Sorry it took so long, got distracted by life. Good news is I'm back with a brand new chapter. Thanks for being patient and here is your reward! Onward with more mysteries at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Enjoy my reading friends.

The next day, Katrina woke up bright and early and began to gather her things. After making sure she didn't forget anything, she headed for the bathroom in order to slip out the window. She was still nervous about going near the restrooms because of what happened last night. But since it was daytime, the place didn't look quite as scary. Katrina shuddered at the memory of that shadowy figure, laughing wickedly at her despair. She remembered feeling cold and helpless. She wanted to forget encountering that terrifying being who struck fear in her heart. The only good thing that came out of it was that it brought her and Freddy closer together. Katrina smiled when she thought about Freddy holding her in his arms and comforting her.

Upon reaching the girls' bathroom, she was startled to see someone was in there waiting for her. She breathed a sigh of relief when it was only Golden Freddy. "Golden? You're up early. What are you doing in here?" she asked him.

Golden Freddy said nothing, although he followed her to the open window. He was the shyest animatronic, but Katrina had the feeling that he was warming up to her. And he was there to help her climb out through the window. Katrina smiled appreciatively at the golden bear who handed the back-pack over to her. "Thanks Golden. Tell the others I won't be back until later today, ok?" She reached out to pat him on the nose. "Take care."

There Golden Freddy watched Katrina Marlowe hop on her bike and pedal away from Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Once she was safely out of sight, Golden had fulfilled his promise to the Puppet. Now it was time to return to the parts & service room which was his domain. Just like that, the golden bear vanished in the blink of an eye…

Later in the day, Katrina sat at the dining table with the other girls. Mrs. Cosgrove had fixed them all some lunch and they sat around enjoying some sandwiches while drinking ice tea. Katrina took a healthy bite of her sandwich but was very quiet. As always the other girls seemed to eye her strangely and talk behind her back. With the exception of Jackie who didn't say much. Come to think of it, Jackie wasn't making eye-contact with anyone and it looked like she'd been crying recently. Katrina kept glancing worriedly over at her, but Jackie wouldn't look anyone in the face.

Katrina finished her sandwich and rose from the table. Ignoring Tracy's snide comments about her, Katrina left the room and decided to head upstairs to her room and change into some fresh clothes. Changing into an orange t-shirt and putting on a matching white mini-skirt, Katrina started to brush her long honey-colored hair to get the tangles out. Just as she was pulling her hair back into a ponytail, there was a knock at the door. To her surprise, Jackie entered the room with a somber expression.

Finally Katrina decided to say something to her. "Are you feeling okay, Jackie? You haven't said a word all day. Is it the other girls? Were they picking on you again?"

"What's it to you?" Jackie said moodily. She brushed her long chocolate-brown hair over her face; she was always making sure that the right side of her face was hidden from view. Jackie was a lovely-looking girl, yet why was she so self-conscious?

"Hey Jackie, why do you wear your hair like that?" Katrina wanted to know. "You should pull it back; let people see your face." She said helpfully. Katrina put on her favorite heart-necklace and secured it.

"I don't need hair advice," Jackie grumbled while crossing her arms over her chest. "I like my hair the way it is." She'd been in a bad mood all day. Ever since looking at herself in the mirror this morning…

Jackie watched as Katrina admired herself in the mirror and she started feeling jealous. Katrina Marlowe was such a beautiful girl, the total opposite of the girl she used to be before. Jackie still remembered how for two whole months Katrina had been depressed and wouldn't speak. Although you wouldn't know it looking at her now. Another thing Jackie couldn't help noticing was the way Katrina was paying a lot of attention to her appearance. It made Jackie wonder who Katrina was trying to look pretty for. Next Jackie saw Katrina putting on her sneakers and realized that Katrina was actually going somewhere.

"Where are you going?" Jackie asked.

"Oh just to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza," Katrina replied shortly. Once she was fully dressed, she headed for the door. Jackie followed her out of the bedroom and downstairs.

"Freddy Fazbear's Pizza? I thought you didn't like that place," Jackie said surprised. And then she got an idea. "Let me come with you! I need to get out of the house." She followed Katrina to the front door.

