Ch. 14 Something Familiar

Goldie laid secluded on the roof of the pizzeria. His ears twitched from the laughter of the animatronics inside the building. As far as he knew, the group were in the process of playing hide and go seek with Eden. He smiled in relief that his family went ten weeks without realizing Eden belonged to Freddy. Just in case, the golden bear would keep his promise to Leona and make sure no one found out.

After discovering Eden's first visit to the pizzeria, the animatronic was mad, but then again this was Mike's fault for giving her hints of what was in the pizzeria. Plus, Goldie couldn't blame Eden's curiosity and other than himself, the girl had never met any other animatronics that were alive. "It would be a shame if I interfered." Goldie muttered lifting his hand in the air as specks of power danced around it.

He still wondered why on earth out of all was he was given powers. At times they were a blessing, but his limitations reminded him of their curse. What the bear told Leona was true, Goldie was forever chained to the rugged building. Although he could go where he wanted, like Cinderella the animatronic had a time limit.

Goldie dark sockets moved to the stars as harsh reality hit him once again and his cranium pounded at the words Marionette had spoken before leaving:

"Your soul and your powers are one. Even though we are no longer humans, we still live in this nightmare. Your abilities are yours to do as you please, but there will be consequences that follow if you aren't careful."

The puppet was right, Goldie at one point didn't make it back to the pizzeria on time and his body short-circuited. The animatronic went unconscious and Calvin had to fix him. He awoke after a week, the sight before him were the animatronics with oil covered faces. Freddy told him they thought he would never wake up, but to their surprise Goldie did. From there, Goldie stayed in the pizzeria, until he regained the courage to teleport again.

Otherwise, the bear used his powers for the others needs becoming a guardian over his family. It wasn't a bad life, but at times the bear was lonely and desired some excitement in his life. "I'm going to get you!" Goldie heard Foxy yell from inside. The bear decided to slip through the roof into the walls to catch some of the action.

"Foxy chasing Chica and Eden. Bonnie still in his hiding place frustrated that no one found him yet. Seems like a normal night." Goldie whispered to himself. Shifting into the floor to the library, Freddy held two books in his hands. He looked at one than the other before tossing them on the floor. Goldie noticed the books were about mythical creatures and abnormalities in nature. The golden bear shook his head, scanning through one of them as he resisting the urge to laugh.

Freddy being the book-worm of the two thought every answer known in life was in his library. Little did he know the answer to what Eden was not in it. The girl was one of a kind, miracle child to be born of an animatronic and a human. The answer wouldn't be here and if his brother was smarter, Freddy would know the cub was his. "It's not here either. I've been through thirty-seven books and still nothing!" Freddy yelled collapsing in his seat.

"If it's not in my books then the girl's an undiscovered creation. Look at me, talking about the kid like she's a lab experiment!" Freddy groaned holding his head in his hands. "Have I really fallen so far in my life? Lost the only woman I care about and now I'm treating a child I just met like the lost city of Atlantis! I need to be better, it's what Leona would have wanted." Freddy said making his way out of the library to the main room.

There stood an angry Mike yelling at Foxy while Bonnie and Chica were looking around. Freddy made his way over, stopping next to the security guard. "Michael what's happening?" the bear asked hands behind his back, looking down on the man. "Mr. Pirate here lost my niece!" Mike yelled tensing in anger. "It's my fault Captain. I was chasing her down the hall then the lass just vanished." Foxy muttered trembling.

Freddy patted Foxy's shoulder. "Go rest, you look exhausted." Freddy said before turning to a fuming Mike. "I'll find her." The bear animatronic stated preparing to walk the halls. "Um-t-that's not necessary! You- see." Mike was cut off by a warning growl before Freddy disappeared. He took a relaxing breath, use to the darkness around him. He resisted the urge to hide in wait like predator, instead allowing his blue eyes to survey the darkness for the kid.

His ears perked when Freddy heard a small giggle from the shadows and the sounds of scratching against the walls. "Eden?" Freddy asked searching more as instinct told him to duck to the floor. He listened as a figure shot out growling, claws scrapping the floor. Freddy recognized the glowing blue eyes and blond hair easily. "Oh, Foxy. You shouldn't have chased her down here." Freddy muttered knowing exactly what was wrong with the girl.

"Freddy!" The bear turned on his heels seeing Mike running his way. "Mike stay back!" the animatronic demanded. Mike stopped and saw Eden behind Freddy, she was growling and crouched on the ground. Her retractable claws were out as were her small pearly white fangs. "W-what's w-wrong with her?" Mike asked concerned. Freddy said nothing as he crouched on the ground and approached Eden. The girl lunged at him and the bear pinned her to the floor, placing his mouth on her neck and carefully lifting her.

Freddy proceeded to walk on all fours back to the main room, Mike followed behind him. Eden squirmed in his mouth, but soon stilled her movements when Freddy purred his throat telling her she was not in any danger. When they entered the main room, Eden's eyes dilated returning to normal state as she looked up at Freddy and curled in his mouth.

Freddy stopping near the stage set the girl down gently on top while he sat. The animatronics gathered around relieved Freddy found Eden, Mike on the other hand looked confused and a bit mad. "Freddy you have a minute to tell me what the heck just happened to my niece!" Mike yelled as the animatronics just stared at him. "Oh, he doesn't know?" Bonnie asked as Freddy nodded.

"Michael, what happened was natural instinct. Normally animals have this, but so do we. It's a little different because we still retain our common sense and morals values. This natural instinct is also the reason we killed security guards and why it was hard to stop. It became a part of us, but we learned to repress the urge." Freddy explained. "Ok, but what was happening with Eden?" Mike asked.

"The same, but since she is little. For Eden, some urges are still too strong. For example, the urge to frighten and hide in darkness. Normally bear animatronics have this urge." Bonnie said addressing Mike. He nodded understanding the circumstance. "I guess Eden will have to stay out of the halls." Mike stated. Freddy gathered the girl in his arms and placed her on his chest where his mechanics beat loudly.

The girl purred at the sound, allowing her eyes to shut. "No. I can teach her to control the urge." Freddy whispered stroking the girl's hair careful not to remove the small top hat. She snuggled closer to Freddy as Chica cooed the interaction. "So cute! You'd make an excellent father, Freddy!" she said unaware that in the walls overlooking them a golden bear was holding his sides in laughter.