All I Ever Wanted Was A Friend

Chris

My name is Foxy. I never meant to hurt anyone, but every since that day in 1987, things have been lonely for me. I couldn't help myself; that girl was really annoying me. I swore I would never hurt anyone ever again. To bad the others don't feel that way. Bonnie just scares the night guard for fun. Chika loves the look of terror on their faces. And Freddy.... He just wants to torture them. But me, all I want is a friend, but every time I run to that office, every time I get my hopes up, they just shut the door in my face. Sometimes I sit outside and hope they'll open it, but they can see me through the cameras.

It's like a curse. The others don't even like me. Not even Bonnie, she's the nicest of the three, but not to me. They think I'm weird for missing my past life. We weren't always stuck in these robotic bodies. Once we were all teenagers, and things were much different. I fit in with the others. Me and Jason, now Freddy, used to be best friends. We would always have so much fun hanging around the High School after hours; making fun of all of the teachers. I guess things change when you have the body of a robotic pirate fox. He still talks to me some; tries to cheer me up sometimes, but usually he just does what the others do; sing.

You see, the other's personalities change at night. During the day, they're all happy and joyful, but during the night, they're monsters of pure terror. But for some reason, I'm always the same, lonely Foxy. I stood up from my stool behind the curtain. I peeked my head out and glanced at the clock. It was 5:45 pm. Almost closing time, when the others changed. I saw the crowd of children and parents.

I sighed and remembered when I used to greet them in a happy, pirate voice. It wasn't all that bad back then, except the fact that I was forced to talk in the stupid robotic pirate voice. The others still had to speak in robotic voices on stage, but they didn't have to be pirates. I closed the curtain and sat back down on the chair that someone had thoughtfully left for me in the corner. At least someone knew I had feelings, unless that was just a chair that I had never noticed before.

"Alright everybody! I-I-It's closing time! Hope to see you t-t-tomorrow!" Freddy said to the crowd in that robotic tone. Oh, ya. And we were forced to stutter. I heard the crowd get up and leave. Freddy walked backstage to me. During the day we all look cute and friendly, but during the night, we look evil and monstrous, even me. That bloody look on my teeth , the crooked jaw, and the sharp hook on my right hand. Luckily I was left handed. Freddy walked over to me. "Come on Chris, try to socialize with the others. Who knows? You might make a friend!" He said, trying to encourage me. Chris was my real name. "Why aren't we friends anymore?" I said, looking up at him. He sighed and walked away, "Cuz you know what the rest of us are like after closing. I don't want you to get hurt. We all know how sensitive you can be."

I nodded and watched him walk away. I raised my hook in front of my face and grasped it with my hand. I pulled up and took it off. I saw the metal bones inside, but also the blood vessels, the muscle, and everything else a living fox body would have. I wondered if this was what the suits were like after our spirits haunted them, or if our spirits caused that. Either way, we were living animatronics.

I heard the tune that signaled it was 6 pm. I sighed knowing what was coming. It was the sixth night of the week. Usually, on the fifth night of being here, the night guard quits, allowing a new one to take the place of the old one. I stood up and peeked through the curtains, being careful not to let the camera see me. The green light that indicated the camera was operating was on, meaning the night guard was there. I heard a scream coming from the guard's office. 'Definitely a new one,' I thought. They must have seen my one, glowing, yellow eye in the shadows. I sighed and listened for anymore noise. I heard light foot steps running toward the exit, which was by the other animatronics. I knew it was the new night guard because of the pace and sound of the foot steps.

If the night guard was seen by one of the others, well, I didn't want to think about it. I had to do something. I ran out of the curtains and saw the person running down the left hallway. I jumped off of the stage and in front of the hallway. The guard let out a high pitched scream and quickly turned around back to the office. I ran after her. She ran into the office and closed both doors. I stopped in front of the window into the office and stared in, wishing she would let me in. She was a fox with light blue fur and light blue eyes. She was wearing a black shirt that said "Security" on the front and short shorts. I pressed my hand against the glass window and a tear welled up in my eye. She sat in the chair holding her knees close to her chest. I felt the tear run down my stained face. I felt another one fall, and another, and another.

I took my hand off the glass and sat in the corner by the door. I held my head in my hands and cried even more. Why didn't anyone want to be my friend? I guess I couldn't blame them, after all, I am a possessed animatronic. I looked up and saw Freddy down the hall; his glowing eyes still scared me after all those years. I stood up and starts to bang on the door. "Please! Please! Let me in! I don't want to be out here with them!" I begged, "Please! I won't hurt you. I promise!" I hated being out alone at night in that place. It gave me the chills whenever I saw anything move.

I stopped hitting the door and saw that Freddy was slowly getting closer. I heard the door open and I jumped into the room. I slammed the button to close the door right before Freddy ran in. I sighed, then noticed the girl; still paralyzed with fear. In my past life, I knew how to make friend, but that didn't seem to work anymore. I didn't want to scare her, so I went and sat in the back of the room. I heard a recording playing. "Oh, and one more thing; don't let any of them in, even if they beg and promise not to hurt you. Not that they will... Just don't let them in and you'll do fine!" The voice said, then the tape ended. The girl didn't look at me, she just stared at the wall in front of her. "P-Please don't kill me," she begged in a small, scared voice. I didn't know how to respond.

I looked down at the ground and she slowly turned around to me. I heard her get out of the chair and snowy approach me. I guess she thought I was asleep or something. She extended a shaky hand to my head and gently stroked my ear. It seems weird, but I felt it just like a normal, non animatronic would. I let my ears back and she jumped. I slowly got up without looking at her and laid down on the ground. I didn't want to go back to Pirate Cove in the dark.

I heard her soft foot steps cautiously approach me. She put her hand on my back and gently rubbed my cold, metal back. It felt good. No one had gotten that close to me in a long time. I turned and smiled at her. She let out a cry of terror and jumped back. "It's alright, I won't hurt you. Could you just rub my back some more?" I asked. She looked shocked, and I couldn't blame her. She slowly nodded and sat her warm, furry hands on my back and began to rub. "Ar-Are you gonna hurt me?" She asked cautiously. I shook my head, "I won't, but the others will." She looked at the window and screamed. I jumped up and saw Freddy pressed against the glass.