_____*Gwen's house, the basement, 2:00 PM*_____
Fang paced around the room out of irritation, just recently he had heard about a mare called Trixe and her attempted takeover, it had pissed him off so much that he didn't speak to anyone who was there for three days, expect when he had to, to his credit however, he was exceptionally skilled at hiding his emotions.
What pissed him off wasn't that Trixie tried to takeover the town, it was that nobody told him, he sighed and looked over at Roxanne's pendant, just by looking at it, he realized just how much time he had lost since the temple, that was at least three months he couldn't get back, it might have been more, it might have been less, but no one was talking about it, so he was out of the loop, what was worse, was that nobody seemed to talk straight to him, they always acted like they were seeing a ghost.
Fang soon found himself looking around, he glanced around and found a journal, he knew that it was Verdant Dash's journal, but he didn't feel like reading right now, he then found himself wanting fresh air, he sighed and walked to the stairs to head outside.
As he walked from the basement to the front door, Fang realized that whether or not he wanted to admit it, he was essentially alone, seeing as nobody would even speak to him, Lyaroa was the exception but she was almost always apologizing to him, it was nice that she was sorry about it, but he had forgiven her several times already and it was starting to get annoying, and as he left the house, he found that he was absentmindedly walking to the park, but he didn't fight it, as he walked, he could have sworn that he saw a shadowed form of himself walking towards him, he blinked at the peculiarity of it.
Soon enough, the shadow vanished then reappeared next to him, walking in perfect sync with him. "I should have acted, but I let it happen, and now she's dead.....what have I done?" The shadow said as though it didn't see anything around it.
Fang looked at the shadow curiously but soon he focused on where he was going just as it continued speaking. "It's all my fault.....I could have saved her, and now I'm alone, why did I have to be the last one?" It said somberly before vanishing.
Fang blinked and continued walking, but his thoughts were now on figuring out what just happened, and what it meant, was he going mad? or was he seeing something important.
Soon enough, Fang found himself in the park, he walked to an empty bench and sat down, he looked around and saw families enjoying a nice picnic, watching the clouds, taking a nap, or just enjoying the day, Fang crossed his arms and closed his eyes to try and get some sleep, but he heard an odd jitter that forced him to open his eyes, he looked around and saw the shadowed form again, this time, it seemed to be shielding its eyes from something, it continued to mutter however as it walked close by. "So much death.....I could have stopped it, but I didn't, and now he's gone too, who else must I be forced to outlive?" It muttered sadly before disappearing.
Fang found the occurrence odd, for one, he was positive he didn't smoke or eat any odd plants or foods, he also didn't drink anything so it wasn't that. 'Maybe something happened to me? it's the only explanation.' He thought.
____*later that day, 4:22 PM*____
Fang walked through the market, not to buy, simply to watch the hustle of it all, he knew that it was a magnet of danger or whatever came around, he didn't find any of that though, so he was out of luck on that front, he then noticed yet another shadow walking nearby. "They came back, they rebuilt, they forgot, they refuse to speak of what happened, and what we lost, I pray that we never have to face that ever again." He muttered.
Fang followed the shadow as it walked, hoping to get more information. "Compilations, that was the cover up, they claimed it was an accident, they refuse to speak with them anymore, my friends are gone, left or given up, only she remains." The shadow then vanished.
After that, Fang started walking back home, he now had a good grasp on what was going on, or at least a theory, the shadow was supposed to be him from the future, how he was seeing and hearing him was unclear, but something must have happened in the future to make this happened.
He sighed and kept on walking. "You look like you've seen a ghost." Said a familiar voice.
Fang looked over his shoulder and saw Skitter walking up to him. "I think I have." He replied calmly.
Skitter blinked but shook her head. "You know, I hate to say it, but with how you've been lately, you need to vent." She suggested.
Fang rubbed his eyes and continued walking. "Thanks for the tip." He said bluntly.
Skitter did not follow, but she did walk away.
It wasn't long before Fang spotted Lyaroa walking, he decided to walk over, the Sentinel saw him coming and stopped walking. "Hey Fang, how are you holding up?" She asked.
Fang shrugged. "Not bad, all things considered." He said.
