Chapter 10: Night 4

In a house outside the city of Vale, Steve Raglan is seen going through Jaune's files and identity. Deep inside, he might have seen Jaune before. Reaching one more file, opening it, he read Jaune's last name and he was surprised.

Steve: Jaune... Arc.

He has a flashback about kidnapping one of Jaune's siblings, a boy named Jun Arc. He drove deep into the forest and killed him there. He soon smirks and looks at Jaune's picture.

Steve: And it seems I can get to kill you again. Hehehe.

Steve closes the file and goes inside a room. There, he looks at another animatronic. It was a yellow rabbit that was similar to Bonnie, but it had human-looking teeth and a purple bowtie; it had two buttons on its chest as well.

Steve: You are in for a big surprise, Jaune Arc.

Back in Vale, Vanessa stopped by to the pizzaria. She looks at the drawings on the wall, which displayed drawings made by children. On the center was a drawing of the yellow rabbit with five children.

Vanessa was on the verge of tears as she looked at the drawing. Her mind played the voices of children playing with the Yellow Rabbit.

Back at his apartment, Jaune was getting ready for work and to meet his new friends at the pizzaria.

Jaune: Okay, Jaune. You got this and you can survive all week playing with Freddy and his friends. They seem nice though.

Jaune combs his hair and nods to himself.

Jaune: Okay, let's get this show on the road.

Timeskip

Jaune walks to the pizzaria. Upon arriving there, he saw Vanessa's car pulled up at the parking lot.

Jaune: Vanessa? What is she doing here?

Jaune enters the pizzaria and sees Vanessa looking at the drawing.

Jaune: Vanessa?

Vanessa jolted a bit and turned around to see Jaune.

Vanessa: Jaune.

Jaune: Hey. What are you doing here?

Vanessa: Oh. I'm just stopping by for a bit. Are you ready for your 4th night here?

Jaune: Yeah...

Vanessa: I see. Well, mind if I stay here as well? Thought you might need some help.

Jaune: I don't mind.

Vanessa: Okay.

Jaune nods and walks to the stage.

Vanessa: Jaune, what are you doing? The office is that way.

Jaune: I know. I just letting them know I'm back.

Vanessa looked at Jaune, confused.

Vanessa: "Them"? Wait, you don't mean...

Jaune: Guys, I'm back.

Freddy and the others woke up and they saw Jaune.

Freddy: Welcome back, Jaune.

Foxy: Arrr, welcome back, Jaune.

Jaune: Hey, Foxy.

Vanessa steps in front of Jaune and was confused.

Vanessa: Jaune, how did you manage to...?

Jaune: They said they won't kill me. Isn't that right, Freddy?

Freddy: Yep.

Freddy, Bonnie and Chica walked down the stage and looked at Vanessa.

Bonnie: It seems Jaune has a new friend, Freddy.

Chica: Yeah! If she's Jaune's friend, she's our friend too. After all; friends are forever.

Freddy: Yes, Chica.

Freddy walks towards Vanessa and looks at her.

Freddy: Hmm. You don't seem dangerous at all. What's your name, officer?

Vanessa: It's Vanessa, Vanessa Shelly.

Freddy: Nice to meet you, Ms. Vanessa.

Vanessa: Just... call me Vanessa. Jaune, can I talk to you for a sec?

Jaune: Uh, sure.

Vanessa and Jaune walked towards a corner and they talk quietly.

Vanessa: Jaune, what is the meaning of this?

Jaune: What? They seem to be nice animatronics.

Vanessa: Jaune, you don't understand.

Jaune: Vanessa, trust me on this. They said it themselves that they won't attack me.

Vanessa: How can you tell?

Jaune: It's the tone of their voice. Promise me that you'll trust me.

Vanessa: Jaune, please.

Jaune: Vanessa, please.

They stare at one another and Vanessa sighed, knowing that there is no other option.

Vanessa: Fine. However, we will both talk once your shift ends.

Jaune: Okay.

Jaune goes back to Freddy and the others and talks to them.

Jaune: So, guys. What do you guys want to do?

Chica: Well...

Foxy: Chica, if you say eat pizza, then that's a no.

