In Time You can be Forgotten
James pulled into the parking lot, and noticed it was almost empty. Why is barely anyone here? Hmm, since I just got a promotion, and now I have a position with more free time, I will probably find a way to get the customer levels up. James had thought, before he had approached the doors and entered. James was met with a freshly cleaned walk in, but no animatronics on stage. Some people were scattered across the restraunt at the time, and Pirate Cove was opened back up in, but had a sign that said 'Lunch break for the safety operators' in front of the curtain. James looked around, and noticed someone matching the discription of the owner. "Hello, sir? Are you the owner of Freddy FazBear's Pizza?"
The man turned around "Why yes I am, who is asking?"
"My name is James, James Afton. I am the previous owner's only remaining child. I am sure you have heard of me." James said slightly nervous because of his fathers reputation.
"Oh! Your James! I have heard such great things about you, and while I know your father was a bad person, I heard how great of a kid you were, and I hope your still that way! The name is Mike Schmidt, as I you guessed, I run Freddy Fazbear's!" Mike shook James's hand for a bit, and had told him "And James, will you come into my office?"
James entered Mike's well furnished office, and sat down infront of the desk. "So, why did you bring me in here?"
"Well you see, I know the animatronics are sentient, even sapient. And accourding to all of them, James Afton knows too. And James Afton also apparently knows his way around an animatronic completely! And I assume you came here to apply for the night shift, correct?" Mike asked, completely unaware of the original reason.
James thought to himself for a second before nodding "Yeah, I am. I also want to see some old friends again." James said, smiling softly.
Mike sighed "Well, then be careful. They don't trust anyone except me, not even the people I trust. They will think your a fake, that your not James Afton. They will even attack you if they think your a threat. But enough of that, here is the contract saying you work for me. And if you read it, it has no fine print and is just a single page saying we are not to be held responsible for the actions of the animatronics, as they are programmed to detect threats, and will only attack and restrain if a threat occurs. And you can drop out at any time."
James smiled "I have confidence they will believe me, and I have ways to prove it." He said before he signed it and handed it over.
"Well, see you tonight. And if you need anything, just ask, I am always just a phone call away." Mike said, before filing away the paperwork.
James walked in at 11:40, and went to the back office, setting up his stuff. He had brought 2 tool boxes, with a lot of tools, just so he could finish calibrating a motor while he was there. Suddenly the clock chimed 12:00, and he had a surprise phone call. When he answered, Mike was talking to him "Just making sure you got there all right. I told the animatronics the new security guard is a nice surprise and that once they trust you they will be very happy. They didn't believe me, thanks to William. He betrayed them, James. Anyway, that is all, so call me when it hits 6:00. Oh, and don't get attacked."
"Okay, thank you Mike. Bye." James hung up the phone, and then he heard some tapping sounds, from the left hallway. As soon as he checked it, he slammed on the light only to see Foxy dart into the office.
"WHO BE YE TO INTRUDE IN MY LAND!" Foxy yelled at James, unaware who it was.
James just smiled softly and said. "Foxy, don't you remember me? James Afton, and I can prove it if you let me. In 2 seperate ways."
Foxy narrowed his eyes. "Tell me the 2 ways, and I might start to listen to what you claim happened"
"Well, the first way is the order I would always point out your parts, and the second is that while you told Mike that I know my way completely around an animatronic, a year before I left, when I was 9, you told me that there was still an entire system for me to learn about, but I wasn't supposed to see it for 7 more years, as in until I was 16."
Foxy's eyes widened, before narrowing again slightly. "What order did you point them out in?"
"Engine and pump, main support in your back, pistons, and then the battery container and battery!" James said with full confidence in himself.
Foxy's eyes widened, and he hug James tightly with his hook facing away, eyes closed. "James! You came back!" Foxy let him go, and then held James by the shoulders. "I would assume you already figured out which system by now?"
James shook his head. "No clue, I seriously have absolutely no clue. After all, knowing Henry, it is probably a complex thing anyway, that I wouldn't have fully grasped until 16 or older."
Bonnie entered the room slowly, and he growled lightly. "Foxy, what are you doing?" Bonnie had no idea who it was because James was facing away from Bonnie.
Foxy ran around James and hugged Bonnie tightly. "He's back Bonnie, he's back!"
"Who's back? Who is the new guy Foxy?!" Bonnie said, worried that maybe it was William, back again.
James turned around. "Why BonBon, who else would it be? Otherwise than the kid who hacked you when he was young!" James walked over and hugged Bonnie tightly and Bonnie hugged back.
"J-James?! We thought you were dead!" Bonnie had said, exasperated.
"Correction, you thought he was dead." Fox said, chuckling lightly. "I am gonna go run and tell Freddy and Chica!"
"Okay Foxy, you do that. Meanwhile I will talk to BonBon." James said, while laughing slightly.
"Don't call me that!" Bonnie said, blushing with his red bulbs in his cheeks covered by fake fur. "If your gonna call me BonBon, I will call you Jamesie again!"
James gave Bonnie a death stare immediately. "Do it and I will make it so you cannot move for over an hour." James said, staring Bonnie in the eye, fully serious.
"Like you would do that to family Jamesie" Bonnie said, snickering and turning around, but suddenly he stopped turning and couldn't move. "Wh-What did you do?!"
"Like I said, can't move, an hour!" James said laughing loudly at Bonnie's predicament, before he got tackled by a big yellow ball. "ARGH! Ow! Chica, that hurt!"
Chica giggled "Sorry James, I am just so excited!" Chica then hugged him tightly and noticed Bonnie not moving at all. "Bonnie, you okay?" Chica said, worried, which only made James laugh.
"He is fine, I just made it so he can't move for an hour because he decided to call me Jamesie. He regrets that now, don't you Bonnie?" James managed to laugh out.
"Y-Yeah, and I need to replace oil!" Bonnie said, which made James laugh harder.
"So you have to take a piss in human words?" James said, and laughed even harder when Chica nodded her head.
"Yes, and it is worse also. If we don't exchange it fast enough, it can cause pain and cramps, but Bonnie will be fine, he would have to be stuck still for 2 hours, not 1, for it to cause him pain. I know because he changed oil this morning!" Chica said, giggling a ton at Bonnie's predicament.
Foxy was explaining to Freddy. "Freddy, you don't get it! I know for sure this is James! Come on, just at least see him!" Foxy said, trying to convince Freddy to come look.
"Foxy, we were already betrayed once by his father, I am not taking that path again!" Freddy said in counter, growling.
"Freddy, we raised James! He will be fine, he won't betray us! I am sure of it Freddy, after all we are his family!" Foxy said frantically, as Freddy wouldn't listen.
"And how can you be so sure? This might not even be James, and is definitaly not the James we know if it is! So why don't you go back to your little cove and sleep?" Freddy said, annoyed and not wanting to accept James is back.
"Why did you trust Mike more to start off with?! Why did you give him a chance and not give it to family?!" Foxy said, and he felt like Freddy was being rude, and guessed that Freddy saw James coming back as a threat to his power.
"Fine, one chance! But not now, I am tired from arguing and it is about to turn 6, you should probably get back to the cove." Freddy replied, finally giving in.