The four animatronics all stared at the pair of eyes, their faces now flooded with fear. You looked up at Baby as you, too, began to panic. "W-who is that?" You whispered. But the room was dead silent.

Without a reply, Baby immediately grabbed you and shoved you behind her larger form, almost causing you to stumble and fall during the process. She tightly held on to your arm, so tightly that it hurt you to move. Her other hand had balled into a tight fist as she glared at the being standing in the dark room before them.

They knew him...

"Oh, no need to be alarmed... I've just come by to say... hello." The being said in a hushed tone. But his voice seemed to echo through Circus Control due to how low and menacing it was.

"What do you want?!" Ennard growled. Baby had ushered Ballora and Funtime Freddy out of Circus Control, ordering them to go to the office to warn the others to stay put. But she wasn't letting you go.

The strange being continued, just as if he hadn't acknowledged Ennard's question. "I'm astonished of you Ennard; keeping ourselves in tack are we? I was certain you would've rusted and fallen to bits and pieces by now... But I guess not." The being then glanced at Baby, noticing you behind her. He gave a half grin and walked out of the shadows.

A horrified expression covered your face as you saw, not an animatronic, but a man. His punctured skin was a pale, rotten purple and it clutched closely to his bones in a sickening fashion, his eyes were creamy white and dead, his napy, black hair was kept underneath an old tattered security guard's hat, and he wore matching close that were the same color as his rotten flesh. He held his thin, scarred arms behind his back, as if trying to act polite. Upon closer inspection, you saw a rusty gold name tag. The letters on it were faded, but you could read a name.

'William Afton'.

"Well, well, well, who do we have here?" Afton cooed. Before he could advance towards you, Ennard moved in front of you and Baby and balled up his fist, making the man come to a stop. For a moment, he was bewildered by Ennard's sudden aggression, but he soon shrugged it off as nothing. "Oh, come now, Ennard. Let's not be hasty." The man teased. "Don't you dare come near her." Ennard spat, his voice low and filled with burning rage. Baby had loosened her grip on your arm after noticing how tightly she was holding onto you. Ennard then repeated his question from earlier. "What do you want from us?"

The man, or Afton, grinned and then brought his arms out from behind his back. Ennard and Baby went wide eyed with alarm as Afton held a small, strange looking gun in his hand. "There's no need to get your wires in a knot, Ennard. I've already collected what I needed from the Funtime animatronics." Afton then used his free hand to pull something from his pocket. He held two small, grey disks at his fingertips, one of which had a part chipped off from it. "As you two know, these are Power Modules. I've collected them for an experiment I'm working on." He then opened a small hatch on the side of the gun and inserted one of the discs into it, putting the chipped one back into his pants pocket. "But, sadly, I've broken one of the discs. And I need three for my creation to work effectively."

You let out a small gasp as the man raised the gun, pointing it directly at Baby. "I could make the two Modules that I need, but that would take some time. And during that time, all of you could easily hunt me down and stop me..." Afton paused for a second, glancing between the three of you. Taking his time, making his choice. He then gave an evil, twisted grin.

"So let me destroy you all!"

Before you could blink, Afton had pulled the trigger. Baby flinched as the gun fired, expecting to be hit, but the gun was no longer aimed at her...

It was aimed at Ennard.

"NO!" You screemed as Ennard fell to his knees, clutching his chest where the disk had been driven into him. Afton gave a maniacal laugh as you and Baby rushed to Ennard and began to panic. Baby frantically pulled Ennard's hands away from his chest, trying to find a way to get the disk out of him, for she knew what it would soon do. "Don't waste your time, Circus Baby. That disk is too deep to remove." Afton spat. You shot an outraged, tear filled look at the twisted man. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!" You shouted. Afton only laughed at your anger. "That's quite obvious, my dear. I've shot him with a Power Module. Soon, every memory he ever had of all of you will be gone. His system will surrender to the mind control of the disc, forcing him to destroy any living being he comes in contact with, without hesitation. His kindness will turn to pure rage. His weaknesses will become his strengths. He'll become a monster!" Afton said, growling the last part out from his gritted teeth as he slowly disappeared back into the darkness. And just like that, the horrible man was gone.

A cough from Ennard made you look away from Afton, allowing the man to leave the building with a crooked smile. "Ennard! A-are you alright?" You stuttered. The endoskeleton blinked once and then looked at you with a sad expression. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words would come out. His only response was pulling you into a tight, trembling hug. Baby gritted her teeth and turned away as her eyes started to tear up. She knew what was about to happen, and so did Ennard... And he had to warn you...

"Y-Y/N... Promise me... s-something." Ennard quietly stuttered as he released you from the hug. You stared into his pale blue eyes as tears formed in them. "Yeah, w-what is it?" You asked. Ennard gave a small, saddened smile. "P-promise me you'll help Baby t-take care of everyone..." He whispered. You went wide eyed as he then got to his feet. You stood up as well. "What do you mean? A-aren't you gonna be ok?" Ennard then glanced up at Baby, who was whipping a tear from her cheek. His pale gaze then glanced back down at you, his eyes now glazed over with tears. "...n...no..."

