Walking away from the door quickly to get water from somewhere else, Saphira had no idea how to tell the animatronics what she had seen. It was terrifying, and it was waiting for her. But she was not fooled at all by it. Freddy followed her, seeing her terrified of something had him worried and they were all tempted to see what was behind the door.
"What was it Saphira?" He asked as she walked over to the drink station and grabbed a cup to fill with water. "Is it something we can deal with?"
"No…no…it…" She grimaced, she didn't know how to say it. "It probably would destroy you if you went in there. I would rather you stay with me right now."
"Of course, super star, I am not going anywhere when there is something that terrified you still hanging around." He glanced towards the door and hummed for a moment. "You can come to my room after doing the maintenance on Bonnie instead of the office. You won't have to face it that way."
That sounded like a good idea. Saphira just hoped that it would be safe. "I would like that very much."
"I see that the virus is on the attack." Orville walked over, Saphira grabbed her cup as it was full and she looked at him. "I have a hunch of what it might be. You are right to keep away. Hopefully, it will stay away from you."
"What is it Orville?" Freddy asked with worried, curiosity. "Is it an animatronic or something?" Orville nodded, surprising Freddy as he thought it would be something else. "Oh…that isn't good."
"It is a special Music Man, that is all I know. And it is far more dangerous than the vent guards and DJ Music Man." Saphira had tensed at that and she pressed her lips together. "That is what you saw, am I right?" She nodded and swallowed before she sipped the water. "She has to avoid the office for tonight. And maybe for sometime. The virus obviously is angry, she brought us back, but that won't stop him from achieving his goal."
Freddy was very worried upon hearing that, he stepped closer to Saphira and moved an arm around her protectively. "We haven't even found a way to stop it."
"I am sure Saphira will, she's here for a reason Freddy. But, we will protect mademoiselle as much as possible." He tilts his head slightly and placed an arm across his chest. "I can promise that we will beat this. Go and do the maintenance, I will be going with Chica as she wanted to show me the changes to Rockstar Row."
Saphira nodded, Chica was standing there hesitant about leaving Saphira, but she felt Saphira would be safe with Freddy, Bonnie and Monty so she would go with Orville to show him around. Saphira's heart was racing, she didn't know if she should do the maintenance now or not, but she needed to do it because it was her job.
"It should not take long Saphira," Bonnie said in a reassuring voice as he approached her. "My knee just feels weird, there's probably something loose and all you need to do is tighten it. It won't take long. Monty is still the scariest one here."
Monty chuckled softly at Bonnie. "Yeah, yeah, we all know it Bon Bon." He rolled his eyes for a moment and looked at Saphira. "I ain't going no where, I am not leaving Freddy to be the only one looking out for you while Bon Bon is in the chair."
Freddy smiled at Monty, thankful for his commitment in protecting Saphira. "Thanks Monty, I really appreciate it. I am sure Saphira does too."
"Don't mention it." Monty grinned with his arms folded. "We should get started, staying here is only going to make it worse."
Saphira disagreed, but she knew it had to be done and she nodded. "Okay…and…Orville was right. It was a Music Man with no casing."
"No casing? Now that would scare you since your incident with the endos," Bonnie said thoughtfully as they walk towards the stage. "Although, what Orville said makes me think it isn't like the others. We should be careful when we go to Parts and Service."
"Agreed." Freddy and Monty both said in unison.
Freddy kept his arm around her protectively as they approach the stage, he glanced towards the security door with scrutiny, he definitely did not want to leave Saphira's side, not for a single second. They step onto the lift and Bonnie pressed the button to head down. Saphira pressed her body against Freddy, he felt her trembling and he worried something terrible would happen. She worried about that too, she had a horrible feeling in the pit of her gut at the moment. It was not keeping her relaxed at all.
The lift reached the bottom with it's normal shudder and they step off the platform. Monty had taken his place in front of Saphira and Freddy while Bonnie kept himself next to Saphira, somewhat sandwiching her in to keep her shielded. They walk by the hallway that leads to the warehouse, she did not dare to look, but the animatronics did.
"Nothing, good. It better stay that way." Monty huffed, looking ahead at the doors into Parts and Service. Nothing was out of the ordinary yet. He pushed the doors open and glared inside the space. "Nothing again. We are clear in Parts and Service."
For now
Saphira was not comforted by it at all. Yes, it was empty, it just gave the false sense nothing was going to happen. They looked around as they approach the cylinder, Saphira didn't really want to do the maintenance. But it was necessary so Bonnie's leg does not fall off. She approached the console, Freddy stayed very close to her as she got the cylinder prepared before going into the maintenance log for Bonnie.
"Do you want me to go into the cylinder with you?" Freddy asked gently, rubbing her side gently to try and comfort her as much as possible. "I won't get in the way, I'll just be there to support you."
