FNaF2, Night 3, here we come! I'm sorry if this chapter seems to be short and I want to thank everyone for their reviews. If ya keep on, we might reach 100 reviews. Wonder who the lucky reviewer will be.
DJ Kamza - Correction. The kids were in limbo, aka bound to the 'bots. But since the fic takes place after FNaF3, you can consider them being free.
The lyrics belong to the song Rough Shift by PonyVille Prank Calls (if I'm right).
Enjoy!
Edit: I changed the title to Rough Shift, based on the PonyVille Prank Calls song. After reading your comments, I realized it fits more.
Night 20:
Deep in the Fazbear Company
lies some Animatronic history
A family fun place for your kids to play,
until the sun goes down for the rest of the day.
The robots tend to wander around in the night,
They're looking for the night man to give him a fright.
All of the failures have been taken apart,
Except the facial recognition isn't doing it's part
xXxXx
Skylar grumpily sat down on the chair, waiting for the clock to turn 12 AM. This was the third night, she was halfway through the week. Just two more nights and she was done. Only, this night would get even more dangerous, as now Freddy, Chica and Bonnie would move along with their Toy counterparts.
Although, Freddy told her she shouldn't be so much worried about the Toys, but more about the Animatronics, as they will take over this night. Freddy also explained her how, when they went after the previous Night Guard whose position she got, Puppet was frustrated by the Toys' failures of catching him, so he forced the old Animatronics to do the dirty job. Foxy was an exception, as he was a bit... well, he was malfunctioning at the time and as sane as Mangle was.
Suddenly her vision started to blur. This time, she was prepared for it. Hallucinations of an eye-less Freddy and Foxy bombared her vision, but she closed her eyes. It was soon gone as the clock stroke 12 AM.
Skylar sighed and started working. She went to the Music Box, which started to unwind faster than the previous night and wound it up. She wasn't really scared of the hallucinations or what might happen if she loses. She was a bit paranoid, but more tired and wanted to just get over with it.
„Hello hello!"
Skylar was pretty much tired to reply to Phone Guy's call tonight and switched between the Toys Show Stage, Parts/Service Room (which she had to lit) and the Prize Corner. For now, all of them were on their regular spots.
„See? I told you you wouldn't have any problems!"
Skylar could only laugh. She had no idea how long Phone Guy had been here, but she knew he was probably a veteran. And now, she was also turning into one.
„Did...uh... Did Foxy ever appear in the hallway?"
„Yup!" Skylar muttered. She decided to be as quiet as possible tonight as she would alert the Animatronics and they would come after her faster. She learned her lesson, although, given her short temper, it was just a matter of time when she'd start a temper tantrum.
„Probably not."
Keep on dreaming.
„I was just curious."
Speaking of curious, Skylar wondered if this message was pre-recorded or went on live and the recording machine just was put on record.
„Like I said, he was always my favorite."
Alert noise.
Skylar wound up the Music Box and checked the Show Stage. Toy Chica was gone and staring at her from the Main Hall.
„They tried to remake Foxy, ya know?"
„Aha." Skylar muttered. Mangle was also gone, dangling at the Prize Corner.
„Uh, they thought the first one was too scary, so they redesigned him to be more kid-friendly and put him in Kid's Cove."
„Him? Wait, I thought Mangle was female." Skylar muttered, narrowing her eyes as she checked the Office Hallway. Nothing.
On the other hand, some stuff Phone Guy says weren't always correct and Fazbear's management was notorius for mixing up the characters genders. Just ask Bonnie and Foxy.
„To keep the toddlers entertained, you know..."
„Ugh, oh." Skylar bit her lip when she saw that Bonnie was gone. He and Chica told her they bypass the blind spots and that she should be extra careful. The only ones who remained in the Parts/Service Room were Freddy and Chica, who was lying down, apparently knocked over by Bonnie.
„But kids these days just can't keep their hands to themselves."
Music Box, Air-Vents, Office Hallway, Music Box, Air-Vents, Office Hallway...
„RAAAUUUGHHHHHRRR!"
Skylar yelped as she was faced with an hallucination of Freddy lunging at her. She took a deep breath.
„Geez."
„Hi!"
Great, BB was also on his way towards the Office.
„The staff literally has to put Foxy back together after every shift."
Static noise was nearing. Skylar spotted Toy Chica in the Air-Vent, putting on the head.
„So eventually they stopped trying and left him as some 'take apart and put back together' attraction."
As she waited for Toy Chica to leave, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Mangle. It was horrifying that the staff didn't do anything to prevent the toddlers from tearing her apart. The kids were probably angry that their favorite fox was replaced by a cheap rip-off.
„Now he's just a mess of parts."
Skylar wound the Music Box.
„Hello!"
