I have decided to do a rewrite of this story. I was unsatisfied with how it turned out. So I decided to do it over again. One thing I have to say now is that school has started again and I'll be busy doing homework and work, but I'll try my best to write more. I hope you enjoy the new story!
November 2, 1983:
"Come on Mike, we are going to be late for your birthday party!"
"But Mom, I don't want to go!"
"It doesn't matter," His mother said. "your friends are already at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza and they have been waiting for a long time now."
"Mom, come on!"
Today was Mike Schmidt's 7th birthday. His mother had made a reservation at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza for his birthday. She invited all his friends from to the birthday party. Mike thought the pizzeria was just plain creepy, with those four creepy animal robots. Although, all of his friends thought differently about the animatronics. Each one of them had a favorite. "Fine, I'll go," an angry Mike said as he was getting into the car.
Mike's mother started the car and they drove off to the pizzeria. Mike didn't say anything during the drive. Then Mike's mother finally broke the silence, "Are you excited to see your friends?"
Mike did not respond. He just sat there looking out the car window. His mother sighed and gave up. After a couple more minutes of driving, they arrived at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
Mike got out of the car, "Come on Mom, let's get this over with…" he whined.
His mother sighed again and walked with Mike inside the pizzeria. When they entered the pizzeria, they saw kids running everywhere, screaming and playing with each other. The adults were either watching their kids, worried that they might get hurt or in trouble, or they were talking with each other. On the stage were three large animal animatronics singing. There was Toy Freddy, the leader of the gang, he had a black top hat and held a microphone, there was Toy Bonnie, who had a red bowtie and held a red guitar, and finally, there was Toy Chica, she had had a bib that read "LET'S PARTY", on one hand, she held a cupcake with a creepy face on it.
Over in the corner of the pizzeria of the Prize Corner. When the child had enough tickets they could get a prize from a creepy clown marionette. Mike never went over there.
"Mike your friends are over there," she said as she pointed to another direction.
Mike sighed and walked over to his friends. "Hey guys, I'm here," he murmured.
His friends all turned around. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE," they all shouted in unison.
Mike had only five friends: Gabe, Fritz, Cassidy, Susie, and Jeremy. Mike was an only child and considered them as his own siblings. He always hung out with them whenever he wasn't at school or with his parents. Mike started to open presents, he got some toys, candy, and other items. Mike thanked everyone for the presents he got. He sat down, grabbed a slice of pizza and bit into it. Gabe tugged Mike's shirt, "Come on Mike, the show is about to start!"
"No, I'll just watch from here," Mike refused.
"Your loss," Gabe murmured as he and the other's ran to the stage.
"Are you ready kids," Toy Freddy said as he and the other animatronics were ready to perform. They started performing and the kids went wild and started to cheer.
Mike's mom patted his shoulder, "Come on Mike, go with your friends."
"But mom, I don't want to…"
"Get over there NOW!"
"Uh fine," Mike cried as he walked over to the stage.
Mike arrived at the stage and the animatronics were still performing. He saw Gabe, Susie, Jeremy, Fritz, and Cassidy cheering along with other kids. After the performance ended, the kids yelled and cheered in chaos. Most of the parents covered their ears as the yelling continued.
"Come on Mike, cheer up," Susie said.
"After all, it is your birthday," Fritz agreed
"Guys, I did not want to come here, my-" "Hey kids, are you having a good Time at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?!" someone dressed in a golden Bonnie suit interrupted Mike, "Hey kids, are you having a good Time at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?!"
"Of course we are," Mike's friends all shouted.
Mike noticed something seemed wrong with the person inside the costume. He wanted to go to his mom but his friends didn't let him go. "Would you kids like to meet the Fazbear gang," The stranger asked
Mike's friends all cheered in excitement. All of them shaking with excitement expect Mike. Mike shook his head. "Guy, I don't think we should go. What would my mom think"
Jeremy looked straight at Mike with a disappointed look. "Mike, come on, we all want to see the Fazbear gang!"
"Yeah Mike, we all want to meet them," Cassidy insisted.
Mike hesitated for a minute, he didn't trust a single word out of this person's mouth. All five of his friends looked at him with puppy eyes, begging to go. Mike gave in, "Fine, we can go."
His friends all cheered, they could not wait to meet the Fazbear gang backstage! This was going to be the best time of there lives. The person in the Freddy costume told them to follow him. He led them through a hallway. They stopped by the door. "Freddy and his friends are waiting for you in here," the stranger said as he opened the door.
All the kids walked in. They looked around and did not see any of the animatronics.
