Very sorry about the huge hiatus! I'm so sorry! A lot of oneshot requests, commissions and work got in the way ... but this fanfic is back in action again! I hope that you enjoy the new update! 😃

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Y/N's breath rose ragged in her throat as she urged her now-tired legs onwards. Behind her, she could hear the muffled, mechanical thud-thud of Fleegle's feet in the far distance. Never hurrying, but steadily approaching.

After all ... there was nowhere for her to hide ...

According to the animatronic beagle's reasoning, that was.

Y/N ran through a corridor towards what she hoped were the sets. Among them: Fleegle's Magic Shop. A flicker of hope ran through her as she heard familiar voices up ahead.

The girl turned the corner, into a second corridor ... and then saw two recognisable figures through the first door. Thadd and Poppy.

Y/N immediately halted; relieved and happy to see them (especially Thadd) still alive. The duo were facing each other and smiling blissfully.

"Babe, I love you so much", the aforementioned young man said reverently. Thadd was now down on one knee and presenting a box with a ring in to Poppy. The girlfriend herself looked as if her best dream had come true!

Which it had, really.

Y/N almost d'awwwed at the cute scene ... but was broken out of it by a sudden horrific realisation! Fleegle would appear soon! She had to get on with it, pronto!

If the beagle robot caught the young couple still in here, then ...

"And I can't think of a better place than thi-" the adoring boyfriend continued, but was then suddenly interrupted by Y/N. In a very loud way!

"STOP!" yelled the aforementioned girl as she rushed through the doorway, into the room, and stopped in front of a startled Poppy.

"What the-oh, it's you!" Thadd said in some confusion as he walked up to beside Poppy. The young man carefully put the ring box back inside his jacket pocket.

"Be careful, you gave us one hell of a fright just then!" Thadd said, clutching his chest in a mock heart attack. Poppy giggled a little. Y/N, however didn't giggle at all!

Not as hellish as when that darn Fleegle goes after you with a saw, lover boy! she thought.

"Please listen to me!" Y/N said loudly, instantly catching the couple's attention. "You have to get out of here right now! You're both in colossal danger at the moment!"

Poppy's smile slowly faded to a slightly nervous look.

"Thadd, what does she mean?" she asked, reaching for her boyfriend's hand automatically. "Is there a fire?" The young man accepted Poppy's hand and smiled reassuringly at her.

Thadd then shot a inquiring frown at Y/N, who sighed. This wasn't going to go down well with such diehard fans.

"No, it's much worse than that! Someone's sabotaged the Banana Splits ... put a virus in their systems, and now they've gone crazy!

Those bots don't know right from wrong at the moment ... which is very perilous for everyone here!" the girl said, glancing around every few words.

"Whoa, whoa, slow down there!" Thadd put up his hands in a 'slow-down' manner. "What do you mean by 'bots'?" he said in bewilderment. Y/N blinked in equal confusion.

What do I mean? What is this guy playing at?

"You mean ... they're animatronics?" Poppy questioned in disbelief. The girlfriend pointed to Thadd and herself as she continued. "We always thought they were just actors in costumes?"

The self-titled saviour's jaw dropped as she realised something truly shocking.

Oh my god, they honestly DON'T KNOW!! Taft Studios must have deliberately kept their audiences in the dark about the true nature of the Banana Splits!!

Were they worried about what the public might think? I don't know.

Y/N then facepalmed loudly. Just another thing to confront the studio staff about later. As if there wasn't enough already.

Do you think that the studio would have indeed lied to the audience about their favourite characters being robots?

Vote and comment if you like it!