A/N: Yeah... sorry for the lack of detail. It's a little bland in that department... But please enjoy it anyway. If you have some tips on how I can Improve this story, then I would love to hear them! ^^.
On a quiet and clear night, six ghostly white figures stood outside of a run-down building. This place was not known for fantasy and fun coming to life… it was more famous for the unfortunate tragedies that happened there so long ago. A killer, taking the lives of children by making them think he was one of their animatronic friends taking them to play a fun game. A trick. They were fooled. They took on the roles of the robots, brining cheer to the children until the restaurant was shut down.
One of the small figures placed a hand on the front door of the building, the door where new friends came through to have a good time with their families. The spirit had long markings that ran down his cheeks. He felt someone grab his other hand, but he continued looking inside at the ruins. The other child swung his arm back and forth in an attempt to get his attention. He slowly turned his head to face the ghost next to him.
“… I want to go home.” she whimpered.
The others began to sniffle as children do when they cry.
“I want to see my mommy and daddy!” one of them sobbed.
All of them began to bawl, including the boy with the tear stains already going down his face. When the crying had died down they gathered together for a group hug. Their ghostly bodies began to rise off the ground, then, the boy with the marks on his face got an idea.
“Let’s make something for our moms and dads!” he suggested. “My mom always liked when I drew stuff for her.”
“Mine too!”
“That sounds like fun!”
“I think there’s some paper in the office.”
One of them went back inside to get some paper and crayons. Each child drew something special for their loved ones. They took their time and waited for everyone to finish, even helping to color each other’s drawings.
The tear stained child was helping with a drawing when he felt someone tap on his shoulder. The other child continued to complete his drawing by scribbling some blue into the “sky”. He looked up and saw the girl standing there with a somewhat sad expression on her face.
“What’s the matter?” He stood up, lightly squeezing her hand.
She pulled her drawing from behind her back and showed it to him. “I’m done… but… I don’t want to go alone… It’s dark and scary away from Freddy’s.
He smiled, “That’s okay. We’ll all go together.” Everyone gathered around with their drawings in hand, anxious to leave to see their families again. The child with the tear markings collected all the drawings and they all joined hands so no one would be left behind.
They first visited the girl’s home. She was given her drawing and a bit of encouragement. After a nudge or two she finally approached the door and walked through it. The lights were all off, but there was a light blue glow that lit up the rooms. She found her way to her father’s bedroom. He was in bed sleeping. The little ghost ran over to him and latched onto his arm that was hanging off the bed. He didn’t respond to it, just continued to sleep. The girl jumped up in the bed with him, hugged him, kissed him on the cheek, and left her picture for him.
The ghosts outside waited patiently for their friend to return. When she finally came out she was crying and the others hugged her to calm her down.
It was difficult to go through this with all of the other children, and to them it lasted years, but they still had one stop left to make; the boy with the tears marked on his cheeks. The children were all pulled in the direction of the boy’s home. They stopped when he did and looked up the house. Every one of the other children told him it would be alright and that he could do it… but he wasn’t worried about any of that… he just didn’t want to go in alone.
The girl took his hand, “It’s okay. We’ll all go in with you. Is that alright?”
He nodded and led the way through the door. The light in the living room was on and a woman was sitting in one of the chairs. The house wasn’t really clean, but decent enough to have guests over. The lady was awake but looked very tired like she hadn’t sleep in a long time, not very well at least. She leaned forward and covered her face with her hands, sobbing.
The boy stepped into the room timidly, tears in his own eyes.”M-mom…” He laid the paper down on the floor in front of the woman. He turned to leave but stopped before the entryway, listening to his mother’s weeping. The spirit quickly turned around and ran back over to hug his mom. The woman looked up when she felt a cold chill and noticed the drawing on the floor. Her hands immediately covered her mouth when she began to sob even more from the shock. She lifted the paper and set it in her lap. She tried not to get any of her tears on the drawing by wiping them away quickly; she still missed a few. A smile appeared on her face and she took the paper and held it to her heart. She fell asleep with the drawing in her hand.
The ghosts all went back outside and they praised the boy for doing so well. He wiped away the tears he cried and the markings disappeared with them. The spirits joined hands for the last time and left together to their new home.