It was almost his 20th anniversary of his creation, and Freddy Fazbear, an animatronic who has an appearance of a bear, never went outside.
All because of Master Aku forbidding him to leave the big warehouse where he lives.
He was a very lonely robot, and his only company is the other animatronics that sat around his room neatly, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, and seem to come to life within his mind.
Today will be different for him though.
It just so happens that it there's a holiday coming up that will last an entire week, called the Feast and Fight Festival.
Oh how Freddy wished for his Master to let him go, at least for one day.
As he looked out from his bedroom window, he saw a family of birds fly out of their nest, and the littlest bird flew out last, flying along with its family towards the sunrise.
Freddy wished to become a bird and fly away like the rest of them, fly away from his prison he called home.
Right below him was town square, being set up with colourful tents, and wooden stages being built for performances.
Suddenly, he heard a rather loud sneeze coming from Foxy, sitting on a tattered yet nice blue chair.
"Gosh, I thought winter weather would never leave." The fox like robot felt relieved as he stretched his mechanical body.
He was then punched in the arm by Bonnie, who was sitting beside him, "That's what happens if you keep your mouth open all night."
"Now listen here you little…" Foxy was about to fight the robot rabbit when he was grabbed by Chica around his small waist, holding him back.
"A good fight is no fighting at all." She told as she felt Foxy kick his legs up and down.
"Good morning guys." Freddy smiled as he looked over his shoulder, then looked back at the window.
"Hey Freddy, whatcha lookin' at?" Foxy wondered as he slipped from Chica's arms and ran to the window.
"Oh wait a minute, it's that time of year again, isn't it? It's the ol' Feast and Fight thing that goes on for a whole week, right? Oh yeah!" the fox robot jumped into the air with excitement and started dancing around the room, strumming an air guitar.
"Ah yes, a festival where you get to experience different cultures from around the world, like different folk dances, their traditional food, their traditional clothing, music, but mostly their folk dances. They're so fun to learn and gives you great exercise." Bonnie recommended, clutching his hands together.
"Bonnie! Don't forget about the hot chicks! They're gonna be coming from all over the world! It's not an opportunity worth missing."
"I'm a chick." Chica pointed out when Foxy frowned and walked to her side.
"I don't think I was talking about your term of chick, Chica." Chica glanced at him with an angered face.
"Guys, guys. Those all sound great and exciting, but you're all forgetting about one thing." Freddy noted as he walked towards his friends.
"What?" the three animatronics asked in unison.
"Master Aku."
"Oh…" Bonnie and Chica sighed.
"Bah! Aku Shmaku." Foxy scoffed, standing beside the bear and placed his arm over his shoulders.
"Don't listen to what that demon tells you. You are your own person."
"Foxy you know very well what would happen to me if I ask him to go outside of the warehouse. I would be punished."
"He's probably all bark but no bite. But think about it for a moment, you don't have to ask Aku."
Freddy stopped and dug his face into his hand, knowing what Foxy was thinking about.
"Oh no…"
"Oh yes, all ya have to do is wear a cape, wear a hood over your head, and BAM! Aku won't recognize you."
Chica took Freddy from Foxy's arms, "I think Foxy is right. You're almost 20 years old and you're still cooped up here like a chicken. No pun intended by the way. You should have been rebellious years ago, but don't worry. Today is the day you shine."
"Don't spend your life by watching your life go by. Be a part of it. Learn new things. Grow!" Bonnie suggested as he spread his left arm outside of the window.
Freddy couldn't stand being jailed here in his own bedroom, his life was waiting for him outside.
He wanted true happiness, true wonder, and even fall in love one day, and he wouldn't have all those if he was going to listen to Aku for the rest of his life.
He took in a deep breath and exhaled.
"You're right! I'll go!"
"Way to go, Freddy boy!" Foxy cheered on.
Freddy turned around to walk out of the room when suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him.
The figure was taller than him, he also had flaming red eyebrows and beard, curled teeth, green mouth, and crown like horns on the sides of his head.
It was Aku.
"Whoever were you talking too?" Aku questioned suspiciously when Freddy turned around to find his friends in their previous state, sitting on tattered yet nice chairs in a circle.
"I was talking to my friends, sir." Freddy answered as Aku walked into the room.
He sat on one of the unoccupied chairs that was beside Foxy's chair.
"Can they talk, Frederick?" The demon questioned as he knocked on the fox's head, emitting a metallic sound that echoed throughout the room.
"No sir." Freddy answered as he sat on a chair beside him.
"Good, now it's time to review your countries and capitals." Aku said as Freddy got off of his chair, ran to his worn nightstand for a piece of paper, pencils, and a hardcover book for him to work on.
He sat back onto his chair, "Ready Master."
The animatronic waited patiently for Aku to collect his thoughts before they begin.
"What is the capital of England?"
"London," Freddy answered as he wrote on his paper.
"Where in the world is Berlin?"
"Germany!"
"What is Russia's capital?"
"Moscow!" Freddy continued to write on his paper as Aku summoned a wine glass out of nowhere and poured himself a glass of wine.
"Where is Paris?" Aku quizzed when he took a drink of his wine.
"Feast," Freddy answered when he heard Aku spit out his wine.
That was when the bear realized his mistake.
"WHAT?!" Aku screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Sorry, I mean France. Oh no…" Freddy quickly erased his answer on his paper and replaced it with the real answer.
"You are thinking about going outside to the Festival, are you?" The demon interrogated as he threw his wine glass across the room, breaking into pieces as it hit the wall.
"No, that's not what I was thinking at all. It was only a coincidence. I didn't know there was a festival going on today. I swear!" Freddy lied, calming down his master.
The demon sighed, "Frederick, how many times must I explain to you? The world is a dark, cruel place. And once you step foot outside, these insolent people will revile you as a monster."
"I'm so sorry, Master." The robot apologized when the demon placed his hand over his shoulder.
"Everything I have done was to protect you, even raised you as my own son. Is this how you repay me?"
Freddy shook his head.
"When your heartless creator abandoned you 20 years ago, you had no one else to look after you except for me, Aku. The only way you were going to be safe from those evil creatures is if you stay in here."
Aku turned towards the exit, and turned to see Freddy, "Remember Frederick, this is your home and sanctuary."
The demon smirked before leaving the room, knowing he had done his job well.
Freddy sighed and sat on his bed.
"My sanctuary…" he whispered to himself.
He grabbed a sketchbook he owned from under his pillow, and a box of crayons from his night stand.
The animatronic bear began to draw himself, Foxy, Bonnie, and Chica playing in a flower field, where the sky is blue instead of red, where there was grass instead of concrete, and where they were free from his prison.
This is my sanctuary.
Foxy came back to life and ran to the window.
"Look here lads, a mime." Foxy smirked as he grabbed a bucket with a water balloon inside from under Freddy's night stand.
Before he had the chance to through the water balloon at the hapless mime, Bonnie caught both him and the balloon.
"Dang it, Bonnie. Why must you ruin every fun thing I do?" Foxy complained as the animatronic rabbit dragged him inside the window.
