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The time was 5:20. Freddy and Gregory were temporarily leaving Roxy Raceway, broken STAFF Bot head in hand to fix. Their next stop was the Arcade. However, there was a slight problem with the Arcade.
"What do you mean you can't come with me?" Gregory demanded as the two were walking on an escalator to get to the top.
"Well... I was banned from performing on stage after the breakdown tonight. And there is a DJ Animatronic in the West Arcade that likes to perform. He always comes up with a new track of some kind! Anyways, a programming bug with me is that if there is music playing in that Arcade, I automatically start dancing. I cannot STOP myself!" Freddy said with a chuckle.
"Well, I doubt the DJ animatronic would be performing at THIS hour," Gregory retorted. Freddy couldn't debunk this.
"Well... you're right. We will need to hurry up! It's been nearly two hours since an animatronic saw us, and I don't even know if they know I'm out yet," Freddy conceded.
The two reached the top of the escalator and walked toward the elevator in the very corner of the Balcony, between Bonnie Bowl and the Showtime Booth. They gave the pass to the STAFF Bot, and walked inside the elevator.
"Well, I like how this night has been going so far!" Gregory said confidently.
"Well, there have been some bad turns..." Freddy replied darkly.
That's when Gregory remembered Freddy being captured, the VHS tape, the Tale of Five, and all the other mishaps and discoveries that were made throughout the night. However, all of that was beneficial in the long run. Gregory and Freddy didn't have a target on their backs at the moment, Chica had been saved (and they could go back to the Sewer and reboot her) and they had a weapon in the Princess Quest games against Vanny. The second game was in the West Arcade. Speaking of which, the elevator arrived at its destination and opened up for Freddy and Gregory.
"Wow! This place is huge," Gregory said in awe.
"This place is VERY big indeed!" Freddy agreed. Some ambient, calm music was playing throughout the wide arcade, but it wasn't nearly enough to make Freddy dance.
Outside of the elevator was a round-about around a golden statue of Freddy. To the left was a small arcade floor, the center had two sets of stairs leading to a platform, which had a single set of stairs leading up to the Greater Arcade above, and the right led to the bathrooms and a dance floor. The floor where the round-about was was bright green. The stairs were made up of metal but had neon blue lights outlining them. Freddy and Gregory walked up the stairs to the Greater Arcade, which was one giant balcony. The wall of the balcony was made of brick. There were a few side rooms for parties and karaoke. The floor was black tile, and many, MANY arcade machines were in the way of the balcony, which made a maze of the Arcade.
"There are so many sounds and colors here! This place is amazing!" Gregory gasped.
"Well, just wait until you see this place during the day," Freddy replied.
Freddy and Gregory walked down the path to the right of the stairs, navigating around rows and columns of arcade machines. At the end of the walkway was a red security door. This led to the back room. The Back Room was a giant hallway with the walls made up of brick and the floor made of concrete. Many broken and old games lined the back. There was a giant hole with neon lighting surrounding it at the very end of the hall. To the left of the entrance was the security office, which was also the STAFF Bot repair center.
"I believe we have reached our destination!" Freddy announced.
"Well, I guess we better get inside," Gregory said. The two walked inside the wide security office. A square metal machine that served as the STAFF Bot repair station took up space in the middle of the room. On the left and right sides of the rooms were monitors and computers. The right side of the room, where the metal door was, didn't have much. The left side, however, had a Security Badge.
"Is that another badge?" Gregory said.
"It is! I believe that is Level 6. We should take it," Freddy advised. Gregory took the badge from the locked box it was in. However, the moment he took it, alarms began to go off.
"Security Breach! Security Breach! Please reboot the Arcade," the mechanized AI voice said over the loudspeaker.
"Not good! They know we are here now. If you reboot, the music will turn on. That means the DJ will be active! And that doesn't account for Monty or Roxy... Gregory, we are in a VERY bad situation. You go reboot the system. I'll stay back here to avoid the music! I'll deal with Princess Quest," Freddy urged. Their secrecy was all but gone.
