Ohboy. Here we go again. This one took a bit longer than I wanted, but I eventually got it written. I have a few things to work out before I get the next chapter out guys, so it might be a little bit. If all goes well, two or three days at the most. If not…well. Maybe a week. Hopefully not. Anyways! We've got Night 2, and BATH TIME. This one will be a bit longer than my last few. I had so much fun writing it. Angry Freddy is too much fun to write.
Shadow hummed quietly to herself as she stood at the counter making dinner. It would be the second night working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria again, and she was extremely unsure. Foxy hadn't made a peep the night before, and Freddy had stayed on stage. It had seemed relatively easy, finishing the night with about 18% power left, but she knew it would get harder as the week went on. Reaching for a knife, she grinned at Plushtrap who was sitting on the counter next to her playing with another one of her little projects.
"Plush, buddy, don't get that all dirty. I need them nice and clean to give to Nightmare and Fredbear. I know you like them, I'll make you one eventually, okay?"
Plush made a disappointed clicking noise, placing it carefully down beside the other one. Chuckling, Shadow gave his head a little pat, and picked up her plate.
"How about you carry them? I'll have my hands full with my supper, we might as well go visit them before I have to head to the night shift."
Bouncing up, Plushtrap picked up the two items and took a leap, landing on Shadow's shoulder and brandishing them in her face.
"Yes Plush, you can give those to them. Now come on, can't waste too much time, I do have work tonight."
Stepping through the open portal, Shadow rolled her eyes in annoyance when she caught the distant sound of fighting.
"Of course…why should I expect anything different. Y'know what, I'm not fixing them this time. They can wait for the damage to heal."
With a sigh, Shadow headed towards the castle, ignoring the snickering Plushtrap on her shoulder. When they made it to the courtyard, Shadow giggled. Nightmare was missing his jaw again, and Fredbear seemed to be missing both arms.
"You two seem to be a bit of a mess. Going to be a bit hard to give you your presents, especially since you seem to be lacking any arms to hold it with Fredbear."
Fredbear turned to look at Shadow, Nightmare taking advantage of the distraction and tackling him to the ground. Fredbear sighed, glaring at his brother.
"Was that necessary? I'm not going to be able to get up now."
Though he was missing his jaw, Shadow could practically feel Nightmare's smug smirk. She laughed, shaking her head.
"I wasn't going to repair you two tonight, but if I finish my dinner fast enough, I'll do what I can."
Fredbear stared curiously at her plate.
"What is it? We don't know many different mortal foods…and it looks a touch strange."
Chewing on her mouthful, Shadow shrugged, making a gesture with her fork. Fredbear rolled his eyes, and Nightmare just shook his head. When she finished, she put the plate down on the edge of the fountain and dug around in the water, pulling out Nightmare's jaw.
"Honestly, is it your favourite past time to take Nightmare's jaw off and toss it in the fountain? It's the only place I ever find the damn thing. Just for that, you can wait. I'm doing Nightmare first."
Fredbear rolled his eyes, ignoring the amused Plushtrap that had made its way into his lap. Pulling out her tools again, Shadow quickly reattached Nightmare's jaw. Looking around the courtyard, she found Fredbear's left arm tossed in a corner, and his right one stuck in a dead tree.
"I'm not even going to ask how those got there, but anyways. I only had the best food ever for dinner. I'm sure you two have at least heard of French fries, right?"
Nightmare opened and closed his mouth a few times before nodding.
"Indeed. Mortals seem very fond of them. I do not understand the appeal, we tried them once during a trip to the mortal realm."
Shadow snickered.
"Now I've got a mental image of you two looking like you normally do, standing in line at McDonald's. That's going to amuse me for the next little while. But yeah. What I had is something called poutine. It's French fries covered in cheese curds and smothered in gravy. It's fattening, and only the best tasting thing in the world!"
Fredbear made a noise that sounded suspiciously like a snort, shaking his head.
