DISCLAIMER: I do not own Five Nights at Freddy's or any of its characters. Nope. Just a ton of merchandise.

A/N: Hello everyone! Hope you all have been having fun with Sister Location! Speaking of which, there was a lot of good material in that game, so I just had to put a story together :)

Obviously, the timeline of events in FNaF is in no way concrete, especially working off of both the games and the book from Scott (as well as some of the theories from the FNaF wiki), so I used some creative liberty on the facts that we do know for certain. Plus, the speculation into the lore of the game is part of the fun! Seriously, my sister and I had a full on debate the other night about the FNaF timeline and some of the plot points, which was really fun, sadly.

That being said, this story will touch upon several of the key events that occurred throughout the series, some of which may be canon in the game but not in the book and vice versa. Please note that the events in the story may not match up exactly with what we believe we know, so please, no flames or scathing reviews or PMs just to bash my version of events. Just have fun with it and enjoy a different take on the FNaF lore and story-I know I did :)

If you're here, then you are aware that there WILL BE SPOILERS for SISTER LOCATION, but I shall reiterate:
***SPOILERS FOR SISTER LOCATION***

AN EYE FOR AN EYE

Chapter 1: Once was Enough

"Daddy, you let the other children go see her, why won't you let me?"

"Daddy, just once let me go play with her. She's so pretty and shiny..."

"Didn't you make her just for me?"

Because...because...

Because it's dangerous...

Because you might get hurt...

Because I can't lose you too...

Because you are all I have left...

Because I don't know what I'd do if I lost you too...

William let out a slow breath as he sat down on the side of the bed. He remained silent, his mind swirling with millions of thoughts, none of which, he was certain, would be a satisfactory response to the question that had been posed to him gauging by the shimmery celadon green eyes that stared intently at him, demanding answers.

"How about we read a bedtime story instead?" William offered, hoping to change the subject, a strategy that had worked successfully on many a night before.

The six year old blonde girl wrapped up beneath the frilly pink comforter blanket in her princess themed bedroom eyed her father, a little pout forming on her sweet little face. Her expression indicated to William that she'd grown wise of his diversion tactic, though that wasn't entirely a surprise, as the charade had kind of become a nightly ritual for the two. After tucking her in for the night, she would proceed to talk about it (presumably having heard her classmates at school discussing the subject, as William refused to talk about anything of that nature at home if possible) and he would cleverly-at least, he thought he was being clever-change the subject to something else. William honestly thought she'd forget about it or move on within a couple of days, but, much to his chagrin, she persisted night after night.

His daughter was his whole world now; each night he had to disappoint her hurt him deeply. But he had to protect her. He couldn't let anything happen to her. He couldn't let anything happen again. William wasn't sure he would be able to keep sane if anything happened again. Once was more than enough.

His daughter, Elyse, had been no more than a year old when the tragedy happened, so it's no surprise that she wouldn't remember anything from that day. William himself wasn't even aware of what was going on until it was too late and the damage had already been done...

He slammed his eyes shut, trying to block out the images that were flashing before his eyes, egregious remnants of that terrible day. They were still as vivid now as they were then, and still as painful, like rubbing salt into a freshly opened wound. William hadn't realized how much time had passed as he wrestled with his inner demons until he felt a little hand shaking his shoulder.

"Daddy?"

He opened his eyes, blinking a few times, and found his daughter watching him, an intent look on her face.

"Daddy? Are you okay?" Elyse asked again.

William cleared his throat, taking a moment to try and reign in his emotions before they spiraled out of control and he lost it.

"Yeah, I'm okay, princess," he tried to reassure her (and himself, too).

"Daddy, we should go and see her," Elyse attempted to reassure her father in turn. "She could make you a balloon animal! That would make you feel better, wouldn't it, Daddy? Wouldn't that be fun?"

The edges of his lips curled upward in a small but sad smile and he directed his eyes to the heavens above. She certainly got your tenacity, my dear; something I'm sure you'd be proud of. William sighed and turned his attention back to Elyse.

"So, can we go and see her, Daddy?" she asked as he tucked her back into bed.

"Maybe one day," William replied as he placed a goodnight kiss on his daughter's forehead.

He'd barely made it a few steps away from the bed when Elyse's little voice spoke out again:

"When, Daddy? When will we get to see her?"

William paused in the doorway, his hand on the light switch.

Never.

"Someday soon, princess," he said instead.

Elyse seemed placated (for this evening, at least) by this answer, as she snuggled into her pillow, a Funtime Foxy plush tucked beneath her arm. William shut off the light, leaving the room to be bathed in a soft lilac colored starry nightlight, reminiscent of the curtains at Pirate Cove. Without another word, he quietly stepped out of Elyse's room, closing the door behind him.

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter. There will be much more to come! Reviews are much appreciated in the meantime :)

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