This will be interesting. So this is a story I've had in my mind for years but never did anything with. I have lots of worlds in my head but I don't usually share them cause they're so weird. Anyway, things to keep in mind throughout this story: the timeline of this story is not directly related to the timeline of the games, Alex is 14 and Lea is 13, Lea's name is pronounced "Lee." Freddy's has been a closed and forgotten about place for at least 30 years in this story, Lea is the number one main character, the animatronics that will appear in this story are Freddy, Foxy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Puppet, and Springtrap. In my story toy Bonnie and Chica are furry like Freddy and Foxy and not plastic like in the games, and the animatronics' personalities are a combination of the character and the children's spirits trapped inside. That's pretty much it for now. This first chapter is really short.
"Did you hear that!?" a fourteen-year old girl gasped, clutching tightly to her sister's shoulders.
"No," the other girl had to stop walking a moment to not lose balance. The two siblings were walking down a pitch-black hallway. The girl with shoulder-length, dirty-blonde hair, who was the younger of the two, was leading the way with a flashlight while her short-haired older sister clung to her closer than her own shadow. "I can't hear anything with you breathing down my neck."
"Oh, why of all places did we have to explore an abandoned building, at night!"
She was almost amazed at how her scaredy-cat big sister could seemingly whisper and shout at the same time. "Hey, no one forced you to come."
The other girl let go and crossed her arms. "As if I'd let you go wandering around alone in some place no one's been in years! The fact that it was so difficult to break into should have meant something to you!" She gasped and turned back to look at the darkness behind them. "What was that?!"
"It did mean something," she shrugged as she continued walking, oblivious that her sister had stopped. "It told me that this place was definitely worth exploring. No one's ever talked about this place and with the newer buildings built around it, I don't think anyone's ever noticed it. Isn't that weird? Alex?" She turned and shined the flashlight down the hall, but Alex had vanished. "Seriously?" the girl huffed and began walking back to find her.
"Alex, what did I tell you about staying put when you're lost?" There was no response to her question. "Where are you?" She was more annoyed than worried; Alex had a tendency to get lost, even in small buildings. As she attempted to find her sister, she used her flashlight to examine old papers stuck to the walls. They were childish drawings of kids, cake, and some big cartoonish animals standing like humans interacting with the children or singing on a stage. The drawings were clear but she was too afraid the paper would crumble to touch any of them. "One of those places, huh?"
As she swept the light along the wall she ended up locating a doorway with a sign next to it that read, "Storage." The door was fully open and barely hanging on by the hinges, as if someone had forced it open and broke it in the process. Using the flashlight, she peered inside to find the checkered floor littered with metal scraps and bolts. She stepped inside the dark room and shone the light down at a large fake eyeball laying on the floor. "That's a big eye," she muttered. She moved the beam of light up a bit and stopped it on a pair of big metal feet only a couple of feet away from her. Slowly, she brought the light up the tattered red body until reaching the face of what looked like some kind of fox. The robot was taller than her and its pointed mouth gaped open with half closed eyes reflecting the light of the flashlight. She was about to say "wow" but screamed instead as the thing's eyes flashed silver and it lunged at her with an ear-splitting screech. She instinctually raised her left arm up to protect her face as something sharp swung at her, slashing her arm and knocking her to the ground.
The flashlight had been knocked out of her hand and rolled along the floor before stopping against the wall. She was relieved to hear the fading sound of the thing's quick footsteps down the hall, but her relief was quickly replaced by fear that it might find Alex before she did. Despite the stinging pain from her arm, she quickly crawled over and grabbed the flashlight. It flickered a moment and she had to shake it to get it to stop. Hitting the ground had probably messed it up she thought. She set the flashlight to its widest beam then gasped and almost dropped it again at the sight of what was in front of her.
Crouching on all fours just in front of her was another large creature, a light blue bunny with big green eyes, long eyelashes, and a big red bow below his neck and rosy cheeks. He smiled and raised his hand to greet her. "Hey there! How's it going?"
She gasped and tried to squirm away, but a shooting pain in her arm caused her to stop and grab her arm.
"Oh!" The rabbit looked concerned. "Did I scare you? I'm so sorry!"
"What?" the word escaped her mouth.
He gasped as he noticed the blood on her arm. "You're hurt! Here, let me see." She tensed as he reached out to gently grab her arm. After examining it for a moment he let go. "What a relief. It's not too deep." He stood up and extended a hand to her. "I think there's first aid in the office. Let's get you fixed up."
