Hi. My name is Gregory, though.... I'm sure you know that well enough by now. You've seen how I managed to not only survive 7 days at possibly the "worst sleepover" with dangerous Animatronics and the likes of a literal devil, but what you may NOT know of is what came after those days... specifically, the days that followed. But don't worry. Let me clue you in...
2 Days later...
Despite me assuring the doctors that I had no physical or psychologic damage caused to me from then, I was kept in a hospital room for about a week's worth of time, saying they wanted to take caution. But... eh. My week in the hospital wasn't too bad. Because of the damages, Vanessa was given paid time off to spend with me and, trust me, she practically LIVED in that hospital room with me. A couple of rooms down from me, she had also been given psychiatric tests to make sure there were no traces of either Glitchtrap OR Afton left in her. Thankfully, it looks like that wasn't the case as she came back with a clean bill of health. They found no hints of their evil personalities floating around. And, best to my knowledge, all the other kids that escaped the Pizzaplex also passed the test with "flying colors", including the likes of the Afton family (except for William)... the family Freddy, the others, and I met....
In my hospital bed, I shifted around, trying to get comfortable under my sheets as Vanessa returned to my room.
"Hey, Gregory, sorry I'm late coming back." She said as the door opened. I turned her way before suddenly sitting upright from surprise. Vanessa walked in while the Glamrocks followed her.
"Good morning, Superstar! I'm so happy to see you again!" Freddy cheerfully announced. I responded with a light sigh and a shake of my head.
"Freddy... you know it's not "morning" anymore, right?" I asked. Freddy flinched for a second before chuckling himself.
"He knows... but with all the time we spent in care of the technicians... I believe it'll take some time for our "internal clocks" to fix themselves." Bonnie said while Vanessa set six plushies of the Glamrocks on my lap. She then pulled up a chair and seated herself next to me.
"Luckily, the techs were able to find a new method to charge our "Glamrock Animatronics". And because the manager knows how much you and they bonded, he let the Glamrocks retire from the stage so they could stay with you." She explained, looking on at my smile.
"Huh? But... wait a second. What is the Pizzaplex going to do without... y'know... the Glamrocks?" I asked. Vanessa chuckled.
"Well, they may NOT be the same Glamrocks up on stage anymore... but they are working on revamped versions of them to fill their shoes. They figured they had been through enough already." She said while rubbing the Animatronics' heads. I lightly smiled before I seemed a bit saddened, Chica quickly noticing.
"Is... something wrong, Gregory?" She asked.
"It's... no biggie. But... aren't you guys going to miss performing for the other guests that come to the Pizzaplex?" I asked. Vanessa and the Glamrock Animatronics simultaneously gasped, but while she turned away briefly, Monty shook his head.
"It is... okay, little guy. After all we've been through, these "Glamrock Animatronic" models decided that... they want to remain with you. That is... if you do not have us around." He said. I lightly shook my head.
"I'm cool with that. Just... don't expect me to instantly know how to care for "Glamrock Animatronics" right away." I teased. We all started laughing while Vanessa watched and couldn't help but snicker herself...
As for the state of the Mega Pizzaplex itself, the tech crew was NOT too happy with how things were treated. The entire building was closed down until repairs were finished AND a court hearing for their "involvement" with Afton's evil legacy finished. Not a lot of people, those who didn't know what happened entirely, seemed ready to forgive Fazbear Entertainment for another scenario like what happened in the far past. Is it right for me to criticize them? No... I suppose not. Even I didn't know the shady secrets that lurked in the dark halls.
But I know that Freddy and the others are one hundred percent INNOCENT of being "accomplices" to Afton. Surprisingly enough, about the time the court case was held, the Fazbear CEO asked me and Vanessa to be key witnesses in their defense about what had happened. And... that was a LOT scarier than anything I went through... just saying....
With the court hearing about wrapping up, it was time for a public announcement where Mr. Charles Wilson, head CEO of Fazbear Entertainment, stood on a stage with me, Vanessa, Freddy, and, surprisingly, the Glamrock Animatronics. They had wished to be there to repay me for helping them return to their normal shelves and wanted to act as another witness in their defense. Though many questions were directed mostly at Mr. Wilson by angry and aggressive reporters and camera crews, we began to feel the weight of consequence beat down on all of us.
"As I have said since I took over ownership of this company, my life mission has been to undo the damage done by an "unstable" member of Fazbear Entertainment's long history. In regards to knowing that such a dangerous person was at work behind our backs... lurking in the bowels beneath the building.... I do apologize for not uncovering these things sooner." He explained, I looked on with worry, "And.... I greatly apologize to you, Gregory, for letting you suffer a horrible experience. Let me be clear as possible when I say... that I understand if you never want to return to the Pizzaplex... or have any further involvement with Fazbear Entertainment or its other locations." I lightly gasped.
