During his routine on the stage, Freddy had seen Foxy peek out from behind his curtain looking terrified of something in front of him. Freddy squinted at the spot where Foxy was staring and frowned. There was nothing there! Darn fox must finally be losing it. Then the fox's head tilted up sharply his jaw flapping as his panic filled eyes caught on Bonnie who was oblivious to it all. Freddy was suddenly very frightened. Whatever could make the grumpy, fearless, unforgiving creature named Foxy scared should terrify him, and it did. The song ended and Freddy was finally able to focus solely on the pirate fox but Foxy had already slipped back into the darkness of the cove.
Foxy could not wrap his head around what he had seen that day. James was dead. He's overheard police talking and saying that word. That cold cruel word. Foxy thought of the little boy who could no longer play and laugh. James and Jack had been friends, and they'd died together. The pirate fox felt a swirl of sadness inside him and he clutched his head with his hand and hook. Anger was settling in and he vented heavily trying to let the anger take over. He didn't want to hurt any children. Adults he had no qualms about, but he could never harm children. He rocked back and forth holding in the overwhelming tides of anger, sadness and a sickening feeling of bloodlust. His jaw opened to let out a soft whimper and he laid back to lay on the dusty floorboards of the fake pirate ship. He forced his systems to shut down, he didn't want to feel this pain anymore. Maybe if he powered down for a while he could escape.
Slowly the hours drained away leaving a new night guard standing on the threshold of the pizzeria. This guard was different than his predecessors. He walked the halls without any sign of fear his eyes sharp and his movements quick. His cap hung loosely on his head as he plopped himself down into the swivel chair in front of the cameras. His shaggy brown hair hung over his green eyes and he pushed it aside irritated.
"Sabrina was right, I do need a haircut." he muttered scrolling through the cameras. Just as he settled on pirate cove the phone rang. He answered only to frown when he heard the hollow sound of a recording. Sitting back he listened his eyebrows furrowing as he scanned the fuzzy image of the purple curtains. He wondered what was behind those curtains and he tapped the screen as if to make the unseen creature appear. He spied the sign in front and read it the crease between his eyebrows becoming deeper. What had happened to make the attraction, "out of order?" He was about to get up and see for himself when he heard the words, wander at night. The freaking robots walked around? Oh wait there was more, stuff you into a suit? The new guard shivered involuntarily, surely this recording had to be wrong. He checked the cameras by the stage and his heart nearly skipped a beat, the bear was missing!
Freddy knew he was making a risky move. He wasn't supposed to move first, but this was an emergency. He needed to know what had gone on earlier with the fox. He peeled back the curtains shuffling inside before quickly drawing them shut. He turned to face the darkness where the fox would be hiding. Freddy was tempted to call out, but he didn't want the security guard to hear him.
"Foxy?" he whispered creeping through the darkness. His shin hit the fake pirate ship and the clang echoed around the small space. The sounds of spinning gears and clicking parts could be heard as Foxy slowly came back online.
"Who's thar?" the gruff voice of the fox grumbled.
"Freddy." the bear answered and immediately a hook was pressed to Freddy's neck.
"What be you wanting landlubber?" Foxy snarled.
"I wanted to know why you were so scared today." Freddy answered his voice staying steady despite the sharp hook pressed to the sensitive wires running down his neck.
"I'm never scared!" Foxy protested a little too quickly. Freddy sighed.
"I saw you staring at something today, when I was on the stage and you were peaking outside again." Foxy bared his teeth.
"I can't get a glimpse of life and light? If that what you're implying?"
"You're dodging the question."
"So are you." Freddy had the urge to kick the fox but that would result in a possible head severing. Instead he sighed once more and stared up at the fox's glowing yellow eyes.
"I never said it was a bad thing to look out, but you were so focused on something and it looked like it...concerned you." Foxy's body shook and in one fast movement swung his hook around so it embedded itself in the side of the ship.
"I saw him! I saw the boy!" he shouted and Freddy's eyes widened.
"What?"
"James! I saw him right in front of me! He was bloody and broken. He'd gone to davy jone's locker!" Foxy shook his head. "He was dead!" he corrected himself. Freddy was now shaking.
"What do you mean you saw James? He's dead how could he be here?"
"I don't know Freddy! If I knew don't you think I would've done something!" Foxy screamed his voice shorting out into the famed animatronic screech. Freddy was almost at his own screeching point. He couldn't have seen the boy, the boy who'd died. Then a shadow passed over both animatronics. It stopped beside them, but the darkness covered it pretty well. It morphed into a little girl her blue eyes shining with an eerie overcharged look. Her small bloodied hand clasped around the bear's larger one. Startled by the touch Freddy glanced down to leap back in horror. There was his Anna, bloody and bruised. He leg was twisted underneath her and a large bloody stain covered her dress a ragged hole torn through her chest.
"Anna…" the bear whispered. The girl gave him a small smile and looked at Foxy her expression changing to one of pain. Foxy stared at the girl his mind on the boy he had once loved, his Jack. The girl pushed Freddy away from Foxy and new tears glistened in her eyes. She stood in front of the fox spreading her arms out mouthing something to her bear. Freddy watched the girl's lips.
"He is back." she seemed to be saying. "Jack is trying to protect us." and finally "Help us…" the girl's form shifted and she turned back into a shadow melting into the inky blackness of the room around them. Freddy buried his face into his arms heaving dry sobs. Foxy sat down his tail in between his legs and oily tears making their way down his face.
"They are in trouble. All of them." Foxy whispered.
The new guard was sweating rapidly now. He'd already gotten a visit from both the bunny and chicken. He was expecting the bear to crash through the doors and kill him with one blow from those huge paws. He never did and the guard reached six am without much more incidents. The morning sun was a welcome sight to one traumatized young man. He took a deep breath as he left. He'd survived and he would again that night. He exited the building the day guard tipping his hat as they passed.
"Mike! Mikey!" a voice rang out and the night guard turned his face breaking out into a smile.
"Sabrina!" he cried throwing his arms around her. The blonde haired girl frowned at the shakiness of her boyfriends body and voice and pulled away.
"What's wrong hon?" she asked glancing at the sign above the pizzeria.
"Nothing." Mike answered quickly. "Why are you even here this early?"
"To see you silly! Come on! I want to bring you out to this place I found!" she grabbed his arm pulling him towards his car.
"Let me change first!" Mike protested digging the keys out of his pocket. They left the parking lot memories of the night still fresh in Mike's mind.
