All Good

Liam had started working on the animatronics just like normal. Nothing was said about the night's events. An itch in his brain wanted him to talk to them about it, but he still had no clue how to address it, and the old mascots didn't either.

Bonnie noticed the camera's small light flicker from its normal red to green. He smiled to himself as the camera flickered and he darted over. He put his face right in front of it. His eyes were taken off so they were now black with red pin pricks glowing from inside the black pits. His mouth was slightly ajar.

"What are you doing, Bonnie?" Liam questioned as he put some finishing touches on Freddy.

The camera blinked back to red and the purple bunny stepped away and looked the same way he always did. "Uh, nothing. I was just making sure the camera was working."

"Alright," the boy replied skeptically then looked back to the brown bear and spoke happily, "You are all done, Freddy. You look nice."

"He is soooo right," Chica cheered. "You look good as new."

Liam had already finished Foxy since the parts had made it in and were delivered to the pizzeria. He wanted to talk about the previous night, but just could not come up with anything to start the conversation. His mind was ebbing him toward the questions he should ask, but they all sounded a little bad to him.

"Bonnie your arm is the last thing to do then you will all be perfect again," the boy said with a small hint of excitement. The bunny bounced over to the boy and watched as Liam got to work connecting wires and screwing in screws and bolt. It wasn't the most interesting thing to watch, but Bonnie was fascinated by it. It made him so happy that someone after so long had decided to help them and even befriend them.

With the happy thoughts, shadows crawled in the back of his mind and made him wonder: When will he leave us? Will he be like everyone else and just leave one day and never come back? Would he forget them and the pizzeria and never return?

This was the sad fate of being an animatronic. Ultimately, they would be left. The children grow old and everyone eventually moves on with their own lives, and the animatronics are stuck forever.

None of them had ever tried to leave and had no idea what would happen if they did. The mascots figured it was best to stay because who would accept a giant chicken into society or a boy with purple hair and bunny ear? This is why they stayed.

Dark blue eyes looked up to meet the bunny's red gaze. Liam finally approached the untouched subject. "Would you have killed me if you had go into this room last night?"

Freddy answered for the bunny who froze. "Yes. We are sorry it is part of our programming." Freddy thought about explaining how it soothed their rage also, but opted not to after he saw the pleading look in the bunny's eyes.

"You gave up on me pretty quick," Liam said with a touch of sadness. "You just said I was pretty much dead meat. If Marionette hadn't spoken up or Cordelia jumped into action, I would be dead. Why did you give up like that?"

Bonnie was stunned silent. The others knew the boy was speaking to the bunny. Freddy and Chica stayed quiet. Foxy, however, tried to make the conversation less eerie and awkward. "Listen, lad. He be sorry. He didn't know how to help ya. Freddy'd have come up wit that if the dolly hadn't first."

"He gave up so easily though," Liam mumbled in despair. "I thought we were friends. I just didn't expect you to give up so fast. I'm not mad, just sad."

The purple mascot's ears flicked downward in gloom. "I'm sorry. Everything was happening too quickly." He thought for a moment and added with a small bit of brightness. "We could have saved you somewhat, I think."

A black eyebrow quirked up at him, "What do you mean?"

Freddy shot the bunny a glare filled with high authority and warning. Bonnie replied wearily, "Nothing. Forget it. Just know I'm sorry."

"Whatever," Liam sighed then shoved him playfully in his new fully functioning arm. "How can I stay mad at you, man? We are both too cool for that."

The bunny's red eyes regained all their light, and all the animatronics in the room smiled happily. Foxy came up to Liam and pulled him closer. "Now, you may join me crew! You can be positioned as me right hand."

Liam laughed. "Thanks! That's great! I do still have one more question about last night though."

"What would that be?" Chica asked slowly as the mood changed back to slightly tense.

Liam grinned as he decided to dismiss the gold bear he'd seen in the dark. He wanted them to be happy since they were now all fixed. "So Bonbon and Cordelia?" He laughed when he said the blue bunny's nickname. "They are like a thing?"

Smiles cracked on all of their faces before Foxy broke out into a loud laugh. "Did ye see the expression on his face when the lass accused him of that? Then this lad laughing at his name? Be priceless."

"Serves him right for annoying us all so much," Bonnie snickered.

"I think it is a bit cute though," Chica chirped dreamily.

"Me thinks cute shouldn't be used in the same sentence with somethin that has to do with that blue git," Foxy retorted.

"I agree," Bonnie chimed in and Liam smiled but yawned loudly. The bunny glanced over to him. "You tired?"

"Yea," Liam answered within another yawn. "I haven't got much sleep lately. I really should be going."

Freddy spoke up to him first. "We all are grateful for what you have done for us despite what we put you through. Thank you."

"Thank ye, lad," the fox said as his tail flipped about.

"Thank you," Chica cheered. "I owe you so much pizza now."

"No problem guys," he said shyly as he rubbed the back of his head. "I'll see you later."

"Thank you again," the purple bunny said before he exited. Liam nodded his head at the bunny and exited. He was planning on leaving right then, but was distracted the moment he entered the stage room.

Toy Chica was on stage by herself in front of everyone doing the most over exaggerated chicken dance Liam had ever seen in his life. As she flapped her arms like wings; it was like she was about to take flight. Her more feminine form made the shaking of her hips seem even more funny and exaggerated. She even made chicken noises for the lyrics. He couldn't help but let the laughter roar out of his mouth as his hand gripped his stomach. Most of the people in the pizzeria was laughing.

After the boy calmed himself, he saw a blank faced bear and a half disgusted, half amused bunny watching from the back of the room. Liam walked over to them; he decided it wouldn't hurt for him to at least speak the toys.

"What is she doing that for?" he laughed out to get their attention. A set of bright blue eyes and green eyes landed on him with a hint of surprise in them. They didn't expect the young mechanic to come and talk to them. Neither of them seemed to object to it although Toy Bonnie wasn't necessarily looking welcoming.

"Beats me," the bunny replied with a small shrug. "Maybe she lost a bet. It is funny though."

Toy Freddy ran his hand over his face as he continued to watch the chicken and sighed, "She was playing Truth or Cupcake with the night guard."

"Cupcake?" Liam asked with a raised brow.

"It's truth or dare," Bonnie stated simply but let his normal smile slide up his face. "Really though? The nightguard? I wish I had come up with this. It's brilliant."

The boy was suddenly standing in silence as Toy Freddy stood and made no inclination to talk and Toy Bonnie just stared at him oddly. "Welp. That was a nice chat, but I'm heading home."

Neither of them responded to him as he left. Nothing else grabbed his attention so he made it out to his car and headed home with no problem. Once he finally made it to the safe space of his room he sighed and landed on his bed. He barely noticed the large box sitting in the corner of the room. He smiled at he as he shut his eyes.

"It finally got here."