Here it is, the final chapter of the first part of the story, we have traveled a looong way… and its not even a half of the AGOSHAAD Book, but its still a milestone, I am excited to write this! this will mainly be told in four points of way, Dragomir's dream we saw last chapter(in case you're wondering, the Chinese man was Zang) that will be loosely based on that Matrix scene in which Morpheus talks to Neo… ok, not loosely, its completely based on that scene
And then we got a near-dead Fazritz telling Leonid the whole truth and the story of how everything came to be before dying, this will take most of the story and be mainly told in a series of flashbacks
the third point of view is gonna be Vinogradov, Borovsky, Xiabo and Sin all watching the last of Zang's messages, remember what Zang said in his previous message about the last message going to arrive to them when the time was right? well, lets say the time is now, we won't focus much on this one, mainly because I don't want to write too much, lets just say they will be listening to the same thing the others are listening to
Then the fourth point of view, Flitzgerald, it will show how he became the Puppet Master and will be the second most important one
Lets begin…
Brace yourselves, I pity thy soul if thou aren't ready for….
A Game Of Spies, Haunted Animatronics And Demons
Chapter 22: The Truth Revealed
[Dragomir POV]
Dragomir stared at the Chinese man with sunglasses, how was it possible that he knew his name? What was he doing inside his mind? Was he expecting him? "Who are you and why are we here? Normally only enemies and rivals access my mind lately…." Dragomir said, glaring at the Chinese man with suspicion
The Chinese Man just smiled as a bright thunderbolt shock the building and illuminated the room further, he pointed to one of the chairs in the table "Comrade Godov, I've been expecting you tonight and I am very satisfied that I managed to get into your mind and bring you here… Don't worry Comrade Godov! I can assure you I am a friend and not a foe, I am just here to talk to you, please take a seat" The Chinese Man said
Hesitantly, Dragomir slowly walked closer and sat down on one of the elegant chairs, another thunderbolt shock the building as the Chinese Man glanced at the window again, silence reigned the room for a few minutes before Dragomir shifted in his chair to sit correctly "You said you were expecting me, and you know my name, do we know each other or something?" Dragomir said curiously
The Chinese Man smiled and walked over to the unoccupied elegant chair "Lets say we are Organizational related, Lets say I am the objective of your whole mission, I am Captain Zang Pengfei, Comrade Dragomir Godov, the one you seek to rescue" The Chinese Man said as he sat down on the chair, leaning forward to grab the bottle of whisky and calmly serve its liquid in the two glasses
Dragomir stared in disbelief at the man, was he really Zang Pengfei? He began digging in his memory to remember how the man looked like, and realized that the Chinese sitting across from him was indeed none other than Captain Zang Pengfei "Z-Z-Zang? but how is that possible? Aren't you supposed to be captured?!" Dragomir said, still surprised
Zang laughed as he took his glass of whisky "I am indeed capture my Bulgarian Comrade! We are in our mind, physically you're sleeping peacefully in your bed while I am lying down in a cold, lonely cell waiting for Flitzgerald to stuff me, but our minds? Our minds are here" Zang said as he took a sip from the glass
"T-This makes little sense, but okay… Its an honor to meet you Comrade Pengfei, I can't wait until I tell Vinogradov! Can you give me your exact location? How to access you? How to rescue you? I must know everything! This is the end of my mission, I shall be condecorated for this! I will finally get a promotion!" Dragomir said as he took his glass of whisky
"Not so fast Dragomir! You can tell Vinogradov and your superiors about this of course, they will be relieved to know I am fine and living, but I can't tell you about my exact location or how to rescue me… this will sound weird, but you must wait and let things go on their current course, just trust me" Zang said, taking another sip of whisky
"I am sorry, I got a little carried over… hey, how are we drinking this whisky if we are supposed to be in my mind? And what are you going to tell me if it isn't your location?" Dragomir asked confused, looking at his glass and then at Zang, who laughed a bit as he looked at his own glass
"Its just a dream Dragomir, this isn't happening, your brain is just remembering the taste of whisky, but you aren't actually drinking it, this is nothing but a dream… a lucid dream where two minds are present, the only real things here are you and I, now to answer your other question…. I am here to warn you and tell you… The Truth" Zang said dramatically as another thunderbolt flashed in the sky
Dragomir gulped and took another sip of his whisky "Warn us of what? Are we in some kind of danger? And is this 'Truth' the same truth I discovered in my investigations and visions with the Puppet Master?" He said nervously, remembering the horrible truth he had discovered about the Animatronics and their real origin
Zang's dark expression only served to worry him more "I am afraid that the truth I am about to tell you is way more disturbing and shocking that what you discovered early… I pity you, I remember when I first discovered the truth you discovered, I wasn't able to sleep in weeks! But… this new truth? This is worse" Zang said darkly, leaving his whisky in the table
"Thanks, now I feel way worse and more nervous than before" Dragomir said sarcastically as he too left his whisky in the table, his attempt to reanimate the mood failed "But. Tell me, what is this horrible truth you are talking about? I doubt it can be more horrible than the fact that Children were stuffed into the Animatronics and condemned to pass eternity in them!" Dragomir said, leaning back in his chair
