Saphira found herself deciding on skipping her therapy session today. She called her therapist and told her that she had a new job and that she would not able to attend the session today. Her therapist thankfully understood and Saphira was able to miss the session. It was the first time she has ever done that, and it felt strange. But she really did not know how she was going to talk to her therapist about feelings that have risen due to Fazbear Horror And Pizzeria Attraction. It would not end well, most likely.
Saphira was actually able to sleep well, which was a surprise to her. She had expected to struggle to sleep, but she slept well enough and woke up feeling refreshed. Well, mostly. Her body was still sore and stiff, and she had to try and do some exercise for her arm since it was still sore. She was glad Bonnie was able to help her with that.
About two hours before her shift starts, Saphira was in her room finishing up some of her schoolwork. She was able to get some study in and hand in a couple assignments. Though she did wonder if it was worth completing it. She would get a High School Diploma, but she wouldn't be going to college. But she wanted to at least achieve one thing in her life, so she was going to complete school. She only had a few more subjects to complete and pass before she would graduate.
Once she was done, Saphira grabbed one of her sketchbooks and began to just doodle at first until she actually began to draw the animatronics. She drew Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy first, and she drew them exceptionally well. She was pretty good at her art, even though her mother almost fainted when Alana saw a picture of a succubus and fallen angel holding skulls and knives in one of Saphira's sketchbooks.
She was drawn to that kind of style, but she was now drawing the animatronics. She drew the toy animatronics next, and drew the stages that they were on too. Even Golden Bonnie in her chair with a book on her hands, and made sure that they had smiles on their faces. Saphira found herself enjoying it as she drew the animatronics. However, after she finished drawing the phantom animatronics and Fredbear, she paused when it came to Springtrap.
She grabbed an empty sketchbook to draw him. And as she sketched him, Saphira found herself rather fascinated. As she drew his body, the seemingly rough textures on the grungy, green skin were somehow intriguing. The fake broken holes in his body with wiring hanging out, and what looked like fake veins inside the holes might make him look like he was pulled out of an abandoned building, but she knew that it wasn't the case.
His silver eyes always seemed to draw her in. He was the only animatronic who had the strangest eye color. But it was also the most unique eye color out of all the animatronics. She managed to draw every part of his likeness and she was happy with how her drawing came out. She couldn't help but pause to stare at the drawing.
She knew that both she and Springtrap were likely drawn to each other out of loneliness when she was child. But now? He was pushing her away because he still cared for her. And he was pushing her away probably because he didn't want her to just be his friend and leave again. She could tell that was the case. She rubbed he hand over the drawing gently with a smile and glanced at the time.
She saw she had an hour and a half, so she began getting herself ready for her shift and packed the sketchbook in her bag. She glanced towards the bookshelf where she kept the photo album of her photos she had taken at the attraction. She walked over to it and smiled as it was dusty from sitting for a long time. Next to it was the scrapbook she had made with the same copies of the photos, but she had been creative with them.
She pulled the scrapbook put and blew the dust off it, wiping the cover with her hand. She smiled as she saw the big, golden letters she had glued on the front of the book, My Adventures with My Best Friends. Saphira rubbed the cover gently and put the book into the bag. She didn't know if she will have time for reminiscing, but she would find out.
Once she was in her uniform again, Saphira grabbed her keys, placed the bag over her shoulders and grabbed a red apple to eat on the way to the attraction. Her parents didn't come out to wish her a good night since they were in their room watching TV, but she didn't really care. After all, they were singing to Roxy an hour ago and they probably felt like they had enough.
She drove her Corolla to the attraction, not knowing how the third shift was going to go. She didn't know if things would turn to violence and death again, or she would have a much calmer night. She hoped for a calm night. She didn't know if Springtrap will even try to scare her again.
When she arrived, Saphira saw it was busier than the first two nights. That wasn't a surprise as people usually get paid in the middle of the week. She guessed that the other employees would end up staying longer to clean the attraction, and that was fine. That meant she didn't need to walk around the building so soon.
She walked into through the back door and she stopped when she heard the sound of an angry voice from the office. Mike was on the phone, it seemed. She didn't move as she listened in. "I know! The animatronics have not got rid of her yet. I know, sir. They will, you that they will…yes, yes she will detain the floor by the end of the week…well, I think her friendship with the animatronics that she had as a kid might cause them some pause…Mister Afton, I assure you that the girl will be dealt with. Every night guard ends up the same way. You don't need to worry…alright, you have a nice night...I'll come around to see how they're progressing. Bye."
Saphira felt shivers down her spine. While she wasn't worried or afraid of death, knowing that someone out there was waiting for her to be killed was disturbing. At least she knew the last name of W.A. She now understood why Bonnie was afraid of what Mike would do. Things were already starting to crack, it would seem.
