The group had gathered about an hour early than their time to arrive. Karmatic had an idea about trying to find what was going on within the pizzeria. Since they couldn’t get any records from the cameras that were installed in the pizzeria, Karmatic decided to find her own cameras to help them record everything that happened.
Karmatic set up small, mini-cameras around the pizzeria in all the rooms and angles to catch a glimpse of everything. These cameras were very small so the mascots shouldn’t be able to see them, and they only trigger to take photos when they get something out-of-the-ordinary. Due to how they thought animatronics were aware at daytime, Karmatic switched to being in her Pony Form, making her fast and able to install all cameras with a speed that would’ve made Rainbow Dash jealous.
When they got to their office to get ready thirty minutes early, and to wait for Rosette to come back with Hazel from the Asylum, Karmatic pulled out another object from her bag. It looked a lot like a scanner used by police, but it had a blue glow instead.
“It’s a thermo-scanner” she said.
“What do we need that for?” Crystal asked.
“Remember what when you said that Hazel was sleepwalking last night and it she looked like she was going out to the hallway but was stopped by the wall?”
Crystal nodded.
“Right. Well, I believe she was being lured by something, or someone, out of the office”
“Who would do that?”
“I don’t know, but then again, Chicashy had her in a vulnerable position but she didn’t even glare at her, and she wasn’t even wearing a mask!”
“True” Daylight agreed.
“So I’m guessing that they must be trying to get at her for some reason. I think they were trying to last night by making her sleepwalk, but like you said, she was stopped by the wall”
“Come to think about it, it is strange to see one do something like bang their head repeatedly on a wall when they sleepwalk. Did she not get a headache?”
“That’s not the point! Anyway, if they try to lure her out again, and if they do succeed, then this thermo-scanner will come in handy for us to find her”
“How?”
“Switch off the light here”
The others were confused, but Serene did so right away. The room was dim now, but they could still see each other. Karmatic then turned on the scanner, and placed her hand on the desk. She lifted it, and hovered the scanner right above it, revealing her handprints. The other awed in wonder as Serene turned the lights back on.
“The device uses the body heat of others to reveal prints that are visible to the human eye. The more recent the print, the clearer it will be seen when hovered on” Karmatic explained.
“Sorry about the wait, but we’re here!” Rosette called out as she and Hazel peeked in from the doorway. Actually, Rosette stood by the door way, Hazel was hiding her left side by peeking with her right eye.
“Well, come in, what took you guys so long?” Daylight groaned in annoyance.
“Sorry, we decided to get something that should help keep me awake during the shift” Hazel apologized, not showing her left eye.
“Really? What is it?” Serene asked.
“Actually, she’s a little scared to show you what it is” Rosette explained.
“Oh come on! We’ve seen worse! Show us!” Serene was getting excited.
Hazel sighed before she walked to show what was on her left eye. The rest of the group, excluding Rosette, gasped at what they were seeing. Hazel was wearing a device that had clamps attaching to her left eye to force it open and keep her awake. There was a bit of a red lens on her eye, disguising her hazel nut-colored pupil.
The shy child finally spoke up. “I know, I know; it’s weird and scary. But this was from the Asylum; things were free, but they look very medieval”
“Bruh, seriously? That looks something straight out of a horror movie!” Karmatic’s eyes were agape.
“How is your eye even gonna stay moist if it’s forced open like that? You can’t blink!” Serene tugged on her hair from disbelief.
“This red lens here is keeping my eye moist so I don’t need to worry that I can’t blink right now”
“Dude, how are you feeling from wearing that now?” Daylight asked, her curiosity go the better of her.
“I can’t really blink my eye, but I can still see with it. It feels like water pouring on it. There’s no pain, however” Hazel demonstrated by moving her left eye around while closing her right one. She then noticed Crystal’s expression. “Um, Crystal? Are you okay?”
They didn’t get an answer as the blue girl fainted and Daylight had to catch her again.
“Boy, Crystal just fades like a flower” Serene giggled at the memory.
“Good thing for her she has Daylight to catch her” Karmatic smirked as she kept an eye on the animatronics.
“Don’t you think they’d make a cute couple?”
Karmatic stared at her friend. “Bruh, no. Just no”
“Why?”
“Bruh” the staring girl made a gesture with her hands. “Crystal’s a drama queen who’s straight and Daylight is a bit like Maud Pie at times”
Serene nodded as she thought about it. “Drama queen with too much life and Maud-like girl with barely any emotion. I see you mean”
Karmatic nodded. “Now wind that music box to Rarionette”
Serene obliged and they were both relieved that the original Foxow Dash was in her room along with her buddies. Karmatic then heard something coming from the vents. She and Serene checked the cameras to see that Toy Bonlight was in there. Both then put on a mask each to disguise themselves. Bonlight stared at them for a good few minutes before she was convinced and left by the other vent. The two then took off their masks each as soon as she was gone.
“That smile haunts me” Serene shivered at the image of Toy Bonlight still fresh in her mind.
“I don’t know about you, but now I’m thinking about Yoosung” Karmatic sighed happily at the memory of her boyfriend.
“Don’t faint like that, it’s so annoying” Daylight groaned at Crystal.
“Sorry, but you have to admit: That thing was so creepy” the blue girl shivered.
“And I’m the only one here who cares enough to catch you when you faint like that, so deal with it!”