"Its about The Organization and The Puppet Master… or should I say Herr Puppet Master?" Zang said, leaning forward from his desk and looking at Dragomir in the eyes, who shifted in his chair uncomfortably
"Herr? Why you use a German adjective in the name of the Puppet Master?" Dragomir said nervously as he stared back into the man's eyes, shifting uncomfortably in his chair
"Herr Puppet Master is German, and he is very old, dating all the way back from when Nazi Germany was born and when WW2 was raging, Fritz Smith is younger, but son of a German Soldier who fought in WW2, Fazritz is even older than Flitzgerald and he too participated on the German side of WW2… haven't you wondered why every Organization member you've meet is from a country that belonged to the Axis Powers? And that they are all very old and connected to the World War in one form or another?" Zang said
"Uuuuh, that sounds a bit stereotypical you know… I have never wondered that, but I am intrigued now, what are you trying to tell me? What is your point? Where are you getting to?" Dragomir asked, intrigued and confused
"You want to know the truth? You may be confused, angry, even scared by what I am about to tell you, I am giving you a last chance, Dragomir Godov… remember Ignorance Is Bliss, do you still wish to know the truth?" Zang said dramatically, more thunderbolts flashed in the sky and illuminated the room
Dragomir thought for a moment, curiosity killed the cat, and his curiosity had led to him finding out the truth about the Animatronics, causing him to become the most wanted man in The Organization, forcing him to stay all day long in The Little Motherland, knowing that new truth could cause him more trouble than good… but he wanted to know, he needed to know "Yes, I want to know, please tell me, I don't care about the consequences" He said
Zang grinned widely and a massive thunderbolt shock the building like an earthquake, the room as illuminated by its bright flash before suddenly the storm stopped as Zang stood up dramatically and began walking towards the window, once he was in front of it he turned around to stare directly at Dragomir's eyes, his form reflected in his sunglasses
"What if I told you…"
"That The Organization… is in fact the remnants of The Nazi Party?"
The Storm resumed with a gigantic thunderbolt in the window as those words left Zang's mouth
[Matsuo POV]
Matsuo glanced around the street to check if he was alone before sliding down a chip with a small note attached to it under the door of The Little Motherland, it was Zang's last message, explaining everything that had happened, his mission, his capture, everything, it was the time for the WPIC to know the truth
Matsuo quickly ran away from the seemingly abandoned house, he ran until he reached another street, where his now 200 men strong army was stationed, they had just come out of a though fight with a small army of policemen and Silver Angels, 220 had been reduced to 200 but they had triumphed… it was time to leave for the woods now, the day was almost over and soon bigger armies would come after them
[Vinogradov POV]
"Put the video, I am eager to see if this is indeed Zang's message or just a hoax by one of our agents" Vinogradov said as he sat down on a chair facing a television screen, General Xiabo nodded and placed the chip in a compartment of the screen, soon the face of Zang Pengfei appeared on screen, smiling and looking at them
He looked badly beaten and apparently he was in a Prison of sort, but he was happy anyway, staring at the camera and smiling "Hello there, whoever is listening to this tape! This is my final message, brave yourselves! For I am going to tell every single thing I've learned here…."
[Leonid POV]
Leonid and his group advanced carefully through one street, no policemen or silver-uniformed soldiers nearby, but judging by the screams and gunfire that was heard on other streets, they were very close to the group… and with only two of them capable of fighting, they would not survive the encounter
As they reached the end of the street Leonid finally spotted the Pizzeria, it was lightly guarded compared to other streets and buildings, only about 30 policemen were patrolling the area, with some sneaking they could probably take them one by one without problem
The only issue about that plan was the presence of nothing else than 24 Silver-Uniformed men patrolling the Pizzeria alongside the Policemen, and the base below the Pizzeria where Leonid had been imprisoned earlier was probably filled to the top with soldiers and more Silver-Uniforms, attacking the Pizzeria would be a suicide
Leonid cursed lowly as he looked at the area around the Pizzeria, Fazritz would probably be in that area, waiting patiently for his demise or for Leonid to find him, or for all he knew the old man's head could be impaled in a pike inside the Pizzeria as a warning to others
"Comrades, we have a limited time to find Fazritz, it won't be long before our enemies eventually spot us on our search for the old man, we got approximately one hour to find Fazritz, if we don't find him then we will assume he is dead or captured and then return to the Little Motherland, that's all the time I am willing to spend, understood?" Leonid said, looking at his Animatronic friends
"Nay Matey! We won't spend only an hour to find my Father the old seadog! This is a matter of great importance mate, I understand we got little time, but one hour is too little! Give us five hours" Foxy snarled, showing his teeth, Leonid glared at him and slightly raised his AK-47, he didn't wanted to threaten him, but if he would be forced to if he kept disobeying him