"But I thought you didn't like the pizzeria either," Katrina said. She was hoping to go alone, but Jackie was insistent. So she decided to allow the brunette to come along. Katrina and Jackie went and fetched their bikes from the garage and together the two girls made the trip to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

Once they've arrived at the family-friendly restaurant, Katrina and Jackie entered the building. However upon going into the Dining Area, they immediately saw that a big event was going down. The place was packed with kids of all ages and there was a lot of excitement in the air. Upon looking closer, she saw that all the dining tables had boxes of crayons, markers, sketch-papers and colored pencils for drawing and coloring. Katrina wondered what was going on and went over to ask one of the staff members.

"Today is the Art Contest," a young woman kindly explained to her. "We choose one of the lovable Fazbear characters here to model for the kids. Whoever can draw the best picture of that character wins a prize! This time we've chosen Foxy the Pirate Fox for the kids to draw! He was always my favorite!"

This was amazing news. All the kids loved the pirate fox and this was a real treat to finally see him. Katrina watched as two men brought in Foxy which brought cheers and applause from both children and adults. Foxy had been wiped clean for the special occasion. Now they've propped him at the center of the Dining Area where everyone could see him. Even though there were rips and tears visible upon Foxy's animatronic suit, nobody seemed to mind. Despite his flaws, the kids hardly noticed Foxy's haggard appearance, they were way too happy to see him. And Katrina could tell that Foxy was thrilled to finally be back in the spotlight after so long.

"He's really creepy looking," Jackie said, frowning distastefully over at Foxy. "I don't get why everyone likes him. How could anyone like a villainous pirate fox?"

"It's not like that," Katrina disagreed. "I know he looks scary, but he's a softie. He's also adventurous and daring, Foxy makes for a pretty tough pirate." Katrina realized that Jackie was eying her suspiciously.

"How exactly do you know that?" Jackie demanded.

"Umm… I overheard some people talking about what kind of animatronic Foxy used to be?" Katrina said quickly. Katrina hoped she sounded convincing. She couldn't let anyone know that she was sneaking into the pizzeria at night to visit the animatronics. Jackie continued to study her closely but didn't say anything else.

Soon the Art Contest began… The rules were simple, the artist who could draw the best picture of Foxy the Pirate Fox, wins a free prize over at Prize Corner. Katrina decided not to join in; she never was a very good artist. Instead she watched as Jackie went over to grab some papers and colored pencils and entered the contest. Gazing over at the Show Stage, Katrina could see Freddy, Bonnie and Chica being active. She caught the eye of Freddy Fazbear who was smiling at her with so much warmth that she could feel it. The mascot of the restaurant was acting like his old self again. He greeted children with much more enthusiasm and there was nothing fake about his joyous nature.

Katrina went to go sit closest to the Show Stage where she could be near Freddy. There she watched as all the other kids went to work on drawing Foxy. She couldn't wait to see who the winner was. It took a long time, but once all the young artists finished their drawings and turned them in, it was now time to decide the winner. The same woman from earlier carefully examined every drawing, looking for the best drawn picture of Foxy. It was a difficult choice, but after going through them all, she finally made her decision and loudly announced the winner to all the kids waiting in anticipation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have our artist! The winner of the Art Contest today is "Jackie Garvey!"

Jackie looked up in surprise when she saw her drawing being held up for everyone to see. She excelled at art class and it was one of her favorite subjects. Her drawing depicted the amazing scenery of a heroic Foxy the Pirate Fox on his trusty pirate ship, taking on the bad guys while plundering them of their treasure. It was colorful and truly creative. Everyone was really impressed, even Katrina. She had no idea Jackie was that artistic. Kids watched enviously as Jackie was being led to the Prize Corner to claim her free prize there. Jackie seemed embarrassed by all the attention she was getting, but she was modest.

Once the Art Contest was over, sadly it was time for Foxy the Pirate Fox to return to Pirate Cove. A lot of kids were especially disappointed by this. As Katrina looked over at Foxy, she saw the shining light in his amber eyes. Then when everyone least expected it, Foxy came to life and started singing a hearty pirate shanty that had all the kids laughing and the staff hurrying to march the fox animatronic back to its attraction. That wily fox couldn't resist showing off, Katrina thought. With the Art Contest over and done with, now she could spend the rest of the day with her beloved teddy bear…

Over at Prize Corner, Jackie claimed her free prizes as promised. They had a lot of nice stuff there. But that's not all… The little mascot of the prize corner also wanted to reward her with a gift of its own. The music box opened and out popped the Puppet to greet her with its overjoyed smile and a gift in its hand. Jackie always thought the Puppet was freaky-looking. Nevertheless she gladly accepted the gift from the marionette. And then something strange happened… Maybe she was imaging it, but the Puppet's hand seemed to move on its own, and was reaching out to touch her face. Jackie backed away at once and stared openmouthed. Seeing her fear, the Puppet lowered its hand and silently retreated back into its box where My Grandfather's Clock started playing.