Chica: Aww...

Chica looks down in sadness.

Bonnie: What about playing together like a guitar?

Freddy: No. Hmm...

Foxy: Hmm... Oh! I got one!

Bonnie: What is it, Foxy?

Foxy: How about we build a fort! I mean, there is no one here besides us and it is night time.

Freddy: That's... not such a bad idea. (to Chica and Bonnie) What do you think, guys?

Chica: Sure.

Bonnie: (shrugs) Eh, I guess so.

Jaune: We can use the tables and chairs. What do you say, Vanessa?

Vanessa smiles and nods.

Vanessa: I can agree on that.

(Cue the music!)

(Instrumental) Jaune nods and follows Vanessa to get some chairs. After clearing the dining area, Freddy and Bonnie both carry one of the tables with Jaune putting a chair on top of the second table with Vanessa putting the other chair on top. After putting the table in place, Freddy carries a chair as well.

(Riding on any wave) Both Jaune and Vanessa carry a table and flip it upside down.

(That is the luck you crave) Freddy puts a chair down.

(They don't believe it now) Chica pushes a chair as it stands on its side.

(They just think it's stupid)
Vanessa tells Jaune and Foxy to put the other table on top.

(So got anything?) Bonnie accidentally drops a chair. And Vanessa chuckles at him.

(Anyone could have done)
(Who would've cared at all)
(Not you)
After finishing the fort, they take a look at it. It was small for the animatronics to fit in it.

Chica: I think it needs to be a bit higher.

(Another heart has made the trade) Bonnie and Foxy sighed to each other and went to grabs another table.

(Forget it, forget it, forget it) They flip it upside down and carried it. They climbed onto a platform.

(I don't understand how a heart is a spade) Bonnie and Foxy stack the table onto the other table, which was flipped upside down too while Freddy, Chica, Jaune and Vanessa watch.

(But somehow the vital connection is made) Bonnie and Foxy successfully placed it without the table falling.

Chica: He did it!

Jaune: Yeah.

Bonnie then falls from being tired and both Jaune and Vanessa ran to him, asking if he was okay.

Jaune: Bonnie, are you okay?

Bonnie just gave the two a thumbs up.

After completing the fort, Jaune, Vanessa, Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy all laid down as they stare at the moon from the ceiling window.

A/N: Pretend that Abby isn't there and replace Mike as Jaune.

Vanessa: I like it in here.

Chica: Same here. Well, I think it's gonna rain soon.

Vanessa sits up and gets up.

Vanessa: I think we use the table cloths for the roof. What do you say, Freddy?

Freddy: I don't mind. They're in the storage room.

Vanessa: Got it.

Vanessa walks out of the fort and goes to get some table cloths. Jaune watches her leave and gets up as well.

Jaune: I'm coming!

Jaune leaves the fort and the four animatronics just stare at the stars and moon.

Chica: I haven't had fun like this in years!

Foxy: Same, Matey. Actually, all of us have not.

Chica: Heh. Yeah.

They all stood silent as they kept on staring at the night sky. Bonnie then broke the silence.

Bonnie: Hey guys, what do you miss about being alive?

Chica: I... I miss my mom and my family. But as what Jaune said; they will not forget me. I'm pretty sure that goes for the three of you as well.

Bonnie: Yeah. I miss my family too and... rocking in school and my dreams of being a Huntsman.

Foxy: Argh, I miss running free on the grass of our backyard. I just miss playing with my big brother.

Chica: I feel you, Foxy. I miss playing with my mom, going out with her and eating the greezy pizza of this place.

Foxy: Same. (looks at Freddy) What about you, Captain?

Freddy stood silent throughout the conversation as he kept on staring at the stars and moon.

Bonnie: Freddy?

Chica: Are you okay?

Freddy sighs and answers them with a sad voice in his voicebox.

Freddy: I... I just don't know if we'll ever be free. I just wanna see my family again for one last time. I wanna move on from these suits.

Foxy: Freddy.

Freddy: I just... I just don't know anymore. All of this killing and roaming around the pizzaria as these robots just makes me tired and sad.

