"Ahhhhh!!"

The sound of someone in distress broke through the once silent night. Twilight Sparkle turned her head to see that Sunset Shimmer was in the process of being dragged out of the gym by one of her legs. Still watching, she saw the redhead reaching for the bleacher seat only to have her body jerked back, keeping her fingers from being able to grip it. The robotic bear was dragging her friend out of the gym, heading towards the entrance on the other end.

"Sunset!" yelled Twilight Sparkle, feeling as though the air was being ripped out of her lungs at the horrifying scene of her best friend trying to hold onto something -anything- that would free her from the bear's grasp.

Looking around, Twilight desperately tried to find something to free Sunset from the bear. As she saw a cart of basketballs sitting near the closet, she got an idea. Using her powers, she levitated the cart and aimed it at the bear. Gathering all her strength, Twilight flung the cart as hard as she could. As the cart flew across the gym, the balls flew off it, hitting both Sunset and the bear.

In an attempt to protect itself, the robotic bear dropped Sunset Shimmer and held its hands above its head as a slew of basketballs hit it. A few seconds later, it lowered its arms only to see the cart heading straight for it. It started to back away, to avoid being hit by the cart. But it couldn't avoid it and got slammed into the floor as the cart hit it in the back of the head.

"Ohhh…" groaned the robotic bear as it blinked and tried to stand back up.

Now freed from the bear's grasp, Sunset got up. She turned around to see the bear getting up slowly, apparently still dazed from being hit. Seeing that, she sighed and slumped her shoulders forward.

"Oh, come on! Why don't you die already?!" shouted Sunset Shimmer as the bear turned to look at her with its red, glowing eyes.

"Get out of there, Sunset!" yelled Twilight Sparkle. "Don't ask it questions!"

Just as Sunset ran towards the other girls, she saw the creepy robot chicken reaching out towards Twilight. But before she could say anything, there was a rainbow-colored blur that flashed in front of Twilight, pulling her away from the chicken. Sighing with relief, Sunset saw that Rainbow Dash, having pulled Twilight away from the chicken, stopped by the benches on the other side of the gym.

"Th-thanks Rainbow," said Twilight, trying to catch her breath after the sudden burst of speed.

"Don't mention it. Never thought I would see the day KFC would strike back…"

"Ahh!" Both girls screamed in unison and jumped to opposite sides as a big purple rabbit was thrown in their direction, breaking the bench behind them into pieces.

Turning in the direction of where the rabbit came, they saw their friend, Applejack, scratching the back of her head with her one hand.

"Hehe, sorry 'bout that," Applejack said, looking down at the ground.

Just then, the rabbit got up, shaking off pieces of the broken bench. Its eyes glowed red, similar to the robotic bear's. As it stood to its full height, all three girls slowly began to back away.

"Crap…" hissed Rainbow Dash as the robotic rabbit stepped closer to them.

Meanwhile, in another part of the gym, Rarity was holding off a huge, red, robotic fox with her diamond shield. As the shield in front of her started to crack slightly, she stepped back. But in the process of doing that, she bumped into Fluttershy.

"Ahh!" screamed both girls as their backs touched.

"Fluttershy? Is that you?" asked Rarity, unable to look behind her as she was afraid that her shield would give way if she did.

"Yes!" squeaked Fluttershy as loud as she could.

In the animal lover's hands was a metal baseball bat that she had grabbed from the closet. She was swinging it at the bear's head. Unfortunately, the bear didn't seem to mind – or care for that matter – that the bat was hitting it. After a few hits, the bear grabbed the bat and bent in half, like the bat was wood instead of metal. Fluttershy gulped as the bear slammed the bat down.

"We could use some help over here!" shouted Rarity as her shield made a loud crack.

Sunset Shimmer, who was closest, picked up a basketball and threw it at the bear. It hit the bear on the back before bouncing back at her, making her duck and avoid being its next target.

"Hey, metal teddy bear! Come get me!" shouted Sunset.