Jackie hurried away from Prize Corner at once and didn't look back. She heard rumors that this place was haunted and wondered if there was any truth to it. Going back to the Dining Area, Jackie searched around the crowd for Katrina. Something wasn't right about this place and she wanted to leave. There she spotted Katrina over by the Show Stage, and saw that Freddy Fazbear had come offstage for the kids. Now this was a pleasant surprise, she's never seen Freddy come offstage before. As to be expected from the mascot of the restaurant, Freddy was full of life and his charming personality attracted kids from everywhere. The animatronic bear loved all the attention he was getting.

Freddy Fazbear appeared to be Katrina's favorite character, because she held his big paw and was perfectly content to walk around the restaurant with him while Freddy invited other children to join them. And as Jackie watched them from a distance, there was something else she couldn't help noticing. Freddy welcomed a lot of kids with open arms and encouraged even the shyest kids to come play, but every now and then the animatronic bear would smile affectionately down at the beautiful girl keeping him company. Katrina also gazed adoringly up at the mascot bear and has never looked happier. Jackie noted that the two of them seemed to share an intimate moment.

"Sing a song for us, Freddy!" Kids cheered. "Sing for us! Sing for us!" They all chanted.

Everyone watched in amazement as Freddy Fazbear raised the microphone to his big mouth and without further encouragement broke into a harmonious song where his jolly booming voice always captivated the audience. Even Jackie felt calmer when she started listening to the bear animatronic sing. She changed her mind and decided not to leave here so soon after all. Besides, nobody else seemed to notice the strange occurrences around this place. For now, Jackie headed over to the arcades to play some of her favorite games there.

Around afternoon, Katrina and Jackie ordered a four-cheese pizza pie to share for dinner. Chica the Chicken arrived to deliver their food, and once again Jackie noticed how familiar Katrina appeared to be with the adorable chick animatronic. Chica was kind to all kids, but she was especially sweet on Katrina. But then Chica wasn't the only one… Jackie had also noticed earlier that Bonnie the Bunny loved to follow Katrina around like a loyal pet. It made her wonder how did Katrina know the animatronics here so well? And then there was Freddy Fazbear who always had his eyes on Katrina…

"Everything okay, Jackie?" Katrina's voice interrupted Jackie's thoughts. She'd been hanging out with the animatronics all day that she hadn't had a chance to talk to Jackie.

"I'm fine." Jackie took a sip from her drink with a thoughtful expression. Then curiosity got the better of her. "Can I ask you something? The animatronics really seem to like you. Why is that? Do you come here a lot?"

"Yeah…sometimes," Katrina replied awkwardly. She had to be careful; she could tell that Jackie was already getting suspicious. Jackie was looking at her funny but didn't say anymore.

When they ate all the pizza, Katrina told Jackie she was heading to the restrooms and left. Jackie wiped her hands with a napkin and tried to finish the rest of her drink. Once she was done, she tossed out her trash and then began looking around for Katrina. It was time to head back to the foster home. But then Jackie saw another odd thing… Bonnie the Bunny approached Katrina as she was coming back from the girls' bathroom. Jackie watched in fascination as Katrina leaned close and appeared to be talking to the purple bunny.

"How weird…," Jackie muttered to herself.

It got stranger when she saw Katrina walk away from Bonnie and start heading for Pirate Cove. Why is she going there? Jackie wanted to leave already. But Katrina was acting very peculiar. She wanted to know once and for all what was going on. As much as she didn't want to, Jackie also began to make her way to Pirate Cove. She wasn't too fond of the animatronic in there. Upon entering the empty attraction, Jackie didn't see anyone else in here. However she did hear voices… Listening closely, Jackie recognized Katrina's voice and it sounded like she was talking to someone. Was somebody here? The first thing she spotted was Katrina standing over by the purple curtains and was speaking in a low voice to someone.

"Who are you talking to?" Jackie asked. She must have took Katrina off-guard because she spun around at the sound of her voice.