"Foxy, I know he is important and that you care for him, but this is ridiculous! You and your feelings are threatening this whole mission, I suggest you comply with my orders and move your ass to find him before the hour runs out" Leonid said, close to losing his temper, neither of them noticed that Kino had walked away and headed towards an alley with curiosity
"Are ye threatenin' me, Matey?! Tis' won't end pretty for ye if we fight you heartless Landlubber! I am a robot and yet I have more feelings and hear that you!" Foxy said, his voice raising in volume with each word, Leonid eyes widened as he heard what he said and he completely raised his AK-47, aiming it at Foxy's head
"Feelings are for the weak, don't you dare to challenge me you old piece of scrap! I won't hesitate to pull the trigger and put an end to your artificial life, friendship be damned!" Leonid said, finally snapping and losing his temper as his finger hovered very close to the trigger, ready to fire at any moment, yet again the two of them didn't noticed Kino trying to call their attention from the alley he was in
"You lowly landlubber scum! Tis' hook shall be yer end!" Foxy said, his eyes losing their golden color to be replaced with a diabolical red glow, the Animatronic fox opened his jaw widely to reveal his sharp teeth and then raised his hook above his head, the fox lowered himself and took a position to lunge
"I AM NOT KIDDING, YOU SCRAP! STAND DOWN OR I SHALL KILL YOU!" Leonid shouted, pressing the trigger and sending a couple of bullets that passed besides Foxy's head that scratched him slightly, a warning to show him that he wasn't kidding about killing him, by pure miracle the policemen didn't heard them, thinking it was all part of the Purges
"Bring it on, ye scum!" Foxy snarled before lunging at him while swinging his hook down aiming at his head, Leonid pulled the trigger yet again and sent a burst of deadly bullets headed at full speed directly at Foxy's face, a bright flash coming from the barrel of his rifle
Leonid saw a metallic blur and heard the sound of a hook crashing against metal, as well as bullets hitting a solid barrier of armor, He blinked and finally saw what had happened, Kino was standing between the two of them, Foxy was standing behind him with his hook bended over in a weird shape after hitting the Animatronic Samurai's armor, that didn't even had the slightest scratch
Leonid's bullets had bounced of harmlessly from the Samurai too, who looked annoyed by the behavior of the two, He noticed that Kino had already dragged Mangle and Shade to the alley, and before he could react he felt a strong hand grab him by his shoulder and soon he was being dragged too, alongside Foxy
Leonid struggled wildly against the Kino's grip, but before he even noticed he was released and thrown into the hard ground, luckily he still had his AK-47 in hand and he stood quickly and aimed at Kino's head, in the small breach of his helmet used to see, one of his weak spots
"You Fascist Traitors! I knew I shouldn't have trusted in you bastards! You will hand me to the Puppet Master now aren't you? I shall not allow this! this is an outrage! Prepare to die, you scrap!" Leonid said, aiming carefully and getting ready to fire at the calm Kino, who simply stared at him
"L-L-Leonid, I S-See you've found me…" A weak and old voice said behind him, Leonid instantly recognized that voice and turned around to look at the badly-wounded body of Frederick Fazritz, who had a large wound in his chest with blood pouring out of it quickly, he completely forgot about the Animatronics and rushed to kneel besides the old man
"Fazritz, you're wounded! What the hell happened to you? You need immediate aid, you aren't in conditions of explaining things, lets go old man, we got good doctors in The Little Motherland" Leonid said, more worried about the information than about the well-being of Fazritz
"I-Its ok my friend, I can't be saved, ever since the Coup was crushed and I escaped I knew I wouldn't live to see another day, my time in this world is very strictly counted, yet I can't die without telling you everything I know… you deserve it after all Leonid… Just sit back and listen to me… you may be a bit surprised by this story" Fazritz said, sighing and looking at the sky
[Fazritz POV]
"I am afraid I must admit that The Organization is the remnants of the Nazi Party, my friend, we are Nazis and we have been plotting our way back to power from long ago… but then the Puppet Master came, and it all changed… to understand we must travel to the very beginning of this story, it all started in 1941…" Fazritz said
Berlin, Nazi Germany, January 8, 1941
A young Fazritz walked around a old laboratory using a dirty labcoat, It was late and he hadn't slept in a long time, he looked at himself in a mirror and smiled lightly, he had short black hair and a small beard in his chin, as well as a moustache, he smiled at his reflection before walking away from the mirror and back to his lab table
"Alright Compatriots, The Fuhrer has assigned us a task of immense importance, this is top secret, you shall not talk of anything that happens inside this lab to anyone in the outside world, only the Fuhrer and his Inner Circle may know about this project, Anyone who talks will be executed, understood?" Fazritz said, looking at the scientists reunited in the room, who all nodded in agreement
"Good, now we shall begin, I will talk to you about this project before we officially begin with our research, you see, the Fuhrer want us to inves- What is it, Herr Colonel?" Fazritz said before being interrupted by a Colonel of the S.S. entering the room, accompanied by a young man with long black hair and a clean shaven, wearing a labcoat too
