Well, y'all asked for more, so here's more!
I'm sure the whole "I never expected this story to be so popular" thing is getting old, and I'm actually starting to feel more comfortable and confident with my writing.
That doesn't mean I'm not still terrified of receiving harsh negative feedback.
Anyway, please enjoy.
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Vanessa continued to read over the report she just wrote up, the ridiculousness of it would have made her believe it was a joke, if she hadn't seen part of the events with her own eyes.
Across from her sat a man with short black hair, exotic red eyes a few shades deeper than Monty's, and a casual relaxed smile.
What she wouldn't give to just smack that damn look off of his face…
This isn't the kind of thing to be smiling about!
She sighed.
"Ok, you're sure this is what happened?"
"Want me to explain it all again?"
"Just…one more time…"
"Alrighty"
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"Look, I don't know who you are or what you want" Ethan spoke to the knife wielding rabbit. "However, I'd suggest just putting the knife down, if you know what's good for you"
While he never actually took any self defense lessons, he did sometimes practice sword fighting with Foxy back at the location he used to work at.
Ethan couldn't begin to fathom why a children's entertainment robot would have knowledge of sword fighting, fencing style specifically with a pirate twist on it, but he'd love to shake the hand of the individual who decided that.
If he survived, that is…
A screwdriver was definitely not a sword, but it'll have to do…
The rabbit didn't seem perturbed by what he'd said, she was just getting closer.
"Don't say I didn't warn you…"
Once she was close enough, she slashed, a move that was easily parried by Ethan.
If he could-moderately- keep up with a robot, this costume wearing human shouldn't be too much of a problem.
He could tell that she wasn't experienced with fighting in the least…
What should he do?
Defend himself until Vanessa returns?
Try to disarm the rabbit and capture her?
He continued to parry and block slashed and stabs from the rabbit, until he slipped up and the knife slashed across his arm.
"Tch-fuck…that hurts…"
"Are you having fun yet?"
"Actually, yeah. It's better than doing nothing"
Ethan focused all of his attention on attempting to knock the knife from her hand.
He batted it away, copying a move Foxy often used, but with a twist, he spun around and struck her in the side of the head with the bottom of the handle.
The hit caused her to stumble to the side and into a workbench that possessed several robotic limbs and various other objects.
She swung her knife erratically when he stepped toward her, regaining her balance and aggressively moving forward.
Ethan sidestepped a slash and kicked one of her large feet out from under her, causing her to fall flat on her face.
"You know, I was actually kinda nervous before. This is just embarrassing"
The bunny, to his surprise, got up quickly.
He dodged and blocked more strikes, then tripped her up again, but this time he struck her in the face.
With her now on her back, Ethan kicked the knife away and placed a foot on her stomach with both hands behind his back and leaning downward.
He gave her a smile.
"Are you having fun, yet?~" he teased.
After a moment of silence, he spoke up again.
"I know im amazing and all, but you could get me a bandage or something instead of just standing there in awe"
"Gh-uh-right" Vanessa used her tablet to send one of the STAFF bots off, then walked over to where he had the bunny pinned.
"So how does this work, do you arrest her or drag her to Cassandra?"
"Both, actually"
"Ooh…I almost feel bad for you…"
Once the bunny was in handcuffs, Vanessa sent her off with five Security bots, leaving them alone just as the bot returned with a roll of bandages and a disinfectant for cuts.
"Let me, I've done this before"
"Alrighty"
Ethan sat down and rolled up his sleeve up to his shoulder.
"Ohh…"
"Something wrong?"
"Ah-no, I-im fine"
The woman began to use the disinfectant, causing Ethan to grit his teeth a bit.
Then she wrapped it up.
"There…"
"Thanks" Ethan flexed his arm right in front of her. "Like what you see?"
"S-shut up…"
He chuckled and rolled his sleeve down.
"J-just…come with me…I need to write a report"
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"Right…do you know why she attacked you?"
Ethan lightly rubbed his arm.
"I have no idea, she just showed up here after you left and attacked me, and none of the STAFF acknowledged her presence at all"
"I had a bit of trouble getting them to recognize they were carrying something…"
"I can't wait to hear about this one"
"Well I'd like to hear about how you managed to defend yourself with a screwdriver"
"Don't laugh when I explain it, ok?"
"Sure…"
"Remember the restaurant I told you about, the one I worked at?"
"Yeah?"
"Well that restaurant featured a character called Foxy the Pirate"
"I think I know that character, but isn't it Captain Foxy?"
"Well, not where I came from"
"Ok…"
"Anyway, sometimes during the nights I was working there, I practiced fighting him with prop swords"
The woman's eye twitched lightly.
"Tell me you're kidding…"
"Nope, I learned sword fighting from a pirate and used it to defend myself against a knife with a screwdriver"
"...right…"
"I think we should focus on the 'bunny with a knife' thing, I've never seen that character before-then again, I've never seen Roxy or Monty before coming here, any idea who it was?"
"I mean, it kinda looked like a version of Bonnie, but white"
"So we don't know anything about the crazy woman that somehow snuck into the building and attempted to stab me?"
"Honestly, I feel like I need a raise…"
"Shouldn't you be up there explaining what happened?"
"Oh don't worry, our boss is good at get answers from people, all I have to do is turn in this report"
"That's not at all concerning"
"Good, you've got work to do"
Chica was standing by the stairs.
