You Can't Fix What's Not Broken

By

End Of Grace

A/N: Hi all! Thanks for the reviews! A big thank you to my new beta reader Acrodiilik111 for their hard work. This chapter is going to have a few guests in it as well as a fan made song "Just Gold" by MandoPony. Don't know it? Seriously? This guy has made some of the most amazing FNAF songs, don't listen to balloons without tissues, really had me sobbing. I do not own it, so please go and like this song on youtube. Anyway, on with the story.

Chapter 19: S.O.P Save Our Pizzeria

Mike is a calm person and not one to usually to lose his patience. Animatronics trying to kill him, no problem! Animatronics trying to save sex with him every half hour during the night, bring it on! Metal killer trying to stuff him into a suit, all in a day's work. Dealing with his crazy work collages and hell even his parents, he wouldn't even raise his voice. But this….THIS….made him see red, fuck red, he was fucking furious! He had just watched the security video in the police interview room with his mother and Foxy sitting beside him, Shadow sitting in his lap.

"Shadow, turn your ears off, I'll tap you on the head when you can turn them back on" said Mike, almost shaking with anger.

"Yes Daddy" said Shadow meekly knowing that it meant Daddy was going to use naughty words he wasn't allowed to listen to or repeat. His mother held her hands out to take Shadow but Mike handed him to Foxy who was smirking, all his teeth showing. Then Mike looked at the two cops, one looking cocky, the other unsure as he clenched his fists and banged them hard on the table.

"ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND! NOT ONLY IS THAT GUY CLEARLY HUMAN, HE'S ALSO A GOOD TWO FOOT SHORTER! NOT TO MENTION YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HE'S GOT TO FUCKING HUMAN HANDS! FOR FUCK SAKE! FOXY'S A PIRATE! HE'S GOT A HOOK! AND WHERE THE HELL WOULD HE HAVE GOTTEN A TASER FROM? HONESTLY ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT FUCKING STUPID?"

The detective looked at Mike, his face going red before he quickly looked back though the video and paused it on the most clearest image of the kidnap and looked at it hard.

"You can clearly see its head Mr Schmidt…."

"Yes, it looks a lot like Foxy did over a decade ago, when they also sold masks of their favorite characters, for people of all ages" said Mike remembering clearing a lot of the old stuff out of the pizzeria when it was having a major inspection. "So you can have a few hundred suspects, cause Foxy here was quite the star in his day"

"Watch ya tongue lad, I'm still in my prime and just as big a star now" said Foxy as he leaned closer to the other cop "But the lad speaks the truth though, a fool can see that's not me or any animatronic, its movement is that of a human to be sure"

"Fine then! Let's talk about you then Mike! Where were you last night?" The detective asked with a slight sneer, his fellow officer groaning slightly as he went red with embarrassment.

Mike went to answer but Jane held out her hand for him to stop as she glared icily at the detective.

"My son has already told you where he was and where to get his evidence from. And it seems to me, you're wasting time when you should be looking for my husband. Now, we are leaving, so I suggest you release Mr Foxy from those stupid handcuffs…."

"There be no need for that Lass" said Foxy as he easily snapped the handcuffs off. "These will be making a fine survierner"

"Also you are not to drag Mike or any of the pizzeria stores back in here without some seriously HARD and actually looked at evidence, otherwise I will sue your department for negligence and a whole lot of other things as well. Good bye" said Jane as she led Mike and Foxy out of the small room and slamming the door behind them. She then stood in front of them, her cheeks slightly red as her eyes watered.

"Mike….I...Mr Foxy...I'm so sorry! I was so worried and upset when I watch the video….I only saw…."

"Don't be hard on yourself Lass" said Foxy with a small smile. "Your mate is lost, you're not thinking clearly, it's to be expected"

"Foxy's right mom….oh Shadow" said Mike as he took Shadow off of Foxy and patted him on the head. "Hear me kiddo?"

"I don't like turning my ears off daddy" said Shadow as he rubbed his ears "It's weird"

"Sorry Shadow I just didn't want you to hear me saying those bad words. While we're here, might as well….um...er...say er mom..you said you had a friend that could let me see" said Mike as he mouthed the word Springtrap. His mom nodded and held out her arms for Shadow again, this time Mike handed him over, the small animatronic sqeaked happily as he hugged her.

"Go to the reception desk Mike and asked to speak to Officer Bob. He's the one dealing with...you know"

"Ok, want to come with me Foxy?"

