Day 3x2 - A Crudely Drawn Picture

“C-Can I see him? What happened to him?”

A few minutes pass, Freddy studying the photo and you watching carefully. It seemed to have calmed him. After him nearly attacking you, you decided it was up to him to make the next move. He could take as long as he wants looking at that photo.

From behind you, the door whooshes open.

"Hey, Freddy. I'm-" A young voice says entering the room. He stops upon seeing you and Freddy.

"Freddy, is everything alright?" You turn. There stood a kid wearing khaki shorts and a green Hawaiian t-shirt, he had blue shoes on. Behind him stood Vanessa. That must be Gregory, you thought. He didn't pay you too much mind; he was more worried about Freddy's serious expression.

This snapped Freddy out his trance instantly. He quickly hid the picture behind his back and directed his full attention to Gregory. "Y-yes superstar. Everything is fine. I was just having a chat with uhh-uhh..." He looked to you. He sounded uneasy.

"(Y/N)." You interject. You give the kid a smile that everything was indeed alright.

"Yes. That's it. We were just discussing things. Yes. Things."

"Well. Alright Freddy. I just wanted to say bye for the night. I gotta go now." Gregory said. The kid knew something was up but let it slide for now. Taking notice of Vanessa you notice her staring right at now, looking annoyed. You guess she had figured out what you had done and wasn't happy. The secret was out, you think.

Trying as best to be sneaky Freddy hid the photo under a pillow on the couch.

He walked up to Gregory and kneeled on one leg, pulling the boy into a hug. Gregory hugged back. As they engaged with each other, Vanessa cleared her throat. "(Y/N)? Could I talk to you outside?" You get ready for her to reprimand and chastise you. This was it Vanessa was going to reprimand you.

Maybe you could lie, just say you were looking for your watch. Yeah. You'll just say that.

You follow Vanessa outside the room as Gregory and Freddy said their goodbyes. You say nothing, waiting for Vanessa to start. "I'm going to be leaving the plex for half an hour to drop Gregory off home. I've got another guard watching the place, just page 745 if you need anything."

"I, uh, okay." That was unexpected. Maybe she didn't think you were telling Freddy everything? Whatever the case you thank your luck. The thought also crosses your mind that maybe she doesn't care.

Vanessa went back inside and got Gregory. The two step out of the room having said their goodbyes and Freddy waves the two off. They disappear into the main hall leaving you and Freddy outside.

Taking notice the time, you had gone overboard for this break and should've resumed work already. On one hand, you felt bad for breaking it off with Freddy but you needed to get back to work. "I should go too." You say to him. "Wait. I have so many questions. Please stay." He says, mood changing instantly. He places a hand on your shoulder, stopping you.

It wasn't too hard, but firm enough that you got the message.

"He's still a work in progress but I think I should be able to get him up and running soon. He was damaged badly." You start to turn away.

Freddy grabs your arm and brings his face close to yours. You try to back up but he's gripping you too tightly. "C-Can I see him? What happened to him?" He asks.

You can feel heat emanating off of him and your mind goes blank for a second. His big blue eyes take up your vision. "N-no. Not yet. Let me fix him more." You were starting to get flustered. Freddy lets go and moves back.

"What about later?" He sounds desperate. "I need to get more work on him but I will let you see him soon. I swear. I think I can have him ready by the end of the week." You meekly smile. You still feel bad about having to leave him so suddenly. You weren't 100% sure if it was allowed but damn the rules. "I...I can go on break again in about 2 hours. I'll come and see you then. Answer whatever questions you have too." He backs up, giving you some room. At the mention of questions his ears perk up. "Please do. I have so many things I need to ask." You nod to Freddy. "I'll see you in 2 hours then big guy." You shoot finger guns at him.

Just as you were about to leave, Freddy stops you again. "Oh, (Y/N), wait. I have your watch." Right, you had nearly forgotten about the thing. Freddy goes into his room quickly and emerges with your watch. Without even giving you time to reach out for it he grabs your arm and puts it on himself. Just so he could track you, presumably. You decide that if he tried to pull something like that you’d rescind you deal.

