Chapter 4

After some rest and a shower, he headed back to the restaurant. He was glad he had a car this time. Also, it would be suspicious if he didn't.

He pulled up to the restaurant. He wished he could just go back to bed and sleep his life away. The manager was in the doorway to greet him.

"Word of advice, watch the stage." The manager said. "Freddy likes to be watched. If you do not watch him, he will move off the stage and make his way to your door."

"Thanks for the tip." Dave said almost sarcastically.

He walked into the building and shut the door. A minute later, the auto-lock clicked.

"I guess it is show time." Dave said to himself.

He walked back to the office and sat down. The air was heavy and it was rather warm. He decided he had enough time to look for a thermostat. He felt his way down the hall. He stumbled upon the kitchen. Inside he found the thermostat, but he also found something else. There inside was an empty costume of yellow color. He approached it and tried to look inside. As he did, it looked up at him, staring directly into his eyes. Flashes of "It's Me" rang through Dave's head. He stumbled away blinking his eyes trying to stop the flow of the words. He made it out of the kitchen and it stopped.

He looked and saw Chica outside of the bathroom. He ran back to the office and sat down. As he did, he heard the usual gears ticking outside the door. He pushed the button and the door shut.

He looked in the cam and Foxy was not in the cove. He became desperate and flipped from cam to cam looking for Foxy. Foxy was in 4A and ran to the door. Dave heard a knock outside.

"Well now I know how to stop Foxy." Dave said aloud.

He heard footsteps and turned on the door light on the right. Chica was staring in with a horrible look on her face. He slammed the door almost immediately.

He could not get it out of his head. What was this empty suit and what was that subliminal message that it sent?

He went back through the phone calls while he was flipping through cams. He stumbled upon a part in the first phone call.

"They used to be able to walk around during the day too, then there was the bite of '87... Yeah, it's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?"

He was completely horrified. What was the "Bite of '87"? Could this be what those messages were about? What was the story behind the empty suit? He decided he would look it up on the internet when he got home…if he got home.

It was almost 3 a.m. The night was slower than ever. The animatronics were moving from room to room and back a room. Dave was becoming so tired, but he had to keep his focus.

He heard a laugh fill the restaurant. He froze in terror and looked through the cam. He noticed two red eyes staring at him in the dining room. He had not been watching Freddy at all.

He felt as if he were trapped in a corner with nowhere to go. The office was making him claustrophobic. He thought about making a run for the emergency exit since Freddy was not on stage and Bonnie was in the parts room. He could totally make it to the door. He decided to just wait it out though. Also, he did not know if that evil manager was outside or not, or if the manager hired someone to make sure he does not escape. What if the security door was a sell of false hope and auto-locked also? He decided to play it "safe" and stay in the small office.

On the bright side, it was almost 5 a.m. Time was flying by again. He wished it would go a little bit faster. 6 hours of fear while sitting in a chair is not very comfortable.

He had a strategy. He was going to make a run for the exit at 5:58 a.m. to see if it was unlocked. It might help him if things get sketchy. He let Freddy move by the bathrooms and made sure Bonnie was not in his path.

The time came and he ran to the door. Nothing was there to grab him, so he hopped up on stage. He tried the door and it was unlocked. He ran outside and got a whiff of fresh air. He peeked around the side of the building and saw nothing. The manager was just pulling up when the clock struck 6. He made it look like he came from the front door, as to not raise suspicion.

"Wow you actually made it the third night and took the front door." The manager said. "How did you get by early to wait there?"

"I have a strategy worked out." He said.

"Well you would need one to survive." The manager said. "I am praying for you."

The manager laughed at that last sentence. Dave was pretty sure the manager did not believe in a god. Dave was a skeptic himself. He got into his friend's car and drove home.

This job had him paranoid. He had the house all locked up and the windows boarded up. He asked Andy to come and stay with him to keep watch. He was a wreck.

"I think you should just quit and come hide out with me." Andy suggested. "I would help keep you safe and they would never find you."

"I will never be safe." Dave said. "Just be there for me on night 5. I have an exit strategy."

"If something goes wrong?" He asked.

"Have the police outside the building at 3." Dave replied "I am going to pull a risky move. Lights and sirens off as to not raise attention."

"What are you going to do?" Andy asked.

"The emergency exit will be unguarded." Dave explained. "I can make Freddy go to the bathrooms and wait for Bonnie to go to the supply closet."

"That is a little risky, but it is our only option." His friend said.

"All I have to do is survive night 4." Dave said.

"Well get some rest, I am right here watching." Andy said. He gave Dave a hug and let him sleep. He was the sibling Dave never had.

Before he went to bed, he looked up "Bite of '87" on Google. There were numerous references and a story about it. He also looked up the yellow suit. It was a bear known as Fredbear, or at least he used to be Fredbear. The company now refers to him as Golden Freddy.

There was some mention of a yellow suit used for a murder of five children. The suit was a yellow bunny know as Spring Bonnie. The company has admitted to holding on to the suit and keeping it locked away in a secret location. A person was rumored to have been trapped in the suit, as it was a Spring Lock suit. The company now refers to it as Springtrap.

The story of Springtrap and Fredbear is for another story though. Dave went to sleep and Andy watched over him. What will happen on night 4?