AN: ... hope the animatronics sound alright to you all. First time, you know. Hope you all enjoy!

"... Foxy?"

"Freddy? I was just about to come see ye! Har, har, har! ... I have that, erm... 'itch' again..."

"... I see. Chica and Bonnie will certainly be happy to hear that. Do you have anyone in particular that is going to 'scratch it' for you?"

Chapter One:

Birthday parties are being held today at Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria. All young children, all with one thing in common: they loved Freddy and his companions. One birthday child in particular, Riley, absolutely loved going there and bringing along his Freddy plush collection. He was missing a few of them, but that didn't bother him. He was hoping to complete his collection today.

At this moment, the soon-to-be five year old was bouncing happily in his special birthday seat, while his family and some staff helped set up for the party. Riley watched his mom chat with a few of her friends on where to set up birthday banners. He turned his head to the other side to see his older brother, David, place plastic silverware in designated spots along the rectangular tables. Then the little boy slightly furrowed his brows as to where the eldest of the siblings, Leah, could be. She was nowhere to be found amongst the group setting up for the party. Of course, it was no surprise to him that she wasn't around; she was always off doing her own thing, far away from the rest of the family.

"Riley, have you seen your sister?" Asked Riley's mom as she approached.

Riley shook his head, which caused his mother to throw her arms in the air aggravatingly. "She's supposed to help put plates down."

Before their mother could become more stressed, Leah was seen coming back into the main dining hall, head tilted down to stare at her cellphone and her earbuds in her ears to drown out the happy shrieks and laughter of the children throughout the establishment.

Their mom walked up to Leah and tore out one of her earbuds. "I told you to put plates down for Riley's friends."

Leah waved her off and continued to enter into the room. "I was using the bathroom!" She replied frustratingly. "So, what?- I'm not allowed to use the bathroom anymore?"

"For thirty minutes?!" Her mom shot back.

Leah scoffed and shoved her cellphone and earbuds into her back pocket. "Okay, okay, so I lost track of time, big deal. It's not like Riley's friends are suddenly going to pop out of nowhere." She chuckled to herself of such a notion, but her mom didn't find it amusing in the slightest.

Her mother was not in the mood to squabble with her only daughter, so she took to merely pointing to a table. "Just set the plates, please," she told her daughter exhaustedly before she walked off to help others.

Leah grunted before she started her task at hand.

The only reason she would want to disappear for long periods of time is to get away from all the chaos caused by the children here. She was never fond of places like Freddy Fazbear's or Chuck E' Cheeses ever since she grew out of them years ago. All she wanted to do now was get her brother's birthday party done and over with so they all could leave.

As she diligently set out plates, her mind was so focused on what she was doing that she didn't pay attention to whom she bumped into. "Oh my God! I'm so sorry, I-!" She cut herself off as she looked up and realized what she bumped into: an oversized animatronic, most likely a few feet taller than herself. It was Freddy himself.

Leah's mouth was left agape as she took a few steps back, allowing the bear to pass by her. She watched him go towards a small group of kids away from the party area. Freddy had completely ignored her, but that didn't stop Leah's heart from beating rapidly in her chest.

Her mom came up to Leah, a look of concern written on her face. "You okay?" She wondered.

Leah's gaze remained fixated on the Freddy animatronic. "How are these kids not freaked out by these guys?"

The mother shrugged nonchalantly, straightening a few things on the table. "Who knows, but they love Freddy, so that's all that matters."

Leah turned to her mom fretfully, "Doesn't it freak you out a little bit that there have been murders here-"

"Sssh!" Her mom quickly shushed Leah for speaking too loudly. "That happened so long ago, Leah. I'm surprised you even knew about it-"

"It's called the internet, mom," Leah said a matter-of-factly. "It's not that hard to figure out."

In mid-argument, their sights went to the two animatronics that joined up with Freddy: the bird, Chica, and the rabbit, Bonnie. The birthday boy, Riley, was now amongst the children grouped around the animatronic trio.

"You know they never caught the guy, right?" Said Leah, still fixated on watching the animatronics movements. "Stuffed the bodies right into the robot suits-"

"That's enough," the mother replied curtly. "Let your brother have this, okay? It's his birthday." A moment of hesitation was with her before she asked, "Are you sure you're going to be okay when I'm gone for a week? I can call aunt Susan if you think-"

Leah's eyes grew wide with frustration as she turned to her mother. "Mom, I said I can handle it, okay," she told her testily. "It's just going to be David and Riley-"

"And no parties," her mom added.

