Chapter 1: Remembrance

I do not own Five Nights at Freddy's. That honor goes to Scott Cawthon.

It was a special day for Mike Schmidt. Not like a day off from school or a holiday like Christmas or Easter. Today was much more special in his eyes, for today, it was his seventh birthday. For the "momentous" occasion, Mike's parents decided to bring him to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, a local family restaurant. Mike was practically bouncing in the backseat of the car.

Mike loved it at Freddy's. He enjoyed the games and the pizza, but those were never the reason he wanted to go there every day. What actually made him enjoy the place so much were the animatronic mascots Bonnie the Bunny, Chica the Chicken, Foxy the Pirate and none other than Freddy Fazbear himself.

At first glance, the mascots themselves looked like plain old animatronics running a pre-programmed show. But those who stayed after said show know better. For afterwards, the animatronics would walk around and interact with guests. For the time, it was revolutionary, and the kids couldn't get enough of it.

However, much to Mike's avail, he and his family would hardly go to Freddy's. Whenever they did go, it wasn't for very long. The restaurant had some bad reputation on its hands, such as the bite of '87 and five children going missing inside, both on the same year. But, it's been 8 years since the incidents so they thought it was time to allow Mike to return to the place he loved so much.

Mike's father waited impatiently at a red light. It was like this light knew it was him every time and decided to stall itself turning green for his suffering. "Come on! Turn green already!" He yelled. It was extremely frustrating for him. His wife put her hand on his shoulder. "Henry, it's a light. Yelling at it will not make it go any faster. Besides, you might scare Mike." She said in a hushed tone. He glanced back at his son with the rearview mirror, who was somewhat laughing at his father's enragement due to an inanimate object.

He smiled warmly at him. "So kiddo, who'd you invite to the party?"

"I didn't invite anyone…" Mike said, his excitement now gone and replaced with sadness.

His father's smile dropped. He knew Mike had some school trouble, but he thought he would have at least tried to invite someone. But his son was more isolated then he, so he decided not to press the matter. "We're almost there, kiddo. You better not get a frown on your face. You know the rules there." He said, trying to cheer him up. From what he could tell it worked.

The light turned green, and he began to turn right towards the pizzeria. That was when it all went wrong. He heard a loud screech to his left, and he saw a speeding car headed straight for them. He tried to maneuver out of its path, but it was too late. The car smashed into the left side of theirs, sending them sliding. The force made Mike smash his head into the lower portion of the front seat, knocking him out.

An ambulance quickly came and saw the scene. They found young Mike in the back with a few fractured ribs and a concussion. They sent him to the hospital, but not his parents. They, along with the driver, were killed instantly by the impact. Mike never made it to Freddy's that day, and it was only two blocks away from the incident...

Mike woke to the all too familiar blaring of his alarm clock. He cursed and began smacking the machine, hoping to turn it off, but to no avail. He growled and just ripped it out of the outlet it was in. He sat up in his bed and reached for his phone on the opposite nightstand to check the time, not wanting to bother with the alarm clock. It was 11:30 P.M. Mike let out a heavy sigh, muttering "Fuck my life…" under his breath. It was almost time for his job.

Mike worked as a night guard for Freddy Fazbear's. Oddly enough, it was the same one where…No. He shouldn't think about that now. That was 20 years ago. There was no point in revisiting a past Mike wanted to forget. And yet, he could still remember how he felt when they told him about his parents. He quickly shook his head, trying to forget it, and started getting ready.

The night shift was the very meaning of unpleasant. He got minimum wage pay, had to work from midnight to six in the morning, and had to deal with the animatronic mascots trying to shove him in a suit which would give him a very unsettling death. Not a very nice (or safe) job, but it was a necessary one. Without its pay, despite its poor amount, Mike wouldn't be able to keep his apartment, and it was the middle of January. Getting thrown out now wouldn't be a good idea.

He got through one week, but wasn't sure if he could survive another. However, Mike was willing to take his chances. The manager decided to offer him double the pay if he was willing to continue the night shift, probably because he didn't want to get off his lazy ass to find another guard. How could Mike refuse? With that money, he could probably actually keep some of the earnings for himself rather than putting it all to his apartment. Now, he knew that the second week was most certainly going to be more dangerous than the first, but he would have to bare through it.

Mike still thought the whole 'malfunction was causing the robots murderous tendencies' was absolute bullshit. There had to be something more, some other explanation. But that was something he would have to worry about later. He got a quick shower, brushed his teeth, got his uniform and a jacket, and left his apartment. He was a bit famished, but hopefully he could sneak a slice of pizza or two before the 'graveyard shift' started. It was snowing a bit, but Mike didn't mind it. He started his beat up car, and began the drive towards the pizzeria, not noticing the purple coated figure behind him, giving off a malicious smile...

A/N: My first story on this website. Oh boy, if you guys could know how nervous I am...Well...You'd be nervous as well, I guess. This Authors Note is just to tell you guys that this chapter was used to tell my Mike Schmidt's story, if you couldn't tell that already. Now don't you worry your probably pretty little heads. The Fazbear gang will show up next chapter, along with our main antagonist. Well, see you guys there!