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[starlitplayground]

Crossed Wires and Corroded Steel (Sun/Moon x reader) - Part Two; 'Didn't See That Coming.'

(afab, gender neutral pronouns)

warnings/content; violence, depictions of gore, major character death, possible NSFW/suggestive themes. this chapter contains violence and depictions of gore.

word count; 9,695

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The elevator door shuttered open and you sighed, deadpanning as you watched the bottom of the doors. There were small screws drilled into panels on both sides that had vibrated enough to lift the screws out of place, which was the main cause of the problem. The next was simply that the track was eroded and needed to be replaced, but some lubricant would do the trick until you could either find a replacement or order one. You walked in and sat the tool bag down on the door track, preventing it from shutting as you pulled out aerosol lubricant and a drill. 

You found the bit set and grabbed the correct drill bit from it, placing it onto the drill before tightening the screw on the left side of the door, then the right. When you were done, you put the bit, drill, and bit set back into the bag before spraying a light, even coating of the lubricant onto the track. You picked up the bag, placing the can inside as the elevator doors began to shut. 

The quiet clicking was gone now, though the doors jittered as they opened and you stuck your arm out, letting them close most of the way before opening. They opened fully again, and you brought your arm down. The doors opened smoother this time, and you did the same thing a few more times. When the doors were moving smoothly, you considered the job done- for now-, and let them close. You pressed the 'Ground Floor' button, the elevator jolting slightly upwards after a moment. The walk back through the utility hall was short, though there were two STAFF bots moving around and cleaning the space. 

You stepped through the door and back into the lobby entrance, the 80's theme surprising you again, but you pushed it away as you walked over to the row of security barriers. As you approached one, there was a metallic click and the purple metal gate swung open and away from you. You let out a hum, walking through the gate. You looked around, your mouth ajar as you looked at the large, golden statue of Freddy. There was a large gift shop and a café in the lobby, along with a large row of stairs and escalators. You walked over to them, mindlessly choosing an escalator. 

You stepped up onto it, your eyes travelling around the room as you took in the atmosphere. You didn't know if you'd be able to get used to it.

At the top, the entrance to the café was on the right side, an elevator was directly head of you, and large red double doors were to the left, 'Superstar Daycare Pick-up' written above the threshold. The words were outlined in white with a rainbow drawn over the top of the decal.

 Looking in there couldn't hurt; maybe there were attractions that would potentially need fixed, or maybe you just wanted to catch a look at the celestial attendant again. Regardless, you walked over to the doors and pushed them open, walking through the hallway into an open, darker lobby area. There was a layered water fountain, and the atmosphere was much more neon-tropical than the rest of what you'd seen so far.

There was another large door, a sliding door that was most likely to stay open during the day. You frowned, walking over to it. You wouldn't have been surprised if it was locked, but it automatically lifted when you got near and you quietly clicked your tongue, walking in.

 The room as set up with a few tables and chairs, but the center-piece was a large, golden statue of Sun and Moon, separated. Sun was waving in a friendly manner, and Moon was crouched down behind him, their backs together. Your gaze lingered for a second as you approached the entrance of a large slide in a fence overlooking the daycare, a sign reading 'Slide Into Fun!' over the top of the bright blue plastic.

You peered over the netted banister, scanning the large daycare with your eyes. Sun was organizing a few cubbies on the far wall, his rays ticking once as he moved something from one space to another. The daycare was incredibly cleaned, not a thing out of place- even the ball-pit seemed to have been some-what 'groomed'. You looked up, a small balcony coming directly out of the wall about twenty feet ahead of you. You wondered what was up there, you eyes going back to Sun. He had finished organizing the cubbies in the small time that you'd looked around, and he was looking at you through the netting. His rays ticked once to the left, and he enthusiastically waved. 

You smiled, waving back as he practically bounced over to fuss over an already neat stack of papers on a kiddie desk. It was almost cute, the way he moved around and placed things where he thought was best. 

You watched him for a moment, then decided to move on with your exploration of the 'Plex. You turned and walked back the way you came, your eyes landing on the statue of the animatronics again. Once back out in the lobby, you walked over to one of the elevators to the right of you and pressed the button, calling it.

The doors shifted open and you stepped in, looking at the buttons. You click the one labeled, 'Atrium' and the doors shut smoothly.

You stepped through the elevator doors and onto the middle balcony of the Atrium, your eyes widening at the view. Just past a large directory was a staircase and escalator to the Atrium floor, which had a large dining area, dance floor, and the Glamrock stage. The bright purple, pink, and blue LEDs paired with the purple Freddy Fazbear synthwave carpet was almost stunning; but the golden accents thrown around sparkled, the light warping as you walked past, and a near-bewildered expression found it's way onto your face. It felt like you were in the wrong year.

As you descended the escalator, you saw attraction entrances on the left and right side of the room; Fazer Blast and Roxy's Raceway on the left, and then Kid's Cove and Monty Golf on the right. On the second balcony to the right, a large pastel LED sign read, 'MAZErcise - Chica's Delicious Path to Fitness!' and you laughed a bit. That's cute. 

On the top balcony to the left, 'Bonnie Bowl' was in vintage 80's lettering, but the attraction door was closed off. There was a large, out of place square on the wall next to the door; a spot for a poster that had been taken down and never replaced. Your eyes widened again- you'd read about Bonnie before you accepted the job. He was a very highly favorited Glamrock, second only to Freddy, but the animatronic disappeared one day and supposedly he was never found. You didn't think they'd keep his attraction so out in the open and obvious. Maybe for nostalgia purposes. Or a memorial.

You looked away from the discontinued attraction and looked around the Atrium some more. There were way too many places in the Pizzaplex to get through tonight- that much you knew. Still, you decided it'd be a good idea to at the very least take a peek inside of the attractions, just for a general idea of where you'd be when something inevitably broke down in them. 

You decided to start with Kid's Cove and make your way from right to left, so you walked from bottom of the staircase past the large 'Kid's Cove' sign, which sat in front of a lighthouse statue on a raised platform. Through the doorway, there was a relatively small area with sand, fake water and palm trees, and a few cutouts of aquatic-themed Glamrocks. There was a sign that read, 'Chica of the Sea' and you snorted at the brand reference. 

There were screens on the wall ahead of you that had animations of Sun and Moon, each holding a piece of candy with their respective colors. 'Moondrop' and 'Sundrop' were in pretty white lettering above them. You looked to your left to see a hallway connecting Kid's Cove to Monty Golf, a sign that read 'Kiddie Rides' above the doorway, and walked down it. You entered a bigger room with lots of fake, swampy foliage and two small golf-themed rides. The carpet was dark green now, with icons of Monty's head in neon green outlines. 

On the wall to your right was another elevator with 'Monty Golf' above it and you walked over, pressing the button. It didn't open immediately and it took about thirty seconds for the elevator to stop at your level. The door opened and you walked in, pressing the button with a small Monty icon. The inside of the elevator was decorated in fake foliage as well, though the green clashed with the shade of blue inside of the elevator. Maybe you'd be allowed to paint it a different color. The elevator came to a stop and you stepped forward, but the wall behind you shifted open- a different door opening. You turned around and let out a confused hum as you walked through.

The air was warm and humid, with Louisiana bayou-themed music played in the background; though it was muffled beneath the sounds of rushing water and the occasional alligator hiss. You walked forwards, leaning over the banister to look down into the attraction. It was huge, with large fake trees and plants, tall grass and dark putting green twisted around the entire floor. Above small ponds and around some plants were small, glowing orange dots; fake fireflies. 

It was pretty, and you scanned the room a few more times with your eyes, then froze as your eyes landed on Monty through gaps between a few trees. He was talking to someone, but you couldn't see who. You walked to the side a bit, trying to angle yourself to see who was in front of him. Your brows furrowed; it was a blonde woman with a white button up, black pants, a tactical belt, and a black hat. 

Vanessa. 

You were be on your way when you saw her reach up, grabbing Monty's hand. His other clawed hand reached to caress her face and you decided then that yeah, leaving would be a good idea. You whipped around and high-tailed it back to the elevator as Monty turned, and your blood ran cold. You smacked the button and the doors closed- just a second after the two of you made eye contact.

The elevator ride was a blur of confused adrenaline and thoughts, what the hell was that? Are they dating? Why-

You squinted as you mentally cut yourself off, not my business.

You shook the image out of your mind, speed-walking from the now open elevator to the next attraction, Roxy's Raceway. Once you made it to the door, you walked through and exhaled heavily. It was another massive part of the 'plex, and you were beginning to become concerned with your possible work load- being the only technician. You glanced around at the winding tracks and the desert canyon-like atmosphere. Maybe you'd come out here and try a race or two sometime; it seemed pretty cool. There wasn't much else to see, so you turned and left the raceway.

The last on your list was Fazer Blast, which you assumed was Fazbear branded laser tag. You approached the elevator, where a STAFF bot stood blocking the doors. It froze for a second, processing something, and then moved aside for you. You nodded a 'thanks' and pressed the button, then stepped onto the elevator. 

As they opened at the destination, you stepped out into a space themed room with a service desk, a few chairs, and a bathroom hall. The space décor was rather nice, regardless of how childish it may have seem seemed, and you enjoyed the atmosphere of the room. There was another door labeled 'Arena Entry', but you didn't exactly feel like starting a solo game of Fazer Blast, so you gave the room one more look over before leaving. 

As you entered the elevator, you checked the time. 

2:39am.

You still had a little over two hours before your shift was over, but you weren't too sure what to do next. You could walk around the Pizzaplex some more, but that idea wasn't necessarily enticing; your feet would definitely appreciate you doing something else. You decided that something to eat wouldn't be awful- you hadn't had the chance to eat since around noon the previous day, so you walked from the Fazer Blast entrance to one of the few food places beneath the first balcony. 

You didn't really expect any of them to be open- and they weren't-, but there were a few nearby vending machines, so you decided to grab something from one of them. You took a moment to figure out what you wanted, then reached into your pocket and pulled out a $5 bill. You fed it through the slot, then pressed the buttons for the items that you wanted. You watched as the small pack of donuts fell into the bottom of the machine, but the more expensive bag of trail mix got stuck.

You huffed, setting down the tool bag. You gave the machine's side a small smack, but nothing happened. "Damn it." You mumbled, reaching down to pick up the donuts. As you stood back up, heavy footsteps approached you from behind, and you turned to find Chica walking towards you. "Hiya, chickpea! Did it get ya?" She asked, gesturing to the machine. You waved at her, then looked at the machine. 

"Huh? Oh- yeah, it did." You answered,, and she nodded. "Oh, this one gets people all the time. You just gotta-" She started, then reached past you to give a heavy smack to the top of the vending machine. The metal struggled not to fold in on itself as the trail mix fell, along with about three other things that you most definitely did not pay for.

"-do a lil' smackey smack." She said, flashing you a grin. You stared at her for just a second before letting out a laugh, shaking your head. "Well, thank you. I'll make sure to use the other ones next time." You said, and she nodded. "Just avoid the one near Parts and Services. I can't remember the last time that one got stocked, so everything in it is probably like two months old." She replied, and you grimaced. "Noted, thank you." You said, and she nodded.

"So, how's the 'plex treatin' ya?" She asked, and you shrugged. "It's really nice so far; I like being able to help- though I wasn't expecting you guys to be so advanced. Sorry if that's like, weird to say." You said, and she shook her head. "Not at all; Mr. Afton told us a long time ago that we were different than most animatronics, and we've had plenty of terrified kids and parents to let us know that we aren't common."  

Her self-awareness was a bit unexpected, but it made for an in-depth response. You hummed as you reached down and grabbed the trail mix, leaving the things you didn't pay for. As you stepped away, Chica leaned over to grab them from the vending machine, turning around almost sheepishly. "Mind if I keep these ones? I get snacky." She asked, and you shook your head with a smile. "Not at all."

Your FazWatch vibrated against your wrist in two short bursts. You raised an eyebrow and looked down at the face, a pop-up over the entire screen. 

Service Required!

Details: Malfunctioning STAFF Bot

Serial Number: 8700104 

Location: Parts and Services

Urgency: Severe

You let out a confused hum then looked up at Chica, who had opened one of the snack from the vending machine and was happily munching on it. "I gotta go back to Parts and Services, thanks for helping me out." You thanked her, reaching over to pick up the tool bag as she nodded. "Anytime, love! See you around!" She replied as you turned away from her, then stopped. You turned around to face her again, her attention still on you. "One more thing, uh, do you know a quicker way to Parts and Services from here?" You asked, and she nodded. 

"Oh yeah, the stage lift! Whole thing goes, but you can manually reset it down there. It's basically a straight-shot!" She explained, and you nodded. "Thanks again, see you!" You replied and she waved, humming as you turned and continued. You passed Fazer-Blast and Roxy's Raceway again as you made your way over, instinctively walking to the small console on the wall. 'Stage Lift' was written on a button and you looked back at the stage, then the console before pressing it. 

On a small screen you hadn't noticed, the number three appeared, then ticked down to two, and you took that as your cue to get on the stage, so you quickly ran up the small stage steps. The ground slowly descended, your legs momentarily going weak as you realized exactly what the stage lift was. It wasn't an elevator, and you'd unintentionally completely ignored Chica's warning. 

Oh, well. 

You steadied yourself as the left slowed to a stop, a pathway clicking into place on the edge of the stage. You walked over to the walkway, refusing to look to the sides. It was clearly a far drop. 

You walked through metal double doors- right back into the underground corridors. You were thankful that you had taken a few moments to familiarize yourself with them as you walked forwards and to the left, directly to Parts and Services. You exhaled at the familiar sight walking over and typing the code into the console before walking through the glass doors.

You almost dropped the tool bag. 

Two STAFF bots held another, which was mangled and crumpled. Pieces and panels were missing, along with one of it's eyes. Next to them stood Vanessa, who seemed rather surprised to see you. You tossed the tool bag on the workbench, rushing over to the bots. "Wh-" You started, but you were cut off. "Not the best introduction- I know- but hey, I'm Vanessa. I was doing a perimeter check and I just saw this dude fall from the catwalks above Monty Golf. You must be the new tech." She said before you could continue.

The mental picture of her and Monty flashed in your mind, but you shoved it down with a curt nod. "(Y/N), nice to meet you." You looked down at the bots, then walked over to the cylinder. You opened the airlock door and the two bots rolled their counterpart in, lifting it onto the chair. There was no response or movement from it, and you walked in the chamber to assess the damage. Vanessa followed.

The panels from it's left arm was gone, the eye was entirely missing, and it's chest cavity was bent and crushed. "I don't- hold on." You mumbled, though you were some-what talking to yourself as you stepped out of the cylinder and sat at the desk. The two functional bots and Vanessa exited as well, and you manually shut the door behind them. You connected the wiring cable, then opened the coding file. 

name: S.T.A.F.F. [0104]

status: [offline]

functionality: [0%]-WARNING>?[SEVERE ERROR]

program: [STAFF HVEMND]>?[FZBRENT]>?[ARLLC]>?

task: [WARNING]>location?>[WARNING]>[12a-5a]>performance?>[WARNING]

system: >/?[classified]<

behavior: [move.forward]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.left]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.right]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.backward]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>functionality?>[0%]>performance?>[SEVERE ERROR]

vocal: [greeting]>performance?>[WARNING]>cause>[000x]>[solution]?>[WARNING]>DECOMISSIONED

Your eyes went wide. "How big was that fall?" You asked, and Vanessa raised an eyebrow. "Dunno, maybe fifty, sixty feet. I had just gotten to Monty Golf for my perimeter check when I saw it from across place." She replied, and you let out a hum. That was a lie, but you'd come back to it later. "Well.. what should I do with it? It's decommissioned and Afton didn't mention decommissioning at all." You said, and she cringed. "Just call him William, and you can either have one of the other S.T.A.F.F take it to the scrap pile or just let me take care of it." She said, and you let out a quiet hum. 

"Scrap pile?" You asked, and she face-palmed. "Did Dad even tell you anything? It's a giant mess of decommissioned bots and messed up parts beneath Parts and Services." She explained, tapping the ground with her foot to emphasize it being underneath the two of you. "It gets scrapped when it's full. Dad likes to wait until it's full so he can get the money all at once, not that he shares it." She said, and you furrowed your eyebrows. 

Okay, then.

"I'll just handle it, thank you though. Might as well check out the pile myself." You said, and she shrugged. "Lucky; I'd kill to see that mess. In that case though, I'm gonna get back to my job. See ya." She excused herself and turned, flipping a metal flashlight in her hand as she left Parts and Services. The entire interaction was odd to say the least, but you were too focused on the decrepit bot to give it much thought.

You disconnected the wire from the bot's neck and opened the airlock door, standing up from the desk chair. "I know the circumstances aren't great, but would one of you mind showing me the scrap pile she was talking about?" You asked the two STAFF bots who still stood nearby, and they nodded. You walked into the cylinder and picked the motionless bot up, following the STAFF bots out of Parts and Services.

They led you around the corner to a large metal door and one of them pressed a button, elevator doors opening as you followed them in. The elevator was rather large, so the three of you fit comfortably even with the decommissioned STAFF bot in your arms. You watched as one of the STAFF bots pressed another button, starting the elevator. The ride was unexpectedly long, and it felt like it lasted about a full minute. When the doors opened, you stepped out and your knees locked up. 

The space was huge and rotting; a dark open cave with thick, heavy, damp air that felt like a film over your skin and caused a shiver to run down your spine. The taste of rust in the air around you tinged the back of your throat and you stifled a cough, bringing your arm over your mouth as you furrowed your brows. Ahead of you was a gigantic pile of rusted, crushed, and shredded metal with faces and limbs mangled together within the amalgamation. "Jesus Christ, it's a fucking graveyard." You muttered and began walking around, looking for a relatively clean place to leave the STAFF bot. You weren't sure what you were expecting, but it felt hellish down there, and you wanted to leave. You felt like you were being watched. 

You found a 'nice' spot and walked over, gently laying the small bot down. You shuddered and exhaled, looking around at the scrap pile again, then back to the elevator. The STAFF bots hadn't crossed the threshold, and you couldn't help but think that it was a conscious decision. You walked back into the elevator and pressed the only other button, which was a gear, and the elevator started it's ascent. 

The STAFF bots stood shoulder to shoulder, despite the extra space around them. 

Five AM came quickly after that.