"I think two pairs of eyes keeping watch outside the cylinder is better, Freddy." She looked up at him as the door of the cylinder opened and smiled slightly at him. "I should be okay." Bonnie walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, she placed a hand over his hand. "Thanks Bonnie. This should not take long."
Freddy watched Saphira and Bonnie walk into the cylinder, he was rather worried. However, he and Monty would keep watch of the surroundings so Saphira would be safe. Bonnie laid on the chair and Saphira grabbed down the console to scan the animatronic's body. She took deep breaths to try and clear her mind of worries, she did not want to be too distracted with her concerns as she worked on Bonnie. She tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the scan to be complete. She was happy it was only his right leg that needed to be looked at.
She pressed the button to remove the leg casing and grabbed out her small flashlight, turning it on and looking at the knee closely. "Hmm…looks like you were right. There are loose joint parts. That won't take long to fix at all." She grabbed down the tools to deal with it. "This won't take long."
"Don't rush it either Saphira." He smiled at her gently, watching her get to work on the joints.
Saphira did not intend on rushing, she didn't like doing a poor, quick job on something that could cause more damage if she did not do a good job. So, she made sure to take her time on tightening the joints and checking to see if they need replacing. She didn't need to remove wires to stop the pain for Bonnie, which was a good thing. But she would if she had to, of course. She knew the joints do loosen overtime with general wear and tear, so it really wasn't unusual. She hummed a little to herself to drown out her thoughts of fear and worry as she tightened the joints, one-by-one.
It would take ten minutes for her to finish, but when she found she could not do anything more, she leaned back satisfied and grabbed the console to put the casings back on and go through the diagnostics. She was confident the knee would be better than new anyway, so she was not concerned by that at all. She kept her focus on the diagnostic sequence until it was done.
"Alright, you better test out the leg to see if I did a good job," Saphira said, pushing the console up and looking at Bonnie with a small smile.
Bonnie chuckled at her, lifting his leg and feeling it bend naturally. "It already feels good, Saphira, but thank you for the concern." He stood up slowly and shifts his weight on his leg to test it. "It feels great, you did a great job, as always."
Saphira grinned sincerely and turned to walk out of the cylinder to complete the log. "After I finish, we can go to your room Freddy."
Monty chuckled softly. "Bon Bon and I will go to my room then, we will leave you both alone. Unless you absolutely need extra protection of course."
She said nothing as she went through the checks of the console, however, she paused for a second. Her hair stood up as goosebumps sent shudders through her, she felt like something was watching her. It was unsettling, but she made no attempt to look.
"I think we will make our way to your room, Monty." Bonnie walked over to the gator and placed his hand on his shoulder. "I think we are in the clear right now."
Monty shakes his head. "Not until she is finished."
"I am nearly done…" Saphira sighed in relief when she finished. "Alright, now I am done. We can go now." She turned to face Freddy, he nodded and they both follow Bonnie and Monty around the stairs to head up to their doors to their rooms. "At least you know where I will be if you need something."
"Indeed, but we should be okay. Mr Hippo should let you know when he needs his maintenance soon." Monty turned to his door and it opened for him and Bonnie.
As if on cue, Mr Hippo began to speak through the Fazwatch. "Hey Saphira, can you come over to Glam Corner by any chance? The door of my room won't open for some reason. Pigpatch and I have tried to open it, but it won't."
That was strange. Freddy glanced back at her curiously as he stepped through the doorway towards his room. "Um…I guess I can. But I am not sure what I can do. I am not…" Saphira gasped loudly and jumped back as the door to Freddy's room shut right in front of her. She frowned and stepped forward to try get the sensor to open the door for her. "Uh oh."
"What's going on?" Mr Hippo asked with concern. "Orville made mention that you saw a Music Man when you opened the door to the office from the atrium. I was going to come and stay with you and Freddy."
"I just finished the maintenance on Bonnie…" Saphira walked to the other doors to see if they would open, and she was starting to feel the panic growing. "The door to Freddy's room shut in front of me! Now it won't open!"
"Is Freddy with you?" Pigpatch asked as Saphira opened communication to all the animatronics with her Fazwatch.
"No, he went through just before me and the door closed right behind him. Freddy, are you there?"
"Yes, I am, I can't open the door either," Freddy responded with a worried tone. "I'm heading to my room to try the door there."
"Huh? What do you mean the door won't open?!" Monty said in shock, and Saphira heard him running towards his door as he turned away from the elevator. "Huh! Mine won't open either!"
"My door's locked too!" Chica exclaimed. "I can't even use the elevator to Parts and Service. What is going on?!"
"Oh no…we've been cut off…Saphira, listen to me very carefully…" Saphira was trembling and she tensed as she heard something behind her and turned slowly while she listened to Mr Hippo. "You need to get out of Parts and Service. Get to the lobby, I will tell you where to go once you get there."