"I am sorry to interrupt Fazritz, but The Fuhrer has added another member to your team on the recommendation of Himmler, a brilliant boy and the son of a prominent member of the Gestapo, he passed the tests and is very loyal to the cause, I am sure you will be happy to have another hand to help you in your research, even though he is quite young compared to the others" The Colonel said, patting the man in the back before shoving him towards the group
"He is Jeremiah Flitzgerald, son of Jarold Flitzgerald, I am sure you will make the boy feel comfortable around your team, he will be of invaluable help for you, and I bring news from the Fuhrer himself, he wishes you the best of lucks in your task and hopes it will be accomplished as soon as possible, the war is going good for us and we wish to win as soon as possible" The Colonel said before saluting and leaving the room, leaving the young man with the group
Fazritz looked at Jeremiah Flitzgerald with great interest, he could see an intelligent glow and a clever smirk on his face, immediately he knew that the man had great potential and, smiling, waved for the man to come sit besides him "Welcome, Jeremiah Flitzgerald! Its an honor to have you in our team" Fazritz said, smiling at him before addressing the whole group
"Now, as I was saying, The Fuhrer wishes for us to research something that may sound strange to you, he wants us to research the nature of the human Soul, see the nature of spirits, see if they're real or not… and ultimately, see if we can work to strengthen our army with that knowledge, who knows? We could bring men back from the dead, we could make it harder for them to die, we could make their morale be in the skies at all times! We could crush any sense of doubt or disloyalty from their minds, just imagine the possibilities, my friends!" Fazritz said dreamingly, looking at all the scientists in the room
"Lets begin now, the Fuhrer is providing us with all the resources we need for this task, it will be hard and tedious, but we got the resources and the test subjects, I will assign each of you a particular job…" Fazritz said, beginning to assign tasks
Berlin, Nazi Germany, August 24, 1944
"It has been three years Fazritz! You've made remarkable progress but we need this new technology now! The Soviets are advancing at full speed from the East and there are rumors of an Allied attack on the West soon! We need you to speed up your research and provide us with something, anything!" The S.S. Colonel said, pinning Fazritz against the wall and shaking him
"So its true? Is it true that we are loosing the War? Is it true Colonel?!" Fazritz said, not willing to take the shit of the Colonel, who growled and slapped him, causing Fazritz to fall to the ground as he grabbed his face
"WE ARE NOT LOSING! IF ANYONE OF YOUR TEAM EVEN DARES TO MENTION DEFEAT WE WILL CUT HIS TOUNGE OFF! NOW SPEED UP THE PROGRESS OR I WILL BE FORCED TO REPLACE YOU WITH SOMEONE MORE COMPETENT, FAZRITZ!" The Colonel screamed before storming out of the room
Fazritz sighed and slowly stood up, still rubbing his cheek, he walked out of the room only to find Jeremiah Flitzgerald waiting for him outside the door while holding a notepad and a pen in his hands
"Frederick! We must talk, I have a brilliant idea, something that might provide the weapons our country needs!" Jeremy said while smiling, he had matured a lot during his time in the team, he and Fazritz had a close friendship already
"Jeremy! What a pleasant surprise, what do you have to tell me my friend? I sure hope your idea is plausible, I want those dirty hounds of the S.S. off my back as soon as possible, I can't stand them anymore" Fazritz said, smiling slightly at his friend as the two began walking, Jeremy showed the notepad to him
During the 3 years the group had made a massive amount of progress on the secret research, they had proven the existence of souls, they had even seen and tested them, but they hadn't found out a way to modify them, they had been stuck for a year in that phase and the Fuhrer was already impatient
"We have been doing it wrong all the time, Frederick! We can't modify souls and behavior, not yet at least, we are very close to finding out how, but by then the war will be lost, I got another idea, something more useful… you know about the other team research on automats, robots, implants and ways to make a supersoldier?" Jeremy said as Fazritz looked at his notes one by one
"Yes, they have been doing it since the beginning of the war and haven't accomplished anything, the Fuhrer is about to close their project for what I've heard" Fazritz commented, still looking at the notes
"The two teams have been doing it all wrong! We don't have the technology to do both of our purposes right now, but if we bring together the research, we can advance and get the weapons the Fuhrer wishes in no time!" Jeremy said with excitement
"What is your point, Jeremy? What are you suggesting?" Fazritz said as he looked away from the notes and at his friend while raising an eyebrow, intrigued and a bit disturbed about where his friend was going
"What I am proposing, Frederick, is that we can't modify souls and spirits, nor we can create robots and automats… so why not mix both researches? Don't you believe there may be a way to transfer the human soul from one body to the other? We could make the robots they have been doing work without the need of all the programming, we can make super-soldiers that way!" Jeremy said, looking at him
Fazritz thought for a while.. transfer souls from one body to another… transfer souls to the robots the other team was producing... it could work, it could really work! "EXCELLENT IDEA MY FRIEND! YOU MAY JUST HAVE TURNED THE TIDE OF THE WAR! COME, WE MUST SEE THE FUHRER HIMSELF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!" Fazritz shouted, grabbing Jeremy by the arm and running
Somewhere in Northern Germany, May 26th, 1945
It had been a complete and utter disaster.
