The New Kid

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The New Kid
Information
Appears in	Fazbear Frights 3: 1:35AM
Author	Elley Cooper or Andrea Waggener
Genre	Horror
Pages	93
Chronology
Series	Fazbear Frights
Previous Story	Room for One More
Next Story	Step Closer

“Devon, abandoned by his dad and ignored by his mom, can't understand why love and friendship come so easily to everyone except him.” — Summary, Fazbear Frights #3: 1:35AM

The New Kid is the third story in Fazbear Frights 3: 1:35AM and chronologically the Fazbear Frights series' 9th story. It's also the third story in the second graphic novel collection and chronologically the graphic novel series' 6th story. It was written by Andrea Waggener, with illustrations done by Coryn MacPherson and colors done by Gonzalo Duarte.

Characters

Humans

• Marks Family
  • Devon Blaine Marks
  • Mrs. Marks
  • Mr. Marks
  • Devon's Cousin
• Callahan Family
  • Mick Callahan
  • Debby Callahan
  • Mrs. Callahan
  • Mr. Callahan
• Kelsey's Family
  • Kelsey
  • Kelsey's Mother
  • Kelsey's Father
  • Kelsey's Sister
• Anders Family
  • Heather Anders
  • Halley Anders
  • Hope Anders
• Mrs. Patterson
• Mr. Wright
• Valerie
• Mr. Steward
• Kurt
• Brian
• Mr. Crenshaw
• Juliet
• Gabriella
• Quincy
• George
• Mr. Gentry
• Unnamed Boys
• Andrew (possibly)

Animatronics

• Golden Freddy
• Freddy Fazbear
• Bonnie
• Chica
• Foxy

Locations

• Freddy Fazbear's Pizza

Summary

Devon and Mick are lonely ninth-graders. When the new kid Kelsey comes to school, Devon is jealous of how easily Kelsey fits in. Devon brings Mick and Kelsey to an abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and tricks Kelsey into wearing a springlock Golden Freddy suit. Devon intended to lock Kelsey in the suit for a night, but the springlocks activate and kill Kelsey. Devon and Mick are horrified and keep it secret. A week later, Mick is worried that Kelsey may still be alive, so Devon returns to the Freddy's to check. When he looks inside the suit, he is surprised see a body with curly black hair, not Kelsey's blond hair. He reaches inside to check more, but the suit's mouth closes on his arm and traps him. Later, Kelsey appears at a new school and introduces himself as the new kid.

Plot

Devon is a lonely ninth-grader whose father abused and abandoned his family when he was three, and whose mother doesn't make much money. He writes a story about the siblings of his crush, Heather, getting brutally murdered by a killer bouncy house to get her attention, even if it gets him in trouble. He had based the story off of the numerous times he's stalked her. After school he meets up with his only friend, Mick, who has learning disorders. Mick doesn't approve of the story and tries to tell Devon that Heather didn't either. The two head to the abandoned gas station that they use as their clubhouse, only to find it has been demolished. Devon promises a distraught Mick that he will find a new spot.

The next day, Mick introduces Devon to Kelsey, a new kid who has quickly become very popular for his good looks and personality. Mick invites him to sit with them at lunch, joining the duo much to Devon's shock. Devon is also shocked by how genuine Kelsey is, and begins to feel like he's fitting in. Later, he overhears Heather talking about wanting to make movies, and he inserts himself into the conversation. Heather flicks a finger at him and walks away, but Devon only cares that she touched him, and Mick begins to worry about him.

Kelsey joins them for lunch again and starts to get on Devon's nerves, as he doesn't like how perfect he is. Mick tells Kelsey about their destroyed clubhouse and Kelsey promises the pair he will let them use a workshop at a farmhouse his parents purchased for their hangout. The next day, in their social studies class, the topic of justice is discussed. Kelsey explains that justice is something that removes the downs so it doesn't outweigh the ups. Heather, who Mick doesn't get the hype for, views justice as payback, and when asked if payback goes too far simply says that accidents happen. Only Mick and Kelsey don't find the joke funny.

After school, Devon and Mick meet up with Kelsey and his neighbor, George, who offers to drive them to get supplies. Suddenly, Heather and her friends appear, and she tries to talk Kelsey into letting them come along too. George offers to make two trips and Kelsey is put in an awkward spot as Heather's friends fill up the truck, leaving Devon and Mick behind. Despite promising to come back, Devon believes they're being abandoned and he storms off.

