AN: Hey everyone. just a shout out to everyone who's reading this story now. You guys are awesome and I thank you for the support you've been giving me to exercise my writing skills.
So now here we have it, a new Chapter for Beautiful Protector
I Do not own Five Nights at Freddy's sadly.
Warnings for this chapter: Language and mentions of blood
NIGHT 1
Steel spent most of her day playing with her son and bonding with him as she waited for time to pass before she went to her new job. The late shift didn't bother her at all as she had to often stay away over the darkness due to her engineering classes. And as she had expected her roommates had been over the moon with the chance to look after little Mathew for her while she was away. She smirked. That kid had them wrapped around his little fingers with a charm that she was sure was something he had gained from his father. Her smirk dropped into a frown. At least he gained something decent from the bastard.
Steel had met Mathew's father during one of her engineering classes when she had dropped her pencil by mistake and it had rolled under his chair. She had been eighteen at the time and he twenty and from a small town in Boston. He had picked up her pencil and given her one of his enchanting smiles as he gave it back before asking her out. Her being the eighteen year old virgin had agreed all so foolishly, wanting a chance at a normal life after the horrors she had faced. If only she could have built a machine that could have looked into the future that day. She would have known that the cup she drank out of at the club had been spiked by her date and that when she passed out, that her date would have taken her to a remote setting. There he took away her power of choice and her virginity and when she had awoke she had been nude and he had been unconscious on the floor sporting severe but non-lethal cuts and wounds.
A muddy hand covered her own and brought her out of her reverie. And looking down she had to stifle a laugh at her son who had decided to sit in the dirt and make mud pies, which he offered up to her with a messy smile. She decided that given the choice she would have taken it all over again, just to see her lovable son smile at her again.
Crouching down she gently accepted his offer before taking a pretend bit and dropping the pie.
"That was yummy," She said rubbing her stomach and Matti laughed, a rich sound that was filled with the innocence that only a child shielded from the horrors of life could make.
"Yay!" he screamed clapping his hands and she noticed the first time just how dirty he had managed to make himself in the short time she had left him to her thoughts. Taking note of how the sun was starting to set behind the horizon, Steel decided it was time for her to get ready for her job and scooped up her mischievous son into her arms.
"Alright you," She said marching back into the house and up the stairs, "I think it's time we get you all cleaned up and ready for bed."
"But I'm not tired," he whined and she chuckled, setting him on the sink while she drew him a bath.
"Really?" Steel noted the way he contradicted his statement with a yawn and she smiled setting to work to scrub off all the dirt form his fragile body.
"Uh huh," he replied and promptly splashed her with water, "Mama will you tell me a story?"
"It's going to have to be a short one then sweet heart," she said as she rinsed him off, "Remember mama has to work tonight."
"Ok mama," he said with a smile and she grinned right back. It was one of the things she loved the most about her son. He never argued with her and since the day he had been born she had never once seen him be mean or difficult to another person, other than the pranks he got into with his baby sitters.
Smiling she got him out of the bath and helped him dress, "Now have I ever told you about the great Captain Foxy's adventure to the skull island?"
Familiar smells hit her across her face as she stepped foot through the doors of the establishment, smelling of stale pizza and sweat. She could feel the heat from the people that lingered and it felt to her like for the first time in some years that she was coming home to her family. Which in a way she was. It had been years since she had last been there, years since she had last seen anything remotely to do with Freddy's but Steel had never forgotten. With a sad smile Steel passed through the low arch in the entrance and felt her heart vacate her chest for the second time that day. Nearly fifteen years had passed since she had last seen them, but it seemed to Steel that time had not been kind to the Fazbear crew. They looked for all intents and purposes the same, but far more withered than she last remembered them looking. Freddy's suit had darkened form pizza stains of curious greasy hands touching him and his eyes seemed somehow more worn down than before. Bonny was much the same and Steel could hear his mechanical parts struggle as he moved just his arms and pelvis to turn and play on his guitar. Chika's beak had begun to fold from the years of use, giving her a more demented look.
Steel felt her heart break. How had they landed like this? Had the owner not sent them in for repairs? Or a bath she noted when the smell they gave off entered her nostrils. It smelled almost like rotten flesh, and it nearly made her gag as memories nearly overwhelmed her.
"Excuse me miss but I'm going to have to ask you to leave," A slightly overweight man wearing a pair of smart looking black pants and a simple blue button up shirt said walking up to her, "Company policy I'm afraid. Only family groups allowed."
"Oh," She jumped and whirled to face him. She recognized him immediately but forced herself to stay neutral, "No I'm actually here about the night guard shift. We talked on the phone."
"Ahh yes," Mr. Fizguard exclaimed and nervously peered around the restaurant, "You must be Mrs. Mink. I'm Duncan Fizguard, the owner of the restaurant."
