Tobias woke up in his blandly colored room. He looked around to see that Cassidy wasn't around at all like how he usually is. Cassidy showed up randomly about seven years ago and Tobias doesn't really know why they did and why it was so sudden but it just became life for him. At first Cassidy would appear through glimpses and in the corner of his eye as if maybe it were his imagination but during the past year or so he's been a lot more noticable and even began talking. It was true that Cassidy had told him to be a detective but it was just one of very few hints and things he would tell Tobias. The room had a warm feel to it with sunlight glimmering through the dark room. Tobias turned on the light and eliminated any darkness that may have been hiding about. Even with the lights on, Cassidy was nowhere to be seen in the room. Then it struck Tobias that he had sent an email to Mike last night about being able to talk and meet with him. He pulled his phone from his desk to see about any response. Fortunately he had gotten one back from Mike!
"Hey, Toby! Unfortunately I cannot discuss anything with you. Do not write again. Mike." The pale young man got even more pale as he sank to the floor with disappointment. A million thoughts flushed through his head about why Mike would get such a dry response and even refuse confrontation. Mike's father was William Afton, the well known Freddy Fazbear killer. This gave Mike a lot of issues growing up, especially with his brother Cassidy. Among all of the tragedies William caused with his mass killings, Mike killed his own brother. It wasn't intentional but it had been murder nonetheless. Tobias was a young boy when it had happened and couldn't do much about the situation. He only remembers a few vague details like hearing the screaming and seeing a lot of blood. Cassidy died the following day in the hospital due to complications with their head injury.
Ever since then it always felt like something was looming over Tobias until it finally began showing itself. The young pale male sat in his bed contemplating any possible leads. He glanced over to his badge he was given, looking at it's golden reflective color. The gold color correlated with the jaws he still envisioned in his head. The reflective surface however made him feel empty and hollow, the child inside him had died long ago and had no signs of returning to where it once was. He then stood up with a new idea in his head, as a detective, he had perks. Perks that he could use to investigate with a warrant, these games could be just enough of a reason to investigate. Tobias typed the number of Chandler into his phone to try and ring for the senior investigator. The phone clicked, giving a signal of it being picked up. "Hello?" echoed a low monotone voice. "Yeah, it's Tobias. I had a query about the investigation, sir. If you wouldn't mind that is.", "No I understand, it's perfectly fine.". Tobias looked to his badge with that feeling of emptiness. "So, I need a warrant to search, correct?" Tobias and Chandler went back and forth about the idea that the younger detective brought up. "I mean, that's enough of a warrant I'd say. He is a witness as well. You'd need to find his location though."
"Yeah, I figured as much. Thanks for the help, sir." the two said their goodbyes as Tobias put down the phone. It looked as if everything in the surrounding area began to grow darker. A familiar pair of eyes appeared with a large white smile in the corner of Tobias' room. "I was out for a bit and it looks like you're already making progress. Interesting." the face slid from the corner and under the bed where the young detective could hear rustling and loud banging. Cassidy had emerged from under the bed, pulling themselves up on the top of it in a different form this time. The details were hard to make up since they were dark purple colors with pitch black spots. It looked reflective and almost like it was coming apart from the seams around the facial area where their eyes, cheeks and teeth emitted a ghostly white color. Random body parts spun around and opened up in certain areas revealing wiring deep within the beast. "You need his address right? I could take you there… at a price!" The distorted rabbit cackled as their voice rang through the house. Tobias didn't have any other choice when it came down to it. His only option was to pay whatever price Cassidy had spoken about. "What's the price?" Asked Tobias hesitantly.
"You won't tell. That's my only request.", "I won't tell? Tell what?" the vague figure continued to giggle and shake around. "You'll see when we get there, just close your eyes." Tobias closed his eyes and hoped that Cassidy would be of actual help. He could feel their presence coming closer although he couldn't see or hear anything. Hot breath covered his forehead in almost an instant and Cassidy's animatronic jaws crushed down onto his frontal lobe. Tobias fell over in agonizing pain for a few seconds, rolling and thrashing on the ground as the traumatizing sensation started to fade away. He slowly opened his eyes and felt his forehead to feel nothing but how it was before. There wasn't a drop of blood or anything. It felt like the bite never even happened, but that was impossible, he knew what he felt. "So.. try seeing where Mike lives now." Tobias thought about Mike and a random location had popped into mind. He looked at the floor blanky in shock and surprise, "How did-" Tobias looked up but Cassidy had already left and wasn't anywhere to be seen. Tobias took a quick shower, grabbed his badge, keys and headed for his car. A sense of dread was over Tobias again as he noticed his trunk had what appeared to be a few dents on it. "I hate kids." he looked around for anything else that looked like it had been tampered with but it was only his car. The place he lived in wasn't too high profile so he didn't know what would look out of the ordinary. Some fabric blinds outside of a house looked cut and torn by some scissors but that might've been normal.
He got in his car with a slight tremble in his movements. The fact Cassidy told him not to speak about anything or rather something specific was bothering him. What could he have possibly been referring to? The car ride was silent, Cassidy wasn't bothering him as usual. To try and drown out the lack of silence and to spice things up a bit, Tobias turned on the radio. But something was wrong. It had static on every station, even the ones he knew to work. He kept flipping through stations until he heard a voice. It was almost impossible to understand being mostly a jumbled mess due to the static but he just couldn't grasp what was being said. He felt so close to realizing the words but they just couldn't be made out. Abruptly, it had stopped. The sound became something more ominous and clear. It was like random ringing and sirens. Random noises sloppily put together without any coherent reasoning. Tobias then heard a bump that didn't sound like it had come from the radio but rather inside of his car. He turned off the radio to keep listening for any more bumping, it was possible he may have ran something over on the road. Nothing. Pure silence.
The detective found himself in front of the address he had envisioned in his head, it felt familiar yet at the same time alien from anything he's known before. Tobias felt a presence close to him. Something that was within the vehicle with him. He got out of his car with a sense of dread becoming more prevalent as he made his way to the trunk of a car he no longer had to himself. With a shake in his movements, he reached for the trunk and swung it open to reveal!.. Nothing. Nothing was inside of his trunk. "Man, I really thought something was- Wait a second.. Nothing?" he looked back inside of the trunk to see that nothing was hitching a ride. He was robbed. He kept a few tools inside of his trunk in case of a car breakdown but they were completely gone, not even a screw nut to be seen. "Well damn. That's a bit of a setback." he closed the trunk and looked over to the house he had made his way to. It looked old and maybe possibly abandoned. It looked to have about 2 stories and there was a garage out front that was forcibly sealed shut. This was Mike's home.
Tobias made his way to the front door, badge in hand, ready to figure out some truth to all the lies he's been told. Knock. Knock. He could hear footsteps coming from the inside. The door cracked open to reveal a singular purple eye looking out. The detective shivered and backed away, "M-… Mike?", "Oh, it's you. It's been a while hasn't it?" said the figure from the other side in a dark familiar voice. The eye faded back into the dark as the door cracked open more. "Well what are you waiting for? Come inside, we won't bite.". Tobias listened and walked into the house. He kept going until he made his way into the living room. The outside of the house was a bit beaten but the inside was pretty nice with a thick carpet and fragrance that swept through the cavern of hopelessness. Tobias turned to see a torn golden rabbit suit on a rocking chair with it's purple eyes. The eyes were sunken and deep, the fur looked to be in a good condition compared to the photo Tobias had of it in his case file. The teeth were aligned properly with two buck squares plopped right in the front. All the pieces that looked like they had been lost were replaced and stitched back on with new material. It was a refurbished Spring Bonnie. It was William Afton.