Bonnie blinked a couple of times, taking a moment to process what he just heard before responding.
"You want… Me to go with you? Back to your house?" Bonnie questions.
"Sure, I mean, I don't want to leave you here like this," Marcus said, rubbing his arm.
Bonnie smiled softly, the best smile he could manage. "I appreciate the offer, but I don't think your mother would appreciate seeing me again."
Marcus was about to interject when bonnie continued. "Besides, I'm not sure how well you could even hide a giant purple rabbit anyway. I think I'll just stay here for now. But maybe you could come visit me tomorrow? If you really want to keep an old bot company."
Marcus nodded, he decided he would come back.
Bonnie picked up the electric lantern and motioned for Marcus to follow him. As he led him to the back entrance, Marcus was able to see that the animatronic he had come into contact with was a large black bear animatronic, it's lower half burnt and melted, it seemed that the head was the only thing that looked mostly intact.
After a few turns and a detour around a few fallen ceiling tiles, they had reached the back door. It had a bar connected to it that made entry nearly impossible from the outside, but fairly easy from within.
Bonnie grabbed the bar, and placed it aside, he then opened the door, the first rays of the morning sun peering in as a cold breeze flowed past the two of them.
"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow… Goodbye Bonnie." Marcus said as he stepped outside.
"Goodbye Marcus, just knock on this door when you get back." Bonnie said with a wave before he closed the door. Marcus could hear the bar slip back into place.
After that, he climbed back over the gate and jogged back home, just in time to sneak back inside via an open window he had left for himself when he left.
He hastily slipped back into his pyjamas and slipped under the covers. When his mother came in to wake him up, he was already fast asleep.
"Come on honey, it's time to get up, breakfast is on the table." She said, nudging him until he stirred.
"Mmph… I'll be down in… A minute." Marcus mumbled, turning over in his bed.
"Alright, just don't be late for school again." Maria said as she left the room.
Marcus sat up and rubbed his eyes, a small part of him thought that his meeting with Bonnie was only a dream induced by his recent obsession with the Freddy Fazbear Franchise.
Marcus proceeded to get dressed, eat breakfast, and then walk to school. During his walk, he saw his classmate Jackie waving to him while approaching. Jack was a fairly nice girl Marcus knew from school.
She was a fairly average girl, with long red hair and a lime green jacket she always seemed to wear.
"Hey Marcus! How are you doing?" She asked, skipping up to him.
"Oh, I'm doing al… Alright." Marcus replied, stifling a yawn mid-sentence.
"What's the matter, did you stay up late again?"
"Yeah… I swear… The amount of homework they give us is crazy."
Jackie chuckles. "You seem to be the only one with a problem Marc."
"Yeah, I guess…"
Jackie puts a hand on Marcus' shoulder. "It's the research, right? That's what's been keeping you up all night, isn't it?"
"N-No I just… Ok, fine, yes."
Jackie looks at Marcus. "I know you want to…" She pauses, looking for the right words. "Find yourself in those rumors. But you can't keep doing this to yourself."
"But I finally-" Marcus starts before Jackie shakes her head and interrupts him.
"Look, you don't need that stuff to be special. You can make yourself special." Jackie says.
"You… Got that from a fortune cookie, didn't you?" Marcus asks, raising an eyebrow.
Jackie laughs. "Maybe, but I mean it! Now c'mon, we're gonna be late." She says as begins jogging in place.
The two of them rushed to school, and the rest of their school day went by normally, until about lunchtime.
During lunch, the two of them sat at the same table that they did every week. And they began to talk about the latest events.
"Did you hear about the waterslide park down on central street? They say that it's closing down for good." Jackie started.
"Seriously?! Why is it that nothing good in this town ever sticks around for longer than a couple of years?" Marcus exclaims.
"Bankruptcy, this town is too small for anything fun or interesting," Jackie grumbles, tossing an unpeeled orange back and forth in her hands. "We have, what, one small mall and an arcade that hasn't been updated in 75 years?"
Marcus rolls his eyes. "Didn't you hear? That's one of it's selling points."
The two of them share a good laugh before someone else walks over, plopping their tray down on the table. The person in question was a girl with brown curly hair, whom neither of them had ever seen before.
"Hiya, mind if I sit with you two?" She asked, already sitting down.
"Um, sure." Marcus replied, acting like he had a choice in the matter.
"Thanks! I'm Vanessa, but my friends call me Vanny, so you can too."
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you Vanny… I'm Jackie" Jackie said, forcing a bit of a smile.
"And I'm Marcus." Marcus said, giving a small wave.
"Nice to meet the two of you! So, what were you both cracking up about over here?" Vanny asked, taking a bite of her food.
"Oh, we were just talking about the lack of things to do in this town." Marcus replied, trying to be polite.
"Ah, yeah, even the mall is getting pretty vacant. Do either of you know about the clothing shop right by the fountain?" Vanny asks.
"Yeah, let me guess, it closed down as well?" Jackie assumes.
Vanny points two finger guns at Jackie and winks. "You got it. And it's such a shame too, I really liked going there. It was the only place with clothes made in this century."
The three of them continued to talk until lunch ended. And not soon after that school let out for the day, and Marcus began to walk home.
While on his way back, he noticed a piece of paper stapled to a lamppost, upon getting closer he was able to read what it said:
"Missing: giant purple rabbit animatronic. Reward $500. If found please call ###-###-####."
Immediately after reading it, he ripped the piece of paper off the post and ran home as fast as he could.