The Final Fix

By

End Of Grace

Chapter 16: It's Over Isn't It?

Jeremy was overseeing the animatronics that were packing up to live in their new home, when Matt and Plushtrap, who had a sleeping Mike on his back, came up to him, their faces filled with worry. Jeremy looked at them and then at Mike and pointed to inside the restaurant.

"Place him on the table and I'll have a look at him. Plush go to the kitchen and see if you can find a first aid kit or something"

Plush placed Mike gently on the table and rushed to get the kit while Matt and Jeremy looked over his wounds.

"Shit! What tried to take a chunk out of him this time?" Jeremy asked as he looked at the deep claw marks "I'm going to have to sew these shut. Go to the bar and bring me a bottle of rum or vodka, at least something strong enough to clean the wounds and the things I got to use to patch him up"

Matt quickly came back with two bottles of white rum while Jeremy ripped up some of the table cloths.

"We met this Bunny animatronic that held a lot of souls inside of it. It attacked but you know what Mike is like. We found it curled up on his lap like a kitten. Then Afton attacked …"

"The father or the son?"

"I think it was the son who was posing as his father. Anyway, he then tried to kill Mike and Net killed him, he died from his injuries. Then Mike did this weird thing and suddenly his eyes went all white and next thing we knew, all the souls from the animatronics were flying around before heading upwards and he had passed out on the floor"

"What about Balloria?"

"Non-functional. I hit reboot and did everything we would normally do or at least what Mike has trained us too but she wouldn't respond. Same with Net or Ennard or whoever"

"Great. One less animatronics for the Sister location….though if Matron has her way she will be coming with us anyway because she doesn't trust us to look after Adam" Jeremy sighed and gestured for Matt to hold Mike up while he wrapped his torso. "I swear Matt, this guy is trying to send me to an early grave with all the worrying he makes me do"

"Well...at least it's not anything major like last time and burning down the building wasn't his fault….was it?"

"No...but still getting his arse kidnapped again by Net…."

"Net said he was unconscious this time…."

"THAT IS NOT THE POINT! He's not meant to get himself hurt anymore, that is why he's got me around, I'm his carer slash bodyguard but does he listen to anything I say? No! And he'll be all smiles and playing it down like there is nothing wrong like he hasn't got more scars than a swiss cheese have holes and you know who is going to get an ear full from Connie and Mrs Schmidt….that's right me!"

Matt had been there when Connie had given Mike a lecture about his health when he had almost worked himself into a coma and then she turned and had given Jeremy an even bigger one for not watching out for Mike and although he had never met her, he knew even Big Daddy was afraid of Mrs Schmidt.

"Well, it's been nice knowing you Jeremy, say when the ladies kill you and you go to the pearly gates do you think you can put in a good word for me with the big guy?"

"Sure and I'll do the same for Goldie while I'm at it" Jeremy sighed as Plushtrap came back and handed him the kit.

"Is he going to be ok?" Plushtrap asked looking over Mike "I promised Shadow I would look after him"

"You're not the only one Plush, but you know Mike, trouble will find him no matter what," said Jeremy as he placed plasters over the smaller cuts.

Outside sitting on a bench overlooking the fairytale castle Goldie sat sadly next to Freddy, his ghostly servo falling though Freddy's, but he held it there, all the same, so they were connected. The sky was a mixture of pinks, reds and greys as the sun struggled to rise through the clouds.

"You got to go back now...haven't you?" Freddy asked sadly, his head bent down.

"Yep...got one little job to do still but it's nothing too hard...then me and the old man will be off. Is there anything you want me to pass on to Junior?"

"Only that I love him and miss him every day and please pass on my hellos and love to Chi and Springtrap"

"Will do. Er…" Goldie coughed and fidgeted for a moment before looking at Freddy "What's going on between you and the scaredy-cat?"

Freddy frowned as his memory bank buzzed to try and find out who Goldie was referring too.

"Mark? What about him?"

"Well, I couldn't help but notice you and him being a bit cosy together, not to mention I saw a little jealousy when you saw Mark trying to flirt with that human girl before you dragged him away"

Freddy frantically waved his servos "Nothing is going on between me and Mark. I was just watching out for him."

Goldie laughed "Yeah that boy does need a keeper. Though if something does happen...I wouldn't be against it...much…"

"Wha?"

"Freddy. The last thing I want is for you to be lonely. I know no one can replace me, I'm just too amazing but that doesn't mean I want you to go without... as it were. Though I am slightly miffed Mike allowed you guys to have an orgy night without me! After all the times I asked too"

Both bears shared a laugh before looking at each other, Goldie's pump stalling in his chest when he saw the black oily tears running down Freddy's face. He tried to wipe them away without success so leaned forward so their noses were touching. He missed the "Beep".

"There are loads of kids up there Freddy, they are going to need a lot of entertainment, me and the others have got our work cut out for us," said Goldie as he softly kissed Freddy "This isn't goodbye Honeypot. It's just...I'll see you later"

With that, the old golden bear slowly faded away leaving Freddy alone with his tears.

Meg thought she was used to seeing cute moments, you saw a lot in the park, young kids meeting their heroes and the actors/actresses playing along with the kids' faces light up. Yet this was adorable on a whole different level. All the "children" from the small world ride had come out to help with the cleanup. Mark had got them into small groups, gave them black sacks and sent them to various parts of the park and then to report back to him for a wash and any fixes they needed before going back to their ride. Whenever a group came back they would report right back to Mark showing him the full bags and waited for him to lavish them with praise which he did as well as high fives, cuddles and the odd kiss to the forehead. Right now he was surrounded by animatronic children each waiting their turn for a wash and fix. Tiny stood beside him proudly handing Mark what he needed, tools, clothes, even a drink when Mark asked.

"Ok Tiny. I think that's everyone...isn't it?" Mark asked as he looked at the small boy who shook his head and pointed to himself. "Of course I'm going to do you next. I wouldn't leave my best buddy out" said Mark as he pulled the tools closer. "Right Mike showed me how to do this once… it was after Balloon Boy and Blu the bunny got into a fight just before we were about to open and Balloon Boy's optic was all over the place….but anyway...I'm going to do my best ok? If it doesn't work, I'll get Mike to look at it before we go ok?"

Tiny nodded as Mark fiddled with the spare optic and placed it in his faceplate with a click.

"Ok Buddy give it a go"

The optic zoomed in and out and looked left and right before looking at Mark and leaping into his arms.

"Yeah! I did it! And you look so awesome! Now let's wipe you down and get you back into your clothes so you're ready for the little kids when they come to see you"

Tiny shook his head and pointed at Mark and then quickly hugged him.

"Ahh. Don't tell me you've gone all shy?" said Mark as he pulled Tiny away and quickly cleaned the animatronic boy before helping him back into his clothes. "Remind me before I go to ask Meg to get you guys some new threads because these have almost had it and as cute as your booty is I don't think the kids need to see it"

Some of the other children came running up to Mark and Tiny, carrying a small red sack with white spots tied around a stick and handed it to Tiny, before all waving him goodbye.

"Huh... wait...oh...OH...Oh no, no, no, no! You're not coming with me Tiny. You've got to say here! Keep these guys in check" Tiny shook his head again and gripped Mark's leg tightly and looked up at him with big sad eyes. "Oh come on! Not the puppy eyes. Look. You can't come with me, you belong here! Adam! Dude help me out here"

"What's up? Someone needs fixing?" said Adam as he and Matron came over.

"No. This little guy has got it in his processor that he's coming with us back to Freddy's" explained Mark as he looked back down at Tiny "Look Matron is staying here and she's not causing a fuss…"

"Who said I was staying here? I'm going with Adam to make sure he gets home alright" said Matron haughty. "Then I'll be staying at the Sister restaurant to help out as a first aider"

"What? When was that decided?" Adam asked, looking at the small purple hippo with surprise.