That made the bear turn around; its red eyes were almost glaring at her. It let out a roar as it turned from Fluttershy to the redhead. It charged head on towards her, clearly angry.

"Guess you didn't like it when I called you a-woah!!" said Sunset Shimmer as she was thrown aside, her body slamming into the brick wall.

"Ow, that hurts…" mumbled Sunset, standing back up.

As she looked up, she saw a robotic fist heading straight towards her head. This time, she ducked, and the fist hit the wall where she had just been standing. When she saw that the bear's fist was stuck deep in the wall, she couldn't help snickering.

Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Twilight all ran over to where their friends were. They had seen Sunset distract the bear, allowing them to handle the fox. Twilight, using her powers again, levitated the fox. Next, the cowgirl landed a hard blow to the hard plastic exterior, sending it flying as Twilight let go of the fox. They watched as the fox hit the wall behind it, knocking it out.

But before anyone could say anything, the bear pulled its fist free from the wall. Now, very angry, it charged at all the girls. As it ran towards them, it didn't see the few stray basketballs still rolling around from being tossed. As it's one foot stepped on one of the balls, it fell onto its back, cracking the wooden floor upon impact.

Sunset Shimmer grabbed the bent bat and walked over to the bear. As she stood by its head, she smiled.

"No one messes with me or my friends, you gigantic metal freak!" screamed Sunset as she slammed the bat against its head, knocking it out.

Walking back towards her friends, she tossed the bat aside. She could see her friends' shocked expressions.

"What? No one messes with you girls and gets away with it," said Sunset, smiling proudly.

All the girls were breathing heavily; the long fight was finally taking its toll on their energy.

Looking at her friends, Sunset Shimmer noticed a lack of curly pink hair amongst the group. After a moment, she finally realized that Pinkie Pie was missing. "Wait! Where the hell is Pinkie Pie?!"

Panic was now plastered on the girls' faces as they realized that the animatronics could've taken Pinkie Pie.

"I'm right here!" chirped a very familiar voice.

They all turned to see their friend running through the main door, a big sack of sugar in her arms.

"What are you...where the hell were you?!" asked Applejack. “And why in tarnation did you run off like that?”

"Because I need more ammunition, silly!" Pinkie Pie said very matter-of-factly.

"Why would you need more ammunition?" asked Twilight

"Because of that!" shouted Pinkie Pie, pointing to the KFC wannabe and the purple rabbit, both of which were now running at them.

All the girls scattered as the chicken and rabbit got closer. The only one who didn't move was Pinkie Pie. Instead, she shook the bag and then handed it to both of them.

"Mind holding that for me? Thanks," said Pinkie Pie walking back to her friends.

As she walked away, the two robots looked at the bag then at each other, confused. Unsure of what to do, they just stood there holding the glowing bag. Two seconds later, there was a massive explosion in their hands, which sent them flying into the wall and knocked them out. As the shreds of the sugar bag and remaining sugar fell, Pinkie Pie just smiled.

"Okay, Pinkie...that was...awesome!" said Rainbow Dash, high-fiving Pinkie Pie.

With her hands now on her waist, Pinkie Pie said, "Now what?"

Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes and put her hands on her knees, taking deep breaths.

"Are you okay, Twi?" asked Sunset with a hand on Twilight's shoulder, a worried tone in her voice.

"Yeah, just a little tired," Twilight Sparkle answered breathlessly, glancing at Sunset quickly. She didn't want her to see how drained she was.

"We should all get some rest," said Sunset Shimmer, loud enough for the rest of the girls to hear her. She kept her eyes on Twilight, pretty sure that she wasn't telling the truth.

"What about the psycho-bots? You know they'll get up again and soon…" said Rainbow Dash, eyeing the robotic bear.

Looking around at the gym, which now looked more like a war zone, Sunset Shimmer sighed and said, "We'll lock them inside. Barricade the doors the best we can. We have to keep them from hurting anyone for as long as possible."

