Jolly: The Purple Shade Behind the Mask

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The cover of the novel.

**Jolly: The Purple Shade Behind the Mask** is a novel written by Cody Hughes, and is based on the minigames in Jolly 2 by IvanG.

The novel was first archived and was assumed to be released on December 14th, 2016.

## Plot

### Chapter 1

The novel begins about a man (presumably Eric L. Smith) talking about his past, where he went to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza with his daughter and decided to take a job there.

### Chapter 2

William Afton shows Eric around Freddy's, showing that the pizzeria contains a kitchen to cook pizza, an arcade room, bathrooms, and a costume room where you can dress up as one of the three Fazbear Animals. (Freddy, Bonnie and Chica)

Eric asks William about another room, in which he says there are animatronics in there. He knows the first one is called Jolly, and that he doesn't know the name of the second one. After an hour or so after work, Eric goes into the secret room and sees animatronics of a red bee and an orange cat. He sees something else but gets caught by William. Eric suspects that William is hiding something sinister.

After getting his jobs done, Eric goes home, devastated. He knows William is up to something. Tomorrow was "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" though, so he goes to his daughter, Zoe's room and asks her if she wants to go to Freddy's with him or that occasion, which she accepts as she loves the animatronics there.

### Chapter 3

This chapter follows the perspective of Eric's daughter, Zoe.

As Zoe is awoken by the smell of bacon, eggs and sausage, and as she and her father eat breakfast, Eric tells Zoe about how things are going to go, and after, they set off to Freddy's.

Right as Zoe was about to get out of the car, Eric tells her to stay in, as he saw a letter on the ground which said:

> *Dear Claire,*
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> *I love you with all my heart. I just wasn’t meant for this world! I hope I can find a place of peace and happiness, a place I am child enough to live, yet man enough to survive. I love you! I hope you can truly believe me. Maybe on my journey I’ll find Jesus. Pray for me Claire. Pray I will find happiness. It hurts so bad inside! I want it all to go away. I want a new beginning. I’m not afraid to die. I’m just so afraid of tomorrow!*
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> *To all my friends and loved ones, I ask of you one last favor: don’t let my spirit die. Remember me for the laughs and the good times, the thrills we all had together. I hope I made a place in all your hearts and touched each and every one of you in a special way. I have chosen to die, but I haven’t chosen to be forgotten. I must find a new world, a world of peace and happiness. I want you all to know I am NOT afraid to die, only to quit living. I’ll miss you, Claire.*
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> *DAD*
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Zoe and Eric then see Golden Freddy luring kids into the backstage. It was William Afton!

### Chapter 4

Eric confronts William, who kills four unnamed children, along with Zoey, Eric's own daughter. William then reads the same letter that Zoe read.

30 days later, Eric reads an article on the newspaper which says:

> *“Five children have recently gone missing in Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.*
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> *The animatronics will be shipped off to a safer place for an investigation.”*
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Eric then heads to the cargo ship to see his daughter again, thus the events of Jolly 2 happen.

## Cast

### Humans

* Eric Osburn
* Zoe Osburn
* William Afton
* Four unnamed children

### Animatronics

* Freddy
* Bonnie
* Chica
* Jolly
* George
* Golden Freddy

## Trivia

* This novel appears to be a prequel to Jolly 2, which is because the ending talks about the animatronics being shipped via cargo.
* Eric Liam Smith has a different last name in this novel, being "Osburn" instead of "Liam Smith" like in the games.
	+ Zoey also shares a similar trait, and instead of being named “Zoey”, her first name is “Zoe.”
	+ William Afton is the only character to not have their name changed.

## External Links

* The book’s announcement on GameJolt, posted on the Jolly 2 game page.
* Archived novel on WebArhive here.