I can. Every Bonnie can agree with that, yunno? And I was able to make the most out of the place I live at... and I have friends I want you to meet."

He rested a hand gently onto the bear's chained wrist, the grip firm and confident. Still Polar Freddy didn't blink- that weirded Bonnie out but he continued, "They'd want to do good for us. They wanted to thank you for all the kindness you've shown. You know, letting Luis do what he needed gave bots like you and me more time in this precious world. Time we could spend not hurting each other, you know? And you tolerating the things you did- you deserve a proper party and what-not. A real birthday! You know? And to meet Chica, and Roxanne, and... I dunno! I mean, surely you'd want more friends?"

"Well of course I do! We all want more friends," he said with a chipper confidence that somewhat allayed Bonnie's nerve. "But I do not need a party so long as I have you. You were all I ever needed."

Bonnie blinked rapidly, then hung his head and sniffled once. His ears lowered so close to his head that they were almost flat. His jaw clenched up again, taken aback by this Freddy's very forward nature. In some perverted aspects, he truly wasn't unlike his own best friend and it was sapping at him in strange ways.

"Bonnie, MY Bonnie, is all I ever wanted to see again. I do not care for more friends so much as I have my pal and- as you say, best hype man. He is my entire world, once. And him leaving it-" His tone took on a quieter sound, "It was so much worse then I could have ever hoped to endure. I cannot take it if that happens again! But, more friends is not a bad idea either... I'm not dismissing that-" he continued, his timbre a strange, velveteen roughness that could very well be as close to Freddy-like as it could be. "My bestie is my greatest love though- and not seeing him again- that scares me more than anything. So with that said- Why not YOU stay with me, and I can let them go and fetch these friends you speak of?"

Bonnie flicked an ear there, narrowing one optic more than the other. He was testing them. No doubt he was being genuine, but he was testing them too. The bassist twitched his nose, then gazed slowly up into the other's bear visage, "I'd say yes, but uh... its not just friends, see. I have family too? And... there's this girl I don't wish to worr-yeeeooow!"

The bear's talons locked; not digging in, but the pressure he applied was ridiculous. The pressure of his paws was enough to have Bonnie worry for a second he may rip his arms off, but it never happened. The bear's expression became especially stony, the pain of his words from before now trace upon his countenance. He stopped squeezing after a few seconds; as if in remembrance of his strength. He finally blinked, actually blinked, as he stirred from some kind of mental funk.

"Oh- I'm terribly sorry. I thought I heard that wrong- that you would... you know. Leave. And, for a second there, I thought maybe, just maybe, I was talking and pouring my heart out to the er- other Bonnie, I recall not liking, hm?"

The rabbit was glad he had no blood or actual skin in which for it to run free of. His previously sympathetic expression took on a fear-filled one, withering beneath the weight of this bear's unrelenting focus. He felt no strength in his legs suddenly, going a little limp in his grip like the true rabbit he was when he knew his greatest predator literally had him trapped in his jaws and was one bite away from ripping his fuzzy little head off.

Because in that moment, that was all he can see this being.

Suddenly, seeing the fight leave him so abruptly, HIS Freddy emerged with Monty in tow; the two bots snarling and snapping teeth. They both paused half-way, the white bear turning to pass them an impassive glance, "I am truly sorry, my guests. But I am afraid I'm speaking with my friend here about some personal matters. You are... how can I say this without sounding rude? But, I'd like another moment, please."

Glamrock Freddy's expression- there was something absolutory lethal about it that actually spiked hairs on the back of Bonnie's neck. In fact, the hair on his body was spiking again and one optic actually twitched- claws bared and his facial plates (and the fur's lip line by extension) lifting off his teeth in a realistic way. Cerulean pupils pinned and laser-focused onto the white bear with such intensity, one would think the other would combust.

"Let. My. Brother. Go."

"You had to endure that pain too, huh?" continued the white bear peacefully. His tone was so calm, his aura weirdly tensed however; expression a wane, distant quality. "To lose your best friend and not see him again for so long. And to want to do anything to keep him in your life now that he's back in it- surely you understand my own hesitation?"