Sunset turned around to face the girls. "We need to rest. We can figure out how to fix this in the morning. I'd doubt the school has chains here. But maybe the climbing ropes can substitute. That could help…"

“On it!" said Rarity, making her way to the equipment room with Applejack. Just as she grabbed the ropes, one of her nails became chipped. "Stupid ropes always ruining my nails."

"I don't mind the ropes," said Applejack. "I kinda like them."

"Oh, of course, you do!" replied Rarity without turning away.

The cowgirl gave Rarity a smirk before grabbing the ropes.

"With your strength, I bet you love them," Rarity said in an overly dramatic tone, her arms flailing in the air.

Smiling, Applejack shook her head and said, "I'm gonna find somethin' heavy to put behind these doors." Once she finished speaking, she went on her way, with Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy joining her.

"What are we going to do, Sunset?" asked Twilight Sparkle standing upright, no longer gasping for air but still looking very tired.

"I...don't know," Sunset Shimmer replied, turning around and walking towards her friend. "How are you feeling?" she asked in a soft tone, stopping in front of Twilight, looking into her violet eyes.

"I'm fine, really," said Twilight Sparkle.

Sunset Shimmer raised an eyebrow at her, crossing her arms, "Are you...really?"

Twilight Sparkle tried to give her the most innocent face she could muster at the moment.

"Come on, Twi! You don't have to hide from me."

Twilight Sparkle lowered her head.

Sunset Shimmer grabbed her hand softly. "It's me. I know you hate showing your pain, but nobody thinks you're going to turn into Midnight Sparkle." Now grabbing both hands, she continued. "How you fought? The raw power you showed when you lifted that fox? Damn, remind me never to piss you off!"

That earned a chuckle from Twilight and a sideways look where Sunset Shimmer could see the sparkle was back in her friend's eyes.

"Thanks, Sunset." Twilight Sparkle wrapped her arms around Sunset's waist loosely, resting her chin on the redhead's shoulder. "I'm exhausted," she said, exhaling, her body almost going limp in Sunset's arms.

Sunset's shock only lasted a second, before she wrapped her arms around Twilight's back. "It's okay," she whispered in her ear. "We're going home now." she continued, now with one hand rubbing Twilight's back and the other caressing her hair.

*A Few Days Earlier*

Walking home that night, Sunset Shimmer was carrying a game that she had just bought. Not just any game, a game that she had been anticipating playing. It was a survival horror game called Five Nights at Freddy's. She had received the second and third games from her friends for her birthday last year. Being an avid video gamer, she was excited to get them. But she also held out on playing them until she could get a hold of the first game. Now that she had finally gotten it, she was ecstatic to play it.

Her apartment wasn't very far from the game store nearby. Maybe a half hour's walk if she was strolling. Turning down her street, she spotted her apartment just ahead. Approaching her front door, she fumbled for the keys in her jacket pocket. After a few seconds of digging around, she finally found them. With her hands shaking from her excitement, she unlocked her door and walked in. She was growing more excited to play her game as she closed the front door behind her. The familiar scent of her strawberry shampoo and laundry detergent hit her as she made her way further into her apartment. Above her desk was her makeshift bedroom, which had a set of stairs leading up to it. Conveniently, it sat near the front door. Setting her keys on her desk, she made her way to the living room. It consisted of a small-ish couch sitting on a rug, a large screen TV, a game console with a few games sitting on top, and two speakers on either side of her couch. Perfect for streaming her gameplays.

As she set the new game on the living room table, she heard her phone ring. Pulling it from her pocket, she turned it on. To her surprise, it was Twilight who was calling her at this hour. Without hesitating, she picked it up.

"Hey, Twi! What's up?" asked Sunset Shimmer, putting the phone against her ear.

A few seconds passed, and there was no answer on the other end.

"Twilight, is something wrong?" Sunset's worry showed in her voice as she spoke.

A quiet voice spoke. "It's nothing. I was hoping that maybe …we could …talk." Twilight Sparkle was hesitant to ask the question.

Sunset Shimmer could hear the all too familiar pain in Twilight's voice. She had come to know that pain over the last few months, almost a year now. She and Twilight had numerous talks about the events that transpired at the Friendship Games. She could see that with the emotional scars, her friend had also sustained some physical scarring as well. She had done what she could to comfort Twilight and help her cope with the pain.

