//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: The Golden Terror // Story: Five Nights at Freddy's: MLP Style // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 4: The Golden Terror It was later that day around noon. Twilight's friends and Spike need some relaxation after a terrible confrontation with Freddy and his pals last night. So far, no one had gotten closer to revealing what had happened to the missing five foals...and why Twilight keep seeing a Marionette that seems to have been scrapped years ago. Twilight right now is on an investigation that could be connected to this case. The princess managed to get help from some of the Royal Guards who told her the address of Aurora Star, who was said to be the victim of Bite of '87. If the Alicorn figured out the story, she may be one step closer to figuring out the mystery. 'Well, this is the place.' Twilight thought as she arrives at a house in a lower part of Canterlot. Twilight knocks on the door of the house. After waiting a while, it opens up to reveal a green unicorn mare with a long green mane, dark green eyes, a short green tail and a jewel cutie mark. She is wearing a necklace of some sort around her neck. "Yes, may I help you?" The mare asks Twilight in concern. "Yes, my name is Princess Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said. Hearing that made the mare gasps and bow to her. "Oh, Princess Twilight Sparkle! I've heard all about you and your exploits. My name is Sapphire Locket. What brings you to my humble home?" "Yes. I wanted to talk you about an incident...involving your sister Aurora Star...at a place called Freddy Fazbear's Pizza." Hearing that made Sapphire gasp. She stood up, looking up before backing up into the home. It's seems that the mention of the incident was a trigger word of sorts that upset her. "Please...don't ask me or my family. You wouldn't believe how many reporters or guards came to our home in the past, asking us about that incident. My sister became a media freakshow! We are happy that things died down over time!" Sapphire Locket pleads in horror. She is close to closing the door in Twilight's place. "Please, don't ask about that and leave." Sapphire Locket is closing the door...but Twilight stops it with her magic, giving a serious look to her while saying, "Please...I promise. I want to know what happened on that day, the Incident Bite. My friends and I are involved in an unsolved mystery involving Freddy's, working the night shift so to speak. Please, miss Sapphire Locket? If you can help us, you can help others." Sapphire Locket pauses in hesitation. She doesn't want her little sister to be involved with Freddy's ever again...not since the incident. But...the new princess request help in finding out some answers to an unsolved mystery...and if it could help avenge the bite that Aurora Star has gone through. "Come in." Sapphire Locket said with a nod. Twilight came into the home and follows the mare down a hallway. "Listen, what am I about to show you...it isn't a pretty sight. So please, don't stare or do anything else...offensive." Twilight nods as if promising to do so. Sapphire Locket then opens a door to a room and allows the princess in. The Alicorn gasps, though doing so quietly. Sitting in front of a window is a light green mare with a short blue mane and a short blue tail. She has pink eyes and is wearing a lavender bow on her head. But what's sad is that Twilight notices that she has no cutie mark. Sapphire Locket is right, she isn't a pretty sight. Aurora Star turns, staring at the two as if they are new to her. The mare asks in a dull tone of voice, "Hello, may I help you two? I don't think we know each other." "Aurora, it's me, Sapphire Locket, your sister." Sapphire Locket explains as if what her sister said is breaking her heart. Twilight can see from the tears forming from her eye. "We had been taking care of you, mostly me." "I got a sister?" "Sigh. See what I mean? Ever since the Incident Bite...my sister wasn't the same. She survived but became slightly brain dead and forget stuff. Why, Aurora Star would forget her name and we had to keep reminding her." "Aurora Star...what a weird name," Aurora said dully. Sapphire Locket was right; she did forget her own name. "Miss Locket, can you tell me what happened?" Twilight ask Sapphire Locket. Hearing that request made the mare hesitate, "I know it's difficult, but try to tell me." Sapphire Locket gulps as she stutters, trying to speak, "It was years ago when my sister was a little filly. My parents and I made preparations for her birthday and so we decided to surprise her by having it at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. It was the business's last day for a while before closing because of an incident that happened earlier that week." "You mean the Missing Foals Incident?" Twilight ask Sapphire Locket, making the mare's eyes widen as she gasps. "Princess Celestia told me all about it. Please continue..." "Right. I was with my mother and Aurora when one of Freddy's shows started...things were doing fine..." ------------------------ The birthday was in full swing. The foals are having fun, playing games, eating pizza and listening to Freddy and his pals played. What's interesting is that these guys aren't the new one animatronics. Nope. Those were since been scrapped. These are the old animatronics. Starker has managed to done his work well in fixing them up just for the birthday, the last day of operation before Freddy Fazbear's Pizza would close for a while. Freddy is speaking into the mike, laughing as he speaks into the mike, even though