November 8, 2017

12 hours 10 minutes

The children somehow got used to everything that was happening around them. Fritz had actually come to work and was now sitting in his office. The guys were trying to have some fun, come up with something else besides their club.

12 hours 15 minutes

Elizabeth's morning began with Brian turning on the music on the speakers to the fullest and dancing.

- Brian, turn it down! - she shouted.

- No! - he replied and continued dancing.

Then the redhead came over and pulled the speaker wire from the outlet.

- Hey! - Brian was angry.

- If you want to dance, make the music quieter. - the girl said and went back to sleep.

Brian turned his scowl on her.

12 hours 20 minutes

Before Lisa could fall asleep, she heard loud music again. When she came out of the workshop, she saw that Brian was no longer dancing alone, but with Gabriel. Green-eyed one was very angry. However, she had her own plan to stop all this.

And the plan was pretty simple. Elizabeth took regular water from the kitchen, but before giving it to the boys, she put something in it. Then, with two glasses, girl went to the guys.

- Hello! Would you like some water? You must have been tired while you were dancing. - Elizabeth asked in a good-natured voice.

- Hello! No, we're not tired, but thanks for the water! - Gabriel replied and took a glass of water.

Brian decided not to stand aside and also silently took and drank the liquid.

Immediately, the boys became stupefied for a second, and then fell to the floor unconscious. The girl turned off the speakers. In fact, she put sleeping pills in there. Where did it end up in the pizzeria? Perhaps some poorly slept workers really needed it. Elizabeth smiled triumphantly. She didn't want to sleep anymore, but her ears didn't hurt anymore.

12 hours 40 minutes

Meanwhile, Naomi was looking for a bathroom. As she rounded the corner, she bumped into Cassidy.

- Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you! - the girl immediately began to apologize.

- No, no, I'm sorry, I had to see you! - Cassidy started apologizing too.

When the guys stood up, they silently looked away. And what's next? Naomi had no idea.

- How... Are you doing? - girl asked.

- Fine. Kind of. - Cassidy replied.

- You probably hate me...

- What?! Why?!

- Well... My dad killed you... I thought you wouldn't want to see me after that...

- Naomi, what are you talking about! I will always be on your side! I don't care if your dad killed me or not, you're my best friend, and nothing's going to make me change that! And even more so, we still have to go back!

- Really? Well... Thank you. - Naomi blushed a little, and so did Cassidy.

- Where were you going? - boy asked.

- I was looking for a toilet, but it seemed to have fallen through the ground!

- So here he is. - Cassidy pointed to the door opposite the girl. A female figure was painted on the door, which indicated that this was a girls' toilet.

- Oh. I didn't notice. Thanks! - Naomi was confused and went into the bathroom, leaving Cassidy alone with himself.

12 hours 45 minutes

It's been a long time since Charlie's last joke. It seems that she began to return to them again. Sammy hasn't had a nervous breakdown in a long time.

- So, I knew that you would choose the Balloon Boy! - said Charlie.

- It's amazing. - Sammy replied sarcastically.

- No, seriously. You both love balloons, and you both have SPHERICAL heads! Admit it, there is a similarity! - sister began to giggle.

- Charlie! My head is not spherical! - brother got angry.

- Then it's square. - Spencer giggled, lying on one of the tables.

- Spencer! And you go there too! - Sammy couldn't stand it.

- Okay, fine. By the way, is Mrs. Afton here? - Charlie asked.

- She controls Ballora. She should be here soon.

12 hours 50 minutes

And indeed, soon Clara Afton herself came to the pizzeria where the children were having fun. The guys have already told her about everything that happened here. The woman was horrified when she found out that the one who controls her husband killed innocent children, among whom was Naomi. Of course, Clara understood that William had not done all this, but still.

- Mom! - when Chris saw Clara, he rushed into her arms.

- Hi, honey! - she hugged back. - Where's everyone else?

- Who's where. The pizzeria is big, and we all ran away. There's also a security guard in the office. His name is Fritz.

- Okay, then we won't bother him. Does he know about you?

