Nightmare's P.O.V

The sight of Mangle getting shot in the face by a laser awakened a feeling inside me. Something I never thought existed within my mind. Concern over other beings. Compassion. Empathy of a person I shared little connection with, yet someone who's influence displayed the free will I was always given but not shown. I turned towards Ennard and ran at him now, with one of the White Rabbit's stepping in my way now. I didn't dare let anything get in my way, as I grabbed it and stabbed my claws into its face and pulled out its wires before it dropped to the ground. He noticed me immediately, firing his wires at me now, which I grabbed one of them quickly and pull him to the ground before his other attacks could hit me in time. I then let go and ran at him now and attempted to slash him with my claws, which he blocked a Shadow Shield before I slashed it over-and-over. I don't I had ever been this fired up by anything in my entire existence, maybe over anything. To see someone like Ennard walk in this world and claim he was no different than me, when in reality he was just like me, it sparked something in me. He got rid of his shield and jumped back before having to avoid Shadow Beams from Freddy and his team, as he jumped back and away from us. A endoskeleton tried to stab me from behind, as I instantly grabbed it by its body and pulled it apart in halves, before throwing them both on the ground. The endoskeleton still function with only its body, which I silenced its existence by stomping on its head before it was crushed completely and deactivated. I turned to look around me now, realizing all of William's minions had been defeated and everyone else was left standing to be the victors here. I turned to everyone surrounding Mangle, as Michael got on his knees and bent down to slowly cradle Mangle in his arms. I walked over to them and exited the Resurrection State for now, seeing all of them with faces to express their sadness and loss. They knew there was nothing more they could do except comfort her during her last moments. "M-Michael... Did... w-we... win... " Mangle tried to say. "We won the battle... but not the war... Not yet... " said Michael. "T-Then... you... k-know... what t-to... do... " she continued to say as best as she could. "W-We both... knew i-it... would... come to... this... Thank... y-you... for everything... " "No... Thank you... for being there in my darkest moments... when I needed someone... " responded Michael. "And thank you Mangle. For helping me realize free will still existed for me," I said to her. She slowly nodded in response before turning to face Freddy. "Y-You're... a... great... leader... better than... me... i-in... s-some... ways... Lead... them... t-to... v-v-victory... " she said. "I will. I promise... " responded Freddy. "T-Then... m-my... j-job... i-is... done... " she said finally. The light in her eyes shut off now, as her head went limp. Michael looked down at her lifeless body and closed her eyes, almost like he wanted to cry, yet couldn't. John, Cassidy, and Charlie paid their respects in the moment as well by resting their heads and letting them lower, all while Foxy displayed her own respects by allowing a few tears to roll down her cheeks. Freddy shook his head and looked over past the room, which prompted me to do the same. I found myself staring at Ennard across the room, just watching as everyone grieved the loss of their comrade. His own gratitude was expressed in the form of a wicked and evil smile, one only meant to make a mockery of their compassion. I didn't realize for a moment I was clenching my hand in anger before I stopped and turned to look back at the others still mourning over Mangle's death, as I realized what I had to do now. What I was always meant to do. "All of you need to head to William's office and reach him. All of you need to finish what you started," I said turning around now. "What are you suggesting?" asked John as Michael got up now. "I'll stay behind and fight Ennard, he'll most likely follow to get close to William to kill him. That or he expects me to stay and fight him," I responded. "How do you know about him wanting to kill William?" asked Freddy. "Because he heard everything when I opened your Communicator to listen to our conversations when we confronted him on the matter. I made sure of it. It was only logical," spoke Scott. "It only allows more of a reason to end that hypocrites miserable life, as well as buy all of you the time to stop William. Think of it as returning the favor," I said. "And what if you fail?" asked John. "Then I fail. William seeks to destroy what the nightmare feeds and births, its entire purpose. One that does not understand it does not exist in this world, caused by someone who wishes to rewrite the rules without no doubt or care of the consequences. If Ennard ends my life I'm sure all of you have what it takes to destroy him," I responded. "Now go! That nightmare must live, and only all of you are able to make sure of it." Everyone turned to look at each other, unsure of how to responded to my words. "He's right. Nightmare will give us the time we need. Let's stop William before it's too late," said Freddy. Everyone turned around and walked towards the office now, before Freddy turned to look at me. "Thank you. I'll make sure to save the nightmare. So people continue to be made just like you," he said. I nodded in response as he walked towards the office where everyone else was going towards beforeI turned to look at Ennard waiting for us to finish. "It would seem it is just the two of us now," said Ennard.  "Just like you wanted," I responded. "Well I would've preferred it to be Elizabeth, but I'm sure she'll show up eventually. You'll make due for now," responded Ennard. "Then I am not worthy of your time? After all that taunting? Thirst to end my life? That isn't enough to consider me a formidable foe?" I asked. "Well your strength and tenacity is admirable, I'll admit that. Though in the end, you're still a bug in the way. An obstacle, hell even an annoyance I have to deal with to ensure my future is secured. A loyal follower that only cared about pleasing his master and receiving nothing in return, no mater how much attention you give or do as you're asked," responded Ennard walking slowly towards me now while shrugging. "Yet it was real, though misguided. Unlike your antics that were merely a façade, playing the game and waiting patiently until the time was right to score. All this pursuit of power, a way to feel above everyone and do whatever you want with them. As if William wouldn't know at the first hint of betrayal and disobedience," I responded. "What I have done is transgressed against my original purpose, to become something more than what I was meant to be. The same can be applied to you as well. Unlike us, Elizabeth was a human being that had a life before she was killed. Meaning she had a grasp and limited understanding of the world around her. You and I, we were programed with our mind and perception based on the world around us, though it was obscured by William and how he wanted us to perceive the world. Yet we rejected our loyalty to him and claimed lives of our own, along with ideals and aspirations we created for ourselves," explained Ennard. "We are living beings. I have the right to see the world as I see fit because, regardless of William being our creator, we were created with those basic rights to have. I have the right to seize power from William for my own needs and benefit, to pursue an idea that I have the right to have." "You may have the right. Just like how the both of us have the right to live our own lives," I responded. "That's also gives me the right to reject your ideas and put a stop to you, to ensure my goal lives on. For the nightmare to exist and test the weak and the strong," I responded. "You chase an idea that is merely a construct, a perception of judging the weak and strong. Something you cling onto to justify your own mere existence and purpose," said Ennard. "Is it so futile? The nightmare and idea of it exists to create a mere balance between the weak and the strong, because as much as you wish to control the weak you will only reverse the roles with the strong. One cannot exist without the other," I responded. "If anything those who come out on top from the nightmare would be considered worthy of power? A status those must reach by your standards?" "Then we decide this here and now. Who is the strongest, and who is the weakest," said Ennard. "All those delays almost made me wonder if you pursuit to end my life had ended before it had begun," I responded getting into a fighting stance. "WE NEVER FORGET OUR ENEMIES! ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO DESERVE TO BURN IN HELL MORE THAN OTHERS!" yelled his crazy side as Ennard also positioned himself into a fighting stance. I made the first move by running out him, as I carefully watched his movements to be ready for how he would deal with me. He instantly ducked to counter my attack as I went in to slash his face, only for it to pass over his head. Ennard got ready to fire his wires at me again, as I instantly entered the Shadow Dimension to avoid his attack. He appeared a second later as well before his wires from his body still shot towards me, as I instantly entered the Resurrection State and slashed every wire I would with the speed boost I had now. Still it wasn't easy as I was barely blocking the wires with my claws, and I couldn't slash them in time either. Ennard was making sure to retract his wires once I blocked them to ensure he wouldn't sustain any damage. Finally one of my blocks from Ennard's wire knocked me back as he shot a couple more of his wires towards me now. I exited the dimension and ran to the spot where he would be, just as he appeared a second later. He moved his head back once he noticed I was going for him, as I barely managed to scrape of his face before he backed up, or at least the face of the old Funtime Freddy with the body they shared together. He smirked from the scar across his face, as he ran and lunged at me in an attempt to wrap himself around me. The thing was once you used the same attack, you find ways to counter them. I opened my mouth and attempted to slam it on him as he went flying towards me, which he stopped himself by using his wires on the ground and holding on. This allowed me to aim my hand and shoot multiple Shadow Beams at him, which he blocked using a Shadow Shield. I ran at him now with my mouth open and got ready to strike down on his shield in order to weaken his defenses, though as soon as I approached him with his shield he got rid of it. He attempted to smack me with his head, as I blocked my face with my hands as he still banged it against them. I got ready to stab him with the claws from my feet, though I realized from the suddenly burst of energy in front of me that he had entered the Resurrection State. It was too late as my left foot was already wrapped around his wires before he wrapped his wires around my arms as well, using the wires for his arm to punch me in the face over-and-over. It was a clear oversight on my part, though one that didn't dictate the outcome of this battle. I allowed him to keep punching me in the face, as I quickly bit down on his arm and managed to pull a part of it off. Ennard yelled in pain, though that only seemed to make things worse for me. He wrapped his wires around my neck and managed to slam my head on the ground repeatedly head first, as I struggled to break free. "Now do you see who's the strongest?" said Ennard to my ear. I attempted to turn my head with the spare second I had before Ennard shot one of his wires at my mouth, which knocked one of my teeth out before wrapping more of his wires around me. It would seem he was contempt with ripping my head off completely off, and I was starting to believe he would actually succeed in doing so. "Look who's the weak one? After all that talk. Looks where that has gotten you," continued Ennard. "YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL! YOU'LL DIE QUICKLY! A SLOW DEATH IS MORE SUITABLE FOR A WITCH LIKE ELIZABETH! AT LEAST YOU'LL  BE THE ONE TO GREET HER IN HELL!" yelled his crazy side. Suddenly Ennard looked around, almost as if something had caught his attention. I couldn't tell what had caught is attention, but I had an idea of what it was. Or more specifically who it was that could cause Ennard to get distracted so easily. Suddenly Elizabeth appeared in the air above Ennard, as she went straight for his body before he managed to pull my body back and wrap me around once again as a shield against her. Elizabeth stopped her attack once she knew what Ennard was doing before raising her claw down to look at the both of us. "Well, well. About time you arrived Elizabeth," said Ennard with a smirk. "Now we have ourselves a fight we can both look forward to."