As he entered the room, he looked at the shelves visibly disappointed; There was only one box, containing a few documents.

Still, Rick didn't give up.

"At least this may be more than enough to expose them."

Soon after, Evan entered the room and covered the door with a heavy bookshelf, conveniently placed on the right for its use.

Having assured themselves that they were safe, they began to read the documents:

Document 1, "Springlock Failure Protocol":

"June 15, 1983

On the Springlock suits failures:

We have advised those employees who are experiencing a Springlock failure to get into the employee lounge.

It has been proven that the chances of surviving this type of accident are almost zero.

This way, accidents will not damage our brand, and we will be able to take their bodies to the facilities, as experimental material, although W. Afton's theories have no scientific basis, at the moment.

Sincerely, Ralph Afton, Head of Public Relations."

The last name of the person who wrote the document puzzled them.

-Afton?

-I see that my uncle is also behind this. I feel more and more ashamed of being an Afton.

-And the date...

-There is no doubt that they were always like this.

Document 2, "Corpses within the animatronics":

"August 8, 1985

Following the 1984 murders committed by Dr. W. Afton, unusual activity (of a paranormal nature) has been observed during night shifts.

In addition, informed us that he hid the corpses inside the animatronics.

This proves the veracity of his theories:

The soul produces a malleable substance (remnant), and so does agony.

I recommend doing a daily review of the footage from the security cameras, to observe the behavior of the animatronics and the effects of the remnant.

Thanks to Dr. Afton we could be close to obtaining immortality, although it took us two years for this research to bear fruit.

And in case the police try to investigate the murders, I suggest bribing them. My experience in the police department has shown me that a policeman never refuses a good paycheck.

Sincerely, Scott Grimes, Analyst."

-Even the police. It seems that I was never wrong with my suspicions.

-Fazbear Entertainment has always been synonymous with corruption and negligence, so I'm not surprised.

Document 3, "Obedience Tests":

"September 22, 1999

The advisory committee has had a great idea by taking inspiration from the experiments carried out in the MK Ultra project and the animatronic with safety functions known as "Puppet", by Henry Emily;

Creating an animatronic with advanced obedience features.

It was an interesting challenge, because the objective of W. Afton's research has already been achieved.

So, having already achieved immortality, the next most logical step would be to improve the properties of said immortality.

One of the options was this, and we have achieved it;

We have named it "Guardian".

We have created, in essence, an immortal slave. It possesses all the benefits of the remnant, plus superhuman physical properties, a more than decent armor and the most important feature:

The ability to comply with any task that is ordered.

The success has been so resounding that even selling it as a weapon for military use would not be so far-fetched.

Even so, it could be improved.

-Fuck...

-Don't tell me. Even I am surprised.

Document 4, "Illusory Disk Testing":

"July 25, 2015

This research focuses on improving a device created by Dr. Afton in 1983; the illusory disk.

There is no doubt that Dr. Afton was a genius, but that does not mean that his work can't be perfected.

This device causes the following effects; it modifies the appearance that a subject can perceive on an object that contains such a device (said appearance that is perceived must be programmed).

This is already effective, but with the use of remnant and some modifications I have achieved the following:

-The appearance that is perceived should no longer be programmed; it is only enough for the object with the device to be close to a subject to access the subject's memories and adopt a more convincing form according to them.

-It also affects the perception of the nearby environment and causes auditory hallucinations.

Even if the results are promising, I will continue to investigate possible improvements.

Sincerely, Helen Weaver, technical professional."

-Weaver...

-I remember seeing some strange endoskeletons kept in the basement of our house. They were similar to the one you faced in the office, and of course, the ones in our basement had those disks.

Document 5, "Evidence of Corrupt Remnant":

"December 20, 2015

After analyzing the animatronics possessed as a result of the Springlock failures, advanced levels of tissue regeneration have been observed due to the remnant.

Unfortunately, such regeneration is very slow, so I came up with the idea of modifying the remnant to speed up this process.

After adding growth hormones in addition to tumor extracts, I've managed to create what I've dubbed the "corrupted remnant" (the name isn't very original, but at least it works).

After causing a subject another Springlock failure with a suit created exclusively for this experiment, I injected him with my compound.

At first, the results were promising; Most of the tissues regenerated in just a couple of hours.

