Gregory's eyes grew wide and the smile appeared on his face when Freddy, Roxy, Chica and Bonnie appeared on the stage. Monty had stayed in the golf area as there was an event, and Foxy was not a part of the show.
"Welcome!" Freddy waved to the crowd, and everyone cheered. Freddy fan girls screamed as he waved and them, making Gregory laugh slighty. Luna was jumping up and down as Bonnie started to play guitar.
"Tonight's show is dedicated to Gregory! Happy Birthday, Superstar!" Freddy smiled at Gregory. Gregory's heart fluttered. He was so loved by the animatronics, it was honestly like a family.
They played a few songs, with the crowd singing along to the ones they knew. The lights went dim as the crowd started to call for an encore. The encore was taking a little longer than usual, making Gregory and Luna look at each other in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Luna asked over the crowd.
"I don't know. They usually start by now." Gregory replied, looking at the stage. He could see shadows moving. "I think they're setting something up."
"I wonder what it could be." Luna said, looking around.
The lights slowly came back on, and much to Gregory's surprise, there was a huge cake on the stage. The crowd screamed, cheering and clapping.
"Ladies and Gentleman!" Freddy said. "I'd like to invite Gregory up on stage, and I want us all to sing him a very happy birthday!" A staff bot appeared, and escorted Gregory over to the back entrance way to the stage as Freddy continued talking. "For those of you who don't know, Gregory has been a key part in helping to rebuild the animatronics here at the pizzaplex."
Gregory walked on stage and over to Freddy who smiled at him, and nodded. The boy faced the crowd, feeling slightly uneasy about being in front of so many people. The animatronics were programmed to do this, so they weren't ever really nervous, but Gregory felt like a whole ball of nerves.
"On the count of three, let's all sing together!" Freddy said, Foxy and Monty now joining them on stage.
"One, Two, Three!" All six animatronics said.
"Happy Birthday to you!" The crowd started. "Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Gregory! Happy Birthday to you!"
Gregory felt tears in his eyes. It was amazing, hearing everyone sing for him. He gave a small bow and the crowd cheered.
"Make a wish, Superstar." Freddy said to Gregory.
Gregory turned to the cake, and put his hands together, making his wish. He wished that he would be able to fix Clara, and help Evan too. He then blew out the candles, and the crowd erupted with cheers and claps. Staff bots instructed guests where they could come for a slice of cake, and escorted them out.
Guests took their slices of cake and left the building as it was closed for the day. The night crew and the staff bots began their clean up, and Gregory went back to find Luna waiting for him at the bottom of the main stage.
"That was awesome!" She said, smiling.
"It was kind of embarrassing, not gonna lie." Gregory said.
"Gregory!" Bonnie ran over.
"Bonnie!" Gregory smiled as the bunny picked him up.
"Happy Birthday, kiddo." The bunny ruffled his hair.
"Bonnie, come on, I'm a teenager now. I'm growing up." Gregory laughed, trying to push himself away.
"Growing up too fast." Bonnie said, putting him down.
"Bonnie's right." Freddy said, walking over.
"Freddy!" Gregory ran over and hugged him, making the other animatronics smile. Freddy hugged him back. "Thank you so much..."
"Any time, Superstar." Freddy said.
"Actually..." Bonnie spoke up, making Gregory let go.
"Is it happening?" Foxy asked.
"It would if you'd keep your mouth shut." Chica replied.
"Is... What happening?" Gregory asked.
"Well." Amber walked over, Moon and Sun behind her. She was carrying a paper, pen, and a clip board. "Gregory... I've given it a lot of thought, and I think that you should read this over." She slid the papers onto the clipboard and handed it over to Gregory.
"Read it out loud!" Roxy yelled. Everyone looked at her. "What? I just wanna hear it."
"I get it, Roxy." Gregory smiled. "We at Fazbear Entertainment are pleased to extend our happy birthday wishes to you, Gregory Blank?" He looked up. "There's a blank space here."
"Keep reading." Amber said, pulling Luna close to her side.
"Okay.." Gregory looked back at the paper. "We know you may not know your last name, so why don't you take ours?" He looked back up at Amber, who smiled at him. He went back to reading. "We are pleased to offer you the last name of Fazbear, as you are already apart of the Fazbear family. We would be so pleased to put you under the legal custody of Freddy Fazbear and Bonnie Bunny, and make it official."
"Freddy is adopting Gregory?" Luna asked.
"What do you say, Superstar?" Freddy asked. "I know it may seem a bit weird, having a bear as your guardian but-"
"Of course!" Gregory said, launching himself at Freddy, tears falling from his eyes. "You were already like a dad to me, I just didn't know how to explain it." Freddy picked the child up.
"If you read the bottom, there's more." Bonnie said, coming over. Gregory wiped his eyes, and kept reading, one arm around Freddy's neck and shoulders to keep him stable.
"We know you don't come alone, so we are extending this offer out to Evan Afton, who will be the option to transfer over into a new suit should he so wish." Gregory read. "Evan..."