The next day, Mick goes to meet with Devon for a hike and is surprised (and a little alarmed) that Devon's sulkiness is gone, although his obsession with Heather is still around. Devon reveals he found a new clubhouse and they'll visit it Monday after school. Mick is excited, but the excitement is killed after he watches Devon kill a bird with a stone and act completely normal about it. On Monday, Kelsey apologizes about the awkward situation and Devon acts overly friendly, freaking both Kelsey and Mick out. Mick also spots a bandage on Devon's hand. After school the trio head off, going to a dense part of the woods.

On the way, Kelsey says he one day wants to be a real judge, but Devon ignores it. Eventually they reach an abandoned Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. After exploring around, Devon leads them to a storage room where they find an old Golden Freddy spring lock suit. Devon encourages Kelsey to put it on as Mick goes to grab some part, which he does. When Mick returns Kelsey starts dancing, which triggers the spring locks, skewering Kelsey. After coming to from his mesmerized state, Devon confesses that he had found the suit before and tried it on, accidentally triggering it on his hand, and came up with a plan to trap Kelsey as payback. The suit twitches and Mick thinks Kelsey is still alive, but Devon makes Mick swear not to tell anyone, and the duo leave Kelsey for dead. As they leave, Heather's "accidents happen" joke replays in Devon's head over and over.

When Devon and Mick split up to go home, he tells Mick that they’re in it together. Mick repeats these words the rest of the way home, concerning Devon. The next day, Mick stays incredibly silent until lunch, where he tries talking to Devon about what happened. Devon tells him to wait, so later that day they go out into the forest. Mick questions if Kelsey had somehow survived, and while the same question has haunted Devon he dismisses it. The rest of the week goes by and Kelsey is concluded to have run away by police. Devon goes to visit Mick and Mick tries to come up with a way for Kelsey to survive, pointing out that there were water bottles in the kitchen. Devon agrees to go and check, telling Mick to cover for him as they’re in it together.

Devon himself doesn’t believe that Kelsey survived, but he’s been having terrible nightmares since Tuesday, so he packs a bag of materials and goes back to the pizzeria. He finds the suit but Kelsey isn’t in it, so he pries the mouth open and looks inside. Devon thinks he sees something and tries reaching for it, but he hears his name being called and the mouth clamps down and locks on his arm. He pukes and tries to escape but it doesn’t work. The mouth loosens but his arm just gets sucked in more, and when Devon looks he sees a corpse with curly black hair inside instead of Kelsey’s blond hair. A second later, his shoulder is sucked into the suit.

Mick is disappointed to see that Devon isn’t back when class continues Monday morning. Remembering that Devon said it may take him a while to help Kelsey recover, Mick continues to cover for Devon. He remembers that he said they’re in it together for as long as it takes. Elsewhere, Kelsey, alive and well, greets all of the students walking in at his new school. His attention, however, is on a couple boys lingering outside snickering at a few of the kids that either ignore them or give them glances. After the bell rings, Kelsey introduces himself as a new kid and asks if they know any cool places to hang out.

Graphic Novel Differences

• The explanation for Devon's short story is shortened, only mentioning that the two girls are Heather's younger sisters and omitting Devon stalking Heather and Mrs. Patterson handing out the assignment.
• Devon is the one to notice the gas station he and Mick hang out at is destroyed instead of having been too distracted by his own thoughts. Most of the exposition on Mick and his home life is also omitted.
• The scene after Heather touches Devon and the scene where Kelsey offers to find a new clubhouse have been merged into one. Devon and Mick stand around the school's entrance for a while, then Kelsey joins the two as they all walk home. Instead of texting George in the middle of the conversation, Kelsey says he's already asked for help.
• Heather's friends don't join her in hijacking Kelsey's plans with Devon and Mick until after it's already decided by George to make two trips.
• Mrs. Marks doesn't physically appear in the graphic novel at all despite being mentioned. When Mick knocks on the door to Devon's house he answers with a heavily bandaged hand. The scene between Devon and his mother before he returns to the pizzeria to check on Kelsey is omitted.
• The trio's exploration of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza isn't nearly as well documented in the graphic novel adaptation, although the slithering in the pipes is kept.
• A missing poster is put up for Kelsey, and instead of the principal, Mr. Wright, announcing the police concluded Kelsey ran away Mr. Gentry does instead.
• Devon doesn't look around Freddy's when he returns to check on Kelsey, and the Golden Freddy suit remains standing instead of having fallen to the floor. When Golden Freddy's mouth clamps down on Devon's arm, he falls to the floor and takes Golden Freddy with him. Instead of the mouth opening more, Devon sees the curly black hair by looking into the suit's eye socket. A shot of a crow on a tree branch is added to the end of the scene.
• Mick says aloud that he's doing his part and he and Devon are in it together instead of it being internal dialogue like in the original short story.
• Instead of waiting for the two kids to start entering the school, Kelsey approaches them as they're hanging out by a window.