Chica looks at Freddy with sympathy along with Bonnie and Foxy.

Bonnie: I... I get what'cha mean, Fred. I miss being alive. We all do. But, we are friends and family here whether we're ghosts or these animatronics. Friends are forever, right Freddy? Yoy said yourself. We'll find out who did this to us and we'll make him pay and torture him like he did to us.

Chica: Yeah! We'll make his life a living hell.

Foxy: I agree with Bonnie and Chica. We'll find out who did this and we'll kill him.

Freddy stood silent before looking at his friends.

Freddy: I guess you're right. No matter what happens, we have to stick together. Thanks, guys.

Bonnie: Don't mention it, Freddy.

The four animatronics nod at one another as they continued to look at the stars.

In the storage room, Vanessa and Jaune are looking for some tablecloths for the roof of their fort.

Vanessa: It should be here around somewhere.

Vanessa was looking for tablecloths in the box. While doing that, Jaune finds another animatronic, but it was a human that resembles a doll. It had something on its endoskeleton.

Jaune went to see it and curiously was about to touch it, but...

Vanessa: Don't.

Jaune turns to look at Vanessa, who was holding some tablecloths.

Vanessa: I wouldn't do that.

Jaune: Something I should know about this one?

Vanessa: Those are springlocks. They used it on the older models to keep the endoskeletons in place. They're extremely dangerous.

Vanessa grabs a broom and triggers the springlocks, cutting the stick in half and it startled Jaune a bit.

Jaune: Whoa.

Vanessa: Yeah.

She tossed the broom aside and walks her way back to the dining area, but Jaune stops her.

Jaune: Vanessa, is there something wrong? You seem to be hiding something.

Vanessa: It's nothing.

Jaune: Tell me.

Vanessa looks at Jaune before looking down.

Vanessa: Why did you befriend them?

Jaune: What?

Vanessa: I want to know. Why did you befriend them?

Jaune: I... I have this dream where I was in the Emerald Forest and... I saw their ghosts talking to me. They meant no harm to me.

Vanessa: I see.

Vanessa walks away and Jaune sighs, following her.

Jaune: Vanessa, wait.

Vanessa and Jaune returned to the dining area where Freddy and his friends are. They were still lying down in the fort.

Jaune: Vanessa, can you just wait?

Jaune grabs Vanessa and she turns to Jaune.

Jaune: Vanessa, what's wrong?

Vanessa: Jaune, you have to...

She was soon cut off by Freddy.

Freddy: Have to, what?

Freddy stood up and walked towards the duo.

Jaune: Hey, Freddy. We found some tablecloths.

Freddy: Fantastic! Well then, let's put it on the fort.

Vanessa smiles and bit and nods.

Vanessa: Right. Let's go, Jaune.

Jaune nods without saying anything as they placed the tablecloths on top of the fort to act as a roof.

Mini Timeskip

It is already 3:00 AM and Jaune and Vanessa were dancing as Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica were all singing on the stage with Foxy joining them. They were singing You are a Pirate.

Foxy: 🎶Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free. You are a pirate!🎶

🎶Ya har, fiddle de dee. Being a pirate is alright to be. Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free. You are a pirate!🎶

Foxy: 🎶You are a pirate! Yay!🎶

Outside the pizzaria, Team RWBY and Team NPR arrived at the location where they saw the lights on.

Yang: Is... this the place?

Ruby: Seems like it. Otherwise we didn't notice that police car parked here.

Pyrrha: And the lights are open. Maybe Jaune is in there working.

Ren: Seems like it.

Nora: I hope he's okay. Those animals look so uncanny from the photos we saw of them.

Yang: I agree. We're not here to sabotage his work, but we need to do an investigation regarding the missing children.

Weiss: He'll be fine. Besides, we're not here to worry about him.

Ruby: Ugh, Weiss.

Weiss: No. I don't want to hear another word out from y-

Then, Ruby had enough of Weiss spoiled and arrogant attitude and slaps her in the face hard.

Ruby: I HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR SPOILED AND ARROGANT ATTITUDE!!! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A COMPLETE COPY OF GOOD FOR NOTHING FATHER JACQUES!