"I already told Mr Jeremy that I was going with you. It's all been decided"

Tiny's grip became even tighter as Mark tried to pull him off. Mark sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

"Look, it's not that I don't want you to come with me, it's just I don't think we have a place for you, I mean I can't see you at Freddy's, you're not big enough for Pirate cove and there is no way you're going to Nightmare realm. Big Daddy might try to use you like a toothpick and besides" he leaned down and spoke in a soft voice "...not to break the fourth wall or anything but don't you think the poor writer has enough to write about without adding you to the mix?"

Tiny tilted his head back and started to wail, thick black tears rolling down his chubby cheeks, as he threw himself to the ground and started to wave his limbs about.

"Seriously? Of all the things to learn from the kids of this world you picked up temper tantrums?" Mark moaned as he felt a slight chill as he realized the other kids were glaring daggers at him. "What? Look, it's not my call to make! You guys belong to the park. Take it up with Meg and the ghost dude if you don't believe me!"

Meg tried not to sigh or laugh as a couple of the children came running up to her and Headless, chirping angrily and pointing at Mark.

"Ok, ok, we're on our way," she said as she got to her feet and followed them over to the crying animatronic and cringing human. "Only an hour on the job and I'm already having to handle a huge misunderstand and I have the feeling it's going to be the first of many"

"And I am sure you're the only human that can handle it" reassured Headless as he carried his head under his arm as he walked beside her, taking her hand in his wrinkly one.

"Ok Tiny, what is going on? What did Mark do?" Meg asked with a slight smile. Tiny chirped sadly and pointed a shaky servo at Mark.

"He says that he loves you Mark and wants to go with you like the big teddy said he could." Hatter translated.

"Teddy..? FREDDY!" Mark yelled as he stood up and looked around for the bear animatronic.

"Why are you yelling for Mark? It's not setting a good example" said Freddy wiping his face with a rag.

"What is this about Tiny coming with us? He belongs in the park!" Mark snapped. "And did you even ask Meg...no wait did you ask William? And on the matter of Tiny, where the hell is he meant to go? He won't fit in anywhere and…"

"Nonsense. Balloon Boy worked at my restaurant for years before moving on to The Cove. It would be nice to have someone hand out the balloons again and I thought Tiny was right for the job. As for asking permission, since a large number of the animatronics are leaving, I didn't see the point in asking whether William would mind us taking Tiny since Matron is already coming with us. Besides, you could always do with the extra help"

Mark growled and gritted his teeth "First off, it's good manners to ask permission even if William doesn't have a right to say no. Secondly, I don't NEED any help and certainly not from YOU"

Mark turned on his heel, scooped up Tiny with his little pack and stomped off in the direction of the restaurant where Jeremy was patching Mike up, Freddy watching Mark walk away scratched his head and adjusted his top hat before he too turned and walked away but in the opposite direction to where Fox and Foxy were talking to Jupiter. Meg looked confused as did Matron as they both looked at Adam.

"Are they going to be ok? What was that all about?"

Adam shrugged "Beats me. I think this is their first argument…"

-Line Break-

Matt stood glaring up at the dog animatronic that was glaring back at him. Jeremy, Fox and Foxy were trying not to smile or even laugh at the pair that had been glaring at each other for the last couple of minutes as Henry the bear explained the plan while twisting his servos together nervously.

"So...what do you think Mister? Think you can handle living with these guys?" Henry said with a small laugh which quickly died when Jupiter growled and snapped. "Oh come on now, he's a cute little fellow, a bit scruffy maybe, think of it as giving a stray a home. You get to feed him, take walks with him, give him hugs and in return he won't be any trouble and help you out around the place"

The two animatronic foxes laughed out loud while Jeremy at least tried to hide his smile.

"HEY! I'm not a pet!" Matt growled at Henry before turning back to Jupiter. "Look, you have no reason to trust me and I don't have a reason to deactivate you, so let's make the rules up as we go along and if push comes to shove I just make a tiny little place on the island my own and be no trouble to any of you? Sounds good?"

Jupiter grunted and growled to Henry who quickly translated "We were to understand that you can do some repair work on our friends here. Mr Jupiter wants you to fix his voice box and once you have proven yourself, he'll allow you to come and stay on the island"

"Ooooh! He got ya there matey!" chuckled Foxy "I be trusting ye remembering all that the good doctor been teaching"

"And if you can't there is a pet store here in the park. We can get you a matching collar and leash" Fox added as he doubled over with laughter with Foxy patting him on the back.

"Gee! And you guys still wonder why people still prefer bears' animatronics over fox one?" Matt hissed through his gritted teeth before turning to Jeremy "Jer can I borrow some tools?"

"Sure" Jermey handed over the bag of tools they had brought with them and leaned in close to whisper into Matt's ear. "If you don't want to do this Matt, say so and we can think of something else…"

"No Jeremy, this is the best way, at least this way you guys don't get caught with mass murder and I get my private island out of it"

"Do you remember what Mike told us about voice box repair?"

"Make sure all wires are connected to the right parts of the switchboard and don't laugh if the voice comes out wrong" Matt smiled as he turned back to Jupitar "Ok, big guy, open your mouth and let's get you talking"

Jupiter lowered his body and opened his large jaws for Matt to reach in and start the repair. The three other animatronics watched with slight fascination while Jeremy fretted and wondered if he should butt in or maybe give Matt a hint or two.

"Ok...I'm 80% sure I've done this right…" said Matt as he pulled his body out of Jupiter's mouth "Give your processor a whirl and let it pick up that your voice box is working and then give it ago"

Jupiter stood tall as his processor picked up his voice box and started to prepare him for speech, then he smiled down at Matt and spoke like a chipmunk on helium.

"Thank you, Matt. I owe you one"

Matt instantly sucked his lips in as Jeremy turned away to face the wall while the two foxes were shaking uncontrollably and trying to hide their faceplates in each other while holding each other up and Henry had taken off his top hat and covered his muzzle with it to stop any sound escaping.

"Is there a problem?" asked Jupiter tilting his head to one side.

"No..no...no um...I think I made a tiny little mistake…" said Matt as he reached for the tools again.

"No, you haven't. This is my actual voice. Is there something wrong with it?"

"It's...um...well...a bit high" Matt tried to explain nicely "We all were thinking of something a bit lower and guff"

"I LIKE my voice" Jupitar growled down at Matt showing his teeth.

"And it is a lovely voice Mr Jupitar!" said Henry loyally even though he was strained to hold back his laughter. "I'm sure Matt didn't mean to insult or anything"

"Well, I guess he did a good job…. Fine! He can come! But he has to pull his weight! No dead beats on our island! You will work" barked the great dane with the voice of a chihuahua. He looked utterly and adorably confused when everyone burst out laughing and falling to the floor.

-Line Break-

Mike woke up to someone rubbing his shoulder. He slowly opened his eyes and cursed under his breath. Everything was too bright. It was hard to focus on. A large rabbit head that looked like it had had a fight with a lawnmower and lost peered down at him.

"Uncle Mike? Are you ok? Shadow is going to kill me if you're not!"

"Oh no…" Mike muttered as he ran a hand over his eyes and rubbed them furiously.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with your optics?" Plush cried out as he held his uncle in his servos.

"I thought it would go away or simply turn off. But it hasn't! I can still see it!" Mike moaned feeling the need to scratch out his eyes, anything to stop seeing the numbers and colours.

"What are you seeing Uncle? Spots? Did you hit your head?"

"I should bang my head against a brick wall Plush. What was I thinking? I knew what he was like? I know it's dangerous! But...he told me...and I thought it…" Mike told Plushtrap about Afton and the Joys of Creation, the animatronics jaw dropping slightly as Mike told him how it affected his eyes and how he could see Plush had a soul.

"Uncle! What the hell were you thinking!" Plush growled cursing his uncle's caring, inquisitive nature, and damning Afton to a burning fiery hell.

