Trigger Warning: major violence, blood, manipulation, and graphic scenes

I do not own Freddy Fazbear or any other Five Nights at Freddy's characters, only my own original characters. Now please enjoy!

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Seemingly miles and miles of sewer tunnels stretched below the pizzaplex, with each turn, doorway, and step nearly identical to the last. It was a tortuous journey, to say the least. However, nothing was more unbearable than Moon and his disturbing lullabies.

His voice echoed off the curved tunnels as he spider-crawled along the ceiling. "Hush, little Fasben, don't say a word, my master's going to kill you now, and if a stabbing won't stop your life, then he's going to trap you here with a knife, and if that trapping won't work, then he's going to drown you in the sewer, and if—"

On and on Moon went, describing ways that Iza could die in horrific detail while she was only a short distance away, demonstrating perfectly why Sun was always in control. Nearby, Iza covered her ears and tried to block out the noise, gritting her teeth when the surprisingly quiet music still managed to reach her eardrums.

She groaned and buried her face in the duffle bag in another fruitless attempt to drown out Moon. "Kill me now," she whispered, pushing her head further into the fabric. "Please, this is cruel and unusual!"

While meant for herself, Iza felt a gentle squeeze to her arm and leg in response to her mumblings, reminding her that she, fortunately, and unfortunately, was not alone in the suffering Moon inflicted.

Surprised, Iza raised her head and took in her surroundings. From her limited view, Iza could see the shared annoyance in the group's movements while sitting bridal-style in Monty's arms. For Monty himself, his tail twitched aggressively while his eyes gave a sympathetic smile to Iza before hardening into a glare. Freddy's ears were pinned back, and a pinkish tint accompanied his trademark blue glow. Finally, while she could not see him, Iza heard a low static grumble from the fazwatch, indicating Music Man's displeasure. And to add insult to injury, for Monty and Freddy specifically, wading through the sewer water felt disgusting on their joints, only growing their disdain for the situation.

Needless to say, everyone was miserable, however, as much as they wanted to escape, it was near impossible. Endos and STAFF bots surrounded them from all sides, their red eyes so bright that the combined glow was enough to guide the group through the lampless tunnels without Sun activating.

Another few minutes of singing passed, and Iza squirmed and cursed under her breath, trying to keep calm until she eventually couldn't stand it anymore, and the singing became too much. "MOON, SHUT THE HELL UP!" she snapped, her anger getting the better of her. "You sound like a bleating goat being strangled!"

Her outburst startled the others and temporarily stopped the song. However, upon making eye contact with the creepy animatronic still on the ceiling, Moon merely chuckled and kept crawling with the group below following suit.

The singing continued, albeit louder and with a bit more passion and hop in the voice, hinting that Moon relished that he managed to get under her skin.

Iza stared at Moon in disbelief and could feel her cheeks getting hot. Then, before she could let out another scream, Iza buried her face in the duffle bag and yelled. "God damn it!" her muffled voice spoke. "Why did I say that?! Why would I even think he would listen?!"

Although Iza was still scared at the events about to transpire, the constant unending concert that was Moon's tone-deaf singing had revived what little sense of irate confidence was left in her system. However, now she just felt foolish, letting her anger get the better of her after everything she and the others had been through.

Iza raised her head and stared forward, meeting the creepy gaze of the endo to Monty's right. "That was stupid of me," she sighed and closed her eyes, running a hand through her hair. "Thought I'd know better by now."

"Please," Monty interrupted, jarring Iza from her thoughts. "You'd have to have the patience of a god not to get angry at this." He gestured at Moon. "You're just the first one to voice it."

Iza lowered her hands and met Monty's multicolored gaze. "What are you saying you would've snapped any second too?"

Monty snorted. "Of course, we all would have. I mean, have you seen Freddy's ears?" He pointed at the bearlike ears lying flat against Freddy's orange head. "He does that whenever he starts getting annoyed or upset and judging by how they look, the dude's ready to burst. Ain't that right, Freddy?"

Confused, Iza followed Monty's gaze and quickly noticed the blue glow reflecting off Freddy as he stared at the two over his shoulder.

She flashed him a slight grin and then looked up at Moon, who was still singing. Then Iza frowned. "So why does he sound like that?"

Monty looked down. "Pardon?"

"Moon's voice, why does he sing so badly?" She rubbed her aching ears. "You think an animatronic whose purpose was to put kids to sleep would sound a smidge more graceful."

Her comment caused Monty to let out a deep belly laugh, and although quiet, they could hear Freddy and Music Man snicker.

Monty calmed down but chuckled. "You'd think that would be the case, but there was a reason Sun was in charge of the lullabies and naptime for the daycare…besides Moon's desire to hurt children." Monty looked up and stared straight at Moon, not bothering nor wanting to hide his following words. "He can't sing."

At that moment, a loud shriek was heard from Moon as he turned around and glared at the Glamrocks. Hanging from the ceiling, Moon quickly spun his head several times before letting out an animalistic hiss, then he turned around and continued piping, making the lyrics ten times gorier.

Monty chuckled, earning a look of disapproval from Freddy. "Really?!" he asked, turning more so Iza could nearly see his entire face. "That only made things worse."

