Tae pulled Liam out of the hallway that led from the dressing room into the main area of the stadium. Everything might have gone smoothly—if not for the sudden return of the other boy band members. At a doorway, Tae abruptly stopped, causing Liam to bump into him and nearly send them both crashing to the floor. Tae gasped, quickly checking on Liam's well-being before turning to face his bandmates.

"Uh... hey, guys!" Tae said with a nervous chuckle.

Jesse eyed him suspiciously. "Uh... Tae, who's this...?"

"Um, no one!" Tae quickly replied.

Jesse blinked, then exchanged looks with Robaire and the two Aarons. "Tae..." Jesse began, "You can't just burst out of our dressing room area, dragging some guy with you, and then claim he's 'no one.'"

Tae hesitated. "I—... um..." He glanced back at Liam and then toward the exit doors of the stadium.

Liam offered an awkward wave and an uneasy smile to the others. Without another word, Tae declared, "I'm taking him to the library!" and forcefully tugged Liam along, eliciting another startled cry from Liam as he was dragged away.

Robaire, Jesse, and the Aarons simply stood, watching until Tae and Liam disappeared. A moment of silence followed before Aaron T burst out laughing.

"PIFFFTTTTT!" he exclaimed.

Jesse, still perplexed, asked Robaire, "What the hell just happened?"

Robaire chuckled. "No idea."

Aaron Z added, "Is Tae dating a fan again...?" shaking his head in disbelief.

"Well, that was embarrassing..." Tae muttered, covering his face with one hand while still holding onto Liam's.

"Those... were the other members of the boy band?" Liam asked, his tone laced with uncertainty.

Tae nodded, then glanced down at Liam's hand and released it. "Sorry about that. Come on, let's walk—the local library is close by."

As they strolled away, Liam kept stealing glances at the stadium before looking up with a gasp. "Wait... I didn't know that building was in Toronto," he said in astonishment.

"Huh? What building?" Tae followed his gaze. "Oh, that. Yeah, that's the CN Tower—it's the tallest building in Toronto."

"Follow me; the library is just down the street," Tae added.

Liam trailed behind, awestruck by the towering cityscape. "Wow..." he murmured. Memories of rare trips to Salt Lake City with his uncle flitted through his mind, and the sight of the towering buildings stirred a bittersweet nostalgia for those happier times. He loved his uncle. They did a lot of fun things together. Looking at the tall buildings loom over him, was making him recall those happy memories when he was alive.

Tae, noticing Liam's distant look, asked, "You alright?"

Liam looked at Tae, he didn't know that his eyes were swelling with tears. "U-Uh... Yeah, totally," Liam spoke.

"You sure? Your eyes... are tearing up," Tae spoke, he came near Liam and walked alongside him.

"U-... yeah," he lied, hastily wiping his eyes. "Just... um... allergies... Yeah, that's it,"

Tae tilted his head, then nodded. "Okay, if you say so..."

As they continued, Liam observed that pedestrians passed by Tae as if he were invisible. "T-Tae... you're famous, right?" Liam asked.

Tae laughed softly. "Uhhh... yes? Why do you ask?"

"Everyone just ignores you, like they don't even notice you're here," Liam noted, a hint of surprise in his voice.

Tae giggled. "Yeah, I guess because since 4 Town is a little local here, no one really cares that we are here anymore. Trust me, there are still some fans who go crazy when they see us, I love them all," Tae said with a smile. "And that mostly goes to Mei and her friends."

"Mei and who?" Liam inquired.

"Yeah—Mei, along with Abby, Pyria, Miriam, and Tyler. Oh! And her two new friends, Carter and Thomas," Tae continued happily, as if listing the names of dear friends.

"Wow, you remember all their names?" Liam asked.

Tae grinned. "If I forgot them, something would be seriously wrong! And that goes for two things!"

Before Liam could ask for clarification, Tae mentioned the library again. "There it is!" he announced.