"I don't understand mortals."
Once both Fredbear's arms were fixed, Shadow stood up and dusted her hands, tools fading away into the darkness.
"Plush, please tell me you didn't put the presents on the ground?"
Plushtrap shook his head, holding up the two small items. Shadow grinned and took them from Plushtrap, hiding them carefully from the curious nightmares.
"Now…I'm only going to give you two these presents if you promise to stop going after each other for at least the rest of this week. I'd like to go a few days without having to fix something broken. I'd also like to know that at least one of you is available should things go a bit…wrong…at the pizzeria."
Looking at each other, the two nightmares shrugged, Fredbear answering for both of them.
"Very well. We shall hold off on taking each other apart until next week."
Shadow rolled her eyes.
"That's probably the best I'm going to get. Anyways…I've actually been working on these for awhile. I'm great with mechanical things…not so much a needle and thread. I finished them this morning after I got home from the pizzeria."
Smiling, Shadow handed the two stuffed bears to Nightmare and Fredbear. Nightmare examined the stuffed toy, careful not to tear it with his claws. It had short black fur and wore a yellow top hat and bowtie. Beside him, Fredbear stared at his, eyes softening. The fur was a golden yellow, wearing a purple top hat and bowtie.
"These are very well made. You don't give yourself enough credit."
Nightmare nodded.
"Indeed. You are very talented little Shadow. Now, I do believe you have a night shift to get ready for?"
Sighing, Shadow scowled.
"I know you two have more info about that place that could help me. Why won't you tell me?"
Fredbear laughed, making Shadow scowl even deeper.
"Because you're not ready for that information yet. Soon."
"Fine. Jeez. You two are so overprotective, then you go and pull shit like this. I'm going, but I expect answers by the end of the week!"
Beckoning Plushtrap over, Shadow turned her back on the two nightmares, stepping through the portal. When it closed behind her, she sighed again.
"Come on Plush…we should get going."
Shadow stared at the pizzeria doors before looking at her watch and sighing. Pulling it open, she walked in, closing and locking it behind her. Plushtrap was sitting on her left shoulder, legs dangling over her front and head leaned against hers. Walking through the party room, she made sure to speak loud enough for the 3 animatronics on stage to hear her.
"Well Plush, I think we can expect the game to get a little more interesting tonight. Perhaps I'll even get to have a little fun myself. Heh."
Smirking at the low growl she could hear coming from Freddy, she waved and walked to the security room. With a beep from her watch signalling that it was 12, she could hear the power shift into the limited night power. Right on cue, the phone rang. Rolling her eyes, she handed the tablet to Plushtrap and let the recording play.
"Uhh, Hello? Hello? Uh, well, if you're hearing this and you made it to day two, uh, congrats! I-I won't talk quite as long this time since Freddy and his friends tend to become more active as the week progresses. Uhh, it might be a good idea to peek at those cameras while I talk just to make sure everyone's in their proper place. You know..."
At the alarmed squeak from Plushtrap, she raised an eyebrow before turning back to the recording.
"Uh... Interestingly enough, Freddy himself doesn't come off stage very often. I heard he becomes a lot more active in the dark though, so, hey, I guess that's one more reason not to run out of power, right? I-I also want to emphasize the importance of using your door lights. There are blind spots in your camera views, and those blind spots happen to be right outside of your doors. So if-if you can't find something, or someone, on your cameras, be sure to check the door lights. Uh, you might only have a few seconds to react... Uh, not that you would be in any danger, of course. I'm not implying that."
Shadow grumbled quietly to herself.
"No, of course not…why would I be in ANY sort of danger. Not like they're actively trying to kill me or anything."
"Also, check on the curtain in Pirate Cove from time to time. The character in there seems unique in that he becomes more active if the cameras remain off for long periods of time. I guess he doesn't like being watched. I don't know. Anyway, I'm sure you have everything under control! Uh, talk to you soon."