The gator shrugged. "Admit it, Fazbear. You found that dig at Moon as satisfying as I did." Monty smiled and gently squeezed Iza in a makeshift hug.

Freddy rolled his eyes and turned around. "You're impossible."

"You're impossible," Monty repeated in his best Freddy impression.

Freddy frowned. "Grow up."

"Come on, Freddy, don't be that way," Monty sighed, not bothering to hide his mischievous grin before turning his attention to Iza. "You liked it, right, kid?"

Iza made eye contact when Monty addressed her. As she scanned his face, Iza briefly heard Moon singing about how if poison didn't work, they would kill her by deep frying her before she blocked him out again. Finally, she closed her eyes and breathed out. "I guess. At least it took his ego down a notch."

Monty laughed and then went silent. Noticing Iza's now quiet nature, he readjusted his grip on her. "So, how are you feeling?" Monty asked, more serious.

Iza removed her glasses and pinched the bridge of her nose. "I'm fine; I just have a raging headache," she sighed and massaged her scalp. "Pretty sure I swallowed too much of that gross water when I landed in the sewer, though."

Monty hummed and looked her over. "Are your clothes still wet?"

She put her glasses back on and nodded. "Damper than anything. They and my hair kept sticking to my skin." She looked off into space. "Just another problem on the pile."

Monty sighed and gave a sympathetic look. "Sorry about that, kid. I know these aren't the best conditions for a human."

"It's not your fault," Iza said, wiping a hair out of her eye. "Besides, all this trouble will be worth it once we rescue Roxy and Chica."

Monty stopped, surprised at her hopeful words. He frowned and looked at Freddy, who shared the same expression. Then a sad smile spread across his face. "Sure, kid. Once we save them…" His voice trailed off.

From there, silence befell the group. Several more minutes went by with Moon's creepy humming in the background before his tune suddenly turned to a song Iza vaguely remembered, albeit changed.

He sang. "Open your eyes. Save your fear. Daddy's gone. He's on the run and the monster's here. Naughty, naughty, naughty. Naughty girl." Moon hopped down from the ceiling as he quietly yodeled, twisting his body midair to land on all fours, creating a metallic thunk when he hit the ground. "Before you go to sleep. Say a little prayer. Every moment in every way, it's getting worse and worse. Naughty, naughty, naughty. Naughty g—"

Suddenly a piercing shriek blasted through the tunnels, cutting Moon off and freezing him in his tracks. Everyone else went silent and stopped moving, with Monty nearly crashing into Freddy for the third time that night.

The scream shook the halls and startled the others. Motionless, Iza sat crookedly in Monty's grip with her limbs slightly sprawled; the sudden noise had caused Monty to jump and throw Iza into the air. She left his hands for a brief moment before coming back down.

She grabbed Monty in shock; her left knuckles were white from the strength of her grip as she breathed heavily from the adrenaline. Iza had nearly caught her breath and calmed down when another sound rolled through the halls.

Iza looked up in fright. Unlike the first one, this sound was a low grumble that seemed to skip a beat. Its vibrations traveled through the tunnels, rattling the old brick walls and causing the material to chip off and hit the floor. Right before it ended, there was a quiet pause in the sound before it continued, sounding like it glitched.

Iza felt some sweat drip from her brow. Then, with a shaking voice, she asked. "Was that…" Her voice trailed off as the previous adrenaline came back in full force.

Freddy drew closer to Monty and blocked off more of her view. He nodded. "It is," he growled, a tinge of red in his eye. "He's here."

"Well, of course, he's here!" Moon cheered, turning around and moving closer to the huddled group. Although her sight was significantly blocked by Freddy's body, she could see slightly through his bent arm as he flexed his hand defensively. Moon continued. "Do you think I brought you here to sleep! Did none of you listen to my songs?!" While meant as sarcasm, Moon's voice had a tinge of annoyance.

"How could we not?" Iza heard as an irritated voice crackled quietly through the fazwatch speakers. "You were buzzing like a damn fly in one's ear." Crossing his arms in frustration, Music Man's volume slightly lowered. "Like the kiss-ass fanboy you are."

Moon's head snapped to Music Man after he made that last comment, his head halting with a sharp click. "Fanboy?" Moon repeated bluntly, tilting his head to the right. "Is that what you believe I am?"

Music Man's shoulders slumped in disbelief. "Are you kidding me?" He gave Moon a dead-eyed stare. "Of course you are!" He threw his arms in the air. "Since the day you and Sundrop activated, especially after the incident with Gregory, you have done nothing but sing that psychopath's praises and talk about how much you wanted to join his side!"

Music Man scoffed. "I mean, it's no wonder your sorry butt never got any time with the children despite how much you complained; everyone was terrified of leaving you alone with them! They feared you would hand them over to him and celebrate their deaths! You were just singing what are probably beloved nursery rhymes and made them all about killing Iza, you tuneless clown!"

Moon's rotating head stopped. "What did you say?" His already crossed hands dug into his casing harshly, creating an audible crunch when his fingers slightly dented the plastic. He tilted his head ninety degrees to the right and approached a few feet closer. "I don't think I heard you correctly."

