It was only past 6am when the night guard left the pizzeria. Genesis was so happy she got to meet a new person, and perhaps, make a new friendship, just like Purple Puppet..

Although she didn't see the marionette since the attack, she didn't think about it much. To her own surprise, she didn't even question his absence, or doubt his return. She just knew deep within her that he was coming back soon.. That feeling, for her, was bizarre enough that she quickly brushed off the matter and turned her attention to the newcomers in the room: the animatronics..

They were five giant moving suits, with animal-like heads, yet they appeared nothing close to scary robots, unlike how the blond guy described them earlier..

They were walking a bit slow but steadily and rhythmically, which made the girl's eyes wider and her mouth forming a big 'O' as she stood still in awe, watching them coming near..

One of them stopped walking and turned towards the young teen –a brown bear with shiny blue eyes, wearing a black hat and a matching bowtie- acknowledging her presence, locking his eyes on hers.

-"Look who's here already!", another animatronic spoke up behind the bear one -a purple bluish robot with a red bowtie and a guitar in hand- apparently surprised..

-"How did ya' get here, kid? The place'still closed, ya' know?", a third one approached her. He was a red fox, his right eye covered with a black eye patch and the other glowing gold..

-"You better go back to your parents before the staff members find you", the rabbit said, pointing to the exit door.

Genesis slowly turned to the door, her eyes watering. She couldn't believe her ears; she was yet again rejected, she wasn't welcome here, she had to know earlier, she wasn't welcome anywhere..

With that in mind, she erupted crying. She felt abandoned and heart-broken, as she covered her face with her hands and cried louder and louder, with each new sad thought adding to the storm inside her head, hot tears running down her cheeks and wetting her hands and shirt..

-"You guys are good for nothing..", a female voice echoed within the gang, "you scared this little girl!", she scolded the others as she went beside Genesis and hugged her.

-"Don't you cry, little child, you don't have to go if you don't want to..", she told her calmly while patting her shoulder.

Genesis looked up at her: she was a yellow chicken, her fur felt as soft and warm as the yellow bear back in the storage room, so the girl started to relax and wipe her tears.

-"Then, what's your name?"

-"I..I"m..G-Genesis"

-"Nice to meet you, Genesis. That's a really cute name you have. I'm Chica, and those two are Bonnie and Foxy..", she replied, flashing the two a quick glare..

-"We're sorry, little one..", Bonnie said, and leant near Chica.

-"We didn' mean ta scare ya'..", Foxy continued, bending to the height of the little kid.

-"You know? I play the guitar and I know plenty of songs, I can play them to you anytime you want!"

-"And I can tell ya' about the time I was a pirate; the most amazin' adventures of the sea world, even greater than Sindbad's!"

Genesis giggled softly at the offers. Sure, she would love to spend time with them, someday..

-"That big'old bear there's Freddy..", Foxy pointed at the other animatronic that stood away from them, his eyes still locked on Genesis's..

-"He is the singer of our band", Chica explained.

-"He isn't really the type to talk or interact much..", Bonnie added in a kind of whisper..

Genesis turned to face Freddy, who just walked away, probably uninterested, and her expression saddened.

-"But don't you worry, Genesis, it isn't because of you, it's just who he is. I bet you'll get used to each other in no time", Chica said reassuringly and winked secretly to her . Then the three of them stood up.

-"This was nice'n intrestin', kid. But we gotta head to our spots now..", Foxy announced.

-"The workers should be here soon, and they better not find us roaming around..", Bonnie added.

-"You too should go and hide if you still want to stay and don't want to be caught", Chica said in a warning tone.

-"See ya' later, ma'lady!", Foxy waved to the girl and entered 'Pirate Cove', while Bonnie and Chica followed behind Freddy and up to the stage. It startled the child to see Freddy's gaze sharply fixated on her, it scared her a bit, too. Yet at the same time, it was fascinating; something about him and his stare attracted her more than the other animatronics.

She stared back for some time, spacing out into those turquoise bright eyes. She felt like they were holding some kind of strong emotions, despite the vivid color usually reflecting only calmness and wisdom. It felt like they were hiding a deep craving, an old grudge, an upcoming rebellion..

Hearing multiple footsteps snapped the girl back to reality, and made her instantly sprint to the storage room. Arriving there, she opened the door gently and locked it carefully behind her, as to not cause any attracting sound. She then hurriedly crawled beside the familiar yellow suit, held the bear head close to her chest and waited.

She could hear the workers going back and forth all along the hallway, so she listened carefully to what they were saying..

-"Hey, is it true that this is our last day working in here?", one of them asked.

-"Yeah, but it's not like we're being fired. They just can't seem to be capable of paying us anymore..", another one replied.

-"The franchise's work has dropped enormously since the incidents, it's only logical and understandable that no parent wants to bring their child over anymore.. Too bad they'll have to close the pizzeria eventually..", a third guy explained.

-"Incidents? What are you talking about?.." the first one questioned.

-" The bite of '87, the five missing children.. How come you didn't hear about it?", another worker shouted angrily, "everyone's talking about it and doubting this whole business! Like how could a spring lock failure possibly occur when the suits were so much praised and even certificated for extreme safety? It caused that poor child to stay in a coma, since '87, still on the verge on dying.."

-"It is quite scary to think about it.. And with the case of these missing children still open, no evidence of them being alive or dead yet, there's no way parents won't be afraid of this place, they would think that responsible could be anyone, even among us workers and guards.. And they have all the right to think so and shut down this place for the sake of their children..", continued the second one.

-"Man, I'll be scared to death if my child spends another minute in this place!", the third one admitted..

Genesis was paralyzed; this was too thrilling and horrifying.. She was in a place where heinous unsolved crimes happened, a place where children her age went missing, never to be found again.. Similar to myself, she thought..

What she sorted out of the workers' chats was unbelievable, chocking, and chilling.. But she wasn't going to run away again. This time, she wasn't willing to back down.. She'd ask the night guard about it, question the animatronics, and do whatever it'd take to uncover the truth, and maybe, save the children from this terrible nightmare.. That was what Genesis decided, both for herself and the sake of these kids, to take this weight on her shoulders..

She looked down at the bear head squeezed between her arms..

-"This time, I won't be afraid, not anymore.. I will learn the truth, I will certainly save those kids, I won't fail.. I won't fail.." , she kept repeating to herself, until locking sounds echoed through the place, and then the pizzeria became dead quite, apart from the continuous whispers of the little girl..

Sorry for the late update, I finally finished my exams so I can update on a regular basis from now on..

Still revising and re-updating the chapters so re-download them! ;)

Thanks for sticking with me and hope you enjoy the story so far.. :D