"So where are they," Mike asked.
The person in the Golden Bonnie costume shut the door and took off the costume to revealed himself. He was a middle-aged male who looked like he was in his early 30's, dressed in a purple security guard outfit. He smiled and took out a knife, "Which one of you brats is going to die first?"
They all yelled as they saw the knife. Susie tried running past the purple man but he grabbed her by her shirt. The purple man smiled, "Looks like we have our first victim!" The purple man stabbed Susie in the stomach, she yelled in pain as the purple man sliced her stomach. Blooding was pouring out everywhere. Her body went limp and fell to the ground.
Cassidy and Fritz ran to the door to try to open it, Gabe ran to the corner and cowered in fear, and Mike tried to find something to defend himself with. The purple man laughed as he started to walk over to Cassidy and Fritz. He stabbed Cassidy in the back. She yelled in pain, blood gushing out, she fell to the floor. She cried as she closed her eyes. She was dead. Fritz stood there, too scared to move. The purple man grabbed Fritz by his shirt and stabbed him in the stomach. Fritz yelled as the knife plunged through his stomach. He got a look at the man's eyes. They were not normal human eyes. The purple man laughed as he threw Fritz's body to the floor. The only two left were Mike and Gabe. The purple man walked over to Gabe, who was in a corner scared for his life.
"Please don't kill me," Gabe begged. The purple man just smirked and stabbed Gabe. Gabe shrieked in pain, he gave his last breath as he saw Mike trying to leave. He then went limp.
Mike cried as he saw the corpses of his friends on the floor, blood was everywhere, and the purple man was grinning evilly. "What have you done," He cried.
The man just laughed and started to move towards Mike. Mike ran towards the locked door and pulled it as hard as he could. The purple man was a couple of steps away from him. Mike pulled and the door was able to open a little. He squeezed through the door and ran. Mike's mom started to get worried about Mike and his friends because they were gone for a long time. She started to look around when Mike came running to her crying. His mom looked at him concerned, "Mike what happened?!"
"He murdered my friends," he cried.
"Mike what are you talking about," she yelled. "What happened to your friends?!"
"A man in purple murdered them," Mike said, tears coming out of his eyes. "I saw him kill them?!"
She asked him to lead her to where it happened. Mike ran over to the back room where the murders occurred. Mike's mother opened the door. She covered her mouth. There was blood everywhere, but the bodies of the kids were nowhere to be seen. Mike's mom immediately called the police after what she saw. The police arrived minutes later and started an investigation. The parents of the kids who were murdered were notified of what happened. They interrogated Mike, he told them what he saw and gave a vague description of the killer. They also interviewed his mother and other people who were there when the murder occurred. Unfortunately, the bodies of the kids were never found. The killer was never found either. Mike's mom hadn't brought him to Freddy's ever since the murders of his friends. And Mike was okay with that.
November 2, 1993:
Mike was a now junior in high school and was part of the track team. After what happened to his friends, Mike never talked to anyone. The only people Mike had stayed close with were his parents. He was a straight-A student and always did his best in schools and sports. Today was his 17th birthday.
"Happy birthday, Mike," His mother said cheerfully. "I can't believe you're already 17-years-old. I remember you being so little."
"I know mom," Mike murmured. "this is a day I don't like to remember."
His mom looked sympathetic after he told her that. "I know you miss them honey, but it's time to move on."
"Ten years later, and I still can't get over their deaths," Mike said as a tear went down his eye.
He wiped his face. "You know, the parents of my old friends have invited me to a memorial," he mentioned.
"I don't think you should go," his mom answered. "It'll bring back painful memories for you."
"It doesn't matter mom," Mike exclaimed. "It's my fault they are dead. The least I could do is pay respects to them and their families."
"Alright," she uttered. "Just don't stay out too late."
She got up from a chair and left his room. Mike sighed as he walked over to his desk. Laying on the desk was his homework, pencils, and other school-related items. He turned his head, and there he saw a picture laying next to his homework. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a picture of him and his friends outside of Freddy's when they were about 4-years-old. He wiped the tears from his face. He folded the picture and put it in his pocket.
Mike started preparing himself for the memorial. He changed his clothes into a suit and combed his brown hair. He looked at himself in the mirror. "Why was I the only one to survive that event," Mike thought to himself. "why did they have to die..."
He wiped his eyes and grabbed his car keys. As Mike walked pass the kitchen he saw his dad sitting on the couch. "Hey Dad, I'm going out," he told his father.
"Where are you going," he asked.
