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Five Nights at Freddy's: Obsolete, Night 25: HAPPS

''We will find you, terrorize you, and ensnare you in a bear suit.''

– They'll Find You by Griffinilla (Five Nights at Freddy's 2)

xXxXxXx

Just a few more seconds, Aiden thought. The offshoot was right around the corner.

But it wasn't.

When Aiden sped toward where he expected the offshoot to be, his heart plummeted into his gut.

The offshoot wasn't open anymore. Like the other one, it was now covered by a safety barrier.

Aiden was trapped. And Happs was getting closer.

''Out. With me,'' Happs ordered him. The robot's crackly voice was way too loud, which meant that it was way too close.

Aiden didn't look back to see just how close Happs was. He didn't want to know.

Given no other choice, Aiden tore past the blocked offshoot. It was instinct to keep going. But Aiden knew his flight from Happs was futile now.

With the offshoots blocked, Aiden was now caught in a closed-off loop. All he could do was go around in a circle.

Happs's calamitous pursuit had been activating security barriers all along. Aiden had been essentially herded like an animal into a killing zone. He had nowhere to go. But still, he kept crawling.

As Aiden crawled, he didn't allow himself to think anymore. If he thought, he'd have to ask himself the questions he didn't want to ask:

How long could he stay ahead of Happs? How long would it be before Happs's out-of-control passage through the looped pipe would damage it enough to partition it off even more? How long would it be before Aiden died the same way Jace had?

As Aiden crawled through the pipe, he couldn't help but see the kids beyond the pipe's plastic walls, and he realized he had gotten his wish. He was invisible.

xXx

It had been about two and half weeks since the Pizzaplex had opened and it seemed to be only growing in popularity, even in the now chilling weather. Sam continued her work at both Freddy's and the Pizzaplex, as well as attending school without any greater personal incidents despite regularly checking in on any kind of events that might happen in her absence at either location. While nothing major had happened, at least from what she heard, that didn't mean that nothing happened.

In fact, Fazbear Entertainment seemed to be already showing that they didn't care that much about their employees, as predicted. Whenever Sam would show up at the Pizzaplex, she would overhear her co-workers complaining about their conditions, mainly about how the upper management didn't care that much about safety, their employees or the fact that even if you bought a Faz-Cam inside Monty's Gator Golf, it would be taken away from you because flash photography was prohibited and put up for sale again. Of course, the Faz-Cam could only be bought at Monty's Gator Golf.

''It is a very clever marketing plan,'' Springtrap commented when he heard about it, while Sam facepalmed in exasperation.

''Tell me, was Fazbear Entertainment always this petty?'' Sam asked. She was well aware of Fazbear Entertainment's corruption, noting how the company literally had you sign a piece of paper stating they're not responsible for your death and they'll be removing any corpses on the premises and cleaning them up with bleach, so she wasn't that shocked they couldn't care less about safety of their employees and visitors. Instead, she was baffled that Fazbear Entertainment would be willing to fire an employee for not serving Chicken Alfredo to some brat who couldn't understand that they didn't even have Chicken Alfredo on the menu. Apparently, the guy who fired that employee also got fired since the S.T.A.F.F. Bots also don't know how to make Chicken Alfredo.

''From what I can recall, yes, Fazbear Entertainment has always been like this,'' Springtrap answered with a sheepish smile. Sam just gave him a glare, with Springtrap being well aware why she was annoyed at him. Being the one who had managed the business side of Fazbear Entertainment way back at the beginning, he was also partially responsible for this corruption, even taking advantage of it whenever he could. However, that didn't mean that he was responsible for how the current Fazbear Entertainment ran the Pizzaplex. ''I suppose it comes as a surprise to you just how bad things can get since the location you worked at before this actually had a competent manager.''

''Yeah, you're right, but still- I feel like I'm losing my braincells because of Fazbear Entertainment's greed. At least in your case, it is understandable that you would be taking advantage of the corruption just to murder more people and hide your crimes… which is just as bad, if not even worse,'' Sam added after she realized what she just said. She shook her head. ''Point is, this is getting ridiculous.''

''What's worse, this is just the beginning.''