~~~
Gregory walked out of the Back Room to get back into the Arcade. Every light was off. The music and Arcade sounds were gone as well. The only thing that could be heard was the air circulating from the ventilation.
"Wow, it's really dark in here..." Gregory noted. His voice bounced off the walls and echoed across the Atrium.
Gregory turned on his flashlight to see better in the dark arcade. Nothing was activated. No animatronic was present in the arcade. Gregory was by himself, but he needed to know where the reboot switch was. He decided to contact Freddy via the FazWatch.
"Freddy? You know where the reboot switch is? I'm getting lost in this place," Gregory said.
"Of course! There is a switch in the dance floor on the bottom floor! You will need to flip three additional breakers, then come back up. I will flip the final breaker, so just go straight to the Security Office!" Freddy said.
"Thank you! You're a life saver," Gregory sighed.
With that, Gregory ran down to the stairs, trying to get to the Dance Floor. As soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs by the statue, he knew he wasn't alone.
"Wait a minute... I hear something..." Gregory whispered. He heard the sound of animatronic feet stomping around the floor. Thankfully, the animatronic, which had to be either Monty or Roxy, was patrolling the floor of the arcade center of the bottom floor, which was just behind him.
Gregory ran down the narrow hallway, with a set of bathrooms and a hall that led down to the Dance Floor. The Dance Floor was a wide, open area with black tile. There was a stage behind Gregory to his left, which was very big and it looked very similar to the hole with the neon lights back upstairs. Gregory wondered if the DJ Animatronic was supposed to reside there.
"Okay... the breaker shouldn't be far..." Gregory said. He found a small platform where some metal, round tables were not too far from him. The wall had a metal box with an orange lever attached. Gregory guessed that was the switch. He walked up the steps to pull the switch.
"Right, now what?" Gregory asked himself.
"Great job. Safety protocols deactivated. Pram zapped, Brun DJ protocols. Reticulating splines. Please reset circuit breakers to all zones. Three zones remain. Janitorial Service, Arcade, Arcade," the Console said. Suddenly, a beat began to play across the Arcade. The lights and games remained off, but the Arcade was no longer quiet.
"Huh?" Monty's voice echoed in the distance.
"Uh-oh..." Gregory muttered. He ran down the hallway where he came from, and for safety measures, ducked into the men's bathrooms.
"Okay, thank goodness!" I should be safe in here," Gregory sighed. The middle of the room had a row of sinks and mirrors running through. The other side of the wall had a line of urinals. The very back wall had numerous bathroom stalls. The tile was white. To the right of the sinks was a small janitor's closet. This closet had a breaker inside. Gregory ran inside the Janitor's closet and pulled the breaker inside, which was reported by the Console. However, the moment he did this, he heard rumbling outside the bathroom.
"Wait... what was that?" Gregory muttered. That's when the door Gregory came in through was busted open. A large, white hand with a thin, metal arm pushed its way into the bathroom and began to feel around for Gregory.
"GREGORY!!! Come on out and Dance with the DJ!" a large voice called out. Then, in the open doorway, a trapezoidal shaped head with rounded corners made its appearance known in Gregory's flashlight. He looked exactly like the Spider toy that chased Gregory in the vents, but was thousands of sizes bigger.
"Come on! We can have the party of our lifetimes! Just get out," the DJ taunted.
Finally processing the danger that he was facing, Gregory let out a scream of horror. He ran out of the other door and ran down the hallway back to the Statue. The DJ made quick pursuit of him. Gregory ran into the Lower Arcade area to hide, which was a lower round floor with an assortment of arcade games. At the back wall was another breaker, which Gregory pulled. However, the DJ wasn't the only threat that made itself known to Gregory.
"Hey, there you are! Freddy's gone, and now you're dead meat," Monty roared. He was staring at Gregory from the top of the nearby stairs that led down to the small arcade. Gregory was almost cornered. He had no idea what to do next. With no option but to run, Gregory tried to run toward Monty's right, attempting to go up the stairs where the Statue was. Gregory ran up those stairs, and he made it up to the Greater Arcade. Monty remained in hot pursuit...
