#Lefty's always on the go doing things while the Puppets are like: Purpose complete I can now die in peace

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Marionette: Well it took me nearly 30 years but I've put the children to rest.

Security: I killed the man who did it.

Marionette: We're a good team, Lefty why don’t you help us?

Lefty: I got my own problems.

Marionette: Like what? Not enough coffee in the morning?

Lefty: Well first off I met a robot who body swapped with a teenager, I learnt the parents of said teenager were shit and I was the only one who could reverse the body swap and restore him to his correct body, I had to be his support the whole time, he's a great kid regardless and his parents didn’t see it, so I adopted him and his sister. I hunted down an elusive robot who was killing teenaged girls then stealing their looks, it was gruesome when I found a whole trash pile of organs and bones in that scrap yard, it also smelled badly, I caught a big rabbbit and turned him into a harmless toy, now he's living in a little enclosure I built. Then I found Funtime Freddy and we had a brawl in the shed, I saved a teenaged girl but I dislocated my arm, I performed surgery to remove four Minirennas from a man's body, I saved a boy named Oscar from getting run over by a train, I stopped a man from becoming corrupted and being a vessel for something evil, I had to smash an Ella Doll to pieces because this poor woman couldn’t sleep at all, I undid an evil curse on a teenager and to top it off, someone smashed my favourite coffee mug.

Marionette & Security: .....

Marionette: What?

Lefty: I'd like to stay and keep talking but it's time to pick my kids up from school.

Marionette: YOUR KIDS???

Lefty: Alec and Hazel, it's time for me to collect them from school. Weren’t you paying attention?

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I am Machine: Chapter 7

Cookies were a great comfort.

So was talking to Helpy, who could be a great listener but also ask very good questions without being too invasive, Alec had pretty much confirmed the suspicion that his personality was loosely like a young child; curious, happy and sweet.

He found he was actually comparing him to Hazel for a few minutes. They were both very happy, kind and.....

But he made Hazel cry.

His biggest regret.

Helpy had noticed and asked if he was okay, then he said:

“Are you thinking about your family Alec...? How much you miss them...? You know they do love you... They just don't know you're lost... If they knew... They would look for you, Lefty has looked for me before when I've been lost... Because he knew I was lost.”

It was a good point. No one knew what happened. He doubted the possibility happening but if the Fake Alec gave away that he wasn't who he appeared, his family would be actively looking for him, and their search would probably bring them here.

But if that thing has pretended to be me for months on end, then it wouldn’t be easily exposed.

Lefty appeared at 9:30 pm.

“Hey, how was it today?” Helpy asked.

“It was okay... Some stuff different day....” Lefty responded, “Helpy... Chica made some hot jambalaya... Go eat...”

“Ooh, I love jambalaya! I'll be right back!” Helpy nodded.

When Helpy left the room, Lefty closed the door and spoke, “Lewis told me you got upset... I can understand why...”

It occurred to Alec at that moment that Lefty purposely sent Helpy away to talk with him privately.

“Are you okay..? It's okay if you aren't... I mean... I wouldn't be okay if I was in your shoes.”

“Can you tell me about Lucky?” Alec asked, wanting to know before he forgot the name, Lefty's eyes widen, either by shock or curiosity as to where Alec learnt that name.

It appeared to be more like shock. “Lewis mentioned him... Can you tell me?” Alec continued.

“I don't want Helpy to remember... Don't tell him...” Lefty was warning him to keep it a secret essentially, Alec nodded acknowledging that he would not tell anyone else.

Lefty walked over to his bed and sat down, “Sit here... I guess it's fair to tell you....” Lefty patted a spot by his side, Alec had climbed up and sat next to him, looking at him for the answer.

“Lucky was a Lonely Freddy who unlike the other Lonely Freddy's, seemed to like spending time with me and Helpy... He approached us one day when we were eating lunch and asked if he could be our friend because he had watched us and liked our personalities. I only agreed because he and Helpy had really hit it off. I was surprised to find I was laughing at his jokes, I was making sure he and Helpy were safe if they ever got up to something, which yes... They did get up to mischief....”

“We were an unusual trio, I would sometimes walk around with Helpy on one shoulder and Lucky on the other, they were always content as was I... Lucky sometimes asked strange questions... But I ruled it was because he was learning from humans. We named him Lucky because we saw him nearly get hit by some falling spaghetti, and he missed it completely by chance....”

“He had a quirky personality, he was funny, insightful and generally curious about things... I could lose track of time when I’d converse with him, it was nice to have company I could talk to that wasn’t always Helpy... I did like him....” Lefty had a content smile on his face like he was recalling very fond memories.