"Sure, Twi. I can talk now. Do you want to come over?" offered Sunset, making her way to the kitchen as she spoke.

"Y-yes, I would," replied Twilight Sparkle, her voice shaking for a moment.

Sunset Shimmer smiled to herself. Being around Twilight always seemed to bring her joy. It was one of the many things she liked about her.

Though, whenever Twilight was feeling hurt or even depressed, she found it took some of that joy. It was hard to see her hurt, especially when she cared for her. But, that also made it very hard to keep her feelings in check whenever that was happening. All she wanted to do was hold her tight, letting her feel safe in her embrace. And not let go until her friend understood what a beautiful soul she was and that both she and the world were lucky to have her in it. Yet, she restrained herself, not wanting to overwhelm Twilight with her feelings, especially while her friend was still reeling from the after-effects of what happened with Midnight Sparkle. Plus, she didn't want to add more to her shoulders, not when she already had so much. Deep down, she also was scared to say anything in case Twilight rejected her feelings. That was not something she could face.

"Okay, see in you five?" asked Sunset Shimmer, pressing the phone against her shoulder as she shrugged off her leather jacket.

"Yeah, see you in five," said Twilight Sparkle before she clicked off the call.

When the call had ended, Sunset Shimmer placed her phone down on the kitchen counter, her eyes drifting to the game still sitting on her living room table. It was hard for her to push past the voice screaming at her to play the game. But she reminded herself that Twilight came first.

"Video games come second to friends, Sunset," thought Sunset to herself as she looked away from the game.

Leaving the kitchen, she walked back into the living room. It wasn't much of a mess. Sunset did pride herself on keeping it tidy. But there were a few stray candy wrappers and plates from her last game stream. Grabbing those, she walked back into the kitchen. She tossed the candy wrappers into the trash can by the fridge. Just as she set the plates into the sink, she heard a series of knocks on her front door. She walked away from the kitchen sink, setting her jacket down on top of the couch on her way there. Opening the door, she saw Twilight standing on her doorstep.

Unable to help the smile that appeared, Sunset Shimmer said, "Come on in, Twilight." She gestured to her apartment as she stepped back.

Twilight Sparkle walked in as Sunset Shimmer closed the door behind her. Walking into the living room, she saw the Five Nights at Freddy's game sitting on the table. On the cover was a creepy robotic bear. It gave her goosebumps, prompting her to run her hands over her arms. Anything horror related freaked Twilight out. Most likely because of what occurred at the Friendship Games.

"So… what did you want to talk about?" asked Sunset Shimmer as she walked past Twilight, sitting down on her couch.

Twilight Sparkle instinctively reached a hand up to her shoulder. Her fingertips grazed the top of her scars, the one caused by her transformation into Midnight Sparkle. The scars themselves were deep and thick enough that even through a thick shirt, one still felt them. The touch made her almost pull her hand away. Yet, she found herself unable to do that.

Sunset Shimmer saw where Twilight's hand was resting. She knew it was just above the scars caused by Midnight Sparkle. It had been a few months since she had found out that Twilight had them. It had been a shock to see how long they were, running the length of her shoulder blades. It was similar to her scars. Getting off her couch, she made her way to Twilight, resting a hand over hers.

"It's okay, Twilight. That won't happen again, I promise." Sunset pulled Twilight's hand off her shoulder, lifting her chin with her other hand, meeting her eyes. "I will make sure it won't happen again."

That made Twilight Sparkle smile, even though she didn't want to. That was one thing she admired about Sunset. Even on her worst day, the redhead had a way of cheering her up. It was almost like magic.

"Thanks…" said Twilight Sparkle as she adjusted her glasses, trying not to let her nervousness get to her.

Sunset Shimmer, sensing the growing tension, made her way to the kitchen. Grabbing two glasses, she filled them with water. She carried the two glasses back to the living room. When she sat down, she saw Twilight pick up the Five Nights at Freddy's game.