"No Lad, might cause you more trouble if I did, besides, it be wrong for a pirate to leave such a fine look lass as your mother unattended?" Said Foxy as he picked up Jane's hand and kissed it, making her go red in the face.

"Uncle Foxy's flirting! I'm telling Auntie Mangle!" Shadow giggled as Foxy rubbed the top of his head.

"It be wrong to tattle on your uncle lad, remember that, besides me first mate is a scary one and ya don't won't me in trouble now do ya?"

"Yes" Shadow said cheekily giggling loudly which caused Jane to let out a small giggle as well.

Mike rolled his eyes and left them too it. He was actually partly glad that Foxy stayed, at least with him there, his mom wasn't alone. He never seen her like this, although to some people it might seem like it wasn't affecting her, but Mike could see beneath her mask and could see this had really upset and shaken her as well. Maybe it would be a good idea for his mom to pick up her work and do it at the pizzeria for the rest of the day and maybe he should go home with her...you know for just in case but right now he needed to see Springtrap. He went to the desk and asked for the officer in question and was quickly pointed to the basement floor. After what seemed like forever he quickly found the office and knocked on the door.

The door swung open dramatically and a small man with short brown hair and stubble all around his face, with bags under his eyes where he looked like he hadn't slept for a month.

"Yeah? What do ya want?" He asked angrily, clearly pissed for being disturbed.

"Er...hi, um My name is Mike Schmidt….um...you might…"

"Whoa…. your mike? Get in here man! HEY SPRING! YOUR OWNER'S HERE" the man's attitude did a whole 180 as he rushed Mike into the room. "Sorry for being rude there, been really hectic down here, I can't tell you what a big hand Spring has been to us down here"

"Wha? But I thought…"

"MIKE!"

Mike suddenly found himself in the air, being spun around quickly with the air being squeezed out of his lungs by a very happy Springtrap.

"Mike I'm so happy to see you! How is Thomas? Is Thomas ok? Is everyone at the pizzeria ok? Is Plush Trap behaving himself? Is he taking his oil? Are the nightmare animatronics still there? Is Father ok? He hasn't had another heart attack has he?"

Bob was pissing himself with laughter watching the animatronic spinning about with the young guy and firing his questions off one by one. "Spring dude, you need to put Mike down first before he can answer any of your questions ok?"

Spring dropped Mike to the floor as he raised his hands to his face to cover his embarrassment. "Sorry Mike. I was just really happy to see you"

"Ow….yeah I know...ow...I'm happy to see you too" said Mike as he struggled to get to his feet. "I thought you would have been powered down?"

Bob shifted his feet and looked slightly embarrassed as well "Well...er...it gets kinda boring down here on your own you know and as you can see around you I have a lot of work to do...and while he volunteered to help and we got to talking and….here we are! I got to say Mike, Spring told me it was you that up graded him and did some of his programing and WOW, seriously I was blown away when I looked inside of him looking to copy his memory, your amazing"

"Um Thank you….but if you're keeping Spring on...he's going to need some oil and fluids and such…."

"No problem, already got them, he's been so helpful, got through so much work that I just might be able to go home tonight and actually sleep in my bed" said Bob patting Springtrap on the back. "I'll let you guys catch up though if you don't mind keeping it kinda short...just in case anyone of importance comes down….right?"

Mike got the hint and nodded his thanks as he and Spring went to the far corner as Bob went back to work.

"I'm glad to see your ok Spring. Is everything ok with your systems?" Mike asked feeling bad he didn't bring any of his tools.

"Everything is functioning fine Mike. I'm glad to be helping Bob any way I can, it helps keeping my processor working. I really didn't want to go into sleep mode but then again I didn't want to be alone like I was at the old restaurant either. Mike...how is Thomas? And everyone?"

Mike sighed and quickly filled Springtrap on everything, over Thomas loosing everything and moving in with his dad, Dahl preparing to take over the business, to Plush trap causing a scene because he wanted to have "big boy" parts"

Large oily tears fell from Spring's optics "I'm so so sorry...I've put everyone in danger...I'm so sorry! I deserve to be deactivated. Do it now! Get it over with"

"Spring! Stop That! You saved Thomas from being raped and many say that is a fate worse than death and so what if Dahl buys us, it won't change what we do, besides we'll think of something...we always do...it's going to be ok. Spring...did Bob...make a copy of your memory?"

Wiping away his tears, Springtrap nodded "He's going to give it to you before you leave I think"

"Well...hopefully when this is all over and you've been released, I won't need it...but….you know...it's…."

"I understand…" said Springtrap softly. "I really….REALLY don't want to be deactivated…."

