A Family Once Again

It had been two whole months since Mike had seen the animatronics. After the animatronics had suggested he and the others take a vacation, they all did so. As far as the young man knew, he was the only one who hadn't returned. And once again, he could not wait to meet them all over again. One significant change that occurred as he went on vacation was that Rick was no longer with him. The teen had made enough money to acquire his own apartment, as well as take his own vacation. And for once, Mike actually anticipated is re-acquaintance with him. As for Thomas, know one really knew where he had gone. Mike had just hoped for the best and to see him when he himself returned to the pizzeria.

Mike snored away the early hours of the morning in his familiar apartment. After his phone alarm went off, the young man yawned, rubbing his eyes. With an eager smile on his face Mike leapt out of his bed and swiftly got dressed. After doing so, Mike hastily made two slices of toast and ran out the door. Eager was not the word for him, he was filled with excitement, yearning to see his friends again. He drove swiftly, but carefully, to the pizzeria. As he pulled up into the parking lot, he noticed that not much had changed. As a matter of fact, it didn't seem like anything had changed. He climbed out of his car slowly, taking in the familiar atmosphere. As he marched toward the double doors, noticed another car in the parking lot. He assumed it was Mr. Reynolds' because the restaurant was supposedly closed that day. A large smile grew across Mike's face as he took out his keys and placed them in the door. As he turned the lock, his smile grew bigger. The doors then opened, his toothy grin gleamed in the sunlight. The young man took his first step into the restaurant in over two months. Just as he stepped into the dining room, the familiar smell of Freddy Fazbear's pizza filled the air. As he breathed in the familiar smell with his eyes shut, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Mike opened his eyes, turning around with a massive grin on his face. When he turned around, his eyes met with familiar maroon ones.

"Hey there, Mike! Long time no see!" Bonnie greeted with a wave.

"Hey! What's up, Bonnie!" Mike returned, pulling the purple bunny into a tight hug. "Man, I missed this place so much!"

"Haha! We missed you too Mike!" Bonnie laughed, hugging his friend back just as tightly.

"Where are the others?" Mike asked. Before Bonnie could even answer, Chica came running from the kitchen with open arms.

"MIKEY!" She screamed joyously.

"CHICA!" Mike screamed back, laughing inwardly. Chica laughed happily as she felt Mike's embrace.

"Oh my gosh, I missed you so much!" The yellow chicken shouted.

"I missed you too, Chica!" Mike laughed, hugging her tightly. Chica squealed with joy, swinging Mike back and forth.

"Alright, Chica, you can put him down now." Bonnie chuckled.

"Hehe, alright, sweetheart." Chica giggled, placing Mike back on his feet.

"Sweetheart, huh?" Mike repeated with a raised eyebrow.

Bonnie smiled bashfully, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, "Hehe, yeah, Chica's all mine now."

"Oh really? Great job, bunny boy." Mike chortled. Bonnie grinned with blush present on his face.

"So, the Toys are still here right?" Mike asked.

"Pfft, Mikey, is that really a question? Of course they're still here!" Chica exclaimed, bursting with energy.

"Well, where are they?" the night guard inquired.

"That depends on which one you're looking for, Mike." A familiar voice said.

Mike chuckled, "Well, you're right about that, Blu." Blu grinned, standing with a hand on his hip; a somewhat feminine stance for a guy who was so caught up in his own masculinity.

"Nice to see you again." Blu told the young man.

"Right back at ya, buddy." Replied Mike.

"Well, well, well, long time no see, Mike." Chira giggled softly.

"What's up, Chira?" Mike beamed.

"Nothing much." Chira answered blandly.

"Aw, you say that like you didn't miss me." Mike chuckled. Chira looked away, hiding her blush.

"I did miss you, bud don't think you'll get a hug from me." Chira replied with fake anger.

"Hey, don't leave me out!" Roxy said, jumping over Chira and almost knocking her to the ground.

"Hey, how are you, Roxy?" Mike asked, hiding his laughter which was directed at Chira.

"I'm great, thanks for asking!" Returned Roxy. "Nice to see you again, Michelangelo~."

"Hehe, you know that's not my name." Mike chortled.

"Yeah, but I like calling you that~." Roxy giggled.

"Is your boyfriend in his cove?" implored Mike, with a devious snicker.

Roxy blushed brightly, "Y-yes..."

