I'm baaaack! Finally! Here it is! The long awaited (and overdue) prequel to Five Nights at Ninjago's!
Here's the character list:
Dareth- Jeremy (Security Guard)
Lloyd - Phone Guy
Cole - Freddy
Zane - Bonnie
Kai - Chica
Jay - Foxy (Wolf)
Golden Dragon - Golden Freddy
Bizzaro Cole - Toy Freddy
Bizzaro Zane - Toy Bonnie
Bizzaro Kai - Toy Chica
Bizzaro Jay - Toy Foxy/Mangle
Brad - Ballon Boy
Overlord - Puppet
Now let's get to the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Ninjago or Five Nights at Freddy's
"Hello, children," I greet my students and strike a dramatic pose. "Welcome to Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo!"
"Ugh, we know!" One of my students, Jeff, groans. "You say that everyday! Nobody actually wants to be here!"
Ignoring his comment, I continue, "Here you will find discipline, honor, and-"
"A RAT!" One girl screams at the top of her lungs.
"A r-rat?" I ask nervously. "That's impossible! This place is-"
"There's another one!" Jeff screams and sprints to the door.
"I'm leaving too!"
"Let's get out of here!"
"That's disgusting!"
"No, wait! Come back!" I shout at the large group of screaming students that burst through the doors of my dojo.
"Mommy!" One boy, Phil, cries as he jumps into the arms of his mother.
"What happened?" Phil's mother asks and glares at me.
"There was a rat!" Phil cries.
"I-It was just a little mouse! I swear I'll get rid of it!" I cry desperately.
"This is the third incident in one month!" She shouts. "You're going to get shut down for this!"
"N-No! Please!" I beg and fall to my knees. "This is my life's dream! Please don't tell anyone!"
"You're pathetic," She spat and stormed away. "And I can't wait for this dump to get shut down."
I fall to my knees as tears burn in my eyes. Looks like Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo is finished...
It's been about three weeks now since my dojo closed down. I've been searching for a job ever since then but still haven't found anything.
"This is hopeless!" I cry and bury my face into my hands. I'm sitting alone on a bench in the city park, buried deep in thought.
Why did this have to happen? Why can't I find a job?
Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, a flyer hits my face. After pulling it away from my face, I examine it closely. It's a golden piece of paper with the words 'GRAND REOPENING!' printed across the top. In the middle of the paper are four cartoonish ninja characters smiling and waving. Towards the bottom of the flyer, there is a small box of text that says, 'Ninjago's Pizzeria has reopened! We have new animatronics and fun for all ages! Now hiring a security guard to work the night shift. If interested, please stop by or call 1-888-NINJA-GOOO.'
"Holy crap! Ninjago's pizzeria has reopened? And they're hiring? This is amazing!" I shout, startling the small group of birds that had begun to gather nearby.
I remember first going to the original location sixteen years ago. I mean not there to hang out of course. I always had to take my kid brother there. I was fourteen at the time and didn't want to go to some kiddy animatronic pizza place. That would be weird. It's not like I secretly enjoyed going or anything. Anyway, I'm so happy that I found a job. Using the address written at the bottom of the flyer as my guide, I drive to the new location.
After about twenty minutes of searching, I finally find the new location of Ninjago's Pizzeria. I practically jump out of my car and rush to the door of the building. My eyes widen in both wonder and shock as I open the door and enter. The building is huge! Tons of children are all gathered around three animatronics on a stage. Streamers and banners hang from the ceiling while multiple posters and drawings hang from the walls.
"Hello, sir, welcome to the new and improved Ninjago's Pizzeria," A woman with black hair at the front desk greets me. "How may I help you?"
"Oh, I, uh found this flyer and want to apply for the job of night guard," I reply. "So, I, uh came here."
"Okay, you're going to need to talk to Mr. Wu," She says softly. "Mr. Wu!"
A man dressed in a simple white shirt with a black tie comes out from a room behind the desk.
"Yes?" He asks softly.
"This man would like to apply for a job here," The woman responds. "I figured you would like to see if he is qualified."