"Hopefully it won't come to that big guy" said Mike as he quickly hugged Springtrap again not wanting to say good bye "Be good ok? While you're here and I'll see you when I see you"

"Goodbye Mike" said Springtrap sadly as he stood in the corner, his head hanging low. Mike walked over to Bob and before he said anything, Bob held out an envelope and then pointed to the door saying nothing. Mike understood, it wasn't anything personally, just best not to say anything when you're not exactly doing things legally. Mike closed the door behind him and then broke out into a run. He felt like such a dick! Like he was abandoning Springtrap and he hated it but what could he do? He was already walking a thin line by having a copy of Springtrap memory, should he be scrapped, just so he could rebuild him and "Save" him, but would he really be doing that? He would come to that bridge when he got to it. Springtrap may yet be spared. He was sweating and out of breath when he got to Foxy and his mother, Shadow taking a nap in her arms.

"Mike….are you alright lad?" Foxy asked looking at Mike's red face in concerned. "Is it Springtrap?"

"I'm fine...and Spring is fine too, he's being looked after. Let's get back to the Cove, I'm sure you're being greatly missed. Mom….what do you want to do? Your welcome to stay with us if you want...I'm sure my manager won't mind"

"I should get my work first Mike" said Jane.

"We'll swing by there first then" said Mike rubbing the back of his neck "You can work in my office so no one will disturb you"

"Don't be stupid, you need that room for patching up children and your robot friends, I can work on the shop floor it's not a problem" said Jane firmly.

Both Foxy and Mike looked at each other at the odd image of her working in the child friendly environment that was the cove.

"But mom….the cove isn't really…."

"Michael I have made up my mind, now let's go, Captain Foxy has to get back to his family and show" said Jane as she turned on her heel and started to walk towards the exit, leaving Mike to groan as Foxy laughed at him.

-Line Break-

Mike was at his apartment, worn out but he was still packing a couple of overnight bags for him and Shadow to stay with his mother at the family house, since she didn't feel safe at home on her own. Mike had tried to get out of it but his mother had already told Shadow he was have a sleepover with her and there was no way he was going to upset the small bunny by saying no. At least things had gone well at the cove when they got back, Foxy was welcome back like a conquering hero, who became a beaming proud parent when told that Mangy had stood up and took over the show in his absence. Jane had taken her laptop and sat in the far corner to work and even though there were times it looked like she was going to blow her fuse over the noise, she kept to herself. Jenny, after being told what had happened, had been kind enough to deliver free coffee to his mom and gave her lunch on the house as well, saying it was fine for her to stay when ever she needed. Now his bags were packed and all he needed to do was call for a cab when a loud cry from down the hall got his attention. Was it Mr McBear? Was he having another heart attack? Mike ran out of his apartment like a flash and was quickly banging on the old man's door.

"Mr McBear? You ok in there?" He shouted loudly as he bashed the door. He decided he'd try and push the door open and started to slam his shoulder into it when suddenly it swung open and Thomas quickly grabbed him.

"Calm down Mike! We're fine. Just got a little carried away with a game is all. Come in"

Mike could only gap at Thomas, gone were the expensive suits in exchanged for jeans and a t-shirt. His hair looked made it look like he had just gotten out of bed and instead of thick leather shoes, he was wearing sneakers. Yet the major difference Mike had noticed was Thomas's face, all the lines were gone and so were the bags under his eyes, he looked younger, hell he even looked happier, which was odd considering he had lost everything.

Once they had gotten into the living area, Mike noticed things had moved around a bit due to there now being a large computer desk there with a high end desktop where Mr Mcbear was playing the "Five Nights At Freddy's" game with a young man standing next to him.

"So if I listen out for Foxy's singing it means he about to do his run right?" The old man asked as he clicked away on the screen.

"That's right sir and Bonnie is extra fast in the third night as well. Also you might noticed the posters in that corridor are changing as well…"

"Huh….ohhhh yeah...that cleaver...oh Michael! Have you met Scott?"

"I think I have…" said Mike as he wasn't sure as he looked at the man as he held out his hand to shake.

"We have! I asked you some questions about the pizzeria quite a while ago, but I couldn't go inside the pizzeria because…." Said Scott his cheeks going slightly pink.

"Because you were scared of the animatronics! Yeah I remember, you said you were making a game for collage…?"

"Yeah! It was a huge success! So I put it out on to the internet and that's all she wrote. But I never thought the owners of the animatronics would hunt me down…."

