(We open during the middle of another adventure of our dynamic duo. In this universe, Popgoes and Candy are piloting gigantic mechs that resemble them, and fighting against yet another variant of Springtrap, who was also a mech.)

Popgoes: This is the end of the road, Mechatrap!

(Mechatrap roared as he punched Popgoes away before Candy tackled him. They fell through the air before landing on the city dam.)

Candy: You destroy everything you touch, Mechatrap!

(Candy's mech activated Sugar and Sweets, the axes glowing a bright blue.)

Mechatrap: Because everything I touch is food for my hunger!!! My hunger for power!!!

(Mechatrap activates two purple blades and the two charge at each other. Candy and Mechatrap begin clashing over and over again, swinging their blades as they try to keep their balance.)

Candy: You're old, Mechatrap! Yesterday's model! Ready for the scrapheap!!!

Mechatrap: We'll see who's ready for the scrapheap!!!

(Mechatrap swings his blades, but Candy just blocks them with his axes.)

Candy: Junk! That's what you are! Junk!!!

Mechatrap: SILENCE!!!

(Popgoes then flies in and sucker punches Mechatrap and Candy takes his chance, swinging his axes into Mechatrap's chest and revealing the pilot, William Afton, inside.)

Popgoes: Like we said! You're...

Candy: Junk!

(Candy grabs William and rips him out of his mech as the mech falls off the dam. The day is once again saved.)

William: YOU THINK THIS IS THE END? I ALWAYS COME BA-!

Candy: Yeah, yeah, tell it to the judge!

(After handing William over to the police, the city cheers for their heroes. Popgoes and Candy fist bump before they fire another portal...but sadly, when they walk through, their mechs disappear.)

Candy: ...AWWW, MAN!!! I LOVED BEING OPTIMUS PRIME!!! Or is it Candimus Prime?

Popgoes: I think that universe was less Transformers and more giant robot suits.

Candy: Semantics- Wait...

(The two look around and see themselves in some kind of black void. Popgoes checks the portal gun for coordinates and sees that it is most definitely not their home universe.)

Popgoes: Well...guess we should move on-

(Suddenly, Candy screams as something grabs him and pulls him into the darkness.)

Popgoes: CANDY!?!?

(Popgoes begins running after him before he suddenly trips over something and falls further into the void...only to then land inside of a brightly colored theater. He groans at the impact of the fall before he sits up.)

Popgoes: ...what is this place...?

(The room is suddenly filled with children's laughter. Popgoes whips around and sees a large group of kids surrounding a man in a costume that resembled...Rat?)

The Rat: Hey, hey, hey! Calm down, guys! HEY! I have an idea! Let's all play Hide and Seek TOGETHER! I'll stay here and COUNT TO 100 while you all HIDE!!! READY? SET...AND GO!

(As the children run off to hide, Popgoes can't help but notice something about The Rat. He's stumbling a little and speaking louder at random. He was drunk under that costume, even if only mildly. Popgoes' eyes narrow and he decides to confront what was likely another version of one of their new enemies.)

Popgoes: Hey! Rat! You-!

(But suddenly, a little girl wearing a green sweater and a black dress runs right through him. Popgoes' eyes widen as he then tries to grab The Rat, and his hand goes right through him as well. And The Rat was still counting, so he couldn't even hear him.)

Popgoes: A...am I a...a ghost!? B-but that's impossible!!! I'm a robot!!! An A.I!!! I-I don't have a spirit! R-right!?!?

(But then, The Rat finishes counting and begins searching for all the kids. Popgoes, already well aware this man was bad news, tried to stop him, but nothing he did worked. Many futile attempts later, The Rat stepped into what was likely either a storage room or an employee's lounge. It had a strange version of The Puppet resting on the table, a college degree, a large locker, and various other pieces of paperwork.)

The Rat: I saw you walk in here, kid! I'm gonna find ya!!!

(As The Rat stepped closer towards the locker, another actor walked in. He was wearing what looked to be some kind of mime outfit, with makeup and a blue beret. He looked similar to the puppet on the table.)

The Puppeteer: What are you thinking!? You can't show up here in that condition!!

The Rat: Relax, man. I only had a few-

The Puppeteer: Do you have any use what would happen if any of the parents found out one of our actors is drunk!?!