he is glitching a bit, "He-ey-ey all you pirate fans! Head on down-on down-down-down-down to the Pirate Cove, because the shows about to star-ar-art! It’s our good 'ol pal, Foxy!" The robotic bear pauses as if waiting for a certain fox to appear. "Foxyyyy... "" Behind the curtains of Pirate's Cove, which has been put up just for him, Foxxy stood there, hesitating and looking...scared. As he does, dark thoughts appear to be in head by a dark voice, ("Never accept me...") "I know he's around here somewhere!" ("Always alone...") "Ma-ay-aybe we need to call him out!" Freddy suggests to the crowd happily, making the kids cheer on. "Foxy!" Foxy continues hesitating to come out, looking a bit upset as dark thoughts appear in his head, making him smirk wickedly, ("Not one of them...") "Help me out kids; Fo-o-oxy!" ("EAT THEM...") "Last time kids, nice and loooooud! Hehehe- so we can get him out here!" Freddy suggests to the foals. He, with the foals joining in, calls out for the robotic fox to come out, "Foxy!" Soon Foxy came out, smiling to the crowd; Despite Starker's repairs, he didn't have time to finish work on the pirate fox. But the kids still love him regardless so the employee hopes afterward to get Foxy fixed once he has time to do so. The animatronics were a best way to introduce the foals to Freddy's once it reopens again after everything dies down. "Yar me mateys; It’s me Foxy, and welcome-welcome-welcome to the Pirate's Cove! Freddy best be gettin back to the stage, or I'll be for-or-orced to (GUT THE PIG) - for-or-orced to make him walk the plank!" Foxy laughs, demanding to Freddy (though he added a dark part as if something is possessing him to say so) to get back on the stage. This is his show now. "HeheheheEEEEE- hehehehe! Have fun kids! And let’s kill-kill-kill-kill them! - Keeeeep ourselves safe when exploring Pirate C-c-c-cove," Freddy laughs happily. If anyone heard the "kill" part, they paid it no notice; probably part of the glitching that's been happening lately. Starker plan on working on that problem during the closing times. "Yarharharharharhaaarharhar; you best be gettin back to the st-st-stage land-lubber! Because these little ones are now part...of the pirate's cre-crew." Foxxy laughs eagerly. He nods to the foals who gathered around, including a young Aurora Star who is up front with her mother and sister Sapphire Locket. "When in the Pirate Cove, remember to adventure safe kiddies! And nOOOOOO running around the cove; Or else yeeee be- (Lost forever...) - ye be-be-be walking the plank!" Foxxy laughs some more, cheering on to the foals while the dark thoughts and such keep remembering, "Ay is swash buUUcklin adventures ye be seekin la-la-lads? Or is it that- (I don't belong here...) or-or-or-or is it that yer not akin to the seven seas? All pirates gimme an ar- an ar- and ar- an arrr! (Please help me...) Ahharharharhaaaar- Arrrrrg!" Foxy grinned, trying to keep himself from falling apart or worst. What had happened really affected him big time. He spoke, "I be seein ya already walkin' up-up-up with yer pizza in hand, aaaand yerrrr- (Innocence gone...) - yer s-s-s-odie-pops like proper sea-pirates! And like proper sea pirates ddddo- We'll be having ourselves a sea-shanty! Ohhhhh~" Aurora Star giggles happily as she look at Foxy, speaking to her mother who is speaking looking at some sort of new device she is levitating with her magic, "Mommy, mommy, look! The fox is weird; what happened to the legs on it mom?" "Thaaat's nice dear...don't climb on it..." Aurora Star's mother said bored. Sapphire Locket notices that Aurora Star is climbing up on stage. She spoke up, "Aurora? I don't think we're allowed to come up there." "I'm fine, Sapphire!" Aurora Star giggles as she looks at Foxy who continues singing, though still glitching and twitching. "It has a hook for a hand, look at the hook mom!" The day shift security guard, a green male Pegasus in an uniform, hat and badge, a short blue mane and tail, with a cutie mark that is a red shield with the symbol of the sun, named Jeremy Hoofsphere, came over, looking concerned as he spoke up, "Little filly sweetie, you can't get that close to Foxy... it’s not uh... you really shouldn't be up there-" "You're not my mom, you can't tell me what to do!" "Aurora Star, you may want to listen to him." Sapphire Locket said in concern. She notices that Foxy is getting too close with those teeth of his. "You could get into trouble." "I'm fine, Sapphire Locket. Foxy isn't hurting anyone." Aurora Star said to her sister with a frown. Why must Sapphire Locket always tell her what to do? 'Oh, little filly, you had no idea.' Jeremy thought, looking concerned at Foxy. He remembers his...close confrontations with him and the rest of the animatronics. The Phone Guy told him to keep the foals safe and keep them from getting hurt. Turning to the mother, Jeremy spoke, "Uh- Ma'am, please ask your daughter to get off the stage-" "Shes not hurting anyone! Let her play with the fox if she wants to play with the fox." The mother said with an irritated sigh. Jeremy yelps a bit as he turns to the stage. Aurora Star is looking up into Foxy's mouth. If the filly knows better, she should get off the stage or else something terrible will happen! Foxy is about to do something terrible as he appears to glaring at Jeremy, getting close to Aurora Star while growling in a dark thought, ("Not in control!") "Mom! Look at his funny mouth- it’s so stupid looking!" Aurora Star giggles happily as she got too close towards the mouth, wanting a closer look at Foxy's teeth. The filly doesn't know it but that will be the last mistake she made ever made...in sanity. ("NOT IN CONTROL-") "Hahaha!