The One Behind It All

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      "Why are you here?" I asked. He looked at Marionette and back at me. "Oh no reason really...just wondering if you've seen this."

     He held up a crumpled piece of paper. Marionette's eyes widened with recognition.

   Frowing, I stretched out my hand and snatched the paper away.

     After a few moments I could understand and recognize the words.

     "....local pizzaria, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, will be closed by the end of the year..."

     I looked up. Panic filled me and my hands started to shake so badly I dropped the paper.

     No! No! This isn't happening!

    I felt like thar darkness closing in, which was what I only ever knew at one point.

   How long had I been in that darkness? Days? Months? Years?

    It didn't matter. All that mattered was in a short while I'd be trapped there again. Alone, scared, and trapped with my unstable mind.

      I couldn't think about it any more.

    By the time I came to from my thoughts,  Marionette had read the paper, and looked up at me.

     Endo quietly stared at the floor.

    I looked up at Gold who had a content look on his face.

     "And it gets better!" He said, eyes bright.

     "As soon as you guys are taken apart, shoved in crates, and locked in storage, the place becomes my castle. All to myself!"

       I wanted to punch Gold. To rip his head off, or yank his loose wires out. But something kept Marionette afraid of him. So I held it all in.

       "Oh yes! I almost forgot. Puppet, the string you had holding your box shut, I did you a favor and cut it. So it wouldn't damage the gears."

     Marionette's eyes widened. "You what!?" He cried.

      Gold let out a deep laugh and waved, then vanished.

    "Marionette?" I said shakily, staring at where Gold just was. "What happens when the music box runs out?"

      I looked back at the puppet. To my horror, his eyes were dark.

    "W-what do you m-m-mean?"