~~~
Freddy was very frightened at the moment. He was stuck in the back room, waiting for Gregory to return from resetting the breakers. While he was doing that, Freddy was playing through the Princess Quest II game. After a long time, he finally beat it.
"Phew! That was a rather difficult game," the bear animatronic sighed. The arcade machine, instead of breaking down like the last one did, provided a message for Freddy. The screen went black, but a white text popped up.
"Michael, can you hear me? Are you there?"
Unsure how to respond, Freddy pushed a random button on the Arcade console. More text popped up.
"Stop the Virus. Save Vanny. Fulfill the mission. Play the last game," the text said. After that, there was nothing more for Freddy to receive.
"Well... it looks like our prime objective is to find the third game and complete it!" Freddy noted. That's when he heard the echoing of footsteps enter the Back Hall.
"Freddy! Freddy! I pulled the breakers, but we have a problem!" Gregory yelled as he ran. Gregory was running toward Freddy urgently.
"Is there a problem, Superstar?" Freddy questioned.
"Yeah! The DJ turned on. He tried to kill me!" the boy exclaimed urgently. Freddy gasped out of surprise.
"Even the DJ?! You must get back to the office. I will pull the breaker back here," Freddy commanded. Gregory left to retreat to the safety of the office, while Freddy remained at the end of the hall. By the Princess Quest II machine, there was a silver box with an orange lever. Using his teeth, Freddy pulled the lever down. Suddenly, the lights turned back on and a group of plugged in machines jolted back to life. As the power was restored, life was breathed into the Arcade once again.
"Well, that solves that!" Freddy sighed. However, he began to hear loud guitar music. Realization dawned upon Freddy, that the DJ was almost there.
"Oh, oh NO. I have to RUN!" Freddy exclaimed.
"HELLO, FREDDY! Would you have this dance with me?!" the DJ shouted. He was coming from the large tunnel in the wall.
Freddy wasted no time turning around and running down the hall. He had to run around shelving units, arcade machines, and other things to make his way back to the Office. Guitar music began to grow louder, as the DJ made his way through the hallway. The thumping of footsteps, slow in succession, began to grow louder. Thankfully, Freddy made it back to the Office, before the Music Man could kill him.
"Phew!" Freddy sighed. He collapsed against the wall.
"Thank goodness! I'm surprised we made it back in one piece. Well, the machine is fixing the head right now. Now what?" Gregory asked.
"I... got a message from the machine," Freddy said. Gregory raised his eyebrow at the new revelation.
"The machine spoke to you? ...What did it say?" Gregory questioned.
"It said to 'Save Vanny' and to 'Cure the Virus.' Now, I believe we must play the last Princess Quest if we are going to ever 'save' Vanny. I do believe she is being mind controlled," Freddy explained. He told Gregory all he knew, but purposely left out the part where he was addressed as 'Michael.'
As Freddy was talking about saving Vanny, Gregory remembered Chica's dying wish of killing the rabbit-dressed lady instead. However, if Vanny was truly being controlled, she didn't deserve such a gruesome fate.
"Save... Vanny? Right. We need to find the last game! And we definitely need to get rid of the other animatronics," Gregory noted.
"Yes. Monty and Roxy are obstacles. Speaking of which, the STAFF Bot head is now repaired and in full condition!" Freddy informed happily. He retrieved the STAFF bot head from a chute on the side of the machine.
"Well, I guess we should go racing now!" Gregory exclaimed.
"Indeed. Come on, Gregory! It is now 5:30, and we have limited time before the Daycare Attendant's last round. Now, we have a prize to win," Freddy agreed.
The two walked out of the security office, and were momentarily stunned by the brightness of the Arcade, when all was dark just a few short minutes ago. Monty was thankfully gone, and the DJ was now dancing to his own music back at his stage. Freddy and Gregory descended down the elevator, ready for their next animatronic takedown...
