Chapter 4: Don't Go To Sleep
Angel's gold plush bunny sat on her bed with the same smile he had the day she brought him home. He watched quietly as his owner paced the bedroom floor.
"I still can't believe it…"
Her arm was properly bandaged.
"How could those cuts be real? I don't remember hurting myself."
She had been trying to justify the deep cuts on her arm for hours.
"A silly nightmare couldn't have hurt me. They are just a bad dream."
Unless the Nightmares are real.
"Maybe tonight I'll try sleeping." Angel closed her bedroom door. "Staying awake didn't help."
The plush bunny felt panic inside, she closed the door. How was he suppose to get out of the room and unlock the door for the Nightmares?
'Stupid girl.' He thought.
Angel got under the covers and held onto her bunny. "Goodnight, my friend."
It appeared she grew more attached to him as the nights passed convinced this toy was a great comfort.
Not a plush trap.
When he was sure his owner was asleep the bunny wiggled out of the girl's arms. He stopped for a moment looking at her. The toy had no heart so he felt nothing but the urge to do his job, bringing her nightmares. The bunny slid off the side of the bed and walked quietly to the door.
He knew Angel was a light sleeper so whatever the toy did he'd have to do it carefully.
The plush quickly decided on the clothes basket. It was short enough he could climb on and high enough to reach the doorknob. But first the troublesome gold bunny picked up the basket and dumped the clothes onto the floor. He didn't care. Next he placed the basket upside down next to the door, climbed on top then was able to open Angel's bedroom door. Simple.
He checked to make sure the girl hadn't budged before leaving the room and beginning the annoying task of getting down stairs.
Sometimes it was more convenient to be carried.
The plush was free to take one of the kitchen chairs again. This happened to be his favorite stepping stool for unlocking the front door.
As soon as he did shadows emerged from the darkness taking on the semi-familiar forms of animatronic entertainers who Angel would have rather had as friends but they shifted into Nightmares.
The plush stood on the chair watching a set of metal claws wrapping around the door opening it fully. They stepped inside as expected although an extra shadow appeared once again. This time it took on a physical shape. The appearance of this Nightmare caused the plush to perk his ears up alertly observing the creature as it entered through the doorway after the others and without hesitation went upstairs.
Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Freddy hadn't noticed.
The bunny pointed at Nightmare Bonnie. The purple nightmarish animatronic stared at the little bunny with shining eyes and a mouth open filled with many sharp teeth. The plush pointed upstairs. With a growl Nightmare Bonnie held out his large paw, the little bunny hopped on. He obviously didn't want to climb all the way back up as in a few steps a Nightmare could do it faster.
On the way up there was no sign of the extra Nightmare.
Nightmare Bonnie let the toy off outside Angel's door.
The plush bunny slipped in through the doorway then looked back at Nightmare Bonnie as if to ask if he were going to follow. The Nightmare gave no immediate response so the toy proceeded along the floor climbing back up on the bed.
He must have been too obvious with his actions because Angel woke up.
"What are you doing over there?" She reached out grabbing him.
Pulling the bunny to her chest Angel was going to go back to sleep but a strange sound was bothering her.
Nightmare Bonnie hadn't left the doorway.
Angel got her flashlight, turning it on she shone it towards the door.
"I closed my door." The toy left it open. She got out of bed cautiously walking towards her door. "Can't leave this open the Nightmares will get in."
'Good idea.' The plush thought.
Once Angel was closer to the door she could distinctly hear breathing, strange breathing. The girl froze, that meant one of them was outside her door.
"They won't come in here." Angel forced herself to push the door until she heard it click. "I'll be safe in here as long as my door is closed."
On the other side nightmare Bonnie felt rejected by this.
Angel returned to her bed falling asleep once more.
But she was awoken by a terrible high pitched sound. Like something were shrieking close by.
Grabbing for her flashlight Angel was startled to find three mini Nightmare teddies right there on the bed with her.
"Get off!" Angel kicked and flailed under the covers knocking the Nightmares off the bed.
This was only a temporary solution they hurried under the bed.
"How did THOSE get in here?" The plush bunny at her side looked innocent.
The door was open again.
Angel tried to get sleep again which didn't work because a few minutes later the little Nightmares returned. Chattering away with those mouths of pointy teeth threatening to tear something.
Like before Angel had to knock them off the bed. This time the door opening all the way caught her attention. She shone her flashlight towards the doorway at Nightmare Freddy who stood there.
The light forced him to back away.
What felt like every five minutes little Nightmare bears kept climbing onto the bed with Angel. Each time she'd have to get them off and they'd hide under the bed waiting to repeat this cycle.
After that a Nightmare appeared in the doorway, the flashlight prevented them from coming inside.
Angel pulled her knees up to her chest putting her head down for a moment. "Am I… am I going crazy? Why is this happening?" She wondered.
Looking up expecting there to be one or the other monstrous creatures to contend with Angel instead caught her closet door being slid shut.
'There you are.' The plush thought. He glanced towards his owner. 'If you open that door, you die.'