Exactly ten years after the murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Charlie returns to Hurricane, Utah in order to attend a dedication ceremony for a scholarship created in memory of her friend Michael who had also fallen victim to the tragedies that occurred there. With several hours to kill before meeting with all her old friends, Charlie heads to her childhood home which has been virtually untouched since the day she left.
She wanders the house and reminisces about her childhood memories and the day her Aunt Jen had suddenly taken her away in a hurry. She particularly explores her old bedroom, playing with the old toys her father had made her – a stuffed rabbit named Theodore and a couple robots on tracks. These bring back memories of her father’s workshop where a robotic skeleton with piercing silver eyes lurked in the corner. This robot in particular makes Charlie uncomfortable and she always thought it looked to be in pain.
Shaken from her reverie, she heads back to her car only to find that she has lost her keys. She heads back inside to find her keys the Theodore. She also finds that the darkening light had made her fondest toys more uneasy-looking. Charlie heads out, unnerved, only to trip on a track and be “taunted” by Ella, a mechanical doll. She leaves in a hurry after that.
A mile down the road, Charlie pulls over to compose herself. She then heads to a local restaurant to meet up with her friends for the first time in ten years. Upon arrival, she finds Jessica, Carlton, and John have already arrived. John in particular was a good friend of Charlie’s. He was somewhat of a childhood crush, but more than that, the only person she had ever allowed in her room as a child. She enters and begins to catch up with the lives of the others.
Eventually, conversation turns to the death of their friend Michael as well as Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. Charlie’s memories of the pizzeria were marred, given her history of the place, but she still tries to enjoy talking with her friends. Her memory is spotty of the place regardless, even mistaking Freddy’s fur as being yellow. Spurred on by the conversation, Charlie wishes to see the place again, hoping it’s still there somewhere.
And with that, the group decides to go see the pizzeria from their childhoods.
To be continued