Crystal winded the music box to Rarionette again before she stole a glance at the sleeping Hazel. “She’s even wearing it while she sleeps. How could she even sleep with that thing on her?”
“Maybe the nurse installed something ion there that allows it to close before she sleeps”
“Rosette has some level of tolerance with her” the blue girl shook her head.
“Put on your mask” Daylight said.
“What?”
“Put on your mask! Toy Chicashy’s on her way!”
Crystal didn’t need to be told twice anymore as she grabbed her mask and put it on to evade from the yellow animatronic.
Right then, the duo heard thumping coming from the vent. That was when Toy Chicashy showed up. She flashed a tooth grin at them and her sharp teeth were enough to make everyone think that she lost her cuteness. She stared at them for a bit, keeping an eye on them. She then just let out a giggle before leaving by the other vent. When she was finally gone, the two awake girls took off their masks, both wide-eyed from the experience.
“I think you take back what you said about Toy Bonlight from the last shift” Daylight mused at Crystal’s shocked face. “Both she and Toy Chicashy were scary all the same, right, Crystal?”
At that, the blue girl just fainted again in her chair before Daylight facepalmed.
“I’m sorry about scaring her a while ago” Hazel apologized to Rosette as the two skimmed around to keep an eye on the animatronics.
“Meh, it’s fine. My cousin’s a total drama queen anyway” Rosette assured her as they found that the Toy Bonlight and Toy Chicashy were in the kitchen.
Hazel checked her wristwatch. “Hey, it’s time to wind the box to Rarionette now”
“Oh, right” Rosette then witched the cameras to the Prize Room. She then allowed for Hazel to wind up the box to keep the puppet-like animatronic inside her box. After that was taken care of, they went back to check on the rest of the mascots.
“You seem more awake now with that thing on you” Rosette remarked.
“Yeah, the objects used at the Asylum are a bit weird, but they can prove to be very effective”
Rosette nodded. “How do you sleep if that thing’s on you?”
“I can’t really remove it, but the nurse can. There a button over here that allows me to make the clamps loosen up so I can sleep” she pointed to the button nearby where the device attaches the clamps and lens together.
“Phew! I thought you wouldn’t be able to sleep”
“How else was I asleep for about the past two shifts?” Hazel seemed to wink with her right eye.
Rosette smiled while skimming around. “Can’t find the original Bonlight and Chicashy”
Hazel’s ears perked up. “Don’t have to”
Rosette then heard what she meant. Both put on a mask each as original Bonlight and Chicashy went into the office. Hazel then shone the flashlight on the two, prompting them to leave. When they figured they were safe, the two removed their masks.
“Phew! That was close!” Rosette sighed in relief.
“Yeah” Hazel checked on her eye-opening device. “By the way, did you notice that both the original and new Bonlight and Chicashy seemed to always travel in pairs?”
Rosette smirked at Hazel’s noticing. “Maybe they’re dating”
The two shared a hearty giggle. Rosette then checked around for the animatronics to make sure they were far from the office. That was when she noticed it: Mangled Foxow was disrupting the camera in the Prize Room. Hazel tried to wind the music box for Rarionette, but with the broken animatronic blocking the sounds, the puppet-like one had already popped her head out of the box.
“Uh oh” Rosette cringed.
“We’re dead?” Hazel dreaded the answer.
Her friend nodded. “Say your prayers, Haze”
Right then, the duo heard giggling. That was when they saw him as well, Sploon Boy, standing infront of them with a grin and pointing to the doorway. He never really attacked and was only a distraction, but if he’s around like that, it meant that something was about to pounce. The masks don’t work on Foxow Dash, the original Foxow, and Rarionette.
That was when the puppet-like animatronic came in and screamed like a banshee before lunging at them. Hazel and Rosette screamed as they shut their eyes for their fate, but it never came. Rosette heard whimpering like Hazel’s so she opened one eye and saw what was going on.
Rarionette was with Hazel. She was holding her face with one of her cloth hooves while the other was inspecting on her eye-opener device. The look on the animatronic seemed to show worry as Hazel whimpered from fear. Then, the puppet seemed to start fondling with the device. Hazel didn’t know what she was doing until finally, she felt her left eye relax and began to blink. Rarionette then held the eye-opener device in her hoof, showing she removed it from Hazel. Hazel seemed confused as the puppet put it on the desk, and then left, right as the clock stroke six.
When she was sure it was safe, Rosette went to check on her friend. “Hazel, are you alright?”
“Yes”
“I don’t understand what just happened”
“I thought the puppet was always planning something like the Phone Guy said she would, but why did she only remove my eye-opener and gave me a comforting look?”
Rosette and her friend looked at the hallway. “I have no idea”
“So you removed that device on her?” Hester asked as she was looking around for the rest of the photos.
“Yes, darling. I believe someone strapped it on her to hurt her or something that that. Couldn’t leave the poor dear with it, could I?” Rarionette answered from her box.
Hester nodded. “She’s had enough pain from our days as children. Thank you, Rare”
“My pleasure, darling”
“Found it!” Bunster called as she came back with one of the photos.
“Good job, Bunster. That’s the last one we need!”
The young animatronic giggled as she hid it in her ribbon. “Mother, I think they were trying to hurt Mom”
“I know, sweetie” Hester pulled her OC in for a hug. “But Rarionette saved her”
“Yay!”
The Familiar stole a giggle from her OC’s behavior. Wait, did she just call her sweetie?