"N-No, Mr. Wilson. Don't beat yourself up like this. It's like I've said too. NO ONE who worked at the Pizzaplex... not even the other Animatronics.... willingly lent their aide to the likes of M-Mister Afton." I said, feeling somewhat sickened to say his name...
You.... may be asking if this really WAS the final breath William Afton ever took as a monster. All I can say is that it heavily seems likely. Before the hearing, we heard from the repairmen called in to haul out the wreckage of the Pizzaplex that they found the "remains" of the Blob and Afton's entangled bodies. They ran multiple tests to ascertain any sort of energy still within either of them. The Blob's bodies were long past gone and, as for Afton himself, it seemed all the damage dealt to him, not just by the Glamrocks and me, left him as nothing but a rotten corpse entangled within the Animatronic parts. To be extra sure, Mr. Wilson even called in a "psychic" to run tests on Afton's remains. At the same time, they recovered some of the parts from the older model Animatronics and reported that they found what were called "Illusion Discs" within their mouths. That must've been part of Glitchtrap's plan to digitally clone Vanessa and take control of her clone known as Vanny and the virus that was harming the Animatronics.
With the knowledge that Afton's soul finally left this world, they hauled off his and the Blob's scrapped bodies to be melted down into one solid block of steel, the location of the recycled steel was not told as to avoid worrying anyone that the villainous spirit would have means of coming back. But believe me... I heard they melted down EVERY LAST PIECE of Afton's scrap body, including what was left of his skull. It also was reported that the tech crew were able to isolate and purge Glitchtrap's infection from the Pizzaplex's servers. My guess, since his "soul" perished while within Afton's body, there was nothing left to help him regain control or even his consciousness...
Returning to the hounding by the reporters, I continued to watch as Mr. Wilson was dealt all the rising grudges and cruelty by the question askers. Feeling I had enough, I quickly rose from my seat.
"H-Hey! If I can get a FEW WORDS in here too... I have SOME THINGS to say too!" I proclaimed. Vanessa, the Glamrocks, and Mr. Wilson were caught off guard as everyone soon focused their eyes on me. Though I felt their weight upon me, I bravely took center stage and approached the crowd.
"Everything Mr. Wilson told you... the truth about what "William Afton" did while he was involved with the company... is the purest form of truth I can imagine. The same, though, can be said for the actions and characteristics of the Animatronics that call the Mega Pizzaplex their "home". I said, "They had no idea that Afton was trying to assume control of everything, to destroy the hard earned trust they worked hard to build with everyone who came.... all they ever wanted was to make kids smile and to guarantee they had a great time!" In my mind, I constantly envisioned all the smiles I saw from the faces of Freddy, Chica, Roxy, Monty, and Sundrop and Moondrop, even counting the likes of Bonnie and Foxy. A reporter then raised their hand.
"Are you quite sure, Mr. Gregory? I do not mean to sound "judgmental"... especially towards a child as young as you... but how can you be SO SURE that these robots were simply following their intended programming? What of the chances that Mr. Afton allowed himself to mess up so that the Animatronics would be seen as the REAL monsters?" She asked. I lightly gasped, clenching my hand. Vanessa looked on with the Glamrock Animatronics behind her.
"Gregory..." She muttered. She wanted to step in on my behalf, but I seemed to know this was coming and continued to speak.
"I can guarantee you that the "programming" these guys have is unlike any other OBEDIENT, often abused, robots you will ever meet! They were given their own personalities, their own good charms as well as the ability to develop their own "awkward sides"." I continued, referring to such quirks like Roxy's competitive stride or Chica's love of food. "In my eyes, they were no more human than myself OR Vanessa, the security guard who worked tirelessly with them to make sure I survived seven days! After all Afton pushed our way, it was clear to me.... that they would sacrifice their very LIVES before letting anything harm me... even if I WAS like most of the other "guests" they have had!" The crowd began murmuring between themselves.
"In fact... coming from a kid who grew up alone in the city streets.... they grew up to become the "family" I've longed wished to have. Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Monty, Foxy, Roxy, Sundrop and Moondrop.... everyone at the Pizzaplex is a good member of my family. And I would rather let myself be labeled as Afton's "accomplice" than have THEIR home taken from them! I'm sure the same could be said for all the OTHER Animatronics that became feared because they were under the "Fazbear" banner! Merely tossed aside, rusted hunks of scrap that were cursed to SUFFER because of Afton's sick methods!" Freddy literally found himself speechless. Suddenly, I tucked my arms against my side before taking a bow at the crowd with eyes closed.