Now seated at a desk near beanbags in the library, Liam waited for Tae to return with the phone book. "Here, I found one—phone numbers from all over America," Tae said as he set the book on the table. Standing behind Liam, he peered over his shoulder. "You said you wanted to call Freddy something, right?"

Liam nodded and began flipping through the pages until he reached the letter F. "Let's see... Frank's Pool Supplies, Franklin's Burgers, Frederick's Furniture, Fred's Animal Hospital, Freddy's Pizza..." he recited, suddenly pausing. "I think I found it..." he whispered, his breath catching.

Tae leaned in, scrutinizing the page. "Alright, then copy down the number and head over to that phone booth," he suggested, fishing quarters out of his pocket and handing them to Liam along with the phone book. "Here, take these too."

Liam accepted the items and entered the booth, shutting the door behind him. After a moment of nervous dialing, he spoke into the receiver. "Okay... let's hope this is it..."

Liam sat there, waiting until someone answered. "U-Uh... He-Hello?" Liam spoke.

"Hello, hello, this is Freddy's Pizza... uh... where are you calling from exactly? The number seems to be out of the area," said the man on the line. "We do not deliver out of state,"

"Hello there, This is Freddy's Pizza... uh... Where are you calling from? The number seems to be... out of the area," The man on the other end said.

"Uh... yeah, I'll get to that," Liam stammered. "This... this is Freddy Fazbear's, right?"

"Freddy Fazbear's? Uh, no—this is just Freddy's. My last name isn't Fazbear," the man replied with a small chuckle. "Are you calling from out of state to order for someone else who lives here? Ugh, Michael, this better not be one of your pranks."

Taken aback, Liam mumbled, "Uh... no, it's not... I... wait, not Fazbear?"

"No, sir. Just Freddy's," the man confirmed.

"Do you... have animatronics?Possibly... a certain missing rabbit with rosy red cheeks?" Liam pressed, hope swelling within him.

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

"Animatronics? No, sorry. We're not that type of pizzeria—definitely not ShowBiz. Besides, those places mostly shut down in the '90s, except for that one with the rat thing that's still around," the voice explained. "I'm not running a family fun center type place,"

Liam's hope faltered. Shortly, the guy on the phone attempted to shift the conversation. "Are you still looking to order something? We've got a nice special on pepperoni—"

Liam abruptly hung up, feeling defeated. He scanned the page again—Freddy's Pizza was the only entry, and no other sign of Freddy emerged. Closing the book, he took a deep breath and stepped out of the booth.

Tae was waiting at the table. "Any luck?" he asked.

Liam shook his head. "No... that's not the right Freddy." He sighed. "This is all so weird—I don't recognize most of these places," He said flipping through the phone book. "Most addresses are in Hurricane... but I've been all over that area, but I've seen none of this..."

Sitting down at the desk, Liam murmured, "This isn't right... it's like I've jumped into..."

"Another dimension?" Tae interjected.

"Yeah, that's... that's right," Liam replied softly. "Weird..."

He looked at Tae. "Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked, puzzled.

"Maybe you did," Tae answered with a shrug.

"Maybe I did? Come on, crossing dimensions? That's some sci-fi crap," Liam scoffed.

Tae Young offered a small smile. "Let's head back to the SkyDome. I want to show you something."

Once they reached the stadium, Tae was going to show Liam the thing he was planning to show, but the rest of the members were inside, sitting on the stage. Aaron Z was holding one of the balls from the ball pit. "Why was all this on the ground?" Z said as he threw the ball into the air, and caught it, and he repeated doing that.

Liam gasped a little as he saw. Because he was sure that ball pit was actually very dangerous.

Tae and Liam were at the entrance to the stadium, and with how they were positioned, the other members did not see them. Grabbing Liam's hand again, Tae leaned in and whispered, "Over here." With an extra tug on Liam's arms, Tae elicited a startled, "Ow!"

