Screw Loose

Reminiscing

" What time is it? It's been forever." Gregory says as he stretches his whole body on Freddy's dressing room couch. After his lunch at the Faz-Pad, he helped Sun and Moon finish cleaning their room. He wanted to know what was on the tape, but Moon kept it hidden from him. Even if he did get his hands on it, he doesn't even know where to play it. That... VHS tape? It's a dinosaur; why didn't people back in the early days just use youtube or the internet? At least everything on the internet is forever.

"Calm your jets, little Star; it's only 10:20," Moon speaks up from Freddy's vanity chair.

"Yeah, the plex closes to the public at 10:00. They should have been here by now." Gregory continues to whine for the next 20 minutes until the door swings open. In walking, Freddy, Chica, Monty, and Roxy. Gregory calls out Freddy's name and runs to him. Freddy laughs as he lifts the boy into his arms.

"Hi Gregory, did you have fun with Sun and Moon today?" He asks.

"If you think cleaning for the whole day is fun, you have a different definition of the word." Gregory mumbles. Sun gasps at his comment, placing their hand over where a heart should be.

"I take offense to that. Cleaning is a practical and rewarding pastime. It's good to learn organization and proper sweeping/disinfecting skills. Thank you very much." Roxy laughs at their comment as she slumps her whole mechanical body on Freddy's couch.

"You keep telling yourself that sunshine. Racing on my Raceway is, by far, the best pastime. And I'm pretty sure the kid will agree with me." She says, smiling, peeking her eyes open to glance at the child still in Freddy's arms.

"Actually, exploring and Faserblast is the best in my opinion. But your Raceway does come in second, though." Gregory says as he taps Freddy's shoulders, signaling to be put down. Freddy does, in fact, put him down, but not without ruffling the boy's hair. Gregory grumbles and pushes the bear's hands away. With a slight jump in his step, he makes his way towards Sun and Moon, standing at the star-shaped mirror vanity.

"Can we please ask them now!? I've been waiting all day!" Chica chimes in with a confused face.

"What do ya need to ask us for sugar?" She asks as Monty snorts.

"This better be important. A kid sprinkled glitter in my mohawk, and I want to wash it out."

"Aww, come on, gator, It suits you. Plus, I've seen you looking in a metal napkin at your reflection. Admiring all the glitter in that bird's nest, you call hair." Roxy says as Monty glares at her.

"Shut your mouth before I make you-"

"I'd like to see you try you overgrown newt-"

"Can we please get back on topic, please!?" Gregory interrupts their banter. Both Roxy and Monty silently grumble at each other, a way of saying they will deal with each other later.

"What's on your mind, Gregory?" Freddy asks as he leans against the wall next to Monty.

"While I was helping Sun and Moon clean their room, I saw an arcade machine called 'Balloon World.' I played it because I was bored. Then it glitched! When it did, the side panel opened, and I found a VHS Tape! But when I asked Sun and Moon about it, they kept on avoiding my questions!"

"We were not avoiding your questions. We simply told you that we should wait for Freddy and the others. It's a weighty topic for all of us." Moon implies as he pulls out the tape. Chica hesitantly takes it into her own hands and reads the label. As she does so, her Smile wipes clean off of her face.