'One hundred-twenty bits...' Midnight Sight thought to himself. 'One hundred-twenty bits... that's... really not a lot, but I guess I can't ask for more when I have this easy of a job,' He thought. Midnight was a teal coated anthropomorphic pegasus with a darker blue mane and tail with a hidden cutie mark consisting of a few stars surrounding an eye. He had a fairly average build for his race, coming from years of just simply being a pegasus.
Midnight had just gotten a recently vacated job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, working for the night watch. This was, pretty much, the easiest one hundred and twenty bits he had ever made. Who would rob a pizzeria? Who would even break in one for that matter? He really didn't care though, it was an easy job, that's all that he could ask for. He decided to check up on things; doors work fine, door lights work fine, and just to be safe, he flipped through the camera screens on the tablet for the office. Everything was looking good, everything was in order so he set the tablet down.
"Well," He stated, resting his legs on the desk and leaning back in his chair, "this is going to be a piece of cake... speaking of which, I should drop by Sugar Cube Corner tomorrow." Suddenly, the phone went off, startling Midnight a bit. He just looked at it, confused. "Who would be calling so late at night?" He asked nopony in particular while the phone rang once more, and on the third ring, he finally picked up, putting it on speaker. "Uh, hello?"
"Hello?" The pony on the other end asked, had he not heard Midnight just now?
"Hello?" He tried again.
"Hellooo?" Midnight raised an eyebrow at this. "Uh..I wanted to, um... record a message for you."
"Oh, a recorded message," Midnight said, leaning back into his seat.
"To help you get settled in on your first night," The person said.
"I think I'm pretty settled in already." Midnight said in response to the recording
"Um, I actually worked in that office before you. I'm actually finishing up my last week now, as a matter of fact. So, I know it can be overwhelming, but I'm here to tell you, you've got nothing to worry about."
"Overwhelming? What is he talking about?" Midnight raised an eyebrow.
"Uh...you'll do fine. So let's just focus on getting you through your first week, okay? Uh, lets see, well, I have an introductory greeting from the company I need to read to you. I-It's kind of a legal thing, you know."
"Introductory greetings," Midnight groaned, "Why do companies need this? Yes their slightly informative, but they can do this some other way, I'm sure."
"Um, "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. A magical place for kids and grownups alike, where fantasy and fun come to life. Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for damage to property or pony."
"Makes sense."
"Upon discovering any injury or death that has occurred, a missing pony report will be filed within 90 days, or as soon as property and premises have been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, and the carpets have been replaced."
"Wait, what?"
"Blah blah blah, now that might sound bad, I know,"
"Bad? That sounds horrible!"
"But don't worry, you'll be fine, I'm sure. Uh, now about the animatronic characters, uh, they are a bit... quirky at night."
"... Quirky?"
"But do I blame them? No, I don't. If I was forced to sing the same stupid songs for thirty-five years and never got a bath? I'd probably be a bit irritable at night too. So just 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 animatronics do... wander a bit at night."
"Wander?"
"Uh, I think they are set to some kind of free roaming mode when at night. Uh... Something about their servos locking up if they get turned off for too long, I don't know, I never really looked into that stuff. Actually, they use to be able to walk around and interact with the kids and adults during the daytime. But then there was the bite of '87."
"Bite of '87? What is this guy going on about?"
"Yeah... It's actually quite amazing how the pony body can live without the frontal lobe, you know?" Midnight's eyes widened with his mouth agape, he brought a hand to his forehead in bewilderment, as if trying to ask 'As in the brain?'. "Now, for the part of your safety, really, the only real risk being the night watch here, if any, is the fact that these characters... well, if they see you after hours like this, they probably won't recognize you as a pony."
"Come again?"
"They'll pr-they'll most likely see you as a metal endoskeleton without its costume on. Now, because of the rules here at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, say that a skeleton without its costume is violating the rules, they'll probably try to, uh... forcibly stuff you inside one of the Freddy Fazbear's suits."
"Are you shitting me?"
"Um, now, that wouldn't sound so bad... if the suits themselves weren't filled with animatronic devices, such as wires, crossbeams, that sort of stuff. Oh, and especially in the mask of the suit. So, I'm sure you can see how having your body forcefully stuffed inside one of those things could cause some... discomfort..."
"Just discomfort?"
"...and death."
"Oh, that makes it so much better!"
"Uh.... yeah, the only parts of you that would likely see the light of day again would be your eyeballs and teeth, as they pop out the front of the mask when your skull is crushed by the electronic devices. Yeah, they don't tell you these things when you sign up."
