Ol' Big Ears

Day 5Bx3 - Operation Showtime

"It's all clear."

Like the rest of the plex, Rockstar Row was in lockdown mode.

Normally the walls would be lit with the neon signs of notes and symbols of different colours. In this lockdown mode however, they all shone the same colour, bright red. The signs about each of the animatronic rooms were changed as well, displaying the same shade of red with hints of grey on the sides. When Gregory had first arrived here a year ago he found the place at night to be strange and unusual. Under this lockdown, he felt downright frightened at its appearance.

If the lights were not red they displayed a glowing grey. If it wasn't for Moon's presence and the easy ability to contact you Gregory would be terrified. Likewise, Moon was also worried. In all the time he had been within the plex he had never seen it lit up like this. He already had so much on his mind between his actions breaking rules, dealing with Roxanne, protecting Gregory and if this would even fix the plex. Roxanne had been more than a handful, he was scared should the two have to face off against any other animatronics such as Monty or Heaven's forbid, the DJ. He couldn't see any possibility in which he and Gregory would win.

He knew he had to be strong for Sun and Gregory's sake. He said nothing. He just hugged his scarf closer to him as the two traversed.

Moon motioned for Gregory to be still as he looked down the Row.

With the ability to see in the dark perfectly Moon surveilled the scene. Near the end of the row were a few bots idling about. Even those mop bots were active, looking around for movement. Freddy's room had curtains drawn, impossible to see in. Roxanne and Chica's rooms were open and lit. Based on the angle Moon was looking from they looked to be empty. Monty's room was pitch black inside with no sign of the gator anywhere. Determining the area safe for now, Moon returned to Gregory, skipping along the way.

If any of the band members were lurking about, Moon could not detect them.

Gregory was hiding behind a wall, just at the entrance of the Row. "It's all clear." Moon whispered.

"No sign of Freddy or Monty?" Gregory asked. He wanted to be sure.

"Null."

"Let's go to Freddy's room and get to parts from there. All the rooms have access to it." Gregory said, starting to make his way to the red door.

"Wait." Moon said, grabbing the boys shoulder. "We don't know if he's there. We should go to Roxanne's room instead."

Gregory shook his head. "No. I need to make sure Freddy is okay. There's something I need to get too." He knocked Moon's hand off him and continued. Moon relented. He knew Gregory and Freddy were close. He didn't want to get in the way but at the same time he had no guarantee Freddy wasn't affected. He had no idea if Freddy was even there.

Gregory was determined and unlistening to whatever Moon was going to say. He was going to see Freddy and that was final. Unable to think of a solution Moon followed closely, hoping that Freddy was fine.

The futuristic red door opened to Gregory's presence. Moon found that particularly interesting as the boy had no key cards on him or anything. It must have been specially programmed to do.

They looked into Freddy's room. It was empty.

Both attendant and boy were surprised at the sight. The lights in the room were unaffected and lit the room normally. Nay, it was the state of the room that shocked them. The arcade machine had been knocked down, the makeup desk on the floor in pieces and the stuffies and cameras strewn about the room.

For Moon it appeared as if someone had thrown a tantrum. He'd seen kids do this kind of damage to the daycare before. For Gregory, it looked like a struggle. His heart sank as his mind played back possible scenarios of what happened here.