Chapter 1: The Beginning

Disclaimer: I do not own Five Nights at Freddy's. At the beginning of our story, we see though the eyes of a small boy named Josh, who seems to be the only child afraid of the new-in-town diner's animatronic mascots. Don't forget to review, and enjoy!

It was a normal school day. I talked with my friends, the teachers gave us piles of homework and the school bully, my brother Michael, made me jump from behind and teased me about how I am scared of everything. It's not like I can get rid of him either.

With normal bullies, you go home, tell your parents, they get punished and leave you alone. When your brother is the bully, he is still there to torture you when you get home, and if I even give a tiny hint to my mother that he is being mean, she insists that "All brothers fight sometimes" and "No one likes a tell tale Josh".

Anyway, me and my best friend Nate were walking home that normal school day when a colourful poster on one of the telephone poles caught my eye. "FREDBEAR'S FAMILY DINER" the title read. Nate followed my eyeline and said "Didn't you hear? Rex's Cafe shut down. This diner took its place!" I frowned. I loved that cafe!

"Look at the mascots." Nate said as he pointed to a golden bear and rabbit underneath the title.

"Fredbear and Bonnie welcome you," I read aloud.

"Kinda creepy aren't they?" Nate confessed. "Apparently they are actually animatronics. You know," he added seeing my confused look. "Robots that are dressed up like animals."

Still frowning, I lowered my eyes to look at Fredbear. As my eyes found his, I was struck by a sudden sense of foreboding. Scared, I turned away.

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We walked in. Its like a party that never ends in here. The tables are crowded, the waiters are busy but always smiling, the kids eat the food like they haven't eaten in days, and there. The animatronic mascots are on the stage, Bonnie playing a guitar and Fredbear singing.

Suddenly, a loud "HEYYY!" interrupted my thoughts. It was a large group of my brother's friends, and they were gesturing for him to join them. He practically ran over, leaving me and my mother to find seats. Finally we found three in a row, and my mother ordered food. She looked over at the stage, then at me. I knew what she was going to say before she said it.

"Josh, why don't you go and sit down in front of the stage? All of the other kids your age are down there."

I looked at her in horror. "But mum, I don't want to!"

"Stop making a scene!" She hissed loudly, even though no one was taking notice of us.

"But mum..."

"If you don't go down there, I will hide your books for a month!"

I stared at her in horror. Without books, my only other source of entertainment is playing board games with my brother! Giving her a "you crossed the line" look, I slowly got up and walked down to the stage. I sat as far away as I could without trying to look too scared. Fredbear was doing a magic show, with Bonnie as his assistant.

"We are about to do a trick which involves a lot of danger." He was saying in a strangely human voice while laughing, snapping his jaw shut as he did so. "All right, I need a volunteer from the audience!" He looked around. "How about you?" He lunged towards me, and as he did, I had a sudden vision of his eyes turning red and his teeth sharpening. "There's no need to be nervous," he spat, as his teeth started muliplying. "I've done this many times before..."

Realising what he was implying, I let out an ear-splitting scream and ran as fast as I could out of the diner, hearty guffaws that sounded strangely like my brother's following me.