She stared at him for a moment before slowly reaching to take his hand. She supposed that if he wanted to hurt her then he would've done it by now.
The girl sat in an old office chair, holding her injured arm as the rabbit rummaged around. Oddly enough, the lights were on in this room. She glanced around the small room, both to examine it and to figure out how it had power. Maybe she was dreaming, but then, wouldn't the pain in her arm have woken her up?
"My name's Bonnie, by the way." The rabbit said as he continued searching. "What's your name?"
"Lea," she replied.
"That's a nice name," he said. "Oh, here it is!" He brought the first aid kit over and crouched down in front of her. "Does disinfectant expire?" he tilted his head as he examined its contents.
She shrugged. "Better than nothing, I guess?"
"Mm-well, that's true."
She allowed him to apply the disinfectant, which stung like it was still fresh, and then carefully wrap her arm with a bandage.
"There, much better!" He looked cheery. "Wow, you sure gave Foxy a scare."
"Me?" she raised an eyebrow. "He just screamed and attacked me for no reason!"
Bonnie laughed awkwardly. "Yeah, he can be a bit twitchy. He hides in the dark so much, your light must have thrown him off. I'm really sorry for his behavior. It's been so long since we've had guests."
"Yeah," Lea looked him up and down. "Whatever this place is, it's been shutdown and sealed up a long time ago. You guys are robots…right? How are you still active after so long?"
He seemed confused. "What do you mean? How long has it been that you don't know Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?"
"Freddy who?"
They stared at each other for a minute. "Eh, I guess it's hard to tell time when you're stuck in the dark for so long." He began to think aloud. "Has it really been years?"
Lea wanted to say something but then her sister flashed in her mind. "Alex!"
"Who?" Bonnie jumped a little at her outburst.
"My sister!" she jumped out of the chair. "I lost her before I got hurt. What if he hurts her, too?!"
"Foxy isn't as bad as he seems," he tried to reassure her. "Don't worry, I'll help you find her. This place isn't too big. Heck, maybe she ran into Freddy or Chica."
"Who are they?!"
"They're my friends, don't worry!" He walked over to the door on the right and glanced down the dark hall. "Come on, we'll check the rooms down that hall you were in."
Lea kept close to the rabbit as they walked. She thought of turning her flashlight on but Bonnie seemed to be finding his way perfectly. "Can you see in the dark?"
"Hm? Oh, not really. Not like Freddy. I guess I'm just so used to it, and I know this place like the back of my hand. Are you scared? The dark's nothing to be afraid of."
"I'm not afraid of the dark," she said, "just what's in it."
"I feel really bad about what happened between you and Foxy," he said sadly. "He's not the best with first impressions, but I promise, he's not bad."
They stopped at one of the doorways where slight shuffling could be heard. "Alex?" Lea clicked her flashlight on and shined it inside. It was a room filled with old video game machines like an arcade.
From behind one of the machines Alex poked her head out then ran over to hug her sister. "Lea! You're okay! What happened to your arm?" Before Lea could answer, Alex had spotted the giant rabbit walking in. "Another one!" she grabbed Lea's arm and took a step back.
"No, Alex it's okay!" Lea quickly explained before her sister had a panic attack. "This is Bonnie. He helped me after I got hurt then he helped me find you."
"Eh, hello," he said awkwardly.
"What?" Alex stared at her. "It helped you? What even are they?! I was hiding in here after I saw a big bear with glowing eyes!"
"Oh, you met Freddy!" Bonnie's ears stood up.
Alex gave him an odd look. "They're like animatronics," Lea said. "This place apparently used to be some kind of pizzeria or something."
"If they're robots then why are they still working?" Alex asked through clenched teeth, afraid the rabbit would hear. "They act like they're sentient!"
Her sister shrugged. "How should I know? It's not a big deal I guess." She turned and smiled at Bonnie. "I mean, this guy's friendly."
"Right, well as lovely as this all is, we need to leave."
"But-"
She stopped her before she could argue. "Lea, it's the middle of the night, you're hurt, and I'm totally freaked out. We need. To. Leave."
"Fine," she sighed.
Alex grabbed Lea's hand and carefully scooted past the rabbit. "Hi, yeah, thanks for having us, but we've really got to be going now so…"
"Oh, you're leaving?" he looked sad.
Lea felt an ache in her heart at his disappointed expression. "Don't worry! I'll come back tomorrow night."
"What!?" Alex shot her a look.
"Really?" Bonnie's ears perked up and Lea nodded. "I can't wait! We're going to have so much fun together! You'll get to meet the others!"
To be continued...