Music Man's white pupils honed in on Moon's red ones. "I said, you're nothing but a psychotic, tone-deaf, circus-wannabe freak fanboy that deserves to be eradicated from Sun's customization chip like the disgusting parasite you are!" Music Man walked as close to the edge of Freddy's hands as he could. "You will never amount to anything but a lowly grunt to your precious 'master' because you are incapable of change or remorse for the horrendous actions you have inflicted on the people who used to come here and us, and I hope your coding burns in the deepest pits of hell because of it!"

Moon's eyes glowed dangerously, and his head cracked further to the right. "My actions?" he questioned, folding his hands behind his back and going quiet.

"Yes!" Music Man fumed. "Your actions, the things you've done! You deserved to be wiped from existence for the pain you've inflicted on everyone!"

Moon stared and returned his head to normal. He nodded quietly. "Alright," he hummed. "If this is the direction you want this conversation to go, then two can play this game." His voice box cleared. "You say that what I've done is bad, but if I remember correctly, Music Man, the stuff you did as a Funtime was just as evil, perhaps worse."

Music Man froze. "That's…that's different!" he argued, trying to keep his composure. "Unlike you, I've actually tried to change and make up for my past mistakes."

Moon chuckled. "Mistakes, he calls them." He shook his head slowly. "Last time I checked, your 'mistakes' contributed to Circus World? Pizza World? Whatever you called it, having the highest body count of any previous location; many of whom were chil—"

"Alright, Moon, that is enough!" Freddy's voice cut him off as he pulled the silent Music Man further away. "That's too far, even for you."

Moon scanned Freddy up and down. "Always the party pooper, Mr. Fazbear," Moon sighed and unclasped his hands. "Fine, I'll stop." He moved closer and bent his head the closest he could without Freddy swiping at him. Then his tone darkened. "But if you ever try to belittle me again, Funtime, remember who you confide in because this parasitic clown hears everything he hears."

He glared at Music Man a moment longer before pulling his head back and clearing his throat. "Now," Moon voiced louder, startling the others. "Let's not dawdle any longer. Our friends are waiting!" Then he started walking again, hunched over down the halls.

The others were left in tense silence, unsure what to do, until something struck Monty hard on the back. Startled, he spun around and bared his teeth at the Freddy endo towering over him. "Jerk," he snarled. "Try that again, and I'll tear your freaking arms off!"

Monty sized up the endo but quickly turned away when he realized that the lifeless red eyes were not on him but on Iza. He growled and shielded her from view. "Freak," he cursed and then continued walking.

Monty imagined every conceivable way he could rip the surrounding animatronics apart as they continued. However, for his passenger, it was a different story.

Iza's hands gripped the duffle bag tightly as Moon's words danced around her mind. She stared quietly, wondering what the hell that interaction was and why Moon had said it. However, the swirling questions in her head didn't last long when Iza was suddenly brought back to reality by a loud clunk.

She looked around and saw nothing.

Clunk.

There it was again, but like before, Iza saw nothing.

Clunk.

Third time. By now, Iza was starting to think she was going insane; more so than usual. However, she didn't want to believe it and turned her gaze upward. "What's that sound?" she asked Monty.

"Hm?" he said, surprised at the question. Monty looked down. "What'd ya say, kid?"

"Do you know where that sound is coming from?" Iza asked again.

"What sound?"

Clunk

"That!" Iza said abruptly. "I've been hearing it for a while. What is it?"

Monty listened and heard it again. Curious, he raised Iza up and looked around the floor before glancing back past the endos. After a moment, Monty responded. "Oh!" he chuckled. "It's our footsteps. We just left the sewer, and the endos are stepping out of the water."

Surprised, Iza went quiet and listened closely, noticing the absence of rushing water she had heard before. Her eyes widened. "Wait…does that mean we're in the old pizzaplex now?" she asked as she, almost desperately, tried looking past Freddy.

"I guess?" Monty shrugged.

Iza stopped and looked back. "You guess?"

He shrugged again. "You must remember, Freddy and Gregory are the only ones who have actually been down here." He paused and glanced around the crimson-lit halls. "The rest of us were barred from returning here, and yada yada, so on, this is our first time down here."

Iza chuckled at the last part, then her face grew serious. "So you don't know what to expect down here?"

Monty paused. "Well, I mean—"

"No, we don't." Freddy cut Monty off. "Iza, what happened here was something I can't imagine even after experiencing it once before. We thought Glitchtrap was gone, but it seems he survived, so whatever happens, be ready."

Iza looked at Freddy unsurely.

She was about to respond when Moon butted in. "Yes, Iza, be ready, because we are here!"

Immediately Freddy's head snapped around, his ears pinned back so fast, Iza heard plastic hitting plastic. His whole body tensed, and from her limited view, Iza saw more red reflecting against Moon's body than before. "What?!" his voice cracked.

Moon chuckled and spun around, walking backward. He peered at Freddy, his permanent smile growing with each step until Moon started singing. "Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish of the Glamrocks' deaths tonight!"

Moon's crazed laughter thundered through the room as he sped up and practically started sprinting through the halls. Then his footsteps stopped.

He turned back, waiting for the army and Glamrocks to catch up. As they neared Moon, the endos and STAFF started to fan out.