"Heeey~"
Ethan sighed.
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"Huh…this is actually more complicated than I thought…" Ethan thought out loud as he scratched his head with a puzzled expression.
"Giving up already?~" the Wolf asked in a teasing tone.
"No, Roxy, I'm not giving up, I'm just saying it's more complicated than I expected it to be-I'm a robotics technician, not a go-kart mechanic" Ethan replied while continuing to repair a broken kart. "And might I remind you that you broke this kart because it almost cost you a race?"
"No…"
Ethan hadn't been there to see it, but apparently the kart Roxy had been driving in her most recent race had malfunctioned and almost caused her her first loss.
According to Vanessa, who was watching the race on the cameras because she was bored, once the race was over and everyone had moved on to the other attractions in the raceway, Roxy got 'just a little angry' and broke the kart even more.
The outer part of the kart was going to get replaced, while Ethan was tasked with repairing the engine.
Since there were no other human staff, and because the STAFF bots couldn't fix it, Cassandra had given him a 'promotion' which granted him extra responsibilities to fix not only the animatronics, but other broken machines around the entire Pixa-Plex.
Ethan was thankful for it, the reason being it allowed him to actually freely move around the mall instead of simply staying in the maintenance room.
"You know, I guess I should thank you for being so easily angered"
"Huh?"
"This little fiasco has given me the ability to spend more time with you"
Ethan caught Roxy's tail perking in the reflection of the mirror on the cart, watching it slowly sway.
"Y-yeah-a-and that's why I did it!" She exclaimed suddenly with a grin on her face.
"Now I can actually visit you in your room and get that lap dance you promised me"
"Gh-wh-I did not!"
Ethan chuckled lightly, still very much amused by her fluster.
After a while of working on the kart, Ethan managed to fully repair it.
"Ok, now-"
"Ean"
'Well…close enough'
Ethan turned to his boss as she approached.
"Yes ma'am?"
"Have you fixed the race kart?"
"Yes"
"Good" the woman glanced at Roxy, but continued speaking. "Since you now have a myriad of new responsibilities beyond fixing the animatronics, and because such responsibilities are sure to be plentiful, you will be quite busy"
She quickly fixed her glasses and looked down at a clipboard Ethan was sure she definitely wasn't holding just a second ago.
"Due to that, and due to a recommendation from Vanessa, you will be permitted to live here in the Pizza-Plex should you so choose. However, we will not be responsible for any damage to personal belongings or any injuries received in the building between the hours of 12:00 pm and 6:00 am"
She looked directly into his eyes with a bit of fierceness.
"Do you understand and agree to these terms?"
"Yes, ma'am, and thank you"
"Just keep doing your job" the woman spoke with a dismissive wave as she walked away.
Ethan grinned and slowly turned toward Roxy, giving her a mischievous look.
"It looks like I'll be seeing you tonight, ~Roxanne~" he spoke before packing his tools and leaving the raceway.
XXRoxyXX
What did that mean!?
What's he going to do!?
Surely it was just another tease, right?
He's not really going to do anything, is he?
No matter how much she tried to believe he was teasing, Roxy couldn't stop imagining all the things he might do.
Not only did he use her full first name, he even winked before he walked off!
He's definitely up to something!
She would just have to get up to something herself, to counter whatever it is he's planning to do before he does it.
But what…?
XXEthanXX
The seed has been planted, Roxy is no doubt freaking out in her mind and planning to do something to stop the plan he doesn't even have.
He meant exactly what he said, he would indeed be seeing her tonight.
"What's so funny?"
Ethan blinked and stopped walking, finding Vanessa had been the one to speak.
"Oh nothing, I'm just messing with Roxy"
"Yeah? You better be careful"
"Everything will be fine, it's just some harmless teasing"
"Mh hm…"
"By the way, I got permission to stay here during the night"
"Really?"
"Yeah, apparently you had something to do with it"
The woman stepped toward him. "Yeah, I did, you better be thankful, mister" she spoke while jabbing a finger at him.
"Oh I'm so very thankful, Officer Vanessa, I am forever in your debt" he spoke theatrically.
She crossed her arms.
"Sheesh, tough crowd" he spoke with a chuckle. "I'll owe you a favor over this, a big one"
"I'll remember that"
"Oh, any word on that bunny that tries to stab me?"
"Tch-yeah, but I'm not allowed to tell you"
"Why's that?"
"I can't tell you that either"
"I literally almost got fatally stabbed by some random rabbit woman and I'm not even allowed to know why…"
Ethan sighed.
"Anyway, I'm heading over to Monty's golf course, apparently one of the gator props that pop out isn't popping out"
While Vanessa has the Security bots reporting things to her, Ethan now has the janitorial and general service bots reporting malfunctioning machines and other broken devices.
If they happen to pass by something that isn't working the way it should, they'll mark the location on the map and report what's broken.
They, of course, can't exactly identify things exactly as they are, so he only gets vague information.
However, 'malfunctioning decoration' at 'Monty Golf' could only be one of a few things.
"I don't suppose you wanna come with me?"
"N-no, I think I'll pass" she spoke with a light paling before walking away.
Everyone is still afraid of Monty, it seems.
He did develop a reputation for being violent and dangerously aggressive, but he did that to protect his friends.
