"Hello, hello? Err, well if you're hearing this, you probably didn't have any other career options."
"Damn right there..." A man thought out loud as he lit up a cigarette and listened to the message this awkward sounding guy had left him. The man looked to be in his early thirties with sandy blond hair. It was cut very short at the back and sides, leaving two inches of his messy hair on top. He was by no means a strong man. He was slimmer than most men, not skinny however. He had no facial hair, preferring to keep shaven there. He wore a white shirt and black trousers. On his wrist was a cheap watch he got just for this job, he hated wearing watches. He had taken off his belt and tie, leaving them on the table. His coat was on the back of the chair he was sitting on. He smoked cigarette after cigarette whilst his green eyes darted around the room, looking at the posters. He hadn't even seen the animatronics in person, he just went in for the position and he was almost instantly hired. He was the one who asked for a night shift. Insomnia kept him awake throughout most nights anyway.
His name was Liam, and he was desperate for a job. He had heard about the Fazbear restaurants, he knew they had a really bad reputation, but no one else was going to hire him. He needed the job and the money really badly. He owed people money, dangerous people, not only that but he needed his bills paid, and Christmas was coming up in just a couple of weeks. The stress was mounting, sometimes he felt like just ripping out his hair and banging his head off a wall in frustration. With this new job, he hoped to pay off everyone and get back on his feet.
"By now I am sure you have heard certain things about the previous locations, but let's not get into that right now. This is a brand new location, although a little smaller from the last one, but that just gives you less places to keep an eye on. Anyway, you're going to want to keep track of those animatronics on stage, if you haven't seen them already, bring up your cam and take a look... unless they have moved already."
"Wait? Moved?" Liam thought to himself before turning on a small portable CRT TV to check out the cameras. He saw the three creepy looking things on stage. "They look so fucking sinister..."
"I should explain that they move around in the night, something about them locking up. You should see three of them out there but there is four, Foxy has been put in pirate cove. He was always my favourite but, he's a little different. So long as you keep watching him and make sure the others don't creep up on you, you'll be fine. Check those lights outside your doors, you don't want one of them catching you..."
"That doesn't sound good. This guy must just be fucking with me." He naturally didn't believe that they would be allowed to walk around at night. The idea of them really walking around at night didn't sound right, he had seen animatronics before, and he never heard of any of them having to move themselves around at night.
"You might have heard some of the staff talking about a bite and endoskeletons, yeah, really don't want to get caught. You have a limited power supply in that building so try not to waste it."
"Are they seriously that fucking cheap?! No wonder no one wants to take up a job in their shitholes." This job was beginning to sound worse with each passing second. He listened to the man's advice and quickly switched off the fan. If he didn't have to worry about his whole money situation, he would leave a big note on that fan saying 'fuck this', and walk right out. Unfortunately, he didn't have that option.
"I'm sure you'll be fine..." Liam heard the man on the phone seemingly whisper something he couldn't make out. "Talk to you tomorrow!"
The message the man left for him suddenly ended. "Well, this should be good. A bunch of creepy animatronics sounds like a great time..."
1AM
Liam kept flicking through the cams, none of the anamatronics had moved yet. The lack of movement quickly led him to believe that man was just fucking with him. He felt stupid for even considering animatronics could actively seek out someone to try to bite them. He began wondering what that man meant when he mentioned an endoskeleton. Either way, he didn't care, he believed it was just all lies. He refused to believe that they could hurt someone, he bet health and safety would be all over them if that was the case. The thoughts of murderous machines eventually slipped his mind before then thinking of something that was very real, his full bladder. He got out of his chair and took his maglite flashlight with him.
The guard quickly found the toilets, heading into the men's. He was expecting it to smell much worse than it actually did, he guessed this place wasn't such a hell hole after all. The fear had completely left him, and now he just saw this place like any other. After emptying his bladder and washing his hands, he headed down the dark halls. Suddenly, he heard a deep laugh. His eyes widened in shock as he spun around, his torch illuminating the end of the hall. There was nothing there, but he definitely heard something. He thought about yelling, shouting at whoever was down there, but he decided against it. He wasn't going to alert whoever was down there until he knew exactly who he was dealing with.
