I'm not dead, only still struggling with certain points of the story. as I warned you in the start, I only have the main plot but no real side plots which are those focusing on character development. I will go in the bit deeper details on what you can do to help in the endnotes.
to Dinovictor: takker, stadig jeg ville gerne give både dig og de andre læser et fast tempo af kapitler, men det har været svært.
the song "Mr. Fazbear" is made by Groundbreaking.
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To say she is nervous about this meeting is an understatement, Kate is terrified! Their last conversation ended pretty bad and she fears what her own father was going to say- will say now that he figured out a way to come back. That's why Kate wanted him to come as Fredbear, it will make it easier if things goes bad. Easier to ignore the fact of who is controlling the robot.
Kate feels a pair of hands on her shoulders, and Kate is so relieved to have found such a loving husband as Askr. He squeezes her shoulders lightly. "Don't worry, hon. He's not the kind of guy holding grudges and especially not against family." She knows but still… "A lot can change when you have gone through hell and back. And I was part of fault of it…"
"I highly doubt they share that line of thought" Askr points out, he may not have been fully part of this whole sentient animatronic thing but he has seen how happy the robots seemed after his wife put them through that huge upgrade and makeover.
Kate is still not fully convinced though. "But—"
"Your husband is right."
Both turn to the middle of the living room and the golden bear animatronic standing there, Kate tense and afraid to speak or move, so Askr breaks the ice by walking over and offers the bear his hand. "You must be Fredbear- or do you prefer Calem?"
Well isn't this an open-minded fellow? Goldie already like this guy Kate chose as her romantic partner. "Goldie is fine." The two shake hands and Kate's husband introduce himself by name. That helps Kate to shake off whatever fear held her back and she joins them. Goldie's red meets her honey-colored eyes and he gives her a weak smile.
Kate returns it and after a moment, she steps over and hugs him which he wants to return but he cannot control the many sensors so he won't know if he will hurt her. "Sorry I can't return it." He chuckles weakly and explains the pair that he can't feel a darn thing. "So don't bother to offer me a drink- unless you want a broken glass."
The two nod and slowly they all walk over to the couch to sit.
Askr readies a paper and pen, going in business mode. "So, how can we help you Goldie?" and Goldie must say as this attitude towards him is really weird in a good way. "Wish there were more people like you Askr, most people would freak out if they were in your situation."
"Yeah, he is a pain in the ass to surprise." Kate jokes and feels way calmer talking to the robot holding her father's soul, it's clear he holds no ill thoughts towards her and if he does then he is smart enough to save it to a later date. Askr chuckles at her words but does agree. "She's right, no idea why but stuff just doesn't take me off guard." That does help him a lot, several of the cases he has dealt with has been really weird even for Kate's standards. But back to the main topic. "Tell us what's the problem."
So Goldie does, not leaving any detail about the problem they are currently dealing with about Soren's crazy mother- who might have been the one who is the cause to why he is in the hospital in the first place.
Kate is shocked hearing about this, while Askr sits quietly in deep concentration so he won't miss the details. When Goldie finishes, Askr writes down some notes. "If you get those papers from Hope's father and this police officer is willing to make a statement to the judge on his thoughts that woman is not safe for the children. I can make a strong case that will win you the rights to the two, but it does need some work from your end as well."
"Whatever it is, we will do it." Goldie replies.
It is both complicated and rather simple. The complicated stuff he can, fortunately, help them with. "One of you has to be part of the foster parent program. It will make it easier for me to persuade the judge you are a better option than their mother/aunt. The paperwork will be a pain but with my help, it shouldn't be that bad."
So glad they have a lawyer on their side, plus he is really a nice guy, Kate sure got the jackpot with Askr. That's what Goldie thinks. "Alright, can you give me a note of what we should do and we will go straight to work." Askr writes him instructions and with those in hand, he thinks it's best to return back to the restaurant. Before he leaves though Goldie must say to his daughter. "The upgrade is what saved us, for that we are eternally grateful." Kate eyes wide in surprise, then a smile of relief replaces it and she nods. "Thank you, father." He smiles and teleports back.
Wrapping his arms around his wife. "One more thing on the list of weird things I have done as lawyer." Askr muses, causing Kate to laugh. "Not as boring the school let you believe?" The school never taught him such things but Askr is not complaining that he gets off the wall weird cases, it does makes the load of paperwork worth it.
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A week has passed and still no sign that Jeremy is returning and no matter how many times Scott calls him, he always get the voice mail. "Something is wrong, he never leaves the phone like this." He voices to Goldie and asks the equally worried bear. "Isn't there anything you can do?"
