A/N
Sorry if I am rushing into these. I am trying to get passed these five days so we can see what the answers to the two big questions are. I am doing all 7 days to build up our friendship, only to PROBABLY have it torn apart later by a new location opening. No spoilers!
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Now here we go with Chapter 4!
Chapter 4: More Sadness and Happiness
My aunt dropped me off. I decided to come at 10 because of the slow passing time. I unlocked the door and headed back to PaS as usual. The others decided to just go on and walk around.
"Hi Golden!"
"Hi GF!"
"How are you doing?"
"Good now that you're here!"
Those words made me feel happy that he feels better with just my presence. I feel that with each passing day, our bond grows stronger! This makes the thought of being separated worse! I didn't want to lose him as he didn't want to lose me. It was just a bad situation for the both of us!
I was so deep in thought he had to grab my attention. I apologized for getting distracted. He told me there was no need.
"It's okay. Everyone zones out. You don't have to apologize!"
"Well I still do because it is the right thing to do!"
F came to the doorway. I studied him a little. I hadn't gotten to see too many details of him. He was very worn and his brown was very light. I don't know how I didn't notice this before. I just shrugged it off.
These animatronics, of course, were older than me. I am not surprised that he is worn. Heck I am surprised he is still running.
He finally spoke up, pulling me out of my thought.
"Y'all coming out?"
"Sure in a minute. What are y'all doing?"
"Sitting around. We like when y'all come out. Your friendship makes the air feel more positive!"
"I'll agree. I love mine and Golden's friendship." I lokked down at him and smiled. He smiled back and wiggled his ears.
"Okay well we will be waiting!" F said excitedly.
"Have fun!"
I sat down next to Golden and put my arm around him. We just sat there for a minute staring at the wall. We were both smiling and enjoying every minute of our time together. We hoped it would never end. I still had to remember that he would always be my friend in my heart.
"So GF, you ready to head out there and see those four?"
"I guess. I am glad they are enjoying our friendship as much as I am. It really keeps the mood brighter around here."
I grabbed his hand and led him to the Party Room. We found a table and sat down. We were joined by the other 4.
"Man your friendship with golden is stronger than ours. We have been together for 20 years!" C pointed out.
"Yeah, how can that be?" B asked.
"Golden saved me, which drew me closer to him and I kept him company each day, drawing him closer to me. We have talked, laughed, cried, and just sat in quietness together. I wouldn't trade my friendship with Golden for anything."
I rubbed Golden's ears again, making him purr like yesterday. I loved that purr. It made me happy!
The others studied him with curiosity. They wondered how he was a spirit, yet he could do all the normal animatronic things. The answer is he was still himself, but he didn't have an endoskeleton. He didn't really want one. He enjoyed his freedom. I enjoyed it too. Endoskeletons scare me. He would still be my friend if he had one because I do not judge. I don't understand how his not having one didn't scare me. He was moving and talking freely. His not having an endoskeleton was probably an advantage. He didn't require maintenance and he could move freely without freezing up. He also didn't need sleep. The others put themselves in sleep mode at around 12:30 and don't wake up until show time. It was just now approaching 12. Time was going super slow.
12:30 was finally rolling around. The all took up position and waited for their AI to shut down. It took them longer because they are very old. They would be running like MS DOS.
After they were shut down, I could tell because their red eyes would fade to black and they would hunch over, I walked Golden to the office. I found a way to use the tablet to play games. Not that I needed the table to because I had my phone. I lied my head down on the table. I was very tired already. It was only 1 a.m. I didn't usually get tired until 4. I decided to lay my head on Golden and take a nap. I had an alarm set for 6. He put his arm around me while I slept.
I had a dream that I was in the new restaurant, I didn't know it was the new one at the time, and I was looking for something. I didn't know what it was exactly. I ran into this thing with no face and no left arm. It was purple like Bonnie! He looked so worn and tattered. He seemed to be inactive at the moment. I went in for a closer look, but as I was getting closer, his right eye flickered on. He jumped out at me and I woke up. I was panting and sobbing a bit. Golden wrapped me in a hug and calmed me down. I told him what happened.
