Emily's POV:

I yawn as I stretch my arms, I open my eyes. What happened last night starts coming back to me as I get up from the chair. Looking over at the bed I see Evan still fast asleep, hopefully this will make him less tired today. His body still looks exhausted, but less than usual. The guilt of not finding out about this sooner is painful. In hindsight it should have been obvious that something was off about his sleep patterns at night.

I decided to let him sleep in for now. He is due to start school tomorrow, it is best if he starts to catch up on his sleep now. I take a deep breath as I go back to my room to get dressed. I'll have to tell mom and dad about this, they have a right to know. They should be able to help Evan get back on a normal sleep schedule. It is better they know in advance, so they don't freak out in front of Evan.

I make my way downstairs where I see Leo and Mia eating pancakes, and mom and dad in the kitchen. I greet them with a smile and a wave while making my way to them.

"Hi honey! We have pancakes for you and Evan on the table. By the way, is he up yet?" I carefully think of how I am going to tell them; I can see by their worried looks that they know something is up.

"There is something I need to talk to you about." I see dad gesture over to Leo to take Mia out of the room. He nods and does so, taking her upstairs. After a minute he comes down again and sits at the table, ready to take in every word I say.

"What's going on honey?" dad says gently.

"Evan's been staying up at nights, because he is having nightmares." Mom's eyebrows go wide as she takes in what I just said. Dad meanwhile looks just as concerned as mom, as they wait for me to continue.

"I went downstairs to get a glass of water around 2:30 last night. When I went back up I saw a flashlight beam in the hall. Turns out Evan was up, and when I questioned him he told me he was worried about something from his nightmares coming to get him."

"Wait he was up at 2:30 at night!" Everyone in the room turns to look at Leo. He looks shocked in disbelief as he stands up. I just hope he doesn't accidentally wake Evan.

"It was only for last night, right?" Dad asks with hope in his eyes, that what he suspects isn't true. They already expect what I am about to say, they see how tired Evan is during the day.

"He has been doing it long before we adopted him." I say with a sigh. Leo is pacing, while being inconsolable. Mom is in similar shape as she ponders how she didn't notice; dad meanwhile sits down shocked at the realization of what's happening. We are all thinking the same thing, how much longer would Evan have stayed up if I didn't find out. If Evan doesn't sleep at all during the night, then his health could be deteriorating quickly. It will also be harder to get his body to sleep through the nights. But regardless we have to be ready as a family to handle this.

I tell mom that I am going back upstairs to be with Evan when he wakes up. He might think I left him during the night if he wakes up and doesn't see me there, and I can't bear that thought. Mom agrees and tells me that when Evan is ready, to bring him to her and dad so they can ask him about it. I go up the stairs to Evan's room slowly opening it. Thankfully Evan is sound asleep, I sit back in the chair and take out my phone. Twenty minutes later Evan wakes up and looks around with surprise. It's as if he didn't expect to wake up at all, at least not to things being this peaceful.

Evan asks me if anything tried to get in the room, I tell him that nothing did. He looks at me confused but also relieved at the same time. I help him get ready for the day and tell him that mom and dad want to talk to him.

"They know now about my nightmares. Don't they?"

"Yes, I had to tell them. Don't worry they are not mad or anything, they just want to help with your nightmares." The only people they are mad at are themselves, for letting this happen. I've seen the pain behind their faces, and I share the same pain as well. Evan nods and we start making our way downstairs. Evan is walking slowly; I can tell he is nervous. I give him a reassuring smile that everything is going to be alright. Mom and dad wave at us from the kitchen, Leo has already left to take Mia to school. I'll be leaving soon as well, so I won't be around for the conversation, but I know everything is going to be fine.

Evan's POV:

I look at Olivia and Liam nervously. They won't believe me; I know they won't. Before I got bi- before my birthday I still had nightmares. They were still terrifying and unlike any nightmare I ever had before, but I knew they couldn't harm me. But after my birthday that all changed when I was in the hospital. Even though Fredbear told me that I was in a coma, I still had dreams. Yet the nightmares felt more real, Fredbear told me that they have gotten more powerful. I knew that I couldn't let them get me! Luckily, I managed to make it all five nights, but I still didn't wake up. Fredbear told me that my body was too damaged to survive. I am just happy that Fredbear managed to save me. If no one believed me about my nightmares before, I know they won't now.

"Hi sweetie, Emily told us what was wrong. Do you want to tell us what kind of nightmares you have?"

"Nightmares." They look at me confused for a minute, but they quickly shake it off and continue.

"Yes, we know you have nightmares, but can you tell us what they're like?" I realize that outside of Michael and daddy, no one other than me and Fredbear would know what I mean by Nightmare. After repeatedly pleading with them for help, they learned all about my nightmares. I have grown so accustomed to Michael and daddy knowing what it means that I forgot that Olivia and Liam wouldn't.

"There- twisted and animalistic version of the Freddy Fazbear animatronics. They liked to come to my door every night to mentally torture me." their eyes widened. Olivia kneels down to me and places a hand on my head.

"It's only a game buddy. Don't worry we are always going to be here to protect you." A game? The animatronics are part of a chain of restaurants not a video game. If this world is somehow still connected to mine, then maybe daddy's company made a game based on the franchise. I wouldn't doubt it with how popular it is, they already made a tv show with the characters.

"For now, we will remove all the Fnaf decorations in your room, at least until you're comfortable. Does that sound good?" I knew they would think its only in my imagination. But at least I won't have to sleep with the constant reminders of them. But I can't give up, they have to know that they are real!

"But they're really there! They haven't come in a while, but I swear." They both look at me with empathy.

"We know that it's going to be hard buddy, but we will help you. We can even stay with you until you fall asleep at night, at least until you get adjusted." I nod, I can tell that they care about me. I doubt they will believe me about the Nightmares anytime soon, but this is far better than I could have hoped for.

Liam's POV:

I was iffy about how we decorated the room. The reaction Evan had when he entered was the first thing that planted doubts in my mind. The way he looked at the posters and the bedsheets, I could see his uneasiness about them. I was going to say something about it, but I dropped the thought just assuming that he was just nervous with the sudden change. But after hearing what Emily said, my mind instantly went back to that moment.

Now having this knowledge, I am glad that Olivia had the idea of temporarily removing all the decorations. For now, we gave them to Mia, she was overjoyed to have them. The bedsheets in Evan's room are now just simple blue. Hopefully that will make nighttime easier for him. I know that it will probably take a while for us to break his habit, but we are now on the right track.

One thing that confuses me, however, is that if Evan is scared of the Five Nights at Freddy's characters, why does he keep a plushie of one with him. Instead of having the same uneasy reaction, it seems to be one of the only consistent sources of comfort for him. Maybe it's because it's designed to be more kid friendly. Regardless, we have to make sure that Evan gets a goodnight sleep tonight. He is starting school tomorrow, and it would be horrible if he felt tired during the day.

Fredbears POV:

Everything about this perplexes me, there should be no presence of our world here. Yet, there are posters with the animatronics on it. Maybe I was wrong about this being a different world, maybe we just went forward in time. But this theory is disproven purely by the fact I can't feel that he has ever existed here. But there is a slight hint of their presence here, but it feels different. I will have to be observant to determine what happened, and if there is any real danger. One thing is for certain though, I can't let HIS actions get to Evan, he must be as far away from it as possible.

Author's Notes:

Olivia and Liam have learned about the Nightmares, but they don't understand the full extent of them. Evan meanwhile will be starting school in this new world, how will his fist day go, and will Fredbear learn what is going on?