Lily was brought up to Sarah's station in the hospital. Sarah actually worked in multiple hospitals, but this particular one was where her own office and rooms were for examinations and overnight stay. After bringing Lily into her own room, Sarah began to examine the wound on her shoulder. She was able to treat it more efficiently, although Lily gritted her teeth a few times.

"Alright... all done. By the looks of it, and with proper care which I will ensure of, it should be much better in about ten to fourteen days. It's a good thing that animatronic cat didn't stave you more than once or damage you much worse when she pulled out her claw," Sarah said, already informed about Kitcat from Lily as they were heading there.

"Thank you for helping me," Lily said, as she laid back on the elevated hospital bed.

"It's no problem. Also, it's my job too, so that's even better," Sarah said with a smile, as she went to work on Lily's leg and other cuts she had.

"You love your job huh?" Lily asked, and Sarah nodded.

"It's the best. I love helping people. Of course it only gets difficult when another hospital isn't as caring for their patients as me or the ones here," Sarah whispered, as Lily nodded in understanding.

"What is your occupation?" Sarah asked.

"Mechanical Engineer," Lily replied, as Sarah's eyes widened and one eyebrow arched.

"Is that why you knew something was up with them?" Sarah asked, referring to the animatronics.

"Partially, but considering that Freddy was able to find and kidnap me, I already had a clue," Lily replied, and Sarah snickered as she finished taking care of Lily's wounds.

"Okay. We're all done for tonight. Get some sleep and I'll check up on you in the morning. But if you have any problems during the night, press this button on the left side of your bed and a night nurse will assist you. Don't worry though, I told her you were in an accident, you need rest, and your bandages are not to be removed," Sarah said, as Lily nodded in understanding.

"Thank you Sarah. I mean, Doctor Schmidt?" Lily said, and Sarah nodded.

"You can just call me Sarah though," Sarah said, as she cleaned up the room a bit.

"Will you let Ethan know that I'm okay?" Lily asked, before Sarah left the room.

"Sure thing. Sleep well, okay?" Sarah said, and Lily nodded.

"See ya later then," Sarah said, as she pulled the white covers over Lily.

"Bye," Lily said, and then Sarah left the room as she locked it so that only authorized personnel could go in or only Lily could get out if she needs to.

Sarah called Mike to tell Ethan that Lily was alright and that her wounds weren't too serious. As Sarah informed Ethan about Lily's condition more thoroughly, Mike went to the shed to let the animatronics know. All of them were relieved and delighted that Lily was okay, especially Freddy.

In the hospital:

Lily was sleeping well for awhile, but as the time grew closer to 6 a.m, she woke up. She felt as if the room was too quiet at this point. It was semi-dark, so Lily could see fairly well, and she felt like she wasn't alone. Slowly, she turned towards the door, as she saw that it was still closed and locked. Then Lily turned back forward, as she noticed that the window on the left wall near the back corner of the room was slightly open, since a sliver of moonlight was seeping through it.

Lily looked around the room and didn't see anything, but she reached with her good hand towards the call button on the left side of her bed.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," a voice said from the left, as she quickly turned towards the source.

Her eyes widened when she saw a figure leaning on the wall, with all black eyes, a small white pupil in the center and one white ring around each eye. Upon seeing him, her hand stiffened, as she debated whether pressing it anyway or not.

"Don't bother calling anyone. If anyone else comes in here, I'll deal with them swiftly," the deeper voice said smoothly, as Lily reluctantly pulled her hand away from the button.

Her eyes were fixed on the stranger's, since his eyes were the only things she could clearly see of him.

"I have to say, I'm impressed, Ms. Lily Lova," the animatronic said, as he slowly stood up from the wall, while light clanks were heard from his feet.

"Wh-Who are you? And how do you know my name?" Lily asked, calmly but a tad nervous as well.

"I am Crow, and I have seen your progress from Allen to Kitcat. You've done well in surviving and fighting so far. I wanted to congratulate you in that," Crow said, as he walked forward and stood about a foot away from Lily's bed, as she leaned away from him.

"You don't have to be afraid of me. I won't hurt you... at least, not now," Crow said, as Lily kept up her guard.

