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“Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring.” |
Into the Pit is the first story in Fazbear Frights 1: Into the Pit and chronologically the Fazbear Frights series' 1st story. It's also the first story in the first graphic novel collection and chronologically the graphic novel series' 1st story. It was written by an uncredited writer, with illustrations done by Didi Esmeralda and coloring done by Eva de la Cruz.
It's also the first and only story to receive a released videogame adaptation, that being Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit, developed by Mega Cat Studios, Inc., and also being a celebration of the franchise's 10th anniversary. It is set to receive an interactive novel adaptation titled Five Nights at Freddy's: Return to the Pit.
Characters[]
Humans[]
- Oswald's Family
- Ben's Family
- Dylan Cooper
- Mrs. Meecham
- Jeff
- Chip
- Mike's Family
- Gabrielle
- Unnamed Patrons
- Unnamed Customers
- Unnamed Family
- Unnamed Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Servant
Animatronics[]
- Freddy Fazbear
- Bonnie
- Chica
- Yellow Rabbit
- Foxy (Graphic Novel)
- Endo-02 (Graphic Novel)
- Unnamed bear animatronic (Graphic Novel)
Other[]
Locations[]
- The Snack Space
- Westbrook Elementary & Westbrook Middle School
- The mill
- Jeff's Pizza
- Gino's Pizza
- Marco's Pizza
- Freddy Fazbear's Pizza (remodeled/active)
Plot[]
oswald and his father.
Oswald is a ten-year-old boy having a tough time adjusting to his new life. Three years ago, a mill closed down in the town, causing businesses to shut down and many families to move away, including his best friend Ben. His mother’s job at the hospital is steady and his grandma needs help sometimes, so his dad gets a part-time job at the Snack Space. Today is the last day of school and he decides to draw. Lately he’s been drawing mechanical animals for some reason. As others excitedly speak of their summer plans, Oswald imagines how boring and friendless his summer vacation will be.
Oswald’s dad tells Oswald that he plans to take him to the library each morning and give him enough money so he can go to Jeff’s Pizza for a slice and a soda before being picked up by his dad after work. Oswald thinks Jeff’s Pizza is weird, as it’s run down and was clearly something bigger and better in the past. It has tons of unused space and electrical outlets, painted over murals on the walls, a small stage no one performs on, and a large rectangular ball pit surrounded by yellow netting that’s roped-off with a sign saying “Do not use.” Jeff seems to run the place by himself and constantly looks tired. Still, Oswald agrees to his dad’s plan. A couple of weeks go by and the library begins to bore Oswald. He gets a text from Ben telling him that he’s at Myrtle Beach.
The next day, Oswald snaps at his dad, complaining about how repetitive his summer is. At Jeff's Pizza, Oswald decides to hide in the ball pit, forcing his dad to come inside to look for him. He takes his shoes off and submerges himself into the dusty red, blue, and green balls, but the dust makes him sneeze and, believing to have given away his spot, he emerges to loud sounds and flashing lights. Oswald sees shiny arcade cabinets and kids wearing vivid colors. He looks over at a small stage to see a trio of animatronics: a brown bear, a blue rabbit, and a bird girl. They remind him of his drawings, but creepier. Oswald concludes that this is what Jeff’s Pizza used to be, and he looks over at a wall to see murals and a name: Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.
A kid named Chip bumps into him and introduces Oswald to his friend Mike, passing someone in a yellow rabbit suit. After a few games of Skee-Ball, Oswald returns to the ball pit and discovers that he can dive in and pop out in Jeff's Pizza. His father texts him, revealing that no time has passed. The next day, Oswald returns to Freddy’s, finding a calendar that tells him the date: 1985. He passes the same yellow rabbit standing in a corner, but tries to ignore him. Over his summer vacation, Oswald goes into the pit to play with Chip and Mike, doing his best to keep up with conversations relevant to 1985 and trying hard not to talk about anything from the future. One day he feels guilty for having them pay for everything, but when he stands up tokens magically fill his pockets.
