The Tragedy of Freddy's: Fredbear's Diner

3: Starting out

Disclaimer

I am not affiliated with Steel Wool Studios, the Five Nights at Freddy's brand, or Scott Cawthon, nor do I claim ownership of any of the characters mentioned in this story. This is a fan-made canon by a fan with the love of a good story. None of the following events is or will be claimed to be part of the official canon, this is simply how I see the story and how it'd be most interesting to me. If all is understood that I take no official part in this story, then please, take a moment of your time to indulge in the Tragedy of Freddy's

Enjoy!

A few months passed and Otto's had officially been bought out! It took a bit of effort, and quite a bit of money, but the diner formerly known as Otto's had been restored to an operable condition. The grills were cleaned and roared with life while the refrigerator hummed its chilling tune, and the air conditioner kept the diner a perfect 72 degrees. It was perfect, a model restaurant for the up-and-coming entrepreneur! The stage was set, it was finally time for Henry and William to make their debut, and how much business had the young men drummed up for their restaurant? Absolutely none.

-2:00pm-

-Henry: "Hey, we just started up a new restaurant in town! Would you like to come by and try out some of our fabulous hand-made meals?"

-Passerby #5: "Sorry, I'm not really in the mood. I'd rather get something quick."

-3:15pm-

-William: "A new diner opened up in town, wanna give it a try?"

-Passerby #23: "Oh really? How far out is it?"

-William: "Um... about, an hour or so... from here..."

-Passerby: "Oooh, that's a bit too far for my taste."

-5:27 pm-

-Henry: "A new restaurant opened up! Come on down and have your tastebuds wowed!"

-Passerby #94: "Well I do like being wowed! What's the name of the diner?"

-Henry: "Uhmmm..."

-Passerby #94: "... I feel like that should be the first thing someone should come up with..."

By 7:30 the sun was going down and so were the young men's spirits. With exhaustion in their eyes and defeat in their hearts, the two collectively picked a curb and slumped down on it in shame.

-Henry: "Jeez, this is SO much harder than I thought! What are we doing wrong?" Henry sighed, resting his chin in his hands.

-William: "Well, we've got nothing to offer. We have too much competition, we're way too far out for anyone to visit, and we don't even have a name for our diner. You really should've come up with that first." William puffed, leaning against a nearby stop sign.

-Henry: "So I've been told..."

-William: "Henry, you and Emilie have been mulling over who our stars should be for weeks, then you two went completely silent! Do you or don't you have a plan for who our main attractions are?" William asked with a look of disdain.

-Henry: "Calm down, Will, I have a plan. In fact, I've been working on the suits for a few weeks now!" Henry announced, crossing his arms.

-William: "Working for a few weeks– WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING???" William yelled, shooting up from his seat.