CHAPTER 1

A Fresh Beginning

Everything was dark. The first thing that his existence knew, was the darkness. He knew nothing else, not who he was or where he was, or what purpose he was there for. It was just dark. Yet he wasn't scared. He became aware he was also warm, the soft humming of gears and clicking of servos calming his thoughts as things were becoming more and more clear. Then his eyes slowly opened, and the world became a part of his existence as well. Knowledge flowed into his mind and in an instant he learned so much about many things.

First was the knowledge that he was an animatronic, though he could think and feel as a human would. Humans. It was his job to look after the little ones and keep an eye on the older ones as well.

The chip in his head flooded his mind with information as he took everything in. He was on a stage in a restaurant. He knew that it was a children's restaurant called Freddy Fazbear's pizza. Who was he? Searching through the onslaught of information he found his name. Foxy. Foxy the pirate. An animatronic. Foxy smiled at his name, and looked past his own stage at the main one in the centre of the main dining room. On it was three other animatronics.

But why was he on a separate stage? Why was he different from the others? Foxy looked at himself and saw that he looked different too. Even though the other's should be older than him, since he had just activated, he looked older. He was torn in many places, as if his body had been though a lot. But what? Foxy decided that it was probably because he was supposed to be a pirate, he should look the part.

His job was to serve the children who came to the restaurant. He was to tell them stories, and sing a few songs, but it was all solo. Foxy couldn't help but wonder again why he was separated from the others. The chip in his head told him nothing about it, though Foxy decided that he wanted to meet these other animatronics. But Foxy waited on his little stage. Pirates Cove. The name came to his head as soon as he thought about it.

It was morning and the pizzeria he was in would open in an hour. It was six thirty according to the clock that was programmed in his mind. He was sitting on a stage with a sign beside him that said Pirates Cove. Behind him on his stage was a pirate ship.

Sitting on the main stage were the other three animatronics; a bear, a chicken, and a rabbit. They were all staring at him, then came over in a cluster. The bear animatronic stepped forward and spoke to Foxy first.

"Hello, and welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. My name is Freddy, and from this day forth I will teach you all you need to know." Freddy said, a huge smile on his face. The other two animatronics were arguing behind him.

"Hey you two, say hello!" Freddy told them. The two stopped whatever they had been talking about, and the Bunny took Foxy's hand, shaking it.

"Bonnie, nice to meet you!" Bonnie was very tall, especially compared to the fox who was still sitting on the floor. His fur was a rich deep purple. He towered over the other two animatronics. Then the yellow chicken pushed Bonnie aside and gave Foxy a hug, surprising Foxy. She pulled away and he simply stayed frozen on the spot for a moment.

"I'm Chica. Don't mind this guy, he likes giving people a hard time." She said, giving Bonnie a light shove.

"I do not!" Bonnie protested.

"Oh, hush." Freddy said, and the two looked at him defiantly, although they did stop. Freddy sighed.

"What is your name?" Freddy asked Foxy. Foxy looked at him, and opened his mouth, forming words for the first time.

"Foxy. Me name be Foxy the Pirate, at yer service." He said, a smile forming on his words fell easily from his mouth, as though he had always talked.

"Nice to meet you Foxy." Freddy smiled, as he helped the fox to his feet. Foxy was a little shaky at first but quickly got the hang of it.

"Hey Foxy, are you a boy or a girl?" Chica asked, taking the fox off guard. He looked at her, surprise.

"Very clearly, I am a boy." Foxy answered, slightly confused.

"Yes!" Chica exclaimed, smiling broadly.

"Crap..." Bonnie grumbled.

"What?" Foxy asked. Had he said something wrong?

"Nothing, just a little bet." Chica said, smiling victoriously at Bonnie. Bonnie growled, and left the room. When he came back, there was a dress on him, and everyone burst out laughing. Bonnie growled angrily, and ripped it off.

"You got to see me in a dress. That is all you get." Bonnie said. Everyone just kept laughing. "I'l get you back for this." Bonnie promised, glaring at Chica.

"Welcome to the family." Freddy said to Foxy, still laughing lightly.

"Thanks." Foxy said, a genuine smile growing widely.

"Ok you guys, you all show Foxy around, I'll make some pizza." Chica said excitedly, running off to where Foxy supposed was the kitchen.

"Sweet." Bonnie said, cheering up immediately, already walking off. Foxy quickly ran up behind him, the bear casually following behind.

The three animatronics walked all around the pizzeria, and Foxy saw the dining room, the backstage, hallways that led to the rooms, and the office where the workers would go for their breaks during the day. Finally, they saw the kitchen where Chica was putting the finishing touches on a pizza she had just made. Foxy was astounded by the incredible smell that came from the pizza.

"Pizza is ready guys, off to the dining room you go!" She chirped.

They went back to the dining room, and Freddy saw the confused look on Foxy's face.

"What's up?" Freddy asked.

"It's a strange thing to ask, but…we can eat?" Foxy asked. Freddy laughed.

"Yes, we can eat. Just as well as we can smell and feel. Food can be turned into compost or something like that, and it serves as a kind of fuel I guess." Freddy answered, and Foxy just nodded, working on letting that information sink in as they all took their seats around one of the tables.

"Here we are!" Chica called, entering with a fresh pizza, and setting it down on the table.

"Wow! Smells delicious!" Foxy exclaimed.

"Just wait till you taste it." Bonnie said, grabbing a slice and wolfing it down quite literally in one bite. Foxy watched as the others all started to eat the pizza. He had never eaten before, so he just copied them, picking up a slice and putting it into his mouth. He was amazed by the amazing flavour that filled his mouth at that instant. It was delicious! The perfect blend of pepperoni that wasn't too spicy, and wonderful melted cheese covering it, with just the right about of tomato sauce. Foxy quickly finished the slice and picked up another one. Freddy laughed.

"I think he likes it." He told Chica, who had been waiting for the fox's opinion. Foxy finished swallowing and confirmed what Freddy had just said.

"I love it!" He said excitedly. The pizza was soon gone, and Chica cleaned up the table.

"It's seven thirty so we open soon. We best get back to our stage. Or.. stages." Freddy said.

Chica finished cleaning and she and Bonnie went back to their main stage. Freddy walked Foxy to his pirates cove. Foxy knew he would soon get to meet the kids and he was filled with excitement. Yet he was also nervous, and told Freddy so.

"Don't worry, brother." He said. "We were all nervous at first. Just be yourself, and everything will come naturally. After all. We all have almost the same programming." Freddy told Foxy with a smile. Foxy felt reassured, and nodded to himself. He would do his best. Foxy climbed onto his stage and Freddy joined Bonnie and Chica on their stage. Soon, the day would begin.