Ellen's car pulled up to the Pizzeria and Zariah couldn't help but blink a few times…furrowing her eyebrows while taking in the sight, Stella in the back talking quietly to her plush doll.

The female couldn't quite put her finger on the whole situation…but something about this place just didn't feel…..right?

"..I-is this where you work?!"

Shutting the car off and sliding her keys into her shorts pocket, Ellen cocked an eyebrow towards the other female, who had a look of apprehension on her tanned face. Stella slowly stopped playing with "Mr. Nom-nom" and had a big grin on her face, as she quickly unbuckled and ran out of the car & into the spine-chilling building.

Zariah quickly scrambled out of the car, forgetting the eerie vibe she was picking up from the whole place and ran in after her sister…Ellen whistling and casually following behind.

"Let the fun beginnnn~!"

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Zariah had made it into what she assumed was the "main party" room, as there were a few children running around, and a stage towards the front that housed the animatronics Ellen had been talking about.

A crowd of children were in front of it, listening to the performers onstage and cheering like little wild animals…all while the paranoid woman in the back was attempting to spot her sister.

"Stellaaaaaa, where are youuuu?"

Zariah hissed through clenched teeth as she was suddenly approached by a man, a security guard by the look of his outfit…..with a red telephone on his head?!

"O-oh, hey Zariah! What brings you to this lovely establishment?!"

Blinking a few times, she turned towards the male and stared up at the tall telephone man and pointed towards him with a puzzled look.

"I'm sorry…..do I….do I know you?"

Before he could answer, a very timid looking guy poked his head from around the phone guy and was blushing. He had curly brown hair and…was super adorable! Zariah blinked again and gave him a engaging smile and wave, which caused the shy male to blush even more.

"T-t-this is e-e-ellen's friend?"

The phone guy nodded his head a few times…his eyebrows (?!) raised up in excitement.

'Awh…how cute, he stutters!'

Zariah thought to herself, before snapping back into reality: Stella was missing! Clearing her throat really quick, catching both male's attention, she gave a sheepish laugh and pointed towards the front of the stage.

"I-I'm sorry, I'd really love to stay and…erm….chat and whatnot, but I can't find my little sister and I really ne-"

Before she could finish, Stella came running up beside her older sister, yanking on Zariah's jacket a few times with a wide grin.

"Sissy! I saw Chica, Freddy, and Bonnie! They're so cool! Can we stay longer so I can keep playing with them?!"

A sigh of relief escaped the anxious woman's lips as she bent down to the 7 year old's level, a deep frown forming as she placed her hands on Stella's shoulders.

"Do. Not. EVER. Run. From. Me. Again. …..As long as you stay by the stage, we can stay for a bit I suppose…."

Throwing her arms around Zariah's neck, Stella gave her big sister a hug before running back to the stage and mingling in with the other children once again.

"And that is why I can't stand children."

Ellen muttered as she now stood beside the shy boy and telephone head guy. Zariah turned around and shot her best friend a quick glare, before her eyes softened and offered a small smile to the three.

"Okay, so…Ellen….I would really like to know how this guy knows me. I think I'd remember him."

She said, pointing towards the phone guy, as Ellen grinned and slapped him on the back a couple times, which caused him to stumble forward slightly since he was caught off guard; but he quickly recovered and let out a nervous laugh as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Ohhhh comeon, Queenie! I know the phone head thing kinda throws ya off, but it's Scott!"

"U-uhm yeah, heh…the boss says it keeps the children entertained! And we….we gotta keep the customers happy, right?! Heh heh…"

Static laced Scott's voice as Zariah noticed how much more nervous he seemed at work than the few times she encountered him at the apartment. Ellen had mentioned one time that he was the newly appointed assistant manager…so of course it was probably a stressful task to have thrown upon you.

Ellen pushed the curly haired boy towards Zariah with a small giggle, as his cheeks tinted a deep pink.

"And this guy is Jeremy! Total sweetheart, but very meek and timid!"

Jeremy quickly gave Zariah a wave, before taking off towards what Zariah assumed to be the break room, disappearing from sight completely. Zariah couldn't' help but smile…maybe this place wasn't as bad as she had originally thought.

"So…is that all the workers here or…?"

Scott shook his head (telephone? .-.) a couple times, sticking the clipboard he had been holding underneath his arm, turning to look at Zariah with what she assumed was a smile.

"Oh no…there's a few waiters/waitresses…..there's Fritz, Mike, and….."

He trailed off, as Zariah tilted her head to the side and raised an eyebrow. Scott and Ellen exchanged awkward glances before the black haired woman stepped closer to her blonde best friend and whispered.

"There's one more guy…he's 'Head of Security' here, only because he's on and off again with the boss's daughter, Amelia. Total bitch. Anyway, he's….wellllllll…..he's…..different."

Zariah made a small "o" with her mouth as she nodded a couple times, even though…she couldn't see how much more different he could've been then Scott who was wearing a fricken phone as a mask and Jeremy who acted more nervous than a whore in church.

"I'm sure he's not that bad!"

She chirped with a beaming smile, which caused Scott to fidget and pull at the collar of his uniform. Ellen bit her lip and shook her head a few times, an expression on her face that Zariah had never seen before.

"N-no Riah…..he's bad news, really. I'd definitely steer clear of that one. He's just..ughhhh. He gives me the creeps, and that says a lot, because I don't get creeped out easily. Not to mention he's a major pervert."

Scott again nodded a couple times, seemingly uncomfortable with the conversation taking place. Clearing his throat, he suddenly gestured towards his office, trying with all his might to calm the edge in his voice.

"H-hey Zariah, I heard Ellen mention you wanted to apply for the waitress opening here, right?! Ahem…how about we go get the paper work all filled out and squared away so the boss can take the ad out of the paper…heh heh."

Oh yeah! The job opportunity, Zariah had totally forgotten about that as she nodded and smiled, glancing once towards the stage to make sure Stella was still there; which she was, happily dancing and singing with the animatronics.

"Sure! Sounds good to me, so…does this mean I'm hired?!"

"Yeah…uhm…of course! Welcome to the Freddy Fazbear Family!"

As Zariah, Scott, and Ellen headed into the office to get all the proper paper work figured out, a new presence entered the Pizzeria, adjusting his purple hat as he grinned his famous "Cheshire cat" grin and stalked into his place of employment; unaware that his life was about to change once he met the newest employee.