February 13th, 1987
Freddy Fazbear's Pizza #1
I was 19 years old at the time. My young 7 year old cousin was visiting from Nebraska for the week. On Friday, because he behaved, I offered to take him out anywhere he wanted. He couldn't make up his mind, so I let him watch TV for a while. When I turned it on, it was playing one of those classic commercials for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. He said that was where he wanted to go.
I had never been to Freddy's before, but I had seen those commercials on TV all the time. They always announced that they had "revolutionary animatronic technology". Although I didn't believe it at first, I was intrigued. I've heard from word of mouth that the pizza was terrible, but their other foods (pasta, salad and sandwiches) were decent, ironically enough.
As you probably guessed, around 12:47 PM I took my cousin to the restaurant. We parked the car outside and walked to the entrance. There was a sign above the door with Freddy Fazbear's Pizza written. Above the words were three animals: A brown bear with a black tophat and bowtie, a lavender bunny with a red bowtie carrying an electric guitar, and a yellow chicken with a bib that said "Let's Eat!" and holding a cupcake with eyes (though that was kinda creepy).
When we walked into the dining area, we sat down in one of the tables near the main stage, which had its curtains down. The curtains were the color purple with white stars on them. At the back of the room, were what looked like three party rooms boarded up and sealed.
When we looked at the menu, I was surprised to see that most of the food was pretty cheap compared to other restaurants. Most of the items were about $1-$2. We ordered sandwiches just in case the rumors about the pizza were right. The sandwiches were actually good!
Several minutes after we received our food, the lights in the building darkened, like in a movie theater when the movie's about to start. Then, spotlights shone on the stage and the announcer spoke:
"Attention all boys and girls! Right now, yes, NOW, your favorite band trio shall take the stage! Raise your hands and give it up for Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie the bunny, and Chica the chicken!"
I chuckled. "Real original names there." I thought sarcastically.
Once the announcer finished, the curtains raised, and three more spotlights came down, showing three adult-sized full-body animatronics representing the three main characters, with Freddy in the center, Bonnie on the left, and Chica on the right.
As the kids roared with applause and cheers, I somehow found an interest with the animatronics themselves. Their movement was surprisingly more advanced than any other animatronic I've ever seen in my life! I was surprised that despite the low prices for the food, a low-budget company could still afford high-budget animatronics!
Once the applause died down, the robots spoke (or at least their pre-recorded voices played) to the children.
"Hey Everyone!"
"Hello, Boys and Girls!"
"Hi, Everybody! He he he he!"
When they spoke those lines, I learned that the bunny was a boy. I thought all this time he was a girl, because technically, "Bonnie" is a feminine name. I shrugged this off quickly, though.
"I'm Chica! Let's Eat!"
"I'm your best friend Bonnie the bu-bu-bunny here!"
"Everyone knows me! Freddy Fazbear!"
Right of the bat, something threw me off. Bonnie's voice was looping. Although that was weird, I assumed that because a low budget company is handling more advanced animatronics, there's obviously going to be glitches in the robots. The kids never seemed to notice it anyway.
"Is everyone having a good time? 'Cause I sure know I am!"
"I could use some mo-mo-mo-HELP ME-more pizza!"
"There's always some delicious people-delicious pizza here at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!"
"What the...?" Did Chica just say 'Help me'?! And are people on the menu? Nope. I asked my cousin if he heard that, but he didn't know what I was talking about.
"Hey Chi-i-ica!"
"Yeah, Bonnie?"
"Do you know what I like to do to have fu-un?"
As Chica kept guessing what Bonnie likes to do, I still couldn't get the weird 'Help me' message off my mind. This was obviously more than just a glitch. How come the kids never notice it?
"I like to sing!"
"Why didn't you say so, Bonnie?"
"Let's bring out the band!"
"1, 2, 3-3-3, 4!"
Right before they started singing, Freddy not only had his voice start looping again, but his body was shuddering. The adults look confused, and apparently the staff noticed this too. One employee rushed to the stage to close the curtain. Right as it closed, I heard a loud BANG! After that, the lights came back on.
1:32 PM
After that performance-gone-wrong, the announcer announced that Freddy and his friends would come off the stage and interact with the people in the audience. Shortly after, the characters, with assistance of some staff members, came out from the curtains and walked into the dining room.
I was stunned at what I saw. It wasn't people in costumes. It was the freaking animatronics WALKING without requiring tracks in the floor! For 10 minutes, I watched as the robots, though with very slow movement, gave children hugs and even talked with them!