 The bots had left without a word, though they seemed thankful that they didn't have to take their counterpart down to the pile themselves. You couldn't get two things out of your mind. Vanessa's weird behavior, and the fact that the scrap pile was most definitely not for actual scrap. It was just a graveyard. No scrap company would take anything that rusted, and everything was clearly just tossed on top of everything else. 

You knew for sure that you didn't trust Vanessa. She lied about being in Monty Golf, which made the interaction with Monty you'd seen even stranger, but that still didn't really explain how the STAFF bot got so mangled from a fall, even that high. Something else had happened to it, but it felt almost childish to assume that Vanessa had done something to it. Did Monty do it? The jagged marks on the bots' body were deep enough to reach the inside of the chassis, and Monty would easily be able to do that much damage. 

But why?

You shook the thoughts from your head as you looked down at your FazWatch. You pressed the small clock-out button and the watch beeped once, a 'See you tomorrow!' message popping up. You checked your pocket for your phone and keys, then walked through the front doors of the Pizzaplex and into the parking lot. The sun was barely touching the horizon, casting light orange beams that blended into dark blue above you as you made your way to your car. You unlocked it and opened the door, sitting down in the drivers seat as you exhaled heavily. 

Despite the potential drama, you made it through the first day- and you enjoyed it.

-

"Chica, this is the third time this week. Are you sure there isn't anything I can do to help you quit?" You asked, digging a gloved hand around inside of Chica's beak. "I'm sorry! I really don't think so, I just cannot help how much I love this stuff." She spoke clearly from her voice box, despite her metal beak being pried apart with a small hydraulic spreader. You pulled out another sliver of shredded pizza from her gears, tossing it into the trash. 

You sighed, "Well, can you at least try to cut it up into smaller pieces? I know you get into your frenzies, but this is soooo tedious." You mumbled, and she groaned. "I know, I know. I really am sorry, (y/n)." She whined, and you shook your head. "It's fine, at least I'm getting paid." You replied lightly as you finished, pulling your hand from the back of her beak. You closed the hydraulic spreader and removed it, placing it onto its hook on the wall. "Start yappin'." You instructed, and she snorted. "Hi there, welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex! I'm Chica, and I just know we're gonna be the best of friends!" She spoke with sickly sugar-coated enthusiasm, her beak moving smoothly as she waved her hands dramatically. 

When she finished, you met her grinning face with a deadpan. She looked like a comedically large children's toy.

One, two, three seconds went by, and you both burst into laughter as she got off of the repair seat. "Okay, you're good to go. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop eating more pizza than you can handle." You begged, and she giggled. "I make no promises, but I shall try." You shrugged and looked down at your FazWatch. "Good enough. I don't have any more tasks right now, you got anything else goin' on?" You asked, opening the airlock door. She shook her head as you walked over to the workbench, beginning to organize it's contents. "Nope, I'm good as new again, thanks to you. Wanna chat for a bit?" She asked, and you nodded. "Yeah, why not?" You answered.

"So, how've the past few weeks been for ya?" She asked, walking over to you. The question had layers, for sure. You liked your job, that you knew, but there was definitely a systematic issue. You'd been tasked with a few different things now, only to arrive and find nothing damaged or out of place. Once or twice was fine, but it became frustrating after the fifth time. It was pretty easy to forget about when the next actual task came though, and you were almost always busy.

You didn't see Vanessa much- at all. You'd only came face to face with her twice since you'd started, though you saw her from a distance a few times. You knew she was there often, despite her tendency to call out of work. You didn't have much of an opinion of her, but there wasn't much trust.

 You were getting to know the animatronics pretty well, too. Chica and yourself could pretty much be considered good friends at that point, same with Freddy. Roxy was coming around, though Monty seemed a bit stand-offish. You didn't forget the intimate moment you saw between him and Vanessa, but it became easier to understand the more time that you spent around the animatronics. They were incredibly human like, personality wise, so much so that you didn't even feel quite right calling them robots, let alone machines. It felt almost offensive. Was it abnormal to consider animatronics as people? 

Of course, but you didn't really care. You were around them enough to look past it.

You still didn't know how you felt about the Daycare Attendant. You hadn't seen Moon since your first shift, though Sun seemed like he was coming around to being worked on. Every interaction with him was something else; short lived, but exciting and filled with humor, though he spoke in plurals when referring to himself, so a part of you felt like you were speaking to Moon too, even if he wasn't there. You adored Sun's joyous personality and you could see why he was a childcare animatronic, but your curiosity about Moon wasn't ignorable. You were rather disappointed by how little maintenance they needed, Moon especially. 

One thing you were thankful for were the manuals that Afton had forgotten to mention. Each animatronic had their own manual, so you'd taken it upon yourself to take them home and read them on your nights off, learning their innerworkings even when you weren't physically repairing them. The pictures included in the manuals made it possible for you to see their visual differences when their casings and faceplates were removed, which left little room for unintentionally embarrassing any of the animatronics. Your confidence was getting higher, and you pretty much entirely trusted yourself to efficiently work on them now.

You smiled, facing Chica. "Pretty good! I like it here, lots of stuff to work on and the company is really good." You answered truthfully. "Aaw, you're so sweet. We like you too, sweetpea! It's been a dream having you around; you're so good to us! I am getting a little 'sleepy' though; I'm gonna head back to my room to charge up before tomorrow. I hope you have a good night!" She said, and you gave her a heartfelt smile. "Will do, thank you. I'll see you tomorrow." You replied as she walked to her green room door, and she turned to give you a wave before walking under the door. 

If only humans were as sweet as Chica.

You checked your FazWatch, but you didn't have any tasks. You puffed up your cheeks and sighed, looking around the room. It was spotless, with everything in it's place. You had gone out and bought the replacements for the missing tools on your second week, which made everything much easier- but, you had nothing to do, so you decided to take a walk around to look for unreported issues. The elevator door was a distant memory at this point.

You double checked the contents of the dark brown tool belt that you'd bought yourself before leaving Parts and Services, taking some time to look around the level you were on. You looked along the halls and checked doors as you walked, but everything seemed to be in okay condition, which left you in the same predicament. You were about to head back to Parts and Services when you caught sight of a dark hallway that you hadn't noticed before. You reached down and grabbed the flashlight off of your belt and flicked it on, peering down the hall. About fifteen feet away on the right stood a door with the word 'Archive' above it, and your interest was instantly piqued.

 You pursed your lips and glanced around before walking down the hall. You walked up to the door, peering into the glass to find the tall boxes with multicolored wires protruding from them, winding and weaving around each other on the floor. There were a few filing cabinets as well, but it was too dark to see anything else. You reached for the door handle, some-what surprised to hear the familiar click as the door unlocked. You turned the handle and pushed the door open, walking in. 

Buzzing filled your ears as you stepped into the dark room, eyes scanning over the wire boxes and carpet of woven cables. You used your flashlight to look around the room, your eyes catching a dusty desk with a computer and monitor on it. You stepped over the woven carpet of wires and shone the flashlight on the front of the computer in search for the power button. You found it and gave it a firm press, then stepped back. 

There was a load whirr, and then it levelled out, powering up as you turned to the monitor. You reached over the found the power button on it, turning it on as well. The screen flashed to life and you waited for it to change from a barely lit, muted black to anything else and after a few seconds, the screen flashed to bright white. You shielded your eyes, turning away from the bright light.  Now better illuminated, you saw that there was a case of tapes on the desk next to the monitor covered in a thick, stale layer of dust, and you leaned over to blow the dust away.  

'Bonnie' was written in black letters over a sticker label on the side of the case and you raised your eyebrows, pulling the one from the top out. It was a VHS tape labelled with a '6' and you placed it back, grabbing the one from the bottom. It was marked with a '1' and you sat it down in front of you, searching around the desk for a VCR player.

There wasn't one anywhere that you could see and you huffed, standing up. You decided that you'd done enough sleuthing around, so you left the room, making sure to avoid the cords on the ground. You were pulling the door shut when you felt your watch vibrate to notify you that you'd gotten a task. 

Service Required!

Details: Damaged Rays

Animatronic: Daycare Attendant

Location: Parts and Services

You raised your eyebrows at the task and slipped your flashlight back into your tool belt, making your way back to Parts and Services. The walk was relatively short, which made it all the more surprising that you hadn't found the archive room until then. You didn't think you had any business being in there, but you also knew that 'sketchy' was an understatement in reference to the history of Fazbear Entertainment and Afton Robotics. You don't get this advanced ahead of everyone else without pulling some strings, and you knew that this kind of money was almost never obtained with a clear conscience. 

You were surprised to see Sun already in Parts and Services through the door's window, but you frowned and grimaced when you saw the way his rays were folded over and crumpled against his faceplate. You reached out for the doorknob, ignoring the click as you pushed the door open and walked in. "Woah, Sundrop- what happened?" You asked, quickly making your way over to him. He looked unexpectedly surprised to see you, his bright white eyes wide as he started to speak. "Oh, I was just-" His rays tried to tick to the left, but there was a grinding, scraping noise as they ground against their own gears and dug against his faceplate. 

His right hand flew up to the sides of his face and he let out a pained sound, almost a whine as he slightly hunched over. "Oh-! Okay- come on, Buddy." You stammered as you hurried past him, mindlessly reaching up to grab his free wrist as you gently pulled him towards the cylinder. He followed, though your hand was so small around his wrist that it only made it half-way around. His bells jingled quietly as he moved, which you noticed yourself finding a bit cute; but the circumstances-

Wait- what? 

Never mind, you'll come back to that later.

You shook your head and quickly pressed the button to open the doors, letting go of his wrist as he got himself situated in the chair. He wasn't hesitant to put his wrists and ankles into the cuffs this time, and you wondered if it was you or if he just wanted\ the pain in his faceplate and head to stop. You walked up to get a quick glance at the damage, and grimaced again. "Sunny, what happened?" You asked, and he let out a nervous laugh. "Well, Sunbeam, I-I jumped from our balcony and I, uh, miscalculated." He said sheepishly, though there was definitely pain underneath his voice. 

"What- never mind. I'll need to replace these three, please stay here for a minute." You said, and he nodded. You left the cylinder to grab three replacement rays from the spare parts room, which were easy to find on the Daycare Attendant's parts shelf. Once you grabbed them, you left the room and went to the work bench, grabbing the tool bag for the Attendant before walking back to the cylinder. You closed the door behind you as you grabbed the small stood that you'd bought from underneath the service chair, stepping up onto it.

There were small, aged nicks in his face plate where his rays were fitted, and your squinted. "Have you done this before?" You asked, and he nodded. "Unfortunately this is not the first time." He answered, and you made a mental note of that. He and Chica were repeat offenders, got it. You leaned over to look at the panel of buttons on the underside of the chair. You found the one with a small symbol on it, like you'd seen in the manual, and pressed it. There was a metallic sound from within the chair and a tiny metal 'hand' up to connect to the back of Sun's faceplate. His head fell slack, though his eyes were still bright. You then pressed another button, which disabled mobility for his rays.

"Good?" You asked, and Sun's voice resounded from his throat in a responding hum. 

You reached up, sliding your fingers around the edges of his faceplate before finding four buttons, each hidden under small sliding panels. You pressed them in the order that you'd read about in their manual, and Sun's faceplate lifted with a subtle click. You gently grabbed the left side of his faceplate, lifting it off of him. Their faces were halves, as you'd seen in the manual, though Moon looked more like he was asleep than you'd expected. Dark grey voids replaced his bright red LEDs, which almost made him look like his eyes were closed.

It was slightly unsettling, but you didn't show it as you placed their faceplate on the metal counter behind you. Not that they could see. "You okay, Sunny?" His eyes flicked to you, which caused your brows to furrow a bit. You could see bright white pupils within his nearly equally bright eyes. "Yep! I'm doing just fine!" He cheerfully answered, and you nodded. You carefully disconnected the wires to his damaged rays then grabbed your screwdriver, finding the screws for the first piece of crumpled metal. 

"It's been a while, how've you been?" You asked as you began to remove the screw holding the ray onto the rotating track that held all of his rays. Moon's hat was attached to the bottom, folding up into a small space so it didn't take up much room beneath his faceplate. You'd noticed the second time that you worked on Sun that talking to him helped distract him from what you were doing. "Oh! Same as usual. The little ones come and go, we clean up, Moony does his rounds, then we wait until tomorrow comes!" He answered, and you took the damaged ray from his head. You placed it on the cart next to you and began unscrewing the next ray. 

"That sounds fun, though maybe a bit repetitive." You replied, and he hummed quickly. "Only sometimes! Even then, the little rays make everything better! Some of the little rays have it worse than others, but we love to make them happy." He said, and you nodded as you removed the second ray. "Some of their parents are less than favorable, and the mornings that they get here in bad moods are just awful."

"Well, they've all got you. I know your energy rubs off on me, I can only imagine how it affects children." You replied, and he feigned a gasp. "I'm contagious? Oh no!" He exclaimed, and you laughed. "Oh, you know what I mean." You replied, and he giggled. "I sure do. The little ones are always running around and playing when I'm around, but they calm down so easy when Moony is out," He replied as you continued working.

"Ah, well. You can't blame 'em." You said, and he hummed. "No, I suppose not. But enough about me! How have youuu been, my Sunflower?" He asked, and you felt your cheeks warm up. 

Oh, dear.

"I've uh, I've been pretty good. Busy, but I like it that way." You answered, and he hummed again. You assumed it was a replacement for a nod, since his head had all mobility wiring disconnected. "We're glad to hear it! Not a whole lot of people like your job, so you've already been here for about as long as any of the other techs in the past. You've been here a three weeks and two days, right?" He asked casually as you pulled the last damaged ray off of his head, and you paused for a second. You did the math in your head, then let out a humorous scoff. 

"Yeah, that's- exactly how long it's been. You've been keeping track?" You asked, and he stammered. You could hear the whirr in his chest chassis get louder as he let out a nervous laugh. "Well, not-not exactly; we have an internal calendar to keep track of the days and we can, you know, calculate things super fast. I-It's not like that." He replied, and you laughed. "Ah, that makes more sense." He hummed and you turned around, grabbing the replacement rays. The repair cylinder went quiet aside from the small clinks as your screwdriver connected with screws.

After a few moments, you stepped back a bit and pressed a button on the underside of the chair, reenabling his ray mobility. "Okay, how does that feel?" You asked. Sun slowly rotated his rays, which were now pin-straight and free of grinding. "Feels just right, thank you!" He answered, and you nodded with a smile. "No problem, just try not to jump off of the balcony anymore. You have the wire for that reason, and I know you know this." You replied, and he huffed.

"I always end up tangled in that thing. Moon has much more luck with it than I do, so I just like to jump. It's faster anyways." He said, and you sighed. "Well, at least take a few more seconds to think about where you're going to land." You replied, grabbing his faceplate from the metal counter and returning it to it's place. You pressed it down firmly with a click, then stepped back again. "Gimme a 'lil spin." You instructed, and he rotated his faceplate smoothly. 

"Alrighty, I think you're good. You and Moon are due for basic maintenance on Friday, just a heads up, but I think that's it." You said, unlocking the cuffs. "Okie dokie, we'll be here!" He replied as he hopped up off of the chair. You gave him a warm smile and opened the cylinder door, then grabbed the damaged rays and left the chamber. He followed you out, then made his way to his door. You took the parts to the scrap bin next to the spare parts door, carefully placing them in the bottom. You then walked over to the tool bench, taking some time put the Attendant tool bag up on its hook and making sure everything was in it's place. 

When everything was done, you looked down at your FazWatch to check the time and your tasks. It was just past midnight, and you were pleased to find that you did in fact have a new task.

Service Required!

Details: Computer (Desktop PC) Malfunction

Serial Number: N/A

Location: Main Lobby - Customer Service Desk

Urgency: Low-Moderate

You clicked your tongue and walked over to grab the 'everything' tool bag, then left Parts and Services. When you made it up to the entrance lobby, you noticed that one of the security barriers was ajar, so you walked through and pushed it closed with a heavy click. You instinctively checked the door behind you, but the metal shutter was down and nothing seemed to be out of place. One of the customers must have left the gate open after leaving. 

You walked into the main lobby and made your way towards customer service, which was on the left of the golden Freddy statue. You reached down and grabbed the key off of your belt, then reached up to unlock the retractable security gate and enter the room. Everything was neat and in shape, thanks to the STAFF bots of course, and you let out a content hum as you walked over to the customer service desk. You pressed the power button and waited for it to boot, though it took longer than you'd anticipated. 

After about two minutes, there was a muffled thump behind you and you quickly spun around. The noise came from behind the wall, but the STAFF bots had been busy with all kinds of tasks lately, and It wouldn't have been surprising if the noise was one of them accidentally knocking some merchandise off of a storage shelf. You turned back towards the computer, which was still attempting to boot up. 

You huffed, pulling your phone from your pocket. You sat down in the desk chair as you waited, but there was another thud, louder this time, and you jumped a bit. "What is that?" You asked yourself, sitting your phone on the desk and standing up. You walked over to the door about five feet away on the wall behind you and turned the handle, but you realized you could hear incoherent whispers behind the door, followed by crashes and shuffling movement. 

"-where to find it. I'm like, ninety percent sure it's around here somewhere." It was a man's voice, then more shuffling. "Did you just say ninety perecent? You brought me into this shit and you don't even know what the fuck you're doing?" Another man said with a hiss. "Listen, they don't let people stay overnight here. We're fine, you just gotta calm down." There was silence for a moment. "Look, let's check that gift shop, we ain't been there yet." The first voice said, and you took a step back. 

Oh, lovely. On a day that Vanessa called out, too. Wonderful.

"You sure nobody's here?" The second voice asked, a bit louder. "Of that, I am definitely s-" The handle gave way under your hand and you stumbled back. Two relatively scrawny men, no older than thirty, stared down at you. They were both in dark clothing and their eyes were wide through dark masks, flicking over you then back to each other. Fazbear merchandise was scattered all over the floor along with multiple passes, though it was clear they were searching for something. You were stuck in place, then took a slow step back. They exchanged glances, then both looked at you with determination plastered on their faces. 

The larger of the two lunged at you and you yelped, turning and sprinting towards the main lobby. Where you were headed, you didn't know. There was no way out of the building without taking the time to manually open the shutter door. The utility hall to Parts and Services would be safest with the door's security system, but you didn't trust that you'd be able to close the door in time. You could alternatively try to make it to the daycare, but that was farther and up two flights of stairs. Both options were risky, but you decided that the utility tunnel was the better option of the two.