Despite the ominous tone, there was a tone of amusement in Springtrap's voice, as if he was looking forward to seeing how far the new owner of Fazbear Entertainment will go before the company goes up in flames once more. There was also a part of him that hoped that this person would also meet an unfortunate end. After all, this was his and Henry's dream, and despite all the tragedy that caused its downfall, he wasn't too fond of the idea of what they had created together falling into the hands of someone else. If he still had been alive, he probably would've taken over the company himself.

''Springtrap, do you have a moment?''

Springtrap snapped out of his thoughts, turning towards Freddy as the latter approached him. He was currently at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, reminiscing about the past days after he had managed to scare off a group of kids by telling them a tale about having an animatronic assistant who could fetch you anything you wanted, including body parts.

''What do you need?'' Springtrap asked.

''Bonnie is scheduled to attend a birthday party in a couple of hours, but his voice box is acting up, so I was hoping that you'd know how to fix it. I know that Sam is the technician, but considering how she's at school and won't be out for another few hours, you're all we got now,'' Freddy explained.

''Don't worry. I'll have that solved in a moment,'' Springtrap told him, walking towards the Parts & Service room, where Bonnie was waiting for them. The former businessman and engineer noted how the Showtime Animatronics were now quite comfortable in his presence, which he saw as a good sign. It was still a weird feeling, though, considering how he spent most of his life destroying the trust of everyone he came across.

As for Freddy, he was at a point where he accepted Springtrap as a member of the band, mostly because he knew that he couldn't get rid off him, but also because he became someone they could rely on. He and his friends didn't have to fear that another murder would happen at their little restaurant and while he was certain that his predecessors would be furious at him for letting the man who had caused so much suffering walk around freely, he wanted to believe that things have changed for the better. Still, he had to wonder whether his successor knew anything about their dark past and whether he would be able to handle the worst case scenario.

xXx

Glamrock Freddy felt his inner battery running out of power as he still entertained children with a smile. He knew that he needed to recharge as soon as possible, but it was a little difficult to get away from the crowd that surrounded him. He was stuck.

''Hey, kids! How about you let Freddy rest for a moment? He doesn't look well.'' Freddy looked up, spotting Bonnie waving at the children, who seemed to have finally realized that Freddy needed to get his mandatory recharge and decided to join Bonnie.

''Thank you for the help, Bonnie. You are a real savior,'' Freddy told his fellow Glamrock co-worker and best friend, looking relieved and thankful for the much needed aid.

''It's fine. You should go recharge before you malfunction,'' Bonnie replied, with Freddy nodding and going towards the closest charging station. Bonnie was well aware that, being the main mascot, Freddy would obviously have to shoulder the brunt of visitors and parties, leaving the animatronic exhausted. This is where Bonnie came in, taking over for Freddy and making sure his closest friend didn't overheat and break down. He would feel devastated if something like that ever happened.

Fortunately, Freddy got the rest he needed and he returned to the group while holding up a rolled-up poster. ''Thank you for taking over. I actually wanted to give you this earlier, but I was too busy to find the time.''

Bonnie took the poster, unfolding it, only for his jaw to drop in surprise when he realized that it was a signed poster of his best friend saying ''YOU & ME FOREVER & EVER — LOVE FREDDY''. He turned to Freddy, quite elated over the poster and even hugging the bear animatronic. ''Thank you so much Freddy! I'll make sure to hang it up in my room right away.''

''I am glad that you like it,'' Freddy replied, waving as Bonnie left.

The blue bunny animatronic was on his merry way to his room when he passed by Superstar Daycare, where he ran into the Daycare Attendant, who was hanging around at the entrance, not wanting to leave the children that were playing inside without a care in the world, but also clearly looking for someone.

''Is something the matter?'' Bonnie asked, noting just how upset his fellow co-worker looked.

''It's really bad! I've been searching all over for Happs, but I can't find him anywhere! I need his help cleaning up the mess made at the playground!'' Sun said, frustrated.

''Wasn't Happs also assigned to Freddy's Fortress? Maybe he's somewhere in the tube maze,'' Bonnie said, pointing at the tubes that were recently installed all over the Pizzaplex.

''He should've already returned by now,'' Sun insisted.

''I'll ask around, okay? Maybe one of the employees knows something,'' Bonnie suggested.

