Greeting: Welcome back to Freddy's. Leslie's story is now happening at the same time as this. After today's chapter, I'll show you the other guys. Enjoy!
( Freddy's. Freddy by the front door)
He let out a deep sigh as the windows, in front of him, began to close.
The covers were made out of hardened steel. Only the Juggernaut or the Hulk or some other guy with ridiculous strength would break through.
Those covers had been there even before the end of the world began.
They had been risking their lives and killing monsters right in front of their beloved kids.
All of that could have been prevented if Mike's memory had been working well.
" Of course he had to suddenly forget it. He would deserve a slap", thought Freddy.
Mr. Fazbear had gone to the office with Mike and Michelle. They had turned something on or pressed a button and everything was solved.
The monsters would have to break in if they wanted to kill the kids.
Freddy doubted they could do it, the covers were impenetrable. The covers were sealed in front of Freddy's eyes and they made a comforting thud.
It was like the covers wanted to tell Freddy that he was safe and an idiot.
" Look here, idiot! Your problems have been solved. Too bad you couldn't have done this earlier. Oh wait!
You could have", Freddy heard their mocking voices in his head.
Freddy was lucky the covers couldn't speak for real, it would have been horrible.
He looked in the direction of the security office and saw three shadows approaching him.
Mr. Fazbear came out with Michelle and Mike.
" There was nothing else than that. See those covers. Nothing is getting through.
Good that one of the former employees told me to install those", Mr. Fazbear said happily.
" Delilah?", Mike glanced at him.
Mr. Fazbear looked upwards and hid his hands behind his back.
" Maybe. Okay! Yea, it was Delilah. Well... anyway. See? The windows have been sealed", Mr. Fazbear pointed at the covers and cleared throat.
He wiped his hands on his pants.
Mike surely looked uncomfortable. He was so ashamed of his existence.
While Freddy was walking to them, Mr. Fazbear patted Mike on the back.
" Don't look around like that, Mikey. Everything's fine", he told the puppet.
" No, everything is definitely not fine", Freddy came to them.
The bear was so angry at everything. He couldn't control himself when Mike looked at him and tried to smile.
Freddy raised his hand and let it slap Mike in the face. Mike covered his left cheek and groaned.
Michelle raised her own hands.
" Whoa! Easy, Freddy. Behave yourself. Mike is already uneasy", she told him.
" Sorry. I'm just so angry", apologized Freddy.
Mike was fine.
" I'm too. At myself", he revealed.
" What's done is done. Don't think about the past, buddy", Mr. Fazbear told him.
" Well, you are surprisingly cheerful", Freddy frowned at Mr. Fazbear.
" Should I not be? I just made it out of the school. I was so afraid for myself and the kids. Now, I'm back and the kids are fine.
What a good situation to smile at everyone", explained Mr. Fazbear cheerfully.
Freddy shrugged.
" I guess this is a good situation to smile in. The kids are fine, they can go to sleep now.
We have some pizzas in here to be eaten in the morning. The adults are getting along with us", Freddy said positively.
" Don't take that as a sure thing. Gretta is not liking us. She would love to stab us in the back", Michelle pointed out.
" Well, Gretta is Gretta, right? She might look like a backstabber but she is not", said Mr. Fazbear.
The others decided to take his word for it.
Mr. Fazbear was a good friend of many of the adults. He often talked to them while their kids were playing with the animatronics.
Everyone went to do their own things after that conversation.
Mike went to Marionette and Mr. Fazbear as well as Michelle went to do their own thing.
Freddy went to Bonnie who was at the show stage. The stage was filled with children.
They were yawning and Bonnie let them rest on her thighs.
The floor was hard and it was not a good surface to sleep on. They had too many kids in the pizzeria.
Mr. Fazbear had brought more kids than Bonnie had speculated. Bonnie wondered how many more they could take.
There was no place for them to sleep in.
Springtrap could take some to the nap room where it was silent and peaceful.
The others had to find some other place to sleep in.
Bonnie was talking to Foxy as Freddy arrived. Those two were sitting on the edge of the stage.
" Yarr, matey. The Pirate cove is all theirs. Vixey and Crystal can sleep somewhere else. Fang agreed as well.
The Circle is for the kiddins too", said Foxy.
Bonnie was happy and smiled at him.
" Thank you, Foxy. I still don't know how we could have enough warm places for these poor things to sleep in", thanked Bonnie.
