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° Chapter 7 °

The Pizza Plex had now been closed for three days. Security has been searching every corner for the kid...little did they know.

Freddy paced back and forth in his greenroom. In the past three days Bonnie has overheated and shut down five times. It was now so bad they decided to keep him in repairs for a few days. Freddy could feel his own worry growing, which began affecting how he functions. He barely rested and only charged as minimal and quickly as possible to make sure he did not miss any updates on Bonnie.

He loves Bonnie more than anything. More than performing, more than dancing or singing. Bonnie and Freddy have been through fire, dismemberment, abandonment, and isolation together. And Freddy would do it all again for his precious starshine.

But sometimes, Bonnie was very frustrating. Bonnie is so hard to read at times, and he is very stubborn. How is he supposed to protect Bonnie if the bunny will not let him?

Freddy sighed. But he loved Bonnie. Bonnie kept him going all of those decades. Truth is, Freddy lost all passion for his job years ago. Bringing joy to children never got old of course, but god. Freddy was so tired. Years of singing scripted songs on stage...serving under an industry that could care less about them...and no fulfilment. He would watch parents come in with their kids. They were so...in love. They could have children to raise and keep company, and come back home everyday to just...be in each other's company.

Growing old together, watching their children grow up.. And eventually retiring. Meeting their child's children, and finally, spending their last days together. All Freddy could do everyday is watch others live his dream, and only imagine that life for himself.

But Bonnie kept him going. He was always there for Freddy. Freddy's robotic life felt almost full when Bonnie and him became more than friends. All he ever wanted was to retire with Bonnie...God, that was his dream. Bonnie's dream too. Freddy was snapped out of his thoughts as he heard movement outside of his green room. He turned and noticed Vanessa checking on the animatronics on Rockstar row.

Vanessa was...strict of course. But out of all the security guards, she was the only one to regularly check up on the animatronics. She also kept tabs on all of them and made sure they were running well. So naturally, the animatronics felt more comfortable around her. It may seem like a stretch, but...Freddy wondered if she cared for their well being.

But none of that mattered. He quickly knocked on the glass to get her attention. She turned and appeared confused at first, but jogged over to the glass anyway.

"Freddy. Is everything ok in there?" She asked. Freddy nodded quickly.

"Yes, but officer Vanessa? Do you have any updates on Bonnie?!" He asked quickly. Vanessa thought for a moment.

"From what I heard he'll be back in his green room by tomorrow morning..."

"And is he ok??" Freddy cut in desperately. Vanessa nodded.

"They said they didn't find any issues." She said. Freddy sighed in relief, feeling a massive weight fall off his shoulders. He could finally rest knowing that Bonnie was ok. Tomorrow though, he was going to confront him and get the truth.

~~

That morning at around 8:00 AM, Freddy heard them wheeling Bonnie into his greenroom again. He waited silently for them to leave before sneaking out of his greenroom to Bonnie. He rushed as quietly as possible across Rockstar row and quickly knocked on his door.

After about a minute he heard a "come in!" from the other side. Freddy opened the door and thankfully, Bonnie appeared ok. He did look quite...disturbed though. Like he has been the past few days. Freddy did not know how to approach this.