''You do that. I need to tend to the children now,'' Sun replied, vanishing into the daycare. Bonnie then walked away, wondering what might've happened to Happs and determined to find someone who would help Sun find the elusive robot.

xXx

''So, Happs is has vanished and you want us to find him?'' Sam summed up the current situation after having gotten a detailed description from the Daycare Attendant after Glamrock Bonnie directed her and Springtrap to the Superstar Daycare.

''You are the only one who is even remotely curious about Happs whereabouts. I decided to take my chances since none of the employees cares about a missing maintenance animatronic,'' Sun said.

''I see. Do you have an idea where Happs might've gone?'' Sam asked.

''Last time I saw him, he went into Freddy's Fortress,'' Sun told her, pointing at the tube maze going past the daycare. ''I have asked around, but nobody saw him come out, so he might still be inside the maze.''

''Got it. The easiest way to confirm this would be to go inside the tube maze by myself and find him. Maybe he got stuck,'' Sam said.

''Sam, are you sure about that? This maze covers the entire Pizzaplex. You either might end up stuck in the maze or take ages to locate Happs,'' Springtrap told her.

''Don't worry, I have a plan. Just give me a moment,'' Sam told the two, leaving for the back of the building and going to the employee area. Springtrap and Sun exchanged glances, waiting a few minutes until Sam returned with a pair of walkie-talkies and what appeared to be a map.

''What's this?'' Springtrap asked when Sam handed him the map over.

''It is a blueprint of Freddy's Fortress. They used this when they built the maze and then just left it,'' Sam explained, giving Springtrap the spare walkie-talkie. ''While I crawl around the maze, you'll be directing me through the various sections so I don't get lost.''

''That's smart,'' Sun commented, while Springtrap just grinned, well aware that Sam was more than capable of coming up with plans like this. Both of them knew that it would be hard to communicate due to the maze consisting of a special polymer that made it difficult for people outside to hear, so having both the walkie-talkie and the blueprint made things easier for them, especially since they were well aware how parts of the maze may have been blocked by Happs with a mirror for maintenance reasons.

The two then followed Sam to the entrance to Freddy's Fortress, watching her climb into the tube maze and disappear. The walkie-talkie then crackled, with Springtrap and Sun hearing Sam's voice through it.

''It's Sam. Do you two read me?''

''Loud and clear. Let's just hope that we won't lose the connection, because knowing Fazbear Entertainment, something might malfuction,'' Springtrap said.

''Yeah. Anyways, I have managed to reach the part where the maze branches out. Where should I go?'' Sam asked.

''Give me a moment,'' Springtrap muttered, looking down at the map.

''I guess you could go into any direction,'' Sun noted.

''Considering how we don't know anything about Happs's whereabouts, we will have to comb through each section carefully,'' Springtrap replied. ''Let's try going right for now.''

''Got it.''

Sam took the rightmost path, slowly crawling through the tubes. At first, she had a general idea where she was going, but eventually, the tubes slowly started to look all the same to her and it was getting difficult to memorize all the turns she took. Fortunately, she could see through the tubes to some extent, even if the people below her couldn't see her, and she spotted Springtrap and Sun following her path. It was a comforting thought – the fact that she had Springtrap guide her around the Pizzaplex, ensuring her safety. She then followed to the next pipe opening, only to stop when she ran into a mirror. She reached for the walkie-talkie.

''I have to stop here. There's a mirror blocking the path.''

''I understand. Go back to the previous junction and wait there.''

''Got it!''

Sam crawled back, feeling her knees already ache. She knew that it would take a while until she cleared the entire Freddy's Fortress and found Happs and she was already regretting agreeing to this. She wasn't surprised that none of the staff members wanted to participate in this search. The way Fazbear Entertainment has been treating them meant that, if the company didn't care, they didn't care… until Fazbear Entertainment started to care, causing a mad scramble for the employees to get into their good graces to not get fired. Sam figured that she was lucky enough that she didn't have to deal with that, since her situation was more about infiltrating the Pizzaplex to ensure that more tragedies won't happen.

''Agh!''

Sam was so caught up in her own thoughts that she didn't even notice how she put her hand on thin air before sliding down face-first straight into a ball pit. She sat up, looking at the rubber balls and shaking her head, while the walkie-talkie crackled.