Saphira waited a few minutes before she walked towards the office entrance with a yawn. Mike looked up from his desk and smiled at her. "I see the first two nights have impacted your sleep, Saphira. I hope you don't end up falling asleep on the job."
She gave him a small smile and shrugged as she placed her bag on the shelf. "Nah, I am just adjusting the new sleep schedule. And I woke up with extremely stiff, sore muscles…" She stretched with a groan and grabbed her time card to clock in. "I am not sure why or how though." Mike said nothing as she took a seat at her desk. "So…how was your day?"
Mike sighed in frustration. "Long…as usual. There was an incident with a couple kids and adults slipping on water that leaked from a pipe and have had to fill out a bunch of reports. It has been pretty annoying."
"Ah, right. And I imagine you also needed to contact a plumber to come and fix it too." He nodded without looking at her. "Sounds like a long day. Hopefully you get to go home soon."
The man sighed with a smile. "Yes…a little more work and I am done. And before I forget…" He opened a cardboard box that was sitting on the desk and pulled out two items. "We received samples of the limited edition Springtrap range. I figured you would want your sample."
Saphira widened her eyes excitedly when she saw the plush and snow globe. She took both of them happily. "Thank you, Mike. I love them!"
Mike chuckled softly. "I am glad that you do. I am glad that they sell when they come out. Too bad they would not sell if they were part of the regular merchandise."
Saphira agreed. She was really happy with the. The Springtrap plush was a largish plush, almost the size of a baby doll, and while the plush had big, silver eyes to make it look cute rather than scary, everything else about it was pretty accurate. The snow globe though was what Saphira loved the most. The globe itself was big with the stand of the globe being covered in gold glitter. Inside the orb of the globe was Springtrap with a smile on his face. He is holding a present and there is a bright, red scarf around d the neck with him waving. It was rather lovely.
"I think the snow globe is beautiful," Saphira said as she shakes it and watched the fake snow fall around the Springtrap figure. "I think this will be a winner."
"I hope so, they weren't cheap to have made." Mike typed something on the computer. "The last employee should be gone just before twelve. The rest of the week will be busy, so you'll have to keep an eye on them." Saphira nodded affirmatively. "At least you have been enjoying your job. I guess you probably go around and chat to the animatronics."
She glanced at him curiously as she wondered why he said that. "I guess I do. It's hard not to say something, I suppose. But it's normally just a hello, really."
Mike nodded with a thoughtful hum. "Sounds like what I do." He hit entered and stretched out his arms before standing as he put his computer into sleep mode. "I am out of here." He turned to Saphira with a smile. "I trust you will have a pleasant night." He turned to walk out of the office. "I'll see you tomorrow."
Saphira just nodded as the man gathered his things and walked out of the office. She didn't really know how to feel about Mike anymore, especially after what she had just heard from him. She knew she did not hear the entire conversation that Mike was having, but she caught enough to understand what it was about.
Saphira glanced at his filing cabinet again, wondering if she should go through it again. But she decided against it. She already found some things she had wanted to find in there anyway, so it was best to just be satisfied with that for the time being. She looked at the computer to go through the cameras casually, smiling as she saw the happy faces of the customers around the attraction. It was really nice to see.
She paused only when she saw Springtrap as she looked at the Haunted Classroom area. She widened her eyes when she saw that Springtrap was performing something, a few of the kids ran from him and the others would follow when he would move towards them. Only one stayed and seemed to mock Springtrap, or maybe the other kids before they fled as well. She placed her hand on the side of the monitor, wishing she could charge in and shove the kids, and make them feel sorry for what they had been doing. But she knew she could not. She'd lose her job real quick.
And I don't want to do that. I can't help the animatronics if I am not here. Plus…even if I left, I'd probably come back anyway.
Saphira looked away from the computer and grabbed her scrapbook out of her bag. She held it in her hand and stared at the cover. It has been so many years since she has opened it and looked through it. She had her mother buy her this book to become her scrapbook with copies of the photos that had been taken while she came to the attraction as a kid. She was glad she never threw them out, and she was glad her mother never did either.
She was a little nervous about opening the book as remembering those times might turn from happiness to sadness. Especially with what she knew now. But she brought the book with her as she wanted to go through the pages and reminisce through her childhood. After all, every good thing that has happened to her was captured in this book and the photo album in her room. Saphira rubbed the cover gently before she decided to open the first page.
