THEY'RE BAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaack! Well, sorta at least, this is a spin-off after all centering around other characters in the same universe. Anyways...MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! I hope you all are enjoying yourselves, got what you wanted and spending time with friends and family. And for those that don't celebrate on this day...hope you all are just having a great day.
Now onto this story, like I said, this is a spin-off to the "Struggles on a Hook" series. So yeah while the Fazbear Gang were mentioned in the teaser chapter I added to the end of Merry Fazbear, they probably won't appear too much physically in this story, just be heavily mentioned. This story will focus more on the characters from FNAF World and Sister Location.
I will not be able to upload daily like I'm used to doing, but I will get this done, not sure how long this will be but so far it might be shorter than the other ones...we'll see. There will be also be characters from my favorite FNAF fan-game Five Nights at Candy's by Emil Macko and characters from other games Scott made. Some character names will be altered just like I had to do the toys. Characters like Funtime Freddy and Funtime Foxy will have their names changed to Ted and Vixy respectively.
Anyways, get ready everyone. It's time for the struggles to return...and the investigation to begin...grab your exotic butters and causal bongos!
Struggles: Pure Absolution
Chapter 1: Missing
9:00 AM...Benedict Police Station...
Another day...another investigation...that's what life was like for her. She was known as one of the best detectives in the country, always got the job done with no delay. Some cases had a good ending for victims, other ones ended in tragedy. This fox had more than smarts, she was blessed with supernatural abilities. She had nothing to hide, she was proud of her abilities and didn't care if some people were jealous. She took each case seriously but acted the complete opposite around her friends. With her next upcoming case on the horizon, her life would change forever.
She sat in her office going over the files she received last night about the missing members of the Fazbear Gang...they all mysteriously vanished after terrible accidents. The foxes and chickens vanished from their cruise after the ship's engine explodes and the whole ship sinks killing everyone. The bunnies went missing after a car accident involving a train collision and finally the bears vanished when their own house explodes. She still couldn't understand the additional file of a Chipper & Sons Lumber Company.
"Hmm...what does this all mean? I just don't get it...who the hell is Chipper?"
Just then someone comes to her door and knocks on it despite already being wide open. It was a purple female cat wearing a bowtie and had pink blush and purple eye-shadow. Like many of their female friends her clothing consisted of a tubetop and shorts...not clothing suitable for a police officer but it put them in a stealthy advantage, even the fox didn't feel guilty for her unsuitable clothing.
"Yo Lolbit, some party last night." The cat smirked.
Lolbit looked up, an unimpressed look on her face.
"Yeah Cindy...a party that you and your brother almost got kicked out of for starting fights." Lolbit smirked back.
"Oh come on, it was in good fun!"
"Whatever...look I'm really busy right now."
"Ugh...you're still looking over those files? That can wait you know, me and Candy are about to go on break, plus you won't be going to Striker City until later tonight."
"I know...I just wish I could connect this old lumbering company to this gang." Lolbit moved the files around.
"That company has long since been shut down, the beaver hated humans...of course he would lose business."
"So what does that have to do with that gang?" Lolbit slammed a hand on the table.
Cindy only shrugged, suddenly the two hear some arguing at the front, Cindy leaned back out of the room and rolled her eyes. Lolbit recognized the voices.
"OH COME ON LET ME IN! YOU DO THIS ALL THE TIME!"
"Look man just get out of her, you know you can't come in without a real good reason."
"YOU'RE A JERK! JUST LIKE YOU DIDN'T LET ME COME TO THE PARTY!"
Lolbit rolled her eyes as she got up from the desk, and walked towards the door while Cindy went over to the commotion.
"That clumsy bear is at it again, he always wants to barge in here just to talk to you." Cindy teased.
"Maybe if you two would stop picking on him all the time and just let him in, there wouldn't be a problem." Lolbit argued.
At the front, Candy was blocking a white and pink bear wearing a tophat and bowtie from getting in the building. The blue tie-wearing cat shoved the bear back a few more times but the bear kept trying to get in.
"Look Ted, you try that one more time and I'll kick your ass out back!" Candy threatened.
Ted ignored him and was about to push him when Lolbit grabbed Candy by an ear and yanked him away.
