I woke up in a strange place—the room had bright yellow colors everywhere, like Everywhere. The only thing that stood out was the dark oak tables and chairs, which confirmed that I was in a dining room area. A stage sat in front of me, containing two animatronic characters. One of them was a yellow bear that wore a purple bow tie and a purple top hat to match. The other one also had a purple bowtie but no top hat. The difference was that the yellow bear was fat while the yellow rabbit was slim in design. Now that I've noticed, they both had darkish-yellow bottoms. I stood up, slightly feeling dizzy, but managed to stay put. I looked around my surroundings before making my way to the stage. The place felt familiar, like I'd been here before, but I couldn't remember when or why. As I approached the animatronics performing on the stage, my arm hairs stood straight, and goosebumps formed on my arms. For some reason, getting closer to the animatronics made me feel afraid of them. They looked at me with murderous intent, especially the yellow bear, as he opened and closed his mouth.
"Do you remember who they are?" Golden Freddy said, interrupting my inspection of the animatronics. His sudden presence startled me, making me turn instantly to where he sat. Golden Freddy was on top of a dark oak table next to me.
"U-uh," I said, looking back at the golden bear. "So... that must be Fredbear, right?" I said, pointing at the yellow bear in front of me.
"C-correct," Golden Freddy replied. "Does he feel familiar to you?"
"I don't know," I said, looking at Fredbear. Just then, I was teleported to the corner of a room. I was in front of a dark oak table that had a cassette player and an old-fashioned TV before me.
"You have the t-tape, correct?" Golden Freddy asked. Golden Freddy sat next to me, his white eyes were fixated on me. I searched my vest pockets until I felt the rectangular tape in my hands and pulled it out. The tape was labeled with "Snooper" in red letters on white paper taped to it.
"Is this the one?" I replied. I flipped the tape counter-clockwise, aiming it towards Golden Freddy for it to read.
"Insert the tape into the p-player," Golden Freddy commanded. His white eyes watched me as I obeyed and inserted the tape inside the player. The player whirred and churned until it made the old-fashioned TV turn bright blue and start playing the video feed. That's when the screen suddenly turned white, and I was sucked into the TV...
* * *
Cassidy sat on one of the party tables, watching the kids jump around and play as the animatronic rabbit and bear performed. "This is so boring," Cassidy thought. Cassidy rested her head on her hand. The bright, colorful lights irritated her as they swung around the room occasionally. The band's version of popular, loud music wasn't helping either. Cassidy wasn't too pleased that she had to have her party at one of the noisiest places in the world, let alone messy. The parents were too busy admiring how the animal robots could be live-like to calm their children or pay attention, for that matter. They acted as if Fredbear's was some daycare. That is part of the reason why Cassidy hated going here.
Cassidy got up from her chair and made her way toward the restrooms. She went towards the doorway when she bumped into a boy. The boy wore a black shirt with two grey stripes, light blue shorts, and memorizing blue eyes. His eyes were red, probably from crying. Now that Cassidy noticed, he kind of had tear scars.
"Sorry, excuse me," The boy said politely. He brushed past her, disappearing into the huge crowd of people. Cassidy stood there, wishing she could've said something, but didn't. Cassidy carried on doing her business, freshening up in the bathroom. Afterward, she came out of the bathroom and made her way back to her table. Going through the huge crowd of people, Cassidy spotted the boy she bumped into earlier again, sitting near the stage where the animatronics performed. He was accompanied by four boys who looked like his brothers sitting next to him. Each of them wore the new Freddy's masks that recently came out. She changed her course and headed to the boy's table instead. This time, she'll speak to him. However, a yellow rabbit stopped her.
"Hello there, little girl!" the yellow rabbit said. You could tell that someone was inside the suit. Cassidy looked at the stage and then at the yellow bunny before her.
"How did you?" Cassidy asked.
"Oh, I'm a special type of bunny! I'm the one who gives out cake and candies!" the yellow rabbit said. Cassidy gave an unconvinced look. She was skeptical about the yellow bunny wandering around, but after all, he was holding a cake. The only thing that confused her was that the other yellow rabbit had green eyes, and this one had purple eyes.
"Say, I have a puppy over there in that room," the yellow rabbit said, pointing at the metal door that read 'employees only.' "If you come with me, I'll give you it for free!" Cassidy thought about it for a minute.
"How do I know you're not lying?" Cassidy inquired, raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms.
The yellow rabbit paused for a moment before speaking.
"I have a strict bunny code to follow," said the yellow rabbit.
"Bunny code?" Cassidy said curiously.
"It's a set of rules that I have to follow, one of them is never to lie to children," the yellow rabbit said. "I promise you, if you come with me, you'll get a free puppy!" the yellow rabbit said. Cassidy thought about it for a moment. It was humorous that the sentence did rhyme.
"I'll come with you," Cassidy agreed.
"Perfect! Let's sing the 'follow me' song!" the yellow rabbit said, skipping towards the employees-only room. Cassidy followed the rabbit. "🎶Follow me! Follow me! Follow me! Then you'll see!🎶" the rabbit sang. The song was rather improvised and out of tune, but Cassidy would do anything for a cute, cuddly puppy. Surely, she would get it if she was promised so, right? After all, the yellow rabbit did have a strict bunny code. After going through the big crowds of kids and past the adults, Cassidy and the yellow rabbit eventually reached the employees-only door.
