June, 2003
"Come on Dad, hurry up! You too Mom!" Exclaimed a fair skinned seven year old boy tugging on his father's hand.
He had curly brown hair, and wore a red t-shirt with black shorts and black and white shoes. He had big blue eyes that shined with childlike curiosity along with a wide grin that showed all of his teeth, minus one missing front tooth.
The man just chuckled and allowed himself to be pulled. He wore a simple green t-shirt with jeans and black shoes. Next to him was a woman giggling and following the two of them, she was wearing a floral dress that reached just below her knees with white flats and a small brown purse.
"Slow down before you hurt yourself Mike, it's not like the place is gonna go anywhere," The woman said. "You don't wanna make your Nana worry do you?" A satisfied smile spread across her face when he finally stopped pulling on his father.
"Sorry Mom, I'm just really excited." Mike babbled.
It was Mike's first time going to Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. The restaurant was widely known for its animatronics made with state of the art technology. They also had face recognition software so they'd recognize different customers who came in. And they were allowed to interact with the audience too! That just made it even better.
"Yes, come on!" Mike said when they reached the front doors.
He opened the doors and walked inside.
"Whoa." He said in awe.
The main room had a black and white checkered floor, and tables with confetti table-cloths with party hats on top. There were banners and balloons on the walls, making it seem like a festival.
Mike's attention had shifted towards the back area where a crowd of children were standing in front of a stage. On top of the stage were four animatronics singing a song about making new friends.
Mike saw that his parents had come in behind him and sat down at a nearby booth. He took that as a sign to do as he pleased. As a result he weaved his way through the crowd and made it to the front to get a better look at the animatronics.
When he got to the front he saw another little boy to his right, who looked to be about four years old, with longer than average brown hair and green eyes who was staring at the animatronics in awe. He wore a blue t-shirt and jeans with white shoes and had a beanie on.
To his left was a little girl with dark brown, almost black, hair that reached her shoulders and brown eyes. She appeared to be about six or so years old. She wore jean overalls with a white shirt with ducks on it and gray shoes. Mike's attention quickly went back to the stage.
The animatronic in front was a bear with brown fur who wore a black bow tie and top hat, making him look formal and he had bright, blue eyes. In his hand was a microphone he was using to sing. To his right was a golden bear with a blue bow tie and hat, he also had a microphone in his hand.
Next to him was a purple furred rabbit with red eyes and long ears. He had on a red bow tie and was playing a red v-shaped guitar. He was a bit smaller than the bears but looked the same.
Beside the rabbit was what looked like a chicken wearing a white bib that had sprinkles and said 'Let's Eat' in big bubble letters. She had magenta eyes and small feathers that stuck out on the top of her head. She also wasn't holding an instrument or singing. She was slimmer than the rest and the smallest of the group.
Mike thought he had also seen a blue bunny walking around towards the hallway in the back, but they didn't come near the main room.
When the song was over the four of them bowed. Freddy spoke into his microphone. "Well, did you all enjoy the show?" He asked the kids with what looked like a smile.
"YES!" They shouted, Mike being the loudest.
"That's great! Now it's time for someone very special to come out! Foxy, come on out!" Freddy exclaimed.
The kids cheered in excitement. Suddenly a fox as big as both of the bears came on the stage.
He had yellow eyes, one being covered by an eye patch and ruffled crimson red fur. He had a hook for a right hand/paw and wore brown pants that were jaggedly ripped at the ends. Over all he looked like a pirate.
"Ahoy mateys me name be Captain Foxy! I see ye've met me mateys, Bonnie, Chica, Freddy, 'n Goldie! Are ye havin' a good time?" Foxy asked in his gruff voice, looking at the children with his one eye.
"YES CAPTAIN FOXY!" They exclaimed.
Mike got more excited and started bouncing on his heels with a giddy smile on his face.
"Now I be goin' t' tell ye all a tale, but first I needs three volunteers from th' audience t' help me out. Who should I pick?" Foxy said, putting his hook on his chin in a thinking pose.
That was all the children needed before they went wild and Mike could've sworn that he saw Foxy glance at him.
"ME! PICK ME!" The kids shouted while Mike grabbed the edge of the stage, also hoping to be picked.
Foxy held up his hand as a motion for them to get quiet.
