Okay. Here's Night 3!
Disclaimer: I don't own Ninjago or Five Nights at Freddy's!
I guess having the creepy dreams has become normal for me now. 'Cause I had another one:
I was in the same place. Looking out of the same mask. Hearing the same strange noise.
I turn my head to my right and see that Zane has completely turned to face me, glaring at me. His eyes are black and empty, sending a chill up my spine. To the left, Kai has faced me as well. His mask is pulled back, his mouth is open, and his face shows pure hatred. I turn my head forward again and see that a golden dragon wearing a green ninja suit has suddenly appeared, standing in front of me. The dragon's cold, dead eyes stare into me.
Buzzzzzz
My vision blurs and I begin to wake up, but not before the same cryptic phrase flashes before my eyes:
'It's Me!'
Gosh, I still don't know why I'm having these dreams or what they mean. All I know is that they're terrifying and I probably will need some sort of help to get rid of them.
Maybe it's working at Ninjago's that's creating these dreams.
Maybe I should quit.
No, Wu would never allow that. I probably 'know too much.'
Anyway, looks like it's time for my shift.
Time for another night of hell!
I walk into the security office and immediately go to the Prize Corner camera. There, I start winding up the music box.
And Lloyd will call in... Three... Two... One...
Ring! Ring!
Exactly on time!
"Hello, Lloyd!" I answer.
"Hello?" Lloyd asks. "Hello-"
"Okay, I'm about to hang up!" I interrupt.
Lloyd laughs before adding, "So, I see that your second night here wasn't so difficult."
"Eh, not really," I answer. "I mean, Jay nearly killed me by jumping out at me. But after, he and I became best friends!"
"Oh, really?" Lloyd asks. "That's awesome!"
"Yeah!" I respond. "Although, Jay did say he may accidently kill me..."
"Oh, that would never happen," Lloyd assures. "Anyway, if Jay activated last night, maybe the other old ones will too."
"Greaaat..." I mutter. "So happy..."
"But, uh, since they've been out of use for a while," Lloyd starts. "Their appearances might be, uh, startling."
"Yeah, I know," I state. "Zane's upper face is completely gone."
"So sad..." Lloyd mutters. "So, before I go, I'd like to ease your mind about any rumors-"
"Rumors?" I ask. "What rumors?"
"Oh, uh, never mind-"
"No, tell me."
Lloyd sighed before beginning again, "Well, you know. There are those local stories about ghosts and murders and missing people and such. But I can assure you, none of it is true, okay?"
"O-Okay..." I reply, beginning to become afraid.
"Good!" Lloyd says happily. "Alright, that's enough for tonight! Talk to you tomorrow!"
"Bye." I say just as Lloyd hangs up.
After setting the phone down, I bury my face into my hands in deep thought. Ghosts? Murders? Gosh, I hope that's just a rumor...
A noise in the hallway catches my attention. Flashing the light, I see that Jay is already in the hallway. He grins at me and waves.
"Hey, Dareth!" He greets.
"Hey, Jay!" I reply but continue to flash the light at him, remembering what he had said yesterday.
After a few minutes, Jay disappears again. I go back into camera and rewind the music box. After the music box is full again, I check around the cameras and see that none of the toys have moved yet.
Ooh, maybe they'll be inactive tonight!
I hear another noise in the hallway, this one sounding like the scrapping of metal as opposed to the scampering noise that Jay made. This wasn't Jay. Someone else was in the hallway...
I flash my light and jump out of my seat at the horrible sight in the hallway. Standing in the center of the hallway is Zane, or rather, what's left of him. The bunny's left arm and entire upper face are both missing, making him look like some sort of zombie. Without an actual face, Zane's red endoskeleton eyes are exposed and stare at me. The ninja suit, grey from age and dirt, is torn and ripped and hangs from his body loosely. If he didn't look so terrifying, I would feel pity for him.
"Hey, Zane!" I call. "I don't want any trouble, so if you don't mind, maybe you could go back to the Parts and Services Room?"
As if responding, Zane disappears from the hallway.
Yes!
2 A.M.:
Very little activity from everyone. Jay's been in the hallway a few times, Toy Zane came through the office once, and I've managed to keep the music box completely charged.
Hey, maybe tonight will be easier!
After I wind up the music box for the 1000000th time tonight, I hear a loud bang from my left. As I pull down the monitor, I scream in horror at the sight in front of me:
Zane. The real Zane.
His cold, endoskeleton eyes stare at me as he begins to scan me.
Oh, God! Put the mask on!
I grab the Cole mask from my desk and push it on my head, praying that it wasn't too late. After a few seconds, Zane stops scanning me and gargles something inaudible.
