And the results are in!
And by results, I mean nothing much came off. However, I found all your comments rather amusing but there was one that sounded cool to write. And with that, you shall all have to read on to find out.
Anywho, this chapter, we will be diving more into Mike's past! Hope your ready! But even if you aren't, I'll still go ahead with the chapter!
Do keep in mind that Mike's life will be entirely in your hands when situations such as before arise. And in addition, I do apologize for the slow writing. My last major exams are coming round so I have to burn quite a bit of midnight oil to study
And with that, I shall see you next time!
P.S There are a few references here. Some from the Internet, others from shows or anime. Try to find them!
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I do not own Five Nights at Freddy's. The game and it's characters belong to an amazing person name Scott Cawthon.
Mike hummed in thought. Where shall he go?
According to what the group around the table had said, there were two jobs that he could apply for right off the bat. Though, he was afraid of what might be to come if he were a teacher. Part time or official as it may be, Mike definitely knew studies was not a major point of his.
On the other hand, the job to help Bonnie did sound a whole lot easier. But, as life as he knew it to be, it wouldn't be all that good, if he had to put in past experience. He shuddered from the thought of one of his previous job; being a night guard for a local restaurant back in Manhattan. It was during the graveyard shift and by Gods name was it terrifying.
"I guess I shall take a look later...Actually, now would probably be a good time" Mike said as he took a look at his watch; 10:44 am,still early in the morning. "Best take a good look round first. Get a lay of the land"
"Sounds good. Though try not to get lost" Freddy replied, his tone making his sentence sound like a challenge. "If you like, you can check out Bonnie's shop after taking a look at the mall. She opens at 11-ish" He suggested, taking a sip from his coffee.
Mike nodded. "Sounds like a plan. Thanks Mr Fazbear!" Mike replied, suddenly getting up and taking off for the door.
Only to implant his face hard on the ground when he felt a hard tug at his feet. At the sound of his impact, everyone around the table soon looked at the fallen human and sighed when they realized the root cause of his fall. And to no surprise as well.
"Looks like the blue furball won't let go of him for a while" Bonnie commented, taking a bite from her toast and munching it slowly, an unamused look on her face.
"Yep" Everyone else around the table replied simultaneously. They all continued on with their chatter, minding the fact that Bonabelle was still clinging onto Mike like super glue, with Mike trying his best to pry her off but to no avail.
Looking at the group around the table, Mike, with labored breathing, called them out and asking them for help. "Guys!? Help?" He begged, earning no reply but the sounds of Bonbon's constant purring.
He sighed before stopping his pathetic attempt at restraining the blue bunny. He looked down and found himself staring at two large pairs of whimpering eyes. Gulping down his spit, he addressed her. "H-Hey...W-Would you mind letting go?" He asked.
In a rapid moment, she replied, almost too enthusiastically, "Noh". Her eyes sparkled and her mouth curved upwards at the sides.
Mike sighed. This will take a while...
After what was like an eternity, Mike had managed to convince BonBon to remove her iron hold around him. At first, she was trying to stop him with her puppy dog eyes that were watery and her whimpering antics that could be translated to "Please no". But after much much time, she eventually sighed and sat down on his bed, pouting her face and with her arms crossed.
Mike couldn't help but sigh but he knew it was for the best. Despite her actions being all innocent, she would be a huge hold back for him.
Thankfully, after that, she didn't do much else beside sit down on his bed and watch morning cartoons. Tom and Jerry was up and she was having fun watching the poor cat try his best to catch the fast mouse.
Mike quickly took some of his spare clothing and a spare towel before heading to the bathroom to take a quick shower. However, from the huge bathtub that could easily fit two people and the amazing design of the bathroom, it took Mike some effort to resist using the tub. He was in a rush, at least right now. The earlier he went, the less competition he might have later on when finding a job.
In the meanwhile, outside of the bathroom, Bonbon was staring intently at Mike's luggage, cocking her head sideways. Bags were rather foreign to her, so it was puzzling to see something look so...box like. Looking back at the bathroom door to make sure he was still bathing, Bonbon decided to take a peek at the contents of the holder.
She saw a few odd things; a pair of black, leather clothing with a red tie, some kind of smaller rectangular device with a light blue cover, a...black earmuffs? She questioned the identity of the item as it did contain a long wire of sorts.
