When light went to dark, and the time read 10:30, Lily was entering the pizzeria right on time. Instead of heading towards the stage, Lily headed towards the Pirate Cove.
'Poor Foxy... I wasn't able to talk to him yesterday. I have to apologize,' Lily thought as she stood in front of the Pirate Cove, but a short distance away since she didn't know how Foxy was going to react.
"Foxy? Foxy, are you there?" Lily asked in a whisper, but with no response besides the sound of shifting.
"Foxy, I wanted to apologize to you, about what happened yesterday. I didn't mean to cause you trouble... if you want to be alone, I understand. I'll go now, " Lily said apologetically, as she turned slowly to go.
Then she heard footsteps, and turned around to see Foxy's head sticking out from behind the curtain. His mouth was slightly opened from his, once again, broken jaw, but the rest of his body was in fine condition. Lily and Foxy held eye contact for a moment, and then Foxy walked out from behind the curtain and stood in front of Lily. He lifted his hand up and gently placed it on Lily's shoulder. He pointed towards Lily and shook his head, and then he pointed to himself and nodded sadly. Lily understood what Foxy was trying to say, and she said in a whisper,
"But Foxy I was the one who fixed your voice box."
Foxy shook his head, and then he lowered his head to Lily after removing his hand from her shoulder.
"I-I a-a-m s-s-s-o-rr-ry," Foxy said the best he could, because although his voice box was broken again, since Lily fixed it to be stronger, he was able to speak a little more than before. Lily was surprised by Foxy's apology, but then Foxy said,
"I-I am t-to b-blame. I-I-I a-asked y-you t-to fix m-me."
Then Lily said, "I see... I'm still sorry, and I do forgive you."
Foxy nodded, and then he turned around and went behind the curtain again. Lily turned around and headed towards the Show Stage.
When she got there, Lily noticed that Bonnie and Chica were on stage, but Freddy wasn't with them.
'I guess he went to walk around... unless he's looking for me,' Lily thought as she gulped in nervousness.
"Oh Lily-girl, there you are! Freddy went to go get you," Chica said, which made Lily gasp.
"Hey, it's alright. He knew you were somewhere in here already, he just wanted to know what was taking you so long to come here, " Bonnie said, which made Lily sigh in relief.
"Oh good, I thought I was in trouble or some-" Lily cut herself off, when she heard a shifting behind her.
She turned around, and saw that Freddy was standing not too far from her, with dark eyes. She backed away from him a little in nervousness, as Bonnie and Chica just watched.
Then Freddy's eyes turned back to normal, as he moved closer to Lily and said,
"Sorry about that. I didn't mean to frighten you, it's a habit of mine... I guess things have been patched up between you and Foxy correct?"
Lily was surprised that he knew that, and she figured that he must have been listening to her conversation with Foxy.
"Yes, we're fine now," Lily said, and Freddy nodded.
Then Freddy walked towards her, about to walk by her, but then he stopped midway and put his hand on her shoulder, as he leaned towards her and whispered near her ear,
"But just remember that I was the one who brought you here, and that you're mi-my... responsibility."
With that being said, Freddy stood up straight and removed his hand from Lily's shoulder, as he walked towards Bonnie and Chica. Lily stood still and thought,
'Responsibility? What does that mean for him?'
"See, she's fine. You're being a little overprotective Freddy, " Chica said merrily.
"Yeah, it seems like you care a little too much Freddy," Bonnie said in a little taunting voice.
Freddy looked at his two band-mates, unamused, as he walked up on stage and said,
"Well I'd prefer to know if she was alright, considering that she fixed and cleaned all of us, even if she didn't have to do the latter. I'm appreciative."
With that said, Bonnie and Chica had no more to say, since what Freddy said was very much true, and they felt the same way. Lily was finally able to come out of her thoughts, and she walked towards the stage.
"Well Lily, you were able to fix all of us very well. Thank you for your cooperation, and help," Freddy said, as Bonnie and Chica nodded in agreement.
"You're welcome. So, does this mean you don't need me here anymore?" Lily asked.
Freddy, Chica, and Bonnie looked towards one another and then back towards Lily.
"The thing is Lily..." Freddy said.