Foxy was not worried.
" We'll find a way, lass. Kiddins need to sleep. We will find a way", assured Foxy.
Freddy heard what they were talking about and sat down.
" Do you want to give our bed to them as well? We don't need to sleep. We can just pet their heads and watch them slumber", said Freddy.
Bonnie smiled at him. He had to smile back, Bonnie was so cute.
" We could but I doubt our bed is soft enough", shrugged Bonnie.
Freddy chuckled a bit.
" You are right. We surprisingly have a shortage of soft things. The only really soft things in here are us", Freddy told her.
Foxy thought about what Freddy said. He noticed that some girl had hugged his tail.
The fox's tail was big and bushy. It was soft and nice to sleep on. It was like a warm pillow.
Foxy petted the girl's hair with the back of his hook.
" We are soft. Hmm..", thought Foxy.
" I know what we should do. We could be the beds", he told the others.
" We?", asked Bonnie.
Foxy pointed at a boy who was sleeping with his head on Bonnie's thigh.
" Some parts of us are like pillows. Our tails, thighs and bellies. These offer tons of softness for the children", suggested Foxy.
Freddy thought about it. He glanced at the kids, behind him.
They were sleepy and needed beds. He felt bad for them.
" That is a good idea actually. We have lots of animatronics in here. Springtrap and the basement animatronics won't refuse to work as beds", nodded Freddy.
Foxy thought it was a good idea too, he was proud of himself.
Bonnie saw that it was the best idea they had.
" Let's do it. In the middle of the fighting, it's good to do some work that's meant for animatronics", she said.
Foxy picked up the girl, hugging his tail.
" Ye two can tell this to the basement animatronics. I'll explain the plan to the other pirates and Scarlett's crew", said Foxy and held the girl on his lap.
He walked away with her towards the Pirate cove.
" I'll keep you warm. You trust Ol' Foxy, don't you?", Foxy petted her as she glanced at him.
" Will we be safe tonight?", she asked sleepily.
Foxy glanced at the covers that were protecting the windows.
" I'll assure you that, lass. You'll be sleeping like..ten pirates on a hammock", he promised.
Foxy came to the Pirate cove where his family was waiting. Crystal tucked the children in and gave them kisses.
" Sleep well, little ones", Crystal whispered to them before kissing the kids.
Mr. Fazbear had already started turning the lights off.
The main stage lights had been turned off and the Arcade palace was dark.
Some small lights were kept on as night lights. The kids would have no problem sleeping.
Foxy kept on petting the girl and explained his plan to his family.
" That's a good idea. Crystal, why don't you go rest with this girl. You can let her rest on your chest", suggested Vixey.
Foxy stopped her.
" She seemed to like my tail. Let her rest on your tail, Crystal", said Foxy.
Crystal did what Foxy told her to do. She placed the girl onto her tail and lay down.
The girl was already asleep and let out a sigh of comfort. The foxes had to whisper in order not to wake up the kids.
" Do the others know about this plan?", asked Vixey.
" Bonnie and Freddy went to tell the others. Now, I'll go tell Scarlett and Nadia. Watch the kids, me hearty", Foxy kissed her.
Vixey kissed him back.
" Scarlett and Nadia should definitely know. They have huge tails", Vixey let out a small giggle.
Foxy nodded to her, smiling, and left the Pirate cove.
Crystal was resting on the floor with the girl using her tail as a pillow.
The kids, in the foxes' bed, were sleeping peacefully.
Vixey turned the last lights, at the Pirate cove, off.
The Cove went dark and the atmosphere was perfect for sleeping. The basement animatronics and the Toys put the rest of the kids to sleep.
Within an hour, everybody was asleep. The Circle, Fang's place, was full of kids.
They were sleeping on the bed of Fang's family. The wolves themselves had no place to sleep but it didn't matter.
Julisa went to sleep with Springtrap along with some other kids. They filled the nap room.
It wasn't as full as it been during the battle. The kids had to have some personal space, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to sleep.
Catty and some basement animatronics went to the Arcade palace stage.
There were no beds in there, for kids to sleep on, but the animatronics were soft enough.
The animatronics were able to sleep on the hard floor.
The kids fell asleep immediately after touching the soft furs of the animatronics. Balloon boy looked at them jealously from the balloon stand.
" Wish I had fur like that. I could sleep with a kids as well", thought BB.
