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Again, this takes place a few hours before Jade's next shift. Since I didn't update yesterday, this chapter is longer to make up for it. This covers one full shift and goes up to about the middle of a second shift. The reason is because I'm getting to the main part of the story, so I end on a cliffhanger.
Disclaimer: I don't own 'VicTORious' or 'Five Nights At Freddy's'. Just a couple of OCs, no one or nothing else.
Jade POV
After eating dinner at the Vega house again, I stopped going 'home' because my dad is never home and the Vega's actually like me, Tori and I head up to her room to watch random shows before I leave. As we watch a random episode of 'Pretty Little Liars', there's a knock at her door.
"Yeah?" Tori calls, turning her attention to her door.
"Hey girls." David says, opening the door. "I know I'm not supposed to tell anyone about an ongoing investigation, but I feel I need to tell you something." He tells us, looking at me.
"What?" I ask, staring at him.
"The security cameras out back and some of the cameras inside were shut off minutes before the killing. A few minutes after, they were turned back on." David informs, sitting on Tori's desk chair.
"How? Who could've shut them off?" Tori asks, ignoring the show.
"We don't know yet." David says with a sigh. "There was talk that Jade did it, because she works the night shift as the security guard, but Holly and Trina were able to alibi for you." He tells me. "They told the officers in charge that they saw you get here, and Holly vouched that you were 'busy' during the time of death." He tells us, giving us a look.
"Mom was here for that?" Tori asks, eyes wide.
"Oh yeah." David says, nodding.
"Huh. Thought I heard footsteps." I say, nodding my head a bit.
"Oh, God." Tori says, groaning.
"Anyway. Be careful at work tonight Jade. Don't want anything to happen to you." David says, standing up and heading to the door. "Oh, and next time you two decide to have some 'fun' in my house, remember. I have guns, and the third best score at the shooting range." He says, leaving.
"I'm more worried about the first and second." I joke, turning to the episode, the finale of the fourth season.
"My captain is second, a Marine sniper is number one. Want me to give them a call?" David asks, backtracking to tell me.
"No thank you." Tori answers for me, throwing her hand over my mouth to shut me up.
"That's what I thought." David says, leaving with a chuckle.
"Do you have no survival instincts?" Tori asks me after he dad closes her door.
"Of course I do." I say, shrugging. "I just don't use it against your dad."
"Just because you can't get me pregnant, doesn't mean you're guaranteed safe from him." Tori points out, cuddling into me.
"I know." I agree, holding her close. "But it's fun."
A few hours later, after leaving the Vega house a bit early so Tori can get some more sleep and her dad sees me out, with a joke about the Marine sniper he works with who turned down the captain's position multiple times because it's too boring for him, being able to take me out without anyone knowing, I arrive at my 'place of employment' and lock my car behind me as I make my way to the building.
"You're early." Jon tells me as I walk in, looking close to his shift ending.
"My girlfriend was looking close to passing out, so I left so she could sleep." I explain, not knowing why I'm trusting him as much as I am. "Any other mysterious deaths since yesterday?" I ask, sitting at the same table as when the gang and I were here before.
"No. Why?" Jon asks, shutting off the register and a few things behind the counter.
"Curious." I answer. "What can you tell me about Foxy?" I ask as he starts to put the chairs on top of the tables. "And are you the only one who closes?" I ask, noting that it's just the two of us.
"Unfortunately." Jon sighs. "Tried to tell them I can't do it all the time, but they don't care." He says, going from table to table.
"That sucks." I note, moving up and putting the chairs on the table to help. "How far away do you live?" I ask after all the chairs are put up and he leads me to the back office.
"About forty-five minutes or so. Depending on traffic." Jon answers, giving me a 'thank you' nod.
"Anyway, Foxy." I tell him as I grab the Pear Pad and get comfortable.
"Don't know. All I heard is that something happened and he was put away because the kids found him too scary. There was originally going to be a Pirate's Cove behind the curtain, but with some accident during construction that damaged him, he's been kept back there. Don't know anything else, really." Jon tells me, shrugging.
"Kinda makes you wonder why he's here if he's not going to be used or anything." I note, looking at nothing. "Well, wish me luck." I tell him as a farewell.
"Good luck." He tells me, leaving.
As the night goes on, things seem a bit more hectic since last night. Before, the animatronics would wait a couple of hours before starting to wander around. Tonight, they started walking around after an hour. I caught Foxy at least seven times in a couple of hours. Freddy would walk by, but keep his distance from the doors. Bonnie, as well, would walk by but stop a few feet or so away from the doors. The weird one, however, was Chica. Instead of stopping a bit away from the door, she would get to just out of the door frame and watch me, keeping her distance and standing at an angle that would keep her in my line of sight each time she stopped by.
I don't know why, but I feel paranoid tonight. I keep checking the security cameras, getting a little concerned when Foxy keeps slipping out from behind the curtain, going up to the hallway leading to the office before I catch him. Thankfully, that makes him backtrack and head back to the curtain.
With my paranoia, I keep an eye on him, making sure he actually goes behind the curtain and not slips away when I change cameras.
