Chapter 4: The Gift of the Present
Foxy walked into the dining area of the restaurant. To his surprise the room was dark and quiet. On the stage was Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica heads down and fast asleep. He assumed that the Toys was in parts and service doing the same.
'They must have been too tired to party longer' Foxy thought. He couldn't blame them because he himself was exhausted after the experience with the ghost. He quietly made his way to pirates cove and closed the curtains. It was quiet once again and Foxy began to quickly drift off to sleep, forgetting totally about the next ghost that was to come.
At Exactly 2 am the curtains lit up as if the dining room lights were turned on. "Jingle bells" was playing loudly. Foxy immediately awoke in confusion.
"I knew they weren't really sleep!" He hissed. He flung the curtains open in anger.
"Hey! Turn that music off its…" Foxy stopped talking immediately stunned by what he saw. The dining was different! WAY different! It was bright and cheery. The tables and chairs were gone. Heck the stage wasn't even there anymore. There was a large Christmas tree across the room by the kitchen. There was presents, and candles, a large banquet table full of food. Foxy was stunned as he stepped out of his cove, but He sensed a presence behind him.
"Hello!" Said a loud jolly voice.
Foxy nearly leaped to the ceiling it scared him so much. He turned and saw a pair of large Navy-blue feet. Foxy's eyes wondered up toward the ceiling to see their owner. It was Bonnie or at least a spirit that looked like Bonnie. He was wearing a large green robe that had a white trimming. Around his waist was a black belt with a golden buckle. Around his long bunny ears was a leafy crown.
"Come and know me better!" He said joyously
"Hi?" Foxy said hesitant
" I am the ghost of Christmas Present"
" You are the next ghost?"
" I am. Come and know me better"
" So, what is it you have to show me?" Foxy said trying to be angry about his previous experience, but was actually moved by the ghost jolliness. It even made him jolly inside as well, but Foxy hid it.
"What now?" The ghost said seemingly distracted. Foxy tilt his head.
"Are you going to show me something like the last ghost did?" Foxy asked
" Hm? Did I mention I am the ghost of Christmas Present?"
" You did. "Foxy said slowly
" Come and know me better!"
Foxy Chuckled " I think you're a little absent-minded spirit "
" No! I'm a BIG absent-minded Spirit!" The bunny said laughing deeply
Suddenly the ghost began to shrink down to Foxy's height.
" Have you ever noticed how wonderful it is around Christmas" The spirit said
" No spirit I have not, as a matter of fact I think it be a very wretched time" Foxy sighed
"Well, maybe you need to have different view of it" The bunny said chuckling
The room faded and suddenly they were outside.
"Welcome to Christmas morning!" The Spirit said
Foxy was once again stunned by all the Christmas cheer around him. There were kids running around and playing. Everyone was friendly and warm toward one another. The Decorations was beautiful and there was Christmas music. Foxy noticed how there was not even one wicked soul. Seeing all the cheer and love around him, well Foxy could say that it warmed his heart. He even felt joyful with them.
"Spirit I won't deny that I've been told about the wonderfulness of Christmas, but I've never experienced it like this before. It's like I have new perspective about Christmas I want to see my friends! What cheer do they plan to spread on such a wonderful day?"
The ghost smiled and nodded as he and Foxy faded and appeared inside Freddy Fazbear's. Sitting at one of the dining room tables were his friends they were all dressed up for the special day and were enjoying some pizza. Foxy saw how they seemed to be having fun, a smile one all their faces. He realizeed, however, he was absent from the group.
" Spirit are these things shown actually going happen or possibly happen."
The ghost still smiling shrugged and said" They could happen, or they may not happen. It all depends on you"
F oxy was happy to hear this, because he planned on joining the group tomorrow. That is if they would forgive him for his bad behavior. He sighed and hung his head down. He had such great friends. Why did he have to treat them so bad? They are not the blame for what happened. Foxy made a secret vow in his mind to treat them better.
" Hey! Come on let's play a game!" Bonnie chimed up.
" Yeah let's do it!" Chica agreed
"How about charades?!" Freddy asked
"Yeah, Freddy you go first!" Chica said
" A game! I love games!" Foxy said perking up and getting closer to the apparition of his friends
Freddy stood and thought for a minute with a smirk on his face. He then took his hand and curved it like a hook.
" A..candy cane?" Bonnie guest
Freddy furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. He than acted like he was sword fighting.
"a fight?" Chica guessed
Freddy shook his head and began to pretend to row a boat.
"a fisher"
"a sailboat"
"a sailor"
Freddy shook his head and stopped to think again. He than smiled and covered his left eye and pumped out his chest.
"wait, are you a pirate?" Bonnie said
Freddy awarded him with thumbs up and then he began to make several motions as if he was angry, no actually boiling with fury.
Chica and Bonnie didn't know what to say
" Are you something that is angry?" Chica asked
" Maybe some sort of angry pirate?" Bonnie said looking at Chica with a little hint of "I know what it is" in his voice.
" wait are you talking about… Foxy" Chica asked chuckling.
" That's right!" Freddy exclaimed laughing. Bonnie and Chica laughed with him.
Foxy thought it was all fun and games until he heard that. What came next though was worst.
