Christmas time was approaching rapidly, Mr. Fazbear made the necessary preparations for the arrival of his newest additions to the Fredbear family. However, he didn't arrive to the diner on the expected delivery date for the new animatronics, Scott had to oversee operations while they awaited to hear anything from the manager.
It wasn't like Mr. Fazbear to miss coming in to overlook the diner, especially on such an important day for the business. These illnesses were really taking a toll on the weary old manager, one could only hope that he'd be back in time for Christmas.
Of course, new problems began arising that needed rectifying. It would heavily unwise to leave three very expensive animatronics unguarded at night, Mr. Fazbear would need to now open a job listing for a night time security guard. Given that the diner opens at 7am and closes at 11pm, the night guard would likely have to work in between 12am to 6am.
But who would want to work.
Alone.
In the dark.
With three very intimidating animatronic characters?
Scott decided that the issue would be tackled once Mr. Fazbear comes back in so they could address the situation properly. First, they'd have to get these animatronics into working order.
Freddy was eagerly awaiting what would be his first real friends. He did his usual routine throughout the day, singing his songs and interacting with the children. While it was always a great experience for the good ol' bear, he wanted to have others along-side him they could enjoy it all together as 'friends'.
Eventually, after quite a tremulous day without Mr. Fazbear's watchful eye, the restaurant closed its doors for another night. Still no sign of Mr. Fazbear, leaving Scott to work 'over-time' in order to safely see through the delivery that was expected for that night.
He anxiously waited, sleep deprivation and lack of coffee taking its effect on the bumbling employee. Scott was the kind of guy eager to make light of any situation, but he could be deadly serious if necessary. One could only wonder what kind of guy he was on a personal level, all he ever does is meet and greet new employees and crack rather crude, sarcastic jokes.
Sure enough, the delivery truck pulled. up After a routine check-up, and a small amount paperwork filled in, Scott was left all alone with two giant crates. Whatever was inside, they were easily as large as Freddy. One crate being significantly taller, what could have been in there?
Only Scott would know, he placed the order. However, his lack of sleep... Or brains shined through as he completely forgot the order he placed.
"Freddy!" Scott called impatiently. "Help me with these crates, will you?!"
Sure enough, the animatronic bear came lumbering through the party hall at Scott's request. While Scott struggled to move his crate onto the wheeler, Freddy grabbed the taller crate by its single line taping and began to pull the crate into the back-room with monstrous strength. Leaving Scott speechless, struggling to keep his jaw closed as such an impressive feat. Even for an animatronic.
By the time Scott managed to push the crate onto the wheeler, Freddy came marching out of the back-room and grabbed the next crate the same way that he did the first one. Bringing the crate and the wheeler with him whilst doing so.
"God dammit Freddy" Scott hissed. "You know how to make a guy feel useless, you may aswell be the night guard. We'd only have to pay you in maintenance check-ups." He remarked sarcastically, chuckling at his own joke.
Freddy didn't even do as much as to look in Scott's direction as he eagerly brought the crate in the back-room, setting it along-side the larger crate. Excitement overloading his circuits as he waited for Scott to find the crowbar to open them.
Scott came slowly trudging into the room, proceeding to open the supply closet. He picked the crowbar out of the closet and handed it to Freddy with minimal care.
"Now" He snorted. "It's a fairly simple process, place the crowbar between the roof pallet and the large pallet facing us. And pull, the large pallet should come off and there you go. I'm going to make a coffee, I'm fucking tired." He sheepishly said before abandoning Freddy whilst he went to remedy his lack of sleep.
Freddy's mechanical mind began to process Scott's words as he grasped the crowbar. Sure enough, he placed the straight end of the crowbar between the pallets of the taller crate and began to pull.
Of course, Freddy went flying backwards and crashed into the supply rack behind him. His top-hat flying off his head as he did so, supply rack hadn't been used for a couple of months, leaving the golden bear entangled in a mess of cobwebs and dust.
He sat there for a moment, puzzled. "I doubt that's the way I should have held the crowbar" He thought. He shook the cobwebs from his head before clambering to his feet, then he began to dust himself off, collecting his top-hat off the floor and dusting it off aswell.