-" Jeremy gasps as Foxy's mouth is right near the head. The Pegasus was prepared to fly to the stage...but then a chomping noise is heard, getting the attention of everyone, especially the other robots. Soon, ponies, both customers and staff members especially the horrified Jeremy, gasps in shock and horror as Aurora Star fell to the stage floor of Pirate's Cove...with her frontal lobe ripped off. What flesh came from it is inside Foxy's mouth who glares as if realizing his big mistake. It was too late. Screams are heard as ponies in a panic run away, fleeing the restaurant. Freddy, Bonnie and Chica came over, looking stunned at Foxy who opens his mouth in horror, a few blood and flesh from where he bit Aurora Star is still in his mouth...the incident will be known and remembered throughout the years. "Oh Celestia..Oh my Celestia," Jeremy cries out in horror and regret as he picks up the unconscious Aurora Star. The mother and Sapphire Locket are horrified as they look at the bitten filly. She's alive but the Pegasus failed to save her...the animatronic had attacked an innocent bystander. "Foxy, what had you done?" And in Prize Corner, a familiar Marionette is there, resting as if it's watching the whole scene...and smirking wickedly... ------------------------ Once the story is over, Twilight is horrified and stunned as she looks at Aurora Star. The mare did saw a scar where her frontal lobe was bitten off now. "As you know, my sister survived that attack...but is forever almost brain dead." Sapphire Locket explains, tears in her eyes. "We never set hoof in Freddy's after that, which make us glad when they closed down. We were upset when they reopened the third time...and protest the restaurant for what that pirate fox did to Aurora Star. I will be glad when they closed again." "Sapphire, I'm sorry." Twilight said gently as she pats the mare on the back. "I promised, I will avenge what happened to Aurora Star." "Yeah...I wish for that to happen...please, solve that mystery...don't let my sister or any other missing foals suffer any further..." --------------------- It was after dark as the Mane Six and Spike returns to Freddy's around 11:45. The moment they arrived, the seven didn't hesitate to head on to the office quickly. They knew Freddy and his pals would come after them once midnight strikes. "Oh dear, is that what happened?" Fluttershy ask Twilight sadly. The Alicorn had told her friends the story of the Bite of '87 on the way over here. "Poor Aurora Star..." "I know. I wonder what caused Foxy to attack her like that." Rarity said in agreement. "Simple. He was glitching and broken down." Rainbow remarks with a shrug. "Can you blame him or her though?" "There must be another reason...we must continue staying here to find out the mystery." Twilight said in determination. The Mane Five and Spike hesitates but knew that the princess is right. As Twilight and her group check the security cameras before the midnight hour comes; they check the stage where Freddy's group is. Good news, they are still there, but....something was off, and that is...THEY ARE CHAINED, BOLTED TO THE GROUND & IRON BARS ARE COVERING THEIR BODIES! "What the....who did that?" Twilight asked off in who made the creatures be chained up. "No need to thank me Twilight." Rainbow Dash smiled proudly at her work. "You did that Rainbow?" Rarity raised an eyebrow in hearing this? "Yep! I figure that if killer robots were chained up, then they can't move or kill us." Rainbow Dash bragged out in thinking up the idea. "Oh, that does sound like a nice plan." Fluttershy slowly spoke in liking that idea. "Hey, it's the midnight hour!" Pinkie spoke in seeing it's reaching the moment the animatronic killer bots move. Soon as Pinkie Pie said that, everyone's eyes are focused in watching Freddy's gang. And just like the last night...they move on their own. Their red optic eyes turn to the camera as if seeing they are watched. But as they seem to want to move, they appeared...unable to. "Heh, maybe tonight, we can rest easy." AJ sigh off with relief in seeing they might be safe tonight. "Told yah, those are some strong chains that would even hold an adult Dragon; No way can they get..." Rainbow Dash was speaking in sounding cocky, those killer bots are no way gonna break out of her tied up set... Just then, the camera shows Freddy's gang breaking off the tough chains with unheard of strength. Then they rise up their feet from being bolted to the ground up while snapping the bars. And then they grasp to push the heavy tons of iron bars away from their bodies. And then they stare up with glaring red eyes as they snarl before the camera fizzled out and they were all gone. "Those off,” Rainbow Dash finished her sentence while she and everyone seem to be on the wide-eye panic train; Freddy and the gang are loose and after them. "Uh, they got out. And they aren't in the room." Spike pointed with a nervous face in what happened. "But how; I mean, can animatronics be that strong, they are just restaurant robots, not military soldiers, right?" Rarity asked in feeling like this was becoming too concerning, these robots aren't normal for unknown reasons. "Ugh, look at this. This says their animatronic bodies are made to even break Dragon proof chains." Twilight groans to find a manual that tells about Freddy & the gang of being robots, and how their basic structure says they ARE strong enough to break out of chains. "Whoever built them should have thought 'dis over!" AJ mops to say this in a dry attitude. "It was