"I'm going out to go birthday shopping," Mike lied. He knew that his mom would not tell him that he was going to the memorial. Mike left his house and went to his car. He turned the shift to drive and drove to the address of the memorial. A few minutes later he arrived there. It was a funeral home. The parking lot was filled with cars. Mike had to parallel park his car and walk about 1 mile to reach the funeral home. When he arrived at the building's doors, he let out a deep breath and opened them. He walked inside, He could see his friends parents and other people talking to each other. He looked over and there he saw a big picture of Gabriel, Fritz, Jermey, Susie, and Cassidy smiling and laughing.
Everyone was going into the main room to get ready to pay respects to the murdered children. Mike followed the crowd. He entered the room. There were hundreds of chairs, and nearly every seat was taken. Mike walked around and the only seat he could find was in the front row. He had no choice but to sit on it. The crowd went silent when the victim's parents walked out. Mike sat there and continued to say nothing. Gabe's parents took the stand.
"Thank you all for coming," Gabe's mother said sadly. "Gabe and his friends were amazing kids. When someone was feeling down, they were always there to cheer them up." Gabe's mom paused for a moment, wiping the tears from her eyes. "It's been ten years since these poor children have been murdered, and no justice has come to them," she continued. "Their killer hasn't even been caught during these ten painful years."
Gabe's mother couldn't hold back her tears. "We miss them all so much," she wept.
The audience stayed silent, some of them wiped the tears from their eyes. Mike sat there lost in his own thoughts. She looked at Mike. "Thankfully one of the children survived this horrific murder. Mike Schmidt, can you come up here please." Mike woke up from his trance when he heard his name. He looked around and saw everyone was looking at him. He looked at his friend's parents and saw they wanted him up there with them. He quickly got off his chair and took the stand. Everyone started applauding when he took the stand.
"Hey," Mike said nervously. "I think you all know me as the sole survivor of that event. That horrible event happened on the day I turned 7." Mike looked over at his friend's parents, then the audience. He took a deep breath and continued. "I think of them every day. These last ten years have been total hell for me. I cannot forget what happened to them."
Mike started to cry a little. "They were like family to me. We did everything together and new fought with each other."
After a couple more minutes of talking. Mike could not speak anymore. He left the stand and went to his friend's parents, the audience still looking at him. "It's time for me to go," he whispered, tears still coming down his eyes.
"We get it," Gabe's mom said. "We thank you for being so brave."
Mike shook her hand and gave a wave to the rest of the parents. "And Mike," she said, catching his surprise. "It's not your fault that they're dead." Mike nodded and left the building.
November 7, 1993:
A few days and Mike thought he needed to do something with his life. His dad wanted him to get a job because he was now almost an adult and he needed to get money for when he moved out. Mike was way too busy with school to get a full-time job. He tried looking for part-time jobs, but he was either rejected or did not like the job. After hours of searching for a job, he gave up. He went into the kitchen to eat breakfast. He got some food from the refrigerator and sat down. Mike started to read the newspaper when an ad caught his attention.
Help Wanted:
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
Family Pizzeria looking for security guard to work the night shift. 12 am to 6am.
Monitor cameras, ensure safety of equipment and animatronic characters.
Not responsible for injury/dismemberment
120 a week. To apply call: 1-888-FAZ-FAZBEAR
Mike threw the newspaper on the table. "There is no way I am going back there," Mike told himself.
The pizzeria that was hiring was ta new location. Since the death of his friends and another incident that occurred there the old pizzeria shut down. The job did pay minimum wage and plus it was only six hours of work. This was the only job that said it hired part-time in the newspaper. He only had to watch some stupid equipment and those creepy-ass robots.
He went to his living room. He hesitated for a few seconds before picked up the phone anyway. He dialed the restaurant's number. The phone started ringing for a couple of seconds, then someone answered, "Hello, this is Kurt, how may I help you?"
"Hello, this is Mike Schmidt, I am interested in working the night shift," Mike asked
"Okay, we just need you to come in with your ID and social security number and you'll be good to go."
"Oh okay, thank you," Mike said with surprise.
"No problem," he said as he hung up the phone.
Mike had mixed feelings about the job. He might be able to have a job at last. But it would bring back painful memories. He decided to go to the pizzeria now. He grabbed his ID and Social Security number from his room. He drove to the pizzeria and arrived there in less than ten minutes. Mike got out of his car and walked into the pizzeria. There was three new creepy animatronics. Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the Bunny, and Chica the chicken. He walked through the screaming kids and went to Pirate's Cove. No one was there because a sign read: "SORRY, OUT OF ORDER". Foxy, the pirate fox had been out-of-order for a while. Mike assumed it was technical issues. Mike went to the front desk and ask the clerk he was here for an interview. "
"One second, I'll go get him," the clerk said to Mike.