Examining the crate once more, he flipped the crowbar around and tried once more to open the crate. He felt the end of the crowbar lock within the crate, this was definitely the right way to use the crowbar. With minimal effort, he ripped open the first crate.
Sawdust filled the air, leaving Freddy to swipe the sawdust out of his view so he could examine his first friend in detail. He wasn't quite expecting what stood before him.
A large, purple animatronic. From his original inspection, it seemed as though it was a...
Rabbit?
Yes, it was most certainly a purple rabbit, sporting large, rabbit like ears. Along with a red bow-tie similar to Freddy's navy bow-tie. At least the rabbit ears explains why the crate was taller than the second one. It was also wielding a guitar in its right hand. Freddy concluded that they'd probably be together on stage, a band of sorts.
It was a surreal moment for Freddy, he was actually standing in front of another animatronic! But, he couldn't let it get the better of him. He needed to address whatever was inside the second crate, this one was actually as tall as Freddy. So it definitely wasn't another rabbit, or anything with large ears.
He quickly examined the second crate, before repeating the same process. Quickly prying open the crate, again, with minimal effort.
Freddy quickly began to examine the second animatronic. A large, yellow animatronic stood before him, featuring a beak and sporting a bib around its neck entitled "Let's eat!" in big, colourful. He came to the assumption that this animatronic would be dealing with promoting the diner's food, if the large pink cupcake in its hand wasn't enough proof of this.
But, he couldn't tell what animal it was based off. Was it a duck, or a chicken? Freddy decided against making the conclusion himself, instead he thought it would be best to allow Scott to decide what animal this animatronic was.
Eventually, Scott came marching back into the room, invigorated by the excess amounts of coffee he had consumed. He quickly looked over the animatronics.
"Let's see, so we have a rabbit, awesome! And we have a...
What.
The.
Actual.
Fuck."
Scott decided against guessing what animal it was too, instead wanting to let the yellow anomaly reveal what it was when he activated it.
Scott began messing with the circuitry in the rabbit's head, programming it identically as to how Freddy was programmed. Okay, maybe he wasn't as stupid as previously thought. After playing around with the circuitry and configuring its CPU, Scott finally activated the purple animatronic. Much to Freddy's joy.
It twitched, before opening its eyes. Revealing pinkish-red eyes, very different as opposed to Freddy's deep blue eyes. It surveyed its surroundings before finally locking eye-contact with the golden giant that stood before him.
It wiggled its ears around before speaking. "Hey there! I'm Bonnie. Bonnie the Bunny!" It exclaimed, expressing a large amount of joy.
Bonnie's voice was definitely the voice of a male, but the name... Well, there were better choices for a male name. Freddy titled his head in confusion at the revelation of Bonnie's name, even his appearance gave Freddy and Scott the impression that he was somewhat, feminine.
Both animatronic's attention were quickly diverted to Scott, who struggled to contain his laughter. A boy, with a girl's name? Oh dear, he decided to play safe and assume that animatronics with Freddy and Bonnie's build were male. The yellow animatronic also had the same build, so he believed that both new animatronics would indeed be male like Freddy.
That was about to bite him in the ass.
After about fifteen minutes of ensuring the next animatronic was programmed correctly, and Bonnie trying to come to grips with all the small movements he could with the help of Freddy. He switched it on. Oh, were they in for a big surprise.
The yellow anomaly's eyes shot open, revealing a deep purple colour. It instantly locked onto Freddy and Bonnie, before finally speaking.
"Hello! I'm Chica the Chicken, Let's Eat!" It said rather smoothly. The voice was definitely feminine, so... Wait. It's a girl? Well, at least they knew that it was most certainly a chicken.
All three animatronics eyes again diverted to Scott. This time, he couldn't hold back the laughter to the obscene situation he was in.
One animatronic looked like a male, but was actually a female, a chicken no less!
The other appeared feminine, but was actually a male, and it's a God-damn rabbit!
It was official to Scott, the world had gone completely insane. He slowly pulled himself together before finally uttering understandable words in the midst of his laughter. "Oh, wait until the boss sees this. He's in for a treat!" He joked, before continuing to chuckle to himself. Much to Freddy's dismay.
