It's hard, ye know? I listen to them every night and it never gets easier. they're still loved by kids every where, an me? I'm locked away. I used to peak out of the curtains, but the boss would glare at me, so I stopped. I still remember it like it was yesterday, cause to me... it was, the bite of '87. it was all me fault. I... I was jus' tired so I let 'im take me place for a little while. I woke to screaming and I ran out. he'd bitten into a kid and took off, I tried to help the kid! I was covered in his blood so they locked me away. that night boss beat me so bad, not listenin' to me story, I haven' left me Cove since. they shut me down and jus' left me here to rot. I sigh when I hear footsteps and I can' help but think of that day. like so many times before, I broke down in sobs. over the years I learned to be silent or Freddy would come pound me again, but for the first time in years, I accidently made a noise. I heard the footsteps stop, and froze, then scrambled the best I could for safety. he'd torn one of me legs off some years ago, so I couldn' join them. it hurt like a bitch, but I managed. I hid in the shadows, desperately trying to dry me face, knowin' the boss would jus' make fun and laugh at me with the others. I whimper lowly, almost silently, when the footsteps get closer. I freeze when they're right outside the curtain. I heard 'im chuckle lowly.

"thats what I thought." Freddy grinned and walked off. I trembled listenin' to his footsteps then, when they were gone, I cried again. I cried because I knew it had been me fault. it's always been me fault. if I had jus' done me job, no one would have gotten hurt. another slightly audible sob escapes me and I cover me mouth.

"huh?" a voice asks softly. it's been so long since I've heard the voices of the others, and if was so soft, I couldn' put a name to it. "is someone there?" the voice asks again. I sit as still as possible, but me tremblin' knocks somethin' over. me ears droop and I curl up the best I can, hopin' whoever it is will think me offlined, but they came closer. I could hear me curtain open. "hello?" the voice asks. I growl dangerously.

"wh-what are y-ye do-doin' in me Co-Cove?!" I growl, though my studderin' makes it less frightenin'. the figure gasps.

"Fo-Foxy?" the voice asks softly. I growl and try to get up, only to fall and cry out, landin' on the hard floor. I look up at whoever it is and growl.

"I-I muh-may no-*glitch*-ot be a-able to wa-*glitch*-lk bu-but I will att-*glitch*-ack!" I shout. the figure looks frightened. I hear footsteps and freeze.

"where is she?" Freddy mumbles. I quickly and quietly scramble into the shadows, me ears drooped, and I tremblin' in fear. the figure peaked out of the curtain and after a few minutes sighed.

"h-he's gone." the voice says softly. "you can come back out." the voice adds. I growl.

"I ca-*glitch*-an nev-*glitch*-ver come ou-out." I growl. it walks closer and I see a flash of yellow, suddenly memories flood back in and I know who it, no, she is. "Ch-*glitch*-ica?" I ask softly. she nods and walks closer, but I turn me face away with shame. "lea-*glitch*-eave. h-he'll hu-hurt ye." I say softly, but still she walks closer.

"wh-what happened to you Foxy? Fre-Freddy said y-your battery died." Chica said kneelin' beside me, she must have seen the damage to me body, for she suddenly gasp. I could feel the tears again. Chica reaches up and wiped them away. she leaned forward and hugged me. I cried for a little while, silently of course, and after a while I managed to tell her me story. "so all these years you've taken the blame for what The Mangle did?" Chica ask.

"i-it wa-*really long 'a'*-as me fau-*glitch*-ult." I replied.

"no it wasn't. you said you tried to save him. Freddy never tould us this... never tells me anything." Chica said. she looked down and gasp. "yo-your leg! what happened?" Chica ask.

"Fre-*glitch long 'e'*-eddy to-tore it off." I reply. she gasp.

"do you know where he threw it?" Chica ask. I knew where he kept it, behind the Golden Freddy costum, but I wasn' about to tell the lass so she could get hurt, so I shook me head.

"I thi-*glitch*-nk he took it." I reply softly. the alarm went of tellin' us the guard had arrived.

"Freddy's gonna be busy. I'll pop down to the spare parts room." Chica said. I shook me head, it was awful nice of the lass to offer, but I didn' want her hurt.

"i-*long 'i'*-if Fre-*glitch*-ddy finds ou-*glitcht*-ut-" I tried.

"I know, he'll dismantle us both, but what have I got to lose? what's more important? my job or my friend?" Chica ask. by this point, I thought I didn' have any friends, so I'd have chosen, me job, but one look at the lass and I knew I had a friend again. I pull her into a hug and nod.

"be car-*glitches most the word*-ul lass." I say and she nods. she leave's as quietly as she can and I sigh. I jus' put her in danger! how could I? I mean, even if she can help me put me leg back on, I can' go out, Freddy will jus' tear it off again. I looked over at The Mangle's lifeless body, I killed 'im the next time I saw 'im. I couldn' let 'im hurt someone else. I knew the guard knew they wouldn' actually hurt 'im, they were jus' lookin' for somethin' to do, so he had long ago stopped stayin' jus' in the office. he'd never come down here, but I could hear his footsteps. he seemed to pause.

"h-hey! Bonnie!" Mike said. said rabbit looked up and walked over.

"yes Mike?" he ask.

"what's that?" Mike ask. I assume he pointed to somethin'.

"Pirate's Cove." I heard Bonnie say softly.

"why is it always out of order?" Mike ask. I could feel the tears again.

"a good friend of mine went crazy one day, he attacked a small boy and ate his frontal lobe. Freddy went to talk to him that night and found his battery had died. it saddened us all." Bonnie said softly. I hear Mike gasp.

"th-the bite of '87. I... I was here for that." Mike said as if suddenly rememberin'. I sigh, great more blame, I wiped at me tears desperately. "some sort of mangled thing ate my bestfriend." Mike said. I froze, he knew it wasn' me, I could be put to work again. I smiled but Bonnie's voice took that smile away.

"what? no. you must be mistaken. the only 'mangled thing' was The Mangle and this was Foxy's act." Bonnie said.

"I remember Foxy, he was my friends favorite." Mike said. I felt my shoulders slump. "but I also remember, that wasn't him on stage. it or he, which ever you choose, came out of the curtain and said Foxy was a little out today and he's be taking his place for a while. I-I also remember Foxy running out and trying to help him, if I recall, he's the only reason my friends still alive." Mike said. me ears perked up.

"are you sure? b-boss showed us the footage. he was wearing Foxy's uniform." Bonnie said. I sighed and opened my mouth, but all that came out was a sound of a grinding gear. I sighed again. I could tell that they stopped talkin' and I curled up hearin' footsteps.

"stay back." Bonnie said. he opened the curtain, he could probably see the oil all over the place from me leg and what I did to The Mangle. he cautiously stepped forward and suddenly he was knocked over.

"s-sorry." Chica said softly and kept runnin'. she raced up to me and knelt down. Bonnie curiously followed, I will never forget the look on his face when I looked up at 'im. I opened me mouth but again all that came out was a grindin' sound. I put me face in me paw and hook and sighed. "don't worry Foxy." Chica said softly.

"what the hell?" Mike ask walkin' closer. I froze I could hear Freddy. I quickly pushed Chica away, she looked at me confused until she heard the footsteps. "g-go." Chica cried. Bonnie and Mike nodded leavin'. I looked worriedly at Chica, but she took me new leg and hid with it. I curled up in the shadows and Freddy came in. he looked pissed, that wasn' unusual though. hopin' to keep Chica safe, I let 'im pick me up.