Ashes
Chapter One: "Hired"
Fazbear's Fright – August 12th, 2023;
Garrus North stared down at the newspaper clipping in his hand. It was an advertisement for Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction. The company was looking for somebody to look over the equipment during the night hours, and the twenty-eight year old man thought it would be the perfect job for him.
He scratched his magnificent beard in thought. His parents had been mad at him when he told them he was going for the job. They never told him why he shouldn't, but they were strongly against his decision. He sighed and shoved the newspaper clipping into his pocket. He entered the attraction.
"So you're telling me that there's an extra room in that one place we searched?" Percy asked the man in front of him.
"Yeah. It wasn't shown on the cameras, but I know it's there." The man said. "I can show you where it is, if you'd like."
"You do realize what happened last time we checked that location, right man?" Percy asked.
"Yeah." He said. "There was a huge explosion. Most of the artifacts were lost."
"There was more than that..." Percy sighed. "Dude, are you even sure there's anything worthwhile in there?"
"Why would they keep it hidden if it wasn't full of something?" The man had a point. Percy looked behind him and saw a man approaching.
"Hold on Mike," Percy said, "I've got to deal with this guy." Mike nodded.
Percy examined the newcomer. He was Caucasian and had reddish-brown hair styled into an afro, and he had the bushiest beard Percy had ever seen. He wore a death metal t-shirt and blue jeans. When he got close enough, the man held out his hand. Percy shook it.
"I'm Garrus." The man said. "I heard that you had an opening."
"Yeah." Percy said. "We have a position open for the graveyard. You up to it, dude?" Garrus nodded.
"I usually stay up late anyway." He said.
"Well then, you're hired." Garrus' blue eyes widened.
"Just like that?" He asked.
"We haven't had too many people volunteer." Percy said, sighing. "I'll just do a basic record check and add you to the roster."
"Thanks." Percy motioned for Garrus to follow.
"This will be your office." Percy said, showing Garrus a room with a desk, a box of animatronic parts, and posters. Garrus thought that it was creepy, the way the heads looked at him... "I'm the boss around here. Name's Percy. I'll go into more detail on what you have to do on the phone tonight."
"Okay..." Garrus said, still a bit shocked.
"Your shift starts at midnight, so be here on the dot!" Percy warned. "I've got to go talk to this guy. His name's Mike and he worked the night shift at another location a long time ago. He keeps telling me about this extra room..." Percy sighs. "I just hope we find something worthwhile."
"I'll be here, sir." Percy chuckled.
"No need for formalities. I'll see you later." He said. "Go home and get some rest, you'll need it." Percy left Garrus alone in his new office. The man looked again at the heads in the box, and his unease only grew. He sighed and decided to go home to sleep. Tonight would be a long night...