Author's Note: Welcome back! This is the second chapter of this fanfic! The chapter will be longer this time, so get comfortable in your chair. A few characters will be introduced in this chapter, one of them being very important. That's all I have to say for now. Don't be shy to give me some feedback, whether it's good or bad. I hope you guys have a fun time reading!
FNAF is copyrighted by Scott Cawthon
Freddy's Funtime Circus
Chapter 2 - The New Member
My joints and gears turned rapidly as my electrical pulses rushed in my circuits. My face plates shifted around. My fingers and ears moved. The weight of Bon-Bon still rested on my shoulder. I jolted myself up and opened my eyes. Bon-Bon quickly woke up after me. The room was still dark, but small amount of light found its way into my room. I went towards the door and opened it. A bright light almost blinded Bon-Bon and I. He jumped after my shoulder and walked by my side. His footsteps were quiet compare to mine. Noticing that we woke up earlier than we expected, we paced through the halls. Nothing interested us until we heard a unknown voice from a mile away.
"Mr. Afton, your "Funtime" model of Freddy is very impressive. I would even say that it's ahead of its time. There is just some 'interesting' design choices I want you to shed some light on," a strange man said.
We both stopped and headed in the direction of the voice. We got close to the room rather quickly. Since we didn't want to be caught by William, Bon-Bon and I stood next to door and place our ears against it. We really didn't need to, but we just did it. We listened to them carefully.
"Funtime Freddy can sing and dance fluidity like a human. He has the ability to sooth hasty children and take song request. He can even mimic voices and create illusions," William stated.
It was true. I could do all of those things. I was programmed to know them after all. I will admit, I liked when they talked about me in a positive manner. I made my servos and circuits warm up. Maybe that was just me. We kept listening.
"That's right, you told the staff and I that before. While those skills are fascinating, those aren't the design choices we're talking about, Mr. Afton," the other man countered.
Now this interested us, especially me. What other design choices did I have? Maybe I air hosed in my body or maybe I could make ice cream! No, neither of those sound right. I continued to listen to them.
"You see-" William stopped talking when a beeping noise came out of nowhere.
I looked around to see where the source could possibly be. It appeared to be close to me. Very close. I didn't anything however. I looked around again, but I still didn't see anything. Bon-Bon around too and pointed at me. I just shrugged my shoulders. He just kept pointing at me. I decided to look at the spot. It turned out that my stomach was the source. My stomach popped open. I tried to make the sound stop, but nothing worked. In fact, the beeping got louder. Before I could bail, William opened the door and glared at me.
"Is something wrong?" The other man asked.
"Nothing, just give me a moment," he replied as he turned his head around to see the other man.
He closed the door. He turned his head around to meet my eyes. He snarled at me as his burning eyes locked on me. This new side to him was a drastic contrast to the man I saw yesterday. It honestly scared me, but I wouldn't let it show. Bon-Bon grabbed my leg and hid behind it, shaking. I patted his back and held him close to leg. He looked up and smiled at me. There was no need for me to smile as that was default expression. William's snarl got my attention. I looked back down at him.
"What are you doing here? What did you hear?" He barked.
"I was just walking around with Bon-Bon to pass the time! We happened to hear you talking with a man! We just heard you talking about my abilities, that's all! Please, I'm sorry. We didn't me to eavesdrop on you!" I cried. If I was able to produce tears, I would be sobbing.
William's harsh frown turned into a gentle smile. His fiery eyes became soft and warm. He let out a friendly laugh. The good old William I knew was back! Bon-Bon let go of my leg. I picked up the small rabbit and placed him on my shoulder. He sat down on it.
"After I finish talking with the man, we'll take you and Bon-Bon to your pizzeria."
William's statement nearly made me jump up and down out of joy. Finally I would be going to my pizzeria! I could finally show off my skills to the people! I would bring smiles to children and adults a like, just like William said. The spotlight would be on me! After hearing that, I walked away to my room, ready to go and perform for the crowd.
After a couple hours of being in the back of truck to my pizzeria, Bon-Bon and I stood behind the purple curtains with white stars on them, hidden from the audience. Workers prepared Bon-Bon's drum set and made sure my microphone worked. They check our power modules to see if they were fully charged. While they were doing this, my blue eyes looked down at Bon-Bon to see if he was alright. He looked back at me with his magenta eyes and nodded, a sign that told me that he was okay. After they check our power modules, some of them placed a purple cape with white stars and a white fur collar around my shoulders. They put a few playing card and a feather in my hat's stripe. I looked back at Bon-Bon. Some of the helped him put on a red vest with thin, white stripes. The workers were done with both of us and left us alone. Bon-Bon sat on the seat of the drum seat. He pulled the lever so he can reach his equipment. I got my microphone ready. Soon, the curtain opened up to show us to the crowd. The light shined on us. People sat around tables, eating pizza and sweets. I even saw some people with popcorn.