"He said it was the only way to release the kids...I don't know if he was right or not but…." Mike sighed "It doesn't matter now. The kids and the Afton family are gone and it's time to get out of here. So...what have I missed?"

"A lot. Jeremy, Adam and the others had to have the Critter County animatronics around the table with William and a lady called Meg about how things were going to be run here now. Ms Meg is going to be the go-between the humans and the animatronics and William promise that they will be treated better. Yet there is a group of animatronics that don't want to work for the company anymore so Mr William has given them an island on the agreement that they promise not to come back and harm anyone but also if they take Matt with them too"

"WHA? Why Matt?" asked Mike as he quickly sat up and regretted it, the world started to spin and his body spasmed sending shooting pains to his brain.

"Hey Plush is Mike awake yet? I need to have a word with him...oh hey buddy! How's the head?" Mark asked as he carried Tiny in the crock of his arm, the animatronic boy with his arms around his neck. Mike felt like swallowing his tongue and dying right now. The numbers above Mark's head floated, the bright light coming from his chest, a faint blue river flowed through it spiked with small red dots. Blue for loneliness and the red was for love, how Mike knew this he didn't know and he wasn't going to find out, Mark was looking at him and was waiting for an answer.

"Ah...my head is better than….OW!" Mark slapped Mike hard in the back of the head.

"Of all the dumb things you could have done! Allowing yourself to be taken by Net and then getting yourself beaten the shit out of too. You promised us you would stop this B.S!"

"Um...sorry…"

"So you should be. Anyway Did Plush tell you about Matt? And the island?"

"Only Matt is going to the island...what is that about?"

"Turns out William's old man is being a bigger douche than we ever thought possible. He figured out Matt was the biter and has the cops ready to raid this place. So the safest place for Matt to go is to the island no one can get to except by boat with all the animatronics that don't want to work"

"But what about the video cameras and everything from when we came in?" asked Mike.

"Don't worry. We have some heavenly intervention on that score and will have William on our side too."

"Ok...um...what is with the small animatronic?"

Mark frowned and shifted Tiny in his arm "This is Tiny. He's coming to work at Freddy's at FREDDY'S request. If you have a problem with it take it up with him"

Mike frowned as he pushed the blanket aside and reached for the clean t-shirt that had been left for him. Plush quickly helped him put it on and then handed Mike his cane.

"Alright, everyone. Let's get this final fix underway"

-Line Break-

A large group of well-armed cops were checking their weapons and their body armour as their superiors were looking over a map of the park as well as speaking to the owner, Mr Dahl.

"So you're saying the Biter infiltrated your computer room and planted the virus that caused the animatronics to go on a killing spree so that the Freddy Fazbear group could monopolize the entertainment market with their animatronics?" said the commander in a broad tone "You'll forgive me sir but this isn't the Biter's style and we have been watching the Fazbear company for years, the Biter has never returned to the place. Plus everyone knows the Fazbear company have already shown you up, if they wanted to ruin you, they would have just continued to prove that they were better than everyone else"

Dahl gritted his teeth for a hundred times, he was surprised he hadn't worn them down to the gums, what was it going to take to get these idiots to swallow his story.

"As I told you, officer, the Biter arrived with the Freddy Fazbear group, pretending to help and all you have to do is…."

"All they have to do is what Mr Dahl?"

Dahl jumped and turned his finger already out accordingly as Mike and the others stepped forward followed by Meg, Headless, William and Henry as well as a large group of human employees that had been found hidden around the park.

"YOU! This is all your fault! You put the Biter up to this! Arrest him!"

"Still pointing fingers at everyone else but yourself I see father," said William casually. "Officers, I have to apologise for my father, it's been a trying couple of weeks for the business and I think things have gone to his head"

"So you're vouching for the Fazbear team?" said the officer in disbelief.

"Well all of them are here except for Mr McBear who was sadly killed by a dangerous animatronic that has now been put to rest. You're more than welcome to look through the park yourselves of course" smiled William as he handed the Officer a large set of keys. "Please...look everywhere...and anywhere you like"

Dahl senior went pale, this wasn't how it was meant to go, they were going to getaway. He continued to point at the group but his stares were pleading with the workers. "You still need to arrest them! They're the ones behind it! They are the ones at fault! You should hate them not me!"

"Yeah right! You're the one that locked us in the park with the bad animatronics! You left us to DIE!" shouted several of the employees. "These guys risked their lives to come and get us! If any places are going at Fazbear, I'm going! At least they give a crap about their employees!"

"Alright! One at a time! You'll all get a chance to give a statement" said the commander as he looked at a shaken Dahl. "Are you alright sir?"

"It...it is their fault..the bad animatronics…" he muttered as he started to shake.

"Maybe you could show us this video evidence you have against Fazbear…?"

Dahl smiled maniacally as his pupils dilated to small little pinpricks "YES! I CAN PROVE IT! Follow me!"

"Alright. Fazbear group minus the er..robot things...and you too Mr Dahl junior, I think you best come as well...for your father's sake" said the Commander looking over the excitable older man.

"Of course officer and afterwards we'll give our statements as well" Mike gave one of his charming smiles, despite the sweat forming on his forehead. Plush tugged on his sleeve but Mike patted his servo to let him know he was alright as he followed Dahl and the others to the main building where the security was still being monitored. The Fazbear group said nothing to each other, but then they had long learned to speak with just a few glances, though Adam was still only learning this. Jeremy patted Adam on the back reassuringly as the boy was coming across nervous and might put the plan in danger if the police noticed. Mark was keeping calm by talking to Tiny in his arms, pointing things out and explaining what they were and ignoring the odd looks he was getting from the cops. Mike was concerned, he did not like the way Dahl's senior's soul was acting. It was grey mostly with small white and black dots over it and seemed to be held together by a red and black string that was coming untied. Even the clock about his head was chaotic, the second spinning out of control while the minute hands were ticking back and forth, adding and taking away time as the string came further undone. Dahl senior was mentally unstable, dangerous and at his breaking point. He slammed into a small office where a small wrinkly old man was watching the monitors in a guards uniform.

"You there! Get the security footage up when the Fazbear group arrived" snapped Dahl as he spun the chair around, causing the old man to grip the chair tightly otherwise he would have fallen to the floor.

"Ok, ok, keep your pants on!" the old man grumbled as he adjusted his thick glasses and name badge that read "McBear" on it. "When these fellas turn up right? No problem, just give me a second or two….er make that a minute...er...um..was it this button?"

"Excuse me, sir? If you wouldn't mind I can take…." said the commander but the guard waved him away.

"I know what I'm doing sonny! Stupid modern doohicky!" The old man slammed his fist on top of the computer monitor and a picture popped up of the Fazbear van arriving along with Mark and William in the car. They watched as Mike, Jermey, Adam and the animatronics got out of the van and that was it. No Matt.

"He must have gotten out some other way. Check the other cameras! The ones for the lobby" Dahl's voice was high and on the verge of panic as he shook the guards' seat.

The old guard muttered for a moment or two before another image appeared of the Fazbear in the lobby where the Lawyer and Mr Dahl had produced the contracts that they had wanted them to sign, yet again, there was no sign of Matt aka The Biter anyway. Deep rumbling laughter echoed around them for a moment and Mike fought to keep his face neutral. So Goldie had been the one to mess with the computers and erase Matt from the footage.

"OUT OF MY WAY! CAN'T YOU PEOPLE DO ANYTHING RIGHT?" screamed Dahl as he pushed McBear out of the way and started slamming down on the keyboard.

"Hey! Calm down now!" snapped the commander as suddenly various monitors sprung to life, showing Dahl senior, abusing staff, ordering dangerous animatronics to go back to the park floor, telling his lawyer to simply pay off the victims parents and so on.