1am, Scott finally left the diner. Deciding to keep the animatronics active this one night, just so Freddy could help Bonnie and Chica feel comfortable in their new environment. Christmas time was going to be very busy, and Scott needed to make sure that Freddy helped them settle in.
As he left, Bonnie finally spoke up, revealing his real voice over his programmed one. "Hey umm, Freddy Fredbear, right?" His real voice sounded timid, somewhat frightened to speak to the bear. His ears falling behind his head as he awaited a response from the golden giant.
Freddy's eyes shot over to Bonnie, who was clearly very nervous about making conversation, was he frightened of Freddy? Was that whole introduction in the back-room just his pre-recorded voice? It must have been true, they sounded like two totally different people. But, they're really one in the same.
Freddy soon took care of Bonnie's worries when he released one of his usual goofy laughs, bringing Bonnie and Chica together in his arms.
"Freddy Fredbear is indeed my name, and I'm happy to welcome both of you to Fredbear's Family Diner!" He bellowed.
Bonnie seemed to loosen up a bit. "T-Thank you, Freddy." He replied, more relaxed than when he first spoke up to golden animatronic.
Chica seemed somewhat elusive, she hadn't uttered a word since her programmed introduction. Freddy looked over to Chica, using his small knowledge of the animatronic chicken to try and help her more comfortable. She's a food-oriented animatronic right? So, she must obviously want to be shown the kitchen!
"I still need to give you guys a tour of this place! Chica, I think I need to show you the kitchen, and all of our lovely food!" Chica's eyes shot up as she glanced over at Freddy's direction.
"Let's Eat!" She responded. Okay, so maybe she's not quite able to speak on her own accord yet. But Freddy and Bonnie would be there to help her settle in with communing without her pre-recorded voice box making the responses for her.
Throughout the night, Freddy spent his time touring Bonnie and Chica around. Sharing his knowledge on the children and how lovely it truly is to interact with them.
"I think I'm going to like it here, this will be awesome!" Bonnie perked up an energetic tone, the same one he used when he was activated.
"Yeah! Just in time for Christmas!" Freddy retorted, chuckling about the thought of Christmas with friends.
Bonnie and Chica titled their heads in confusion, much like Freddy does when he's confused. Of course, they don't know what Christmas is. Sure, Freddy's only been around for one Christmas, but he loved it enough to know what it was about.
"W-w-w-ha-a-t is-s-s-s C-christ-m-m-as?" A twitchy female voice spoke out.
The male animatronic's eyes looked over to Chica, who was attempting to speak through her voice box. Bonnie went over to try and assist Chica however he could with talking fluently while Freddy thought over his situation.
He needed to show two, one hour old animatronics what Christmas is. What better way to do just that than with presents!
He walked over to the concession stand, where they kept all the little toys that would be given out to the children as rewards or bought by parents using 'Fredbear Tickets'. He leaned over the stand and proceeded to grab a plushie of himself, albeit, it was much cuter than who it was based off. He walked over to Bonnie and handed the animatronic rabbit the plushie.
Bonnie and Chica stared at the plushie for a few minutes in confusion, they didn't understand at all what the animatronic rabbit had just been given.
"They have a mini Freddy? I want a mini me too!" They thought in unison.
Their fascination with the plushie meant that they failed to notice that Freddy had disappeared. Really he went into the kitchen, and grabbed one of the ready-made pizzas from the refrigerator. Preparing to give Chica something special too.
Now, Freddy wasn't exactly a 'cook'. But he believed that he'd seen it enough times to know how it was done. He removed the packaging and foil and placed the pizza into the oven, he calculated that it would take roughly ten minutes for it to be cooked correctly. What was he going to do for ten minutes?
Upon re-entering the party room, he noticed Bonnie on stage, messing with the guitar that had come with him. Chica sat there idly watching him in fascination, each one of them knew how to do something that the other did not. Freddy decided that watching Bonnie wouldn't hurt, as long as he kept track of time.
After a while, with Bonnie making attempt after attempt to get the guitar to function properly. It seemed as though he finally pulled through.
"Success!" He exclaimed. Proceeding to make random movements on stage, it would later be revealed that he was indeed attempting to dance.