Wish it was that simple. "I have no idea where he is, I can pay Hope's father a visit but that's all I can do." Goldie replies and thinks he will do that for what if that dark spirit has caught him? "Come with me, I think it's best you explain him the situation." Scott nods but suggests they better secure this place before heading out. So Goldie turns to the spirits watching worried from the scene. "I fear Jeremy is in danger, I and Scott will head out and check on him. Can you make sure this place is safe?"
'Of course, we will keep this place safe' Martin sprit replies and worried for his brother's well being: 'Please bring him back alive.'
"I will do anything in my power to keep him safe." Goldie promises and turns to Scott who is explaining Mike of what they are planning.
Mike is understandably scared but he knows he will be safest here. "Okay, bring him back alive and… you will help out Freddy as well?"
His adoptive brother as well, he hasn't returned either but he is at least a bit better off than Jeremy. "Jeremy is our first priority. When we find him I will search for Freddy." Mike nods and with that set, Goldie puts a hand on Scott's shoulder and teleport them both away.
They arrive at the place where William lives, here Scott takes the lead and when the creator of the animatronics opens the door, Scott quickly explains who he is and the other man goes into a state of panic. "You can't be here, the last one barely made it..!" And he would've closed the door if not Goldie stopped him, the golden animatronic red eyes meet the man who built his first robot body. "We need to know when you last saw our friend Mr. Afton." William stares wide-eyed at him for several seconds, then, slowly he nods and let them both inside. He takes a seat and a moment of silence later, the man asks confused and also curious at the same time. "What kind of computer did you put into Fredbear? He sounds so alive."
Scott eyes Goldie, the golden bear nods and Scott turns back to the man. "Well, you see uh, it's not the software but the spirit inside of Goldie who does the talking."
William blinks. "Spirit? You mean Fredbear is possessed?" His first animatronic nods and explains. "The story on how that happed is too long to explain at the moment." Adding in a harder tone. "But I will suggest to greatly reconsider the design of the springlocks." William winches in both embarrassment and horror that his work was the cause of this man's death. "…If it's any consolation… I didn't improve on that design either… too many safety precautions but-" he sighs and feels really stupid saying this. "The pay was too big to pass up..."
"Do us all the favor and don't recreate that design." Goldie tells the man hard, he would really hate to see other families get torn apart over another freak malfunction.
Scott does understand Calems reason for this, he too never liked the springlock designs but right now they have more important things to worry about than an old design flaw. "Mr. Afton, can you tell me when you last saw our co-worker; a man going by the name Jeremy Fitzgerald?"
"Of course, but it's not much." William nods and tells them about that meeting and how his prison guard got incredibly angry. " The Twisted One chased after him but something stalled it, I don't know what it was—"
"Must've been Sean." Goldie muses and tells the confused creator. "He is the spirit of Freddy Fazbear, I asked him to keep Jeremy safe in case this would happen."
William nods slowly and tries not to give in to the urge to ask further question about this possibility that all of his former animatronics have a spirit inside. Instead, he returns back to explaining what happened afterward Freddy's spirit got into a fight with the Twisted One. "He wasn't able to keep the Twisted One at bay for long and that black spirit chased after your friend. the Twisted One has returned a few times and last time… well, it sounded like he caught your friend."
Goldie and Scott exchange worried looks with one another, latter asking the other man. "What happens to those people the Twisted One captures? Does it kill them?"
"If they are lucky." William muses. "There is a reason why I and the kids call this spirit the Twisted One. If he sees a use in the victim, then he will torment them until they break, then he will brainwash that person to obey his wishes- to become his agent of whatever twisted deeds he has in mind."
"Thank you for telling us this." Goldie thanks the man and leaves along with Scott, outside and safe from unwanted ears, Goldie let his calm façade drop for what William told him is deeply troubling. "We have to find Jeremy quickly or he will turn into like the very same woman we are trying to keep the kids away from."
Scott nods, also troubled by this revelation. "Let's hope Jeremy is as tough as I think he is." For they need time to figure out where the Twisted One has their friend
Back at the restaurant, Mike gets the call from Scott that he and Goldie won't return as soon as they thought. "The search for Jeremy is tricker than we first thought." Mike worry increases and sure hope they soon will find the scarred blond. "Alright, I'll keep the fort until you return." He turns off the phone and worried eyes the stage where the animatronics are doing their show, he wonders if his spirit friends are aware of the situation going on in the realm of the living.
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Mike finds himself in a room he never wants to be in ever again, the only saving grace is the sense that this is not the real place but a dream. But why is he here and better yet; who is causing this vision? He turns on the camera screen and watches the older forms of his friends and the moment the camera settles on Freddy, the bear eyes the camera.