The Fuhrer had taken a massive delay in approving the idea, instead insisting for them to keep working on what they were doing, it wasn't until the beginning of 1945 when he had finally given his approval of the idea, but by then it was already too late, the tide had turned and the Fuhrer had no more resources to provide, they had to work with what little tools they gave them
With the resources they had in the beginning, they would've succeeded in the task, but the Fuhrer barely gave them anything to work with when he approved the project, they had only made a few tests and theories before the Soviets finally reached and occupied Berlin, Fazritz, Flitzgerald and a number of other scientists barely escaped with their lives
The War was lost now, all of Germany was under occupation right now, they didn't had the resources to complete their task right now, Fazritz was in a port, getting ready to leave in a ship heading for the USA, he had bribed several soldiers to let him be part of the crew and act as a prisoner of war, once they arrived he would be released and let alone, it was a perfect plan
He had managed to get a place for Flitzgerald too, his friend was watching him as he packed his belongings and destroyed any evidence of his involvement in the project, the war or even in the Nazi Party, he would start a new live in the USA "Pack your bags, Jeremy! This is our last chance of leaving, let me remind you that this port falls in the Soviet occupation zone, and in no time the Allies will hand over the port to them, and let me remind you that those guys won't exactly treat us nicely" Fazritz said as he packed as fast as he could
"No, Frederick, I can't go… and you can't go either, you have a duty towards the Fuhrer, towards Germany, towards the Party! You can't just leave all of that back, we still have work to do, we still can develop our task and get weapons to one day reclaim Germany!" Jeremy said, putting a hand in Fazritz's shoulder
"Are you crazy?! The Fuhrer is dead, Nazi Germany is dead and occupied, the Party has been dismantled and their members are being hunted down as we speak! Our duty died with them! our ideals died too! Right now we must focus on escaping from Europe and saving our asses!" Fazritz said, breaking free of Flitzgerald's grip and continuing with his packing
"Fazritz, there is a new group being formed right now, we will operate underground, it may take us years but eventually we will return, we got the needed funds to continue our project, we can still do it, this new group is going to be our new hope, my friend, we will reclaim Germany, it may take us years, but we will! And we will need brilliant minds like yours to help us, please my friend" Jeremy said pleadingly
Fazritz was already in the door with his luggage before he turned around to face Jeremy "No, I won't keep risking myself to do this kind of stuff, we have no future here, our only hope is to escape and start a new life somewhere else, If you are staying, then I suppose this is a goodbye, I wish you the best of lucks, my friend, hopefully we will see each other in the future"
Washington DC, U.S.A., September 26th 1948
Fazritz sat across Jeremy in a table in a Café, he was happy and very surprised at the same time, by pure coincidence he had stumbled upon his best friend in the city after three long years of solitude and escaping, three years without seeing him, and now he stumbled upon him!
After he left Germany and moved to America, the government was quick to find his origins and imprison him, He had been held down in prison for about a year, thinking he would never go out of there until an agent from the government went down to talk to him… turns out he would win his freedom if he agreed to cooperate with the government scientific assets
And so, he had become an American Scientists, gaining a decent salary, gaining freedom from his jail sentence, and protection! What else could he ask for? But he hadn't brought his research back to the USA, no, it was better if that was left alone, buried deep below the ashes of the war, hopefully no one would dig it up again
In his time on prison, Fazritz had pondered on his research, and ultimately had decided to never investigate it again, when he got out the first thing he did was burn all his documents and research on the subject, hopefully Flitzgeral and the other scientists would do the same… he was wrong
"Frederick, its good to see you again and in one piece! I feared the Americans killed you, but now I see that you work for them… a shame Frederick, why do you work for them? come back with us and work for us instead! We still need brilliant minds, honestly we haven't recovered, not even a bit, but according to our calculations, we will be back on our feet and fully recovered by 1960!" Flitzgerald said smiling
"12 years, are you serious Jeremy? You will grow old by the time, and you won't get paid well in those 12 years! I am sorry my friend but I am comfortable in my current job, I get a nice salary, a nice house, and I have protection! I am sorry but I won't leave it to work for this Organization…"
Portland, Oregon, USA, October 22, 1975
Fazritz looked proudly at the building under construction in a terrain he had bought, he had retired from scientific work about a year ago, and with the money he earned he was about to begin a new business, a diner!
Fredbear's Family Diner, where he would pay actors to dress as animals and perform music and acts for the children, a children-centered restaurant, a very good idea! Hopefully he would win a lot of money with it
Fazritz had grown more greedy and grumpy over time, saving his money carefully and keeping a watchful eye over it, making sure not to spend a lot of it, but this was an special case, he wasn't wasting money, he was investing it! And hopefully it would bring in results soon
He laughed as he watched the workers building it, he had already an idea for some characters, Freddy Fredbear and Freddy Fazbear
((A/N: Won't mention the flashbacks of Flitzgerald arrival to the Pizzeria and leaving for his strange expedition, for those were already mentioned in the Old Memories chapter))
Current Times
"…Flitzgerald returned in 1980 and together we founded Fazbear Entertainment and Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, he brought in the three next animatronics, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, he had worked a lot during his time working for his Organization… oh the Animatronics, he added them a programming I haven't seen ever before…"
"But then Flitzgerald left for Mexico in an expedition headed by the former Fuhrer of the Organization, who perished in that Expedition… I spent years wondering what the hell had happened in that expedition… Flitzgerald returned changed, Jeremy Flitzgerald left for Mexico, and Herr Puppet Master returned"
"But today, after I was stabbed by Flitzgerald and sent here to wait for you and tell you everything, he finally told me what had happened in that expedition long ago… yes, Flitzgerald wanted me to tell you… he wants the game to continue, he is sick… my former friend is long gone…"
"Brace yourselves, for I am about to tell you what happened during his expedition… this may be crucial to defeat Herr Puppet Master… his origins"
[Puppet Master POV]
Somewhere in Central Mexico, June 10, 1984
Jeremy Flitzgerald, far older now, walked around the ruins of the Aztec Temple located in the heart of the lost, abandoned and ruined ancient Aztec City the Organization had found… or should he say The Organization Of The Joy Of Creation?
