Malfunction
A/N: Hello everyone, this is another piece I decided to do since the ideas are still fresh in my mind. I honestly don't know when or if this series will end. Perhaps it's become too close to my heart. Anyways Fred and Bonn's world tour is still happening as well. I just need to get motivated and try to take on SL for some inspiration. I want to thank BewitchingMayham for helping me out with this story by creating all the code that's used in it, and the explanations that Spike provides. Without them this story would be entirely different.
It was another busy day at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. As usual during the summer everyone child from a 20-mile radius ended up at the front doors of the lively building. However, today was taking a harder toll on everyone than usual. On top of at least 200 people there were three large birthday parties going on as well. It was all hands-on deck and everyone did what they could to ease the burden on the human staff. Jeremy had barely spent any time in the office and was busy the Prize Corner. Leo was helping Mike with taking orders at the various tables and rushing them towards the kitchen. When Chica and Toy Chica weren't performing or playing with the kids they were in the kitchen cooking.
"I need three large peperoni and cheese pizzas" Mike stuck his head into the kitchen.
Chica nodded, "Not a problem!"
"Leave it to us!" Toy Chica responded and helped her sister work the dough.
Meanwhile in the Fredbear Room Bonnie was hard at work keeping track of everyone's orders and making them. They had converted the room into their small ice cream shop which the children loved. He had been living as a human for quite some time now and almost considered himself one. Most of the time he forgot that he was an animatronic. The only reminders he had was the metal bones under his "skin" and unusual eye color. As he continued to keep up with the demands of the patrons he began to feel light headed. Trying to mask the sensation he acted like he dropped something. However, Fredbear and Springy both noticed the sudden change. Though it was miniscule they could see that Bonnie appeared to be shaking to a degree. The two looked at one another and nodded.
"Fredd dear, tell them some jokes if you would please" Springy spoke and set her instrument down.
Fredbear nodded, "Of course, Springy. Where are you going though?"
"To help out with the ice cream of course!" Springy responded her voice masking the deep concern forming.
Bonnie looked up from the counter, "I have it taken care of Springy no need to worry!"
"You have been pushing yourself too hard, young man" Springy lectured Bonnie, "Listen to your elders!"
Bonnie rolled his eyes, 'Right, because you are SO much older than I am', he thought to himself.
Springy seemed to know what the humanized rabbit was thinking and crossed her arms. She pulled Bonnie towards the freezer and shut the door and looked at him, "You're shaking again."
"It's nothing, I'm fine", Bonnie replied.
Springy shook her head, "This makes three times this week. The other two days we weren't even that busy so you can't use the stress excuse like you normally do."
"I'm fine Springy, really. We need to get back out there. Things aren't going to get done themselves you know." Bonnie responded and made his way for the freezer door, "Besides, the more I keep myself busy the less I think about other things."
Springy tilted her head, "Such as?"
"That this body won't last. That if I need help I now have to go cross country to get it." Bonnie sighed and began to cough, "Please Springy, just let me get back to the only thing I can do now."
The spring model rabbit sighed and nodded, "Right, all hands-on deck today. But once we close please run a diagnostics test. Spike left that tool here just for that reason."
"Fine" Bonnie sighed and returned to the room outside of the Freezer.
Springy gave a weak sigh and returned to her stage alongside Fredbear. The yellow bear noticed something was troubling his partner but couldn't tell what. Pushing the thoughts aside the two continued to entertain while Bonnie did all he could to keep up with everything else. After a few hours, the humanized bot was called towards the main room to assist with something. As Bonnie left Mike entered the room and took over ice cream duties. Giving a faint sigh Bonnie coughed into his sleeve and noticed faint traces of something on the fabric. With a disheartened groan, he made his way towards his old workshop after excusing himself from singing "Happy Birthday" for the third time that day. Opening the door to his sanctuary he looked around the various parts and pieces that were strewn about several workbenches. He then focused on a machine that Spike had left for him. With a heavy heart, he hooked himself up to the machine. The small jolt from the wires connecting to the diagnostic center in his arm was still annoying. However, it was designed in such a way that it looked like a machine used to take blood. Feeling a chill down his spine he turned the machine on and clamped his jaw as the usual pain coursed through every fiber of his being. He tried to recall when the process began to hurt as much as it had been. It was probably right before Spike left.
"Damn it, why is it taking so long", Bonnie hissed as the pain began to cloud his vision and senses.