Lyaroa started walking and Fang followed. "So Fang, how is Spark doing?" She asked.
Fang scratched the back of his head. "I have no idea, he seems to have developed a personality similar to how you were back when you were controlling me, from what I've heard anyway, regardless, he doesn't really talk to me, even though I'm technically his dad." He answered.
Lyaroa laughed quietly. "Yea....I may have made a mistake, regardless, you should try to bond with him, it could be good for the two of you." She suggested.
Fang rolled his eyes and walked in silence with the Sentinel for a while, however he had something to say so he decided to get it over with. "I gave your offer some thought, and I mentioned it to Spark." He said.
Lyaroa looked at Fang curiously. "And?" She wondered.
Fang chuckled. "He was completely onboard with the idea, I don't know where that came from, but he was, as for me, it'll be nice to get out of the basement, it was nice at first, but now it's just weird." He replied.
Lyaroa nodded. "Alright, it'll be nice to have some company......that doesn't give me a constant stream of bad ideas that is." She said.
Fang continued walking and looked at Lyaroa with a look of seriousness. "Lyaroa.....you do realize that Spark sees you as his mom right?" He mentioned.
Lyaroa stopped walking and looked back at Fang silently.
"He doesn't say it, but he does, after all, you did teach him a lot and even raised him for a while, I know it's hard to believe, but it's true." Fang finished.
Lyaroa nodded. "I'm aware, but I did what I had to do at the time." Her eyes then widened. "Fang.....if Spark sees me as his mom, and your his dad.......uh uh, I ain't going there." She concluded. [1]
Fang thought on it a few moments before coming to the same conclusion. "Oh shit." He muttered.
Lyaroa rubbed her eyes. "And now it's obvious as to why he was so energetic about the move." She added.
Soon enough, after the two were finished with the brain melt, they split up and headed their own way.
____*back at Gwen's house, the basement, 11:21 PM*____
Fang was laying back on the bed reading Verdant's journal, he had just finished packing everything that was his up for the move, he had decided that it would be best for him to read and finish the journal before something else stopped him from doing so.
He reached a part in the book where Verdant was basically abandoned by her family, Fang decided to stop there, he didn't need that image in his mind before sleeping.
Fang quietly got out of the bed as to not disturb his now sleeping companion, he then set the book in a box and headed back to bed, he got himself comfortable and closed his eyes. 'It's going to be a confusing bunch of days.' He thought as he slowly fell asleep.
____*a short time later.*____
Fang opened his eyes to a strange sight, he was outside Freddy Fazbears, something he had never done, he blinked and walked inside.
As he entered the building, he immediately noticed something odd, there were no animatronics, Roger, Sarah and Bob were all missing, Balloon Boy was gone and so was the Puppet, he continued to explore and suddenly he saw something all too familiar, caution tape and tarps all over, he closed his eyes and realized what had happened, they had all been scrapped, he bit his lip and continued walking, he walked to the kids cove and found that it was completely bare, not even the floors were there anymore.
Fang continued walking but noticed that the security cameras were still active, he saw the camera light go on and he knew what was going on, the building was being torn down and there was a guard to watch over it all and make sure none of it was taken.
He made his way to the parts and service room to see if his friends were still around, as he made his way across the bathroom hall, he was blinded by a light down the hall, he grunted and continued moving, he soon reached the door and opened it, to his surprise, his friends were still there, although they looked different, Chica didn't have an enormous beak and she seemed to be smaller, Freddy's head wasn't like a giant square and was smoother, he also didn't have the buttons on his chest anymore, he also seemed smaller than before, if only slightly.
Bonnie himself was very different, his head was more rabbit like, he didn't have the buttons on his chest anymore either, his color was also a darker shade of purple, Foxy was different as well, at least at the head, he had an eyepatch on his left eye and he also seemed to have a tail now, or he always had one and Fang just never noticed, his jaw wasn't straight out anymore and his teeth weren't as sharp, he seemed to have a jaw that was more rectangular in nature.
'So, this is what they were planning.' Fang looked up at the camera and saw it turn on, he growled as it turned off, he then walked to the door and left. 'One last game, just me and him.' He walked to the office hallway and started walking down it.