The next day, Oswald asks his dad about Freddy’s but his dad gets nervous. Oswald emerges only to hear screams, children crying, cries for help, and running. He tries to find Chip and Mike but comes across the yellow bunny, which leads him through a private door and down a long, dark corridor. The rabbit beckons Oswald into a Party Room and he enters out of curiosity, thinking he can't be harmed in a time before he was even born. He sees half a dozen dead kids lined up against the wall, each wearing party hats. The yellow rabbit lunges for him and Oswald runs to the ball pit just as the police arrive. Back at Jeff’s Pizza, Oswald’s dad stomps over to him while an angry Jeff looks on. Oswald’s pulled out, but when his dad leans over to examine the pit, a pair of yellow arms pull him under. After a cartoonish fight the rabbit emerges from the ball pit and teleports behind Oswald. Oswald looks at Jeff for help but he acts like nothing is happening.
The rabbit drives Oswald home and he tries to escape, but it teleports in front of him and drags him inside. His cat sees the rabbit and runs away in fear, hiding under Oswald's bed. Oswald frantically texts his mom for help, but when she gets home she is confused and says everything’s normal. Oswald goes to bed early, but when the yellow thing sits down to eat breakfast the next day Oswald is horrified to learn that everyone sees it as his dad. Oswald goes to his first day of middle school, where he becomes friends with a girl named Gabrielle. She shows him a book she likes about Greek heroes, as they’re super brave, and having only moved into town three days ago she’s nervous. At home he decides to play along with the yellow thing.
That night, Oswald sneaks out and runs to Jeff’s Pizza, ordering a soda to distract Jeff. He dives into the pit and finds his dad pale and unconscious, but breathing. Suddenly, he feels a presence behind him and he’s grabbed by a pair of furry yellow arms. Oswald breaks free but the exit is blocked, so he head-butts the thing to knock it over. It recovers and pushes him against the wall, unhinging its jaws to reveal a double row of sharp fangs. It tries to bite Oswald’s throat but he quickly blocks with his arm, using his other arm to break free. It turns its attention to his dad, and Oswald uses the pit’s netting to jump on the thing’s back. It stumbles into the netting and ropes, getting tangled, then throws Oswald into the pit’s soft floors.
Despite his bleeding arm, Oswald is determined to be brave and save his dad, just like the Greek heroes. He gets up and discovers that, when the yellow thing was tangled, a rope tied to a metal rod at the top of the pit got looped around its neck. Oswald watches it struggle, its dead-eyed stare aimed directly at him, until it stops moving. He blinks and hanging from the rope is nothing more than a dirty, empty yellow rabbit costume. His dad wakes up with no memory of what happened. Oswald tells him that he hit his head and passed out, and the wound on his arm came from pulling him out of the pit. They go to leave while Jeff calls out for Oswald to get his soda.
Graphic Novel Differences[]
- The beginning scenes (the dead possum, Oswald's last day at Westbrook Elementary, and Oswald's dad arranging summer plans for Oswald) have been omitted, with the story in the graphic novel beginning as Oswald is dropped off at the library for the first time. He is also seen drawing the Freddy's animatronics in the car.
- Dialogue has also been altered to integrate the exposition of the Mill being shut down, along with dialogue from other scenes being used in the opening.
- Instead of watching Zendrelix vs. Mechazendrelix after school, Oswald and his father watch it after visiting Jeff's Pizza.
- Oswald's first interaction with his mother happens after his visit to the library and Jeff's Pizza, unlike the original book where it happens on the first day of summer.
- Oswald points out that a Zendrelix reboot titled Zendrelix 2020 is available on a streaming-service, which leads into the CGI vs puppets debate, unlike in the original where it happens after the family watches a remake of an old science-fiction movie they rented from Red Box. When Oswald's mother threats to turn on a romantic comedy, Oswald storms off to his room instead of staying on the couch.