Glamrock Freddy's teeth clicked a couple times; a rumbling, concussive bellow roiling in his chest cavity that echoed with a wrath that threatened to consume all conscious thought.

"You do not wish to do harm, I can tell. Its not evident, but at the same time, its all over you-" The white ursine continued easily- his tone like oil slick on water. "You understand me! But you also do not wish to share Bonnie, do you?"

The Glamrock's twitching eye responded for him there, claw tips clinking softly as he flexed them in reply. He also approached a couple steps, nostrils flared and his heavy brows knotted into boulders upon his brown and blond visage.

Polar Freddy glanced between him and Monty, then back at the Bonnie in front of him. There was a contemplative grunt that escaped him, "You are... the Glamrock, I assume?"

Bonnie's ears sank lower.

"Hm. Curious-" He went on to say, his opaque gaze seeming to sharpen into something razor-edged. "Did you really mean what you say about swearing on the soul in your body? And for that matter, did you really feel it needed to lie?"

"I didn't lie!" Bonnie croaked in a squeaky rasp that betrayed his fear. "I didn't lie that last couple moments when I say I promise you won't be left here all alone! Nobody deserves that! We-" he flicked his head at the brown bear and gator, "All of us- every bot everywhere, all of us, we understand what that feels like! Being left behind in the PizzaPlex- being left alone to rot in a closet for so many months-" Bonnie gritted his buck teeth, "I GET THAT. BELIEVE ME! I just can't, in my right frame of mind, bear to part with those I love so much! It hurts-" Another head flick. "I can't stay away from them! And my girl-"

He jaw clenched- shit. Did he just say it like that? He continued, noticing the bear raise a brow at him, "I made a promise to my girl too! No more sadness! No more of this- obeying the rules was how this escalated into the problem that it became! And whether or not you like me- you're still a Freddy who misses his best friend! What kind of Bonnie, no matter which one he is, would leave it at that? To let him stay in that quagmire all alone?"

There was such a cold expression on the other's face, that Bonnie wondered if anything he said was getting through to him. In fact, the air felt like it was plunging further into ranges most uncomfortable; the rabbit able to picture icicles forming on the bear's face all the while.

Meanwhile, the bear finally said, "You still lied about being my bestie- its bad enough you wear his skin. You even smell like him. But if you are truly Glamrock Bonnie, I am confused about something else-" He puckered out his lower mandible, "Why all the rule breaking? Why kill? I kill because I was built for it... you killed on a whim, disobeying your programming as a performer. You say you cannot bear- er, I did not mean for that pun- to be apart from your Freddy. And yet your delinquency is what lead into your separation. How come you caused so much trouble if you were so afraid of leaving your pal forever?"

Bonnie's expression narrowed, "I had a murderer to catch- one that was also hurting my friends too. I couldn't let them get away with hurting more people AND my family-"

"And yet it was people who left us both to rot in closest for so long," he dead-panned so frankly it was akin to being bludgeoned.

Bonnie's expression deepened. "And it was people who saved me from the deep. It was my girl who saved my soul. And nothing gets in the way of that."

"Not even your Freddy?" He prodded.

"That's not fair," Bonnie shot, trying to keep up with this bear's no doubt tumultuous thoughts. "You can't just say that! You can NEVER pick between your family. NEVER! The fact you'd do such a thing makes me wonder how much of a Freddy can really be there! I acted out because I was trying to PROTECT them!"

The white bear harrumphed, breath misting in front of his nose. And then, "I've never known the differences- never had the luxury of being able to make that call. You would have to forgive me for the ignorance, then. But on that note- it was still people who treat us like this- to toss us aside in the manner they did-"

"Look at Luis-" Bonnie flicked his head over at he and Vanessa's spot. "You saw he was stealing parts. He was giving them to us because he cares! Cassie, my girl, she cares! Vanessa, who houses her and me, and ALL of us, she cares! You cannot lump some people with others-" He shook his head steadily. "Fazbear Entertainment meanwhile- THEY'RE the ones that's evil! Not my family... not my friends, none of them. They're innocent! And now that I have the choice to actually choose to be with them and not have to FIGHT for it, I will enact upon that- and nothing will stop me from it! Meanwhile, I want to show you that you don't need to live this way!"