"Are you ready?" the yellow rabbit asked. Cassidy nodded her head, and the yellow rabbit opened the door and motioned for her to go inside. Cassidy took one last look outside before stepping inside the room. It was dark, and the loud music went from loud to muffled when the yellow rabbit closed the metal door. Cassidy could barely see what was going on inside until the yellow rabbit turned on a light, illuminating the room. Cassidy was shocked a bit by seeing spare parts of Fredbear and metal figure-looking things on the metal table.
"It's okay," the yellow rabbit said. "these are my friends!" Cassidy was unsure whether or not she should've trusted the yellow rabbit, the rabbit was still a little suspicious.
"Can I have my dog now?" Cassidy asked. She wanted to get her dog and get out of there as soon as possible.
"Let's be patient now!" the yellow rabbit said. The yellow rabbit came closer to Cassidy. "If you cover your eyes and count to three, your puppy will be right in front of you!" the yellow rabbit said convincingly. Cassidy smiled and covered her eyes with her hands.
"Now count to three!" the yellow rabbit said. Cassidy heard a faint metal scrape, but she ignored it. Maybe it was the cage the puppy was in!
"One! Two! Three-!" Cassidy felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, a pain that made her instantly fall to her knees. Cassidy uncovered her eyes to see the yellow rabbit with a knife in her stomach, Cassidy looked down and saw the area around the knife started soaking her yellow shirt with blood. The yellow rabbit took out the knife and stabbed her shoulder. Cassidy screamed in hopes that someone would find her being murdered in the room, but the music was too loud, probably on purpose.
"Shut up, you little brat!" the yellow rabbit hissed. Cassidy looked into the yellow rabbit's purple eyes with tears running down her face. The yellow rabbit then took out the knife and stabbed her lungs, making Cassidy stop screaming and harder to breathe as blood filled her lungs. The yellow rabbit dislodged his knife and quickly bashed his knife into her head, instantly killing her. The last thing Cassidy felt was being cold as she bled out on the floor that was covered in her blood. The loud music turned from muffled to silence, but she could hear the yellow rabbit laugh deeply. Pain. Coldness. Anger. Sadness. Betrayal. Liar. The last few thoughts she had before engulfing into a deep sleep, knowing she wouldn't wake up again. Cassidy looked at the yellow rabbit with her eyes as they slowly lost their color until she went limp and lifeless.
* * *
I inhaled deeply when I snapped out of my frozen state. I looked around quickly to see that I was in the same place I had earlier. It felt like I was revisiting a memory, but it was too vivid. It felt like it was a dream. I sat down on one of the dark oak chairs and placed my palm on my forehead. I stabilized my breathing and calmed myself down.
"It wasn't a dream," Golden Freddy said. His voice scared me a bit, but with recognition, it calmed me. I turned my attention to the sound of his voice. Instead of seeing Golden Freddy's natural appearance, A little girl was in front of me.
"Who are you?" I asked, startled by the sudden appearance of the girl.
"I am Golden Freddy," The little girl said. Now that I think about it, she looked the same as the girl I saw in my 'dream'
"Wait, you're Golden Freddy? I thought you were a boy?" I said, confused.
"Most p-people think that when they hear my d-distorted voice, but really, I'm a girl," Golden Freddy replied. I looked at her with curiosity.
"What did I just experience if it wasn't a dream?" I asked.
"That t-tape contained a memory; it was the only way t-that I could show you. It showed what happened to me, how I felt during that time, and my thoughts,"
"So, are there more? Why are they hidden?" I asked.
"Yes, but I've h-hidden them in places that the p-purple guy wouldn't find them in," Golden Freddy said.
"Are they all specifically your memories?" I inquired.
"No, they contain other memories such as yours," Golden Freddy replied.
"Wait, so I can revisit my memories?" I asked.
"You've always wondered where you originated from. I can show you, but you have to trust me," Cassidy replied. I sat there and stared blankly at the wooden wall in front of me.
"Why do you appear as Golden Freddy?" I asked. Golden Freddy didn't speak for a moment.
"It is because I was stuffed inside a Fredbear suit, but it was different from the rest, probably a prototype," Golden Freddy replied.
"My next question, are you Cassidy?" I asked with hopefulness. I stood up from where I sat and turned to look at the little girl directly in front of me. Golden Freddy stood there speechless for a moment.
"Yes," Cassidy said. Cassidy looked at me with her blueish-hazel eyes.
"You want to know who you are, don't you?" Cassidy said. I got lightheaded, and the room began to spin again
"Wait! Before you go, how are you teleporting me here?" I asked. I randomly contracted a headache, and my stomach was tensing up. Cassidy turned back to her golden Freddy state in a flash.
"I don't know," Cassidy said. My eyes and knees began to fall slowly as Cassidy spoke her sentence. I looked at Cassidy's Golden Freddy state and saw her staring at me with her white eyes. "We'll meet again, Mike," Cassidy said before I completely blacked out.