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Now, let's move on to Night 2!
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"Mr. Wu! MR. WUUUUU!" I shout and run to the old man opening up the main door of the restaurant.
"Oh, hello Dareth," He greets with a soft smile. "How was your first night?"
"I almost died!" I scream.
"Heh!" He laughs softly. "Not the first time I've heard that."
"Y-You didn't tell me they would try and kill me!" I cry.
"I didn't think it was important," He states. "After all, you had everything necessary to escape unscathed."
"But that creepy puppet man almost killed me!"
"Did you wind up the music box?"
"Of course I did!"
"Then he couldn't have gotten to you."
"Well, I was so distracted with the new animatronics attacking me that I-"
"Hmm," He groans. "I didn't think you were one to blame others, Dareth."
"But they are to blame!" I respond. "They want to stuff me inside a suit!"
"That is just a simple malfunction," Mr. Wu assured me. "Trust me when I say, you will be fine. You survived last night, so that means you'll survive this night. Right?"
"Uh- I-I guess..."
"Good man!" He smiles. "Now, if I were you, I'd get some rest."
"Okay..." I mumble as I exit the restaurant and get in my car. After about ten minutes of driving, I finally arrive at my apartment. As soon as I enter my room, I fall on my bed and go to sleep.
I have another dream, exactly like the one I had earlier.
Well sort of...
I'm still looking through Cole's mask at several party tables. Now, however, there is a strange noise echoing in the background. Almost like laughter...
I turn the right and see that Zane is now looking at me, his head turned slightly to the left. I turn to right and see that Kai is mirroring Zane, lifeless eyes watching me.
I hear a loud buzz as static fills my vision along with the same phrase:
'It's Me!'
I practically jump up as I wake up, the dream having completely freaked me out. I look over at my clock and see that it is 7:05 P.M..
"Holy crap!" I cry. "I slept for over twelve hours!"
Well, at least I won't have to worry about falling asleep on the job again.
After passing the time by eating dinner, watching T.V., showering, combing my amazing hair, and praying that I don't die tonight, I finally get dressed in my uniform and drive to work.
I pull up into Ninjago's Parking lot at 11:45 P.M. and knowing I have time before my shift starts, I review everything I need to do.
"Okay... Wind up the music box, check the vent and hall lights," I mumble to myself, "Put on the mask if someone's in the room, wind up the music box again..."
I look down at my watch and see that it's now 11:55.
"Might as well get an early start," I whisper. "Because Grand Sensei Dareth is always early."
I stroll towards the glass door and fumble with the keys Wu gave me. After about a minute of trying out the numerous different keys on the key ring, the door finally clicks open. Wasting no time, I rush to my security office and sit down.
"Okay..." I say and look at my watch. "Exactly on time!"
I turn on the monitor and immediately flick to the Prize Counter feed. Sure enough, the damn music box is already winding down.
Because, you know, why not?!
I delicately press my finger against the rewind button and smile as the music box recharges.
Ring Ring
The noise of the phone ringing startles me and causes me to drop the monitor onto the floor. Luckily, it's not damaged.
"Hello?" I ask after picking up the phone.
"Hello?" Lloyd asks.
"Hey, Lloyd!" I greet.
"Hello?" He asks.
"Hello!" I reply, beginning to get annoyed.
"Hello?" He asks again.
"Okay, we're not doing this!"
Lloyd clears his throat before speaking again.
"Hey, Derek- I mean Dareth!" He greets. "See, I knew you'd make it through the night! You're a natural!"
"Yeah, a natural at barley surviving," I growl. "That puppet thing almost choked me to death!"
"Uh, yeah," Lloyd replies awkwardly. "Um, anyway, by now I'm sure you've noticed the older animatronics in the backroom, right?"
"Oh, yeah!" I answer. "Those are the originals."
"Yup!" Lloyd laughs. "Those guys are the classics! Unfortunately, after years of being abandoned at the old location, they just fell into disrepair. I mean, we could have fixed them up, but they already had some errors and stuff, so Uncle Wu decided it'd be best to just get new ones. Thus, the toy animatronics were born!"
"Um, okay," I reply. "Why are you telling me things I already know?"
"Because they may still be online and activate during the night," Lloyd states. "So if they stop by the office, the Cole head may fool them. But, since they're pretty smart, you need to put it on as soon as they enter the room. 'Cause if you don't-"
"Yeah, Yeah!" I interrupt. "If I don't do it in time I'll be stuffed inside a suit. You know, I don't remember them being evil at the old restaurant."
"Well, uh, they're not evil," Lloyd assures, "The 'seeing you as an endoskeleton' thing is just glitch, I think. It started to happen back in 2000. That's the reason the first restaurant closed."