- Yes, but he can't see us now.

Ghosts have this invisibility ability. That is, if a ghost wants to be seen by one or another person, then it will allow itself to appear before someone. But if the ghost does not want this, then it will be invisible to all people, and no one will see it.

- I see. I'm going to check on everyone else, but you can go play with someone, okay?

- Okay. - Chris replied and ran off in an unknown direction.

12 hours 55 minutes

Meanwhile, Charlie was trying to keep herself busy. Should she go to Elizabeth's? Yes, that's right. They haven't talked to each other in a long time. The girls have accumulated so much during this time, there was so much to tell, so much gossip to discuss. After all, best friends.

And their acquaintance was quite unusual. Then Elizabeth was only 1 year old, and Charlie was 3 years old. William and Henry decided that their children should get to know each other, and both took the children to the pizzeria. Elizabeth didn't really know how to speak then. Charlie, seeing the baby sitting alone, sat down with her so that she would not be lonely.

- Hello! I'm Charlie! And who are you? - she said.

- Hello! - that's all Lisa said, because she didn't know any other words yet.

- Her name is Elizabeth. - three-year-old Chris came up to the girls.

- Elizabeth! What a beautiful name! Let's be friends? - Charlie suggested.

- Ya! - little Lisa smiled.

That's how they became best friends. It may seem strange that a one-year-old and a three-year-old child are friends, but for them it was normal.

Now Charlotte found the redhead lying on one of the tables, thinking about something.

- What are we thinking about? - Charlie asked, coming up to her friend.

- Do you remember how I disappeared for a month? - Elizabeth asked her.

- Yeah. We were so worried about you back then. - Charlotte remembered.

- It's been over a year now, and I'm still tormented by the thought of where I've been all this month? I still haven't remembered... And now I can't remember.

- Sarah would say that you just had your memory erased by CIA agents.

- Who is Sarah?

- Oh, that's Spencer's friend. We met on Chris's birthday. She's quite paranoid. - Charlie replied.

- I wish I could meet her. - Lisa replied dreamily.

- As soon as we get out, I'll immediately introduce you! - Charlie smiled.

And Elizabeth smiled too.

13 hours

Brian woke up to someone shaking him. Opening his eyes, the boy saw Spencer, who was trying to bring them to their senses.

- Hey, guys, what happened to you? - brown-haired asked.

- Elizabeth put something in our water. - Gabriel replied.

- Elizabeth, then... Well, okay, I'll have her dancing again... - Brian was angry.

- And what are you going to do? Are you going to make evil plans against her? - Spencer chuckled.

- That's exactly what I'll do. - Brian replied and went into the workshop.

Gabriel and Spencer stood in disbelief.

- I was joking... - Spencer sighed.

- It's okay, he'll calm down later. I hope. - Gabriel replied.

13 hours 5 minutes

Meanwhile, Clara has already visited Emily's children, Naomi with Cassidy and Jeremy. Immediately, she found Spencer and Gabriel.

- Hello! - she said.

- Hello, Mrs. Afton. - both replied.

- Mrs. Afton? Guys, you can just call me Clara.

Gabriel agreed, and Spencer found it so strange that he decided to avoid addressing her in any way at all.

- If anything, Brian is in the workshop. - Gabriel said.

- And what is he doing there? - woman asked.

- I don't know.

- All right. Behave yourself! - Clara shouted one last time before leaving the children.

13 hours 10 minutes

In fact, Brian really had evil plans against Elizabeth. And he came up with a revenge for her that was much worse than Elizabeth's revenge. All he would do was make the girl take a dip in the cold water.

The boy went to the kitchen, specially wiped the floors to such an extent that they became slippery and wet, took a bucket of cold water, tied it on a rope and put it on the stove, and tied the other end of the rope to the opposite side of the kitchen.

At that time, Lisa just came into the kitchen, who wanted to drink a glass of water. Brian hid behind the door, and he was able to see the sight of Elizabeth rolling on the floor, and then hitting the rope, thereby dousing himself with cold water from a bucket. In the end, the redhead was sitting on the floor all wet and shivering from the cold. Brian couldn't stand it and started laughing.