A few minutes later the manager came out and shook Mike's hand. "My name is James Marigold. I'm the manager of this pizzeria. It's nice to meet you," He said.
"Nice to meet you too," Mike said while scratching his head.
"It says here you are a junior in high school and run track."
"Yep, I am doing pretty well in school," Mike told him nervously. "I've been looking for a part-time job for quite a while, and this one seems perfect."
After asking Mike a few more questions the manager nodded. "Perfect," the manager said, "just give me your ID and Social Security number."
Mike nodded and gave him what he wanted. He signed the wrote down his information and gave it back to Mike. "Let me show you around the pizzeria," James announced.
The manager motioned Mike to follow him and Mike did.
"This is the dining area. Over there is the show stage."
"Now I'll show you the office where you'll be watching over the place," James said.
He led Mike to an office in the center of the pizzeria. They entered the office. "These two doors will protect you if anyone breaks in. All you have to do is push the big red button by the door."
"I understand," Mike said.
James continued to give Mike the tour of the pizzeria. They finished fifteen minutes later.
"Can you start working tonight.' he asked
"You want me to work tonight," Mike said in shock. "So that's means I am hired?!"
"Yes," James affirmed. "Can do you it."
"YES, I CAN," Mike yelled in excitement."
"Perfect."
After about half an hour of James showing Mike around, he finished. "Alright, we just need you to sign some papers and we get your uniform and you can be good to go."
"Thank you," he said excitingly. "Wait till my parents hear about this."
The manager gave Mike a security guard outfit and the key to the restaurant. Mike shook the manager's hand one last time and left. When he got home, he told his parents he now works the night shift as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
Mike's house:
"Mike, I thought you were never returning to that place," his mom yelled. "You have to work late and I don't want you to relive the horrors from all those years ago."
"I agree with your mother," his dad said. "We think it's best that you don't go."
"Mom and dad, I'm going to be fine," he reassured them. "I'm 17 and can defend myself. And besides, it's been ten years since that happened now. I'm sure that asshole killer is long gone."
After a few minutes of trying to convince his parents, he succeeded. His parents gave up and they both thought this was the only job that would be perfect for Mike. Mike checked his watch. It was 11 pm and he needed to go. He changed into his security guard outfit and hugged his parent's goodbye and left. When he arrived at the pizzeria it was locked. He opened the doors with the key the manager gave him. He went inside, the pizzeria was empty and the animatronics were still on stage. "They were even more creepy at night," Mike thought to himself
He walked into the office and sat down. He checked his watch. It was 11:45. Mike sat there for 15 minutes, then his shift finally started. He walked into the office. Mike sat down on the chair and looked around the office. There was a phone on the table, it rang.
Hello, hello? Uh, I wanted to record a message for you to help you get settled in on your first night. Um, I actually worked in that office before you. I'm finishing up my last week now, as a matter of fact. So, I know it can be a bit overwhelming, but I'm here to tell you there's nothing to worry about. Uh, you'll do fine. So, let's just focus on getting you through your first week. Okay?
"Okay…. Sounds good."
Uh, let's see, first there's an introductory greeting from the company that I'm supposed to read. Uh, it's kind of a legal thing, you know. Um, "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. A magical place for kids and grown-ups alike, where fantasy and fun come to life. Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for damage to property or person. Upon discovering that damage or death has occurred, a missing person report will be filed within 90 days, or as soon property and premises have been thoroughly cleaned and bleached, and the carpets have been replaced." Blah blah blah, now that might sound bad, I know, but there's really nothing to worry about.
"They must think I am an idiot," Mike thought to himself. "He must be trying to pull a prank or something."
Uh, the animatronic characters here do get a bit quirky at night, but do I blame them? No. If I were forced to sing those same stupid songs for twenty years and I never got a bath? I'd probably be a bit irritable at night too. So, remember, these characters hold a special place in the hearts of children, and we need to show them a little respect, right? Okay.
"Oh my god," Mike said to himself.
So, just be aware, the characters do tend to wander a bit. Uh, they're left in some kind of free roaming mode at night. Uh...Something about their servos locking up if they get turned off for too long. Uh, they used to be allowed to walk around during the day too. But then there was The Bite of '87. Yeah. I-It's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?
"WHAT THE HELL IS THE BITE OF '87!?" Mike yelled.
