DISCLAIMER: I do not own Five Nights at Freddy's or any of its characters. I do own a Golden Freddy funko pop though!
BECOMING FREDDY
Chapter 12- Not Over Yet
"Are you sure it's a good idea?"
Seven year old Samantha peeked into the kitchen, hiding in the doorway, watching as her parents discussed 'adult stuff'. Adult stuff was usually boring and full of topics that she either didn't care about or know about. Her father's next comment, however, piqued her interest.
"Of course," he said. "Uh, Fazbear Entertainment is committed to family fun and, above all, safety."
Her mother didn't seem convinced.
"But those rumors, Scott,"
"They're j-just rumors," her father replied. "I-I assure you, honey, t-that Freddy's is safe. Our day guard hasn't seen anything s-strange and he's on watch from open till c-close."
"Maybe Sam shouldn't go with you today..."
"Please!" Samantha bounced into the kitchen. "I love Freddy's! Plus, daddy said I could be his helper today! Pleeeeeease, mommy?"
"How about a, uh, h-half day?" her father bargained. "She could come home for lunch."
Looking between her husband and daughter's matching hopeful faces, Samantha's mother eventually relented.
"All right," she conceded.
Samantha and her father both cheered and rushed out the door before mom could change her mind.
Arriving at Freddy's, Samantha's father paused before heading inside. Turning around, he knelt down on one knee to address her.
"Okay, S-Sammie," he started to say. "We p-promised you m-mom that you'd come home for lunch. But, uh, right now, you are a deputy security guard at Freddy's, okay?"
Samantha nodded excitedly. She'd been to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza hundreds of times since her father worked there; she would make an awesome security guard.
"I-I almost forgot," her father continued, fishing around in his pocket.
He produced a plastic gold colored security badge and gave it to Samantha.
"Here's your very own s-security badge," her father said as he pinned it on the purple shirt she wore to match his. "Now you have one just like Daddy and his friend, Jeremy."
Samantha grinned from ear to ear as she gazed down at her badge.
"Do I get to meet Jeremy?" she asked.
Her father shook his head.
"N-not today. J-Jeremy works at night and waaaay past your bedtime," he explained.
Her father smiled at her lovingly.
"Listen, S-Sammie, j-just, uh, be careful today, okay? I want you to h-have fun, but remember to stay s-safe, okay?"
Samantha nodded. Her father stood up and took her hand in his before they headed inside together.
"Morning, Mr. Cawthon!" an employee greeted as they entered. "Morning, Samantha!"
Having been at Freddy's many times before with her dad, some of the other employees knew her by name. She loved it when they did that and it always impressed her friends.
"Daddy? Can I go play some games?" Samantha asked, tugging her father's hand.
"Want some tokens, Scott?" another employee questioned.
She grabbed a handful of tokens from a drawer in the service counter and handed them to Samantha.
"Thank you!" the little girl smiled up at the employee.
The employee smiled back.
"You're welcome, Sammie,"
"Th-thanks, Olivia," Scott said with a nod.
The moment Scott released Samantha's hand, the girl was off in a flash, pigtails bouncing as she ran.
A few hours later, Scott went in search of his daughter. He eventually found her in kid's cove, lovingly putting "Funtime Foxy," known at the Mangle by the staff of Freddy's, back together after the most recent wave of toddlers cleared out to get some pizza and cake.
"Are y-you ready?" Scott asked Samantha.
She looked up from Mangle sadly.
"Do I have to go?"
"We p-promised mom t-that you'd go home for lunch," Scott reminded his daughter.
"Fine..." Samantha frowned.
She got up and followed Scott to the entrance. She gave her father a hug and a kiss before heading outside to begin her walk home. Samantha got to the end of the street when she turned around and rushed back to Freddy Fazbear's. Her security badge was missing. It must have fallen off when she was fixing Mangle. Samantha slipped back inside the building and went in search of her missing badge.
A show was currently commencing, so most of the building's occupants were gathered around the stage. Samantha, however, tiptoed straight past the stage and headed in the direction of kid's cove.
"Missing something?" a voice-one she didn't recognize-asked.
"My security badge," Samantha explained.
She turned around and looked up at the man in purple standing behind her.
"I think it fell over when I was in kid's cove. I need to find it. It was a present from my daddy."
"C'mon, I'll help you look for it."
