Chapter 7

"Mmm?" Ken managed a response as he felt himself being shaken awake. "What?" He asked, unable to see who it was who had woken him up. "The others be needing you." Foxy's voice rang to Ken's ears. Ken groaned and stretched, getting ready to get up. He stood up,surprised that he could. "Foxy! Foxy! I can walk again! Oh my god!" Ken could not contain the excitement in his voice. He had no idea how or why they decided to work now, but they did. Maybe it was because he rested up and stayed warm? It didn't matter, he knew it wasn't permanent anyway, but there was always that nagging fear that he would lose the ability to walk.

"That be great matey! But let's go see what the others want." Foxy urged on. Ken nodded and hopped down the ship, getting used to walking again. Foxy walked down the steps, Ken right behind him. Outside they were greeted by Bonnie, Freddy, and Chica. "Hey, look who's walking again!" Chica said. Bonnie turned around to see Ken there, walking, no longer needing to be carried. Bonnie was slightly saddened by this, as he enjoyed carrying Ken around. But nonetheless, she was happy that he could move on his own.

Ken chuckled at Chica's comment. "Yeah, I guess so. I was surprised too. At least I won't need to bother you anymore, right Bonnie?" He stated. "Oh, it wasn't a bother at all. I promise." Bonnie replied rather quickly. Ken stretched the last of his drowsiness away. "Alright, so what'd ya guys need?"

"Well something weird happened today. We stood on stage all day, but no one came. Not the manager, not the kids, not even the guard. Well, he was supposed to be here last night but he didn't come in either." Freddy explained. Ken simply shrugged. "You guys do know it's near Christmas time. That and we're in a blizzard, so people are kinda snowed in…"

"What's christmas?" Foxy asked. Ken was taken aback slightly. "You guys have been living for how long, and you don't know what christmas is? Seriously?" Ken paused to catch his breath. "On christmas day, which is six days away mind you, you give your friends and family presents, and they in turn give you presents also."

"So people give each other gifts? Isn't that the same as a birthday?" It was Bonnies turn to ask a question now.

Ken shook his head. "Well, it's not only about the presents. It's also about just spending time with your friends and family. Its a time of year that brings them together. Presents are just a bonus. See that?" He pointed to a pair of festive lights, "That's just one of the many things people do on christmas. They decorate houses and things. If we were to go outside, you guys could see the lights that people decorate around the town."

Freddy shook his head. "No, we cannot go outside." Freddy stated forcefully. Ken could feel the force in his voice. "Er...Why?" Ken asked quietly. "We cannot go outside. It is dangerous and I do not want anyone getting hurt."

"What about me? I used to live out there, and I've been fine. You cant keep me here forever, you know that." Ken replied forcefully. Freddy shook his head. "I don't want you getting hurt. That goes for all of us."

Anger rose up in Freddy and Ken. "I think I'm old enough to realize what's safe and what's not!"

"You THINK. You don't know."

"So you're going to pick apart my words now? That's how you're going to win this argument?"

"I don't need to win anything, I'm the boss."

"You can't seriously keep people from going outside. Hell, Foxy came outside to save me! If he hadn't done that, I might not be here!"

Freddy glared directly at Foxy, who in turn lowered his ears and he looked away. "You what?" Freddy asked, still angry. "You can't be mad at him for saving me!" Ken yelled. Then he spoke in a softer tone of voice. "What is with you and the outside. There has to be something as to why you won't let them outside…"

Freddy stayed silent. "The last time we went outside, something terrible happened. that's all you need to know." He said as he walked away to the backstage. Ken was about to ask what his problem was when Chica shook her head, indicating him to shut his mouth. He nodded before walking off to the pirate cove, letting the other animatronics have their own time.

- Elsewhere-

"YOU FUCKING MORON!" A man said to another, holding the collar of his shirt in his fist. In his other hand, he held a pistol. "You said they were going to be turned off! Now we've got the police looking for us!" He raised his voice and the pistol to the other's head. He could only see the fear in his blue eyes. He wanted to tear the mask off of him, but decided it would be better not to.

"Would you two shut up, I'm trying to find a good spot to hide!" The driver of the van said. He took his ski-mask off to reveal a few features about him. he had brown hair and a slight scar from his ear to his hairline. The one holding the gun looked over to the blue-eyed man before pushing him away. He sat down, looking over at the final one in the van. He didn't look over at them, instead looking inside the black velcro bag. "How much?"

"A lot." He replied simply.

"Enough to make a living?"

"More." That caused the man to calm down a bit. They had finally done it. They had been plotting to pull off this heist and make millions. In the end it worked, except the blue-eyed man forgot to turn off the hidden alarm system, causing them to only take what they could grab and take off. He sighed as the car lurched to the right, then the left, and came to a halt.

"Guys. In there…" The driver pointed to a building. There was a sign on it, but all he saw was 'pizzeria'. "No one will ever suspect it! C'mon, let's hide out until morning."