"Why hello everyone! Welcome to Freddy's Funtime Circus! I'm Freddy, are you ready?"
The whole audience cheered.
"Now hold onto your seats, for things are about to get crazy!"
Bon-Bon and I started the show with some tricks. I pulled three cards from my hat. I fiddled with them for a few seconds. The first card became a dove. The second card turned into a red rose. The last card birdied into confetti. I performed some more tricks like making Bon-Bon disappear and reappear in my hat. After that, we sang some songs and wished the birthday kids a happy birthday. As I sang the songs, I counted the number of children in my head. I'm not sure why, but it didn't matter to me. Once when we were done with our songs, we would have a break and come off stage to greet everyone. The little ones were especially excited to see me, just like how excited I was to meet them. I talked with them and told them stories. We shared laughs and smiles together. I soon went to the older guest, who request songs for me to sing. I would mimic the voices of the various music artist. I could tell that they were very impressed. Soon, a warning bell ran, signaling for Bon-Bon and I to return to the stage. We did just that. We once again performed some magic tricks and sang song. Our whole day went like that, but I enjoyed every minute of it. I was the star of this circus. I brought smile and happy memories to children and adults.
The next few months were the same. I always had the same feelings as my first day on stage. Our tricks and songs changed each day. We told new stories and different things when introducing ourselves. We became a household name as merchandise of us was being sold. The most common ones I saw were toys and shirts. Everyone would come to our shows. One day, however, the audience shrunk. I didn't know why, but I didn't mind at first. Soon the crowd grew smaller and smaller. Did I do something wrong? Was it something I said? I was sitting my room since William want to do some maintenance work on my. I waited patiently for him, but he wouldn't come. I looked at Bon-Bon.
"Hey Bon-Bon, I'm going to find William! Stay here just in case he comes!" I commanded.
"Okay, Freddy. You can count on me."
I got up and left the room. I walked through the hallway and looked into each room to find him. So far, I found nothing. What could he possibly be doing? A yell came from my left up head. I ran in that direction and saw a room. I peeked my head through. It was William! He sat in front of a desk. One hand pulled his hair while the other hand held a pencil. I walked up behind him and looked down at the desk. The first thing I saw was a poster. It depicted a yellow bird with a orange beak and talons. It wore a white bib with "Let's Eat!" on it. It had purple eyes. In one hand, it held a plate with a pink cupcake in it. It too had eyes, but they were blue.
The poster read, "Come meet Freddy Fazbear and Bonnie the Bunny's new friend, Chica the Chicken! Only at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza!"
The other thing I saw was a sketch of s strange looking creature. It seemed to be Funtime of Chica, but I didn't really look like a bird at all.
"Why are birds so hard for me to draw?" William muttered to himself.
"What are you doing?" I shouted.
William screamed and nearly fell out of his chair. He balanced himself and turn his head around. He glared at him with burning eyes like the time I eavesdropped in him.
"Freddy, what are you doing?" He snarled.
"I was looking for you. Can you do maintenance on me now?"
"I can't at this moment, Freddy!" He snapped.
I backed away. His anger vanished and was replaced by something else. I couldn't tell what it was for sure, but I think I know what he's feeling.
"Sorry, Freddy. It's just that it's so frustrating. Ever since Chica was added to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, I have been losing customers. I'm designing a new animatronic for Freddy's Funtime Circus, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a good design."
So that's why the audience of my pizzeria shrunk over time! It was because a new animatronic was created. Everyone wanted to see it. I glanced around and noticed a trash bin filled with crumpled papers. I turned my head back to the sketch.
"I'm guessing that you were trying to make a "Funtime" model of Chica. It looks more like a clown!" I said honestly.
"A clown . . . A clown! Freddy, you're a genius! Clown animatronic is what the pizzeria needs!" He cheered.
He crumpled up his sketch and grabbed a new piece of paper. He was about to start his new sketch, but he looked at he. He got up and place a hand on my shoulder.
