Morning has arrived in the town of Hurricane, Utah. The season is dry, and the temperatures are soaring in the summer heat. Yet, this doesn't faze the townsfolk living here, who are used to the dry heat. Plus, many kids and teens are looking forward to the coming days as summer vacation has arrived!

Everyone knows how people like to spend their summertime; some wish to go swimming in public or private pools, others want to travel to amusement parks in or out of town, some want to travel in general, and a few poor souls have to endure the dreaded summer school.

However, there are a few still who need to do summer jobs.

Inside one of the houses in the neighborhood, a seventeen-year-old girl was asleep. Her brown hair was wild and feathered out, and she was snoring like a truck.

This is Charlotte Emily, or as her friends knew her, Charlie Emily!

On the floor, a slightly decayed unicorn with a rainbow-colored mane rolled along the floor near her bed. It then bumped into one of the legs of the bed, and from it played a distorted horse neigh. This caused Charlie to jolt in bed for a moment, before groaning to himself.

"Mmm...coming, Stanley." she groaned to herself as she slowly sat up. She rubbed her eyes as she stretched. After relaxing her body, she looked to see Stanley still bumping against the leg, still neighing. Charlie sighed to herself as she picked up her horse, named Stanley, and smiled.

"Morning," she said before she placed it back down onto the floor. She then took a look to her left, seeing two more dolls on the nearby drawer: a purple bunny named Theodore. It was in a state of disrepair due to years of negligence. Charlie approached him and looked at him with a slight frown. She then shook her head as she gently patted him.

"Don't worry. Once I get the money for college, I'll be sure to fix you up." she assured. Theodore replied by making a whirring noise, and Charlie could hear a high-pitched voice that said,

"I...ov….ou..."

Charlie smiled back.

"Love you too, Theodore." she said before she eventually walked away.

Later, Charlie was in her living room eating some cereal. The television was on, and it was a tv show. Charlie didn't pay too much attention to the show. She found it to be the same type of TV show that they'd always play throughout her life, and it is something her Aunt Jen loves very much.

Charlie shook her head: she loved her aunt, but she could never understand how she could enjoy something so dull.

Then, her ears picked up something that made her quite uncomfortable.

"Are you feeling lonely in your homes? Is everything quiet and BORING? Well, have no fear: Freddy Fazbear and his friends are here!"

Charlie froze up for a moment, and her eyes soon turned towards the TV, seeing cartoon images of a familiar brown bear with a hat, a purple bunny with a guitar, a chicken with a bib that says "Let's Eat!" who was carrying a cupcake, and a pirate red fox with a hook for a hand.

"Introducing 'Fazbear Funtime Servies'! Fazbear Entertainment wants to send our own state-of-the-art animatronics to your homes!" the voice of a spokesperson announced.

Charlie felt her lips tighten at the mention of the company.

"That's right! With these lovable casts of characters, you'll never be alone again! They are guaranteed to bring your hours and hours of fun!" the spokesperson went as a cartoon plays Freddy Fazbear waiting in front of the door, greeted by a little girl, and then Freddy and the girl singing and having fun.

Charlie tried to ignore the commercial, but her eyes would constantly look back at the TV screen, seeing the commercial playing out. Wanting to divert her attention to something else, she changed the channel and looked through her phone.

Wanting to check up on something, she opened up an app. It was an app for babysitting called eSitters. She opened up her profile and looked at her notifications. To her surprise, she had received a notification. Smiling, she pressed the button to open the notification, and there she saw a text message sent a few hours ago. The text came from a person with the name "Parr." It reads,

Hello? Is this babysitter available?

Charlie gave a slight smile as she replied,

Yes, I'm here. You still need a babysitter?

A few seconds later, the messenger replied,

Oh, thank goodness! When you can, please come on over. We're in a bit of a rush, so the sooner you can arrive, the sooner we can conduct this interview. Here's the address.

Charlie looked at the address, which was in the neighborhood a few minutes away via driving. Charlie sighed in relief.

"Okay, it's nearby." she said before she typed in,

Alright. I'm a few minutes away if I could drive there.

After waiting for around 30 seconds, the reply came,

Great, see you then!

Charlie smiled as she finished up her cereal and placed the phone in her pocket.

"Well, I guess that's it, then. Might as well get going!" she said as she soon stood up and got herself ready.