"It closed because they were stuffing people into suits?"
"Uh, yeah.." Lloyd mutters.
Oh that's so encouraging!
"Anyway," Lloyd continues. "It's not like they're doing it deliberately. Sometimes, the glitch just flicks on. Other times, they can be their friendly selves. That could happen if they catch you without the mask on, but, I wouldn't risk it."
"Okay!" I respond, making a mental note.
"So, who was your favorite animatronic at the old location?" Lloyd asks me.
"Oh, my favorite?" I ask. "Definitely Jay!"
"Yeah, Jay was awesome!" Lloyd laughs. "He was just so funny, you know? Oh, wait- Jay! Oh yeah, Jay! Hey listen, uh, the glitch seems to affect Jay the most. I don't think the Cole mask will work on Jay. If he, uh, activates during the night and appears in the hallway, just flash your light at him from time to time. A perk of the glitch is that they go into like, system reboot or something if you shine a bright light at them. So be sure to do that!"
"O-Okay," I reply fearfully as I wind up the music box again.
"So, for Jay's redesign, they placed him in a new place called 'Kid's Cove'." Lloyd says. "You know, just an area for the toddlers and little ones. But kids these days just can't keep their hands to themselves and uh-"
"Holy shit what happened to that unlucky bastard!?" I cry after flipping to the Kid's Cove camera. Toy Jay had been torn apart and rebuilt in a weird way. His metallic limbs were mangled and bent in awkward ways.
"Yeah," Lloyd mumbles. "Everyday, the staff has to put Toy Jay back together. Today, they just gave up. He's now like a 'Build Your Own' attraction now."
"That's terrifying!" I cry.
"Yeah..." Lloyd's voice trails. "Well, that's about it. Oh, and don't forget the music box! Being honest, I never liked that Overlord thing either. It's kinda creepy and he's always watching... Anyway, that's it for tonight. Chat with you tomorrow!"
That said, Lloyd hangs up.
Time to go to work!
I pull up the monitor and return to the prize corner. The music box is now about halfway charged and winding down slightly faster then it did last night. After recharging the box, I swap over to the Show Stage and see that Toy Zane has already left.
"Okay, where are you?" I ask softly and flip through each camera, yet still cannot find the light blue bunny.
I hear a loud banging coming from the right vent and turn to quickly flick the light on. Just as I expected, Toy Zane is sitting in the vent, his emerald green eyes burning into my head. I quickly shove the Cole mask onto my head and watch as Toy Zane slides across the room, scanning me.
"You are an animatronic!" He shouts mechanically before leaving to room.
Wow, that was... not really close. Well, I'd rather the animatronics be stupid rather then smart.
I go back into the camera feeds and wind up the music box again. After finishing that, I return to the Show Stage and see that Toy Kai has left.
Here we go!
It's about 3:40 A.M. and I'm actually doing better then last night. Toy Zane and Toy Kai have each passed through my room a few times, while Toy Cole still hasn't left the Show Stage. The music box is completely filled up and Toy Jay is-
"Ha!" I shout happily. "Found you!"
Toy Jay is in one of the party rooms, looking directly at the camera as he hangs from the ceiling. I swap back to the Show Stage to find Toy Cole has now left. I quickly find in the 'Game Room.' Toy Cole is standing all the way towards the back of the room, grinning at the camera. However, I also notice another animatronic in the camera feed. A little plastic boy, dressed in red and blue stripped clothes. The boy had black hair and is holding a balloon in one hand and a sign titled 'Balloons!' in another. He then turns at waves at the camera, smiling creepily.
"Uh, okay..."
I hear a strange alarm noise, almost like a sonar, coming from the main hall. I look up and flash my light down the hall. I yelp in both fear and excitement as I see what is at the end of the hall. The original Jay!
Oh my gosh! I'm so scared! But I'm also fanboying! I can't believe this! What did Lloyd say to do? Oh, right!
I flick the flashlight on and off several times, hoping to send Jay into system reboot. After a few minutes of flashing my light, Jay disappears into the darkness.
"Yes!" I shout and pump my fist into the air. "I did it! I got rid of Jay!"
Now that I'm safe from Jay, I pull up the camera again and wind up the music box. I also find the locations of Toy Cole, Zane, and Kai. But not Toy Jay. I pull the camera down and check the right air vent. Staring directly at me is the mangled, broken body of Toy Jay.
"So we meet again!" I shout and place the mask on my head.
Toy Jay crawls out of the vent and up the wall. He hangs from the ceiling and begins to scan me.
"You are an... animatronic!" He says and crawls back into the vent.
