I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I didn't come back to this place…

Who knows where I would be…

All I know is that it would be better than here…

You may be wondering what this is all about.

But you all will find out soon enough…

Let us just continue on…

Chapter 9

"We meet at last…"The bear spoke in a deep haunting tone.

I froze. 'I-it can talk?' I thought out of disbelief. Sure it had talked in my dreams, but those were just dreams… right?

The bear chuckled. "My appearance is quite daunting isn't it?"He stated, as if reading my mind.

I merely sat in silence, my mind not functioning properly. 'Wh-wha? H-how?' I thought as my mind tried to find a solution to the conundrum in front of me, but to no avail.

"H-how the h-hell did you g-get here?" Were the only words that I could manage to sputter.

"That's for me to know… and for you to find out."The bear replied. "Now, I would appreciate it if you could get a grip on yourself so that we may have a civilized talk."

'Civilized?' I thought. "How the hell can you be civilized if your planning to kill me!?" I shouted at him.

"If I had wanted to kill you you'd be dead by now…"The bear pointed out.

That seemed to calm me down a bit… but not too much. I then started to regain my composure.

"Then what th-the hell are you going to do to me?" I asked, still stuttering a bit.

The bear chuckled and shook is head. "Oh you security guards always think it's a bad thing when I "pop in" to your little room."The animatronic then gave me what I could only describe as a glare. "Though you should be more polite to the being who controls this building."

'What does he mean by tha-' That's when it hit me, this was no ordinary bear. He was the only one I had encountered that was capable of speaking to me (other than Sarah) and not to mention he seemed to have a tone of authority. I sat up in my chair and glared at the golden bastard.

"You..." I spoke accusingly. "You're the one behind all this."

The golden animatronic chuckled. "Is it that obvious?"He asked in a mocking tone.

My glare intensified and I felt clenched my fist in rage.

"I would recommend that you calm down, I wouldn't want to have to kill your too early."The bear stated ominously.

I snorted, be even though I was angry… I still felt intimidated by the golden demon.

"What do you want?" I asked a bit of venom in my voice.

"No need to be hostile… I merely wish to make you a proposition."The golden animatronic explained.

I crossed my arms. "And what would that be?" I asked.

"Well… where shall I start…"The bear thought aloud. "First off, I must congratulate you for surviving this long, not many people do."

I glared. I wanted to retort but kept silent due to the fact I still feared the bastard.

"Secondly… the only reason I am giving you the offer I am about to give you is because you show promise."The bear commented.

I raised an eyebrow. "Promise in what?" I asked.

The bear chuckled. "Oh you'll find out soon enough…"He stated ominously.

'What the hell does he mean by that?' I wondered.

"Now for the offer…"The bear stated. "I propose this… I shall let your sister's soul go free…"

My heart skipped a beat at that, knowing that my sister could free from this horrid place brought hope to my mind.

"… if you manage to survive here for two more nights, including this one."

My heart dropped and I my shoulders sagged. 'Two more nights?' I thought as I sank in my chair. 'Two more god damn nights?'

"And do note that I will only make this offer once…"The bear stated.

I was silent for a moment before I replied with.

"Can I think about it for a moment?" I asked as I looked up at the animatronic.

"Yes, but only for a moment."The bear responded.

I looked back down in thought. 'Two more nights…' I thought. 'That would mean even if I survived this night I would come back to this hell hole…' I then looked up at the ceiling. 'Could I actually do it? I mean I know it's to save Sarah and all but… I'm already starting to lose it here…' I then took my cap off my head and ran my fingers through my hair. 'It seems to get more difficult each night I'm here… and even if I survived… even if I saved my sister… what would I lose in the long run, would the golden bastard even keep his word?' I thought.

Then, my sisters tear streaked face flashed across my mind. "I can't cry Mikey!"I remembered my sister's words. 'I c-can't fell*sob* all I feel-l i-is pain and s-suffering…"

'No…' I thought. 'I can't let my sister be trapped here… I have to take the risk… no matter what the cost…' I then looked up. 'She deserves to be free, I left her here once… I won't leave her to suffer here again.' I then turned my head towards the bear.

"I accept your offer…" I spoke.

The bear grinned. "I knew you would see things my way."

I glared at him. "Well you had better keep your word…" I growled.

