Some Things Are Better Left Buried
By: Miss-DNL
Chapter 16: Noteworthy
It was two pm currently, the pizzeria had been open for several hours now, and head of security Gregor was sitting in his office. He sat looking at the security cameras, he'd already looked through the footage from the previous night. It'd been obvious by the lack of blood or stuffed suits that Kyle and Mike had made it out alright. That was relief for him, no need to pay Karen extra money. Now with two guards working the night shift there was a possibility of him having to pay for two cover ups. A thought which made his bank account cringe in fear. Three fifty for one body meant a grand total of seven hundred right from his bank. He figured the old owner either knew people who were or, at one point, had been rich.
During his shift, Gregor had also deleted all the saved recordings from the previous nights to further leave no evidence of what was going on. From what he'd seen it'd been a frightful night, he could hardly believe the coordination the animatronics had pulled off. Coordination that only happened after the Puppet had gotten loose. Perhaps he could run ideas by Clifton to get the music box to run throughout the night. Yes, that would work. If the music box didn't stop then the guards would only have to worry about the other six.
The guard set the tablet down, not much to keep watch on today. Clouds outside where heavy and dark, they were in for a mean storm tonight, as such the business was notably slower today. This was fine for the moment though, that gave him time to look over the workbook that Karen had dropped off. He looked over to the worn, old, small, notebook lying beside the office phone. Gregor picked it up, looking it over in his hands. It was just a typical black notebook, frayed at the edges and dog-eared at the top corner. Most notable thing was the name written on the front "Bernie Cawthon".
Gregor tumbled the name around in his head for a while when it had a familiar ring to it. He blinked once his recalled why that was, He was the previous head of security for Freddy Fazbear's. Name is different but Karen did mention her mother changed their names back to her maiden name.
That little question taken care of the current head of security began to look through the old pages in the notebook. At first he just flipped through them to get an idea if the contents were organized. Thankfully the sections on the animatronics were labeled. The notebook namely consisted of journal entries on how the night went. He noted that the last night entry was written in an anxious and fearful manner. The hand writing looking sloppier and more hastily written than in the previous ones. Last thing written was to make a recording for the then current night guard Mike Schmidt. Previous sentences made mentions of the animatronics looking at the cameras before twelve am as well as faintly hearing the Puppet's music box. Bernie made mention that it was impossible as the animatronic had been locked away. The man had apparently chalked it up to paranoia just before making note to leave the recorded message.
This must have been his last night before going "missing". Gregor thought to himself as he went back to reading what was written about the animatronics. He skipped over reading about toy Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica as they didn't have them. Aside from that what he glimpsed over said they basically acted the same. Instead he flipped to Foxy as the info he had on him was incomplete. What he found was that he needed to be watched vigilantly. He continued to read through, checking each animatronic, before coming to the section on Balloon Boy. Briefly Gregor considered skipping the animatronic but seeing that the boy robot actually had a section decided otherwise. Gregor frowned at the description of the animatronic's strange ability.
The last animatronic entry Gregor read was Puppet's. Hopefully there was something else that could keep the gift giver away, or at least deter it. Unfortunately, there was nothing other than the music box. Lights didn't deter it and masks didn't fool it.
"The message tonight is going to be notable…" Gregor muttered to himself just under his breath. He flipped through more of the notebook and paused at recounting of a golden bear animatronic that appeared at random. The animatronic was dubbed "Golden Freddy" and was more of a phantom than an actual animatronic. There was no explanation given by Bernie for the apparition's existence. Bernie himself hadn't seemed to have encountered the phantom himself other than glimpses.
As Gregor looked through the notebook more he began to read through the journal entries. The entries seemed to have begun after his run in with the animatronics himself. Occasionally Bernie made vague references to his coworkers. Gregor noted that at one point he mentioned "the two owners". This peaked the guard's interest, he recalled reading something about that…He rubbed his forehead trying to recall. Another unfulfilling restless night had once more left him tired. Gregor grumbled to himself about checking in on that again later.
Gregor bristled as a shrill animatronic shriek echoed in his mind. He sat up straight and glanced around, he settled some as he realized it was only in his mind. Gregor shook his head and focused back on the notebook. The more he read the more he realized that Bernie hardly ever referred to anyone else by name aside from his daughter Nataly, which he assumed was Karen's former first name. Occasionally he mentioned his wife, Marin, by name as well. Once or twice he mentioned the manager of the last Freddy's, Jones. One interesting incident caught Gregor's eye though, a scratched out name for another guard. After looking at the scribble he made out what looked to be a "D".
The guard only got a moment to ponder this when the office phone went off. Still eyeing the page Gregor answered the phone, "Hello, hello, this is Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria's security office."
"It's me Mike."
Gregor glanced at the phone he was holding and put down the notebook. He got the sense that trying to skim read more would be useless while talking to the night shift guard. Gregor tried to think of what the guard was calling about, to better prepare for the conversation, as he asked, "What's this call about? Did something happen last night?"
"Other than what you've probably seen? No not much." Mike answered dully.