Tilting her head, she could hear voices down the hall. Looking at Plushtrap who was tugging frantically on her arm, she took the tablet from him and opened it to the hallway camera. Eyes going wide, she closed the door just as Freddy came into sight in the window, a furious scowl on his face. Behind him in the shadows, she could see a worried looking Chica and Bonnie.
"Ehh…hi?"
Freddy just growled.
"Don't you 'hi' me. Open the door and I'll make it quick."
Shadow just smirked.
"You really think it's going to be that easy Fazbear? One thing you'll learn about me fast…I don't give up."
Chica tugged on Freddy's arm, trying to keep her voice low.
"Freddy, you're breaking your own rules. You don't start chasing the guard until their third shift unless they run out of power!"
Looking at Plushtrap, Shadow hummed.
"It seems they have rules about the way they murder innocents, and big bad Fazbear is breaking them. Perhaps it's time we broke the rules a bit too, what do you think Plush?"
Making a chattering sound, Plushtrap jumped into Shadow's arms and made a taunting gesture at the animatronics in the window. Freddy narrowed his eyes, and Shadow smirked at him.
"Time to play this game OUR way Fazbear."
Hitting the door button to open it, Shadow dashed out of the open door and slid between Freddy's legs, disappearing into the darkness and popping out of a shadow in the party room.
"What do you want to bet that this rule breaking of Freddy's is because I'm giving them a bath tomorrow?"
Plushtrap made a dissatisfied sound and shook his head. Shadow just chuckled.
"Yeah, I wouldn't bet against me either buddy. So…where should we hide for the next…" Shadow glanced at her watch. "4 and a half hours."
Plushtrap covered his right eye.
"Pirate's Cove? You really think that Foxy will leave me alone, after the phone call tonight? Seems a bit unlikely…though I suppose I can try. Shouldn't be hard to get away from him if things don't work out."
Shrugging, she turned to look down the hallway as she heard an angry screech and saw Freddy charging towards her. She just smiled innocently and waved as she stepped backwards into another shadow, this time appearing in Pirate's Cove. Knocking gently on the doorway, she went still as Foxy pulled back his curtain.
"Now if it ain't the new guard. What brings ye to old Foxy's cove lass?"
Shadow rubbed the back of her head.
"Well…ah…"
Foxy chuckled.
"Weren't expectin' old Cap'n Foxy to leave ye be?"
"Ah…no, not really. You all seem to have a pretty big grudge against whoever is in the night guard uniform."
Foxy nodded.
"Aye, but 'tis something that old Foxy can ignore. T'was a male guard that started all this."
Hearing noises down the hall, Shadow looked down the hallway behind her, before looking back at Foxy.
"I'm sorry to ask, but do you mind if I hide here for a few hours? I seem to have pissed Freddy off enough somehow that he's broken his own rules and I'm now being hunted down."
Foxy laughed.
"Aye lass, ye can hide here. There be an old ship prop with a sizable hiding spot."
Smiling gratefully, Shadow slipped into the room, and behind the pirate ship. Finding the spot Foxy was talking about, she made herself comfortable. She could hear Foxy pull his curtains shut, then a few minutes later, heavy footsteps and Freddy's voice.
"Foxy! Come out here please."
Hearing the fox grumble quietly to himself, Shadow grinned.
"Arr…what ye be wanting Fazbear?"
"Have you seen the night guard? She's been doing some sort of teleporting all over the pizzeria."
Foxy growled.
"There be no landlubber in me cove. Leave me be Fazbear."
Freddy sighed.
"Fine Foxy, but if you see her, grab a hold of her. We can't let her survive to 6."
Foxy slid the curtain closed again, muttering.
"That Fazbear…don't know when to leave well enough alone, he doesn't. Fer what reason is he so mad at ye lass?"
Shadow grinned sheepishly.