He smiled proudly as he illuminated several ancient drawings of different Aztec gods and a strange demon he hadn't seen in any piece of Aztec Mythology so far, but instead of examining it further, he distracted himself by thinking of how far he had climbed in the Organization
Right now he held the title of Scholar Of The Joy Of Creation, He was the one who developed the theory of the Joy Of Creation, building it using his old theory of the transference of souls from one body to another
The Thesis he presented to the Grand Council Of The Organization had won him a place in the Council and his title, Fuhrer Heinrich Kraumidas, the current leader of the Organization was very impressed by his work and immediately made him part of his inner circle, he now had a great deal of influence in the Organization
So much that he had actually managed to change the whole focus of the Organization, all these years trying to build an army, the army they had now was strong, but it would be impossible for them to take back Germany, specially if it was divided in two and had two superpowers ready to act
And so, after several speeches, debates, referendums and Council Votes they had finally decided to abolish The Organization Of Nazi Remnants and found The Organization Of The Joy Of Creation, now instead of trying to reclaim Germany, they would completely abandon that goal in favor of the Joy Of Creation
They wouldn't repeat the errors of the past, now the Organization would work towards good, they would develop Robotic AI, specifically that of Animatronics, they would create a new race, the Animatronic race, who would help Humanity and co-exist with them, and eventually those willingly could transfer their souls to the Animatronics and continue their lives… forever
It was a wonderful realm, a new race to coexist with Humanity, a new race to help them in their domestic business and possibly keep peace in the world, and a chance for people to get immortality or save themselves from dead by transferring their souls to an Animatronic, he would create an utopia
They had traveled to Mexico in an expedition headed by Fuhrer Kraumidas to investigate a ruined, ancient Aztec city the Organization had discovered, he had left his investigation spot in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, a test to see how well his Animatronics co-existed with humans, to embark in this expedition
They had heard that this ruins contained a great treasure, as well as a great source of knowledge and a being that could possibly help them in their research on the transference of souls… Flitzgerald could only dream about the resources they could get with the treasure, how much technology they would get with the source of knowledge, and how that being could completely speed up their research
Fuhrer Kraumidas had taken a good number of the Old Guard with him, calling it a last adventure before they opened the way for other brilliant generations, the Fuhrer had plans of retiring and Flitzgerald was the favorite for inheriting the Organization due to his contribution
He finally snapped back to reality once he heard one member of the expedition talking, a master of mythology and mysticism, Fuhrer Kraumidas had been quite interested in myths, hence why his eagerness to embark in the expedition and to have a mythology expert as part of the Grand Council
"This temple was designed to seal a Demon for what I see on the walls… but this is strange, in all my years I've never seen any picture or mention of a demon like the one depicted in these drawings and hieroglyphs, nor any mention of this city in Aztec History… I would understand if this was a small village, but no, it's a city with a temple… it is also curious how the city is ruined, almost as if something powerful had rampaged through the city" The Expert said, examining the drawings of the wall carefully
"Do you believe this 'demon' existed and destroyed this city? And if so, do you believe this may be the being we are looking for?" Fuhrer Kraumidas said, standing besides the expert and examining the drawing and hieroglyphs with interest, Jeremy rolled his eyes and kept walking down the hallway of the temple, eventually arriving to a big set of stone stairs
He glanced back at the members of the expedition, only a few were there, the rest were in other areas of the temple or around the City, exploring other things of their own "Herr Fuhrer! I am going down these stairs, I shall be back soon" Jeremy said, Kraumidas simply nodded as he kept staring at the drawings
Jeremy began venturing down the long set of stone steps, after a long descent, he finally reached a small hallway leading to a pair of double door, made of wood with several carvings in it, the door had been barricaded by several objects, he wondered what could be behind those doors… maybe the treasure he was looking for?
Excited, Jeremy began removing the objects from the door, a long and exhausting task, but soon he was finished and the doors were completely clear now, hesitantly he placed a hand on the doors, and immediately he felt a cold air coming from the door, the air sent a chill down his spine and he shivered
He felt like he shouldn't open that door, like something dangerous would be on the other side, but he had to, he felt an immense curiosity, and he also knew that if he opened that door he would have access to great knowledge and power, he hesitated a bit and then pushed the door open
Immediately the doors opened and he heard something snap, and a cold air crashed against him again, where was that air coming from? Jeremy flashed his flashlight around the room he found himself at, it was a small room with a big stone altar at the end of it, he walked curiously towards it and began examining it
It had several carvings on the stone, depicting drawings of something that looked like a spirit and of priests placing several objects in the drawing, different for each drawing, in each one the spirit possessed whatever object was set in the altar, a man, a child, a woman, a statue… wait…
A Being that could possibly help them in their research on transference of souls… the being in these carvings transferred himself to the object and possessed him… and there were also carvings of the being jumping from one object to the other one… this had to be it! Finally he had found what he was looking for!
