Author Notes
Wow, Chapter 35 already. I never expected to get here so quickly. But there's still plenty of story to go. And just to answer a popular question, I am continuing all the way to FNAF 4. :)
Chapter 35
Justice
Alice freaked out. Completely.
Ruby had to calm her down and stop her from calling an ambulance before she could even explain anything. She went with the 'malfunctioning animatronic' excuse since she couldn't really explain the bite away with 'I slipped'.
"Then you shouldn't be working there!" Alice exclaimed, still fussing over her worriedly.
"It wasn't her fault. She got damaged by some bratty kids." Ruby defended.
Eventually Alice calmed down again after double checking and treating her injuries. She sent Ruby straight to bed though.
However, the night guard had something to do on her computer first. She had swiped the security footage from the pizzeria so she could find some little delinquents. She searched through the film until she came to the time that Mangle was damaged.
She sat back and watched Puppet speaking to some kids and then those kids approaching Mangle in an empty room.
It…was brutal.
Ruby's fist clenched until her knuckles whitened.
Then Puppet entered and 'saved' the day for the poor fox.
Ruby rewound and took a screenshot of the kids. She stared at it for a long moment.
Seemed that she had another lesson to teach…
Ruby arrived at the pizzeria that day, surprising the 'bots and terrifying the employees.
She was furious.
She made her way through the building, scattering people out of her way until she cornered the group of suddenly petrified kids.
Their parents looked shocked as Ruby leaned in threateningly close.
"So, you think you can tear apart one of the 'bots because?" she asked softly, holding printed pictures up as proof.
Their parents gasped before spinning around to glare at their kids as well. Ruby was known for being unstable but never unfair, especially with kids. So they didn't doubt her accusation.
"It-it-it was just a game." One stammered out. "It's just a robot-"
Ruby cut him off by slamming the picture against the wall above their heads.
"I'm the NIGHT GUARD. And I'm in charge of the animatronics. All of them! You HURT one of MY animatronics!" her voice steadily grew louder until she was shouting at full volume, bringing a halt to the activities in the pizzeria.
The Toys were shocked that she was doing this for Mangle, especially after being hunted and hurt. Mangle herself was listening from the empty room next door with wide eyes.
The kids trembled, losing the ability to speak.
They looked to their parents for help but the adults seemed content to let Ruby continue. She was doing a fantastic job so far after all.
"S-sorry." One of the girls whispered.
"I'm not the one you should be saying sorry to!" Ruby growled.
"Ruby." One of the dads interrupted and the kids looked hopeful suddenly. "We'll leave them and their punishment to you."
The kids' expressions turned to horror as the other parents nodded in agreement.
"And what is the repair cost?" another queried.
Ruby shook her head. "Our mechanic says that it won't be much so don't worry about it. I'll take you up on your other offer though."
She turned angry eyes back on the terrified children.
The parents nodded and apologised profusely for their children's behaviour.
"First, you're going to apologise to her. Then I'm going to put you to work for the rest of the day." Ruby said as the parents turned to walk away.
Most of the children nodded meekly while one dared to complain.
Ruby dragged him to Mangle by the ear.
"Apologise!" she snapped at the kids while Mangle cowered away from them a little.
Ruby noticed that Hedy had started on the repairs but the 'bot still had a long way to go.
They apologised quickly and sincerely to avoid further trouble.
"And if I catch you near her again I'll drop kick you down the street." Ruby threatened before herding them out of the room again.
She flashed a smile at Mangle before she left.
For the rest of the day, they washed floors, tables, cleaned the bathrooms and did the dishes under the watchful eyes of a furious security guard.
Suffice to say, after that day, they learnt their lesson and the parents discovered a new way to threaten their children when they misbehaved.
Ruby was also offered a large amount of babysitting jobs.
As the place closed and those children left with their parents for more punishment at home, Ruby leaned against a wall and sighed. She'd technically been confined to bed but had snuck out.
Alice was going to kill her.
It had been worth it though.
"Feeling alright there lass?" Foxy asked in concern.
Ruby nodded. "Just tired. Glad the game's over actually. I'm probably going to sleep all night on the job with my pain meds."
The fox nodded. He was also glad that the 'game' was over. All the 'bots could stop worrying about her now.
"Going to take it easy then tonight?" he asked.
She hummed an affirmative.
"I'll bring some movies and we can chill." She grinned at him before pushing away from the wall. "I'd better get moving. I can still get some sleep before my shift."
Foxy saw her off and started to help with clean up.
"What is her problem anyway?" Toy Chica huffed in hearing range and the originals shot her dirty looks. "What's she up to now?"
"I don't know." Toby shrugged, still sulking from the fact that they lost.
Toy Freddy looked thoughtful. "She's unpredictable and dangerous."
"Would you just shut up!" Foxy snapped. "You lost so now leave the lass alone. She defended one of your own and you still can't accept that she's not a bad person."
Bonnie nodded in agreement. "She's helped Mangle more than you have."
The three flinched at that statement. They couldn't deny it since Hedy had already given them that lecture.
"She's the night guard." Toby muttered.
"Yeah and Puppet was the one who told you to kill night guards. Puppet was also the one who set up Mangle getting hurt." Freddy pointed out coldly. "So what does that tell you?"
They looked away uncomfortably.
"Stop hiding from the truth and just accept it. You've been had. He didn't have ghosts forcing you to do it so he tricked you into it." Foxy growled bitterly. "You've been his tools this whole time."
The Toys glared at him angrily.
They had a glaring match for a few minutes before everyone headed off to do their work.
Ruby arrived a couple minutes late that night, having dealt with five lectures from Alice. She flopped down on a chair and stared at the ceiling for a few minutes. Then she looked at the 'bots.
"This…is really strong pain medication." She grinned at them a little too happily.
The gang groaned. Looked like they were on night guard babysitting duty.
Hedy wheeled in a few minutes later, causing Ruby to look over from her seat.
"I just wanted to, um, tell you that the Toys won't be causing trouble tonight. They're going to stay in the other room." She still seemed nervous around the originals.
Ruby shrugged, not concerned.
"Okay. How's the fox?"
She was fiddling with a glitter bomb which had the 'bots worried considering her medicated state.
"She's…better. A little at least. Thanks for asking." Hedy responded, turning to leave.
"Hey, I never had a problem with her. It's the others that need attitude adjustments." Ruby muttered.
Hedy shot her a look but bit her tongue and left. She could tell that Ruby was maybe not all there at the moment.
She wheeled into the Toy's room and straight into an atmosphere of gloom. The Toys were in full on sulk mode. Even Toy Freddy.
They'd changed rooms because Hedy refused to be in the same room as Puppet and she wasn't about to let him near Mangle so that had made Toby throw a little fit of course. Hedy had settled it with a nice little toaster threat though.
"How are you feeling Mags?" she asked Mangle gently.
The fox was lying a bit apart from the others and staring at the wall. She gave a half-hearted crackle when Hedy spoke.
"Ready for me to do some more repairs?" the mechanic asked.
The fox nodded after a moment and turned to face her. The look in her eyes was so sad it just broke Hedy's heart.
She glanced at the door. She really needed to have her own talk with Puppet soon…
Author Notes
Hope you enjoyed and next chapter up on Wednesday. :)