"You saw Bonnie as a messed up animatronic with no face and no arm? He tried to get you?"
"Yeah, it seemed so real too. He was inactive at first, but then his eye flickered on. Could this be a foreshadowing?"
"I don't know."
I checked my phone. It was only 3 o'clock. I felt pretty well rested for only sleeping two hours. I just sat there with Golden. He still had me in a hug. That was the worst nightmare you could have because it was so real. I could feel his good hand grab me before I woke up. I was just curious what it meant.
I remembered hearing a conversation about using some parts to build the new animatronics that were going to be in the new restaurant. They said they were going to have the originals in the building still. That was probably a good sign that they were going to keep Golden. I don't know for sure though. This was all just so confusing.
I decided to head for the kitchen and get myself a drink. I left the cash for it by the register with a note. I don't think they would have cared much anyway after all the money I have been saving them by keeping these things under control. Each guard that was killed had to be scooped up and the building had to be carpeted and painted. They were saving a lot extra not having to do that and hire the people to do it. They might have had to shut the place down if I had died. They couldn't afford to keep doing all of that. Also, they met my aunt and they really didn't want to deal with her if I didn't return home safely the next day. Not that them shutting down would stop her.
Golden's words were still floating around in my head. "Forever and ever." "We will still be friends in here." The thought of losing him only made the hole in my heart bigger. I had a feeling that what I was looking for in the first place in my dream was him. This made things worse. I ran back to the office and sat next to him again. He put his arm back around my shoulder. He knew why I had stormed in there just then. Hell he knew me more than anyone I know. I knew him too. Everytime he frowns, it was because something was really bothering him. He would cheer up when I rubbed his ears. I would cheer up to because of his purr.
6 o'clock had come. I wasn't ready to say good bye just yet. I had to before the manager came in though. I walked him back to the back. I gave him a long hug and then headed back to the office. I put the tablet back in cam mode. All the cams were still "under maintenance". I was glad I didn't have to flip through them right now. I was brought out of thought by the arrival of the manager.
"How was your night?"
"Good."
"Anything unusual happen? I tried to call at 2 but no one answered. I had a question."
"Sorry about that. I was in the restroom at the time."
"Oh okay. I was going to ask you if you could help me carry a few things."
"Sure. What needs to be carried?"
"Just a few things, mostly some of the decorations. We are shutting down early to be ready for remodel in four days. Was five, but now it is four because… you know. Anyway, I need help getting rid of the cove and putting Foxy in the truck to be carried away and put into storage. I will still keep the other 3 here. I have shut Foxy down and prepared him for transport."
"Okay I will text my aunt. I am sure she wont mind if I helped out a bit."
I sent her a text and proceeded to help him move stuff. She said she was going to be late anyway because she had a store run to make. This gave me time to help out the manager. We put the heavy fox in the trunk.
"Thanks. That is all we needed moved for now. I had to shut down the other ones too because they may object to this and start trouble."
"I understand. What are we going to do with the Golden one?"
"Don't know yet. I will know as time passes." (I made him not know on purpose. Don't want any spoilers)
"Okay take your time. What is the boss doing right now?"
"He is surveying the new property. He wants everything to be perfect. We are even going to put new technology in these new animatronics. We may even add some to the old. Time will tell. For now, your ride is here. We will show you the new location when it is built! It already has a structure, but it lacks walls, carpet, and doors. It also hasn't got any furniture or anything in it. It will be finished very soon though. We paid a lot of money for a good crew! Well anyways, see you tomorrow!"
"Yep see you tomorrow if I don't see you tonight."
I ran up and got in the car.
"What's with the moving stuff?"
"They are switching locations. It is one still in town. I will be going there to work as night guard."
"Oh okay. Well that's good. This has been your longest lasting job! Hope it goes well for you!" She started the car and we headed for home.
When we got home, I fell asleep on my bed. I was tired from a long day's work. I could not wait until tonight though. I would get to see my friend again!
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Another good chapter. Almost 2000 words! This one was definitely longer!
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