It didn't go un-noticed, Chica giggled as Bonnie's 'dance' while Freddy silently chuckled at the back of party room. He then began to think about the pizza, he must have spent enough time amusing himself, the pizza must surely have been ready.
Oh, it was ready, about fifteen minutes before he actually re-entered the kitchen. Freddy entered the kitchen, only to be 'attacked' by a thick black cloud. He'd only seen this once before, when one of the chefs had burnt one of the meals badly. Then Freddy realised.
The pizza was burning.
He fought through the thick smoke before finally reaching the oven, he reached down and ripped the oven door off in order to salvage the pizza. But it was too late, what Freddy held in his hands was a circular black lump. He could barely make out the pizza toppings, its only form of identification as a pizza was the fact that it was still circular.
Sadness overtook the golden bear, he wanted to present something special to Chica. To show them both what the meaning of Christmas is, it would have been better than just trying to explain it. He re-entered the party room, this time met with Bonnie and Chica awaiting his return.
He gradually presented the charred pizza to Chica. Almost frightened that he would disappoint his new friends with his foolishness.
"I'm, so, so sorry." Freddy mumbled. "I wanted to give you something... Nice"
Chica took the pizza from Freddy's hand, examining it thoroughly, not that there was much to examine.
"W-w-why?" Chica uttered.
Freddy's ear drooped as he began his response. "I... I wanted to give you both something special, that's what Christmas is. Giving others something special..." He trailed off, obviously hurt by his apparent failure to present a gift to Chica.
Much to Freddy's surprise, Chica pulled him into a hug. The golden animatronic locking eyes with the yellow chicken as she spoke.
"Thank you" She spoke comfortingly.
Bonnie moved over and together they formed a group hug on the good ol' bear. "Thank you, for the toy" He chimed in softly.
As the three embraced, Freddy felt happiness surge through his circuits. Somehow, he managed to win them over with his gifts. They weren't exactly the best, but the newbie animatronics appreciated his effort to give them something special.
"I just wish there something we could give to you" Bonnie's spoke sadly, his words hit a cord with Freddy. Who then wrapped his arms around them to return the embrace.
"Oh, but you have" The golden mascot finally responded. "All I wanted were real friends for Christmas, and I've been given that gift in you two." His somber tone resonating towards the other two animatronics as they held a tender embrace.
Indeed, this was going to be a Christmas to remember. Not just for them, but for the children who would be able to see all three animatronics together later that same day.
As night time finally passed, the animatronics were preparing for the new and exciting day ahead. The sound of doors opening alerted their attention to Mr. Fazbear's arrival to the diner. But, it wasn't Mr. Fazbear. Instead, Scott came through looking rather gloomy, as if there was something troubling him. More to the point, what was he doing here?
He noticed the three animatronics on stage before deciding to grab their attention.
"Ahem!" He scoffed. Drawing their eyes towards him.
"Well... I guess you should be the first to know, about umm... Well, the news" He choked.
The three animals all titled their heads in unison. What news? It didn't sound like it was going to be very good news.
Scott took a deep breath before continuing. "Well, it regards Mr. Fazbear... He's... Well, umm" He stopped once more, taking deep breaths to collect himself.
"Last night... He, he passed away..."
Bonnie and Chica still didn't understand the nature of Scott's announcement, they've only been active for roughly six hours, there's no way Freddy would have wanted them to understand these things so soon. But Freddy knew all too well, it almost looked as though he was trembling as he felt his servos begin to lock up in sickening agony at the revelation.
Mr Frederick Fazbear, the owner of this very restaurant, his own father figure...
… Is dead.
Author's Note: Hey guys! I got Chapter 3 out sooner than I expected myself to. I hope you all enjoy! :) I did get asked about Freddy and Foxy being included, don't worry! If all goes well, they should both be here within the next two chapters!
I did notice yet more mistakes in Chapter 2 after uploading, I've decided that I'm most certainly going to edit the previous chapters to be mistake free once I'm done here.
Again, feel free to alert me of any spelling/grammar mistakes I may have made and let me know if you enjoyed this chapter.
Thanks for those of you who have smacked that follow/favourite button and to those of you who reviewed. I'll try to address all the reviews today and I'll keep writing as long as there's at least one person who wants to read more! See you in Chapter 4! :)