"Oh Jackie…hi…I was just…," Katrina struggled to come up with an explanation. She decided to settle on the truth for once. "I came in here to visit Foxy. He gets lonely and restless, so I come here and try talking to him, you know?" Katrina hoped she didn't sound crazy. Looking for a distraction, she turned back toward the stage. "Do you want to see Foxy? He's standing behind these curtains."

Katrina pulled back the purple curtains and revealed Foxy the Pirate Fox standing immobile at the center of the stage. At the sight of the roguish red fox, Jackie stared apprehensively at it and backed away at once. "What's wrong? Don't you like Foxy?" Katrina noticed Jackie's nervous behavior.

"No. It looks scary with all those sharp teeth and hook for a hand," Jackie frowned. "Not to mention it looks so worn-out and broken. No wonder they don't use this animatronic anymore." Jackie turned away from the stage and became much more interested in the crane machines kept in here.

Jackie Garvey sure was judgmental when it came to looks. Despite drawing the best picture of Foxy, she made it abundantly clear that she was no fan of him. Then from behind her, Katrina heard a devilish pirate-accented voice whisper to her. "Tis the interesting lass again. A lovely lil' pearl… Think ye can introduce me to her?"

Keeping a close watch on Jackie, Katrina whispered back. "I don't think so, Foxy. She doesn't really like you all that much. You heard the way she was criticizing you just now."

Foxy's glowing amber eyes moved over to watch the brunette who was still wandering among the crane games. "So her name be Jackie, eh? I like a lass who speaks her mind. Bring her ere' and I'll woo her wit' me charm!"

"Shhhh…not so loud Foxy! Anyway, I think you'd better not," Katrina whispered hastily. She kept looking over her shoulder to make sure Jackie wasn't eavesdropping. "I can't stay for long. I just came here to say hi. You were really funny out there, especially when you started singing!"

"What can I say, lass? Ol Foxy still got it! It be nice to see me loyal crew after so long!"

There Katrina closed the purple curtains and promised Foxy she would be back. Then she went over to join Jackie and together the two girls started to leave. Before exiting the Pirate Cove, Jackie looked back and gave the purple-curtained stage one last look. To her amazement, the curtain fluttered as if something had been watching her but quickly darted out of view. Jackie stared but it didn't happen again. She was reminded of the ghost stories about this place. Was Freddy Fazbear's Pizza really haunted? It even made her wonder if there were ghosts lurking around as well. In the end she dismissed these ridiculous thoughts from her head.

That night at the house, Katrina spent most of her time shut up in her room. In the next room over, she could hear Tracy and Danielle arguing over the radio. Jackie and Gina were down in the living room, watching their favorite programs. Whenever she had time alone, Katrina would often go through her duffel bag and pack certain things she would bring with her to the pizzeria. Then she found the photo of her parents she still kept with her.

Katrina stared at that photo and felt a mixture of depression and anger. She didn't like to think about the accident anymore. What was done could never be undone. But she still couldn't forgive herself for leaving her parents… Katrina hid the photo away so that she wouldn't be reminded of the life she no longer had. Once the clock read 9:00 P.M, Mrs. Cosgrove made sure all five girls brushed their teeth before sending them all to bed. Katrina lay nestled under the covers and waited for all the other occupants of the house to fall asleep. As soon as the house was dark and silent, Katrina began to make her move.

Grabbing her book-bag and putting on her sneakers, Katrina quietly opened her bedroom door and started for the stairs. This way was easier; it would keep people from asking her too many questions. Carefully making her way downstairs, Katrina decided to take the backdoor this time. The front door made too much noise when opened. As soon as she stepped outside, she could see the dark night sky. It was a clear warm night with the inky black sky filled with grey clouds, followed by a luminous full-moon. Thanks to the moonlight, Katrina had no trouble finding her way through the backyard and reaching the back gate.

Before heading out, Katrina looked over her shoulder to make sure no one had seen her and then left. But she failed to notice Jackie hiding at her dark bedroom window. She'd been spying on Katrina the whole time and saw her sneak out. It made her wonder more than ever what was going on with Katrina Marlowe. Where was she going at this time of night? Should she be concerned? Jackie seriously thought of telling Mrs. Cosgrove what was happening, but decided against it.

"Everyone should be entitled to their secrets," Jackie murmured before disappearing back into her room.