She smiled as she saw the first page had bold writing with blue and yellow letters with the words My Adventure Begins. Saphira remembered drawing this. She was six and she had just aced spelling in her class at the time. So writing was exciting for her at the time. She turned the page and looked to the left page first, see four images of her when she was just two. The first two images on the left were a picture of her and her parents with Fredbear. Her expression softened as she saw the big, yellow animatronic smiling and waving at the camera in the first image, and the second was just her sitting on a cushion with Fredbear standing next to her.
The third image was again with her parents and herself on a different day. This time it was with Freddy, Bonnie and Chica. Saphira could see that even at two-years-old, she looked incredibly happy to be with the animatronics. The fourth image was her wearing a pirate hat and Foxy smiling at the camera while holding up his hook to show it off. She knew she did not remember those moments, but she was happy that these images were captured.
The next page was of her when she turned three, and she had a birthday party at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with six pictures on the two pages, and doodles of the animatronic faces. She was wearing one of those party hats in a private room with Bonnie also wearing a hat, and he stood by the table with his guitar. Saphira could just barely remember him playing Happy Birthday at that age. Her parents could not afford all five animatronics to be a part of her celebration, but they could afford Bonnie.
The second image on the left side was an image of Saphira sitting on the floor, surrounded by presents, and Bonnie was sitting on the floor beside her. He was holding a toy. It was a Freddy plushie…one that Saphira still had somewhere in her room, though it has seen much better days. The photo showed her toddler self looking at Bonnie with arms out wide and a big smile as he smiled back at her. She ran her hand over the image as it said a million words.
And the third image was an image of Saphira in a highchair with a smash cake piece on the table, her cheeks covered in frosting and Bonnie kneeling by the highchair, and with cake over his face as she had smothered his face with the cake at that age. She did not remember that, but she could imagine Bonnie feeling shocked that a toddler would do that to him.
She felt tears in her eyes and slammed the book shut. She didn't even get far into the scrapbook before she got emotional. While these weren't all the pictures that had been taken of her when she was a toddler, these ones meant the most to her. Even as a child. They still did. They have been important to her for years, even in the ten years of her absence. She might not have thought of them all time, but she did from time to time and wished to return.
Maybe I should have walked to the attraction after school when I was able to…no…actually, I couldn't. Not after what they did.
She placed the book on the desk and grabbed out a packet of chips to nibble on, deciding to try and pass the time some other way aside from just looking through her scrapbook. She was actually more interesting in just walking around the attraction and checking up on everyone. But she had to wait. The customers left the attraction by ten thirty and the place was quiet, aside from the employees who were still cleaning.
So she grabbed her sketchbook draw some more. She ended up sketching Springtrap again on a sideway standing with a smile on his face. She enjoyed this actually. And she began to sketch the animatronic sitting on a chair with a proud expression on his face in a slightly slumped position. She did not know why, but she suddenly felt fascinated about him. And drawing him seemed to bring that out of her. She was happy about that regardless.
And as Mike predicted, they finally left by quarter to twelve. Once they were all gone, Saphira put her sketchbook down and grabbed her flashlight and made her way to the loading dock first, as it was one of her first stops. She already checked the back door, now she simply had to check the other doors that she needed to before checking in on the animatronics.
After checking on the loading dock door and side kitchen door, Saphira made her way into the main dining room to head towards the front door. She glanced towards the stage, and she was surprised when she saw the curtain at Pirate Cove was closed with movement behind it. Freddy, Bonnie and Chica were not on stage, so she guessed Foxy was on his stage. But it was strange and she thought there was maybe a person hiding there.
"Alright, whoever is hiding behind the curtains, come out now!" Saphira said sternly with a frown. "The attraction is closed and you are trespassing. Come out immediately so I can let the police…" She widened her eyes when Foxy's head peered out from behind the curtain, followed by Mangle's head. "Oh…sorry, I thought you were somebody else…"
Foxy smiled at her while Mangle seemed flustered or embarrassed. "No worries, lass…Mangle and I were just…we were just spendin' some…quality time. But…uh…ye should not be here, Saphira. Ye were warned…"
Saphira ignored Foxy's concerns for a moment as she was curious. "Um…what do you mean by quality time?" She glanced between the two as the animatronics seemed stumped for words. It took a moment before Saphira suddenly felt embarrassed as she realized. "Oh…uh…" She smirked slightly and turned away from them. "I am sorry for interrupting you private time, Foxy and Mangle…" She felt herself almost burst into laughter from embarrassment. "I…don't need to know what you were doing now. But I did not think you would…well…know about…that…"
Mangle snickered lightly. "Sorry…we did not think you would…notice…"
Saphira did not respond as she walked towards the front doors. She did not know if Foxy and Mangle were being…intimate at that moment, but given they only had their faces out…and what she had learned by reading the blueprints and discovering they had the right equipment for that…the very idea made her very flustered at the very thought of that.