Ethan resumed walking toward Monty's golf course, planning to use this moment to talk to the gator, perhaps get to know him more.
Maybe he could even get some golf lessons from him.
Ethan snickered at the mental imagery of the large gator holding a putter.
XXMontyXX
Monty crossed his arms as he gazed down at the malfunctioning alligator decoration, it just stopped moving completely after rising up.
Luckily all the people had moved on to other attractions, so he could try and see what's wrong with it.
Usually, when something gets damaged around the course, it's because a child hit a ball into it or threw a club at something.
Damn kids…
They just fling things wherever they want and break things without consequence, it's even worse when their parents don't take responsibility.
Some even insist that it was the fault of the company, or whoever else they can possibly blame.
There was one time when a child hit a ball off of the course intentionally and it hit Monty in the face, shattering one of the glasses on his sunglasses, luckily not damaging his eye.
Monty couldn't do anything about it, which only made him more upset.
One of the STAFF who'd witnessed 'the damaging of Fazbear property' started its automated response to the parents of the child and requested that they follow it out of the course and to the elevator where they'd wait for Officer Vanessa to arrive.
The parents refused, stating that it wasn't their child's fault, which was a lie.
Maybe the child didn't mean to hit Monty specifically, but they still hit it purposefully off of the course.
The child then went into a fit and flung the club when flailing their arms, the flying club hit Monty in the face, again, and completely shattered his glasses as well as damaging his eye.
Eventually, Officer Vanessa arrived and got involved after they threatened to call the police.
Monty couldn't believe that people could be so…stupid.
How could adults be so irresponsible?
Anyway, he was sure that there was a golf ball lodged somewhere inside the decoration, as there wasn't any visible external damage to it.
The question was how would it be fixed?
Monty couldn't do it himself, that would most likely result in him damaging it.
The STAFF couldn't do it either…
Would Vanessa have to do it?
Maybe Ethan?
He'd said that he wasn't allowed to leave the maintenance room unless he needed to.
Monty imagined that this would require Ethan's help, maybe he could-
"Hey Monty"
That voice…
"Ethan? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to fix your decorations that aren't working, I was recently promoted to 'general technician' and now it's my job to fix pretty much anything electrical or mechanical"
That is…convenient.
"What happened?"
"Roxy got a bit upset after almost losing a race due to a malfunctioning race kart, since there's no other technicians or mechanics, Cassandra gave me a promotion"
"I see…"
Roxanne has always had a greater temper than he did when it came to her 'immaculate image' as she'd said once.
"Anyway, do you have any idea why this thing stopped working?"
"I believe there is a ball inside of it"
"That would make sense"
Ethan took a flashlight from the belt around his waist and began to look closely at whatever internal parts he could see.
Ethan hadn't had that belt before, perhaps it's new due to his new position?
It possesses several different tools on it and has a few small pouches.
As Monty studied the human, he noticed the sleeve of the uniform was torn-no…that was definitely a slash from something sharp.
Monty is very intimately familiar with slash marks.
Had Ethan gotten hurt somehow?
Did Roxanne scratch him in her outburst?
"Oh? Looks like you were right"
Monty watched as the human reached down and pulled out a red golf ball, the prop immediately began moving the way it's supposed to.
"This was stuck in there"
He'd assumed so.
"Does this happen often?"
"More often than not"
"Well, I'll be here to take care of it now" the human handed over the ball. "See ya later"
"Wait…"
"Hm?"
"Your arm…"
"Huh-oh, this…" he rubbed it lightly. "it's nothing to be worried about"
The gator's eyes narrowed.
"Roxy didn't do this, I wasn't around when she got mad"
That was good to know, but it still was suspicious.
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"Alright miss security guard, I'm ready to see what the night life is like"
"I'm afraid it's not very exciting, all I do is sit here and try to watch all of these screens and monitor this tablet"
"Really? You don't go raiding the food courts or visit the arcades?"
"None of those games are any fun, and all the food is kept in the kitchens until the place opens"
"Huh…well I'm sure I could activate a few kitchen STAFF and have them bring us a pizza or something"
"...I am kinda hungry-but I'm not sure we're allowed to do that…"
"Are there any rules against eating pizza in a pizza place?"
The woman huffed.
"That's not what I meant, smart ass. I meant that I don't think we're allowed to-you know, use the stored ingredients, it'd be like stealing…"
"But we work here"
"That doesn't mean anything"
"What about Chica?"
"...what about Chica?"
"I'm sure there's been more than one occasion of Chica eating stuff in the kitchens-I mean she literally eats garbage sometimes"
"W-well yeah, she does it almost every night, but she's allowed to, if she wasn't then she'd just be eating out of the trash"
"Then we can just say Chica did it"
The woman stared at him.
"You want to blame Chica for something we did?"
"If we don't say anything, it'll just be assumed that Chica did it, and that'll be that"
"...I don't know…"
"Well, what if, say…Chica went into the kitchen and brought us a pizza that just so happened to be sitting there freshly made?"
"Psh-yeah, and how are we gonna get her to agree to that?"
"There were two pizzas there actually, and Chica ate one of them"
Vanessa was silent for a moment, until her stomach rumbled lightly and her cheeks turned pink.