Starker, AJ, remember?" "Shoot. But still!" "Great, and I blew Twilight's princess dough on them too." Rainbow Dash sighs to say this in seeing this really was a waste of money. "YOU WHAT; Rainbow, I had plans to use that money responsibly!" Twilight shouted off in hearing that, her friend spent her money without telling or asking her. "Was it another lovey-dobey gift to Celestia?" Pinkie Pie asked off in pondering the question which made Twilight blush in being exposed. "Um, guys....look at this." Fluttershy pointed in seeing something that seem to earn their upmost attention and to stop their squabbling. As the next night is about to start, Pinkamena is sitting down at the stage waiting as Freddy lightly walks to her but notices she looks angry and is holding her blade. "Um you ok little pony well.............look they survived again and also I have thought hard about what you said." Freddy said Pinkamena in concern. Pinkamena swipes at him and he backs up as she says, "Back off! I know who you following, you are following him." "Hay we do not need to follow Marionette if we don't want to!" "I never said who you were following" Freddy is lightly stunned, having ran into that. He sighs and says, "Look even if we follow him, I thought real hard on what you said and........well if they make it to the fifth night or maybe the six or Seventh night we will talk with them." Pinkamena calms and smiles giving him a hug as it surprise him. She says, "I knew that the kind loving bear we all love is still around; even if many might be scared of you and your friends, we all have a common thing, we all have a monster in us but that does not mean we need to act like one." He sparks slightly and as if by instinct, his arm extends and he hugs her back. She says, "Well I guess I will stay here." "Why's that?" "Somepony needs to deal with the puppet and I know how." The two breaks the hug and she pulls out a music box that is well known from the other place. Freddy blinks as he spoke, "It's a music box." "That might be but it is the only thing that keeps him at bay; well see you later Freddy." Pinkamena said with a light giggle. Pinkamena heads off as she climbs into the vent. Freddy heads back onto the stage as he looks at Bonnie and Chica and the look back at him and he looks at Pirate Cove, looking at Foxy as he looks back at him. They will be ready for the third night. The Mane Six and Spike watch on from the office, looking bewildered. Spike asks, "Did that pony...just hug Freddy?" "Does she know something we don't?" Fluttershy ask meekly, still scared. "I don't know." Twilight said in hesitation. Perhaps there is something about the robots that no pony knew. It makes the princess rethink her decision on not telling anypony what she saw in the Backstage Area...years ago... Then without warning, loud thunder storms happened and flashes of lightning came and struck the restaurant's antenna. The shock causes everyone to scream from that impact. But the strong surge of electricity flow into Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, and even Foxy as they felt the voltage spark their bodies. But when it was over, their eyes turn red as they suddenly felt a boost of energy in their circuitry. Meanwhile, back in the office area, Twilight and her friends were getting over another event from that burst of lighting that hit the building. "Man, we're gonna have to deal with this weather every night." Rainbow Dash groans in feeling she should have told the weather ponies to not do this, but....they need storms; go figure. "Hey guys, you should see this. They've gone up." Pinkie Pie spoke off in noticing something on the office table. "Who's gone up Pinkie?" AJ raised an eyebrow in hearing what the pink pony said. "Freddy and his crew; I found this monitor read-out device and it's supposed to tell us what Active Setting they are on." Pinkie Pie explained to say this in telling the matter of what happen to Freddy's group; there was a box that showed the animatronics and shows from an computer screen whose name appears and of what level they are on. "Wait, they have an active setting? For what," Rarity asked off in not getting this. "For partying, of course; But since they are kinda wonky, maybe this makes them be more active when they are moving and such." Pinkie Pie exclaimed to say this in having to make one guess before the craziness happened. "Um, so then...what does it say?" Fluttershy asked a bit nervous in not knowing if she wants to know this or not. "This..." Pinkie Pie showed her friends of what active setting the animatronics are shown to be in their performance: Freddy is Level 9, Chica is Level 8, Bonnie is Level 8 & Foxy is Level 9. "Somehow that next surge of lightning double their Levels when we last handle them." She stated in seeing the animatronics have gone up more than before. "Wait! Just how many levels can they go up?" Spike asked in not liking the sounds of this. "1 to 20, from what it says. And if they reach 20, then they are just about almost-impossible to predict." Pinkie Pie pointed out how far high the robots can go. "Pinkie.....we have to lower those levels, the first two nights were hard and if they keep getting stronger and faster, we won't live the next few nights!" Twilight grasp her friend in asking if they can lower their odds in facing harder costume killer robots for the next five nights. "Well I can't help you there; this is a readout machine, not a remote machine. Even if we set them to Level 1 the first morning when they aren't moving, something raises them up, even the lightning helps them out?" Pinkie Pie sadly stated this off in knowing that no matter what, each night will become harder and harder for them to survive through. "This seems bad Twilight, we only made it two nights, and when Foxy came back online, he moved faster than the others did the first night." Spike grip his claws to his teeth in feeling worried, if these robots keep getting stronger, they may just catch them. "We're gonna need to be very careful everypony, no matter what, we have to keep our eyes open, try to conserve power and anything else to not be caught off guard." Twilight stated this in trying to be brave and determine, they have to survive this hardship; if not...then it will be over. The others lightly nod, and they get to their stations while hoping to get by their third night here. May Celestia protect their souls, or something like that for their prayers to be heard.... 