Five Night's At Phantom's

Chapter Four: Uncovering Secrets (Part One)

The ravenette teen was dreading the new night. From his research earlier in the day, he was nervous for what was to come. He wasn't sure of the animatronics' true intentions because from night before, they seemed intrigued with him. Though Phantom's intrigue seemed more like infatuation instead. Especially with the... events, that conspired the night before. But besides that, they also didn't seem interested in tearing him apart, they just seemed interested in him as a person. Like they wanted to get to know him. It was confusing. He's not sure if they want to kill him like the others, or they want to be friends. So, to test the waters a bit, he decicded to see if he could get to know them a bit better. So what better way than to take up Dani's 'offer' and bring his acoustic guitar to gain their attention. He swallowed nervously as he adjusted the strap of his guitar case. This was an extremely dumb idea and he knew that. He held onto the strap of his case a little tighter as he walked to Phantom's Pizza Parlor.

He slowly unlocked the glass doors and ran to his office as quietly as he could. Danny quickly sat down in the leather office chair and pulled out his expensive guitar. The room also had surprisingly good acoustics. If he played loud enough, the sound might carry throughout the whole parlor, allowing the animatronics to hear.

The guard took a deep breath and strummed a few cords, tuning it a bit before playing another few notes. When he was satisfied, he played a bit louder and softly sang the lyrics to one of his favorite songs. When he paused and glanced at the screens he saw Phantom looking in the direction of the office with confusion and surprise written all over his face. Dani was smiling slightly with excitement while Sam had the same bewildered look as Phantom. They had heard him. Good.

The cameras cut out. When they cleared again, all the animatronics were gone. He heard them running down the halls towards him. He closed his eyes and continued to play while singing softly. Danny didn't want to see their murderous eyes if they really were going to kill him. Although, had he kept his eyes open a bit longer, he would've noticed the same golden fox also run out from behind his curtain and towards the other door of his office.

Phantom, Sam, and Dani all skidded to a stop in front of the door on the right while the fox screeched to a stop in front of the door on the left. Danny just kept playing his acoustic guitar and singing softly like they weren't even there. The cobalt-eyed teen stopped playing and inhaled sharply when he heard Phantom's knife clatter to the floor. He slowly opened his eyes and turned around in the chair to face the gaping animatronics.

Phantom looked at him with wide eyes and speechlessness. Then he slowly said, "You-you didn't shut the doors in our faces."

Sam took a tenative step forward into the room. Danny stiffened slightly, but otherwise made no move to shut the doors or run away.

Goldie snorted and casually walked in, his feet clanking on the floor while the mechanics of his legs pumped in time with his movements. He put an arm around the teen's shoulders and ruffled his hair with the other hand.

"Can we keep you? 'Cause I think Phantom likes you." The golden fox animatronic stated playfully.

Danny looked over at him; the latter comment flying over his head. A sudden realization hit him and he almost smacked himself for it.

"Hey, uh, even though I saw you last night, I didn't get your name." He stated sheepishly while rubbing the back of his neck.

The fox looked confused before he too remembered.

"Oh, shit, sorry. The name's Dash. My name fits with my game." Dash replied with a smirk and a wink. Danny rolled his eyes at the cheesy line. Phantom looked jealous though. Danny giggled.

"Alright, now that I've let you in, I need to make sure that you're not going to kill me."

They all just looked at him confused.

"What do you mean kill you?"

Now it was Danny's turn to be confused.

"Why wouldn't you? Haven't you killed the past night guards?"

They only looked even more confused.

"Uhh, no. We haven't killed anyone. Messed with them, sure. Maybe even fucked a few, *cough* Phantom *cough*," Phantom turned bright green with a blush and squeaked out a small "Hey!" before letting Dash continue, the blush never leaving his face.

"But we haven't killed anyone."

This only made Danny more confused. If they didn't kill them, then who did?

"If you didn't kill them... Then who did?"

In one single moment all of their eyes widened and they paled. He was so confused and hated being left in the dark about things. He also briefly wondered how they could all pale when they were supposed to be robots. But that was the least of his worries right now. There was a more concerning matter at hand and if he wanted answers, he would have to listen.

"What?"

None of them seemed to hear him or pay him any mind, which annoyed the absolute hell out of him. But he stayed silent, nevertheless, in hopes of learning more with their complete disregard of his presence at the moment. Sam seemed to contemplate something before her eyes widened in realization. She turned to the others and began asking questions she probably didn't want to know the answer of.

"You don't think it was him do you? I mean we haven't seen him here in years! Why would he all of a sudden reveal himself and just to murder the night guards nonetheless?" She questioned with a hand on her chin in a thinking manner.

"I don't, know. But he was always a confusing one so I guess it was to be expected. I still don't understand why he would specifically target the night guards though." Phantom replied.

Danny was becoming more confused and lost by the second. Who was this 'him' they keep talking about? He felt like there was a huge clue being put out there but he just wasn't getting the hint.

"It has to be though. Who else do you know is stupid and phsycotic enough to murder humans?" Dash replied.

So there was someone else here, and they were most likely the culprit of the murders and disappearances. He just didn't know if this 'him' was a person or an animatronic. He needed to know more, but so far, he wasn't getting anywhere.

He was snapped from his thoughts when a certain sentence got his attention.

"It has to be him. But if it is, where are the bodies?"

That... That was a good question. If this 'him' did kill all those people, where did he hide the bodies that weren't found? Because he remembers that not all had been left. But there had been complaints from people who claimed to have been smelling a rotting smell coming from somewhere in the parlor. There! That's where the remainder have to be! Because so far there have been disappearances in Amity, but no bodies found! They have to be there! Maybe they're still alive!

"I have an idea where they could be, but I'm not sure that they'll be alive. If anything, they're probably all dead. He wouldn't keep them alive this long unless he wants them to suffer before they die." Dash voiced.

"I really hope you're wrong." Phantom said with dread clear in his tone.

Dash looked solemly at him before relpying, "Yeah, me too. Me too."

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So... Here's chapter four. Honestly, I'm sorry I haven't been updating frequently because frankly, highschool is a bitch. And remote sucks too. And I also suffered from writer's block for the first time in my life. I've also recently started getting into Supernatural, and let me tell you, it's amazing. Love the show. But it can never replace my beloved Danny Phantom. It will forever be my favorite show. But yea, so anyone else's fav character Dean? He can be stupid sometimes, and his pickup lines can be lame, but he's the funny kind of stupid. But he's also caring and smart. He cares a lot for Sam. That's why I love him. But anyways, here's this chapter and as a teaser, there might be a spicy chapter coming soon ;). The picture above is also my art of what Dani looks like. And holy shit this chapter was 1472 words. What the fuck. Anyways, that's all for now! Goodbye my lovelies and I'll see you in the next chapter!

~Phoenix