I stepped inside the building, sitting calmly in my chair as I entered my office. I took a couple deep breaths to try and keep my nerves for tonight so I don’t end up freaking out and getting paranoid.

I would need to check the vent system better tonight. I don’t think I can handle having to deal with the hallucinations of the animatronics while also dealing with the yellow guy.

I turned on the camera tablet and knew instantly that this was going to be a long night.

I was on a camera for the room with the arcade cabinets and I saw the Mangled Rainbow hanging there.

I turned the cameras off and I was forced to cover my ears with my hooves as I heard a near deafening screech that just seemed to go on forever, with no sign of it ending soon.

I looked to the window and saw the Mangled Rainbow peeking it’s little head up from under the window.

I closed my eyes and laid on the chair in a ball, trying to get the Faust-awful noise to just stop. But no matter how tightly I held my ears the noise just wouldn’t stop.

Finally, after what felt like a lifetime of ear bleedingly loud screeching, the noise finally stopped and I could uncover my ears.

I sat back up on the chair and turned the tablet back on, seeing Balloon Spike in front of me and quickly flipping through the camera out of shock. I braced myself for Balloon Spike to jump at me, but he never did.

I relaxed a little and made a mental note to remember that trick when I see Balloon Spike again.

I wiped my brow and turned off the tablet, seeing the yellow creature standing at the window.

It must have been attracted by the Mangled Rainbow’s seemingly endless screeching.

I hurriedly turned on the camera and played Balloon Spike’s laughter outside the door to the other room with the arcade machines, which I quickly left as I saw Rarity’s face on the screen but demonic looking.

I flipped to another camera to lure the creature away but Balloon Spike was there. I tried to flip to a different screen but Balloon Spike was too quick, pulling the tablet down and jumping at me, both of us screaming in synch. I turned left and Rarity jumped towards me, causing me to turn right right into Pinkie Pie’s trap. I turned left and Rainbow Dash jumped at me, giving me my sixth heart attack tonight.

I put my hooves on my ears as I kept hearing their horrible screaming replaying in my head as I rocked myself in my chair.

“They’re just hallucinations....” I kept repeating in my mind. “They’re just hallucinations.... They’re just hallucinations.... They’re just hallucinations....”

I shot my head up as soon as I heard the bell ringing and I jumped out of my chair, running out of the room and hitting the wall outside my office as I ran out the door to get away from this accursed building.

I ran home, slamming into the door as I failed to open it on time. I got up and shook my head, turning the knob on the door and running inside, slamming the door and quickly flying upstairs.

“Jet?” I heard Fluttershy say as I flew upstairs.

I flew into the bathroom upstairs and closed the door, laying down in the tub in a fetal position.

I covered my ears with my hooves and shut my eyes tight, repeating to myself that they were just hallucinations and they weren’t real.

“They’re just hallucinations.... They’re just hallucinations....They’re just hallucinations.... They’re just hallucinations....” I kept repeating in my head.

“Jet?” I heard Fluttershy say at the door.

“I’m fine Flutters!” I immediately shouted to her.

I heard the door open and peeked over the tub to see Fluttershy walk in.

“Jet, what’s wrong?” She asked.

“I said nothing’s wrong....” I said, laying back down.

“Are you sure,” She asked, “You don’t seem-”

“DAMMIT I SAID I’M FINE!!!!” I screamed at her as I sat back up, interrupting her and causing her to jump back.

I stared at her as she stared back, her mouth hung open at my sudden outburst.

I laid back down in the tub and rubbed small circles on my temple, feeling a headache creeping up.

“Faust dammit... They’re just hallucinations... They’re just hallucinations... They’re just hallucinations....” I said to myself.

“Jet?” I heard Fluttershy say.

“What!?” I said sternly.

I could hear her voice getting progressively more shaken and I sat up and could see her eyes begin to water up.

“Please... Tell me what’s wrong....” She whispered, but still loud enough for me to hear.

I groaned and laid my head down on the side of the tub. “Nothing is wrong! Now go! Get out of here! Leave me alone!” I said, waving my hoof to wave her off.

“Please Jet! Tell me what’s wrong!” She said.

“No matter what I say... Or do... It’s never up to me... Or you, is it?” I whispered.

“What?” She asked.

“NO MATTER WHAT I SAY OR DO, IT’S NEVER UP TO ME OR YOU!! IS IT!?” I screamed, causing her to back up out of the bathroom.

“Jet....” She said as she backed out of the room.

“But what is that they spy? With their robotic eyes... They can see a little flesh inside this new guy....” I said, the yellow creature’s creepy glare and decaying body on my mind.

“What new guy?” Fluttershy said.

“No matter what they say or do... It’s never up to me or you... It’s up to him” I said.

“Who?” She asked.

“THE NEW ANIMATRONIC FAUST DAMMIT!!!” I screamed. “HE’S CONTROLLING THEM!!!!”

“Animatronic? Jet, what are you-Oh no....” Fluttershy said.

“A fucking Pinkie Pie themed horror attraction is the perfect place for him.... But what does he fucking want?” I said to myself, punching the wall.

“Jet!” I heard Fluttershy say.

“NOT NOW!” I screamed back.

“Jet!!!” She said, a lot louder and sterner than normal. She spoke it louder than I thought her voice could go and it shocked me. She still didn’t talk loud, but it was loud enough that if it came from her my attention would be altered.

“You went back....” She said, “To Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and all of them.... This is why I wanted us to move to your home in Manehattan! Because I knew that you just wouldn’t be able to resist looking for them! Janitor at the mall.... You lied to me! To me!!!”

“Fluttershy...” I began.

“I don’t want to hear it!” She said back, interrupting me. “I’m done hearing your lies Jet.... And you probably won’t tell me why you’re so obsessed with the animatronics either, right?”

I just stared at her, not answering, but from the way she looked down and nodded I knew she could read my answer in my eyes.

“That’s what I thought....” She said, turning around and walking to the door. “I’ll go get some boxes for you to pack up with.”

I was sitting with Cadance, watching the newest episode of Equestria’s Funniest Home Videos when I heard a knock at the door.

“I’ll get it sweetie.” I said, getting up.

I trotted to the door and opened it, seeing Jet standing there with a melancholy look on his face, boxes full of stuff to his left and right.

“Jet,” I said, “What’s wrong?”

“She figured it out....” He said, lowering his head even more.

“Oh... She knows of the animatronics?” I asked.

“No.... But she knows I’m working at a place with the animatronics...” He said.

“Hm... And... She kicked you out.” I said.

“Yeah...” He said, nodding softly.

“Well come on in. Cadance! Can you heat up some left overs for Jet!” I said, “Come on in, and sit down on the couch. Cadance will heat up some left overs for you and you and I can talk about what’s going on and this plan of yours that you still have to tell me.” I said, watching him walk in and picking up a box.

“Jet... Black…” I thought, looking at the employee card that the stallion had left behind.

I crushed the card as I made my tentacle hoof thing into a ball and dropped it, turning around to the nearly finished animatronics.

“You’re almost done... Even you too... Silver Screen...” I thought, the Puppet turning it’s head to me slowly.

“”Oh, I’m sorry. Puppet.” I thought, sitting back down and working on the Pinkie Pie animatronic. “Well guess what ‘Puppet’. I’M the Puppet Master.” Next Chapter: Why He Did It Estimated time remaining: 14 Minutes