Bonnie stroked Lillies face gently as he peered down at her, the concern evident on his features. He had a cool cloth Chica had given him to place on her chest, a mild attempt to cool her systems enough that she could shift out of her shut down a bit faster. What could she have been doing down there? It worried him. She had once expressed a desire to explore before, but had always assured him she would never go poking around anywhere dangerous.

He sighed, closing his eyes for a moment, but they quickly snapped open when he heard her inhale sharply. Glancing down, he found her bright eyes peering up at him, clearly confused. "B…bonnie….what happened?" The rabbit shifted closer, cupping her cheek gently. "You shut down. We found you in the basement…" Her brow furrowed for a moment, then cleared. "That's right…I…was curious. I went down and….I saw that golden Freddy sitting on the table….I went to touch him and….someone grabbed my hand. He told me not to move, or scream, or touch anything. Like he was worried I would wake the suit up or something." She sat up slowly, rubbing the back of her head. "When I turned around I was staring at…you. But blue…"

Bonnie stiffened a bit. "Lilly, that's not really possible. Most of…THOSE…guys were turned off ages ago. I told you that." Lilly shook her head slowly. "No Bonnie, it was you, just blue." She pointed at the poster across the way, where a bright, shiny blue version of Bonnie with rosy cheeks played guitar. The one he had begged her not to look at. "That you to be exact. And he wasn't alone. I may have shut down but I still take in everything…it's a backup mode in case something happens while I am out. Listen…" Voices begin to fill the room, concerned and irritated.

"Fucking Bloody Hell…."

"What did you do?" "N…nothing! I swear. She was going to touch him and I…I stopped her. She freaked out and she just…passed out.

"It's Sunday, she shouldn't be here. This place is closed…I think. They still close it right?"

"I guess…I never look out unless THEY aren't wandering around…."

"LILLY?!" "They're looking for someone…shit…"

The voices cut off to be replaced by scrambling feet and then the sound of wood creaking. Lilly peered up at him. "See? I don't know who the second voice was, but the first on was the other you. Bonnie, please believe me, I'm not lying. I really did see him." Bonnie sighed. He didn't want to admit it, but sadly…he recognized that voice…in fact he recognized both of them. Freddy had to be notified. "I…I believe you Lilly. For now, just lay down. Rest." She nodded and lay back, albeit a bit reluctantly, her eyes closing once more. He smiled and smoothed her hair back from her face before getting to his feet. He had to find the others.

As he passed by, Bonnie didn't even notice the little jerk of the basement door as it was yanked partially closed. When he passed, the door opened, and a single green eye peered out. It watched Bonnie disappear behind the main stage before drifting towards the direction he had come. The powder blue rabbit pushed the door open a bit wider, glancing around and listening intently for anyone. He didn't hear the usual annoying chatter. That worked for him. As quietly as he could, he pushed the door open a bit more and slipped out, retracing Bonnies footsteps back towards his room. He had a small plushy in his hands, a gift of sorts. He wanted this second meeting to go much better than the first. The plushy was a child's toy, but it had always brought comfort to those who needed it, and they had assumed she was no different.

Rounding a corner, he paused, listening again, before quietly approaching Bonnie's door. Pushing it open a crack, his gaze scanned the room until it settled on the smaller figure lying on the mattress, curled up and sleeping, or so he assumed. "Hmm, she is tiny.." Lilly blinked slowly, hearing the voice and instantly recalling it. Slowly, she turned her head to stare at the door, peering at the rabbit standing in it curiously for a moment. He seemed as surprised as she did and coughed nervously. "Ah….hi? I…doubt you recall me but…" "You're the rabbit from the basement…the other Bonnie." He winced, as if the name annoyed him. "I prefer Benny, but sure. Other Bonnie works too…Toy Bonnie if you want to be accurate. Can I come in?"

Lilly shifted, moving herself into a sitting position. "I don't see why not. What are you doing up here though?" Easing into the room and shutting the door just enough behind him, Benny moved closer, holding out the plush. "We felt bad scaring you…and…admittedly were a bit curious. You're not human…are you?" She smiled at the little doll…it was a tiny version of Freddy, but its cheeks were red and it looked cuter. At his question, she shook her head. "No…I'm not. Im an android essentially…human animatronic…however you desire to put it. We all have mechanical parts inside…and thank you. This is lovely. The muppets will enjoy this." He quirked a brow…a feature she noted Bonnie lacked, but he remained silent. He had no idea what a muppet was, nor why they would enjoy the plushy. But who was he to question anything?

Lilly watched Benny for a moment, looking him over now that she could full view him. He was smaller than Bonnie for sure, but typical of most of them, much taller than her. His fur was a bit dirty but the powder blue tone beneath was easy enough to distinguish. The round circles of blush on his cheeks were akin to her own, but much more vibrant and apparent. Though honestly it was his eyes that caught her attention the most. They were green, hidden beneath a half lidded gaze. His bowtie was red, but patchy and faded in color. In fact it was untied and hung half-heartedly around his neck, as if he just couldn't be bothered to retie it.

