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// Chapter 8: Are You Ready For Freddy 
// Story: The Perfect Pair 
// by CarolineCheney 
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Night 2: 11:59 PM

Like the night before, I woke up in pitch blackness. But this time, I knew where the office was, so I used my teleportation spell to get there. When I got there, it was 12:00 and the phone started ringing as I sat down.

“Uhh, Hello? Hello? Uh, well, if you’re hearing this and you made it to day two, uh, congrats!”

“Aw, thanks!” I happily responded, despite being nervous about what this night might have in store  for me.

“I-I won’t talk quite as long this time since Freddy and his friends tend to become more active as the week progresses.” I was flabbergasted. Oh well that’s just great!

“Uhh, it might be a good idea to peek at those cameras while I talk just to make sure everyone’s in their proper place.You know…” I rolled my eyes and did as I was told. Thankfully, everyone was where they should be.

“Uh… Interestingly enough, Freddy himself doesn’t come off the stage very often.” Then I guess last night was one of those rare occurrences where he did. I thought as I listened to the person on the phone.

“I heard he becomes a lot more active in the dark though, so, hey, I guess that’s one more reason not to run out of power, right?” I chuckled to myself at that. Yeah, right. More like another reason to lose power.

“I-I also want to emphasize the importance of using your door lights. There are blind spots in your camera views, and those blind spots happen to be right outside of your doors.” Greaaat. Just what I need. Though, after thinking that, I realized I DID need to know that, so I just continued to listen.

“So if-if you can’t find something, or someone, on your cameras, be sure to check the door lights. Uh, you might only have a few seconds to react… Uh, not, that you would be in any danger, of course. I’m not implying that.” 

“Sure you’re not. I’m in no danger at all.” I said sarcastically.

“Also, check on the curtain in Pirate’s Cove from time to time.” Wait, Foxy’s coming too? How would he react if he saw me in here? I thought as I listened to the needed information.

“The character in there seems unique in that he becomes more active if the cameras remain off for long periods of time. I guess he doesn’t like being watched. I don’t know.”

“Well, who can blame him? It’s weird to watch somepony.” I thought aloud.

“Anyway, I’m sure you have everything under control! Uh, talk to you soon.” The call ended and I was left with silence. I decided to check the cameras again and saw that Foxy was gone. Oh boy, this probably won’t end well. I checked the West Hall cam just in time to see him running down the hall. I didn’t have enough time to shut the door. Not that I would have anyway, since he was my friend. He was already in the room by the time I put the tablet down, and I could tell by his expression that he was worried and very much upset.

“Uhh, hey, Foxy.” I said sheepishly to fill the silence. He didn’t answer back right away. But after a few seconds, he finally said

“What’re ye doin’ here?” I thought a bit about how to respond, but finally decided to tell Foxy the truth, leaving out the events of last night. When I was finished, he still seemed concerned, though no longer upset.

“Caroline, this job is extremely dangerous. Yer gonna get yerself hurt. Or worse, they’re gonna hurt you.” He does have a point. And they made it VERY clear last night.

“Yeah, you’re right. I’m sorry, Foxy.” I said, and he wrapped me in a hug. Thankfully, it wasn’t another one of those death hugs. The happy moment was interrupted, however, by the voice that we both dreaded.

“Well, well, well. If it isn’t the weak fox and the bitchy pony.” Freddy said in a mocking tone from behind me. His calm, deep voice sent shivers down my spine. I wanted so badly to get out of the room, out of the ten feet range of him, out of the ten mile range, anywhere to get away from him. But here we were, just standing frozen in silence. But then, I remembered I had the advantage of my magic, so I teleported me and Foxy back to Pirate’s Cove. Once we were in the safety of the curtains, I realized I was holding my breath, so I let it out. I used my magic to telekinetically shut the doors from within the curtains to make sure we didn’t get any unwanted visitors. Foxy then turned to me and asked the question I dreaded.

“Lass, what happened last night?” I sighed, and told him the events of last night. He did chuckle a bit when I told him I gave Bonnie the Yo Mamma treatment. But overall, he seemed more happy that I at least came back alive and in one piece.

“Lassie, yer gonna have te tell Henry that he has te hire another security guard, cause I ain’t lettin’ ye go back another night.” I was a bit disappointed that I would be letting Henry down, but Foxy was thinking about my safety, so I obliged.

“Okay, I’ll tell him in the morning.” He seemed happy to hear that, which is good. He then wrapped me in a brief hug and went to the other side of the stage, as did I. I laid there succumbing to sleep when all of a sudden, there was loud banging on the doors. I quickly cast a barrier spell to keep whoever it was outside from getting in.

“FOXY! I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE WITH THAT PONY!!!” Freddy’s voice bellowed through the doors. I covered my ears as my wings instinctively covered my face to try to drown out Freddy, but it was no use. The banging and yelling only seemed to get louder and louder and my attempts to drown them out were as if I was only using cardboard to cover my ears. Foxy placed a paw on my trembling shoulder, probably as an attempt to comfort. But I could tell he was just as terrified as me, if not, more terrified. The banging and yelling continued on for what felt like hours until Freddy finally gave up and left. We waited a few minutes to make sure he was really gone. And when nothing else came, we sighed in relief. These past two nights were hella crazy, and I was ready to let sleep take over. Foxy didn’t seem to want to leave my side, however. He just curled up around me and went to sleep. I didn’t mind though, since it’s been a long night for the both of us. After a few seconds, I finally succumbed to sleep. The rest of the night was peaceful.