Before she knew it, she was in her car, driving along the streets. The morning sun was shining, and the landscape, while barren given the place is in a desert, was beautiful! Charlie looked at the scenery and gave a small smile. She could see a group of Mule Deer grazing in the shrubs, looking at her with curiosity. She smiled before continuing to drive ahead.

Eventually, she arrived at the house. It was a normal house, two stories tall and cleanly-cut front yard, with a garage door open.

Parking the car near the mailbox, Charlie got out of her car and walked up to the front door. She pressed the doorbell, and Charlie could hear a chime that sounded a bit like the Westminister Chime.

After waiting for a few seconds, the door opened, and Charlie saw a man standing there. The male was of Caucasian descent and appeared middle-aged. The two stood there for a few moments awkwardly before Charlie decided to start the conversation,

"Um, is this the Parr residence?" she asked. The father nodded slightly.

"Yes? And you are?" he asked. Charlie gulped as she pushed aside a strand of her hair.

"I-I'm uh, Charlotte Emily. I'm here for the babysitting job," she said. The man, Mr. Parr, blinked before his eyes lit up in recognition.

"Oh. You're the girl from the app? Well, welcome! Come in, come in!" he said with a smile as he stepped back. Charlie forced a friendly smile as she walked inside before taking a look at the house's interior.

"My wife and I are in a bit of a rush. You see, we're working for an international construction company, and we are to head to Dubai to do a presentation of a new aquarium. Thing is, the company is pressuring us into early departure. For what, I have no clue." Mr. Parr explained as he closed the door. Charlie raised her brow at his explanation in understanding, but she nodded in agreement.

"Oh, okay." she said simply. Then,

"James, is that the babysitter?" a woman's voice called from the stairs. The two turned to see a younger red-haired woman walking down the stairs, blinking upon seeing Charlie. Mr. Parr, or James now, nodded.

"Yes, this is her. Charlotte, meet my wife, Emily! Emily, this is Charlotte." he said. The two smiled as they shook hands.

"Pleasure to meet you, Charlotte." Emily replied. Charlotte smiled back.

"Thanks, but you can call me Charlie if you want." she replied. Emily blinked a bit but nodded.

"Oh, Charlie. That's a nice name," she said, although Charlie could tell from her tone that it was unusual.

"I thought that's a boy's name." a third voice admitted from below her. Charlie gasped and jolted in place, not expecting the voice to come from nearby. She looked down to see a little kid staring up at her. The boy was no older than four, with bright blue eyes and short blonde curly hair. Charlie sighed in relief, and she noticed Emily doing the same.

"Edward! Stop doing that! You're gonna give mommy and daddy a heart attack. Let's not forget your babysitter here." she scolded lightly. The boy, Edward, frowned slightly.

"Sorry." he replied. Charlie, once she recovered, shook her head.

"It's alright, kid. Just, uh...be careful." she said. Edward nodded again. James smiled as he gently ruffled his hair.

"Don't worry, Eddie. Anyways, Charlie, this is Edward Parr. This is whom you'll be babysitting." he said. Edward waved at her.

"Hello," he said innocently. Charlie gave a small chuckle and waved back.

"Hello there." she replied. Then, James pointed to the couch.

"So, wanna get this interview done?" he asked. Charlie nodded before guiding her to the kitchen while Emily guided Edward away to keep him preoccupied.

The interview was short and a bit awkward. Charlie answered the questions the best she could, but the answers about her lack of experience with babysitting, or children in general, made the two a bit worried, especially since they told her that Edward is playful and energetic, and Charlie could see it from their expressions. However, her passion and self-discipline, plus the information that her aunt Jen taught her how to be self-sufficient, did win them over. Not like they had much time to ponder anyways, because, after fifteen minutes, Emily reminded him that it was time to go and their flight would be ready soon.

Soon, the parents said goodbye to Edward and promised that they'd be back in three weeks. James also gave Charlie their phone number if she needed to call them before the two of them left the house, leaving Charlie and Edward alone.

Things were silent for a while, and then Charlie looked at Edward, who then looked at her as well.

"So...are you hungry?" she asked. Edward shook his head.

"Mm-mm." he went. Charlie nodded in understanding.

"Okay. So, you want to...d-d-d-do something?" she then asked. Edward pointed to the living room.

"There's a TV show coming on. I don't feel like playing with my toys. Do you want to join me?" he asked with a smile. Charlie smiled slightly as she thought of what to do.