To analyze how the remnant reacted to the added components, I requested a sample (thanks, Mark). On analyzing the sample, I saw that my corrupt remnant was defective; Mitosis never stops, causing excess of additional tissue, to the point that they would have to be removed periodically (or burned directly to prevent regeneration).

I will certainly have to modify the components of my substance.

Sincerely, Helen Weaver, Director of the Laboratory."

-No wonder I vomited...

As if these documents weren't enough to keep an adult awake at night, the last two documents were the ones that really disturbed Rick and Evan:

Document 6, "Sightings of an Unidentified Entity":

"June 6, 2016

I've seen horrible things every day, but this takes the cake;

I was doing my night shift in the warehouse (like every night). Nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Until, at 3:00 AM I saw it: It was a tall humanoid figure, totally naked and without genitals, with corners all over his body, his eye sockets completely empty, his limbs disproportionate, and with a constant and painful smile with rows of sharp and disordered teeth, without skin in that area or nose (which he did not even have).

It was looking directly into one of the cameras, from the darkness.

As if this wasn't enough to send me to an asylum, what really terrified me was what he said to me, in a voice that was DEFINITELY not human, even if it remotely seemed so:

"Do your part and don't disobey Weaver."

At first I thought that was a mere hallucination, but this morning I reviewed the footage...

And indeed, it is real.

I demand that Weaver explains this to me.

Hopefully this might be another of her experiments, and not something worse.

Sincerely, Nick Taylor, security guard."

Document 7, "The Plan":

"June 7, 2016

She finally gave me answers, but it's horrible...

It turns out that Weaver contacted a fucking demon a year ago:

Agaddon, "The Harvester."

All the experiments had the expected results because he contributed part of his knowledge.

But he didn't do it without a deal; Agaddon wants to roam the Earth, causing death, destruction, fear and a lot of pain.

And Weaver and the rest of the company accepted it, and they adored it...

The "plan," as she calls it, is to make sacrifices on his behalf and use all of our research to strengthen him...

And that a certain Rick Jones is part of the plan.

I don't know who the fuck that guy is, but there's no one left in this facility except me, Weaver, his slaves, and Agaddon.

May God forgive me for my sins, for I believe I shall soon be joined with my deceased friends.

I can't stop hearing them, constantly screaming in unimaginable agony.

What I want most is for someone to BURN DOWN THIS WHOLE FUCKING PLACE AND THAT DEMON AND EVERYTHING INSIDE TOO.

I DON'T WANT THE WORLD TO BURN.

Nick Taylor"

Now Rick understood everything:

He was not kidnapped to improve the animatronics, but to make Agaddon rejoice in his suffering.

And that started from that day at Freddy's.

The disappearance of his children, his wife's suicide, his shattered life...

It was all Agaddon's fault, who turned out to be the monster Rick always saw in his nightmares.

At first, Rick thought the documents were there because of Weaver's memory problems.

But what he read made it clear to him that they were there to make him suffer even more.

The revelations made Rick's blood run cold, but it also made him want to burn down Freddy's, and even more to burn down the facility.

Evan was only taken aback; he knew about the evil of Fazbear Entertainment, but he never thought they would reach this level.

And then Agaddon spoke, in a mocking tone. His voice could be heard everywhere in the room:

-Now you understand it, don't you?

This made Rick even angrier.

-I'm going to make it easy for you, Rick; You can surrender and join Me, along with the souls I have harvested. Together we would take over the world. And it doesn't matter if you reject this offer, because you will do it anyway.

"Rick, don't accept it."

"No need to say that."

Hearing the telepathic conversation, Agaddon was disappointed:

"Well, AS YOU WISH. Weaver, let them all go."

Rick and Evan then heard all the animatronics approaching the archive room.

"Evan, WHAT DO WE DO?"

"Wait a minute, I think behind the bookshelf behind you is another door."

"Don't fuck around, it looks like I have fucking plot armor."

"Well, you have to push the shelf NOW. As long as I'm going to hold them."

"Throwing punches!?"

"Throwing punches."

"For God 's sake. If it works..."

Without delaying any longer, Rick began to push the shelf, while Evan was taking care of the weaker animatronics without much effort.

After a few intense seconds, Rick managed to push the shelf away. And like the rest of the doors he had encountered, he was able to open it without problems.

"Come on Evan, let's get out of here."

After leaving several animatronics destroyed and with the thing and the Guardian about to enter the room, Evan followed Rick, going after another long corridor.