"Oh I always keep my word…"The bear then gave a bit of a bow. "You can count on that…"

The golden animatronic straightened up. "Now… it appears that our business is done here."He then smirked. "I see no reason to keep the others back for any longer."

I gave the bear a puzzled look. "What-" I was about to ask but I was quickly cut off when something caught my eye.

I looked to my left and my eyes widened. Freddy was standing right outside the hallway to my right. Before I had a chance to react Freddy slowly walked into the room and stood right next to the smirking golden bear. I noticed a resemblance between them but my mind quickly focused on the matter at hand.

"Have a good night Mr. Schmidt."The bear spoke mockingly.

Images of Freddy and Bonnie flashed in my mind yet again and when my vision cleared the golden animatronic was gone. I then slowly turned my head over at animatronic that stood menacingly in my office and it started to advance towards me. My mind went berserk at that moment and I did the unthinkable…

I quickly got up from my chair and bolted out of the security office using the doorway to my left.

I sprinted down the hallway, trying to put as much distance as I could between security office and myself. But as I ran I saw a figure appear at the end of the hallway. The darkness obscured my vision but I soon came to realize that it was Foxy and that he had his arms up in the air and his legs spread, prepared to stop my advice.

But I didn't stop running, not wanting to take the chance to look back and see if Freddy was behind me. Though as I ran an idea popped into my head and I picked up my speed. Then, when I was a couple of feet away from Foxy I dove forward and slid across the floor. Foxy was tall enough so that my body could easily slide underneath him and I ended up skidding to a halt underneath the table.

I heard the movement of robotic joints behind me and a little relief hit me, thinking I had outsmarted the animatronic. But not a second later I heard metal hit the ground behind me and something gripped my foot. I then panicked and tried to worm myself out of the metallic beast's grip, but the animatronic managed to pulled me towards him a bit. I looked back to see Foxy poke his head in under the table and to see his hook raised, prepared to strike my leg.

I screamed and squirmed furiously trying to get away from him. I then brought my free foot back and propelled it forward, connecting it with the animatronics face. Foxy recoiled and let go of my leg in order to cover his own face. I took my chance and quickly crawled towards the other end of the table.

I reached the other end of the table within seconds and was about to crawl out and run towards the exit until a new face decided to make its appearance. My eyes widened in horror and Chica's face came into view, she stared at me with emotionless eyes and I cringed. I then yelped as she grabbed my neck, shutting my eyes I prepared for the worst.

But before Chica could hoist me out from under the table I heard a loud 'CLANG' of metal colliding together and the Chica's iron grip released my neck. The sound of something hitting the ground rang out through the pizzeria and I opened my eyes.

I peeked out from under the table and looked to my right to see that Chica was on the ground and Bonnie- no, Sarahwas on top of her holding the bird down. (Now, now, you perverted minds… this isn't one of those strange fics...) Sarah then looked back to me.

'Mike run!'Sarah shouted in my mind.

I decided that it was probably a good idea to listen to her. I quickly crawled out from underneath the table and turned to my left. But before I could sprint away from the two animatronics I spotted a figure blocking my path. That figure, to my dread, was Foxy.

Foxy started to advance towards me and I froze. Caught in a rock and a hard place I started to panic and my eyes darted around the room, searching for an escape route.

'Move Mike!'Sarah shouted once again in my head.

I realized I only had one option and I quickly dove up onto the table, rattling the plates and party hats while doing so. I looked back to where I once was to see Sarah charging at Foxy shoulder first. Sarah's shoulder collided with Foxy's chest, sending him hurtling backwards.

I had noticed that since Sarah was the biggest of the animatronics, (no I'm not saying she's fat… hell she's a robot she can't have fat) she could easily match the others in a fight. I then stood up on the table and Sarah looked up at me.

'Mike you have to get out-'Sarah spoke in my mind but was quickly cut off when Chica hit Sarah in the face with her fist.

Sarah stumbled for a bit but she quickly recovered. She then rushed forward and propelled her fist forward at Chica. Her fist connected with Chica's chest but Chica recovered quickly.

Sarah was about to attack Chica again but Foxy managed to grab Sarah from behind with his arm around her neck. But Sarah quickly countered by propelling her shoulder backwards and smacking Foxy right in his muzzle. Foxy released Sarah's neck and fell backwards.

I had really wanted to do something at that moment, but my mind was trying to decide whether or not I should run, or stay to help Sarah.