- Eat it?! - he shouted through laughter.

Elizabeth glared at him.

- That's it! Brian Johnson, I declare war on you until the end of time! - girl shouted.

- The war? Well, it's going to be legendary! I agree! - boy smiled angrily.

That's how the relationship between Elizabeth and Brian began. They are not very funny, but they are interesting to watch.

13 hours 15 minutes

- What-what have you decided?! - Cassidy couldn't believe his ears.

- We declared war on each other. - Elizabeth smiled.

- This is crazy! It won't end well... - boy sighed.

- It's not going to end well just for Brian, and I'm going to be over the moon. - Elizabeth said.

- Okay, okay, whatever you want. - Cassidy replied, putting something in his pocket.

Naturally, Elizabeth noticed this.

- What have you got there? - she was curious.

- M-M-Me? N-Nothing! - boy was scared, but that didn't stop the redhead.

- Let me see it! - the girl rushed, trying to get the secret thing. Despite Cassidy's resistance, she got it.

It was a photo of Naomi and Cassidy, where he holds the camera, standing next to Naomi in the background of the newly opened pizzeria "Circus Baby Pizza World".

- We took this photo with her a few hours before the tragedy... - Cassidy said.

The girl stared at the photo in silence. Here is her living sister smiling, hugging her living best friend. Everything used to be so good. But after that fun, everything went just the same wrong.

- She missed you very much... - Cassidy said again.

Elizabeth looked at her friend.

- My mom and I are too. We've all missed you. - she replied.

There was silence.

- Please promise that you won't tell Naomi about this photo. This is my talisman, reminding me of her and more.

The girl ran her fingers over her lips, which meant: "I'll keep my mouth shut!". Cassidy smiled.

13 hours 20 minutes

- La-la-la-la-la! - Freddy was singing again, with Gabriel in it.

- God help me... - Spencer covered his ears with cups.

- Gabriel, dear, I understand that you really like to sing, but maybe your talent is in something else? - Charlie said good-naturedly.

- What do you mean? - Freddy asked, somewhat offended.

- I mean, we're going to go deaf soon if you keep "singing"! - she shouted.

- Okay, okay, just don't get mad. - Gabriel was a little scared. - But what should I do then? I love to sing!

- That's clearly not your talent. But I can help you! - Olivia replied. - Trust me, I'm good at this.

- Well, all right. - Gabriel replied.

13 hours 25 minutes

- Okay, Gabriel, what else do you like besides singing? - Olive asked, holding a piece of paper and a pencil in her hands.

- Well... Cowboys. And sometimes I was drawn to foreign languages. There's Spanish, German... Do you think that's my talent? - boy asked.

- Hm... Let's do a test. I will write you some sentences and phrases, and you will translate them into languages that you know! - the girl came up with the idea, to which Gabriel agreed with her.

13 hours 30 minutes

- It can't be! - Olive opened her mouth wide, looking at the piece of paper.

- Is it that bad? - Gabriel was saddened.

- On the contrary! You know as many as 5 languages, even though you are only 7 years old! - the girl couldn't stop being surprised.

- Pft, Elizabeth knows more. - boy replied.

- I think you should be a translator... Or a foreign language teacher...

- Yes, it's cool, but I also love cowboys. Can we play them? - Gabriel suggested.

- I don't mind. - Olivia smiled.

13 hours 35 minutes

Meanwhile, Clara was looking for Elizabeth. She visited all the children except her. Finally, she found it near the exit. Elizabeth just stood there and stared at the door leading outside.

- Hi, Lizzie! - Clara said.

The girl turned around.

- Hi, mom. - she replied.

- What are you doing here?

- I'm thinking about how we can get out of here. - Lisa turned back to the door.

Suddenly, Clara remembered her dreams with her daughter again. She had almost forgotten about them...

- Don't worry, we'll get out of here... We're Aftons, aren't we?

