A Child Smile - FNaF Fanfic [+14]

Chapter 12

  William took one last sip from the beer bottle before throwing it on the ground. It was as if he had lost control of himself a long time ago. His legs seemed to walk by themselves to the trunk and his hands had taken an axe out from it without him even telling them to.
  Tears streamed down his thin face, but that didn't stop him from doing what he needed to do. Dragging the axe across the ground, William walked through the pizzeria door and broke the handle to prevent anyone from entering. If my children can't come back, then no one else's will.

 

 

  This time they had nothing to worry about. There was still no replacement for the night guard and Henry was at the Afton's house, which prevented William from leaving the house that evening.
  As the four arrived at the location, Charlie saw that his father had sent her something. "Get out" was all the message said.

  – What? – she asked herself in a whisper, but then quickly typed the same question to the man. There was no response.
  – What is it? – Marla asked, being the first to notice that Charlie had stopped walking.
  – My dad, he sent me a weird text.
  – Let me see – Lamar said, approaching alongside Mike. – Why does he want you to get out?
  – Not me, us.
  – Get out from what? And to where? Did something happen at Mike's house? – Marla asked, causing everyone to look at Michael as she asked the last question.

  The boy took the cell phone from Charlie's hands and continued rereading the message. With each new read, his hair seemed to stand on end and his eyes to grow wider. There was only one thing this could mean.
  Michael handed the phone back to Charlie and ran to the pizzeria, leaving all his friends behind.

  – Mike?! MIKE! – Lamar exclaimed and quickly ran after him, followed by Charlie and Marla.

  Luckily, they were already close to the location when the message was sent.
  As Michael approached the entrance, he noticed broken glass on the floor, the broken doorknob and lock, and of course, his father's car. He ran to the door and tried to force it open with his own body, but he didn't have enough strength. Now he was crying, frustrated and panicked.

  – Mike, what happened? – Charlie asked as she placed a hand on his shoulder.
  – He's going to try to do something with the robots or maybe even the pizzeria! – he said between sobs, sounding almost unintelligible. – He must have found out about us and about them and now he's going to try to end it all! That's why Henry asked us to get out! He must have hurt him too!
  – Who's he, Mike? – this time it was Lamar who asked.
  – William – Charlie replied, finally connecting the dots. Why Michael didn't want to stay in his own house, the strange way William was acting, Henry's message and of course, the notorious purple car parked just steps away from them. – He is the killer?

  Michael nodded.
  Soon the immersion of the conversation was broken by the sound of glass. The three looked in the direction of the sound and saw Marla with a rock in her hands and a broken window in front of her.

  – Someone has to stop him, right? – the girl said just before entering through the window, being quickly followed by the others.

  When the group arrived in the main hall, they saw the long-awaited figure of the murderer, William Afton. His bloodshot eyes only added to the image of a psychopath, but what would really make even the bravest of people run was the strength he used to try to break animal-like machines with a mere axe. A man with that motivation and brute strength was a clear threat that only at that moment had been discovered.
  When he raised the axe a second time, he was stopped from swinging it at Freddy. The bear's own hand had grabbed William's arm, preventing him from continuing. However, the man didn't even have time to think of something to say or do, as he was hit in the face with such a strong punch that he ended up falling to the ground.