"So... please. From the bottom of my heart.... I BEG YOU! Give them the chance to show you their REAL SELVES! Don't shut down the Pizzaplex! Don't force them to be separated or decommissioned to be locked away in storage somewhere!" I pleaded, "Afton is no longer pulling their strings! Give the Animatronics another chance! Let them make up for the mistakes of their creator!" All fell dead silent in the conference room, not even any of the reporters had anything to say. From those closest to the stage, they could hear a light whimpering noise coming from me, even catching glimpse of my eyes tearing up.
"Gregory..." Mr. Wilson muttered. Among the reporters, someone begun to take action as he snapped a picture of my pleading, an image which later took the main page of the newspaper...
I had no idea that what I said meant anything, but... me standing up for the Animatronics actually persuaded the judge to be lenient against the Pizzaplex and their employees. The amount of negative energy I felt that day was but a distant memory as their home was allowed to stay open upon the completion of the repair work. To thank me for sticking my neck out, Mr. Wilson asked me if I would like to be Vanessa's "new assistant" for her sudden promotion from security guard to "Animatronic Therapist", meant to help nurture the good parts of their personalities. I happily accepted... and was given my own cap to go along with Vanessa. About a week later, we returned to the Pizzaplex as the repairs were winding down.
As me and Vanessa walked through the doors one sunny morning, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a revamped Roxy and the others waiting nearby with a banner hung above them reading, "Thank You, Gregory! Our Superstar!" in colorful letters. I was soon swamped by hugs and praise coming from each of them, almost getting too involved in one of the revamped Monty's "gator hugs". To me, this really was the closest thing I felt to having a family of my own in a really long time. In no time at all, I begun working around Vanessa, my new mom, as our opinions were highly valued for re-designing or building new animatronics for the Pizzaplex. And, yes, you heard right... Vanessa actually went through the paperwork necessary at the local orphanage so that we could become an official family. However, the hospital was surprised and thrilled to learn that Ness was actually Vanessa, her baby who they thought died was still alive, and was me. Fazbear Entertainment was amazed that I was able to carry on Ness' work and was forever grateful that I did. She was now my new mom, no... better... my REAL mom from that moment onward. We were so happy that we couldn't help but hug one another once the documents were realized.
In terms of the Pizzaplex's grand re-opening, I had actually gotten a chance to look into both the older and newer Animatronics that used to be associated with the Pizzaplex, finding the likes of Bonnie and Foxy that had gone missing and wasn't revealed yet respectively. I remembered them saying they were motivated to stay with me and Vanessa. And it "motivated" me into actually leading the tech crew to begin designing new revamps of those very same Animatronics. Even if they couldn't simply make "another" Bonnie or Foxy, seeing as these were "older models", the most they could do was breathe new life into Bonnie and Foxy.
The end results were to everyone's satisfaction, as far as I knew. Bonnie was given a more new identical like figure but was stylized in a way to make him stand out from the others who called themselves, "Glamrock". Along with Foxy, the two were given their own promotion as the new members of the Glamrocks as management begun planning to offer to reopen the attractions for them to call their own, especially with Bonnie Bowl and Kid's Cove. We all worked hard to bring a new sense of merriment to all corners of the Pizzaplex until the day of the grand re-opening came.... which, to my complete surprise, was actually my LEGIT birthday! A day even I didn't know about!
On the day of the re-opening, I was seen given a piggyback ride by Vanessa as we were among the crowd waiting for the doors to open early that afternoon. On my back was a "Freddy's Crew" backpack, decorated with emoji-like faces of the six Glamrock Animatronics given to me by the employees of the Pizzaplex, to which I used as a carrying case for the six Glamrock plushies. From my vintage point, I could see some of the other kids that looked like Abby, Claire, and Johnny in the crowd. I was even able to see kids that looked like Abby and Claire with their parents, both of them waving to me, and a kid that looked like Johnny alongside his mother. It seemed as if the newfound knowledge of mine risking myself for the Glamrocks' safety caused a change in Johnny as he acted like a big brother to me when I saved Monty. Just then, the electronic theme of the Pizzaplex began playing over the speakers, drawing everyone's attention.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Freddy and the gang would like to apologize for making you wait... and to happily welcome to the new (and improved) Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex!"
The doors then opened as the patrons were allowed inside. From the very instance we entered the repaired Lobby, I could see new Animatronics passing out balloons and welcoming the kids. Most of the security staff robots were reassigned to being assistants or acting cashiers among the other employees working in the gift shops. The music continued playing as I remained ecstatic.
"Wow. This place is SO MUCH COOLER in the day time!" I said with awe. Vanessa chuckled.