"Let's fix you up a bit first," he said
I nodded in agreement. We walked to my room. He opened the door, and I went inside. I sat down, allowing him to open up my faceplates and my stomach. He fix any kinks in my systems and charged my power module. After I was done, he fixed up Bon-Bon. We were both done after a hour. Bon-Bon climbed onto my shoulder and slept soundly. I saw William crack a smile before he left. I fell asleep as soon as he closed the door shut.
It was a half a month later since that day. The audience of my show hasn't shrunk any further, but it hasn't grown any bigger. Bon-Bon and I would perform for them, and greet the people once we had our breaks. While the atmosphere made me feel warm inside, I was worried for William deep down. I hardly ever saw my creator anymore. He was always busy creating the new animatronic. I just hope he hasn't overworked himself. Now that I really think about it, was he like this when he was making me? It quickly turned into night and I was being delivered back to William's company. I'm not sure why I was going back tonight. Neither did I need any repairs nor was I getting any upgrades. I tapped my foot in impatience. The truck stopped, meaning that we were back at William's company. A person lifted the door up. I expected some worker, but that man turned out to be William himself.
"I'm done with the new animatronic! I want you two to meet your new partner. Follow me," he commanded.
We followed him. He walked passed our rooms and William's office. We entered a red and white. Paint and tools surrounded us. I saw empty suits stacked away neatly. I saw an animatronic slumped on the floor, right in front of me. It appeared to be a female humanoid. Her metal skin was white with grey patches. Her robotic hair was red and looked like it was tied in pigtails. Unlike me, her chest segment was painted a different color from her stomach segment. In her case, her chest was red with black buttons on it while her stomach was white with some strange orange piece. Her chest also had what appeared to be a white collar and a orange bow tie bigger than my black one. The lower half of her body looked like a red and orange skirt. Her red and white shoes were something a jester would wear, even having a little gold bell on the tips. In one hand, she held a red and white bass guitar. In her other hand, she held a orange pick that looked similar to the piece on her stomach. Her eyes were covered by black eyelids. William walked to her side and activated her. Her body jolted up, causing her to stand up. Her fingers moved and her face plates shifted around. She opened up her eyes and blue lights turned on. She looked up at me. My seven feet-four inches towered over her six feet-three inches. Bon-Bon hid behind my leg."
"Why hello there! I'm Funtime Freddy, but you can just call me Freddy!" I shouted happily and waved.
She didn't talk. Her eyes changed from neutral to something else. It wasn't happiness or angry. It reminded me of the time Bon-Bon had a nightmare. She stepped back a little. I figured out how she felt. Was I scary or was something else playing a factor? No one ever saw me as a monster. Then again, I usually pay more attention to the people smiling and having a fun time. I decided to go for a different approach. I made Bon-Bon let go of my leg, and I placed him on my shoulders.
"This blue rabbit here is Bon-Bon! Bon-Bon, say hi to our new friend!" I commanded.
Nothing came out of his mouth. He didn't even wave at her. His body was shaking, and his eyes were wide. His ears flopped down. I knew he was terrified of our new band member. I took him off my shoulder and held him in my arms. I patted his head and rocked him.
After he calmed down, I commanded, "Bon-Bon, say hi to our new friend!"
He waved at her and said, "Hi! I'm Bon-Bon, just like Freddy said."
I set Bon-Bon down and decided to put my right hand out. I heard and saw people shake hands when they met. Maybe doing the same thing would make our new pal feel more comfortable around us. After staring at my hand for a while, she placed her equipment away and shook my hand somewhat hesitantly.
"My name is Baby, Circus Baby," she finally said.
What a strange name, but it clicked with me! Her voice, although monotonous, was soothing, gentle, and quiet. I'm not sure if it would be to calm children down like my soothing mechanic however. Still, it was a pleasant sound and a sharp contrast to my high-pitched, wacky, and loud voice. William wrapped his arms around shoulders. He smiled at and whispered that it was time to for us to go to bed. She was the first to pull her hand away. I gave Baby one last glance before Bon-Bon and I left the room and headed to our room. After I shut our room's door, we sat on the floor and went offline side by side.
Author's Notes: So that was chapter 2! I hoped you guys enjoyed reading it because I had a lot of fun writing it. I wanted to show off Funtime Freddy and Bon-Bon's perform to see what their act was like. We'll see more of it in the future. Before you guys complain that I changed the character designs and heights, I want to remind you that this is an AU. I wanted to change a few things and also make the three have a Fredbear/pre-withered era appearance. Aside from that, I hope you guys stay tuned for the next chapter.