You practically flew out of customer service, quickly turning to the left. Thankfully, you turned so sharply that the intruder behind you slipped, grunting as he hit the epoxy floor. You looked back as you ran, only to find that the smaller of the two men was much faster than the other, and closing in quickly. 

You looked forward again, your heartbeat pounding in your ears. "Shit-!" You cursed to yourself; you'd forgotten about the security gates. There was no turning around though, so you kicked against the ground as hard as you could, thankfully clearing the barrier and landing upright on the other side. You took off into a sprint again, quickly reaching the door. You smacked your wrist against the black box on the wall, the light flicking to green as you yanked the door open. You turned and yanked, but a hand and foot stopped it from closing, and his hand immediately found your wrist. 

You were easily pulled from the hallway, terror rushing through you as you were lifted off of the ground. You started thrashing, kicking your legs and punching at the one holding you. His grip on you tightened, his fingers pressing deep into your arms and sides. He was much bigger than you, and you knew you weren't getting out of it that easily.

 The smaller man pulled out a bandana, balling it up as he got closer.

You inhaled and used every muscle in your chest to scream, but the bandana was shoved in your mouth, cutting the scream off and effectively silencing you before the noise could travel. "Now what?" The bigger one asked, and you realized he was the one who you'd first heard. "We have two options; kill 'em or throw 'em in the basement at home." The smaller one said, and you nearly swallowed the bandana. You started to fight again, but the smaller one took a step towards you and give you a sharp kick to the shin, a muffled cry erupting from your throat. 

What a shitty shift.

"Whatever we do, we need to get out of here now. Fuckin', 'nobody stays overnight', lying ass." The smaller one mumbled, walking towards the lobby. It made sense; the front door is just too public. Your shin throbbed, but you couldn't do much about that at the moment. You did have an idea thanks to your less-than intelligent captors, though you didn't like it much. 

Better than being kidnapped, you supposed. 

You easily spat out the balled up bandana and stuck your head out and dug your teeth into your captors arm, tightening your jaw until you felt an uncomfortable pop, then the taste of metal. He let go, covering the now bleeding wound on his arm. You spit off to the side, reaching down and grabbing the first thing you could. You quickly twisted the screwdriver around in your hand, then lifted your arm and violently brought it down. 

You drove the screwdriver into the front of his thigh, then let go and quickly stepped away. He let out a scream from within his gut. Your adrenaline was at an all time high, your awareness peaked as you grabbed your hammer from the belt- but you were tackled onto the ground, the smaller of the two men grabbing your wrist and slamming your hand down repeatedly. You shrieked, the hammer clattering to the floor as your knuckles crashed into the hard resin floor. 

"You stupid fucking bitch- now I'm really gonna kill you." He pulled out a pocket knife from his back pocket flicking it open as you writhed. He pressed the blade against your throat, sharp pain pricking against your nerves as he began to push the knife down. He was going to make it slow. You closed your eyes, tears welling as you felt the blood trickle down the side of your neck. 

Without warning, he was ripped off of you and slammed into the ground a few feet away. He struggled to make any noise, all air knocked from his body as Moon's large clawed hand pinned his head to the floor. "Disgusting, filthy, foul human." He growled slowly, his hand closing around the man's head. You brought a hand to your throat, feeling for the wound. It was relatively small, thankfully too shallow to cause any real damage. It'd be a decent scar, though. 

The man finally caught his breath, "What the fuck is this? Get the hell off of me!" He yelled, thrashing and fighting against Moon's heavy frame. "Naughty, naughty. You will be punished." The way the Moon slowly growled his words sent an unnerving chill down your spine, but it was almost a comfort compared to the terror you previously felt. 

"Punished? The fuck does that mean?" The man asked, spitting his words. Moon snatched him up and shoved him aggressively against the wall. His large hand found the man's right hand, then crushed it with a sickening crunch. The man let out a horrid scream, and the shutter began to open. Could Moon control it? "If I see you again, I will tear you apart." He hissed, then spun his head to look directly at the other man, who was busy trying to remove the screwdriver. 

He just nodded frantically, clearly terrified. Moon used one hand to hold the smaller man off of the ground by his shirt, walking towards the door. He pushed open the glass door, then quite literally threw him outside and onto the blacktop parking lot. The other man hobbled towards the door, the screwdriver in a bloody puddle on the floor as he hesitated to walk past Moon. 

"Get out." Moon said, darkly, and the man obeyed. 

You let your body fall slack; you'd exerted a lot of energy fighting, your hand and shin were definitely bruised if not broken, and your neck was still bleeding. You were so wrapped up in letting yourself relax that you nearly screamed when Moon effortlessly picked you up. "First-Aid." He said, looking ahead. You tried to nod, but the movement agitated the cut on your neck. 

Moon took a few steps, then you heard a quiet click as he was lifted off of the ground. He was using his wire to move more quickly, but you were unfortunately afraid of heights and the lack of warning was alarming. You instinctively wrapped your arms around him, holding onto him as the two of you 'flew' up the lobby stairs. He landed smoothly and silently on the ground, walking through the red pick-up door. He had to duck, sticking his head out a bit to avoid hitting you with the bottom of his faceplate. 

He used the wire again to lift you over the netting around the daycare, but that height was nearly too extreme and you closed your eyes, hiding your face against his chassis. You felt like an injured child, but Moon didn't seem to mind. The two of you went lower until you felt the stability of the floor underneath Moon. You looked around, taking in the daycare. 

You really wished you had a reason to be here more, as odd as it was. Despite the near-total darkness, the space was cozy and comforting- though that could've been because you were very nearly kidnapped just a few minutes prior. Moon sat you carefully in the chair behind the security desk, then walked over to the wall. "It'll be easier with light. Be careful, don't overdo yourself." He grumbled, then flicked the light on. 

The transition between the two of them was smooth and interesting to watch, even though you knew exactly how they functioned. When Sun's eyes lit up white, he was all over you. "Oh, goodness- are you okay? I know they hurt you but is it really bad?" He spoke quickly, kneeling to look over your wounds. 

The switch from the calm, quiet Moon to Sun was a bit jarring, and you stumbled on your words. "I- wh- no, it's not that bad. My leg and hand hurt, but I'm mostly worried about this." You looked up a bit to show the wound on your neck. Sun shook his head, staring at the wound. His rays ticked twice to the right. "I'll clean it up for ya, but you definitely need to go get it checked out after work. The blade could have been dirty." He said, though his voice was edged with severity. 

He turned and grabbed a few things from a cabinet; antiseptic cleanser, antibiotic ointment, and a bandage. You could do it yourself, but both he and Moon seemed more than willing to help. You leaned back in the chair to allow him to patch you up, and your thoughts began to drift. 

What were those guys even looking for? Is there even anything in the 'Plex worth the effort they were planning on using to silence you? You couldn't think of anything other than money, and even you had no idea where that went after hours. It was a weird situation. 

Then, there was Moon. He showed up rather quickly, especially considering how far you were from the daycare. Is he the security program Afton mentioned on your first day? How did he even know you were in trouble? Was he patrolling or did your scream somehow reach the daycare? You couldn't get the sound of the man's bones crushing out of your mind, but it wasn't nearly as scary as one would think. Moon protected you, and that man really did deserve it. He was going to kill you.

Nothing about tonight made sense, but you did know one thing; you wouldn't mind being carried by Moon again. 

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18+, MDNI

Crossed Wires and Corroded Steel (Sun/Moon x Reader) - Part One; 'First Impressions'.

(afab, gender neutral pronouns)

warnings/content; nothing quite yet, but eventual gore, suggestive/potentially NSFW, major character death. i'll keep this properly updated as needed.

word count; 12,570

full chapter below as well!

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You didn't really think you'd ever be in the position that you were in.

Hundreds of miles away from home, in an empty parking lot, staring up at the large building containing your future. Uncertainty tries to course through you, but you shake it away. You need this, you told yourself- but that didn't make your reality any sweeter; you stood in front of the newest Fazbear Entertainment location, Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex. It was no secret that the CEO of the company was potentially sketchy as all hell, but it was hard to ignore the 'Advanced Robotics Technician' job opening you found online.

Not many places needed a technician as skilled as you, but that didn't mean you were necessarily short on job opportunities. Were they worth it? No, not really. You made an alright amount of money, but you were downright miserable. You lacked mental stimulation- fixing WIFI routers and cell phones was not cutting it. Maybe moving half-way across the country was a bit of an impulsive thing to do, but you desperately wanted to do something new and exciting. You were most definitely excited- but you were quite nervous, too.

The comfortable night air silently whispered around you as you inhaled and exhaled deeply, rubbing your palms together as you approached the automatic glass doors. They slid open and you walked through, raising your eyebrows as you looked around at the bright, retro 80's themed interior of the building. Sure, you'd done a bit of research on the place- but, it was just that. A bit.

You knew about the Glamrocks and their popularity, but you couldn't find much of anything regarding the animatronics' mechanical structure, so you didn't find a need to do anymore digging. You didn't get a master's degree in Advanced Robotics Engineering for nothing, so you decided to take it as some what of a challenge.

You didn't make it further than four feet into the building when a blur of white came flying at you from the side, and you jumped back with a startled yelp.

"Welcome to Freddy Faz-Faz-Fazbear's Meg-eg-ega Piz-izaple-e-ex, home of the Gla-am-am-rocks! Please-ease-ease head to-o the service-ervice desk for-or admission and par-ar-arty passes."

Your eyebrows furrowed at the small white bot invading your personal space, glitching terribly through it's greeting. "Good god- I doubt that's right.." You muttered and trailed off, looking it over. It was a basic design; likely a part of a set based on the number '16' on its chest in small black lettering.

You walked around the bot, looking at it's back panel. It didn't move, and you began reading the small sticker underneath the base of it's neck. You squinted as you read the small words, but your focus was broken by a slight chuckle from behind you. You whipped around, eyes widening.

Somewhat shockingly, it was William Afton himself.

You'd seen him online before; articles of Fazbear Entertainment locations burning down, and a few missing child articles as well. You also saw him featured in a few robotic engineering forums, so it wasn't too terribly far off to say he was almost idolized by techy 'nerds' like you. It was still a shock to see him in the flesh; his deep purple suit was ironed and smooth, and he wore a bright yellow tie with a Freddy enamel pin towards the top. His hand was in his pocket and he had an amused smile on his face, the purple and blue neon lights reflecting softly off of his hair, which was slicked back.

He looked expensive.

You stepped away from the bot, a nervous smile making it's way to your face. "Ah, hi, sorry." You apologized, but he waved you off. "Nonsense; your eagerness shows. I take it you're (y/n)?" He asked, approaching you. You nodded, looking back at the bot. "Yes, sir. I noticed that this lil' guy had an issue, so I figured I'd give it a teensy look." You replied, and the bot looked from Afton to you.

"Oh? I'm not here often; I'm unfortunately quite busy, and so I entrust management to my daughter. I came to personally meet you and guide you through the innerworkings of my animatronics- as mentioned in the email you received, we've been struggling to find someone capable of doing such intricate work." He said, tilting his head at the small bot. "How long has it been since they've been serviced? The animatronics, I mean." You asked, and he clicked his tongue.

"They have small work done here and there thanks to a program I built to help Vanessa- my daughter- keep things running until we found someone to handle the bigger issues. I've had to drop everything and come fix some more extreme situations a few times now, so your presence is definitely appreciated. Assuming, that is, that you're able to fully understand said intricacies of my work." He added, and you resisted snorting at the comment.

You weren't one to boast, but you definitely weren't one to discredit yourself either.

"I make no promises, but I can assure you that I wouldn't be here if I wasn't confident in myself and my abilities." You said, respectfully, and he gave you a challenging smile. "Well, let's get to it then." He replied, pulling his hand from his pocket, a yellow, bear shaped smart watch in his hand. He gave it to you, and you put it on as he began walking. "That watch is very important; it might as well be your employee ID itself. You'll need it for a lot of things, so make sure you keep track of it. You only get one replacement before termination, for the company's protection." He said, you following him closely.

The two of you approached a door and he gestured to it, dipping his head slightly. You reached out, the sight of the yellow watch around your wrist unfamiliar as you grabbed the handle. There was a small, audible click as your hand made contact and you turned the handle, pulling the door open. "Ah, keycard watch." You said, and Afton nodded as he walked through the threshold. "Basically."

"Well, I can understand the severity of losing them now." You replied, tilting your head expressively.

You followed him into a messy, unfinished hallway with a janitorial cart and a few stacks of boxes strewn about. "This needs to be cleaned by one of the S.T.A.F.F. bots, but this hall is probably going to be one of your most used paths. It's the fastest way to Parts and Services from the building's entrance, and that's where you'll be quite often- though I'm sure there will be other things to work on, such as broken attractions, malfunctioning arcade machines, etcetera." He explained as the two of you walked ahead.

He stopped at an elevator and pressed the call button. The door shuddered open and he walked in, followed by you. He pointed at the button on the bottom of the directional console, which had a small wrench and gear icon on it. You pressed it and the doors shuddered harder as they closed, grinding against their track.

"Tch." Afton clicked in disapproval at the door as the elevator began it's thankfully smooth descent. "I'd like you to do basic maintenance on each of the Glamrocks, the Daycare Attendant, the DJ, and at least one S.T.A.F.F bot- preferably the unfortunate one you've already met- before you're let loose to explore. We like to let new employees familiarize themselves with this understandably overwhelming workplace before expecting them to perform their work well. Although, your position is a bit more sophisticated." He explained and finished with an uplifted tone, but you puffed your cheeks out. That's a bit more work than you were expecting to do on your first night, though it made sense. Best to see how they all work before you're thrown into this job without much help.

It didn't really sound like Vanessa was the most capable.

Afton must've seen the hesitation on your face and gave a small chuckle. "Nothing to worry about- it sounds intimidating, but basic maintenance is quite easy, and fairly quick. The DJ and Daycare Attendant are quite a bit more advanced, but we'll get to that later. We should be done with that all of them by around three." He said, and you glanced down at the watch on your wrist.

11:14pm.

You were pulled out of your thoughts by the elevator gently jutting to a stop, the doors shuddering open once more. You followed Afton out of the elevator and down the hall to the left, continuing down the hall for a moment before stopping in front of a large door. The same wrench and gear icon from the elevator button was above an unexpectedly large, metal door with adequately sized windows. "This is Parts and Services. This door is off limits to everyone except you, the animatronics, and Vanessa. The animatronics are only to be down here when requested." He explained, and you nodded.

You reached out and opened the door, raising your eyebrows as you scanned the room. There was a large, metal and glass cylinder in the middle of the room, an inhumanly large chair inside. Behind the cylinder on a raised walkway were four doors, each representing a Glamrock. On the left side of the Glamrocks' doors, there was a human-sized door with a music note icon on it, and on the far right of the doors was another door, the same size as the Glamrocks', with celestial icons representing the sun and the moon on it.

Must be for the Daycare Attendant.

You walked further into the room, looking to your left. There was a wall of multiple tools, toolboxes stacked beneath it, and a large workbench. On the wall to the right of you, there was a door labeled 'Replacement Parts', and you wondered how big it was inside.

You looked back just as Afton pressed something on the face of his watch, then lowered his hand. "We'll do this one-by-one, Freddy will be here shortly. In the meantime; this is the repair chamber, although it's where all animatronics- save for DJ Music Man- are to be serviced. Except in severe circumstances, you are not to service them anywhere else- for the safety of you and others." He explained as he approached the cylinder.

"Noted, will do- although, if one were to become unresponsive or immobile, how would I get them down here?" You asked, and he gave a small nod. "That would be considered severe, as their systems can overload quickly when in distress." You nodded as he looked down to the computer in front of the chamber. "That's the Quick-Repair and Coding console, but I highly doubt you'll be using it for much. You'll be notified through your FazWatch when any upgrades or repairs need completed and you'll notice that instructions for the procedure via the QRC, but feel free to handle any issues hands-on if you'd prefer." He finished as heavy, metal thumps came into earshot. You bent your neck around the chamber, looking up at the doors as the footsteps got louder.

Suddenly, Freddy's door lifted and the large, golden bear walked through. Your breath caught in your throat, and you suddenly felt incredibly small, and incredibly out of your element. Bright blue eyes landed on Afton, and then you. He smiled, warm and inviting as he walked down the ramp. "Freddy, right on time." Afton said, grinning at the large bear. "It is so good to see you, Mr. Afton. How have you been?" Freddy asked, and your jaw went slack.

Did he just autonomously respond?

"I've been quite well, thank you for asking. This is (y/n), the new technician. They're going to do some basic maintenance on you and the rest of the animatronics. I'm just walking them through a few things." Afton said, glancing over to you once before returning his attention to Freddy.

"Ah, no problem at all." Freddy replied, flashing you a smile. You gave him an awed smile in return, watching as Afton walked over to the cylinder. He pressed a large button and there was a subtle hiss, the heavy cylinder door dragging up slowly. Freddy walked ahead, entering the cylinder and sitting down in the chair. Afton gestured to the chamber and you sucked in a short breath, walking under the door. Your footsteps echoed off of the glass, followed by Afton's as he followed you into the cylinder.

There was another soft hiss of air and the door slowly shut, closing the three of you inside. As the door shut, there were four heavy clinks of metal. You furrowed your brows and looked down to find metal cuffs wrapped around Freddy's wrists and ankles. They restricted their limbs, but their hands were still moveable.

"Don't worry, Superstar; it's to keep you safe!" Freddy assured, his voice uplifted.

You nodded and Afton shifted behind you. He got close to Freddy, who towered over the grown man even in his relaxed position. "There's a small button that opens the chest cavity underneath his bowtie." He stood with his hands resting behind his back and you nodded. You removed Freddy's bowtie, which appeared to be attached by a strong magnet. "You'll need a screwdriver to reach the button." Afton explained, pointing to a small tray sitting next to the chair. You reached over and grabbed the thinnest Philips head screwdriver on the tray, then walked up to Freddy. It felt a bit odd; he was watching you, which was unnerving to say the least, but there was a softness in his gaze that put you at ease a bit.

It kind of felt like you were about to perform a surgery on an awake patient. You might as well have been.