12:00 AM, 3rd Night Suddenly the phone rings, getting the seven's attention. It's the Phone Guy, most likely. They waited until the answering machine picks it up, keeping their eye on the monitor for any movement. ''Hello, hello; Hey you're doing great! Most people don’t last this long. I mean, you know, they usually move on to other things by now. I'm not implying that they died. Th-th-that’s not what I meant. Uh, anyway I better not take up too much of your time. Things start getting real tonight." "I bet." Spike said with a gulp. The ponies got a bad feeling that they knew what the Phone Guy meant: the previous security guards must've been killed! It's the only logical explanation! "Uh... Hey, listen, I had an idea: if you happen to get caught and want to avoid getting stuffed into a Freddy suit, uhh, try playing dead! You know, go limp. Then there's a chance that, uh, maybe they’ll think that you're an empty costume instead." "Hmmm, that trick may work." Rainbow said thoughtfully. Maybe if the ponies and Spike played dead, Freddy and his pals would think they are empty costumes and would leave them alone. "Yeah, but would it even work," Rarity ask with a serious look on her face. "Hey, it works on real bears, right?" Pinkie asks with a hopeful grin on her face. "Then again if they think you're an empty costume, they might try to... stuff a metal skeleton into you. I wonder how that would work." "Eep," Fluttershy said scared. Well, so much for that idea! "Yeah, never mind, scratch that. It's best just not to get caught. Um... Ok, I'll leave you to it. See you on the flip side." The seven hear the answering machine clicking, meaning that the recording is over. They will need some luck to survive the third night! Soon, the group had started their next night of monitoring the activities, very nervous of how hard it was becoming. Twilight checked on the Stage Area. Both Bonnie and Chica were gone. She checked the Dining Room. Bonnie's in there; Now she check the Restrooms where Chica was at, twitching a bit. "Well, the night has begun." Twilight said with a sigh. Spike checked the camera for Pirate's Cove. The curtain was closed, Foxy was still in there, though he appears to be humming some sort of tune. "I wonder what he's humming." Fluttershy said curiously though a bit frightful. "I don't think we should find out." Rarity replied nervously. Evil laughter of Freddy's was heard. Pinkie shuddered as she said, "Freddy is off the stage. When he laughs like that...it's kinda creepy." Twilight checked the camera again. Pinkie's right. Freddy was now off the stage; Looks like he decided to begin his big hunt. The mare checked the Dining Area. Bonnie's gone, but Freddy was there. "Where are you, Bonnie?" Twilight mumbled as she checked the camera. Sure enough, there's Bonnie in the Broom Closet again. "Well, Bonnie is in the closet again." "But what if he teleports to the West Hall," Fluttershy asked her friend quietly. "Never fear, I brought this to help cover the doors!" Pinkie Pie came over to show something to help the gang out; they looked like their defensive shutter doors, but were not. "Pinkie, those are just wooden doors painted over to look like steel door shutters." Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes in stating what her friend only did. "Well, it's to conserve energy, right? Also, they come with barricade locks on the side of the wall to hold back attackers." Pinkie Pie explained how they could be more protective against their attackers. "Well, suppose it'll have 'ta do." Applejack sighed in feeling they may as well try this. Soon, the mares and Spike quickly put in the Fake Steel Shutter Doors over the real ones from left and right to jam them good and tight. And then they nailed in some sliding lock pads where they slide in four wooden boards from the lock pads on the walls to the Fake Steel Shutter Doors, increasing their defense to keep anything from coming in or going out, but mostly the former. "Maybe this will work darlings. At least now we can save on energy." Rarity spoke with a smile in thinking they could feel safe now. "Oh yes, that would be good to know." Fluttershy nodded in thinking that would be a good idea. "Let’s just hope Freddy and his group think they are real and won't try to come in." Spike stated to say in hoping the killer bots don't second guess what they did. "Let's check on them right now." Twilight insisted in what they should do now. "I got a bad feeling about this..." Rainbow said nervously. The ponies checked on the image for Pirate's Cove. They saw a sign that said "It's me" on it. Foxy's out! Foxy ran down the hall of the West Hall then broke open a door. He peeks in, snarling, "Heeeeeere's Foxy!" The fox however looked around and saw...an empty