That was the last straw of what Ruby had to say.

Blake: I believe Ruby is right, Weiss. If you're here just to insult Jaune, then leave this mission.

Yang: Yeah. I can't wait to beat you up when we get back to Beacon.

Weiss then looks at Team NPR.

Weiss: Guys.

Pyrrha: Can't you stop being such an asshole to Jaune for once?

Pyrrha asked with anger.

Nora gives Weiss an angry scowl then crosses her arms and looks away. Ren closes his eyes and agrees with Pyrrha's comment.

Weiss: Ugh, fine! Let's just get this over with.

Weiss walks towards the pizzaria and shoulder bumps Ruby.

Yang: Hey!

Yang yelled, but Weiss ignores her.

Back inside the pizzeria...

Jaune: That was amazing, Foxy! I haven't had fun like this ever since I was kicked out of Beacon.

Foxy: Arrr, thanks Jaune.

Then, they heard the doorbell rang.

Jaune: Hold on let me check the security camera.

Jaune walks to the office. He checks the outside camera and he saw Team RWBY and Team NPR.

Jaune: (annoyed) Great...

Jaune walks out and was greeted by Freddy.

Freddy: Hey. What's with the frown on your face?

Jaune: My Ex-friends are here. The ones that got me kicked out of Beacon.

Freddy: I see. Let me deal with them.

Jaune: I appreciate that, but I have a plan.

Bonnie: What kind of plan?

Jaune: You'll see.

Back outside, Weiss rang the doorbell, being impatient with Jaune not answering it.

Weiss: Come on, you dolt! Answer already!

Then, there was no response.

Weiss: Open up you...!

Then, Vanessa answers the door.

Vanessa: You know, it's rude to get impatient when someone's doing her job.

Then, the sudden appearance of Vanessa took them off guard.

Vanessa: Can I help you all with something?

None of them said anything in response.

Vanessa: If you don't have anything to say then leave. I'm on my shift.

Ren: Officer, we're looking for a guy named Jaune.

Vanessa: Sorry but I don't know anyone by that name.

Weiss: Bullcrap. Tell us now or I'm calling the police.

Vanessa: Excuse me, kid. I'm a police officer too. I can have you all arrested for disrupting my duty.

Vanessa reaches into her pocket and shows her police badge.

Vanessa: Last time I checked only third and fourth year Beacon students are allowed to handle missions like this.

Pyrrha: But Jaune is a first year student like us.

Vanessa: No, he isn't. He's a simple citizen now and knows not to get involved with Huntsmen business.

Yang: Please, just let us———

Then, they heard Jaune screaming.

Pyrrha: Jaune!?

Pyrrha shoves Vanessa aside and ran inside the pizzaria. Team RWBY, Nora and Ren followed her.

Vanessa: Wait!

Vanessa chases after them.

Upon arriving inside the pizzaria and into the dining area, Pyrrha and everyone else saw the four animatronics, who were attacking Jaune but were actually tickling him.

Pyrrha: Jaune!

Pyrrha yelled. Then, that caught Freddy's attention.

Freddy: Who goes there?

Freddy and Pyrrha meet eye-to-eye and he walks over to her, displaying an angry expression. Pyrrha, terrified, transforms Milò into its spear form and gets ready to aim at Freddy, but Jaune stops her.

Jaune: Pyrrha, don't!

Freddy kept on walking towards Pyrrha, but was stopped by Jaune.

Jaune: Freddy, wait!

Freddy then stops and looked at Jaune.

Freddy: Are you sure, Jaune? She's one of those "friends" of yours that ruined your life.

Jaune: Yes but...!

Freddy: She should suffer like the other four who broke in before.

Pyrrha: J-Jaune, what is this?

Jaune: (sighs) Meet, Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. They are my new friends.

Ruby and the others went inside and saw Freddy and the others. Bonnie taps Freddy on the shoulder.

Bonnie: Hey uh, Freddy? We got company.

Freddy then looks at Team RWBY, Nora and Ren.

Foxy: Arrr, are these land lubbers here to sabotage our establishment.

Chica: I think they are. My Cupcake seems hungry for their faces.

Bonnie: I can hit them in the head with my own guitar.