"Then what's this call for?" Gregor asked as he turned to the tablet and flipped through the cameras.
"What's tonight's shift?"
The head of security was slightly surprised by the question but went along with it. He thought for a moment then recalled the guard scheduled for the night. Gregor answered as he checked in on the stage, "Tonight you'll be with another guard Harriet."
"Change it."
"What?" Gregor questioned in surprise.
"The weekends are even worse. I can't be stuck with someone who'll flip out, it'll just get us both killed." Mike explained sounding almost annoyed that he had to explain. He huffed, "And you need me alive. Keep me and Kyle on for the weekends. I'll give the other new guys a run down during the start of next week."
Gregor frowned at the demanding tone Mike was giving him, but didn't deny he had a good point. He tapped his finger on the desk, he was going to need to call Harriet and Leroy. That was going to be tedious. Gregor let out a rough sigh, "Very well. I'm assuming Kyle is aware of this?"
"She is." Mike answered.
"Good. I'll get the schedule straightened out." Glancing at the notebook Gregor went on, "I got the information about the animatronics in. Would it be better to tell you now or through a recording?"
"Now would be better. They'll be active immediately tonight."
"Alright, I guess you're already well acquainted the four main ones." Hearing an acknowledging grunt Gregor took that as a yes. "Other than the apparent wall crawling Mangle has a cry that draws in the others."
"Know that already, anything else?"
"Balloon Boy isn't harmless as I thought he was." Gregor went on to say.
"Knew it." Mike grunted before giving an unhappy grumble, "What does he do then?"
"He affects light sources, disabling their use. In other words, he keeps lights from being turned on if he gets close enough." Gregor explained as he continued to flip through the cameras. With not much going on there wasn't much to check on though.
"How close exactly does he need to be?" Mike asked, sounding more tense than before.
"From what I read, inside the office." Gregor answered. He arched a brow as he spotted a kid with the Chica cap come in with what looked to be two teenagers. Hadn't that been the kid who told him the Puppet was mad at him? When Mike spoke again Gregor turned his focus back to him.
"Figures," Mike muttered. "Anything else?"
"Yes, I'm afraid that flashlights and masks don't fool the Puppet." Gregor explained, eyes scanning what he saw on the tablet screen. He heard Mike utter a quiet "dammit". Gregor thought for a bit, wondering something, before deciding to check, "There's something I want to ask, do you know about Golden Freddy?"
There was a moment of silence before Mike answered with a tense stiffness, "Don't worry about that. I know how to deal with it. Just get the schedule adjusted, I'll handle the rest."
After that, Mike hung up leaving Gregor holding a disconnected phone. He looked at it for a moment before hanging it up. With a new task to be done Gregor got up from the desk, stretched his back a bit, and headed out of the office. The guard stalled for a moment when he heard a familiar voice speak up.
"It's the security guard!"
Gregor turned his head and spotted Ethan with the two teenagers he'd spotted from the security cameras. He looked down to the young boy, "So it is you from yesterday." He glanced about for his mother, "Where's your Mom?"
A huff from the teenage girl of the group brought the security guard's attention to her, "She's always working. Dad left so she's working double time for us. I'm babysitting." The apparent sibling grumbled, ignoring a whine of protest from Ethan.
"I'm not a baby…" He pouted with his arms crossed.
"Sure did a lot of whining about coming here for not being a baby…" Gregor caught the partial mumble from the elder sibling as she looked away. The guard looked from one sibling to another feeling silenced by the sudden family tension. This was not one of his specialties to deal with.
"Well it was boring at home and you wouldn't let me go outside!" Ethan snapped having caught his sister's words.
"That's because of the storm." His sister droned with a roll of her eyes. Gregor looked to her, she looked like a rather typical teen. One who would rather be on social media or hanging out with her friends than be stuck with a younger sibling. Speaking of rather being with friends Gregor suspected the other teenager was a friend or possibly boyfriend.
Ethan muttered something to himself in retort that Gregor didn't bother trying to pick up on. He had work to do. Gregor gave a nod, not to what had been said but just to signal his departure, "I've got work to do. Our manager isn't in so I've got a dual role to play. Fun Time Foxy should be telling a story soon if you're interested."
His words for Ethan of course, but he decided to leave out his name to avoid things getting odd. Gregor turned and left heading down the hall and into the main party room. He checked the room over briefly before heading to management's office. As he entered the back all Gregor stopped when he heard someone hurrying over to him. His initial thought was that something had happened, something needing his attention, but seeing the teenage boy Gregor began to think otherwise.
Author's Note: Hey guys! I've successfully gotten parts built up! Transitional day time chapter. Don't worry though this one is only two parts, so the next one will be the last part then onto night six! I'm eager to get to it. I'm hoping you all will enjoy what's about to go down. Also finally the name of the third guard! Originally I was going to have introduced back with Leroy, but I didn't want there to be repetitive interview scenes.
Also for those thinking they know what the "D" stands for, your likely close. However, it is a reference to the book. The character himself is different from the one in the book. If you want know how so, check out "Harmless Beginning". Not exactly necessary, more if you want to.
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