"Ye three." He said gesturing to Mike and the little girl and boy on either side of him who let out squeals of happiness while the other children groaned in disappointment.
Earlier
It was an ordinary day for the animatronics.
The main four performed on the stage with Foxy behind the curtain watching everything as usual when the glass door opened. A small, fair-skinned boy with sparkling blue eyes, walked in and started everything in amazement. They scanned him over and realized he wasn't in their database.
'A newcomer then.' They thought.
They took note on how he pushed his way through the crowd right up to the front with enthusiasm.
When they finished their song Freddy called Foxy out as usual, but they noticed he had changed his routine. He wanted volunteers from the crowd. He normally would have just started telling one of his wild tales after introducing himself. This was something he had never done.
The kids in question must have been special to Foxy in some way for him to change his routine out of the blue like that. They all felt some kind of connection to them when they saw them, except for Goldie.
Foxy didn't know why the small children made such an impact on him. Maybe it was how their eyes shined with childlike wonder, or the innocence that rolled off of them in waves. He just felt an urge to protect them no matter what, and he was sure the others felt the same way.
When he chose them he felt extreme happiness when they squealed in excitement. They quickly rushed onto the stage but the smaller boy, in his rush, tripped and nearly fell off the stage. Luckily Bonnie had caught him in his arms before he fell off the stage completely. The boy got comfortable in Bonnie's grasp and allowed him to keep holding him. Foxy noticed that Bonnie also seemed content with just cradling him.
He let out a small chuckle when he saw Freddy and Chica try to hide their envy at not getting to hold a child. As Foxy was about to continue Chica picked up the little girl and Freddy the little boy. What he didn't see was Goldie scowling at them all.
"Wha''s yer names little lads and lass?" Foxy said pointing his hook at Mike first. He stepped closer so he could hear their responses.
"Mike." "Michelle." "Jeremy." They replied.
"Those are great names ye've got." Foxy complimented them with a smile.
They each gave him a small smile back.
"Now, how do ye three feel about helpin' me tell th' sprogs a tale?" Foxy asked.
The three of them smiled wider and nodded enthusiastically.
"That be great, now let's get started. I was sailin' across th' ocean durin' a heavy storm wit' me crew..." Foxy wove his yarn to the children in the audience while Mike, Jeremy, and Michelle contributed every once in a while.
When the story was over the children applauded and left to other parts of the pizzeria or to get food. In doing so, they left Jeremy, Michelle and Mike alone with the animatronics on the stage.
"Wow, you guys are really good at making up stories!" Chica chirped happily.
"Really?" Jeremy said quietly.
"O' course, that was one o' me best tales." Foxy reassured him.
Jeremy smiled so brightly they were sure it could rival the sun.
"Are you sure your name is Jeremy? You don't exactly look like one." Goldie said standing off to the side.
Jeremy's smile faltered a little.
"My real name is Julia, but I like Jeremy better." He said quietly, hanging his head down.
This caused Michelle and Mike to frown. The animatronics all glared at Goldie who seemed unfazed by it.
"If that's wha' ye wants t' be called then yer name be Jeremy. 'tis as simple as that." Foxy said to Jeremy who perked up at that.
The other animatronics agreed with him. Jeremy's smile came back full force at that point, as did Mike and Michelle's.
"Hey here's an idea, how would you guys like to be our new friends?" Bonnie asked hoping they would accept the offer.
It wasn't until then did Chica, Freddy and Bonnie remember that they were holding the children and gently set them down.
"That's a great idea lad, wha' do ye all say? I could use some trustworthy scallywags like yourselves." Foxy says in agreement.
Throughout this conversation Goldie remained silent.
"You guys really wanna be our friends?" Michelle asked.
"Of course, who wouldn't want to be friends with kids as nice as you?" Freddy said with a smile.
"Yeah!" The three cheered in excitement.
The others were all very happy except for Goldie, but nobody noticed it.
"Yay! We're gonna have so much fun together! I can teach you guys how to make pizza and so much more!" Chica chirped excitedly, flailing her arms/wings around before being stopped by Freddy.
"Yes, we get it Chica. Maybe we can settle down now for a game of hide and seek?" He asked, looking towards the three children.
"Yeah!" They exclaimed.
"Then let's go!" Freddy said as he started counting and the others left to hide.