I am the leader of this small crowd
Didn't want the part but
Nobody would hear me out
Freddy's eyes turn black and for some reason, the camera zooms in on the bear.
I hold the weight on both my shoulders
My soul gets colder
While we get older
When the camera zooms out, the scene has been replaced with a large Parts and Service room. Freddy and the three others are broken down from the time they were used for parts.
I have to watch
As all my friends break down
Freddy leaves the room, forcing Mike to change camera
While I have to plan our revenge
Mike jumps when Freddy suddenly appear at the door
Tell me what it's about
And to his horror he has no way to close the doors, allowing Freddy to step inside.
I'm the one who has to
Get my hands dirty
Freddy walks inside, seemly unaware of him.
Take it upon myself and
Make sure no one hurts me
Freddy disappears and on the screen, he is staring back into the camera.
I'm no different but the
Others they chose me
And all the other animatronics minus the golden ones appear.
They call me Freddy so just
FOLLOW MY LEAD
And an old game of keeping the deadly robots at bay begins once again. Mike flips away from Bonnie and spots Freddy walking down the hallway.
They call me
Chiara appears at the door, he closes it and then when opening again, Theo stands there.
My name is
A rotten Freddy suddenly appear at the other door.
They call me
And right before him appears Nightmare Freddy
My name is
Nightmare Freddy grabs him
I'm the one in your nightmares
The monster vision of Freddy disappears and from the screen, the rotten Freddy stares back at him
I'm the phantom you fear
Theo in form of Toy Freddy stands on the stage, watching the camera.
I'm the toy who comes alive in the night
and out from nowhere Freddy is standing at the door, his eyes glowing in the dark.
I'm the one behind the laughs you hear
Freddy glitches, ending with him as human. Sean leaves the door and Mike follows.
I don't remember
Why am I here?
All I know is vengeance
And all I know is the fear
He glitches back to Freddy and he cries up to the sky.
Please give me purpose
I want to live!
Freddy drops his head and starts walking down this bleak hallway
Is this how it really ends?
If I had a life to give
The bear stops very suddenly
No, they can't see me like this
Shadows of the other animatronics can just be spotted in the darkness
I have to be strong to the end
Whether or not I like my role
I'm stuck and I have to seek
Freddy spins around and with black eyes attacks Mike
OUR REVENGE
Mike takes the run for it. While running the whole place seems to change. Looking back, Nightmare Freddy is now the one following him.
They call me
He tries to get away by going down a sideway but consider otherwise when that hallway is in flames and out from it, the rotten Freddy stalks towards him.
My name is
Turning around Toy Freddy is walking towards him.
They call me
And lastly, the original Freddy appears, right before Mike.
My name is
Nightmare Freddy appears from the shadows.
I'm the one in your nightmares
Besides him the rotten Freddy manifests
I'm the phantom you fear
Toy Freddy spreads his arms out as if standing on a stage
I'm the toy who comes alive in the night
And Freddy, standing in the middle laughs
I'm the one behind the laughs you hear
"This is not who you are!" Mike cries to this cruel vision of one of his best friends. All the Freddy's watches him menacingly for several painful seconds, then Freddy's eyes wide and the others disappear.
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Mike snaps awake and he realizes who caused this dream vision. "Sean!" He calls and struggles to get up from the bed, his body is sour from have cramped up during that vision. "Sean where is Jeremy?" He asks, fearing the worst if his friend got this messed up by the Twisted One and he is already dead. He forces himself out of bed and hurries upstairs to the robots.
Freddy glitches and the black eyes appear, Mike is very close to fleeing when those white dots land on him but restrain himself when Freddy speaks. "Follow me… he is… near." The eyes return to normal and the animatronic slumps down when it's no longer possessed. Mike hates to do this but he cannot see Sean on his own. He hurries downstairs, wakes Hope and explains her quickly: "I need you to tell me where the spirits are going, one of them knows where Jeremy is." She nods, already understanding how serious Jeremy's disappearance is.
She gets in her clothing and upstairs, gets even more aware of how critical it is to find the man who has housed her. The one spirit calling himself Sean and at times takes form as the animatronic going by the name of Freddy has signs he has been in contact with the Twisted One.
'Hurry, time is running short' Sean says and swiftly leaves the building. Any other spirit follows him, Hope and in turn, Mike does as well.
"Here." Mike hands her a helmet, she takes it on and jumps on the scooter. While Mike drives, Hope keeps a sharp eye on the pack of determent spirits, lead by Sean. "They are going that way." She points the moment the spirits change coordinates. Mike follow her lead, not even going bother to stop when traffic light red, he only checks for possible cars. Hope has no idea how long they are following the spirits, only it is for a long time for when the spirits finally stop, she is freezing from the autumn nightly weather.
