Stuck in the PizzaPlex

6 A.M.

Caytor runs to hide behind Gregory as the cover on the doors lifts, revealing an angry woman with three boys behind her. But with them was a much older woman with long blond hair that was tied back in a ponytail braid.

"Officer Vanessa!" Chica and Monty exclaim.

"Hey guys." she waves.

"How's your sister fairing?" Freddy smiles, walking over to greet her.

"Getting better by the day." she nods back. "Decided to come by and surprise you, but then saw these four outside. Care to ex-" She looks over and sees Caytor hiding behind Gregory.

"Caytor! Josephs!"

The boy squeaks and his grip tightens and he buries his face in Gregory's shirt, and the animatronics turn to the woman who yelled, marching right over, shoving past Bonnie who Monty managed to catch. Seems like the animatronic was still a bit fragile and in need of proper repairs in Parts and Service.

"You are in big trouble, Josephs! I swear- No more outings for you, young man!"

Caytor winces loudly when the woman grabs at his arm, but Gregory suddenly pushes the woman back.

"What did those three boys tell you, ma'am." he points at the boys behind her.

The woman huffs before reluctantly explaining, "These three told me that Caytor decided to go and run into the building right before the doors shut."

The animatronics stare and look at Caytor as he is trembling.

"Hm, well. I don't think that's what happened." Gregory holds up his wrist, and Caytor stares to see that the security guard was showing her through such a small watch screen

 It was the entrance cameras, about a few minutes before closing. The video was gray and white for the most part. But they saw four boys run over, one of them going a bit slower.

Caytor.

The woman furrowed her eyebrows, watching closely as the three boys all stiffened and began panicking.

Vanessa watches, eyebrows furrowed and holds the three boy's jackets tightly into her fist to keep them from running right out of the building.

Gregory stops the played back footage and folded his arms once she has watched three boys panicking and yelling before taking off, watching as the woman stared at the paused screen, utterly baffled and with more fury in her eyes when her gaze sharpened onto the three boys Vanessa held.

"Those three friends of his dared Caytor to steal a plushie from one of the gift shops. And most of what he got in trouble for was because his friends dared him to do it and turned the blame all on him. They will lose nothing by then. And Caytor would get the backlash." Gregory explains.

"Now that doesn't sound so professional." Bonnie says, making Monty snort with Roxanne as they try to keep themselves from laughing at the woman's reaction at Bonnie's semi-burn.

"And hearing from what Gregory here has told about this orphanage of yours, you don't seem to be one of the nicer people to try and tolerate children." Bonnie continues, making the woman just stand there and Caytor quietly giggles at that.

"B-Bon, I think you should stop." Freddy says, voice staggering as he pulls his old friend back and looks over at Vanessa and Gregory.

"Boys..."

Vanessa glances at the three she held as the woman slowly turned her head back to them. Gregory keeps Caytor close as the woman storms to them, snatching their jackets from Vanessa's grip and drags them out of the lobby and begins to outwardly scold them from there.

"I apologize for anything that Caytor has done either way, all of you." the woman says, head bowed down and forcing the boys as well.

"What do you mean?!" Monty asks, making them look at him. "The little dude has been a blast to have here!" he says.

"That's right! He even helped me get back on my feet, and hopefully out of decommission by then." Bonnie nods his head in agreement.

"He's played with Sun Attendant and treated them quite well." Gregory hums.

"And he has never broken anything." Vanessa adds, her green eyes leveling the woman's deep blue.

The woman huffs and looks at Caytor who hides back behind Gregory. "Anyways, we best be on our way back." the woman huffs heavily, rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"But what if I want to stay?!"

Everyone turns to Caytor as he glares at the woman with angry tears, sniffling slightly and just buries his face in Gregory's shirt once more.

"It's up to the adults, Josephs. Not you. Now hurry up, we've been left in the pouring rain, I might as well lock you outside in the rain." The woman reaches over and grabs Caytor, ripping him from Gregory and they go out the doors.

"Hey!" Gregory shouts, about to pursue them but a hand stops him. Looking over, he stares as Vanessa looks back.

"Pursuing them won't do us anything, Gregory. They'll simply call the cops and she'll explain whatever story those boys told her. You'd get fired from your job, and Caytor would get into more trouble." she says, and Gregory looks out and sighs heavily.

"But I have to help him, Ness!" he tries.

"I know." The blonde nods her head and Gregory sighs heavily, covering his face with a hand and the others look at each other and lower their gazes to the ground.

"But I have an idea." Everyone turned to Vanessa, seeing her smirk as she stared at the doors.

"We're listening." Roxanne smirks back.