The Pain Of Remembrance

Chapter 3

Michael's Pov,

"There you are!" I yelled scaring my little brother once again. He shivered in fear under the party table. "Ha! Good one Michael!" A friend with a Freddy mask laughed. Hands dove underneath the table, pulling Chris out from his hiding spot. "How about little man here gives a kiss to old Fredbear?" The one with the Bonnie masked cackled. "Michael please don't!" Chris screamed, struggling in my friend's grip. "Aw look! He's trembling he's so excited!"

My hooded eyes locked onto Chris's terrified ones. Dread and despair filled my body. Yet I tried to push it down. No way I was gonna look like a coward in front of my friends! I cleared my throat, making sure my voice was loud enough to hear amongst the loudspeaker music. "Aw come one Chris! We all know you looooveee Fredbear!" I leaned down and picked up his legs. "What's one kiss gonna hurt?" The friend in the chica masked scoffed. "Probably the only kiss he'll ever get!"

I tried to keep my anger down. I'm so glad I was wearing a mask. Chris tried to kick, tears of fear soaking his shirt. "Michael please don't do this!" The sounds of the kids around us blocked out any screaming from the other parents. Including our own. Even crying Chris seemed to put up a fight. An anxious feeling began to spread. Chris never was this scared of the robots ..."Ha! Have fun you little punk!" Freddy yelled as we approached the bear.

It all happened so fast. One minute we were all laughing, holding my only sibling left up to the old golden animatronic, the next blood was seeping out from said bears mouth. "Oh shit!" Someone yelled from behind me. "Yo, the kid aint moving!" I felt a hand on my shoulder, begging me to follow. But all I could see was Chris. "Michael! We need to go!" I ripped the hand away from me, taking a step closer. "Chris?"

"He's out of it! Let's go!" I rested my hand on the soft yellow fur, now coated in blood. No this couldn't be right. It was only a joke. Only a stupid prank! Carefully I touched my only sibling's body. It was already as cold as ice. "Chris please! Im sorry!" I suddenly screamed. I ripped off the Foxy mask, throwing onto the floor. "Please don't do this to me! I'm sorry!" I could feel my own tears begin to fall. "Not you too! Please! I can't lose another sibling!" A group of strong arms began pulling me away. Chris's body becoming farther and farther away. "NO CHRIS!"

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"Chris!" I cried bolting upwards. Everything was dark. Everything was blurry. "Michael?" Someone called from beyond the void of black. I could myself trembling, hyperventilating. My yellow eyes darted everywhere, looking for the danger. "Michael? You K?" My hand darted to the side of me, searching desperately for my glasses. I could hear heavy feet coming my way. "No.."I wheezed. I silently cursed as I knocked my glasses onto the floor.

"S-stay back! Don't move Fredbear!" A shadow loomed over me, the only light coming from the computer across the room. "I no Fredbear!" The shadow said with what seemed like sadness. "I Reddy! I ready to work!" The thing clapped its hands, and a blinding light made me shut my eyes. The thing moved closer, stopping beside the side of my pull out bed. "Michael k?" I could hear the strain of every gear in the robots body scream.

Suddenly something was placed in my hand. I cracked my eyes open to see something silver placed in purple skin. With shaking hands, I placed my glasses on my face. I then whipped my head to the side, only to be met with black beady eyes. "Reddy?" I managed to croak out. Said animatronic smiled patting my messy purple locks. "Yep! No Fredbear! I Reddy!" I couldn't help the small smile that seems to slip on my face.

"Michael hurt?" Reddy asked sitting on the end of the bed. "Reddy heard screaming." I winced as the bed groaned under the animatonic's weight. And at the fact that I screamed. "N-no Reddy I'm fine. I just had a bad dream." Despite him having a metal face, Reddy seemed to grow more concerned. "What dream about?" He looked so innocent looking up at me. His metal eyebrows scrunched in concern. "Green man kill kid?"

I couldn't help the involuntary flinch at the mention of my dad. "Not this time buddy." I tried to steady myself, without looking I reached behind my pillow. Soft, warm fabric tickled my hand. "You get plushie from machine?" Reddy asked. I had to stop myself from laughing. "You get me one too?" I held the yellow stuffed bear close to my chest. "Sure, but this one isnt from the claw machine." I tilted my head down, basking in the scent of the toy. "Infact, you can't even find a plush like this anymore."

Suddenly a loud ringing noise filled the purple room. Both Reddy and I flinched at the sudden high pitch. Reddy stood up, answering the phone. "Hello! I Reddy!" He yelled into the receiver. "No he not here. Yes! I do not know. Ok! Bye!" He hung the phone up making his way back to the bed. "Who was that?" I asked, my curiosity now high. I mean who would call a pizza at...I checked my watch...12:31?!

"Oh that right bear! He looking for big boss man!" Reddy sat criss cross on the bed. "Bad business owner in hospital." It took me a second to process what he said. "Bryan's in the hospital?" I don't know why I asked i the way I did. Or why I even cared. Reddy shook his head fiercely. "Yeah! Right bear said he fell off roller coaster! He need ambulance!" Despair suddenly filled my body. A familiar feeling returning. "Ok well good night Reddy." I choked out, suddenly flopping back down. I held the toy tight. I felt someone lay beside me. "Good night smaller green man."