The group stood facing each other, the clock shining brightly. 10 PM. Pure took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heartbeat. She was nervous about having to be in the office, since this was where all the animatronics headed to in the first place. She wasn't the only one that was nervous, they all were.
Chilled was physically shaking, having trouble holding onto the walkie talkie. "Are you sure you're okay to do this? I could always trade places with you if you want." Pure said, grabbing the walkie talkie and holding Anthony's hands.
Anthony looked at her for a long minute, then pulled her into a hug. "No, I'm going. I'll be fine once th a night starts, I'm more worried for you two. If something goes wrong.....I'll never see you again." His arms tightened around her at the thought.
She hugged back, nuzzling his neck slightly. "The plan will work. You'll be fine. And Pewds and I will be fine. Mark will be fine. We'll all be okay."
"But you don't know that...."
"I don't....but I have hope that it will."
Anthony pulled away slightly, a small smile on his face. "I guess a little hope is all we need." He cupped her face slightly, leaning down and resting his forehead against hers. "But this is still a goodbye, even if it's only for the night." He stepped away, no longer shaking, and stayed off to the side, waiting for Mark.
Pure stood there, slightly stunned, trying to get her thoughts back in order. This was harder than she thought. It hasn't really hit her till now that there is a very real chance anyone of them could die. She just hopes it isn't one of the boys.
Mark stood staring at the map in his hands, a headache flaring up as he tried his best to keep Darkiplier away. He jumped slightly as he felt a hand on his arm, only to relax when he saw it was Felix. "Sorry, we should get going now, shouldn't we?" He said with a chuckle.
Felix nodded, half smiling. "Yeah, it'll be twelve soon. Good luck out there."
Mark nodded, gently hugging the blue eyed man. "You too, try not to hurt your arm any more."
Felix chuckled, patting his friend on the back while they hugged. "No promises." As the men pulled away, Felix turned to say goodbye to Anthony, hugging the taller gamer like Mark hugged him.
Pure tore her eyes away from the two men, eyes making their way to Mark's. They stood awkwardly for a second, unsure the best way to go about this. Goodbyes are always hard, especially if you don't know the next time you see the person. Mark broke the tension first, grabbing her hand and pulling her against his chest.
She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and wrapped her arms around his torso, squeezing her eyes shut as her head laid against his chest. He slowly wrapped his arms around her, realizing no words need to be said.
Pure listened to his steady heartbeat for a moment then reluctantly pulled away. They gazed at each other for a moment, all the hostilities that has been between them drifting away. "Anthony, let's go." Mark said, turning around and making his way towards the music box.
"Yes sir." Chilled murmured, following the older man's lead.
Felix walked over to Pure and took her hand in his, kissing the back of it lightly. "Are you ready for this?"
"No....but I don't have a choice." She half smiled, looking up at his blue eyes. "Let's kick some animatronic butt!"
