Back again! With the next chapter! I had to get situated with school work so, yeah. Enjoy peoples. The next chapter will be up next Saturday.

The next day, Lily was released from the hospital and brought home by Sarah, who decided it was best if she stayed at the house to monitor Lily's injuries. As Lily got out of the car and was being led by Sarah to the house, she spotted movement in her left peripheral vision, and she turned to see that the shed door was slightly open. Although she couldn't see inside, Lily knew there were multiple eyes on her, as she walked into the house. She was brought upstairs to her room and laid on her bed with pillows stacked to help her sit up.

"Okay. I'm going to have a look at your bandages tomorrow, but I don't want you moving your arm. You'll hurt yourself and reopen the wound that way. No moving your arm! Your hand I don't mind because it needs circulation, but not too much since your hand and shoulder are connected," Sarah instructed, as Lily nodded in understanding.

"Good. Now let's get you something to eat. Mike and I will be in the kitchen, while you and your bro get situated," Sarah said, and then she left the room.

Lily heard footsteps, as she saw Ethan enter the room in normal pajama clothes, which consisted of a white t-shirt and camouflage pants.

"Hey Lily," Ethan said softly, as he sat on the side of her bed and twisted slightly towards her.

"Hey bro," Lily said with a smile, as he smiled back.

"How you've been? Do you feel a little better? Were they nice to you at the hospital?" Ethan asked.

"It was fine Ethan. Everything went well, and the hospital staff are nice," Lily said, as Ethan breathed out a sign of relief.

"Besides the part where the crow animatronic came to my room before morning to ask if we would give up and I told him no," Lily said casually and with a little sly smile, as Ethan nodded but then stopped.

"WHAT?!"

After Mike and Sarah finished cooking, and only burned one dish and had to start over, they brought the food upstairs to Lily and Ethan. They all sat down to eat, as Lily informed them about Crow's visit after making sure they weren't chewing or drinking anything. The Schmidt siblings reacted just as Ethan did, and then Lily told them the whole story.

Afterward, Mike and Sarah took the empty plates and cups downstairs while Ethan stood with Lily. Mike decided to inform the animatronics about Crow, while Sarah tagged along since she wanted to meet them.

As they entered the shed, the Schmidt siblings were greeted by the animatronics as they stood in some form of a circle near the center of the room. Perry, Mousie, and Chica sat on the ground, Foxy and Freddy sat on the metal tables near the left side of the room, Bonnie was slowly pacing around the room, and Dog was leaning against the right wall.

"Hey. So you decided to visit us earlier than yesterday huh?" Bonnie said, as he stopped walking and everyone turned their attention to Mike and Sarah.

"Yeah. Hey guys. Lily came back from the hospital," Mike said, as he and Sarah walked closer to the animatronics.

"We had seen the lass walkin' to the house," Foxy said.

"Oh good. Well, um, that's the good news, but apparently that Crow dude... he went to visit Lily at the hospital last night," Mike said, as he blurted out his last sentence while Sarah mentally face-palmed.

The animatronics were surprised.

"What?! He went to the hospital?! How did he get in?!" Bonnie asked.

"Is Lily okay?!" Chica asked, worried.

"He actually left his place?" Mousie asked.

"Crow could always leave his place. He could travel farther and anywhere he wishes to be. He could even go to our places if he wanted to," Dog said.

"How do ye know all this?" Foxy asked.

"Before Kitcat came, I used to be head of my place. I was given all the knowledge I needed about the others... then she came and took over," Dog said, as he looked downward in irritation.

"Uh, well, Lily isn't hurt at all. Crow just wanted to talk with her. He was trying to convince her not to fight anymore and for her to tell us to stop," Mike said, as the animatronics paid close attention to him.

Mike continued, "He told Lily he wouldn't attack people if she agreed, but then he said he wouldn't stop his own group if they wanted to, so Lily said no. Crow left afterward, but he said the next time we all meet, it won't be pleasant."

Silence filled the room, as the animatronics looked towards one another besides Freddy and Dog, who had their eyes closed.

"What do you think?" Dog asked, as he opened his eyes and looked towards Freddy.

The others also looked towards Freddy, who was leaning his elbows on his knees and using his hands to hold his chin up. After a moment of thinking, Freddy opened his eyes as he lifted his upper body, and replied,

"I've met Crow before. He's powerful, intimidating, and clever... but he is reasonable. He would prefer to work out problems peacefully, rather than with violence. I guess that's why he wanted to talk to Lily first to make an agreement... but if he thinks we're just going to let him walk over us with his crew... he's got another thing coming... and we won't be 'pleasant.'"

The animatronics became encouraged by Freddy's words, as they all agreed with a nod.

"Can we really beat Crow? His guys are tough. Bwark!" Perry asked.

"Are you kidding? They're nothing compared to us," Bonnie said, confidently.

"Don't let your head get bigger than it is, Bonnie. You might not be able to fit through the door," Chica said, with a small smile.

"Ha ha, Chica," Bonnie said, sarcastically.

"Ye can use his head t' swing at 'em," Foxy said, as a few others chuckled, including Sarah and Mike.

"Alright, alright. I get it," Bonnie said as he rolled his eyes, although he was smiling.

Mike introduced Sarah to the animatronics, as he introduced them to her. They were polite with Sarah, especially because there was something about her character that demanded it. They were able to talk for a few hours, until Sarah had to go check up on Lily. Freddy walked Mike and Sarah to the door, as he opened it for them.

While just stepping outside, Sarah heard Freddy say,

"Please take good care of her."

"I will dude. She'll be back in action in no time," Sarah said, and Freddy nodded slowly as he closed the door.

Then Sarah turned around and walked ahead to catch up with Mike.

'He really cares about her that Freddy. The others too, but he seems more invested with his feelings... I wonder why,' Sarah thought, but she put that thought aside when she entered the house with Mike.

To Thx: Snapple is one of my favorite drinks, but sometimes I say 'oh snapple' instead of 'oh snap.'