"Hmmm..." He mumbles and gently strokes his thin white moustache. "What is your name?"
"Uh, Dareth, sir!"
"Hmmm, come walk with me, Dareth," Mr. Wu points to the stage. "Let me show you around."
"Okay!" I smile and follow him.
The woman at the desk then giggle creepily before shouting, "You're going to love it here!" She then continued giggling as she crossed her eyes.
"Patty, please stop scaring the new recruits," Mr. Wu states and then whispers to me. "She's a nice lady but a little off.
Wu then leads me to the show stage. The animatronics had just finished performing and now stood perfectly still.
"I introduce you to the new toy animatronics," Wu started. "Outfitted with the latest facial recognition technology and mobility-"
"Uh, these aren't the original characters," I interrupt. "Err- Cuz, uh, I used to take my little brother to the old place."
Wu sighed and looked down. "No, these are not the original characters," He mutters sadly. "The old ones were... Defective..."
"What do you mean?"
"They were just old, okay?"
"Uh, okay..."
"Anyway, like I was saying, these are the toy animatronics. Not the originals, but still the same characters," Wu points to each animatronic. "This is Toy Cole, Toy Zane, and Toy Kai."
All of the toy animatronics had rosy cheeks and seemed to be made of some sort of thick plastic. Toy Cole was a brown bear in a black ninja suit and was the widest of the group. He had a golden scythe in one hand and a microphone in another. Toy Cole had a sort of dopey look on his face that made him hard to not laugh at. To the right of Toy Cole was Toy Zane. He was a light blue bunny in a white ninja suit armed with a guitar and a golden shuriken. To the left of Toy Cole was Toy Kai. He was a yellow chicken dressed in a red ninja suit. He was the shortest of the group and had a golden sword.
"Welcome to Ninjago's Pizza!" Toy Cole said robotically.
"So, uh, why do they look so girly? You know with the rosy cheeks and all."
"They are supposed to be kid friendly, so perhaps that's why they look 'girly'," Wu replied. "Trust me, these are a lot safer then the originals."
"Okay," I ran a hand through my luscious brown hair and then spoke again. "So, where's Jay?"
"Over here," Wu said as he lead me to an area at the other side of the room. "This is Kid's Cove, and this is Toy Jay."
Toy Jay looked similar to the other three. Rosy cheeked and plastic-y. He was a white wolf with light blue as a secondary color. He was dressed in a blue ninja suit and armed with a pair of golden nunchucks.
"Welcome to kid's cove!" The animatronic shouted in a high pitched voice.
"Wow, he's kinda... Creepy..." I muttered.
"Well, at least I'm not an Elvis impersonator," Toy Jay shot back. "What's up with that hair?"
"He's a little asshole!" I growl angrily.
"Profanity detected!" Toy Jay then began to beep and glared at me.
Mr. Wu let out a little laugh before leading me to his office.
"Now, if you are to become a night guard here," Wu started. "You must promise to ensure the safety of my building and animatronics."
"I-I promise," I reply. "Please, sir, I really need this job."
"Okay, you're hired."
"Really?"
Wu laughed and nodded his head.
"You're shift starts at 12:00 P.M and ends at 6:00 A.M.. Get here on time and do a good job."
"Yes sir!"
"Good," Wu smiles. "My nephew will call you and give you some tips."
It's 12:00 P.M.. I actually made it on time. Yes!
I glance around the room, taking in my surroundings. There are posters and drawings scattered across the walls. But the weirdest thing of all were these giant air vents that were on each side of the room. Above each vent was a button entitled, 'Light'.
I, uh, guess that's for maintenance?
Suddenly, the ringing of a phone startles me. Sitting on the desk is one of those old dial phones. Curious, I reach my hand out and answer the phone.
"Hello?" I ask softly.
"Hello?" A young voice asks. "Hello?"
"Hello." I repeat.
"Hello? Hello?" He asks again.
"Hello!" I grunt.
He clears his throat. "Hello and welcome to your new job at the new and improved Ninjago's Pizzeria. I'm Lloyd and you're, uh, Derek, right?"
