//------------------------------// // Night 3 // Story: Five Nights at AJ's // by Danny Eclipse //------------------------------// 3:30 PM I walked into AJ’s Barn and went into the Dining Room. I see a big crowd and I smiled. I went to the manager’s door and knocked on the door. Flam said from behind the door “Come in.” I came into the room and see both Flim and Flam. They looked at me and smiled. “Welcome Mr. Eclipse!” Flim greeted. Flam asked “What brings you here?” “I heard from Engineer that this place is closing?” Flim sighed and replied “Yes. We aren’t getting that many customers anymore and we are losing more money than making. I’ll have to shut the animatronics off and everything. Poor things; they will be better in the place and not the garbage.” “Maybe I can take the animatronics if you don’t want them.” “Sure, at least they won’t rot while you have them. We won’t charge you since we won’t need the money. Besides, I think it will be better for them to be with you, since Rarity likes you.” Flam replied. “Wait, what?” Flim answered “Rarity had a nice big diamond with her when we came in here. She had it between her legs so we guessed it was you.” “Wait, you know the animatronics are-“ “Yes, we programmed them to be active at night, so their joints lock up. It would be bad for business if that happened.” Flam answered. “Ok, I’ll be happy to relieve them from you. Anything else, sirs?” Flim stated “Actually, we have been meaning to show you someone.” I was confused until Flam opened the closet, revealing the animatronic Pinkie Pie. She looked like she was offline. Flim explained “This animatronic is Pinkie Pie. She loves to entertain people. She sometimes even visits the night guards. But, unlike the animatronics, she loves to talk to them instead of killing them. She’s random but if you get on her bad side, she will activate the Pinkamena protocol and will kill you. I don’t know how but she knows how to shut off your power, so don’t try to get on her bad side and she has the habit of coming into your room from underneath your desk.” “Be nice with Pinkie, got it.” Flim and Flam bid me farewell and I left the office. 11:50 PM I got some Soda Cans; Root Beer, Mountain Dew, and Orange Crush, then locked the door, turn off lights, and went back into the office. I put the Soda Cans down and sit down on a chair. It struck 12:00 and at that moment, I heard the phone ringing. “Gees, does he know how to shut up?” I asked to no one. The Phone began to play the night message. Phone Guy said “Hello, hello? Hey you're doing great! Most people don’t last this long.” “I’ll take that as a comment.” Phone Guy replied “I mean, you know, they usually move on to other things by now. I'm not implying that they died. Th-th-that’s not what I meant.” “More like you did.” I stated with a deadpan expression. “Uh, anyway I better not take up too much of your time. Things start getting real tonight.” Phone Guy warned. “Really now? What’s going to happen, somepony barges in and tries to kill me with force.” Phone Guy suggested “Uh... Hey, listen, I had an idea: if you happen to get caught and want to avoid getting stuffed into a Freddy suit, uhh, try playing dead! You know, go limp.” “What kind of advice is this supposed to be!?” I demanded. Phone Guy continued “Then there's a chance that, uh, maybe they’ll think that you're an empty costume instead.” “Gee, I wonder what is worse. Being stuffed into a suit or having an endoskeleton being stuffed in me. Gee, those two decisions are so very good at promising death for me.” I said in pretend wonder. Phone Guy stated, realizing something “Then again if they think you're an empty costume, they might try to... stuff a metal skeleton into you. I wonder how that would work. Yeah, never mind, scratch that.” “I was going to anyways.” I said. Phone Guy said “It's best just not to get caught. Um... Ok, I'll leave you to it. See you on the flip side.” “Probably not but alright.” I heard the Phone Guy’s message end. I sigh in relief and began to look at the cameras. I see Applejack still on the stage but she was looking somewhere. Next, I the Dining Room. I see Rarity was taking a stance to protect her precious diamond, for some odd reason. I checked the bathroom and see no one there. Next, I checked the backstage and found no one there. I checked Cloud’s Cove and see the curtains closed. I began to worry. ‘What if they are coming after me?’ I checked the left hallway and see no one there. I checked the right hallway, nothing. I checked the closet and sigh with relief to see Twilight there, curled up into a ball and still not pleasant about the hologram thing. I chuckled at the memory of it and checked the Kitchen. While I could not see anything, I heard nothing. I checked the left corner and see nothing. Next, I checked right corner and see Fluttershy there, looking at me. I smiled and lowered the camera. I went to the right hallway and activated the light there, seeing Fluttershy a few inches away from the door. “Come on in, I have some sodas if you want something to drink.” Fluttershy had a confused look on her, wondering why I wasn’t panicking like any normal night guard. She walked in, looking at the power grid, ready to drain the power since it was her job. But she wanted to know why I let her in. Fluttershy asked, not getting on why I wasn’t afraid “Why aren’t you…afraid?” “Well, I’m a kind pony. I love company in here, since I’m normally alone. Rarity didn’t mind coming in, even though she wanted to kill me. I gave her a gift; the nice looking diamond.” “Oh, so YOU are the one who gave her that diamond. She told the others that the Night Guard from last night gave it to her as a present of friendship.” Fluttershy stated. “By the way, do you like rabbits?” Fluttershy’s ears perked up when hearing that and nodded. I pulled out a Bonnie Plushie and gave it to Fluttershy, who squealed and took it with eagerness and hugged it. Fluttershy shouted with happiness and glee “Thank you so much!” “No problem. Let this rabbit be a sign of our friendship, right Fluttershy?” Fluttershy nodded and left with the rabbit. I smiled and went to continue my job. 5:50 AM I was checking the cameras. On the stage, Applejack looked at the camera, not happy. Next, I checked the Dining Room and see both Rarity and Fluttershy talking to each other, I was assuming it was about the gifts I gave them. I checked the bathrooms, nothing. Next, I checked the backstage and see nothing. I checked Cloud’s Cove, seeing the curtains still closed. I checked left hallway, nothing, the right hallway, still nothing. I checked the Kitchen and hear nothing. I checked the closet and see Twilight had not moved at all. I checked the left and right corners, nothing of the sort. I lowered the tablet and see Pinkie in front of my face. Pinkie shouting her greet “Hi there!” A normal security guard would scream and swear, but I knew Pinkie too long to be scared. I had a smiled on my face. “I was wondering when you were going to visit me, Pinkie. Fluttershy came earlier, but why didn’t you?” Pinkie explained “Well, I was coming online at 3:30 AM and when I heard from Rarity and Fluttershy that the Night Guard was so nice, I just HAD to see you!” “Would you like a cupcake, Pinkie?” Pinkie gasped and I pulled out a cupcake. She took it and ate it. When she finished, she smiled and hugged me. Pinkie declared “We are going to be best friends!” “Alright, I have something to tell you. Tomorrow, I want you to get Fluttershy and Rarity. Tell them to meet me in my office, I was thinking we can have some soda together. Also, tell them we will have an uninvited guest coming to meet us.” Pinkie nodded and hugged me one last time. After she left, I heard the bell go off and I went to leave.