"No...this isn't real! It's fake. Yes. Fake. It's All Fake! Ha...ha...hahaha..hehe...that's it this is all a dream" Dahl muttered as he staggered away from the desk, his eyes vacant and a manic grin showing all his teeth as he turned his head to Mike. "That's right. All a bad dream. A bad dream that's all your fault"

He reached inside of his jacket pocket and pulled out a gun and pointed it at Mike. Mike felt the heat behind his eyes again, feeling his fingers itch as sparks flew from the tips, as the twisted soul in front of him unravelled. A dark whisper whirled around his mind, it was soft and seductive, telling him to consume. Mike reached out his hand. It would only take a spark and this monster would be gone. Then Net's voice broke through, shouting over the other voice, making him pause.

"...it is addictive and dangerous...promise me...you won't use it for the wrong reasons"

That's right. I promised and I do not wish this man any harm...I'm a doctor...a healer...That's who I am. Mike slapped the gun out of Dahl's hand and placed his hand gently on the man's chest just over his heart. Instead of sparks, a gentle pause went through Dahl, smoothing him, calming him.

"Your right Mr Dahl, it is a bad dream and now it's over. Time to face reality and all the people you have harmed in the name of greed" said Mike softly as the man sank in his arms.

"Mike! Can you please stop giving me a heart attack please?" Jeremy asked as he placed his hand over his chest.

"Crap Mike I thought he was going to kill you" Mark muttered as the cops pushed past him and started to give Mr Dahl first aid.

"I'm fine, you guys worry too much, anyone would think I was a trouble magnet" Mike tried to joke.

"Do you want to beat him up or should I do it?" Mark asked Jeremy who sighed and placed his hands in his pockets.

"No. Let's wait till we get home and then tell Connie everything and let her do it. He won't defend himself against her plus he won't get back at her for doing it and we can sit back and watch"

"Ok. It seems to me there is a load of bad crap here and you guys know about it. So we're all going to get some coffee and sit down and learn the joys of police paperwork and see if we can't make any charges fit!" said the Commander with a snap as his men carried the shocked Dahl out of the room.

-Line Break-

Belle and Baby were alone in the animatronics living room at Nightmare, it was very rare that they were ever alone, one because JJ seemed to think of them as his sisters and wanted to hang out with them as much as possible but also because of of...well their reputation...for lack of a better word. Though right now JJ was helping Bon Bon in the kitchen cleaning the baby's many bottles and it was giving the girls so much needed girl time as Baby finished putting the new bows into Belle's hair.

"All done Belle. You look lovely" said Baby holding up a mirror for Belle to see.

"Yes, thank you, Baby, now it's my turn to do your hair," said Belle as she took the brush and quickly exchanged seats with her younger sister.

"Thanks, sis. I don't know why but recently my joints have been aching. Do you think I should tell Mummy?"

"I think it might be wiser to tell Ms Connie or Master Jack first and see if they can help you rather than bother daddy when he comes home. He is going to be very tired. If they think it needs his attention they will tell him"

"Ok...if you think that is best," said Baby as she sat still as her sister undid her pigtails and started to brush her hair out.

Belle didn't want to admit it but she was jealous of her sister's brown locks and green eyes, she looked so much like their father Mike, she partly felt it was unfair that he had kept her original design and not changed her to look more identical to Baby. Then again Father was a very busy man and with all the worry from Critter County as well she did not want to bother him with concerns over her looks...maybe one day she could ask him...when he does he check-ups maybe. Belle looked down at her sister's hair getting ready to put it back up when she registered an anomaly with her optics about her sister's locks.

"Baby? Why has your hair grown?"

"What? Don't be silly. Our hair doesn't grow"

"I know that but my optics say your hair is now about an inch and a half longer than mine"

"Maybe your optics need looking at" Baby suggested "Why not put your hair down again and we can check it against mine"

"Alright. Stand up then"

It was very rare that Baby and Belle stood in front of one another, as they were usually side by side and could just glance at each other at the corner of their optics, so it came to a surprise to Belle when she had to move her optics slightly upwards before taking in her sister's shock.

"Belle you've shrunk!"

"I have not your ninny! You're taller by about 3 quarters of an inch. Wait. You said your joints have been hurting you?"

"...Yes?"

"Let me have a quick look…"

"I don't think…"

"Baby please...I'm worried," said Belle as she looked over her sister to see if anything else had changed. Baby sighed and lifted her leg so Belle could examine her knee joint. Belle looked inside as best she could and was startled by what she saw.

"Everything is stretched. It's like everything is being pulled and the wires are close to snapping. We must inform Ms Connie at once and she will get Daddy for us and…"

"No!" Baby cried and grabbed Belle's servos in her own. "Belle, you must promise me you won't tell!"

"Why on earth not?"

"Because of of...because…" Baby hiccuped as water started to fall from her optics "You know that the others don't like me...not because of before...at Critter County but because of my other Daddy...Net and using Mummy's blood to make me. If Uncle Jeremy hears that I am growing he's going to be mad, he will tell Mummy to lock me away in the warehouse and there is Mr Bonnie as well...he just getting to like us...he'll hate me again if he found out I was different. Please, Belle. Don't Tell! This is a promise. You break it and we are no longer sisters!"

Belle could see how much this was scaring her twin...goddess it was scaring her too...but her sister was right. As nice as Uncle Jeremy could be, he still had threatened to lock them both away in a box under a layer of concrete should they ever cause real trouble for the company and Bonnie wasn't their greatest fan either and held a lot of sway with their daddy/mummy.

"Alright Baby. I promise I won't tell" said Belle as she hugged her sister close as she wept.

-Link Break-

Donna was tired. Mangle and Mangy had tried to keep the kids entertained but their movements and actions seemed very forced and Mangle at times used her recorded voice at times as well when her emotions got the better of her. Blu had been a brat and teased and annoyed the twins which caused arguments upsetting the kids and then their parents. She made excuses for them, her mum had warned her about days like this, but it still didn't stop it from being exhausted all the same. She could only hope that whatever had happened that had caused Foxy and the other animatronics as well as the boss to suddenly disappear, would be over soon and everything can go back to normal...well as normal as it got around here. She emptied the outside bins and was getting ready to lock up the main doors when the sound of a stomach growling made her lookup. It was a child...she couldn't tell the sex...wearing a large yellow raincoat and nothing else as it stood there with nothing on its feet and the hood was covering there face.

"Hello...where are your parents' sweetie?" Donna asked softly, not wanting to scare the child as she looked around for an adult anywhere but the car park was mostly empty, the only cars left belonging to the staff. A deep gurgling noise echoed out from the child's stomach and it bent over as if in pain.

"Oh..Er...oh..just wait there for a moment! I'll be right back" said Donna locking the door, just in case the kid was some kind of distraction for the robbers who would suddenly turn up and get in while her back was turned. Mike would not have liked it, but she knew that Mike was someone who thought of everyone as good until they proved otherwise and that went triple for kids, it was one of the reasons everyone liked him. As she gathered as much of the food waste as she could, the child kept clenching its stomach, clearly not paying attention as two very, VERY, long arms reached out from a sewer hole, reaching for the child so quietly that the child hadn't noticed until it was too late and it was trapped in its tight grasp. With the speed of a striking cobra, the arms dragged the child back, squeezing it through the tight space before it had a chance to call out, the sewer lid rattling slightly as Donna came back out with a large box of various pizza slices and salads.

"Here you go. Should keep for a day or two...I wouldn't chance three...Kid? Hello? Are you still here? Kid?" Donna looked about but couldn't see anyone and then shrugged. Oh well, she thought at last me and the kids are going to eat well tonight. She walked back into the pizzeria and thought nothing more of it.

