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BECOMING FREDDY
Chapter 8- The Awakening, Part IV

When she came to, Courtney's system was immediately flooded with panic and fear. She was breathing heavily and her heart was pounding so hard that it felt as though it was about to burst out of her chest...but that, Courtney was fairly certain, was an impossibility. She remembered the security guard. She remembered his giving her some tokens and then instructing her to count how many there were. Then, he attacked her. Courtney tried her best to escape his clutches.

She tried to scream, but he covered her mouth. She tried to run, but he caught her and wouldn't let her go. She fought to break free of his grip, even managing to scratch him and make him bleed, but it was not enough to survive.

Courtney felt hollow inside as it dawned on her that she was dead. She felt dead inside, no pun intended. So, what happened after she died? Things were dark, which made Courtney realize that she couldn't see. It took some fierce concentration to get her eyes to finally open, but doing so only made her wish she hadn't. She was stuck at Freddy Fazbear's.

"Great," Courtney grumbled.

"Oh good, you're up," a voice said.

Courtney jumped in surprise.

"Who said that?" she questioned immediately, doing her best to keep her voice even and calm.

The figure to her right, Freddy, lifted a mechanical paw and waved.

"Oh good," Courtney groaned. "Now the robots are talking to me..."

"Actually, I'm not a robot," Freddy corrected. "My name is Ryan and I am-was-a boy."

"Was?"

"Yeah, I was before I died. Now I'm in this bear suit-body-thing," Ryan explained. "But I'm still alive, sort of, this way."

"I'm confused," Courtney said honestly. "You're a dead boy, but you're alive 'cause of the suit?"

"Yeah, it doesn't make much sense," Ryan agreed. "I think learning my multiplication facts was easier, but it's not so bad once you get the hang of your new body. Plus we get to play with other kids all day and-"

"Wait," Courtney interrupted. "My new body?"

After much concentration, Courtney was able to look down at her body. Her shiny, yellow, metallic body.

"What am I?" she stammered.

"You're Chica," Ryan explained. "You're a girl, so we figured you would've rather been stuck in a girl's body instead of a boy's..."

"We?"

Before Courtney's eyes, the bunny next to Freddy came alive. At the same time, a puppet thing came slinking into the room. Ryan introduced Matthew and Daniel.

"Don't worry," Daniel assured Courtney. "We're here. We'll help you. You're our friend and will be forever."