"I just bought that tonight." Sunset joined Twilight Sparkle on the couch as she set the glasses down on the table. "I was thinking about playing it when you called."

A pang of guilt washed over Twilight. When she called her friend, it hadn't occurred to her that she might've been busy. Over the last few months, Sunset Shimmer had always been there, day or night. She had become so used to that, that she sometimes forgot to ask if she had any other plans at the moment. Setting the game back down, she looked down at her hands.

The move didn't go unnoticed by Sunset Shimmer. She furrowed her brows as she looked at Twilight, worried. Had she said something wrong? Or was something else bothering her friend? Of that, she wasn't sure. But she was going to try and figure it out.

Twilight Sparkle closed her eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry… I didn't even consider to think that you might've been busy."

Sunset got off the couch, kneeling in front of Twilight. She rested her hand lightly on Twilight's knee. "Twilight, look at me…"

Twilight Sparkle opened her eyes reluctantly. As she opened them, she saw Sunset's beautiful cyan ones gazing back at her.

"You're more important to me than any game. And if you ever, and I mean ever, need anything, please call me." Sunset moved closer to Twilight. "And the same goes for all the other girls as well."

Pushing past her guilt, Twilight Sparkle took a deep breath. As Sunset returned to her spot on the couch, she grabbed the game. She flipped it over and read the back. As she read the back cover, it had surprised her to see the game had an interesting backstory to it.

Seeing that Twilight was eyeing the game, Sunset Shimmer asked, "Want to see me play it?"

A few moments passed before Twilight Sparkle finally spoke.

"Sure, but we keep the lights on, okay?" said Twilight Sparkle as she handed the game over to Sunset Shimmer.

"Okay, you've got a deal," said Sunset, giving Twilight Sparkle a comforting smile.

An hour had passed, and Sunset Shimmer was still playing Five Nights at Freddy's. She had managed to breeze through the first three nights with relative ease. But it was now on the fourth night, and she kept losing to Freddy Fazbear. Hard as she tried, she failed to keep an eye on him. Foxy was also becoming much more problematic, as well as Chica and Bonnie. Despite her efforts, she wasn't quite fast enough to keep both Foxy and Freddy from attacking her. Looking at the in-game clock, she saw that it was 5 am.

"Just one more hour, and you can finally beat this bitch of a level," whispered Sunset Shimmer to herself.

Twilight Sparkle had dozed off about a half-hour ago. She had watched Sunset declare another victory on night 3 of the game, but by that time, her eyelids had gotten very droopy. At some point, she just fell asleep, unbeknownst to the redhead sitting next to her. It wasn't all that uncommon for her to spend a night or two at Sunset's place. She would often come over, exhausted by her emotional turmoil. But after talking with the redhead for a bit, it was like a weight had disappeared from her chest. That often made it much easier for her to doze off.

Sunset Shimmer, who had been busy checking on Pirate's Cove, had forgotten to see where Freddy was. As she lowered the camera monitor, she saw him standing on the west side hallway as she turned on her light.

"Oh damn, I forgot about you...again!" shouted Sunset, her frustration at the repeated losses growing.

As Freddy's jingle began to play, Sunset Shimmer forcibly slammed her controller on the table. The loud bang had startled Twilight Sparkle out of her sleep. She lifted her head, looking at the redhead.

"Wha-Sunset? Is everything okay?" asked Twilight Sparkle, still groggy from being woken suddenly.

Sunset Shimmer glanced at Twilight Sparkle, her cheeks heating up with embarrassment. She hadn't realized that her friend had fallen asleep next to her. Looking down, she tried to hide her shame. It was bad enough that she almost broke her controller, slamming it down the way she did. But to startle Twilight from her sleep was even worse. Nervously rubbing her neck, she spoke.

"Sorry, Twi. I didn't realize that you were sleeping." apologized Sunset, looking sheepishly at her friend.