Speculation

"I was the first! I have seen everything!" This section archives a lot of theories and speculation, which usually occurs from pre-release media, or just things that are still unknown, so please keep that in mind while reading. The page will continue to be updated with the most accurate information as more solid evidence is supplied.

• Kelsey survives being trapped inside the Golden Freddy spring lock suit, and seemingly entraps multiple others kids to similar fates as himself and Devon. There are numerous theories as to who and what Kelsey is.
  • One theory is that Kelsey is another manifestation of Andrew, much like how he appears in The Man in Room 1280 as a boy with an alligator mask and a child-shaped shadow. This is supported by Devon finding a corpse with curly back hair inside the Golden Freddy suit, which Andrew is said to have in The Man in Room 1280. Devon also hears noises and a voice call out to him at Freddy, similar to what happened to Greg in Fetch. Under this idea, his motivations for going after outcasts could be a form of punishment, much like how Andrew acted towards William Afton. However, Kelsey claims to have a family and bleeds when he's inside the Golden Freddy suit. He also refers to justice as a way to balance the scales and doesn't agree with the idea of it being a form of payback, a complete opposite of Andrew's personality and actions.
    • If Kelsey is indeed is a manifestation of Andrew's spirit, this could mean that Andrew is referring to his family when he was alive. Whereas for bleeding it could be happening because of agony or some other supernatural force.
  • Another theory is that Kelsey is another manifestation of Eleanor, as it is shown through the Stitchwraith Stingers that Eleanor is able to make multiple forms and identities to feed off suffering. This could explain the noises Devon, Mick, and Kelsey heard throughout the pizzeria. Under this idea, Kelsey could be going after outcasts to feed off their negative emotions, which is part of Eleanor's goal. However, Eleanor's blood is shown to be black while Kelsey bleeds red. The issues with Kelsey's family and his views on justice are also factors acting against this theory, however those could be explained by Eleanor's lying and manipulative behavior. Finally, the corpse inside the Golden Freddy suit goes unexplained under this theory, however it could either be one of Kelsey's older victims or Andrew's body without his soul attached to it.
  • One last theory is that Kelsey is a completely separate supernatural entity that judges outcasts and punishes them if they are to act out. This is supported by his detailed beliefs on justice, as well as his comments about becoming a "real judge" one day. This could also explain why Mick was able to survive at the end of the story, since he never actively tried to harm Kelsey in any way. This raises more questions about his family and the corpse within the Golden Freddy suit, although the arguments made above for Eleanor could also apply to this theory.

Trivia

• This is the first story to:
  • Have a twist ending, with a shocking reveal that remains unanswered.
  • Have an animatronic be present but not be the antagonist, at least not intentionally.
  • Have the human characters get themselves killed, rather than there be an animatronic try to kill them/trick them into making a mistake that causes their death.
• Depending on how you interpret the story and its characters, Devon and Kelsey could be considered antagonists.
• There was an illustration made for this story, but the illustrations were ultimately scrapped for the whole series. Although it was reused for its own page in The Ultimate Guide.
  • The illustration shows Devon smiling, while Kelsey is crawling into the Fredbear spring-lock suit.
• This is the longest story in the Fazbear Frights, with 93 pages. It is also the longest anthology story out of both the Fazbear Frights and the Tales from the Pizzaplex series.
  • This is unless both Bobbiedots, Part 1 and Bobbiedots, Part 2 are considered, being two halves of a whole story, with a combined total of 147 pages.

Gallery

The story's image in The Freddy Files Ultimate Edition.