"It's nice to meet you," she said but inside she was screaming. She wanted so badly for him to recognize her, but knew it was for the best. She took note of the way his eyes kept on drifting towards the stage as she shook his hand and peered out the corner of her eyes, wandering what had caused the man to become so tense. There weren't many parents left in the restaurant and many of those that remained looked as though they were ready to leave as they tiredly packed up their things and carted equally tired children towards the door. On stage, Freddy' and Co were still singing but Steel's sharp eyes immediately picked up what had changed to make the manager nervous. They sang the same songs perfectly as they had when she was a little girl herself but their eyes were locked in their direction. Or more specifically, on her. She shivered under their dark gazes and shook off the cold feeling that screamed for her to run, "Call me Steel."
"Steel?" Mr. Fizguard asked with a raised brow, "Not a name you hear very often. You look familiar. Have we seen you before?"
Yes.
"No," She smiled, but felt that it didn't really meet her eyes, "First time I've been here. So what happened to them? I heard they used to be so great, now they look kind of worn down."
"Money happened," Fizguard explained sadly, "We don't have enough to pay people to maintain them. Then those murders happened and most of the cheaper ones didn't even want to help."
Steel flinched, "Murders?"
Mr. Fizguard shook his head. The last customer had just stepped out the door and the older man glanced up at the clock and ran a hand through his mostly bald head. She noted he had given up with his attempt to wear wigs and tilted her head when he paled.
11:45
"Well we better get you to your post," He said and she flinched went he grabbed onto her shoulder, but she said nothing about it as he dragged her down the corridors to the security office," The recordings will explain everything. I would give you a tour but I need to go home now."
"It's fine," she tried to shrug off his strange behavior and let the hurt slide past her. 'Remember he can't know who you are,' she thought, "I'm sure I can find my way."
"All right I'll leave you too it," he sighed, showed her where to sign on the papers he had brought with her and turned to leave but as he stepped closer to the exit her turned to her with the most serious look she had ever seen on his face, "And Steel?"
"Yeah?" she asked picking up the black uniform that had been left for her on the desk.
"Whatever you do, do not leave this room," He said and with his advice sinking in, he left her to ponder his words. She changed quickly once she heard the door close, surprised at how well the clothing fit her lithe frame and sat down onto the chair that was in the room.
11:55
She looked around. She had been in the security room before but things had changed since the last time she had been there. For one they had put in doors on either side of them and the wall that had existed in the front had been removed. The new renovations had made the place little larger than a small janitor's closet, and it made her a little claustrophobic. She shook her head.
12:00
The phone ringing made her jump before she remembered that Mr. Fizguard had mentioned that a recording would tell her what she needed to know for the job. She noticed a piece of silver out the corner of her eyes and turning to it she realized that it was some sort of electronic tablet. She picked it up as the phone began to play the message.
BEEP!
"Hello, hello? Uh, I wanted to record a message for you to help you get settled in on your first night. Um, I actually worked in that office before you. I'm finishing up my last week now, as a matter of fact. So, I know it can be a bit overwhelming, but I'm here to tell you there's nothing to worry about. Uh, you'll do fine. So, let's just focus on getting you through your first week. Okay?"a young voice said, though he sounded a little nervous and Steel frowned. Deciding, to leave it to the back ground, she picked up the tablet and turned it on.
"Uh, let's see, first there's an introductory greeting from the company that I'm supposed to read. Uh, it's kind of a legal thing, you know. Um, "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. A magical place for kids and grown-ups alike, where fantasy and fun come to life. Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for damage to property or person. Upon discovering that damage or death has occurred, a missing person report will be filed within 90 days, or as soon property and premises have been thoroughly cleaned and bleached, and the carpets have been replaced," He said and Steel's head shot up in alarm. Filed in 90 days! What the actual fuck?
"Blah blah blah, now that might sound bad, I know, but there's really nothing to worry about. Uh, the animatronic characters here do get a bit quirky at night, but do I blame them? No. If I were forced to sing those same stupid songs for twenty years and I never got a bath? I'd probably be a bit irritable at night too. So, remember, these characters hold a special place in the hearts of children and we need to show them a little respect, right? Okay.
So, just be aware, the characters do tend to wander a bit. Uh, they're left in some kind of free roaming mode at night. Uh...Something about their servos locking up if they get turned off for too long. Uh, they used to be allowed to walk around during the day too. But then there was The Bite of '87. Yeah. I-It's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?"
She flinched; she knew everything about that day. But she couldn't believe what the man was insinuating. The Fazbear group she remembered would not have hurt a fly. Not even Foxy. Unless…
She shook her head and guilt ate at her. She did not even want to think of that day. It was her fault in the first place. And luckily for her, or unluckily for her it seemed like phone guy was not finished just yet with his message.
"Uh, now concerning your safety, the only real risk to you as a night watchman here, if any, is the fact that these characters, uh, if they happen to see you after hours probably won't recognize you as a person. They'll p-most likely see you as a metal endoskeleton without its costume on. Now since that's against the rules here at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, they'll probably try to...forcefully stuff you inside a Freddy Fazbear suit. Um, now, that wouldn't be so bad if the suits themselves weren't filled with crossbeams, wires, and animatronic devices, especially around the facial area. So, you could imagine how having your head forcefully pressed inside one of those could cause a bit of discomfort...and death. Uh, the only parts of you that would likely see the light of day again would be your eyeballs and teeth when they pop out the front of the mask, heh," he said and Steel flinched as painful memories came to the surface.