Jaune: Seriously!

Freddy turns to his friends and nods.

Freddy: Guys, that's enough. Calm down, but keep an eye on them if they try anything funny.

Bonnie: Go'cha, Freddy.

Chica: Okay.

Foxy: Got it, Captain.

Jaune sighs in relief.

Jaune: Thanks, Freddy.

Freddy nods and the two teams approached Jaune.

Ruby: Jaune! Are you okay?

Weiss: What were you thinking!? They could've killed you!

Jaune: ...

Foxy held out his hook arm out.

Foxy: Not, ye other word white haired wench.

Weiss: What was that, you stupid robot!?

Yang: Okay, calm down! Look, we mean no harm and we come in piece.

Bonnie: I doubt that.

Chica: They're probably in league with the last four intruders who sabotage our establishment.

Bonnie nods and the two glared at the two teams.

Nora: L-Last four? There was someone else besides us?

Foxy: Arrr, lass. Four neanderthal brutes broke everything in here.

Chica: And Jaune had to clean up the mess they did.

Jaune: Speaking of intruders. Freddy. Who were the intruders that you didn't want me to know about?

Freddy: We don't know, but what I do know is that they wanted you fired and make your life miserable.

Ren: Team CRDL.

Jaune: (sighs) Them. What happened to them?

Freddy: We took care of them.

Ruby: I don't like the sound of that.

Then, Freddy twists his head and looks at Ruby with a glare.

Freddy: Then I bet one of you wants the same treatment as them, right?

Nora: Start with Weiss since she sided with them! And is still being a bitch towards Jaune.

Weiss: What!? No!

Freddy: Is that so?

Freddy moves towards Weiss, but Jaune stops him since he didn't want to cause a scene.

Jaune: Freddy, please.

Freddy: Ugh, fine. (to Weiss) One more word from your mouth, or we can make you leave and regret the fact that messing with me and Jaune will have consequences. Understand?

Weiss: Umm...

Freddy grows enraged as his eyes turned red and screamed at Weiss, who screamed like a bitch.

Freddy: UNDERSTAND!?

Weiss: Y-Yes!

Freddy: Hmph. Good.

Freddy moves away from Weiss as she was stunned and a bit scared of Freddy.

Freddy: The same goes for all of you.

He said, looking at Ruby and the others.

Yang: Y-Yes sir.

Freddy looks at Jaune as he walks towards his former team and Team RWBY.

Jaune: I'm aware of the situation regarding the missing children.

Blake: Y-You were aware too?

Jaune nods.

Jaune: Mhm. And they are them.

Jaune points at Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy.

Chica: It's true. We're the missing children.

Weiss: Impossible. How are you the missing children? Are you playing a prank on adults or something?

Then, Foxy grabs Weiss by the throat and pins her against the wall.

Vanessa: Foxy, wait!

Foxy: What did Freddy say to keep ye mouth shut, huh?

Weiss: You... should... be the one... to shut... up.

Foxy has had enough and was about to stab Weiss with his hook, but Freddy tells him to stop.

Freddy: Foxy, put her down. She'll regret her actions later on.

Foxy turned to Freddy.

Foxy:But, Freddy...!

Freddy doesn't say anything and Foxy sighs, throwing her to the fort that they built.

Foxy: I can't wait to slice ye head off, las!

Weiss struggles to get up.

Freddy's mind: Don't worry, Ms. Schnee. We'll punish you when no one is looking.

Blake: It's almost 4 AM, so I guess we should stay here.

Jaune: That means I have two hours left before I leave for my apartment.

Yang: Making your whole life here a lot easier than what Professor Ozpin said.

Jaune: I'm getting paid 100 Lien for working in the night shift.

Pyrrha: Only that amount? That's just cheap.

Jaune: At least it's better than nothing.

Pyrrha: I guess you're right.

Jaune: But yeah, feel free to look around just don't go into the kitchen that's Chica's territory.

Chica looks at them and she gains an angry look at Team RWBY and Team NPR.

Bonnie: Okay, but I'm still keepin' my eye on them. Especially you, Schnee.

Weiss nods hesitantly.