"F-fine…"
"Alright, I'll fire up the STAFF, you get Chica here, and by the time we tell her the deal and she gets down there, the pizzas will be ready"
"Are you really sure about this, Ethan?"
"What's the worst that could happen? They dock our pay for the ingredients used?"
"That, and we get fired"
"I know I won't get fired, and if I threaten to quit if they fire you, Monty will back both of us up"
"You're really abusing Monty's protection, huh?"
"If we do get bagged for 'stealing ingredients' I'll pay for it all, and double if I really need to, our boss can't complain about that"
She sighed.
"Whatever…"
The two put their plan into action, Ethan was amused to discover that his tablet could be used to order the STAFF around from anywhere in the building.
It was a bit difficult since there are literally hundreds of them active across the building, pinning down certain bots is hard.
However, the Kitchen STAFF are only a handful compared to the rest of them.
Ethan activated a few of them, but became confused when one of them wasn't responding.
"Huh…"
"What's up?"
"One of the Kitchen STAFF isn't responding…like, at all"
"Huh…"
"That's what I said"
"I'll have a security bot scope out the kitchen"
"Is Chica on her way?"
"She should be"
"Good"
A few minutes passed, Ethan smiled as Chica nervously entered the room.
"D-did I do something wrong?"
"No, we just need you to do something for us"
"...what is it?"
Ethan stood up and walked over to her, throwing an arm around her and huddling with her.
"Look, you like pizza, right?"
"I love pizza…"
"Well, Vanessa and I are hungry, and there just so happens to be two fresh pizza's down in the kitchen under the food court right now" he got closer to her. "One of them is yours if you can bring 'em both here"
Turmoil briefly washed over her face, before realization dawned.
"Geez, you're evil…"
"This is your chance to have a whole fresh pizza all to yourself instead of just raw ingredients and whatever you manage to dig out of the trash, all you have to do is go and get it, and bring that other one here for us"
"I'll do it, but you have to do something for me afterward, ok?"
"As long as it doesn't involve something that might upset Roxy, ok?"
"I'm not risking that"
"Get going then"
"Ok~"
Ethan plopped back into his seat as Chica left.
"You are evil"
"Oh I know, some might even call me villainous" he grinned. "It's not as if what we're doing is illegal"
"I'm just afraid we might be…breaking some rules"
"But we aren't the ones doing it"
"I doubt anyone would buy that Chica suddenly learned how to make pizzas"
"Pizzas aren't that hard to make"
"How do you know that?"
"The Chica I used to be dating knew how to make them and I watched a few times"
"Seriously…?"
"Yeah, I learned how to sword fight from a pirate fox and how to make pizzas from a chicken"
The woman placed a hand on her face and sighed.
"Right" she looked at him with a dead stare. "Did you also learn how to play the guitar from a bunny?"
"Yes, actually, just the basics though, I couldn't play any songs"
"...how can you say all of this with a straight face?"
"Well because it's true, it actually happened"
"Right…"
"Hey, since we're having a slumber party, wanna tell each other our deepest darkest secrets?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Ooh~ got something to hide, Officer Vanessa?"
"I wouldn't be telling you if I did"
"Ah, so you killed someone then?"
"W-what!?"
"You get worked up easily, huh?"
"Y-you jerk…that's not funny"
"Hmm…got any strange stories about this place?"
"Honestly, until you showed up, things were normal"
"What can I say?"
It was at that moment that Chica returned with the pizza boxes.
"Nice timing" Ethan spoke as he took one of them and placed it in a spot between himself and Vanessa.
"Hey Ethan~"
"I'm not going to feed you"
"Wh…how did-"
"I've developed the ability to read the minds of robots" he picked up a slice of pizza. "I'm also not going to clean you up if you accidentally get sauce or cheese on you"
Chica pouted and decided to take her pizza and go back to her room, leaving the two humans alone.
"Was she really going to ask you to feed her?"
"Yeah"
"That's…weird"
"Chica is generally weird"
Vanessa giggled at that.
Some time passed as they ate in silence, and eventually they both finished.
"So, there are a few places I haven't been to yet, I've gotten curious about this 'Daycare Attendant' I heard about, think you can bring me there?"
"Sure, I guess…"
The two walked until they reached the elevator that led to the entrance area, the door closed, and Ethan got mischievous.
"Hmm, a guy and a girl alone in an elevator together…"
"And the girl happens to be carrying a taser and isn't afraid to zap you"
"Yikes, she sounds scary"
"Tch-shut up, pervert…"
"I'm the pervert?"
"Yes, you are"
"I don't know what it was you were thinking, but it certainly wasn't anything perverse. If you were Roxy, however, that would be a different story"
Ethan grinned.
"See, if you were Roxy-" Ethan moved over to where Vanessa had chosen to stand, right in the corner. Then forcefully pressed his hand against the wall, causing her to yelp and lean against the corner. "I'd do this"
He chuckled at the mix of fear and fluster on her face, exactly how Roxy would react.
"I'd get reaaal close" he spoke while slightly leaning down. "And I'd left her how cute she is when she blushes"
Ethan slowly rose his other hand and slowly reached for her.
"Id take my hand and touch her hair, just shy of her oh so sensitive ears" he lightly touched her head. "Then I'd follow her long hair down to her back"
Ethan only lightly made contact with her blond hair as his hand moved down to her lower back.
