Bones always tell the truth

Gregory froze in place from fear. He had never heard such a terrible voice before. Goosebumps ran down his spine. "YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASLEEP BY NOW... YOU NEED TO BE FOUND... YOU NEED TO BE PUNISHED!" Whoever it was, Gregory didn't want to meet him. Gregory realized late that he had a weapon against monsters: a knife that he had taken away from a distraught rabbit- and which he had safely lost when walking with the cleaning robots. The boy tightened his grip on the flashlight in his hand. He began to quickly look around the neighborhood, trying to find a way out, or determine where the strange voice was coming from. "TUKI-TUKI" The boy was shaking all over. A flurry of negative emotions hit him: fear of the dark, fear of animatronics, fear of invisible monsters. Deciding that it was impossible to stay in the open, Gregory ran behind the construction equipment, hiding under a pile of boards and wooden boxes. By force, the boy forced himself to turn off the light so as not to give away his location. "HIDE, HIDE! I'LL FIND IT!" Gregory squeezed his eyes shut and hugged his plush toy tighter to his chest. The boy wished so much that someone would be next to him now. Well, at least someone. Gregory just wanted some real love and care for himself, and that's why he snuck into this mall. He just wanted to play a little on the rides, eat fresh pizza, and can grab himself some new warm clothes. And as a result, he is now forced to hide in this complex from crazed robots and other horror. Maybe he should have surrendered to the guard then? Well, no, not that. Returning to his parents is even worse than being caught by a toothy crocodile. Gregory knew that for sure. "BEDTIME!" The boy suddenly remembered the kindergarten teacher. This animatronic was probably the only one who still treated Gregory with kindness. The boy missed Sundrop so much. He didn't understand why Sunny decided to get him out of kindergarten as soon as possible. Maybe if he had asked better, he would have been allowed to stay in kindergarten? Well, what was there to be afraid of, really? And then, unexpectedly for himself, Gregory heard the familiar ringing of bells. That was the sound Sundrop made when he moved. Is the sun somewhere nearby? Had he come to his rescue? As soon as Gregory thought about it, the ringing of bells became louder, and a minute later a strange creature on four legs ran past his shelter. In the darkness, Gregory could only make out red and burning, like the flame itself, eyes. Gregory clapped his hand over his mouth in horror. He was afraid to even breathe, just not to attract the attention of this unknown creature. Dark dots danced in front of the boy's eyes, despite the darkness. A little more, and he will faint from horror. A few tears rolled down Gregory's cheeks. When suddenly… Everything went quiet. The boy no longer heard any sounds. Gregory barely had the strength to remove his hand from his mouth when a bright ball of light appeared out of nowhere in front of him. This glowing ball was spinning in front of the boy's face at a distance of several meters. It radiated a soft cold light: not too bright, and not too dim. It was as if he was beckoning Gregory to follow him. The boy, tired of the darkness, began to reach out with his hand to this light, but it kept moving away from him. Then Gregory, as if under hypnosis, crawled out of his hiding place, finding himself in an open space. As soon as the boy reached for the saving light again, the boy himself abruptly pressed against him, and Gregory felt his hands pressed tightly to his body, and he himself could not move from his place. Then, in total darkness, Gregory began to feel that his feet stopped touching the ground. Finally coming out of the trance, the boy began to frantically squirm to try to free himself, but the bonds held him tightly, not giving him a chance to escape. Suddenly, Gregory heard that terrible laugh again. He was very close. Finally, the same creature came out of the darkness to the boy. Another ball of light was spinning next to him, from which Gregory managed to make out this creature. The boy's eyes widened. It was the TUTOR! Only he looked somehow different. His clothes were blue and decorated with stars. Half of the body turned black, and the rays of the sun disappeared on the head. Instead of rays, there was a nightcap, also decorated with patterns of stars. But the most frightening thing was his eyes. Red, flaming lights. Just looking into those eyes made me want to sink into the ground. A mute cry froze in the boy's throat. Gregory was so paralyzed by fear that he could not move or shout. The pair of lights that so attracted Gregory's attention turned out to be the ends of two long tentacles, "tails" that stretched from somewhere behind the animatronic. One such tail just wrapped around Gregory, not giving him the opportunity to escape. Surprisingly, the tail held the boy tightly, but at the same time not squeezing him in any way. It was as if the animatronic was trying only to hold the child, but not to cripple him in any way. "BAD BOY!..YOU SHOULD BE ASLEEP BY NOW, YOU NEED TO BE PUNISHED!" That voice froze the boy's blood in his veins. "YOU SHOULD BE ASLEEP BY NOW!" There was only one thought in the boy's head: "HELP!" Suddenly, a mechanical hand was placed on the boy's face, gently clamped over his mouth. The animatronic's eyes shone even brighter. He pulled Gregory closer to him to get a good look at the child's face. The animatronic laughed frighteningly again. If he could show real emotions, then undoubtedly his already wide smile would become even bigger. "GOTCHA!.. I FINALLY FOUND YOU, MY SWEET LITTLE STAR!" The animatronic with his free hand straightened the hair on the