"Dareth." I correct.
"Right, Dareth," Lloyd repeats. "Okay, so I bet you're happy to be working here!"
"Yeah!"
"Good, good," Lloyd laughs. "So, I'm here to talk you through some of the things you may see during you're first week."
"Like what?"
"Um... Well," Lloyd started. "It's important to know that the characters do tend to move around during the night."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah," Lloyd replied. "But, um, if a character catches you, they will uh, shove you into an extra suit, which would, uh, kill you-"
"Wait, what?!"
"H-Hey, it's not that bad!" Lloyd assured me. "We have a defense for you. Under your desk is an extra Cole head. If you put it on, the animatronics will see you as one of their own and leave you alone."
"Oh, thank God!"
"But one animatronic doesn't follow this rule," Lloyd said. "So first, grab that monitor on your desk."
"O-Okay!" I reply and grab the monitor. Soon, a camera system appears, showing me the main three animatronics all on the show stage.
Good.
"Now," Lloyd continues. "Flip over to the Prize Corner."
I do as Lloyd said and see a room filled with toys and a large present box in the center. In the corner of the screen is a button that says 'Wind Up Music Box.'
"You see, you can fend this animatronic off with a music box," He says. "So every once in a while check on the music box and make sure it's not completely drained. It'll only take a few seconds to wind it back up. Okay?"
"Okay..."
"Now, the animatronics move around and try to get to your office. You can find them with the cameras and use your flashlight when needed. And also, some of them do go through the vents. So be sure to check the lights there to be safe."
"I don't know about this, Lloyd," I whisper. "I don't think I can do this."
"Hey, you'll be fine!" Lloyd laughs "I was 14 when I first took the job! Then again I had doors there, but nonetheless, you'll be fine!"
"Alright, thanks Lloyd!"
"Okay, talk to you later. Goodbye!"
With that said, Lloyd left me all alone.
Time to go to work.
I reach my hand under the desk and pull out the Cole head. It's actually a Cole head. A classic Cole head! I put the mask on my face and gasp. The mask stunk and was hard to breath in. Not to mention I could hardly see.
"Ah, so that's the catch."
I then grab the monitor and flip through the cameras. I see that everyone is still on stage and Toy Jay hasn't left Kid's Cove either. I then move over to the Prize Corner and check on the music box. I see that the music box has begun to wind down slightly and quickly press my finger to the button to restore it. Once that's done, I then explore all of the other rooms of the pizzeria. I eventually land on a room entitled 'Parts and Services.' What I found shocked me.
"Ah!" I scream. "That is some creepy shit!"
Inside the room was broken and dismantled animatronics. Staring directly at the camera was the original Cole. He was laying on his back, his mouth wide open and his eyes dead. Next to Cole was the original Zane, laying against the wall, his upper face completely removed. I next to Zane, I could vaguely make out Kai's shadow.
"So that's where they are..."
I move back to the show stage and see that again, no one has moved. I then go back and wind up the music box. I've repeated this process for about three hours now and have not found any sign of activity.
What if Lloyd was puling a prank?
I breath a sigh of relief and fall back into my chair.
"Good prank, kid," I whisper. "But you can't outwit Grand Sensei Dareth."
I then close my eyes and fall asleep.
I have a strange dream.
I'm in an unfamiliar place, standing on a stage. In front of me are several tables with party hats.
My eyes feel strange. I'm looking out of a mask. Cole's mask.
I turn my head and look to my right. Next to me is a purple bunny wearing a white ninja suit.
Zane?
I then turn to my left and see Kai. Both of the animatronics are perfectly still.
Suddenly my vision fades and a single phrase flashes into my eyes.
'It's Me!'
Beep! Beep! Beep!
I wake up to the sound of some strange alarm, almost like a siren. I look down in my lap at the monitor and see that the Prize Corner camera feed is flashing a danger sign.
"Oh shit!"
I quickly wind up the music box all the way and breath a sigh of relief.
"That was close."