Mike looked at Thomas who simply smiled "Don't worry, we're not trying to take his money or anything, just the opposite actually. We're trying to get him to make a squeal and help advertise the pizzeria"

A loud screech made them all jump and a loud curse came from the old man. "Bad Foxy! Scott also has been kind enough to show me all the little hidden details as well as hints for the game. We were hoping to use the games to make more money and revenue so the company would think twice before handing us over to Dahl"

"The problem is we need to earn A LOT of money to do that, that's why we're talking to Scott about it, seeing if there is anything he can suggest" said Thomas as he sat down "The squeal we're hoping to incorporate the toy animatronics...and maybe make it a bit harder for the more hard core gamers"

"It doesn't need to be harder! It's hard enough as it is! Stupid third night" Mr McBear moaned "If it isn't Foxy it's Goldie!"

"At least you haven't gone up against Freddy yet" Mike joked then he looked at Thomas and bite his lip. "I saw Springtrap…."

"What? How?" Thomas asked sitting upright in his chair, Mr McBear quickly turning around from the game. Mike quickly explained about his dad and how Foxy had been arrested and how he had gotten a copy of Springtrap memory. Thomas's eyes watered over as he tightened his lips.

"I'm glad they're looking after him and he's happy. Would you mind if I looked after his memory chip Mike?"

"Sure…" said Mike thinking it was better not to say anything else about Spring, so he turned to Scott. "So...er...this game is really popular with kids right?"

"Mostly teenagers, both girls and boys, but it's also a hit with adults too, who are really getting into the whole story of the game and making their own theories and such" said Scott excitedly.

"But everyone knows the story right?" Mr McBear asked "It's been in all the papers"

"Well no, not really sir, we mostly know it because it happened in our home town and is part of its history but outside of it, not much. It was a an odd story in the newspapers one day and that was it. Plus for other countries like the UK and Europe where they don't know your restaurant it's all kinda new and scary"

"Hence why making a series of games based on the restaurant's history would be a good idea" said Thomas. "Maybe do one around the bite of 87 and clear up the whole Foxy and Fred thing"

"That would be good" said Mr McBear as he sighed "But it might take to long to make the game….we need a more here and now idea….Mike? Are you alright?"

Mike's head was spinning, it was swirling around in his head as it laid out like a map, ideas popping up here and there. "The game! Why don't we do the game but for real!"

"What?"

"We'll charge people to take the challenge! Have them come at night and we'll scare the crap out of them, then invite them to buy pizza and drinks and be entertained by the gang"

"What? Are you out of your mind?" Said Scott "That wouldn't work…"

"Yes! It would! It gets dark early these days, the animatronics will have a couple hours to rest then we can let the teenagers in to be scared, they've been hanging around the place at night anyway and peeking in the windows to see if the animatronics do move"

"It could work…..but how would you do it?" Mr McBear asked leaning forward in his chair.

"We can have them go through the back stage exit, with only minimal lighting and have them walk though to get to the main restaurant. The animatronics will be hiding in the various rooms on the way to scare them. Once they get to the main floor, we can have a counter ready for them to order food, Freddy and the gang can sing some more adult songs and take pictures with the teenagers"

"Ok, we'll have minimal staff there with all four of you guards there, teenagers can be unpredictable so I don't want any trouble" said Thomas.

"Er...Thomas...you don't work there anymore" said Mike softly not wanting to upset the older man. The man gasped slightly as he was snapped out of his thoughts by Mike and then looked ashamed as he smiled sadly "Oh….yeah...right...sorry"

"But you're right, it wouldn't hurt to have all four of us there, maybe we can dress up as ghosts or zombies as security guards past or something" said Mike trying to cover up the uncomfortable moment.

"Mike, I'm going to give the ok to this idea of yours and tomorrow talk to the board about giving us more time...hopefully it will work" said Mr McBear who then looked at Scott. "Well lad, are you ready to get to work?"

Scott smiled "You bet I am! Let's do this thing!"

-Line Break-

David woke to the sound of a mobile ringing. He felt awful, his throat was dry and itchy and his stomach was in knots from not having eaten in so long. Then just as he tried to move, a wave of pain ran through his body as if all his nerve ending were on fire, burning and boiling the very blood from his veins. He looked down at his arm, tears running down his face as he choked back a sob, looking down at the bloody bandages that covered the stump that was now there instead of his hand. He slammed his head down repeatedly on the table, trying to fight back his tears and bite back his rage that just made the knots in his stomach tighter.