Sarah turned around, ready to assault Foxy. But before she could Chica attacked from behind, she had managed to get her arms under Sarah's arms and hold Sarah in place. Sarah struggled in Chica's grip, desperately trying to break her hold. She was stopped however when Foxy got up and punched Sarah in the face repeatedly.

Foxy proceeded to hit Sarah and my heart skipped a beat; at this point I knew I had to decide what to do. I could leave Sarah and risk her safety to secure mine… or I could try and save her but end up risking my life in the process.

But I knew what I had to do.

I quickly looked around for something I could use to hit Foxy with. I then looked down at my feet and noticed that I was missing a shoe.

'Must have lost the damn thing when Foxy tried to get me…' I thought. 'My other shoe is only gonna make me lop sided when I run so…' I quickly slipped off my other shoe and prepared to hurl it at Foxy.

Sarah managed to look up from her beating and her eyes widened.

'Mike don't… just run…'She pleaded.

But I refused to listen. I then threw my shoe at Foxy and it connected with the back of his head, making a little 'ting' sound in the process. Foxy wasn't effect too much by the blow but it was enough to get his attention. Foxy turned his head towards me and glared.

"Hey you big ugly bastard! You shouldn't it a girl! Especially when she's down." I shouted as I picked up a plate that was left on the table and chucked it at Foxy.

The plate hit Foxy right in his face, shattering on impact. Foxy recoiled a bit and cringed. He then looked back up at me and growled as he started to advance towards the table I was standing on.

My pupils shrank. 'Oh shit…' I thought.

My eyes then darted around the dining area, desperately searching for a way out of this situation. I then spotted the doorway that lead to the front desk and I planned my escape route. I leapt from table to table towards the exit since climbing down off the table would only waste time.

I made it to the last table and was about to sprint towards the exit but Foxy was too quick. I looked over towards the exit of the dining area to see that Foxy was blocking my path. He had his hands on either side of the table, ready for whatever move I had planned next.

'Shit!' I thought as I tried to think of a different option. I then realized that I could still barricade myself in the security office and I turned towards it. But, as I did so, I spotted Freddy in the hallway leading to the security office. Freddy stared straight at me and a chill ran down my spine as I looked into his gaze.

'What the hell do I do now!?' I thought in distress as I once again searched for an escape route.

My only option left now was the bathrooms. I looked at Foxy, I could see that he was planning my next move, I knew my only chance of reaching the bathrooms before him was to fake him out.

I quickly jolted towards my left, making it seem as if I was about to make a break to my left. Foxy took the bait and ran towards the left side of the table. I took my chance and jumped off the table, I managed to land safely and I sprint towards the hallway that lead to the bathrooms.

I heard the skidding of metal across the ground behind me and I knew I didn't have much time before Foxy caught up to me.

But, as I entered the hallway to the bathroom my feet slid out form underneath me. I stretched my arms out, trying to grab onto something to stop my fall but to no avail. I landed in some type of liquid that I silently hoped to be water. I looked up to see that there was a 'CAUTION WET FLOOR' sign set up.

Suddenly I heard the simultaneous 'THUD' of what I was assuming to be Foxy's metallic footsteps approaching. I was about to get up and run until I heard the sound of skidding behind me, followed by a 'CRASH' of something hitting the wall.

I looked back just in time to see Foxy fall to the ground in a daze. I then looked towards the bathrooms and noticed that the janitor had left his bucket full of water and mop out in the hallway. An idea popped into my head and I quickly stood up. I then picked up the bucket of water; it was about half way full so it didn't take too much effort. I looked back to see that Foxy was getting up and my heart stopped.

I wrapped my arm around the bucket and quickly sprinted down the hallway. Foxy was quick to reply by sprinting after me. I could hear his metallic feet hitting the ground behind me and I knew I had to act fast. When I was a couple of feet away from the end of the hallway I threw the bucket of water behind me and dove into the entrance to the bathrooms.

The rattling of the bucket sounded out in the hallway and my plan worked. Foxy slipped on the newly spilt water and skidded straight into the wall at the end of the hallway. Foxy then fell to the ground, unmoving.

I put my hands on my knees and panted. 'Holy shit…' I thought. 'I didn't even think that would work… I must have gotten lucky and knocked out some type of wire in his system.'

Suddenly, I heard the slow movements of robotic joints out in the hallway and I froze.

'Son of a bitch! What the hell does it take to have one moment of safety in this damn place!?' I thought as I turned and quickly went into the bathroom on my left.