- We are Aftons, no one will ever break us! We are the best! - Elizabeth remembered their family motto.

- That's right, honey. Why don't you go check on the others? - Clara stroked her daughter's head.

When Lisa ran away, Clara was lost in thought again. How is Michael doing now? The woman was very worried about him. She wanted to get back as soon as possible. So that everything will be as it was before. Yes, that's right.

13 hours 40 minutes

So, where is Michael anyway? Where did he go? Is he okay and is he even alive? Don't worry, Michael's fans, he's alive, for now.

Exactly 24 days have passed since that scandal. Almost a month. Where has he been all this time? The answer is quite simple. Michael wanted to leave the city altogether, but he couldn't, and there were many reasons for that. Firstly, there was no money, secondly, he is now in the 10th grade, and he has to finish school, and thirdly, his family lived here after all. He was born here, his whole life is here. His friends and acquaintances are here... He didn't want to leave, even though he tried to convince himself that this city was rotten. In fact, the city is not rotten. He just has an evil force that brings misfortune.

And Michael himself decided to go to the forest, since he could not spend the night with friends, because he will be found right away, and there were no other options. Fortunately, the guy found an abandoned undertaker's house in the woods. Few people knew about this house, but Michael knew and hoped to find it. And so, he found it. This house had its own legend. It said that an undertaker once lived here, who killed travelers who accidentally stumbled upon his house, made coffins for them and buried them in the backyard. He did this in order not to be lonely, since the undertaker believed that the souls of his victims would be permanently fixed on their graves, which means he would not be alone. But soon the police found him and executed him, because he killed more than 20 people, and the corpses were dug up and buried in the cemetery. However, the house remained and it is rumored that the souls of his victims can sometimes be seen in the windows of the house, and you can also see the soul of the undertaker himself on the porch. Michael was scared, but he didn't believe in these children's stories. But in the backyard, the ground looked as if someone had really been buried here many years ago.

He lived there for a whole month and still lives there, and nothing terrible happened, and he did not see any ghosts there. Michael was going to get a job somewhere to earn food. The guy was well aware of the incident with the children. He couldn't believe his eyes at first when he saw Naomi's picture on the news. She's gone, too. The police still haven't found the killer. Michael got tired of this and decided to start his own investigation. Somewhere in the back of his mind, the guy realized that his father was involved in this. William Afton. He just need to prove how.

13 hours 45 minutes

Meanwhile, Olivia was bored. She wanted some variety now. She was terribly sad, everyone ran away somewhere, and she was left alone. Only Fritz left the office and went to the kitchen. To the kitchen? Taking away children's food again? No, Olive wouldn't let that happen a second time. When Smith entered the kitchen, Olive followed him.

- Aha! - she shouted. - Did you come to eat our pizza again?!

- Come on, you have a lot of it, you actually need to share it! - Fritz said.

- You're going to eat everything here!

- You'll get over it. - the guard picked up a piece of pizza, but the girl took the food away from him.

- Well, no, cook your own food. And even more so, look at yourself, you should lose weight! - the soul replied.

The red-haired man had already given up and, frowning at Olive, went to his workplace.

13 hours 50 minutes

- I wonder how Fredbear is doing? - Chris asked himself.

- He probably destroyed my room a long time ago. - Spencer, sitting next to the boy, grinned.

- Listen, what book did you tell me about?

- Just like that. This book is written about all sorts of different creatures and it is believed that they are just horror stories for children. But me, Olivia, Sarah, and someone else know that it's true.

- How is that? - Chris didn't understand a bit.

- Well, that's it. We met with them and they tried to kill us, but we were either friends with them or just ran away.

- So you're saying that you met with dangerous creatures and stayed alive, but as my dad stuck a knife in your stomach, so you died of it?

- I told you, we were friends with these creatures. And a knife in the stomach is a serious matter.

- I am sure that you have been in other skirmishes where your life was in great danger.

- There was such a thing. But the universe is a strange thing. - Spencer shrugged his shoulders.