''Sam, are you okay?'' Springtrap's concerned voice came through.

''Yeah, I'm fine. I just landed in the ball pit,'' Sam replied, looking around.

''Hadn't I told you that you were crawling towards one?'' Sam could almost see Springtrap raising an eyebrow, causing her to chuckle.

''Yeah, you did, but I just lost myself in my thoughts, so I didn't notice.'' she replied, scrambling out of the rubber ball pit. ''Which way should I take now? I was thinking about going down the yellow-and-purple tube.''

''If you take that one, you'll be just going in circles. That one was built as a huge loop,'' Springtrap told her after taking a look at the map. ''There is an offshoot to the left, though, so you could take that one. But it will take you a while to get to the next area.''

''I'll take my chances,'' Sam said, crawling into the yellow-and-purple tube and kept on until she found the offshoot, an opaque pipe that led her through a maze of bends and turns until she reached what appeared to be a partition. She reached for the walkie-talkie. ''No dice. This one is blocked off.''

''That's strange…'' Sun's voice came through. ''This pipe is supposed to lead to a junction area and it should be available for everyone.''

''Wait… It seems like something… Ah!'' Sam reached for the partition, noting how there were scratch marks on the plastic. It took her a bit of moving around, but she managed to knock the partition down. ''I think someone tried to get through into that area after Happs closed it off.'' She crawled ahead, only to stop when she found herself staring ahead, unsure whether to continue when she realized that the tube was shaking. ''I think this one's loose.''

''Be careful!'' Springtrap warned her. He and Sun had managed to reach the part where Sam was, observing how there was a blocked area that, as Sun put it, should've been accessible. It was a web of pipes that lead to the highest parts of the Pizzaplex, where no one would even notice the tubes. Springtrap frowned as he stared at where the tubes led, having a bad feeling about this whole thing.

''Agh!''

''Sam! Sam! What happened?!'' Springtrap shouted into the walkie-talkie in concern. The last thing he needed was for Sam to get hurt on his watch.

''I'm fine! I just stumbled into that blocked-off area! I feel a little sore, but nothing's broken! I think that pipe from earlier broke off and someone tried to hastily fix it.'' Sam's voice came through the walkie-talkie. Springtrap sighed in relief. ''I'll try to explore it. Maybe Happs got stuck here and that's why we can't find him?''

''Fine, but be careful. These tubes go high up and if one of them breaks off, it's going to be a hard fall,'' Springtrap replied. He and Sun continued following Sam, exchanging information about their whereabouts respectively until she managed to find her way to the bottom of the Pizzaplex, sounding quite exhausted.

''This maze feels like it's never going to end,'' Sam complained as she stopped for a moment to catch her breath. ''There is still no sign of Happs. I think I should return and find another path.''

It must've been an hour or so since Sam crawled into the tubes and she made her way through another offshoot, this one turning a bit more interesting than the previous one. ''Okay, that's strange.''

''What is it?'' Springtrap asked.

''Every few turns I take, I come across more and more of those mirror partitions. Do you have any idea why those parts are closed off?'' Sam asked.

''No, there doesn't seem to be any reason for that,'' Sun said, looking up at the tube maze above. ''We aren't in a restricted section of the Pizzaplex either.''

''Yeah, I can see you two from my position. I'll be taking a right turn here…'' Sam trailed off, following a tube that led to a slide that ended up in another ball pit. ''Oh, God…''

''Sam, what happened?'' Springtrap asked, feeling chills when he heard her voice.

''A foot- There's a severed foot here!'' Sam's shocked voice came through.

''A animatronic foot right?'' Sun asked, sincerely praying that was the case.

''No, it's a human foot! There's also blood- Wait-'' There was sudden silence on the other side, with Sam's voice, now cold and hollow, coming through moments later, ''I see the body. There's a corpse inside the tube.'' She paused, adding in a mirthless tone, ''I guess now we know why this area was blocked.''

''Sam, get out of the right now! You're in danger!'' Springtrap shouted. He could hear banging through the walkie-talkie, well aware that Sam was now scrambling to get out of the tube maze. ''Do you think you can go back through the slide?''