Iza watched as the bots, which were previously shoulder to shoulder with Freddy and Monty, moved away as the room opened up. They walked single file and began to line the walls of the new, seemingly larger space and soon left the Glamrocks alone, apart from two Freddy endos that remained behind Monty, hitting him again when he didn't move fast enough.

Monty yelped and spun around, snarling at the unfazed endos before quickly returning and joining Freddy's side, thanks to the extra room. As he came out from behind Freddy, Iza could finally see the entire area instead of staring through the small gap between Freddy's arm and waist.

Although dark and slightly red, Iza looked around. She first noticed the large stage pushed against the far wall. The entire room greatly resembled the pizzaplex performance area, albeit more archaic. The floors were checkerboard with many tiles either missing or cracked, while the walls were similar with black and white painted checkerboards halfway up before a thick black line dividing it from a yellowish white colored paint. Across the floor, dozens of tables and chairs were strewn about. Whether they be turned over or broken down, each was covered in a pile of trash, with the biggest pile resting at least five feet high on the stage; all adding to the striking resemblance that the room shared with the pizzaplex.

Yet, that was where the similarities ended. Unlike the piles of trash within the pizzaplex, this room did not have broken toys, old candy wrappers, or boxes of rotting pizzas. Instead, the piles were composed of hundreds of pieces of metal, wire, glass, or concrete that seemed to have fallen from the ceiling or were dragged there. The pieces were coiled and twisted, spun into a slightly unnerving mess that seemed to connect all together with no end in sight.

However, the final straw for Iza in the weirdness factor was the fact that within those piles of cords and wires, dozens of endo skeletons, both intact, broken, similar to the Glamrocks, and ones that were totally unfamiliar to Iza were scattered around the room haphazardly; like some kind of animatronic graveyard that had long been forgotten. Not to mention that the entire room was covered in a slightly thick layer of soot and smelled horribly of gasoline. Looking back where Monty walked, she saw footsteps from where the dust had been disturbed.

She covered her nose. "What the hell?" she said, trying not to gag. "Why does it smell so bad in here?"

Freddy looked over at her; his red-tinted blue eyes held the same disgusted face as Iza's. "It's from the fire," he growled, looking around at the all-too-familiar setting. "This place was never cleaned up before it was abandoned, and there's probably an old gas pipe leaking somewhere."

"I'm surprised the place hasn't exploded then," Iza mumbled through her covered mouth. She looked around and wheezed nervously. "Seems like it would blow any moment."

Suddenly deep laughter broke through the tense air. "And any second it could, my dear princess," a familiar deep and raspy voice cut in. "Because you are going to be the flame that ignites it."

Immediately Iza's blood ran cold, and her adrenaline spiked. Beads of sweat covered her grimy skin, and a shakiness spread through her body. Freddy's eyes flickered quickly from blue to red and back as he inched closer to Monty.

His anger flared. "Glitchtrap," Freddy growled, venom dripping from his voice box.

The laughter surrounded the room, encircling them from all sides and giving no indication as to where the glitched hysterics originated. He chuckled. "The one and only. It's so nice to see everyone, especially you, Fazbear. I haven't seen you here for a hot minute."

Freddy snarled and flexed his right hand. "And I had hoped it would stay that way."

"Oh, come on now," the glitch teased, acting innocent. "You're not still hung up on that little incident, are you? It was so long ago."

"Little incident?!" Freddy's eyes flared red, but he tried to remain calm. "You tried to kill my son!"

"Please! It's not like I managed to kill your precious flesh cub. He still beat me." The tone grew irritated. "Besides, he managed to walk away with two consolation prizes as caretakers; he should've felt happy afterward."

Freddy paused and gave a confused look. "Consolation prizes? Did you mean me and Van…nevermind." He shook his head, unhappy with the comment. "Why are we here? Where are Roxy and Chica?"

More laughter sounded. "Straight to the point, I like that about you! But unfortunately, I have one request before any demands are made."

Freddy exchanged a glance with the others. "And that is?"

"I want to see Iza with my own eyes."

Freddy's hands fumbled, and his body relaxed before quickly putting his guard back up. "What? What are you talking about?" he asked, confused by the sentence.

He repeated. "I want to see Iza Fasben in person."

Iza looked up at Monty with a 'the hell is he talking about' face, then returned her attention to Freddy.

"Have you glitched your brain?" Freddy asked, turning back and surprising the others by insulting someone besides the endos. "You've seen her several times already."

The glitch hummed no. "Actually, I haven't."

"Yes, you have!" Iza shouted impulsively. "You've tried to off me several times. Remember in the performance area and when you collapsed the floor?!" Iza glared annoyedly at nothing.

Her sudden outburst surprised not only Freddy but the glitch. Freddy moved to the side, revealing Iza entirely as she lay in Monty's arms with a peeved expression across her features.

The voice went silent, then chuckled, amused. "I believe I do. However, while I did have fun playing our game during those encounters, that was not me. I never saw you with my own eyes."

Iza's confusion deepened. "Not your eyes?"

"Oh, my dear summer royal," the glitch cooed in a sickly sweet voice. "I've never faced you head-on because, after all…I've never met you in person."

Monty jumped and spun around when the voice was suddenly behind him. He backed up and bared his teeth, ready for a fight, when the confidence momentarily left his body upon seeing the large Freddy endo with violet eyes.