You couldn't blame him though. One could hardly imagine the emotions running through him right now. He was probably on autopilot. You thank him and leave back to your work room.

Even though you left Freddy hanging at least you were sure he wasn't going to kill you now. You thought about showing him Bonnie but figured it would just stress him out even more. Not to even mention your theory about Bonnie being murdered, no. With how he acted earlier you're sure if he saw the "wounds" he would go off on the other animatronics, or least begin his own investigation.

But at least, you think, he seems innocent enough. You knew to question

Eventually you find yourself in the work room again. Your stomach was growling but you decide to power it through. You'll just eat when you're with Freddy later.

"Alright, enough slacking off. I got work to do." You say to Bonnie.

You were just about finished with the wiring and endoskeleton fixing. Barring interruptions you'd be able to fully finish this step before the next meeting with the Fazbear.

You begin. Getting the wires, gears and endoskeleton should be the easy part for you. Once done that you would get to replacing the damaged parts.

You hadn't gotten everything you requested but the stuff that did arrive would help immensely. Moving the pieces about you find glass shards, presumably from his battery. They were all over the chest cavity.

If that was the batter you knew you'd need extra precaution. You were a technician, not a chemist. That stuff was dangerous and you wanted little to do with it. The last thing you wanted to do was touch battery acid or lithium waste. You put on some thick gloves and disposable gloves from your backpack.

When Bonnie's battery first shattered you guess it must have left a neon blue liquid glowing on him. It dried over time and rusted in parts, explaining the dark blue stains you've found all over him. It needed to be removed.

Fortunately you had a few liquid and acid removers with you. Time to start testing. You grab a q-tip, dip it in the first bottle, 99% alcohol and get scrubbing to see if you can remove it. Worst case scenario you could just replace them. You'd rather repair what you could than wait around for new parts.

You barely notice time passing as you get the gunk off the wires, repairing some and removing others.

*DING*

Your watch goes off. Not a call though. There's a message on the screen noting that Vanessa has returned and in charge. You check the time. There was still a lot of time before you went to meet Freddy. You resume work.

The acid caused a few wires to decay, melting the wire shields. All of the ones closest to where the battery was were toast. You'd have to replace the entire socket. It seemed beyond repair.

That was not something you requested so work there would have to stop. You begin to unscrew and take it out, planning to leave a note for a replacement.

Despite all the damage that Bonnie took he was still in remarkable condition. You were surprised by the inside and the shape it was in, considering all the abuse he took.

And so you continued, scrubbing and replacing the wires you could. You didn't notice the time but it was only a few minutes before break when you finally finished. The interior of Bonnie was relatively fine aside from the modules you had to replace. Missing from the interior you estimate a new battery holder, voicebox, eye and a few other odds and ends. You figure that he would be complete and "resurrected" in a few more days.

You think back to what the rep said on the second day. That they had some machine you could use to fix the exterior of the animatronics. While it seemed interesting you preferred doing everything yourself. It would be more thorough that way. Plus, you were never good at Simon Says or whatever that colour matching game was.

You doubt the machine could have done something like fix the acid damage.

Your phone goes off, a reminder that you should take a break and meet with Freddy. You nod to Bonnie. "I'll see you in a bit. Just need to meet with Freddy." With that you lock up your workshop again and head towards the stage.

As you pass overhead the raceway you see below Roxanne with one of the go karts. She was working on repairing one. She was greasing it up, taking wheels off and ensuring it was in peak condition. She had a wrench in hand and some kind of bandana holding her hair in. You continued to Freddy's room.

You were still in awe of the whole plaza. Just something about its aesthetic at night. When this was all over you wanted to come during the day, see how it looked. It was mighty impressive.

The door whooshes open and you find Freddy absent. You look around. The picture you had given Freddy was taped to the mirror in the corner. That's cute, you thought. You decide to give him 10 minutes, then try and call him. Or call Vanessa, you realize you never got his number.

The room still smelled of that same vanilla scent. You figure it was some air freshener, probably Fazbear-themed.

