Security footage was playing before them. The footage had been taken from Fazer Blast. There was a group of people in the middle of the room - three adults and a child - as well as Glamrock Freddy who was protecting them. Before them were a group of endos. The camera moves slightly, showing Vanny in a observation room.
Vanny orders the endos to attack the group. Freddy handles the majority of them and the child runs away. Eventually, the attack ends abruptly and Vanny is seen struggling to take her mask of. The others watch on in concern. Then the child comes back into the room with another man just as the mask comes of. Vanny sinks to her knees, gasping.
The footage ends.
"This is where was lost contact with Vanny." Dr Ivan Corvin informed him. "We suspect it has something to do with the other man who came into the room."
Elijah Finch looks at the report carefully. Vanny was always a means to an end, she would have out lived her purpose eventually. Still, loosing a valuable asset such as Vanny was troublesome. They hadn't prepared for this - There was no need to as Glitchtrap had assured them that Vanessa was trapped and it would be difficult for her to escape.
But they hadn't counted on her potential allies.
A foolish mistake on their part.
"They must have completed Princess Quest. That's where Glitchtrap placed her." Elijah rubbed his face with his right hand. "Now we are back to square one. Do we know who was in the Fazer Blast area that night?"
"A few." Ivan rewinds the footage and pauses it on the group. He points to the blonde women and the brunette man. "These two are Liliana Anderson, the night guard, and Luis Cabrera. He was a part of Fazbear Entertainments list of contacts. They were making... video games for the company. Fazbear Entertainment doesn't work with them anymore."
"And the other two?
"We have no idea. We believe they are outsiders, though this one here..." Ivan pointed to the man with purple hair. He was the leader of the group. "Does share some resemblance to two Fazbear employees."
"Which two?"
"Vincent Schmidt and his eldest son, Michael. Though, recently, we heard Michael was engaged."
"So that must be the youngest then." Elijah mused.
He had seen the young man running around the Pizza Plex with his associates. Despite being troublesome, Elijah had to give the man some credit. The way he handled every situation that was thrown at him was admirable, and it looks like he was the one who took Vanessa from them - Heck, he was extremely protective of that child who was running around with them. He knows how to handle the animatronics. He knows how to handle a investigation and he knows how to take take control of the situation whenever it got out of control.
Too bad he was on the wrong side. He would have been a valuable asset for them if he was working with them.
"And what about the child?" Elijah inquired.
"This may surprise you. His name is Gregory Fitzpatrick." Ivan told him.
Elijah hummed as he leaned back in his chair, his fingers were drumming on the desk. Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick. He could of sworn he had heard that last name somewhere before. Didn't they have somebody working for them before with that last name?
"Did we have Gregory's Mother or his Father working for us?" Elijah question.
"His Father, Calvin Fitzpatrick." Ivan clarified. " From what we have gathered the Mother isn't present. She left Gregory with his Father. She isn't even aware of Mr Fitzpatrick's death."
Ah, yes. Now he remembered. Calvin had been... a little bit vocal when it came to their work, even though he was working with them. Something about morals or doing the right thing. Either way he wasn't happy with what they were doing. Recreating and improving Dr Segal's work was proving to be a difficult yet fruitful task. It was just a matter of improving their observations. The next step would be... using human test subjects.
Calvin didn't agree with that.
He said it was wrong to experiment on humans and that they shouldn't continue with their research.
Little did he know, it was already too late for that. Henri had already made the perfect servant. Its such a shame what happen to him in the end, though. The servant escaped... only to come back and kill him.
Just like they did to Calvin.
"Sir? What should we do with the Pizza Plex project?"
"Is there something wrong with the Pizza Plex project?" Elijah asked as he leaned forward.
"Not yet. But there soon will be. It is only a matter of time before Vanessa tells them about our work." The doctor clarified. " When that happens they will make their plans. They will find our hideout, route us out and destroy everything in that room."
Elijah considers his options. It would be safer for them to leave the Pizza Plex while they still can. Whilst the project was going well, they no longer had a foothold in the Pizza Plex. Vanessa had been rescued and Mr Turner had been killed by Monty. It would be pointless for them to keep working inside of the Pizza Plex.
But it was tempting. To allow them to get so close...only for them to get trapped in the process. The problematic people would be dealt with... and, perhaps, new assets would be available for them to use.
Instead, he said. "Have everything removed from that location and tell everyone to move out. We will rendezvous with them at the new location."
"Of course, sir." Ivan made a note of the decision on his clip board. "How is the new location doing anyway? Are we close to finishing?"
"Soon, my friend. Soon. We have taken what we can from the Pizza Plex and the VR testing room. It is just a matter of maintaining the illusion of the Pizza Plex." Elijah informed him. "Once that is done... we will need a test subject."
"A test subject." The doctor repeated. "Well? What do you have in mind?"
"What works best?" Elijah asked instead. He pulled out a draw in his desk and picked up some files. He closed the draw and placed the files on his desk. "The old ways, I think."
Ivan raised an eyebrow. Yes, he was very familiar with the documents in those files. The bases of their research had been formed from the notes. Whilst Glitchtrap's hold over Vanessa was commendable, it had turned her into a mindless puppet. And that was helpful. But Dr Segal's notes were more... intense.
"You wish to recreate the weapon." Ivan noted.
"Recreate it. Expand on it." Elijah said as he opened one of the files. "Dr Segal's notes are truly fascinating. The very idea of turning someone into a deadly husk with little to no regard of their former self is admirable. But we need... Something more. The first weapon was nothing more then a partner in crime, someone to do Henri's work when he could not. This one will be... different."
"You already have someone in mind, don't you"
Elijah nodded. "Let me introduce you to... Project Mimic."
He grabbed the remote on the table. With a click of a button the image on screen changed to a dimly lit room. Dr Corvin came closer. Sitting in the room was a brunette girl with dark, tan skin and amber eyes. Her hair was tied up in pigtails. She was wearing a red button up sweater, with a polo shirt underneath, denim shorts on top of black leggings, red and purple sneakers with light blue soaks and bracelets on each writs.
"Originally, we had planned on using Gregory for this role but it looks like he is protected by our enemies. So, we have to improvise. The girl's name is Cassie." Elijah informed him. "It was... far too easy to bring her here. All we had to do was copy and manipulate Gregory's voice. And as she was coming closer... Well, all that was left behind was the chaos. There are still some problems at the Pizza Plex that haven't been dealt with yet. We merely took that as our advantage."
"I see. And how does Cassie come into this, I wonder?" Ivan said.
"Cassie's Father is a technician, but he's also a collector. He works with Fazbear Entertainment, he brings relics to the Pizza Plex for the museum." Elijah explained. " Neither Cassie or her Father mean anything to us but debts need to be repaid and roles need to be fulfilled. Cassie's disappearance will be covered up just like the others, and we will have what we need."
And nobody will know what happened to her until it was too late. By the time they find her, she will be nothing more then a obedient little girl.
A life completely in ruins.