Marie blinked and gulped nervously, staring up at Night as she managed a tiny nod. She didn't know what to say. She could feel Goldie's look at her, knowing she disobeyed him. Raising her hands to sign, the girl tried to sign a sincere apology to the Nightmare. 'I'm sorry. I didn't know what was going to happen.' She signed as she looked down. Night's eyes softened, and crouched down. His hand came up, and he held it out to her. "You weren't meant to know," he said. "One of Jake's conditions meant you were to go in blind." He held still, waiting for Marie's next move.
Marie bit her lip and slowly grabbed his hand, pulling herself up. 'Does that mean I can still be kept in the dark about things?' She asked with a hurt and distrusted look at Goldie, who shook his head. "We'll always tell you the truth, Honey. But we also can't disobey a direct order from our owners." Night nodded. He started to pull his hand back. "True. Only Goldie was informed about us. He was ordered not to reveal us to any of the others as well." He looked back into the room. "Would you like to meet everyone?" he questioned, looking back at Marie.
Marie saw N. Foxy, shifting a bit uneasily but managed to gather her sanity and nodded ever so slightly. Night shifted and held the door fully open, allowing Marie plenty of room to enter. The cubs - Smokey, Bear and Bandit - squirmed and tried to climb out of their father's arms. Felix (N. Foxy) dropped to one knee. "Yar! Greetings, Lass. I be Felix." Chelly waved. "I'm Chelly, Sweetheart!" she chirped, sounding similar to Chica. Mangle nodded, her voice coming out as radio garble. She hacked in a coughing fit before whining a friendly greeting. Brat merely waved. Frank bowed his head. "Hello, Little One. I'm Frank, and these are Smokey, Bear, and Bandit," he said, indicating the cubs in his arms. "Hi!" the green bunny waved from Goldie's arms. "I'm Plush!"
Marie stared at them all, trying to take in their appearances. N. Foxy looked strangely similar to the one in a nightmare she had when she was younger after the bite. She waved a little, a bit nervous and afraid to say anything. Plush freed himself from Goldie's arms, and bounced forward. "You're a hummie, right?" Plush asked, circling her in a hyper run. "You almost look like me! Just less fur..."
The brunette twisted her body around to try and follow Plush, nodding in confirmation silently. He stopped in front of her. He reached out, but paused. He wanted to touch her hair. None of them had anything like it. "Can...can I?" She looked at her hair and then back at Plush, nodding as she knelt down so he can touch her hair. She sat on the ground patiently. He reached forward, and gently took hold of her locks. his fingers moved carefully, his eyes wide as he explored. He glanced back at Goldie. "It's as soft as you said, Uncle Goldie." She felt his hands touch her scar and she tensed ever so slightly but didn't pull away. She looked at Plush as he reached over and ran his fingers over the raised skin. He didn't comment, but stroked it gently. Finally, he pulled back. "Thank you," he said, smiling before he fell forward, three smaller bodies tackling him. Three sets of golden optics looked up at her. "HI!" they chimed together.
Marie couldn't help but smile in amusement, waving at the small cubs before her. She was hesitant in signing to talk, afraid they wouldn't understand her. "You're Marie?" "Wow, you're cute!" "Uncle Goldie wasn't lying!" That made the girl's face turn bright pink in embarrassment at the sudden compliments and looked at Goldie. 'What exactly did you tell them about me?' She signed.
Goldie shrugged, staying silent. "He's told us all about your connection to the new gang," Chelly said, stepping forward. Like Chica, she had a plush figure, but Like Night looked like a worn toy. She sat on the floor, smiling with her three sets of foam teeth. "How you were the adopted daughter of his mate, but how you hadn't accepted him." Goldie groaned, looking away as Frank facepalmed. "Nice one, Lass," Felix groaned. Marie raised a brow at that. 'What do you mean?' She signed before crossing her arms, suddenly standing up as she looked at her and then at Goldie.
"Oh, look at the time," Goldie stated, looking at his bare arm. "I'm meant to help Bonnie with Grey's new body!" He started for the door, but fell as Plush and the trio jumped on him. 'Goldie.' Marie signed as she stepped in front of him, hazel eyes meeting his unique eyes. 'You think I haven't accepted you?' She signed. The golden bear looked away, silent. Yes, she may have accepted him as a friend. But, with Bonnie now as her father, Goldie did feel left out. He had always wanted a little one of his own.
Marie's heart sank as she saw it in his eyes. She bit her lip, not sure what to say. She did want to love him like she loved Bonnie but she didn't know how. Everything was hard for her, bonding with everyone and dealing with a year or so of abuse. 'I want to accept you as a parent, Goldie. I'm just lost how...' she signed. And the fact that Goldie and Bonnie had a relationship made things a bit strange for her. Sure, she respected that but how was she suppose to deal with it? Goldie finally looked back. He pushed himself up into a crouch, moving slowly so the cubs slid off him without any harm. He watched Marie, waiting until she looked back at him, and held out his arms. The nightmares watched, small smiled on their faces. Felix rolled his eyes. Goldie could be a real goof at times. Marie ran over and hugged Goldie, knowing that he needed to comfort right now. She sighed softly as she wrapped her arms around him. She loved how fuzzy he was and smiled.
Goldie nuzzled her shoulder, breathing in deeply. "We start small, HoneyBee," he said, pulling back enough to look down at her. "And we go from there." The nightmares chuckle. Felix stepped forward. "So, if you two have made up, how about we get back to the meet and greet?" he asked, dropping the pirate accent. Like Foxy, he didn't have to talk like a pirate all the time. She nodded to Goldie and remained close to him as she looked back at the nightmares. 'Can I sign? Will they understand?' She asked Goldie while biting her lip.
Night chuckled. "We all can, Marie," he said, humor flashing in his optics. Frank also nodded. He settled on the floor and gathered his cubs back to him. "What do you want to know about us, Little One?" Marie didn't know, fiddling with her shirt as she looked at her feet. She really couldn't think of anything to ask. There was an awkward silence before Marie shrugged.
Brat came froward. He was slightly taller than her, looking down with his arms crossed. "You're a small shy one, aren't ya." he stated, looking her over. Marie shifted uneasily. 'I don't talk a lot to people I just meet.' She signed as she looked up at him. Brat rolled his eyes. "Well, you're going to have to," he stated, holding out a hand. "I don't like silence from my friends." She started at him. He considered her a friend? Marie never had any friends, especially people her age at school when she did go. 'I'm your friend?' She signed surprised.
Brat's smirk softened into a smile. "Of course you are, silly." he reached out, taking her hand. Felix wolf whistled, gaining a glare from the younger animatronic. "Ah, young love," Chelly and he teased. "Shut up!" Brat exclaimed, dropping Marie's hand and backing off, a blush appearing across his large face. A silence filled the air and Chelly grinned. Marie looked down, her own cheeks flaring up in a pink tinge as she rubbed her arm.
Ahhh young love.