"Big bro!" Emera cried out, leaping in front of their mother's fist. The gloved hand collided with her stomach, knocking the breath out of her and shocking her mother. William watched this with tears running down his face from pure fear.
The twins' mother was shocked, not by what she'd done, she did this all the time, but by what her youngest child had done. Despite Emera being only minutes younger than William, therefore more fragile, she took a hit for her brother.
The kids father watched in despair. He kept getting constant reminders that he used to be like that. He's changed, but he can't stop his wife.
Emery could feel the pain in her lungs, she wanted to breathe! She NEEDED to breathe! But she couldn't, she was gasping for air, she cAn'T BREATHE-
"Em...? You okay?"
Her thoughts were interrupted by her twin's words, bringing her back to reality.
'We're adults now... SHE can't hurt us anymore...'
"Yeah, I'm fine, big brother! What're you and Henry working on?"
"We're working on animatronics! These two are going to be the stars of the show!"
"That's sooooo cool!"
"I know, I can't wait to open the place!"
Emera smiled at her twin brother, William Afton.
Within those few moments, all four people felt like everything was going to be okay.
Yes, four. Soon, it'd be seven.