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° Chapter 9 °

Freddy was walking quietly through the halls of the Pizza Plex. Bonnie tired himself out again so Freddy put him to sleep and left to clear his head. He wished he knew exactly what happened to Bonnie recently...why he was so distraught. But he should not force it out of Bonnie. When he is ready, he will tell Freddy himself.

He walked by Monty, Chica, and Roxy all sitting and talking together. They turned to him so he waved politely. As he was leaving he could hear them giggling and laughing. He turned back to them, his curiousity piqued. He approached them casually and crossed his arms.

"And what is so funny here, hm?" He asks. Roxy covered her muzzle with her hand to contain her laughter. Monty reached for the fazcam, giggling immaturely. Chica however, was not laughing. She was avoiding eye contact with Freddy holding a guilty expression on her face. This only confused Freddy more. He looked expectantly at Monty who had something of interest in his claws.

"Look what we have, teddy~" Monty teased, handing him the fazcam. Freddy rolled his eyes but took it to look at the image. At seeing it, he felt his entire system stop. His eyes widened and a hand instinctively rose over his mouth. Monty took the camera from him quickly, grinning wildly.

"It'd be a shame if management found out about this~" Roxy teased. Recovering from his shock, Freddy growled, his face contorting with anger. "What is your guys' problem?? What are you trying to get from this?!" He demanded. Roxy flinched. She knew he'd be angry, but he was never one to raise his voice like this.

Monty, however, looked unphased. "It's just blackmail, Fred. It means you get to do whatever we like so we don't expose your little secret!" Monty laughed. Freddy shook his head, slamming his fist on the table.

"You can blackmail and bully me all you want, but if you are jeopardizing Bonnie's safety and privacy, then we have a problem." He warned. Monty shrugged. "Just stay outta' our way, bear. And this won't be passed over." He said. Freddy felt a wave of fury pass over his system. He turned to Chica who was still not talking.

"And what, you're behind this scheme too?!" He snapped. Chica flinched, but did not speak.

Freddy scoffed. "All of you are acting selfish and immature. Bonnie is dealing with enough right now, you guys had better keep that locked away. Understand?!"

Monty rolled his eyes. "Or what, Freddy? You gonna' lecture us to death??" He retorted. Roxy laughed at that. Their laughing grew silent as Freddy's fist collided with Monty's snout. Monty fell to the floor, gripping his now damaged and dented upper jaw.

"That was just a warning." Freddy growled. Chica looked up now just in time to see Freddy give her one more death glare before storming off.

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"You guys shouldn't have done that." Chica said, disapproval clear in her voice.

"Psh! It was all in good fun!" Roxy defended. Chica shook her head. "No, you guys went too far this time. You had better delete that image." She had finally stood up for her friends. Roxy scoffed, standing up abruptly. "What's the damage?? No one's gonna' actually see it, we're just gonna tease him about it a bunch!" Roxy said defensively. Chica stood up as well, not backing down.

"Don't act like you have the high ground in this situation.
How many rules do you and Monty break all the time??" She said. Before Roxy could speak Chica cut her off.

"You're just a bully, Roxy! Both you and Monty are drawing the line. Bonnie and Freddy are like brothers to me. And I will not just stand around and let you guys hurt them!" Chica finally snapped. Roxy was at a loss for words.

"Chica-" she let her hand out. Chica backed away. "...You're also a bad friend." She finally said, storming out of Roxy's greenroom.

Meanwhile, Bonnie had just woken up in his green room. He needed Freddy right now, and the Pizza Plex was scheduled to be closed one more day tomorrow, so he decided to spend the night with Freddy. He left his greenroom and started down the hall to his room. Just then, he heard the voice again.

"Good job on your mission, we'll need it again soon." It said. Bonnie stopped in his tracks.

"No. I'm done, I'm not doing it again you sick bastard-!" Bonnie snapped.

"You know what-"

"I'm not doing it again, you can't make me!" Bonnie continued.

"I'll stop you...just you wait! I'm not letting you hurt anyone again!" His voice started shaking. He rushed to Freddy's room and banged on the door.

After a few seconds Freddy opened it. At seeing Bonnie in distress, he grew visibly concerned and ushered him in. After calming Bonnie down they ended the night with Freddy laying on his back and resting his head on his arm rest. Bonnie was resting on top of him with his face buried into Freddy's neck. Both of them had an exhausting night, it feels like the world is out to get them now.

But at least they have each other.