2071

An advertisement came across Mira's TV: Spriggy's Spook Fest, a new horror attraction inspired by the awful crimes that occurred around Spriggy FazSprig's Pizza so many years ago. It made Mira sick, people looking to make a quick buck off the tragedy of others, off her own family. This wasn't a joke or entertainment.

Regardless, she had to be a part of it.

If these people were combing through her family's history, they might stumble across something that could be useful. And if Liko was still alive as Mira suspected, there would be no way that she wouldn't show up there.

Maybe finally, this could be the final chapter in her family's marathon of tragedy.

Mira applied for the job and was immediately handed the keys. Years of doing this taught her that security guards rarely receive thorough security checks. They also liked how creepy Mira looked. They thought it was a costume, on-theme for the job. What little they knew.

For weeks, there was nothing. But just as Mira considered giving up, she received the call that she had been waiting for for years.

They found one. A real one. Could this finally be Liko?

Sure enough, there she was. Liko inside the iconic green Sprigatito suit. Only now it was moldy and decaying with age.

And there they were, a small family of broken women finally reunited.

"It's been a long time, Mom."

Mira had always struggled with the ghosts of her past haunting her. But now all the animatronics over the past months hopping from pizzeria to pizzeria suddenly sprang to life, their burned faces haunting her as she tried to keep track of her mother on the cameras. It would seem that Liko's mere presence had put the spirits on high alert.

Ultimately, they were harmless, more annoying than anything else. But there was one that felt different than the others, one that was more than just a mere ghost.

The Banette.

If Mira looked at the cameras at just the right moment, she could see it floating there through the halls. She could even see its reflection in the water pooled on the ground. It would seem like Mira wasn't the only one there on a mission. While she was dealing with Liko, she assumed that this one was likely dealing with the spirits of this place, finally setting them to rest.

"Hopefully, this means a happier day for all of us." Mira thought to herself.

And in that moment, she felt the air around her release, like pressure being let out of a bottle. The building sighed, as if five spirits had finally been allowed to move on. Mira had a sense that her brother was one of them.

She rigged the wiring to misfire, and the dry, desiccated walls erupted in flames.

It is finished.

...Except, it was not.