Fredbear Family Diner, 1987. The restaurant was not at the top of its' popularity at the time as it was years ago, but it was still loved by the children of that neighborhood, except, maybe, one. Every day, the musical duo, FredBear and SpringBonnie. He was the singer and she, the guitarist. They were sometimes worn as suits by the employees. Neither FredBear nor SpringBonnie liked being worn. It was like having an itch.
One day. A new employee was hired. That day, the diner was not open.
"...so, Fritz, do you have any experience with working at a restaurant?" asked the manager of the restaurant, walking into the dining area with the new employee.
"well, I've been a waiter and a technician at Chuck E. Cheese before, so I have experience with fixing animatronics" said the man.
"perfect. I'm sure you'll enjoy your job here. I'll show you the rest of the restaurant" said the manager, leading the man to the kitchen.
"Oh well! Looks like we just got a new friend, Springy!" said Fredbear, excited, smiling.
"Yes, I see!" said SpringBonnie, smiling and wiggling her ears.
"Too bad sooner or later he'll wear one of us" Said Fredbear, looking down.
"Don't be like that! If you want, I can try to make him wear me instead of you!" Said SpringBonnie, trying to cheer up her friend.
"I would appreciate that, but I know you don't like being worn as well" Said Fredbear.
"That's not a problem for me! I insist! And the others would get mad at me if I let them wear you first!" Said SpringBonnie, pointing at a door far from the stage.
"Hmm... You're right... I don't want to get you into trouble with the others... I wish you didn't have to do this..." Said Fredbear.
"Ladies first! Don't you say that all the time? HaHaHa..." The two laughed.
Later, Fredbear and SpringBonnie had a chance to take a closer look on the new employee. He had dark brown straight hair, combed to the left, and he wore rectangular glasses.
Fredbear waved at him smiling, but SpringBonnie just stared.
"These are our main characters, Fredbear and SpringBonnie. They're springlock animatronics, can either move by themselves or be worn like suits. They are just allowed to move on stage, though" Explained the manager.
"I see... What about the others?" Asked Fritz.
"They are on the other stage, in the other room. Freddy, Bonnie and Chica are their names. They are just animatronics. They can't be worn" Explained the manager.
"Why?"
"Springlock suits are really expensive, we couldn't afford four more of them"
"Four?"
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot. Come with me" The manager and the new employee went to a small room. On the double door of the room was written "Employees only". It was the storage room. They opened it. There was a lot of spare suits and endoskeleton parts on the shelves and on a wooden table in the middle of the room. Also sitting on the table, a red animatronic fox wearing light brown pants.
"This is Foxy the pirate. We were going to put him to work on the private party room, the pirate cove, but he's malfunctioning" Explained the manager.
"What's wrong with him?" Asked the employee.
"I'm not very sure, the technicians said it was something about his jaw being too strong. If someone tries to get near him they might be bitten by him" He responded. Fritz got a screwdriver inside a toolbox that was on the table and started using it on Foxy.
"Wait! What are you doing?!" Asked the manager, surprised.
"Watch and see"
After some time, Foxy's jaw got a little loose.
"It's done. How do we turn him on?" Asked Fritz.
"Um... here" The manager, still confused, pushed a button inside Foxy's head, making him turn on.
"Ahoy, mateys! I be Foxy the pirate!" Yelled Foxy, waking up. As he talked, his jaw moved up and down, but looser. The manager turned him off again.
"Wow, you fixed him" Said the manager, surprised.
"Yeah, I have some experience with animatronics. I think I've already said that" Responded Fritz, putting the screwdriver back in the tool box.
"Now, I need you to dress one of the springlock suits. You might get seriously hurt if you're not careful" Explained the manager. The two walked back to the main stage. Fredbear and SpringBonnie recognized the expression in the manager's face. They were going to be dressed.
"Alright. Who's coming first?" Asked the manager.
"Are you talking to the robots?" Asked Fritz, confused.
"Well, they are capable of responding to some things you ask them" He explained. SpringBonnie raised her hand.
"Alright. I'll help you dress up" Said the manager, stepping on the stage and turning off SpringBonnie and removing her head, exposing her endoskeleton.
"They are surely ugly inside" Joked Fritz. Fredbear looked angry. The manager locked the springlock.
"alright, now get inside" He said. Fritz cautiously entered the suit, still without the head.
"Now be careful. These springlocks can snap if you moist them, so no crying, sweating or drooling while wearing the suit" Explained the manager. Fritz looked nervous.
"alright..." He said, trying to act cool. The manager put the mask on Fritz, completing the costume. He opened SpringBonnie's mouth, revealing his face inside.
"Now what?" Asked Fritz.
"Is the suit fitting? Isn't it pinching you anywhere?" Asked the manager.
"No, it fits very well" He responded, moving around.
Later, when everyone went away, Fredbear and SpringBonnie were talking when Freddy, Bonnie and Chica came to the main stage.
"Good evening, my friends!" Greet Fredbear.
"Hello, Fredbear. Hello, SpringBonnie. Who was that new guy?" Asked Freddy.
"I don't know. A new employee, I think" Responded Fredbear.
"He wore me, so he's probably a performer" Said SpringBonnie.
"No, he be a repairman!" Said Foxy, leaving the storage room.
"He fixed me jaw!" Said Foxy, pointing at his slightly loose jaw.
"Really? So maybe he's here to help with everything" Continued Fredbear.
"Can he cook pizza?" Asked Chica, curious.
"Um... Probably not" Said Bonnie.
"Then he's not helping at all!" Chica crossed her arms, looking mad. Everyone laughed.
The next day, SpringBonnie was taken to the storage room to be worn.
"Aw, can't you let me be worn while turned on? I promise I won't try to move!" She asked to the employee helping Fritz to get dressed.
"No way! We talked about this before. And you know what happened!" He responded, yelling. SpringBonnie looked down.
"Hey, you don't have to yell at her, she's just a robot!" Said Fritz.
"Yeah, I guess you're right" He said.
"Thank you!" SpringBonnie smiled at Fritz.
Fritz put on the suit and the mask, going to the main stage room.
"Well... Let's get to work!"
