It was fifteen minutes before the show was set to begin, Saphira had arrived early as she had promised to watch the show. She did not know if she would do this every week, even though she knew that Freddy probably would want her to. She would think about that, but when she arrived, she went to her office to put her things down. She was glad she had a place for that and she also was not wearing her security attire. She was wearing a purple, V neck, long sleeve shirt and a black skirt with leggings and black shoes, she had her hair tied into a waterfall braid. It was nice to wearing something that was not her security attire, she would change into it after the show though as she would need to get ready for work anyway. Saphira made her way up to the second balcony, although the smell of fresh BBQ for BBQ Gator reached her nostrils. She breathed in the smell and smiled, she had wondered if it was possible to have anything from there while she was on shift. She would have to ask Darren if she saw him tonight as she had not yet seen him. Saphira had considered pulling him aside and talking to him about the bot from her previous shift, but she did wonder if he knew about it. She hoped that was not the case because Darren has been nothing but nice to her. Maybe it was a cover, she did not know. But what would be the reason for them to even cover for Dave?
Unless they don't know and Dave is a psycho they just have not found.
"Ah, I was wondering if you were here!" Saphira had stepped off the stairs on the second balcony and smiled when she saw Darren. "I was not expecting to see you in a different getup. You look real nice."
"Thanks Darren." She noticed he was wearing a glittery, purple, zebra-striped suite tonight. "And you look snazzy, as always. Do I even want to know how much you spend on these suits?" He shakes his head with a smirk. "I thought not. Anyway, I am here nice and early. Though I am tempted to get something to eat…just it won't be free will it?"
"No, but it is discounted. But I imagine you are tight on money anyway." She nodded at him and walked over to the railing and leaned on it. Darren followed her to lean next to her. "Did you manage to get into the utility tunnels and basement last night?"
She grimaced and nodded. "Yeah…um…do I need to go there every night?"
"Yeah…it is your job I am afraid. I know it scares you, but you can take an animatronic along with you...that is if you are not scared of them of course." He did not know she took Freddy with her, that was good. She did not know if he would look at the footage at all, but she did not question it. "I hear Freddy was quite excited about tonight. Usually they are all excited, but he has been extra excited."
"Probably because I get to see the main show." Saphira smiled as she thought about Freddy. He really was going out of his way to make her happy, even if she was just another person. "I actually took him with me last night."
"Oh you did?" Darren smiled and nodded, happy that she took Freddy with her. "Good. I can see why Freddy is excited than. You and him are really becoming good friends huh? The animatronics really aren't so bad once you get to know them."
"That is true…yeah, I keep reminding myself that they are just animatronics…but I don't know…" Saphira sighed, she knew everything she knows about robots was changing since being here. Sure, the bots were just robots, but the animatronics were different. "Am I really that bad of a person to think that?"
"Yes and no. It is understandable because they are animatronics, but they are essentially sentient beings. Which means you have to really look beyond what they are and accept that they are people too." That was still something Saphira was getting used to. And she knew she would probably meet DJ Music Man officially tonight too since he will be playing music up until midnight. "I know you are seeing that too now."
"Yeah…I guess it will get easier the longer I work here." Saphira shrugged a little and looked at him with a curious expression. "But I did want to ask you…when we reached the dining hall last night…Freddy did mention some past animatronics that were here." He was surprised as she began to speak about Mr Hippo and Pigpatch. "He told me about Glamrock Mr Hippo and Glamrock Pigpatch…did something happen to them?"
Darren grimaced one eye for a moment, he had not expected Saphira to ask him about them, but it was expected that she would ask eventually. "It was not just them two…there was also Happy Frog and Orville Elephant…they were part of the show in the basement. They were not like the big stars like Freddy and the gang, but they used to be part of an old area of the pizzaplex that was connected to the dining hall."
"Oh? There was more down there?" Saphira realized she could have found more areas of the pizzaplex unintentionally, but she had no idea there was more than the dining hall based on the cameras. "I didn't know."