Leah crossed her arms defensively and repeatedly dryly, "'And no parties'- but I haven't done that in a long time now, and it was one time!"

"I know, I just want to make sure we're clear on that." She paused when she heard one of her friends calling for her. The mother motioned back to her, holding up a single index finger before turning back to Leah. "I have to go help Kristen. Now, are you sure you're okay?-"

Leah growled, throwing her arms down. "Yes! I'm fine! It's just..." she shot a peculiar glance at the animatronics. "The sooner Riley's birthday is over with, the sooner we can get out of here."

The mother smiled lazily, knowing what was truly bothering her daughter. "I don't know what you found out about this place on the internet, but whatever happened, happened a long time ago, so don't take it out on them. They didn't kill anyone, and besides..." She started to walk away from Leah, "It's not like they have a mind of their own to hurt people."

Leah shook her head slowly in disbelief before looking back at Freddy and his pals. After getting their fill of entertaining the children, Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica took to the stage at the end of the pizzeria. They picked up their instruments and began to sing and dance for everyone to hear.

While everyone just about finished setting up for Riley's birthday, some of his friends finally arrived screaming and crying ecstatically to be at Freddy Fazbear's. For almost an hour, Riley's friends kept coming into the pizzeria, and eventually, all that were invited were accounted for. Leah felt overwhelmed by all the children, and couldn't believe her little boy brother had this many friends! She assumed her mom must of invited his whole class to the celebration

All Leah wanted to do now was get away from all the chaotic children, and resting at the dining room tables wasn't going to do any good; she wanted to text to her friends in peace. Being bombarded by children and adults around her was making her lose her patience with them. She was on her last straw when a child bumped into her chair, causing Leah to collide into the table.

"Okay, that's it," she declared to herself. "There's gotta be someplace around here to get away from these brats!"

Leah got up and began to wander around the place, searching for a shady spot where everyone seemed to steer clear from. Besides the employee areas where only the staff could enter, there didn't seem to be any place for Leah to have time to herself. It almost seemed hopeless... until she encountered an area where everyone seemed to avoid. This made her curious to continue forth into it, wondering why it was so barren, and then she got her answer:

RENOVATING: STAY OUT.

Leah looked over the large sign meant to keep everyone away from another part of the pizzeria. Peering past the sign, the lights of the establishment barely illuminated from beyond, making it difficult to see what kind of renovations were going on through there.

Looking around herself to make sure the coast was clear, the girl carefully but hastily entered the darkened area. Leah walked around the room musingly, using her cellphone as a source of light to see into the darkness, though it wasn't much help.

Further in, she came upon a large, circular stage with a starry curtain drawn over it. Being the nosy girl that she is, she couldn't help but wonder what's behind it, and even if there was nothing there, it made a good place for her to relax and text to her enjoyment.

Biting her bottom lip in anticipation, Leah pulled back one of the curtains, and a frightened gasp immediately escaped her when she saw what was hidden: a dilapidated Foxy animatronic. With her mouth left agape, Leah took a step back to get a full view of the unused robot.

Foxy has sure seen better days, what with most of its fabric torn and the metal endoskeleton could be seen. Oddly enough, he had many sharp teeth, and his claws even appeared dangerous to any fleshy being.

His large, lifeless eyes peered right into Leah's, causing her to have a sudden chill run down her spine. Her eyes were then immediately drawn to his hook that just caught a glimmer of the establishment lights.

"Whoa..." Leah couldn't help but not avert her gaze from the nightmarish animatronic before her. "Why does he look like that? Are they renovating him too?" She looked to either sides of the stage and noticed the unfinished, life-size pirate figures and presumed so.

"Must suck being here all alone...and stuck here all day," she said to Foxy. "But hey, at least you don't have to deal with all those kids, right?" She added jokingly, but then she realized she couldn't believe she was actually talking to him. It's not like he was going to reply back.

A thought came to Leah, and she held up her cellphone in front of Foxy, preparing to take his picture. "Totally got to post this on Facebook," she whispered to herself excitedly, setting the flash on her camera. "Smile..."

Just as the light flashed, the image of Foxy on her cellphone lunged at her.

