Daniel groggily opens up his eyes. He grimaces slightly, his head was pounding. He slowly opens up his eyes, allowing them to readjust to the light in his office. After a few moments he is able to sit up without his head spinning.
His mouth forms a thin line as he remembers what Nightmare told him. Now while Nightmare giving him any information is rare, he wasn't going to complain.
He shifts through the information Nightmare gave him. His eyes narrow in an attempt to find any new information in what he was given. When he couldn't find anything new, he shakes his head and walks out of his office.
Right before leaving though, he takes a glance back at the fan. He stares at it for a few moments before calmly walking over. He calmly leans down and unplugs the fan. The fan stops whirring, and Daniel almost seemed relieved. Daniel then walks over to the fan and picks it up. He stares at it for a few moments. Suddenly, he lets loose a loud yell and chucks the fan at the wall. It smashes against the wall with a satisfying "CRACK". Daniel smirks at the damage he did and calmly walks out of the office. He never noticed the bewildered look on Chica's face, who was peering into the office.
Daniel walks into the dining hall with a smug look on his face, much to the confusion of the ones present. Daniel's eyes wander over the group present, his gaze searching for the person he wants to see.
His eyes widen ever so slightly when he sees Freddy reading a book. He begins walking over, ready to begin his discussion.
Freddy's gaze leaves his book as he hears someone coming. He smiles when he notices it was Daniel. "Hey Dan! What's up?" Daniel just responds with a casual "Nothing much." Freddy frowns when he notices Daniel's body posture. He knew something was up.
"Alright. What is it?" Daniel sighs, knowing that his old friend knows him too well. Daniel looks at Freddy and says "Freddy. No, Chris. I need to call you Chris for this." Freddy, or Chris, raises an eyebrow at this response, but doesn't fight back.
Daniel looks Chris in his eyes and says "I need to know. What happened after the murder?" Chris stiffens at the mention of his murder. He shivers involuntarily, his eyes glazing over with remembrance.
Daniel notices his response and he looks down. "Sorry. I should've known this wouldn't be something you want to listen to." Chris shakes his head, not without some effort. "N-No, it's fine. I knew this would come up eventually."
Daniel looks at Chris for a while longer, then nods. Chris notices the gesture and sighs. "Well, no stopping now." Chris takes a deep breath, and then continues.
"The day after the murder, things had started to go wrong. We had just died and expected to go to the afterlife. Instead, we were forced into the animatronic bodies we now inhabit to this day. We were bound, trapped. We were just little kids at the time, and some of us still are. None of us were ready to face what happened. We had completely lost it, and we became bent on revenge. Nothing mattered except killing the night guard. Now, some of my memories became fuzzy in the middle years. Around the same time I started to realize what I was doing, things started going blank. The latest memory beyond those blank ones were when this pizzeria opened."
Daniel's eyes were trained on Chris the whole time. While his outside demeanour never changed, on the inside he was fuming. While Michael had been defeated, it didn't stop his anger at rising against the murderer when he heard what had happened because of his actions.
Daniel takes a deep breath to calm himself, and then says "I don't know what to say." Chris just shakes his head and says "Don't say anything. It is in the past, and our murderer is gone. I can live with the fact that we are safe now."
Daniel nods, his face showing none of what he is thinking on the inside. 'Safe for now' he thinks bitterly. He knew it was only a matter of time before this "Nightmarionne" came around and started messing with things.
Daniel sighs again at all the trouble that seems to follow him. Daniel looks at Chris with grateful eyes. "Thank you for telling me." Chris nods, saying "No problem. In fact, it feels better now that I have that off my chest." Daniel simply nods.
Daniel then stretches and says "Well, thanks for the chat. Sadly though, the night is going to be over soon and I'd like to get some things done." Chris nods as Daniel stands up.
Daniel begins walking towards his office when Chris suddenly calls out. "Daniel!" Daniel pauses and glances back at Chris. Chris says "Don't call me Chris anymore. I am Freddy now, and nothing will bring Chris back." Daniel's eyes widen, but then he nods. He understood the hidden message in that statement. A small smile crosses over Daniel's face. You guys just keep surprising me. Nothing really is as it seems, huh?