-Outside-
'What trouble did you get yourself into this time Mike?!' Sarah, Mike's older sister, thought as she drove towards the building that Mike told her about.
She parked her car behind a van that was in front of the building, and then she got out of the car as she grabbed a large black suitcase out from the passenger seat. She quickened her pace into the building, as she maneuvered through the hallways towards a room where the lights were actually on.
-Midnight Fighters-
"You have an older sister?" Ethan asked.
"Yes, and she's an awesome doctor. She can help us and she won't tell anyone else. Of course, I'll have to explain everything to her, but she'll understand. She's reasonable... after a few attempts of explaining everything," Mike said, a little unsure as he spoke the last sentence.
"That doesn't raise my confidence by much," Ethan said, with a stoic expression.
"It's okay, Ethan. Mike has good taste in who he trusts," Lily said, as she held her shoulder more firmly from the pain.
Mike smiled shyly with a little blush, as Freddy noticed his response, and his eyes closed to slits. Foxy noticed, as he stood next to Mike and looked at Freddy, which made him look away and back towards Lily.
"Mike!" A voice, deeper than Lily's, called from the dark hallway, as everyone became alert and Mike stood up slowly.
"I'm here Sarah!" Mike called back, as footsteps were heard, and then Sarah emerged from the dark hallway into the room.
Sarah was an inch smaller than Ethan, but taller than Lily. Her hair was dark red, and it was up in a ponytail, although the ponytail barely reached the back of her neck. Her eyes were blue, like Mike's, and her skin was tanned. She also wore pink lipstick, and an open white doctor's coat with black pants and a light blue shirt underneath it. Her eyes quickly scanned the room and noticed the wounds of Lily and Ethan, and then she saw Mike.
"Bro, what the heck is going on?" Sarah asked, with a serious and concerned tone.
"Sis, please help my friends first. Lily needs the most help, she's bleeding from her shoulder. Stab wounds," Mike said, as he slowly stood up, while holding onto Mousie's shoulder for support, and pointing towards Lily.
Sarah looked at Lily and she quickly headed towards her. The animatronics moved away besides Chica, who stood near Lily's head. Sarah knelt down next to Lily as she examined the wound on her shoulder. She took her black suitcase and set it next to herself, as she took scissors and cut around the clothing where the wound was, without cutting the collar of Lily's shirt off. She removed the patch of clothing, which hurt Lily a bit because some of the threads were partially in her wounds. Sarah saw that there were four incisions, but they weren't very deep which was a good thing.
'It looks like nothing important was hit. She's not bleeding out profusely, so it's not so bad, but I'll have to take a better look at the hospital. For now, I'll clean and cover it up,' Sarah thought, as she went to work.
After cleaning, using butterfly stitches, placing a few gauze pads, and wrapping it up, Sarah used a clear plastic wrap to seal over the wrappings. Upon seeing the cut on Lily's leg, Sarah cut an opening around the cut, dressed it, and covered it. Then, Sarah took her partially bloody gloves, cotton balls, and cloths and threw them into a plastic bag, as she tied it up. She put it into a separate pocket in her suitcase, and then she took out a sling. She wrapped the sling around Lily's arm and over the shoulder that wasn't injured, and then she helped Lily to sit up, while Chica also assisted.
"Okay, finished for now. I'll bring you to my hospital quarters so that I can have a better look at it. Who's next?" Sarah asked, as she looked towards Mike and Ethan.
"Him," Mike said, as he pointed to Ethan.
"Okay," Sarah said, as she took her suitcase and moved swiftly towards Ethan.
"Your not hurt bro?" Sarah asked Mike.
"No, it's nothing. I'm just bruised," Mike said, as Mousie helped him to balance himself.
Sarah was able to check Ethan's wounds quickly and dress them since they weren't too bad. After finishing up, she helped Ethan to stand up, as well as Perry. Then Sarah turned to Lily and saw that Chica and Freddy had helped her to stand up.
After a moment of Sarah blankly staring at them, she turned towards Mike and asked, "Are those animatronics?"
Mike walked next to his sister and replied, "Yes, they are."
Sarah looked around the room and noticed all seven of the animatronics, and even Kitcat's broken form. Then she turned back to Mike and asked,
"Whaaaat's going on?"
Mike rubbed the back of his head with a nervous grin and replied,
"Well, it's like I said on the phone, 'Important Business.' You see, we're trying to stop possessed animatronics from attacking people with the help of us three and, well... other possessed animatronics, who are on our side. I don't think these other three are possessed, but they helped us too so... yeah."
Sarah looked at Mike with a surprised and confused expression. She looked at the animatronics again, then back at Mike, and she asked,
"Soooo... these animatronics are possessed, besides those three?"
Sarah pointed to the main four, and then to the three others, and Mike nodded.
"... Your not playing games with me right?" Sarah asked, in a serious tone.
"No. We didn't hurt ourselves sis," Mike said, gently.
Sarah breathed in and out calmly, and then she took her hand and slapped Mike over his head.
"Ow!" Mike cried out as he rubbed his head.
"Are you serious, bro?! You didn't tell me you were fighting killer robots! How the freaking heck was I going to explain this to ma and pa if you died?! Their hearts would have been broken like mine would have! Think man!" Sarah scolded, as Mike looked downward with some guilt.
"-Sign- That's why I've now decided to not leave your side," Sarah said, as Mike's eyes widened in surprise.
"Wh-What? B-But Sarah you can't tell anyone, and what if you get hurt or-" Mike closed his mouth when Sarah lifted her hand up, signaling him to stop talking.