It was quite dark in the room but I could still see the stalls and sinks. I quickly crept over to the last stall and opened it. I then hopped up on the toilet and shut the stall door, locking it as I did so.

'Okay… now I just have to hold up in here and hope to god they don't find me…'

4:30 am

It had been about ten or fifteen minutes since I was in that stall and thankfully none of the animatronics had found me.

'This is boring as hell…' I thought. 'But it sure does beat being ripped to pieces…'

Suddenly, my head started hurt. 'The hell?' I thought as my head pounded. The images that I had seen earlier flashed through my vision once again. 'No… not this shit again…' The images became more and more frequesnt and there was a robotic whispering in my head. The pain was started to become unbearable and I had to get out of the stall.

I opened the stall, holding my head in the process. 'Make it stop, make it STOP!' I thought as the images flashed through my head and my vision started to blur. I held my head in both hands as I crawled out of the stall, searching for something… anything to make the pain go away.

But… when I reached the sink across from my stall, the images stopped. I breathed heavily as I brought myself up to my hands and knees.

'What the hell was that?' I thought as I looked around.

I noticed that the bathroom stalls looked… I don't know… "cleaner" than they had been before, they looked tided up and less bland than the original ones. I then looked under the sink and saw that there was a handle to one of the stalls. I crawled over to it and picked it up.

But, as I did so I heard the 'THUD' of an animatronics feet coming from the entrance of to the bathroom. My head jerked over towards the noise and I froze.

Standing in the entrance was the silhouette of what I was assuming to be Chica. I quickly stood up and placed my back against the wall furthest away from her.

Chica slowly advance towards me, my heart pounding I searched for a way out of the situation. As she came closer and closer I concluded that my only option was to try and run past her.

I was about to do so, but at the last second Chica turned towards the last stall. At that point I realized I could hear someone's panicked, heavy breathing coming from inside the stall.

Chica then swung the stall door open, the handle of it ripping straight off, the high pitched scream of a women came from the stall as she did so. Chica then threw the handle behind her and it landed under the sink I was just under.

Chica's hand then reached into the stall and pulled something, or someone, out of the stall and threw it to the ground behind her.

The thing she threw was a woman, she had dark brown hair but I could not see anything else due to the poor lighting of the room.

Chica turned towards the woman on the ground and was about to pick her up again but the woman spoke up.

"Hannah please! It's me! Your godmother!" The woman pleaded.

Chica froze, and during her hesitation a voice of a young girl spoke in my head.

'No, no, no… please… please don't make me…'The girl pleaded, her voice choked up a bit.

'She did this to you… do you really wish to spare her life after how much suffering she has put you through?'The demonic voice of who I could somewhat recognize to be the golden bear's.

'I know, but I never wanted to kill her… please don't….'The girl begged.

'But I must…'

Chica's face lost all emotion and she prepared to strike.

'NOOOOOO!'The girl shrieked.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Chica brought her hand down upon the woman and everything vanished.

Multiple whispers went off in my head and I held it in pain. But three voices where clear.

'I don't want to do this!'The boy from when I saw Foxy kill a man shouted.

'He's making us do this!'The girl screamed.

There then was a muffled voice of what seemed to be another young boy.

'Save me Mike!'Sarah shouted in my head.

Then… it was all three of them together.

'SAVE US!'

The pain was too much and my mind gave out.

Everything went black…

A little while later…

'Mike.'

The sound of my sister's voice in my head made me stir a bit but I could bring myself to wake up.

'Mike!'Sarah spoke again, but a bit more stern this time around and I felt something prod my shoulder.

"Ten more minutes…" I mumbled, not fully understanding my situation.

'MIKE!'Sarah shouted in my head.

I jerked my head up as I regained consciousness and gasped.

The sight I was met with was Bonnie kneeling down next to me as I was splayed out on the ground. I quickly started to crawl away but Sarah's voice stopped me.

'Mike its okay! Its just me…'Sarah spoke a bit calmingly.

I regained my senses a bit and stopped. Breathing heavily I recollected all that had occurred.

"Sarah? What- when- how?" I stuttered.

'Mike I'll explain just please calm down!'Sarah said sternly.

I then held my chest and started to breath deeply, calming myself down.

"Sorry… sorry… I'm just a little on edge." I apologized.

'I know Mike… its alright.'Sarah replied.