Leah let out a startled cry, falling over in shock, but as she looked up at the real Foxy, he stood there silently and lifelessly as before.

"What?..." She looked back down at her cellphone screen, and sure enough, the image appeared just the same as the animatronic. "What...?" Leah was too dumbfounded to even finish her sentences. Did she really witness 'something', or was her mind playing tricks on her? When she stood back on her feet and reexamined both the image on her phone and the Foxy animatronic on stage, she ended up chalking it up to her just 'seeing things'.

"Leah?"

Leah heard someone call for her in the distance and turned her head to the side to see her other younger brother, David, stare at her from the renovation sign.

"What are you doing back there?" He asked, walking over to her. As he got closer, the Foxy animatronic came into his view, and his eyes grew wide in astonishment. "Whoa! And whose your new boyfriend here?" He teased.

Leah slugged him in the shoulder hard, earning an 'Ow!' from her brother.

He rubbed his sore spot while Leah shot him a heated look. "Not funny," she said testily.

"Okay, okay- but seriously though, is that...Foxy?" David wondered unsurely, tilting his head around to get a better look at Foxy's form. "What the hell happened to him? I don't...ever remember him looking like...that."

Leah scoffed frustratingly. "Didn't you see the sign back there? It says they're renovating over here- like, they're fixing up this area and-"

"I'm not stupid. I know what renovating means," David replied curtly, crossing his arms. "Does that mean they're making Pirate Cove bigger or something?" He examined the room, remembering that Pirate Cove was merely a small stage with Foxy in its center.

"I think so," said Leah, rubbing her arm uncertainly. "Okay, so, what do you want?"

"Mom sent me to get you. We're going to sing 'Happy Birthday', cut the cake, and all that crap- you know," said David.

Leah sighed disappointingly, never having given the chance to actually be on her cellphone. "Yeah, okay..." she practically started dragging her feet out of the area, not wanting to go back to all the hoopla of the party. She stopped short when she realized David wasn't following. She glanced over her shoulder at him. "Aren't you coming?"

"Ye-yeah..." said David, his mind elsewhere at the moment, but then he trotted up to Leah seconds later. "Can you imagine that thing?" He said with a smile on his face as he pointed back to the withered Foxy. "Walking around with all those kids here? They would fly out of here like their asses were on fire!" He snickered to himself while Leah rolled her eyes. "That thing would sure give kids nightmares."

When they stepped out of the darkened area and back into main floors of the pizzeria, they were immediately greeted by Freddy standing in their way. Both Leah and David jumped in their shoes, not expecting the animatronic to be there. His eyes glowed eerily at them.

"Is he lost or something?" David wondered, and waved a hand in front of Freddy's face. "Helloooooo..." the young man than brushed it off and walked past Freddy to go meet up with everyone else in the party room, leaving Leah alone with the bear.

Leah swallowed hard and started to slowly shuffle around him, but Freddy wasn't taking his eyes off her. "Maybe he didn't like me going back there..." she mumbled to herself before she picked up the pace. She certainly didn't like the way he was looking at her.

A few minutes after Leah entered the dining room, her mother got everyone else gathered around to light Riley's candles and begin wishing him a Happy Birthday. Eventually Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica joined in as well, helping serve cake to the children and entertain them all the while.

After everyone finished eating and watched Riley open presents, they filled the arcade room once more with their presence, but this time, David invited Leah to join him with sibling rivalry at some of the games, and the girl hesitantly accepted. She can't remember the last time she played with her younger brothers or had fun with them for that matter. Of course, being less experienced with video games, David easily trumped her at them, but Leah didn't mind losing to him. She knew she couldn't beat him anyway.

"Okay, okay, I totally need to take a break now," she told David cheerily, leaving him to his own devices while she went back to the dining room.

As soon as she sat down to rest her aching feet, Riley ran up to her with a giddy smile on his face. "Th-thank you for Golden Freddy!" He said gleefully, holding up a small plush of Freddy with a golden coloring to him.

Leah turned to him with wide eyes. "Oh! Um..." She was taken back by her brother's words. "You're...welcome...?"

Riley grinned blissfully and then dashed away from his eldest sibling.

Leah cracked a small smile on the edge of her lips and brought out her cellphone to check for any new messages. She went into another pocket to reach for her earbuds, but realized they weren't there. "Huh?" She bolted right up and patted herself down, but she didn't find them. "Oh great! Where the hell are they?" She growled under her breath as she started retracing her steps to find the earbuds.