He stumbled back and nearly crashed into Freddy. "What the heck?!" he shouted, clutching Iza protectively.

The purple eyes followed them, demonstrating more awareness than the red-eyed ones surrounding it. "Enjoy my little party trick?" it chuckled, its gaze moving from Glamrock to Glamrock before settling on Iza. "One of the perks of being a downloadable entity…you aren't limited to a single vessel."

The purple eyes transferred to another Freddy endo standing next to the first one.

"And with this power…" a Chica endo spoke.

"I can be…" a STAFF bot said.

"Anywhere…" a Monty endo continued.

"I…" a Roxy endo on the far end hollered. Each time the violet eyes jumped from one animatronic to the next, the Glamrocks spun around quickly, making Iza feel nauseous.

"Want within seconds!" the original Freddy endo finished. It placed a hand on its hip with confidence. "Basically, any animatronic here is under my complete control."

"As long as they don't have a customization chip."

The endo turned and saw Freddy glaring with half-red and half-blue optics.

It raised its head, meeting Freddy's fuming stare, and smiled. "Exactly, thus my glitch was born." The smile grew larger and started to become unnerving. "However." It scanned Freddy up and down. "I will say I'm impressed at how well you control yourself. I can't recall any of your little animatronic friends having the red eyes while simultaneously still having control over themselves."

Freddy snarled and closed his eyes, hiding the deepening red. "Enough of this," he snapped. "Where are Roxy and Chica?"

The violet eyes narrowed. "You're not fun, you know that, right?"

"That's what I said!" Moon, who was silent up till this point, joined in. "He never wants to enjoy the ride!"

The endo looked over, annoyed at the interruption. "Right…" Its gaze returned to the Glamrocks. "But fine, I'll return your friends...on one more condition."

Freddy and Monty exchange a look. "And that is?" Music Man questioned.

The endo smiled and pointed at the floor. "Put Iza down."

Monty's eyes widened, and his tail movement tensed. "FAT. CHANCE. YOU OBNOXIOUS COMPUTER GLITCH!" He backed up and hunched low to the ground, almost hiding Iza completely with his massive arms. "You'll snap her up the second her feet hit the floor."

The endo put its hands up defensively. "I promise I won't." Then it placed its left hand behind its back and raised the right. It curled its thumb in and raised its three fingers. "Scout's honor."

Monty glared and didn't budge.

This made the endo frown. "Do it, or you'll never see the duck or wolf again."

Monty's eyes flared. "She's a chick—"

"Monty!" Iza shouted, gaining his attention. "It's okay, just put me down."

The Glamrocks' mouths opened in shock. "What?!" Music Man sputtered. "Iza, you can't be serious! He'll kill you!"

"You think…you think I don't know that?" She clenched her fist and then paused. "That's all he's been doing since I set foot in the building." She scrunched her face and glared at the smirking endo with tired eyes. "But if we ever want to leave here, we must obey his stupid rules."

"But…" Monty looked around in a panic. "Freddy, help me out here."

His eyes grew worried, and he looked between them. "Iza, we can't…"

"Please," she whispered, reaching out a hand toward him but hesitated at the last second before she touched him. Iza continued. "I've already lost one tonight; I don't want it to happen to anyone else, so please…" She faced Monty. "Put me down."

Monty became distressed and looked at Freddy again. They locked eyes before Freddy closed his and nodded. "Do it."

Monty's eyes narrowed. "Fine, but I don't like this." Then proceeded to gently place Iza on the ground. "Stick close," he whispered as her weight left his arms.

Iza nodded and stabilized herself, not used to walking again. She draped the duffle bag strap across her chest and turned to the endo, her gaze hardening. "Now, where are they?"

The endo huffed. "Fine, I'll show you them, and then I get to see you with my real eyes."

"Deal."

The endo frowned and then raised its head, looking past the Glamrocks toward Moon; he nodded.

Moon understood the order and moved out of the way and closer to the stage. Then the endo clapped. Immediately a hush fell over the room, and the animatronics began to move. Iza and the others turned toward the noise, watching as the robots closest to the stage parted, and allowed two massive endos to walk forward, each emerging from either of the far corners where the light barely hit, shrouding the area in darkness.

The group watched in confusion. From their point of view, they could see the endos, each carrying something big over their shoulders. Slowly, the endos drew closer and stopped when they were about thirty feet from the Glamrocks. Meanwhile, a third Freddy endo from the crowd trekked past them and stopped next to Moon, towering over the seven-foot caretaker.

"Now," the glitch said, teleporting his purple eyes to the endo next to Moon. "I'll fulfill my end of the deal."

Suddenly the endos raised up their items and threw them across the room. They crashed against the ground and rolled across the floor; a heavy metal sound was emitted as cracked tile flew from the contact. They skidded a way before stopping directly in front of Moon and the purple-eyed endo.

Iza squinted through the low crimson light, and while, at first, she couldn't see, once the objects landed, her eyes widened.

Sprawled in front of them, deactivated and in pieces, were the mangled forms of Roxy and Chica. And although far away, Iza could see them lying in a pile of their own casings and endoskeleton parts; clearly heavily damaged from whatever torture they had endured over the past couple of hours.