Saphira nodded silently, only to widen her eyes when she saw what was resting on top of the protective cylinder. "How do I get out of here when there is a big spider in my way?!" She whispered fearfully into the Fazwatch.
"We didn't even hear or see anything!" Bonnie exclaimed.
"There are hidden, secret passageways in the pizzaplex specific for that Music Man," Mr Hippo responded, he kept his tone calm but he was clearly worried for Saphira. He was just trying to hide it as best as he could for her. "You would not have seen it because it is very quiet. Get out of there Saphira, that thing will get you if you don't run!"
Saphira stared at the Music Man, it was not as huge as DJ Music Man, but it was slightly bigger than the animatronics. It's endo was all silver, it wasn't black like the other endos were, and it's design was deliberate to show it can hurt her. The face was round, it wasn't the same shape as the other Music Man designs, with a protruding mouth with rows of sharp teeth, it's abdoman was large with multiple spikes around it. Spikes that could shoot out if it wanted to. The legs had spikes all over them, but only four of the tips of the legs had hands with long, sharp claws, while the palm and back of the hands had tiny spikes on them. The other four legs just had extremely, sharp tips that would easily penetrate her body. It raised its body off the cylinder and moved the back legs to the end of the abdomen, a long, thin needle was pulled out and Saphira realized it might stick her with it.
She ran to the stairs and jump over them as it was a short flight to the ground. She screamed when the animatronic jumps down at her, she managed to scramble away just in time so it wouldn't land right on top of her. It hissed loudly and lunged its hands at her. She heard the claws scraping on the ground and it ran after her. She slammed the doors open as she ran as fast as she could to the lift and jumped on it, pressing the button and looking back as the lift began to go up. She did not relax, she heard the Music Man climbing the walls quickly and gasped as she saw the claws hands grab the edge of the lift and pull itself onto the platform.
Its teeth clap together as it ran towards her with its hands raised to grab her. She rolled to the side, avoiding it and gasped when she saw the needle being thrusted at her. She see liquid dripping from it, she was certain it was poison. Before the lift even reached the top, she managed to jump onto the stage and ran from it. The animatronic followed her, launching itself from the platform and landing heavily behind her. She heard the sound of hissing as the spikes on it's abdoman were launched and landed beside her.
She ran to the stairs to race up to the elevators, it wouldn't be able to fit in there. She yelped when one of the spikes scratched the side of her neck just as she began running up the stairs. She ignored the throbbing of the wound and heard the animatronic grab the second balcony railing to climb it. She didn't know if she could get to the elevators without being caught as the animatronic jumped towards her again to try and grab her. She ran away from the elevators to avoid the animatronic and spotted a fire extinguisher. She could scramble its senses briefly!
She ran over to it as the animatronic followed her. She picked it up, pulled the pin and aim the nozzle at the animatronic, squeezing the handle and launching the cold, chemical at the face. The Music Man let out a high, pitched squeal and waved its hands in front to wave away the mist as she managed to move around it. The chemical covered the eyes and she forced it away she her as much as possible before dropping the extinguisher and running to the elevator.
She pressed the button and looked back to see it just scraping the chemical from the eyes and looking at her as the doors close. She breathed heavily and placed her hands on her thighs to catch her breath as best as she could. She hoped that Mr Hippo had a good place for her to hide. She knew they all could hear what is happening since the communication was still open.
However, just as the doors open to the lobby, the lights go out. Saphira shrieked and grabbed out her flashlight. "Alright Mr Hippo, I am here. Where do I go?" Saphira ran towards the stairs to run down.
"Get over the barriers, there is a place hidden behind a wall where you can hide and that Music Man can't get you. Hurry Saphira!" Mr Hippo was still sounding very worried, yet he kept a calm voice to keep Saphira as calm as possible.
"But I can!" Moon's, mocking voice echoed and Saphira glanced up to see him approaching her on his string. "You can't run this time!" He jumped down and Saphira ran around the statue to avoid him. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are a naughty girl! Fancy bringing back some old friends, but they won't save you. He, he, he!"
Saphira said nothing and gasped as she saw a plain, looking wall open and that Music Man crawled through. Mr Hippo didn't lie that there were secret passageways for it. "Leave me alone!"
She turned and ran towards the barriers to jump over them. "Oh, it's just a little prick!" Moon said as he followed her, dancing on his feet as he watched her jump over the barriers. "Mr Hippo can't save you! Freddy can't stop what's coming! He will get what he wants from you!"
Saphira ignored Moon and shines her flashlight around. "Mr Hippo, Moon and that Music Man is here! What do I do?!"
"Go to the entrance to the utility tunnels and…"
"NOT SO FAST!" Moon interrupts aggressively, Saphira turned and yelped as the animatronic grabbed her and threw her to the ground, knocking the wind out of her. "We got delicate work to do!"