" Good impression on him" Bonnie laughed
" Yeah, but even better 'yar har' 'bah!Humbug'" Chica mocked
" I be mad at the world because I've got a problem bigger than anyone else's problem" Bonnie joined
" The only thing that makes me happy is me money and my fake voyage stories." Freddy said and they all burst out laughing. Foxy couldn't believe what he heard.
"My friends really think this about me?" He said. Then he thought. Did he really blame them? It was all the truth. That's the way he acted. Still Foxy couldn't help, but feel something...different. He wasn't mad, but rather...hurt.
" I want to leave, show me no more. I don't to see them ever again." Foxy said covering his true feelings from the ghost. However, the ghost knew Foxy's heart but complied to his wishes.
" Very well than" He said
They faded once again and appeared on the other side of town. Foxy immediately recognized it as the outside of the other Freddy fazbear's pizza.
"Why did you bring me here, I know I did them wrong and all but please…"
" Just trust me there is something you need to see." the bunny said
He motioned Foxy into the building. Inside Toy Chica, Mangle, and Toy Bonnie were busy getting their own Christmas dinner together. However, the feast was looking pretty weak. There were a few small thin pizzas on the table. Foxy was used to seeing that, because pizza was the animatronics main meal. These pizzas however were not at all a traditional fazbear pizza. On the table were a cupcakes, soda, and other foods that looked like it came from the restaurants kitchen. One would think that this was a pretty good meal, but compared to the meal that the animatronics had at the other restaurant this was weak. Plus, the place just looked….Bad. It looked like it was just barely holding up. Foxy had no idea it looked like this.
" Spirit why does their place look so bad? Aren't they just as popular as we are." Foxy asked
The spirit said nothing, but didn't have to because Toy Chica began to speak up.
"Alright!" Toy Chica said" All done!"
She put her hands on her hip and looked at the table.
"I wish we could've stayed at the other place with Freddy and his friends" Mangle said
"Yeah, but with BB's condition getting worse the boss wanted to get him checked ASAP" Toy Chica said" It's for the best that we've come home early"
Mangle sighed looking at the table.
"At the other place we could've had a decent meal" She said
"We'll be thankful for what we have. It could be worst after all" Toy Bonnie said" We still have each other, and we still have our restaurant"
"It's a bummer that we might get shut down"
Hearing that Foxy's eyes widened
"Yeah, but maybe with that Christmas bonus the boss will able to pay the bills and afford to fix BB" Toy Bonnie said. With that they all beamed with hope. These guys were going through a tough time, but Foxy could tell that they were still happy.
Suddenly Toy Fred entered into the dining hall with BB.
"Did you hear some news" Toy Chica asked
Toy Freddy had hidden in the parts and service room while a mechanic was looking over BB. Once they had left he and BB joined the others.
Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, and mangle stared anxiously at . He sighed and turned his back to his friends.
"I won't say he's doing bad, but he's also not looking good. The boss is trying his best to get BB fixed, but the parts needed to fix BB is very pricey. I heard the boss say that he can either choose to fix BB or save the restaurant. Even with this Christmas bonus…there's not enough to do both." He explained.
The toys dropped their heads. Toy Fred turned back around and saw his friend's gloomy looks.
"We're going to be alright. Don't worry guys." He said with a smile, but through that smile was fear. The others smiled back though.
"Come one guys let's eat" Toy Chica said.
Foxy observed the animatronics. Even though things were bad they still were happy. The still observed Christmas. Even BB was still happily giggling and enjoying his friends. Foxy kept his eyes fixated on BB. He was a remarkable child. His condition instantly made Foxy think about SpringBonnie.
" Spirit, is he going too…" Foxy started
" As I have said before these events may happen or they could not happen, but I see an empty corner and a 'balloon' sign without an owner." He said
Foxy's heart dropped at that. Now he felt really bad about acting like a selfish fool in front of the toys. He remembered what he had last said in front of the toys.
Why can't we share? Christmas is about love and charity. If we have to give we give. There are so many people that are less fortunate than us. Why, some would rather die!" He heard Freddy's words replay and "Then they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." Was Foxy's response. Foxy cringed at his disgusting attitude. No wonder the toys looked so hurt.
The spirit saw Foxy's heart was convicted and that was full of regrets now. He knew that he had done his job now. However, he also knew that Foxy still needed a little more convincing, because deep down Foxy would possibly go back to his old ways.
" Come my time with you is almost up" He said
They faded once more and appeared inside the basement of the other Fazbears. Foxy noticed that the Bunny's navy-blue fur began to become whiter and whiter.
"Why, spirit, you look ol'" Foxy pointed out
The spirit nodded and sat on the ground seeming to lose strength
" I'm afraid my time on the earth grows short" He said sounding out of breath
"Why do say your time on the earth is short? Are spirits lives short?" Foxy asked
" Indeed, they are, I believe that my life will end at 3 am" The spirit said looking completely white and their happened to be clock on the wall, which read 2:59
"Now! No please don't leave me..I..I. I've learned so much from you"
" and I expect you to learn from the next ghost just as you have done with me" The ghost began to fade away. "Go and know him better!" The ghost said vanishing into thin air whilst laughing hearty.