"We like having you around here, it's nice to have someone else to talk to," Chica said.
"I got to admit, things have been more fun with you around, and it's been a long time since we've actually hanged out with someone," Bonnie said.
Lily looked at them in surprise, although only her eyes expressed it.
'They actually like me... Okay, this is pretty weird if you think about it. Animatronics wanting to be my friends... but, I guess they're not so bad. They are pretty nice, mostly to me... and it's nice to be on their good sides,' Lily thought.
"And we were wondering, if you were willing to stay with us today, and come back tomorrow night," Freddy said, as Lily took a moment to think about it.
"It's really boring with no one else to talk to," Chica said.
"You're at least tolerable, and that's impressive," Bonnie said.
Lily thought about it, but she did remember how Mike and Foxy warned her about being there.
"I… I don't know guys," Lily said, as she looked to the side.
Chica and Bonnie were a little nervous that she was going to say no, but then Freddy walked off the stage and stood in front of Lily with an almost pleading expression. Lily looked up at him as Freddy asked,
"Will you please stay a little longer, Lily?"
Suddenly, a flash came to Lily's mind as a memory of long ago had reawakened. She saw Freddy not as himself now, but what appeared to be a little boy asking the same question, although she couldn't see him too well since it was a memory of long ago. Lily's mind went back to reality, as she looked down with a hint of surprise in her eyes, and her hand barely touched the side of her face. Freddy noticed her gesture, and he was about to ask Lily if something was wrong when she answered,
"Alright."
Freddy looked at Lily in surprise, as did Chica and Bonnie.
"I'll stick around a little longer. You guys are pretty nice, so I'll come back to visit tomorrow," Lily said, as she looked up at Freddy.
Foxy was peeking from behind the door of the Backstage, since he moved to listen better, and he too had noticed Lily's gesture as did Freddy.
"That's wonderful! Another girl to talk to!" Chica said excitedly.
"That's great! I mean, that's pretty cool," Bonnie said.
"Thank you Lily, and if you want to come a little later you can, but try to come before midnight, it's easier to talk when we're not being watched," Freddy said with a small smile, and Lily looked up at him and nodded with a small smile as well.
"So what should we do first, Oh! Let's play cards or chess or bingo!" Chica said in delight.
"There's a deck of cards somewhere... Oh yeah I think it's in the Supply Closet somewhere. I guess someone left it behind yesterday morning," Bonnie said.
"I can get it if you want," Lily offered.
"Oh that would be great, bring it here, Lily-girl," Chica said.
Lily nodded as she headed towards the Supply Closet. When she made it there, Lily heard footsteps behind her, and she turned to see Freddy near the doorway.
"Freddy?" Lily said.
"I hope you wouldn't mind me joining you. I'd prefer a little quiet before the card game," Freddy said, and Lily nodded.
As they looked around for the cards, Lily and Freddy were able to talk to one another for awhile.
"How long have you guys been here?" Lily asked.
"We've been here a while. At least longer than the ones before," Freddy replied.
"You used to be somewhere else?" Lily asked.
"There were first two, then one. The first two closed down, then another reopened and was closed down, and then this one opened again," Freddy replied.
"How come they closed down?" Lily asked.
"Well, there were rumors going around, some people injured, some people missing, and it was pretty bad for business... but oddly, we're still around," Freddy replied with a more serious tone.
"Missing, and injured? What do you mean?" Lily asked with a little nervousness to the answer.
Freddy took a moment to think about his answer, and as he spoke he glitched at some points:
"Well, some kids got hurt, then some kids went missing… it was reported that f-five children went missing and that a man was c-caught being the cause of their disappearances. Apparently, a y-yellow s-suit was used for it as well. Then there was an incident of a bite… the B-Bite of '87. It mostly involved a guard… and a missing frontal lobe I t-think."
Lily held her hand on her mouth, as she was surprised to hear such terrible tales, especially from a supposedly 'Kid friendly' place. Then she said,
"T-that's terrible. Those poor kids. Why would he take them… Were the children ever found?" Lily asked.
Freddy looked away and said, "No, they never made it home, and they were never found."
Lily looked down and shook her head.