(Popgoes' eyes narrow as his suspicions are confirmed. He tried to get either of them to see him, but nothing worked...seems he was just a watcher.)

The Puppeteer: Think of our careers! Think of the children!

(The Rat becomes angry and stomps the ground.)

The Rat: What about the children!? They LOVE ME! I'm the most popular character in this FREAKIN' show! Don't be jealous that I've got talent and you DON'T!!!

The Puppeteer: You have no idea what you're talking about...take off that costume! You're going home!

The Rat: NO! I'm gonna go back out there and keep this damn show ALIVE!!!

The Puppeteer: NO, YOU'RE NOT!!! TAKE IT OFF NOW!!!

(The Puppeteer suddenly tries to pry off The Rat's costume head, but The Rat grabs The Puppeteer's wrists.)

The Rat: CUT IT OUT!!!

(Suddenly, The Rat grabs The Puppeteer by the neck, beginning to choke him. The Puppeteer gasps for air as he tries his best to break free.)

The Puppeteer: LET...ME...GO!

(The Puppeteer then shoves The Rat off of him and due to the weight of the costume and his drunken state, The Rat stumbles backwards and hits his head against the table. There's a horrifying sound as The Rat falls onto the floor, blood now on the edge of the table. Both Popgoes and The Puppeteer stare in utter horror.)

The Puppeteer: ...hey...hey! Roger? Roger, are you okay!? C-come on, man! This isn't funny!

(There's silence as The Puppeteer realizes his friend and co-worker is dead.)

The Puppeteer: ...oh no...NO, NO, NO!!!

(Suddenly, the door opens as a man wearing a suit that resembled Cat walked in.)

The Cat: What's with all the-?

(The Cat's mask hides his face, but it's clear he is horrified at what he's witnessed.)

The Cat: WHAT HAPPENED!?

The Puppeteer: LOCK THE DOOR!!!

(The Cat quickly locks the door and checks The Rat's pulse before rushing over to The Puppeteer.)

The Puppeteer: I...I didn't mean to! I-it was an accident! I-I swear! He just- he-

The Cat: We have to call an ambulance! And- and the police!!! We have to tell them what happened...

The Puppeteer: No...wait...Roger was always a bit unstable...he'd been drinking...we found him like this, yes...that's what we have to tell them. We found him dead in here...

(Popgoes could see it in The Puppeteer's eye. A look of fear and psychotic desperation.)

The Cat: Listen. It was an accident, an honest mistake...we have to tell them what really happened!

(As The Cat goes to the phone to dial 911, The Puppeteer looks down.)

The Puppeteer: B...but...I...can't...

(Suddenly, The Puppeteer walks behind The Cat and begins choking him. The Cat quickly starts gasping for air as Popgoes backs up, witnessing the horrifying display and being able to do nothing about it.)

The Cat: ...w-what ar...are you...d...doing...? I...c-can't...b...

(Losing air, The Cat goes limp in The Puppeteer's arms and then drops to the floor. The Puppeteer's eyes are wide as he looks at what he had just done...and then goes to the phone, dialing 911. It rings and he holds it to his ear.)

The Puppeteer: Hello? Police? You have to hurry here! My coworkers, they...they're dead! Both of them! I-I just- I heard something, it sounded like a rustle...I just came in and...they were both dead in here. Y-you don't understand, we run a theater, the show's beginning and-

(Popgoes slowly steps away from the bodies and looks inside the locker...and much to his horror, the girl in the green and black dress was inside. She had seen the whole thing. She had a look of horror frozen on her face and tears streaming down, but not a peep was coming from her.)

The Puppeteer: The Rat and Cat Theater, you know where it is? G...good...yes? Yeah? O-okay. I'll do that. Yes...I'll tell everyone it's canceled today. No, nobody will come in here. Okay, thank you...

(The Puppeteer hangs up and then takes one last look at his crime before he takes the college degree from the wall and slides it into one of the boxes before rushing out of the room to do as he was told. And moments later, the little girl walked out, still crying at what she had witnessed.)

Popgoes: ...o-oh, you poor thing...I...I-I'm so sor-!

(Suddenly, the setting changes. Popgoes is now inside a brand new theater, and it's different from the last one. It's rather packed and the crowd is staring at robotic versions of Rat and Cat. A little boy wearing a green sweater is closest to the stage.)