"Of course they don't, then who the fuck would take this shitty job!"
"But hey, first day will be a breeze, I'm sure. I'll send you another message tomorrow. Uh, be sure to check those cameras, also one last thing, remember to close the doors only if absolutely necessary. Gotta conserve power. Alright, good night."
"Good night?! What part of this is good?!" Midnight’s voice had slowly risen throughout the phone call, and now he was practically yelling. He felt a little panicked now as he was stuck in a building with killer animatronics for an entire night. He couldn't exactly leave, as the security office was pretty much his only sanctuary. Well, scratch this off the list for easiest paying jobs. He quickly brought up the tablet, checking the show stage. His eyes widened, the rabbit was gone, Bonnie or whatever its name was, he didn't care, it was gone. Scared, he switched to the dining area, and as he expected, there was the rabbit, standing in between two of the tables.
"Holy shit..." Midnight muttered. This was absolutely terrifying for him, he had a perfectly rational fear of things moving when they shouldn't move. Granted animatronics were made to move, but not like this. Though it was his fear, it wasn't as bad as an actual fear, it just creeped him out. He set the tablet down, checking his power on a monitor. "89%." Since the building was due to close within this year, the place lost some things, namely a good generator. The building was practically running on batteries for the night, which was bad news for Midnight.
The stallion checked the cameras again, thankfully, nothing had moved any more... yet. Just as he was about to set the tablet down, the cameras suddenly cut off.
"Whoa, wait, what the fuck!" He asked, frantically checking all the cameras, but all of them just showed a black screen. In a fit of panic, he put the tablet down and closed both doors. He did NOT want one of those things coming into the room. After a moment, he checked the cameras again, seeing that they were back on. And with a bit of searching, he found Bonnie in the backstage, the other two had yet to move. Feeling a bit calmer, he opened the doors again, Bonnie was still pretty far, and the two weren't out yet.
"So," Midnight said to himself, "I have a job where I could die, not from heavy machinery, no, I could die from fucking robotic animals that are meant for entertainment!" He said, letting out a loud groan at the end. "This is not worth one hundred and twenty bits a week." He sighed. Looking at the cameras again, he felt like he would die on the first night, Chica, the chicken, was gone now, leaving Feddy alone on the stage. Midnight switched to the dining area, Chica was there, but what was horrifying, was the fact that she was looking. At. The. Camera.
Midnight quickly switched away from the camera, not wanting to see the chicken like that. He checked the back stage, but Bonnie was not there any more. Panic consumed him once more as he frantically searched for her. When he found her though, the stallion was so consumed with fear that he could not even scream. The rabbit was just outside of the door, looking up into the camera. He put the tablet down and practically punched the door button, closing it.
"How the fuck did she get here so fast?!" He questioned out loud. He looked over at his power, '63%', closing both doors really drained his supply, he couldn't make the same mistake twice. He went to check the cameras again, Freddy was still on the stage, Chica had moved to the restrooms, and Bonnie was, well, still at the door. This night was going to suck, no arguments, it was going to suck. After allowing himself to gather his nerves, he checked the cameras again, now Chica was in the hallway, still looking at the camera, and Bonnie had moved back, now in the closet. Scratch that, it already sucks, he was now surrounded on both sides. He opened his left door to conserve some power for the rest of the night.
He looked at the clock to check on the time, it was 5 o'clock, just one more hour, then he's done, good. Checking the cameras again, he saw that Bonnie had moved back to the dining room, her silhouette seen on the camera. Chica had moved closer to the door, but what Midnight saw sent a chill down his spine.
"Are... those real teeth in her beak?!" He asked, seeing two rows of very real looking teeth. Then he remembered what the phone pony said, about them stuffing ponies into the suits, and how only their eyes and teeth could be seen. He had to suppress the urge to vomit, knowing that someone had already died at the hands of these things ate away at the little confidence he had. Suddenly, an alarm went off, causing him to yelp, looking at the clock, he saw it was six o'clock! But he didn't feel safe, the animatronics were still out there, or so he thought.
Looking back at the cameras, he found no sight of Bonnie or Chica, but upon taking a peek at the stage, he saw them both standing there, as if nothing had ever happened. Sighing, he got up from his chair and headed out. Before he left though, he took a glance at the stage, seeing the animatronics standing there, looking innocent. He scrunched his nose.
"Damn killer robots." He hissed under his breath. As the words left his mouth, Freddy's head snapped towards Midnight, looking at him straight in the eyes. The stallion yelped as he practically sprinted out of the building, heading for his home.