Uh, now concerning your safety, the only real risk to you as a night watchman here, if any, is the fact that these characters, uh, if they happen to see you after hours probably won't recognize you as a person. They'll p-most likely see you as a metal endoskeleton without its costume on. Now since that's against the rules here at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, they'll probably try to...forcefully stuff you inside a Freddy Fazbear suit. Um, now, that wouldn't be so bad if the suits themselves weren't filled with crossbeams, wires, and animatronic devices, especially around the facial area. So, you could imagine how having your head forcefully pressed inside one of those could cause a bit of discomfort...and death. Uh, the only parts of you that would likely see the light of day again would be your eyeballs and teeth when they pop out the front of the mask, heh.
Mike's heart was pounding, "Oh my god, why did I take this job?!"
Y-Yeah, they don't tell you these things when you sign up. But hey, first day should be a breeze. I'll chat with you tomorrow. Uh, check those cameras, and remember to close the doors only if absolutely necessary. Gotta conserve power. Alright, good night.
The phone clicked. The only noise coming from the office now was the fan. Mike checked the cameras and saw that Bonnie was gone. Mike was now in full panic mode. He checked the other rooms and saw that Bonnie was in Parts and Services. He got off the monitor and started to shake in fear. He checked the cameras again and saw Bonnie gone from Parts and Service. He went through the rooms and saw he was right by his office. Mike pressed the light next to the door and saw Bonnie looking right at him. He was making a low groaning noise. Mike yelled in fear as he hit the door button. The door closed and Mike sighed with relief. "This has to be some fucked up prank," Mike thought. "animatronics just can't come alive like that."
He checked his watch, it was only 1 am. He needed to finish this shift and get out of the creepy-ass pizzeria. He checked Pirate's Cove and saw that Foxy was peeking out of the curtains, looking straight at the camera. Mike shivered as he went to the next camera. He now saw Chica was gone. He checked the light and saw that Bonnie was gone. He opened the door and saw he had 50% power.
4:00 am 40% power
"I swear, after this prank is done I am going to talk to the manager," Mike yelled in the halls.
He went back into the office and checked the cameras. He saw Foxy was out of his Cove. He was in a weird position, his head tilted, still looking at the camera. His hook showed which creeped out Mike even more. He started to hear what sound like the banging of pots and pans. It sounded like it was coming from the kitchen. The camera in the kitchen was disabled for some reason but the audio worked perfectly fine. Mike checked on the stage and Freddy was still there. Mike then checked on Pirate's Cove again and saw that Foxy was gone. The sign that read "Out of Order", instead read "IT'S ME"
He started to panic and started to check the other cameras. There he saw Foxy running at lighting speed towards his office. He dropped the monitor and shut the door. He heard banging outside of the door. Mike then heard a faint voice. "You are going to die, night guard," The voice said. "And are going to suffer the way we did all those years ago."
Mike thought that he was going crazy. He ignored the thought and checked on Pirate's Cove and saw the curtains were closed. He opened the door and looked at the power. He was at 35%, he then checked his clock it was 5:30 am. He had only half an hour to go. Mike heard another low groaning from the right door. He turned on the light and saw Chica looking right at him. He closed the door. He checked the left door and saw Bonnie there too. He closed that door as well. Power was draining very fast and it was only 5:45 am. "Come out nightguard, we are not going to hurt you." Mike started to panic, there was only 20% power left.
5:58 am 10% power
Mike checked his watch it was 5:58 am. Only two more minutes to go and he would never come back. He checked the power and saw it was 10%. Mike panicked, "NO, COME ON!"
The power slowly started to diminish. It was 5:59 am, less than a minute to go. He checked the lights and saw both animatronics were still there. This time a different voice came outside the door. "Oh night guard, come on out."
The battery was at 1% and then 6 am hit. Mike saw both animatronics leave. He could not believe it. He just survived the scariest night of his life. He ran out of the office into his car. He pressed on the gas pedal and drove straight home. When he arrived he made sure not to wake his parents.
He tiptoed into his room and closed the door. He went straight to bed. He closed his eyes and went straight to sleep. When he started to daze off he started dreaming. He was in the same room where his friends were murdered. In the back of the room, he saw five small figures. They all were grey with grey tears dripping from their eyes. A huge marionette appeared in front of them. It was much taller than Mike, it had white and black stripes on its arms and legs. Its face was pale white, it had a creepy, dark smile, rosy cheeks, and purple tears coming down its eyes. That was the same puppet from the old location. Why the hell was he dreaming about it?
"Save them," The puppet murmured to Mike