Before he could collect himself, his world went dark and a flashing warning sign lit up the diagnostic screen on the machine. His absence hadn't gone unnoticed though. After an hour Bon began to worry and start to look around the building from the shadows. However, before he could get to his brother's usual sanctuary he was called back by Freddy to perform once more. The shadow sighed and acknowledged that he would have to hope that someone else located his brother before he could. Freddy and the others had taken notice as well and as soon as a break presented itself Freddy vowed he would go look. Thirteen songs later the bear got off the stage and made his way towards one of the two places Bonnie would stow himself away in. Entering the workshop, he noticed Bonnie asleep while hooked up to the diagnostics machine that Spike left. The warning sign had him concerned though. Tapping on the screen his eyes focused as the code appeared on the screen.
SystemcodeDiagnostics()
Describe StackString{}
Context "Test"
SensorsInput data
Sound Input
Output disabled
Input enabled
System Stable
Light Input
Input disabled
{Sensor(temp) Disabled}
System Stable
EffectorsData
Stabilizers
{function(temp) Disabled}
MotorsData
Pneumatics
(ERROR)
Input/output
Corrupted host
/Maintenance needed/
Function (ERROR)
System Unstable
HydraulicsInput?
Input/(stable)
Output/?{Operational)}
/Maintenanceoptional/
System Operational?
Main Processor
Input systems/{Stable}
Compoundssafe
ContextStable
Output systems/?{Operational)
CompoundsOperational
Context?[ERROR]/()
System Stable
He looked as the screen gave an option to print out the error report. Hitting Y for yes, he watched as the machine spat out a piece of paper with the code on it. Stuffing it into his suit he made a note to get ahold of Jeremy immediately. Looking towards the dormant bot he gave a faint sigh and disconnected him from the machine, "Rest easy friend."
"Freddy, we need you back on stage!" Chica called.
Freddy quickly returned to the stage and noticed the time. They would start to close soon. Never had the bear been happy at the idea of all the children leaving. As he waited for everyone to leave time seemed to take longer than he had hoped. Mari noticed the bear's frustration and placed a hand on their shoulder after everyone left, "What's wrong? You're agitated."
"It's about Bonnie. It's not good." Freddy sighed.
Jeremy seemed to pick up on their discussion, "Where is he anyways? It's like he vanished."
"He apparently collapsed at the diagnostics machine. When I found him, he appeared to still be "asleep" but I also found this." Freddy spoke and handed Jeremy the report he had printed out.
Jeremy looked over the paper and his eyes seemed to widen at the words in the report. Immediately he grabbed the nearest phone which was at the Prize Counter and called Spike. He wasn't too surprised that Wrench had answered the phone though, "Wrench, I need you and Spike on speaker. You're on speaker here."
"What's up Jeremy?" Spike asked.
Jeremy seemed hesitant, "If I read you a report that came out of the machine…can you explain it to us? I know some of this from my brief time in the repair department."
"I take it that it's finally starting to have problems?" Wrench asked.
Jeremy sighed, "It seems that way."
The manager read off the report as everyone listened except for Bon who had gone off to tend to his brother. Freddy was thankful that Bon had left and that he had gotten the error off the screen on the machine. After Jeremy read the error code Spike gave a faint sigh and told everyone to sit down.
"Papa, what's Pneumatics?" Faye asked.
Foxy sighed, "I don't know, sweetie."
"Pneumatics is part of our motor functions that works with the hydraulics." Wrench responded softly, "However, Spike is the one that programmed all the codes so he'll have to explain things from here."
"Tell us Spike. How bad is it?" Fred asked worried about how the news would affect his best friend.
Spike gave a faint sigh, "I'll try and break it down as easily as possible by trying to relate it to a human body. First off everything runs like a nervous system for him. The Stack and String in the second lines are telling you what format the report is being shown in. In this case a stack, and the context is telling you what it's doing. The sensors are how anything receives information from the world around them. Keeping up so far?"
"Think so" Leo scratched the back of his head.
Jeremy nodded, "That makes sense. What's next?"
"Normally a sensor stack would be in for the forces outside of the body. In the case of Bonnie and the other human bodies it is connected and placed with the Effectors. Sensors are almost always just input. Meaning it's information that comes from somewhere else from outside the body. Though, when you hear your own voice that is considered an Output. Based on what you've told me Bonnie passed out while hooked up to the machine. Due to that he can't make any output when it comes to his sensors. However, his input is NOT disabled due to how I designed the body. Input is always kept open in case of an emergency."
"Sounds about right, he'd be the first one to respond anyways" Foxy uttered.