boy's head, wrapping it behind his ears. "HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN WAITING TO FINALLY MEET YOU, MY SWEET DOLL!" Gregory's eyes were the size of a plate. He couldn't move for fear. He was shackled by panic from such close contact with a mad animatronic. "MY BROTHER AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR YOU TO FINALLY APPEAR... SUNDROP NEVER GAVE ME CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN... BUT FINALLY EVERYTHING CHANGED… NOW I'M IN CHARGE HERE... IT'S MY TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THE BABY... AND I'M SO GLAD THAT IT WAS YOU, MY LITTLE STAR!" The animatronic suddenly pulled Gregory to his chest and hugged him tightly. This embrace would have been pleasant, if not for the bonds that still tightly gripped the boy's body. Finally, the animatronic reluctantly broke the embrace and removed his hand from the boy's face. Despite his newfound ability to speak, Gregory was afraid to utter a word. He was afraid of making it even worse than it was at the moment. This animatronic, it was definitely an educator, was clearly not himself. Gregory has already encountered inadequate people, and he has learned well that in this case it is better not to do anything, otherwise it can get even worse. "I WILL PROTECT YOU, MY DOLL, LOVE YOU... WE WILL PLAY FUN GAMES WITH YOU... AND YOU WILL FALL ASLEEP IN A COZY CRIB UNDER MY LULLABY... MY BROTHER AND I WILL BABYSIT YOU ALL THE TIME... AND NO ONE WILL TAKE YOU AWAY FROM US..." Moondrop tilted his head to one side. Then some more. And then his head made a complete turn around its axis. It looked extremely creepy. "WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU! FOREVER!" Under Gregory's questioning gaze, the animatronic put his hand under his hat and pulled out some small object. "SUNDROP DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT I HAD BEEN KEEPING THIS HERE ALL THIS TIME... JUST IN CASE I MANAGED TO GET A LONELY CHILD FOR MY USE..." Gregory was seized with fear at such words. Before he could say anything, an object was shoved into his mouth, it felt like it was a pacifier and two straps stretched from it, which the animatronic quickly fastened on the back of the boy's head. Now Gregory could not only move, but also speak. And the animatronic just laughed and poked Gregory's nose with his finger. "MY DOLL... IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO TO BED... BUT FIRST WE'LL FEED YOU... LITTLE KIDS NEED TO EAT A LOT... HEE-HEE-HA-HA..." Moon was about to say something else when he saw two things in the boy's hands: a flashlight and a plush toy. Moondrop, with his usual laugh, stretched out his long fingers and pulled out of the boy's hands two of his most precious objects. And in front of the panicked child, he opened his chest cavity and threw these things there, and then closed. Tears ran down Gregory's face. He had already lost count of how many times he had cried that night. Don't move. Not to cry out. There is only darkness around. The body is filled with fear and horror. The only light sources are two shining night lights at the ends of the tentacles and the bright burning eyes of the lunar animatronics. A satisfied Moondrop carried his pupil by weight to the nearest kitchen located in this location. The animatronic decided to feed his child right here, and then take him back to kindergarten. Moondrop's mechanical heart was literally jumping with joy. Finally, her and her brother's dream came true. They had a baby. A child they can take care of day and night. FOREVER! And let Sundrop be against all this for the first time. However, Moondrop knew his brother's feelings well. Sooner or later, the heart of the Solar Animatronic will succumb to his secret desire, and the child will receive two wonderful parents, in the person of an educator. Having finally reached the restaurant, the lunar animatronic enthusiastically walked into the kitchen. With a cursory glance, Moondrop began to inspect the shelves and tables, and then began to look for something on the shelves, periodically joyfully ringing his bells. Meanwhile, Gregory was trying to come up with a rescue plan. But, alas, nothing good came to his mind. He could not agree with the animatronic: he was hampered by a stupid nipple. Escape was impossible: even if he managed to wriggle out of his bonds, he would still not be able to escape anywhere - there was still pitch darkness around, and this animatronic had taken away his only light source. There was nothing Gregory could do. He could only wait. Moondrop, meanwhile, finally found what he was looking for. Megapizzaplex appreciated its attitude to details, especially on child care. In addition to the kindergarten, where there was everything that young children needed, in every restaurant and in every kitchen there were also appliances and other paraphernalia necessary for feeding babies. Animatronics managed to find several bottles of milk and useful vitamins, as well as nozzles, and equipment where you can warm it all up to the desired temperature. Moondrop placed a couple of bottles in a special microwave oven and checked when everything was ready so that the temperature exactly coincided with the desired mark. As an educator, he could not allow his child to be too hot, or vice versa, too cold. After making sure that everything was cooked properly, Moondrop started feeding. The animatronic picked up the still-bound child and, with a deft movement of the brush, undid the straps on the back of his head, and just as deftly removed the pacifier from the boy's mouth. As soon as Gregory's mouth was free, a bottle was immediately shoved into his mouth without warning. The boy began to resist. He refused to eat in such a humiliating way. Moondrop was clearly running