To his surprise however, the guard was missing, the chair was vacant and there was nothing left on the table save the tablet and a cup, Fang made his way towards the office to investigate, but when he saw an ominous light coming from somewhere behind him, he turned around and went that way. 'Changing the game huh?....fine by me.'
As Fang walked towards the light he found that it was coming from the main room, he walked towards it and found his vision blurred once again by the light, he raised his hand over his eyes and the light faded, when he lowered his hand he discovered that the lights had busted, he grunted and found that a mechanical click followed, he looked down at his hand and saw that it was robotic, he let out a mechanized sigh and continued searching for the light, his speech box clicked and he talked. "I know you're around here......come out of hiding." He said creepily.
Fang could hear slightly panicked breathing from somewhere in the room, he looked around and soon discovered that his night vision was gone, he blinked and started walking around.
As he walked, Fang found himself listening to the vibrations of his movements as they reflected off the covered up equipment, he went to speak and his speech box clicked again. "You cannot hide forever.....feel free to resist if you wish." He said.
Fang then saw the light for a moment and a small blur run past, Fang then followed the light as his speech box clicked. "You cannot run, you cannot hide, you cannot fight, show yourself and end your torment." He said with slight irritation.
After that, the game was the same for a few hours, with Fang moving around attempting to find whoever it was that was there, and whoever it was running away and hiding.
Eventually, Fang got fed up with the game, his speech box clicked again and he spoke. "I am through playing this game of hide and seek, I know where you are.....and its game over." He then began marching hastily in a seemingly random direction.
The panicked breathing now turned into terrified breaths as the mystery person ran away.
As he chased the blurred figure, Fang eventually led it to a corner and slowly walked towards it as it realized its mistake, Fang growled mechanically and he managed to get the smallest glimpse of the figure as he went to attack, all he saw was a bright light come from a single point from the figure that almost blinded him.
Fang roared and went to chomp down hard on the figure, but just before he did, six AM struck and Fang was then unable to manually control himself.
For reasons unknown the lights came back on and Fang managed to get a small glimpse of the figure which was now unblurred, sadly, his night vision was stuck online and he couldn't make much of it, but all he could do was watch as the figure ran away towards the exit. "Thanks for visiting Fredbear's!.....see you next time!" He said in a normal voice with a hint of excitement. 'Whoa, I never had a chance to say that.....odd.'
Fang was more perplexed as he watched the figure run out the door, all he managed to see was some gray fur and what seemed to be a.....cutie mark?....of what seemed to be a frozen gear and a handle inside it. 'A pony?...no wait, a unicorn?....but how, Gwen was the only one to get to this world, so what happened.' He pondered.
Fang then found himself capable of movement, he then started to walk away from the door, but when he turned the corner, the world changed, and he was no longer mechanical, he blinked as he was now in the countryside, he looked around and saw nothing but grass, trees, the sun and the occasional deer, he sighed and sat down, as he watched the clouds fly by he found himself thinking on his future, and the ominous message from the shadow, he then thought on Spark, and how things would go from now, he put his hand under his chin and he was actually shocked as he found himself thinking about Lyaroa, and exactly what her being there meant, but no matter how much he tried to justify her actions he now felt a burning anger over her, and how much she put him and his friends through.
However, he then realized something, if it wasn't for Lyaroa, Roxanne would be dead, he wouldn't even exist, along with Skitter and Firefly, he shook all of this from his head and he stood up and started walking.
As he walked however, Fang saw that the world had faded away, and when he finally looked back, the giant field he was at was all inside a large bubble, he blinked and looked around, he found himself in an endless void, with so many different bubbles with their own images, he also found that the floor was gone and that he was floating, Fang made multiple attempts to move but eventually he found that he could move if he made swimming motions, he sighed at the stupidity of it and he then figured out something, he tried willing himself to go forward and his body did so, he grinned as he started moving around through the void,
Fang eventually found an interesting bubble, it was that of a city in the clouds, he reached to the bubble and suddenly found himself inside the dream.
He looked down and saw that his feet were on the clouds, he then started walking to see what was going on.