He had no reason to go to sleep so he decided to think about their situation.
Right then, he wished Bulldozer had been there. Bulldozer would have been a king-size bed in that situation.
Too bad, Bulldozer had died.
BB had no reason to complain about loneliness though.
All the mattresses had been brought into the Arcade palace. Parents and staff were sleeping on those mattresses.
In the Toys' room, the older kids were snoozing.
They didn't want to sleep on animatronics. They were not some toddlers who couldn't sleep without their stuffed animals.
The Toys had given the room to them. They could sleep there.
That was the only room where there were no younger kids. Even Mr. Fazbear's office had been invaded.
The couches, in the office, were full of kids with their parents.
Scarlett was in the extra room with more children.
Nadia had taken her children to the meditation room. The carpet was softer than hard floor but still too hard to properly sleep on.
Scarlett and Nadia's bed was in the room too and it was reserved for really young children.
They had the softest bed in the pizzeria.
Their parents were sleeping on the carpet, beside the bed. The animatronics were surprised that all the kids were able to sleep.
The pizzeria had calmed down.
Everybody knew the dangers of the outside world. The monsters were still roaming out there.
No sleep, no rest, only hunger.
The wind was making noises as it hit the wall of the pizzeria. It was also raining a tiny bit by the sound of it.
The children trusted that the animatronics and the parents would protect them. The noise didn't matter, it was calming.
Some adults were keeping an ear out for any sounds of windows breaking or something walking on the roof.
The monsters might try to attack them during the night. Jenny had assured them that they would have nothing to be concerned about.
She had strengthened the shield and Mr. Fazbear had put the covers down.
Only something horrible could get in. Everybody would surely hear it.
Plus, they had a watcher on the roof. Most adults didn't know it but he was there.
Of course, there was another reason for everyone, except the kids, to be awake. The kids had eaten almost all the pizza.
There was some for the morning but it would have to be saved for the children.
The adults were hungry and they couldn't eat. They had already run out of food.
The situation was worse than everybody had expected.
Kristian had realized something earlier. He had been keeping most incredients outside and the monsters had eaten them during the battle.
It had kept some of them from coming for the kids but the ingredients had been lost.
Everything, they had, was the pizzas which the cooks had already made. Eclipse had promised to get more the next day.
Faith would have to fly to the city and get to a bakery or something.
Bonnie was the only animatronic who had volunteered to join the trip. Faith was useful but each trip was a huge risk.
The other animatronics didn't want to behave like they were immortal.
Still, they had to get more food, it was a necessity. The adults were hungry and it made them more angry.
In a world where darkness was lurking inside the hearts of all, there was no place for hunger.
Beast witches would take advantage of the cranky adults and use them to cause as much havoc as possible.
All of that would hopefully go away the next day. They could eat as much as they liked.
Hunger was an unnecessary problem. They had kids to take care of and monsters to beat up.
Those were bigger problems than empty stomachs. Hunger could not be forgotten at the moment, which was pretty bad.
The adults were trying to find a good position to sleep in. The cooks could only think about dough and all the nice toppings that could be placed on pizzas.
" Should I go eat one? It's less for the kids but I'm starving", thought one cook.
He was not starving, he just wasn't used to being hungry. He knew stealing a pizza was wrong.
The kids needed the food more than the adults did. The cook turned around on his mattress and held his stomach.
" I don't need to. Kristian will get me fired if I steal a pizza", he thought.
Kristian was actually lying right beside him. Kristian had put his apron next to his mattress.
The cook glanced at him and wondered if he was hungry.
As he was thinking about it, Kristian moved.
The cook watched as Kristian got up and walked slowly out of the Arcade palace.
The cook pondered if Kristian was heading to the kitchen.
" Well, if a pizza is missing tomorrow, I'll know who to blame", thought the cook.
Luckily, Kristian wasn't going to get a pizza. Despite him being hungry, he wasn't going to steal any pizza from the children.
Instead, he walked to the security office. Michelle was in there, burning the mid-night oil.
She was watching the cameras in case of any intruders. She noticed Kristian before he even reached her.
" Hi, Kristian. Can't you sleep either?", greeted Michelle.
Kristian smiled at her, worried.
" I'll go check on Mr. Fazbear. I seriously can't sleep so I'll join him", explained Kristian.
Michelle seemed happy about it.