Then it dropped instantly as he continued “Then I woke up one night... A strange gut feeling had disturbed me to my core and it caused me to wake suddenly, it was like an alarm that I couldn’t hear. I was tired and wanted to go back to sleep, but... I heard whispering... It sounded like a magical chant... I looked to Helpy thinking he was sleep talking... I'll never forget.”

Alec knew that this story was now talking a turn for something darker.

“Lucky had come into our room... He obviously woke up Helpy, either intentionally or accidentally, I never confirmed which one it was... He hypnotised Helpy... Their eyes were beaming blue lights... Helpy was obviously in deep into the trance because he didn't call out for help... Helpy seemed stuck in a state of... Permanent confusion... I don't know if Helpy called for me to help him or not... Lucky was saying stuff like “This is best for us”, “You don't deserve to be disrespected”, “I can help you if you let me inside your head for a second”, “I only want to help you, Lefty will never stop hurting you without my help”. I admit I use to get annoyed easily at Helpy, but I never had hurt him, I did accidentally step on his foot once but hurt him? I'd never! I don't know where Lucky pulled that from!!!”

“I was so terrified of what happening... I didn't know what was happening... I instantly got them separated... I tried to ask Lucky why, why was he doing this? What did he hope to accomplish?.... I looked him in the eye... He... He... Hypnotise me instead... I remember everything was fading into a sea of blue, I couldn't move, I was losing my mind... I went from panicking... To.... Having strange feelings, like my body was slowly dying... I couldn’t feel the ground below my feet...”

He was describing how Alec felt. He was now understanding why he was so wary of Lonely Freddy.

“That was the first time I heard this voice speak, it was quiet at first, then shouting at my face, “Wake up! Wake up! You're falling inside the darkness you will never wake from!!” I managed to get some control back. I locked Lonely Freddy in the closet...” Lefty pointed to the black closet next to the bookshelf.

“I thought that was the end... He still had some control over me..... He was calling my name, asking why I was resisting him, why was I making this difficult... I remember I wanted to set him free but at the exact same time, I wanted to keep him locked up.”

“I struggled... I struggled... I had never been in a hypnotised state... I was constantly fighting to keep control of my own body... I managed to walk... It was difficult... I did something I don’t regret...... I stabbed myself... In my left eye with a pair of scissors... I was no longer under Lucky's control... But... I was in agony... I pulled out my eye... The pain was enough to yank me free of the trance in an instant.”

“After I crashed on the ground, crying and staining the floor with blood... I got to my feet... Helpy came to and started crying... I took myself and Helpy to Security, I told him everything... He disposed of Lucky. Security decided to erase Helpy's memory of Lucky so he wouldn’t ask about him. I told Helpy and the others that I suddenly went blind in that eye and the technicians made the call to remove it.”

“Is that why you acted hostile to me?” Alec asked, “I remember your face when you first saw me, you looked disgusted.”

“After Lucky and that incident with the little girl which happened after.... I was immediately sure that something was wrong with them all, and Lucky wasn’t just a “mistake” in production that slipped under the radar, he was one of many.... They acted like a hive. All of them were predators and I was beginning to fear the day when I wouldn’t rescue somebody from them, I knew I needed to act.”

“Me and Lewis pleaded to Mike and he finally set a “recall” after a Lonely Freddy attacked me in front of the kids and that particular one never gave me a reason as to why he attacked me unprovoked. They were all rounded up, and locked in the workshop, I checked them while no one was looking for any abnormalities. I did see one was missing, I did search for the missing one and concluded it was probably stolen at some point when I couldn't find it. The next day, they were all deactivated and scrapped for parts, Security kept the parts from Lucky, we've spent a few hours investigating it, trying to find something that explains that behaviour..... Unfortunately, now that I've met you... My worse fear has been confirmed... I failed to safe you from Lonely Freddy.... I let an innocent go into the hypnotic clutches of a Lonely Freddy... You paid a price for my mistake..”

“Why do you keep saying that sort of thing?” Alec had recognised that tone and wording as him blaming himself.

“Because... It is true... I could have more but I didn't... Simply because I didn't see a glaring issue.... I always watched any Lonely Freddy that was in the same room as me and I would always emphasise that you should not go into areas you aren't suppose to be in... Because that is the window for the devil to be let in...”

“Once again, I didn't want to be bothered.”

“Well next time hide in the bathrooms instead,” Lefty suggested, “Or better yet, go outside and get fresh air....”

“I'll keep that in mind.... So have you found anything? On Lucky? Anything that gives an explanation?” Alec asked.

“No...” He answered looking sombre.

“So what will you do next?”

“I need to tell Security about your existence even if it scares you, I already left a note at Prize Corner asking for him to see me, alone, tonight, my magic is strong, according to Security, but I need his help if we want to swap you back.”

