#drew ember

Chapter 1 Part 3.5 

Penelope slowly sat down on her stool and started shaking a little, hugging herself. The story was becoming overwhelming for her and she began muttering to herself about Maria. Drew straightened himself up and watched in worry while Mr. King slowly stepped back, not knowing what to do since he was a stranger in all of this.

 Alzena quickly went over to Penelope’s side and gently took her shoulder in encouragement. “H-Hey… hey… it’s okay. Maria was your friend, right? And you can’t just say you did nothing. Why would you think that? You probably did a lot more then you think? R-Right?”

“No… you don’t understand… y-you don’t…” Penelope spoke softly, holding tightly to her clothes.

As the two talk, Penelope’s rising voice was getting the attention of other customers who was there. And it only perked Clayton’s attention more for he was already watching this. Slowly, he took out the ring that was still laying in his pockets and he considered something. As soon as he thought about it though, the sooner he dismissed the idea and quickly put his ring away.

Alzena hugged Penelope tightly as tears swelled up in her eyes, and Penelope slowly hugged back, shaking a bit as she muttered. “Th-The story… I need to continue with the story…”

“No… take a break for a moment. No one is rushing you. It’s fine.” Alzena gave Penelope an encouraging smile, but Penelope didn’t see it as she stared at the floor. “My friend… Maria, I would do anything for her. W-Why did she… I loved her. I loved her so, so much. S-She was great and loving and I want to protect her…. B-but I failed. I failed.”

Mr. King stepped back from them when he heard this and stayed a reasonable distance away from the two as Alzena softly spoke to Penelope. “Hey, hey… what are you talking about? I’m sure Maria still loves you even if you couldn’t do a few things. You don’t have to say that.”

“But… But…” Penelope was unable to speak as she pulled her hair a little.

Mr. King felt tears swell in his eyes as his teeth grinded together when he listened. “Do anything for them...” He mutters something softly as he buried his hands into his pockets and looked behind him, trying not to get attention towards himself but this was all in vain.

Suddenly Drew was next to him, patting his back a little. “You alright there, mate? You look a little sick… or upset.”

“Nah… I’m fine. I was just reminded of a few things.”

“Oh… sorry to hear about that. If you want I can-“

“You don’t have to do anything. That was a few years ago, I’m mostly over it.” Mr. King shrugs and brushed his fingers through his hair.

“That is exactly what someone who is not doing okay would say.”

“Oh? And if I was really okay what should I say some no one mixes up my being okay and my really not okay but trying to cover it up?”

“That is a good question but I can see it on your face. I own a bar so I can see when someone is here to have fun or when they’re in a runt.”

“And what are you going to do with this information?”

“I’m going to offer you a drink for free.” Drew pats Mr. King’s back and walks over to the bar to start making a very fruity drink for him.

“You’re too kind. Thank you so much.” Mr. King smiled weakly and slowly sat onto a stool closest to Drew and the two talked softly as Alzena tried to encourage and comfort Penelope.

Alzena was speaking softly and tell Penelope about the time she went camping with Daniel, saying how they almost got lost on a trail and had smores at a campfire. Penelope smiled a little at these stories. “Whenever we visited each other at work, we came up with so many excuses to say there longer so we can see each other. We spent so much time together and I love her so, so much… s-so much.”

“You two sound like very good friends.”

Penelope smiles slightly. “W-We were. Yeah… we were the best.” She slowly wiped the tears away from her eyes. “I think I’m ready to continue the story again… if that’s okay.”

Alzena glanced over at Drew and Mr. King who were talking for a bit but at these words, glanced over. Drew looked between Alzena and Penelope for a moment before he sighed and nodded a little, allowing them to continue. Mr. King quickly finished his drink and was moving the tip of his finger along the top of the glass, staying quiet.

Penelope took a moment before she sat up straight, her thumbs circling around each other. “O-Okay… alright. I’m ready. The story is almost over so… you don’t need to stay here for longer. I promise.”

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Chapter 1 Part 2.3 

“Your friend is an idiot.” Drew suddenly interrupted the story to say his peace.

Alzena was leaning towards Penelope this entire time, listening intently to the story. When Drew spoke, she frowned at Drew and playfully punched his arm. “Hey. Don’t say that.”

Drew sighs. “Kid… doesn’t that sound extremely dangerous to you?”

Alzena blinks as she thinks through this question before she starts twiddling her thumbs. “Um… well, yes but… It still sounds so cool.” Her eyes sparkled a little as she speaks with a sense of adventure. “Giving the man the middle finger and running off. Doing whatever you want. It sounds exciting.”

Drew looked extremally worried at this. “Kid, no… You can still get very hurt but doing that…”

Penelope glanced between Alzena and Drew and softly spoke up. “Um… I, well….” She quickly started to think about what she’s going to say. “I… I knew from the start that the journey could be dangerous… I knew but… As I sat there, and admired the sea, I couldn’t help but think what Maria would think of me if I said no… Would she be mad at me? Would she think I’m a loser? Would she not want to be friends with me?”