Shaking it out of her head, she walked up to the front door to check and was happy to find that it was locked. She turned to head to Chica's Love chapel, stopping and feeling her nerves fill her when she saw Springtrap standing there. He had his glare on his face again and he was staring at her. Though his glare was not filled with hate. But rather frustration. He was frustrated that she was still here, and he wanted her to leave.
"What is it going to take for you to leave?" He growled as he took steps towards her, making her tense some more. "I have told you, Foxy has, Bonnie has and even Fredbear wants you to leave…why do you not listen? You claim it is to help us…"
"It is."
"Don't interrupt me!" Springtrap breathed in deeply and stepped closer to her again as she pressed her back against the glass door behind her. "You can't help us. I don't care if you have some stupid idea that you think will help…" She glanced down as she listened to him as he got closer to her. "You will still lose your life by staying. Don't you understand?"
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "If it means that I have done something to ease…the type of life that you live…then so be it."
The animatronic's expression softened almost immediately. As she just admitted that she would die so that they could be happier, it was not what he expected. Nor was it what he wanted. He frowned again at her, but his act was faltering and Saphira could see it. "Do you not realize if you do, we will be left with that over our heads? You have come back, and we have learned the reason why could not come back. I will accept your alibi, as your scar is not something you can fake. Not that big of a scar…" She nodded in agreement. "But…if you die because of us…" He glanced away from her before he looked back. "No…I will not allow it!" He glared into her eyes as he was just inches away from her and Saphira could feel his hot breath on her skin. "I want you to live. You are seventeen, that means you have many years to live. Our lives belong inside this attraction, but yours is out there…"
Springtrap was cut off when there was a bang on the door. Saphira yelped and ducked away from Springtrap, turning around to see a man pressing up against the glass with an expression that made Saphira shiver. He had a bottle of beer in his hand and it was clear this man had been drinking, and he was drunk. But seemed eager to get inside the facility, and he did not seem to notice Springtrap standing in surprise in front of the door.
Saphira shuddered and turned away. "Ew…" She grimaced as she walked away. "Springtrap…you have no say on how my life is at the moment. You and I haven't exactly sat down and had a proper talk. All you have done…"
"I know!" Springtrap's voice cracked and she glanced over her shoulder at him in surprise. He had a sad expression on his face. "I know…I let my hurt and anger cloud my judgement. I should have stopped to realize that something had happened to you. But I was selfish. And can you blame me?"
She shook her head. "No…I was your best friend. And you were mine." Saphira continued to walk and made her way towards the Toy Plaza and she heard him following her. "You wanted to hang onto something that made you feel…special and alive for once. You wanted to not be forgotten…and unloved. I know how you feel, Springtrap…"
"I guess so…but now…" Springtrap grabbed her shoulder and spun her to have her face him, making her gasp in surprise and nervousness as she did not know what he would do. "I will do everything to make you leave. I do not want to be your friend, Saphira. Not anymore. It is time for you grow up and find a better life for yourself."
She narrowed her eyes at him and tried to push him away, though her hands slipped and she almost faceplants into his chest, making her yelp in iritation. "Do not tell me to do that! I keep hearing that every single week! I have been hearing that for the last…five years." She turned away from him and walked briskly away. "I have grown up! But my life has never been as good as it once was. You all were the best thing that ever happened to me…but you all seem to not care." She swallowed and glanced over her shoulder again as she opened the door to the hallway into the Toy Plaza. "If I leave…my life will end, regardless of how you feel. But…at least you'll be happy with your pretence of my life."
That made the animatronic stop and he watched as the doors close behind Saphira. She felt tears fall from her eyes and she wiped her cheeks furiously. She knew Springtrap had no idea what her parents have said to her in the past years. But it still made her angry whenever someone to grow up and get a life. She has been trying to. But she has always struggled to cope, even if she has done better in her schoolwork and mental health. But it never helped when her parents cared more about her getting a job than getting her own well being sorted.
She entered the Toy Plaza and saw that none of the toy animatronics were present. She knew where Mangle was, but that was about it. She figured to check on Golden Bonnie since she had her own little room. Though as she approached, she was stopped when she heard the sound of a metal pipe or screwdriver being dropped on the ground. It was just an echo, but she heard it.
She rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Real scary, guys…" She grumbled as she continued to walk. "I guess I'll just wait for you to jump out and scream at me to make me scared and run. Or whatever other plan you have to try and scare me into leaving." She huffed in annoyance. "I am afraid you will be stuck with me." There was no further sound for the moment, so she hoped that it was just something random that had fallen in the attraction. That would be the best case scenario.