The city was bustling with people, the buildings were made out of clouds and most of the population were Pegasi, he then rounded a corner and saw a town square, he walked towards it and looked around, he chuckled as he saw kids running by rushing off to wherever.
Fang then saw two very familiar kids running around, he saw Firefly and what seemed to be a younger Gwen racing. "Can't catch me!" Firefly taunted.
Gwen rushed after her sister and it was plainly obvious that she was tired. "Oh yes I can!....just you wait!" She yelled as she lagged behind.
Fang couldn't help but raise a smile at the scene. "It must have been before the Black Cloud." He muttered quietly.
Afterwards, Fang continued walking, he soon came across what seemed to be a hospital, he decided against going inside but he did see another few familiar faces.
Fang was looking at four young changelings, they were all around a corner and seemed to be talking at the moment. 'Skitter, Vulture and the twins....so this must be either memories.....or a dream about the past.' He concluded.
Afterwards Fang started walking forward again, he eventually found himself outside the bubble and he then decided it was time to stop. "Don't want to be here forever." He said to himself.
Fang made his way back to where he assumed his bubble was, it took him about ten minutes to find it but he eventually found his field, he entered the bubble and saw someone he wasn't expecting. "Luna?" He wondered.
Fang walked to Princess Luna and she turned to face him. "Ah, Fang, I had wondered to whom this dream belonged to." She said warmly.
"So that's what this is eh?" He asked.
Luna nodded. "You never had one before?" She wondered.
Fang shook his head and sat down. "Na, you can't dream when your mechanical, otherwise I would've had many, this would be my first dream then, that I can remember." He replied easily.
Luna looked up at the sun and then at Fang. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but how is Rainbow Dash?....she has not forgotten anything has she?" She asked.
Fang shrugged. "I don't know actually, no one has been talking to me, but if you mean she didn't lose all of her memories? then yea, I think I can say she remembers."
Luna let out a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky.
Fang then looked at the Lunar Princess. "So why are you here Luna?....I'm sure you didn't come to see me just to ask how Gwen is doing." He pointed out.
Luna chuckled and looked at Fang. "Indeed, in fact, I have to ask something of you." She replied.
Fang looked at the clouds as they passed by. "What is it?" He asked.
Luna's expression turned sour and she looked at Fang. "I have reason to believe that an old......acquaintance, is back, goes by the name Lyaroa, do you know anything about this?" She questioned.
Fang sighed and laid back on the grass. "Sure, why?" He asked.
Luna blinked, perplexed at Fang's answer, but she answered anyway. "I need to know if she's planning anything, my sister and I felt her return to her body some time ago, but have been unable to act on it, so I would like any information you have on her whereabouts." She explained.
Fang closed his eyes. "She isn't exactly hiding, and if you want to know what she is planning, she probably is trying to find a good viewing place in Ponyville to watch the mayhem ensue." He replied calmly, he then opened his right eye and looked at Luna. "She claims to have given up on the vengeance thing, but she is still pissed, anyway, do what your gonna do, just don't complain to me if you can't catch her." He said.
After that, Luna soon vanished, leaving Fang alone in the field.
_____*the next day, 9:00 AM*_____
Fang opened his eyes and felt something warm up against his chest, he looked and saw Roxanne sleeping as he held his arms around her, he blinked and knew that this must have happened as they slept, he carefully removed his arms and let Roxanne sleep, he quietly got out of the bed and walked to the door.
Fang headed for the kitchen to get himself something to drink, he saw that nobody else was awake yet and he was now curious. "Skitter is always awake by now." He said quietly.
Fang reached into the fridge and pulled out a bottle......of ketchup, he then popped the lid off and drank the ketchup. [2]
Fang then sat down at the table and thought on the events of the previous night. 'So, dream walking, a pony at Freddy's, and the sisters know about Lyaroa.....how did I get mixed up in this shit?' He wondered.
He then looked at the clock and saw that the time was nine oh seven. "So, now comes the challenge of actually moving, let's see, have to get Spark, Roxanne and Firefly up soon so the kids can get ready, then I need to get Lyaroa and anyone else to help me move everything, then I need to get to work, after work I pick up Spark, bring him home, and then I can relax if nothing else needs done." He muttered.