It seems that the damage done to Toy Jay not only made his voice more robotic, but also made him easier to fool.
Good.
5:45! Almost done. Jay appeared in the hallway a few times, but using Lloyd's strategy, I was easily able to hold him off.
"You know, this isn't as bad as I thought..." I mumble after rewinding the music box and finding Toy Cole in the Game Room. "Hey, wait! Where's that balloon kid?"
"Hi!" A little voice proclaims from my left.
"What?" I ask.
I go back into the cameras and check on the left air vent. Inside is the balloon boy, smiling brightly at the camera.
"What the hell?"
Suddenly, the camera goes to static. When it returns, the boy is gone. I pull down the camera and gasp. The balloon boy is standing my room, laughing widly.
"W-Who are you?"
He doesn't respond and continues laughing
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" His laugh echoes throughout the room.
"Please," I begin. "Stop."
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He continues to laugh at me.
"Stop it!" I command.
The boy completely ignores me and continues to giggle.
"Stop it!" I'm screaming now at a animatronic kid who won't respond. "Whatever."
I point my flashlight at the hallway and gasp in horror.
It's not working!
I quickly check the vent lights and find that they are not working either.
"What did you do?!" I ask angrily.
Again, no response except laughter.
I am so screwed! How am I supposed to flash the light at Jay if this asshole disabled my lights.
Quickly, I rewind the music box and put the mask on as soon as I get off the camera. Good thing too, because Toy Cole was in the room. The animatronic bear smiles as he scans me.
"You are an animatronic!" He cries happily and turns to leave. "Oh, hey Brad!" He greets the balloon boy before exiting.
Brad?
"H-Hey, Brad!" I greet softly. "Could you be a good guy and give my lights back?"
"Nope!" He shouts happily.
"You brat!"
"No, Brad." He corrects.
"Gah!" I cry.
Okay, if I'm lucky, I'll survive to next ten minutes without a Jay attack.
As if on cue, I hear a noise in the hallway. The scampering of feet.
"He's coming!" Brad cries joyfully.
Out of the shadows, Jay leaps forward, his jaws wide as he gives a loud roar.
"Ah!" I scream and duck down just as Jay is about to reach me. His body slams against the wall and collapses to the floor.
"...Ow..." He mutters.
I jump up and back away, terrified of what the wolf would do to me now.
"Uh- S-Sorry..." I stutter nervously.
"N-No," He says. "I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else. And it's hard to resist the programming. Anyway, so you're the new guard?"
"Y-Yes!" I respond before shouting, "I am Grand Sensei Dareth!"
"Dareth?" Jay asks. "I think I remember you."
"You do?"
"Yeah, you came to the old place a lot!"
"Oh, y-yeah!" I respond. "'Cause I had to bring my little brother."
"Yeah," Jay starts. "But more like your brother brought you! You loved coming there! Heh, I remember the time you had a huge temper tantrum because you didn't get to sit in the birthday throne!"
"Hey!" I shout.
Balloon Boy laughs wildly before singing, "Dareth is a baby, Dareth is a baby, Dareth is a baby..."
"Hey, uh, Brad, I got this here," Jay says to the singing boy. "So, uh, you can go now."
"Okay!" Brad responds and bounces out of the room.
"BB's a nice kid but a little mischievous..." Jay mutters.
"He's a little asshole!" I growl.
"Eh, I guess," Jay whispers. "But, Dareth, do you wanna be my friend?"
"Sure!" I respond.
"Okay!" Jay then grabs my hand and shakes it wildly. "Well, Dareth, I'm glad we can be friends! Oh, and uh, I can't promise I won't accidently kill you... You know the, uh, glitch!"
"Uh, okay..." I mutter.
Ding Dong!
6 A.M. Yes!
"Well, I'll see you around, bro!" Jay laughs and walks back to the Parts and Services Room.
That was uh, interesting! Jay and I are buddies now, but he did say he may accidently kill me. I don't even know what to think anymore. Well, at least the Overlord didn't attack tonight!
So, that was interesting! I forgot to mention last chapter, but this story is going to have about 6 chapters. I also hope to update every weekend and possibly finish the story by Halloween. So that means there could be 2 updates in week! :D
Anybody else just want Ninjago Season 6 to start already? I mean I know we just got Possession, but the pressure is too much for me! I mean Jay's the main focus! They're fighting pirates! And Jay may not even be Ed and Edna's son according to the Hageman Brothers' Twitter! Gosh, this show just gets more and more intense!
Anyway, thanks so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Also, the original Cole, Zane, and Kai will all be in the next chapter so keep an eye out for that! Please review and I'll see you next time!