"Knock it off Candy, leave Ted alone." Lolbit growled.
"He knows the rules." Candy said.
"Yeah well I break them all the time, you don't see me getting in trouble."
"YEAH BUT...BUT...OH whatever!" Candy crossed his arms.
Ted dusted himself off as Lolbit turned to him.
"Hey Ted."
HIYA Lolbit! I know your off for the rest of the day and I was wondering if maybe I could see your latest inventions at the house." Ted hopped eagerly.
Lolbit chuckled at him while the cats scoffed.
"Of course Ted, come on you goof!"
Lolbit and Ted were best friends, Candy and Cindy to an extent. The cats often loved hanging around Lolbit, but turned away whenever Ted was around. Lolbit mostly hanged with them at night, especially at a club. The four went way back as far as childhood. However, it was Ted that Lolbit stuck with the most. While the cats were more annoying and dangerous, Ted was more hyper and very goofy. He wasn't an idiot, far from it, but others tend to treat him like one. For a bear, he was not that intimidating and was constantly picked on for his fur color, many mistaking him for a girl. Even his voice was high-pitched and crazy. As the two walked to her house, Lolbit recalled the day they met.
Years ago...
A young 5 year old Ted wandered the playground looking for someone to play with, but everyone there either refused or straight-up insulted him. He never knew why people disliked him, was it his voice? His fur? Just his existence? He didn't understand, even Candy and Cindy often threatened to beat him up if he ever tried to get on something they were using. Finally he found a seesaw that nobody was on, figuring he could try to use it himself, he got on. But as he got ready to try it, an older black nightmarish looking bear walked over and shoved him off.
"OUT OF THE WAY LOSER! THIS IS MINE!" The bear growled.
Ted sat up tired of getting pushed around.
"You didn't have to do that. I mean we could use it together." Ted pointed to the other side.
"NO! I'm not gonna share this with a loser like you! NOW PISS OFF!" The bear stomped towards him.
Ted backed away, only for the bully to grab him by the smaller bowtie he wore, snatched it off him and tore it up in his claws, which were made of metal.
"NO!" Ted cried.
The bully only laughed at him causing Ted to cry, just to get pushed back down.
"You wanna fight over it loser? Let's do this!"
Ted shut his eyes as the bear lunged at him, but nothing happened. Ted opened his eyes slowly to see the bear with his arms behind his back and seemingly restrained. A light blue energy shaped like a rope wrapped around the bear.
"HEY LET ME GO!" The bear yelled.
Ted leaned to the side to see a female white and orange fox standing there with the energy beam coming from the palm of her fingerless gloved hands. Everyone on the playground had seen this, even the cats were in complete awe. Then the fox yanked the bear hard on the ground before letting the energy rope lift him up, swing him around, and throw him across the playground. No one said a thing, instead they flinch when the fox looked at them, stopping on the cats who ran off.
"Whoa." Ted gasped.
The fox turned to him and Ted immediately winced thinking she was another bully just wanting the chance to take him out. Instead, the fox picked up the torn bowtie and held it out to him.
"You okay?"
Ted opened his eyes bewildered by her action. She didn't look mad, instead she was smiling big, the bowtie still in her clawed hands. Ted felt tears race down his face and he sniffed before taking the bowtie.
"No...no one likes me...everyone hurts me...they're right, I am a loser." Ted cried.
The fox helped him up and put her hands on his shoulders.
"I've seen you around, but I didn't know they all bullied you." She said.
Ted looked down, tears still streaming down his face, he looked at his ruined bowtie, the back at her.
"Thank you."
"Anytime, I'm Lolbit, what's your name?"
"I'm Ted."
"Nice to meet you Ted, wanna play with me?"
"Sure...but wait...here?"
"No, let's go to my house, I have a few video games we can play."
This seemed to cheer up Ted just a bit, he sniffed again before Lolbit walked him away from the playground, others giving them frightened looks, Lolbit especially stared down the cats who hid behind a slide, the nightmarish bear even backed away. Along the way to her house, the two got to know each other more and were quick to become best friends. Once they reached Lolbit's large 2-story house, she took him to the basement where they played a few games, then later she had a surprise.
"What are you doing?" Ted asked.
