Fritz Smith was everything you would want in a young entrepreneur, attractive, charismatic and with a good business savvy. He had this kind of smile that would get you to buy into any kind of crazy schemes or ventures he wanted to explore. His always well styled blonde hair matched well with his purple always felt it gave him a regal kind of energy. Made him seem much more rich than he actually was.

Speaking of which.

Things were not going great for young Mr. Smith. The investors of his latest idea were not especially happy with him. Who could have guessed that a 50's style carhop diner wouldn't be a runaway success in the year 2023 ? He had been banking on the aging population for that one, but turns out this was a rather bad business model.

The diner closed within three months of its opening, Fritz deciding to close it down before losing too much money on this project. It was pretty obvious it wasn't going to turn around anytime soon, but he wanted to have enough financial room to kickstart his next idea. This one would need to be a surefire idea. He needed to extend his net, but he didn't want to commit to a project that wasn't grabbing at his interest either.

When he had first heard that the local Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria was opening back up under new management, he saw it as a setback, since whatever he could come up with wouldn't really be able to compete. Then, one week later, the said Pizzeria burned down to the ground mysteriously. Fritz saw an opportunity.

Now he was on the phone with his business partner Steven, who was not as amused by the concept of his plan than he was.

'' You want to WHAT ?! ''

'' Come on man ! It had just opened back up, the momentum is on our side and the franchise costs are at an all time low ! If there's any time to make money with this, it's now dude. ''

'' You are aware that there are a looooooot of reasons why they are at an all time low ? We do not want to be associated with this Smith, it's bad for our own image. ''

'' Or…or…just throwing this out there, we could be the ones who rehabilitated their image. It would look great, the kids would love us ! ''

'' And the parents would absolutely loathe us… '' Fritz could hear him sigh over the phone '' Look, I know you weren't there in the 80's obviously but the locals were. I'm sure they're more than happy to let this place rest. ''

'' I respect your opinion on this Steve I really do, but by the end of that week, there were like a few hundred people coming in each day. There's a demand on the market here. ''

'' Fine, do whatever you want, but I'll let you know this… If you are coming through with this, I'll help you finance the rebuilding process, but that's all. I do not want anything to do with this place at all. I would rather have my name be associated with a potty company than them honestly. Maybe even with cryptocurrency. ''

'' Now that you mention it- ''

'' NO ! I've told you before, and I'm telling you now. We're not starting our own cryptocurrency, end of the line ! ''

'' Fine, fine, I'll shelve that idea for later. Maybe if this Fazbear business works out, I could tie all this up together. '' Fritz pondered to himself, the pieces starting to come together in his mind, giving him an excited and giddy grin. This was the kind of thrill before a new project that he hadn't felt in a long time.

'' If you want to make a clown of yourself in public Smith, go ahead, I just want my name nowhere near it. ''

'' Well, if you're gonna finance this thing, you're gonna have to sign the bill, yeah ? ''

'' I'll just put it in Daniel's name. He loves this kind of robotic stuff, so I'm sure he won't mind. " Daniel was Steven's own partner. Fritz had never really…asked about the exact nature of their relationship, but he didn't really care enough to ask. As long as the money was coming in, he really didn't have any care in the world what Steven was getting up to on his end.

It was rather rare they got to have even this much of a conversation over the phone actually, they were usually pretty one-sided. With Fritz pitching his idea for around 95% of it and Steven's only words either or not he approved of the project by the end. Then the next day, they would meet over coffee and they would have a much more in-depth conversation. He had never seen him this adamant, so he had a slight feeling this wouldn't be happening this time.

'' Thanks, I appreciate it dude ! I swear, by the time this catches on, I'll return this investment to you. Ten times maybe even ! ''

'' Don't get like that, you always get in over your head when you do. Keep the money, when the lawsuits start showing up you'll need them that's for certain. ''

That last bit did catch Fritz's attention, his friend's voice had been more somber and less annoyed than he had been since the start of it. He couldn't always tell very well what he was thinking, the reverse was also probably true, but he could tell when Steven had his head elsewhere.

'' You know me Steve. I can handle lawsuits, a little kid scrapes his knee in the ballpit ? A few good thousands out of court should do it. There's nothing for you to worry about man. ''

'' That's exactly the kind of attitude that'll get you into trouble. Like it has everyone before. Okay, I'll give you the files you need by Monday so you can read up on everything. Just so I'll be able to tell you that I told you so by the time this all blows up in your face in some spectacular fashion. ''

'' Always appreciate your words of confidence, it really means a lot. ''

'' You may be really stupid, but this is at least the least I can do to repay the favor. I'll assume this is more than enough to be considered that debt paid ? ''

'' Oh yeah, absolutely. Trust me, just this once, I will make this work. This isn't for laughs. '' Fritz was extremely serious about that. He might have some pretty goofy ideas about what he wants to do, but he's dedicated to seeing these projects through and right now, in his head. There was nothing more important than rebuilding this pizza place from the grounds up and really making it a core of the community.

'' Okay, if you're not already in trouble by Monday. I'll see you there. Daniel's calling me. Got to go. ''

'' See you Steverino ! '' Fritz just had to do the finger guns and wink shtick even over the phone. Even miles away, Steven Wilson cringed hard just knowing for a fact that he did that. He hung up without an answer to that, making Fritz chuckle quite a bit. His straight man deal was making it fun to play around with.

He put his cellphone back into the pocket of his suit as he looked at himself in a mirror. He could picture it, behind him. Children smiling and playing, arcades playing, animatronics on entertainment. He could even smell the cheese already. That is what this was all about. And Fritz Smith would do everything in his power to make that image a reality, no matter the expense !

Nothing could possibly go wrong.

More of an introduction to the premise chapter ! Think of it as a prologue. I will say it right out of the gate, this is an AU. Do not expect strong continuity here, just a fun idea I had for something that could be interesting with the characters the series has and like you have seen, give... out of the box characterizations to some unexplored ones like our pal Fritz here. No matter what the real answers about him, so I hope you will all be willing to follow me along a bit on this one as a mix and match pieces of lore in this story. This will be even more obvious in the second chapter.

Thank you for your time.