"You wouldn't, the cameras there were shut down and it has been blocked off. It used to be another daycare area. Not like what we have now though. It actually was a place for primary school children to play, and there were a lot of activities such as a soft ball tag game, a room full of trampolines, Mr Hippo's Storytime and more, it actually was popular. But…" Darren glanced around as he did not want guests to hear and leaned in to talk to her more quietly. "A year ago, Mr Hippo's jaws had snapped down on a kid's arm, causing the child to lose their whole arm. It wasn't on purpose, he felt horrible about it, but the technicians could not find the cause and his jaws kept snapping shut randomly. He was removed. His endo is still being worked on I believe…as for the other three…their system ended up with a virus. We managed to find out it was a teenager who thought it was fun to hack their system, but we were never able to reboot their system so they were deactivated permenantly. The whole area was cut off, mostly because we don't have the characters there anymore. Cliff had to make sure that the main stars were no vulnerable to the same attack, and he is currently working on new endos for them. The only one who might return is Mr Hippo, but I don't know what his role would be if he does."
Okay, that was not as bad as Saphira thought it was. She thought the animatronics actively hurt people, but it seemed Mr Hippo was an accident and the others were a result of human stupidity. She still felt sad that they were removed, she wondered why the animatronics were not told about it.
"Freddy said he did not know the reason, should they be told?" Saphira asked him curiously.
He shakes his head. "No. If we did, we probably would cause worry among them, because if it could happen to the other animatronics, it could happen to them. I am sure you can understand. It is why Cliff always takes extra care with their face parts so they don't have another Mr Hippo incident."
She felt he should know, but if Darren felt they should not know, she would keep it to herself. For now at least. If Mr Hippo returned, he would most definitely tell them the reason for it. She did wonder why Freddy never knew about the jaw incident, considering being hacked by a random teenager was more concerning than that. Saphira glanced down at the bottom of the atrium, people were filling it and it was loud in here currently, the show was about the start.
"I guess I should go. Sorry that you had to learn about them about that." Darren placed a hand on Saphira's shoulder with a smile. "Oh…I assume you were told about Foxette." She nodded, but she did not want to know what happened to her. "Let's just say her incident was more tragic than Monty's."
That seemed like a hint as to what happened to Foxette. She felt him slip his arm off her shoulder as he walked away, leaving her to own thoughts. This night was already starting out with some heavy thoughts. At least what happened to those animatronics were not the fault of someone within the facility, at least she hoped not anyway. Saphira took in a deep breath and considered going to get a drink, she felt like she would need one, but with only a few minutes left until the show began, she did not know if she should. She glanced down at the stage, the lift had been pulled down and she knew that it was nearly time.
And then the music started. The speakers filled the atrium as a guitar was being played, and the sound of drums began in the background. The thoughts about what Darren had said were washed away and replaced with excitement upon hearing the music.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Fazbear Entertainment would like you to put your hands together for the one, the only, Freddy Fazear!"
Saphira could not help but clap upon hearing the intercom message and the big screens by the stage light up, showing the six animatronics standing in a hallway that looked to be the lobby of the atrium, but it was likely a computerized versian as she knew they were in the hallway leading to Parts and Service. Of course, seeing it like that made it seem unlikely, especially as they walk down the hallway towards the lift, strutting their stuff. The lights on the stage were lit and flashing the music, but they were not going wild yet as the band was not yet there. She smiled as the camera angle changes to behind the gang briefly before changing to Roxy, swinging a cord and smiling into the camera before clicking the end of the cord into the keytar. The image changes to Freddy, making it look like he was pushing the image aside and pumping his fist as he held onto his microphone and smiled at the camera. A reflection of the pizzaplex sign on the front of the building was seen on both Monty and Bonnie's glasses as they pull them down slightly to wink at the camera. The slamming of a piano was heard as the camera changes to a wave of piano keys and a hook as Foxy holds it up and turns with with a smirk at the camera and turned his head slightly as Chica played her guitar behind him, shaking her head and showing off her skill. Saphira was surprised by how excited she felt seeing this, her inner child had come out at this point, and she watched the camera changes to them getting onto the lift and shows single images of them looking up with smiles as they rise towards the stage. With the final image of them on the lift glancing at each other with smiles, Freddy, Roxy and Bonnie jump onto the stage to dance and play their instruments, while the other three strut their stuff onto the staff. The lights come on, the stage background turns on with bright blue, purple and pink colours, smoke machines burst up as the animatronics play and dance on the stage. And Freddy subtly looked as he danced, and Saphira noticed the way danced seem similar to Freddie Mercury.