out of patience. Even the teacher had his own limit, and this child forced him to take extreme measures. He had to PUNISH him! Or stop. Or maybe he's just being naughty? Of course. This child has needed rest for a long time, so he is rebelling. He just needed to be put to bed, and everything would be fine. However, before going to bed, the child needed something to eat. "BAD BOY… STOP ACTING LIKE THAT... LITTLE KIDS NEED TO EAT... IF YOU DON'T START EATING YOURSELF, THEN I'LL HAVE TO PUNISH YOU!" Gregory frantically turned his head for a couple more minutes, trying to avoid feeding from a bottle. However, the animatronic used a trick. He lightly squeezed the child's body with his tentacles, causing him to cry out painfully. And it was at that very moment that milk poured down his throat, causing the boy to cough in surprise. To Gregory's surprise, the milk turned out to be extremely tasty and warm. Maybe he was too hungry, or maybe he really wanted to eat, but in the end Gregory stopped resisting, and just began to drink the milk offered to him. Drinking from a bottle was strange, and rather awkward, but Gregory couldn't do anything about it. Moondrop was pleased that he managed to get his child to eat. The animatronic's heart literally trembled with emotion, seeing how his ward was drinking milk with an appetite. When one bottle ran out, the animatronic quickly replaced it with another. His child didn't even mind this time, but just humbly continued to eat. Finally, when the second bottle was empty, the animatronic quickly removed it from the child, and with the same deft movement, put the pacifier back on him and fastened the straps on the back of his head. Now his child was full. It remains only to put him to bed. Moondrop was a professional at this. It is not for nothing that he is responsible for the night time of the day. Holding a baby half asleep from eating, Moondrop went outside the restaurant and began looking for the perfect place to put the child to bed before returning with him to kindergarten. On the way, the animatronic went into a nearby souvenir shop and took out a soft blanket painted with golden stars and comets from one of the shelves. Moondrop very quickly spread out a blanket on the nearest table, and then wrapped his child in it. A couple of deft movements and Gregory began to look like a small burrito. The boy by that time had completely stopped resisting the actions of the animatronic. He just accepted his fate. He was sleepy, and therefore he did not mind the actions of this robotic babysitter. Holding his wrapped-up baby in his arms, Moondrop began to look around the neighborhood. He managed to find a good place almost under the ceiling of this location. Next to the race track there were large construction materials stretching almost to the top. Moondrop climbed over this equipment with his usual ease, using his pair of tentacles as hands. Having reached the very top, the animatronic began to put the child to bed. Moondrop held his baby in his arms, using his body as a comfortable hammock, and he hung between the equipment, using his tentacles as a support. He tied one tentacle around his legs, and the other around his chest and head. The animatronic swayed smoothly, wanting to put his baby to sleep as soon as possible. Despite the comfort present, the boy's mind screamed at him not to dare to fall asleep. Gregory tried to resist this relaxing environment by forcing himself to keep his eyes open. Moondrop, seeing that his ward did not want to fall asleep, decided to go to the very least. Inside the animatronics, a quiet, soothing melody suddenly began to play. However, Moondrop was in no hurry to stop there, and after a second he began to sing. However, for the place of the frightening sound, Gregory heard only the soft sound and relaxing notes of a lullaby. Days seem sometimes as if they'll never end Sun digs its heels to taunt you But after sunlit days, one thing stays the same Rises the moon Days fade into a watercolour blur Memories swim and haunt you But look into the lake, shimmering like smoke Rises the moon Oh-oh, close your weary eyes I promise you that soon the autumn comes To darken fading summer skies Breathe, breathe, breathe Days pull you down just like a sinking ship Floating is getting harder But tread the water, child, and know that meanwhile Rises the moon Days pull you up just like a daffodil Uprooted from its garden They'll tell you what you owe, but know even so Rises the moon You'll be visited by sleep I promise you that soon the autumn comes To steal away each dream you keep Breathe, breathe, breathe By the end of the song, the boy's body could not stand it, and he fell asleep. Moondrop was very pleased with himself. Animatronics couldn't wait to return to his kindergarten with his ward. Moondrop really wanted to… "Please take this card!.. Take the card!.. Take..." The familiar voice of the local robot cartographer reached the lunar animatronics. It was weird. Who did this robot offer his card to? And what was even worse was that this robot didn't finish his sentence. The words ended abruptly with a crash. Moondrop tensed, hugging the sleeping child closer to him. Heavy footsteps were heard. They were getting louder. And finally the culprit of this noise appeared before Moondrop. It turned out to be Freddy. The bear's eyes were blazing with infernal flames. Moondrop had never seen this animatronic so angry before. In one paw Freddy clutched the severed head of a robot with glasses. Freddy looked up and down at the teacher with fury. The lead singer of the group finally managed to see a sleeping child in Moondrop's hands, and his eyes became even angrier. "THERE YOU ARE!" Freddy furiously crushed the robot's head like a tin can and threw its remains to the ground.