"Id pull her close, tell her how much I love her" he moved his face less than an inch from hers. "And then, I'd kiss her"
Ethan then moved away from her.
"But you're not Roxy, so I wouldn't do anything like that, she would definitely get upset if I did"
The elevator stopped, and the doors opened.
"Hey, pretty good timing"
XXVanessaXX
…
H…he…
He is more villainous than any villain could ever be…
Not only did her heart skip a beat when he cornered her, not only did she feel warm from his lowered voice, not only did her breathing get heavier when he got so close to her…
She also felt disappointed that he didn't do any of those things to her…
He knew exactly what he was doing, he knew exactly what it was doing to her, yet he didn't do a thing…
She didn't know what upset her more; the fact that he did it, or the fact that she wanted the real thing!
A part of her, some fleeting part, wished he'd actually given her a kiss there at the end.
Even if it was a quick, teasing peck…
…
Roxy…
Lucky bi-
Vanessa immediately shook off her thoughts.
"Hey, you comin?"
Vanessa stood up straight and stepped out of the elevator, after a minor deliberation, she walked over to Ethan and smacked him over the head.
"Ouch…"
"I hate you" Vanessa turned away from him and began to walk toward the daycare center, snarling a bit at Ethan's chuckling.
"Bastard…"
XXEthanXX
"By the way, I heard there's a dance floor-"
"No!" The woman shouted suddenly. "N-no, I refuse to go there…"
"Woah, calm down…what's so bad about the dance floor?"
"It's…not the dance floor…I-it's who runs the dance floor" the woman shivered. "Ugh…"
"How bad?"
"I'd rather play golf with Monty…"
"Sheesh…I'm curious now. I guess I've gotta go find out for myself"
"I am not going there…"
"I'm sure Freddy would go with me, I don't actually know where it is…"
"Well, have fun on your date with Freddy"
"Yes, very funny, I'm going to see the Daycare Attendant first"
They entered the daycare, Ethan firstly noticed the large golden statue of two animatronics.
"That's Sundrop and Moondrop, or just Sun and Moon, the Daycare Attendant"
"Both of them?"
"They're the same individual, it's like two separate personalities, one come out when the lights are on, and the other when the lights are off"
"Interesting…"
Ethan then noted the slide, which he assumed is how the children enter the daycare.
Suddenly, both of their tablets beeped, and they were pulled out.
"Apparently there is some kind of disturbance in the kitchens"
"Apparently there are some broken devices in the kitchens"
They both looked at each other.
""Chica""
They both laughed lightly.
"Well, guess I'll need to see these two another time, I've got stuff to fix…"
"Have fun"
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Ethan made his way to Freddy's Greenroom, briefly wondering if he should talk to Roxy about it instead.
'No, I wanna see what's got Vanessa so spooked without interruptions'
Freddy could be counted on to take things seriously, always eager to help and give information.
Unlike Chica, who manages to get herself in dumb situations.
How does one cause a sauce dispenser to explode?
Ethan walked over to Freddy's room.
"Hello Ethan"
"Hey Freddy"
"Is there a problem?"
"No, I was just wondering if you could show me where the dance floor is"
"Oh, it is in the West Arcade, I…am afraid I can not come with you" he sounded somewhat somber. "After what happened last night, I am not allowed to leave my room"
He was still very ashamed of what he'd done.
"Also, when I step onto the West Arcade dance floor, I can not stop myself…it is a programming bug"
"I see…"
"Oh! When you see the DJ, say hello, he is a nice fellow"
"I'll do that"
Well, it looks like he'll be taking Roxy with him.
Ethan walked over to Roxy's room, peeking in the window and finding her facing the door that leads to the back room where the elevator is that leads to the maintenance room.
It looks like she's waiting for him to come from there.
'Ohh~ this is just too good~'
Normally, Ethan would believe it would be almost impossible to sneak up on Roxy due to her enchanted hearing, but she looks lost in thought and focusing on the door.
She's probably thinking about all the things his tease could mean.
Ethan opened the door to her room, getting no reaction from her.
Good~
Carefully, he crept around until he was right behind her, avoiding her fidgeting tail.
Closer…
Closer…
*sniff…sniffsniff*
Ethan stopped, having forgotten about her ability to smell.
'Uh oh…'
Roxy sniffed the air for a moment before becoming slightly flustered.
She didn't turn around, however.
Good…
"boo~"
"WAAAH!?"
Roxy jumped and stumbled forward at the sudden spook, spinning around.
"Y-you jerk!" She shouted. "Don't just do that!"
"I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist an opportunity like that. You left yourself open"
"Y-you're still a jerk…"
"I know"
"What do you want?"
"Aww, don't be like that" he stepped toward her and hugged her. "I still love you, Roxy, and I always will"
The wolf blushed.
"Do you love me, Roxy?"
"Y-yes…"
"Say it"
"What?"
"I wanna hear you say it"
"Nh…I…"
"Hm?"
"I…I love you too…"
"Good girl~"
"Gh-y-you-Mhh…"
He silenced her with a kiss, then took a step back.
"I was hoping you could show me where the West Arcade is"
The Wolf suddenly became nervous.
"W-why there?"
"I want to see the dance floor"
She looked away, her tail flicking.
"I…-"
"What's wrong, Roxy? Are you afraid of something there?"