More clothing was inside, a few of his boxers and underwear, which Bonbon tried to resist the urge of trying to run away with it and...mask herself with its smell. However, when she got deep enough, she found a picture frame. On it, was a picture of her beloved prince.
But, he was accompanied by a few other people. They all looked normal, aside from one of them that wore a bandage around his left eye and that another one was about half a head shorter than the others.
She tried to analyze them. They were all wearing the same clothing; a pair of dark blue pants with a white polo underneath a dark blue blazer that had a logo imprinted on the right breast pocket, a torch with a book. In addition, they were all wearing a yellow and blue striped tie.
Just who in the world were they?
"...*sigh*...Looks like you found my graduation photo" A voice from behind her called out, surprising her and causing her to jump in the air.
As Bonbon landed, Mike sighed as he took the photo from the bed and stared at it intently. Placing it gently on the nearby oak table, Mike sighed before looking back at the small mess she had made. Thankfully, he was already clothed, otherwise it would have been awkward as hell.
As he cleaned up, Bonbon sat on the edge of the bed with a guilty look on her face. However, she knew it wasn't the time for that. She had to know who they were, she was too curious!
Even more so, what happens if her beloved prince was secretly...
GAY?!
The horror!
"...A-Ano...Ōuji-sama..." Bonbon started. "...Um..Who...are...dey?" She asked, butchering the 'they' part.
Mike looked towards her finger pointing towards the picture frame and smirked. "Them? Just a bunch of crazy guys who I knew back at college. Fritz Smith is one with the bandage, the short one is Phineas Guy, the one next to me in the photo is Jeremy Fitzgerald and the red haired one is Philip Harp"
Bonbon cocked her head sideways and for a moment, it was as if there was a large question mark above her head. Mike sighed. "My friends from school a few years ago"
With that Bonbon let out an "Ohhh" in reply as she nodded her head. She sighed in relief. Thank the heavens he wasn't gay!
Mike looked at her with an eyebrow raised before shrugging his shoulders. "Anyways, I'll be heading off now" He raised his voice a little to snap Bonbon from her stupor. "Please be good for me...Uhh...I'll buy you something if you behave" Mike scratched his chin, feeling awkward that he said that.
The blue hare's eyes sparkled. D-Did her ears deceive her?!
Her mouth curved upwards as she nodded her head ferociously. "Ah! Ah! HAI!" She replied excitedly, the sparkle in her eyes never faded.
Mike sighed his head before shaking it once again. If she were to uphold her promise, then he would definitely need to buy something nice for her before he left. He looked at his watch; 11:13 AM. Bonnie must be heading to her shop by now or is there already.
With that, Mike nodded his head and decided to visit her later on. First of all, mall.
Mike stood outside of a huge building in front of him, full of glass windows and shops. Just before him, many humans and anthros alike were pouring into the building like moths attracted to light.
With his hands in the pockets of his grey striped jacket, he walked right in. The first thing that managed to hit him was the blast of the powerful air conditioning units inside. Literally his front half was as if it were at the North Pole and the back half was at sunny beach.
Taking a few more steps, the next thing that had smacked him was the smell of the nearby fast food restaurant, MacDolands. Burgers, fries, chicken. Literally it was enough to make his stomach growl. And it wasn't even lunch yet! The mall was surprisingly close, only a 15 minute walk away from The Morningstar.
Looking around, he spotted a few stores nearby but retracted in wanted to find a job application in any one of them. Why?
Womens clothing.
'Nuff said.
And so, he walked to the nearby information counter where a lone human was sitting guard. "Umm...Excuse me. Do you know of any store here that is in need of any help?" Mike asked, hoping to see if there was any.
The guy looked up. "Sorry bud. As far as I know, none" He replied with a shrug.
Mike bit his lip. He thanked the security and continued his way inside. Taking the escalator to the second floor, he surveyed the place by walking around a bit. There were quite a surprising amount of quirky stores. A magic shop, a lingerie shop, a Toys-aren't-You, some small cafes and even...
...Ahem...An...adult store.
Surprise surprise.
He past by a small confectionery store that had a bit of customers lined up by the counter. He was about to walk away completely when he realized he saw something familiar by the window.
No. Someone familiar.
He backed up a couple of steps and turned to his right, almost sticking to the window. And just there, just behind the counter, was Bonnie Cheeks, doing her best trying to serve every order on her way. Along side her were two people he was quite sure were odd.
