Chapter 6. Friends in Town

Sarah slowly awakens to the sound of her cell phone ringing. As she slowly opens her green eyes my niece looks around her surrounding area finding that she was in her old bedroom, Which had told her that she had fallen asleep on the couch and was carried to bed by her father.

With a small groan, my niece rolls over to answer her phone that was sitting on the old galaxy painted bedside table,

" Hello?"

" Well, morning I have a chore for you today," Zoey's voice said from the other side of the speaker.

" Can't you do it by yourself?"

" I would but, I'm kinda busy looking over some stuff besides what would a Sherlock Holmes do without their Watson? That is a horrible sin in the detective world."

" Okay, I get it. You're nothing without your partner."

" My amazing partner." Zoey corrected only to earn a small snort from Sarah.

" So what's this errand you need me to do?" My niece asked as she sits up on her bed.

" I need you to take Mike around our town and introduce him to everyone. Explain to them that I will be pretty busy with the cold case and the restaurant. And ask if they can keep an eye out for anything odd. Our town might be small and peaceful, but half of them are loyal and badass when they need to be."

" And the other half?"

" Probably harmless and just want to mind their own business or maybe not even so. I'm hoping this introduction will gain their attention and lure the other half out."

"...So you want to use Mike as bait?"

"..."

" Zoe, you know how I feel about humans being. Used as bai..."

" Look Sar, I'm sorry but this time I can't be nice and say, hey don't worry about it, we won't go with the bait idea. Sometimes, to lure out a scary monster you need the fresh bait. Besides, I won't let anything happen to either of you. You know that." My sweet daughter finishes with a sigh.

" Yeah, I know... fine, give us a few hours. I'll take Mike around the town after that we'll stop by Lily's Diner for lunch. That way, I can bring you back some food."

" Thanks, cous You're awesome."

" Yeah yeah, see you in a few hours," Sarah responded in a playful tone before hanging up and setting her phone on the old table before sliding out of bed to get dress. This of course made my niece thankful that she had kept some clothes there for her visits.

When she was done Sarah exits her bedroom and makes her way down the hallway as she pulls her long light brown hair into a ponytail. As she reaches the living room she finds both Mike and my brother waiting for her in the dining area.

" Morning, want some breakfast?" Richardson asked as he sets down a plate of pancakes along with a cup of coffee.

" Thanks, dad. " Sarah said with a sweet smile while sitting in the chair that Richardson had pulled out for her and begins to eat.

" So, I'm guessing you knew that I was up?"

" Yeah well, your cell ringing kinda told me you would be. So I'm guessing that phone call was Zoe." my brother asked while taking a sip of his coffee.

" Yup,"

" And?"

" Zoey wants me to show Mike around town introduce him to everyone. And then bring him over to Freddy's to meet the others." Sarah mummers while taking a sip of her coffee after finishing the last bite of her pancakes.

" Um, I'm not really comfortable with going there. Especially with my father being the one who murdered them. What if they try something for revenge." Mike said while giving Sarah a small nervous smile.

" I highly doubt that they're mindless killers if so Zoe and I would be dead by now trust me when I say that they won't harm you. Although Fazbear is a stubborn jackass by what Zoey had texted me last night but that's about it." my sweet niece finishes with a warm smile.

" Alright... I trust you." Mike responds with a small nod.

" So when are you two headin' out?"

" Now actually, We have to stop at Lily's for lunch so I can bring back some food to Zoey." my niece answers as she stands from her chair and walks to the door as she grabs her bag from the couch while Mike and Richardson follow close behind her.

" Then I'll go with ya' I have ta' talk to Zoe-bear about her ideas for the place." My brother said while grabbing his jacket and shuts the door behind them.

As Zoey said the introductions went pretty well, of course, it took some time since most of the town is very talkative even our mayor. And everyone said that they'll keep an out if anything is suspicious for Zoe.

Well...except for one officer name Marks.

When he was a rookie he used to work with me and my brother so we could teach him the ropes. After my death, he started to be praised as one of the top officers. That was until my sweet daughter got into the detective business everyone started to see his crooked and lazy side.

So he saw my daughter as nothing but a pain in the ass. Especially when she got him suspended more than once. And yet he still somehow got his job back most likely because he was the Mayor's son.

So as you can see Marks was the other half that she didn't trust.

While they were having lunch Richardson was looking around and lets out a snort. There across from them was the wannabe cop watching them as he tries to pretend to be interested in the menu. Even after Lily had taken his order.

" Dad?"

" You and Mike go ahead and head to Freddy's baby girl and tell Zoe-bear that I'll be a little late. I'm gonna go have a chat with an old friend," he said while gesturing his thumb towards Marks who was still trying to pretend that he wasn't watching them.

Earning a nod from his daughter as she stands from her seat and grabs the to-go bag while leaving the Diner with Mike close behind her.

Seeing this Marks was about to follow only to be stopped by my brother who blocks him.

" Eya' pal why don't you and I have a chat for old times sake," Richardson said as he gestures towards the table with a fake smile.

Meanwhile, Zoe was looking over all the files as Fazbear leans against the door frame watching her in amusement.

" Food delivery," Sarah said as she brushes past Freddy to enter the office with Mike still standing out in the hallway with a nervous look towards Fazbear who just gives him a nod.

" Hey, I thought that Uncle Richardson was going to come with you."

" He was but he decided to stop and have a little chat with Marks who had suddenly decided to play spy."

" ...I see," Zoe-bear murmurs as she opens the bag to take out her lunch.

" So what does that mean?" the half bear animatronic asked with a raise of his eyebrow.

" It means that our personal stalker most likely also has some friends in town," Zoey responds as she glares towards the hallway camera that was now pointing towards the office.

" See I told you that fool was useless Nyx. And now we will pay for the trouble he had caused." Nightmare said with a sneer as he narrows his red glowing eyes towards the purple-haired woman who was blowing on her wet nail while sitting in the chair in front of the monitor.

" Well then I'll just take care of him, right now we should just look on the bright side."

" And what's that?"

" Thanks to my annoying niece involving her lovely cousin I found the boss a new playmate. That way he can forgive us and not kill us for that fool's failures," she responded with a sick smile.

Earning a chuckle from Nightmare as he kneels down in front of her and roughly grabs her chin as his eyes locked with hers.

" I knew that there was a reason that I keep you as my bitch." he added with a toothy smile before pulling her into a kiss.