"Think! THINK!" He hissed inside his head "He chopped off my hand because I slapped Michael with it. Michael isn't one to talk about such things, so that means it must have been someone who was there, the old man? No too old and couldn't move that well, let alone carry me. One of the other guards then….there were three weren't there….there was something about them or about one of them that kept nagging at his brain. There was a really short one that he could cross of straight away, which left the other two. The weird one with the bright hair and glasses could have done it…..the problem with that idea was the mask being too tight and if he needed those glasses too see everything then he would have had needed the mask to be either a bit loose or wear them outside of it. Plus from his background check he was some kind of gamer, which meant he was some kind of weirdo, thinking you could reenact things from the games with no consequence. Then the other one….what was he? He had a large file….some kind of trauma...OH MY GOD!"

David recalled what he had been reading that day before he was kidnapped and the theory he had been working on and now it wall all falling into place. The Biter's victims, the pizzeria, the fox and the guard….it all now made sense but he still didn't get where he came in to it. There was a loud creaking sound that alerted him to his capturers movements as he went still, waiting for him to turn up. Soon the fox mask was glaring down at him as he held up a bottle of water to his lips. David opened his mouth slightly, the cool water soothed his sore throat, he didn't really want to drink but he needed to stay alive.

"That was Mike on the phone, says he has a really good idea for the pizzeria, and it does sound like fun. You know you really should be proud of your son, when ever that place is in danger or needs anything, he the first to jump to its defence, though he claims it was actually Jeremy's idea" The masked man laughed "Since I'll be leaving for a while I better have a look at your infected area and make sure it's all now cleansed" The man quickly removed the blood stain bangdes, not caring if he hurt David at all during his check and quickly cleaned and wrapped new bandages on it. "Looks fine. We can start your training now"

"Oh….and here I thought we could talk and get to know one another….Matthew…."

There was a slight pause and a heavy sigh as the man slowly removed his mask to show his face.

"How did you know?" He asked as he leaned closer to David, his eyes dark and filled with malice.

"I wasn't fully sure until you removed the mask, but you were the only one that fitted the profile, you're the kid from the bite of 86 right? You watched as that fox bite your abusive stepfather's head off. The shock of it caused you too suffer from a bitting disorder called odaxelagnia. You've been under a therapist for years trying to control it and you did find a way didn't you….BITER! Yeah, I'm right aren't I? The whole thing about me abusing Michael, the other parents that abused their kids...it was all revenge wasn't it or some kind of mission to save others the same way that robotic monster saved yuuoo ACK!" David choked as Matt wrapped his hands around what part of David's neck was bare and squeezed tightly.

"Foxy is not a monster! He is a prime example of what a good parent should be! The only monster in this room is you! Got that?" Matt snapped and waited for David to nod his head before releasing him from his hold. Matt stepped back and took a deep breath before giving David an eerie smile. "You're right, I was the Biter, but I'm not anymore, I don't need to be! And it's all thanks to your son and the pizzeria. It's given me a place to call my own and given me purpose. You know outside of you I have had hardly any episodes of biting? I don't need my gloves anymore or my ball gag!"

"Really?" David grasped as he tried to catch his breath "Then what about that manager?"

"Oh him? He was an abuser as well, a danger to children and animatronics alike, he greatly hurt and abused Chi, so he had to be punished. Anyone that threatens the pizzeria has to be punished"

"Oh sure. An abuser...I'm sure. If you only punish abusers then why am I here?" David asked and felt shocked when Matt blinked at him and then burst out laughing at him.

"Are you serious? You really don't believe that you have abused your son?" Matt asked with a twisted smile.

"Of course I haven't! Other than the other day I never laid a hand on my son" David snapped. Matt smiled, making David shake slightly as it was filled with a kind of pity, as he placed his hand on David's injured arm.

"Neglect is also a form of abuse Mr Schmidt. Telling your child he's a constant disappointment is another. Not allowing him to live his dreams and make his own choices, controlling his life, all forms of abuse"

David tried to shake his head but Matt just continued to smile, watching his words sink in as tears started to fall from the man's eyes. He went over to the far bench and set up his sound system and then connected a pair of earphones and placed them on David's head.

"I've got to work now Mr Schmidt, so I'm going to start your rehabilitation now and maybe after this you will also understand why we all love the animatronics so much. And just to let you know Mike made this for me. I told him how I use to love the songs the band use to play when I was a child so he made me this cd of them. I put it on random and repeat so you'll be listening to them until I get back. Enjoy!" He laughed as he placed the earphones over David's ears and left laughing as he slammed his cellar door shut.