"N-no! I just…I-"
"You?"
"Fine…I'll take you there"
"Good"
"B-but I'm not going in there"
"I'll assume you have the same programming bug as Freddy?"
Confusion filled her eyes for a moment before she spoke.
"Uh-y-yeah…"
"Alright then…"
Ethan briefly wondered if all four of them had this strange bug, and also wondered if he could possibly fix it at a later time.
He also suddenly had the desire to see Roxy dance.
"Let's get going"
Ethan followed Roxy through the building until they reached an elevator on an upper floor.
"It's through there, you can't miss it…"
"Alright, thanks" he stepped into it. "I'll see about fixing that bug sometime later"
Ethan pressed the button and the doors closed.
The ride was swift, and the doors opened to reveal a fountain in a room with two large doorways.
One led to the arcade, while the other opened to a dance floor with fog on it.
Ethan walked over, stopping when his eyes captured something incredible.
"Holy shit…"
He now knew why Vanessa and Roxy were nervous about coming up here…
What greeted him was….
He didn't even know how to describe it…
It was big and robotic, and seemed to be…sleeping?
With everything surrounding whatever this thing is, he concluded that this must be the DJ Freddy spoke of, the one who runs the dance floor.
…
Why?
There was no way children weren't absolutely terrified by this thing…
Ethan stepped closer to the large DJ and took out his phone, capturing a picture of himself with its face in the background.
That'll be a nice photo to show around.
After that, Ethan stepped off of the dance floor and stopped.
What else is there to do?
He was sure none of the games would work without tokens or coins, and Vanessa had said they aren't that good.
Ethan shrugged and walked back to the elevator.
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"How'd your date go?"
"Freddy isn't allowed to leave his room, and Roxy wouldn't come up with me, so I went alone"
"So you know now why I don't like that place?"
"No, I'm still unsure of that"
"You mean you didn't see it?"
"See what?"
"Gh…t-the DJ…"
"Oh! Yeah, I saw him. What's wrong with him?"
The woman looked at him like he was crazy.
"Look, I took a picture with him"
Ethan showed her his phone, to which the woman paled a bit.
"I'm curious to see what he's like during the day, unfortunately I can't"
"W-whatever, can we talk about something else?"
"Got anything in mind? Like maybe the ghosts in the basement or the demons lurking in the shadows?"
The woman huffed at him, crossing her arms.
"You're a jerk, you know that?"
"Yes, I do know that, and Roxy loves me for it"
"It's almost like you two are made for each other"
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XXMontyXX
To say Monty was annoyed right now would describe exactly how he was feeling, he couldn't be mad at anyone, really.
Sure, a child threw an entire pizza at him, but…children can be rowdy sometimes, however they seemed to be extra rowdy today…
The mess would require extra STAFF to adequately clean his golf course, but that was later.
Right now, he could get away from all that and spend some time with the only human he saw as a friend.
Monty emerged from his hallway, the sound of his steps having already alerted Ethan to his presence.
"Hey Monty, what seems to be the problem?"
The gator crossed his arms and gave a raised brow, knowing full well the 'problem' was obvious.
The human chuckled and began moving over to the cylinder.
"So, a whole pizza, huh?"
"Yes…"
"Freddy came down here not too long ago, his eyes were malfunctioning after he was shot multiple times in the face by children in the arena"
"The children seem…extra rowdy today" Monty spoke as he placed himself in the seat.
"I can only imagine the mess…"
The human got to work, first carefully peeling each slice off of his body, then wiping off the cheese and sauce.
"Have you…ever been jealous of Chica's ability to eat food?"
Monty blinked at that question.
He hadn't really thought about it much, maybe once or twice.
Did he desire the ability to eat food?
"There have been times when I wished I could…at least taste it"
"The way it works for her is pretty interesting, Chica doesn't need to eat, but she can. When she does eat, whatever she consumes gets turned into small amounts of energy to fill her battery. Of course, she can't sustain a full charge off of eating things unless she could eat entire pizzas constantly" the human activated the polishing equipment. "I did some research and digging into all four of your blueprints and stuff, and found out that it wouldn't be too difficult to install that same system into you and Roxy. Freddy couldn't have it because of his chest cavity. Of course if I did that without permission from Cassandra I could get fired for 'tampering with Fazbear property' and such"
Monty scoffed lightly.
That woman and her damn rules…
"It would be completely safe to do so, adding it to you wouldn't change anything, you'd simply be able to eat and taste things just like Chica"
…
"I won't tell…"
"Hmh, I know that, but we'll have a problem if Cassandra somehow catches you eating something"
That woman rarely comes out of her office, the chances are low…
Plus, even if she does, she won't do anything about it.
"She'll be talkin to me about it before she says anything to you"
"You sure you want to risk it?"
"Yeah"
"Alright then, wait until tonight, then i'll install it"
"Alright"
XXEthanXX
"Whatcha up to, Freddy?"
"I-I was just…c-checking to see if any messes were left behind"
"You know you're still on lockdown, right?"
"...yes"
"How did you even get out of your room?"
"There you are!" Vanessa shouted as she jogged over.
"What the heck are you doing here!?"