Speaking about a mess of parts, Chica didn't look better. Skylar winced when she saw the Animatronic at the Party Room 4. The eye sockets were bigger and she looked horrfying, especially with that two sets of teeth in her wide mouth.
„Hi!"
„I think the employees refer to him as just "The Mangle." Uh..."
Skylar put the Freddy head on to repel BB.
„Oh, hey, before I go, uh, I wanted to ease your mind about any rumors you might have heard lately."
„What rumors?", she asked as she went to the Prize Corner. But before she could, the Monitor opened on Party Room 4. Chica has left, and so did one of the paper-plates. She wound up the Music Box and went to the Office, spotting Foxy at the end of the corridor.
„You know how these local stories come and go and seldom mean anything."
„Hmmm..." Skylar flashed the Flashlight at Foxy, making him leave. Mangle was dangling above at the hallway. Skylar suddenly spotted the missing paper cutout of BB in The Office, hanging on the far wall to the right of the entryway.
„RAAAAAAUUUUUGHHHH!"
She yelped as Chica popped in front of her. Luckily, it was an hallucination, but she immediently put on the Freddy head. She didn't want to risk it. Good thing she did, since she heard some banging in one of the Air-Vents. She assumed Mangle was the one who was leaving.
Head off and she wound the Music Box. She quickly checked the Parts/Service Room. Freddy also left and Foxy was standing in the middle of the room.
„I can personally assure you that, whatever is going on out there, and however tragic it may be, has nothing to do with our establishment."
She jumped a bit, completely forgetting that Phone Guy was still talking to her.
Music Box wound, she lit the Flashlight, seeing Bonnie staring at her from down the hallway. The Flashlight flickered and he was gone.
„It's just all rumor and speculation..."
„Hi!"
As the girl checked the Music Box and the Party Rooms, she spotted Freddy lurking at Party Room 3, staring at the cam. Foxy was also lurking down the Office Hallway.
„People trying to make a buck. You know..."
Whatever happened, Phone Guy wanted to assure her nothing's wrong.
„Yeah, right." Skylar said dryly as she flashed at Foxy. She put the head on, hearing banging on both sides. She assumed this were Bonnie and Chica leaving.
„Uh, our guard during the day has reported nothing unusual."
„Oh, really. I don't see anything unusal here as well. Only a few killer Animatronics." Skylar spotted Freddy down the Office Hallway. She wound up the Music Box and put on the Freddy head,
„And he's on watch from opening till close."
„Ain't the only one." Skylar groaned as Freddy left. He got replaced by Foxy.
„Okay, well anyway, hang in there and I'll talk to you tomorrow."
„Will do." Skylar muttered as Foxy left. She was glad the Toys were less active (except for BB and Mangle, who, BTW, was with BB at the Game Area). Toy Bonnie and Toy Freddy didn't leave the Show Stage.
As she was winding up the Music Box (which was, to her horror, on half), she switched to the Parts/Service Room, surprised to find a black version of Freddy sitting in the same manner as Bonnie. She wondered if this Shadow Freddy thing was something similar to Shadow Bonnie. The lights suddenly flickered and for a brief second, Shadow Freddy turned from black to purple.
„What the-?!"
„Hello!"
Skylar snapped, put down the Monitor and put on the Freddy head. Good thing she did it, because Bonnie was in the Office, standing right in front of her, staring at her with his red eyes. Skylar gulped as the lights flickered. Eventually, he left and she wound up the Music Box.
„No more messing around.", she told herself.
The rest of the night, she switched between winding up the Music Box and putting on the Freddy head once she lowered the Monitor. Once nobody was inside, she checked the Air-Vents and Office Hallway. With this tatic, she managed to repel Bonnie, Chica and Mangle a few times, but it gave her problems when checking on Foxy. She was afraid that he'll be in the hallway once she puts on the Freddy head and it couldn't repel him.
Speaking of Flashlight, she wasted two bars and was half-way down with the third.
At 4 AM, the Toys also begun to move more frequently and now, when she flicked at the Office Hallway, there seemed a parade of Animatronics and Toys.
First, there were Toy Chica and Mangle with her usual static noise, which, according to the Animatronics came from an amateur radio band, with a military-encoded RTTY-75W (Radio Teletype 75 baud WIDE) transmission. In the middle, there is what sounds like a demonic voice, but it is actually only mistuned SSB (Single Side Band) voice.
They vanished, only to be replaced by Bonnie. The lights flickered and he vanished, being replaced by Toy Freddy with his usual black eyes and wide mouth.
The lights flickered and Skyar heared a metalic thud sound, as if somebody hit the floor and/or wall. When she looked down the hallway, she saw Freddy staring at her.
She quickly wound up the Music Box and put the Freddy head on, chuckling as she realized that Freddy probably shoved Toy Freddy outta his way to take up the whole Office Hallway by himself and that the bump sound was Toy Freddy hitting the floor.