Barely keeping up, Liam's attention shifted as Tae guided him to a peculiar shack featuring a strangely placed door right in the middle. Tae approached it, reaching to touch the padlock. "Wait... why is the padlock off?" he murmured, though he quickly dismissed the oddity. He swung the door open and leaned close to Liam. "See that inner door?" he said in a low voice.

Liam tilted his head. "Yeah?"

"That door leads to another dimension," Tae explained.

Liam blinked in disbelief. "You're kidding, right?"

"No, I'm not," Tae replied calmly.

Squinting, Liam folded his arms and challenged him, "Prove it then."

Tae sighed, admitting, "I can't—the door's sealed tight."

"Hmm, right," Liam retorted, still skeptical.

"Seriously, Mark and Sora insisted on keeping it shut to bar some dark force from entering this place. To protect the frame, they even had us board it up from the outside with this shed," Tae elaborated with earnest conviction.

Although Liam wanted to scoff, Tae's intensity made it hard to dismiss his words. "Alright, suppose it's true... then why are you so calm about it all?" Liam pressed.

Tae offered an explanation with a resigned shrug. "The rest of 4 Town and I got caught up in a bit of a world-hopping mess. We've only wandered into one other world once, and honestly, one is more than enough." He paused, meeting Liam's eyes. "You are trying to get back to a place that you can't even find in the phone book... it's possible it doesn't exist in this dimension,"

Liam's gaze shifted back to the framed door. "This... this is just bizarre, man," he muttered.

"I know," Tae admitted with a soft smile.

"So, if this door is a gateway to other worlds... can I use it to go back home?" Liam asked since he really wanted and needed to get back.

Tae shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry, but you can't."

"W-Why not?" Liam asked, incredulous.

"Because—like I said—the door is sealed. Only Mark has the key to open it, and he rarely visits. You're stuck with us until he shows up," Tae explained.

Liam's mind reeled as he tried to absorb the craziness. "This is insane... I—"

Tae interrupted, noting, "I noticed you didn't react much when you saw me or the others. That's because you clearly don't know who we are. No offense, but we're world famous. You didn't recognize us at all, which further proves you're from another world." He leaned against the shed's wall, watching Liam closely.

Slowly, Liam's expression shifted to one of reluctant acceptance. "You're right—I've never heard of you," he admitted.

After a moment of silence, Tae couldn't resist teasing, "And what's with your hairstyle? So 80s."

"8-80s...?" Liam echoed, puzzled.

"Yeah, that mullet screams 80s, man," Tae chuckled.

"80s? Do you mean like the 1980s? Yeah, well... It is 1987, well, the last time I checked." Liam spoke. He wasn't one to keep on looking at the calendar at night back home in the pizzeria.

Tae's eyes widened slightly. "Wait... You said 1987?"

"Yeah, that's the year, right? Or did a whole year go by and I didn't know?"

Tae shook his head with a faint giggle. "It's 2003."

Liam blinked in confusion. "Come again?"

Tae repeated with amusement, "2003. I'm guessing our dimensions might even be different timelines."

Liam shook his head in disbelief, "What in Doc Brown's name is going!?"

"Piffft," Tae snorted. "Well, that's one way to put it."

"So you're telling me I'm in the future?!" Liam bellowed.

"Hey, don't stress too much. This future isn't necessarily like the one waiting for you—since these dimensions aren't part of the same continuum. Mark's world was in the future too; something like 2025 or something," Tae explained.

Liam just shook his head, overwhelmed. "Okay... I really need a seat."

"Just don't faint on me," Tae laughed. "Come on, let's head back to my dressing room; I've got a couch." As they walked, Tae abruptly paused, his foot landing on a stray ball. "Huh?" He knelt to pick it up. "What's this? Looks like a ball from a ball pit. Weird..." he muttered.

Liam noticed more balls scattered about. "Geez, how many have spilled out?" he thought, leaning down to grab another. But as soon as his fingers brushed its surface, a shocking jolt surged through his arm.