"Well, bring the old sea dog out here!" Mike beamed. Roxy's blush rapidly dissipated as she sprinted toward Pirate's Cove.

"Well, hello there Michael." Freddy greeted with a tip of his top hat.

"Hello again, my dear bear friend." Mike returned with a bow.

"Nice to see a familiar face after two months." Teddy added.

"Same to you, Teddy." Mike replied with a chuckle. "So where are your brothers?"

"Gregory is on the roof, Goldy is backstage with Benny." Teddy answered. "Ever since those two saw each other, they can't stay away from each other."

"Oh, an old friendship rekindled, huh?" Mike chortled.

"You have no idea." Freddy beamed. "I'm more than glad that Benny is able to assist my brother in his healing. Which apparently, makes him much more joyful in the process."

"Well, that's good to hear." Mike grinned. Roxy then returned with Foxy in tow.

"Back~!" She giggled.

"Ahoy, Cap'n Foxy." Mike greeted, holding out his hand.

"Mike... it be grea' ta see ye again!" Replied the red fox, returning the gesture with his good hand.

"You too, Foxy." Mike beamed. Before anything else was said, rambunctious laughter emitted from the backstage room.

"There they go again." Said Freddy with a grin.

"Benny and Goldy are way closer than two peas in a pod." Chica giggled.

"I'm slightly jealous of that. I used to believe that I was close to Goldy." Freddy said.

"Oh, yer still close ta him, lad, Ben's jus' closer." Foxy told the bear.

"Right, that makes me feel so much better, Foxy." Freddy replied sarcastically, narrowing his eyes.

"Lets go see them, mostly for me." Mike said, walking ahead of the animatronics toward the backstage room. When they arrived in said room, they found Goldy and Benny laughing boisterously and rolling on the floor. They also saw Shaddy and Shonnie standing there with scowls on their faces.

"Oh... Oh my go-hahahahahaha!" Goldy gasped as he rolled onto his stomach.

"Hehehahahahahahaha!" Benny laughed, tears falling from his eyes.

"Wha' in th' worl' is so funny?" Foxy muttered. Goldy and Benny leaned on each other for support as they attempted to get to their feet.

"Oohh... oh wow..." Goldy sighed, still laughing subtly.

"Ugh, my stomach hurts..." Grunted Benny as he clutched his stomach.

"Are you happy now?" Shaddy asked in an annoyed tone. "You just had to make fun of us."

"Yes, I am very happy now." Goldy giggled.

"Yeah, you shadow babies are so much fun to talk about!" Benny added.

"Shadow babies!?" Shonnie repeated, obviously taking offense.

"Hey, hey, do another one, Benny." Goldy said, patting the gold bunny on the shoulder.

"Okay! Shadows in you, and shadows in me. And look at the cute little shadow babies!" Benny sang before he and Goldy again burst out into laughter.

"Oh, they're just cracking jokes." Bonnie chuckled, trying not to laugh himself.

"I don' ge' it." Foxy muttered.

"It doesn't really matter anyway." Blu shrugged.

"You two are really getting along." Freddy chuckled.

"Heck yeah, Freddy!" Goldy said.

"Like brothers, man!" Benny added.

"Well, I'm glad to see that." Mike said, walking around Freddy.

"MIKE!" Exclaimed Benny and Goldy in unison. The two quickly threw their arms around the young man, tackling him in the process.

"We missed you so much!" Goldy shouted.

"Yeah! It's so great to see you again!" Added Benny. Shaddy and Shonnie made their way to the night guard as well.

"Benny and me were just having some fun! Just like the good ole' days, huh?" Goldy grinned. Benny's smile dissipated slowly as Goldy's statement resonated inside him.

"Benny?" Goldy called. Benny stood motionless, his right eye beginning to twitch. "Benny!" Goldy called once more, finally snapping his golden friend out of his trance.

"Huh? What?" He murmured in confusion.

"What happened? You just... stopped." Goldy said. Benny exhaled softly before rubbing his right eye.

"I'm... I'm fine." He muttered.

"You sure?" Goldy implored.

"Yeah, yeah, do-don't worry about me." Benny replied.

"Why are you rubbing your eye?" Blu asked.

"I... don't know." Benny sighed, lowering his hand. "B-but I'm okay, I'm promise you." Goldy put his arms around the golden bunny.

"You'd tell me if something was wrong, right?" Asked the gold bear.

