From the start, this place had given the demon the heebie-jeebies, and he began to regret his decision to go out and explore the street outside the Studio.
Like everything on the street, this place was in a dire state of disrepair. From what he could gather from the various decaying signs and posters, this place had once been a pizzeria of some kind. The sort you’d hold birthday parties in and which, apparently, had animatronic entertainers on offer.
Jeez, it was almost comical how well this was set up for a horror movie…
Even so, the toon was compelled by some twisted curiosity to continue exploring the place. It was far more interesting than the old animation studio, after all.
Soon, Bendy found himself at a rusted door with a peeling ‘Parts & Service’ sign adorning it. Standing there, he couldn’t quite put his finger on what was so ominous about the door, but he soon chalked it up to it being out of place amongst the fading bright colours of the ‘child-friendly’ environment surrounding it. Even though the place was abandoned, he got this distinct feeling that he was somewhere he wasn’t meant to be.
As if encouraged by this, he moved closer to the door, noticing with a building sense of dread that it was slightly ajar. Steeling himself, he swallowed his fear and pried the door open, only to be greeted with an impossibly dark room. Even the light from the streetlamps outside seemed to have little effect on it, but Bendy could just make out some…disturbingly humanoid shapes strewn about the room. For a split second, he actually thought they were humans, but to his relief he quickly recognised them as nothing more than animatronics.
“Phew, this place is really gettin’ to ya, Bendy…” He laughed at himself then, amused that he had managed to be spooked so easily. Perhaps he should just head back, try his luck tomorrow afternoon instead. Things were never quite as creepy under the revealing light of day, right?
The demon turned to leave, but, just before he could set a foot beyond the threshold to the room, a sudden unexpected noise caused him to freeze stiff from fear.
He didn’t dare turn his head to look for the source. It was a kind of mechanical…hum. Christ almighty, it wasn’t one of those awful animatronics was it?? Surely not!
For the love of God, surely not!?
Somehow, Bendy gathered the courage to peek over his shoulder, and instantly his breath left him. His eyes widened as they locked with the two red dots which he could only presume were the eyes of the animatronic furthest from him.
“Aw Christ-!” It was all the demon could mutter before he bolted from the door, speeding down the hallways of the nightmarish pizzeria in a desperate attempt to escape whatever the hell he’d just seen.
But then, as he was nearing the exit and certified freedom, he skidded to a halt. Double-thinking with a frown.
Why was he running? He was a living cartoon character -living ink! Why was he weirded out by this?
Face still displaying a thoughtful frown, the demon began to retrace his steps, gradually finding his way back to the beginning of the hallway leading to the Parts & Service room. He didn’t approach any further than that -just to be safe. But he did watch. Watch for movement. Any confirmation that he had seen what he’d seen, and it wasn’t just his mind playing tricks…
When the stranger suddenly ran, Bonnie's interest turned to disappointment. He'd scared them, hadn't he? Why couldn't he do anything without scaring someone? He gave a defeated sigh and lent back against the wall. Maybe he should deactivate for a while..
Wait. He hadn't heard the door close, or even open. Did that mean the stranger was still here? Perhaps... well, it was worth a shot. It wasn't as if the animatronic could scare them even more.
Carefully he got up, his joints creaking in the process, and once he was up he headed to the door. As he did so his footsteps could be heard clunking against the floor as he walked, his bare endoskeleton foot making a metallic bang.
Bonnie opened the door and looked out, lowering his eye lights in an attempt to seem less threatening. Oh, the stranger was still there! He waved nervously and hummed gently but kept his distance. He was determined to show them that he wasn't a threat.
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