Liam walked straight into his office, only to see his chair on the floor. All of the CRT TV's had been unplugged, and one was missing. "Shit, shit, shit... some fucking great security guard I am turning out to be."
2AM
Carefully, he made his way down the halls, looking in every door he passed by. "Come on asshole... I will crack your fucking skull open..." Liam whispered, getting himself ready for a potential fight. "Seriously, who would rob a fucking pizza place? If I see a ninja turtle I will flip the fuck out..." The west hall was quiet, very quiet. He tried his best to stay quiet, he didn't want someone getting the first punch on him. Everything was so dark in this place, but he kept his flashlight turned off as he walked into the dining area under the cover of darkness. He didn't see anyone in the dining room, but he now heard something in the kitchen, clanging pots and pans it sounded like. "Great, now whoever it is probably has a knife..." Liam mumbled, until he saw something on a table nearby. He couldn't believe it, whoever broke into his office left the TV on the table. Without thinking twice, he picked it up by the plastic carry handle on top of it and turned to walk straight down the west hall, but something was waiting for him.
"Oh fuck..." Liam whispered under his breath as he raised his flashlight up in a heart beat, turning it on to see something he really didn't want to see. It was the rabbit, standing right near his office. He guessed it must have came in through the east side and walked right through his office. "You're fucking with me right?! Get the fuck out of that suit!" He yelled. Suddenly, he heard a noise coming from pirate cove, seeing the curtains parting to reveal a set of glinting eyes. When he looked back to the rabbit, he saw it was halfway down the hallway already. Liam's heart was pounding, adrenaline kicking in as he ran straight over to the east hallway, sharply turning the corner and running down it. He hoped he could give these robotic horrors the slip. He ran so fast, he almost ran straight into the wall when he came to the east door into his office. He looked inside his office before slamming the button behind him. The big metal door slammed shut behind him, but he heard something coming for the door way right in front of him. Without a second thought, he lifted up his torch only to see Bonnie reaching out for him with those cold metallic finger, screeching.
"FFHHAAAAAAA!" Liam screamed as slammed his foot right into the door button, kicking it, seeing the door slam shut right in front of him. He stumbled back, he knew if he hadn't kicked that damn button, anything could have happened. He collapsed back into his chair, panting like a dog as he put down the small TV, and rubbed over his own face. If he ever returned to this place, he was going to pay extra close attention to what that guy has to say. But first, he would actually have to survive the night.
3AM
Liam was feeling the paranoia setting in, he began wondering if these doors would really hold them. He began wondering if there was some other way they could get in. His skin began to crawl, his attention now drawn towards the window leading to the west hallway. It was too dark out there to see anything, but a quick flash of his flashlight revealed the animatronic bunny he had barely escaped. It was just looking at him. "Fuck off!" He yelled as he turned his flashlight off.
4AM
Liam could hear more laughing out there, more movement. He checked the cams after hooking them back up, seeing the bird and the bunny moving around. It was around about the same time he saw the bird, he remembered the pair of eyes he saw at pirate cove. He brought up his cam very briefly to check out pirate cove, that was when he saw it. It was foxy, and it looked like it was smiling in some weird way. Feeling like he had seen enough, he put down the TV. As time past, things started to go silent. Silence sounded so good to him right now, but it didn't last. He heard a very loud banging noise coming from the eastern door. He shot right up out of his chair, his heart racing all over again. Very, very slowly, he made his way over to the window, and flashed his light through it. To his surprise, he saw no one there. There was something there however, a cupcake.
"It can't be..." Liam thought to himself, before then quickly opening the door and grabbing the pink cupcake before anything could grab him. He hit the button so quickly, the door almost scraped his nose on its way down. Now with the thick door in between him and whatever else was out there, he took the time to look at the cupcake. In a way, it reminded him of the animatronics. The dark circle around the cupcake's frosted eyes reminded him of the gaps near the animatronic's eyes. He brought the cupcake close to his face, but only to smell it. It smelled like strawberries, his favourite fruit. The cupcake was staring at him, even after putting it on his desk.