You looked at the small hole just under Freddy's neck, then got up on your tip-toes and leaned over, lifting the screwdriver. Your eyes flicked to Freddy, who gave a friendly wink. You bit the inside of your lip as you pressed the screwdriver into the hole, then you let out a small yelp as his chest plate popped open, exposing his wires and endoskeleton.

"Good. Now I want you to take a moment and observe the wires; familiarize yourself with them. All of the Glamrocks have practically the same wiring." Afton said, stepping back. You did as you were told, but not just because you were instructed to.

The wires were set meticulously, and there were so many. They twisted around each other in a fluid, intricate mess of organized chaos, though it was quite easy to tell which ones were the most important. Most of them connected to a box about the size of your hand, which had its own wires stretching up and into Freddy's neck. You'd seen plenty of those; they condensed large amounts of wires and connected them to the motherboard without overloading it.

There was one cable, however, deep inside of Freddy's chest that was practically hidden by the collection of wires and cables above it. Unfortunately, everything was coated in a thin layer of dust.

"This is.." You let out a disbelieving chuckle. This was going to be fun.

Afton gave a quiet laugh, then stepped close to you. "Tell me what you see, and point out any issues you may find." He said, looking at you. Your brows furrowed as you began thoroughly examining the wires and cables within Freddy's chest cavity. You reached your small hands into the chassis, carefully pointing at a small cluster of wires that were tied into a neat bundle.

"Well, this is the central system." You said, pointing to the box in Freddy's chest. "If I had to guess, I'd say that this is audio processing and most likely attached to his voice box as well." You said, following the wires further up into the animatronic's chassis. A few of the wires from the group split off and twisted underneath a larger bundle of wires closer to Freddy's throat, and you very gently moved them a touch to the left. You nodded to yourself as the few wires you were tracking were fed into a small, black box with a speaker on the surface.

Freddy's voice was very strong for how unexpectedly small his voice box was. The efficiency was unbelievable.

"Hm. Please continue." He said, watching your hands. You pointed at another bundle of wires, furrowing your brows deeper in focus. "I recognize those ones; those are for optics and video processing." You said, a bit quieter now as you focused on task in front of you. Afton didn't respond that time, but you knew to continue.

"These are for motor function, and these little ones are for more precise movements on smaller parts, such as fingers or eyelids.." You said, trailing off as you continued your examination. "This is the most impressive, advanced piece of technology I've ever seen." You mumbled, and Afton chuckled as he stepped closer. "These are the harder ones to access," He gently moved a few handfuls of wires to the side, exposing more thinner ones deeper in the chassis.

He took a few moments to explain their function to you, pointing as he talked and you intently listened. Finally, the thickest wire deep within the chassis was visible. "This is the powerline, connected to the motherboards- which is located in their heads. Damage to these cords is-" He let out a scoff, though there was no malice. "they're the hardest pieces of these machines to repair, closely seconded by the motherboards. Unexpected power loss can result in a corrupted motherboard, which risks entire memory loss." Your eyebrows raised and you pressed your lips into a thin line. Definitely take care of those, then.

Once he was done, he walked over to the cart. "Here, take this and carefully get rid of the dust." He said, handing you a small hose. He pressed a small button on the cart holding the tool tray, and a soft rush of air began blowing out of the hose.

You carefully fanned it back and forth over Freddy's wiring, blowing the dust off of his cables and out of his chest cavity. He let out a small, deep laugh and you glanced up at him. He gave a sheepish smile and you apologized with your expression, returning focus to your work.

It must've tickled, you thought.

Once you got the dust dealt with, you removed your hands from his chest to lay the hose on the cart. "Close the chassis, just gently push it." Afton instructed and you did as told, placing your palm on the front of Freddy's open chest. There was a bit of resistance, but after a second it gave a small jerk, and began to close. You furrowed your eyebrows again. "Should I do something about that? WD-40, maybe?" You asked, and Afton's hand appeared next to you- already holding a can of multi-purpose lubricant. It was off-brand, but it worked just the same.

"Thank ya, thank ya." You said, leaning over to aim the can at the slightly rusted hinge on the side of Freddy's chest plate. After applying a decent coating of the lubricant, you placed the can on the tray and grabbed the chest plate, gently moving it back and forth to work it in. It became increasingly easier to open and close, so you slowly pressed it down, giving it a gently, firm press until you heard a heavy click.

"This is the last thing; just a little cleaning." Afton said, handing you a folded rag and a bottle of cleaning solution. You nodded and looked Freddy over, spraying and wiping away any smudges and small, greasy handprints. You also took care to get any residual lubricant from around the near-invisible line where his chest plate opened.

Once you were done, Afton nodded. "Good job; you did rather well." Afton said, pressing a green button on the underside of the chair. The cuffs around Freddy's wrists and ankles popped open and the animatronic sat up, giving you a gentle pat on the head. "Welcome to the team, Superstar. You're gonna do great, I can just tell." Freddy complimented, and you gave him a smile.

"Thanks. Freddy. I look forward to working with you." You said, and he reached out a large, yellow paw. You reached your hand out, and his nearly engulfed yours.

He was exiting the cylinder when another door opened with a quiet metallic screech and the three of you looked over, Roxy walking through the door. You blinked a few times, the wolf animatronic squinting at you as she walked down the ramp with a hand on her hip. "Ah, Roxanne. Thank you for coming, I know you're not particularly fond of maintenance." Afton greeted as the animatronic approached. Freddy waved as he walked back to his designated door and walked through, letting it shut behind him.

"Eh. Not my favorite, but I've been itching for some decent work. Been long enough." She said, a small growl in her voice. "Who are you?" She asked, looking down at you. Afton didn't answer, looking at you expectantly. There was a small pause between the three of you, and Roxy raised an eyebrow.

You realized a tad late that Afton wanted you to introduce yourself this time, which should've been obvious since she asked you directly.

"Oh, uh- my name is (y/n), I'm the new technician." You said, breaking the short silence. Roxanne nodded, tilting her head back a bit as you attempted to read her. The AI's heightened awareness in both her and Freddy was intriguing at best, and unnerving at worst. Her eyes flicked over your small form before she returned eye contact and snickered. "Alright, pipsqueak. Let's do it then." She said, taking her pawed hand off of her hip as she walked into the chamber and sat where Freddy previously did. You followed, and Afton closed the chamber door behind the three of you.

The cuffs shut around Roxy's wrists and ankles, and her ears flicked in annoyance.

Roxy's wiring was similar, although the wires were closer together due to the smaller size of her chassis and there were a few extra wires for her tail mobility that Freddy didn't have. You assumed Monty would be the same, but you quickly refocused as you gave her a good look over, a thorough dusting, and a good wipe-down. It was, as Afton said it would be, much quicker than you thought it'd be.

You also didn't think you'd be able to understand Afton's wiring method as well as you did. It wasn't like anything you'd seen before, but despite the unfamiliarity, it practically came to you naturally.

When you finished with Roxy, she rubbed her wrists as she got out of the chair. "Not half bad, kid." She said, giving Afton a small nod as she walked back to her designated door.

Monty was late by nearly ten minutes, and Afton was not pleased. You subconsciously gulped as the nearly eleven foot animatronic approached the two of you. "My bad, I just got caught up in somethin'." Monty apologized, and Afton hummed flatly. "This is (y/n), they'll be doing basic maintenance on you." He said, giving a sharp nod towards the cylinder. Monty nodded, walking under the door with a small huff.

His wiring was nearly identical to Freddy's, save for the ones attached to his tail- as you'd expected. Despite his initially alarming appearance, he was actually quite relaxed and unphased as you dusted his chassis, his eyes trained on you through his purple, star shaped sunglasses. When you were done, Monty gave you an unexpected head pat. "Thanks, runt." He said, flashing you a sharp grin. You nodded, rubbing the back of your neck as he walked away.

Chica's door opened, and she walked in with an ever-so-slightly noticeable limp. "Hiya, chickpeas!" She exclaimed in a cheerfully lifted voice, though there was a nervousness mixed in somewhere. "Everything alright, Chica?" Afton asked, walking over to her as she made it down the ramp. "Ah, not really? I've had this issue for a few weeks where my foot locks up randomly, and I've almost fallen a few times. It's pretty bad today, let me see if I can show ya!" She explained, the cheeriness coating her probably uncharacteristic nervousness as she began walking in a line.

You and Afton watched her, eyes on her feet as she walked. After about fifteen steps, her foot locked up and she jolted forward from the sudden stop. There was a sharp crack and she went down further as the metal on the back of her right leg casing, near her ankle, cracked and split. She let out a pained cry as her knee made hard contact with the cement floor, the vibration from her weight travelling through the floor and up your calf.

"Woah- are you okay??" You blurted, rushing towards her without much thought. Afton was next to you only a second later. The crack travelled a quarter way up the back of her calf, a thick wire pinched between the gap near the ankle. "That hurt- really back, actually!" She said, though it almost sounded like she spoke through clenched teeth.

"Help me stand her up." Afton instructed, and you walked around her. You placed your arm under her forearm and the other around her midsection, which wasn't too terribly difficult. She was definitely the smallest Glamrock- although she did still tower above you by at least three feet.

Afton was on the other side of her doing the same, and she used the two of you as leverage to stand back up on one leg. Her weight pushed you down a bit, but you focused on keeping your frame sturdy as she straightened herself out. She hobbled and slightly hopped towards the cylinder, Afton and yourself steadying her as she moved. When the three of you made it, she turned her body on one leg and landed heavily in the chair. Despite the crack being on the back of her leg, it was easily accessible from your height as you leaned down and gently pushed the cloth leg warmer out of the way, assessing at the damage.

"There's a wire pinched in this crack, and it's shredded to Hell and back. I'm surprised she's been able to walk this long- you said it's been locking up for weeks?" You asked, initially speaking to Afton. "Yeah, it started after a really fast-paced fitness warm-up, I wanna say it was about three weeks ago." She answered, and you hummed. "There's a good chance that this wire's been the issue the whole time then- especially with how chewed up it is." You replied.

Afton's brow furrowed. "Did Vanessa not try to repair it?" He asked Chica, and she shrugged. "She said the console didn't have a procedure that would fix it and that I'd have to wait until she found a real technician." She explained, and Afton let out a heavy exhale.

"Thank you. I'll need to speak with her about that, though I suppose we can.. use this, for lack of a better term." He said, though the irritation in his voice was evident. You sighed at the shredded wire, then stood straight. "Come with me, we need a replacement casing and a new wire." Afton said, walking towards the door with the 'Replacement Parts' sign. You followed as he opened the door, walking in. You walked in after him, looking around in the large room. Large, steel shelves held the impossible weight of multiple animatronic parts. Each shelf system contained parts for one animatronic, though you were focused on the cluster of white, pink, and green on the second shelf to the left.

You walked over, following Afton as he pointed gestured at the shelves. "I was planning on giving you a coordinated tour of this room, but I suppose this will do. These are the replacement and spare parts. You can put in orders from your Fazwatch if you ever run out of something, and it'll arrive next-day." He explained, then pointed at a white leg casing with a green, leopard print leg warmer. You reached out, unsure of yourself as you wrapped your arms around the leg. It was a little over quarter of your entire body, but it wasn't as heavy as you were expecting.

The weight must come from their endoskeleton, then. You tore your attention from your thoughts back to the leg casing as Afton began to walk away.

You grabbed the leg, following Afton to another door within the room. There were walls lined with wires and cables, and a large glass box with a lock on it. Afton pointed at it as he walked past, "Those are the powerlines. You'll need a physical key to get into that, although I keep it in a different location. You should, hopefully, never need to access that box." He said as he walked to a section of wires. Above it were the icons of each Glamrock, and you nodded to yourself.

The organization would make it easy to find what you'd need for future repairs, so that was nice. Without saying anything, Afton picked a wire from the wall and nodded towards the door, gesturing for you to head back to the cylinder. You carried the leg casing out of the rooms, Afton following as he closed the doors behind him.

You carried the leg into the chamber, placing it on a metal counter attached to the wall. "In order to replace the wire, her foot casing must come off, her chest chassis needs to be open and her upper leg casing needs to come off, as well as the damaged lower leg." Afton explained as he closed the cylinder door, and you nodded. He began explaining what to do, pointing at tiny holes on the sides of her ankle and under her heel. "Wait- they stay conscious? Or- well, awake?" You asked, noticing how odd it sounded to refer to animatronics as 'conscious'. Afton nodded, "Yes, unless the procedure is on their coding or motherboard." He handed you a long, incredibly thin tool with a rounded end and you quickly got to work, pressing the tool into the buttons. The webbed foot casing loosened and you lifted it off with ease, placing it on a metal counter behind you.

You moved onto the tiny holes on her lower leg casing, pressing them all with quick precision. There was a click, and you placed the tool down on the tray. You leaned over, then furrowed your brows. "I need to either disconnect this wire or cut it; it's just going to pull whatever else it's wrapped up with." You said, and Afton handed you a pair of wire cutters. "It'll be easier to cut it; we wont be able to see what's happening in her thigh when we pull the wire through if we can't get the casing off." You nodded, thanking him as you took the cutters and gently lifted the crack, going up under the casing to snip the wire just above it.

Chica let out a small, mechanical gasp as the wire was severed, and your face twisted with worry. "I'm sor-" You started, but she cut you off. "No, no- you're fine, this is totally minor compared to some other stuff I've had done. Don't mind me, sweetpea!" She assured, but you were now very aware that they really could feel.

After you returned the wire cutters to the table, you wrapped your arms around the lower casing and gave it a sharp twist to the left. There was another click and the casing slid off, a short, limp wire still wedged in the crack. You placed it behind you on a shelf, turning back as Afton showed you the release buttons for her upper legs.

After a few more buttons, you removed the other casing to expose her thin, dark steel leg frame. You nodded triumphantly, but the limp wire laying against the rest left an odd feeling in your chest, so you moved on to opening her chest chassis. It was easy, but the wires inside were much more compacted and fit tightly together in the circumstantially small cavity. You let out an inaudible exhale and moved to her lower half, grabbing the loose wire. You traced it with your eyes, following it as it weaved through a few different clusters of wires before attaching to her central system.

You gently grasped the wire where it connected, and then gave a small tug. It popped out of the socket easily, and you grabbed the bottom of the wire as you gently pulled it down and out of the organized wires. Chica let out a small giggle, and the tension in your shoulders that you hadn't noticed was there released. Afton wordlessly handed you the new wire, and you attached it to the central system where it belonged. Without further instruction, you began to weave the wire around the others, the same way the other one was. You gently laid it over the others down the length of her leg, and let it rest in place.

This felt right. This felt like you, and what you were supposed to do.

You reached behind you, observing the tools until you found the one you needed. You turned and began working at the wire attached to the center of the joint where her foot connected with her ankle. Once the severed wire was removed, you replaced the tool on the tray and began fixing the wire to the joint, where the other one had been. When it was attached, you looked up at Chica. "Can you move your foot?" You asked, and she looked down at her foot as it twitched to the left, then right, before finally moving in a fluid motion as she rolled it.

"Feels right to me!" She answered, and you nodded with a smile. Walking to the metal counter behind you, you grabbed her upper leg casing and walked back to Chica. You slid it over her foot and up her calf before setting it in place against her hip with a sharp twist to the right. There was a heavy click, and you tested the connection. Nothing moved at all, so you moved onto the replacement leg.

It took you a moment to realize you'd gotten carried away and did everything- hopefully correctly- without instruction. You slowly turned around, finding an amused Afton. "Do you realize that you just replaced that wire quicker than I usually do?" He said, and your jaw fell slack for just a second. "I- wait, really?" You asked, and he nodded. "It took you five minutes- it takes me about ten." He said, and you really couldn't find a hint of dishonesty in his demeanor.

"Now that, is impressive." He added, and you let out a small laugh. "Thank you, Sir."

After the cylinder door was open, Chica gave you a happy, beaked smile. "Thank you, sweetpea! I feel good as new." She thanked you, and you politely waved it off. "Anytime! I'm just glad I was actually able to help; this is a little new for me." You admitted, and Chica giggled. "You seemed right at home fixin' me up, if I do say so myself."

You gave her another smile as she went on her way, and Afton turned towards you. "You're shaping up to be much more experienced than I expected." He said, and you let out a heavy exhale. "Honestly, I didn't expect it to come this easily to me; these are the most complex machines I've ever seen." You admitted, and Afton chuckled. "We'll move on to the DJ next as the Daycare Attendant is busy at the moment. He's bigger than the rest of the animatronics, so we'll have to go to his maintenance room." He explained, and pointed to the wall of tools.

"That tool bag should have everything you need for his maintenance, but it's always a good idea to double check." He said, walking over to a tool bag hanging on the wall. It was striped with bright colors and there was a large, black music note on the side. Next to it, there were three other bags; one with the Glamrock Icon on it, one with the sun and moon icons, and the last one had an icon depicting one of the S.T.A.F.F bots.

You walked up to Afton as he grabbed the bag and placed it on the work bench. "There's a list for each of the bags so you know what needs to be there. Go ahead and check it." He instructed, and you pulled it closer to you as you opened it. You looked up to the laminated piece of paper tacked to the wall, which was directly under the spot for the bag, and mentally listed off the tools as you shifted through the bag.

Your brows furrowed and you dug around in the bag some more, then leaned back, looking at the tool wall. "It's missing wire cutters and needle-nose pliers." You said, looking to Afton. He let out an unsatisfied hum and looked to the tool wall as well. "I'll need to find those; these bags are to always be correctly stocked, and all tools are ALWAYS to come back to this room." He said, frustration in his voice. It wasn't towards you, but it was unnerving regardless.

He reached over and grabbed a pair of pliers and wire cutters, placing them in the bag. He gestured to it, and you picked it up as he began walking to the ramp for the doors. You followed closely as he approached the door with the music note, and it lifted as the two of you walked through.

The two of you approached another elevator, and you wondered if there was one for each of the animatronics. The building was unfathomably large, you began to realize. This elevator was in much better condition, though there were only two buttons. Afton pressed the button with a small wrench over a music note, and the doors slid shut. "I doubt it'll help much, but try not to be too alarmed when you see the DJ. He can be a lot the first time you see him, but he's incredibly friendly and entirely harmless." Afton warned, and your brows furrowed.

How big is this thing?

The ride was short as the doors slid back open, and it felt as if your heart fell to the bottom of your ribcage.

