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Night five

"Welcome back to your last day on the job... Err... That is the last day of your first week... Some of the most valued qualities we like to see in new employees is determination, fearlessness, and a genuine disregard for instinctive self preservation... You've earned your one week bonus, which will de given to you in the form of a delightful gift basket!"

"Dude" I said "I just want my money"

"the cost of which will be taken out of your next pay check"

"Screw you" I said, crossing my arms.

"We have gift baskets containing fruit, nuts, flowers, and surely the ever popular cash basket... Using the key pad, please type in the basket you'd like to receive"

I thought for a minute... "Well" I said to myself "The price of gold is down, so I might be able to make some profit by getting gold" so I excitedly typed in 'G-O-L-D'

"It seems you had some trouble with the key pad... I saw what you where trying to type and have auto corrected it for you... Thanks for selecting... EXOTIC BUTTERS"

I was shocked... I stuttered and could barely say "w-w-what the h-hell?"

"Please be aware that there are still two technicians on site, try to avoid interfering with their work... Also feel free to ask them why they are still there and encourage them to go home... Thanks for your co-operation"

The little jingle played and I pressed the red button, crawling into the vent afterwards, soon coming to the main office.

"Lets check on Ballora and make sure she's on her stage"

I pressed the light button... The faint shadow of a human, hung from the neck above the stage was the only visible thing.

"great... Now, lets check on Funtime Foxy"

I pressed the light button... Another hung human.

"Great! It looks like everything is as it should be in Funtime auditorium!"

"NO it's not, buddy!" I said

"Your task today will include more maintenance, circus baby had a rough day and is in need of repair. You will have to reach the parts and service room by once again sneaking through Funtime auditorium.... As always, please proceed with caution."

The vent door opened and I nervously climbed in.... I walked through Funtime auditorium, flashing my light with no problems... I reached the parts and service room shortly.

I gasped "wow!" Baby was sitting on the conveyer in front of me, and she is huge!

"Great job reaching parts and service, circus baby has been deactivated for unknown reasons. It's your job to make sure she is stable and secured to the conveyer... Our technicians will take it from the-" he was cut-off with static.

"Can you hear me?"

"Y-yes, baby" I said.

"good... I'm pretending... Remember how I said I could pretend?... The cameras are watching, I must be careful not to move... Something bad happened yesterday... Something bad always happens..." she sounded like she was about to cry.

"y-you can tell me" I said.

"I don't want it to happen again!... There is something bad... Inside of me!..."

"Please" I said "I want to help... You can tell me!"

"I-I'm broken... I can't be fixed... I'm going to be taken to the scooping room soon... But it's not going to fix whats wrong with me... W-what is bad... Is always left behind... You said you'd help me?"

"Y-yes I did say that baby" I confirmed.

"I want you to save what is good!... So the rest can be destroyed and never recovered!... But you must be careful, Ballora is here, in the room with us... Ballora will not return to her stage, Ballora will not return to her body"

"So she's just a metal endoskeleton right now?" I asked.

"Pretty much... So, you must be careful and remain calm and listen to my voice... There is a button on my cheek, you must find it and press it!"

I pressed the button, a hatch opened and a little panel came out... I could hear a little grinding sound, as if Ballora was impatiently waiting for us to finish here.

"There is a passcode that you must enter before you can retrieve me... Enter the code carefully!"

"Okay" I said "I'm ready"

"6-7-9-9-9-3-4-1-8-2.... Good... A hatch has opened... Take the card you find inside."

I looked down on her arm and took the card.

"Now, you must turn back... I will guide you through Funtime auditorium, so you can reach the scooping room... When you are there, I want you to destroy this body... Put the card In your hand-held device"

I did so.

"Now, I can continue to speak to you... Now, press the green button to your left, this will send me to the scooping room"

I pressed the button and the conveyer noisily moved baby along... I think I can see something in the darkness, I found myself staring at it.

"You must follow my instructions very closely in Funtime auditorium... Ballora is going to follow you and she will try to catch you... I'll help you avoid her... She will not follow you into the scooping room... She is afraid"

I went back into Funtime auditorium.

"Go forward"

I did so.

"STOP!"

I stopped so fast, I almost fell.

"CCCC-come on baby" Said a strange voice "we want to have some fun first"

"NO... Now, go forward and left."

I stared walking in that way... For a little while.

"Stop! be silent..."

The strange voice came again "WWWWW-w-w-we wont hurt him too badly!"

"We must let him do this... G-Go forward and left"

I nervously did so.

"STOP!"

"CCCcc'mon Baby! lets have some fun!" said the voice again "We can aaaaaaa-always do this after"

"WE CANT!... Go forwards... You are almost there!"

I went forwards.

"STOP... She is right in front of you.."

"We wont move, Baby..." said the voice "we want to have fun!"

"he is here to help, Ballora... He is not here to hurt us... Ballora... He is here to help us..."

Suddenly, I felt my hand unit yanked from my hand as cold metal brushed my arm and broken wires slashed it this way and that.

"Try and catch me!" said the voice "You'll get your hand unit back!"

I took off after her voice and the squeaks and grinding. I was about to grab her when she turned and I tripped and fell face first. The hand unit was a foot away from my head, I quickly grabbed it. I felt something prick into my back "B-Baby" I said "tell me where to go"

"turn around and go straight"

I did so. I felt something dragging behind me, and could no longer hear Ballora.

"STOP!... Ballora hooked a controlled shock wire to you... Run back to the stage!"

I turned and was about to run as a burning pain ripped through me, my muscles all twitched and held their flexed position, my heart stopped for a long second and I fell to the floor.

"you must get to the stage!"

Barely conscious, I crawled towards the stage, reaching it just in time to avoid another shock.

"you must pull the wire out... Don't worry... It's not deep enough to kill you, but you will bleed"

I grabbed the thick wire and gave it several hard tugs, until every strand of copper was out of my back.

"Good... Now turn around and make a run for the door!"

I turned and ran straight at the door, busting through into the scooping room.

"WARNING... You've entered a highly dangerous area... You have entered through maintenance hatch 1B, reserved for cleaning and repair of the scooper. Entering this side of the room is strictly prohibited by unauthorized personal--" he was cut-off by static.

"you are in the scooping room... Funtime Foxy has already been here today... Funtime Freddy has already been here today... Ballora has been here today... Circus baby had been here today... I've been out before, but they always put me back... They always put us back inside... There is nowhere for us to hide here... There is nowhere to go... When we look like this... B-but if we looked like you, than we could hide!"

"W-what are you planning on doing to me?" I asked.

"If we looked like you, than we would have somewhere to go!... The scooper only hurts for a moment..."

Through the glass, I could see Ballora's endoskeleton, now with the mask from the office on, press the button.

*BEEP-BEEP-BEEP*

The scooper kicked out and a single hit took me out... Everything went black...

......

I woke up... I felt sore but okay... I slowly stood and slowly made my way out of the building. I saw many of my neighbors and friends waving to me, two or three looked concerned, but fine.

I went into my house and washed up. I felt my face and shut my eyes as I felt a headache coming on. I moved my hand and opened my eyes. In the dimly lit room, I could still hear the grinding and my reflection's eyes shone bright pink.

....

THE END