Before he could scream, his arm transformed into that of Toy Bonnie's. Slowly, the rest of his body followed suit. In moments, he grew triple his size, looming over Tae Young as the animatronic from behind.

Tae remained oblivious, busy with other business. Liam wanted to speak, but no sound came from his transformed lips—only a bone-chilling moan emerged instead. He couldn't talk to other human beings when he was Toy Bonnie. He never could.

"Hm?" Tae murmured, turning around. His eyes met the blue mechanical legs of Toy Bonnie. Tae's gaze slowly lifted to reveal a grotesque sight: Toy Bonnie's gaping mouth framed by pitch-black eyes that pulsed with an eerie white glow.

Liam yearned to communicate, to reassure Tae it was still him inside, but all that emerged was another low, garbled moan. His voice twisted into incoherent sounds as his head started to twitch and glitch uncontrollably.

Tae's alarm escalated into a yell. "What are you?!" he screamed. "Get away from me! Liam! Where did you go?!"

Inside Liam's mind, a desperate thought echoed, "No, Tae! It's me!" But his words were lost to the monstrous voice now filling the air.

Tae couldn't hear him, he was just hearing the possessed side of him.

Stumbling forward, Liam tried to regain control, his animatronic body creaking and clanking with every halting step. "Tae... please..." he pleaded inwardly, his strength waning as if he were on the verge of collapse.

Tae screamed and ran into the depths of the stadium. "Liam! Where are you?!"

'No! Tae wait!' Liam yelled.

Liam was getting even more worried, he really didn't want to make Tae scared, but his anger and uneasiness were transferring to his spirit. He couldn't control how unstable he was getting. He kept on shaking and vibrating. The animatronic mask kept on glitching and exposing the metal endoskeleton, and internal wires.

'Tae... please... You're the first human I've talked to in so long...' Liam couldn't help it, then he froze in place, as if he passed out.

"You're not who I needed..."

Liam's eyes fluttered open. Looking down, he saw a red bow tie and blue plastic feet. "I'm still this damn monstrosity..." he muttered, panic threading his voice. "Tae... where are you?" His gaze lifted, only to freeze at the sight of a gleaming golden rabbit standing before him.

"What did you do with him?!" the rabbit shrieked.

Liam staggered back, nearly losing his balance. "Ahh! What?!" he shouted.

"Oswald! I was meant get to him, but I got you instead..." the rabbit accused coldly.

"I—I... who are you talking about?" Liam protested furiously.

Before him, the animatronic figure twitched erratically. "You did something—I know you did! You're just like Charlotte and the others he killed..." it hissed.

Liam tried to repel the rabbit, but the mechanical creature overpowered him, shoving him harshly against a wall. "Look at you... as strong as the rest, maybe even stronger. But you're still no match for any of us... You'd better find me Oswald... or else..."

The grip tightened around Liam's neck, choking him despite his inability to feel physical pain as Toy Bonnie. He struggled desperately, but the rabbit held firm.

Liam awoke with a jolt and a cry.

"AHHHHH!" a voice roared. Liam's eyes darted to Tae Young, who had collapsed nearby, surrounded by the other 4 Town members.

"Holy shit, what is that?!" Aaron T exclaimed.

"Are you sure it just appeared?" Robaire queried, eyes wide with alarm.

"Does any of that matter?! It looks awake!" Jesse shouted.

'Oh no...' Liam said to himself. 'They're not aware that it's me...'

"Where did that boy you were with go?" Jesse demanded of Tae.

"I don't know! One moment he was with me, and the next, this weird thing appeared!" Tae explained hurriedly. "His name was Liam—he was from beyond that..." Tae pointed tentatively at the shack.

Robaire stuttered, "A-Are you sure?"

Tae nodded solemnly as Toy Bonnie continued its erratic glitches.

"Ahh! It's doing that thing again!" Tae cried out, ducking behind Jesse for cover.