Mom stayed true to her word. The next morning, she made us oatmeal for breakfast, and we ate quickly, and then got ready to leave. I went upstairs and packed up my bookbag, and then ran back down to get my coat and shoes. Today, I was going to see if either Bonnie or Freddy wanted to go next. I wanted to wait until Neal was a little more comfortable talking to someone about his past. I didn't want to take the chance of rushing things, just to have the animatronics put up protective walls. I'm not even sure if Foxy will tell me everything. Just knowing Neal was enough to make me happy. I didn't really care about all the other details. Just being there as someone they can look up to is enough to make me happy. The drive to the museum was very quiet, but comfortable. I thanked Mom and told her I loved her before I went into the building. My first stop was to the office to turn on the power and get ready for the day. I planned on being here for a while.

"Brogyn? Is that you?" I heard behind me.

"Yes, it's me Bonnie. Come on in if you want." I turned just in time to see him step into the office. He looked very nervous, and I could tell he wanted to tell me something. I sat down in the office chair and waited for him to be comfortable enough to start talking to me. He looked back and forth from me back down to the floor, and then he sat on it. He looked back up at me, and I gave him a friendly smile.

"I was fourteen when it happened. I was stabbed like the others. After, I was shoved into Bonnie. He was my favorite. I guess maybe Vincent knew that. Anyway, after, it took me a while to realize that Freddy was just like me. We started talking about what had happened to us, and we quickly grew to both hate and fear Vincent for what he was doing. Then we met Chica. She was so scared at first. Foxy came a while later. I won't lie to you. We were killers…" I felt my breath hitch in my throat, and I continued to listen to his story.

"We realized after a while of doing that that it was wrong. And then we learned that we couldn't even help it because we were under Marionette's control. He didn't let go of that control until Vincent became Springtrap," Bonnie said leaning against the wall.

"So Vincent is the Purple Guy, right?"

"Yes. He was the Purple Guy. We were happy, but sad at the same time after Vincent perished in the suit. It's never good to wish death on anyone, but we couldn't help it. Being trapped in a place like this for so long doesn't do you any good."

"So...Bonnie became your rock even more so."

"Yes, he did. I'm glad I can play the part though. I was an only child, so I liked childish things more than the average teenager did. Freddy's was one of those things."

"I would've rather been an only child than to live with the pain of once having a brother, but losing him to something we couldn't control or see happening."

"I guess you could say that the others became my siblings over time. We have been together for twenty-nine years after all. It's James, by the way."

"James? That's your name?"

"Yes." I looked over to James, and he was looking at me. I could see a humanness to the animatronic, and I couldn't help but feel sad for them all over again.

"Thank you for telling me your story, James. It really means a lot."

"The feeling is mutual, I promise you that one." He stood up and patted my head before leaving to go back to the others. I stayed behind to think over both James and Vanessa's stories. Now I only needed Freddy's and Neal's. After about ten minutes, I got up and made my way over to Pirate's Cove. I pulled back the curtain and looked at the ship that was set on the stage. I didn't see Foxy anywhere, so I decided to explore around a bit. I walked up the stairs and onto the ship's deck. I looked around, and wondered how Dad managed to make this place so similar to the game. I guess he had sources he never told me about.

"Welcome to my ship, lassie. What brings you here?" I could hear him, but not see him.

"I d-don't really know for sure. I just wanted to see what this place looked like," I said back to the darkness. I heard heavy footsteps echo around me, and I looked to try and pinpoint where exactly they were coming from.

"Is the lass afraid of the dark?"

"Only if you give me a reason to be." Which was a lie, I was terrified of darkness.

"Is that a challenge?"

"N-No! Please, no…"

"So...the lass is afraid?"

"Yes," I whispered out. The footsteps stopped, and I froze in place. I didn't know where he was, and I was tired of playing this game. "F-Foxy…"

"It's Captain, lass."

"C-Captain…" He took a few more steps, and then I finally saw them. His eyes. To be honest, he freaked the hell out of me once I did find him. I felt myself hit the ground, and I tried to calm my racing heart. He walked over to me, and kneeled down.

"Are ye alright, lass?"

"I am now, I think…"

"You think? Did I scare ye too much?"

"Maybe a little," I said resting my hand over my heart.

"Yer heart is loud."

"Who's fault would that be?"