He thought of what he could place in that altar… and he suddenly remembered, The Marionette! The Animatronic he had taken to the expedition with him, well, not exactly an animatronic, more like… a marionette… but it could work! He was so attached to it, it would be great to see it fulfilling a purpose
He quickly rummaged through his bag and then pulled out the Human-sized Marionette, that had been folded in his backpack in a weird shape so he could fit, and then he placed it on top of the Altar… but nothing happened, grumbling he began examining the drawings again
On the carvings, there were several images on the priests who placed the objects… an Aztec Priest chanting something while looking at a book, a Spanish Conquistador chanting something while looking at the book, things like that, the last carving even depicted a man in modern clothes chanting while looking at the book, how fu-
Wait
A man in modern clothes and a Spanish Conquistador? In Aztec drawings?! He examined the carvings again… indeed, as the carving advanced, so did the era of the carvings, and the carvings began looking for modern, like if they were carved by those depicted in the carvings…
Looks like the Organization wasn't the first to discover those ruins after all! but, that would mean that most probably other people had summoned the spirit and left with it…sighing, he shifted his weight from one leg to the other and took a step back… only to feel something crack on the floor
He flashed his flashlight to the ground and almost screamed in surprise, the ground was filled with skeletons… Aztec priests, Spanish Conquistadors, Exploratory, Adventurers… everyone who was depicted in the drawings was laying on the ground, dead, with a book on their hands
He suddenly felt the urge to run away… all those people had tried to summon the spirit and they had all died… he would suffer the same fate if he tried to summon it… he would become another skeleton in the ground and the next man who came here would find a carving in the altar showing him summoning the spirit…
…Or maybe the spirit was looking for someone strong, someone worthy of sharing his knowledge with… and Jeremy was that man! fuck it, he would do it! Without risks he wouldn't accomplish anything in life
With newfound courage he kneeled down and ripped off a book a skeleton with modern clothes was holding, it was a big book, he opened it and began looking at the pages, it looked like a summoning book, full of rituals and other strange things… one page was marked, he looked at it and saw a picture of the altar he was in front of…
He looked at the instructions, yes, he had to place an object in the altar… and only that? According to the book that was the only thing he had to do, place the thing in the altar and begin saying what was written in the book, He was about to begin reading before hesitating a little… was it worth it?
Of course it was! He cleared his throat, stood in front of the altar and glanced at it before beginning his chant
Oh Grand Spirit Nexcaotl
Master Of Possession
Great Summoner
Scholar Of Creation
Transferor Of Souls
Lord Of Souls
Joyful one
I request thy presence
Immediately after he said that a cold air filled the room and candles appeared out of nowhere in the altar and around it, Jeremy began shivering as he felt someone watching him, there was a concentration of air on top of the altar, forming a barely visible tornado of dust
Gulping, he kept chanting
Nexcaotl
I am a Seeker Of Knowledge
I Seek thy Knowledge
I Seek to summon thee
Thou shall decide if I am worthy
Test me, I invite you to my mind
If I am worthy, then allow me to continue
If I am not worthy, then kill me
Suddenly he was surrounded by a tornado of dust, he didn't knew what was going on, a gush of cold air entered his nostrils and his mouth and he began feeling his head very cold, almost painfully… he closed his eyes, awaiting for his doom, only for everything to stop, the tornado ceased and he was no longer cold
Taking it as a sign to continue, he kept reading
Now that I am Worthy
I summon thee
Nexcaotl
I brought a humble offering to thy altar
If thou feel honored
Posses it and grant me thy wisdom
As soon as he said that, another tornado of dust was formed and a great torrent of air surrounded the Marionette in the altar, it was out of sight for a moment before it all stopped, the Marionette was still there…
…Only that it had two white dots in its black eyes
Gulping, he glanced down at the book, at this stage the spirit was still imprisoned and bound, it could hurt him as he was the head of the ritual, but otherwise couldn't escape until the ritual was fulfilled, he now had to ask whatever question he wanted
Eh, Great Nexcaotl
I seek thy knowledge
You see, I am researching this thing…
Flitzgerald began talking about everything, about his life, about his project, about his research and most importantly about The Joy Of Creation, speaking to the Marionette, who just stared back at him, as soon as he finished he looked back at the back and chanted another verse
I Grant thee the permission to speak freely
Another gush of air and soon a deep laughter was heard in the room
Ah, feels good to be able to talk after such a long time
No one has been found worthy of being allowed to carry on the ritual for a long time
Much less actually have the honor of me listening without killing them
And much, much less having the honor of talking to me
I Believe you are the second one to succeed
Jeremy stared with his jaw wide open at the Puppet as it actually spoke with a deep, diabolical voice… he had been successful!
"Uh, its an honor to meet you, Nexcaotl, I am Jeremiah Flitzgerald… I am satisfied to know I am Worthy, I guess you can now share your knowledge with me?"
My Knowledge and My Power, Jeremiah Flitzgerald I Am not like other beings
I actually fulfill my promises and don't cheat
Specially with those I find worthy
Although sadly only two have been found worthy
You and that old hero who merged with me to destroy this city
Ah, we merged our minds and tried to build an empire…
Sadly, our attempts were frustrated by the Aztecs
What exactly do you seek, Jeremiah?