" Go ahead. He is very scared to be on the roof on his own. He'll enjoy your company", she told him.
Kristian climbed through the trapdoor to the roof. Mr. Fazbear had gone there to see if he could notice anything.
He would inform Michelle if anything weird approached the pizzeria. He was the watcher on the roof.
Michelle and Mr. Fazbear had walkie-talkies so they could talk to one another. Michelle told Mr. Fazbear that he was getting company.
Mr. Fazbear was looking through binoculars when Kristian sat down next to him.
" Anything coming for us, boss?", asked Kristian.
Mr. Fazbear handed over the binoculars.
" See for yourself", said Mr. Fazbear.
Kristian looked through the binoculars and saw what Mr. Fazbear had been looking at.
There was a horde of monsters in the distance. They seemed to be uninterested in the pizzeria, they were going somewhere else.
" Luckily, we don't have our lights on", Kristian let out a sigh of relief.
Mr. Fazbear glanced at him.
" They might be going for some other pizzeria. Somewhere else, where people are not as protected as we are.
How many people are struggling to stay alive this very moment?", Mr. Fazbear thought out loud.
" Many I reckon. The world is in ruins. We can't help them but we can help the people in our pizzeria", answered Kristian.
Mr. Fazbear let out a sigh.
Kristian gave him the binoculars. Kristian glanced at Mr. Fazbear who looked afraid and exhausted.
" This is a rough job, boss. I think we should change the watcher. Do you want to go to sleep, Mr. Fazbear?", Kristian asked him.
Mr. Fazbear responded with a question.
" How do you say, I'm so scared I'm about to crap my pants, in Swedish?", Mr. Fazbear looked at him.
Both men chuckled after that.
" I can take care of the watching. I can't sleep anyway so I might as well stay here", chuckled Kristian.
Mr. Fazbear was not leaving.
" Good. I can't sleep either but it's good to have company. I'm so worried about my animatronics. Did you see Freddy this evening?", asked Mr. Fazbear.
" Yea. What about him?", Kristian asked confusedly.
" Freddy was worried that the kids and his friends were going to hate him. I recognized his expression.
I understand why he felt that way. He endangered the lives of many kids and Bonnie at the school.
This apocalypse is wearing all of them out", explained Mr. Fazbear.
" I think it's wearing everyone out", said Kristian.
Mr. Fazbear looked through the binoculars but saw nothing strange.
" The animatronics are forced to do hard decisions that endanger the lives of children.
They have always tried to keep the kids and us out of their battles but now we right in the center. They are so stressed out", he continued.
" I see. Boss, I know I've not been with them as long as you have. Despite that, I think they'll make it.
I won't deny that hard times are ahead of us but I'm sure we can make it", said Kristian.
" If Jenny's claims are true, I find it hard to believe that we could survive all of this", sighed Mr. Fazbear.
Kristian put his hand onto Mr. Fazbear's shoulder.
" You are just stressed, Mr. Fazbear. We are in a dangerous, new situation. I know what it's like. When I came to the United States, I was terrified.
I had only seen crime series and heard about people roaming around with guns.
I thought I was going to get shot immediately after I walked out of the plane", chuckled Kristian.
" Really?", asked Mr. Fazbear.
" Yeah. And that was just the start. Unlike in Sweden, America does not have any unemployment benefits or anything.
Plus, my luck wasn't the best at first. For years, I was afraid I'd end up on the street. Then I found this pizzeria.
My life has been good ever since. You already saved my life, I bet you can save your own as well", explained Kristian.
Mr. Fazbear smiled.
" Thank you, Kristian. That actually made me feel better", he looked at Kristian.
" I'm happy to be helpful, boss", nodded Kristian.
" Hmm.. If we are planning on staying here for the night, you could tell me more about your past.
How did you end up coming to America in the first place?", asked Mr. Fazbear.
" Well, that's a long story. You see, my grandfather had always been telling me about the States and..", Kristian started.
His story went on for a long time. They spent the whole night on the roof, protecting their sleeping friends.
As it was revealed, in the darkest night, where no light is suppose to shine, light can still live.
It is hope, the blaze of hope that was burning inside their hearts.
Farewell: A sweet ending for once. Next chapters will be about the outside world and what is happening in there.
More characters are coming in. Some of you might know them.
Today was an awesome day to be writing for you.
See you in the next chapter! THE ONLY WAY TO LIVE IS TO WRITE.