Everyone nodded and Mari spoke, "What about the rest of the report?"
"I'm getting there Mari, promise. The main sensors are stable so there's little to no problem and I don't see it causing any issues. Now the effectors are a little different. They help control the body movement. The Stabilizers are more of a program than a function. It tells the body to keep aligned and stable through daily activities. This function is a 'passive function', meaning that if Bonnie bends over the program can't force him to stand up. It can get confused though if it's been too damaged. The effects would be for him to have trouble bending and moving." Spike responded his voice sounding heavy, "That's not even the worst of it though. The 'Motors' is another effector. It's not an actual motor, instead it's actual motor movement. For the kiddies still in the room it's what Bonnie uses to move around. That's right Foxy I'm talking about you."
Foxy scowled, "Ye itching for a fight, punk?"
"Enough, both of you!" Freddy hissed, "Spike, continue please."
"Sure thing Fazhead" Spike replied, "Anyways, the pneumatics to us are like bones in a human body. They help Bonnie move around, but are under the influence of the stabilizer program. Thankfully they aren't the main support and structure in Bonnie's body. However, they do connect the main support to the moving functions. From the report you read out Jeremy it seems the Pneumatics are crashing. The input and output are disabled during the diagnostics and are messed up somehow. The corrupted host reading means that this malfunction is effecting the rest of his body. Meaning his body won't function the way that it's supposed to. This part of the system is unstable and needs to be fixed ASAP, or the body will fail."
"Oh no…" Chica looked down.
Spike sighed, "There is some good news though. The hydraulics are still operational but will need work on them soon before they become unstable as well. For the kits since I'm sure they're confused the hydraulics for us bots are like the joints in a human body. They allow us to bend and turn freely. The final part, the processor, aka our "brain" is fine. If something happens to that there isn't a damn thing I can do to save him. The compounds at the end is pretty much a summary. Though he has some issues the diagnostics are still listing him as stable and functional for now. If you can get him here somehow Jeremy I'll do all that I can to help him."
"Thanks Spike, I'll be in touch" Jeremy responded and hung up the phone.
The manager felt his heart sink and the bots felt a sudden remorse for their friend. Their body was on its last legs. The news Spike just delivered was gut wrenching and Jeremy now had to explain all of this to Bonnie. He could only hope that the bot would take the news in stride and they'd figure out something to do. Spike had mentioned that if Bonnie could make it out to the west coast they would do all they could. That left the man with a predicament. Bonnie helped keep the place afloat but if they couldn't repair him here he needed to go out west. He was pulled from his thoughts as a voice pulled him away.
"Ugh…. I'm sorry Jeremy…" Bonnie leaned against a doorframe that lead into the main room.
Leo blinked and quickly ran and hugged the humanized bot causing Bonnie to blink, "Uh…. Did something happen?"
"We need to talk Bonnie…the diagnostics machine came up with something you need to see." Jeremy spoke and looked towards the apartment, "Alone."
"Okay?" Bonnie blinked and managed to get Leo off his legs.
Fred hurried towards the workshop to keep Bon occupied while Jeremy delivered the news. Meanwhile Jeremy explained to Bonnie what Freddy had discovered, and the only solution that was available. Bonnie sat down on the couch completely shocked about everything that had just been revealed to him. His body was on the verge of non-functioning. There was only one thing he could do if he wanted to continue to "live".
"I can help you get across country" Jeremy sat down across from Bonnie, "Land or air?"
Bonnie looked down at the ground, "You and I both know it can only be land. I would never get past airport security."
"Good point" Jeremy muttered and looked at the dejected bot, "Look, we know you won't give up. At least not without a fight."
The humanized rabbit chuckled, "You know…I knew this would come eventually I thought I was prepared for it. Yet it feels so surreal now."
"As a precaution and to avoid any more damage, lay off on your abilities. Wrench said that if you tried to teleport there you'd kill yourself instantly." Jeremy warned, "We'll get you a car and help you get there via road. I know we just laid a lot on you so take some time to think about it. Take tomorrow off and we'll figure something out."
Bonnie nodded and made his way towards his room before letting sleep claim him once more. His world was now entirely upside down. The first thoughts he experienced was how this would relate to a human becoming sick. There was nothing that could be done at this building. So perhaps it was best he at least tried to see if Spike and Wrench could help. Bonnie compared it to when Leo had to go to various hospitals to see if they could help him. Now he was facing something quite similar.
'Welcome to humanity' Bonnie internally groaned.
Overall System: Stable
=End=