Thankfully, a little before I run out of battery, my shift ends. "That was creepy as hell." I tell myself, putting the Pear Pad away. Walking out of the office, I notice Foxy and Chica watching me from their spots. "The hell?" I ask myself, watching them.
Shaking my head, I pull away and head to the Vega house. On the way, my phone goes off. Pushing the button on the steering wheel, I answer it without seeing who it was.
"Jade." I hear my father say from the other side of the line.
"Dad." I respond as I drive.
"Where were you the last couple of days?" My dad asks, sounding about as interested in the conversation as I am.
"Stayed at Tori's." I answer simply, eyes on the road and wanting the call to end. "It's closer to my new work and the people there actually like me." I tell him, sighing.
"Do her parents know you're staying there?" He asks, ignoring my comment aimed at him.
"Yes. They don't mind. They actually tell me to stay for dinner if I try to leave." I tell him, taking a turn.
"What new job?" He asks, sounding ready to hang up.
"Some new pizza place called 'Freddy Fazbear's Pizza' or something like that. I watch the cameras at night. My shift just ended." I explain as I drive, applying some pressure to the gas to speed up, wanting to get to Tori's quicker.
"Didn't someone get attacked there recently?" Dad asks, a barely noticeable hint of concern in his voice.
"Yeah. Some dumbass." I answer. "Anything else?" I ask, wanting to get off the phone with him.
"Be careful. There was a lawsuit against the place before due to accidents." He tells me before hanging up.
"Lawsuit? How does he know about that?" I ask myself, shaking my head. "Oh well. Hope Tori's alone again." I add with a smirk.
Arriving at the Vega's, I see both Trina's and Holly's cars in the driveway. Stopping behind Trina, I shut off my car and climb out, locking it as I walk to the front door. "Honey, I'm home." I say, pushing the door open.
"Hello Jade. How was work?" Holly asks, used to me being me, from the kitchen counter.
"Watched a Pear Pad for anything, almost fell asleep. Get paid less than minimum wage to apparently do nothing." I say, shrugging my shoulders and heading to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee. "All in all, could be worse." I say, grabbing a spoon, the sugar canister, and a mug as I start the coffee pot.
"What about the guy that was attacked?" Holly asks as she makes cocoa, most likely that Belgium cocoa Andre loves so much.
"What about him?" I ask as the coffee pours.
"Any idea what happened to him or why he was attacked?" Holly asks, looking at me.
"Not much. Just that he was attacked behind the restaurant and people think one of the animatronics did it." I answer, adding some sugar and stirring it after it finished pouring.
"How could one of them have done that?" Holly asks, raising an eyebrow in question.
"Don't know, really. Just that they wander around at night so their gears don't lock up or something, and maybe a malfunction or something. Don't really know." I say, shrugging as I rinse the spoon off in the sink and set it in the dish drainer.
"Are you sure you want to work there?" Holly asks after a short moment of silence.
"I'll be fine. If anything happens, I'll call David and kick the shit out of the animatronics until he gets there." I say with a trademark smirk.
Before Holly adds anything, I see Trina walking down the stairs, her hair in a messy bun. "Mom, tell Tori to stop worrying about her stupid girlfriend." Trina says, eyes barely open as she makes her way to the kitchen.
"Start wearing a bra under a thin sleep shirt. No one wants to see your nipples." I say, walking past her and heading for Tori's room, taking my phone out to see a few missed calls and texts from Tori. "How the hell did I miss these?" I ask as I hear Trina freak out and get mad at me.
"Why didn't you answer your phone?" Tori asks when I open her door, making her spin around to give me a worried look before walking over to me.
"Sorry. Didn't hear my phone go off for some reason." I say, setting my coffee down. "Down girl. Your mom and sister are downstairs." I say when Tori pulls me into a hug. "And if I see Trina's pokies again, I'm poking my eyes out." I say with a groan.
"Excuse me?" Tori asks, confused.
"Never mind." I say, shaking my head. "Want to watch random movies while I rest for work tonight?" I ask, leading her to her bed, grabbing my coffee as I sit us down.
"No horror." Tori says quickly, pecking me on the lips before getting up and going to her movie collection.
"No romcoms." I counter, shuddering at the thought of watching a stupid romantic comedy again. Even if it does get to wanting to make out to show her love. Don't know why, but I'm not really complaining about it.
"Fine. How about 'Vampire Academy'?" Tori asks, grabbing the DVD case from her shelf.
"Sure." I say, laying my head on the back of her bed frame.
For the rest of the day, Tori and I watch random movies. She convinced me to watch some romcom, I don't know which (and I won't tell you what she did to get me to agree), and I convinced her to watch the first 'Paranormal Activity' movie, again I won't tell you what I promised to do, until dinner.
After dinner, as I'm getting dressed for work, and glad I can wear regular clothes instead of a uniform, my phone goes off. "Yeah?" I ask, seeing Jon's name on the caller i.d.
"Can you show up early? The manager said he'll give you time and a half for the whole night." Jon says, an odd tone in his voice.