The animatronic was absolutely massive, easily fifty feet tall with six long, thin limbs that stretched from the sides of his white, spider-like abdomen. The first four limbs had gloved hands attached to the ends, and the last two had shoed feet. His face was locked in some sort of grin- although it looked more akin to a cringe, with his large teeth checkered like piano keys. Large green headphones sat atop his head, and his black eyes- easily the size of your head- flicked over to you and Afton.

"I- wh- holy shit." You blabbered, and Afton laughed. You weren't as scared as you thought you would be when the initial shock hit you, and awe quickly washed over you. "Wow, I- he is insanely cool." You muttered, walking out of the elevator before Afton. The room was almost twice the size of Parts and Services, with six huge metal cuffs attached to the ground. The DJ shuffled his feet as her turned to face you better, leaning down to see you better.

"Hello, little one."

His voice caught you off guard; he spoke through broken, short audio clips of different songs. "Woah- hi!" You waved, and Afton walked up next to you. "DJ, this is (y/n). They're the new technician, but we're just going to do some basic maintenance. Nothing too serious, but have you had any specific issues lately?" Afton asked, and DJ let out a mechanical hum. "Yes. Songs freezing and glitching during performances. Couldn't fix it myself." The gigantic animatronic responded, and you pursed your lips. Afton nodded and crossed his arms. "Alright. Let's get that looked at first, go ahead and lock up." He instructed, and the DJ nodded with a slight metallic grind.

Based on that and the rust around his joints, it was blindingly obvious that DJ had be practically neglected. His movements were creaky as he lay flat against the floor, off center. He brought his limbs close to his body like a deceased arachnid, and rolled over onto his back. He landed in the center with a heavy thud, the floor vibrating from the weight. He stretched his limbs out, placing them in the cuffs. Afton walked over to a control panel with a multitude of buttons next to the elevator, then pressed one with a padlock icon. There was a loud, metallic clank as all six cuffs snapped close around DJ's wrists and ankles. He looked a bit comical stretched out the way he was, but the size of his chest hatch filled you with overwhelm.

There's no way in Hell I'm opening that.

"Come here." Afton instructed, you did so. "This controls the wiring system and helps with repairs. It's impossible to carry his replacement parts and open his chassis by one's self." He explained, then pressed a button with a torso icon. There was a heavy, loud grinding overhead as a metal 'hand' reached down, a thin spike extending from the tip as it pressed small buttons around the animatronics torso. There was a heavy pop, and the large chassis flung open. The hand retracted back into the ceiling, then deep into shadows.

"You'll need a ladder for this next part." Afton explained, and pointed to a button with a ladder icon. You pressed it, and more mechanical grinding from above sounded out as a tall, thin ladder descended from the ceiling. The ladder was taller than DJ, clicking into place on the floor next to him. "Good. Now, climb inside of the chassis."

Your mouth fell open, and you quickly snapped it shut. "Inside?" You asked for clarification, and Afton nodded. "You'll understand when you see it." He said, and nodded towards the ladder. You mentally shook away the doubts nipping at your nerves and walked to the ladder, letting the handles of the bag slip down around your wrist as you used both hands to climb. As you got high enough to see the inside of the chassis, you let out an inaudible, 'Ah.'

There was enough space to walk around inside of his chest, a flat platform underneath a built-in ladder to get to the bottom of the chassis. You climbed off of the tall ladder onto the one built into his chassis, the climbed down into the animatronic's body. You shuddered; this felt much more invasive than with the Glamrocks. As you got deeper, your footsteps on the latter echoed off of the metal chassis. Relatively loud, mechanical whirring filled the air around you as you looked around at the animatronics innerworkings. The wires were as thick as your forearm, suspended just below your head level as you stepped off of the ladder- but, his endoskeleton was absolutely massive.

You walked up his chest, towards his voice box. It was much larger than the other ones, but you expected that everything would be. There was a small set of steps screwed into the side of the box and the floor to keep it in place when DJ was upright and moving. You walked around it, ducking underneath thick wires as you checked their connections. You were checking the last one when you felt someone watching you.

You glanced up and behind you, Afton's small form leaning over the side of the chassis observing you. "How's it looking?" He called down, his voice echoing around you. "Good, really. Everything is connected right, nothing is frayed or split. Unless the issue is inside of his voice box." You called back, and you saw him nod before climbing over, using the ladder the descend into the chest cavity.

He walked over to you, his hands in his pockets. "Take the top panel off, a regular screwdriver will do." He instructed, and you got up on your tip toes, leaning over to check the screws. Small 'x's were etched into the heads, and you sat the tool bag down to dig around and grab a Philips-head screwdriver. You climbed up the small staircase, undoing all of the screws and putting them in your pocket. Once the last one was out, the panel lifted slightly and you were able to wrap your hands around the edge of it. You stood on the edge of the box and gave a strong pull upwards on the panel, grunting as it lifted to the side. It's hinges prevented it from falling to the side and off of the box as you shave another heavy shove.

You let out a heavy exhale, and Afton gave a soft clap. "Nicely done- though there is a leverage tool for future reference." He said, and amused looked on his face as he reached out and lifted a metal bar that flattened into a thin edge at the end to wedge under the panel. It was hanging right next to the staircase, and you let out a sheepish laugh. "Noted, my bad." You apologized, and he waved it off. "No worries; just don't want you to throw your back out at your age." He jested, though it was a real possibility.

You turned your attention to his voice box, and cringed. "Christ, it's a mess in here." You said, reaching into the box. You barely saw the bright red caution icon with the words 'high voltage' as your fingers nearly brushed a wire. Without warning, there was a heavy step behind you on the stairs and Afton's hand clamped around your forearm. "Stop! Don't touch anything yet." He said, his voice loud and concerned. Your eyes widened and you yanked your arms out of the box. "What? What is it?" You asked, though it was rather obvious with the 'high voltage' sign.

"This voice box has significantly more power running through them than any of the other animatronics. Honestly, I should've warned you previously; that's my fault. The outer wires, these ones, aren't a threat nearly as severe." He said, gesturing to the thick wires. "I haven't worked on him in quite some time and nearly forgot. I apologize for startling you." He apologized, and you shook your head. "No, no! I greatly appreciate you not letting me fry myself to a crisp." You said, gesturing to the warning sign.

Afton stepped off of the staircase, waving you down from the box. You climbed down the stairs, then saw the smaller box with a dial pad attached to the side. He reached out and entered a code, the front panel of the box popping open. It was similar to a breaker box, but there was only one switch. "There's a main panel next to the chassis ladder, but this one controls the voice box itself." He explained, flicking the switch off. There was a staticky pop from the voice box as it powered down, and you climbed back up onto it.

The wires were all tangled, with a few mangled and shredding. "How does this even happen?" You asked. "The vibration of his voice combined with his sometimes sporadic movements cause them to move around and rub together, which causes degrading over time. It never should've gotten this bad, though. This is going to need an entire rewire." Afton said, examining the damage from the bottom step. You nodded, then stepped down after him.

"The console will do that, but we'll need to power DJ down to do the repair. Any 'rogue' power through the repair machine can overload it, which is not fun to fix." He explained, and you nodded as you followed him to the main power box. He typed in the code, which was different from the voice box code. Once the box was open, there was another single switch on the inside. "We're going to power you down, prepare yourself." Afton called out, and there was a single, heavy thunk against the ground outside of the chassis. Most likely a knuckle in acknowledgement, since his voice box was currently out of commission. Afton waited about three seconds before giving you a nod. You reached out, then flicked the switch to the left. The whirring faded into silence, almost like he fell asleep.

Or died.

Either way, everything was now much more echoey as Afton began to climb back up the ladder. You glanced back to the voice box, mumbling a curse as you quickly half-ran back to it, grabbing the screwdriver you left on the step and shoving it into the tool bag. You picked it up and ran back to the ladder, where Afton was watching you from the top. You gave a jokingly nervous grin as you quickly climbed up it. He was on the ground by the time you made it onto the main ladder, then got down. The two of you walked over to the control panel, and Afton gestured to it. "Press the one with the voice box on it, then the one with wires." You did as told, and a line of wires popped up on a small screen above the buttons with small boxes below each one.

"Go ahead and check all of them, then press the 'Start Procedure' button." He instructed, adn you pressed the boxes on the screen. When you were done, you pressed the start button on the bottom right of the panel. Mechanical whirring started above you, and the two of you turned around to watch. The hand extended down, a few different tools attached to the end. It reached down inside of the chassis and began the procedure. After a moment of subtle movement, it retracted, a bundle of dull, shredded, multicolored wires in the mouth of some pliers. That hand lifted into the ceiling as another reached down, vibrant wires in it's grasp.

It continued, and the entire process was over in less than ten minutes.

At least the actual repairs are still quick.

Once it was done, Afton pointed at the console again. "The repair arms have already closed the voice box, but basic maintenance is still needed." He explained, then pointed at a button with with a wrench over a heart. You pressed the button and a menu popped up on the screen. There were a few options to click. You pressed the three that said, 'Rust Removal - Joints', 'Joint Care', and 'Cosmetic Work-up'. When Afton didn't say anything, you trusted your gut and pressed the start button.

Multiple arms stretched down at once; one held a large hose, another held a rag, and another had a spray nozzle attached to the end. They began working all at once; the hose began to blow out dust from the cavity while another began to wipe down the outside of DJ's casing. There was a heavy click as the cuffs came undone, and the nozzle hand began to spray a solution on all of DJ's joints, coating them in the liquid. More hands stretched down from the ceiling, grabbing DJ's wrists and ankles to bend them back and forth, working the solution in. When the limbs were bending with zero resistance or grinding, the hands lay DJ's limbs back into the cuffs, which closed back around him.

The hand with the rag moved to the joints, wiping the excess fluid from the joints. Another arm stretched down; a soldering iron . The other arms moved out of the way as another smaller one extended from the ceiling, a thin brick of metal in it's grasp. The two worked in sync as they began soldering over the rusted metal, covering it with a silver plating. After it finished, another arm stretched down. It began filing the rough edges of the solder, then all of the arms retracted as one more came down; an airbrush. It sprayed a layer of white paint over the now repaired joints. You could see how fast it dried, and you let out an impressed, 'Huh.' The arm reached over and the airbrush tool slid into the arm, which changed into an actual hand-like shape. It pressed the chassis hatch closed with a few loud clicks.

When all of the arms retracted into the ceiling, Afton nodded. "Don't worry about the voice box panel; they've put new screws in it." You hadn't even thought about the screws in your pocket and you mentally facepalmed, though Afton seemed entirely unbothered. "I can imagine he'll feel much better now, thanks to you. Now, be warned; being powered on has an alarming effect on all of the animatronics, but DJ's is arguably the worst." Afton said, gesturing at a small power button. You cringed a bit at the thought of what that entailed, but you reached over and pressed the button.

There was a click from within DJ's chest and he began whirring back to life- then he started violently fighting against the restraints. He lifted his torso up and slammed it against the ground, then stopped.

The entire room shook, and your legs failed you as you ended up on the ground with a heavy clank, the tool bag hitting the floor. Afton reached out a hand, pulling you up. "Welcome back, DJ. You're all set." Afton said, hitting the button next to the lock command. It was an unlocked padlock. The restraints clicked open, which made you just a tad nervous.

Definitely not harmless.

You didn't feel personally threatened in any way, but you stored it in the back of your mind that he was capable of some serious damage. DJ curled his limbs back in on himself and rolled onto his stomach, extending his arms out as he stood up. "I apologize for the fit- it's out of my control. Thank you for the maintenance, (y/n)." DJ spoke, giving you a friendly nod. You smiled, "No problem, happy to help." You replied. "Head back down to your stage, and let them know if you have any more issues." Afton spoke to DJ, who nodded and reached out to the with one of his hands. He pressed a large green button and the floor around him began to slowly descend. "Ooh, helpful." You thought out loud, and Afton nodded. "Yes, very. Now, onto the Daycare Attendant."

You nodded, confirming that the tool bag was in your hand before following Afton back into the elevator. "You can only get to this room through this elevator or the lift, but you shouldn't need to work on him too often." He explained, pressing the button down to Parts and Services. Once back in Parts and Services, you instinctively brought the bag to the work bench, setting it down and double checking the contents before hanging it back up in its spot.

"Good. Now, the Daycare Attendant is different than anyone you've seen yet. They're special; three animatronics in one." He explained, and your interest was immediately peaked. "Three? How does that work?" You asked curiously. "It's a bit hard to explain entirely, but they switch out with each other based on light level. Sun and Moon are very likely the only two that you'll see, as Eclipse is a safety protocol to keep the children safe in the event of a threat." He explained. "Their structure is different as well; when either of them are in control, their chassis will shift and certain components will only be accessible then; such as Sun's rays or Moon's LEDs."

You nodded as a door shifted open, and you looked over. There was a bright yellow, celestial animatronic with poofy jester pants and ruffles around his ankles, wrist, and collar. Large, bright sun rays protruded from his head, which ticked to the left slowly. He looked a bit nervous, if you were honest. He walked over to Afton, who was near the cylinder, softly jingling bells accompanied by mechanical clicking as he took steps. He didn't seem to notice you.

"Hello, Mr. Afton! I saw that you put in an order for maintenance, is everything okay?" Sun asked, his voice uplifted, but quick and hyper with anxious undertones. "Yes, everything is fine, Sundrop. This is (y/n), they'll just be giving you a bit of a check-up, if you will." Afton explained, gesturing to you over by the work bench. Sun looked over to you, and his rays ticked once to the right before continuing to flick to the left. "Oh- a new friend! Hello, I'm Sun!" He exclaimed, throwing his arms up and out in a theatrical pose. He didn't seem too terribly nervous anymore.

You smiled at him and waved, "Nice to meet you, Sun!" You replied. He gave you an ecstatic wave, the bells around his wrist jingling intensely. You chuckled, then walked over towards them. The animatronic was taller than Freddy, who was the tallest of the Glamrocks. He stood at about seven feet tall, and absolutely towered over you. Afton was around six feet tall, that much you knew, but you barely reached five feet and three inches on a good day. You were practically eye level with Sun's stomach, and you looked up at the animatronic.

"Let's get started." Afton said, gesturing to the cylinder. Sun's nervousness came back and he started twisting his hands together as he turned around and entered the cylinder, hesitantly sitting in the seat. You followed behind him, giving him a reassuring smile.

I wonder why he's so nervous..

The cylinder door closed, and you turned around. Afton was on the outside of the chamber, and gave you a thumbs up. You furrowed your brows; was he testing you to see if you could do it alone?

You shook your head and turned back to Sun, who's bright, white eyes were on you. "Nervous, are you?" You asked softly, and Sun let out a forced, playful laugh. "Terrified, what gave it away?" He asked, and you chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be just fine." You reassured. "Go ahead and put your hands at your sides for me, please." You asked, and Sun did so- albeit with a small tremor in his hands. He places his wrists and ankles inside of the cuffs, and you pressed the button to lock them.

Sun flinched at the noise, and your eyebrows furrowed. This was beginning to look like a trauma response.

"I'm gonna open your chassis now, okay?" You asked. You hoped that talking him through it would help ease his obvious fear. He nodded, and you grabbed a screwdriver from the tool tray on the cart. You used the small stepstool underneath the chair to stand up taller, reaching over to find the buttons. They were a bit harder to find, and you were only able to find one. "I'm so sorry- where's your other button at?" You asked, and he lifted his chin up. "Under the ruffles, Sunshine."

You nearly dropped the screwdriver and blinked rapidly a few times. His voice was nervous and slightly shaky, but the nickname caught you way off-guard and you nodded quickly, reaching up to move his ruffled collar out of the way. You pressed the button with the screwdriver and his chest popped open. It didn't open all of the way, so you used your hands to push it open the rest of the way.

The innerworkings themselves were very similar to the Glamrocks, though there were quite a few different wires that the others didn't have. The set-up was similar, but it was definitely more intricate and most likely delicate as well. It was odd, really, to think that there were more than one animatronic in Sun's body- or, 'their' body, since Sun shared it. "I'm gonna make sure everything is connected right before I start, alright?" You explained, and Sun nodded again. You rolled up your sleeves and reached your hands in, a little nervous without Afton next to you.

You felt around the wires, testing their connection. Everything seemed to be in place good, and you gave him a smile. "All good in there. Just a little dusty, but I'll get that taken care of." You said, and grabbed the air hose. You clicked the button on the cart and the air flow started, blowing right at Sun. "Oh, sorry!" You moved the hose away from his face, and he let out a small laugh. "No worries at all!" He said, and you began to dust inside of his chassis. Once it was cleaned out, you placed a hand on his chest hatch to close it, but there was a knock on the window. You turned to see Afton, who shook his head. You tilted your head, but nodded as you grab the rag and spray bottle. You cleaned Sun's casing, removing small, greasy handprints and crayon markings. When you were done, he broke the silence.

"He's going to bring Moonie out, I think. He likes to let the techs see us change on the inside." He said, though it sounded odd and you both grimaced a bit. "I- probably could've worded that better, but you know what I mean." He said, and you laughed. "I gotcha." Your laugh was cut short by sudden darkness, the only light in the chamber coming from a small beam above the chair, pointed at the open chassis. You quickly turned, watching as the animatronics mechanical innards shifted, rotating around the 'ribcage' until an entirely different chassis was exposed. You looked up at Sun as his rays shrunk into his head and the left side of his face rotated, a darker faceplate taking place. He metal of their arms, impossibly, shifted from yellow to blue. You let out a gasp of disbelief, though you saw the way the casing pieces slipped underneath the others, switching out with each other. It was unbelievable regardless.

You instinctively touched the now blue metal, and a dark chuckle came from above you. You dropped the hose, jumping back a bit. "Shi- hi, sorry!" You stammered, putting your hands behind your back like a child caught getting into something. Moon's eyes were bright red- the LEDs Afton mentioned- and his mouth was curved into a sharp grin. There was a starry nightcap on his head, a bell attached to the end. "No need to apologize." He spoke, his voice deeper and more gravelly than Sun's. You cleared your throat, trying to rid yourself of the embarrassing pink dusting your face. "I'm (y/n), the new technician. Just doing some basic maintenance, if that's okay." You said, and Moon used his hand to gesture to himself.

You internally smacked yourself. So, not only do they share a body, but they're polar opposites.