"Don't worry, he's with me right now, I needed his help with something"
"But he's supposed to be on lockdown"
"This particular task I need to do requires something heavy to be transported" Ethan tapped a knuckle on Freddy's chest. "I figured that it would be ok if Freddy helped me out a bit"
"You could have at least told me, I had a mini heart attack when I saw he wasn't in his room-I thought he snuck out somehow"
"I'll let you know next time"
"Why do you need Freddy to carry something? STAFF can transport things for you"
Ethan stepped toward Vanessa and huddled with her.
"Remember when Chica got shoved into the trash compactor?"
"...yeah…"
"Well the generator that powers it shorted out and now I'm replacing it, I figured letting Freddy carry the replacement would help him feel better about it"
"Oh…"
"Let's not discuss it further in front of Freddy…"
"Right, sorry…"
Ethan turned back to Freddy as Vanessa walked off.
"...why did you do that?"
"Because I'm curious as to what you're really up to, and how you managed to sneak out"
"I…ever since that…incident, with Gregory…I've been feeling…a pull"
"A pull?"
"Like…something is calling out to me…the place where Gregory and I tried to go to…"
"I see…and how did you get out of your room?"
"I…deceived Roxanne into opening the door for me…"
Ethan sighed.
That sounds like Roxy alright…
"Look, just go back to your room, listening to whatever you're feeling will only get you into more trouble"
"I am afraid that this feeling will make me unable to focus if it persists…"
"Mh…I might be able to do something about it, but it'll have to be tomorrow night"
"Ok…"
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"So, you let Freddy trick you, huh?"
"Gh-hey! Freddy is the last person I'd ever expect to trick anyone!"
"And you are easiest to trick"
"Shut up!"
Ethan laughed and pulled her into a hug.
"Don't worry, Roxy, I'll love you no matter how dumb you are~"
"Rrrrh!"
"Hey, I love you"
"Rrh…I...love you too…"
"Do you truly love me, Roxanne?"
"Y-yes…"
"If you really love me then why don't you strip for me?"
"Gh-I-I'm not falling for that again…"
"Aww, but you're so cute when you're all flustered and embarrassed~"
"Shut up!"
"Calm down, I've got something I need to do with Monty, try not to miss me too much, my love~"
"Che" Roxy crossed her arms and turned away from him as he walked into the back room.
He got to the maintenance room, finding Monty already there.
"Alright, are you ready?"
"Yes…"
Something seemed…off…
It took Ethan a second to realize what it was.
For this procedure, Monty must be put into maintenance mode, he can't be active for it.
Ethan placed a hand on the Gator's arm.
"I know you're afraid-"
"I'm not-"
"Don't lie to me"
"...I trust you…but-"
"I know"
Ethan figured out why they don't like being put into maintenance mode, it's because, just like humans, they're afraid to die.
They're afraid that when they close their eyes, they won't ever open again.
While being deactivated and reactivated is instantaneous from their perspective, it's still scary for them.
Even someone like Monty is scared of never waking up again…
"I promise, you will wake up again, Monty"
The gator turned his head, looking at Ethan.
XXMontyXX
Monty hated this feeling, the feeling of fear…
He hated being afraid of things, he hated being the cause of fear in those he sees as friends.
However, he hated the idea of his friends being hurt even more.
No matter what, just remember: Friends are forever.
That's something Freddy has said time and time again…
Freddy got hurt today, but Ethan was here, and he fixed him.
Ethan has already proven that he is, and always will be, a friend to them all.
Slowly, Monty's grip on the warped metal of the chair loosened, and the gator took a breath.
Ethan is here, he's the one that will be turning him off, and he'll also be the one turning him back on.
No other human would offer a hand of comfort, no other human would smile at them the way that he does…
No other human would offer to do what Ethan is going to do…
Once Ethan turns him back on, he could find out why Chica loves pizza so much.
He could…bond further with his friends…
"I…am ready…"
"Alright"
Monty watched as Ethan walked over to the terminal, then closed his eyes.
For once he didn't feel tense about-
-what was about to-...huh?
"Monty?"
Monty opened his eyes.
It…happened…
"How do you feel?"
Monty took a second to test his movements, feeling absolutely no difference anywhere.
"I feel fine…"
"That's good, I got a pizza for you while I was working on you, you can test it out"
Monty sat up, gazing over at the open pizza box next to Ethan, something that definitely wasn't there before.
It was…instant, yet time had passed.
This was just like…that time.
One second, he was falling, the next, he was in the maintenance room.
Monty pushed those thoughts away and looked back at the pizza.
Finally, he could try it…
It felt small in his hand…
"You could probably eat that entire slice in one bite, heh"
XXEthanXX
Ethan could tell the gator was somewhat disoriented, most likely due to the instantaneous completion of the procedure.
In reality, a few hours had passed.
Installing the new system was a bit more complicated than he thought…
It was done, and now Monty can eat.
"Mh…"
Ethan blinked and focused back on the gator, who was in the process of eating for the very first time.
"It's good…"
"That's good"
Now, he'd go visit Roxy and talk to her about doing the same.
XXRoxyXX
"Hello again, my love~"
"Hey…"
"Have you thought about taking your clothes off for me?"
"Yes, and I have decided that you must earn that privilege"
"Is that so?"
"Yes"
"How can I do that?"
"You must beat me in a race"
Ethan chuckled.
"So I must win your body as a prize?"
