Broken Record

[18]

Pj sighed as he stared blankly at the floor. That memory had plagued his dreams for months. It haunted his thoughts. He felt like he was experiencing that moment; it was so surreal. He hadn't even realized that he was clutching his shirt. Those memories are burned into his brain and the scars are just a reminder.

"That's all I remember." Monty said as he finished telling them what happened. 

They stayed silent as they took in what they heard. Fonso was squeezing the plush trying to get some comfort. Pj was shaking, his head down as he shut his eyes, squeezing them tight. The pounding in his head was unbearable, it was hard to breathe. He just needed it to stop, so he could think. He felt weak, he felt pathetic. 

The gator looked over the male. "Paisley?" 

His eyes snapped open as he glanced up at Monty. He couldn't speak. Emotions were rushing through him like he was experiencing the whole incident over again. The pain was flooding back. 

He took a deep breath trying to calm his racing heart. He heard tapping, his eyes darting around til they landed on Monty. The gator made a motion with his hand. Asking if he was okay. Pj nodded, taking a few breaths before responding, "I'm fine."

"It was my fault anyway." He muttered, which made Monty frown.

"Pj…"

"We can talk about it later Monty." He cut him off before he could say anything else.

Sighing, Monty nodded knowing that trying to force him to talk would not end well for either of them. 

"So, what happened to Bonnie?" Gregory asked, "I mean he was decommissioned, but what does that mean?" 

"They retired him, but the reason why is strange." Freddy said as he pondered about it.

"They only said that because he went missing and no one could find him." Pj explained as he stared at the wall. 

"They were planning on reconstructing Bonnie Bowl to some other thing, and replacing him with a new animatronic. This was actually decided before the whole incident happened."

"What?" Freddy was shocked to hear that. They were going to replace Bonnie, why?

" There were complaints about replacing Bonnie so they decided not to do that and by complaints I mean death threats by furious parents and me, but mostly parents."

Vanessa looked over at the male, "How do you know all of this?"

Pj glanced over at her. "Let's say Hypothetically that I borrowed some confidential files and uploaded them to a flash drive."

"This doesn't sound hypothetical, this sounds like you actually did do that." Monty pointed out. 

"Hypothetically speaking I cannot confirm or deny this."

"Anyway," he cleared his throat. " That's just a few things I read, there's probably a lot more."

"You seem to know more than you let on." She said with a raised brow. 

"Of course, if you remembered I actually existed you would've known." He snapped, crossing his arms. 

Pj rubbed his face, "Sorry." He apologized, before shaking his head trying to get some control over himself.

"So, what are we going to do about him?" He asked, pointing at Fonso.

"What do you mean?" She asked. "We can't just hide him. He likes interacting with people and once the Plex opens well you put it together." 

Vanessa sighed, he had a point. "Right, well let's just say that we found him and you reactivated him."

"Yeah, that's believable Amber will buy it."  

Pj looked over at the bot. "You behave yourself." He told him.

"Will do!" Fonso smiled brightly at him. The male nodded before turning to Monty. 

He motioned for the gator to follow. Monty gulped as he nodded. 

"Looks like someone's in trouble." Gregory teased as he snickered. Freddy snickered along with him. 

Monty rolled his eyes at them as he followed Pj.

They watched the two walk out of parts and services. "Will they be okay?" Fonso asked Vanessa.

"Pj yes, Monty probably not." She responds before turning on her heels. "You stay with Freddy and Gregory, I have to check a few things." The woman walks out leaving the three.

The bot looked up at the boy. "You look up to Freddy as a role model." He glanced between the two.

"I mean I guess." Gregory rubbed the back of his neck. 

"It must be nice having someone that cares about you." 

Freddy looks at Fonso, " I take it that many people didn't care about you." He assumed. The bot shook his head.

"No, it was more that they didn't care for me as they didn't like me. They wanted me to fail." He frowned.

 "I don't want to disappoint anyone." 

Freddy and Gregory looked at each other. Their expressions held concern for the bot. 

"Hey, how about we go hangout in Freddy's room?" The boy asked him.

"Okay." Gregory smiled softly as he motioned for the bot to follow. Fonso rushed over to him. The boy held out his hand for the bot. He stared at it with a confused look before hesitantly taking it. 

"Incase you wander off." Gregory explained, but he knew that wasn't the real reason why. Fonso smiled at him. He was nice. 

They walked out of parts and services making their way to Freddy's green room, leaving the bear alone with his thoughts.

Freddy stood there staring at the ground. What happened to Bonnie? He was damaged, but why would they just get rid of him. None of it was making sense. Could he really trust Monty? Could he really trust Pj? Were they lying to him? Maybe they made the whole thing up. No, Pj wouldn't have been shaken up like that if it weren't or maybe he was pretending. He shook his head as he turned to catch up with them.

Maybe he'll be able to see Bonnie again. It's wishful thinking, but if it was possible. He would tell him how much he missed him. He would introduce Gregory to him. He would tell him everything that happened when he wasn't here. 

 He missed his embrace. He missed Bonnie's playful teasing. He missed those purple bunny ears. He missed staring into those magnificent magenta eyes. He missed everything about him. If only he knew that was the last time he'd see him. He wished he could've told him just how much he loved him.