"O-of course, Fredbear." Benny replied.

"Well, I do believe now is the time for celebration. For our closest human friend has returned." Teddy announced.

"Oh yeah, that reminds me, have you guys seen Rick, Thomas, or Shya?" Inquired the night guard.

"Oh, yes, well... um, about that." Freddy said. "We have seen Rick and Thomas, yes, but Shya on tue other hand..."

"What?" Mike muttered, his eyes widening slightly in anticipation.

"Shya and the KyouSou animatronics... couldn't stay." Said Bonnie.

"What!? Why!?" Mike semi-shouted.

"You see, Mr. Hito found a better place for all of them, thus was their departure. The manager believed we could still keep our alliance, but from afar." Freddy explained.

"Oh, wow... I missed that." Mike sighed.

"But it's alright. We are still in contact with all of them. We talk to them all the time~!" Chica grinned.

"Really? How?" Asked Mike.

"Through this nifty contraption that Thomas made for us." Riomei said from behind Mike. The young man quickly spun around to see the brown raccoon.

"Hey Riomei!" He beamed.

"Ahem, why didn't you come and see me? I didn't know you were here, why didn't you come say hi or anything?" Riomei ranted calmly.

"Sorry, I was really caught up with these guys." Mike replied, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. "Where's your bother?"

"He- he was behind me." Riomei muttered, spinning around.

"BOO!" Wan screeched, jumping behind Riomei. The brown raccoon screamed before slapping her crocodile brother across the face.

"HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT!?" Riomei shouted. Wan said nothing, he just rubbed his cheek in pain. "Ugh! You're so annoying!"

"Sorry... it was funny though." Wan murmured, his eyes trailing off in another direction.

"No, it wasn't. It was mean." Riomei retorted rapidly.

"Hey, Wan." Mike chuckled with a wave.

"Oh, yo, Maiku-san." Wan greeted.

"I still don't know Japanese, Wan." Mike replied with another chuckle.

"Ee, wakatte." (Yeah, I know.) Wan snickered. Mike rolled his eyes and redirected his attention to the other animatronics.

"Wow, it's really been too long. It feels like I'm meeting you guys all over again." Said Mike, running a hand through his dark brown hair.

"Aye, bu' yer here now! An' it be grea' ta have ye back!" Foxy added.

"But enough about us, let's go see Rick and Thomas." Freddy suggested as he walked toward the Parts and Service room. Excitement grew within Mike as the group came closer to said room. Freddy gently knocked on the Parts and Service door.

"Thomas? Rick? Are you two in there?" He called. The door then clicked before it swung open, revealing Thomas' face.

"Hey, Freddy. Wassup?" Thomas greeted. Instantly, Thomas bright green eyes noticed Mike standing behind the rest of the animatronics. "No... Senpai! You're here!"

"Hehe, hey Thomas." Chuckled Mike. Thomas laughed as he threw his arms around the young man.

"Wow! I missed you so much, man!" Thomas shouted with joy.

"Good to see you too, Thomas." Mike returned. "Where's Rick?"

"RICKY!" Thomas yelled, cupping his hands around his mouth.

"Dude! I told you not to call me Ricky! How many times do I hav-" Rick stopped, seeing Mike standing in front of him. "Mike..."

"Hey, buddy." Mike beamed.

"Dude... whoa, hey." Rick muttered in disbelief.

"Pfft, you sound like you would have never seen me again." Mike snickered slightly.

"N-no... it's just that... it feels like I've been away from you too long." Rick replied quietly.

"Aww, you missed me, bud?" Mike grinned.

"Heck yeah, I did! Bring it in, man!" Rick said, pulling Mike into a tight hug. "Wow, I didn't think I'd ever miss someone as bossy as you."

"Yeah, good times, huh?" Chortled Mike.

Rick gave Mike a devious grin, "Imma get you back for some of 'em too."

"I'm looking forward to it, buddy." Mike beamed.

"Well, it certainly has been fun reacquainting ourselves with each other." Freddy said, winking at Mike.

"One second, my dear counterpart." Teddy interjected softly, "We are forgetting my brother."

"I'm right here, Theo." Tg yawned with a bag of chips in his hand. "The humans are back, huh? Cool, it'd be fun to start messin' with 'em all again."

"Still the same golden gangster, eh, Tg?" Mike replied, placing a hand on Tg's head.

"Dude, get your sweaty *censored* palm off my head." Tg quickly spat.