"So... mystery cupcake, who made you?" Liam questioned the inanimate delicious object. He couldn't help but think about why a seemingly murderous animatronic would leave him something like this. "... You're poisoned, aren't you? You have to be. What is it? Cyanide? Rat poison?" He asked it as if it was going to answer him. Of course it never answered, but just looking at it made him hungry. "Poison is probably the least of my worries right now... I should probably stop talking to myself so often." Liam began to pull a small piece off the cupcake only to sniff at it. It didn't smell poisoned, in fact it smelled great. Against his better judgement, he popped a piece into his mouth.
Half an hour later, the entire cupcake was inside him. He was a little worried, after all, he did just eat a cupcake given to him by a potential killer robot, but it was too late to go back now. So far though, he seemed fine. All of a sudden, he heard the door being knocked on again. His head sharply turned to look at the door, reaching for the flashlight almost instinctively. Getting out of his chair, he made his way towards the window, and flashed his light through it. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, it was a tray with four different coloured cupcakes on it. He checked his cams once more before venturing out of his room to grab the tray, and bring it into the security room. Next time he hears a knock on the door, he planned on checking the cams to see who was leaving them behind.
Just as he put the cupcakes down, he heard loud footsteps, like something was running, and that was when he realized his mistake. "DOOR!" He yelled to himself. He looked at the button, but he knew it was too late. The red animatronic slid into view. He only saw it for a split second because he ran right to the opposite door, hitting the button quickly, it slid open, and his heart stopped. Bonnie was there, only a few inches away. Liam turned to face Foxy, and suddenly felt his hair being grabbed at by Bonnie. Even though his hair was short, Bonnie had a strong vice like grip on his hair. Suddenly, Foxy lunged right for Liam's face, his sharp teeth now on display for a fraction of a second.
Liam ducked, feeling his hair being ripped right from his scalp as he did so. It felt like the skin had been ripped right off the back of his head. Foxy flew towards Bonnie as Liam used his legs to jump low, and slide on his belly. He slid right through the same door foxy was at, the sound of Foxy colliding into Bonnie rang out behind him. Scrambling to his feet, he ran right down the hallway, and right into the dining area. Without a torch to illuminate everything, he felt almost blind. He knew hiding in darkness probably was not going to be enough, he needed to find a place to hide himself from their line of vision completely. He ran for the first place he saw, running right into pirate cove, and instantly he wished he hadn't. It was pitch black, the only light in this place was the very dim light coming from the dining area.
"Power saving mother fuckers..." He whispered to himself extremely quietly, seeming to mouth the words instead of saying them. He waited, crouching as he heard movement. He could hear them out there, he didn't try looking underneath the curtains just in case they could see him, he had to depend on his ears. He heard noise coming from the kitchen, and footsteps in the dining room. Slowly, those footsteps were getting closer and closer. Liam's hands balled up into fists the closer they got. Adrenaline was coursing through his body, if he was going to die, he was going to die kicking and screaming, not with a whimper. He had no intentions of dying tonight though. Just as he was about to run for it, the footsteps started to fade away.
Liam pulled the curtains back, looking around before leaving pirate cove. He stayed close to the ground, keeping a low profile. Looking down the west hall, he spotted Bonnie with his back turned towards him. It was strange, he appeared to be looking towards the camera. Liam didn't stop to watch him, he just kept moving to the eastern hall. It was all clear in the hall, so he pushed on, but he couldn't help but notice the noise in the kitchen had stopped. He looked behind himself, hearing what sounded like a door opening. He didn't hang around, he broke into a sprint, running straight down the hall and almost flinging himself back into his room. He slammed the buttons, closing himself in his office.
"Fuck..." He grunted as he pressed his back against the wall. His eyes darted around the room before settling on the cupcakes, finally getting a good look at them. There was one red, one brown, one purple, and one yellow. Liam stifled a laugh before bursting out into hysterical laughter. He felt like he was losing it.
5AM
Liam was writing on a piece of paper, he decided to write down his thoughts just in case he doesn't make it out of here, or if he does and one day wants to look at what was going through his mind. He filled an entire page, he believed it summed up exactly what he was feeling.
'I am so fucked. I am so fucked. I am so fucked.
