//------------------------------// // Morning 1: The Continuity of Ingenuity // Story: Five Nights at Freddy's: All for Once, Once for All // by AmpUpHeart //------------------------------// Tripwire awoke from another simulation dream and got ready for the day. He cast a spell that he designed, one that would keep his metal parts from getting wet, and stepped into the shower. He had really appreciated what Princess Twilight Sparkle and the mayor of Ponyville had done for them. He recalled on what had happened over the past few months. (It is greatly recommended that you read FNAF: Cybersense if you don't want to feel lost. Tripwire has a thing against unnecessary repetition, and it's too much for me to summarize.) After the destruction of the Fazbear Fright diner, the mayor of Ponyville proposed the construction of a small apartment building for Tripwire and the others, which included Mirage's sister Tesla, the alicorn robots Circuit Fray and Glitch, and technicians Spark Chopper and Infra Scope. Mild Soul and Jasper Gemini had both moved to other towns. They didn't take the excitement as well as the others. But before the apartment's completion, the team spent time traveling Equestria, informing citizens of what they can do to defend themselves from the Civilized Restoration of Eternal Anarchic Times, aka CREATion. In addition to helping spread the word, Twilight had also given the team an unofficial name to rival that of CREATion. Defending Innocents From Fathomless Evil Ruses Executing Nefarious Codification Effectively, or DIFFERENCE. All these thoughts and memories went through Tripwire's head as he dried off. Suddenly, a knock sounded at his door. He looked at his clock. It was only 7:30. 'This is rather early for someone here to be up,' he thought. He opened the door, seeing a worried-looking Fancypants and Fleur de Lis. "You're Tripwire, are you not?" Fancypants said. "I am," Trip answered. He remembered that the couple had bought stuffed animals left over from the Fazbear Fright restaurant. "What happened?" "It's Serendipity!" Fleur said, "Something happened last night! We woke up to hear her screaming and when we walked in, we found Bloodline on the floor dead and Serendipity was scared silent! We don't know what happened. Please, talk to her!" The small pink filly raced to Tripwire and embraced his front leg. "Can you really take out those mean robots you told me about?" She asked. "Not easily," Trip said, "But yes." "Then you have to help me!" Serendipity cried, "They're in my room! Freddy lunged at me, but he got that mean bat pony instead!" "I still don't understand why she's so scared," Fancypants said, "Bloodline is a feared criminal. That robot saved her!" "Hold that thought," Tripwire said, "This isn't the best place to talk about it." "Are we going to your secret lab?" Fleur said, her fear replaced with curiosity. "Yes," Trip said, "But first, let me get the rest of DIFFERENCE." He started to walk off, but turned his head and said, "And it's not exactly a 'secret lab' if almost every pony knows about it." .......................... Hazard awoke to banging on his door. 'What the-' he thought. "Who is it?" He called. "It's Tripwire!" Came the reply, "I think that CREATion's on the move again! There's no time to explain, but head to the lab! I've got to get the others." Hazard thought for a while. 'CREATion's on the move again,' he thought, 'What's their plan this time?' He had never forgiven the organization for what they did to him and his friends. It's what drove him to defend Equestria from the menace of the organization. He headed towards the lab. Amplitude headed down with a spring in her step. It's true that CREATion scares her, but she enjoyed the action and suspense. But more than anything, she wanted to stop CREATion's reign of terror. She couldn't stand to see other ponies get terrorized by the twisted ways of the ponies working there. She picked up the pace, fearing what CREATion has already done. Mirage was hurrying to the lab, angry and afraid. She would never forget what CREATion had put her and her sister, Tesla, through. She had sacrificed herself to save her Tesla's life, and Tesla nearly died in a burning building that one of CREATion's members had set. 'It's time to settle the score with them,' Mirage thought. Axle shot down the hallways, thrilled to be fighting CREATion again. He hardly felt any fear with that nefarious team, but rather, enjoyed the excitement of the fighting. In less than five minutes, he was in the lab, where he saw everyone else coming. Tripwire was already down there, but he must've teleported. Infra and Spark walked together, both with a sense of fear. They both had been former technicians for CREATion, until they learned its true purpose. Vice Militude, the CREATion leader, had threatened to make a move if they left. A few days after they left, Blown Fuse committed the murders. They blamed themselves for the deaths of Hazard and the others. Although none of them blamed Infra and Spark, the duo still swore to help them take down CREATion. Tripwire was writing to the princesses. Twilight and her friends were on another mission given to them by the crystal map in Twilight's castle, so he wrote to Celestia. 'Dear Princess Celestia, I have just received information about a murder that took place in the house of Fancypants and Fleur de Lis. The bat pony thief known as Bloodline is dead, but according to a filly who witnessed the murder, it was one of the toys bought at the Fazbear auction that did it. I'm aware that you are busy with the reconstruction of the damage done in Canterlot, but I would be grateful if you or Luna could come as quickly as possible. Signed, Tripwire.' .......................... Tripwire led the family to the lab. "We have some guest rooms in the apartment. You don't have to stay if you don't want to, but I'd recommend that you don't return home until we figure out what these robots are doing and we remove the threat," he said. "I don't wanna go back home!" Serendipity said, "Those toys are evil!" "Don't worry, Sera," Fleur said, "We're going to stay here until Tripwire makes it all better." She scooped up Serendipity into a big hug, for a good minute or two. "Okay, mom," Serendipity said awkwardly, "You can put me down now." "Oh, right," Fleur said, putting her precious child down. "Oh, my," Fancypants said, looking around, "This place is so, so, umm..." "I understand if it's not your kind of place," Tripwire said, "That's why we have extra rooms in the apartment. We knew that CREATion would strike again, and we wanted to help and protect victims without them feeling like they're in a fortress or prison." "It does feel like a fortress," Fleur said, shivering. Serendipity was just staring in awe, but she suddenly took off running. "Sera, wait!" Fleur said. ........................ Serendipity was racing through the halls of the lab, taking in the sights. She didn't even realize that she had left Trip and the others until she came to a dim room. It was pretty big and there was a closed off section lined with panels. "Hello?" She called, "Is anyone here?" She then heard hoof steps coming towards her. She turned to the sound and saw a pony's silhouette. But it wasn't a unicorn; there was no horn. Two blue rings glowed where the eyes should be. "Who, who are you?" Serendipity asked, shaking. ............................. Celestia read the letter, and sighed. She's been under pressure trying to get the buildings in Canterlot repaired as quickly as possible, but if there are more robots in Canterlot, it may be all for nothing. "Tia, what's wrong?" Luna asked, walking up. Celestia responded by holding up the letter for her sister to read. "Unbelievable," Luna said, "And I've been meaning to talk with Tripwire soon. I found that he's created technology that can artificially make dreams. His dream appears without an aura in the dreamscape. I can only assume that the dreams of the other robots are the same. However, I found such a dream, but it showed signs of a nightmare. I tried to find out what was going on, but I couldn't enter the dream." "Strange," Celestia said, "But I'm afraid that I'm too busy to see Tripwire. Would you go in my place?" "Of course," Luna replied, "I'll leave at once."