Jessica later appears at the hospital with John, Marla, Charlie, and Carlton where Clay is recovering from his brutal injury. After that, John and Jessica talk outside about what the woman said, figuring out a way to solve the problem. During the climax of The Silver Eyes, the animatronics chased Charlie through the abandoned pizzeria.

He warned Carlton time and again not to move, as the slightest movement could cause the springlocks to go off and kill him. Afton overpowers Larson's force, crushing the forklift to pieces, but not before the broken mask of The Marionette, as well as several of its limbs went within Afton's new form. While in his weakened state in The Fourth Closet, he expresses that he is afraid of thinking about how his time is running out, how he’d die if his goal of transporting his soul into a robot isn't achieved.Due to the many similarities between the novels and the games, it's implied that William Afton's appearance in the novels could be his true appearance in the games. It was revealed that he had survived a previous springlock incident, though he barely escaped with his life. It takes place in an alternate timeline, so people anticipating information on the events leading up to the murders might be a little disappointed. Breaking in, they explore the abandoned restaurant and find that the animatronic mascot characters - Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie and Chica, which were built by Charlie's father - have been left behind.

However, they are rescued by the original Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, as they destroy the twisted animatronics. In the graphic novel rendition, her hair was changed to blonde, possibly to differ her from Charlie. During the course of the story, it is revealed that his body was stuffed into one of the animatronic costumes ( Golden Freddy), and that William Afton (co-founder of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza) was responsible for his murder and that of the other children.The day after, Jessica, Marla, John, and Clay are in the hospital, near Carlton's side as he is recovering from his near-death injury. Jessica and the three remaining kids stay in the room terrified, until Marla and Carlton show up to rescue them. Jessica • Astrid • Kara • Steve • Aiden • Billy • Sam • Luca • Grady • Caden Wykowski • Robbie Wilson • Mr. Michael is a little child with a round face and rosy cheeks, with brown wide eyes that "glisten", and short blond hair.

In 1995, John attended the launch of a scholarship dedicated to his school friend Michael Brooks, who went missing ten years earlier. This is ironic, considering he is iconic for having the color in his design to the point where, long before his real name was revealed, he was nicknamed Purple Guy. Running out of time and low on options, William injected a glowing liquid from the endoskeleton into Carlton, who stayed behind to save the boy and put an end to Afton. Being the mechanical geniuses that they were, the both of them created the two spring lock suits, one in which William would use in his killing sprees. In 1995, Marla attend the launch of a scholarship dedicated to his school friend Michael Brooks, who went missing ten years earlier.

Later, when William Afton appears wearing the Spring Bonnie costume with the intention of assassinating Charlie, the young woman loosens the Springlocks of the costume, provoking a slow and painful death. He is miserable, commanding and impatient, yet he still remains to be theatrical, even when he is in pain. He wears white silk pajamas, a black robe covering him from chin to toe, and some black leather slippers.