"Those poor dears. If only someone... wasn't anyone watching them? How could that have happened?" Lily asked with a little frustration in her voice.
"… I'm not very sure. I know I tried to help, but… I couldn't do anything… but d-die," Freddy said the last two words quieter so that Lily wouldn't hear.
Lily looked at Freddy and saw the frustration, sorrow, and anger in his expression, although he wasn't looking directly at her. Lily walked towards Freddy, as she gently placed her hand on his arm. Freddy looked towards Lily, and then she said,
"Freddy, I know you would've helped those kids if you could have. You tried. That takes bravery, and although you are a robotic humanoid animal, you were very brave to try to save those children. I appreciate that, and I'm sure they do too."
Freddy's widened in shock of Lily's words. She leaned on Freddy's arm, eyes closed, with one hand laid near his shoulder, and the side of her face laid on her hand.
Freddy was very surprised by her gesture of kindness and comfort, that it actually left him speechless.
'How could she be so kind towards someone like me? I've frightened her more than once, and I've hunted and stuffed guards into suits mercilessly. All this silent rage building up inside of me. How could she feel... sympathy,' Freddy thought, as he placed his hand gently on her head, although she didn't open her eyes.
'She's quite a female isn't she? She's different, as you said, "Perfect."' A voice spoke in Freddy's mind as he turned to see that the golden version of himself stood not too far down the hall.
He was sitting down with his mouth open, but his mouth had what looked like a slight grin, and his eyes showed that he looked at Freddy with slight suspicion, even though they were black as night with little white pupils. Freddy looked at Golden Freddy annoyed and he looked away, as Golden Freddy once again spoke in his mind and said,
'You know, if you want to keep her here, you can. It won't be the same as how we ended up here, but she'll be able to stay with us... with you, if that's what you want.'
Freddy thought about it, and then he said, in his mind to speak to Golden Freddy,
'I'm not sure if I should... I want her to stay, but she doesn't-'
Freddy was cut off by Golden Freddy, who said,
'She's starting to recognize you. I'm sure if she stays around you longer, she'll remember you. Of course, it's your choice.'
After he said this, Golden Freddy disappeared, which left Freddy a few seconds to think about it, and then Lily opened her eyes and stood back from Freddy, respectfully. She looked away from Freddy, and noticed a deck of cards on the top shelf.
"Here they are, we can go back," Lily said, as she grabbed the cards and showed Freddy, who nodded and followed her out of the West Hall, with a dark smirk on his face.
So for the rest of the time until midnight, Lily and the animatronics were able to play some card games around the Show Stage, since Chica and Bonnie couldn't leave there yet. It was pretty funny though to see Chica and Bonnie bicker about the rules, Freddy thinking he's like a boss until he loses a hand, and Lily just enjoying the show while using the cards to block her mouth so that the others wouldn't see her laughing.
After the last card game, the three animatronics were done with it while Lily gathered the cards and then went to the Supply Closet to return them to their place.
"So, what do you guys think about her?" Freddy asked his two band mates.
"She's pretty cool. I like her," Bonnie said casually.
"Oh! She's great, she's so cute like a muffin. I can see why you like her Freddy," Chica said happily, as Freddy fake coughed and said,
"Uh, Ahem! Well, I can see that you both are pretty fond of her. I am as well..."
Freddy then turned away from Bonnie and Chica as he smiled with a devious sort of smile and asked,
"How would you like it if she stood with us... always?"
Bonnie and Chica looked towards each other in confusion, but then the sound of a door opening was heard.
"The night guard," Chica whispered, as the three animatronics stood in their positions.
"Wait! Where's Lily?" Bonnie asked.
The three animatronics saw no sign of where Lily was.
'She's fine, don't worry,' Golden Freddy said in Freddy's mind.
'Golden, where is she?' Freddy asked mentally.
'She's with Foxy. Don't worry though, I'll keep watch since you're so nervous,'
Golden Freddy said with a dark chuckle, as Freddy became annoyed with him.
'Just go!' Freddy mentally commanded, as Golden Freddy disappeared from Freddy's mind.
Lily had set the cards back in place, when she heard a noise of movement somewhere outside the room. She turned to see a flash of red, and she quietly followed it to the Pirate Cove. Lily saw that the red she saw was Foxy running by.