13 hours 55 minutes

Sammy left the workshop to save his nerves from his sister. He never thought about the fact that besides inflating balloons, he might have another, more useful talent. He wonder how to open it?

- Hello! - Sammy didn't notice Helen sitting next to him.

- Oh, hi. - he replied.

- What are you doing?

- I'm thinking what to do...

- Listen, do you want to sing with me?

- What do you mean?

- Well, just sing a song. For example, I sing the first part, and you sing the second. So what? - Helen explained.

- Well... I don't really know how to sing... - Sammy didn't want to embarrass himself.

Helen made puppy dog eyes.

- Okay... - boy sighed.

- Great! Come with me! - taking the brunette by the hand, the girl led him to the stage.

14 hours

- And what song are we going to sing? - boy asked.

- This one! - Helen handed Sammy the lyrics, and he quickly scanned through them. - Ready?

- Let's get started! - Sam handed the paper back to the girl.

- Good! One... Two... Three... Start! - Quentin turned on the speakers with his paw, which started playing music.

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...

It's never satisfied,

It's pulling strings of life tonight.

So many tears it's cried,

I wonder what it's thinking?

It's painted faces all I see,

They're always haunting me,

It's pulling strings of life tonight,

It sleeps,

Please buy us time!

Oh please, rewind!

A tainted rhyme...

Sammy understood what Helen was singing about. It's about them. About their "life" here. That they all want to turn back time. Not going anywhere with William and then everything would be fine. Go back in time to stop Elizabeth... Oh, yes, it's Sammy's turn now.

A story ever vile

Such wicked thoughts behind a smile.

They wander all the while,

I wonder what they're thinking?

But really. It's all about them. Damn, where did Helen get this song from? The boy will ask about this later. They were singing the chorus together now. Turning his head towards the hall, Sam saw that everyone was gathered and listening to their singing, even Fritz was sitting next to Olivia and looking at them. And Spencer was also sitting on one of the speakers closer to Helen and also listening to them. But for some reason the boy was not afraid. He wanted to sing as loudly as possible so that everyone could hear him.

It's painted faces all I see,

Suddenly Helen stopped singing. She looked at her partner in surprise and fascination, who did not pay attention to this and continued to sing. And he sang very well. A clear, pleasant voice carried through the pizzeria, and absolutely everyone was listening to the talented newly minted singer.

They're always haunting me,

It's pulling strings of life tonight,

It sleeps,

Please buy us time,

Oh please, rewind,

A tainted rhyme...

Helen almost forgot that it was her turn to sing.

Silence breaks the cage tonight,

It then becomes awake.

Sammy joined her.

A purple plague of rage,

It stains the night until the da-a-a-ay!

Helen also complemented this point.

It's painted faces, yeah!

This is the last verse that Sammy sang alone, and he decided to give it his all.

It's never satisfied,

It's bringing gifts of vengeful life.

So many tears it's cried,

I wonder what it's thinki-i-i-ing?

The blonde joined him again, and the audience also began to sing along to the two singers.

It's painted faces all I see,

They're always haunting me,

It's pulling strings of life tonight,

It weeps,

A selfish crime,

Oh please, rewind,

We're out of time...

Song ended. Sammy and Helen looked at the audience. They stared at them silently, with huge eyes.

- Did you not like it? - Helen asked uncertainly.

Then everyone got up from their seats and applauded loudly. Everyone liked it very much.

- Sammy, you're so good! You can sing! - Sam's partner hugged him.

- Not like me. - Gabriel came up to the guys. - Maybe you two should work together? I mean, Helen could write songs and Sammy would sing them.

- Write songs? Helen, did you compose this song yourself? - boy asked in surprise.

- Yeah! Did you like it?

- Very much! - Sammy smiled, which made the blonde blush a little.

That's Sammy's real talent. He can sing.

14 hours 30 minutes

- Think about it, I found hot sauce in my pizzeria. - Jeremy informed Chris about his find.

- And? - Chris replied, continuing to read the book he found in Mr. Cawton's office.

- Well, who brings hot sauce to the pizzeria? - Jeremy asked indignantly.

