I sat there, momentarily paralyzed by the clock chime. What would come next? I slowly put up the camera monitor. There was a plan of the pizzeria on the bottom right, and you could touch a button where each camera was to go to each one. On the bottom left, there was an indicator of how much power I had left, and how much I was using. Everything was still, and nothing had moved. And then a phone rang.

I almost threw the camera on the floor in panic. When I composed myself, I pressed the answer button.

*Beep* **You have 1 new message** *Beep*

Uh hello, hello? Uh, junior manager here. Uh, so you're the new security guard, right? Yeah, it's great to finally have someone qualified for the job, you know? Ha ha. We had to, like, share the shifts because, you know, someone has to be here during the night. But with you, now we have more energy to be here during the day. Uh, you see, we're probably going to be a lot busier from now on. Uh, you might have heard about the place called Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, right? Uh, yeah. They got shut down yesterday. I don't know why though. Probably something like a tax fraud or such, you know. I never really liked that place. I always had a bad feeling about it, you know..? Their pizzas weren't even that good. Uh, anyway. I think you're gonna fit in really well here. The staff are really nice. Uh, we make sure to help each other out on everything. Like, uh, when we close late in the evening, we all make sure the floors and tables are properly cleaned, and all the dishes have been washed when we get off of the day. Uh, now, in order to save power of course, all the lights will, at night, be turned off. Don't worry, we have a desk lamp in the office you can use. If you open the maintenance panel, you'll be able to view the restaurant through the security cameras. And the cameras all have a neat feature, which is night-vision mode. These cameras were the cheapest we could get, so the night-vision isn't THAT accurate. But it does retain the colours, which is good, I guess. Um, you can toggle the night-vision by activating the camera you're already on. And, uh, by the way, we have a security feature in the restaurant that limits how much power can be used after hours. This is mainly so that our electricity bill doesn't skyrocket during the night if somebody forgot to turn off something somewhere, you know. Now, um, your office is also the information... area. Which you can tell because of the window counter in front of you. Uh, their should be a button underneath your desk too. This is for the security door in front of your window. Uh, to your left and right there are also two doors. These doors are um, uhh... a little stupid. Um, you see... they require power to be closed. Um, I think it was something about some computer somewhere always checking if they're closed or not. Or maybe it was a security feature, you know, in case the place goes dark. Like, if there was a power outage, you would be stuck here. But the doors open up automatically if that happens. Um, all three doors are power driven, so... basically, don't use too much power, otherwise the place will shut off completely. Uh, but don't worry. As I said, the doors will open up if that happens, so you won't be trapped. Uh, I think that was all for now. Uh, yep. Good luck on your first night here. Uh, don't fall asleep, and have a good night." The phone made a clicking sound, and the room went silent.

I was suddenly frozen in place. How was I meant to survive if one of them got to me? I quickly looked at the camera and clicked on 1A. The three animatronics were still there on the stage, making me relax a little. At least they hadn't crept up on me while I was listening to the recording. I also checked the Drawing Room, but nothing had moved there either. I checked the clock. 0:30. Ok, I can do this.

It was pretty uneventful for the first few hours. It was 4:00 and I hadn't even caught a glimpse of anyone or anything moving. And I still had 50% power left. I was pretty chilled out. Until I checked the camera.

The purple cat, Cindy, was gone.

I instantly dropped my camera and checked my right light. With that side all clear, I checked my left right, and came face to face with a large set of teeth. As I looked up, a pair of red eyes looked blankly at me. I shrieked in terror and blindly tried to press the red button. As I did, the door slammed shut. I sat shaking in my chair, checking my light to find a shadow on the wall. It was still there.

I checked the cameras again to find Candy, the blue cat, gone too. I tried to stay calmer and checked all the cameras first, and found him in the Restrooms. I checked back on Cindy. The shadow was gone, and when I opened the door he wasn't there. I checked the clock. 4:30. Power was on 30%.

Nothing else happened during the night, but I was still on edge. That encounter with Cindy had made me feel very insecure. I almost jumped out of my skin when the clock chimed 6 o'clock. I checked the cameras, just to be sure, and found them all going back to their places on the stage. I shakily waited for the manager, and when he arrived I was wondering whether he knew about the animatronics.

"Morning Mary! Have a good night?" the manager asked as he walked into the office.
"No, not really. Cindy attacked me." I said.
"Oh yeah... sorry for not mentioning that. It was the only way to get people hired. You'll stay now, won't you?"
I sighed. I really needed money, and this job was paying. I didn't really have a choice. "Ok, I'll stay."
"Great! Well, see you tonight!" the manager said, and quickly ushered me out. As I got in my car, I realised the full scale of this. There were animatronics that would murder me in there. And I have to go back tonight.