Lets Suffer Together

Silence - @snoozinginspace

Summary: Something is wrong with Freddy but Gregory can’t notice as his trust in the animatronic is too strong. This trust costs him his life in the worse possible way.

Warnings: Child Death, Gore

There wasn't much time left. Every second was gone instantly but his movements felt slow. Gregory was communicating to Freddy through his Fazwatch through the whole ordeal. It was just two a.m. and Gregory was trapped after grabbing a security badge. He was stuck in the Backstage security room with Monty and Roxy at the four doors banging the power out of them. Not only did he have to zap the animatronics while they banged on the door, Gregory had to run around looking for Freddy waving at all the tv monitors. What made his anxiety worse was the fact that Vanny knew where he was and she was on her way. It was too much for him to handle all at once but he has to if he wants to live.

Each step Gregory released a deep shaky breath. There was no time to stop and rest. He needed to clear the path for the animatronic bear who was his only hope. If it wasn't for that lucky second wind, who knows what could happen to Gregory. Gregory ran over to a security door and slammed his hand on the button. Monty screamed in pain and backed off just to pace around the door. The child started running to the other side of the room but saw Freddy on screen waving. Gregory pressed the button and witnessed his friend run through a, now, opened door. He continued his run to the other side and shocked Roxy. Fear crept up Gregory's back in a wave of shivers when a loud noise was made behind him. The crate to the vent was being moved. "Jump down," that safe voice shouted.

Without hesitation, Gregory ran to the opening and jumped down. Freddy was quick to catch the boy and gently placed him on the ground. Gregory's face lit up with relief. "Freddy! You saved me!"

The animatronic bear chuckle, "of course. I promise to keep you safe."

"I couldn't find any lift controls in there," Gregory pulled out a disk from his pocket. "But I did find this weird disk thing."

Freddy looked at the disk in Gregory's hand. He was slouched forward with a hand on his stomach. The animatronics head twitched as his eyes met the young boy's. His eye lights flickered for a second, a small flash of purple appearing. Unfortunately the child didn't take notice. Freddy was a person that had all his trust. Gregory tilted his head and lowered his hand that held the disk, “um, Freddy? You don't seem to be doing so well."

Freddy blinked, seeming to break out of whatever state he was just in. "Sorry, superstar. That is a program disk for the stage show. If you use it in the sound booth, you should be able to run a showtime program which will activate the lift.”

The child looked down at the disk in hand. Freddy was depending on Gregory to help him. It's the best he could do to return the favor. Gregory spun around, ready to continue his task to help Freddy. "Alright, let's hurry."

Freddy took a step closer to the child while his back was turned. His hands dropped to his sides as his posture straighten up. He hovered over the child, staring down at him with a slack jaw. The twitching of his head worsened. "Gregory, how about you climb into my chest cavity. It will be a lot quicker for both of us to get out of here."

Gregory turned around and took a quick step back. His nerves were still getting to him but he didn't expect to see Freddy standing so close behind him. The child looked unsure to Freddy's words. "Are you sure that's safe? You look horrible, no offense.”

"I promised to keep you safe, did I not?" Freddy's eyes and ears twitched. His stomach hatch opened slowly. The emptiness invited Gregory inside.

"Okay," Gregory said with a small sigh. If they need to go quick, then they needed to go quick. If Freddy wasn't safe enough for Gregory, he would have said so. The boy moved over to the bear and climbed right inside the small space like he's been doing all night long. He had to scoot around until he fit in perfectly. He waited quickly for Freddy to get moving. When Freddy didn't, Gregory spoke up. "Hey, we can get going now."

There wasn't any reply which worried the child. He felt relieved when there was finally movement. He was just about to relax when something hard pressed against his side. Gregory turned to see one of Freddy's gear pressing dangerously close. His head whipped to the other side as something began poking him. He tried to stay calm but the panic began to rise. "Freddy! What are you doing? "Gregory knocked on the hatch. A sudden throbbing pain stabbed into his back. He inhaled shakily with shock and horror as blood began to trickle beneath him. Another metal gear pressed against his head, slamming it against the hatch. "Freddy," the child screamed and tried prying the hatch open. His nails scrapped against the metal as everything around him got tighter. Gregory let out a scream of pain as the metal on his sides pierced through his skin. The tears rolling down his cheeks dripped down to mix with the pooling blood. "Freddy! Please! You're hurting me!!!" At this point he was unable to do anything. Everything kept pressing deeper into his body. His legs began to crack in multiple areas, the snapping of bones echoing through the tunnel. The child screamed in agony until a gurgle of blood came out. He couldn’t tell if his vision was going out as he was encased in the dark. He stopped withering around as his skull cracked against the hatch. He couldn't feel anything under his waist. Gregory's finger tips felt cold. He tried to scream for help until he couldn’t. The moment that metal crushed through his skull, everything went black.

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Freddy turned on in his room just like he had earlier that night. He looked at himself in the mirror. His disheveled looks were completely fixed and cleaned off. That's right, Gregory must have taken him to Parts and Service and must have done maintenance on him. The animatronic whipped around scanning the room for the chid. He was unable to reach connection to the Fazwatch. "Gregory!? Where are you?” Freddy was relieved when he saw the child sitting on the red couch leaning back against the pillows and plushies. The animatronic took noticed at Gregory’s look. The child just stared at the floor with dark bags under his eyes as if he were crying. "There you are, superstar. I do apologize as it seems my system crashed again. We can continue finding a way out of here," the bear smiled.

Gregory lifted his head and glanced at Freddy. There was an unusual glow from his pupils. "I think I'm just going to rest here" he mumbled.

Freddy walked over to the couch and sat besides Gregory. "Is there something wrong?” The animatronic scanned through his system but realized that it had been messed with. Had Gregory touched his system? There’s no way a child could do such a thing. Maybe it was just part of the reason why he crashed. There was a portion of memory missing starting after they were discussing about the showtime disk. "How did you get me here?" The child said nothing which worried the bear. The time was," six a.m.? But it was just two a.m.! Have I been out for four hours?" Gregory nodded and looked up at the animatronic. "I am so sorry. I did not mean to leave you for so long. Since it is six in the morning, the entrance doors are now unlocked. I can walk you there if you would like that."

"Don’t worry, I'll protect you for now on,” the child smile slightly. "I won't let him control you again."

Gregory sat up, "I don't think I can leave now." He leaned against the confused animatronic.

"I... do not understand." Freddy's ears lowered. Had something happen while he was out? "What do you mean you cannot leave?" Did he fail to protect Gregory??

"Gregory, please tell me what is going on." The animatronic felt panicked. Something was wrong and he couldn't figure it out. He could feel it though. He could feel that he knows exactly what happened but he doesn’t know. It didn't help with Gregory making no sense at all. The child leaned his head against Freddy's metal body. Freddy was going to say something but didn’t. He had the feeling that it was best to stay silent. Silence was all that was left.