You grabbed the hose from the cart, feeling down to the end of it. The nozzle had popped off when it hit the floor. You knelt down, feeling around for the nozzle in the dark. After a moment, you let out a frustrated huff. "Next to the cart." Moon said, and you nearly jumped out of your skin. Why? You had no idea. The DJ was easily scarier in the traditional sense, but something about the dark and his cool, calm demeanor was just such a stark contrast to Sun's personality just a moment ago. It was like whiplash.

You hovered your hand over the floor, feeling around the cart. Just as he'd said, the hose nozzle was by the back right wheel. "Thank you." You replied, standing up and reconnecting it before placing the hose back into it's spot. You walked back over to Moon despite your nerves, and you looked into his chassis. It was much dustier than Sun's, but everything looked like it was connected well. "Well, everything looks good- but, when was the last time you were worked on?' You asked, your focus shifting back to your job.

"Mm, about two months." He said, and you looked up at him. "Two months? Wh-" You scoffed. "That's way too long. The dust is starting to compact together." You muttered, grabbing the hose. You shook your head as you began blowing out the dust, which took more effort than you'd had to use yet. You were too caught up in cleaning him up to notice that Moon was staring at you, his eyebrow raised at your sudden attitude.

When you finally got all of the dust off of him, you let out a small cough from the particles in the air. "Alrighty, time to close you up." You said, closing his chassis hatch. You grabbed the rag and cleaning solution from the cart and cleaned his hands and arms, then his chest where there were small, greasy hand prints as well. There were no drawings on him, though it wasn't surprising. You'd come to assume by now that he was the naptime half of the Daycare Attendant.

When you were done, you looked up at him. "Good as new, I think!" You said triumphantly. Moon didn't say anything, but his grin widened and he tilted his head. You went to say something as the lights flicked on, and the switch happened. The nightcap spun and slipped into the crevice between the front and back of his rotating faceplate, where rays popped out. The metal shifted back to yellow and Sun grinned as he took control.

"AAAND I'm back!" He exclaimed and you chuckled, pressing the button to free Sun from the restraints. He sat up with a bounce, leaning forward. "Thank you! We feel much better, and it wasn't bad at all!" He said, and you gave him a warm smile. "I'm glad I could help, really. You did great, too." You said, and his rays ticked once to the right. "Thank you, Sunshine!" He responded, hopping out of the chair. You stumbled back a bit, slightly overwhelmed by his height.

The chamber door opened with a hiss, and Afton stood with a satisfied smile. "You did just as well as I thought you would. Congratulations; you're the most capable technician I've ever met."

Your jaw tried to fall slack, but you kept yourself together as you internalized the compliment. "You have no idea how much that means to me." You said, and let out an exhale. Sun grinned next to you, and clasped his hands together. "Sooo.. am I all good? The Daycare could use a little TLC." He asked, and Afton nodded. "Yes, you're free to go. It was good to see you, Sun." Afton replied, and Sun nodded. "You too!" He said before flashing you another grin and skipping off towards his door.

"Last order of business is the S.T.A.F.F. bot, but I've unfortunately been requested in Minnesota by nine in the morning, so I'm going to have to cut this a bit short. The S.T.A.F.F. bots are the easiest; they're nowhere near as complex as the Glamrocks, and you handled them phenomenally. S.T.A.F.F. spare parts are in the same room as the Glamrocks' and Daycare Attendants'." He explained, patting his pockets down as he went through a mental checklist of things that he came with. As if summoned, the broken S.T.A.F.F. bot entered the room through a small door that you hadn't noticed, next to the DJ's door.

"Oh- okay." You replied, looking around the room again. "I do apologize. Again, you'll be notified of any repairs or upgrades via your FazWatch. You can also message me directly from it, but I cannot guarantee that I'll reply in a timely manner, though I'll do my best." He said, then turned to the tool wall. "I cannot believe I forgot- these are keys to access the lifts. There's one on the main stage and one in DJ's arcade. I trust that you've got everything handled, but you can reach out to Vanessa for any help you may need. She's here, though she'll be busy until about 3am. On that night, I've got a plane to catch. Have a lovely night, (y/n)." He explained, and you nodded. "Okay, thank you for everything, Mr. Afton." You said as he left the room, and you exhaled deeply.

You turned, the STAFF bot now next to you. "Heya, little dude. Let's see what's up with you, huh?" You said, and gestured to the cylinder. The bot got the hint, turning and rolling into the chamber. You walked to the spare parts room, finding the STAFF bot parts. You grabbed a voice box, then exited the room and went to the cylinder. The bot was rather short, a bit shorter than you as it looked up at the chair, then to you, back, and then to you again. "Oh, sorry." You walked over, furrowing your brows. It turned towards you, and slightly lifted it's arms.

You awkwardly leaned down, wrapping your arms around the bot. You lifted with you legs, your eyebrows raising as the bot rather easily lifted off of the ground. You leaned forward, setting the bot on the chair as easily as possible. It rotated itself, lying on its back as it looked up at you. "Let's see what's up with ya." You mumbled, grabbing the screwdriver. You didn't see any buttons, but there were screws in places where you'd think buttons would be, so you removed the screws. When you were done, you placed the screws on the tray and popped the panel off.

It was definitely simple; there were less wires than any of the Glamrocks and everything was color coordinated. It didn't take you long to find it's voice box, which you disconnected entirely. You brought it out of the bot's chest, then used the screwdriver to take it apart on the tray. It was a generic voice box, and you clicked your tongue. Like you'd thought, it needed replacing, but you knew that wouldn't fix the personal space issue it had. You grabbed the replacement voice box and installed it, placing the wires in the order that they were in before.

"Can you say your greeting for me?" You asked, and it stopped moving for a second. "Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, home of the Glamrocks! Please head to the service desk for admission and party passes." It spoke fluently, but it's body tried to jolt forward. You'd forgotten the restraints, and you quickly shoved the bot back down with a palm to it's chest. "Woah- okay! Something is definitely wrong with you." You said, a bit snappy from adrenaline, and the bot just looked at you.

"Sorry." It said. Your eyes snapped to it's face, and your face softened. "I- no, you're okay. It's not your fault, I just got spooked. It's my fault, really." It's hands had been sitting in the cuffs the entire time, you just forgot to lock them- like an idiot, you berated yourself. Good thing Afton left.

You walked to the button and pushed it, metallic cuffs clicking together. You shook your head and walked back over. "This seems like a behavioral processing issue, if I had to guess." You thought out loud. You opened the airlock door and walked around to the computer, sitting at the desk. "Alright, let's figure this out." You mumbled, waking the computer. There were three options; Repair, Upgrade, and Code. You clicked the 'Code' option, and a 'FazID needed' message popped up.

You furrowed your brows and looked at your FazWatch, then the computer. There was a small, flashing Freddy icon and you touched the face of your watch to it. There was a beep, and the pop-up disappeared. There was another button, with 'Connect to Animatronic' written above it. You glanced over to the STAFF bot, then clicked the button. There was a small metallic arm underneath the chair that shifted to the back of the bot's head, and then attached itself to the base of their neck. Three loading dots appeared, and then gave way to a large thread of code.

name: S.T.A.F.F. [16]

status: [on]

functionality: [83%]-moderate

program: [STAFF HVEMND]>?[FZBRENT]>?[ARLLC]

task: [greet]>location?>[main entrance]>[8a-10p]>performance?>[failure]

system: >/?[classified]<

behavior: [move.forward]>?[error]>[move.left]>?[error]>[move.right]>?[error]>[move.backward]>?[error]>functionality?>[12%]>performance?>[near-failure]

vocal: [greeting]>performance?>[failure]>cause>[corrupt data]>[solution]?>[recode]>[virusblock]

You furrowed your brows and you began rewriting the code. You didn't know what corrupted the data and you couldn't find any traces of a virus, but you installed a blocker after fixing the code. When you finished, you went over it again and made sure there were no mistakes. When you were positive, you pressed the 'Confirm' button, then the one labeled 'Reboot'. The bot powered down, and the mechanical arm moved away from it's neck.

As it rebooted, you reentered the cylinder and closed the door as it powered back on. Once it looked over to you, you nodded. "Welcome back, little dude. Let's hear that greeting."

"Welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex, home of the Glamrocks! Please head to the service desk for admission and party passes." It spoke, and it didn't lunge. "Hell yeah. Alright, lets get you closed and cleaned up." You said, and got to work. When you were finished, you unlocked the cuffs and helped the bot onto the floor. It looked up at you, gave a thumbs up, and then said a small, "Thank you." You nodded at it and smiled, "Anytime, just let me know." The bot nodded slowly and you opened the door, letting it out. It left Parts and Services the way it'd entered, and you cleaned up the inside of the cylinder.

Now that everything on Afton's list had been taken care of, you figured it was about time to familiarize yourself with the building. You rubbed your palms together and exhaled, looking over to the tool wall. Your eyes landed on the brown tool bag and you walked over, pulling it down from its hook. You opened it, shifting through it as you went through the checklist attached to the wall. 

You let out a frustrated groan; the vice grips and screw box was missing, but you shook the feeling away. You pulled the extra pair off of the wall, stuffing it into your bag before walking to a different part of the table. You looked at a few boxes of screws before finding the right ones and you put them in the bag, the grabbed one of the few cans of joint lubricant and stuck it in the bag as well. You picked the bag up, humming to yourself as you walked through the doors of Parts and Services. 

Let's do this.

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Crossed Wires and Corroded Steel

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(Sun/Moon x Reader)

content warnings; violence, gore, explicit language, possible suggestive/NSFW themes. 18+

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Who will you be today?

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Crossed Wires and Corroded Steel (Sun/Moon x reader) - Part Two; 'Didn't See That Coming.'

(afab, gender neutral pronouns)

warnings/content; violence, depictions of gore, major character death, possible NSFW/suggestive themes. this chapter contains violence and depictions of gore.

word count; 9,695

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The elevator door shuttered open and you sighed, deadpanning as you watched the bottom of the doors. There were small screws drilled into panels on both sides that had vibrated enough to lift the screws out of place, which was the main cause of the problem. The next was simply that the track was eroded and needed to be replaced, but some lubricant would do the trick until you could either find a replacement or order one. You walked in and sat the tool bag down on the door track, preventing it from shutting as you pulled out aerosol lubricant and a drill. 

You found the bit set and grabbed the correct drill bit from it, placing it onto the drill before tightening the screw on the left side of the door, then the right. When you were done, you put the bit, drill, and bit set back into the bag before spraying a light, even coating of the lubricant onto the track. You picked up the bag, placing the can inside as the elevator doors began to shut. 

The quiet clicking was gone now, though the doors jittered as they opened and you stuck your arm out, letting them close most of the way before opening. They opened fully again, and you brought your arm down. The doors opened smoother this time, and you did the same thing a few more times. When the doors were moving smoothly, you considered the job done- for now-, and let them close. You pressed the 'Ground Floor' button, the elevator jolting slightly upwards after a moment. The walk back through the utility hall was short, though there were two STAFF bots moving around and cleaning the space. 

You stepped through the door and back into the lobby entrance, the 80's theme surprising you again, but you pushed it away as you walked over to the row of security barriers. As you approached one, there was a metallic click and the purple metal gate swung open and away from you. You let out a hum, walking through the gate. You looked around, your mouth ajar as you looked at the large, golden statue of Freddy. There was a large gift shop and a café in the lobby, along with a large row of stairs and escalators. You walked over to them, mindlessly choosing an escalator. 

You stepped up onto it, your eyes travelling around the room as you took in the atmosphere. You didn't know if you'd be able to get used to it.

At the top, the entrance to the café was on the right side, an elevator was directly head of you, and large red double doors were to the left, 'Superstar Daycare Pick-up' written above the threshold. The words were outlined in white with a rainbow drawn over the top of the decal.

 Looking in there couldn't hurt; maybe there were attractions that would potentially need fixed, or maybe you just wanted to catch a look at the celestial attendant again. Regardless, you walked over to the doors and pushed them open, walking through the hallway into an open, darker lobby area. There was a layered water fountain, and the atmosphere was much more neon-tropical than the rest of what you'd seen so far.

There was another large door, a sliding door that was most likely to stay open during the day. You frowned, walking over to it. You wouldn't have been surprised if it was locked, but it automatically lifted when you got near and you quietly clicked your tongue, walking in.

 The room as set up with a few tables and chairs, but the center-piece was a large, golden statue of Sun and Moon, separated. Sun was waving in a friendly manner, and Moon was crouched down behind him, their backs together. Your gaze lingered for a second as you approached the entrance of a large slide in a fence overlooking the daycare, a sign reading 'Slide Into Fun!' over the top of the bright blue plastic.

You peered over the netted banister, scanning the large daycare with your eyes. Sun was organizing a few cubbies on the far wall, his rays ticking once as he moved something from one space to another. The daycare was incredibly cleaned, not a thing out of place- even the ball-pit seemed to have been some-what 'groomed'. You looked up, a small balcony coming directly out of the wall about twenty feet ahead of you. You wondered what was up there, you eyes going back to Sun. He had finished organizing the cubbies in the small time that you'd looked around, and he was looking at you through the netting. His rays ticked once to the left, and he enthusiastically waved. 

You smiled, waving back as he practically bounced over to fuss over an already neat stack of papers on a kiddie desk. It was almost cute, the way he moved around and placed things where he thought was best. 

You watched him for a moment, then decided to move on with your exploration of the 'Plex. You turned and walked back the way you came, your eyes landing on the statue of the animatronics again. Once back out in the lobby, you walked over to one of the elevators to the right of you and pressed the button, calling it.

The doors shifted open and you stepped in, looking at the buttons. You click the one labeled, 'Atrium' and the doors shut smoothly.

You stepped through the elevator doors and onto the middle balcony of the Atrium, your eyes widening at the view. Just past a large directory was a staircase and escalator to the Atrium floor, which had a large dining area, dance floor, and the Glamrock stage. The bright purple, pink, and blue LEDs paired with the purple Freddy Fazbear synthwave carpet was almost stunning; but the golden accents thrown around sparkled, the light warping as you walked past, and a near-bewildered expression found it's way onto your face. It felt like you were in the wrong year.

As you descended the escalator, you saw attraction entrances on the left and right side of the room; Fazer Blast and Roxy's Raceway on the left, and then Kid's Cove and Monty Golf on the right. On the second balcony to the right, a large pastel LED sign read, 'MAZErcise - Chica's Delicious Path to Fitness!' and you laughed a bit. That's cute. 

On the top balcony to the left, 'Bonnie Bowl' was in vintage 80's lettering, but the attraction door was closed off. There was a large, out of place square on the wall next to the door; a spot for a poster that had been taken down and never replaced. Your eyes widened again- you'd read about Bonnie before you accepted the job. He was a very highly favorited Glamrock, second only to Freddy, but the animatronic disappeared one day and supposedly he was never found. You didn't think they'd keep his attraction so out in the open and obvious. Maybe for nostalgia purposes. Or a memorial.

You looked away from the discontinued attraction and looked around the Atrium some more. There were way too many places in the Pizzaplex to get through tonight- that much you knew. Still, you decided it'd be a good idea to at the very least take a peek inside of the attractions, just for a general idea of where you'd be when something inevitably broke down in them. 

You decided to start with Kid's Cove and make your way from right to left, so you walked from bottom of the staircase past the large 'Kid's Cove' sign, which sat in front of a lighthouse statue on a raised platform. Through the doorway, there was a relatively small area with sand, fake water and palm trees, and a few cutouts of aquatic-themed Glamrocks. There was a sign that read, 'Chica of the Sea' and you snorted at the brand reference. 

There were screens on the wall ahead of you that had animations of Sun and Moon, each holding a piece of candy with their respective colors. 'Moondrop' and 'Sundrop' were in pretty white lettering above them. You looked to your left to see a hallway connecting Kid's Cove to Monty Golf, a sign that read 'Kiddie Rides' above the doorway, and walked down it. You entered a bigger room with lots of fake, swampy foliage and two small golf-themed rides. The carpet was dark green now, with icons of Monty's head in neon green outlines. 

On the wall to your right was another elevator with 'Monty Golf' above it and you walked over, pressing the button. It didn't open immediately and it took about thirty seconds for the elevator to stop at your level. The door opened and you walked in, pressing the button with a small Monty icon. The inside of the elevator was decorated in fake foliage as well, though the green clashed with the shade of blue inside of the elevator. Maybe you'd be allowed to paint it a different color. The elevator came to a stop and you stepped forward, but the wall behind you shifted open- a different door opening. You turned around and let out a confused hum as you walked through.

The air was warm and humid, with Louisiana bayou-themed music played in the background; though it was muffled beneath the sounds of rushing water and the occasional alligator hiss. You walked forwards, leaning over the banister to look down into the attraction. It was huge, with large fake trees and plants, tall grass and dark putting green twisted around the entire floor. Above small ponds and around some plants were small, glowing orange dots; fake fireflies. 

It was pretty, and you scanned the room a few more times with your eyes, then froze as your eyes landed on Monty through gaps between a few trees. He was talking to someone, but you couldn't see who. You walked to the side a bit, trying to angle yourself to see who was in front of him. Your brows furrowed; it was a blonde woman with a white button up, black pants, a tactical belt, and a black hat. 

Vanessa. 

You were be on your way when you saw her reach up, grabbing Monty's hand. His other clawed hand reached to caress her face and you decided then that yeah, leaving would be a good idea. You whipped around and high-tailed it back to the elevator as Monty turned, and your blood ran cold. You smacked the button and the doors closed- just a second after the two of you made eye contact.

The elevator ride was a blur of confused adrenaline and thoughts, what the hell was that? Are they dating? Why-

You squinted as you mentally cut yourself off, not my business.

You shook the image out of your mind, speed-walking from the now open elevator to the next attraction, Roxy's Raceway. Once you made it to the door, you walked through and exhaled heavily. It was another massive part of the 'plex, and you were beginning to become concerned with your possible work load- being the only technician. You glanced around at the winding tracks and the desert canyon-like atmosphere. Maybe you'd come out here and try a race or two sometime; it seemed pretty cool. There wasn't much else to see, so you turned and left the raceway.

The last on your list was Fazer Blast, which you assumed was Fazbear branded laser tag. You approached the elevator, where a STAFF bot stood blocking the doors. It froze for a second, processing something, and then moved aside for you. You nodded a 'thanks' and pressed the button, then stepped onto the elevator. 