"Why?" I ask, putting my hair in a ponytail as Tori showers.
"Don't know. I was just asked to call and ask you. Will you be here? The earlier you can get here, the better." Jon asks, an odd sound from his end catching my attention.
"I'll be there soon. What the hell was that sound?" I ask, grabbing my keys and some money to grab a coffee on the way.
"You'll see. See you soon." Jon says, hanging up.
"Who was that?" Tori asks, body and hair wrapped in towels.
"Jon. Got to head in early." I say, watching the small amount of cleavage she's showing. "Damn, I want to fuck you." I say, fighting the urge (and losing) to rip her towel off to see her body.
"Too bad. Any reason why you have to head in early?" Tori asks, concern in her voice as she puts on a pair of sleep shorts and a spaghetti strap shirt.
"None. Got to go. See you tomorrow." I say, pecking her lips and leaving.
"Stay safe." Tori calls after me as I head away.
"I will." I call back, waving to David and Holly Vega as I walk by without telling them anything.
Forty minutes later, I pull into the parking lot with a large coffee, black with two sugars of course, and head in, locking my car behind me.
"What the hell happened here?" I ask when I see a few upturned tables.
"Todd freaked out before his shift ended." Jon says, fixing a table.
"Who the hell is Todd? And what a stupid name." I say, helping with the tables and chairs.
"A friend of Eli's." Jon answer as we work.
"Where's everyone else?" I ask, noting that it's only a little after nine.
"Manager sent them home early. Told me to wait for you." Jon says, guiding me to the office after we finish with the tables and chairs. "Be careful. Before Todd was thrown out, he swore he'd kill the 'chick who had Eli killed'." Jon quotes after he unlocks the office door for me.
"Great. Not only do I have to worry about animatronic animals walking around, I have to be on the lookout for some idiot who thinks I killed his friend." I grumble as I grab the Pear Pad.
"Just be careful. Anything happens, call the cops." Jon says, leaving.
"Will do." I say with a sigh.
A few minutes into the shift, I watch all four animatronics leave their spots and start wandering around. When Foxy noticed me watching him, instead of retreating like before, he continues to wander around the restaurant. "That can't be good." I mumble to myself as the four wander around, each of them passing the office doors slowly.
As the night goes on, the four continue to walk around, but it doesn't seem like they're getting ready to attack or something. They keep their distance from the doors, but walk slowly, as if they're security guards or something.
After a few hours, the energy in the Pear Pad lasting longer since I see them walk by without the cameras being used, the four of them start to head for the main room in a quick fashion, like they're jogging instead of walking casually. "What the hell is going on?" I ask, watching the animatronics through the cameras, watching as Freddy, Chica, and Bonnie head back to the stage, and Foxy heads back behind the curtain. A minute later, the front door is opened, the guy who messed up the place earlier, Todd, slipping through. "And what are you doing here?" I ask, watching him stalk through the main room.
With my focus on him, I barely notice Freddy, Chica, and Bonnie watching him, their heads slowly moving to watch him. As he makes his way towards the hallway, I see Foxy stick his head out the curtain, joining the other three in watching him. As Todd walks by, the four start to follow him. Either they don't make a sound, or he doesn't hear them, because he doesn't make a move to look behind him.
As he nears the door to the office, I see something weird flicker behind him. On the wall, I see a poster with a goldish-yellow version of Freddy and a young child in front of him, the child's head shown just below Freddy's. What's weird about the poster is the eyes of the gold Freddy following Todd, the head slowly turning to keep Todd in sight.
"What the hell?" I whisper. Not wanting to risk Todd running in and attacking me, I close the doors and stand up, pulling my scissors out of my boot, holding them like a knife. "Didn't expect that, did you dumbass?" I say with a smirk when I hear him yell in frustration.
As he yells and pounds on the door, demanding I open the doors and admit I had Eli killed, a chill run downs by back when he goes silent, just to scream a moment later. Grabbing the Pear Pad, I stare with wide eyes as Foxy and Chica carry Todd down the hallway, Freddy leading the charge, and Bonnie behind them, Todd yelling as he's carried away. When they get to the curtain, Freddy opens it and the four head in. When the curtain closes, the gold Freddy appears in the hallway, watching the camera.
"What the fuck?" I ask, dropping the Pear Pad when the gold Freddy waves at me.
That's it for this chapter. Anyone have an idea on the animatronics' intentions for why they're seemingly protecting Jade? Or what'll happen to Todd? If so, leave them in a review.
Quick question. Does anyone know why a flash drive will have its light slowly blinking, the color fading? I tried scanning it with my anti-virus, but it seemed to stall after a short moment. Same with scanning it to fix any problems. Does anyone know what's wrong and how to fix it? I hope so, because if not, I lost a few things I was working on, such as the sequel to 'Wild Girl', 'Roommates', and a new multi-chap. As well as the newest chapter of 'The Vega-Marx Secret' and a final chapter to 'Roommates' to tie in to the sequel, and a couple of other one-shots I was working on.
Thank you for reading, and please review.
Blessed Be.