GOLD

(Rewritten)

Chapter Three

Nightguard Hunt

"Um…what?" I asked.

"Nightguard hunting…oh, well, you're a new animatronic, so you wouldn't know," Answered Byrd.

"The goal is," Aera explained, "to kill the Nightguard."

"WHAT?"

"Yeah, I know, but we have a good reason," Said Byrd.

"What kind of reason could you possibly have?" I demanded.

"Uh…let us explain the whole thing," Aera began to say.

"So…there was this time…when we were alive," Byrd said.

"And, you were probably alive at some point too…and then you got stuffed into that suit, and then you somehow lost your memory," Aera explained further.

"But, we remember it…being murdered and all of that stuff. Yeah, we don't like to talk about it…"

I felt guilty for some reason, but I had no idea why.

"Yeah...we remember it. And obviously, we're pissed off!" Aera exclaimed in an angry tone.

"We wanted revenge…and we figured out that there are Nightguards," Byrd continued to explain.

"So, with hopes that someday the man who murdered us would come back as the Nightguard, we hunt for whoever's in that office every night," Aera finished.

I felt sorry for them. I felt like I hadn't been murdered and shoved into a suit, but something else had happened. I just couldn't remember it. But, it was almost twelve o'clock and I knew what I was going to be doing for the first time.

After the Nightguard Arrived…

"Okay, it's time. Everyone split up and find out how you're gonna catch the guard," Byrd ordered.

"Okay…" I said nervously.

"Let's go," Aera said.

And, with that, we all headed off the stage. I knew I was being watched, and I was. There were cameras in several places, including one which was positioned to look at the stage. I somehow knew when the guard was and was not watching me. I also somehow knew how to escape the view of the camera.

I concentrated. I waited until the red blinking light on the camera disappeared before I ran out of its view. I ran to the left…towards the dining area. I quickly stepped into the dining room and realized that I was being watched again. I saw a camera in one corner. I did the same thing that I had done last time before running to my right, which was where the dining room entrance that was closer to the hallway was located. I stepped back out into the main area before starting to slowly creep down the hallway. I sensed that the guard was about to look at me through the cameras, so I quickly snuck up to the office door, which I somehow knew was a blind spot for cameras. I could hear the guard talking.

"Since when was that thing here?! What is going on? W-Where'd it go?"

The guard continued to complain while nervously checking the cameras. He didn't see me so I jumped into the office. He dropped the tablet he was using to monitor the cameras and fell back in his chair. He scrambled towards the vent, but I kicked him in the gut, sending him backwards, away from the vent. He coughed up a few drops of blood and tried to drag himself towards the door, but I could tell that he wasn't going anywhere.

"Are you serious?!"

I turned around to see Byrd standing there with a shocked expression on his face.

"We've been trying to get this guy for two weeks and you get him on your first try?!"

"It seemed easy."

"Hi guys, did he run out the door agai-"

She was surprised as well.

"Um…did you do that?" She asked as she looked at me.

"Yes."

"HOW?"

"It seemed easy. I don't know what you two are going on about!"

"Well…we've finally got him. That's what matters," Said Byrd as he started to calm down.

"So… what now?" I asked.

"We kill him," Answered Aera.

I looked at the Nightguard. He was still trying to pull himself to the door. He must've heard us, because he had a terrified look on his face. He coughed up some more blood. I had kicked him with a lot more force than I had thought.

"W-What did he ever do?"

"What if that's him? What if that's the guy who killed us? Huh? We don't care. We just made an oath to kill any Nightguard that gets a job at this place, and we stick with it." Byrd was really set on killing the guard.

"He's just some innocent guy who's trying to make some money. Isn't that obvious?"

"The oath," Byrd argued back.

"The guy who killed you probably got caught and is in prison or something!"

Something told me I was wrong.

"You'll just have to get used to it, because this is how things go around here," He said in an angry voice.

"Yeah, well if that's what you've got your heart set on, you can how-a-bout it." And with that, I stepped out of the office, and started down the hallway.

I heard Aera laugh,"Wow, Byrd. You really look pissed."

I heard a noise to my left. It came from the stairs which led up to the area where Mr. Byrd and his family lived. It was too dark to see on the stairs, but I could tell that someone was there.

"Who's there?" I asked.

Nothing.

I continued walking. I heard footsteps behind me. I spun around to see a little girl behind me.

Oh, you idiot, I thought.

"Um…hi," She said, acting a little shy.

"How'd you get in here?" I whispered in an aggravated tone.

"I live here…" She said as if it were obvious.

It's Mr. Byrd's daughter.

She looked to be about ten years old. She had blond hair like Mr. Byrd, but she had brown eyes.

"Uh, listen. You should really get back upstairs…right now."

"So, you're the new animatronic?" She asked.

"Yes, now get back upstairs."

"What's your name?" She really needed to stop asking questions.

I kneeled down next to her.

"Listen. You really need to get back upstairs. It's not safe down here at night. Especially not right now."

"Okay, okay…but what's your name?"

"I don't have a name yet-"

"GAH!" We heard the sound of the guard screaming.

"What was that?" She asked.

"GO."

She finally ran up the steps.

I stood up and brushed the dust off of my jacket. I turned around and started walking towards the stage. I heard another scream. I wished I could help the poor guard, but there was nothing I could do…

Okay! The bold text (you should all know this) means that the author is speaking. Anyway, first things first. I'm going to try and get this story going. Also, you may have noticed that I've been hinting on something within this story. If you know what it is, then DON'T spoil it for anyone. Anyway, please support this story, and leave a review!