"So…Your name is Lilly? I uh..heard the others calling you. Seemed real worried. Look, I want you to know, we weren't trying to hurt you or anything. That's not us, despite what our…bigger selves…might think. I was just trying to protect you. Touching Fred isn't the smartest thing…he's not really stable. And trust me, getting him to sleep for a decent amount of time is a feat in its own right." Lilly tilted her head curiously. "Fred…oh you mean the golden suit. So he is alive?" Benny shrugged. "Kinda….but not really. His situation is…hard to explain honestly. He was the first one…him and another fellow…but we don't know where he's at. Something happened with a kid…he bit him on accident or something…he didn't mean to though. After that, they brought in those guys…but they didn't last long…kept glitching. I don't know much about that year. They were pulled though and we came in." He had moved closer as he spoke, until he found himself sitting on the bed beside her. The idea of being so close to a human robot was fascinating. "After that, they brought us in….but uh…something was going wrong…so…we got scrapped too….at the same time some bad stuff went down…kids went missing…it was bad…bad bad bad…they didn't think kids would relate to us anymore…so they put those guys back in….fixed them up, made them a little more…neutral . You know….not so intense looking. We got moved to the basement and forgotten about." He looked down at her hopefully. "But then here comes you….you could be our new companion."

Lilly recalled something Bonnie had told her the night before. About the Toy Brigade. Something about the decommissioned animatronics in the basement that had been meant for her stage. But putting them in had meant removing Foxy permanently. She had been intended to be their new companion. Still though, it was one thing when it had been intended and never happened, but another when she stumbled upon them on her own. And the others seemed oddly intent on keeping these particular halves hidden beneath the floor boards.

Before she could say anything, they could hear voices coming up the hall once more. Benny bit his lip and glanced around. There wasn't really anywhere to hide. Lilly saw the panic in his face and stood, moving to the door and shutting it, using her weight to keep it from budging a bit. The door handle jiggled and Bonnies exasperated "What the hell…?..." issued forth briefly. "Lilly, open the door. We need to talk." Benny stared up at her, clearly unsure of what to do. Lilly beckoned behind him, towards the closet. "Hide in there. When they go you can sneak out." His expression softened some before he stood and, as quietly as a ghost, slid into the closet, leaving it open just enough to peek out. Bonnie jiggled the handle again. "Lilly!" "Hang on Bonnie, I was just…er…shaking out my clothes…they were covered in dust."

Benny felt his internal gears stall and sputter when she abruptly removed her top, exposing succulent breasts and a very feminine shape. She wasn't human, but damn they had modeled her after one hell of a female. His tail wagged slightly, green eyes glowing as he admired the slender frame. She was a beauty. Hugging the discarded clothing, she opened the door and Bonnie's expression changed. He cheeks became flushed and he abruptly blocked Freddy from seeing. "Oh, you weren't kidding." Lilly chuckled. "Why would I be? Just give me a second and I'll meet you two out in the party room, Ok? Promise." Leaning up she kissed the rabbit's nose and he sighed, before nodding slowly. "All right Lilly."

She waited until they had moved back and their footsteps faded before she looked back at the closet. "I have to go talk to them…most likely about you and whoever else is alive down there…but it should give you a chance to slip back without being noticed. Um…I'll try to come back down sometime…visit and…thank you, for the plushy I mean." Smiling, she pulled her top back on and slipped through the door, leaving it open enough for him to leave without drawing attention to himself. Benny waited a moment, wanting to make sure it was utterly clear before leaving the closets confines and moving to the door. Peeking out, he watched the sway of Lilly's hips as she walked and felt a stirring down below that he hadn't felt in some time. As quietly as he had come up, he made his way back to the basement door, opening it and silently moving in, making sure to shut and lock it behind him. The steps creaked as he moved down them, trying not to make too much fuss. Once at the bottom, he scanned the darkened room, moving his hand along the wall until he found a light switch. A quick flip and a few, pale yellow fluorescent lights sputtered on. Sitting at one of the tables in the center of the room, two male animatronics glanced up at him. One was a smaller, more cheery looking version of Freddy. His top hat had a red band around it, and the bright red dots on his cheeks matched Benny. The other was a white and pink fox that was supposed to be the upgraded, kid friendly version of Foxy, though he was less an animatronic and more a pulled apart body. One of his eyes was missing, attached to a spare head napping on the table at his side.

The toy Freddy shifted some. "So? Did you find her?" Benny nodded, settling beside them. "Yea…and damn is she good looking. But I think that purple me has some kind of relationship with her. She took the gift…and she said she would come back down to see us. They know we aren't inactive anymore Jasper…" The foxy made a noise. "S…so? Wha…what do we d….do then?" His voice had a faint overlay of static to it and his voice box was obviously scratched and catching in some spots. Jasper rubbed his chin for a moment. "We wait…and we see what she has to say…they seem fond of her…if she understand us…they might too…so…we just hang out…like we always have. And we wait." He nodded firmly before getting to his feet and padding off. Benny sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Right…come on Frank…lets go try to fix Chickpea…maybe we can actually get her online this time."