Her backtracking eventually led her back to the off limits area of Pirate Cove, but that didn't stop her from going through to search. "There's no way they'll be here-" When she got near the stage, she instantly spotted her lost item...dangling from Foxy's open mouth. "You got to be kidding me..."

Leah got onto the stage where Foxy stood, never taking her eyes off of him. Now standing in front of him, he easily stood much taller than her which made her feel more uneasy around him. Upon closer inspection of Foxy, Leah could see wires sticking out from his endoskeleton, and those teeth of his sure did look dangerous to put a fleshy hand near. "I'm so gonna kill David for this..." she grumbled, assuming that he set this up for her. "And I'm literally going to kill him if this thing bites off my hand..."

She cautiously brought her hands up to Foxy's mouth and detangled her earbuds from his teeth slowly. Just as she finished, Foxy's bottom jaw creaked open on her, earning a frightened yelp on her end. "Fuck!" She hissed, taking a step away from him. "Don't...do that on me!" She did breathe a sigh of relief that her hands were still intact though. "Oh my God, thank you for not taking off my hands," she whispered into the air.

Leah hopped down from the stage and began making her way out of Pirates Cove.

"Yer welcome, lass."

A chilling, grating voice made Leah freeze up on the spot. She turned around, but there was no one in sight other than the withered fox animatronic and the unfinished pirate models. "Is...someone there?" She asked in a nervous tone, hoping she wouldn't get an answer. She waited for a response...but nothing. Letting out a fearful breath, Leah turned herself back around and made her way out of Pirate Cove. "This place is seriously getting to me..."

After stepping over the tape, Leah was once again met by the Freddy animatronic. This time, she was more aggravated than stunned by his appearance. "What am I, a target here?" She complained.

Freddy remained silent and merely blinked to her statement. He then lifted a paw and pointed at the renovation sign. "Only employee and personnel staff beyond this point," he told her in a monotone, robotic voice. That tone of his was quite authoritative and 'chilling' to her ears.

Leah's eyebrows raised as she crossed her arms at him. "Oh, so you guys do talk," she said with a bit of astonishment. "I just went back there to get my headphones- here, see!" She held up the earbuds as she strolled right past the bear and into the dining area once more.

"Where did you go?" Leah's mother asked as she packed away some of Riley's gifts.

Leah grunted, "David thought it would be funny to put my headphones in one of those things mouth!"

Her mom shook her head in disbelief. "Why would David do that?-"

"Because he's a jerk!"

"What- who's a jerk?" David wondered, coming up to their table with a perplexed expression on his face.

"You are!" Leah protested. "For thinking it's so damn hilarious for putting these in Foxy's mouth!" She held out her earbuds for David to see. "He could of taken my hand off, you know!"

"You're crazy. Why the hell would I do that?"

"Because you would!"

"Please! Stop this!" Their mother butted in. "Now help get Riley's presents and cake together. We're going to be leaving soon." The teenagers gave each other heated glances before they turned to the mess at the tables, getting Riley's gifts and cake in order. Their mother went and fetched Riley from the arcade room, whom the child was with Bonnie for the last time.

As Leah took the rest of the cake in her arms, she heard someone shout, "Goodbye! Cya!" The girl shivered and glanced towards the stage to see Freddy and Chica, whom was waving happily at the family. "Come see us again soon!"

Leah kept looking back at the two animatronics suspiciously as she walked with her brothers and mom towards the exit of the establishment. She leaned in at David and whispered nervously, "Did-did they always talk?"

David rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah! Where the hell have you been?" He answered back rudely. "It's just that prerecorded shit and stuff. It's always been like that with them."

"Oh...right..." Leah mumbled, keeping her mouth shut now as her family exited the pizzeria to head back home.

"... Foxy?"

"Freddy? I was just about to come see ye! Har, har, har! ... I have that, erm... 'itch' again..."

"... I see. Chica and Bonnie will certainly be happy to hear that. Do you have anyone in particular that is going to 'scratch it' for you?"

"Aye! That I do, hehehehh... And I must confess: it's been far too long since I had the pleasure of a woman to scratch it for me... ARHAHAHAHAAARH!"

AN: So...how was that? Should I continue? I promise it'll get a lot better in the next chapter...