"Heh, dang, you've gotten even more heartless." Thomas commented.

"Who you callin' heartless!? Just cause I-" Tg stopped when Riomei kissed his cheek.

"Riraukusu, kudasai." (Relax, please.) She said softly. Tg's face turned red as he looked away.

"I'm relaxed." He replied. Riomei giggled softly, gingerly pulling Tg's face back before kissing him on the lips. Wan sucked his teeth and rolled his eyes as he folded his arms. Tg's face turned a brighter red as the two pulled away.

"I said I was relaxed..." He muttered.

"I know, but I kissed you anyway." Riomei replied with a small smile.

"Alright you guys, enough with the PDA." Blu said, smirking a bit.

"Does that irritate you, Wan?" Chira asked the croc.

"It doesn't really... irritate me... I dunno. I guess it just... meh." Wan muttered.

"That did not tell me anything, whatsoever." Chira deadpanned.

Wan rolled his eyes again, "Don't worry about it."

"Well, it certainly is a gift to have the entire family back together." Freddy said, his grin still present. "But Thomas, I believe you said you had something to inform Michael and Rick of."

"Oh yeah! Guys, Mr. Reynolds had something for us." Began Thomas, "I'm not sure what, but it's for us three."

"Is he in his office?" Mike inquired.

"Yeah, come on, lets go see what he wants." Rick said walking ahead of the other two.

"Hey Thomas, has Rick matured at all?" Mike whispered to the young technician.

"Hehe, senpai, of course he has! Ricky- Rick has grown up in an abundant amount of ways." Thomas replied.

"Hmm." Was all Mike uttered with a smile. The three guys arrived at the office, standing in front of the door. Mike knocked on it a bit hesitantly.

"It's open." Mr. Reynolds voice said from the other side. Mike, Rick, and Thomas walked into the office, meeting face to face with the manager. "Hello, boys. Long time no see."

"Totally." Chortled Rick.

"Did you all enjoy your vacation?" The manager asked.

"Yes, we did!" The three responded in unison.

"Good to hear. But, how would you guys like a little surprise I got ready for you all while you were gone?" Mr. Reynolds beamed.

"You have a surprise for us!?" Thomas repeated with astonishment, a smile quickly appearing on his face.

"Yes, I do." Mr. Reynolds stood up and walked toward the three, he held something behind his back. "For Rick, I want you to take Mike's place as head guard. Not just night guard, guard."

"Ooh, cool! I'm higher than you, Mike!" Rick laughed. Mike chuckled in response.

"Thomas, you are the only technician we have right now, and I want that to change. But, as new ones arrive, I'm placing you, as the head of those technicians."

"No, way! Really!?" Thomas shouted, excitement and joy exuding from him. Mr. Reynolds grinned and nodded.

"As for you, Mike, you've been here longer than those two, and you've done a great job taking care of everything here. So, I want you, to be my assistant manger."

"For real?" Was all Mike could say.

"Mmhmm, which also means, yes, I'm saying it, higher pay for each of you." Mr. Reynolds concluded. All three guys began to cheer with excitement, thrilled to fill in their new positions, as well as earning a bigger paycheck.

"Oohh! Dude! You are so not a cheapskate anymore! Rick chanted. "That is not an insult, don't take that the wrong way!"

"Don't worry, Rick," Chuckled the manager, No offense taken. Now I want you three to enjoy today. It's your last day off, because you start your new positions tomorrow." The three guys squealed like little boys, bursting with excitement.

"That you so much, Mr. Reynolds!" They all said.

"You're welcome, you three. Now, enjoy the rest of your day off." The manager replied with a smile. Mike, Rick, and Thomas ran out the door giggling and laughing as they headed back to the dining room. Mr. Reynolds chuckled to himself, proud of his decisions.

"The adventure has just begun."

A/N: Wassup! Wassup! Wassup! Welcome, everyone, to the continuation of Those New Nights at Freddy's: Those New Nights at Freddy's 2: Inside and Out! I've started working on the actual first arc now, and this is where it all begins! I first want to thank you all for your continuous support, for I would never had made it this far if it weren't for all of you! So, I love each and every one of you! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! The next one shall be out soon! I have so much in store for you all, and I have so much to show you! I can't wait to get all up in your cerebral columns! I can't wait, and I know neither can you! Until next time, live life like an Xplosion! JFlare out!