-Line Break-

Mike was tried. Dead tried. The questioning had gone on all day and almost into the night had Mike's mother, who was face timing the police as the group refused to answer anything without her present, put her foot down and told the police unless they were going to charge the group with anything then they had better let the group go unless they wanted a lawsuit. Mike hired a couple of motel rooms, one for the animatronics to use and then called Adam's mother to inform her that Adam was fine and was staying out for another night and would be back tomorrow. He could tell by her voice that she was not happy and wondered if Adam's future at the pizzeria were numbered. The next morning he paid the bills, rather alarmed that the animatronics had hired a couple of "dirty" movies to keep them entertained during the night hours and got into the van with Jermey and the animatronics while Adam drove with Mark because he didn't have a kid's seat for Tiny and wanted someone to keep the small animatronic company while he drove. William had promised that he would burn Afton's remains and send the body of Balloria back and hoped Mike could get her working again.

Mike wasn't sure but he needed a ballerina at the Sister so he looked over at Matron. A hippo in a tutu? Well, someone had done it before, he was sure but she was more of a nurse then a dancer...he would just have to see. The animatronics were returned first, Foxy had barely made it out of the van when he was tackled by Mangle and Mangy. Fox was rather embarrassed when Mangle insisted she looks over him to make sure he was alright and as hard as he tried he could not help but be pleased when Foxy said he was proud of him for how he helped Jeremy. When he finally got to the Sister, his fellow animatronics had thrown a party for him as well as a welcome party for Matron, Adam had tried to stay in the car but Tomkin begged him to come in and listen to at least one song he had learned on the guitar.

When they got to Nightmare, Connie was waiting by the door, her prayer beads wrapped around her wrist, her eyes red with tears as she ran to the van and hugged Plushtrap with all her might. She then hugged each of the men she called her brothers and was alarmed by the state of Mike, though he assured her it wasn't serious. Still, a quick look from Jeremy told her otherwise. Mike promised they would catch up later in the week as they had too much to do, they finally made their way to Freddy's. There were lots of hugs and kisses all round. Shadow insisted on walking Mike and Adam back to their apartment and staying the night to make sure Mike was fine, though Bonnie had wanted Mike to stay at the pizzeria. Mark, still ignoring Freddy, walked over to Sooty and handed him Tiny, explaining he was now going to be the new balloon boy for Freddy's and asked the large purple bear to look after him until he came back to work tomorrow. Tiny looked like he was going to throw another tantrum but Freddy came over and took him inside, speaking softly that Tiny needed his sleep as did Mark. After a few quick goodbyes, Mike and Adam walked with Shadow hovering close to his dad back to their apartments.

"What's going to happen now that Mr McBear is dead? I mean he was the manager of the place as well as the owner…" said Adam.

"Well, the best thing to do is to have someone take over as manager until the legal stuff is dealt with and then we find out whether or not we're going to have to leave. It all depends on who buys the building"

"What if they sell it?"

"Then we will have to move. I'm not too worried about myself but you and your family have just moved here and poor Ms Greenway on the floor below us, has no family and has lived there since forever. But it's too early to worry about all this now. It can all wait till tomorrow I think. Good night Adam" said Mike as he opened his door and walked in with Shadow close behind. Adam had hardly gotten out his keys when the door flew open and his mother stood there with deep dark eyes, all puffy and sore, overflowing tears and snot running down her nose as she launched herself at him and pulled him into a bone-crushing hug.

"Sorry, mom. I'm so sorry but I had to go…"

"No, you didn't! Your employer even told you no to go but you want anyway! You didn't even tell me where you were going until you got there. Do you realize you could have been killed! Torn apart? Do you realize that I haven't slept a single wink because I have been so worried about you! You are grounded for life! No tv! No Computer! No job! NO!" she snapped loudly when Adam went to protest "You are quitting that job, Adam! I am not having you around those dangerous things anymore! Now come in and have a shower and something to eat"

Adam knew it was best not to argue with his mom right now. She was in super mom mode and there was no arguing with her when she liked this. Best to let her calm down and then talk to her...one thing was for certain...he wasn't giving up his job.

Mike had hoped he would get a week or two before any trouble started but a few days later a phone call from the Sister location manager Luigi, asking for his assistance as Tomkin was leading Fiona and Bonnet into a revolt against the older models for the main stage and something about a new look. With a deep-felt sigh, Mike got up and was surprised to see Shadow cooking him breakfast, with a large coffee waiting for him.

"You need to go shopping Dad, half the food in there is either off or about to turn and don't make me grass you up to Nanna and Aunt Connie"

"Alright, Shadow. When I have a spare moment I'll go but right now I have to go and see what's happened at the Sister ..."

"But you need to rest! What happens if the police call? The whole thing is all over the news already" cried Shadow as he handed his dad the morning paper. Mike looked at the headline "Over a fifty dead. Investigation continues…" The picture showed Dahl senior being walked away in handcuffs, he was clearly in shock but also looked completely defeated. On the other page, it showed William promising to save the park and make it bigger and better than before.

"I have my mobile Shadow, they can ring me anywhere, Luigi called me because the kids are fighting the older ones for the stage, like you did when you were younger"

"No! Wait for a second! That was back when Uncle Foxy was still at Freddy's and I was helping out with the crew" argued Shadow with a slight smile and then his ears twitched and he frowned. "Adam is arguing with his mum again"

"I can just make them out," said Mike "I was worried about this but it's not surprising. Come on...we need to get to the Sister and if Adam turns up for his shift, we can talk to him then about his mom and his future at the store"

Mike and Shadow left quietly and tried to politely ignore the heated argument going on in their neighbour's apartment. The cab driver, fortunately, was one of the few regular drivers to pick Mike up so he was not so concerned about Shadow though he mentioned to Mike that some of his friends were now concerned about it and were even asking their boss not to put them on if Mike calls in. Mike says that he understands and is grateful for the few drivers that are still willing to pick him and his creations up. The driver pulled up to the Sister and as soon as Mike opened the door, the sound of yelling and arguing came out of the usually quiet store when closed.

"What on earth? Shadow, please pay the driver while I go and sort this out" said Mike quickly as he tossed his wallet at his rabbit son and raced as fast as he could to get inside. Everything seemed alright and most of the human staff seemed to be in their places although they seemed to be struggling to keep straight faces. In the middle of the main floor with their backs turned to Mike, were the two Tony's, Fox, Matron, Luigi and Fraezar, which meant the ones arguing were Tomkin, Bonnet and Fiona.

"You three are being absurd! Go and clean yourselves up this instant!" snapped Tony his fur was standing on end with anger.

"Stop touching my things! It was bad enough when it was my CDs but now mine and Balloria's make up!" hissed Toni as she extended her claws.

"You three are going to make such bad examples for the children!" said Matron firmly "You should be ashamed of yourselves"

"Stuff it granny!" snapped Tomkin who was making his voice sound a bit gruff and deeper than it usually was "I'm too cool to take orders from the likes of you!"

This caused the other animatronics to gasp and started yelling again until Mike hit one of the tabletops with his cane causing them all to jump and turn around.

"Doctor! My apologies for not greeting you at the door" said Tony as he tried to regain his composure and brushed down his suit.

"Thanks for coming sir," said Luigi with a deep sigh "I know you didn't want to be disturbed but I don't know what to do about this!"

He and the animatronics stepped aside and Mike's jaw and cane dropped at the sight. Tomkin was wearing a leather jacket over this sailor outfit with the ribbon undone and one of his long socks rolled down to his shoe showing off his knee joint. His short hair was gelled up into spikes and his face was white with black lipstick and a large black star over his left eye. He was also holding his guitar. Fiona and Bonnet were both wearing the same jacket while wearing black ribbons. Fiona had a black star over her right eye and Bonnet had them over both. They looked like they had just come back from a rock concert.

"What on earth?" Mike muttered as Shadow came in and smiled at the group.

"Hey, guys. Looking good Tomkin. I take it you really like that Kiss album that papa leant you"

The two Tonys hissed loudly as Fox laughed and Mike groaned.

"Bonnie put them up to this?"