Meanwhile Goldie went backstage, but no one else had noticed.
December, 2005
It had been nearly three years since Michelle, Mike, and Jeremy had befriended the animatronics. Mike was now ten, Michelle eight and Jeremy seven.
For the past few years they always came to the pizzeria at least twice a week, either with their parents, Jeremy's older adopted brother, Vincent, or Mike's grandma, or Nana as they called her. This time around they were accompanied by their parents.
In the time that they had frequently been visiting it seemed that Golden Freddy had never quite warmed up to them. Why he hadn't was unknown to them. But they had made another friend, his name was Toy Bonnie and he was Bonnie's little brother.
He had broken down and needed to be repaired when the three of them had visited the first time so he couldn't be around the children yet. Now he joined the band on the stage whenever there were too many children and the adults weren't doing their job of keeping them in check.
Today seemed to be a slow day. There were only four families and about 10 kids or so. This meant that their friends were all occupied entertaining the children. That was when they noticed that Goldie was sitting by himself on the stage.
They all went up to him, hoping that this time around they would be able to befriend him.
"Hey Goldie!" Michelle greeted cheerfully when she got close enough to him.
"Hello." He replied with a forced smile, not wanting the children near him.
'You should just get rid of them, they're always taking the others attention away from you, leaving you all alone!' A voice hissed in Goldie's head.
Goldie felt his eyes flickering.
"... And me and Michelle were allowed to skip a grade cause the teachers and principal said we're too smart, so now we're in Mike's class...". Jeremy babbled not noticing Goldie's change in behavior.
'See how annoying they are! They're nothing more than pests that need to be exterminated!' Suddenly Goldie perked up, startling the children.
"Hey, I have something I want to show you all." He said.
"What is it?" Mike asked.
"It's in one of the back rooms, follow me." He said standing up.
The children eagerly followed behind him. He led them to the spare parts room and shut the door when they walked in.
"What's the surprise?" Jeremy asks, walking around the room.
Goldie's eyes turn black with small white dots in the middle.
"Goldie, what's wrong?" Mike questioned, walking up to him.
'DO IT NOW!' The voice screamed.
That was all Goldie needed to hear before he lunged forward and took a bite of Mike's head. Michelle and Jeremy screamed alerting their parents to their absence. Goldie took a step back and let go of Mike, taking a large chunk of his head with him.
Michelle and Jeremy kept screaming.
"SHUT UP!" Goldie yelled, his eyes still black.
He stomped over to Michelle and backhanded her into a wall. A piece of Goldie's hand had slashed her forehead.
She lay limp on the floor in a growing pool of blood. Goldie saw Jeremy try to run towards the door and grabbed him by his arm and hit him in the face. A jagged piece of metal from his hand cutting him across his cheeks and nose. When he stopped moving Goldie took a bite out of his neck and dropped him.
As soon as he dropped him the door burst open with the children's parents and the animatronics. Mrs. Schmidt quickly called for an ambulance, her voice nearly hysterical. Goldie's eyes slowly turned back to normal and he looked around the room.
'What have I done?' He thought staring at the three kids with horror filled eyes.
His muzzle was now soaked red with blood.
In the corner of the room, out of view from everyone else, were a pair of glowing white eyes. He saw the children and very quickly, unbeknownst to the others, made sure they'd live by giving them a piece of himself.
After the ambulances took the children away, and they shut down the pizzeria, the other animatronics, minus Toy Bonnie, cornered Goldie. Their eyes were tinted black like Goldie's had been, and there was hatred written all over their features.
"How dare ye hurt our mateys ye dirty rat?! They've ne'er done anythin' but be nice t' us! They didn' deserve that! Now they might be at Davy Jones Locker 'cause o' ye!" Foxy growled at the golden bear, shoving him harshly with his hook.
"How could you?!" Chica wailed oily tears streaming down her face.
Using her wing/arm to wipe them away she ran towards the backstage. Bonnie didn't say anything, just shot a hateful glare at Goldie and left to comfort Chica.
Freddy hadn't said anything, just stared at Goldie with hurt and disappointment in his eyes. He left him alone with the pirate fox to go comfort the others.
"I hope ye feel guilty 'n that th' staff scraps ye!" Foxy hissed over his shoulder before following Freddy, leaving Goldie alone with his thoughts.
'What have I done?'