You Promised

25

(Annabelle's pov)
(Midnight)

We piled into the totally-legit-white-van and drove off. The guys had already filled Ebony and I in on where we were going. Apparently Fazbear's was closed down back in '87 because one of the animatronics bit a kid and took out their frontal lobe. The place was supposedly haunted by dead children.

"Drive faster Toast!"

"I'm going as fast as I can Madame. Calm down."

I was seeing red.
"I am about to do what I've dreamed of for years. I won't be calm 'till my daddy is dead."

The car went silent. No one said anything else until we reached the place.

I looked up at the faded sign on the front.
"This place is breaking about fifty health codes."

Maxwell looked at me.
"Not the time for jokes Buckshot. I don't take a lotta things seriously but revenge is one of them."

I nodded in response. Ghost checked the door. It was unlocked. We filed inside slowly and made our way to the main stage. He was waiting for us.

"Hello Annabelle."

"Daddy."

He smiled. Damn did I hate that smile.
"I'm glad you decided to come."

Ebony spoke up then.
"You didn't leave her much of a choice!"

He stopped smiling. He never did like Ebony. He thought she was evil or something.
"Ebony. Please shut up. You have corrupted my daughter enough thank you."
He turned back to me.
"Now, Annabelle is gonna come home with me and she isn't going to complain."

I looked around. Something was missing.
"Where's Jay?"

The curtain on the stage opened. There sat Jay. Tied to a chair and eyes full of fear. I went to run to him.

"I wouldn't."
I looked back at Daddy. He had a gun and it was aimed directly at Jay.
"One wrong move and I pull the trigger."

I backed up again.
"What do you want?"

"I want you to come home with me. If you agree to that then Jay and all your little friends get to live."

I looked behind me at the guys and Ebony.
"Aside from Ebony, these guys aren't my friends. They're just people who I've convinced to help me."

"I believe you mean blackmailed," scoffed Ghost. That got Daddy's attention.

"You look familiar. Is your name Jimmy Casket."

Ghost froze for a second. His eyes flickering a brief red.
"No, I am Johnny Ghost, Paranormal Investigator Extraordinaire!"

Daddy smiled.
"You hesitated. Casket was the reason I was sent here. But I'm sure my lovely daughter can tell you all about that."

Jay looked at me.
"You knew he was here?"

I didn't answer.

"That's not all she knew. She also knew I would come here, in fact, she wrote me a letter telling me where you were."

Jay looked at me with a look of pure betrayal. I looked away.
"I had to get you here somehow."

Jay spoke up again.
"Why did you have to get him here?"

I kept my eyes on the floor.

"Yes Annabelle, why?"
He gave me that smile again.
"Tell him why."

I shook my head.

"Was it to kill me?"

"What!?"
Jay looked at me like I was a monster.

Something in me broke.
"WHAT CHOICE DID I HAVE? IF I LEFT HIM ALONE HE WOULD HAVE JUST COME BACK ANYWAY! IM JUST GETTING THIS OVER WITH QUICKER!"

Ebony grabbed my hand and squeezed it. Daddy laughed at us.
"And now we see what you truly are. Admit it, you didn't plan to protect him at all. You just wanted to kill me."
His smile turned into a smirk.
"Tell you what, I'll let you kill me, if, you kill Jay also."