"Huh? No...well,,,maybe...kinda...Tomkin and the girls said about starting a band of their own. So papa said they needed their look and style so people didn't think they were just copying Freddy" said Shadow sheepishly.

"I knew to have those guitar lessons was a mistake!" growled Tony as he stomped up to Tomkin and tried to snatch the guitar from his younger sibling. "Give me that thing! I'm going to destroy it!"

"No!" Tomkin cried as he kicked his brother in the knee joint and tried to claw him as well.

"Now there is no need to fight," said Mike as he staggered forward "I don't see why the three of them can't be a band...though I do object to the look...I think it might be a breach of copyright or something and we don't want that"

"Really? Oh, I didn't know! I'm sorry!" said Tomkin using his usual shy voice. "We just wanted to look cool like in that movie Grease!"

"I see," said Mike "but I think coming up with a "look" right now isn't such a good idea, more so since you haven't even played as a band yet, have you even got a song yet?"

Tomkin looked at the two girls who looked back at him and shook their heads. "Not yet…"

"Well, I think it's best then you start with a good song and practice, but not during store time and when you do, I will listen and then decide if it's good enough for a band. Deal?" said Mike as he held out his hand and Tomkin shook it happily. There was a polite knock on the Sister's door and a member of staff policy opened it to speak to the visitor.

"Um...Mr Schmidt...it's the Mayor Ayush Purohit! He says he wants to speak to whoever is in charge…" said the employee nervously as they opened the door to let him in. Mr Purohit was in his fifties and had a round figure with a thick moustache and even thicker eyebrows under his grey hair that many believed to be a toupee. His skin was the colour of caramel and his eyes were like a night. He wore a few gold rings, a gold watch and even gold studs in his ears which looked good against his expensive suit. He had been the Mayor of the city for many years now and was well-liked and loved. He walked in with a jolly smile and rubbed his hands.

"Good morning everyone. My apologies for coming over so early and without introduction but I was under the understanding that this was the restaurant that was going to be part of the Thanksgiving parade? Ah, Mr Schmidt!" The old bowed slightly before taking Mike's hand and shaking it. "I can not tell you what an honour it is to meet you. Your name is highly spoken about. All the Charities you give too, all the sweet children you make happy, yes, all good things. Did you know that we had to make a tourist department because of you and your amazing animatronics"

"Er...yes..how do you do? And how can I help you?" Mike asked as he tried to pull his hand away.

"Ah yes. I am here to see the animatronics that is going to be in our wonderful city's parade" Mr Purohit let go of Mike's hand and looked over the animatronics before his eyes fell on the three younger ones "Yes, these are truly wonderful and...ah...oh…"

"They are not usually like this sir" Tony quickly tried to explain "They wanted to be a band and…."

"I LOVE IT!" exclaimed Mr Purohit as he clapped his hands as he continued to look over the three smaller animatronics. "I have to be honest to you Mr Schmidt. There is another reason for my visit today. I have a business proposition for you"

"Oh, well would you like to take a seat or would you rather we do this in my office? Or maybe another time?" asked Mike, feeling both curious and wary. There was something very wrong with Mr Purohit's soul or he was so tired he could not read him properly. He looked completely normal but then and again his body seemed to shift like static. Like he was hiding something. Yet he never heard anything bad about the man and he was an excellent mayor but he learned the hard way that you don't know anything about a man just from his reputation.

"Here is good but we must make this quick as I have meetings to get too," said Mr Purohit as he sat down on a seat and smiled over at Mike "You may have heard about the new mall that is nearly finished. It's going to bring in a lot more tourists and add a lot more revenue for the city"

"So I have heard. It's meant to have everything from a Cinema, an indoor playground, gym and dozens of restaurants" said Mike "would you like some refreshments?"

"No thank you. Yes but not only restaurants, but we will also have a small stadium, for local bands and such but I was thinking of a new pizzeria...with a new band?"

Mike leaned forward "You wish to have Freddy's pizzeria at the Mall?"

"Think about it, Mr Schmidt. With Critter County out of business. Children have nowhere else to go but suddenly they hear about the Rock and Roll Mall, headlining the new band from Freddy's Fazbear Pizzeria. Lots of children, hundreds of children from around the county, coming to see your new pizzeria and maybe visit the other ones as well while they're here"

"What about rent? How much are we looking at?"

"We will cut you a deal since you will be headlining," said Mr Purohit quickly "and think of all of those children Mr Schmidt, looking forward to dancing and singing with your animatronics"

Mike had to admit he was excited about the idea but there was something about the way Purohit spoke that made him worry.

"Children? Why are you so pressed about having children at the mall?"

"Well, the children will have places to go as do their parents, it is a family place after all, but I know how much you love children yes?" Mr Purohit's smile seemed to become strained and sweat started to foam on his forehead. The "aura" around the old man went crazy as a black ominous shadow covered the man for a few seconds. "I will have my secretary send you all the details and paperwork. I need to get going now, I look forward to seeing what you come up with Mr Schmidt"

Mr Purohit was up and out of his seat before Mike could say goodbye and was out the door before the dust could settle.

"What a curious human," said Tony "Are you really going to build a new pizzeria Doctor?"

"Well, I think I would be foolish if I didn't take an opportunity when it presents itself, but I don't trust that man, I'm going to have to be careful around him," said Mike as he watched the mayor's car leave the car park in haste.

-Line Break-

Vanessa was wondering for the millionth time why she had agreed to do this for her friend Meg and then remembered it was because of the promise of promotion and a higher wage if she could get the computer system up and running again for the park. She had gotten most of the security feeds back up as well as the files containing employee information, company policies and such but so far the files for the animatronics were missing and the main computer was still down. She had some of the remaining employees scavenge around the warehouses for parts. These parts came from a warehouse that had fallen during the animatronics take over and mostly looked like they came from a small animatronic themselves but whatever, she needed ram, memory and a few other pieces and these would have to do for now. She busied herself for a few hours with the rebuilding the main tower using the found spare parts. With a flip of a switch, the computer hummed to life as blue and white code scrolled over the screen. With a confident smile, she plugged in her headphones and listened to a music cd she had placed in the drawer. Vanessa smiled as she started to type away, humming happily to herself, she was so happy and off in her own little world that she hadn't noticed the strange image mixing in with the code. It was tiny flickers at first but then the image of a creepy-looking rabbit appeared on the screen. Its smile widened as it waved its hands over the code, corrupting it, changing it, slowly line by line. Vanessa slowly started to feel heavy, suddenly tried, her eyes felt heavy. There was another voice. Not the singer's voice, it was soft, gentle, yet pushy, pushing its way into her head.

"Who...who are you? What do you want?" she muttered as she tried to move her body but found it too heavy to move.

"Hello, my dear," said the voice, a pair of frightening eyes staring out at her "My name….is Glitch Trap. I hope we can be the best of friends...in fact, I know we will"

Tears ran down Vanessa's eyes as her fingers started to move on their own accord, her body refusing to obey her as her ears rang with the mocking laughter of the frightening rabbit that was watching her every move.

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Joey pushed open the door and wheeled himself into his and Henry penthouse. It had the minimalist look to the place, save the walls, that Henry covered in photographs of their lives and friends. It had a nice open living room, with a kitchen, spare room, study and bathroom that was joined to the master suite.

"Henry? Henry? Hmmm must have gone on to work already" Joey said to himself as he wheeled himself over to the phone and quickly typed in a number he had learnt by heart.

"Cave? Cave it's me, Joey! I have it! I've got the book!"

"Yeah? Well good for you! Now if you excuse me I'm getting back to the real world…" said the sleepy grumpy voice of Cave Johnson followed by a string of coughs and swear words.

"Cave! You know what this means! My dream of bringing my characters to life is now assured. I'm so close now I can taste it. I just need a little bit of help…"

"If it's money forget it!"