You hadn't noticed it before but you saw another entrance on the side of the room. It was a glass pane door with hazard black and yellow patterns on the top. It looked like the parts and services area. You check the security map noting that indeed each of the 4 rooms had an easy way to access parts.

You realize you were extremely lucky he wasn't in his room during the chase last night otherwise he would have got you much faster.

With no sign of Freddy and no knowledge of his watch number you decide to wait. You take a seat on the couch next to the oversized plushie of Freddy. You wonder...You poke the nose of the plushie and it makes an audible squeaking sound. Heh.

The room was surprisingly well kempt. You notice an arcade machine in the corner and consider playing a few rounds of whatever it is. As you ponder, you hear slow footsteps outside the room. The curtain was mostly ajar so you were clearly able to see. It was Chica pulling a few bags of garbage with her while constantly looking around making sure nobody follows her. She sees you and her mouth goes wide for a second, clearly looking guilty of something. You just smile and wave at her. Noticing it was just you she relaxes and lets out a breath of relief. She smiles with her beak and waves back winking at you. you nod back. She gives you a thumbs up before continuing to pull the trash along.

You eat the energy bar, satiating your hunger for now.

One of the bags must have broke open and was slowly spilling something. This was evident by the janitor bot closely following her mopping up the mess as she went to her room.

That can't be possibly be right, you thought. Maybe she was just cleaning up? No. She was clearing stuffing her face yesterday. With no sign of Freddy around you decide to call Vanessa for questions.

The watch rings listing her current location as DAYCARE.

"What is it?" Vanessa asked. Based on the blurry picture she seemed to be busy with something. "Get off of me will you?" She says annoyed. You can barely make it out but she seems to be with someone. You can barely hear "Oh-Oh! Is that a new friend? Lemme talk to them! Lemme talk to them!" You briefly see robotic hands grab the watch and you catch a glimpse of something yellow. "Sun! Stop it or I will turn the lights off." "Noooooo! Okayokayokayi'msorry! C-can we at least play hide and seek once?" From the watch display you saw something run off and hide behind a playset.

"Look. Just let me finish this call alright?" You saw Vanessa again.

"Are you okay?" You ask grinning.

"I'm fine. Sun's just a bit clingy that's all." Right, Sun was one of the animatronics you hadn't seen yet. You figure him and Moon were related somehow.

"I just wanted to ask quickly. Is it normal for Chica to be carrying around garbage with her?" Vanessa pinches his nose in annoyance.

"Argh. Of course she is."

Vanessa sighs. "No, she's not allowed in the kitchen at all. I'll try to send someone over there to deal with her. Thanks for letting me know."

"No problem." You nod and end the call.

Well, shoot. You went and ratted out Chica. You felt a little bad but c'mon, bringing garbage to your room couldn't be healthy. Maybe you could fix her arm as penance later.

Finally the door opens. In comes Freddy.

"(Y/N)! I am sorry I'm late. I was trying to find this." He holds a small bag up.

"These are for you." Freddy hands you a pack of candy. It was a plastic bag with a purple design and a cartoon of Bonnie on it wearing a red buttoned-up shirt. In goofy text was written "Bonnie Bites!". It had a bunch of white, purple and sphere-oval candies in them. "Thanks, Freddy." You rip a hole in the bag and pop a few in your mouth. They had a waxy shell to them and tasted of fruity flavours. In the centre was a different flavour that you could only describe as sickly sweet.

"We used to sell them a lot before...Bonnie left. I hid the last bags I could find. I hope it's okay." He said, arms behind his back. He was a little anxious you wouldn't like them.

"They're good. I like them." You give him a thumbs up.

"I am glad, (Y/N)." He sounds a bit relieved.

They were a bit stale but you weren't going to complain. Not after he personally brought you some.

"So you ready to talk?" You ask.

"Yes. But not here. I want to show you something first."

"Sure. Lead the way."

Freddy motions you to follow and you do so. He leads you from Rockstar Row to the main plaza and up an escalator to the third floor.

