Author's note: I think I lowered the word count significantly by removing the long author's notes. Either way, same as before, fixes to format, spelling, and some edits to lines. May have changed more than before, some of which would be important. Updated 9/2/18

*click* the message ended. Is that what the guy up front was meaning by staying in here? Would make sense these are extremely old AIs, glitches are bound to happen. Also explains the doors. Or I could think logically and realize it's a huge hoax. I'm on some kind of hidden camera TV show, and the cameras are set to change and make me think the animatronics are moving closer to me and eventually disappear from all the cameras. They may not realize who I am, so I will play along. For now.

I start going through the cameras. I take a peek at the clock. 4:26. 43%. No moving animatronics. That's bull shit, I was at least hopeing it would start sooner. I want some excitement.

4:43. 37%. I'm looking through and notice something missing from the backstage area. A large, broken bunny. I then switch cameras and found him in the arcade. He appeared unbalanced, with one side almost an inch lower due to the missing costume pieces. He was staring at me with pinprick glowing red eyes, standing so still it almost looked like a picture. No, it was a picture. Let's throw a wrench in their plan. I swiftly walked out the right doorway and straight towards the arcade.

I walked around the arcade, and no killer bunny. Interestingly, there was a scratch on the carpet, right where it was in the camera. It might have been there before, but I'm not sure. I walk out of the arcade, and just before I walked into the hallway, a loud bang came from backstage. Ok, if this is a prank, then they were prepared for me to leave the office.

I went back there and found Freddy slumped on the table, and the back of Chica. No giant blue bunny. Definitely prepared. I need to see if they want me back in the office.

I turn around to go fetch the tablet from the office, and run straight into something hard. I back up a few inches and a red bowtie, two black buttons, and a lot of blue come into view. I look up into his piercing red eyes, and he just should there, not moving a gear. We stand there unmoving, each daring the other to make the first move. Then all of a sudden, Bonnie grabs my arm. I hardly register the arm till it already had a hold of me, and I could feel the pressure. My bones are strong to the point a tank rolling over my arm won't come close to breaking my arm, yet this bunny was getting really close just with the grip of his hand. He then threw me against one of the shelves, which loosened his grip enough for me to pull out of it. Bonnie, attempting to regain his grip on me lunged at me. I swiftly rolled out of the way and ran to the nearest door, the storage room.

Once through, I closed the door and put my back on the door, and in mere seconds I could feel Bonnie bang on the door, and luckily the door held. Ok, maybe not a prank.

I quickly look around the room to find any other possible threats, and was met with a pair of glowing yellow eyes peeking from the curtains of pirate's cove. Everything was still for a few moment, then Bonnie hit the door again, distracting me for a moment. I look back at the cove and the eyes were gone. I looked around the room to find him, and couldn't find him anywhere.

I look to my left and see an old arcade machine. I thought fast and pulled it in front of the door, just in time for Bonnie to hit the door again. It was holding, but it wouldn't last forever. I took a second to catch my breath. I am out of shape, I haven't exercised or even eaten well in a long time. If I live through this I need to get back in shape. I think my next move should be getting back to my office. My best chance is to make a break for it through the arcade.

That plan was short lived, for as soon as I turn to go to the door, a large animatronic fox lunged at me. I quickly ducked and the fox flew right over me... And straight into the parts and service door. A loud *Snap* is heard as the fox flew through the door and then *crash* as the fox slammed into Bonnie. I realized that now would be the best time to run.

I quickly ran through the arcade door and to the hallway that lead to my safety. When I made the turn into the hallway, however, I heard a large metallic *crash*. I turn to see what made the noise, and saw fox standing up, appearing to have tripped on a Freddy head as it made its way out of the room. I tuned back down the hallway sprinting, and foxy was already up and running after me. I make it down the hallway in record time, but foxy was right on my heels. I swung into the room and hit the door button faster than I could pull the trigger of an assault rifle. I felt a sudden heat form a line diagonally from my right shoulder to my left hip as the door shut.

I give myself a sec to breath, and look at the clock. 5:07. 27%. I feel my back to feel that the damn fox ripped through my shirt and now I have a single scratch down my back, and if I closed the door a second later, the fox would have done some serious damage. Well it's nice to know that this isn't a prank. I sit down and got settled for rest of the night.

Checking the camera, I look in the backstage area. Foxy and Bonnie did a number on the place. Heads thrown everywhere, Freddy on the floor, Chica sprawled across the table, and the endoskeleton nowhere to be seen.

I start searching for the animatronics, and quickly find foxy back in the storage room, peeking from behind the curtain. I need to keep an eye on him. I look through the cameras and eventually found Bonnie down the hall, a flickering light barely illuminating him. Then, the impossible happened. The camera became static for a second, a SECOND, and the rabbit was gone.