"No, no, no, I'm talking manpower, hard-working guys to help Mr Conner with the machine"

"How many guys are we talking about?"

"A few dozen? Maybe a hundred? We can put them on the books as "Gents" again"

"Why so many? I have my own company to run you know!"

"Well, we're going to need "Test" subjects…"

"Do what I do. Get volunteers and when that doesn't work, round up a few homeless people, whores, addicts, you know the people that most people don't give a shit about and put them to work for ya, saves on paying people I can tell you that much, plus stops people from asking questions too"

"I'll make a note on that but I still need workers for the theme park and such and people who know how to keep their mouths shut if you get what I'm saying. Besides, if this all works out like it's supposed to, it will make us richer than our wildest dreams"

"HA! You can keep your money and hair-brained schemes Joey. I'm not into that voodoo crap. Science! That is the way to go!"

Joey put his ear away from the phone as Cave started to cough and swear again and after a few moments a female voice took over the call.

"Mr Drew, I'm Caroline, Mr Johnson's secretary. He is a bit under the weather right now but has given me the authority to release about fifty of our men to you under our co-station name "Gents". He says if you need more, you must first show him the results of your work and he looked forward to seeing them. Have a nice day"

She cut him off and Joey slammed the phone down with a sneer, who did the bitch think she was talking too? He changed and went to sleep for a few hours before going to work. He'll make up some story to tell Henry and maybe have a quicky in his office before lunch. Then he'd get that Conner fellow to start working on his dream of bringing Bendy to life. Joey smiled as he slipped into dreamland, yes, life was looking good for old Joey Drew.

It was well past ten when Joey wheeled himself to the entrance of his company. Usually, Henry would push him around first thing in the morning but as usual as of late, Henry was punishing him for his "late nights" by going to work early and leaving him to fend for himself. Joey smiled and waved at the workers, he never really bothered with names unless they were important and made his way to Henry's office….well corner might be a better word for it, his love was just a simple animator after all.

"Henry? Henry love are you in here?" Joey called out as he looked around the office. Things looked curiously clean...to clean...all of Henry's private little knick-knacks were gone and so were any of the pictures he had drawn. Joey wheeled himself to Henry's desk and saw a small envelope with his name on it.

"Dear Joey. I have always thought of myself as a patient and faithful man while you were the man of ideas...and sadly only ideas. These last few years you have been like a sponge soaking up everything around you and leaving nothing for the rest of us. I thought we were in this together but you have done nothing but take. You took credit for my work, my characters, well no more, I'm done, Joey. You can keep Bendy, Alice and Boris, they are as much your children as they are mine and they will be happier with you and the studio. I will no longer wait up for a man who is out galavanting the night away with investors with a woman on his lap. I'm not going to be the man in the shadows anymore Joey. I'm moving on with my life and starting over. Maybe one day we can meet up again but until that day, stay well old friend and I hope you get your dreams but hopefully not at the cost of other people's blood, sweat and tears. I love you. Sincerely Henry"

Joey's blood boiled with rage! HOW DARE HE! How dare Henry do this to him! After everything, he had given that man! He took his cane from the back of his chair and was about to smash Henry's desk to pieces when a young look man came in, wearing dark jeans and a blue shirt with the word "Gents" printed on it.

"What do you want, Conner? I'm not in a reasonable mood right now and…." snapped Joey, his cane held high like a warning.

"Sir, I would like to try and make Bendy using some of the cutouts and maybe pieces of the film first before we move on to...other means," said Thomas Conner as he adjusted his tool belt. "I'm sure the ink machine will breathe life into your creations"

Joey lowered his cane and looked over at the cutout of Bendy that occupied Henry's office.

"Take that one. It was the first cut out ever made of him and it belonged to one of his animators. If any of them are going to work it will be this one here. Don't disappoint me Mr Conner and here…" Joey threw the book of creations at Thomas who caught it one-handedly. "There is everything you need to know about bringing that machine of yours to life. You will guard that book with your life during the day and then return it to me in the evening. You're to perform nothing in this book without my say so is that clear?"

The young man nodded and picked up the cardboard cut out of the dancing demon that seemed for a moment to be glaring at Joey. But that was probably a trick of the light. He carried it through the maze that was the studio, passing by the studio workers like they were dirt beneath him and as he turned a corner someone bumped into him and fell to the floor. It was a woman, a petite beauty with rich dark hair and full lips that smiled up at him.

"Sorry about that, wasn't looking where I was going, I didn't ruin your work did I?" she asked him looking down at the cutout.

"Huh? Oh no. It's fine. I'm sorry too, here, let me help you up" said Thomas as he helped the lady back up on her feet. "I haven't' seen you around here before have I?"

"Thank you. No, I'm a new member of the voice staff, my name is Allison Pendle and you are?"

"Thomas...Er, you can call me Tom...I'm a mechanic around here. I've been hired by Mr Drew for a top-secret project" said Thomas as he tried to brush his hair down only for it to spring back up. Allison gave a quiet laugh and brushed his stay locks back.

"Well Mr top-secret project, will you be too busy later to maybe join a lonely voice actress for a cup of coffee?"

Before Thomas could reply, a tall lanky man barged his way past both of them, muttering about sheep, drinking from an ink bottle and dropping music sheets across the floor. Thomas knew who it was, Sammy Lawence the musical director, and now an addict of the ink and therefore a dangerous man to be around as no one had yet to discover what happens to people who became too addicted to the stuff.

"Was that Mr Lawence?" Allison asked as she picked up some of the music "He looks like he hasn't slept in days"

"Mr Drew probably had some last-minute revisions for him to do. It happens in this business right?" said Thomas reassuringly "But best you do not stick around him too long Allison, I've heard he has a reputation of snapping at people"

"Thanks for the tip. See you later Tom!" said Allison as she walked down the hallway, leaving the stunned young man behind. Thomas sighed and smiled as he hitched up the Bendy cutout and made his way to his office where the Ink Machine sat with big vails of ink ready to go in. Thomas placed the cutout inside of the machine and watched it slowly sink into its inky depths. Thomas quickly skimmed through the book, not really caring for the details or any of the important side notes that had been written in, until he found what he believed he was looking for. For the ceremony, he needed certain objects that meant something to Bendy, six in total plus draw the circle on the floor with white chark. He had his fellow "Gent" workmen get to work lifting the machine from the floor so they could draw the necessary circle while he went on the hunt for the objects. In the end, all he could find was a Bendy doll, A copy of Joey's book, A spanner, a cogwheel, a bottle of ink and a record. He placed each item on a plinth around the machine that was now over the white circle and went over to the main power switch. He swallowed down the lump in his throat and flipped the switch. Lighting crackled and the machine roared to life as it guzzled down greedily the ink from the pipes. Thick black smoke started to fill the room as the machines began to overheat and something from inside the machine screamed out as if in immense pain.

"TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!" shouted Thomas as loudly as he could as his men ran around the room with buckets of water and sand putting out the fires. The machine gurgled to a halt as something thick and black fell from its main pipe. It first looked like an overlarge black slug but slowly it started to grow. Soon it towered over Thomas, its body made of ink was thin and lean with its large gloved hands, long pointed tail, horned head and that most terrifying smile.

"What have we done?"

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Mr Purohit walked back to his office, patting the sweat away with a handkerchief and trying to calm down. That had been too close. His informants needed firing! They had told him that Mr Schmidt had only just begun to understand his abilities yet the man could see he was hiding something. Those green eyes, Mr Purohit shivered in remembering that gaze and quickly patted himself down again with his handkerchief. He had a quick word with his secretary who told him that his midday meeting was already here. Mr Purohit gulped and quickly opened up his briefcase, pulling out his deodorant, body spray and mouthwash. Once he was sure he smelt alright, he gave his suit a quick brush down and did the same for his hair, before checking his reflection in a small mirror. Once he was ready, he opened his office door with confidence, showing his winning smile and gold teeth.