"Mm-hm. Mm-hm. Okay, okay-" he nodded. "So, I have but one more qualm to allay- if you understand all that, do you think you're still protecting them by galivanting about as you are? Disobeying Fazbear Entertainment's rules about behavior? Breaking them is only going to bring the danger to your home- given it already hasn't. Surely you know that?"

"ErrrrRRRGGG- ENOUGH OF THIS ALREADY!" Monty hollered nearby. "I'M DONE TALKING! YER GONNA LET US GO AND YER GONNA FUGGIN' HOP OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE WHILE YER AT IT!"

The white bear snapped his frost-glazed eyes at Monty, the expression so rigid even bedrock couldn't hold a candle to it. He suddenly resituated Bonnie in his vice; over-long talons suddenly clenching around the rabbit's chest and digging in. Bonnie kicked his legs and heaved; turning off his tactile sensors so he didn't have to feel the pain of it before it dug too deeply. The force applied was powerful enough to warp metal; Bonnie's fur ripping despite its own sturdy weave and the chassis beneath. The blood-caked talons kissed his motor; grazing his rattling core as if he had a hand wrapping around his actual beating heart.

"Firstly, I HATE swears," Polar Freddy went on to say. "Say one more, and I will be taking pieces of your friend apart for every swear muttered. Secondly, you are going to leave here with no rabbit. I'm still in just enough of a giving mood to abide by that- to actually allow you to take a criminal to the hospital. I will not kill your Glamrock, but I will hurt him as needed. I have no conniptions about that- make no mistake."

Glamrock Freddy's snarling rolled like thunder over a valley; the sound vibrating the air around them. The white bear ignored it however, moving to stand by the monitor and waking it up while keeping his claws inside the Glamrock rabbit's core. He typed, then the loading bay doors opened.

"Go on then, leave. And come back soon while you are at it. I assure you, Bonnie will make for some fine company while I wait."

There was a tense silence, a slow blink from the Glamrock variant as he no doubt measured their situation. He turned to Vanessa and Luis, nodded something to them, then focused on the opposing bear and didn't move. Monty stay rooted beside him, producing a growl that sounded more dinosaur in origin; a rumbling hiss that went sub-sonic and vibrated his entire body. Jaws slowly parted; steam hissing from his nostrils.

The white bear narrowed his eyes, watching Freddy warily as well. Bonnie stayed limp in his arms meanwhile, his chest rapidly fluttering like he's run out of energy and just couldn't keep air in his body. There was another pause-

And then, the Glamrock variant ROARED.

Bonnie didn't expect it; nor did the bear behind him. In fact, its likely Polar Freddy took him hostage as a means of keeping the Glamrock from using Chica's upgrade, but it appeared that didn't work. Even Monty was taken off-guard; all the bots in the room collapsing upon themselves and holding their splitting heads-

Bonnie's ear frequency went WILD. It was so harsh that it no doubt damaged his hearing and his vision even went to static. His Hud disabled as he hit a hard system restart and he lost control of his equilibrium. He literally couldn't hear anything as he slipped from consciousness.

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MONTEGOMERY GATOR

What the hell was fatbear DOING?

Its not like there's Bonnie parts just lying around! And the fact Freddy would pull such a stunt? Literally no one thought he WOULD try something like this. And to use it on BONNIE of all bots?

Welp, guess he really underestimated that bear and the lengths he'd go to for his best friend.

Glamrock Freddy stomped over and snatched Bonnie from the polar bot; wrenching the behemoth's paw free and yanking his buddy out of his vice. Claws ripped at Bonnie's furry breast but it was a small price to pay. Freddy was hulling Bonnie's unconscious body over his shoulder and beating it back towards Monty next. Monty was getting up already too, his hearing not being like the rabbit's or the opposing bear.

"OUT OF HERE-" He clipped, pushing the gator into running.

Monty obeyed, even though this would be a good time to clobber that idiot monster before them. In all actuality, for once, Monty agreed with a tactical retreat, following the brown ursine out the exit. The loading bay doors rolled shut behind him-

And Monty certainly didn't miss that venomous glare the recovering bot shot at their retreating backs.