She began to dance to the music at this point, and she was surprised to see Monty, Roxy and Bonnie stepping onto platforms that raised them up slightly, she did not know they could do that. She never actually asked. Freddy finally spotted Saphira, her outfit and hairstyle made it harder, but he found her on the balcony dancing the music. He nearly lost concentration seeing her in a different outfit, he did not know why, but he kept his composure as he walked to the center of the stage, looking out over at the audience and taking the microphone off the stand to begin singing.
"I can be your superstar!
We're electric charged tonight,
Like the amp on our guitars!
And sparks are really starting to fly!"
Oh yeah! That hits so well and Saphira waved her arms in the air as she danced to the music, ignoring the other guests on the balcony who were gathering and dancing along to the music and singing from Freddy and the other animatronics.
"Welcome all superstars, oh do come on inside,
Our song lacked soul, but you played the part
For so long, we've been longing to find.
You got me feelin' awful hungry for love,
I promise I'm not gonna bite!
And despite our claws, and our shiny jaws,
You can bring out our acoustic side.
Oh, look who I see it's all our brand-new friends,
Already to join in our party time,
With cake, pizza and balloons, stepping in with our tune,
Time to bring down the house over and over again!"
I definitely do not regret seeing the show now! This is amazing!
"Come make new friends tonight!
Then you can grab a bite,
With Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Monty,
Last but not least Roxy and Captain Foxy,
The party was over, but you're gonna throw it again!
Let's throw it over and over and over again!
It's our show and you know that it won't ever end!
Cause the party isn't over for you!"
Freddy felt more encouraged to dance as seeing Saphira enjoying the party made him extremely happy. He did hope she would see the show again Saturday, although he knew she did not have to. But Saphira planned on seeing it more than once of course, this party was so fun.
"The pizzaplex is full of fun,
While you're here, you're the number one!
We strive to make you smile and laugh,
With bowling, racing and Fazerblast,
Oh, the fun just never ends til you drop!
Drink Fizzy Faz for energy,
While Foxy takes you out to sea,
The stories he has will make your mind go super wild!
Nevermind, allow us to bring you back to the floor,
Where we all have just one chore,
To make you the number one super star
Who will rock until the end!
After all it was you who lit a spark in our hearts,
And now the party is starting all over again!"
Saphira dropped her arms as they were getting tired from waving them so much, but she was still dancing to the music. It was too bad she could not run down and hug Freddy for such a good job afterwards. She felt like doing that if she was honest.
"Come make new friends tonight!
Then you can grab a bite,
With Freddy, Chica, Bonnie, Monty,
Last but not least Roxy and Captain Foxy,
The party was over, but you're gonna throw it again!
Let's throw it over and over and over again!
It's our show and you know that it won't ever end!
Cause the party isn't over for you!"
The crowd cheers loudly as the gang continue to play the music for a little longer, Freddy continued to dance and spin on the stage until they hit the tune a little harder and stop suddenly, raising their fists and an explosion of party confette and smoke explode from the floor. The crowd cheers loudly and Saphira found herself jumping and clapping. She saw Freddy glance at her before the lift began to go down and she waved at him with a wink and a thumbs up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, thanks for participating in tonight's show. We hope you have had a wonderful time! Please enjoy the rest of the night at our many attractions or a meal at one of our fantastic restaurants. Have an awesome night!"
Saphira realized she was feeling very thirsty and warm after that adrenaline rush. She hoped water was at least free for employees, but she did bring her water bottle. So she made her way downstairs and carefully through the crowds to get to her office. There were a lot of people who were going to leave now that the show was over, but lots of people were going to stay as well. Saphira entered her room and she smiled as the air was a little cooler in her and she tugged at her shirt to wave it a little to help cool herself down. She opened her mini fridge to pull out her bottle to drink. She gazed at the monitors curiously, in the Parts and Service she saw the animatronics were dancing and cheering, it seemed like they were extremely happy about tonight and Cliff, Mason and Marian were doing their best to calm them down to begin routine maintenance. Daisy, Jack and Dave were preparing the cylinder, although she noticed some bot parts on a table, but for the moment she thought nothing of it. This show meant a lot to the bots it seemed. She did wonder if they got to sing other songs too. And she did not mean Happy Birthday or any Christmas and Halloween songs. She shrugged and she decided to change into her security uniform now, even though she had thirty minutes to go. She folded her clothes to put them away and pulled her hair back into a ponytail, she had considered leaving the waterfall braid, but it would not be ideal given her position.