As they opened at the destination, you stepped out into a space themed room with a service desk, a few chairs, and a bathroom hall. The space décor was rather nice, regardless of how childish it may have seem seemed, and you enjoyed the atmosphere of the room. There was another door labeled 'Arena Entry', but you didn't exactly feel like starting a solo game of Fazer Blast, so you gave the room one more look over before leaving. 

As you entered the elevator, you checked the time. 

2:39am.

You still had a little over two hours before your shift was over, but you weren't too sure what to do next. You could walk around the Pizzaplex some more, but that idea wasn't necessarily enticing; your feet would definitely appreciate you doing something else. You decided that something to eat wouldn't be awful- you hadn't had the chance to eat since around noon the previous day, so you walked from the Fazer Blast entrance to one of the few food places beneath the first balcony. 

You didn't really expect any of them to be open- and they weren't-, but there were a few nearby vending machines, so you decided to grab something from one of them. You took a moment to figure out what you wanted, then reached into your pocket and pulled out a $5 bill. You fed it through the slot, then pressed the buttons for the items that you wanted. You watched as the small pack of donuts fell into the bottom of the machine, but the more expensive bag of trail mix got stuck.

You huffed, setting down the tool bag. You gave the machine's side a small smack, but nothing happened. "Damn it." You mumbled, reaching down to pick up the donuts. As you stood back up, heavy footsteps approached you from behind, and you turned to find Chica walking towards you. "Hiya, chickpea! Did it get ya?" She asked, gesturing to the machine. You waved at her, then looked at the machine. 

"Huh? Oh- yeah, it did." You answered,, and she nodded. "Oh, this one gets people all the time. You just gotta-" She started, then reached past you to give a heavy smack to the top of the vending machine. The metal struggled not to fold in on itself as the trail mix fell, along with about three other things that you most definitely did not pay for.

"-do a lil' smackey smack." She said, flashing you a grin. You stared at her for just a second before letting out a laugh, shaking your head. "Well, thank you. I'll make sure to use the other ones next time." You said, and she nodded. "Just avoid the one near Parts and Services. I can't remember the last time that one got stocked, so everything in it is probably like two months old." She replied, and you grimaced. "Noted, thank you." You said, and she nodded.

"So, how's the 'plex treatin' ya?" She asked, and you shrugged. "It's really nice so far; I like being able to help- though I wasn't expecting you guys to be so advanced. Sorry if that's like, weird to say." You said, and she shook her head. "Not at all; Mr. Afton told us a long time ago that we were different than most animatronics, and we've had plenty of terrified kids and parents to let us know that we aren't common."  

Her self-awareness was a bit unexpected, but it made for an in-depth response. You hummed as you reached down and grabbed the trail mix, leaving the things you didn't pay for. As you stepped away, Chica leaned over to grab them from the vending machine, turning around almost sheepishly. "Mind if I keep these ones? I get snacky." She asked, and you shook your head with a smile. "Not at all."

Your FazWatch vibrated against your wrist in two short bursts. You raised an eyebrow and looked down at the face, a pop-up over the entire screen. 

Service Required!

Details: Malfunctioning STAFF Bot

Serial Number: 8700104 

Location: Parts and Services

Urgency: Severe

You let out a confused hum then looked up at Chica, who had opened one of the snack from the vending machine and was happily munching on it. "I gotta go back to Parts and Services, thanks for helping me out." You thanked her, reaching over to pick up the tool bag as she nodded. "Anytime, love! See you around!" She replied as you turned away from her, then stopped. You turned around to face her again, her attention still on you. "One more thing, uh, do you know a quicker way to Parts and Services from here?" You asked, and she nodded. 

"Oh yeah, the stage lift! Whole thing goes, but you can manually reset it down there. It's basically a straight-shot!" She explained, and you nodded. "Thanks again, see you!" You replied and she waved, humming as you turned and continued. You passed Fazer-Blast and Roxy's Raceway again as you made your way over, instinctively walking to the small console on the wall. 'Stage Lift' was written on a button and you looked back at the stage, then the console before pressing it. 

On a small screen you hadn't noticed, the number three appeared, then ticked down to two, and you took that as your cue to get on the stage, so you quickly ran up the small stage steps. The ground slowly descended, your legs momentarily going weak as you realized exactly what the stage lift was. It wasn't an elevator, and you'd unintentionally completely ignored Chica's warning. 

Oh, well. 

You steadied yourself as the left slowed to a stop, a pathway clicking into place on the edge of the stage. You walked over to the walkway, refusing to look to the sides. It was clearly a far drop. 

You walked through metal double doors- right back into the underground corridors. You were thankful that you had taken a few moments to familiarize yourself with them as you walked forwards and to the left, directly to Parts and Services. You exhaled at the familiar sight walking over and typing the code into the console before walking through the glass doors.

You almost dropped the tool bag. 

Two STAFF bots held another, which was mangled and crumpled. Pieces and panels were missing, along with one of it's eyes. Next to them stood Vanessa, who seemed rather surprised to see you. You tossed the tool bag on the workbench, rushing over to the bots. "Wh-" You started, but you were cut off. "Not the best introduction- I know- but hey, I'm Vanessa. I was doing a perimeter check and I just saw this dude fall from the catwalks above Monty Golf. You must be the new tech." She said before you could continue.

The mental picture of her and Monty flashed in your mind, but you shoved it down with a curt nod. "(Y/N), nice to meet you." You looked down at the bots, then walked over to the cylinder. You opened the airlock door and the two bots rolled their counterpart in, lifting it onto the chair. There was no response or movement from it, and you walked in the chamber to assess the damage. Vanessa followed.

The panels from it's left arm was gone, the eye was entirely missing, and it's chest cavity was bent and crushed. "I don't- hold on." You mumbled, though you were some-what talking to yourself as you stepped out of the cylinder and sat at the desk. The two functional bots and Vanessa exited as well, and you manually shut the door behind them. You connected the wiring cable, then opened the coding file. 

name: S.T.A.F.F. [0104]

status: [offline]

functionality: [0%]-WARNING>?[SEVERE ERROR]

program: [STAFF HVEMND]>?[FZBRENT]>?[ARLLC]>?

task: [WARNING]>location?>[WARNING]>[12a-5a]>performance?>[WARNING]

system: >/?[classified]<

behavior: [move.forward]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.left]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.right]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>[move.backward]>?[SEVERE ERROR]>functionality?>[0%]>performance?>[SEVERE ERROR]

vocal: [greeting]>performance?>[WARNING]>cause>[000x]>[solution]?>[WARNING]>DECOMISSIONED

Your eyes went wide. "How big was that fall?" You asked, and Vanessa raised an eyebrow. "Dunno, maybe fifty, sixty feet. I had just gotten to Monty Golf for my perimeter check when I saw it from across place." She replied, and you let out a hum. That was a lie, but you'd come back to it later. "Well.. what should I do with it? It's decommissioned and Afton didn't mention decommissioning at all." You said, and she cringed. "Just call him William, and you can either have one of the other S.T.A.F.F take it to the scrap pile or just let me take care of it." She said, and you let out a quiet hum. 

"Scrap pile?" You asked, and she face-palmed. "Did Dad even tell you anything? It's a giant mess of decommissioned bots and messed up parts beneath Parts and Services." She explained, tapping the ground with her foot to emphasize it being underneath the two of you. "It gets scrapped when it's full. Dad likes to wait until it's full so he can get the money all at once, not that he shares it." She said, and you furrowed your eyebrows. 

Okay, then.

"I'll just handle it, thank you though. Might as well check out the pile myself." You said, and she shrugged. "Lucky; I'd kill to see that mess. In that case though, I'm gonna get back to my job. See ya." She excused herself and turned, flipping a metal flashlight in her hand as she left Parts and Services. The entire interaction was odd to say the least, but you were too focused on the decrepit bot to give it much thought.

You disconnected the wire from the bot's neck and opened the airlock door, standing up from the desk chair. "I know the circumstances aren't great, but would one of you mind showing me the scrap pile she was talking about?" You asked the two STAFF bots who still stood nearby, and they nodded. You walked into the cylinder and picked the motionless bot up, following the STAFF bots out of Parts and Services.

They led you around the corner to a large metal door and one of them pressed a button, elevator doors opening as you followed them in. The elevator was rather large, so the three of you fit comfortably even with the decommissioned STAFF bot in your arms. You watched as one of the STAFF bots pressed another button, starting the elevator. The ride was unexpectedly long, and it felt like it lasted about a full minute. When the doors opened, you stepped out and your knees locked up. 

The space was huge and rotting; a dark open cave with thick, heavy, damp air that felt like a film over your skin and caused a shiver to run down your spine. The taste of rust in the air around you tinged the back of your throat and you stifled a cough, bringing your arm over your mouth as you furrowed your brows. Ahead of you was a gigantic pile of rusted, crushed, and shredded metal with faces and limbs mangled together within the amalgamation. "Jesus Christ, it's a fucking graveyard." You muttered and began walking around, looking for a relatively clean place to leave the STAFF bot. You weren't sure what you were expecting, but it felt hellish down there, and you wanted to leave. You felt like you were being watched. 

You found a 'nice' spot and walked over, gently laying the small bot down. You shuddered and exhaled, looking around at the scrap pile again, then back to the elevator. The STAFF bots hadn't crossed the threshold, and you couldn't help but think that it was a conscious decision. You walked back into the elevator and pressed the only other button, which was a gear, and the elevator started it's ascent. 

The STAFF bots stood shoulder to shoulder, despite the extra space around them. 

Five AM came quickly after that.

 The bots had left without a word, though they seemed thankful that they didn't have to take their counterpart down to the pile themselves. You couldn't get two things out of your mind. Vanessa's weird behavior, and the fact that the scrap pile was most definitely not for actual scrap. It was just a graveyard. No scrap company would take anything that rusted, and everything was clearly just tossed on top of everything else. 

You knew for sure that you didn't trust Vanessa. She lied about being in Monty Golf, which made the interaction with Monty you'd seen even stranger, but that still didn't really explain how the STAFF bot got so mangled from a fall, even that high. Something else had happened to it, but it felt almost childish to assume that Vanessa had done something to it. Did Monty do it? The jagged marks on the bots' body were deep enough to reach the inside of the chassis, and Monty would easily be able to do that much damage. 

But why?

You shook the thoughts from your head as you looked down at your FazWatch. You pressed the small clock-out button and the watch beeped once, a 'See you tomorrow!' message popping up. You checked your pocket for your phone and keys, then walked through the front doors of the Pizzaplex and into the parking lot. The sun was barely touching the horizon, casting light orange beams that blended into dark blue above you as you made your way to your car. You unlocked it and opened the door, sitting down in the drivers seat as you exhaled heavily. 

Despite the potential drama, you made it through the first day- and you enjoyed it.

-

"Chica, this is the third time this week. Are you sure there isn't anything I can do to help you quit?" You asked, digging a gloved hand around inside of Chica's beak. "I'm sorry! I really don't think so, I just cannot help how much I love this stuff." She spoke clearly from her voice box, despite her metal beak being pried apart with a small hydraulic spreader. You pulled out another sliver of shredded pizza from her gears, tossing it into the trash. 

You sighed, "Well, can you at least try to cut it up into smaller pieces? I know you get into your frenzies, but this is soooo tedious." You mumbled, and she groaned. "I know, I know. I really am sorry, (y/n)." She whined, and you shook your head. "It's fine, at least I'm getting paid." You replied lightly as you finished, pulling your hand from the back of her beak. You closed the hydraulic spreader and removed it, placing it onto its hook on the wall. "Start yappin'." You instructed, and she snorted. "Hi there, welcome to Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex! I'm Chica, and I just know we're gonna be the best of friends!" She spoke with sickly sugar-coated enthusiasm, her beak moving smoothly as she waved her hands dramatically. 

When she finished, you met her grinning face with a deadpan. She looked like a comedically large children's toy.

One, two, three seconds went by, and you both burst into laughter as she got off of the repair seat. "Okay, you're good to go. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop eating more pizza than you can handle." You begged, and she giggled. "I make no promises, but I shall try." You shrugged and looked down at your FazWatch. "Good enough. I don't have any more tasks right now, you got anything else goin' on?" You asked, opening the airlock door. She shook her head as you walked over to the workbench, beginning to organize it's contents. "Nope, I'm good as new again, thanks to you. Wanna chat for a bit?" She asked, and you nodded. "Yeah, why not?" You answered.

"So, how've the past few weeks been for ya?" She asked, walking over to you. The question had layers, for sure. You liked your job, that you knew, but there was definitely a systematic issue. You'd been tasked with a few different things now, only to arrive and find nothing damaged or out of place. Once or twice was fine, but it became frustrating after the fifth time. It was pretty easy to forget about when the next actual task came though, and you were almost always busy.

You didn't see Vanessa much- at all. You'd only came face to face with her twice since you'd started, though you saw her from a distance a few times. You knew she was there often, despite her tendency to call out of work. You didn't have much of an opinion of her, but there wasn't much trust.

 You were getting to know the animatronics pretty well, too. Chica and yourself could pretty much be considered good friends at that point, same with Freddy. Roxy was coming around, though Monty seemed a bit stand-offish. You didn't forget the intimate moment you saw between him and Vanessa, but it became easier to understand the more time that you spent around the animatronics. They were incredibly human like, personality wise, so much so that you didn't even feel quite right calling them robots, let alone machines. It felt almost offensive. Was it abnormal to consider animatronics as people? 

Of course, but you didn't really care. You were around them enough to look past it.

You still didn't know how you felt about the Daycare Attendant. You hadn't seen Moon since your first shift, though Sun seemed like he was coming around to being worked on. Every interaction with him was something else; short lived, but exciting and filled with humor, though he spoke in plurals when referring to himself, so a part of you felt like you were speaking to Moon too, even if he wasn't there. You adored Sun's joyous personality and you could see why he was a childcare animatronic, but your curiosity about Moon wasn't ignorable. You were rather disappointed by how little maintenance they needed, Moon especially. 

One thing you were thankful for were the manuals that Afton had forgotten to mention. Each animatronic had their own manual, so you'd taken it upon yourself to take them home and read them on your nights off, learning their innerworkings even when you weren't physically repairing them. The pictures included in the manuals made it possible for you to see their visual differences when their casings and faceplates were removed, which left little room for unintentionally embarrassing any of the animatronics. Your confidence was getting higher, and you pretty much entirely trusted yourself to efficiently work on them now.

You smiled, facing Chica. "Pretty good! I like it here, lots of stuff to work on and the company is really good." You answered truthfully. "Aaw, you're so sweet. We like you too, sweetpea! It's been a dream having you around; you're so good to us! I am getting a little 'sleepy' though; I'm gonna head back to my room to charge up before tomorrow. I hope you have a good night!" She said, and you gave her a heartfelt smile. "Will do, thank you. I'll see you tomorrow." You replied as she walked to her green room door, and she turned to give you a wave before walking under the door. 

If only humans were as sweet as Chica.

You checked your FazWatch, but you didn't have any tasks. You puffed up your cheeks and sighed, looking around the room. It was spotless, with everything in it's place. You had gone out and bought the replacements for the missing tools on your second week, which made everything much easier- but, you had nothing to do, so you decided to take a walk around to look for unreported issues. The elevator door was a distant memory at this point.

You double checked the contents of the dark brown tool belt that you'd bought yourself before leaving Parts and Services, taking some time to look around the level you were on. You looked along the halls and checked doors as you walked, but everything seemed to be in okay condition, which left you in the same predicament. You were about to head back to Parts and Services when you caught sight of a dark hallway that you hadn't noticed before. You reached down and grabbed the flashlight off of your belt and flicked it on, peering down the hall. About fifteen feet away on the right stood a door with the word 'Archive' above it, and your interest was instantly piqued.

 You pursed your lips and glanced around before walking down the hall. You walked up to the door, peering into the glass to find the tall boxes with multicolored wires protruding from them, winding and weaving around each other on the floor. There were a few filing cabinets as well, but it was too dark to see anything else. You reached for the door handle, some-what surprised to hear the familiar click as the door unlocked. You turned the handle and pushed the door open, walking in. 

Buzzing filled your ears as you stepped into the dark room, eyes scanning over the wire boxes and carpet of woven cables. You used your flashlight to look around the room, your eyes catching a dusty desk with a computer and monitor on it. You stepped over the woven carpet of wires and shone the flashlight on the front of the computer in search for the power button. You found it and gave it a firm press, then stepped back. 

There was a load whirr, and then it levelled out, powering up as you turned to the monitor. You reached over the found the power button on it, turning it on as well. The screen flashed to life and you waited for it to change from a barely lit, muted black to anything else and after a few seconds, the screen flashed to bright white. You shielded your eyes, turning away from the bright light.  Now better illuminated, you saw that there was a case of tapes on the desk next to the monitor covered in a thick, stale layer of dust, and you leaned over to blow the dust away.  

'Bonnie' was written in black letters over a sticker label on the side of the case and you raised your eyebrows, pulling the one from the top out. It was a VHS tape labelled with a '6' and you placed it back, grabbing the one from the bottom. It was marked with a '1' and you sat it down in front of you, searching around the desk for a VCR player.

There wasn't one anywhere that you could see and you huffed, standing up. You decided that you'd done enough sleuthing around, so you left the room, making sure to avoid the cords on the ground. You were pulling the door shut when you felt your watch vibrate to notify you that you'd gotten a task. 

Service Required!

Details: Damaged Rays

Animatronic: Daycare Attendant

Location: Parts and Services

You raised your eyebrows at the task and slipped your flashlight back into your tool belt, making your way back to Parts and Services. The walk was relatively short, which made it all the more surprising that you hadn't found the archive room until then. You didn't think you had any business being in there, but you also knew that 'sketchy' was an understatement in reference to the history of Fazbear Entertainment and Afton Robotics. You don't get this advanced ahead of everyone else without pulling some strings, and you knew that this kind of money was almost never obtained with a clear conscience. 

You were surprised to see Sun already in Parts and Services through the door's window, but you frowned and grimaced when you saw the way his rays were folded over and crumpled against his faceplate. You reached out for the doorknob, ignoring the click as you pushed the door open and walked in. "Woah, Sundrop- what happened?" You asked, quickly making your way over to him. He looked unexpectedly surprised to see you, his bright white eyes wide as he started to speak. "Oh, I was just-" His rays tried to tick to the left, but there was a grinding, scraping noise as they ground against their own gears and dug against his faceplate. 