One of them was a golden colored bunny rabbit, about a head taller than Bonnie, well built and had a permanent grin on his face. His eyes were red and he seemed to be twitching every so often, though it was very sutle.
The other was whom Freddy was talking about. A thin young male, at least that was Mike thought with his mask-like face being hard to tell, that wore a black and purple striped jacket with matching pants and a red scarf along with a pair of purple glasses.
Mike smiled before walking into the shop, making sure he waited until there were fewer customers. And with that, he slink in and blended with the customers. Only after it was his turn to be served did it give Bonnie a shock.
"Hello! Welcome to Sunsh-...ine...Pastries..." Bonnie said enthusiastically at first but when she realized who she was talking to, her face gradually became red as her voice became softer.
"Yo Bonnie. Nice outfit" Mike said, chuckling a little at how frilly the costume she was wearing. A maids outfit, though instead of the usual white and black, it was more golden with hints of green and red flowers.
As Mike stood there with a smile, the poor blue bunny stammered in embarrassment, waving her arms around comically in the air.
"May we help you?" A slightly soft voice called out from Bonnie's left, causing Mike to turn and look. It was the odd mask-guy that spoke.
"Oh, well, I'm sort of new to this place and I need a job. I heard there was a vacancy here for employees?" He asked politely, causing said mask-dude to nod his head.
"Yes. If only Miss Bonnie here were working right now, she would show you the application forms. Say, how you know her?" He asked. Mike had suddenly realized that he sounded like a nerd, though only a little.
"I kind of bumped into her yesterday when I just arrived. I live at The Morningstar" Mike replied, causing the yellow bunny to gasp.
"Dude! You as well!?" He asked in a loud voice. He sounded like those surfer guys Mike knew in movies.
"Yea. My name is Mike. Mike Schmidt" Mike replied with a grin. It's been a while since he was ever called 'dude'. And that was when he was still back in college! He was definitely going to be best buddies with him.
And maybe even good drinking buddies as well.
"Alright! Well the name's Sanders H Trap. Ya can call me Spring" Spring pointed a thumb at himself and grinned back. He sure was friendly, despite looking like John Cena in a white suit
The mask-dude sighed and shook his head. "Spring here has a very good aura around him. Don't take his build and size as someone who looks like he could crush you. The guy can't even hurt a leaf even if he wanted to"
"Damn right, bro! It's in my book that I won't hurt anyone's! I don't do violence, ya know?" Spring replied with a laugh.
The mask-dude merely laughed as well and adjusted his glasses. "Anyways, my name is Mario B Nette. Just call me Mario"
"Or, as what that cute girl called you, 'Mari'. Dude, she was all over you!" Spring laughed out loud, causing Mario's albino white face to turn Crimson.
"Sh-Shut up Spring! It doesn't help that she's, like, 12 years old and cute!" Mario s"wung his hands in the air comically.
"Ahaha! What was her name again? All I can recall is that BG was her initials, dude. Anywho, who cares? Sure she's 12. But you're like 16 man. Just wait for like 6 years before she becomes legal, ya know what I'm sayin?" Spring elbowed him lightly, a cheeky grin displayed on his face.
Mike laughed out loud as he saw Mario's face turn even more Crimson. It was as if at any given moment he would burst in embarrassment.
"Haha! I kid! But in all seriousness, dude, go for it. She's sweeter than my mom's home baked cookies!" Spring laughed and patted the poor guy on the shoulder.
However, Mike stopped halfway when he notice something moving from the corner of his eyes.
It was apparently Bonnie, who was curled up in a ball, muttering something incoherent to herself. Mike chuckled along with Spring when he noticed his boss acting extremely odd. "Ah well...I guess I'll come again later"
Spring raised a hand as a sort of goodbye. "We'll come back anytime bud. And if you get the job, the more hands the merrier, as what they say" He grinned.
"Will do bro. I still have a lot to see in this town, and I have to say, just by the mall, it looks as if this town has everything within reach" Mike commented. It was true, with restaurants, clothing stores and other small shops aplenty.
"Yep! That's the beauty of this place. Wouldn't want to change it for the world!" Spring laughed, causing Mike to laugh along.
Mike raised a hand in farewell as well, with Mario follow suit, before leaving the small store.
Now, as he was aimlessly looking around, he wondered to himself two things.
Should he continue to walk about the mall and find something interesting, or should he just go straight to the nearby school Freddy and the gang were talking about?
At times like this, it was more better to have someone else's opinion, he thought.