New Beginnings

' Chapter 7 '

Chica took a deep breath before entering Bonnie Bowl. None of the Glamrocks had entered it since what happened, not even Freddy. Chica herself was hesitant to come in, but she had to. Her bowling ball was still in here somewhere and she wanted to keep it in her room. Keep something of Bonnie close. If no one was going to go with her, she'd go alone.

She clutched a duffle bag she had found in Mazercise and finally made it down the locker hall and into the alley. So many memories. Her eyes traveled to the stage, now empty with a "closed" sign over it. She quickly turned away, feeling very heavy. She had to get out of here fast, before she broke down. But something else filled her anamtronic gut. An even worse feeling she chose to ignore.

Guilt.

She completely betrayed her friend, and now, even caused his decommissioning. The fact she had the nerve to take anything from here after what she did was killing her.

She crept in as low and quiet as possible, as if afraid to disturb a phantom presence in here. It was empty, save for some S.T.A.F.F. bots. Yet she still felt so unwelcomed. Like she was breaking in.

She hopped down the steps by the playing area and searched the ball stands for her's. Hopefully no kids had used it. On her way she noticed the others' bowling balls. Freddy's caught her attention most. She decided to collect all of them, surely her friends would appreciate it. Finally she found her ball and picked it up, placing it in the bag. Thankfully the balls were not too much weight for the animatronics. She's nowhere near as strong as Freddy but she's strong enough.

As she placed it in the bag she heard someone familiar loudly clear their throat behind her. She paused, hesitantly turning to see...

Bonnie!

He was good as new. He was lounging on one of the benches nearby. His arms were crossed and he looked very upset.

"Wh, Bonnie! You're-"

"Why are you here?" He interrupted.

She paused. "I-I just wanted to get our bowling balls back...I didn't-" she was cut off.

"So you decommission me... and then have the guts to come in here, taunting me and stealing from me." He said. Chica shook her head frantically.

"N-no! That wasn't...it was an accident!" She cried. Bonnie shook his head, his eyes conveying nothing but pure hatred.

"You're just a bad friend." He said.

She froze. Completely at a loss for words. She couldn't even process what he had just told her. She felt a hand on her shoulder and jumped, instinctively punching the potential threat.

"AUGH! C'MON, MAN!" Monty groaned, gripping his chest plate where she punched him.

"Monty! I'm sorry, I thought you were....something else-" she said. Monty sighed.

"What's goin' on in here? I was passin' by, heard you loudly talking in here."

"How'd you hear my voice from so far away...?" She asked.

"We could hear your voice from a mile away if we had to." He responded. She sighed. "It's nothing, just...thought I saw something." She looked back to where he was sitting. The bench was empty. Monty huffed.

"Well, come on. It's late." He said. She nodded in agreement, wanting nothing more than to get out of here. "Bonnie's" words stuck with Chica though. She felt as if another heavy weight was added to her shoulders.

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"Roxanne!" Freddy called out, jogging over to her.

Roxanne turned to him, awaiting a response.

"Have you seen Montgomery? I have to look for something in his room but I...do not want to barge in uninvited..." He asked. Roxanne shook her head.

"I haven't. But just go ahead! He won't care."

Freddy fidgeted with his claws. "Are you sure-?" He asked.

"Yeah! We got nothing to hide anyway." She claimed. Freddy nodded at that, walking back towards Monty's greenroom.