"Uh...Um…" she began. Edward blinked as he waited patiently. Charlie then looked at the stairs and then at Edward.

"W-Well. I-I want to explore the rest of the house so that I will know the place better. When I'm finished, then I can join you. Will that be good?" she asked. Edward nodded.

"I can show you around if you want!" he 7said. Charlie, wanting to make a good impression on the child, nodded. Then, Edward grabbed her hand and pulled him up.

"Come on! Come on!" he persisted. Charlie laughed at this, but it was out of surprise rather than a genuine laugh.

So, Edward guided Charlie across the house, showing her the living room, the kitchen, the restroom, the backyard, and the garage. Charlie was a bit flustered with how fast Edward was going, but given what Emily told her, she should have seen this coming. Internally, she could already tell that this was going to be a long three weeks.

Then, she got to the door leading to Edward's room. Edward opened the room, and Charlie could see the inside...and her eyes widened in shock.

As Edward walked inside the room to tell her about what he had, Charlie could only stare at a poster of Freddy Fazbear and his friends waving at no one in particular. She blinked and moved her eyes away from the posters to see plushies of the main four, along with a golden version of Freddy.

"Do you like these plushies, Miss Charlie?" Edward's voice made her snap out of it. She blinked as she looked at a smiling Edward.

"Umm, u-uh," she began, feeling uncomfortable by this. Edward blinked as he tilted his head. Then, he gasped slightly before picking up two plushies: Freddy and the yellow Freddy.

"These two are my favorites: meet Freddy and the yellow Freddy!" he introduced with a smile. Charlie blinked as she stared at the two plushies staring right back at her. She gulped as still memories began to fly forward, along with the voice of a young boy screaming out for her.

Charwee!

Charlie grunted as she shook her head, mumbling something to herself. Edward began to notice that something was wrong.

"Miss Charlie? Are you okay?" he asked in concern, lowering the dolls. Charlie looked at him and after clearing her throat, responded with,

"Y-Yeah. I'm sorry, Edward. It's just that...can you keep them away from me? They make me very uncomfortable." she replied. Edward grew a frown.

"Aww, why?" he asked. Charlie shook her head.

"It's...It's nothing you should be worried about right now. I...I need some alone time right now. Please?" she asked, growing a sad smile. Edward pouted as he placed the plushies back.

"Okay...I'll be in the living room." he said with disappointment before walking past her. Charlie sighed in relief before closing the door behind her. Wanting some alone time, she walked down the stairs and went to the backyard.

Charlie, after going outside, decided to take a seat on a flat rock to clear her mind. She rubbed her forehead as she gritted her teeth anxiously.

"Oh god...I'm only a few minutes inside and already I'm screwing up. *sigh*" she said. How was she supposed to know that this child is a fan of the very things that took her twin away?

Sammy…

Charlie cleared her throat as she shook his head.

"Come on, Charles. It's been ten years. You've got to let it go…" she said. She took several deep breaths, closing her eyes as she breathed through her nose.

After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and felt herself calming down. Sighing, she looked down at her pants as she felt her phone vibrating. Pulling it out, she noticed a text message coming from one of her friends, Marla.

Charlie smiled; Marla had been one of her childhood friends, and she always stayed in touch with her.

The message reads,

Hi, Charlie!

Charlie typed a reply.

Hi, Marla. How are you?

Great! Jessica and I are back in Hurricane! We're meeting with the others! Are you coming?

Charlie's smile faltered as she remembered that some of her childhood friends had arrived and wanted to meet with each other. She gulped and typed in,

Oof, sorry. I'm not sure if I can. I'm currently babysitting a kid. He's no older than four. Already I'm feeling overwhelmed and a bit uncomfortable.

Oh, I see. How is he? A handful?

So far, not really. He's hyper but a sweet kid. It's...merely the fact that he's a fan of Freddy Fazbear.

Charlie stared at the phone for a bit, waiting for a response. After a few minutes, another text came up,

You're kidding…

Charlie shook her head as she replied,

Sadly, no. This is gonna be frustrating…

"Excuse me, Miss Charlie?"

Charlie gasped and jumped again, nearly losing her grip on the phone. She turned to see Edward stepping back a bit in shock.

"S-Sorry." he replied. Charlie sighed as she shook her head.

"Edward. I told you to be careful." she said. Edward nodded.