"Heh. That's for sure. But... come on. There's a LOT more we have to check out! We promised Sundrop after all!" She replied. I was able to gain easy entrance past the crowds as Vanessa and I rode up together in the elevator.
Upon entering the rebuilt main floor and Main Atrium, we were calmly greeted by Petey, the Map Bot Vanessa quirkly named, who offered me a map. From the upper floors, I could make out Sundrop's room now put on display for everyone by the entrance to Kid's Cove. Sundrop and Moondrop, as they were now known as, wowed and charmed the children with their flamboyant personality and hammy acting as they invited them inside. From another section of the upper floors, the DJ Music Man was seen performing for the kids as well. The DJ Music Man had been updated with a library of dancing music, given a more expressive facial plate so he could emote like the Glamrocks.
"Welcome, everybody! We hope you have a WONDERFUL day here at the Mega Pizzaplex!" He proclaimed. I turned my head and saw El Chip's with a mariachi band standing outside the entrance as newly dressed S.T.A.F.F. Bots tended to guest requests on the lower floor. We both made our way down towards the front Stage area, just as spotlights lit up around the edge.
"And now... Freddy and the gang would like to invite you to join them center stage... for their comeback performance! Give it up... for the Glamrocks, and their newest additions, the original bass playin' bunny we call BONNIE and the drummin' pirate fox we call FOXY!"
I gasped in shock at the mention of Bonnie and Foxy's names, watching as the Glamrock Animatronics took center stage after rising from the elevator. And true to their words, in the back of the front row performers like Freddy and Monty, the new Bonnie was seen playing his bass and the new Foxy was seen drumming on his own set of "character themed" drums with big happy smiles on their faces. Everyone was perfectly in sync with each other, as if the events of those 7 days didn't affect their stride. The new Roxy was practically flipping her long hair around as she played her keytar like a beast, the new Monty strummed perfectly alongside the new Freddy and even the new Chica remained her cheerful self. The "rebuilt" Freddy was easily identifiable from the original because of a pair of glowing blue cuffs near his hands and a glowing bowtie placed around his neck. As they performed, I was able to get back onto Vanessa's shoulders and opened my bag for my Glamrock plushies to see. Once the plushies were emerged, notifications went off inside the other Animatronics to turn Freddy's way and single them out from the crowd. But rather than speak out, ruining the song, they sent digitalized messages to the receiver in them to the old Glamrock Animatronics.
'Hey! Guys! Look who came to the show!' 'Heh... how's the show down there in the audience, Freddy? See now how I "outperform" you even though the old me is not one of the stars of the show anymore?' 'HEY HEY! Freddy and the Gregster in the house! PARTY TIME, BABY!' 'Thanks for coming out to see us, Freddy! Even though you and your friends are not the "stars" anymore, we're still glad to see you!'
Freddy cracked a smile back at our home as he and the old Glamrock Animatronics messaged back to all of them through the plushies.
'I couldn't be more proud... to have you all be bandmates. I promise... if you need practical advice, don't forget about the "Old Glamrocks". Okay?'
For the rest of the day, I went around to all the other attractions in the newly revamped facility, including taking the top score of Fazer Blast, spending tokens at the Arcades, listening to the DJ Music Man pumping songs over the dancefloor speakers, spending my birthday feast at the Atrium Kiosks, El Chip's, Snack Space, Chica's Bakery, Monty's Gator Grub, the Bonnie Bowl Parlor, and Seaside Snacks and even taking time to play mini golf, go bowling, go on the Roxy Raceway and visit the Daycare, greeted by Sundrop. I then got my own specialized birthday cake delivered to me on the main floor of the Pizzaplex, courtesy of the Glamrock Animatronics while Vanessa recorded footage of me blowing out the candles and getting the first slice with her phone's camera.
Towards the end of my brilliant day, a majority of the Glamrock Animatronics took time from their busy schedules to join me and Vanessa for a "family photo" on DJ Music Man's stage due to him wanting to be apart of it but too big for anywhere else. The new Freddy, the new Chica, the new Bonnie, the new Monty, the new Foxy, and the new Roxy stood around behind me while Sundrop gathered around the two of us as a S.T.A.F.F. Bot set up a camera to capture all of us. Once set up, he pressed a button and backed away as the timer begun to countdown. When the picture was finally taken, not a single face among the participants showed any signs of sadness or suffering, only brighter smiles and an extremely happy kid (who was me) seated on his mom's (who was Vanessa) lap, waving at the camera with her. I felt a small spark of warmth inside me, it was here that I found something that I had been longing for all my life: A loving family.
(NOTE: I Don't Own This Original Un-Edited Picture In The Photo, The Original Belongs to Stephu-Art And The Edited Belongs To Me)
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