room. "D'OH!" Foxy took his head out and ran down to another door, breaking it open, peeking in while yelling, "David Lettercolt!" "Hi, Davey; I'm Bonnie." Bonnie said, waving to Foxy from inside the Broom Closet that he broke into. "D'OH!" Foxy yelled out angrily once more. Wrong room again! The pirate fox removes his head and goes to the door, then break through the real doors, peeking in while holding a tickling watch. "I'm Mike Wallace, I'm Morley Safer, and I'm Ed Bradley; All this and Andy Rooney tonight on '60 Minutes'!" The ponies inside the room screamed in alarm from inside the security room. The Fake Doors weren't enough to keep out Foxy! He grabbed Spike and pulled him out of the room. "Hey, get your hook away from my assistant!" Twilight yelled out, moving the Fake Door aside as she ran out of the room with her friends following. "We got you now!" Freddy yelled out evilly as he, Bonnie and Chica appeared. Looks like the commotion was enough for the robots to break their routine and go in for the kill. "And now, little Twilight, time we discuss the Missing Foal Incident of years ago!" Chica exclaimed madly, making Twilight sweat. "I don't know what you want with us, but please leave us alone!" Fluttershy cried. "Not yet. First, we will make your princess watch us stuff you all into suits like she failed to help us when she had the chance!" Freddy exclaimed madly. "EAT CHEESE!" Pinkie Pie shouted off to hold up a can of cheese spray. Then the pink pony squeezed out a ton of liquid squeezy cheese all over the front of the killer bots, getting them covered up in tons of cheese until they looked like piles of cheese goops that drip all over. "Well, that didn't do nothing," Rainbow Dash remotely pointed out this failure of action. "Darn! I should have said SAY CHEESE, how could I miss that easy pun?" Pinkie Pie cursed her luck in what she missed while missing the point. But then, suddenly, as the killer machines were trying to move, they meant with difficulty in moving their legs and arms. As they seem stuck to the ground and their body seem kinda...squeezy that it didn't move right. They were seen struggling while the gang seem to watch from a safe distance. "Look! The cheese seems to be doing something!" Spike pointed in what was going on. "I say, Pinkie, what sorta cheese can is that?" Rarity asked in pondering what her friend managed to do. "Easy, it's sticky-goopy cheese, silly. It's so sticky, you'll be chewing it in your mouth for all the fun times to chew and swallow." Pinkie Pie showed her can of cheese, as it was meant to be a sticky mess up kinda work. "Well, 'dat seem to gum up their works." AJ smiled off to say that their pink friend done good. "Oh, thank goodness." Fluttershy sighed in relief to hear this. "Quickly; While they are stuck; RUUUUUUN," Twilight issued the order for them to getaway quickly now. Soon, everyone ran away from the killer animatronics while they were currently busy trying to get themselves out of the cheesy mess they are in. The killer creatures growled in seeing Twilight escape, as they tried to go after her, but slipped and seemed so stuck that they are in a messy state; literally. The Mane Six and Spike returned to the security room with the latter closing the door. Rarity sighed a bit, "Thank goodness we're safe for now." "But Twilight, what are they talking about?" Applejack asked Twilight in concern. "They seem 'ta believe ya did something 'ta them." "I don't know." Twilight said, sweating. Her mind got back to the incident years ago as a filly with what she saw was so terrifying, the princess doesn't want to talk about it. "I wish I knew..." The ponies checked the monitor as the robots managed to get out of the slippery mess...and they looked pissed. "Well, it's 2 AM." Twilight said with a sigh. "Only 5 hours left." ----------------- It was around 4 AM. The ponies were tired but still nervous. They had to deal with Bonnie and Chica, along with Foxy and Freddy a few times. The ponies were still no close to finding out the truth to the missing foals...but Twilight had a feeling that she already knew, though the mare didn't. "Alright, Rarity, check the monitor for the door on our right, I'm gonna open it to converse some power." Twilight explained to her friend as she came near that said door. "Right, darling, I'll..." Rarity was saying as she checked the monitor, only to see...someone waiting outside. "Hugh, Twilight...don't open the door! There's..." She tried to warn Twilight of a threat.. But too late! As Twilight opened the door, she was greeted with a grasp by Chica the Duck, who snarled at her frightened face. "Waaaaughhhm" Twilight screamed out in horror, she was caught and the others stared paralyzed. "I have you now, Twilight!" Chica snarled off to say in having this pony in her metal grasp. "Who," Pinkie Pie asked off at the sudden moment. "What? Twilight Sparklem" Chica responded puzzled to look at the pink pony in making the confusion. "Where," Pinkie Pie asked off to look around very puzzled. "In my clutches...wait, what?" Chica was pointing out before seeing that Twilight was not in her clutches, she got out. "Where is she?" She snapped to ask in where the prime target was. "Who," Pinkie Pie asked off in not knowing who Chica meant. "Twilight," Chica snapped off in getting annoyed. "Where," Pinkie Pie asked to look around in not knowing where to look for a Twilight subject. "The Pony I had!" Chica snapped off in starting to lose patience with this pink pony."Are you always this randomly annoying?" She asked off in seeing Pinkie Pie was testing her last nerve. "Yew had no idea." AJ rolled her eyes to simply state the fact. "Tell me where Twilight Sparkle is or else." Chica threaten the others in what she’ll do if they don't tell her what she wants to know. "Okay, she ran out that door!" Pinkie Pie smiled to point out the door Chica came through; stating Twilight ran out that way. Chica then turn around to follow after the fleeing princess. But afterwards, the gang shut the door, and Fluttershy pulled a blanket off where she and Rainbow hid Twilight from Chica's view during the confusion of her disappearance. "Thanks, Pinkie Pie, your random distraction help me teleport out of her grasp when she wasn't looking." Twilight sighed in relief that her pink friend managed to get rid of Chica by confusing her...a lot. "Anytime, Twilight," Pinkie Pie smiled off proudly to say this. "We're just glad you are alright." Fluttershy smiled in being glad they didn't lose Twilight just now. "Boy, what a dumb quack! She fell for that random play like some clueless stool-pigeon!" Rainbow Dash bragged off in seeing that the duck pretty much fell for that play. "Better hope she don't hear ya say 'dat 'ta come at ya again, Rainbow." Applejack reminded Rainbow Dash of the last time she made fun of Chica and it nearly scared the daredevil pony out of her wits. "How long do you think she'll realize she was setup?" Spike asked in wondering if Chica will learn of this deception. "Hopeful for the rest of the night," Rarity sighed off to say in hoping that animatronic will leave them alone now. With that, everyone quickly keeps their eyes and ears open for anything while keeping an eye on the monitors for any of Freddy and the gang's actions happening tonight. "I sure hope this night could end faster..." Twilight said in worry. The ponies and Spike yelped as they saw images of Bonnie with dark eyes, glaring wickedly. "Gah; That's creepy!" Rarity exclaimed as the hallucination disappear from sight. "There must be something in this room to hide in, I can't stand those things anymore!" Fluttershy cried in fear. Twilight looked at the camera for the Kitchen area. She could hear a familiar tone from in there. Freddy must be in the Kitchen now. The ponies checked the image of the Dining Room...and saw a familiar Alicorn in there. "Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked in concern, noting her love is in there. "Wha..." Twilight gasped in horror as what appeared to be Bonnie advancing on her. "NO!" Twilight screamed in terror. She opened the door and rush out. "Twilight, wait!" Spike and the Mane Five yelped as they ran after her. Twilight heads into the Dining Room and saw Bonnie about to grab Celestia. She yelled out, "GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU MONSTER!!!!" Suddenly Bonnie glared as he...knocked Celestia over? It wasn't the princess at all, but a cardboard drawing of her. Twilight gasped in shock and alarm. She had been tricked! "Arr, arr, arr," Foxy exclaimed as he appeared, landing on a table, startling the group. "Ye think ye lad and lasses by the only ones with tricks?! We made one of our own!" "And now it's your turn to pay the piper!" Freddy exclaimed as he and Chica appeared in the room, the chicken was pissed over being fooled; Looks like she figured it out. "Foxy, wait; I know what happened on the Bite of '87." Twilight said, pleading to Foxy. "It isn't your fault. Something was messing with your program. I know you didn't mean to bite Aurora Star...from what I suspect, you couldn't control yourself!" Foxy hesitated. Twilight's right...but for a moment, a dark voice hissed, ("She's trying to stop you. She knew.") "And guys, I don't know what you were on about, but you are robots programmed to entertain foals and other species." Twilight said in worry, trying to speak to the mad robots. Freddy, Bonnie and Chica hesitated, but the dark thought returned to them, ("Do not listen. She never told anypony where you were. Make her suffer, make her suffer!") Freddy grunted, growling, "It's your funeral, Princess, and now you will be getting a p-p-preview!" "Can't you just listen to me?!" Twilight asked desperately, "You're supposed to be friendly to ponies!" "It's no use, Twi! They're still tryin' to kill ya!" Applejack exclaimed in worry. Seeing they were about to be killed, the only way to get out of this case would be to escape, but how? The answer came when Pinkie Pie realized they were dealing with animatronics that wanna kill them, because they are alive, so....use that against them. "Look! It's a fuzzy-wuzzy-bunny!" Pinkie pointed off to respond to this as a surprise shock of what was here. Freddy and his crew turned to look ready to KILL something that was as cute and cuddly like a little foal, but...there was none. When they turn back, they saw the ones they were gonna kill...escaped! We soon find everyone in a safe room that was away from the killer animal robot nightmares. "But...what about the bunny," Fluttershy asked in feeling concern for an animal in trouble. "Fluttershy, she made that up." Rainbow Dash pointed out what Pinkie did back there, much to Fluttershy's shock. "Gotta admit, 'dat was slick thinkin', Pinkie." AJ smiled to sigh in relief of what was done to save them. "I just can't believe they fell for that." Twilight spoke in feeling that worked almost too well to think it work. "I suppose even costume wearing monstrosities aren't known to be bright other than just wanting to kill." Rarity spoke to say this in feeling that such things that wanna kill never think a second if what they can kill is real or not. "So now what do we do," Spike asked in wondering what they do from