FNAF: What's Inside
Chapter 3: Puppets and Bears
Braedan
When I stepped inside, I just stared. The whole room was brightly lit and colorful, with tons of arcade games and several claw games against one wall. I also saw the big, yet familiar present that sat against one wall. Fred reached over and gently knocked on it. When it opened, I watched as Marionette stood up and stretched. She extremely thin and about five feet eleven inches and was wearing a black and white striped jumpsuit with three buttons on her chest. Her face had been styled to look like a smiling mask, like it had been before, except for her violet eyes and cheerful smile.
"Hi Fred. Busy day?" Marionette said before she realized that I was here. "Um… who's this? A friend?"
"You could say that, however, he'll also be the new night guard." Fred explained. "I'm just showing him around."
"I'm Braedan." I said simply.
"I'm Marionette." Marionette replied quietly before disappearing back into her box. I just looked at Fred.
"Is she always that… reclusive?" I asked.
"Yeah. She's usually a little friendlier with people that she knows though." Fred said as we walked back out of the prize corner. "You just need to get to know her."
"I'll be sure to try that." I said. "Although, I'm not great with people. Or robots. Or robot people."
"Oh really?" Fred said sarcastically. "And I always had you pegged as a ladies' man."
"How rude. I am far too busy for women or friends." I said with a terrible British accent. Fred cracked up.
"That was possibly the worst British accent ever. Of all time." Fred complained.
"So? I know it's terrible. You still laughed, so it worked." I grinned. Suddenly, I bumped into someone. Neither of us fell, but when I stepped back, to my surprise it was Freddi. She was about six feet tall and had blue eyes. She also had brown fur along with her black top hat, bowtie, and microphone. She had curves that revealed that she was a woman, but other than that, she seemed big and cuddly.
"Sorry. I didn't see you there." I apologized. "It's all Fred's fault."
"Oh yeah. Blame the guy who owns the entire restaurant." Fred laughed. "Whatever."
"Mr. Fazbear, who's this?" Freddi said suspiciously.
"New night guard. Also, his best friend." I said as I pointed towards Fred.
"Really? That's interesting. You let him have the job pretty quick." Freddi said. "Why is he different from all the others?"
"He owed me my job back." I said before I could stop myself. Fred gave me a look.
"It's complicated." Fred began. "Braedan helped me get this place open. He wore the red bear suit and played some songs before you guys were brought out of storage."
"That was two years ago. You really think I'll believe that? His story made more sense… so that's it. His story's real and yours isn't." Freddi said thoughtfully. "So… you got your job back…"
"No. I asked him to hold the job. I was in the hospital. Got a little… injury at my last job." I lied. "I worked here before that as the night guard. That was before you and the others were brought here."
"Hmmm. Alright. I'll see you tonight then." Freddy said as she walked away.
"That was close." Fred said quietly. "Freddi's a little… curious. That was a good story. I liked it. Seemed realistic."
"Thanks. I'm very proud of my ability to wing it. I guess it could have been worse, though." I said. "I don't really think she believed it."
"Me neither." Fred replied thoughtfully. "Whatever. We'll deal with it later."
"Yeah. Let's go with that plan." I said. "So… where next?"
"Well, we could go to Kids Cove or Pirate Cove. Your choice." Fred replied.
"Let's go to Kids Cove. I'm not quite sure I wanna see Foxy yet." I said with a small grimace.
"I get it. Now we just need to get across the main area without…" Fred began as he walked across the room. I started following before Fred was tackled by a brown blur.
"Mr. Fazbear!"
"TF! Get off of me!" Fred complained. I just started laughing. Toy Freddi looked very similar to Freddi, but she was slimmer and short. Like five feet five inches. Still, she had managed to tackle Fred. She looked over at me.
"Oops. Didn't see you had a friend." TF said as she quickly let go and stood up. "Sorry about that."
"It's fine. This is Braedan. He'll be the new night guard." Fred said with an evil glint in his eye. TF's eyes lit up. She bolted over and picked me up and spun me around.
"Yay! Someone new!" TF exclaimed happily.
"Nice to meet you." I said as she continued spinning me around before setting me down. She actually seemed surprised.
"You're not gonna yell at me for spinning you? Or for picking you up?" TF asked.
"Why? I don't mind." I said with a smile. She smiled back. Fred glared at me. Guess I was supposed to mind. "Of course… that depends on whether you mind!" I said as I picked her up and spun her around once before setting her down. She's so light. I thought to my surprise. She just laughed.
"I don't mind at all." TF said cheerfully.
"Sorry that didn't work, Fred." I said with a smirk. "But you'll have to do better than that to annoy me."
"You're just so nice sometimes. It's aggravating." Fred grumbled. TF grinned.
"Well, I gotta go find Freddi. She wanted to talk to me about something." TF said as she walked away. "Bye!"
"See ya tonight!" I said as she walked away. I turned to see Fred smiling.
"I really did miss you. It's been boring without you here to spice it up." Fred said as we stepped into Kids Cove.
"Thanks. It's been pretty boring on this end too." I said with a grin.