Chapter 5
Btw, happy New Years everyone!
Everything was going well for Dave. He woke up that night to some supper Andy made. He ate some of it after his shower. He also didn't feel as paranoid. He had more confidence thanks to his friend. He was actually ready for his job that day.
His drive to the restaurant was peaceful. He watched the trees and lights as he passed and kept himself calm and collected. He pulled up to the restaurant a moment later.
"Welcome back to hell," the manager greeted him. "I am surprised you made it to night 4. Most people just close the doors and hide in a corner. They run out of power and get stuffed. I see hope for you yet. Maybe you can take my place as manager if you survive night 5. After all, you can never hide and we can't risk you tattling. If you refuse to join, I guess you will have to just disappear. Well I will probably see you tomorrow."
Dave walked into the restaurant. He thought about giving up. His confidence was gone. He would rather die than to join in with this restaurant. He just remembered the escape plan and built his confidence again.
He walked back to the office. It was freezing all throughout the building. The cold was unnatural and the atmosphere was eerie. He put his hands under his arms and shivered as he walked.
"What could be causing this cold?" Dave asked aloud. He walked to the kitchen to adjust the thermostat. The heater was broken and would not kick on. The temperature was hot outside, but inside was a whole different story. He cursed under his breath and walked back to the office.
He sat down and viewed the cams. Bonnie and Chica were gone. Foxy was still in the Cove with the curtains closed.
Bonnie was quick to rush to his door, but slow to leave. He sat there for an eternity and drank up the power. Dave tapped his foot impatiently and made his camera checking a lot more intermittent. He walked up to the door.
"Will you go away?!" He yelled. Bonnie stayed at the door. He sighed and sat down. Foxy was peeking out of the curtain. He threw the tablet to the floor.
Bonnie finally went away, but he consumed a lot of power. The bottom part of the screen on the device was messed up from where he threw it, so he could not tell how much power was left.
The remaining hours moved by slowly. He acted as if Bonnie were never there and went with his strategy. It was not enough. The entire room went dark and there was a hum of everything shutting down. This was the point where he looked out the door and saw Freddy approaching. The thumping sound of his feet shuffling towards the door. He checked his watch and it was 5:15. He was completely doomed.
He then had a brilliant idea. He was going to have to stall for time. Freddy's face lit up in the doorway and the song played. He jumped at Freddy, hopping up on his shoulders. He covered up Freddy's eyes, making him flail around and try to swat him off. When Freddy was dazed enough, he hopped off and ran to the door.
Bonnie blocked the end of the hall. His gleaming red eyes staring at Dave, as if he were challenging him. What made things worse was Foxy showed up.
"Th-Thar be no escape lad." Foxy said. Freddy started walking up behind him. He felt claustrophobic and his adrenaline started flowing. He rushed forward and tried to rush past Bonnie and Foxy, but failed. Bonnie stuck out his paw and stopped him with a lot of force, leaving him winded.
They started dragging him back to the parts room. He could not shake their strong grip. He was put on top of a table and held down by Bonnie. Freddy came in with a suit similar to his.
"Nothing personal, just business." Freddy said. He started putting on the torso, but stopped. He blinked and they were gone. He scratched his head in confusion. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed it was 6. He was gasping by then and hopped off the table. The power started back up and the manager walked in.
"What were you doing in the parts room?" He asked.
"I love the robots so much I was on the towel in there…" He said sarcastically. The manager was not amused.
"You mean you were almost killed," The manager said.
"My idea sounds a lot better." Dave said.
"How did you survive?" The manager asked.
"The clock struck 6." Dave said.
"Well you barely survived night 4," The manager said, "congrats."
He did not mention that he jumped on Freddy's shoulders. It was not necessary anyway. He just walked out of the restaurant and to Andy's car.
He sat there thinking about his near-death experience. He sighed and started the car. He headed to his house and walked inside. He called Andy and told him everything.
"You jumped on the psycho bear's shoulders?" Andy asked. "Not going to lie, I would never have the balls to do that."
"Fight or flight," Dave said. "The human body has a strong will to survive. Those animatronics have a strong will to kill though."
"Glad you are alive though." Andy said.
"Well I am off to bed." Dave said.
"I will be right over." Andy hung up the phone. He walked down the road to Dave's house. Dave was already asleep when he arrived. He kissed Dave's forehead and watched over him. He really cared about Dave and would be there for him on night 5.