I looked back up at Sarah and noticed something. Her left eye was cracked and around it was indented.

"Sarah… did they-" I started but was cut off.

'Yes…'Sarah spoke. 'Yes they did…'

"Sarah… I-I'm sorry." I stuttered, blaming myself for the situation.

'Don't be… maintenance will fix me up just fine…'She assured.

"I know… but if I didn't-" I tried to argue but Sarah cut me off yet again.

'Mike don't… I made the choice of protecting you… none of it is your fault.'Sarah replied.

"But… *sigh* your not going to let me blame myself are you?" I asked.

Sarah smiled. 'Nope.'

I sighed. 'Just like the old days…' I thought.

A thought then came to my mind.

"Sarah… how am I alive?" I asked.

Surely I should have been hauled off by one of the other animatronics while I was out and I was rather curious why I wasn't.

Sarah then gave me a very serious look.

'Mike… the only reason why your alive is because… 'he' let you live.'Sarah explained.

I jolted my head back in surprise.

"You mean… the golden asshole let me live?" I asked.

Sarah nodded. 'Yes… he called off all the others when you were passed out… he told me that you would awake at five fifty exactly and that I would be here with you when you awoke.'She explained. 'Mikey… this is not normal at all… he hasn't let a single night guard live… he has plans for you Mikey, and I don't like it.'Sarah warned.

I was stunned by her words. 'What the hell does this golden bastard have in store for me… he said he would give me the challenge of surviving here for five nights and now he goes and gives me a free be.' I thought.

"Sarah… I'm not to thrilled about what this guy has to say either but… I promise I will stay by your side, I'm not going to let him separate us again." I explained.

Sarah stared at me for a moment, before saying.

'Mike… I want you to stay but-'She started to speak but I quickly cut her off.

"No buts Sarah, no buts." I said sternly.

Sarah sighed. 'Fine… but you should leave now Mike… your shift is about to be over…'She explained.

"Fair enough…" I said as I stood up and slid the door handle in my pocket. "What time is it?"

'About six… I have to go up on stage now…'Sarah said in a melancholy tone.

"I'll walk you there." I stated.

Sarah nodded and we both walked out of the bathroom. I noticed that the floor was still wet due to my soaked socks as we walked down the hallway towards the dining area.

"I'm assuming Foxy's ticked…" I spoke up jokingly.

Sarah nodded but said nothing; she then looked down at my feet.

'Your gonna want to get new shoe's… Foxy ripped up you original pair.'Sarah advised.

"Wait… you say that like he has emotions, he's just a robot." I replied.

Sarah was silent and a raised an eyebrow.

"Sarah… what aren't you telling me?" I asked as we walked out into the dining area.

'What I can't tell you…'She replied.

I was a bit confused for a second until I got what she meant.

"Oh… you mean what the golden demon doesn't want me to know…"

I looked up on stage to see that Freddy and Chica were up on it, standing in their usual spots.

When we reached the stage Sarah paused.

"Sarah?" I asked a bit concerned.

She then turned to me and wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into a crushing hug, startling me a bit.

'Please Mike… be safe…'She whispered in my head.

I wrapped my arms around her and whispered back.

"Don't worry Sarah… I will…"

We held the hug for a bit until Sarah let me go and walked up on stage. She gave me one last looked before she got into her spot and froze up.

I stared at her for a long moment before I walked out of the dining area and to the exit. Tears started to form in my eyes; I had held them back when I was around Sarah because I didn't want her to have to see her brother cry, not after all that she had been through.

'That golden bastard will pay…' I thought as I took the keys out of my pocket and unlocked the front doors. 'He thinks he can just keep my sister in this hell hole…' I walked out into the parking lot towards my car. 'Well he has another thing coming…' I thought as I opened my car and got into it.

'Because I will play his little game… and I swear Sarah… I will set you free from that bastards hold…'

A/N: Holy hell its been a while… I am deeply sorry everyone… I've been getting a hell of a lot of stress and I've been struggling to find the time to write. You kind of have to be in the right mood to be able to write well and I just haven't been in the best of moods.

And thank you all again... for deeming this story worthy of you time, I know I may sound a bit too humble... but thats just the way I am.

But anyways you guys don't need to worry about that… I hope the story isn't too confusing for you… and I hope I will be able to find a way to relieve this stress so I can write more often.

But until then… have a good one.