"I uh…know this place is closed tomorrow, so I'm going to give Chica, Bonnie and him a good wash. They're covered in pizza grease and other things. There's a handprint on Freddy's muzzle for crying out loud."
Foxy nodded.
"Aye, that be making sense. Fazbear doesn't like anyone close enough to possibly tamper with his systems."
Shadow hummed, absentmindedly patting Plushtrap.
"Can you think of anything that may make him less nervous while I'm giving him that much needed bath?"
Foxy tapped his hook against his loose jaw, eyes narrowed thoughtfully.
"Perhaps having his free roam on while ye do him would work."
Nodding, Shadow leaned back against the wall.
"Maybe…"
For the next few hours, the three sat in silence, Foxy wandering around, and Plushtrap in shutdown mode in Shadow's lap as she petted him. When it finally hit 6 am, Shadow stood up and stretched, a dazed Plushtrap clinging to her shoulder. Glancing at Foxy, Shadow smiled at him.
"Thank you captain. I owe you one."
Foxy just waved at her.
"No problem lass. Come visit old Foxy again some time."
Slipping out of Pirate's Cove, Shadow made her way to the main party room. The other three were back on the stage, and Freddy looked absolutely pissed. His eyes were narrowed to slits, and if looks could kill, she would be dead many times over. Sighing, she went down to the supply closet, grabbing a few rags and a bucket. Passing through the party room again towards the kitchen, she could hear Freddy growling. Rolling her eyes, she walked through the swinging door and started filling the bucket with hot water, adding in a bit of soap. With a grunt, she picked up the bucket and slowly made her way back into the party room and up to the stage. Setting it down, she crossed her arms and looked at the 3 animatronics.
"Alright, listen up you three. You're getting a nice bath, and I'm going to do what I can with a few minor repairs that hopefully won't get noticed by management. I'll make this as comfortable as possible, which means I'm going to turn on your free roam. Harm me in any way…well. I'm afraid you won't like what happens."
Pulling the bucket up on stage, she went over to Bonnie. Using a nearby step stool, Shadow opened the hatch in the back of his head, flipping the free roam switch and stepping back down. Bonnie turned to look at her, head tilted slightly. Shadow walked back around to where she had put the bucket, picking up one of the rags and dipping it in the water.
"Alright Bonnie, let's start with you. You're just absolutely covered in pizza grease. Your poor bowtie too…all frayed. I'll see if I can find a new one for you later."
Bonnie cleared his throat.
"You're different from other guards. Why?"
Shadow looked up, smiling slightly.
"One thing you need to learn is that not all humans are the same. We have our fair share of the good AND the bad."
Pulling the step stool around, she used it to reach up to Bonnie's face, cleaning carefully around his eyes and muzzle, then moving on to both ears. Once that was done, she thoroughly cleaned the rest of him, scrubbing hard to get off pizza grease and other residues. Stepping back and looking over the curious rabbit, she nodded.
"All clean Bonnie. Mind if I see your guitar for a minute?"
Bonnie frowned and nodded.
"Be careful with it."
Picking it up, Shadow pulled the new string out of her pocket, smiling when Bonnie's face lit up happily. Swiftly pulling off the snapped string, she replaced it with the new one and handed the guitar back to the rabbit. Pulling the stool around the back of Bonnie again, Shadow waited until he was back into position before shutting off his free roam. Passing Freddy, she could practically hear him rattling with the effort of trying to move through the free roam lock. Shadow shook her head, before opening up the back of Chica's head and turning her free roam on. Almost immediately, the chicken spun around and pulled Shadow into her arms. Expecting the worst, Shadow froze, only to be greeted with a soft hug.
"I've been looking forward to being clean for so long! The cleaners won't get near us! They clean the stage around us but they're too afraid to clean us up."
Gently patting Chica's arm, she chuckled nervously.
"Yes, well, you don't exactly have the greatest reputation."