Drew softly added. “If she was going to think that of you, then she isn’t your friend.”

Penelope rubbed the back of her head before she started playing with her empty glass. “I… I know that now but back then… I was even more of a mess then I am currently and I didn’t want to disappoint my friend.”

Penelope sighed and looked away. She hugged herself as her body shook a little. It looked like her mind was going a million miles a minute as she was thinking of something. She looked like she was trying to figure out what to say next but was unable to find the right words. 

What happened next? What happened? She needed to think quickly. Crap. It shouldn't have been this hard. Penelope hugged herself tighter.

Alzena, sunk down a little as she watched her new friend in worry. She slowly walked over to Penelope and gently took her shoulder. “Hey… It’s okay. We all make mistakes we’re not proud of but… At least you made it out okay.”

Penelope flinched at Alzena suddenly touching her and she took a step back. After a few moments of putting her thoughts together, she slowly nodded. “Yeah. Yeah. You’re right.”

“Are you okay with continuing the story?”

“O-Oh. Of course. Just give me a moment to get my words together and think this through.” 

“Okay…” Alzena backed away and sat down on the counter again to be next to Drew.

Drew sighed at this as he watched Alzena. “You really need to stop sitting on my counter. What if you fall off and hurt yourself?”

Alzena smiled slightly and booped Drew’s nose. “Admit it. You loved it when I did this. Even as a kid.” 

Drew chuckled softly and looked away at this. He wasn’t going to admit anything but it was plain on his face. He really adored his kid’s little silly actions, even when she was an adult. After a bit, Penelope finally built up the courage to continue her story.

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Chapter 1 Part 1.4

    Thankfully, Alzena didn’t hit her head when she fell off the seat. But, Alzena was still shaken up and felt out of it when she fell. Her head spinned as she stared up at the rafters in the bar. What just happened? Did… Did a girl just say hi? Crap, why did she do that so close to Alzena’s ear. 

Alzena rubbed the side of her face, before she slowly used the stool to help get back on her feet. Penelope, feeling guilty, quickly grabbed Alzena’s arm and did her best to help Alzena up. It wasn’t much for Alzena almost lost her balance again when she got to her feet. She still felt very disoriented.

Drew watched all of this, worried, but when he saw Azzy get onto her feet, Drew couldn’t help but sigh in relief.  He then glared at Penelope for hurting his kid. He still had a smile on his face. “You almost killed someone who’s practically my daughter.”

Alzena looks in between Drew and Penelope, who quickly started defending herself. “I-I’m so sorry. I just saw Alzena and I got a little too excited. Isn’t she the one who wrote that book? I’m so sorry if it’s not… You know what, I’ll just go.”     Penelope turned to walk away but Alzena quickly tapped her shoulder. “Wait, no. You don’t have to leave… I… I actually am Alenza Pass if that’s what you were wondering.”

Penelope’s brown eyes sparkled. “R-Really?” When Alzena nodded, Penelope did her best to hold back a squeal. Penelope started messing with her hair. “Oh… That’s cool. Um, well I was just sitting over there… and I heard you say something about getting inspiration and I might have a story-”

Alzena gasped in excitement. “Wait, you have a story to tell us?”

Penelope nodded. “Um, yeah. This happened about a year ago…”     “Are you saying that you’re going to tell us a TRUE! scary story?”

“...Yes.”

Alzena squealed as she hopped onto the bar counter to sit and hug Drew’s arm. “Did you hear that? We’re going to hear a real life scary story. This is like the campfires we used to have all the time! Aren’t you excited?”     Drew took a moment to examine Penelope before he sighed, “Yeah. I am, kiddo.” 

Alzena smiled a lot. “Tell the story, um…”

    “Oh, I’m Penelope.” She said, “And… I guess this is what happened when I went scuba diving with a friend.” 

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Here it is! The cover to the first part of chapter one!

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I kind of always wanted to do one of these things, so you, yes you, can ask any question to the FNAF and Uncovering Fables crew. (And when I say the FNAF crew, I mean basically how it was between games 1-4. Why is that? Weeeeeeell, it's not like I've made character ideas for Jeremy and Mike and the rest of them, and I just want to write them again. (I miss my kids, but they don't even exist from Sister Location and on))

Chapter 1 Part 1.1

If Azzy’s dad was still alive, Drew wondered if he would be proud of him. The two always dreamed of starting a bar together, but they never did. They were so close to getting things together when the car accident changed everything. To this day, Drew still had a limp but he was the lucky one.

    Everyday, Drew remembered him. Gosh, he missed him. Sometimes Drew felt his ghost lingering behind him, giving him advice. Maybe it was just wishful thinking that Azzy’s dad was still around but even then, Drew couldn’t have gotten this far without him. Drew had done it. He had started the bar without him. He had started the bar for him. That’s what he would have wanted.

    Drew worked at the bar everyday, meeting new people and being friendly. It gave him a big smile to hear the people coming to celebrate something, whether it being their 21st birthday or a job promotion. Even if patrons were only coming over for a good time, it brightened his mood to see people happy. 

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