"I hope ye aren't implying that it's mine. This is my domain after all. Ye don't belong here."

"Forgive me, Captain, I"ll just go then," I said as I got up. I started walking back down the stairs and off the ship.

"Lass, come back. I was only joking. My apologies."

"I know Foxy," I said as I turned back around. Foxy stood, and took my hand, leading me to his room under the deck.

"This be me room. It's not much, as you can see," he said sitting on the bed.

"It's cozy," I said bumping him on the arm. He laughed slightly.

"You'd think we wouldn't need sleep, but we do. We are only teens after all. Sure, the robots don't need it, but we do."

"That's understandable."

"Would you like to nap with me?" I looked over to him, a shocked look on my face.

"Sure, why not?" I smiled and crawled to the other side of the bed. He got up and sat in a chair in the corner. Next thing I knew, a transparent boy started walking back over to me. He had longish brown hair and vibrant green eyes. He smiled nervously at me, and crawled in next to me on the bed.

"If you tell any of the others about this, I will stop talking to you."

"I understand, Neal." I watched as he fell into a sleep, and just sat there taking it in. He must have trusted me a lot more than I thought because he was the first one to show me who he really is. I was happy with that, and while thinking about it, I fell asleep as well. I didn't know how long I was asleep for, but when I woke up, Foxy and Neal were gone. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and left the room.

"Ye awake lass?" I walked out onto the deck and over to Foxy.

"Aye," I said with a smile. I heard Foxy's animatronic laugh, and he looked over at me.

"We best be goin' to find the others now," he said walking to the stairs and then off the ship. I followed after him and then we left his cove and went back over to the show stage.

"Where have you been?" I looked over at Bonnie.

"I was exploring the cove," I said looking up at Foxy.

"For three hours?" Chica said. I nodded to her.

"It's a pretty big place, Chica," Foxy said as he sat down at a table.

"I guess I wouldn't know. Brogyn is the only one who would. She's the only one of us besides you and Josh that have been to and or in the cove."

"It's your place, man. Don't wanna go in there if I don't have to," Bonnie said to him.

"That's a good thing. Ye don't need to be in me cove," Foxy said back. I couldn't help but laugh at them. They looked at me weirdly, and I just smiled to them. If animatronics could look embarrassed, then they looked it.

"I'm sorry guys. It's just you sound so cute when you argue like that," I said patting them on their arms. They looked at me, and then they started laughing too. It was nice to be in this setting. If they are happy, then I am too. That's just how it works now-a-days.

"Is the cove a cozy place?" Chica asked walking over by me.

"I guess so," I said looking over at Foxy.

"It better be if you spend three hours in there at a time," Bonnie muttered.

"Hey! This was the first time I've been in the cove, thank you very much!" I said hitting Bonnie's arm playfully.

"Calm down, I was just giving you crap!" he laughed.

"Oh, I don't know where I would be without you guys," I said smiling sadly. They all looked at me, and I knew they were thinking the same thing.

"You know," Freddy started, "you've come a long way from when you first walked into this place. You seemed so uninterested then, and now, you can't get enough of us."

"I know that, Freddy." I said laughing lightly.

"Let's play a game!" Chica said standing up. Just looking at how fast she did that made me feel like I was going to get whiplash. But she's a robot, and can't so...lucky her.

"What kind of game, Chica?" Freddy asked turning his head to her.

"A fun one!" she yelled walking a couple steps away from everyone.

"Like?" I asked looking at her.

"Hide and seek!" she chirped.

"I love hide and seek!" I said smiling widely.

"I'll play," Bonnie and Foxy said at the same time. Freddy was hesitant at first, but then he nodded. I said that they got to decide out of the four of them who the seeker was going to be. in the end, it ended up being Freddy. He started counting, and I watched as the others started hiding in places nearby. I decided to hide in one place I knew Freddy wouldn't look. Pirate's Cove. I smiled and ran there, disappearing behind the curtains. I climbed onto Foxy's ship and then went into the captain's cabin. I sat down on his bed, and waited for them to start calling my name. I waited for what seemed like hours until I finally heard Freddy calling my name. It was down the hall from the cove, and I couldn't help but feel a little bad for hiding in here. After all, this is Foxy's domain. The others don't go in here. "Brogyn?" Freddy called out. This time it sounded as though it was right on the other side of the curtains. I got up to go back out, and as I was walking across the deck, I fell through. "Brogyn! Is that you? Are you okay?"