~~~
Gregory and Freddy were standing on the ground in Roxy Raceway, repairing the Driver Assist bot on Gregory's cart. The two were trying to tighten the Bot's head on its torso before they could declare the cart optimal for use. Roxy was on the prowl, having just learned of Monty's encounter in the Arcade. She was searching for Gregory, but still didn't know Freddy was in fact alive.
"I know you're here somewhere! Come on out... so you can be my next meal," Roxy called out in a bloodthirsty fashion. She was on the balcony where the entrance was, above the floor and a decent distance from the Driver Assist cart.
"Calm yourself, Superstar. Roxy will be safe in some time. Although arrogant, she won't be trying to kill you," Freddy said calmly.
"Okay. And... I think we got it!" Gregory said as he finally repaired the Driver Assist bot.
"And we did! Now, get in the cart. The track is just across from you, so you can use it on Roxy," Freddy said. He was still slightly off out by the idea of running Roxy over, but it was the best option they had.
Gregory climbed into the cart, turned the drive on, and slammed the gas pedal. He was ready to drive the cart into Roxy.
"Alright, be careful out there!" Freddy said on the FazWatch.
"I will," Gregory said determinedly. The cart began to drive. The motor of the cart was roaring, and the sound of it was echoing across the room, which was loud enough for Roxy to hear.
"Huh? What's going on?" she asked herself curiously. She walked over to the ledge of the balcony to see where the sounds were coming from. Then, she noticed the boy, Gregory, driving around on the track. Roxy seethed in absolute anger.
She was watching the very boy who had escaped her, the one who got her stuck into a playpen with a monster, and the one who escaped her time and time again! Roxy was ready to end it all.
Without thinking, Roxy leaped from the balcony, directly down onto the cart. Her animatronic metal feet echoed as she slammed onto the pavement.
"There you are!" Roxy exclaimed. However, Gregory did a trick move. He swerved to the right, fell out, and let the cart slam directly into the animatronic sideways.
Gregory watched in utter fascination as the cart slammed into Roxy and the two objects flew in the air. Then, they fell down a hole into a construction area below them.
"What happened?" Freddy said.
"I fell out the cart! But the cart slammed into Roxy. She fell down to some storage area below the track. Should I go down?" Gregory asked.
"Go down. We need to reboot her!" Freddy urged.
Gregory ran down the track to reach the hole. Below him was Roxy, pinned beneath the cart. Gregory leaped down into the dark room they were in. Everything was made of brick and concrete, and random parts and equipment were scattered across the dark room. The smell of oil grew stronger and stronger, especially from the cart.
"Roxy...? Are you okay?" Gregory asked. He was met by a broken, but passionate, yell of fury. Roxy used her hands to scratch at Gregory from under the cart.
"YOU. You trapped me in the playpen, and now you trapped me under my cart! I'm broken and traumatized because of YOU. I'm going to KILL YOU, GREGORY!!!" Roxy screamed at the top of her lungs. But as she yelled, sparks began to protrude from her voice box.
"Ah! Freddy, Roxy's sparking up!" Gregory warned.
"She is? Roxy is not in a suitable condition. Wait until-..." Freddy was cut off by the sound of Roxy screaming in agony, in an extraordinarily loud voice.
"AHHH! I'M BURNING!" Roxy screeched. Her sparks from her head ignited flames via the oil that was pouring out of the gas tank. Soon, the cart, as well as Roxy's entire body, was engulfed in flames.
"Roxy is on FIRE! Gregory, I hate to make you do this, but leave her. It is better she dies than her killing you as you try to save her from the fire. Just... GET OUT!" Freddy urgently screamed through the FazWatch.
Roxy's yells and curses grew louder and louder, but eventually her voice box began to melt. Her screams became mechanical screeches and sounds of death and agony. Roxy's arms and legs were flailing, but the fire eventually melted her wiring, cutting off her power and disabling her. Gregory gave a look of pity, and coldly walked away.
Roxanne Wolf was no more. Instead of accepting help from a past enemy, she chose revenge, and died a very painful death.
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