''It's pretty steep. I think I'll have to go ahead,'' Sam replied, her voice way calmer than Springtrap expected. Truth to be told, she was already used to finding corpses.

''There is a junction ahead. If you take the right side, you should get to a lower level of the maze,'' Springtrap directed her, him and Sun following the tube.

''Oh, what should we do? If this was Happs-'' Sun got cut off by Springtrap.

''This was Happs. I don't know why, but he is the only robot inside that maze,'' Springtrap said, his tone firm. Then, as if to confirm that statement, they heard another voice over the walkie-talkie, this one being raspy and broken.

''Out. With me.''

xXx

''Sam!''

Sam crawled as fast as she could through the maze, having jammed the walkie-talkie so she could hear Springtrap's instructions while she was stuck in a mad chase with Happs. The robot certainly saw better days, having a cracked face and his arm joins having snapped. His grin resembled more of a sneer, and his foam hands and spiky metal pinchers had been ripped off, exposing the sharp metal. His telescoping extender had also been damaged, resembling a serrated knife. Frankly, Sam saw worse, having been friends with the Drawkill Animatronics, but still, she wasn't going to come anywhere near Happs now that he was in this state.

''Out. With me.''

''Then go back the other way and I'll follow!'' Sam hissed. Unfortunately for her, Happs couldn't care less about her demand, instead following her like a madman. She was a little faster than him, avoiding getting her own legs amputated as she turned left as per Springtrap's instructions,… only to run into a goddamn mirror partition. ''Damn it!''

Sam managed to get away from the mirror partition just in time as Happs swung his arm at her, going through another tube. She could briefly see Springtrap and Sun following her, with Springtrap suddenly shoving the walkie-talkie and the map into Sun's arms and running off. She hoped that the bunny animatronic had a plan for this, because Happs was relentless in his pursuit.

''Take the left at the next junction. There is a ladder you can climb down,'' Sun instructed her. Sam did as instructed, barely missing another swing from Happs that almost caught her leg. Fortunately, the ladder slowed Happs down and she could get some distance from him, only to get an instruction from Sun that baffled her. ''Stop right there!''

''Wh-What?! Why?!'' Sam felt her heart racing as she heard Happs behind her. She froze, not understanding why Sun would tell her that, only too look down and find Springtrap standing on a table with a fire axe. She had managed to get to a lower section of the tube maze, allowing Springtrap to swing at the plastic with the fire axe and break through the seams that connected the tubes. Pieces of plastic were flying around, with Sam turning her head and seeing Happs right behind her. She suddenly lunged forward and through the broken tube, ending up safe in Springtrap's arms, with a searing pain spreading from her leg. ''Agh!''

Sam opened her eyes as she heard a loud crash behind her. She managed to turn her head just at the right angle to see Happs on the floor, with Sun holding the axe Springtrap had discarded to catch Sam. She glanced then at her leg, her trousers torn at the side where Happs caught her. She was bleeding, but fortunately, it didn't seem like anything was severed.

''Out. With meeeeee,'' Happs whined, only to for an electronic screech to be emitted from his voice box as he attempted to get up. He was stopped when Sun suddenly brought down the fire axe, hacking at the exposed wiring until the robot stopped moving.

''I don't like violence, but this was a life and death situation,'' Sun said, staring at Happs. ''I'm sorry, buddy.''

''You know, I'd feel better if you put the axe down,'' Sam told him, with Sun lowering the weapon in question.

''Never mind that, you're bleeding,'' Springtrap said, keeping a tight grip on Sam as he carried her bridal style towards the employee-only area to get the first-aid kit. ''Sun, you go and tell the head of security what we have found. After this, I don't think anyone will be allowed into Freddy's Fortress.''

Sun nodded, doing as he was told, while Springtrap brought Sam into the staff room, grabbing the first-aid kit and looking at the bleeding gash below her knee. ''I think you'll need a new uniform.''

Sam snorted as he started to rip off the torn clothing so he could get to the wound, hissing as he cleaned the wound and wrapped the bandages around it. ''What do you think will happen when Fazbear Entertainment learns about this?''

''They'll cover it up,'' Springtrap said in a matter-of-fact tone. ''I'm more concerned that you will get in trouble.''

