FNAF: What's Inside

Prologue

Rex Steel

When I woke up on October 28th, 1987, I thought it was like any other day. I've never been so wrong before. The day had been pretty normal, at least until I went to my job. I was one of the two security guards at Freddi Fazbear's Pizzeria, withhe
other was a rather odd man named Vincent Rhodes. We took turns doing the night shift and runningmaintenance on the animatronics. Last night, Vincent had the night shift, which meant that I had the early shift. Which meant that I had to hurry.
Or I'd be late.

When I got to the pizzeria, I ran into my brother, Alex. He was my best friend and head cook at the pizzeria. He looked a little like me, but as he was a year younger, he was a little shorter.

"Hey! Rex. You in there?" Alex asked jokingly as he rapped on my head.

"Yeah. Sorry. I just have a bad feeling." I said quietly. "Like something bad is about happen." Alex gave me a worried look.

"What kind of bad? Like someone loses their phone, or their job, or… their life?" Alex asked softly.

"Dunno. It's just a hunch." I replied. "Either way, I'll try and figure it out."

"Alright." Alex said as he walked away. "We'll talk again later."

"Got it." I called before putting on my security hat and jacket and tossed my bag into the security office before I started my rounds. I talked with some kids and parents while I did, but I couldn't get rid of this unnerving feeling. I looked towards
the doors and saw that Vincent was finally here. I decided to head over to talk to him.

"Hey Vincent. Ready for your shift?" I asked.

"Huh? Oh… yeah. I'm ready." Vincent replied. "And how was yours?"

"Pretty good." I said while I stared at him. He seemed more nervous than usual.

"What's up? You seem… off." I commented casually.

"Nothing… nothing at all. I just need to…" Vincent trailed off. "Never mind. I gotta get ready."

"Alright Vincent. I'll see ya around." I said as he walked off. Something's wrong with that guy. I thought before shrugging and returning to my job.

Twenty Minutes Later

I was watching Bonnie and Toy Bonnie play a song for the kids when the alarm went off. It was accompanied by several screams. I immediately ran following the screaming to Kid's Cove. I stepped in and looked around and saw that someone had been bitten
by Mangle, who was currently shuddering on the floor shooting sparks. The kid was screaming and someone was already talking to emergency services. However, I was only more worried by this. That feeling. It's still there. This isn't it. It's gonna get worse. I
thought as I ran over.

"Have the police come too. The animatronics wouldn't just attack someone on their own. Mangle's been tampered with." I said as I checked the kid. "His skull didn't break apart. He'll probably be alright if you get him to the hospital soon enough." I lowered
the kid down and stood up. "I'll deal with our troublemaker." I said as I began walking towards the Parts and Service Room. Someone reached out and tried to stop me.

"Sir, you could get hurt!" The man said as he looked me in the eyes.

"I know. However, I've got a job to do." I said as I fixed my cap. "I need to do this." He looked at me, nodded, and stepped out of my way. I nodded my thanks before opening the door to Parts and Services and closing it behind me. I turned and saw the
most gruesome thing I'd ever seen. Vincent was standing in the middle of the room choking a kid, while stabbing him with the knife in his other hand. Another kid was lying on the floor with his stomach cut open. Vincent had strangled the kid with
his own organs. The other three children sat in the corner sobbing. They know they're about to die. I thought as I stepped forwards.

"Vincent. I knew something was off." I said calmly. "Didn't see this happening though." Vincent turned towards me with an insane grin.

"Oh… hi Rex. Wanna join the party?" He said as he licked the kid's blood off the knife.

"You know that at least one of us is going to die, right?" I said calmly. The children who were still alive just stared.

"Of course. Are you ready to die?" Vincent asked with a laugh. "I'm not finished playing with my toys, but I'll wait." I just charged him and slugged him in the face. He reeled back with blood dripping from his nose. He just smiled and leapt towards me,
knife in hand. He stabbed me in the stomach, but I punched his jaw, knocking him back. He lost his grip on the bloody knife and fell onto the ground. At this point, I pulled the knife out and threw it to the side where it stopped near the door. I
groaned and fell to my knees from the pain. Vincent slowly rose to his feet.

"How's it feel Rex? The blade cutting through your flesh? The blood dripping from the wound?" Vincent snarled as he walked towards the fallen blade. "I've wanted to kill you for so long. So very long. And now, I can." He laughed before picking up his
knife. "After all, it's easy to kill a wounded man." Vincent said nonchalantly, as he crouched in front of me. "You were always so wea-" He froze as I stood up and looked him in the eyes.

"If you think of me as weak, then you have a lot to learn." I said angrily. Vincent suddenly smiled as he quickly tried to slit my throat. I pulled back only receiving a quarter-inch long cut to my throat.

