The Dead Shall Rest (Phantom Freddy X Reader)

Chapter 9: Elizabeth

When you get back home, your uncle is waiting for you in the living room, comfortably seated in one of his armchairs.

" - Uncle, why aren't you sleeping?!

- Don't worry, I woke up 5 minutes ago. I just couldn't let you come back home without anyone to welcome you.

- I- that's very kind of you.

- Alright! Now, it's time for the bedtime story.

- Oh, come on!

- No, I insist!

- Ugh, fine."

Once you lay down in bed, he comes into your room and sits on a chair near from you.

" - Alright, are you ready for the story?

- I am.

- Let's get started."

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Once upon a time lived a young man who had nothing special. Just someone you could meet in the streets without noticing him. However, that little guy had a dream. He heard that someone managed to make a wild bear dance in front of dozens of people. He was so amazed that he went to see the miracle with his own eyes. When the animal started his performance, the boy's eyes brightened. This is how his dream started. He wanted to be able to make animals dance the way the trainer was. He started studying robotics and after many years of testing all kinds of experiments, he finally created his first animatronics: a golden bear, Fredbear, in honor of the dancing bear and a golden rabbit, Spring Bonnie, that he created himself. He opened his first diner with his two robots and called the place "Fredbear's Family Diner". The restaurant throve immediately, which filled the man with joy. His pizzeria brought him so much income that he opened a sister location called "Circus Baby's Pizza World". That restaurant contained four animatronics: Funtime Freddy, Funtime Foxy, Ballora and Circus Baby, the mascot of the pizzeria.

That man had a wife and three kids by the time: two sons and a daughter. His daughter was his little treasure and he cherished her a bit more than her younger brother and way more than her older brother. However, their father knew that the machines he created were risky, especially Circus Baby. He was sometimes worried about the way she would hand out ice creams to kids. He felt like she wanted to grab them with her claw, which unsettled him. However, no accidents have ever occured when he started wondering about his robots' safety. In order to protect his daughter from any eventual injuries, he told her to never get too close from Circus Baby.

But the little girl didn't listen to her father. Circus Baby was her favorite animatronic and she would do anything to see her idol. One day, when her father wasn't looking, she entered Circus Baby's room. The giant robot was standing still, looking at her.

" - Hello, Circus Baby! The little girl said.

- Hello, Elizabeth! Do you like ice cream?

- Of course I do!

- Would you like me to give you an ice cream?

- Oh, yes, please!"

The machine opened her hatch and handed out an ice cream to the little girl. But as soon as she took it, the claw grabbed her and took her inside the animatronic. Alerted by the painful screams of his daughter, the father rushed into the room, but it was too late: her daughter was already gone.

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" - Wow, this story is sad.

- The moral of the story is: Listen to the ones who love you.

- I hope this story isn't real."

Your uncle says nothing. He just pats your head, smiles and gets up.

"You need to rest, [Y/n]. Good night."