"Foxy, what's going on? Why are you running?" Lily asked, and at first she didn't get a response.
The sound of an opening door was heard, and then Foxy opened up the curtain.
"G-Get i-in," Foxy said, as Lily jumped up on the stage and ran behind the curtain.
Foxy closed the curtain, and he stood near it, as Lily looked around in the small curtain-covered area, although it was big enough for her and Foxy to still have space. There was only a lone chair in the room, which Lily speculated to be where Foxy would sit all day.
"So this is where you stay all the time? It's pretty dark with the curtain closed, and... do you get lonesome being here sometimes?" Lily asked, and Foxy looked towards her and nodded slowly, but he kept his guard as he stood in front of the curtain.
Lily decided to take a seat in the lone chair, since Foxy didn't seem like he was going to change his position anytime soon.
"Foxy... what are you guys planning to do when you catch the night guard? Be honest with me please," Lily asked as Foxy looked towards her, thinking how to respond to her.
"I wouldn't want you to get in trouble again, but I just wanted to know," Lily said as she glanced down, and then looked back up at Foxy, waiting for his response.
Foxy took a moment to think about his response carefully, since he really didn't want to get on Freddy's bad side again, but he wanted to tell Lily the truth. However, Foxy sensed another presence within the curtain, a familiar presence of the golden kind.
'He be watchin'... I have to be even MORE careful,' Foxy thought as he finally thought of an answer.
"Y-Ye s-s-houldn't w-o-o-rry l-lassy. Y-ye w-will know w-when y-ye kno-o-w," Foxy answered, as Lily looked away, a little unsatisfied with his response, but respectful to Foxy's position.
Golden Freddy watched Lily and Foxy for a bit longer, just in case if anything more was to be said.
Throughout the time, Foxy and Lily didn't say much because they where in hiding, until Foxy ran towards the office at one point, but then he came back behind the curtain.
"He blocked you out?" Lily asked, and Foxy nodded.
"H-he c-closed t-t-he d-door, " Foxy said.
Lily looked at her watch on her wrist that read 3:00, when a loud shriek was heard and a scream right after. Lily immediately stood up from her seat, and Foxy looked outside the curtain and said,
"H-He be-e c-caught-t."
Lily gasped, and then she said, with adrenaline from the sudden jump scare,
"W-What's going to happen Foxy? What's going to happen to him?"
Foxy didn't say anything as he continued to look outside the curtain. Lily approached Foxy and tugged at his arm gently and asked,
"Please Foxy, tell me! I don't know what's going on. I don't understand why you're all doing this. Please Foxy! Why can't you tell me? Why can't I know?"
Foxy contemplated on whether he should tell Lily or not, but Golden Freddy was still watching.
"You said before that I had the right to know since I was staying here. Well, I decided to stay, and I want to know what's going on. Please Foxy, please help me," Lily said in a whisper with a little fear, but Foxy tried to look away from her, as he continued to ponder what he should do.
The night guard's voice was getting louder, and the sound of shuffling feet was heard. Then Foxy stepped out from behind the curtain with Lily behind him, as they looked out towards where the guard's voice was heard screaming out in horror. Foxy no longer sensed Golden Freddy, but then turned and saw that Freddy was coming towards them. Freddy stopped next to Foxy and Lily, as he looked towards Lily, and then at Foxy as he said to him,
"Take her to the kitchen, and watch over her for me. This one may be a handful."
Foxy nodded and saluted, as Freddy nodded, and after giving a quick glance to Lily, he continued through the dark room. Foxy gestured for Lily to follow him, as she reluctantly followed.
In front of the kitchen, Foxy and Lily were about to enter, when Foxy suddenly stopped. Lily was going to ask what he was doing, when she noticed that Fox's ears were moving up and down, and then they suddenly stopped.
"C-C-ome qui-ietly," Foxy said as he led Lily towards the East Hall.
