Hello all! I've decided to postpone the other story I was working on, as I didn't really know where I wanted to go with it. But this one, I have so many ideas for it! I have taken a lot of liberties and changed a lot of things around. So yeah, this story definitely isn't entirely canon, nor do I claim it is. I wanted to write something lighthearted and fun, with a bit of mystery and family secrets thrown in. I'm probably going to keep chapters short, since I find that I lose interest in writing a story if I make chapters really long. I don't know why but... it happens. :/

Now onto the long, winded summary!

Frederick "Fredbear" and Yvonne "Bonnie" Schmidt are the current owners of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, having bought it years ago from the original owners of Fredbear's Diner. Dark ghost stories and local legends have always followed the restaurants, even with Fred and Yvonne insisting that they're not true or that the 'incidents' that the stories are based on, had happened in the diner, before they ever owned it. That's what they've told everyone, but the Schmidt family is hiding so much more than they let on. After putting all of their life savings and Fred's inheritance money into the restaurants and amusement park, can you blame them? They have literally everything riding on the success of the Freddy Fazbear name. They won't let a bad history ruin it for them.

Enter their son Mike, and Mike's cousin Jeremy, who were both little kids when the incidents happened, and as such, they don't know the truth, only the stories that they've heard from their friends. Given jobs as the night guards for the amusement park, they start to unravel their family's dark secrets and hidden past, which all lies within Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction.

Chapter One: Fazbear Park

Opening Soon: Fazbear Park! A new, family-owned amusement park, brought to you by the Schmidt Family, who's restaurants, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, are a local hit in and around the state of Texas! Fazbear Park is a state of the art amusement park, to be open year-round, offering something for the entire family, from the classic stages you can see in the restaurants, to brand new seasonal shows, kiddie rides for the younger children and thrill rides for the thrill-seekers in your family, there's sure to be something for everyone in the entire family to enjoy!

We are currently looking for full time and part time staff to join the Fazbear Family.
Open positions include:
Managers/Assistant Managers
Ride Operators/Performers
Stage Performers/Actors/Actresses
Food Vendor Associates
Gift Shop Cashiers/Stock Associates
Restaurant Staff (Host/Hostesses, Waiters/Waitresses, Chefs)
Arcade/Carnival Game Operators
Front Gate/Ticket Sales Associates
Janitors
Skilled Maintenance Associates (knowledge of Animatronic repairs/parts and amusement rides preferred)
Medical Staff/First Responders
Security Staff (for day, evening and overnight shifts)

To inquire about a position, please contact Frederick or Yvonne Schmidt at 1-800-Faz-Bear.

Jeremy Fitzgerald stared at his e-mail in awe. Frederick and Yvonne were his Uncle and Aunt. So why was this the first time he was hearing about this new... amusement park, that they were opening up?

Shutting his laptop, Jeremy got up from his desk and hurried downstairs, hoping his mother was home from work. She was the sister of his Aunt Yvonne, and Jeremy knew they were super close, so she must've told her about it beforehand. Luckily, his mother, Jackie, was in the kitchen, still in her nice work clothes, working on making dinner.

"Hi Jeremy," she greeted him with a warm smile, "How are you?"

"Good," Jeremy returned the smile, before sitting down at one of the stools at the kitchen counter, "Mom, did you know Uncle Fred and Aunt Yvonne are opening an amusement park?"

"Of course I did," she laughed, "Well, sort of. Aunt Yvonne told me they were thinking about it, since the restaurants were doing so well. Also in part due to Uncle Fred's parents passing away, Uncle Fred inherited a lot of money from them, being their only child, so they were talking about using it to fund 'something big.' I only found out it was an actual amusment park a few days ago."

"Wow," Jeremy smiled, "That's awesome. But aren't they concerned about the rumors and stories that have always been told about the restaurants? You know, the one about kids being murdered and stuffed into the animatronics or the one about a kid having half of his head bitten off by one of them?"

Jackie rolled her eyes, pulling some fresh vegetables out of the brown shopping bag that sat on the counter behind the one she was working at, "Jeremy, you know those are just stories. Every place that some people find a little spooky, always have people telling scary ghost stories about it. Just promise not to mention it around your Aunt or Uncle, okay? They've worked so hard since buying the original diner from the previous owners, to get rid of it's bad reputation."

"Right, got it," Jeremy nodded, already excited to call his cousin Mike and talk to him about it, "Hey, think maybe they'd give me a job? I've already spent a month looking since graduation. This place sounds like it would be awesome."

"Then you should call up your Aunt and Uncle and ask them," Jackie smiled, "I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. Maybe you can work with Mike."

"You know what? I'll go do just that," Jeremy grinned, hopping down off the stool and heading back to his room.

"Dinner's in an hour!" Jackie called after him, feeling a little unnerved that he brought up the 'incidents' that happened in restaurants. Her sister and brother-in-law had worked so hard to rebuild that place and do away with the stories and bad name it had gotten. While the 'stories' were actually true, the news of it leaking out would definitely hurt everything Fred and Yvonne had worked so hard for, everything they'd put their entire life savings and inheritance money into.

Luckily though, things seemed to be going well. But then again, not everything is as it seems.