Even though both teams were working now on getting her, it was obvious the Animatronics attempted to do her a favor by stalling the Toys and not letting them inside.
„Hello!"
Skylar sighed in relief as BB and Toy Bonnie left the Office. She quickly went to the Music Box and put the head on. Nobody was inside, but Foxy seemed to be ready to sprint at her. She lashed the flashlight at him and he left. She looked at the battery. There was only one full bar left.
„Damn."
To her luck, Bonnie, Chica, Freddy and Foxy were the only ones she continued to encounter. She assumed that Chica and Bonnie prevented Toy Bonnie and Mangle and BB and Toy Chica from entering through the Air-Vents. Freddy and Foxy took care of Toy Freddy, especially Freddy, who'd stand in the Office Hallway for an extended period before trying to come inside.
Skylar smiled as she wound up the Music Box for one last time. Thanks to her friends, this would be soon over as they gave her a lot of information about their behavior and how to repel them.
Suddenly, she saw the lights flicker and she looked up. Bonnie was standing right in front of her. She was about to put the Fazbear head as he suddenly charged at her with his hand.
„RAAAAAAUUUUUUGHHHHHH!"
The girl closed her eyes, waiting for the deadly grip.
DING, DONG, DING, DONG!
YAY!
DING, DONG, DING, DONG!
She was shaking, slowly opening her eyes.
„I'm I dead?", she asked.
„Sky!"
Opening her eyes, she saw Bonnie in his normal state, looking worriedly at her.
„Are you alright?", he asked.
„Ugh, um, yes... just a bit shaken.", the girl replied, giving a brief glance at the Monitor.
It showed her an another cutscene, once again returning to the Show Stage, but this time, both Bonnie and Chica are standing closer to her and gave her angry glares with their hollowed-out eyes. As she returned to default view, she found Golden Freddy is directly in front of her. When the cutscene suddenly ended, the words "it's me" were seen at the top left corner.
Skylar took a deep breath and leaned into her comfy chair.
„Geez, I thought you'd get me.", she muttered.
„I was trying to hold myself as long as possible. Good thing 6 AM turned right away." Bonnie said.
„Yup, but we made it through." Skylar gave Bonne a high-five.
Soon, Chica, Foxy and Freddy arrived.
„Are you guys alright?" Chica asked.
„Yep." Skylar said. „Only, Bon scared the hell out of me."
Bonnie grinned.
„Good thing you're still alive." Freddy eyed Bonnie who mouthed What did I do now? and looked at Skylar. He gave her a token. „Puppet told me to give it to you."
„Great." Skylar looked at the token. „BTW, thanks for trolling the Toys."
„You're welcome." Chica said.
„Actually, I and Toy Chica got into a fight who'd enter the Air-Vent. Until BB slipped away." Bonnie said.
Skylar chuckled and then looked at Freddy.
„Tell me, were you the one who shoved Toy Freddy away? Coz one second I see him and in the next you're standing there."
„Maybe." Freddy shrugged, making the rest burst out laughing.
„Actually, you're right. Ol' Freddy here pushed Toy Freddy right into the nearest Party Room and took his place. I saw it with me own eye." Foxy said.
„Well, thanks for making the Night easier." Skylar said.
„You're welcome." Freddy said.
xXx
Toying with the token, Skylar entered the Game Area.
„Hello!"
She jumped outta her skin as BB greeted her.
„Hahahahahaha!" Balloon Boy laughed.
„Shut up." Skylar hissed, with BB still laughing.
„Hahaha, really funy.", she said dryly.
„Well, if you gimme the batteries from your Flashlight, I might consider keeping quiet through the night." Baloon Boy said.
„Forget it. I need those batteries to keep Foxy away from the Office." Skylar told him. BB frowned and pouted. Skylar left him there and went to the arcades, thinking about the cutscene she saw.
She knew she was probably at the Dining Area, and with Golde appearing, it probably meant it was Night 3. However, she didn't understand why Bonnie and Chica looked so angry.
She shrugged it off and put the token into the arcade. It soon brought up a new Death MiniGame.
„Take Cake to the Children.", she read.
She was playing as Freddy, the bear having buttons and his top hat on.
Skylar wasn't sure why, but she felt a bit strange about it, as Freddy in the previous game had no top hat or buttons.
She was supposed to take the cake to six kids. Walking to each child made them turn green, and neglecting them by leaving them alone for too long caused them to turn red.
She noticed one more child, standing outside crying. She felt sorry for him. It seemed like those bratty kids here had a party and Freddy was supposed to watch over them or something and couldn't go out to help the crying child.
As she tried to serve the cake to all six kids, a purple car pulled up outside and a Purple Guy got out. He was smiling and the kid stopped crying for a second.
What happened next, horrified Skylar.
