Five Nights at Freddy's

Chapter 1: Night One

My first night of guard duty. I got settled for a long night of watching over the restaurant. I grabbed my large double chocolate mocha with whipped cream and sat down in front of the monitor, ready for a long night, when the phone in the office rang loudly. I picked up the phone. The voice on the other end of the line said,

"Hello? Hello? Uh..I wanted to record a message for you. To help you get settled in on your first night. Um, I actually worked in that office before you. I'm finishing up my last week now, as a matter of fact. So, I know it can be a bit overwhelming, but I'm here to tell you, there's nothing to worry about. Uh...you'll do fine. Solet's just focus on getting you through your first week. Okay?

Uh, lets see, first there's an introductory greeting from the company that I'm supposed to read.I-It's kind of a legal thing, you know. Um, "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. A magical place for kids and grown-ups alike, where fantasy and fun come to life. Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for damage to property or person. Upon discovering that damage or death have occurred, a missing person report will be filed within 90 days, or as soon property and premises have been thoroughly cleaned and bleached, and the carpets have been replaced."

Blah blah blah, now that might sound bad, I know, but there's really nothing to worry about. Uh, the animatronic characters here do get a bit quirky at night. But do I blame them? No. If I were forced to sing those same stupid songs for 20 years and I never got a bath? I'd probably be a bit irritable at night too. So remember, these characters hold a special place in the hearts of children and we need to show them a little respect, right? Okay.

So just be aware, the characters do tend to wander a bit. Uh, they're left in some kind of free-roaming mode at night. Uh... Something about their servos locking up if they get turned off for too long. They used to be allowed to walk around during the day too. But then there was the Bite of '87. Yeah... It's amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?

Now concerning your safety, the only real risk to you as a night watchman here, if any, is the fact that these characters... if they happen to see you after hours probably won't recognize you as a person. They'll most likely see you as a metal endoskeleton without its costume on. Now since that's against the rules here at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, they'll probably try to...forcefully stuff you inside of Freddy Fazbear's suit. Um, now that wouldn't be so bad. If the suits themselves weren't filled with crossbeams, wires, and animatronic devices. Especially around the facial area. So you could imagine why having your head forcefully pressed inside one of those could cause a bit of... discomfort... and death. Uh....the only parts of you that would likely see the light of day again would be your eyeballs and teeth when they pop out the front of the mask.

Yeah, they don't tell you these things when you sign up. But hey, first day should be a breeze. I'll chat with you tomorrow. Uh, check those cameras, remember to close the doors only if absolutely necessary. Gotta conserve power.Alright, good night."

"Who was that?"I asked myself. I shrugged it off, though, and took a sip of my coffee, because the call made me a little uneasy. "damage or death"? "Free-roaming mode"? Well, I decided to make the most of this night and just ignore it. "Why wouldFreddy and the others be allowed to wander if they would try to stuff the night guard into a Freddy suit?" "Why wouldn't they have fixed these animatronics years ago if they're a danger?" "What in the world is the 'Bite of '87'?" I pondered on the matter for a minute, then I figured that someone was just trying to scare me.Nothing had truly scared me for years, though, and this job was no exception. I needed the money. I decided to check the cameras and saw... Bonnie had gone missing.

It was almost 4A.M. and there was someone in the building moving the animatronics on me. I thought, "It's probably just the manager or that guy who left that phone message." I told myself not to let my mind run off. I switched to the Dining Area camera and found Bonnie. He was just standing in between some of the tables ... shrouded in darkness ...looking directly at the camera. I laughed nervously, remembering the guy on the phone saying something about a "free-roaming mode" and that the characters wandered around after hours. I became nervous as the cameras went black. I frantically checked all the cameras to try and find Bonnie, but when I got to the stage area, the cameras came back and I only saw Freddy ... which meant that Chica was roaming about, too. I finally began to accept the reality of what was going on here. The characters really did roam about ... and they wanted to get to me.

I put down the monitor and checked the door lights, but nobody was there. I checked the monitors and found Bonnie ... in the West hall. Chica was in the dining area, staring at the camera. It was 5 A.M., and I had 23% of my alotted power left, so I decided to just leave both of the doors closed. I stayed quiet with the doors shut for the rest of the night,but when the manager knocked on the door, I jumped in my seat,thinking it was one of the animatronics. The manager called through the door to me: "Hey, Mike! You OK in there?" I sighed with relief, but quickly regained my cool and said, "Y-yeah. I'm good."The manager then told me I could go home and get my rest, and, I tell you, I would need it for the time I would be spending at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.