His right hand flew up to the sides of his face and he let out a pained sound, almost a whine as he slightly hunched over. "Oh-! Okay- come on, Buddy." You stammered as you hurried past him, mindlessly reaching up to grab his free wrist as you gently pulled him towards the cylinder. He followed, though your hand was so small around his wrist that it only made it half-way around. His bells jingled quietly as he moved, which you noticed yourself finding a bit cute; but the circumstances-

Wait- what? 

Never mind, you'll come back to that later.

You shook your head and quickly pressed the button to open the doors, letting go of his wrist as he got himself situated in the chair. He wasn't hesitant to put his wrists and ankles into the cuffs this time, and you wondered if it was you or if he just wanted\ the pain in his faceplate and head to stop. You walked up to get a quick glance at the damage, and grimaced again. "Sunny, what happened?" You asked, and he let out a nervous laugh. "Well, Sunbeam, I-I jumped from our balcony and I, uh, miscalculated." He said sheepishly, though there was definitely pain underneath his voice. 

"What- never mind. I'll need to replace these three, please stay here for a minute." You said, and he nodded. You left the cylinder to grab three replacement rays from the spare parts room, which were easy to find on the Daycare Attendant's parts shelf. Once you grabbed them, you left the room and went to the work bench, grabbing the tool bag for the Attendant before walking back to the cylinder. You closed the door behind you as you grabbed the small stood that you'd bought from underneath the service chair, stepping up onto it.

There were small, aged nicks in his face plate where his rays were fitted, and your squinted. "Have you done this before?" You asked, and he nodded. "Unfortunately this is not the first time." He answered, and you made a mental note of that. He and Chica were repeat offenders, got it. You leaned over to look at the panel of buttons on the underside of the chair. You found the one with a small symbol on it, like you'd seen in the manual, and pressed it. There was a metallic sound from within the chair and a tiny metal 'hand' up to connect to the back of Sun's faceplate. His head fell slack, though his eyes were still bright. You then pressed another button, which disabled mobility for his rays.

"Good?" You asked, and Sun's voice resounded from his throat in a responding hum. 

You reached up, sliding your fingers around the edges of his faceplate before finding four buttons, each hidden under small sliding panels. You pressed them in the order that you'd read about in their manual, and Sun's faceplate lifted with a subtle click. You gently grabbed the left side of his faceplate, lifting it off of him. Their faces were halves, as you'd seen in the manual, though Moon looked more like he was asleep than you'd expected. Dark grey voids replaced his bright red LEDs, which almost made him look like his eyes were closed.

It was slightly unsettling, but you didn't show it as you placed their faceplate on the metal counter behind you. Not that they could see. "You okay, Sunny?" His eyes flicked to you, which caused your brows to furrow a bit. You could see bright white pupils within his nearly equally bright eyes. "Yep! I'm doing just fine!" He cheerfully answered, and you nodded. You carefully disconnected the wires to his damaged rays then grabbed your screwdriver, finding the screws for the first piece of crumpled metal. 

"It's been a while, how've you been?" You asked as you began to remove the screw holding the ray onto the rotating track that held all of his rays. Moon's hat was attached to the bottom, folding up into a small space so it didn't take up much room beneath his faceplate. You'd noticed the second time that you worked on Sun that talking to him helped distract him from what you were doing. "Oh! Same as usual. The little ones come and go, we clean up, Moony does his rounds, then we wait until tomorrow comes!" He answered, and you took the damaged ray from his head. You placed it on the cart next to you and began unscrewing the next ray. 

"That sounds fun, though maybe a bit repetitive." You replied, and he hummed quickly. "Only sometimes! Even then, the little rays make everything better! Some of the little rays have it worse than others, but we love to make them happy." He said, and you nodded as you removed the second ray. "Some of their parents are less than favorable, and the mornings that they get here in bad moods are just awful."

"Well, they've all got you. I know your energy rubs off on me, I can only imagine how it affects children." You replied, and he feigned a gasp. "I'm contagious? Oh no!" He exclaimed, and you laughed. "Oh, you know what I mean." You replied, and he giggled. "I sure do. The little ones are always running around and playing when I'm around, but they calm down so easy when Moony is out," He replied as you continued working.

"Ah, well. You can't blame 'em." You said, and he hummed. "No, I suppose not. But enough about me! How have youuu been, my Sunflower?" He asked, and you felt your cheeks warm up. 

Oh, dear.

"I've uh, I've been pretty good. Busy, but I like it that way." You answered, and he hummed again. You assumed it was a replacement for a nod, since his head had all mobility wiring disconnected. "We're glad to hear it! Not a whole lot of people like your job, so you've already been here for about as long as any of the other techs in the past. You've been here a three weeks and two days, right?" He asked casually as you pulled the last damaged ray off of his head, and you paused for a second. You did the math in your head, then let out a humorous scoff. 

"Yeah, that's- exactly how long it's been. You've been keeping track?" You asked, and he stammered. You could hear the whirr in his chest chassis get louder as he let out a nervous laugh. "Well, not-not exactly; we have an internal calendar to keep track of the days and we can, you know, calculate things super fast. I-It's not like that." He replied, and you laughed. "Ah, that makes more sense." He hummed and you turned around, grabbing the replacement rays. The repair cylinder went quiet aside from the small clinks as your screwdriver connected with screws.

After a few moments, you stepped back a bit and pressed a button on the underside of the chair, reenabling his ray mobility. "Okay, how does that feel?" You asked. Sun slowly rotated his rays, which were now pin-straight and free of grinding. "Feels just right, thank you!" He answered, and you nodded with a smile. "No problem, just try not to jump off of the balcony anymore. You have the wire for that reason, and I know you know this." You replied, and he huffed.

"I always end up tangled in that thing. Moon has much more luck with it than I do, so I just like to jump. It's faster anyways." He said, and you sighed. "Well, at least take a few more seconds to think about where you're going to land." You replied, grabbing his faceplate from the metal counter and returning it to it's place. You pressed it down firmly with a click, then stepped back again. "Gimme a 'lil spin." You instructed, and he rotated his faceplate smoothly. 

"Alrighty, I think you're good. You and Moon are due for basic maintenance on Friday, just a heads up, but I think that's it." You said, unlocking the cuffs. "Okie dokie, we'll be here!" He replied as he hopped up off of the chair. You gave him a warm smile and opened the cylinder door, then grabbed the damaged rays and left the chamber. He followed you out, then made his way to his door. You took the parts to the scrap bin next to the spare parts door, carefully placing them in the bottom. You then walked over to the tool bench, taking some time put the Attendant tool bag up on its hook and making sure everything was in it's place. 

When everything was done, you looked down at your FazWatch to check the time and your tasks. It was just past midnight, and you were pleased to find that you did in fact have a new task.

Service Required!

Details: Computer (Desktop PC) Malfunction

Serial Number: N/A

Location: Main Lobby - Customer Service Desk

Urgency: Low-Moderate

You clicked your tongue and walked over to grab the 'everything' tool bag, then left Parts and Services. When you made it up to the entrance lobby, you noticed that one of the security barriers was ajar, so you walked through and pushed it closed with a heavy click. You instinctively checked the door behind you, but the metal shutter was down and nothing seemed to be out of place. One of the customers must have left the gate open after leaving. 

You walked into the main lobby and made your way towards customer service, which was on the left of the golden Freddy statue. You reached down and grabbed the key off of your belt, then reached up to unlock the retractable security gate and enter the room. Everything was neat and in shape, thanks to the STAFF bots of course, and you let out a content hum as you walked over to the customer service desk. You pressed the power button and waited for it to boot, though it took longer than you'd anticipated. 

After about two minutes, there was a muffled thump behind you and you quickly spun around. The noise came from behind the wall, but the STAFF bots had been busy with all kinds of tasks lately, and It wouldn't have been surprising if the noise was one of them accidentally knocking some merchandise off of a storage shelf. You turned back towards the computer, which was still attempting to boot up. 

You huffed, pulling your phone from your pocket. You sat down in the desk chair as you waited, but there was another thud, louder this time, and you jumped a bit. "What is that?" You asked yourself, sitting your phone on the desk and standing up. You walked over to the door about five feet away on the wall behind you and turned the handle, but you realized you could hear incoherent whispers behind the door, followed by crashes and shuffling movement. 

"-where to find it. I'm like, ninety percent sure it's around here somewhere." It was a man's voice, then more shuffling. "Did you just say ninety perecent? You brought me into this shit and you don't even know what the fuck you're doing?" Another man said with a hiss. "Listen, they don't let people stay overnight here. We're fine, you just gotta calm down." There was silence for a moment. "Look, let's check that gift shop, we ain't been there yet." The first voice said, and you took a step back. 

Oh, lovely. On a day that Vanessa called out, too. Wonderful.

"You sure nobody's here?" The second voice asked, a bit louder. "Of that, I am definitely s-" The handle gave way under your hand and you stumbled back. Two relatively scrawny men, no older than thirty, stared down at you. They were both in dark clothing and their eyes were wide through dark masks, flicking over you then back to each other. Fazbear merchandise was scattered all over the floor along with multiple passes, though it was clear they were searching for something. You were stuck in place, then took a slow step back. They exchanged glances, then both looked at you with determination plastered on their faces. 

The larger of the two lunged at you and you yelped, turning and sprinting towards the main lobby. Where you were headed, you didn't know. There was no way out of the building without taking the time to manually open the shutter door. The utility hall to Parts and Services would be safest with the door's security system, but you didn't trust that you'd be able to close the door in time. You could alternatively try to make it to the daycare, but that was farther and up two flights of stairs. Both options were risky, but you decided that the utility tunnel was the better option of the two.

You practically flew out of customer service, quickly turning to the left. Thankfully, you turned so sharply that the intruder behind you slipped, grunting as he hit the epoxy floor. You looked back as you ran, only to find that the smaller of the two men was much faster than the other, and closing in quickly. 

You looked forward again, your heartbeat pounding in your ears. "Shit-!" You cursed to yourself; you'd forgotten about the security gates. There was no turning around though, so you kicked against the ground as hard as you could, thankfully clearing the barrier and landing upright on the other side. You took off into a sprint again, quickly reaching the door. You smacked your wrist against the black box on the wall, the light flicking to green as you yanked the door open. You turned and yanked, but a hand and foot stopped it from closing, and his hand immediately found your wrist. 

You were easily pulled from the hallway, terror rushing through you as you were lifted off of the ground. You started thrashing, kicking your legs and punching at the one holding you. His grip on you tightened, his fingers pressing deep into your arms and sides. He was much bigger than you, and you knew you weren't getting out of it that easily.

 The smaller man pulled out a bandana, balling it up as he got closer.

You inhaled and used every muscle in your chest to scream, but the bandana was shoved in your mouth, cutting the scream off and effectively silencing you before the noise could travel. "Now what?" The bigger one asked, and you realized he was the one who you'd first heard. "We have two options; kill 'em or throw 'em in the basement at home." The smaller one said, and you nearly swallowed the bandana. You started to fight again, but the smaller one took a step towards you and give you a sharp kick to the shin, a muffled cry erupting from your throat. 

What a shitty shift.

"Whatever we do, we need to get out of here now. Fuckin', 'nobody stays overnight', lying ass." The smaller one mumbled, walking towards the lobby. It made sense; the front door is just too public. Your shin throbbed, but you couldn't do much about that at the moment. You did have an idea thanks to your less-than intelligent captors, though you didn't like it much. 

Better than being kidnapped, you supposed. 

You easily spat out the balled up bandana and stuck your head out and dug your teeth into your captors arm, tightening your jaw until you felt an uncomfortable pop, then the taste of metal. He let go, covering the now bleeding wound on his arm. You spit off to the side, reaching down and grabbing the first thing you could. You quickly twisted the screwdriver around in your hand, then lifted your arm and violently brought it down. 

You drove the screwdriver into the front of his thigh, then let go and quickly stepped away. He let out a scream from within his gut. Your adrenaline was at an all time high, your awareness peaked as you grabbed your hammer from the belt- but you were tackled onto the ground, the smaller of the two men grabbing your wrist and slamming your hand down repeatedly. You shrieked, the hammer clattering to the floor as your knuckles crashed into the hard resin floor. 

"You stupid fucking bitch- now I'm really gonna kill you." He pulled out a pocket knife from his back pocket flicking it open as you writhed. He pressed the blade against your throat, sharp pain pricking against your nerves as he began to push the knife down. He was going to make it slow. You closed your eyes, tears welling as you felt the blood trickle down the side of your neck. 

Without warning, he was ripped off of you and slammed into the ground a few feet away. He struggled to make any noise, all air knocked from his body as Moon's large clawed hand pinned his head to the floor. "Disgusting, filthy, foul human." He growled slowly, his hand closing around the man's head. You brought a hand to your throat, feeling for the wound. It was relatively small, thankfully too shallow to cause any real damage. It'd be a decent scar, though. 

The man finally caught his breath, "What the fuck is this? Get the hell off of me!" He yelled, thrashing and fighting against Moon's heavy frame. "Naughty, naughty. You will be punished." The way the Moon slowly growled his words sent an unnerving chill down your spine, but it was almost a comfort compared to the terror you previously felt. 

"Punished? The fuck does that mean?" The man asked, spitting his words. Moon snatched him up and shoved him aggressively against the wall. His large hand found the man's right hand, then crushed it with a sickening crunch. The man let out a horrid scream, and the shutter began to open. Could Moon control it? "If I see you again, I will tear you apart." He hissed, then spun his head to look directly at the other man, who was busy trying to remove the screwdriver. 

He just nodded frantically, clearly terrified. Moon used one hand to hold the smaller man off of the ground by his shirt, walking towards the door. He pushed open the glass door, then quite literally threw him outside and onto the blacktop parking lot. The other man hobbled towards the door, the screwdriver in a bloody puddle on the floor as he hesitated to walk past Moon. 

"Get out." Moon said, darkly, and the man obeyed. 

You let your body fall slack; you'd exerted a lot of energy fighting, your hand and shin were definitely bruised if not broken, and your neck was still bleeding. You were so wrapped up in letting yourself relax that you nearly screamed when Moon effortlessly picked you up. "First-Aid." He said, looking ahead. You tried to nod, but the movement agitated the cut on your neck. 

Moon took a few steps, then you heard a quiet click as he was lifted off of the ground. He was using his wire to move more quickly, but you were unfortunately afraid of heights and the lack of warning was alarming. You instinctively wrapped your arms around him, holding onto him as the two of you 'flew' up the lobby stairs. He landed smoothly and silently on the ground, walking through the red pick-up door. He had to duck, sticking his head out a bit to avoid hitting you with the bottom of his faceplate. 

He used the wire again to lift you over the netting around the daycare, but that height was nearly too extreme and you closed your eyes, hiding your face against his chassis. You felt like an injured child, but Moon didn't seem to mind. The two of you went lower until you felt the stability of the floor underneath Moon. You looked around, taking in the daycare. 

You really wished you had a reason to be here more, as odd as it was. Despite the near-total darkness, the space was cozy and comforting- though that could've been because you were very nearly kidnapped just a few minutes prior. Moon sat you carefully in the chair behind the security desk, then walked over to the wall. "It'll be easier with light. Be careful, don't overdo yourself." He grumbled, then flicked the light on. 

The transition between the two of them was smooth and interesting to watch, even though you knew exactly how they functioned. When Sun's eyes lit up white, he was all over you. "Oh, goodness- are you okay? I know they hurt you but is it really bad?" He spoke quickly, kneeling to look over your wounds. 

The switch from the calm, quiet Moon to Sun was a bit jarring, and you stumbled on your words. "I- wh- no, it's not that bad. My leg and hand hurt, but I'm mostly worried about this." You looked up a bit to show the wound on your neck. Sun shook his head, staring at the wound. His rays ticked twice to the right. "I'll clean it up for ya, but you definitely need to go get it checked out after work. The blade could have been dirty." He said, though his voice was edged with severity. 

He turned and grabbed a few things from a cabinet; antiseptic cleanser, antibiotic ointment, and a bandage. You could do it yourself, but both he and Moon seemed more than willing to help. You leaned back in the chair to allow him to patch you up, and your thoughts began to drift. 

What were those guys even looking for? Is there even anything in the 'Plex worth the effort they were planning on using to silence you? You couldn't think of anything other than money, and even you had no idea where that went after hours. It was a weird situation. 

Then, there was Moon. He showed up rather quickly, especially considering how far you were from the daycare. Is he the security program Afton mentioned on your first day? How did he even know you were in trouble? Was he patrolling or did your scream somehow reach the daycare? You couldn't get the sound of the man's bones crushing out of your mind, but it wasn't nearly as scary as one would think. Moon protected you, and that man really did deserve it. He was going to kill you.

Nothing about tonight made sense, but you did know one thing; you wouldn't mind being carried by Moon again. 

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taglist; @machopeach, @coolerthemanplz

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THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

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He’s such a freak I want him so bad.

Slasher AU and design were made by @wyervan. Thanks again for letting me throw random sketches at you.

Bonus ⤵️🖤

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reblog to thank ur mutuals for providing enrichment to ur enclosure

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oh my god???

Folks tend to draw Sun as the comedy mask and Moon as the tragedy mask but... what if it's the inverse? The games never specify which is which.

I think Sun would see itself as a tragic hero, and Moon would see itself as a comedic hero. Everything is a joke, and even as they do horrible things they fully expect to triumph at the end of their story, whatever they think that ending would be. Sun sees itself as a hero that has fallen from grace, dragged down by the evil it has no control over. Sun tries so hard to do the right thing, however warped their idea of right and wrong may be. And yet Ruin is where they end up.

Sun is the tragedy mask. Moon is the comedy mask.

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The flavours of touch, the love language of physical contact.

Oh, to hold a large clown robot.

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Getting a comment on AO3 is such a magical experience. “Oh you liked what I wrote? You read the whole thing start to finish? YOU SHARED YOUR IMPUT WITH ME?”

Now I want to take you somewhere to get a nice warm drink and tell you about ever little detail I wrote in the fic, my crippling fear of mischaracterization, and also if you want to get married.

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It’s been too Sun-centric around here lately <- points at self, I am the problem

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Fool.exe

Fool and Clip.exe belong to @venomous-qwille

Non animated version under the cut. Animated version made with Amberdraw app

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happy birthday to me! 🎉🎂

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happy valentines :}