Team Crafted: The Awakening

Make it to 6 AM!

As soon as Sky and his friends entered, the door closed with a loud slam.

"Click!" Sky spun around, eyes wide. Grabbing the door, he began to shake it wildly. The door didn't budge. They were trapped.

"Dammit!" Sky cursed, kicking at one of the walls.

"Sky! Calm down! We'll get out of this!" Jess grabbed his arm, "we just need to find Mudkipz."

"I know Jess, I'm fine," he shrugged out of her grasp. Cautioysly, he lead the group into the darkness of the arcade. The deeper they got, the darker it became. Silently, they crept into a large room. This must be the main room! Sky's thoughts were confirmed by the stage, tables, and games.

Jess followed closely behind. Upon entering the room, something caught her eye. Her gaze drifted to the stage. No, it wasn't the stage that bothered her. It was what was on the stage. The wooden platform housed three large animatronics. There were three. A large purple bunny, a brown bear, and a yellow chicken. Or... was it a duck? Sky shook his head, he didn't have time to contimplate the bird's species. He had better things to do.

"Creak!"

A loud metallic screech filled the room.

"W-what was t-that?!" Jess's eyes widened.

"That doesn't seem right. G-guys? Are you seeing this?" A panicked query from Barney made Sky turn to the stage.

He let out a strangled gasp. All three of the animatronics were staring directly at them.

"Creeeeeaaaak!"

They began to move. Simoltaniously they got up, rusted joints creaking under their weight. Fully upright, they ambled off the stage, shuffling towards the king and his friends. The scent of blood and rot filled the air.

"Run!" Sky cried out as the robots broke into a full on run.

Sky turned and fled, Barney and Jess by his side. He could hear the whir of each gear as the animatronics matched their pace. He looked back. Their gaining! Terror shot through him. The animatronics had nearly reached them. Their pace enabling them to quickly catch up.

A light flashed down one of the hallways, "In here!" A voice garenteed safety.

Not hesitating to look back once more, Sky race on, following the voice. In a matter of seconds, Sky slid through the door, watching it shut between his group, and the monsterous teeth.

"What is wrong with you!" Was the first words he got from his savior," don't you know we closed?! Jesus!"

Sky turned to face the man.

"I'm banning you for....." seeing Sky's face, the man faultered, "Sky?"

The question was simple. Yet it bore the weight of the world. Smiling, the man took off his large blue cap.

"Husky," Sky reached out, ready to shake his hand.

Overwhelmed with joy, Husky launched himself at Sky. Hugging his old friend, he suddenly noticed the two other people in the room. He loosened his grip, allowing Sky to, somehow, peel the fish... I mean AMPHIBEAN, off.

"Husky, meet Barney and Jess, they used to be on a team with me way before TC!" Sky gestured towards the two.

"Hello!" Jess smiled.

"It's nice to meet you," Barney nodded.

"Same here!" Husky smiled, shaking their hands.

"So," he turned back to Sky, " what brings you here?"

"Well," Sky took a deep breath, "I need you're help."