CHAPTER 2

Opening Time

Opening time came faster than Foxy expected. Nervousness tightened his chest when he thought about the day to come. He was excited to meet the kids, but what about the other way around? What if they didn't like him?

Employees walked in, preparing the pizzeria for opening time which was at eight o'clock in the morning. Foxy could already see kids waiting outside the door to come in. By the time the open sign was flipped kids streamed in, rushing to the stage or to different places where they could play, others sitting at tables with the parents that were there. Kids were everywhere, and it didn't take them long to see that there was a new animatronic. Kids rushed over to see what Foxy was all about. He was terribly nervous, but he wanted to please the kids. Since the other animatronics were singing at the moment, Foxy decided to tell some stories. The chip that had been placed in his head had provided him with many amazing stories, and Foxy started to tell them.

The kids enjoyed his stories as well, and Foxy slowly became more confident as he told more and more stories, becoming increasingly confident and animated as more kids joined him. Foxy told them all about his many adventures on the seas, and Foxy became excited for each new story. Foxy looked a bit rough, but that made the kids like him more, as he made up elaborate stories as to how he got his 'battle scars'.

The adults gave Foxy many cynical looks however, and Foxy came to like them less and less, the dislike growing when one of them gave their child trouble for just wanting to play a bit.

Throughout the day, it became increasingly apparent to Foxy that parents had long since lost their sense of adventure, and most had no respect to either the restaurant or the animatronics themselves. Foxy couldn't understand their behaviour, so he tried to avoid the adults all together. When it came to the kids, they were so full of innocence and life, Foxy couldn't help but come to adore them. He learned many names and made up fun adventures on the seas, fighting evil pirates with his new comrades.

The kids loved to explore the boat that was on Foxy's stage, with had foam swords. Foxy's programming had taught him sword fighting, and he passed this knowledge down to the kids, and they had exciting sword fights.

When the end of the day inevitably came, pizzeria closed and the employees finished cleaning and left. Ten thirty hit, and Foxy was exhausted. Even so, he was so happy with the day, and how much fun he had. He knew he had the best job he could ever have hoped for, and he looked forward to the next day, and the days after that.

"Good job!" Freddy exclaimed, patting him on the back when the last person had left.

"Agreed! This calls for pizza!" Chica called, running towards the kitchen.

"Haha, you would say anything calls for pizza!" Bonnie laughed.

"Not quite." Freddy shrugged.

"That's alright." Foxy smiled.

Freddy looked down at his new little brother. He had watched the little fox all day, making sure he would be okay for his first day. He was happy to see how Foxy became more and more comfortable with the kids, and how well he did with them.

Something that surprised him was how slowly, the fox came to avoid the adults, as if by instinct. Both the other animatronics and himself also avoided the adults, though they knew more about the anger of them than the fox did, just through experience. In the past adults had often been rough with the animatronics, never cleaning them, kicking them just out of spite. But the fox had had none of that yet, and already he didn't like them. Freddy wondered a bit if Foxy had more experience, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

Freddy figured that the fox probably just felt a natural repellence against them, and didn't worry about it. Something he did worry about, however, was what he had heard the higher employees talking about. Since the pizzeria had become so popular, the Boss felt that it would be important to hire a night guard to keep an eye on everything.

The thing was that Freddy had always kept an eye on things at night, and the Boss trusted him. The Boss knew about the robots sentience, so what had changed? The only thing that was different was the addition of Foxy. But while he was new, Freddy could make sure that the fox learned how things worked. He didn't need help, and they definitely didn't need a night guard.

Did the Boss not trust Foxy? Or even himself? It would seem that way, but Freddy couldn't understand why. The fox hadn't done anything wrong, and his first day had been such a big hit. Nonetheless, a night guard would be hired, so Freddy would have to prepare the others for it.

A night guard would probably not be hired for a few days yet, so he figured he would tell everyone wasn't like it was earth shattering news.

Chica came out with a pizza, and joined them all at the usual table in front of the main stage.

"Ha! That's it, Chica?" Bonnie teased.

"Oh, shush." Chica said. She placed the pizza down on the table, and everyone was silent as they all ate their fill. When they finished eating, Bonnie and Chica started their usual bickering until Freddy interrupted them.

'Might as well tell them now.' He thought.

"Attention everyone!" Freddy announced, getting their attention.

"What's up, Freddy?" Chica and Bonnie asked at the same time, earning annoyed looks from each other.

"The Boss has announced that we will be getting a night guard." Freddy stated. Everyone was extremely confused.

"Why are we getting a night guard?" Chica asked.

"He knows we take care of the place at night. What's up? Doesn't he trust us?" Bonnie added jokingly.

"I'm honestly not sure." Freddy said. "But it's probably since business is booming, maybe he thinks we need help."

"Four robots need help?" Foxy asked.

"Maybe not. But I don't know the reason." Freddy said. "I just wanted to let you all know so you are prepared for him when he comes." The others nodded. Then something else occurred top Freddy.

"Oh, and Bonnie?" Freddy said.

"Yes?"

"Don't make things hard for the person."

"Yes, Freddy." Bonnie said, laughing, and everyone joined in. Foxy smiled.

"We really are a family, aren't we?" Foxy said.

"Of course!" The other three said together, making them all laugh again. It really had been a good day, and Foxy was excited to see what the next day would bring.