- Pirate's Cove has been added next to the stage at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
- Instead of passing the Yellow Rabbit while heading to the Skee-Ball area, it instead appears outside the ball pit right as Oswald jumps in to return to Jeff's. The interaction between the mother and her two young children are also cut, and Oswald immediately jumps into the ball pit.
- Instead of getting a text from his father, Oswald learns that no time has passed thanks to a clock on the wall.
- Oswald doesn't pick up his book at the library the next day, instead turning around and heading to Jeff's. New dialogue is added between Oswald and his father when he's dropped off at the library.
- When Oswald emerges from the ball pit, he immediately comes across Chip and Mike instead of exploring the pizzeria and finding the 1985 calendar. Despite having never seen the date, Oswald still asks his father about 1985.
- Oswald only spends three total days at Freddy's in the graphic novel, with two of the days from the original story merged into one. After eating pizza with Chip and Mike, Oswald feels guilty about having them spend money on games and food only to have his pockets fill with tokens. As the three head off to play games, the Yellow Rabbit watches from afar.
- On the last day at Freddy's, Oswald sees a father calling out for Susie when he emerges from the ball pit. Instead of internal dialogue, Oswald speaks to the Yellow Rabbit as he's lured to the party room. The Yellow Rabbit also doesn't lunge at Oswald, instead chasing him back to the ball pit. Police sirens aren't heard either.
- When Oswald returns to the present, he hears his father and Jeff talking instead of being immediately spotted by the two. His father also puts up less of a fight upon being grabbed by the Yellow Rabbit.
- Dylan Cooper is omitted entirely, and Oswald's only scene at school is with Gabrielle. Oswald assisting the Yellow Rabbit with chores after school is also omitted.
- Oswald doesn't attempt to travel back to Freddy's, instead searching the ball pit for his father. When Oswald fights the Yellow Rabbit, its fangs are omitted and it simply bits down on Oswald's arm with its normal, blocky teeth. Instead of a rope, the Yellow Rabbit is hanged by a random net set up outside of the ball pit.
Speculation[]
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- The Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in this story is notably around in 1985 and the site of murders, implying that it is the year and location where the Missing Children Incident occurred.
- This is also the case in the novel trilogy, as The Silver Eyes takes place during the 10th anniversary of the incident in 1995.
- In the graphic novel, one of the running and shouting men yells for his daughter Susie. This was added specifically to the script of the graphic novel. This means that one of the victims of this incident could be Susie.
- Rather than the normal five victims, the story states that Oswald sees "half a dozen" murdered in the party room. The Ultimate Guide similarly says there are six children, and both the graphic novel and the video game adaptation of the story show a sixth victims as well. There are a few theories as to who this child is:
- The most common theory is that the child is Andrew, a victim of William Afton's who rage led to numerous events in the Fazbear Frights series. It's believed that Andrew was either a forgotten child in the incident or was killed the same day and grouped with the others.
- Since Oswald seems to be experiencing a warped memory of the incident, many theorize that the sixth victim could be Charlotte Emily, and that victims in the room represent the total amount of children William Afton had then currently killed.
- The Yellow Rabbit is commonly believed to be an entity born from the agony of William Afton's victims rather than being the man himself. This would explain its quiet yet violent nature and its sharp fangs.
- Another theory that states that the Yellow Rabbit is Eleanor's previous form, as it is revealed in the Stitchwraith Stingers that Eleanor is connected to the ball pit. Eleanor is also known to steal others identities, although her way of doing so differs from what the Yellow Rabbit is shown to do in the story.
- Another possibility is that the Yellow Rabbit was just an animatronic that Eleanor infected with agony (similar to the Plushtrap Chaser or Ella) to create more chaos.