-Line Break-

A few days later after putting up posters and flyers all over town, it was finally time for the first night at Freddy's and a crowd of teenagers and adults was already forming outside the waiting point. All this week Freddy and the others had been taking tips from Nightmare and Freddystein on how to scare, though according to Mark they really didn't need them, and had enjoyed trying to scare their guards during their night shifts. The a few members of the staff agreed to work for free and were getting the front of the story ready with a few of the animatronics while Mike, Matt, Mark and Jeremy got into costume. Chica and Emily had helped them with their makeup while Bonnie helped with placing a few parts on to them. Jeremy was wearing a Freddy head with fake blood over it and his neck. Mark had the Freddy's feet and one of his hands again with a loud of blood and Mike had Bonnie's ears sticking out of his head with blood sticking to his hair.

"I like those ears Mike" said Bonnie as he hugged him from behind as he whispered into his ear "Make me want to breed"

Mike rolled his eyes and pushed Bonnie away with a smile "We got work to do big guy. Maybe later ok? Is everyone ok?"

"Yes, though Freddy-Stein is still a little jumpy about his cubs, he's never really been apart from them"

"I'll talk to him again" said Mike. The cubs and the kits were all having a huge sleepover at Mr McBear's flat with Thomas and Mrs Schmidt. She had tried to refuse at first but gave in when Mike said it was because he wasn't staying with her and he wanted to make sure she was safe. Of course the kits and cubs had wanted to join in on the scaring but Mike was having none of it. These weren't families coming in, these were teenagers and young adults who could happily harm the small animatronics, just because they could. So Mike told them a little while lie, he wanted them to protect his mom under the disguise of having a sleepover. It would be their jobs to keep him mom safe from the bad person who maybe out to get her. They had taken the mission to their pumps and had come up with a schedule and plan so they could all take turns having fun while one of them stayed by Mrs Schmidt's side. Matt and Mark were quickly making sure everything was ready and Jeremy was going to be in the security room for the first part of the night and Mike would take over later. Mike was getting into position when he noticed that Goldie was holding a bit of paper that had music on it.

"Hey Goldie, what's that?"

The golden bear flinched as he quickly folded the paper up "Just a little something me and the band have been working on. Thought it would be nice to return to the stage and do my bit for the restaurant"

"Huh? You're going to sing? Well...I guess we are aiming to scare our customers but I don't think we should psychologically damage them"

Goldie gasped and turned and punched Mike in the shoulder. "I happen to have a lovely singing voice! You ask my honey bear! It's just been a while since I've done it"

Mike smirked "Don't tell me the great alpha bear and leader is….nervous"

Goldie growled "Keep that up kid and I will personally stuff you tonight and not in the way that bunny of yours is hoping too!"

Mike laughed as the lights flicked on and off briefly as the guard and the animatronic smiled at each and quickly parted ways. It was show time.

Two members of staff allowed the people in four to five at a time, warning them to stay on the path, otherwise the animatronics will get them. Most just laughed this warning off, boys acting like really hard nuts in front of their girls, guys taking bets whether or not they'd cry out or who would be first. Yet not soon after the first group went in did the screaming start. The two staff members were now mocking or suggesting that people who looked scared to turn back while they still had a chance which of course made them mad and they went in anyway, only to join in on the screaming. The animatronics were having a blast, the faces on some of the humans were hilarious and their screams...some boys were more high pitched then the girls.

"Ok, Freddy, Stein and Nightmare, we're swapping over and let Chica, Bonnie and Blu to take over" said Mike over his radio as he watched the latest group to reach the main floor, laughing at the look of relief on their faces as they went to get their contrary drink and maybe odd some food. Many groups had stayed, some playing on the arcade machines while other were sitting and just talking about their experience and they theories on the computer games. So fair so good. Mike walked around the floor like he did during the morning, stopping now and again to speak to people and making sure nothing was going to kick off. Some had tried, got all little to hot headed, but Goldie soon dealt with them. He would walk up to them all nice and quite like then suddenly pick them up by the scruff of their necks and growl.

"Don't make me take regret letting you humans into my home! I will quite happily stuff you into a suit! I have plenty!"

That was Mike's cue to come over and defuse the situation by acting meekly in front of Goldie and asking him to forgive the idiots he was holding.

"Mr Goldie, please release them, their only kids really and I'm sure they meant no real harm. There is no need to stuff them" said Mike calmly "I'm sure they'll behave for the rest of the night"

"We will! We promise!" The teenages cried, wiggling helplessly in the air, before Goldie dropped them.

"See that they don't! Now if you will excuse me, now that Freddy and the band are here, it's time for my song!"