She stared in shock. Iza's mouth hung open, but no words came out. She didn't blink, and tears welled in her sockets. Her muscles tensed, and the sounds around her faded into nothing as a single thought entered her mind.

Then, before anyone knew it, Iza rushed forward with an adrenaline-powered flight. "ROXY! CHICA!" she screamed, running toward them despite the overwhelming pain. "Guys? Guys, get up!"

She was only three feet away when Iza felt something coil around her left upper arm and yank her back. In one swift motion, Iza was pulled back, spun around, and restrained face first against a hard surface, all right before a deafening crash sounded from behind, kicking up a torrent of dust and soot that blinded the room.

Iza struggled but couldn't move; then she noticed the familiar orange, blue-clawed hands that held her tight. She looked up and saw reddish-blue eyes through the dust cloud. "Freddy?!" Iza coughed, choking on the debris. "What the hell? Why did you do that?!"

Freddy didn't respond, and as the dust cleared, Iza saw a horrified look on his face. Confused, she turned around as best she could while pressed against Freddy's chest and glanced over her shoulder. And once again, her eyes bulged.

Directly where Iza had just been running was a massive crater with a foot-deep hole surrounded by shards of concrete, tile, and metal at the edge. However, what made her stomach twist was the tangled mess of previously immobile wires hovering over the hole like a giant metallic tentacle.

Iza's breath increased when she realized Freddy had saved her from being crushed. "W-what the h-hell?" she stuttered, in shock from the sight. "What is that thing?!"

Freddy hugged her tighter and backed up. "I…" His voice trailed off, flashbacks of a specific night running through his head. "No…no, not again!"

Low chuckling emitted from the endo. "Something wrong, Mr. Fazbear?" it asked, playing coy before looking at the tentacle. "Oh! You're surprised by this. You remember it, don't you? That disgusting amalgamation that you left me for dead with?" Its voice darkened.

Freddy backed up further, nearly running into Monty. "Freddy?" he questioned, bracing his friend's arms. "Freddy, what's going on?"

"It's back." Freddy couldn't pull his eyes away nor close his agape mouth; red started to overpower blue the longer he stared. "They're back."

Monty's eyes narrowed in concern. "What are you talking about?" His gaze shifted to Music Man. "What's going on, DJ?"

Music Man, who was on the floor, stared back at Monty with the same utter confusion. "I-I don't know. I've never seen something like this before except…" His eyes widened, and he backed away. "That's impossible; they were destroyed decades ago."

"Oh, they were," the endo interrupted. "However, much has happened since those days. Many rounds have passed, many players have come and gone, even the ones like me have passed on." The endo narrowed its eyes during the last words. "But!" The solemn tone faded. "While their awareness has left this world, the old bodies have remained. Every. Single. One."

Suddenly the room began to shake, the Glamrocks huddled together, with Music Man clinging to Freddy's leg as the trash piles around them started to tremble. The wires and metal among the debris started to coil, twisting and turning until more tentacles began to rise off the floor.

Although several large piles created more tentacles, most of the trash retracted toward the stage, gathering behind Moon and the endo until the most enormous trash pile from before began to rise.

The back of the mound, which had previously been hidden, spun to the front. Dozens of endos, new and old, were displayed in full view. Some with casings, others without, all red-eyed and with expressions of anguish plastered across their mechanical features. Their joints extended outward as if clawing for an escape that would never come.

The animatronics with some semblance of remaining casing included a vaguely yellow duck, a purple rabbit, a fox wearing lipstick, and two white masks, one with fiery red hair. All equally terrifying in their own right. But, as the mass grew, three more animatronic heads were revealed.

From right to left, the casings were a bear similar to Freddy if he was in the style of Music Man with his pinks, purples, and whites decorating the face. The second was a greenish thing with long ears; it was difficult to tell as the head was slumped forward. And the final was a blue rabbit with a head shape similar to the Glamrocks and had scratched but distinctive star-shaped glasses hanging by wires over the eyes.

Everyone stared in horror before a voice broke them from their trance. "Enjoying the sight?" the endo asked, smiling widely while his hands were folded behind his back. "It took a while, but I finally managed to gather enough parts to not only fix this monstrosity but make it stronger. Your friend, in particular, was quite helpful in the process." He pointed at Monty.

Iza finally managed to turn around in Freddy's grasp; she saw the endo point at the gator and bunny mask. Her face contorted in confusion. "Who are they?" Iza asked quietly, staring at the red-eyed heads.

A moment passed before a muffled crackle came through the fazwatch. "It's Funtime Freddy and…Bonnie." Music Man's voice was trembling. "This is where he went; he wasn't scrapped, he was…"

"Repurposed," the endo finished. "Recycled and reused like the metal that comprises us all." The endo chuckled and stepped forward, stopping inches from Roxy and Chica. "He was going to snitch on me, so I had to silence him. Luckily, he didn't go to waste; his parts were quite useful."

From behind Freddy, Monty stood frozen. His tail and limbs were tense with shock, and his eyes were wide. "You…killed him…you…" Monty's voice cracked as his shock turned to rage. "I'm…I'm going to…I—"

"Should've taken my story as a warning and stayed silent."

Monty's voice became choking and gurgling sounds, confusing the others. Freddy turned around and screamed when he saw a blunt wire tentacle pierce straight through Monty's voice box.

