SHOUT OUTS: xEnderAwesomex (that's what I was going for :D), SoulErrorArwitch (well, it's proven in the game that Mangle and the Puppet are the genders I made them to be [Phone Guy refers to them as "he" and "she" in his messages] and I just wanted Springtrap and Toy Bonnie to be a girl and a boy. Plus thanks for reminding me about Foxy, I actually forgot about him in the last chapter), BlueMoon37 for favouriting and following the story, and Hutcchy and Black-Kat012 for following the story!
Chapter 7
"Um, what do we do with them?" Jeremy asked, staring at the robots. They were stumbling around, not doing much of anything.
It was really weird seeing a bunch of twenty year-olds (minus Balloon Boy and the Toys, BB looked about ten and the Toys looked about fifteen), acting like children. Foxy ran around the room in his long black coat, jumping at the others and yelling "YAAAAAR!" at random, Mangle running behind him and screaming for no reason. Mangle was wearing a pink cape over his loose white shirt and brown pants, his black boots clomping on the floor and his long pink hair trailing behind him as he ran. Tia was giving everyone hugs. She was almost fell on her face twice while walking. Teddy was sitting on the floor, his black pants getting covered in dust. He adjusted his orange jacket and continued stare blankly around the room. The Marionette was running around in her black vest and pants and white shirt. She had a little tie around her neck, and it became more untied with each step she took.
The two Bonnies were acting the weirdest though. Tonnie was randomly jumping up and down. His blue vest and long blue hair flopped with each jump, and he was shrieking for no reason. Bonnie was dressed similarly to Teddy, with an open jacket and black clothes underneath. The only differences were the colour scheme (his was purple instead of orange), the red glasses perched on Bonnie's nose, and the red bowtie around his neck. He was spinning in circles and letting out a high-pitched squeal as he did so.
Mike and Jeremy exchanged a glance. Neither had no idea what to do.
Scott apparently decided to give it a shot. He smiled at the bots. "Hey! Who wants to come with me to the dining room?"
Freddy laughed. The sound was deep and smooth, not matching his current behavior at all. He fiddled with the edge of his brown waistcoat and stopped laughing as he got distracted by Mangle's long hair. He reached out to touch it, but Mangle swatted his hand away.
"Come on," Scott coaxed. He glanced at Mike for help.
The said guard shrugged. "Don't ask me. I don't know anything about kids."
"Guys, the pizza's here," Fritz announced, walking into the room. "It's in the dining room if you want any."
"Pizza!" Chica piped up. She got to her feet and ran, stumbling on her way towards the door.
Freddy squealed and ran after her. Bonnie, Foxy, Tia, Teddy, and the Marionette ran after them. The others made various baby noises and went out as well when they noticed their friends leaving.
Scott nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, so they're in the dining room. What do we do now? The power's still out."
Jeremy shrugged as they walked into the dining room. "I have no idea."
They reached the dining room and were greeted by a slightly terrifying, slightly hilarious sight.
Freddy was running around the tables, his eyes glowing, his laugh as well as a song emitting from his mouth. Tonnie and Foxy were laughing and running with him. Mike had never thought he would hear that song again, but apparently he was wrong. It was the Toreador March, the song the original Freddy would play when the power went out.
Fritz looked a little freaked out, but he and Chica gulped down pieces of pizza like there was nothing wrong. Mike had no idea how Chica was eating, being a robot and all, but he decided he didn't want to know. If he asked Zoe, she would probably tell him how they digested and got rid of the food, and he really didn't want to talk about that.
"Should we go get Vincent and Zoe?" Jeremy asked Scott. Scott was the assistant manager, so whenever Vincent wasn't around, he was supposed to be in charge.
Scott shrugged. "Sure. I don't know what else to do."
Mike and Jeremy wandered off to find them.
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Zoe slowly opened the door to Vincent's room, looking around to try to see where he was in the darkness. There were no windows in the room, so it was darker than it was in the hallways. "Vincent?" she called quietly. "Hey, where are you?"
The only response she got was a loud sigh. She was hit with a burst of smoke, and she crinkled her nose and tried to refrain from coughing.
She walked into the room. "Hey, dude. You were acting really jumpy back there. What happened?"
"Nothing. Go away."
Well, at least he was speaking to her. That was progress.
"Just tell me. It was something to do with Springtrap, doesn't it? You looked terrified when she was looking at you."
"Get out."
"No."
Zoe heard the rustle of blankets and she turned on her phone flashlight. He'd covered his head with the covers like a little kid hiding from monsters in the dark. All she could see was a giant lump of blankets on the bed. He'd dropped his cigarette on the floor beside the bed.
She sighed. "You have to stop hiding. For the entire month I've been here, you've barely talked to anyone. Are you having, like, family troubles or something?"
"I don't have a family."
She took a second to think. "Uh, money problems?"
"No."
"Depression?"
"I don't know."
"You ran out of toast?"
He stuck out his arm and pointed to a toaster and a bunch of bread on a table on the other side of the room.
"Okay, um… none of those have to do with Springtrap anyway, so… Bad memories at the pizzeria, maybe?"
He stayed silent. Bingo.
She opened her mouth to question him about what it might be, but then Freddy burst into the room. His eyes were glowing and music was coming from him like he was a human music box.
Zoe grinned and rubbed the top of his fuzzy head. "Hey buddy! What are you doing here?"
He laughed. "Zoe!"
"Did you come to find me?"
"Zoe!"
She smiled. "That doesn't answer my question, but whatever."
Mike and Jeremy appeared behind him. "Hey Zoe, can you help us with them?" Mike gestured at Freddy. "We have no idea how to calm them down."
She nodded. "I'll be there in a second. I just- Wait, Freddy, stop," she said as Freddy started to move towards Vincent, who was peeking out from under the covers to see what was going on. "Let's just leave him alone for now, okay?"
"Purple," Freddy insisted, pouting.
She shook her head. "No, we can't go see Purple right now. He's busy being grumpy."
"Um, Zoe?" Jeremy spoke up. "Why is Freddy doing the song thing with the glowing eyes? It's pretty freaky."
Zoe shrugged. "I did put flashlights into their eyes in case they ever needed to see in the dark. I don't know what's with the music, though. Maybe Fritz did it."
"Could we get the power back on so he'll stop?" Mike asked nervously.
As Zoe walked back to the Parts and Service room, she glanced back inside Vincent's room. He'd tugged the covers back down, and she could clearly see the scars etched into the skin on his face.