You stiffened as Ennard turned and began walking towards the vent, limping and clutching his chest once more. "Ennard? Ennard, wait! D-don't go!" Before he crawled into the vent, Ennard glanced back to get one last glimpse of you before he left to lock himself in the scooping room. Before you could stop him from leaving, Baby pulled you to her, restraining you from doing anything. "B-Baby, let me go. H-he can't leave!" You cried as you pushed and pulled on her arms. Baby suddenly spun you around and roughly shook you. "Y/N, STOP IT!" She screeched, her faceplates threatening to rip open. You just stared at her with wide, teary eyes... shaking. Baby stared at you for a minute, finally realizing how angry she was. She then pulled you into a hug and slowly slid down to the floor with you in her arms. "...I'm sorry..." She whispered. You could tell that she was crying from the way that she was trembling. But you were, too.

"...t...there's nothing we can do now..."

***

Your silent crying had put you to sleep in Baby's arms. The female clown gazed down at your tear stained face that laid against her chest. She registered a quiet sigh and gently picked you up, turning and walking into Circus Gallery afterwards. She glanced to the right of her show area and approached a hidden door. You squirmed slightly in Baby's arms as she twisted the doorknob and opened the door, the creaking of it making you mumble something.

Baby then proceeded down a long, narrow hallway. It was dark and dusty- unused for years. A turn to the right brought Baby to another hidden door, this one leading to another hallway. But she was familiar with this one.

As she exited the door, she could here the distant, quiet voice of Yenndo, presumably trying to calm everyone down from the terrible news he and the others had received from Funtime Freddy and Ballora. Baby approached the office and entered through the large door, almost startling everyone from her silent approach. She noticed that Lolbit was rewiring some wires on Funtime Foxy, who was half conscious and laying against the wall. Yenndo turned to Baby and was about to greet her, but gasped as he saw you in her arms. "W-What happened?" The endoskeleton blurted with worry. Baby shushed him and the others as she gently laid you in the office chair. "Y/N's alright... She's just resting." The female clown assured.

Lolbit paused his working, looked behind Baby, and then furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Wait... Where's Ennard?"

Baby stood still for a moment then lowered her head. Everyone in the room fell silent as Baby spoke, her voice soft and sad. "...William... injected him with a Power Module... H-he left to lock himself in the Scooping Room before he turned..."

Funtime Freddy, upon finaly being reunited with his handpuppet, gave a small gasp. "A-and what about William?" He asked. "...He left..." Baby replied quietly. She then looked up at everyone. "You all may return to your show areas if you wish... William will not be returning any time soon..."

There was silence for a moment, then the slow shuffling of feet. Ballora gathered her four Minireenas and then slowly spun away, her happy, soothing music not even playing. Funtime Freddy glanced over to Lolbit, who quietly resumed his work on Funtime Foxy. "When will he be able to leave?" The bear asked. Lolbit paused for a moment and studied his incomplete work. "Well... His system is severely damaged. I'm not even quite sure when he'll be able to walk properly again... It could be days before I'm able to completely fix this damage." The fox replied. Funtime Freddy lowered his head and gave a sigh. BonBon then patted him on his shoulder, in hopes of making him feel better. The bear gave a small smile and then left, glancing at you before he did so.

Bidy and Bab had been sitting under the desk with Bonnet. Like everyone else, the three were terribly saddened by the awful news. "Does Y/N know about this?" Bab asked Bidy and Bonnet. The two minitronics looked at each other and shrugged. Baby overheard the three speaking and spoke up. "Yes... she does know. She tried to stop him from leaving, but I held her back..." Baby replied quietly. She gazed upon your sleeping form with sorrow. She hated that you had to witness any of this... She never wanted you to come across Afton, that terrible being. All she ever wanted was to keep you safe.

And she now felt as if she had failed to do so...

With a soft voice, Baby called for her Bidybabs to follow her back to Circus Gallery, Bonnet going along with them. Before she left, she looked at Yenndo and Lolbit. "Please... make sure she stays here when she wakes up." She asked. Yenndo and Lolbit nodded with assurance, allowing Baby to continue on her way.

With that, Yenndo and Lolbit continued their doings. Lolbit closed Funtime Foxy's chest plates and decided to take a break from working. He then got up and walked over to Yenndo and began talking with him about the situation. From half opened eyes, Funtime Foxy watched you snooze away. After everything he just heard, he could sense that you were in despair.

"...I...I-Is she going to be alright...?"

Yenndo and Lolbit quieted their conversation and looked at the fox with wide eyes. They were shocked to hear the fox speak.

"Well?" Funtime Foxy repeated. Yenndo, still being surprised, began to stutter out inaudible words. Lolbit sighed and then spoke up. "We're not certain. Y/N was very close to Ennard... And all of a sudden, this happens." Is all the fox could say in response. Funtime Foxy gave a slow nod and leaned his head against the wall in an attempt to get some rest.

***

Ennard sat on the cold tile floor of the dark Scooping Room. His entire body shook as thoughts of you raced through his head, his pale blue eyes brimmed with tears. He was terrified of harming anyone, especially you. He could feel himself losing it, his mind was going numb. He gritted his teeth as pain shot through his chest. The Power Module was taking affect on him...

From where he was sitting, Ennard glanced out of the thick glass that separated him from the others. As he continued to tremble and stare into the darkness... he paused. His blue orbs were locked onto something on the other side of the glass...

A pair of silver eyes.

Ennard shakily stood up and slowly advanced towards the eyes with unsteady feet. But before he could get close enough to see who they belonged to, his mind went completely blank, making him stumble forward and collapse to the floor in a lifeless state.