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// Night 5 and Leaving 
// Story: Five Nights at AJ's 
// by Danny Eclipse 
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5:30 PM

I was entering the Barn once again. When I walked in, I heard singing and see AJ’s crew singing. I waited for the song to finish before I began to walk away. However, during my approach to the stage, I noticed AJ’s eyes locked on me. From her eyes’ expression, they were cold and angry. She must not be happy with me turning her own crew against her. And she must be taking a risk just to defy her programming to just look at me during the day. I ignored it and decided to go to Cloud’s Cove. When I arrived, I see Engineer coming over to me.

“What’s up?”

Engineer said “Well, tomorrow will be the last day. On the last day, Rainbow will make her final show. Hopefully, it will be awesome.”

“We all know Rainbow is the pure essence of awesomeness. She won’t disappoint, that is for certain.”

Engineer replied “So, what are you going to do now that you will have the animatronics?”

“I’ll take them to a safe haven. A place where they can still perform for many.”

Engineer smiles and he leaves. I smiled and looked at Cloud’s Cove curtains and sees Rainbow was peeking out and smiling at me. I smiled at her and began to head to wait.





11:50 PM

I closed and locked the door out. I went backstage and turned off the power. I went to my office and smiled when I see Rainbow waiting for me.

“Here to protect me?”

Rainbow replied in her pirate accent “Ye be me bucko, Danny. I'll be off great lengths to protect ye from Applejack.”

I smiled and hear the chime. It was now 12:00. I went to my tablet and began to look about.





2:00 AM

I was finishing looking at the cameras and heard something tap the glass window to my right. We looked and see Pinkie Pie holding a chocolate cake. She wasn’t alone; she had Rarity and Fluttershy with her. I smiled and let them in, making this look like a party.





4:30 AM

I was being hugged by Pinkie and Fluttershy, which I didn’t mind. Rainbow was sitting on the desk. Rarity was looking at us. That was when we heard some mechanical hoof steps and we looked at the left door, only to see a nervous Twilight looking into the room.

“Mind if I join in? I was in my lonely closet when I heard laughing and party here.” Twilight ask politely.

“Sure, come in and join in.”

Twilight smiled and walked in. She noticed half the uneaten cake and soda cans near my laid down tablet. Rainbow looked at her and greeted her. Rainbow pointed at the soda and Twilight began to take one and drink up. Rarity went and joined her.





5:50 AM

We were talking. That was when the power went out in the room. We went stiff cold, wondering what had happened. We began to hear metal hoof steps from the left hallway. After a few minutes of waiting, that was when we heard a song being played. I looked to the left door and see Applejack’s glowing face, looking at us.

Applejack said in her programed voice “H-h-hey buddy. You’re-You’re-You’re-Y-Y-You-‘re not f-f-following the rules.”

Pinkie hugged me and we see the power go completely off.

“Damn it!” We hear a screech but it was cut off by the bell ringing off, signaling it was 6:00. I had covered my face with my hoof but uncovered it when I wasn’t touched. The lights turned back on in the office and I see everyone, including Applejack, frozen in place. Applejack had her hooves up, ready to grab me. However, she put the hooves and looked down in disappointment. I smiled and offered a hoof to her. Her head looks up and she looked at the hoof. She, then, looks at me in confusion and I smiled. “Applejack, I’ve wanted to talk to you for a while now. I was hoping you would come to my party. The Barn is closing down tomorrow and I have decided to take you guys with me. Let us put aside our differences and become friends.”

Applejack began to think about it and smiled before shaking my hoof. We began to laugh together.





8:00 AM

I was sitting on a table, waiting for Flim and Flam. I hear the door open and I looked and see the two brothers. They looked at me and hand over a check to me, which was $120.00 credits. I smiled at the bag of credits and took it.

Flim said “Much thanks Mr. Eclipse.”

“No problem, bosses.”

I began to walk away. As I left, I smiled and decided to visit to see the show.

Meanwhile in Backstage…

Both of the suits came to life and began to get up from the table. They began to look around until they looked at the door.





6:00 PM

I returned into the Barn and began to hear an announcement preparing to be said. I went into the Dining Room and hid among the crowd. I see both the brothers going on the stage.

Flim announced “Attention everypony. Due to some bankrupt problems, Applejack’s Barn is going to close.” A lot of fillies and colts cried out in protest. “So, this is going to be the last day of this place.”

Flam added “So, one of our employees will take the animatronics since they like him so much. Also, while this is the last day, all animatronics will perform for the last few hours.”

I walked up the stage. The crowd looked at me and I smiled.

“Now we have that out of the way, let’s have some fun, shall we?” At that moment, the Animatronic eyes glowed and they smiled. “Applejack, give them the time of their life. Also, fillies and colts, if you want and with her permission, you may have some fun at Cloud’s Cove!” At that moment, the curtain opens, revealing the repaired Rainbow Dash. “And can our animatronic party master please join us?” At that moment, the manager doors opened, revealing Pinkie Pie walking into the room with a smile.

Pinkie declared in her programed voice “It’s-It’s-I-I-It-‘s time t-t-to party!”

I smiled as all the animatronics began to go to their business.





9:00 PM

I was in the back of my office. I was writing a rune on the wall, a spell. When I finished, I went into the Dining Room and see the place closing. I remained and when the place was officially closed, the animatronics came to life. They began to cheer and began to gather to me. Before we could hug, I heard some girl giggling and we looked towards the Backstage doors and see Golden Applejack and Golden Pinkie. Applejack gasped in shocked and walked over to them.

“Hey sis. We were about to leave. Are you coming?” Applejack asked.

Golden Applejack said “Of course. We sensed magic in the place and went to see if can see the source.”

“That would be me. Who are you two?”

GA replied “My body’s name is Golden Applejack but I have a filly’s soul in me known as Applebloom.”

“Applebloom? How did that happen to you?”

Rainbow answered “Well, we are all soul possessed animatronics. We have the souls of the Mane 6.”

“Oh, I see…”

Rarity added “It’s been dreadful. But that Golden Pinkie is new to me.”

Before anyone could continue, GP pulled out a hat. It had goggles on it and had a cyborg eye patch. I gasped at the appearance and looked at GP.

“Peter?”

Golden Pinkie answered “Yeah.”

“What happened to you?”

GP said “It was Purple, he got me.”

Applejack asked “Purple?”

“His real name is Vincent, but most called him ‘Purple’ because of his purple coat. He’s an employee here but went missing for a few weeks. But why would he kill you Peter?”

GP replied “I don’t know. But I was hoping to join you guys in leaving.”

I nodded and we began to walk to the office. When we arrived, I stood in front of the circle and pointed my hoof at it.

“Open Sesame!” The rune began to glow until it opened a portal. “Walk into the portal and you will appear in the real world. I’ll be seeing you on the other side.”

They nodded and walked into the portal, one by one. When they were all in, the world began to fade away into darkness…