The Purple Guy was standing next to the child, doing nothing. However, the kid started to cry even harder and harder. At the same time, she heard strange noises and saw letters beings spelled out.
"S-A-V-E-H-I-M."
Freddy became slower and slower and stopped. The kids inside turned red. Skylar watched in horror the kid outside turning grey.
The kid was dead.
„RAAAAAUUUGHHH!"
Suddenly, she got jump-scared by Puppet.
She stared in disbelief at the black arcade screen, trying to piece together what just happened.
She suddenly felt somebody watching her and turned around. Puppet was standing right behind her.
„Soooo... did you like it?", he asked, more whispering.
„No, I didn't. Thanks for the clue though, but this was... I'm just speechless." Skylar said.
„Believe it or not... there were more victims." Puppet whispered. „Some are gone... some stayed."
„What do you mean?" Skylar asked, narrowing her eyes.
Instead, Puppet turned around and left towards his box.
„It's me.", he said as he stopped. Then he entered the box and closed the lid.
Skylar just stared at him with a horrified look on her face.
xXx
„Wait, what?!"
Mike stared at Skylar, completely baffled. It was late evening and the two were at the Animatronic Dining Area, eating the pizza (on the house) Chica delivered. The 'bots were walking around, entertaining the kids, so Skylar could talk with Mike in peace.
Skylar sighed.
She told him how she entered a bet with the Toys (whom Mike disliked as much as she did) and proceeded to tell him what she found out about The Missing Children Incident. Mike scolded her for getting herself into danger, but Skylar assured him she had everything under control.
„So, you want to say that the five kids who got murdered weren't the only ones?" Mike asked, putting his pizza on the plate.
„Yes. I played this Death Minigame and it showed me some sort of bear, dunno if it's Freddy or some other Animatronic..." Skylar thought about Fredbear's Family Diner. Who knows, maybe there was an Animatronic called Fredbear. „... was watching a murder happen right in front of the restaurant. Either the guy killed the kid or accidentally hit it with his car. I believe this might be the incident Phone Guy was referring to in his calls, about what happened in the previous location."
„And you say that this kid... that it might've affected the Animatronics?" Mike asked.
„Possible. Wouldn't you be pissed when you're not invited to a party and to top it, you get killed right in front of that party?" Skylar asked.
„I guess I would." Mike said.
„Also, I got jump-scared by Puppet. It ain't confirmed, but I'm pretty sure this kid took over Puppet or at least gave him the powers and the mission to kill the Night Guards." Skylar said.
„That still doesn't explain why he went specifically after the Night Guards." Mike shook his head. „As much as I see, it was probably some random dude hitting a kid."
„He was standing there watching the kid dying and smiling. That ain't random." Skylar said. „I believe this might be the first encounter with the serial killer."
„Who might or might not be a Night Guard." Mike pointed out.
„Well, he looked different than the Purple Guy in the previous game." Skylar said.
„Okay, so we have an angry kid spirit possesing Puppet or driving him enough crazy to force the Animatronics to do his bidding and hunt down the Night Guards." Mike summarized.
„Not only that, but after the other kids got killed, Puppet bound them to the Animatronics." Skylar pointed at Freddy and co. „I think that the kids sometimes took over them or their crys affected the Animatronics and they agreed into hunting the Night Guards. Also, I believe that Puppet did something to them to force them into hunting down the Night Guards."
„That's sick." Mike said.
„Yeah... Also, what makes it even sadder is that, when I see one of the Death Hallucinations, I hear a mechanical RAAUGHR. However, when listening to our old friends, it sounds like a SCREEE." Skylar said.
„Like a child screaming." Mike muttered.
Skylar nodded.
„The murderers must've happened in '87. Maybe before or after the pizzeria closed.", she sighed.
„And where are the kids now?" Mike asked her.
„Well, according to Freddy, they got freed."
„Are you guys alright?"
The two looked at Freddy, who approached them.
„Yeah." Mike took a sip of his drink.
„So-so." Skylar said. „I'm trying to prepare myself for Night 4."
„It's just only two more Nights. You'll do it." Chica suddenly popped out.
„No offense, but you guys looked terrifying back then. Especially you Chica. And Bonnie as well." Skylar said.
„Just do me a favor and don't mention the incident with my face." Bonnie said. „I'm sensitive to that."
„Aghrr, Bon, ya got yer face back? Why are ye complainin'?" Foxy suddenly popped up next to Bonnie.
„I'm still angry that they gutted my beautiful face." Bonnie growled.
Foxy, Chica and Freddy chuckled.
„Alright, we agree we all looked terrible, but now is now. Now you have to focus on getting through Night 4." Freddy told Skylar. „We'll try to help you, but we can't promise that this Night will be easy."
„It's okay." Skylar said.
It was never easy.