"You see, I'm an honorable fighter. I'd prefer to have a fair match, then to take advantage of a weakened opponent. Kitcat, Leroy, and Jack would take advantage, although Penelope and Allen were questionable," Crow said.

"Then, why are you here?" Lily questioned, as she still kept her eyes locked on him.

"I came to say that I am impressed by your efforts, but it's best if you withdraw while you still can. Although I shouldn't give you this opportunity since you've had time, but I wish to open up the offer more clearly," Crow said.

Lily was surprised by this offer, but she was still suspicious of him.

"Why should I trust what you say?" Lily asked.

"I'm an old, worn, robotic being with no other objective in life but to live in the shadows and serve patrons at my establishment. I have no will to raise my hand against others, especially against my own or a young and determined lady like yourself. But if need be, I will protect what I have to the end," Crow said, as Lily took that to thought.

"I tried to reason with the others to let me put an end to your interference with us, but they didn't want to listen. They wanted to work alone to stop all of you instead of working together and letting me handle it. No one would have had to break if we would have done that from the beginning, after Allen was destroyed," Crow said, as he was slowly pacing around the room.

Lily still couldn't see his body well, but the white pupils and circles of his eyes glowed bright enough for her to see where he was. Then she asked,

"But would all of you have stopped hurting and killing people?"

Crow stopped pacing as he stood silent for a moment. Then he turned and looked directly into Lily's eyes, and replied,

"There are those who get over the fact that life can't be what it used to be and try to make the most of it, even of inconvenient circumstances... and then there are those who can't do this or won't try whether from anger, bitterness, or some other reasoning. I cannot say whether or not the others would have stopped, but with the respect they had for me I'm sure they would have considered it. Kitcat would have been a problem, but I think you understand why," Crow said, as Lily nodded.

"You seem more informative about your situation than the others," Lily said.

"I'm the top-head animatronic of the others and their places under Zack and Sofia Azalar's jurisdictions. Of course, you helped knock them out of the picture, but it wasn't your fault. I know that for a fact," Crow said, as he stood near the foot of the bed.

"You know... but you know it wasn't me too?" Lily asked, surprised, as Crow nodded.

"It was obvious by the marks on their corpses, and your character. Your not beyond hostile when provoked or emotionally cruel," Crow said, as Lily glanced downward for a moment.

"My offer still stands. Will you end your pursuit, and be able to walk away from this and live a normal life?" Crow asked, as he waited for Lily's response.

"Will you end your pursuit of hurting people, and be able to stay active if I agree?" Lily asked, as Crow chuckled in a low voice.

"I would be able to agree to that, but the others who are with me well… I'm sure after all you and the others have done, they wouldn't want to… and I may turn a blind eye, occasionally," Crow said, as his eyes half closed, while Lily's eyes widened.

"You… You would let them… Then I can't agree to it. I won't," Lily said, with furrowed eyebrows and gritted teeth.

"Then the next time we meet, it will be at my place… and it won't be pleasant. Keep your guard up Lily Lova. We won't go down as easily as the others… although I suspect the same for your group," Crow said in a deeper and darker voice, as he started moving towards the window that was a bit open.

Crow stood near the window, with one hand on it, and said, "I'll give you ten days to come, so that your wounds can heal enough, but it's not like there won't be more wounds when you all do arrive..."

Lily relaxed her face, as her eyebrows stood furrowed, and nodded sharply.

"Until we meet again..." Crow said, as he opened the window and climbed out, while closing it.

Although the moonlight wasn't very bright, Lily was able to make out most of Crow's features which included: a sombrero-shaped hat, a poncho, three sharp talons on his feet that glowed in the moonlight, and his fingers seemed more like feathers.

After he left, Lily slowly stood up from the bed and walked to the window. She looked out the window and gasped a little when she saw that the only ground anywhere near the window was the lobby of the hospital, and it was only the first floor as she stood on the eighth floor.

'It would be impossible for a person to climb up here on strength alone, or to climb down in five minutes… let alone an animatronic…' Lily thought.

Then the corners of her lips curled up a bit, as Lily said, "I guess he wasn't fooling me… they're going to be tough… but we're not giving up."

Lily's first encounter with Crow. Aw snapple!

I won't be posting the next chapter on 2/27, but the Saturday after that. I need extra time. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter though. :D