Software Error

Retrospection

Gregory finishes the Fazerblast thing soon enough and comes back out to greet us. "Did you have fun superstar?" Freddy asks. "Yeah! I got to shoot robots in the face and they exploded!" Freddy is a bit stunned by his outburst. "Well, just watch where you aim that thing." "Yeah yeah, whatever. We need to go to Bonnie Bowl now, I got a pass for there." "Let's get to it then," I say putting Gregory on my shoulders. "Hey! I wanted to ride in Freddy!" Gregory exclaims in protest. "Give Freddy a break. You've been dragging him around for the past 2 hours anyway." "Well, he's a robot so he can't get tired!" I roll my eyes. "Doesn't matter. Come along now." "Fiiiiine." He says a bit grumpily, but I can detect a hint of happiness in his tone.

"Well, here we are. A bit strange they made a place for Bonnie even though he isn't an animatronic at the pizza plex." I talk to Gregory as we arrive. "I think Freddy referenced him earlier. Maybe something happened to him?" "That would make sense... why'd you want to come here anyway? I know you got a pass but something tells me your little gears are turning up there." I can almost see his devilish grin. "Well... I do have an idea. Just don't tell Freddy or else he's gonna get mad." I let loose a trouble smirk. "You probably shouldn't tell me then, because me and Freddy are pretty similar. I'll just turn a blind eye to this." Gregory snickers a little. "Okay."

I let Gregory run loose around the place as he wanders around no doubt preparing for something I wouldn't condone. Seeing the other animatronics that were all damaged, I can imagine Gregory is cooking something up for Chica. I'll just let the little rascal be a little rascal for now.

Soon enough Gregory sneaks down to a part of the loading docks without us. I'm a bit worried because his Faz-watch isn't being picked up. "Calm down Lyle, I'm sure Gregory is okay. He's managed to make it this far, and now he has a way to stun the others reliably." Freddy tries to calm me down as I pace back and forth by the loading docks. "I know... but I'm still worried. Anything can happen in this place..." Freddy grows quiet for a bit before speaking up. "What were the '80s like Lyle? Did you enjoy them?" I turn to look at him, a bit surprised he's asking about my past life. I think back a little bit, "It was... well, I guess I'd call it perfect. Of course, it wasn't perfect, but nothing truly is. It had its ups and downs, its left turns and its right turns, but all and all, I would call it perfect for me. It was... simple. And it was nice, too nice. What I wouldn't give to go back..." I feel a surge of nostalgia as I relieve my memories, big and small. Friends, those little occurrences you find yourself in, the Sun. "Oh, how I wish to feel the Sun again..." I find myself muttering.

"How did the Sun feel?" I look Freddy in the eyes, "It's kind of hard to explain, I remember it being this magical feeling you could just relax under for hours. It made you feel warm and cozy as if everything was going to be alright." I reminisce, the feeling had faded. I don't even remember the exact feeling, just memories of how I perceived it. I let loose a dark chuckle, "It's funny how you never really see anything as it is until it's too late..." "What are you planning to do when this is all over Lyle?" Freddy questions me. "I don't know. Will I just be trapped in this fake body of mine forever? I don't want to say it but at one point..." I leave the rest of the sentence to the imagination.

"Lyle, don't think like that. Think about all the things you could do now. You may have lost all of that time, but now you have some more. I know it'll be hard to get used to, and it'll require a lot of effort. But I think you will be able to find yourself again after this. And if you can't do it alone, let me and Gregory help you." I find myself choking up a little, my expressive eyes no doubt telling Freddy everything he needs to know. I'm shaking a little bit, and that tells me something. "I thought I'd gotten over it, but, I guess I hadn't. It's so unfair Freddy, it's really unfair." He holds me tightly. "I know." "I can't even cry, not even a little bit. It's just making it worse." "Just imagine that you are." "Okay." I lean on Freddy for a while as he lets me let loose my emotions. The jumbled mess unravels, leaving me vulnerable as I have to pick up the pieces of myself. Freddy's comforting words and presence act like the glue to this craft.

"I'm good now." I find myself saying not long after. "Are you sure?" "Positive. And we shouldn't keep Gregory waiting." He nods and I nod back, Gregory had just re-appeared on our maps in the maintenance tunnels.