"That's so sweet!" Evan's voice rang in Gregory's head. "I'll have a dad again?" Evan asked.
"Two dads." Gregory replied, looking at Bonnie and Freddy.
"What did he say?" Bonnie asked.
"Tell them I said yes." Evan replied.
"Yes!" Gregory smiled. "But... How will we get Evan into his own suit?"
"That's attached to a certain someone's gift!" Sun said.
"Sun!" Moon glared.
"What? It's surprise time, yes?" Sun swooped Luna off her feet, and held her out to Gregory.
"I... Uhh well..." Luna wiggled until Sun put her down. Freddy let Gregory down, and they all smiled as Luna handed Gregory the gift.
When he unwrapped it, he was in awe. It looked like a small capsule, with four buttons on each side. Turning it around, there was the number 23 on the back.
"What does the number mean?" Gregory asked.
"Well... It's the 23rd prototype I've made." Luna said.
"Prototype?" The boy examined it, before pushing one of the buttons on the side. The capsule opened, and a claw revealed itself. Within the claw, a yellow light was flashing. Gregory gasped, realizing what it was. "Luna, this is-"
"A remnant remover, yes!" She said, a smile plastered on her face.
"You prototyped it? How did you test it?"
"See, that's the problem. They always broke when I tried to test it. I had Clara to help with that." She pointed to the necklace around her neck. "This remover doesn't require you to die, it removes the remnant without killing the host. This one worked, Gregory." The boys eyes went wide. "I was able to remove Clara from the necklace, and put her back without breaking it."
"Just like what happened to me..." Gregory said. "Do you think... Do you think Afton must of used something like this on me?"
"I found the manual for a bigger version of this in the basement." Luna admitted.
"So this is what we're looking for." Gregory looked at the prototype in his hands.
The boy continued opening his gifts. A new sweater from Foxy, a new golf club from Monty, his own personal race car from Roxy, and a personalized apron from Chica. He was currently opening the gift from Sun and Moon, while Chica was serving pizza to Luna and Amber. He unwrapped the paper, and inside was a little carousel, with all the animatronics on it.
"Oh wow, it's beautiful." Gregory said.
"Crank the dial!" Evan yelled at him, so he did, and it began playing music as it spun.
Gregory smiled happily as it continued to spin. The animatronics on the carosel danced, and twilred.
"I love it so much, thank you." Gregory put it down on the table.
"Last present, Superstar." Freddy handed over the small gift bag.
"Thanks Fre- I mean... Dad." Gregory laughed as Freddy's fans were audibly heard, cooling him down.
"Jeez Freddy, chill out." Foxy teased.
"I'm sorry, its just, I'm not used to that." Freddy said.
"I can call you Freddy still, if that's better." Gregory said, taking out the wrapping paper from the bag.
"Maybe for now." Freddy agreed.
Gregory reached inside the bag, and pulled out a small wooden box. Amber almost choked on her pizza, making everyone look at her. She covered her mouth as she spoke. "Freddy, where did you get that?"
"I have been looking for it for a long time. It was stored in the basement level, where the old pizzaria is." Freddy explained.
"You know we're not supposed to go down there." Chica said.
"I know... But it was the only place we didn't look." Freddy replied.
"Besides, we're okay." Bonnie said, a smile on his face.
"So that means 'ye both went." Foxy said.
"Freddy, Bonnie, that's really dangerous." Amber scolded. "What if you had gotten hurt?"
"But we didn't!" Bonnie said, wrapping an arm around Freddy's shoulder. "Besides, I think it was worth it."
Gregory opened the box, which revealed a remnant containing device. He gasped, and pulled it out. "Is this... Mine?" He asked.
"Yes." Freddy said. "I know you didn't want it but-" Gregory ran over and hugged him.
"Thank you..." Gregory said.
The bear hugged him back, and soon the bunny also joined in. Luna smiled and looked over at Amber who had also loosened her expression and gave a soft smile.
"I thought you didn't want your memories, Gregory." Amber said, taking another bite of pizza.
"I didn't... At least, I didn't before." He said, looking at the glowing remnant in the cylinder. "I was talking to Freddy about it a few weeks ago... I was feeling really lonely, not being able to remember my mother or my father."
"I'm sorry." Monty said. "I can't imagine how hard it's been for you to live with us."
"Oh, no!" Gregory said, waving his hands. "I've loved living with all of you, but sometimes... I just wish I knew my family."
"It's understandable." Foxy said. "For a young lad like yourself, it wouldn't of been easy for your parents, I'm sure."
"I just hope that... They know I'm okay." Gregory said, holding the cylinder close to him. "When I'm ready, I'm going to use the remnant on myself and I'll know myself again."
"There's no rush." Roxy said. "You can take as long as you need."
"Yeah! We're your family too, now!" Chica smiled. "We'll always be here, forever."
Gregory smiled at that idea. Forever was a long time, and he was so happy to have such amazing friends to spend it with.