I am so fucked. I am so fucked. I am so fucked.
I am so fucked. I am so fucked. I am so fucked.
I am so fucked. I am so fucked. I am so fucked.'
At the bottom of the page was a crudely drawn Bonnie with an erection, the words, 'I am gonna get ya' were written in a speech bubble next to its head. He could still feel eyes on him, so he walked over to the window. He prepared himself to see those creepy eyes once again, but as soon as he shone his light through the window, it quickly became clear that it wasn't there. He checked his cams quickly to make sure it was not in the west hall before then opening up the door. "You're not the only one who can mess around... HEY! Fresh meat right here! Come get it dick heads!" He yelled down the hall.
Almost as soon as he had finished yelling,he saw something skid into view at the end of the hall. Even before he brought the flashlight up, Liam could clearly see a hook shape. When he did shine his flashlight on it, the cold metal glinted as the light hit the hook. He didn't get a clear enough look at it however as it started running towards him almost immediately. He backed straight into the security room and hit the button, the door quickly closing. A split second later, he heard the animatronic bashing on the door. "Ha!" Was all Liam had to say to it. He knew if these animatronics ever really got to him, they would probably make him wish he had never taunted them like this.
6AM
He knew it was the end of his shift, but he was scared to go out. He checked the cams to make sure they were in the right place, and they were. He was scared to death of going past them as well as pirate cove, especially pirate cove. That damn fox with the hook and the eye patch was most certainly going to be lurking in there. Eventually, he gathered enough courage to leave his room. He put his belt and coat back on, and crept out of the room. He held his torch tightly, ready to bludgeon whatever tries to jump out at him, but nothing did jump out at him. Liam walked straight into the dining hall, and looked towards the show stage. There they were, all of them, not moving an inch.
"... BLEEGH!" He yelled at them, but there was no reaction. Now, he felt stupid, and insane. Did he really imagine the whole thing? He was never prone to hallucinations, but maybe the lack of sleep really was getting to him. Liam rubbed the back of his head, but quickly pulled his hand away when pain shot through his scalp. His fingers felt wet, he glanced down to them, seeing them lightly coated in blood. He knew one thing, the pain he felt was very real.
8PM
Liam was still trying to wrap his head around what went on in that place. He thought about quitting, but he needed the money, he had to have it. He was already behind on his payments to those loan sharks. He was sitting in his couch, thinking on what to do when his cat jumped onto his lap. "Hey Hugo, what do you want now?" He asked with a little chuckle. He was an all white cat with a little black patch at his upper lips, he thought about calling him Hitler but he didn't have it in him to be that mean to such a cute and sweet cat. Suddenly, his phone went off. Casually he picked it up, guessing it might just be his sister asking him about how his first day went. "Hello?"
"Where is our money?!" A very angry male voice yelled back at him.
"Shit, look! I have got a job, just give me two weeks!" Liam hastily replied.
"That's what you said last time, my friend, a month ago! Look, don't bother, we will get our money out of you one way or another." The man sharply responded. "You've wasted enough of our time, now you're fucked, you hear me? Fucked."
Before Liam could say anything else, he heard the phone being slammed down on the other end. Liam knew that if he didn't have that money soon, he was screwed. He had been under so much stress, his girlfriend had left him, she kept saying he was too childish. Now she was gone though, she could say what she liked, it wouldn't make him feel any worse. Most nights, he just hoped to fall asleep and never wake up. He hated having all these money troubles, this insomnia, it felt like life had just felt him a shit hand. It was up to him to make the most of what he had. He had to go back to that place, he guessed if he put in more hours, he could gather enough money to keep the loan sharks at bay.
Author's note: First shot at a Five Nights story, and you should know I am updating this story daily, that means one chapter every day! Fun fact, was going to split this chapter into two, but figured it would probably be better if the opening chapter was a bit long. :) Oh, one thing I should tell you all right now, this story will have two endings, and you will get to choose how this story ends. This is the first time I have ever tried this, so depending on how it turns out, I may or may not do this again. Also another thing, I was going to have Liam watch the animatronics through a tablet, but I deleted that in favor for the old televisions seen in the office. Enjoy and thank you for reading this far!