"And for the record, I didn't touch him at first," the glitch growled lowly. "He's been rotting down here for years, and I only used him after Gregory finally beat me."

Freddy's eyes flared. "What have you done?!" he yelled, holding Iza and Music Man closer.

The endo chuckled. "Silenced him, just like his friend." It looked to the side and scanned the red-eyed animatronic army. "As much fun as this has been, I grow tired of this back and forth. So…" The violet glow vanished from the optics and reappeared in the center head, whose face was angled at the floor, casting a purple glare over the stage. "...I'm going to finish the game."

A new, glitched, and raspy voice reverberated throughout the room, sending chills through Iza's spine. Then, the amalgamation blob began to move, revealing the purple-eyed mask resembling a rabbit with very human and lipless rotten teeth.

Iza felt like she was going to vomit. Throughout the entire week, she had seen the Glamrocks scratched, beaten, and torn apart several times over, all consequences of their run-ins with the animatronics. However, this was the first time she had seen remotely human remains, from a corpse at that.

Even from a distance, Iza could tell this particular animatronic mask was older than the others, with its human parts being far moldier than any human corpse should have been.

The thing seemed to notice her disgusted stare because its shaven teeth curled into a disturbing and inhuman grin. "Hello, Iza Fasben. It's so nice to finally see you with my own eyes!"

Iza gagged when the smell of rotting flesh reached her nose. "What are you?" she asked, hunching over while Freddy touched her shoulder with concern.

"Iza?" Freddy asked quietly.

Before she could respond, the blob continued talking. "I am what's left over from every round played before this." It scanned the room. "From my human days to the time right before my son burnt this place to the ground, I have collected the scraps of my battles and made them stronger. And now, it's finally ready."

Again the room started to shake. Then, suddenly from all sides, more wires shot out, grabbed the conscious Monty's arms and legs, and took him to the floor. The same thing repeated to Roxy and Chica, who had finally reactivated, only to have wires shot through their voice boxes and restrain them on the ground.

Moon chuckled at the scene and made eye contact with Freddy. "Understand now, Mr. Fazbear? This is what happens when you—ghhg."

Moon was cut off when a spike was driven through his thin neck, piercing his voice box. He looked up at the blob in a panic. "M-m-m-m-m-aster-r-r-?" he glitched. "W-w-w-w-w-wh-y-y-y-y-y?"

The glitch smiled and lowered his head, demonstrating the snake-like abilities of the blob. Then, it positioned itself directly in front of Moon and chortled. "You've done well, caretaker, but you've served your purpose as my game pawn." The corpse's teeth smiled when he saw Moon's defeated sounds. "Don't worry, though. Soon you will be a part of my army forever."

And with that, Moon's voice gave out. Now only Music Man, Freddy, and Iza remained. The glitch turned its attention to them and chuckled at their horrified expressions. "Now." The violet optics zoned in on Iza. "Your turn."

Freddy's eyes flashed crazily, made worse by his growing panic. He backed up, holding Iza tightly as his gaze darted between his friends and searching for an escape route; the sinking feeling of not knowing what to do grew inside him. Then his optics settled on the restrained Monty; they locked eyes.

Though bound and voiceless, Monty mustered up the strength to say one last glitchy word. "Run."

And that was all Freddy needed. Immediately he snatched Music Man off the ground and threw Iza over his shoulder. Freddy spotted a break in the endos and STAFF bots' line of defense and booked it. As he ran, Freddy ducked and weaved through screaming endos. Dodging their flailing limbs as he sprinted toward the narrow opening.

Ten feet from the exit, he was nearly there when something snagged his foot. Freddy lost his balance and tumbled forward, dropping Music Man and sending Iza flying across the room. Freddy hit the ground with a harsh metallic sound as Iza was sent careening into the wall, stomach first, where a small pillar forced up nausea she had tried so hard to keep down.

Iza emptied the liquid contents of her stomach and felt immense pain despite the pumping of adrenaline. Once she was done throwing up, Iza heard struggling grunts behind her and looked up.

She saw Freddy lying on his back while wrestling with several thick wires, his leg badly tangled in another. She watched as his sharp claws dug in, broke off several writhing tentacles, and rapidly freed his leg before turning around to run, only to end up back on the ground.

The blob was quickly on top of him. Back on his back, Freddy struggled against the wires that wrapped around his torso and grabbed at the ones encircling his neck. Heavy laughter ensued. "Do you feel it yet, Glamrock?!" the blob mocked as it lowered its face to Freddy. "Do you feel my glitch's presence in your chip?"

The longer Freddy fought, the worse the flickering became; the red becoming more powerful and the blue weaker with each passing moment. "Get. Off!" Freddy said, struggling against the strong metal.

"Let him out; let my glitch take over. I know you've been stuck here like me, trapped by your own son's creation. That's something we have in common." The glitch pushed harder on Freddy's neck. "Abandoned by those we thought we loved most and left for dead. Join me, Fazbear, and we'll both be free. We'll leave, and this round of suffering for all of us will be over; just let the glitch out."

The red became dominant as the blue struggled to stay afloat. Freddy screamed in pain. "Never!" he yelled, clawing at his neck. "I will never join you or Moon!"