here. Suddenly, some flashes appeared, making Twilight shake her head. She sweated in horror upon seeing a poster...of a golden familiar bear. "Twilight; what's wrong?" Pinkie asked Twilight curiously. Twilight was about to speak...but her eyes widened as she backed away, muttering, "No...it can't be." "What can't be?" Rainbow asked Twilight confused. "No, please. Not you! Anyone but you!" Twilight exclaimed, trembling in fear. The Mane Five and Spike looked worried. What's wrong with Twilight? Unknown to them, the Alicorn was seeing something behind them: a golden/yellow color variation of Freddy Fazbear with missing eyes. He also had a dark blue-colored bowtie, as opposed to Freddy's black one, though this may be a result of the lighting. Upon closer inspection, a microphone could be seen held in his right hand, as well as two pinprick white dots within his otherwise empty eye sockets. His paws/hands are facing palms up. It is also possible that there is an endoskeleton in the suit. If one looks at the arms, a few wires/parts of the endoskeleton are visible. His jaw hangs open and his head is tilted to the right. He is also presented in a sitting, slouched position, as if he were dead. ------------------ Filly Twilight watched in horror as the stallion in the Golden Freddy outfit laughed as he grabbed the first foal, stabbing him in the heart, blood and guts came out. Twilight felt like screaming herself but kept quiet as Golden Freddy stabbed the poor colt until he's dead... ---------------------- "NO, NO, NO!!! HOW CAN YOU BE HERE," Twilight screamed, backing away some more, not from her friends, but the monster that killed those foals years ago...the one called Golden Freddy. "Twilight, what's wrong?!" Rarity asked in worry. Twilight sweats, looking more terrified as she saw the Golden Freddy creature behind her friends. Not any of them notice that it is getting up on its own, glaring at Twilight... Soon images appear in Twilight's POV. An image of the Golden Freddy head appearing, roaring and that words "It's me" appearing. Soon images of that day at Freddy's appear. The Alicorn watches in fright as the murderer in the suit grabs a filly's neck, breaking it hard and killing. He then drops her and goes on to the next victim who tries to escape but was grabbed. The poor colt screams his last as the murderer rips out his guts with his knife.... Twilight snaps out of it, screaming, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The Alicorn finally frantically opens the door, running out of the room. "Twilight," The Mane Five and Spike exclaims in shock. They turn and saw...nothing. What was it that Twilight was seeing?! Twilight continues galloping down the halls, looking back in fear. That Golden Freddy thing is after her. It wants her head! The princess finds herself in the Dining Room...and Freddy and his pals are waiting, glaring at her. She made a terrible mistake in coming this way. Twilight's vision flashes, then yelps as she saw four familiar foals advancing on her...the same ones who the mare saw got killed that time. Twilight sweats, yelping, "No....dear Celestia, no...it can't be..." "We got you down, coward." The first colt who was killed spoke in Freddy's voice. The last colt snarls in Foxy's voice. Twilight finds herself in a corner, holding herself in fear and trembling as the foals changed back into the Freddy Fazbear bots. Freddy screeches as he prepares to lunge at her... But then a familiar bell rings along with children's laughter. The animatronics turn and saw that it is now 6 AM. The night shift is over. Chica glares to Twilight, snapping, "Tomorrow night, princess...you will pay...FOR NOT TELLING EVERYPONY OF OUR SUFFERING WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE!!!!" With that, the animatronics head back into place, leaving Twilight alone in the corner. As they do, the Mane Five and Spike came in, heading over to her. Thank Equestria that he wasn't killed. "Twilight, are yew okay?" Applejack asks Twilight in concern. "What 'de Sam Hill happened? What was 'dat there scene back there all about?" Twilight yelps and screams as she runs out of the building, much to the shock of her friends. As they run out after the, the six can only watch as Twilight teleport from sight... ------------------- Celestia had woken up, raising the sun as she always did. The princess is preparing a new day. Luna came in, saying, "Well, Tia, my night round is over. Time for this princess to..." But before Luna could finish, a familiar purple Alicorn appears, shaking and trembling in fear. Celestia gasps as her love gallops over, hugging the princess, "Twilight? What's wrong? Did something happen at Freddy's?" "Please, Celestia, please...don't make me go back there! Please, I don't want to...please, please!!!!" Twilight sobs, hugging Celestia while hiding her head. Celestia looks stunned and worried. Something at Freddy's had her lover spooked. She sighs and hugs her. "It's okay, Twilight, it's okay...perhaps you don't have to go the next night...let me take you to your room. Shhhhh...." Celestia leads the traumatized and sobbing Twilight away. Luna narrows her eyes in concern. Celestia had told her of how she recruited Twilight to investigate the disappearances of the foals at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza...along with the two nights that happened so fear. The Goddess of the Night suspects that whatever happened, Twilight Sparkle is involved...and she doesn't wish to speak of it due to some trauma in her past involving the place. Luna must find out what happened and help Twilight with her fears, somehow...