"I am sorry for how I acted yesterday and before. It's just...I can't stand it when something happens to my band mates. I just..lose control. A-and nobody would tell-" Freddy admits.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it."

"I-I didn't hurt you too bad the other day?" He asks referring to your arm. You had mostly forgotten about your arm.

"Nah, I'm okay. It wasn't that hard, really."

"T-that's good."

You were led to a shuttered area with the logo Bonnie's Bowl above it. There was a poster of the plex next to the shutters that was starting to fall off. Just barely you could see a logo of Bonnie behind it.

"This used to be Bonnie's area. They changed it when he disappeared." Freddy said quietly.

You could tell him even bringing you here meant a lot to him.

Freddy lifts the shutters with ease, motioning you in.

Looking around it seemed as if Bonnie had his own area complete with concession stands and games. The place looked to be clean but all of the Bonnie branding was removed sans a few areas and posters. You see a few janitor bots cleaning around near the Ice Cream Parlor. One was even dressed in stereotypical ice cream man garbs.

Despite being the dead of night the area was still well lit with neon signs in the ceiling and wall fixtures lighting the area hazy colours.

You also notice a few endoskeletons lying around. You swear you see one twitch when you look over in its direction though you figure it to be a trick of the light.

"This was all his?" You ask.

"Yes, all of it was."

You continued to follow Freddy until the two of you reach a section of the wall blocked off with red curtains. There was a small sign in from that read that this section was temporarily closed.

It's near silent but you can hear Freddy's circuits whine when he stops to look at it. "This. This was Bonnie's stage. I don't come here anymore. I used to just come here and talk. Hoping it would bring him back." He sounded somber. Freddy took a seat on the stage. Sitting down he was now about your height.

"What happened to him?" Freddy asked. He looked at you expectantly. His eyes seemed to be watching your closely, like he was worried you would lie.

"I'm not sure yet. There was some accident, and, well, he was destroyed." At this point you figured you could trust Freddy. If he had something to do with it he would have acted against you already.

"D-do you know who did it? What happened? Why?"

You chose your words carefully. Last thing you wanted was him think it was one of the animatronics. No doubt in your mind that would set him off.

"I haven't figured that out yet. He was badly damaged on the night he disappeared."

"Please, do what you can and fix him." Freddy said. He grabbed your wrists and held them up in front of him in a pleading motion.

"Of course. He'll be good as new. I promise."

Putting your hands down he said. "Thank you, (Y/N). There was one other thing I wanted to show you."

"Sure." You follow.

Walking throughout Bonnie's area you couldn't help but be impressed. He got all this, just for him? Wow.

"Do you have any idea what happened to him?" You ask Freddy.

He didn't look at you as your both walked but he just shook his head.

"He just vanished one day. I don't know."

"Alright." Much as you weren't a fan of him re-visiting that last day you needed to know if there were any details. You figure to ask him later.

You two end up at the bowling alley nearby. Though the place was shut down it was still lit by glowing stars in the ceiling and fixtures along the alley. It looked beautiful, the glowing stars lighting up the joint. The stars in the ceiling reflected off the smooth ground. You didn't have any bowling shoes on you but Freddy didn't seem to mind. Whatever, the janitor bots would clean up any spots anyways.

"Do you have time for a round?" Freddy asked. The lane was powered on and the pins had been set up already. Freddy enters your name and his onto the score console without waiting for an answer.

Well you did have to get back to Bonnie but...you could probably. You rationalize that you were ahead of schedule. Ehn, a few minutes couldn't hurt. Worst case scenario you would just stay extra. You don't think the rep would care much if you stayed a hour or two later.

You smile at Freddy. "Sure, what the hell. I can spare some time." Freddy's eyes light up and he gets in position. He picks up a Fazbear themed bowling ball. He had already prepared.

"Watch this." He says cheerily. With his arm reeled back, he rolls the ball right down the lane. It hits the centre of the pins knocking most aside. The remaining pins were 2 on the far left and one on the far right at the back. Hardly an easy play to recover from.

You looked to Freddy who looked back at you smugly. He just looked determined and picked up another ball, this one purple and red, like Roxanne.