"Let her go Moondrop!" Mr Hippo demands through the Fazwatch. "You know this is wrong!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, whatever…" Moondrop chuckled as Saphira struggled to break free from him as he held her shoulders down. "This won't take a moment. Once it is done, you can go back to your precious family!"
Saphira could see the Music Man climbing down the walls to the ground and approached her. "Please Moon, I can save you! I know you're still a good bot, I just need you to break free from that virus!"
The animatronic chuckled again. "Sorry little thing, but I can not give up my puppet, not now," He responded, talking in third person and Saphira realized the virus was indeed in full control of him. "I know now I won't force you to give me what I want. But, I now know it won't need to be forced. Just a little tweak and it will be set."
She whimpered and she lifts her legs to try to kick Moon off her. "I will never do what you want!"
"Oh, yes you will…" Moondrop leans down, the red eyes glowing brightly and Saphira grimaced as the light was bright in her eyes. "And I don't have to do anything but sit back and watch. He, he, he!" He looked up as the Music Man got closer. "Be gentle, we don't want to risk hurting her."
Saphira whimpered and tried to thrash her body, tears stream down her face and she saw the large animatronic turning around, she could just see the needle pointing towards her. Moondrop lifts her shirt up suddenly and she tried to escape with that opportunity, only for him to smack down on her shoulder and made her yelp in pain as it almost dislocated. She trembled and looked up for a moment before she glared and twisted her body suddenly, using the slippery floor to her advantage and swiped Moon's hands off her shoulders.
He gasped in surprise and she rolled away from them, getting to her feet and ran towards the utility tunnels. Maybe she could get to Rockstar Row and find somewhere to hide there. But, she didn't get very far as Moon's hands grab her ankles and pull, she screamed as she fell onto the ground, her head hit the tile and she groaned, feeling the pain and dizziness from the heavy fall.
"You are so stubborn!" Moondrop hisses, rolling Saphira onto her back and looking at her, he chuckled as there was a red mark on her forehead from where she had hit her head. "That looks painful, you better get that seen to. But first, thing's first."
He lifts her shirt again and the Music Man walked over to them. Saphira whimpered and tried to move, but she was too disorientated and she felt sick. She wanted to get out of here, she wanted Freddy to help her. But there was nothing she could do. And then, she felt it, a long, thick needle pushing into her abdoman. She let out a scream of pain and she tried to pull away, whatever was being given to her was delivered, and she didn't even feel how deep the needle went. But, it was over after a minute and the needle was pulled out. However, the pain did not go away. She moved her hand to her abdoman, she could feel the warmth of blood leaking from the needle wound and she felt her nausea twisting her stomach.
"Good girl," Moondrop said, patting her forehead gently to mock her. Saphira waved her hand at him to get him away and tried to push herself off the ground. "Have a great night. I will talk to you again soon, only when the work has been put in."
Moon chuckled loudly and jumped away from her, dancing on the string above her before he left. Saphira was trembling and she managed to sit up, only to lean to the side and stare at the floor. She was in so much pain that she just wanted something to swallow it all up for her. She couldn't hold it in though. When the lights came back on, her eyes squint as the lights hurt her head and she couldn't hold it in, she regurgitated violently on the floor. She groaned and blinked, looking around in a daze. Her ears were ringing and her head hurt, she glanced at her stomach to see the streams of blood from the needle wound. She wanted to crawl away, but her body was not responding.
The elevator doors ding and Mr Hippo rushed out with Pigpatch right behind him. "Oh no!" He gasped loudly when he saw her on the floor. "Saphira!" Mr Hippo ran down the stairs with Pigpatch and the utility doors slam open as the other animatronics race into the lobby. "It got her!"
"Saphira!" Freddy rushed over to her and looked at the scene in front of him. He saw the mess on the floor, the blood on her stomach and the red mark on her head that was swelling. "I am so sorry! He cut us off."
Saphira didn't respond, he carefully lifts her away from the vomit and she groaned, her head rolled as she felt weak and in so much pain. "Take her to a first aid station," Pigpatch said gently as Freddy cradled her. "I'll alert Darren. He needs to know something has happened."
Freddy nodded, already on it as he carried Saphira through the entry barriers to get to the first aid in the customer service area. "You will be okay Saphira, I promise you."
Saphira heard him, but she didn't respond. She was too weak right now, the pain just overwhelmed everything in her. She groaned and she was barely paying attention to anything, as Freddy reached the first aid and grabbed a pressure pad to place on the needle wound to try and stop the bleeding. Mr Hippo was close behind to help clean her hands and mouth while Bonnie grabbed a cold towel to place on her head. Saphira did appreciate it, but she just couldn't stay awake for much longer. Her body slumps against Freddy and her eyes close as everything goes black.