"You must win the right to worship me"
"I see"
She's set this up as an impossible goal to reach, there's no way he'd ever win a race against her.
Roxy tensed up a bit when an evil grin grew on his face.
"What if I just strip you right here and now?"
She stiffened.
"What?"
"I can just take what I want~"
"N-no! That's not-"
"Not what, Roxy?" He asked as he slowly stepped toward her. "I'm a guy, after all. It's only natural I want to see my girlfriend in all her sexy glory~"
"I-I-"
"Is it your pride?" He asked as he got closer. "Is your pride telling you not to let me get away with having my way with you without beating you?"
"S-shut up-"
"Just let me have you, Roxy~" she fell onto her tail after tripping. "Let me see that hot body~"
"S-stop! Please don't!"
Slowly, Ethan cornered her against the wall, Roxy turned her head and shut her eyes.
He slowly got closer until his face was less than an inch away from the side of hers.
"Poor choice, my love~" he whispered before nibbling her pointed ear.
"Ah!? N-no! Staahp!"
The wolf was powerless against his assault, she just couldn't muster the strength to resist him.
Ethan brought his hands to her stomach and slowly felt up her body and stopped just under her top.
"N-no…please…."
"Are you really against this, Roxy?" He asked genuinely.
She was silent for a moment.
…against it?
She'd be lying if she said she really did want this, but…
He was right, her pride didn't want to let him get her so easily…
"E-Ethan…"
"Yes, my love?"
'D-damn it…damn him!'
Roxy closed her eyes again.
"Just…d-don't go that far…ok…?"
"I'll settle for just devouring your chest~"
"You bastard…d-don't say things like that…"
"Hmh~"
Roxy held her breath as he slowly, almost tortuously slow, lifted her top.
Up…and up…and-
"Oi! Wake up!"
Roxy's eyes snapped open, she glanced around, finding herself in her chair in front of her mirror.
To her side was Ethan, his hands on his hips and his head tilted to the side.
…
Was that…?
"Someone was having a naughty fantasy~"
'Damn it!'
"S-shut up! It's your fault!"
"I don't think it's very fair to blame me when you're the one with such a dirty mind, Roxy"
"I-it's still your fault"
"I came here to offer you something"
"...what is it?"
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Eating food…
It would be a lie to say that Roxy hadn't become curious about food, especially after seeing Chica enjoy it so much…
Chica loves pizza so much she's destroyed kitchen STAFF on multiple occasions as they were making them…
Roxy certainly didn't want to become like that, but she was sure that she could control herself better than that.
"Ok, you love me, don't you?"
"I-I do…"
"And you trust me, right?"
His tone was serious, this wasn't another tease or a joke…
"Yes…"
"For this procedure, you have to be in maintenance mode, or we'll both get hurt"
This, she knew already.
This isn't cleaning or polishing, this is installing a whole new part inside of her.
Ethan will have to open her up, and she certainly didn't want to be awake when that happens.
There is no greater fear for an Animatronic than being disassembled…
"I know…I'm not scared, because it's you, Ethan"
"Roxy…" Ethan walked over to her and stood leaning over her, he gently caressed the side of her face. "You can't lie to me, Roxy, I know you're scared"
Of course he knows…
"Even Monty was afraid when I did this for him"
Roxy blinked.
Monty was afraid?
It was hard to imagine that meat head could be afraid of anything…
"We're not so different in that regard, honestly I think the fear of going to sleep and never waking up again is what makes something…alive" he spoke softly. "Every living being is afraid of death in one way or another, it's how you know you're alive in the first place"
"You can cut the sad talk, jackass, this is hard enough as it is…"
"Ok, ok" he chuckled a bit as he walked over to the terminal.
Roxy closed her eyes, just focusing her mind on Ethan, and-
-his-...
'Huh?'
"Roxy?"
Roxy opened her eyes, finding Ethan standing over her.
"Hey"
"Did…"
"Yeah, it's done"
"Oh…"
Roxy spotted an open pizza box sitting beside Ethan, fresh.
The scent of it sparked a feeling completely new to her, she assumed this must be the feeling of hunger…
She watched as Ethan picked up a slice and moved closer to her.
"Open up~" she spoke while holding the slice up near her face.
Roxy felt the blush come to her face, something she could see amused him.
Is he really going to feed it to her?
"Come on~"
Hesitantly, she opened her mouth, and took a bite.
"Good girl~"
If anyone saw this happening, she might just overheat and shut down out of embarrassment…
Was this his plan from the start?
"Do you like it?"
"Yes…"
"Good~" he lifted the slice to her mouth. "Now finish it up and I'll give you something special for dessert~"
Dessert?
Cake, ice cream, cupcakes-all manner of sweets.
She can try them now…
That comes later, first she needed to find a way to get back at Ethan for this embarrassment.
She didn't hate it, but it's still embarrassing…
"You won't get away with this…idiot…"
"Get away with what, my love?~"
"Tch…"
XXEthanXX
"Is…there a problem somewhere?"
"It has been brought to my attention that you used to work at another Fazbear branded location, and that you were fired for 'inappropriate conduct' which was then later removed from your record" the woman spoke. "In simpler terms; it's like you were never fired"
'Damn it, Amanda…'
"Arrangements have been requested to have you removed from your current position and returned to your old one"
'Damn it Amanda!'
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