The child screamed…a knife flashing….bones breaking as they were forced….the blood ran off the table
She shook her head.
"No," she whimpered, "Not again"
"Y-Yeah, they don't tell you these things when you sign up. But hey, first day should be a breeze. I'll chat with you tomorrow. Uh, check those cameras, and remember to close the doors only if absolutely necessary. Gotta conserve power. Alright, good night,"The phone clicked when he hung up at she sprung for the tablet that had begun to slip for her lap. She flipped through the remote in a rapid pace, and sighed in relief when she noticed that all three animatronics were still in their places. Steel let herself calm down and carefully scrolled through the cameras around her. It confused her as to why the cameras in the kitchen did not work, but she decided to leave that question for another day moved on. She froze when after her fingers taped onto the camera 1C and Pirate's cove came up.
Foxy.
She wondered if they had gotten rid of him. Probably not as the stage was still there although she could not see much through the purple star themed curtain and the sign in front of it that read 'Sorry! Out of order.'
She missed him.
02:00
80% POWER REMAINING
A sound snapped her out of her reverie. It was almost like a scrapping sound like metal rubbing with metal. Startled she flipped back to the main stage. And nearly had a heart attack.
"Where's Bonnie?!" she screeched when she noticed he wasn't where he was meant to be, "Where the fuck is the damn rabbit."
She found him in the dining hall. He was standing between two rows of party tables facing the camera and Steel flinched.
"You wouldn't hurt an old friend would you?" she asked sadly looking at the screen as she hand reached up to hold onto the something that hung under her shirt just above her heart, "Although I doubt you'd recognize me now."
She sighed and flipped through the camera to check on pirate's cove and the rest of the Fazbear main group, smiling when she saw that none of the others had begun to wonder around. Then she went back to the dining hall and noticed that the guitar loving rabbit have moved from the back to the front of the hall and had for all intents and purposes stuck his face into the camera to glare at her.
She frowned, "We fuck to you too Bonnie."
It seemed it was going to be a long night.
05:00
50% POWER REMAINING
Steel sighed and rubbed the spot on her forehead where the headache had become the worst before she picked up her tablet to glance over at the animatronics, finding Freddy and Chika on the stage while Bonnie hid back stage and stared at the camera. So far he had traveled through the party room and the west hall, but he had yet to attempt to approach her and for the moment she was thankful for it. Steel didn't want to admit it, but everything that was happening was really frightening her. She didn't understand why they were doing this, or why Bonnie was doing it, because the others had not even moved from their places. A low groan met her ears and her eyes widened as she realized what she had thought. Her fingers flew over the screen, only to find that Chicka was nowhere near where she was supposed to be.
Shit.
She'd jinkzed herself.
Her fingers flew over the various cameras, but Chika was nowhere to find. Until she came across the kitchen where it sounded like a tornado was ripping through all the cupboards and throwing the pots and pans from them. She guessed that was where the chicken had run to and sighed a little in relief. A second groaning sound met her ears and she flinched at how close it sounded. She shook her head. Chika was in the kitchen so it could not have been her. Then...
Eyes wide, steel tapped onto the backstage camera, but Bonnie was gone. Nor was he anywhere else in the building that she could see. She knew that the camera's the restaurant had did not cover all of the rooms. She gulped when the sound of creaking metal vibrated through the walls and swiveled around in her chair to glance at the left door way where she could have sworn a shadow was standing in the darkness.
She reached out shakily and pressed the button marked Light in red. And screamed when she saw Bonnie crouching in the darkness. The way the shadows curled around his frame gave him a demented look and the hatred in his eyes was beyond visible by the way the white in them had shrunken inwards and a blackness had surrounded them. Without thinking, she slammed her fists onto the Door switch and she panted as the steel doors from above her came crashing down.
A burning had entered her lungs, something she had not felt since she had been a small child. A tight feeling, like someone had sat them onto her chest and pressed downwards to stop her from breathing before they had decided to light a match in what space was left in her lungs. Steel put her head between her knees and immediately drew in her breath and held it. Counting slowly, she let it out and closed her eyes as she repeated the exercise. She tried to force the memories out of her head and tears came to her eyes.
Shaking like a leaf, she raised her head and pulled her arm across her eye to wipe away the tears and looked over at the door. Curious, she reached upwards and pressed the light switch and felt relief like no other when she noted that Bonnie's shadow was gone from the window. She sighed, stretching up from her curled up position and reached over to pick up the tablet before balking.
20% POWER REMAINING
It took fucking power to hold the doors down?! She wondered what the hell the designers of the building had been thinking when they had made the circuits of the buildings and growled. She would have to do something about that before her next shift.
6:00
She jumped when a happy chime ripped through the building, but then settled down when she realized it was the alarm for the end of her shift. She had survived her first night. Cautiously, she glanced at the cameras to find that all of the animatronics were in their places for the day before legging it out of there. Not noticing the eyes that followed her movements with something akin to confusion amongst the hate.