"Stay here." Mike tells Hope as he jumps off the scooter. No need for her to guide him anymore for waiting for a bus stand no other than Jeremy. Mike calls for him and is not sure he should be surprised that Jeremy does not react on him. Approaching the man, but not too close just in case Jeremy will attack. "Are you alright?"
Jeremy eyes him and Mike can't help but think of someone in deep pain but unable to show it from the gleam he gets in the blond's green eyes.
"...I'm sorry."
That's the only warning he got, Jeremy attacks and only Mike's suspicious this might happen saved him from getting caught in a stranglehold. He wants to shout to the blond he should snap out of it, but it's clear that Jeremy is in control but like a prisoner broken, Jeremy is more afraid of the punishment the Twisted One will do than resist the command to attack someone he cares about.
Suddenly, a light appears and tackles into Jeremy, swiftly taking shape as humanoid. Mike stares at the sight of this light spirit is holding Jeremy down as if it was a black one. He has an idea who this might be: Martin. Only he would go so far for his brother's sake.
The spirit of Martin jerks away from the frozen Jeremy when the shadows start to move away from them. Mike is not afraid to say that he screamed when the shadows took the form of a monster with white glowing eyes.
This monster in shape of some sort of canine with shark teeth, it's white eyes glare at the spirit of Martin.
"Move aside Spring or I will have to hurt you." Twisted One warns the other spirit.
Martin returns the glare. 'you already have. Leave my brother alone!' He snaps back.
The Twisted One stalks towards him and he reacts by taking shape of a white, almost glowing hare, standing as a shield over his brother and the frozen stiff Mike. This does catch the black spirit off guard but it quickly recovers and with: "Last warning, you cannot win against me."
Martin refuses to move, so Twisted One charge at him. The two spirit's clashes and for out lookers this fight will easily be mistaken for the manifestation of light and dark fighting one another. In some sense it is.
The Twisted One, barely known love and comfort back when it was alive, fear from others has been its lifeblood and that earned this spirit the title as a black one. While Martin, in life he was surrounded by people who cared for him even from the trauma and hardship his death brought. Martin refused to give up his optimistic point of view on the world. For when push really comes to shove, Martin is willing to fight for what he believes in, so of course, he will fight this black spirit in order to protect those he cares about.
The Twisted One tries to scare him, throw visions of what will happen if he keeps resisting against this black spirit's wishes but the visions of his family, his friends getting hurt only fueled his need to keep on fighting. 'I won't let touch anyone from my family!' Martin roars into the monster's face.
The other spirits of Freddy's, fully agreeing on Martin, blast themselves into the Twisted One. The united attack and too much positive emotions to protect those they care about. The Twisted One loses most of its energy and for a moment takes a humanoid shape.
Flabbergasted by the epicness of that fight, Mike takes a moment to notice the battle has ended and stares at the defeated Twisted One. The now humanoid spirit turns to him with those white eyes, Mike notices that this spirit does not look like the human shape Nightmare prefer to take. That demon bear preferred the shape of a sickly looking woman, this dark spirit has the shape of a fit man. The shadows around the human form are way calmer yet stronger than Nightmare's. In that moment, Mike realizes that the Twisted One and Nightmare are two different beings. "W-Who are you?" He asks the defeated spirit, not really sure why he asked that.
The spirit chuckles and gets on its feet. "All in due time Mike It returns to an animal form, this one a bit different than the former, ears are shorter and sort of looks like the mix of the canine form and Nightmare's bear form. Mike didn't have time to get a better look before Twisted One disappears, leaving him with the burning question on how this black spirit knows his name?
That mystery is however quickly forgotten when Jeremy groan out in pain and relief from the Twisted One has released its grip around him. Mike hurries over to the blond and helps him up in sitting position. "Are you alright?"
"No." Jeremy replies, he is far from alright, that black spirit broke him and if it hadn't been for his brother… He would've been the Twisted One's servant and killed those he cared about…
so now you know, Jeremy is not dead, but he might wish he was. I admit I was greatly considering him to die but- and don't judge me- I really don't want him to die, but it won't put him in the safe zone.
anyway, back to how you readers can help me make this story better. if you have any wish on what you want to read, tell me. for example, how do you think Jeremy will be dealing with how Twisted One turned him against his friends? all of this will greatly help me and in turn, you will get new chapters sooner. so I'll say win-win on both sides.
hope you will help me out, so until I get a new chapter ready.
till next time.