"If I wanted your opinion, I'd ask for it Rex." Vincent said with rage. "Now die while I finish playing with my toys." He started to turn towards the children before realizing that I hadn't moved. I simply growled before I tackled him and began punching
him again and again, blood spurting out of my throat as I did.

"What? Why don't you die?" Vincent roared.

"B-because I must s-s-stop you!" I managed to say through the blood. I kept hitting him hearing his ribs crack and snap along with his roars of pain. He struggled to stab at me, successfully stabbing me in the heart but it didn't even slow me down. After
several minutes, I finally rolled off of him and lay there. To my surprise, Vincent wasn't dead and attempted to get to the door. I wasn't worried. The police would be here soon. Either they would pick him up, or he'd just die anyways. Besides, I
could feel the life draining out of me as I lay here on the floor. The children were getting up and walking towards me before hugging me.

"Thank you mister." One little girl in a purple dress said as she hugged my shoulder.

"Yeah. You saved us." The little boy said as he hugged my hand. My other hand was stopping the bleeding at my throat. The slice was about a quarter-inch long since I pulled back when he tried to kill me. The other little girl, the oldest, had put my head
on her lap.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save the others." I said as I looked up towards her. She just gave me a sad smile.

"You helped as many of us as you could." She said. "There was nothing else you could do." I smiled. The door was forced open and the police stepped in along with the man I'd spoken to. I looked up at them. The police just stared.

"W-what happened in here?" One burly policeman asked.

"The man by the door, Vincent, he k-killed those two before I got here. I came in and f-fought him. He got me but I s-saved these three. Get them to their parents. And find the parents of the other children as well." The policeman nodded and gestured
for the children to come over. Two other police officers had already cuffed Vincent and dragged him onto a stretcher. The man just stood there staring at me.

"Looks like you were right. I didn't m-make it unscathed." I said with a weak laugh. "It's funny. The knife in my chest is what's stopping the worst of the b-bleeding. Without it I would already be dead." I paused before continuing. "Could you get my
brother? He's one of the chefs. Hurry though." The man nodded before running off to find my brother. He returned moments later with Alex in tow. Alex just stared.

"Rex. You had to be the hero didn't you?" Alex crouched down next to me. I just smiled.

"I always said I w-wanted to go out helping someone." I said before coughing up blood.

"Well, you got what you wanted. Goodbye brother." Alex said quietly.

"I'll see you around." I joked. "Just don't f-follow me too soon." I said as I closed my eyes and faded away.

When I woke up, I was really confused. I'm alive? I looked around and saw that I was still in the Parts and Service room. Why am I still here? Alex wouldn't have left me here. I sat up and stared in amazement at my hands. They were clean.
Uninjured. I beat him until I couldn't even move… how did I heal so quickly? I stood up and realized that all of my injuries had been healed. How could I… could I have survived? No. I'm… dead. I remember dying. I guess I'm a ghost now. I
sat there pondering what had happened. I guess I'll just rest. I'm so tired…

28 Years Later – Braedan Steel

I was floating in the void, a place of eternal darkness. I personally liked to think that it was the space between dimensions, but I didn't really know what it was. All I knew was that my dreams often brought me here. I didn't mind though. It was nice
and quiet and I enjoyed the silence.

"HELP!" yelled a voice next to me.

"Go away Red." I said quietly. "I'm here for the silence, not my other personalities."

"Come on! I was just telling ya that ya need help." Red said with a grin. He had red hair, green eyes, and a friendly face. He was around six feet and really well built. Honestly, he was a lot like a jock, but still smart. Really annoying though.

"And you can help me? The figment of my imagination that I dreamt up like three years ago?" I said sarcastically.

"I'm hurt..." Red said jokingly. "Figment of your imagination?"

"Sorry." I said as I rolled my eyes. "… The great Red, the all powerful one."

"Overkill man." Red said with a smile.

"Got it Red." I replied with a smile of my own.

"That's better." Red said. "I really can help you though."

"I know that." I snapped. "You help me all the time you demonic memory."

"Harsh. Besides, you and I both know what you need." Red replied mysteriously.

"A life? No wait… a magic ring!" I said sarcastically.

"No, you idiot. Our favorite job." Red said with a smile.

"My job back? I don't even know when the pizzeria will even open again! If ever!" I complained.

"You could at least check. You loved that job." Red said quietly.

"Yeah, until I got hurt a month ago. I mean, it's not like you WATCHED IT HAPPEN! You blithering idiot. When I got out of the hospital, the place had been closed down." I said angrily. "Although, you're right, it could have reopened."

"Exactly! So, at least check!" Red exclaimed with a grin.

"Fine. I'll do it! Happy?" I said grinning back at him.

"Yeah, by the way... it's 6:59." Red said with a devilish smile.

"Sometimes, I really hate you." I said as the alarm blared and woke me up.

So... that's the prologue. Let me know what you think of it so far. Go ahead and leave a review if you want. I'd really appreciate some feedback. Thanks!