I check my watch and see that it's about 4:30 A.M. and I'm almost done with my shift. I then flip over to the Show Stage and release a little scream at what I saw. Or rather, didn't see. They were gone, all the animatronics were gone! I flip from camera to camera, praying to find them.
Let's see... Toy Cole is in the Game Room... Toy Kai is in the main hall... And Toy Zane is...
I swap over to the right vent camera and see the light blue rabbit is crawling forward, staring at the camera.
"Gah!" I scream and fumble with the Cole head.
I hear a noise in the vent and check the light. Toy Zane's face is illuminated with light as he stares into my soul. I shove the mask onto my head and try to hold in another scream. Toy Zane gets out of the vent and slides across the room, scanning me. After a few moments, Toy Zane seems convinced that I'm 'one of them' and leaves.
"Thank you!" I cry happily and pull the mask off my face.
I hear a noise from the left vent and immediately turn the light on. Toy Kai stares at me, a terrifying grin visible through his mask. I shove the mask back on my face and close my eyes as Toy Kai scans me.
"You are... an animatronic." Toy Kai states mechanically and leaves the room.
"Another close call!" I cry before looking down at the monitor. I quickly find both Toy Zane and Toy Kai in the camera feeds, but I cannot find Toy Cole. I know for a fact that there's no way Toy Cole's fat ass is going to fit in the vent, so that leaves one more place to look. I take out my flashlight and shine it at the main hallway. I immediately find Toy Cole as he is standing right outside the entrance, his large mouth open as if he was going to eat me.
Seeing this horrifying sight scares me and causes me to drop the light. Toy Cole takes the opportunity to enter the office. He eyes flash as he begins to scan me.
"Gah!" I cry. "Put the mask on!" I grab hold of the mask and slam it onto my face.
Toy Cole finishes the scan and smiles at me.
"You are an animatronic!" He cries happily and leaves the room.
Well, he's not that smart...
"Heh," I laugh. "Looks like Cole saved me from Cole."
I check the cameras again and examine Kid's Cove.
Well, looks like Toy Jay is gone.
I flip through each camera but can't find the wolf. Guess that means he is..
I quickly press the right vent light button and see the animatronic, his head peaking out slightly. Being as calm as possible, I slide the mask back my head and watch as Toy Jay climbs out of the vent. He steps in front of me and begins to scan.
Oh please let this work... Please...
"You are... Too slow," He says robotically and points a finger to my chest. "Be quicker next time. I would stuff you but I'd rather let him do it."
"Him?" I ask in fear.
Toy Jay laughs and climbs back into the vent.
"You forgot to wind up the box," He growled. "Now he's coming."
I quickly jump to the Prize Corner camera and don't even try to hold in a scream. The music box has run out and won't rewind. I look closely at the present box and see a head is poking out slightly.
"What the hell are you?"
As if answering, the thing rises out of the box completely. It is a long, tall, puppet looking thing. It's face is white and has red cheeks and purple streaks coming out of its eyes. A wicked grin is spread wide across its face. I also notice a new tune is playing: 'Pop Goes the Weasel.' How fitting. I glance down at my watch and see that I have less then an hour left. Maybe if I'm lucky, he'll take a long time to come here. The camera then turns black before returning to normal. The Puppet, however, has changed. He now wears a black helmet and golden armor. In his right hand, he carries a large axe.
"I'm so dead!"
I wait patiently, hoping that I won't die, that I will make it. But I know that is unlikely.
I glance down at my watch.
5:59 A.M.
Oh please...
Suddenly, the Puppet leaps forward from the shadows and tackles me down. His hands grab my throat and he repeatedly slams me onto the ground. I gasp and sob as my body quickly runs out of oxygen.
This is it-
Ding Dong!
Loud chimes ring throughout the building, alerting me that it is 6:00 A.M..
The Puppet groans and slams me back on the ground, finally releasing his hold on me.
"I am the Overlord," He growls and begins to walk away. "And you would be wise no to return tonight..."
"Gotcha!" I gasp.
So, what did you think? Sorry if the actual 'action' part was short. There will be more actual animatronic action next chapter. Thanks so much for reading.
Also, please leave a review if you'd like. :)