"You're going to need a doctor on call, and it'll be better if I'm right there besides you guys. Besides, I would like to know who my bro is hanging around and slap them if they try to bully you," Sarah said, with a smile, as Mike pouted but smiled back.
"Also, I have nothing better to do anyway, and this... is interesting," Sarah said, and Mike nodded.
Then he turned to the others and asked, "Is it okay if my sister tags along?"
"Of course dude. Besides, it is better to have a doctor close by," Ethan said, and Lily agreed with a nod.
"Well, let's hurry and go. Lily, right? You're coming with me to my office. I have a room of my own to take care of my patients and I want to check your wound better, okay?" Sarah said, as Lily nodded.
"So you two go together, while me and Mike bring the others back home," Ethan said, and the other three agreed.
"Hey, you'll take great care of my little sister right?" Ethan asked Sarah.
"Of course man. I know how it is to have a little sibling. I'll take the best care of her," Sarah replied, and Ethan nodded in approval.
Outside:
After making sure their tracks were untraceable, the Midnight Fighters left, along with four new additions to the team: Sarah, Dog, Perry, and Mousie. Ethan took the van with Mike and the seven animatronics back to the house, while Sarah took Lily in her own car to the hospital she worked, in her own work section.
"So Mike, are you sure Sarah would be alright with us?" Ethan asked Mike, as they were halfway to the house.
"Yeah, she's real tough. She'll be fine. I'm more concerned for the animatronics we'll have to fight though," Mike said, and Ethan chuckled.
"So, the Crow is the next on our list," Ethan said.
"Yeah. He's the last one," Mike said.
"Then this will be over. Well, the more dangerous part will be over. Then we have these guys to deal with," Ethan said, referring to the animatronics in the back of the van.
"Dude, I'll be honest… I don't think they're that bad. I mean, before they were, but now they seem more friendly and less hostile," Mike said, a little nervously.
"What are you getting at?" Ethan asked, more sternly.
"I'm just saying, these guys have shown that they have redeeming qualities man. I'm sure we don't have to fight or break them after this. I know Lily wouldn't want them to be broken, and they're not just machines. Also, they seem to be doing pretty fine… in your shed," Mike said, as Ethan gave him a side glance, but continued looking down the road.
"All I'm saying is maybe-" Mike was cut off.
"Alright," Ethan said, as Mike looked at him in surprise.
"I'll let them live in the shed after this. I'll give them time to sort themselves out, and when they're ready to 'move on,' then they can go," Ethan said, and Mike breathed out in relief.
"Man… I know for a fact you don't like them being around, but that's cool of you to let them stay there," Mike said.
"I'm doing it for Lily's sake, and since you asked. I wouldn't have done it for any other reasons," Ethan said, and Mike rubbed the back of his head.
'At least he was cool about it…' Mike thought, and finally relaxed his tense shoulders.
Back of van:
"These humans seem very nice. I like them already." -Perry
"Just be careful though. Lily's brother Ethan isn't a fan." -Chica
"What do you mean?" -Mousie
"He'd be the one to pull a bullet to yer heads right before ye take the wrong turn." -Foxy
"Oh gosh!" -Mousie
"He sounds pretty scary." -Perry
"If it wasn't for Lily we wouldn't be here now. She was the reason he didn't leave us broken or shoot Freddy before, as Foxy told me." -Bonnie
"Ooohh." -Perry and Mousie.
"Interesting team you have." -Dog
"Yeah. It wasn't intended, or really wanted, but Lily helped us stick together. Mike too." -Freddy
"That Mike seems like a good kid, and Lily seems like a brave lady, strong too." -Dog
"She is." -Freddy
"I know you seem to have a liking for her especially… is it mutual?" -Dog
"… I don't know. I don't think she remembers me, so..." -Freddy
"She has saved your lives, even when they should have left you all to perish. I'm certain that she likes you guys, but I'm more certain that, if you give her time, she may remember you. Although, I'm unsure of how or when you've met her." -Dog
"It's a long story, and a long time ago… I'd prefer to rest now." -Freddy
"I understand." -Dog
'Aww, Freddy doesn't want to talk about his dear Lily in front of someone else~' -Golden Freddy
"Golden stop." -Freddy
"Eh hem. I didn't hear that." -Dog
'Heh heh.' -Golden Freddy
Night:
In a much darker place:
"I have to say, they've done pretty freaking well."
"Oh yes, they have."
"Allen, Penelope, Leroy, Kitcat, even Jack… all broken."
"They're not weak. They're strong."
"The other three are nowhere to be found."
"I wonder where they could be."
"They left with them. They joined them."
"Perry, Mousie, and Dog left with them?"
"They never wanted to fight."
"My my… Freddy has done pretty freaking well-"
"It's not just him."
-Silence-
"There are three other humans… actually, another human has joined them recently. As I have seen through the eyes of Allen, Penelope, Leroy, and Kitcat, the humans and Freddy's group have slowly become acquainted. Even Dog and his group left with them. They have grown much stronger."
"Are they able to rival us, boss?"
"Maybe."
-Gasp, murmurs, mumbles-
"Don't be alarmed. I expected this may happen… I am going out soon. All of you stay here and try not to break anything."
"We will restrain ourselves, sir."
"But it wouldn't be all bad since this place is closed too."
"Oh yes, the managers have grown concerned since the others were breaking. They canceled all appointments and everything."
"Can you blame them? Although, I think they want us to break…"
"Still can't blame them."
-Laughs, giggles, chuckles-
"Your sure to go alone, sir?"
"Yes… I need to see someone..."
"Be careful then, Mister Crow."