"Ah, My lady, you honour me with your presence"

The office windows shutters had been closed tightly not allowing any natural light into the room. Single lamp light on Purohit's desk allowed him to see where his guest was. A tall, thin, elegant-looking woman lounge gracefully on the sofa, her silk kimono clinging to her wonderful frame, her black hair piled high on her head with pins and combs, her face covered in a plain porcelain mask.

"The building of the Mall is running on schedule, my lady. I'm sure you will like the results. There are many ways for children to get lost there…"

"Did you speak to him?" her voice was soft and melancholy as she turned her head slightly to look at him.

"To Mr Schmidt? Yes. It is a lot worse then we were led to believe my lady. He has the sight now, I am sure of it, he could almost see through me" Purohit could feel the sweat dripping down his back as he tried to avoid the lady's stare.

"This is a concern. It was bad enough when Mr McBear was alive and using his gift to protect children but this Mr Schmidt is on another level and therefore a danger to our business"

"But surely we have nothing to fear now really since Critter County is now out of commission and is no longer cutting in"

The Lady tilted her head to the other side "You are a fool if you think for a moment that that man can be so easily defeated. No. I have no doubt he is waiting to make his next move. That is why I want this place completed. We need children Purohit and you are behind in your...shall we say deliveries?"

"It's not my fault!" Purohit pleaded as he fell to his knees in front of her. "Children are not falling into despair anymore, children are having hope, they are being protected by Mr Schmidt and his animatronics and human team. It's been impossible to capture them off guard"

"You disappoint me Purohit but since this is your first offence and as you say there is a strong outside force stopping you...I will not end your pitiful existence but you must prepare yourself for if you fail next time, you will be joining the children on the dinner menu"

Mr Purohit bowed and crawled across the floor to the lady's dress and lifted a delicate foot, which was oddly wrapped in a ballerina shoe instead of traditional Japanese footwear.

"Thank you for patience My Lady Afton. I will not fail you"

-Line Break-

It was late and Freddy and the band were just finishing their last song of the night. It had been a good busy day and the human staff were busy with the clean up as the last few children were fighting to stay awake or refusing to go home. Tiny, now wearing a miniature version of the Fazbear security uniform, was helping Shadow with the cleaning of the colouring table. It had taken Mike a couple of days to get around to upgrading Tiny to the Freddy Fazbear standard but even before the upgrade Tiny had made a huge impression on both the staff and the kids, he was determined to be helpful, even when he couldn't handle the job like carrying food over to the tables. His little hands just couldn't grip it correctly. He loved handing out balloons but he mostly loved hanging out with Mark and helping out when he came and did the night shifts much to the annoyance of Chica who was now seeing less of Jeremy because Mark had asked for the swap so he could spend time with Tiny. When Mark wasn't there Tiny more or less stuck to Freddy and the older animatronic was more than happy to give the little animatronic cuddles and words of encouragement. The staff said goodnight to the animatronics, Jeremy kissing Chica cheek as he went to lock up and leave for a few hours before going on to the Cove.

"WAIT!" someone panted as he came running up to the door.

"Your...Kevin right? The photographer? What can I do for you?" Jeremy asked looking down at the parcel in Kevin's hand.

"I have that thing that Mike asked me to make for Freddy!" Kevin said breathlessly "Sorry it took me so long but with the job and everything…"

"No, it's fine, I'm sure Mike understands…do you need a drink or anything?" Jeremy asked not wanting to be rude and seeing how breathless the man was.

"Nah I'm good. It's just been a long day and I've got a day off tomorrow, so I'm off to bed, send my regards to Mike won't you" said Kevin as he ran back to his car. Jeremy shrugged and walked back inside as the animatronics gathered on the stage to fall to sleep until later.

"Freddy, Mike asked Kevin to make you something, I'll leave it here for you for later ok?"

"Thank you, Jeremy. Have a nice evening at the Cove" said Freddy as the others waved goodbye.

A bell rang out over the pizzeria alerting the animatronics it was midnight and was time to move about. Sooty reached into his pocket and pulled out his mobile and sighed.

"Mark is running late dad. Says he's been pulled over for a random search from the police"

"Very well," said Freddy "You and Tiny go to the security room and look after the place until Mark gets here. Bonnie, Shadow what are you doing this evening?"

"Me and the kit were going to practice for a while out the back if you don't mind Freddy. We're working on a new song for Mike" smiled Bonnie as he wrapped his arm around Shadow's shoulders.

"Of course" Freddy smiled and then turned to Chica "Chica would you like to join me...?"

"Sorry Freddy but we have a couple of parties tomorrow and I have to get the cakes ready," said Chica as she made her way to the kitchen.

"Oh, course...well then...oh" Freddy looked around and discovered he was on his own. He gave a small shrug and then remembered the parcel Jermey had left for him, saying it was a gift from Mike. He walked over to the table and ripped off the paper to reveal a photo frame with a picture of him, Goldie, Freddy jr, Sooty, Fraezar with Fiona in his arms staring back at him. Mike must have asked Kevin to photoshop some photos together to make this as Freddy pump thumped so hard in his chest for a moment he thought it would burst. It was a wonderful gift and yet so sad. Fraezar and Fiona would never know their older brother while Sooty had only a few memories of him and Fiona would only hear about Goldie in stories. It was the end of an era when Goldie passed away, along with their father and Springtrap. Now it was up to him to hold onto the memories and their traditions but with things changing so quickly and the possibility of another pizzeria opening, Freddy wondered if he was up for the job. Then there was Mark. He did not know what to make of the human not without making his pump twist painfully in his chest section. He walked back up to the stage and sat down in front of Chica's keyboard. It had been a while but luckily when you're animatronic you never forgot it. He ran his servo over the keys and enjoyed the simple melody before joining in.

"I was fine with the men who would come into our lives now and again. I was fine, 'cause I knew that they didn't really matter until you. I was fine when you came, and we fought like it was all some silly game. Over him, who he'd choose, after all those years, I never thought I'd lose. It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over? It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over?

He won and I chose him and you loved me and you're gone. It's over, isn't it? Why can't I move on?"

Mark walked into the pizzeria quietly when he heard the sad music coming from inside and was surprised to see Freddy playing alone. Keeping to the shadows he softly walked towards the hallway that would lead him to the security room but before going down there, he stopped to listen for a bit longer.

"Who am I now in this world without him? Petty and dull with the nerve to doubt him. What does it matter? It's already done. Now I've got to be there for our sons. It's... over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over? It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over? He won and I chose him and you loved me and you're gone. It's over, isn't it? Why can't I move on? It's over, isn't it? Why can't I move on?" Freddy stopped and then buried his face into his servos and sobbed loudly into them. Mark blinked back his own tears and adjusted his bag on his shoulder.

"Nothing gonna fix this" he muttered to himself as he left the large bear crying on the stage alone.

The End.

PLEASE REVIEW!

Fallen Before Grace comes out on to the stage and speaks to her many readers.

"It's over, isn't it? Isn't it? Isn't it over?" Well, it is OVER for the Fix series at least. Five stories spanning over five years. Hard to believe this started as a Plot what plot story? And just filled with animatronic sex. So a HUGE Thank you to my beta readers who have helped me over the years but an even bigger thank you goes to you my readers for your wonderful words of encouragement and your sweet reviews that kept this story going for so long. I know we are all facing dark times at the moment so I am wishing you all the best of health in the days ahead. So goodbye for now"

Plot bunny appears and drops a stack of papers next to Grace.

"What the smeg is this? "The Joys of Nightmares and the Inky fix series" Freddy versus the Pretender. Mike against the Lady. Henry works at Freddy's making cartoons for them while things go to hell at the studio. Jeremy, not Henry gets sucked into the machine. Something is wrong with Baby. Vanessa turns up at Mike's apartment building. Oh, come on! You guys don't want to read this rubbish right? Right? RIGHT?!