The faint screams and yells of the struggle in the Backstage were barely audible, as Foxy and Lily entered the office. Foxy peered out from behind the left door, looking out if the others were coming. He then turned and pointed to the phone next to the Night guard's chair. Lily went over towards the phone, and she reached out and pressed a red blinking button. The phone started to ring as Lily lowered the volume, so that only her and Foxy could hear it just enough to understand what was being said. She heard the voice of a man on the line explaining the rules and regulations of the pizzeria. There was also the mention of the Bite of 87', how the animatronics shove the night guards into the suits because they don't recognize them as 'human,' and even the indication of the Phone guy's capture, and the dark, horrid voice for the last call. Lily held her hand to her mouth and gasped in shock hearing the things that the Phone guy was saying.
She looked up at Foxy after the last recording, and his expression showed frustration from hearing the Phone guy's voice.
"I-I see what's going on, but why do you guys kill the night guards? What did they do to you?" Lily asked, as Foxy didn't look at her, but his ears went low.
He turned towards Lily, and she could see the years of pain, anger, and longing in his cold, yet sad eyes. Lily felt sorry for the robotic fox, and then she took a moment to think things over, as Foxy looked out again and continued to hear the screams.
"Well, I could see that no one has been taking care of you guys for years, and you're the reason this place is running... it doesn't excuse your... rash actions... but it's understandable to a certain degree," Lily said with her arms crossed as she sat on the chair, while Foxy continued to look out.
Then Lily remembered something, and she pulled out a picture from her pocket.
"Look here Foxy. This picture is of me and my brother. He had the same problem you guys may have with your bosses. No respect, no care, and no reason to work there any longer under abuse. That's when he left his job to look for another one, and then he told me he found a temporary job. He was really looking forward to it for the time…" Lily said while holding the picture for Foxy to see, as he turned to look at it.
Foxy took a moment to recognize the face of Lily's brother in the picture, and his eyes widened as his ears immediately went straight up. Lily wasn't looking at Foxy, because she was looking at the picture of her brother with sadness.
"I haven't seen him or spoken to him in awhile. It's been about a week... He went missing. I know he did... we used to talk everyday, until he didn't answer my call or call me back for a few days. I knew something was wrong, but I wasn't aware of where he worked since he only told me that he was going to his new job..." Lily said, as she turned away from Foxy while looking at the picture, and frowning as she placed the picture back in her pocket.
'The lassy's brother?! That man is her brother?! No! It can't be... that means the guard before this one... that was him! He was Lily's brother... and we..." Foxy thought in shock and panic in his mind.
'If she finds out, what will she do? What will Freddy do if he finds out? Arg! She can't know, but she must! But... she be hurtin' inside... and Freddy will have me head.' Foxy thought, as he looked at Lily in sadness, and then his ear twitched as he rushed Lily out of the room and into the kitchen.
"Foxy..." Lily said, but she stopped talking when she realized that the screaming of the night guard had stopped.
After about ten minutes, Foxy and Lily heard footsteps, as Freddy entered the kitchen with Bonnie and Chica following behind him. Lily was sitting on a stool, while Foxy stood leaning against the wall, adjacent to Lily.
"Well, that was fun," Bonnie said sarcastically, as he grabbed a washcloth off the kitchen sink and rubbed his hands with it.
"I know right? A slippery one… too bad it wasn't him," Chica said, as she grabbed another washcloth and rubbed her arms with it.
Lily could just make out the form of a small, splattered, liquid substance on Bonnie's hands and Chica's arms. Freddy grabbed another washcloth on a shelf and rubbed his face with it, which Lily took note of the same small, splattered substance on his face.
"I t-take m-me l-leave t-t-h-hen," Foxy said, as he started to walk out of the kitchen.
Lily stood up and looked towards Foxy with a sad look since he was leaving, which Freddy took notice of.
'Don't be selfish. She's not yours... yet,' Golden Freddy said in Freddy's mind with amusement, as Freddy growled a bit, but he gave in.
"Foxy, why don't you stick around for a while. It's better than being cooped up behind the curtain," Freddy said, still cleaning his face, while Foxy stopped walking and turned towards Freddy, ears perked up.
"Yeah, we haven't all hung out in a while," Chica said.
"It's been too long," Bonnie said, finishing up with cleaning his hands.