She put on her Fazwatch before taking a seat. "How was the party Saphira?" Darren's voice spoke through the Fazwatch. "It really is big, loud and fun isn't it? I always find myself dancing to it, even though I have heard it so many times."
"It was a lot of fun. I definitely had a good time, now I am just cooling down and having a cold drink of water." She sipped some water and smiled. "Is BBQ Gator open to staff after midnight?"
"Of course, you were told night staff got food complimentary after midnight, that includes BBQ Gator and Captain Foxy's Wharf, and when the new restaurants open above the lobby as well. The atrium is going to get a couple more additions soon too by the way." Saphira raised an eyebrow as that sounded exciting. "Bonnie Gelato, or something along that line, Chica Coaster…" Coaster? Seriously? "It won't be an actual coaster, don't worry! It will be just a cool slide that's all. One that might scare a few people of course. Then we have the new Freddy karaoke and homemade soda bar. Yeah, we have been creating sodas specifically for the facility, but we are only going to have them available in one place. It will also have snacks there too."
"Sounds quite interesting actually…" Saphira definitely thought it was going to be exciting. She knew most of the attractions had elevators to get there, so they were technically not part of the atrium. "Well, I imagine it will take sometime to build."
"Yeah, Cliff hasn't finalized anything with them yet, but he will give a thumbs up soon I am sure. So it is not actually official yet. I think the gelato place will be a go though, it'll be added onto Bonnie Bowling if he approves it." That made sense, it would encourage people to actually go to the bowling alley while eating a nice bowl of ice-cream or gelato as well. "Anyway, I have to deal with a few problematic guests…"
"Oh…will I have to deal with them in…" She glanced at the time on her watch. "Twenty minutes?"
"No, no, you won't need to. These people are just the usual, annoying guests we deal with daily. You are lucky you get to kick them out and not try to resolve it with compromises. Anyway, I hope you have a good night Saphira. It will be busy, busy until midnight. It probably will make maintenance seem like a casual walk in the park."
Saphira giggled and she could not help but agree with that description. "Yeah, I am already looking forward to it. It's too bad I can't get a nice, stiff drink after midnight. But I definitely am already looking forward to it."
Darren chuckled at her in response. "Alright, I better go. I'll either see you on your next shift, or if you are scratched by another Karen. Have a good night."
Saphira sighed deeply with a smile. She wondered how anyone could go missing in this place with such nice people? She glanced at the monitors to look at Parts and Service, Bonnie was currently going through the routine first with Cliff and Marian checking him over. Daisy, Jack and Mason were also starting the checks by moving the animatronic joints to make sure they were not stiff. Only Dave was sitting away working on something. He had a frown on his frown like he was frustrated with what he was working on. Saphira did think he could be responsible for what happened with the disappearances and the bots, it could just be a coincidence. But it was hard for her to ignore. She definitely was going to keep a closer eye on him. If getting rid of him stopped the disappearances, she hoped that it will make working here for everyone easier. Still, she did not know if everybody knew about the disappearances and it was only just a few. After all, the managers would need to know, and Mr Miller.
She shakes her head and relaxed in her chair, watching the monitors quietly. She was not on duty right now, so she could do nothing until she clocked on. If there were any issues right now, that was up to the day security to deal with. She pulled out her phone to listen to music and check her Instagram. She didn't have Facebook as she had no real friends outside of the pizzaplex, but she did have a little bit of a social media base. It was not great, but she followed a lot of people on Instagram so that was fine. She hummed the theme song of the pizzaplex to herself until the time ticks over and she clocks in.
Time for another three hours of dealing with shitty, annoying people. At least I can spend the rest of the night with the animatronics.
Saphira straightened herself to go through the cameras to find any troublemakers, and oh boy, there was a lot. She hummed to herself, she would need to deal with the worst troublemakers first before dealing with anyone else. That was a difficult task in itself. However, the Shy Foxette seemed to be the first place to go. There were a few men throwing punches at each other, and that was a big no-no. Saphira rolled her eyes and stood up, fixing up her outfit to go and deal with them. She hoped the hours would pass quickly so she could be in Parts and Service helping with the routine maintenance. Plus, she wanted to tell the animatronics how much she enjoyed the show and that she had a lot of fun. She knew Freddy himself would be thrilled to hear that. Though as she had seen that he saw her on the balcony, she knew he already knew that. But hearing it was another story of course. But for now, Saphira walked out of her office to deal with angry, annoying guests for the first part of her night.