"Sorry. I don't know why I do that." he replied. Charlie sighed through her nose as she gave a slight nod.

"Do you need something, Edward?" she asked. Edward asked before pointing at her.

"I wanna know if YOU need something. You look sad. Is it Freddy? Is he making you sad?" he asked. Charlie frowned a bit, and she looked away.

"...Yes." she replied. Edward grew sad.

"Sorry. I can hide him if you want," he said sorrowfully. Charlie sat there, thinking about it for a few moments before shaking her head.

"No. There's no need." she said. Edward blinked and tilted his head. Charlie looked at him and nodded.

"You can keep him out. I just...I just need to get used to it, that's all." she said before emitting a slightly quivering sigh. Edward's face brightened, and Charlie could feel herself slightly brightening as well. That is until,

"Great! Because Freddy's coming!"

Charlie's face froze in shock.

"W-What do you mean he's coming?" she asked after a while. Smile faltering, Edward explained that his parents, for the past year, saw that he was being a good boy: well behaved, friendly, and helpful too. So, they decided to reward him with his own Freddy Fazbear animatronic companion.

Charlie felt her heart sinking in anxiety. She very well remembered the commercial she saw earlier today, but she didn't expect to see one so soon...or at all!

"R-Really?" she asked. Edward nodded.

"Yeah! I can't wait! Then I'll have three friends: you, Freddy, and Cassidy!" he said. Charlie blinked in confusion. Edward then settled down, and his smile faltered slightly.

"You...You can handle him, right?" he asked. Charlie, after a brief pause, nodded.

"Yeah, I guess. Like I said, I just need to get used to it." she said. Edward giggled excitedly before giving her a hug. Charlie froze up at the contact.

"Don't worry: Freddy will be fun! I promise!" he said as he looked up at her with a smile. Charlie, after staring at him for a while, gave a slight smile as she patted him on the back awkwardly.

"Uh, t-thanks, kid." she said. Edward giggled as he stepped away. Charlie then smiled as she then turned around.

"Now, get back inside. I'll be there soon." she said with a small giggle. Edward nodded.

"See you soon." he said before rushing inside, leaving Charlie alone.

Charlie then heard her phone vibrating again. She picked it up and saw that Marla had left several notes.

Do you need us to come over and help?

Are you still there?

Hello? Do I need to send an ambulance?

Charlie gave a small chuckle as she texted back.

I'm fine. The little rascal snuck up behind me and gave me a scare. He wanted to know if I was okay. Like I said, he's a nice kid.

A few minutes later,

That's a relief. Anyways, do you need us to come over?

Charlie replied,

Nah. No need for now. I gotta get accustomed to the house, plus the kid needs company. Speaking of which, I gotta go.

A few minutes later, a final reply came,

Alrighty! I'll let the others know! Just remember, you need advice on how to take of kids, you know who to go to!

Charlie smiled and chuckled again, remembering that Marla has a younger step-brother named Jason, so she would have experience on how to care for kids. For now, though, she didn't want to bother her friends for now.

After sending a goodbye text, she placed the phone back into her pocket and looked at the door leading to the inside of the house. She could see Edward sitting on the floor, laughing at a cartoon. Sighing to herself, Charlie walked towards the door, preparing for the inevitable arrival of a memory she wanted to forget her whole life…

AN: Hey, everyone. superkoola here!

Finally, another chapter of this done and out of the way! Ever since I last updated this story, a lot has happened in the FNAF franchise, from the Security Breach trailers to the Twisted Ones Graphic Novel coming out as of yesterday, more Fazbear Frights books, and a new revelation regarding the identity of the Crying Child from FNAF 4! *sigh* I love this franchise and much of the fandom!

As for the story itself, I have been a bit lax on it due to lack of motivation, and a study of sorts on how to get some of the characters done right, but I think I've got the story planned out. I'm planning on doing a duology for this based on FNAF AR and the upcoming (at the time of writing this) Security Breach. As for the lore, I'm planning to make it similar, but also different from the games, with the timeline going like this: FNAF 2, FNAF 1, FNAF 3, Help Wanted, Special Delivery, and Security Breach. I'd elaborate on why, but I'm lazy.

Anyways, that's all I have to say! I hope you enjoyed this. Please be respectful if you disagree, some constructive criticism is appreciated, and I hope you all stick around for more!

(FNAF is owned by Scott Cawthon, as are the characters other than Edward, who belongs to me!)