Twilight Sparkle gave the redhead a small smile, sitting up. Reaching into her pocket, she grabbed her phone. She turned it on, checking the time. The clock read 9:30 pm, an hour past what she thought it was. Sighing, she turned her phone back off and looked at Sunset Shimmer.

"Sunset, I have to go. It's already an hour past the time I said I would return home. My mom is going to freak out if I am any later." said Twilight, resting her arms against her knees.

Sunset's smile faded, her happiness dimmed by the news of Twilight's departure. She was enjoying having her friend's company. But she knew that her mother was strict about being on time. She had been on the wrong end of that one too many times. Sighing, she paused her game.

"Okay, want me to walk you home, Twi?" asked Sunset Shimmer.

Twilight Sparkle looked at Sunset, surprised by the sudden offer; this was the first time she had ever heard her offer to walk her home. It also seemed to catch the redhead by surprise as well. Seeing that they were both surprised by the question, she smiled.

"Sure, Sunset," replied Twilight Sparkle, not wanting to let on that she was happy Sunset had offered to walk her home.

Both Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle got off the couch. Sunset grabbed her jacket from the back of it. It was the same one she had worn at the Fall Formal. Though, she had another one, the one she had worn during the Friendship Games. But this one was valuable to her, despite the memories now associated with it. There was still evidence of what happened that night on it as well. A tear on the shoulder that she stitched up remained. The stitching wasn't excellent, but it was all she could manage to do at the time. She wasn't on Rarity's skill of sewing, though the stitching held nonetheless. Slipping her arms into the sleeves, she made her way to the front door, grabbing her keys in the process.

Turning back to Twilight Sparkle, she said, "You ready to leave?"

Making sure she had her phone, Twilight Sparkle patted her jeans. In the back pocket still was her phone. Sighing, she nodded. "Yeah, I am."

Together, Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle walked out the front door. As Twilight made her way down the steps, Sunset made sure to lock her door, just as a precaution. While they walked up the street, heading towards Twilight's house, she walked close to her friend. Her hand was barely shaking as she reached out to grab her friend's. She hesitated for a moment before continuing. Gently, she grasped Twilight's hand, feeling her squeeze back in response. That surprised her, but she was happy about it. For the rest of the walk, they continued holding hands.

Meanwhile, back at Sunset's apartment, loose equestrian magic was making its way over there. Floating through her front door, it landed on the game console; the game unpaused as a result of that. That triggered the magic to travel through the game code, spreading to the sequels of Five Nights at Freddy's as well. Once it made it through each game, it found the main power line leading to Sunset's apartment. Still moving, it started to travel through the power line.

As it moved through the line, it took the main character of Five Nights at Freddy's, the Marionette from the second, and Springtrap from the third one. It continued to follow the line, flowing with the electricity. As it reached a broken section of the power line near the town square, it stopped. Hitting the exposed wires, it caused sparks to fly everywhere. As the hordes of sparks flew everywhere, hitting the ground, the characters of Five Nights at Freddy's began to materialize.

Appearing slowly at first, were the feet of Freddy, Foxy, Chica, Bonnie, and Golden Freddy as well. As their legs and joints appeared, they started to move. Freddy was the first to finish materializing entirely. As his circuits turned back on, he felt different, like it wasn't electricity that was powering him anymore. It felt like a much stronger force. Willing his foot to move, he felt the new power source flow through him. His foot moved, just as he wanted. The movement was more fluid as if the different power source was allowing his massive robotic body to move more naturally.

He looked behind him at his companions. He saw that both Chica and Bonnie had started to move. As Chica was still new to moving more fluidly, she bumped into Foxy, who had just finished appearing completely. The unstable fox fell, unable to keep his balance. A low growl escaped from him as his body slammed against the pavement with a loud thud.

"Sorry…" said Chica, now standing still.

Foxy groaned and tried to stand up again. He managed to get his one leg underneath him. Using his hook and his one hand, he attempted to push himself up. Unfortunately, his hook slipped on the asphalt, sliding out from underneath him, sending his crashing to the ground again. To his annoyance, Bonnie found his failure amusing.