''You mean Fazbear Entertainment? The worst they can do to me is fire me, and even that's not going to stop me from coming back,'' Sam sighed, feeling her hands shaking. ''I'm more upset that Happs ended up killing that kid. What's worse is that it looked like he was stuck there for some time.''

''I wouldn't be surprised if there are more corpses,'' Springtrap muttered. He knew that there wasn't anything they could do about this, since Fazbear Entertainment would find a way to escape the consequences. They always did.

xXx

As predicted, the aftermath of the Happs incident resulted on a part of Freddy's Fortress getting blocked for ''maintenance reasons'', with Fazbear Entertainment removing the parts where the bodies of not one, but two kids were found. Fazbear Entertainment launched a private investigation, concluding that not only was it the two boys' fault for crawling into a restricted section of the tube maze, but also damaging their property, resulting in Happs malfunctioning and killing them in what they called an ''unfortunate incident''. The story was believable and what was worse, the father of one of the boys, Aiden, didn't seem to care that much that his son died. At least, that's what Sam and Springtrap heard from their fellow co-workers.

Sun was upset that Happs would be removed from the Pizzaplex, meaning that he was stuck cleaning and maintaining the Superstar Daycare on his own, but he could manage. As for Sam, she was also punished for damaging her uniform and for the tube Springtrap had broken to save her by having money from this month's paycheck being taken out for the repairs of the tube maze and replacement for the uniform. She couldn't care less about that.

''I have talked to Mr. Crane about Happs and he said that after he ran diagonstics on the robot's programming, it turned out that he was just malfunctioning due to the damage he had sustained,'' Sam explained. She was currently at home, resting on the couch while recounting together with Springtrap what had happened to Emma (who was furious over how Fazbear Entertainment treated her daughter), Matt (who visited her to check on her) and Michael, Sammy and Elizabeth (who already knew that this was what would happen).

''In other words, this isn't Glitchtrap's doing,'' Springtrap added.

''Yeah, that sounds like what I had been dealing with while working at Freddy's. Except the bodies would be stuffed into animatronic suits,'' Michael commented, but was only heard by Sam, Springtrap and his siblings.

''Honestly, I hate that you had to put yourself through this, sweetheart,'' Emma said, glancing at Sam's injured leg.

''I think that it could've been worse,'' Matt said, drawing everyone's attention. ''You said that Happs was malfunctioning and trying to get you out of the tube maze. Imagine if he actually intended to kill you.''

''Considering how I've already been in a situation like this, I can imagine that quite well,'' Sam said, then gave her mother an assuring look. ''I'll be fine. The wound isn't that deep.''

''Do you think they'll be removing the whole Freddy's Fortress?'' Elizabeth asked, turning to her brothers and her father. Sammy and Michael shrugged, while Springtrap answered, ''Maybe? Freddy's Fortress is quite expansive, so they might remove it after they realize how difficult it is to maintain it. Not to mention, trying to cut costs.''

Emma and Matt gave him a confused look, because from their perspective, Springtrap was talking to no one, but they soon realized that he was probably answering the question one of his children asked. They were made aware of Michael, Elizabeth and Sammy's return, with the Afton children deciding to stick around for the time being. Sam and Springtrap were the only ones able to see and talk to them, but it seemed that Matt could somehow sense their presence. Emma also had a little interaction with them, with Elizabeth having managed to draw her attention by slamming the door shut.

Emma then sighed. ''In any case, I guess we're going to expect more of these kinds of situations in the future, right?''

''I don't know. I'm not trying to get myself killed intentionally,'' Sam replied in a snarky tone.

''Oh, really?'' Emma rose an eyebrow. Sam furrowed a brow, staring at her mother. She knew that, while Emma was worried about her, she would allow Sam to do whatever she deemed necessary regardless of the consequences. Sam knew that she was lucky that Emma understood the task at hand, because if she actually acted like a normal parent, she would forbid Sam from stepping a foot in the Pizzaplex ever again, even with Springtrap's protection.

''It is still awful that Fazbear Entertainment got away with this,'' Matt noted.

''They'll probably get away with more things in the future. The one question that remains is how far things will escalate,'' Springtrap concluded in a grim tone.

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