Lolbit stood across from him, then made her hands glow blue, Ted watched in confusion as he held her hands out towards him, Ted began to feel weightless as he's lifted off the ground.
"WHOA! WHAT'S HAPPENING?"
"I figured I'd show you my powers." Lolbit laughed.
"COOL!"
Lolbit demonstrated abilities like flying, teleportation and other forms of psychokinesis. Ted had a blast as he managed to harness the abilities for a limited time as long as he was close to Lolbit. At one point Ted flew into a wall with his arm out and he injured it. Lolbit raced over to place her hand over his arm and he was instantly healed.
"That was close!" Lolbit giggled.
"Yeah, thanks! NOW LET'S DO SOME MORE!" Ted cheered.
"Alright then!"
The two flew around the house, staying close together so Ted could use the power. Lolbit promised one day she would invent a bracelet containing all her powers and could give it to Ted as a birthday present. To their surprise, their birthday was on the same day, that made their lives better as they didn't mind sharing. No one back then understood how the two could be so close, as they grew up many thought they would be in a romantic relationship, but instead they agreed they were more like brother and sister. Once they reached adulthood, Ted became more well liked with everyone but Lolbit became the most popular person in town. When Lolbit got her dream job as a detective, their relationship became long-distant with Ted being left behind in Benedict City. But they promised to always keep in touch.
Present...
Now both 20 years old, Lolbit and Ted could never be separated especially when Lolbit wasn't doing her job. With her on break, they quickly raced to Lolbit's house where down in the basement, they walked into a section of the basement where Lolbit kept her many inventions from over the years. What interested Ted the most were the strange-looking robotic figures, or "Bytes" as she called them. These tiny mechs were made to help Lolbit during a combat situation, there were some shaped like Bees, eyeballs, square-like health pods, bombs and the dangerous reapers she often regret making. Ted of course was afraid to touch them.
"Wow...still using the bytes huh?"
"Of course, they've come in handy a lot lately. Especially after that last mission, I was glad I got out of there with only one byte left."
"Hah, you could've called me for a getaway."
"Nah, I was fine, just a few bruises. You never know what can happen with these investigations, especially these days."
"Yeah they're so WILD AND CRAZY! I LOVE WILD AND CRAZY! IT MAKES ME EXCITED JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!"
Lolbit laughed when Ted started hopping up and down rapidly and clapping his hands.
"Calm down goofball, come on, I've got this working now and I want you to see it."
All the bytes they passed by sat on many shelves and they had to walk down a few aisles as if it was a library or store. Reaching the far back, Ted saw a small item hidden under a tarp.
"Woah, what is it?" Ted asked.
Lolbit looked at him with a smirk and her claws on her hips. Ted bit his bottom lip realizing he should know.
"Wait...is it the wrist thing?"
"Duh dude, I finally got it working." Lolbit took off the tarp.
"YAY! BEST DAY EVER!" Ted shocked.
The bracelet was very massive so it could fit on Ted's wrist. It was colored Dark Blue and a red aura covered it.
"WWWWHHHOOOOAAAAA! WHAT A GEM!" Ted gasped.
"Try it on!" Lolbit said.
He did, and it was a perfect fit, holding it up, Lolbit lifted one of her hands and shot out a beam that connected with the bracelet. The two then hover into the air, the beam disconnected and Ted remained in the air.
"Yep, it works!" Lolbit nodded.
"And it only took 1,987 times!" Ted smiled.
"Don't remind me!" Lolbit hissed.
Ted then poked her on the shoulder.
"TAG YOU'RE IT!"
"GET BACK HERE!"
The two raced out of the house and high in the sky chasing each other around, so high some people thought two birds were just playing around. While Lolbit was a tomboy and Ted was a pacifist, Ted didn't mind getting a little rough around her and the two often enjoyed wrestling and play-fighting with each other, though sometimes it got out of hand. Even the air, Lolbit tackled Ted through a cloud but the bear puts her in a headlock.
"Wanna wrestle Lolbit?" Ted growled.
"You know what, maybe later on, but right now...I'm still thinking about that case."
Ted let her go and they stopped and floated in the air.
"You mean that big case of the missing gang?"
"Yeah...it's been bugging me a lot lately."
"Oh come on, since when are you worried about anything? YOU'RE LOLBIT! YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!" Ted cheered.
