Claw My Heart Out

Five Very Long Nights

Baby silently rolled her way all the way down the hallway, her brain too exhausted to care about anything going on. She didn't register the other animatronics talking about her, or the stares, or the sound, or anything. She just silently headed back to her secluded corner of the building, just wanting to escape it all. But as she walked, she was thinking of something...

What were Molten and NightBon expected to do during the night shift?

She did hear squeaking wires, but that could have been Ennardm Withered Chica, Mangle, or any of the other robots that had exposed wiring to rub. So she couldn't say for certain that was it. And then with NightBon, it was even more mysterious. BB came from a vent, Toy Bonnie came from a floor hatch, and she knew The Puppet was with a music box of some kind.

So there was no real consistency. Night Bon could literally be doing anything, and that made Baby worry he got stuck with a really bad one like her, where he has to be abused to back off from attacking.

She shook her head as she caught herself about to run into a wall, blinking as she stared at the flat surface like it was the most interesting thing ever. She probably looked insane. Well, more insane than before, at least.

Another shake of her head, and she continued down the hall, the static still filling her head. She just couldn't see or think straight, so it was a godsend she ran into NightBon, who grabbed her by the shoulders.

"There you are", he said, looking the clawed animatronic over. "I heard about the rumours with what you did to Nightmare BB earlier, so I was worried-"

"I'm fine", Baby said, cutting him off. "It's just been... A really bad first day... I'm glad it's over but..." She trailed off as Molten came over after slipping around the corner.

"Babydoll!" He cried and slithered over, latching onto his friend. "When the night shift started, I didn't know where you went! And I was stuck in the vents because Withered Chica is soooooo sloooooow."

That answered her original question, at least.

"We should head somewhere more private", Bonnie said as he squinted at some of the eavesdroppers, making them look sheepish and dart away. "Just so you can tell us everything that happened without more rumours being created."

Baby nodded, and the trio left down the hallway to get away from all the attention. As they walked, Scrapy found herself relaxing significantly with the only two people she could bare in this place. Which only made her think about Lefty again, and how she did honestly miss the black bear's presence.

Molten looked over behind him, and then forward again. "Okay, it looks like we escaped all those prying eyes."

Baby nodded. "You two start, mine would be better to save for last..."

The bear and rabbit shared a look, and Night Bon started. "I have no idea what Cassidy was thinking for me, but I was on plush duty."

"What the heck does that mean?" Baby asked as Molten looked confused.

"Basically, me and a few others are expected to just stand in the middle of the left hallway staring up at the camera, and if William isn't able to buy our respective plush from the prize counter camera fast enough, then whoever's in the hallway gets him."

The other two gave him a flabbergasted look. "How the heck does he pay for a plushie?!" Molten cried out in befuddlement. "He's stuck in that office!"

"According to Circus Baby, Afton earns coins by tapping around the cameras and stopping us, which lets him tap a simple 'Buy' option under his desired target. I also overheard that he has access to what's called a 'death coin' as well, which permanently disables one of us for the whole night permanently."