Author's Note:
Forgot this story existed. May as well finish it. I have been looking for something to write. May as well revise an old story. Blah blah blah, on with the story…
Chapter 5: Night 4
Show Stage:
Mike walked carefully into the restaurant that night, making sure to avoid eye contact with Freddy. Freddy grinned menacingly as he passed, knowing that his invasion of Mike's dream worked.
"Good job invading his dream Freddy." Bonnie said in his beeps and clicks. "He is so scared of you, he can't even look at you."
"I have the evilest idea." Chica snickered. "Let's all three look at the camera at the same time when he looks at us."
"Excellent idea, Chica." Bonnie said. "That'll make him wish he would have stayed home tonight. Meanwhile, I am going to be a lot more aggressive tonight. Chica, you should leave a minute after me. We will distract him while Freddy sneaks in for the kill."
"Sounds like my kind of plan." Freddy grinned. "Let's do this."
The Office:
Mike prepared himself for this night. He knew they were going to be sneakier and came up with a power conserving plan. He would only pull up the camera to check on Foxy and use the lights and footsteps to keep tabs on Bonnie and Chica. He could hear them every time they moved because they were not light on their feet. He figured he would not need to look at Freddy considering Freddy only moves when the power is out, or so he thought.
When the clock struck 12:00, he played the message for that night. The guy on the phone sounded like he was in trouble. Foxy was banging on the door. The night guard in the call sounded frantic. The call ended with him saying "oh no." followed by static noises.
Mike's jaw dropped in surprise. The animatronics managed to get to the previous night guard. He wondered if he would suffer the same fate. His heart started to race.
He opened the cam and looked on the Show Stage. The animatronics all looked up at him in unison with their soulless eyes. He nearly dropped the tablet. When he switched cams, they looked forward again. He wondered if he was imagining this.
He heard them start moving and went forward with his plan. Bonnie jumped from room to room. Chica joined him not too much after.
"Oh, night guard, better shut the door!" Bonnie said. "I am getting close to the office. You wouldn't want to end up like your little friend on the phone, would you?"
Bonnie bolted towards the door, but Mike was able to jump at the button just in time.
"How did you best me?" Bonnie asked angrily. "No matter, it is only a matter of time before I catch you, little rat. I am going to shove you into that suit alive. I was going to kill you first, but my sympathy has run out. Hope you like bleeding out slowly for the last hour of your feeble existence."
Bonnie left the door, allowing Mike to open it.
"That bunny talks too much." Mike said.
Chica rushed his other door not soon after. He jumped over and closed it.
"I would never show you any remorse." Chica snickered. "I would have enjoyed to see you suffer. Bonnie is not a fan of listening to people scream, so he just makes them go quiet before stuffing them in. Maybe that will change whenever you are gone."
Freddy moved two rooms with all of the distractions. The clock had just struck 4 and he only had 20% of his power left. He calculated that he would need 9% at 5 a.m. He started rationing better and reached 5:00 with 9% power.
He let it run down to 7% and left the cam down. When it hit 0%, the lights all turned off. He sat still in the darkness, wondering what would happen next. He heard footsteps approach. Suddenly, Freddy's face lit up in the darkness, as he played a jingle on his music box, a menacing smile frozen on his face. Mike's heart almost stopped. Freddy's jingle quit playing. Mike closed his eyes preparing to be grabbed by Freddy to be dragged to his doom. Much to his surprise, he heard the tablet start dinging. Not too much longer after, the power came back on. He opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
He tried to get up, but his legs were shaky. He eventually calmed down and got out of his chair.
As he neared the exit, he looked at the show stage. The animatronics all turned to look at him again.
"See you tonight!" They all said in unison. Mike tripped over himself getting out the door.
Once he got home, he was almost too afraid to go to sleep. He knew Freddy was going to be in his dream again. He eventually went to sleep, knowing that after tomorrow, it would all be over. He would be free.
That night, he had a dream he was in the restaurant. The power went out and Freddy was doing his song. The lights cut out and Freddy jumped at him. He found himself being dragged to Parts and Services. He then felt an immense amount of pain. They were forcing his body into a suit. He felt the metal endoskeleton stabbing into his body. He was frozen and could not move.
"I'll always be in your dreams, Mikey…" Freddy said. "You'll have to see my face, even when if you manage to survive. I'll always be here, forever and ever..."
Mike jolted awake, breathing hard. He checked himself to make sure he was alive. He then started crying, only to stop because he knew this was what Freddy wanted. He decided he was going to be strong for his last shift. Freddy was not making it easy, but he was determined to get out alive or die trying. The question was, will he survive?
Author's note:
I was just kind of winging it with this one. I tried not to copy the original chapter too much, as this is a rewrite. It is supposed to follow the storyline with better word usage, grammar, and less errors. I am trying to make it more immersive to show how far I have come since January of 2015 when I first started writing. I hope this conveys that well enough. Thank you for reading if you have made it this far.