As the robots returned to the stage, I noticed on the bottom left section of the building there was another, much smaller stage with the same purple curtains as the big stage. In front, there was a sign that read: Welcome to Pirate Cove. I got up from my seat and started walking over to the small stage out of curiosity. Meanwhile, Freddy showed up on the main stage again, no Bonnie or Chica. He looked completely fine, with no damages.
"Hey, all you pirate fans! Head on down to the Pirate Cove, 'cause the show's about to st-start with our good ol' pal, Foxy!"
I chuckled again. "These are seriously uncreative names!" I thought. "What's next? Doggy the Dog?"
"Foxy?"
As I got closer to the stage, I began hearing strange, hushed voices coming from Pirate Cove.
"NEVER ACCEPT ME..."
"I know he's around here somewhere! Foxy?"
"NOT ONE OF THEM..."
"Can you help me out kids? Foxy!"
"EAT THEM..."
I pulled the curtains aside and walked into Pirate Cove. I'm sure that's against the rules, but no employees tried to stop me. I reached out through the dark stage and eventually bumped into another animatronic. Suddenly, the curtains of the cove started to open.
"Come on, kids! Nice and loud! Foxy?!"
As the curtains opened, the animatronic became visible. It was a red fox with ragged pants, an eyepatch, and a hooked hand. What shocked me the most was that the hook was an ACTUAL hook! I looked up at Foxy's head, and even his TEETH were incredibly sharp! Who would put that on a children's mascot?!
I looked behind me to see LOTS of kids anticipating Foxy. I'm sure it was an unexpected surprise to see a 19-year-old idiot on Pirate Cove for no reason at all. I slowly sidestepped to the edge of the stage, hoping to get off before the staff noticed. Suddenly, Foxy turned on and, with his non-hooked hand, shoved me off the stage!
"Yar, me mateys! It's me, Foxy! Welc-Welcome to Pirate Cove!"
Ow! I just lie there on the floor while the kids watch Foxy.
"When in the Pirate Cove, always venture safely, kiddies! And, no running around the cove! Otherwise, ye be-LOST FOREVER-ye be walkin' the plank!"
As I got up, I watched Foxy's movements. He moved slightly faster than Freddy, Bonnie or Chica, and although his hook was sharp, he seemed aware enough to pull it away from the kids if their hands were just about to touch it.
At this point, things completely fell apart.
I noticed three boys were picking on a girl younger than them. They had stolen her Golden Freddy plushie (a very rare plushie, by the way) and they would only give it back if she touched Foxy's hook. As she got up on the stage, I tried to tell her that this is a bad idea. However, the boys were constantly taunting her, tempting her to get closer to Foxy.
I walked over to the boys and tried to tell them to stop, but they ignored me. I yelled at them to stop, and they just blew raspberries at me. I told them I'd tell the staff and even their parents about what their doing, but they still refused. Before I could go inform the staff, I looked back at the girl, whose hand was just inches away from Foxy's hook.
What happened next scarred many children, possibly even me, for life.
Foxy started shuddering, much like Freddy did earlier, except this time, his eyes went black. Then, he froze for 5 seconds, his jaw opened, he bent down, and then...
'CHOMP!'
Everybody in the building turned to Pirate Cove to see what happened. The kids were speechless, I was speechless, EVERYONE was speechless.
Foxy had completely BITTEN the poor girl's forehead! Normally, it wouldn't be so bad, but because of Foxy's sharp teeth, blood splattered everywhere, some even got on me! All the expressions on the kids were shocked, traumatized, and horrified all at the same time.
Foxy's jaw released from the girl's forehead, and she fell from the stage onto the ground. What her forehead looked like was so nauseating and so queasy that I'm not going to describe it.
People started screaming, yelling and running for the exits. Parents rushed around, trying to find their kids. Freddy's eyes were blinking red, though I don't know why. I ran back to my table, grabbed my cousin, and carried him out the emergency exit.
Before I walked out, I looked back one last time. I saw the parents of the girl who got bit, crying over the body of their child. I saw the parents of the boys, yelling at them for forcing the girl to go up in the first place. But, most significantly, I saw Foxy, with his normal eyes, staring right at me with blood dripping from his teeth, and what seemed like a guilty expression on his face.
I dragged my cousin to the car. As I drove away, I heard the faint sound of police car and ambulance sirens. I looked back at the once innocent, harmless Freddy Fazbear's Pizza one more time, then drove off, hoping to never bring my cousin back ever again.