"Will you shut up, you moronic bunny?" said Foxy, rolling his eyes as he tried to stand up again.

"Hey, you're the one who fell. I am just the one who happened to find it amusing." retorted Bonnie in between laughing.

Once Foxy was back on his feet, he walked over to Bonnie. "Why I oughta-"

"Will you two idiots stop that?! shouted Freddy, interrupting Foxy. "We have been placed somewhere, somewhere that isn’t the pizzeria. And I intend to figure out where we are."

Foxy and Bonnie glanced at Freddy, shocked by his sudden outburst of anger. Reluctantly, Foxy lowered his hook as Chica stood next to him. Bonnie, taking his chance, stepped back from the angry pirate fox. He sighed, genuinely worried for a moment that his friend would have hooked him. He returned his attention to Freddy as he joined the group.

As Freddy and his friends talked, the magic that had transported them there, moved further down the line. It had managed to get through the broken and exposed wires somehow. Further down the same line was another much larger patch of exposed wires. Again, as it hit that, sparks flew to the ground, landing in the forested area nearby. Just like Freddy appeared, so did Springtrap and the Marionette.

Once Springtrap had fully materialized, he looked around. The difference in scenery confused him. There weren't supposed to be trees, grass, dirt, or even annoying little birds that won't shut up. It was supposed to be a grimy, old, dilapidated, scorched building. Yet, this wasn't the burnt Fazbear's Pizzeria. This place was the outside world, and it was nighttime as well. He wasn't able to leave the building. Though, he made numerous attempts at the beginning. Walking around, he pushed aside a bush, revealing a brightly painted neon sign. The sign said 'Welcome to Canterlot City.'

"Canterlot...City?" The words sounded weird as he said them. "Where the fuck am I?"

Suddenly, the bushes next to him rustled. He looked at them, wondering what was causing them to move. Slowly, he crept up to the rustling bush, not wanting to startle whatever may be behind them. Pushing the bush brambles down, he saw an unfamiliar animatronic lying on the ground. Its body was black, with white stripes and both its arms and legs. Its face was white, looking somewhat like a mask, with two red circles on what would be considered its cheeks. It didn't have eyes, not like Freddy or Springtrap himself did. Below each of its eye sockets was a single streak of purple paint running down its face.

"What is this thing? A puppet? Why the hell is it here?" thought Springtrap. "What the fuck I am doing here with it?"

Looking at the animatronic, he debated on whether he should leave it or take it with him. Deciding it may be of some use later, he grabbed one of its legs, dragging it away from the bush. Still pulling the Marionette behind him, Springtrap ventured deeper into the wooded area surrounding him. After a few turns and circling back to his original spot, he eventually came upon an old abandoned building. It seemed to be one of the electrical buildings used to monitor the power supply to the city. Approaching the building, he dropped the Marionette's leg, leaving it on the ground. He saw the steel door blocking his one entrance into the building was barely hanging on by its hinges. Lifting his one foot, he gave the door a good kick. It fell to the ground with a loud clang, bending almost in half from the impact. A few local birds and squirrels scattered off, startled by the loud noise interrupting their slumber.

Twitching on the ground, the Marionette started to spark to life. Just as its circuits were firing up, it felt a robotic hand grasp one of its legs. Being dragged along, unable to fight back, it watched as the building came closer and closer. The next second it felt itself flying, having been thrown into the air before hitting the cement floor and sliding across it, slamming its body against the concrete walls. The impact against the wall caused a few small cracks to appear on its plastic body. Dazed, it watched Springtrap step onto the door, making it creak and bend underneath him.

Walking over to one of the broken windows, Springtrap stared out at the forest surrounding the building. The forest did well to hide the building from any roads or passers-by, assuming no one ventured into the woods.

"I will find those good for nothing kids. If they think transporting me will help them, they are sadly mistaken. It will only help me to find them…"

Author's Note

Hey! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Sorry for the long wait on this. This story was inspired by a song, and I hope you'll enjoy it. Please, let me know you think. I love hearing what you think. And helpful criticism is welcomed.