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Chapter 16 - Vengeance

William had realized that Dave had robbed the souls of the only thing they had left: their bodies. "He just won't fucking rest until he kills every last sliver of happiness and hope, will he?" William asks no one in particular. Eventually, he finds the soul of Cassidy. She was crying. "Hey, don't cry, Cassidy. Here, I have a gift for you." He says, as a cake appears. A slight smile appears on Cassidy's face, as she stops crying. She then hugs William. "I know that you technically killed me, but I also know that it wasn't really... your fault... And I'm glad you're trying your best to make up for it." Cassidy says. Then, William starts to cry. "Thank you, Cassidy. Hearing that... means a lot..." William says. Then, he hugs her back. "I wish I could fix everything... I really do... Ever since the day he killed Susie, it just... spiraled downhill... And I was unable to do anything to stop it..." William says. "I just hope that... someday... I can give all of you children the happiest day that you deserve... But, for now, I can at least help you get your revenge on that monster that took away your chance at life." William adds, before he stops embracing Cassidy. Despite her not being able to see William's true expression, because of how distorted his form was in this realm, she could tell from his voice that he was determined to make this happen. "Now, all I need you to do is wait for me to lure him into that old pizzeria. Then, you chase him into the safe room." William says. "Oh, and, if you will, please rally the others, as well. They need their revenge too." William adds. "Okay, I will!" Cassidy says.

Henry had been alone for a while. Ever since he bought Jeremy his own house to prevent Jeremy from having bad memories, it had just been him. Henry has always thought that if things can be forgotten, then perhaps they are best left forgotten, forever. Of course, that doesn't mean he kept anything from Jeremy, since that didn't feel right... Recently, he's been noticing a shadow in the corner of his eye. Eventually, he sees the figure in full. It looked like Bonnie. Except, fully dark in color, apart from the eyes and teeth, which were pure white. "What the-" Henry says, before rubbing his eyes. But the figure doesn't go away. "Henry..." A voice says. "William, is that you? No, it can't be... This has to be a hallucination..." Henry says. "It's me, Henry. A monster has taken my body from me, and I need your help to stop it..." William says. "Pardon me if this sounds rude, William, but, why can't you do it on your own?" Henry asks. "Because my plan involves boarding him up inside an old safe room, and if you haven't noticed, I'm not really capable of doing that at the moment..." William says. "And I figured you'd want revenge, since this monster used my body to kill Charlotte..." William adds. Henry's fists tighten. "Of course, I'll help. If it means I can finally get my revenge on that bastard." Henry says. "So, you said something about boarding up an old safe room?" Henry asks. "Yes, Henry. Me and the other souls will handle the rest." William says. "Consider it done, old friend." Henry says. "Thank you, Henry." William says. "Of course, William." Henry says. Then, William fades away.

Cassidy and the souls of the children had chased Dave into the safe room, like William asked them to. Then, Dave put on the Spring-Bonnie suit, and they freeze. Even now, that costume still haunts them. "HAHAHAHAH! YOU'LL NEVER WIN! YOU'RE JUST A BUNCH OF SCARED, IDIOTIC TODDL-" Dave starts to say, before he hears a clicking noise. "No! NO!" Dave says, as he tries to get the suit off. But it was no use. The springlocks went off, and jammed into his eye sockets, his ribcage, and practically everywhere, as he let out a scream of pain. Blood spilled from the suit and onto the ground, as Dave's knees got weak from the pain, and he fell into a sitting position. His body started to twitch, as the spirits faded away.

Then, William came into the room. "So, here we are again. Just me and you. Except, this time..." William says, as he approaches Dave, puts a hand through the suit, and grabs one of the still-tightened springlocks. "I'm the one in control..." William says, as he loosens the springlock. It plunges into Dave's spine. Dave lets out another scream of pain. "Fuck... you..." Dave says, with what little breath he has left. "Funny... Usually I'm the one who's cursing at this point in the conversation..." William says. "Regardless, I think it's time for this conversation... to end..." William adds, as he reaches for a spring-lock close to the neck and loosens it. It plunges into Dave's throat. Dave starts to scream, but his throat becomes flooded with his own blood, and all he can do is gargle. "You wanted immortality? Well, you got it. And now you can suffer through this pain for the rest of eternity..." William says, before he walks off. Dave slumps over, still twitching and gargling on his own blood, as William fades away.

Eventually, Henry walks into the safe room, and a terrible smell hits his nostrils, but he tries to ignore it. "Hello, Dave... William's told me a lot about you..." Henry says, as he approaches Dave, and lifts up the suit's face to meet his eyes. "Think it's fun to torture and kill people, do you? Well, how's this for fun? Imprisoned by the very thing that you used to ruin lives..." Henry says. He then looks at the arcade machines, and sighs. "You took an innocent place, made for children to have fun, and turned it into your own little horror story..." He says. "Well, congratulations. Now you get to look back on every single life you took, and all the lives you ruined... forever. You psychotic bitch." Henry says, before getting up and walking out of the safe room. He then had it boarded up and hidden. And with that, his work was done, and he had felt like he'd finally gotten his revenge. At least, for that time.