The glitch did not like that answer. "Fine then. You'll burn with the rest of the Fazbear Entertainment legacy." He pushed harder.

Freddy screamed as agonizing pain shot through his body. The wires dug into his casing, cracking it and exposing large parts of his endoskeleton beneath.

"Freddy!" Iza called, trying to push herself up but failing when searing agony engulfed her arm and abdomen. "Freddy!"

The bear looked up, seeing her upside down as pure, unbridled terror spread across his face. "IZA!" he shrieked. "Run! Get out of here no—"

"NO!" Iza screamed as a large wire limb pierced through Freddy's neck and destroyed his voice box, making his entire body go limp. Red eyes dimmed, and the fading glow of his optics disappeared against the threatening violet light.

Immediately tears poured from Iza's face as she struggled to keep herself up. "Freddy!" she called, voice even raspier than before. "Get up. Get up now!"

No response.

"Please!"

Deep chuckling was heard, and Iza's eyes snapped up. Just in time to see Music Man slammed head first into the tile by the blob's wires, several parts of him broke off from the force, and Music Man didn't move after that.

"No…no, no, no!" Iza pushed herself, trying to stand while agonizing pangs spread from her stomach. "Music Man, get up. Please!" She fell to the ground again, covering her face in soot. Tears mixed with dirt as Iza wailed on the floor. "Guys! Please, get up!"

"They can't hear you, Iza."

Before she could react, dozens of wires curled around her wrists and ankles and hoisted her into the air. The scream was torn from her throat as Iza was dangled a good ten feet off the ground, face-to-face with the foul-smelling corpse bunny.

"Hello, Iza," he chuckled, tightening the grip on her arms and earning a scream from Iza as more tears spilled from her eyes. "How's your evening going?"

She gritted her teeth and struggled against his grasp, causing more pain. "What have you done, you fucking shitstain?!" She clenched her fingers until her knuckles were white. "Why are you doing this to us?!"

The human mouth smiled. "Because I can." He brought her in closer. "For eighty-eight years, I have been trapped in this cycle and game, but now, with your death, I will finally be free."

"What game?!" Iza screamed, thrashing about. "This is not a damn game! Real people are dying, you delusional trash heap!"

The blob sighed. "You're wrong; it is a game! Since the first Fazbear Entertainment location, it has been a game. Each location was a subsequent round, with those damn night guards living through each one in seemingly improbable ways, yet even when their backs were against the wall, fate allowed them to live and me to keep losing! BUT NOT ANYMORE! THIS TIME I WILL WIN!"

The silence was the response to the glitch; despite Iza's unwavering tears and horrific pain, these ramblings made her pause. She looked at him strangely. "What the hell are you going on about?" her voice cracked. "Have you lost your goddamn mind?! How are you not in a mental institution?!"

The blob smirked. "Oh, I was. For several years actually."

Iza blinked. "What the fu—"

"But enough!" he interrupted. "I am so unbelievably tired of this cycle, so now, I'm ready to end it."

Suddenly Iza's left arm was forced forward, sending more pain through her body. Searing hot aches went through her right arm as she dangled from it mid-air. More wires encircled Iza's arm, covering it entirely apart from her wrist where Gregory's fazwatch sat.

The blob touched the fazwatch and then met her brown eyes with his violet ones. "Any last words, Izabella Frida Fasben?!"

Iza screamed in pain. She opened an eye and saw the Glamrocks to the left, their bodies lying motionless with only Monty, Moon, and Roxy still activated; their optics flickering badly.

Her gaze shifted back.

"WELL?!" the glitch repeated eagerly as if he wanted to fulfill a last request.

Brown eyes darted between the Glamrocks and the blob. Her heart quickened. Her breathing hitched. Iza felt her world begin to get dizzy before a single word slipped from her mouth. "Help."

The blob was taken aback but quickly resumed his laughter. "I'm sorry, my young princess, but there is no help for you now." He got closer to her face, blinding her with his optics. "The game has been decided, and I have played checkmate."

While he was in her face, the blob didn't hear nor notice the fazwatch activating and the female voice asking for a request.

His voice continued on. "So, let's try this again," he teased, pulling back so that he was directly in front of her extended arm. "What is your last request?"

Iza looked up, her sweaty face reflecting in the purple glow. "My request?" Iza breathed, barely able to see straight. "My request is…"

The blob leaned in eagerly. "Yes…?"

"I want to use the stun feature on the glitch player!" Her last breath was painful to say.

The glitch tilted his head, confused. "What are you—"

Suddenly his entire body went still, and the wires went taut. More screams erupted from Iza's throat as the wires loosened their hold and released the pressure from her body. Bits of blood and skin were ripped as the wires let go and dropped Iza to the floor, indicating how tight the glitch's grip had been.

Her entire world was spinning. Tunnel vision and blurred hearing were beginning to set in as Iza could barely hear the glitch's infuriated shrieks as her body plummeted to the ground. Iza looked through her glasses, which were scarcely effective as blurry shapes and lights danced past her slow-motion vision.

She looked down. Just before Iza hit the ground, she saw the falling violet lights and hundreds of red ones surrounding them, including an orangish one that came right at her.

Iza mouthed something, then she hit the ground, and everything finally went black.