Moving quickly, Shadow gave Chica a good cleaning, paying special attention to her face. Once she was done, she gave Chica a pat on the arm and turned her free roam off. Frowning, she turned to face Freddy.
"Alright Fazbear, listen up. I know you hate the guards. I don't know why. I also know you're nervous as hell, and I think I know why. You're afraid I'm going to change your programming. I promise you, I'm not going to do anything except turn your free roam on and give you a wash."
Rolling her eyes at the rumbling growl when she walked around behind him, Shadow stepped up and quickly flicked the free roam before backing off, hands up, around to the front of Freddy. He stood there, glaring at her as he looked her up and down before finally letting the growl die off. Watching him out of the corner of her eye, she turned and picked up one of the rags, dipping it in the soapy water. When she heard the door to the pizzeria open, she turned her head to stare towards the entrance, raising an eyebrow when the manager walked in. She enjoyed the shocked look on his face when he saw a clean Chica, a clean Bonnie, and Freddy clearly in free roam and in the middle of his wash. Chuckling at him, she turned around fully.
"Hey boss. What's up?"
The man shook his head.
"I thought you were joking when you said you would clean them up without pay."
He eyed the moving bear warily.
"I don't know how you managed to keep him docile while he's in free roam. Any minor maintenance is usually done while they're still locked up, as they've gone after everyone."
Shadow shrugged.
"I have another question to ask you when I'm done here boss."
The man sighed.
"Stop by my office when you're done then."
When the man left, Shadow turned back around to the glaring bear.
"Oh don't look at me like that. It's just a bath. It's not going to hurt you. Neither am I for that matter."
Freddy just growled.
"Make it quick night guard. I don't like you, and the sooner this is over with, the better."
Rolling her eyes, Shadow quickly washed most of Freddy down before frowning at the hand print on his muzzle.
"This stain's going to take a bit of work."
Scrubbing at the stain, Shadow smirked when it started to disappear. When she had almost finished, her hand slipped, and her elbow bumped Freddy's nose. At the sudden squeak, Shadow froze, eyes wide, before starting to giggle. Freddy stared at his nose, cross-eyed, before looking at the giggling night guard. He started to smile, before quickly letting it drop into his usual scowl.
"Yes, night guard, my nose squeaks. Kindly finish up and get out."
Still giggling, Shadow finished scrubbing the handprint off Freddy's muzzle before going back around to shut off his free roam again. Once he was frozen in place again, Shadow took off down the hallway to the manager's office, skidding to a stop and knocking on the door frame.
"Hey boss."
The manager sighed.
"Hello night guard. What do you want."
Shadow rolled her eyes.
"So friendly…but anyways. I wanted to make you another offer. This one to do with Foxy."
The manager stopped what he was doing, looking up at her carefully.
"What exactly is this offer?"
Shadow hummed.
"Weeelll, I want to fix him. I'll pay for any parts out of my own pocket, and I'll have him back by the end of the week. Think of it as…incentive. To hire me as a full-time mechanic at the end of my week."
The man put his hands together, staring at Shadow with narrowed eyes.
"Very well. You have until Saturday morning to return him in working condition. You know where he is. Have fun trying to get him home."
Shadow rolled her eyes and skipped down towards Pirate's Cove, knocking on the door frame.
"Knock, knock Captain. I have a surprise for you."
Peeking out of his curtains, Foxy stared at her curiously.
"And what be that, lass?"
Shadow grinned.
"You're coming home with me until Saturday. I'm going to do my best to fix you up."
Lifting his eye patch with his hook, revealing a second functioning eye, he stared at her amazed. Shadow snickered and made a 'come here' motion.
"Come on Captain, we need to get going. You get to learn how I escape Freddy and the others so quickly!"
Stepping out of his curtained area, Foxy stopped when he got close to her. Holding out her hand, she smiled when Foxy grabbed it, and she pulled him into the darkness.
Longest chapter yet. Too many commas. Read, review…enjoy!