Mike and everyone turned to the stage as they watched the animatronics gather on to the stage, Goldie taking the microphone while Freddy was going to do backup.

"Welcome! You all have survived the first night at our pizzeria, well done, just means we'll have to up our game tomorrow" said Goldie with an eerie smile "But since you have made it and our now our guests it is our job to entertain you. So sit back and enjoy this little song we wrote just for you!"

Eerie music started playing from the band as Nightmare played a heavy beat on the drums with Chica on the keyboard and Bonnie on the guitar and when Goldie started to sing, Mike swore all the hairs on his arm stood on end.

"I'm not the bad guy, I'm just a bit surprising, it's not worth losing sleep. It's not worth analyzing. There was a time, not so long ago at all, I was just like you, can you hear my call? Now I'm popping in over here, over there, I'll be checking but you'll never beaware. In the beginning i kept a keen eye on the state of affairs with the new guy"

With this the spotlight quickly fell on Mike as Goldie pointed to him and gave a predatory smile. "You may say that I'm breaking your mind, in my opinion you're much to kind! Time for the main attraction! This story must be told. Time for a chain reaction. It never gets old. Some bots get satisfaction breaking the model. Some bots are just distractions, some bots are just GOLD"

At the end of the song Goldie let out a loud villain like laugh to an amazing standing ovation and Mike had to begrudgingly admit that the old bear still had it, though he would never tell him. Once the clock struck midnight, Goldie in his typical manner told everyone that they welcome had officially run out and if they didn't wish to be stuffed into a suit they had to leave! Many of the teenagers politely said goodbye and promised to be back tomorrow and waved goodbye to the animatronics, all smiles as they left. Then came the hard part, the clean up afterward, which wasn't as bad as they had all originally imagined. They were actually done within the hour since everyone was pitching in. Mike and Matt made sure the other staff got to their cars safely and waved good bye before locking up the pizzeria.

"Are you sure you want to stay for the rest of the evening Mike?" Matt asked "I don't mind doing it"

"Naw, it's my turn anyway and no doubt the guys will want me to do some tuning up for tomorrow, besides you've got the morning shift at the cove tomorrow and I hear they've got seraval parties on"

"Yep! The Captain really is popular and now he's got a son too, it's made all the kids love him even more. Mangy is doing well, he slips up on his lines now and then but the kids seem to love him all the more for making the mistakes"

"I'm glad he's doing ok! What about Chloe and Bon-Bon?"

"Chloe has really helped out in the kitchen and the stuff in there love her, but Bon-Bon….she tries….but she's just to scary for the younger kids. She got a balloon from the ceiling for one of them, he took one look at her and burst into tears which of course set her off as well. I've lost a lot of handkerchiefs to her oily tears"

Mike sighed as he rubbed the makeup off of his neck "There is nothing I can do about her looks without Dahl's permission and I'm not going to call him for it either. Maybe we could bring her here for tomorrow night, if people are coming back again, it would be nice to shake things up abit and throw them off guard"

Matt smiled "That's what I like about you Mike, always thinking what is best for the animatronics and their home and the staff as well"

"Yeah, it's just that...I really love this place you know, it's kind of my second home but it's all the animatronics got, it's not just their home, it's their lives. They were made for this place and it's all they've ever known. It just seems wrong if Dahl gets his hands on them"

"We'll think of something Mike, we always do, hmm who are you texting?"

"Oh...just my mum, making sure she's ok and Shadow behaving, she staying with Mr McBear tonight, I didn't want to leave her on her own"

"Oh, that's right, your dad was kidnaped wasn't he? Jenny told me about it" said Matt acting concerned "You handling it ok?"

"I'm not sure" said Mike honestly "I might be using work as an excuse not to think about it, you know like keeping myself busy? I may not like the guy but I don't want anything to happen to him. Though and please don't think me a bad guy for saying it but I feel like it's karma finally biting him in the ass, I don't know, I don't know how to feel or act because he's my dad and he's always been strong and never needed anything so I can't get my head around him needing my help now. Besides we're probably going to get some kind of ransom note soon and get him back then it will be back to normal with him on my case about becoming a lawyer and not letting the family down….god I sound like such a jerk! But that's just how I feel"

"No your not a jerk Mike! And it's not wrong to feel like you're doing right now. When my stepfather died, everyone was mad at me for being happy about it and I was often scolded at the funeral for smiling. But I couldn't help it, I was just so happy he was gone and not going to beat me anymore. So I kind of understand where you are coming from"

"Thanks man!" Said Mike as he placed a hand on Matt's shoulder "And if you ever need my help…?"