"I seek knowledge to further my Joy Of Creation, I talked to you about it before you were able to speak… I want to help the world and the human race, and this Joy Of Creation is just what humanity needs… and so, I need your knowledge on the transference of souls for it" Jeremy said, getting excited
And they shall be granted to you
But there is also another option
You can release me from my bounds
That way I can share my full power with you
I would very much thank you if you did so
I am eager to assist another hero
And I swear on my life that I shall not betray you
Jeremy thought for a moment before looking at the book, there was a verse there to release the being from his bounds… he would've a great amount of power…
Suddenly, he heard footsteps and soon a detachment of soldiers and Fuhrer Kraumidas himself entered the room armed with a Luger, they looked at Jeremy and at the Puppet alarmed
"JEREMY! DESTROY THAT BEAST! SEND IT BACK TO WHERE IT BELONGS! DO IT RIGHT NOW OR I SHALL KILL YOU!" Kraumidas shouted, raising his Luger
"B-But, he will help us! He will help us further the Joy Of Creation!" Jeremy said before feeling a stinging pain in his chest, he fell to the floor, the book in front of him, and he watched as blood poured out of the bullet wound
"Damn the Joy… this whole trip was to end you and your Joy Of Creation! You're too popular to be executed, so instead we will say you died in this journey… help humanity, bah! We must reclaim Germany, that's our objective! As soon as I come back I will purge the Organization of all those who followed you or the Joy Of Creation" Kraumidas said angrily
Jeremy instantly felt betrayed… it was all a lie? His title… his position… all just a move so Kraumidas wasn't overthrown due to his popularity? Anger began building inside him, he looked at the book and uttered the last verse
Mighty Nexcaotl, I release you from your bounds
A Deep roar, several screams and gunshots, Jeremy heard all of it before darkness slowly consumed him and he fell into a deep slumber
….
He woke up some time ago, fully healed and with the Marionette tending to him, he found out that the Marionette had killed every single member of the expedition and healed him, he had slumbered for an entire month
I intruded further into your mind, hope you don't mind
You're indeed worthy, you're highly intelligent
I see you feel betrayed, angry
And I also see something else
Your Joy Of Creation… its imperfect
But I can improve it
I like you, Jeremiah Flitzgerald
This Joy Of Creation will indeed further the Human Race
But we can't expect it to be willing
There will be riots, protests, opposition
Humanity will never accept Animatronics
Much less become one of them willingly
But many of your followers will do
Why don't we develop a new theory… my friend?
[Dragomir POV]
"….And so, Nexcaotl developed a friendship with Flitzgerald, a genuine friendship, he didn't cheated him like other demons or spirits would, they developed a new theory too, not like the original Joy Of Creation, this new one was corrupted and full of anger and betrayal, since that day Flitzgerald trusted in few people, and eventually, He and Nexcaotl both left their names and merged into one mind, with two separate bodies, and so The Puppet Master was born" Zang said darkly as he drank more of the whisky
"And then my mission began, you already know all about it, how I found and fixed Foxy, how I discovered the complex programming of the Animatronics, and how I eventually found out the truth about the Pizzeria and the Puppet Master himself"
"You see Dragomir, I was the only one to discover the full truth, which included the Puppet Master's origins asides from the Animatronic's disturbing origin, and now you have that knowledge too, and if your friends received my last message, then they know it too… you're all in danger now, but now you can all fight the Puppet Master better, as you know what is going on with him and what he is"
"soon, we shall meet each other in person, you shall rescue me soon, I have the feeling it will be very soon, not this week, not the next one, but soon"
"Goodbye, Dragomir" Zang said before a bright thunderbolt illuminated the room and soon Dragomir found himself sweating in his bed and breathing heavily
[Vinogradov POV]
"Xiabo, go fucking write a fucking letter to the fucking Chinese Government, or a fucking telegram or I don't know, just let them fucking know what we are dealing with, fucking Nazis! Mention the whole spiritual shit too.. oh god this is so bad… Borovsky, tell the rest of the men about this whole ordeal, Sin! Go write a telegram to the North Korean government, I will write one for the USSR, WHAT ARE YOU WATING FOR?! GO!" Vinogradov screamed before going to write the telegram
This was bad, the Nazis were back, and they had a fucking demon as their leader, hopefully the Warsaw Pact would believe him, hopefully….
Because he was going to ask for a whole fucking army
[Leonid POV]
Leonid didn't even knew what to think as the story ended… it was hard to think after all, he said his goodbyes to the old man before retiring from the valley as Kino, Foxy and the recently reactivated Mangle and Shade all approached to have their private moment with their creator
This was bad… Nazis were back
But he wasn't scared, if Nazis returned he would be ready to receive them, he would kick the ass of the Puppet Master too
Did Herr Puppet Master wanted to play a sick game with him?
Then he would play… on HIS rules
The Game Was On
END OF PART 1 OF AGOSHAAD! HOPE IT WAS GOOD! NOTHING TO SAY IN THIS AUTHOR NOTE
Except that I am happy that two things in my life are coming to an end, the first part of this story and that I am about to finish Dark Souls! Gwyn, Lord Of Cinder is the hardest boss fight ever
Red Captain Reporting Out
