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BECOMING FREDDY
Chapter 11- The Promise
Ryan was playing a game with Matthew. Daniel and Andrew were enjoying the arcade games, at least they were until Courtney tried the game and completely destroyed their high scores. Things were pretty fun...for a while. The children soon became restless, angry and sad.
"It's not fair," Daniel stated.
They had all gathered in the main dining room together, something they'd done over the past few months every night to help pass the time. Daniel, Andrew and Courtney sat on the stage while Ryan and Matthew stood in front of them.
"Why does the purple guy get to come and go when he wants? Why does he get to go home to his mom and dad when we can't?" Daniel continued.
"We can't leave," Courtney patted the rabbit's back reassuringly. "And even if we could, I don't know how hard things would be if I had to live as a giant chicken."
Daniel, Andrew and Matthew giggled at that thought.
"But," Daniel continued. "I miss my family. I miss my mom, my dad and my sister..."
Courtney glanced at Ryan. As the two oldest, they had taken it upon themselves to care for Matthew, Daniel and Andrew. However, Courtney didn't know what to say in this situation because, quite frankly, she missed her mom, too.
"We're a family now," was all Ryan could think to say.
Courtney nodded immediately.
"Ryan's right," she agreed. "The bunch of us, we're like a family."
"But I miss my mommy too," Matthew chimed in sadly.
"And I miss my dad," Andrew added.
"I miss my mom too, guys, but we can't exactly go home like this," Courtney pointed out.
"She's right," Ryan confirmed. "I know my parents love me, but I think they'd have a problem if I came home in a giant bear suit."
There was silence between the children. They knew that there were practically no words to make their predicament any easier. But, Ryan, however, considered that there might be a way to at least settle the score.
"I agree with Daniel," he spoke up. "Why should purple guy get to go home and be with his family when we can't? How is that fair? We didn't ask to be killed and get stuck here."
"No, it's not fair, but I don't see what we can do about-" Courtney began to say.
"No, there is something," Ryan interrupted. "We can scare purple guy. We can get him and stuff him into that Golden Bonnie suit so that way he can't leave either."
"But wouldn't he be stuck in here with us, then?" Courtney pointed out.
Ryan considered Courtney's counterargument for a moment before responding.
"The purple guy showed me a secret room. We can lock him away in there, never to be seen again," he said. "That way, he will be stuck all by himself and he can never go home again. The five of us, even if we can't go to our homes, will at least have each other."
"I'm in," Andrew said immediately.
"Me too," Daniel seconded.
Courtney stayed quiet. The boys all looked at her.
"C'mon, Court," Ryan said. "We're family now. We stick together."
Courtney looked at Daniel, Andrew and Matthew. Though the expressions on their mechanical faces did not change, she knew they were regarding her with pleading eyes.
"All right," she whispered. "I'll join in. For our family."
"For our family," the children said in unison.