- Jeremy, you have a lot of respect, you found at least something in your pizzeria, I can't find my bracelet for 20 minutes! - Spencer complained as he passed by and went off to look for his lost one.

Chris finally looked up from his book and looked at Jeremy.

- Listen, do you still have this sauce? - he asked.

- Well, yes, why?

- Let's play a prank on someone... - Christopher rubbed his hands viciously.

14 hours 40 minutes

Chris and Jeremy were watching the pizza from around the corner, which they had put hot sauce in. The whole jar was used up.

- Now Fritz will understand what it means to take our food... - chuckled Chris.

- This is the best revenge I've ever done. - Jeremy smiled.

But then something went wrong. Brian came into the kitchen and, seeing the pizza on the table, took one piece.

- Oh... - Jeremy whispered.

14 hours 45 minutes

Now Brian was running around the building like crazy and trying to find water. His mouth was on fire. Finally, Gabriel gave him a glass of water, and when he calmed down, the boys approached him.

- Brian, we are... - Chris began.

- Where's Elizabeth? - Brian asked.

- What?

- I'm sure it's her doing! Where is she?! - boy was angry.

- What do you want? - Lisa came up to the guys.

- You know what?! My trap will be so unexpected that you won't see it right away! - Brian spoke to her and left, leaving the guys perplexed.

- What is he talking about? - Elizabeth did not understand.

- I have no idea. - Gabriel said.

Jeremy and Chris decided to slip away unnoticed.

14 hours 50 minutes

Spencer finally found his bracelet. By some miracle, he turned out to be behind the column on which the boy was sitting at the performance. Spencer treasured this thing very much. That's because it was the last gift his father gave him before he died. After he died, mom swore that she would never have a soulmate again. And why? She has a son whom she loves more than life. They didn't need anyone else.

Suddenly Spencer heard the voices of Naomi and Elizabeth. They were chatting about something. The boy decided that if he overheard, he might learn something new.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Naomi were sitting at a table and just chatting. It feels like they haven't seen each other in ages.

- By the way, I wanted to apologize... - Naomi suddenly said.

- Apologize? But for what? - younger sister smiled strangely.

- Do you remember when you wanted to approach Baby so much, and I stopped you, we had a fight...

And then the redhead really remembered. But she needs to apologize.

- No, I'm sorry... I didn't call you my sister, which was wrong... You are the best sister in the world to me! I thought I'd never get the chance to tell you this again, but it's here, and I'm not going to miss it! So what's the world like? - Elizabeth held out her hand to her sister.

- Of course, world! - Naomi also held out her hand, and sisters hugged.

Spencer smiled as he watched them. Perhaps the world is not so bad.

15 hours

Helen was talking to Quentin. No, she's not crazy. Animals are also living beings. They understand everything perfectly, hear and see, they just have their own language, which only other animals understand. People simply cannot understand their language. However, if you try hard, even animals can talk to you, and you will understand them perfectly as a human being!

- Sam's not that bad, you know... - Helen was saying, looking towards the stage.

Quentin also turned his head there, but saw nothing special.

- How many days do you think we'll be out of here, Quentin? - girl asked again.

Quentin only barked once.

- I hope so soon, too... - blonde replied.

15 hours 5 minutes

Fritz was sitting in his cubicle and dying of boredom. The children didn't bother him much, and they didn't break anything, otherwise Smith would have been fired. And if he tells the truth, he will either be sent to prison or to a mental hospital. He also thought about the night guard. Nah, he's not going to work for them. At night, normal people sleep, not sit in a pizzeria and watch robots.

He also thought about why the children were so reluctant to tell him who the killer was. After all, shouldn't the culprit be punished? Maybe this person is so well-known to him that he will just be shocked when he finds out, so they don't tell him? Come on, that's crazy.

Still, Fritz wanted to figure out the whole big story.

15 hours 10 minutes

In general, the children were not discouraged and lived in the pizzeria as if nothing had happened. Although, this is not the case. They just don't realize that everything is much worse and more serious than they think. They'll figure it out soon enough.