The door shuts softly behind Ted, and he lets out a sigh. He begins making his way to the Toys' dining hall. He wouldn't stay in that old dining hall any longer than he needed.

He enters the 'old' dining hall, but pauses at what he sees. Bonnie and Tia were arguing over something, Bonbon just watching timidly. He steps closer, wondering what they were arguing about. When he gets close enough though, he notices it is just a petty argument. He scoffs and walks off, not really caring.

Freddy looks up from his Harry Potter book when he notices Ted come in. He watches in slight interest as he sees Ted watch Bonnie and Tia argue. His gaze becomes more intent as Ted approaches the arguing duo. Come on Ted. You got this.

Freddy's growing smile drops to a frown when he sees Ted brush off Bonnie and Tia's argument. He growls slightly and gets up. He needs to stop this uncaring behavior Ted hides.

Ted notices Freddy approaching and increases his walking speed. Freddy notices though and quickly grabs Ted by the scruff of his neck before he can leave. Ted struggles slightly, but Freddy is unrelenting.

Freddy gets back to his little corner of the dining hall and throws Ted unceremoniously onto the floor. Ted grunts as he impacts the floor. He brushes himself off and gets up, growling at Freddy in the process. "What was that for?!"

Freddy crosses his arms and glares at Ted disapprovingly. "You completely shrugged off an argument. Why did you do that."

Ted's anger seems to grow as he hears Freddy's reasoning. "It was a petty argument! Something like that doesn't concern me." Ted turns around and crosses his arms in defiance.

Freddy glares at Ted's back, but he refuses to back down. "How do you ever expect to be a leader if you don't care enough to help."

Ted growls and turns back at Freddy, anger raging in his eyes. "Atleast I was able to prevent my team from getting turned into parts!" Freddy steps back, as if he was struck.

Ted sees the reaction and grins wickedly, thinking he got a one up on Freddy. "Oh yeah. You say I am such a bad leader, and yet I was able to make my team live on through the Dark Years. Looks like new and improved does mean we are better."

Freddy was shaking with anger at the end. The only thing keeping Freddy from lashing out was his self-control abilities. He gains control of his shaking and takes a deep breath. He decides to use his intimidation to get his facts through Ted's thick metal skull.

He looks down on Ted, shadowing his eyes. He lights them up with the LED's, giving them an ominous glow. He glowers down at Ted, who subconsciously shrinks back. Freddy then says in a deceptively calm voice, "A leader is one who puts their own interests after the interests of his followers. I have done nothing but try to do the right thing, helping lead everyone else to our eventual freedom. You, however, only do it when it helps improve your own standing. I saw that little stunt you pulled earlier when Daniel came in and I can say, I am not impressed. You're no leader."

Ted tries to find the courage to fight back, but something about Freddy's calm voice coupled with his angry and haunting expression makes him terrifying. Instead he resolves to simply huffing and stomping away like a child. But he can't help but think back on Freddy's words. Does he really do that? Does he really only help when it benefits himself?

He thinks back on when he helped. He saw that there was a problem, but he also saw Daniel. He still didn't trust Daniel completely, but he had enough sense to know that he wasn't a bad guy. So, he decided to help.

But then came the argument with Bonnie and Tia. If Freddy had done it, he would've broken them up and tried to mend any cracks in their friendship. And yet, he ignored them. And it was simply because he thought it wasn't worth his time.

Ted crouches down in the Toys office as realization dawns on him. He really only helps when it benefits himself! Ted begins shaking as his eyes water up. "I can't do this. Freddy was right. I'm no leader." He begins crying softly to himself, his teenage mind not able to cope with the wrongs he's done.

After a while he stops crying. He doesn't move however. No deserves to see him. Not with how he's acted in the past. He curls and moves closer to the shadows, wanting to hide himself. Once he is satisfied, he starts dozing off. His dreams are plagued with the pains he's caused and the hope of freedom.

Freddy sighs as he sees Ted leave. He slouches in his chair, his head in his hands. "Do you think I was too hard on him?" Freddy says to seemingly no one.

However, a black and white figure appears behind. His mouth is set in a thin line as he stares at the Toys' area. "No. You did what was needed. Nothing short of what you did would've gotten through to someone like him."

Freddy nods, seeing the truth in his words. "Have you told Daniel yet?" Freddy asks vaguely.

Marion shakes his head. "No I haven't. But he does need to know."

Freddy frowns and says "He won't like it." Marion nods grimly. "I know." His eyes suddenly narrow, pure determination coursing through them. "But this is something we need to do."