Foxy thought about it for a moment, and he looked towards Lily from the corner of his eye. He felt a shift in his chest that made him sad as he remembered seeing the picture of her brother. However, Foxy didn't want the others, especially Freddy, to be suspicious of him, so he turned around and nodded.
"I-I-I w-will s-st-a-ay," Foxy said, as Lily smiled a little.
Freddy noticed Lily's small gesture, and he felt an immediate tug in chest, which made him upset, but he calmed himself down.
"Sooo, what should we do first?" Chica asked happily, after placing her washcloth down near the sink.
For the rest of the night until 5:50, Lily and the animatronics were hanging around the pizzeria. They played cards again, which Foxy was winning almost every hand, besides Freddy, who was aggravated since Golden Freddy kept telling him what cards the others' had. Then they decided to play hide and seek, but Lily was too nervous to play that game with the animatronics and she was able to become the referee. Then they all sat down on the stage side by side, and just started talking about anything that came to their mind, but mostly the animatronics were asking Lily about how it's like outside.
"Is everything big and bright with food all around on posters?" Chica asked.
"Are there a lot of people everywhere?" Bonnie asked.
"How is your life outside?" Freddy asked.
Lily explained a few things to them as she answered their questions.
"… In the morning it's bright, and the buildings are big... and there are posters and commercials with food on them... and there are a lot of people, but it depends on the time of day though. My life, well, it's fine so far," Lily said, which impressed Bonnie and Chica,
Then Freddy stood up and said,
"That's good to hear... Lily, can I speak to you alone?"
"But I have more questions," Chica said, disappointed.
"Yeah, I have more questions too," Bonnie said.
Foxy was getting nervous now, as Lily stood up from the stage.
"We're going to talk, and then Lily is heading home. She needs her sleep for tomorrow," Freddy said, as he led Lily towards the East Hall.
After entering the East Hall, Lily stood waiting for Freddy to speak, as he took a moment to think, and then he turned towards her and said,
"Lily, I've been meaning to ask you something, but I haven't found the right time to ask."
Lily looked at Freddy curiously and asked,
"What is it?"
'Go ahead, ask her. She's right here,' Golden Freddy spoke in Freddy's mind, and then Freddy said to Lily,
"Well, you've been here for a while, and the others have grown quite fond of you, as have I... I know they would like you to stay with us, and I wouldn't mind if you stood with us as well. However, there is an initiation before you can truly be one of us, but I wouldn't want to force it upon you. So I would like to know, if you would want to join us?"
Lily took that moment to think this over, but she was surprised by the question.
'Join them? In what way?' Lily thought, and then she asked Freddy, "What do you mean about joining you guys? And how?"
Freddy smirked and said, "You are always asking questions huh? Well that's a good thing… Anyway, to answer your questions, we would like you to be part of our little 'family,' and the way to do so is by the initiation... but don't worry, the initiation isn't something drastic or difficult. I'm going to give you something special, and then you'll give me something in return. It's just an exchange, like my hat for your watch, or an eye for an eye."
"Oh I see," Lily said in understanding.
"Then... what is your answer?" Freddy asked, a little anxious, but trying to be polite.
Lily thought about it, and then she replied, "Can... can I have a little more time to think it over? I want to be sure of my answer."
Freddy crossed his arms to think about that, and then he looked towards Lily and said,
"Alright... tomorrow. I give you until tomorrow night to think it over, okay?"
Lily nodded in reply, and then he said,
"Okay, go home and rest. I'll see you tomorrow night."
Freddy walked towards the Dining Area, as Lily walked towards the exit.
Before Freddy entered the Dining Area, he looked back at Lily and he saw her as a child for a moment, which surprised him again, as he turned quickly to enter the Dining Area. Lily turned back as well to see Freddy about to enter the Dining Area, but she saw a quick flash of a boy instead of Freddy, but it was pretty quick, which made Lily question if what she saw was real. After a few seconds of debating, Lily turned around and left the pizzeria.
In a dark place:
'-Sniffle- Is this the end of me? -Sniffle- I can't escape. I can't do anything. I can only die here. -Sniffle- But... I don't want to die! I want to see my parents. I want to see my sister again. -Sniffle- I'm so sorry... mom... dad... Lily... -Sniffle-'