"I know I just have to ask" smiled Matt "After you we're friends right?"

"The best! Now get out of here and get some sleep, don't want you falling asleep at work tomorrow" Mike laughed as he patted Matt on the back "Need me to walk you to the car?"

"No, I'm good, see you tomorrow" said Matt as he waved goodbye, a warm smile on his face. Mike sat down in the security room and undid his shirt buttons as he slid his shirt to the floor.

"I know you're there Bonnie. Come on out" said Mike as he looked at the doorway to see the large purple bunny leaning against the wall. "Shouldn't you be in recharge?"

"You kept the ears on" said Bonnie as he came in closer to Mike. "Thought it might be an open invitation?"

"Oh? Would I do that?" Mike asked sarcastically as Bonnie wrapped his arms around Mike waist and licked his neck.

"Yes….what a naughty bunny you are! I might have to punish you" said Bonnie as he pulled Mike to the floor.

-Line Break-

It must have been about ten the following morning, when Mike woke up to loud banging on his front door, as he tried to roll himself out of bed.

"YEAH I HEAR YOU! I'M COMING! KEEP YOUR PANTS ON!" Mike shouted as he approached the door and swung it open and snapped "What?"

"Top of the morning Mr Schmidt!" Said a overly cheerful voice of a police officer. The officer was short! Shorter than Jeremy, with brown hair with gold highlights on top with a small goatee beard. "You're gonna let me in? Or we can have this awkward talk in the hallway I don't mind"

"Er...no..um yeah come in. Sorry, you just work me up, didn't get in till about seven this morning…" said Mike as he stepped back and allowed the officer in before shutting his door.

"Don't worry, I fully understand, do long hours meself" said the officer "Name's Jack and I'm going to be your new best friend and body like guard"

"What? That's not really necessary" said Mike as he sat down on his arm chair, the officer taking the couch.

"Well maybe bodyguard isn't the right word, more like I need your help to spy in the pizzeria, but I'm getting ahead of myself now. While we were cleaning up your father's office, we noticed he was building up a case against your workplace"

"If you're thinking I'm somehow connected to my father kidnapping, the door is over there" snapped Mike but the officer just held his hand up in defence.

"Calm yourself, I didn't say that now, but there was something we found that was rather interesting. Namely the background check of one of your fellow guards, a man named Matthew"

"Matt? What about him?

"Are you aware of Matt's history with the pizzeria Mike?" Jack asked leaning forward.

"Yes, he told me himself, he's been getting over a bitting addiction too. But what has that got to do with anything?"

"Mike, your father was working a theory, a theory were now looking in too and it's showing a great deal of promise. Tell me, have you heard of the Biter?"

"Yeah…?"

"The Biter, has been killing abusive parents for a while, leaving bite marks on his victims but making sure to clean off any slavia he might have left. The other thing is this, he's been operating in a radius of a hundred miles in either direction, of the pizzeria where he hunts and dumps the bodies"

"But that covers most of the city? Is that why you haven't caught him yet?"

"That and a lack of man power, plus….well...no let's just stick with that, anyway, your father was working on the theory that the Biter suffered with the illness called odaxelagnia. Not many people suffer from it in this city…."

"Wait, I see where this is going and you're wrong! Matt is not a killer! He's a sweet guy" said Mike jumping to Matt's defence.

"Oh really? Then let me lay it out for you then. The Biter and your friend both suffer from odaxelagnia, Matt suffered with an abusive father and the Biter take revenge on them, Matt has a connection to the pizzeria as does the Biter who has been seen wearing a "Foxy" mask. Both live in the radius of all the killings, dump sites and the pizzeria. Matt works for the pizzeria and knows where all the cameras are, the Biter was able to avoid them all when he killed your manager"

"That all flimsy evidence" said Mike "You haven't got a shred of proof!"

"And that's where I come in" smiled Jack "I will be going undercover as a new temporary guard and you will be showing me the ropes"

"What so you can frame my best friend? No way!"

"Mike! Can you honestly look me in the face and tell me after hearing all that, you haven't got the slightest doubt that Matt might be the Biter?" Jack asked, looking Mike dead in the eye.

Mike went to answer but his words got stuck in his throat as Jack's words went around in his head. Matt was really protective of children….and he did worship Foxy….but a killer? No. He simply couldn't believe it. Then why was his gut twisting itself into knots?

"Ok….I'll help you. But only to prove Matt isn't your guy!" Said Mike firmly.

To be continued…

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