Popgoes: W...what? What is-?

(Crying is heard again. Popgoes looks down and his eyes widen in horror when he sees the same little girl from the previous theater, but likely only a year older. Tears are once again streaming down her face as she stares at the stage in terror. She looks like she's on the verge of a panic attack.)

Popgoes: L...little girl? What is-?

(Suddenly, Rat begins laughing. It sounds friendly and welcoming...but his body begins twitching as he kneels down towards the little boy. It looked as if his entire body was being forced to move closer. And then, suddenly, Rat grabs the boy by his arm and lifts him into the air. The boy screams and soon, everyone else is panicking. The Rat keeps laughing as he squeezes the boy's arm tightly, causing him to scream even louder before security guards quickly rush into the room, tackling the robot and saving the young boy.)

Popgoes: ...t-they mentioned spirits...t-they were never robots, they're...they're ghosts!

(Cat then turns around and suddenly yanks one of the security guards off Rat and tosses him aside before being tackled by a third. And the moment both are shut down, the setting changes once again. They're now in a courtroom setting where the little girl is sitting with the boy from earlier and what was presumably her father. The boy must've been her brother.)

Popgoes: Where am I now!?

Judge: On accounts of first degree murder and due to the overwhelming evidence presented before me...

(Popgoes turns around and sees The Puppeteer, but without his makeup and his black and messy hair revealed. The man had a look of anger and fear across his face.)

Judge: I find you, Nathan Richards, guilty of all charges. You will be sentenced to life in prison.

(The judge bangs his gavel and Nathan is taken by the arms by two police officers. Nathan then looks at Mary before thrashing in the officer's grip.)

Nathan: YOU!!! YOU LITTLE BRAT!!! THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!! YOU RUINED MY LIFE!!!

(The little girl's father holds his daughter close to him while scowling at Nathan as he's dragged away, screaming in utter rage. Before Popgoes can even react, the setting once again changes into a factory.)

Popgoes: What is going on!? Who is doing this!? Where's Candy-

(But then, he sees him. Candy and Cindy, sitting on the factory line. But they looked different. Much more robotic than they did now.)

Popgoes: ...Candy...? Candy, is...is that you?)

(Popgoes slowly steps forward and reaches out for Candy...only for Candy to suddenly grab Popgoes by the wrist and scream in his face as blood suddenly leaks out of his eye sockets like tears. The screams slowly transition from robotic and glitchy to that of a child's terrified screams of agony. The screams only grow louder and louder before the setting changes with a terrible crunching sound, of metal piercing skin.)

Popgoes: (breathing heavily) W...who is doing this...? W...why are you doing this!? SHOW YOURSELF!!!

(As silence fills the black void, Popgoes then feels someone behind him and whips around...and sure enough, a blue variant of the Puppet is standing there. But instead of a large grin plastered on his face, there's just a frown. As if he's crying in utter rage.)

Popgoes: ...y...you...you're Nathan Richards...you killed Rat and Cat...

Vinnie: ...I did.

Popgoes: Where's Candy!?! Why did you show me this!?!

(Vinnie's frown suddenly turns into a sadistic grin as he gestures behind him. And Candy, the real one, is hooked up to some kind of machine. His eyes are completely purple and he's...crying.)

Popgoes: CANDY!!!

(Popgoes rushes to save his friend, but Vinnie's arm suddenly stretches like a tendril and grabs Popgoes by the arm, throwing him back.)

Vinnie: I'm afraid I can't let you do that...

(Popgoes stands up before he's suddenly surrounded by the various characters he had seen before. The dead bodies of The Rat and The Cat, Candy and Cindy, and even the psychotic Puppeteer.)

Vinnie: My Master promised me my rightful vengeance once you two are gone.

(The various characters are suddenly held up by blue puppet strings and lunge forward at Popgoes, attacking him one by one. Popgoes is just barely able to fight back with punches, kicks and dodges.)

Popgoes: (struggling against The Cat) WHY!? WHY DID YOU SHOW ME THIS!? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CANDY!?!?

Vinnie: Your friend really hasn't told you much about himself...and now he's reliving the pieces of his life that he tries so desperately to forget. Once you're dead, he's next...so lie down and accept your fate!

(Popgoes then kicks away The Cat before grabbing the fake Candy and tossing it onto the fake Cindy.)