“You’re really serious about that?”

“I’ve mentioned it about 20 times, you only now think I’m serious?” Lefty asked.

“I... I believed you were tricking me...”

“Because I'm a robot? I'm programmed with multiple features, I am not a deceiver,” Lefty shook his head.

“Security... Won’t attack me? I heard it's hostile towards strange things,” Alec looked unsure and clutched his blanket tight in his fists.

“Strange things, Security will be able to feel your soul as I do. Regardless, should he attempt to even..... I would quickly put him down,” The last part sounded like Lefty was growling aggressively at the thought Security would attack Alec.

Alec frowned, the door opened.

It was Security Puppet, complete with the black hood that had a bell, blue lines down his face from his eyes to chin, and black and white stripes on the arms and legs.

Wait, it looked more human than it did from afar, it had a thin human form, with some white hair showing from under his hood.

“Lefty.... That's a.... Is that the missing Lonely Freddy?” Security slowly stepped towards him, looking wary.

“I believe so, but remember my words I wrote?” Lefty asked.

“ “Things will not be as they appear initially but I can explain”, so please explain the Fred, Lefty,” Security said pointing at Alec.

“Do feel... Strange right now?” Lefty questioned, “Like.... Something is nearby that shouldn’t be?”

Security frowned then his frown turned more into a shocked expression, “I feel... A soul of a child nearby but they aren’t any-!!!” He exclaimed then looked at Alec.

He switched between looking at Alec and looking at Lefty a few times, his eyes then rested on Alec, “Oh my goodness....” He bent his back down and was looking right at his face, completely focused.

“You aren’t a Lonely Freddy..... Who are you?”

“My name is Alec Roberts,” Alec spoke.

“A human!” He almost shrieked.

“He's been mind swapped, we need to set this right, and put him back into his correct body,” Lefty explained.

“Lonely Freddy..... How did we miss this? Lucky should have been a huge red flag but we assumed he was a glitch in the system!”

“I've already beaten myself up about it...” Lefty shook his head, “So many times. I still am...”

Security placed his hand on his head, “How.... How.....”

He seemed lost for words.

“Security can you please tell me, please absolutely confirm that there is a way to swap Alec back into his body?” Lefty asked.

“Unfortunately I can't confirm if there is actually a way, it depends on all the circumstances, how was Alec mind swapped, and how long ago?”

“You're looking at me dead in my eye, and telling me.... There might be NO WAY TO FIX THIS?!?”

Alec couldn’t explain why Lefty screaming suddenly made him very terrified, it was like something inside Lefty woke up and whatever it was, had scared Alec.

“Lefty calm down!” Security exclaimed, “We... We'll search everything! We might even need to look at dark magic resources.... I can't guarantee when we'll find a solution immediately... At this point, things need to be done,” Security had clapped his hands together.

“I’ve been told Alec asked Lewis to keep his eyes open in case the Lonely Freddy makes a sudden reappearance,” Lefty spoke. “We should also keep our eyes open and be aware that he could appear at the pizzeria with Alec's family.”

Alec was glad Lewis agreed to that one simple thing, plus Lewis had seen what Alec did look like as a human, so he would immediately recognise him when and if he saw him.

“Yes, capturing the Lonely Freddy might be an option we have to consider,” Security agreed.

“If... He does show up here... Can you make sure my sister doesn’t see you grab him..? I know it sounds strange, but she'll get scared.... I don't want her scared,” Alec said.

“It will be an absolute last resort,” Lefty assured him, “We would try other options first.”

The door opened after Lefty spoke and Helpy was standing there, he looked at Security.

“Are you busy?”

“No...” Security answered, “I’ll search every book I have Lefty.... We might have to further investigate the brains of Fred, maybe we could find something inside, and that will give us a clue to undo this.”

“I don't expect we'll find an answer right away, but me and Security will be outside if you need us at any point, do not stay up all night,” Lefty spoke, then looked at the door, “And as always, keep that door locked. I can always unlock it.”

“Yep I’ll only unlock the door if we absolutely need it!” Helpy nodded.

“Goodnight you two,” Lefty opened the door, Security exited first then Lefty stepped out.

Before Lefty walked away he closed the door, held the doorknob in his paw and spoke in a quiet whisper, “Keep this door locked up tight so no evil can harm Helpy or Alec tonight.”

The door made a snip sound to indicate the lock had turned to completely seal the room. Once he heard that, he was happy to walk away.

Lefty will protect Alec with his life, the fanart that was done recently is an accurate relationship of Lefty and Alec (with Lefty saying: If you hurt him I will end you). Lefty has essentially now realised: I need to help this kid.

Yes I did give Alec a last name, because only Oscar and Millie have last names and it kind of bugs me.

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