"Ooh ur un unimtonic..." He gargles before leaving the room.
So, I guess that means it worked? Poor Zane, though. I mean, without a top jaw, I bet it's really hard to talk. Eh, oh well! Time to get back to work!
I pull up the camera system again and wind up the music box. Then I check over each camera to find where everyone is: Toy Jay is in the Game Area along with Balloon Brat. Toy Zane and Toy Kai are in Party Rooms 3 and 4 respectively, while Toy Cole has yet to leave the stage. Finally, Zane is in Party Room 1, standing near the air vent.
Ah, so that's how you got in here!
After I pull the camera down, I have my second heart attack of the night as I see another classic character: Kai.
The broken chicken stands tall in front of me, his arms stretched out. Kai's red ninja suit is torn and dirty like Zane's. Meanwhile, his upper and lower jaws seem to have been separated and pushed back together, causing his mouth to look like some sort of trap. To top it all off, both of Kai's hands are completely gone. Kai's large eyes flash at me as he begins to scan.
Being as calm as possible, I slide the Cole mask over my head and hope for the best.
"You are... in costume." Kai states mechanically.
Hey, some variety!
Kai quickly pats my head with his wires before leaving the room.
"Alright, so it seems that if I'm quick with the mask," I whisper to myself. "I'll be able to fool them."
I point my flashlight at the hallway and see that Jay is there, staring at me. After I flash him a few times, he returns to the Parts and Services Room, leaving me alone. I go into the monitor again and rewind up the music box. After I pull down the camera, I see that Zane is in the room for the second time.
Again?!
So, I'm almost done with my shift. I've managed to hold off eight animatronics plus wind up the music box for over five hours now, so honestly, I deserve an award!
"Bye, Kai!" I shout as the chicken exits my office for the third time tonight.
I think I've almost mastered this! All I need to do is wind up the music box, check the vent lights, flash Jay if he's in the hallway, and put on the Cole mask if someone's in the room. It's actually not that hard! Well, except for one thing, my flashlight is close to running out of power. I guess I've used it so much trying to fend off Jay that the batteries have worn down. I need to remember to bring some extras for tomorrow night. Anyway, it seems like I've gotten at least one visit from every animatronic. Except for Cole. The original Cole. Yep, Cole still hasn't activated which is good for me because I have no idea how he'll react to me wearing his mask.
Oh, speak of the devil!
I check the hallway lights and see Cole! The huge brown bear's head nearly touches the ceiling of the hall! And he's slouching! His eyes flash and burn into my soul, sending a chill up my spine. Out of all the original animatronics, Cole is the least damaged. Lucky bastard! His black ninja suit helps conceal any dirt or stains that may be on him. However, Cole still has tears in his suit and body, exposing some of his endoskeleton.
Okay, looks like Cole coming into my office is inevitable, so I need to be smart about this. I'll quickly wind up the music box, then immediately put on the mask because Cole will likely be in the room.
Going as fast as possible, I quickly wind up the music box about three quarters of the way complete. Then I pull down the camera and squirm in fear. Just as I predicted, Cole is in the office. His eyes are wide, his hand reaching out to grab me. Nervously, I place the mask on my head, unsure if this trick will work on Cole.
After a few seconds of scanning, Cole speaks.
"Wow!" His deep voice booms. "I had no idea there were two of me!"
"Uh, y-yeah..." I laugh nervously.
"Well, see ya, me!" Cole laughs before he exits the room. From the end of the hallway, I can faintly hear Cole order, "Go back..."
After that, I see that everyone has returned to their starting places. The toys are on the Show Stage, Balloon Boy in the Game Area, Toy Jay in Kid's Cove, and Cole and the others are in the Parts and Services Room.
Hmm... I guess they just gave up for tonight!
I flip over to the Prize Corner and wind up the music box until my shift is about to end. I set down the monitor and look up, seeing Jay standing in front of me.
"Oh!" I yelp. "H-Hey, Jay! I though you went back to the-"
"He knows!" Jay interrupts.
"What? Who knows!?"
"Cole!" Jay cries. "He knows you're an imposter!"
"What do I do for the next shift?"
"I don't know," Jay responds. "Maybe if you're faster with the mask, he'll be fooled. 'Cause otherwise..." Jay then put his finger to his throat for demonstration.
"Okay, thanks, buddy!" I state and walk out of the office as my shift just ended.
So, Cole knows I'm not an animatronic. This is very bad for me. But maybe if I do some 'tampering', I'll be fine...
So, what did you think of this one? What's Dareth going to do? Will he survive the next two nights? Or three, because I may put in Night 6. ;) Thanks for reading!