IT BURNS!

Fazbear's Fright burns to the ground!

a local attraction based on an ancient pizzeria chain burned down overnight.

Authorities have not ruled out foul play, but at the moment it seems to have been caused by faulty wiring.

Very little was found at the scene. The few items that were salvaged will be sold at public auction.

{ Edd }

The world slowly focused. When Edd opened his eyes, all he saw were the blaring hospital lights and a few still-blurry faces around him.

"Edd! You're awake! Are you okay?" Bonnie asked, cupping his chin in her hand.

Edd tried to sit up, but his chest screamed in protest. Biting back a grunt, he returned to his laying position in the hospital bed. "I wouldn't advise sitting up," a nurse told him. "Your chest just got stitches. That was a nasty cut, young man."

He felt the faintest brush of a hand against his cheek. Edd turned his head to see Belle standing where Bonnie had been. She had a bandage on the side of her face where Percy had cut her. "I'm glad you're okay," she said, her voice just above a whisper. The two exchanged a smile.

Sylvia was gripping his hand tight, her eyes wet with tears. She was grinning wider than he had ever seen her grin, obviously overjoyed that her brother was okay.

"Did you hear?" Freddy asked. He was standing at the foot of the hospital bed, his hard blue eyes focused on his daughter but his voice directed at Edd. "Percy's dead."

"Oh," was all Edd could say. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to react. Anyone dying was upsetting, but just a glance around the kids' faces in the room and anyone with eyes could see the pain the purple-haired man caused, both physically and mentally.

Sylvia was now standing next to Foxy, kneading her fingers. She beamed at Edd when they locked glances. Edd could see no physical injuries on her person, but he knew all of what she went through had definitely affected her mentally. He made a pact with himself to comfort her as soon as his damned chest would let him.

"Are you hungry?" Foxy asked, his accent gone. He held up a bag of food from a fast food restaurant. Edd smiled at his dad. The ginger was crazy sometimes, but he sure was a sight for sore eyes.

The nurse and Bonnie helped him sit up so he could eat. As he ate, the others kept up casual conversation with him, avoiding anything to do with Fazbear's Fright if at all possible.

He and Belle occasionally locked gazes, smiled, and looked away.

Visiting hours ended and, protesting, the Gang was ushered out of the room. The nurse remained, tending to Edd and asking him kindly if he needed anything.

"No! You gotta let me in! My attra- my house just burned down! I didn't have the uh, time to come earlier! Please! He's a close family friend!"

Edd turned his head toward he door, where the voice was coming from. It sounded a lot like Spring.

"Miss, visiting hours are over!"

The door to Edd's room opened and there she was. Her khaki-yellow shirt was charred and had holes, some places on the sleeves entirely black. Her longer-on-one-side hair also had traces of soot, and she had some cuts on her face. Spring smiled. "Edd! You're okay!"

Ignoring the nurse's look of surprise, Spring bounded across the room and took Edd's hand in both of hers. "Ah, man, I'm glad you're all okay. I caught the others in the lobby. I knew they were missing a kid and I just had to see you." She took a breath, putting one hand to her chest. She used the other arm to cover her mouth and coughed.

"So are the headlines true? Did Fazbear's Fright really burn down?" Edd asked, realizing a second later how insensitive that sounded. Just by her appearance alone he could see she had tried to somehow stop the fire.

Spring's face fell. She nodded and didn't say another word.

The doctor heard in the hallway with her a moment before came into the room, looking irritated. "Miss, visiting hours are over," he repeated, obviously exasperated. "Please come with me."

Spring sighed in annoyance. "Alright, pops, don't get your scrubs in a bunch," she muttered, leaving the room. She quickly poked her head back in as the angry doctor followed. "Glad to see you're okay, Edd!" Edd smiled at her as she disappeared, her and the doctor's footprints fading down the hallway.

The nurse shook her head as if to clear it. She left the room, mumbling something about getting water as she shut the door quietly.

Ignoring the dull pain in his chest, Edd lay back down with a sigh and closed his eyes. Wait'll his friends back home hear about all this.

When Edd's chest healed and he was released from the hospital, the group returned to Gold's apartment. The blonde seemed distressed, silently entering the kitchen and opening the fridge to find something to eat.

"Something wrong, Gold?" Freddy asked, sensing his brother's emotions.

Gold shook his head. "I just feel really crappy." He pulled out milk and started drinking it straight from the jug, earning a yell of protest from Skylar.

"Sorry," he said as Sky snatched the jug of milk from him and put it down on the counter. "I feel like... I don't even know what I feel like."

"Why?" Chica asked, coming up next to Freddy and leaning on his arm slightly. She had bags under her eyes, which were dull with exhaustion.

"Because I just put all five kids in danger. Edd almost died. They.. they ALL almost died! Not to mention what I did back in 2014 with Chica..." He wouldn't make eye contact with anyone, rubbing his elbow.

"What happened in 2014?" Elliot asked, breaking the small silence that had been beginning to form.

"Nothing," Foxy said with an air of finality.

"I think we should tell them," Bonnie said. Being the one that was usually right, the other four couldn't help but be persuaded.

"In 2014, I went insane and kidnapped Chica because I loved her... or at least I thought I did," Gold explained, his eyes closed now.

"What?" Skylar asked, backing up a step.

"See?" Gold laughed, without humor. "All I do is cause you guys pain. Maybe I should just go off on my own. I think it's for the best."

"Gold," Freddy started, crossing his arms. "Chica's fine. She's perfectly healthy. So are the kids. You may have the worst ideas on the face of the planet, but at least you're trying to fix it. You don't do these things on purpose."

"I can't help but feel that I don't belong with you guys."

"Of course you do, you're family. And you know what they say about family. It's forever."

The blonde nodded. The kids looked wary, not saying a word. Skylar suddenly hugged Gold. "Dad, you adopted me when nobody else would. My life was hell until that happened. And I haven't been happier, like, ever. I think you're the coolest dad in the world."

Gold smiled, hugging Skylar back.

"The coolest dad except for me of course," Foxy declared. Everyone laughed, and just like that, the tension was gone.