"Thanks Ted but I think this case is bigger than we think. It'll take more than one detective to solve this, even with my powers." Lolbit sighed.
"You mean a detective and partner!"
"Huh?"
Ted's smile turned into a frown. He moved closer to her.
"You're taking me with you right?"
"..."
"Lolbit?"
"..."
Lolbit didn't know, Ted knew nothing about stealth or much fighting. Plus she didn't need him to get killed, he needed to be protected. She cringed seeing Ted's face get sadder and sadder.
"Ted I...look I just...I don't want you to get hurt when you won't have to." Lolbit said.
"But...I thought we'd be in this together." Ted whined.
Lolbit bit her bottom lip, and sighed.
"Look I'll see about whoever wants to talk to me more about the case tonight, then I'll let you know okay?" Lolbit said.
Her reassuring smile made Ted feel a bit better, but he was still disappointed.
"Okay."
"Good...come on, let's go get some lunch."
Later that night, Lolbit was getting ready to leave to Striker City, a box containing the files sat in the backseat of her blue muscle car. She was going in her usual attire of a white tubetop and blue jean shorts. She always cared about her looks especially when not on duty, she always wore as much makeup as a certain white and pink fox, only the makeup was blue, but unlike some anthros, her eyes remained black with white dots which humans found creepy, no amount of blue eye-shadow she wore could change those eyes.
"Ugh...this better be good. Whoever wants to talk to me better have a lot of information." Lolbit said.
She was ready to get a start on this investigation, picking her out of many other detectives in the other city meant this was very serious. She drove off from her house just getting a text from her friends.
Candy: Good luck!
Lolbit: Thanks...I'll be fine.
Cindy: That city is dangerous, even without them.
Lolbit: So I've heard.
Ted: I'll miss you...
Lolbit paused and a tear came down her face. Ted always texted her whenever she was going on a case, or whenever she was down.
Lolbit: Thank you Ted, I'll see you in the morning...I promise.
Leaving town, she didn't notice a few missing posters on several telephone poles and fences, two pictures on them featured a small red-headed pigtailed girl wearing a red dress, another showed a taller woman with blue hair and dressed like a ballerina.
7:00 PM...Striker City...
It only took 30 minutes for Lolbit to reach the infamous Striker City, he strange chill went down her spine as she observes the city. It was fully rebuilt after the many fatal and devastating events that impacted it. Something seemed very off though, like it was really quiet, the streets were void of other cars, like she was the only one there. All the traffic lights she passed were green and no one was walking around.
"Huh...is this place usually like this?" Lolbit wondered.
She then passed by a large building with many missing posters plastered all around, she recognized the pictures.
MISSING: FREDDY FAZBEAR
MISSING: GOLDEN FAZBEAR
MISSING: BONNIE HOPPERS
MISSING: BON BON HOPPERS
MISSING: CHICA CLUCKERS
MISSING: CHI CHI CLUCKERS
MISSING: FOXY RUNNERS
MISSING: MANGLE RUNNERS
"Hmm...whoever is meeting with me, definitely knows them." Lolbit figured.
She found the police station where not many police cars were around. Parking and entering, she went over to the desk.
"Yes?" The human male asked.
Lolbit was about to speak before the man stopped her.
"Wait, you're Lolbit Bytes aren't you?" The man smiled.
"Yes...yes I am." Lolbit nodded.
"Good, you're having the meeting in the back conference room over there." The man pointed out.
Lolbit nodded and proceeded to the back room. Inside, no one was there, just a large table with several chairs on wheels around it. She sat down with the box and got situated. She hoped the person could get here quickly. A few minutes passed and no one came, but Lolbit was busy hearing strange noises in her head...she was having strange visions. She could hear a car crash, an explosion, people screaming and a ship's horn blasting. It hurt her to hear such horrible things.
"Early bird huh?"
Lolbit jumped out of her thoughts and looked forward, the voice came from behind her. Slowly turning around, she saw a certain tall black and thin puppet with white button long arms ending his long sharp claws, and a white mask with tear tracks and black eye holes. White orbs illuminated in the holes before they bend to look angry.
"You must be Lolbit...I'm Nette...we need to talk...
To be continued...