I checked the lights real quick, right light. Nothing. I went to hit the left light button, but stopped. Out of the darkness, two pinpricks of red light was seen through the doorway. I quickly slam my hand on the door button, cutting the big ass bunny off.

I search the cams to find the bunny in the dining room, with a demonic looking... Duck? Chicken? I have no idea. The Chica from the stage in front of the camera now didn't exactly look like ether without its beak.

*Ding**dong**ding*dong*. *ding**dong**ding**dong*. I take a look at the clock. 6:00. 9%. Is it ok to leave now? I look at the cams, only for it to say "CONNECTION TERMINATED FROM EXTERNAL HOST". Ok. Guess I leave.

I walked to the dining room to find two animatronics frozen like statues, the backstage door open with heads and parts for the animatronics spread near the door along with Freddy's foot sticking out of the door, and a shocked looking man, the one who greeted me before my shift, standing near the mess.

He looked up at me and almost instantly relaxed, smiling for once. "You must of had an interesting night. They don't tend to make much of a mess, unless they catch ya, and even then the confine it to backstage."

I chuckle a little at that, at which he instantly turned sceptical, as though most who live through the night don't react like I did. To be fair, most would be horrified at what the guy said, especially after staying a night. "Ya, they can be an interesting bunch. They provide a unique challenge. Can't wait to see what happens the rest of the week."

The guy cracks a smile, "In all the times I've seen a guy walk out that door quitting on the spot, or going out in a body bag, no one has come out like you have today. Only one person in Fazbear history has ever come out wanting to stay."

"Who?" That sparked a bit of my curiosity.

"It's a bit of a legend around here, as it occurred in the 1990s. The guy's name was Mike, and he had walked out of there with a damn smile on his face. He lasted a week before he was fired. Guy was insane."

"Why was he fired?"

"He found a weak point. Hacked the animatronics. Could of turned them off for a night."

"But he didn't?"

"Nope. Their activity at night runs on numbers. Their number increases every night and resets after a week. Night five is like 8 on them, but fucker wanted a challenge, changed them all to 20."

"They were like this all that time ago as well? How haven't they been destroyed?"

"You can imagine laws involving sentient AI were… not clear."

"Sentient?"

"In the bare minimal of terms. They learn, adapt, and show some emotion, at least during the day. Best and most advanced pieces of junk out there."

"How do you know this?"

"When the animatronics were found, old employment files were found to. One box said employees, the other eight said night guards. Most of the night guards had either 2 papers, one the application and the other a missing person's report for them, or 3 papers, application, manager report, and quit slip. One file was a lot larger than the rest, Mike's. He had many papers, a manager's report for each day, his application, but the most interesting things were his pink slip and note by him. The note explains how he hacked them. However, he also explained how his process couldn't work again."

"Why is that?"

"They are AI, they realized what happened and fixed the hole in the programming. We did try again anyways, but they all forced themselves to 20."

"Wow, would have been interesting to meet him."

"Ya, bet you two would have an interesting discussion."He patted me on the back, and at that moment I remembered that foxy got a hit on me. I hissed at the touch, surprising the man. He quickly removed his hand, and took a look at his hand to discover blood. "Might explain the mess."

"The mess was Bonnie and Foxy. It's amazing how much that damn fox wants you, also you will need a new door over there." I point towards the the doorway. He shuffles over to get a better view.

"Foxy jumped you?"

"Yep, through the door and into Bonnie. Hence the mess."

"Anything else you want to tell me?" "There is a toppled arcade machine on the other side of the door. Might have some broken glass."

"You think fast, not many, if not none of the night guards got out of the room before 6 and lived to say they did. Marines? Maybe Oni? Not many have the skills you have shown."

"You're getting closer. Look I gotta go, is there any chance I might be able to get my hands on those night guard files? You've peaked my interest."

He seemed a tad confused, but replied anyways. "Ya, I can give you them later before your shift. I gotta open up. Enjoy your day."

"You too."

I start walking to the door, but..., "Oh, before I forget, can you come in a little earlier tonight? Like eight?"

"Sure, but why?"

"Someone has offered the owner something, I don't know what, but he wants my opinion on it."

"Fine by me, see you at eight." I left, ready for tonight.

Back at the restaurant…

Josh walks into the security room, and instantly spots the application. He picks it up and starts making sure John filled everything out, bareilly reading a few words. He was about to put it down when three numbers on the paper caught his attention. '117' he went to read the entire line. 'Master Chief Petty Officer John 117'. "Ha, I was close"

Authors note: Yep, fixed up a bit. Easier to read now.