What lies in the shadows~~~ Michael Afton x Reader

This has been proofread as of 10/31/23, but please let me know of any errors!

11/10/23 Minor edits were made.

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Michael leaps from the boxes and over the wall. I quickly climb them and get ready to drop. Michael stands below, holding his arms up.

"Jump, I'll catch you."

"I think I'll be fine." I get ready to lower myself.

"Even if you are going to be skeptical of me, please don't let that stop me from helping you. Please, that's all I want to do." His eyes are pleading.

I huff and get ready to drop myself, and true to Michael's word. He catches me by my waist and lowers me to the ground. I look around and spot Freddy on the ground, with Gregory beside him. I snatch myself from Michael's grip, racing towards Freddy. Michael isn't quick to move, though.

"Freddy! Oh my god! What happened?" I go to lift the wiring hatch on his arm, but he's flinching too much. It's unsafe to check his wiring without him being shut off. I can't understand what he is saying because his voice box is also glitching, but I do understand him saying he needs help getting to parts and services.

Gregory is the first to notice the presence of Michael.

"What happened to you? You look dead!" Gregory practically yells. Michael chuckles, though.

"You could say that, kid-" Michael tries to say, but I'm cutting him off in seconds.

"Gregory, quiet down!" I hush him.

"Did something happen out there? You two took a long time to get here." Gregory questions.

"Short answer, yes. Long answer: We will discuss it later. We need to get Freddy to parts and services." I quickly shut down the conversation.

"(Y-Y/n) Get t-o the r-rehearsal part of t-he building. Find a w-way to lower the s-t-age." Freddy's voice box glitches in and out.

"Gotcha! Freddy, please go into low-power mode. You need to preserve power." I stand and begin moving forward.

"I'm coming with." Michael insists.

"No!... I mean, no, someone needs to stay here. Just in case Freddy wakes up and tries to leave." I frantically state this, avoiding eye contact with Michael.

I hear him huff and mumble, "I'm not sure why all of a sudden you are scared of me. Can't even look me in the eyes."

I choose not to say anything. Grabbing Gregory's arm, I begin guiding him to the door. With that, we make our leave.

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I begin slowly walking through the tunnels as we hear Roxy call out for us. I do my best to guide us away from where her voice is coming from. The tunnels are dark, though, and it's hard to keep an eye on Roxy. It is even harder to listen for her as her voice echoes off the walls.

"Get on my back." I whisper to Gregory.

"Why?" He asks.

"No time for questions. Just do it."

Right now, Gregory is securely on my back. I hear Roxy stomp towards us.

"You can't outrun me."

"That's why!" I yell as I take off, zigzagging in and out between shelves to lose her.

I make a beeline for the lockers, where I quickly shove Gregory in one and climb in the next. I hold my breath as Roxy passes the lockers. She quickly makes her way back to the shelves. When she rounds one, I quickly hop out, open Gregory's, and usher him out and down the hall.