Vanessa: Okay. Now that everything is settled, let's just all have fun.

Ruby: O-Okay.

And so, Jaune, Vanessa and the animatronics went to have fun while Team RWBY and Team NPR were watching them.

Nora: I'm suddenly terrified of those animatronics now.

Ren: Let's just not provoke them. They do like Jaune and Vanessa

Weiss: Hmph.

Yang: I seriously don't want anger any of them. Especially the bear and the fox.

Ruby and Blake: Same.

Pyrrha did not say anything as she was just watching Jaune, Vanessa and the animatronics sing and dance.

However, she saw something inside the suits and it was dried blood.

Timeskip

After the fourth night, everyone was now outside the pizzaria as Vanessa was now confronting Jaune.

Jaune: Thanks for the help I guess.

Vanessa: Jaune, you need to stop being friends with them. Don't go near them and that's an order.

Jaune: But you had fun with them too. Why tell me when you can just stay away from them too. It's not my problem if you have a problem with me and the animatronics.

Vanessa: Just stop. It's best if you listen.

When Vanessa walks away, Jaune asks her a question.

Jaune: What are you even so afraid of? They're not dangerous to me.

Vanessa turns back to Jaune and walks towards him and threatens him.

Vanessa: You can spend the night here to survive. But, for your sake, do not befriend those animatronics again. If you befriend again, I will shoot you.

With that, Vanessa walks back to her car and drives off, leaving Jaune and his former friends.

Pyrrha: Jaune?

Jaune: Shut up.

Jaune said to Pyrrha as he walked away as well.

Pyrrha: Jaune, wait!

She tries to grab Jaune's arm, but he swifts his arm and accidentally slaps her, causing her to fall to the ground.

Jaune: I said shut up!

Pyrrha holds her cheek in pain and looks at Jaune, the latter glaring at her.

Blake: Jaune, what are you doing!?

Ruby: You smacked Pyrrha!

Jaune: ...If you ever go near me or my friends, I will have Ozpin expell you for trying to force me back with all of you.

Weiss: You can't do that!

Jaune: Can and will, Ice Shit. See ya.

Jaune stomps away from them as Nora and Ren comforted Pyrrha.

Yang: He does not need to be such an asshole.

Weiss: Well, he is.

Pyrrha: SHUT UP, WEISS!!!

Pyrrha shook Ren and Nora off and stomps her way towards Weiss, slapping her really hard, causing Weiss to fall to the ground.

Ren: Pyrrha!

Pyrrha: (to Weiss) I swear, when we get back, I will have Professor Ozpin expell you for good!

Weiss: Y-You can't do that! I'm a progidy as well and you can't expell me! Are you really going to side with the Faker!?

Pyrrha: A PROGIDY THAT ONLY LOOKS DOWN EVERYONE ELSE!!! YOU ALWAYS LOOK DOWN ON EVERYONE ELSE BUT YOU ARE JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER!!!

Weiss: What!? How dare you!

Yang: Weiss, I think you should just leave our team for good. You never accepted Ruby nor Jaune and always look down on them. Everyone has feelings, but you don't have.

Blake: Yeah. You're no better than Jaune.

Ruby looks at Weiss with a glare as she too had enough of Weiss' attitude towards her and Jaune.

Ruby: Do you really think that you have the stuff? Do you really think that you're smarter than everone else on this planet? Well, you're not. Get out of my team and never come back.

Weiss looked down and balled her hand into a fist.

Weiss: No.

Weiss looked at Ruby with a glare and stood up.

Weiss: You're too young to order someone older like me around. You shouldn't even be here nor at Beacon. I am more capable than you.

Then, Ruby draws Crescent Rose out in sniper mode and aims it at Weiss with her finger on the trigger.

Nora: Ruby?

Yang: Ruby, don't. We can't cause a scene here.

Ruby: ...Fine. Let's leave the Ice shit here and go report back to Ozpin.

Ruby transforms Crescent Rose into its default form and leaves, with her team and Team NPR following her except Weiss.

Weiss looks back at the pizzaria and just sighs and follows them. Unknown to them, the blonde boy was watching them from the window.

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