Author Note

And here's the second chapter of the week. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 42

Talk – Hedy

Hedy was furious.

Everyone could tell but she wasn't yelling at them which meant that she was REALLY furious.

Teddy had calmed down pretty quickly afterward the fight and was now sitting in a chair, constantly glancing at the mechanic nervously.

Chica was sulking but she was glancing at Hedy often too.

Toby on the other hand was still complaining about what had happened.

Hedy finally reached her limit.

"What is wrong with you?" She asked them all coldly.

They flinched at the tone and Toby stopped to look at her.

"Why would you do that? Chi, you acted like a spoiled teenager in there. Teddy, I expected better from you at least and Toby? Do you even understand what empathy is?"

He started to argue with her but she cut him off.

"Why do you enjoy hurting others so much?" she glared at him.

Out of them all, she was angriest with him.

He reeled back in shock.

"I don't know the full story but bringing up something that's so obviously painful for him and mocking him about it?" she gripped the armrests of her wheelchair, thinking back to some cruel teasing she had endured before herself. "That's crossing a line. I don't care if you don't get along with him, you still need to act civil."

She took a deep breath.

"You're going to be working with them. They're not going anywhere and while I still don't know what your problems with them are, I'm sick of this childish fighting you've been starting."

"You don't like them either!" Toby yelled indignantly.

"Do I pick fights with them? Say things to hurt their feelings? Ridicule them?" she snapped. "No. I don't."
She rubbed her forehead while they all looked away.

"Have you even noticed that they don't pick fights with you?" she asked after a moment.

They looked back at her in surprise.

"Sure, Ruby does. But I'm pretty sure that's her way of taking your attention off of them. Can you tell me about one incident where they started a fight unprovoked?"

Toby's mouth opened to say something before closing as he frowned in frustration. Teddy looked down, appearing thoughtful.

"They shouldn't be here." Toby finally spoke up, flinching under Hedy's glare but forging on ahead. "We were brought in to replace them. They're obsolete, so they shouldn't be here."

He seemed to think that this was a clear cut win in the argument.

Mangle watched them all sadly, knowing what Hedy was about to say and leaving the room.

The mechanic's face became carefully blank as she began to gather her tools.

"Well then." She turned around and headed for the door. "What happens when they decide replace you?"

She closed the door on their shocked faces and rolled down the hall. She entered an empty room and rested her head in her hands. They were exhausting sometimes, with this childish attitude towards everything and stubbornness.

She hated having to be harsh with them but it was sometimes necessary.

The door opened and she looked up to see Mangle looking at her sadly.

"Why are you the only one who understands this?" she asked, sighing.

Mangle shrugged and pulled out her whiteboard.

'I was damaged badly too. I understand how they feel while the others don't.'

Hedy rubbed her face.

"I just wish they weren't so insensitive." She murmured, pulling out her tools and beckoning the fox over. "Anyway, let's get to those repairs huh? Almost fixed the right arm completely."

Mangle settled by her and silence fell over the room except for the sound of the tools.

Author Note

So that's all for this weekend. I've got some plans for upcoming chapters so hope you're looking forward to it. Until next weekend.