Hello FanFiction, it's been a while. But now that summer has arrived, RacerMau is back! I've been in the FNAF fandom for a while, so it's time to contribute. Originally, the story had Bonnie's perspective, but I changed it to Freddy, for now anyway. I'll probably have several POVs. It's easier to write a character when you relate to them. Freddy is calm and takes things seriously, and then you have hyper fun-loving Bonnie. This should be interesting to write. Anyways, enjoy!

Darkness. Static. Strange white lines blending with shadows and lights. With the opening of a new pizzeria, came the writing of a new chapter in a tragic story.

Colors fought their way forward. Two blue eyes slowly clicked open.

Freddy swiveled his head. He knew he had been moved from somewhere else, to somewhere new. Bigger. Better. As Freddy took in his surroundings, his ears twitched. He wasn't alone! His friends were there! One by one, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy awoke. Freddy was the first to "speak". "It's dark. Must be night. Good. The dark is best for observation."

The animatronics didn't use their voice boxes to talk; those had programmed words, saved for the day. A communications hardware was embedded in each of them. The bots could send a sentence or two at a time to whichever of the characters they selected. The hardware had proved to be a bit glitchy; often affecting electrical devices nearby like lights and cameras. But that had never really been a problem in the day time. Only one power outage had occured so far.

"What are we going to do tonight?" Bonnie wondered aloud. "We don't know how long it will be until our work starts again." Now Foxy decided to contribute. "Aye, we'll be a scouting party in this new pizza place. Mapping out just how much bigger and better this establishment is. Let's try this hall to our right."

Everyone proceeded to step off the stage and started off down the hallway. That was a bit out of character. Maybe Foxy was trying to get on my nerves by acting like he's in charge. The animatronics went down the hallway, passing the restrooms. There was a door at the end, with a sign that read "Parts & Service". Freddy slowly opened the door. It was an empty room, with some wires hanging down from the ceiling. Nothing interesting. Freddy backed out and went to the left, where there was another hall. "Wow! They have FOUR party rooms!" exclaimed Chica.

"Sounds like we'll be busy!" Bonnie chuckled. "This place is awfully big for just the four of us."

Freddy peered down the hallway. There seemed to be one more room at the end. Inside were a few unpacked boxes and a desk. On this desk rested a rolled up poster, a moniter, a phone, and an unplugged fan. "Interesting," said Freddy.

"Hmmm, I'd rather not linger in here. We should be getting back to our stage." worried Foxy. "It wouldn't be good if someone found us all the way over here. It would be weird."

"Says the weirdo, you dumb fox! But you're right, we should get going. Err, not that I'm agreeing with you! I'm agreeing with what Freddy would say!" Everyone turned to look at Chica, whose circuits had started to heat up.

Perhaps we're acting a bit unusual since we've been shut off for a while. Foxy has been showing strong involvement. And Bonnie hasn't been crazy hyper like usual. However, I feel fine. So, Chica could have been damaged at some point during transport here. All four of us have some rips and tears. I hope not.

"Uh, exactly right Chica. You three go on ahead. You know how I like to analyze everything."

When Freddy's friends had left, he carefully pored over the ceiling, the walls, the floors... Two vents! The bear got down and stuck his head inside one. I don't like this. It's a pretty tight squeeze. Plus there appears to be a camera further down the vent. Forget Foxy's scenario of being spotted in the office by a person, now THIS is WEIRD. I won't be crawling back in here.

Suddenly Freddy heard something that could only be described as staticky, garbled, and unnatural. He bumped his head while scrambling out of the vent. For a split second, he thought he saw a face. A child's face, tears rolling down the cheeks...

Shaken, Freddy ran down the hallway and back to their show stage.

No, it won't be theirs for long, Fazbear...

"Freddy, are you okay? Why were you running?" asked a concerned Chica. "I'm perfectly fine. Golden. I just thought I saw a kid, that's all. I haven't performed in so long, I'm hallucinating things!" Chica frowned and looked at Bonnie. "Maybe it's because of you. After I 'woke up' I thought I saw a pizza! And you were standing right next to me, Bonnie!" The purple bot tried to frown back, as best as he could without eyebrows. "That doesn't make any sense. How would I have affected Freddy if I wasn't standing next to him?"

As the two animatronics continued bickering, Foxy trotted over and came to a halt in front of Freddy. "Hey Freddy, we should leave those idiots to their duel and examine this space in front of us. It looks like there could be another room up here."

Although the bear didn't like to leave Bonnie and Chica like that, he figured the two robots wouldn't care about absorbing every detail into their digital maps. They would see everything eventually. So Freddy nodded to the Foxy and the two walked forward until the dark devoured them like a starved ghost, hidden from sight in its belly.

The pair came across a counter on their left. Shelves behind it were stuffed with plushes of the band. Foxy picked up a Freddy toy. "Aww, it looks just like you, Fazbear. Too bad I'm not up here. The kids would love me!" The fox set it down on the counter. "I wonder why I'm always by myself. To be honest, I don't know why the band needs two singers. It would be nice if I had you or Chica as a pirate with me."

Freddy patted him on the shoulder. "If I could make a request like that to the employees, then I would. You'll hang in there. We'll send messages in the day, and see each other at night."

In the communications hardware, they could send emotions too. And the fox and the bear shared a moment of happiness.

"Hey Freddy, why don't we go back to the stage? We can finish our expedition with Bonnie and Chica later. They MIGHT be done arguing and may be worried about us. And if they are, they'll be mad."

"Alright then Captain. Full speed ahead to shore!"

Caught up in conversation, the animatronics did not notice the box under the counter, nor did Freddy hear the strange sounds from before, which had returned.

It won't be yours for long... Children...

Two questions: is the story of a high quality so far, and do you have any ships so far? This isn't going to focus on romance but I might throw some in every once in a while. Anyways, reviews would be most greatly appreciated.