FNaF 3 - Fazbear's Fright (Chapter One)

Chapter One

THE DAY BEFORE

  Ethan clutched the newspaper clipping in his hands, scanning the words over again. Fazbear’s Fright. This was definitely the right place.

  He got out of his car, tucked the clipping into his pocket and made his way across the parking lot, looking around the area as he walked. It was quiet around here, but it wasn’t completely dead. Some people were starting to make their way back to their cars after a day at the amusement park, but other than that all the rides were no longer going.

  It was just on dusk and the sun was almost gone. He had already spoken to his possible future boss, Blake, over the phone earlier in the week and he had asked Ethan to come to the attraction for a job interview. He hadn’t really bothered to ask why the interview was scheduled so late in the day, but Ethan supposed Blake had been really busy setting up the attraction during the earlier hours.

  Ethan entered the attraction through the front doors, as he had been instructed to do, and walked through the attraction slowly. He mentally noted the effort that had obviously been made to ensure the place was fully decked out with authentic props and memorabilia. Old shells of animatronics had been converted into flickering lights, setting the eerie atmosphere throughout the hallways. There was also the faint smell of fog machines that drifted through the ventilation system.

  A shadow suddenly flew across the wall in front of Ethan, and he quickly turned around to find nothing there. However, the jingle of keys suddenly sounded behind him, making him jump backwards and whirl around again.

  “Jeez, kid, are you alright?” an accented voice asked with genuine concern.

  Ethan squinted through the glare the fox head lamp at the other end of the hallway was giving to see who had spoken. When his eyes focused, he realised that it was a girl about his age. She stood a few metres behind him, dressed in a purple uniform and a snapback cap with the words Fazbear’s Fright embroidered on the front. Startlingly bright red hair stuck out in all directions and curled over her shoulders.

  “Um, sorry,” Ethan replied. “I was just looking for Blake. You’re really light on your feet …”

  The girl grinned and laughed a little. “Sorry, it was in the prerequisites. You must be the new recruit Blake was talking about this morning. I’m Kaianna, head of robotics and animatronic maintenance, but most of the guys call me either Kai or Kaia.” She extended her hand.

  Ethan shook it. “I’m Ethan. Do you know where I could find Blake?”

  “He’s probably in the office, but he might be on the phone,” Kaianna replied. “You’re here for a job interview, right?”

  “Yeah, he told me to meet him here.”

  “Cool. Follow me, it’s quite easy to get lost in here.”

***

  Ethan and Kaianna found Blake in the office, who was - as Kaianna predicted - talking to someone on his phone. He appeared to be in an intense conversation with the person on the other end of the line.

  “Look Tom, this lead is great! I promise you, it’ll just be a quick visit … Thanks buddy, I owe you one! I’ll see you tomorrow.” Blake hung up and pocketed his phone before turning to Kaianna and Ethan. “Sorry about that. It’s been pretty hectic around here lately.”

  Kaianna scoffed. “Speak for yourself. I don’t see the point in being appointed head of robotics and animatronic maintenance when there are no animatronics in the attraction.”

  “That could change tomorrow,” Blake smirked. “I’ve got a lead.”

  “Hallelujah. By the way, your new recruit is here for an interview.”

  “Oh, you must be Ethan,” Blake smiled and shook Ethan’s hand. “Where are my manners? Blake Kowalski, nice to meet you.”

  “Ethan Schneider.” He returned the handshake. “I’ve got my resume with me if you want to read it.” Ethan handed the documents to Blake and the older man scanned through them.

  “Very nice, man, very nice,” Blake nodded without looking up as he quickly scanned the pages. “Tell me something, Ethan, are you afraid of anything?”

  “Um, I don’t know … big dogs? Ghosts, maybe?” the younger boy offered.

  Blake laughed, but it was in good nature. “Good, good. Do you know anything about robotics?”

  “No, not a clue.”

  “Great. You’re hired.”

  Ethan blinked. “Just like that?”

  “Sure thing.” Blake discarded the resume on the office desk. “I’m a bit stretched for security guards at the moment. Do you think you could start at midnight tonight? It’s a six hour shift.”

  Ethan shook his head to try and process what had just happened. “Uh, I guess so …”

  “Wonderful! It’s great to have you on the team, Ethan. Welcome to Fazbear’s Fright.”

  “Thanks for having me,” Ethan smiled.