Popgoes: Who do you want vengeance on!? And who's your master!?

Vinnie: I SAID LIE DOWN AND DIE!!!

(The puppets then start overwhelming Popgoes, surrounding him and beginning to pull at his limbs with the intention of dismantling him...but then, beneath the large pile of puppets, a bright green glow started to bleed through.)

Vinnie: ...what?

(Then, the puppets were all sent flying as Lux Popgoes stood tall, green electricity once again flowing through his fists.)

Vinnie: W-what!? What are you!?!

Lux Popgoes: ...I think I get it now.

(Vinnie lunges forward at Lux Popgoes, trying to grab him with his tendril like arms, but the superpowered weasel teleported out of the way and then punched Vinnie in the back of the head, sending him flying across the void.)

Lux Popgoes: You want vengeance on that girl because you're too pathetic to realize what you did was your own fault!

(Vinnie's eyes glow blue and he suddenly launches out a blast of pure soul energy, which Lux Popgoes dodges. Vinnie keeps firing before Lux Popgoes teleports right above him, kicking him in the face and then teleporting again to tackle him right into a new setting: a burning factory.)

Vinnie: ...NO...NO!!! NOT HERE AGAIN-!

(Lux Popgoes sucker punches Vinnie across the face and then slams him against a burning wall.)

Lux Popgoes: That little girl had nothing to do with what you did!!! You think she ruined your life!? YOU DID THAT YOURSELF!!!

(Lux Popgoes then delivers one final punch. His fist shatters Vinnie's puppet mask. Suddenly, the setting and black void completely disappears to reveal a regular white void. The same kind to represent a universe that no longer exists. Lux Popgoes then tosses Vinnie aside and dashes over to the machine holding Candy at super speed, destroying it with a small blast of green electricity and catching Candy once he falls.)

Lux Popgoes: Candy!? Candy, can you hear me!?!

(Candy still has tears in his eyes as he slowly comes to his senses.)

Candy: P...Pop...?

(Lux Popgoes smiles as he turns back to normal. He then turns to Vinnie, who is crawling away desperately. His entire body is starting to glitch.)

Popgoes: Where do you think you're going, Nathan?

Vinnie: ...t-those who r-r-run away live to fight another day!!!

(Vinnie suddenly pulls out his own portal gun and shoots down, falling right through a purple portal. Popgoes' eyes widen as he watches it close, clearly dumbfounded. But then, he shakes it off and focuses on his friend as he shoots his own portal back to the Multiversal Hub.)

Popgoes: Candy...? Are...are you alright...?

Candy: ...y-yeah...

Popgoes: What did he make you see...?

Candy: ...not now...okay...?

Popgoes: I...o-okay, Candy. Get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow.

(Meanwhile, Vinnie lands inside of a strange laboratory. He breathes heavily as his body suddenly twitches, broken from Lux Popgoes. But then, Rat and Cat walk in.)

Rat: Well, well, well! If it ain't our fuckin' murderer!

Cat: Pathetic as always, eh, Nathan?

Vinnie: S-s-shut...up...

(Then, the mysterious figure from before walks over and looks down at Vinnie. And finally, the mysterious figure is brought into the light. He's some kind of mechanical skeleton with purple bones and soulless eyes, along with a strange heart monitor attached to his ribs.)

Vinnie: M-M-Master...forgive m-m-me...I...I-I have f-f-failed...

Rat: Oh, yeah! Big surprise there-!

???: Quiet, Rat. The only reason you failed, Nathan, is because you directly attacked them. Your assignment was to get Agony, nothing more...instead, you thought you could destroy them. And even worse, your illusion mask has been shattered...

(Vinnie looks up at his master, struggling to even get to his knees.)

Vinnie: P-p-please...I w-w-won't fail you again...!

???: ...you have yet to serve your purpose, so you will remain for now. Failure is a part of every experiment after all...but that does not mean punishment is unavoidable for you.

Cat: Here comes the good part...

???: Rat. Cat. Destroy what remains of his failed body. Then make sure his soul transfers to his new one.

Rat: WITH PLEASURE...

Vinnie: W...w-what...? B-but, Master-!

(The purple skeleton walks away as Rat and Cat start cutting into Vinnie's body, causing him to shriek in utter agony as his voice echoes through the laboratory.)