"Freddy? Go get Foxy!"

"Okay!" I heard his footsteps retreat and I looked around for a way out. It was too dark for me to see anything, so I curled myself up into a ball and started crying. I really hate the dark.

"What do you mean there was a loud crack, and then a thud?"

"Just go in and get her! She picked a very clever hiding place. I think she fell through your ship."

"Are you sure?"

"Foxy! Please help me!" I called, hoping he would hear me. I heard someone start sprinting, and then I saw two golden eyes staring down at me.

"Okay, I'm going to reach out with my hook. Please be careful as you feel around for it. I need my good hand to be able to keep my balance so I can pull you up," Foxy said.

"A-Alright," I answered back.

"Brogyn?"

"Yes?"

"Keep your eyes on me. You won't be scared," Foxy said blinking once. I heard movement, and I reached my hand up and instantly found Foxy's hook. I cut myself a little, and I wasn't going to tell him about it.

"I have your hook."

"I'll pull you up then," he said. I heard a little more movement, and then I was being pulled up from the hole in the floor. Once I was up, Foxy didn't let go of me. He carried me off the ship and back into the dining area. He didn't look at me, but just straight ahead. Did I worry them?

"I'm sorry," I said softly to him. He looked at the others, and they headed off somewhere else.

"Give me your hand," he said tearing off a strip of his shirt. I held out the hand that I cut on his hook, and he wrapped the strip of cloth around it and tied it on.

"Foxy?" No answer. "Neal?" He looked up at me, and then turned away again.

"Did you get hurt when you fell?"

"N-No. I don't think so," I said.

"Good. I'm sorry," he said walking away. I got up to reach for him, but he sprinted away before I could. Was he guilty about me falling through his ship? I got an idea, and headed out into the shed behind the museum. I was really hoping there was some wood and nails in here so I could fix his ship. I know it probably wouldn't make him feel too much better, but at least there wouldn't be a hole in the ship anymore. I found some, and walked back into the museum supplies in hand. I went right to Pirate's Cove, and then right up to the ship. Foxy was sitting down on the stage, and he didn't move, which probably meant that Neal was off somewhere else. I looked around before I walked over and started pounding nails into boards, covering the hole. Once I finished, I looked over to the other end of the deck, and there Neal was, facing me. I waved to him, and then I left. I felt it was best to let him come to me.

"Brogyn?" I looked over and saw a young girl. It took me a little bit to register the fact that she was transparent. She had blonde hair, and bright blue eyes. I knew it then, that this was Vanessa.

"Vanessa? Are you okay?" I asked walking over to her.

"I can't find Chica. I think Bonnie and Freddy took her, and moved her where I couldn't get her back."

"Let's go talk to them, then!" I said setting the supplies in the Parts and Service room. I made my way to the kitchen where Vanessa had said they were.

"Bonnie and Freddy!" I yelled as I walked in. They whipped their heads in my direction, then ducked under the table.

"She's in your office," Bonnie said poking his head out. I glared at them before smiling.

"Let's go Vanessa! Time to get you Chica back!" I said walking back out again. I made my way to the office, and sure enough, there was a giant yellow chicken in my chair. I smiled to Vanessa as she disappeared into the animatronic, and then Chica came to life.

"Thank you!" she said hugging me.

"C-Can't breathe!" I called and then I laughed as she let go of me.

"Sorry!" she said as she left the room. I looked at the time and realized Mom would be here soon, so I packed up my things and turned the power off. I headed out to the dining room, where all four of them were sitting.

"I'll be back tomorrow. Mom's on her way to get me. Please try to get some rest, and don't worry about me. Yes, Foxy, I'm talking to you. I promise you I'm fine. Okay? But yes, I'll be back as soon as I can be tomorrow, even if I have to walk here," I said as I smiled to them. Chica, Bonnie, and Freddy all came over to give me a hug, and I saw Foxy retreat back into the cove. I walked over and then slipped behind the curtains, and I walked up behind him. I wrapped my arms around him, and I could feel as he stiffened. He was really scared and worried about me. "Neal, don't beat yourself up too much about this. I promise I'm fine. I expect you to be the first one to greet me tomorrow." And then, after that, I made my way back to the front and out the door. I was just in time, because Mom pulled in a few seconds after I locked the front door.