- Another theory that states that the Yellow Rabbit is Eleanor's previous form, as it is revealed in the Stitchwraith Stingers that Eleanor is connected to the ball pit. Eleanor is also known to steal others identities, although her way of doing so differs from what the Yellow Rabbit is shown to do in the story.
- The graphic novel adaptation suggests that the events of the story take place around 2020. This is based on the mention of Zendrelix 2020, which was added specifically to the script of the graphic novel.
- The mill mentioned in this story could be the steel mill mentioned by Chris Watson in He Told Me Everything, from Fazbear Frights 7: The Cliffs. It's stated that Chris's neighborhood was built for workers at the steel mill, which closed long before he was born.
- This would mean that events of both stories take place in the same town.
- The Snack Space reappears two times in the franchise: firstly, it's mentioned in the story Room for One More from Fazbear Frights 3: 1:35AM, then in the game Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, near the Fazer Blast entrance.
- Its appearance in Security Breach is used as an evidence for this story's connection to the games, although the nature of it's connection to the games still hasn't been confirmed.
- Oswald has an unspecified connection to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, since he draws mechanical animals (bears, bunnies and birds) even before he knows about the animatronics from that location. This could tie some way into the Zero Point Field, mentioned in Fetch from Fazbear Frights 2: Fetch.
Trivia[]
- Several pieces of real world pop culture are mentioned or parodied in this story, as well as real world people:
- Zendrelix is most certainly a parody of Godzilla, specifically the second Godzilla as the movie Zendrelix vs. Mechazendrelix is a title parody of the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
- John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald are both mentioned, with Oswald being bullied by others due to sharing a name with the latter.
- Oswald and his family are said to rent movies from Red Box and play board games like Clue for Family Fun Night.
- Oswald tries watching YouTube videos at the library to cheer himself up.
- The Wizard of Oz is referenced numerous times, with Oswald incorrectly quoting Dorothy and Mike giving Oswald the nickname "Oz" based off the titular character.
- The arcade games Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Q*bert, and Galaga are all mentioned as being in Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.
- While not explicitly referred to by name, plushies of The Smurfs and Garfield are likely mentioned to be in a claw machines as blue elf-like creatures and orange cartoon cats.
- As Oswald is trying to leave Freddy's for the first time he notes his magical experience, late return, and missing shoes are similar to what Cinderella experiences.
- Mike's favorite film is said to be Back to the Future, and he even wears a Back to the Future shirt at some point.
- Chip tells Mike and Oswald that he liked a film called The Eternal Song. This may be a reference to The NeverEnding Story.
- When asked what movies he likes, Oswald tries thinking of '80s films and tells his friends he enjoyed E.T.
- Netflix and PlayStation are both mentioned.
- When following the Yellow Rabbit, Oswald thinks of Alice in Wonderland and going down the rabbit hole.
- After finding his father, Oswald tries thinking of ways to get him out of the ball pit and compares his situation to The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
- The illustration of the Yellow Rabbit jumping out of the ball pit as Oswald is getting pulled out by his father was scrapped due to lacking color. It was however still present in early copies, together with the illustrations of the other two stories.
- This illustration was repurposed for its own page in The Ultimate Guide.
- This is the first story to have a happy, uplifting ending.
- This is the first story released to be connected to the Stitchwraith Stingers, the others including To Be Beautiful, Count the Ways, Fetch, Out of Stock, 1:35 AM, Step Closer, The Man in Room 1280, Blackbird, The Real Jake, Hide-and-Seek, and You're the Band.
- However, Into the Pit's role in the Stitchwraith Stingers series was not made clear until much later in the series.
- In the 8th Stinger, Jeff and his pizzeria make a return, also from now on in later stingers, the ball pit plays major role in it's story, and with it also comes many new revelations around this mysterious attraction.
- In early copies of the book, while Elley Cooper got credit as the writer of To Be Beautiful and Count the Ways, this story remained uncredited.
- It's possible this was just a publishing error, or that Scott wrote the story by himself without the help of any other writer.
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