Helpy's Survival Stories

19: Vanny

"Hmmm, it appears you have no Faz Map." Freddy said. "You should be able to obtain one from the greeter on the center balcony."

Helpy chuckled. "Be warned though! They appear out of nowhere!"

Gregory didn't seem to think much of that as the elevator stopped and Freddy walked out...only for a STAFF Bot wearing glasses, a yellow shirt, and hat to appear, forcefully opening Freddy's chest and YANKING Gregory out.

The child cried out, kicking at the STAFF Bot, before it said: "Hi. Please take this map. Take a map."

Gregory blinked before seeing the 'Map Bot' was indeed holding out a map of at least THIS area of The Pizzaplex. He narrowed his eyes, aggressively yanking away the map.

"Thank you. Please enjoy." The Map Bot said before rolling away and crashing into a wall...in which it tried to offer a map to said wall. "Free map. Free map. Free map. Free map. Free map. Free map."

"I hate that thing with all my heart and soul." Gregory mumbled.

Freddy sighed as he helped Gregory back into his chest cavity. "Even I will admit, I am not very fond of the 'Map Bot'."

"I don't think anyone is." Helpy said before they continued on their way.

They roamed around the atrium, with Gregory thinking it would be easier to reach the fire escape in The Prize Counter as his way of escaping. Even with Freddy and Helpy, he did not want to be in this place any longer than he needed to be.

"Good news! It looks like the door to El Chip's is open." Freddy said as they started walking towards just that attraction, with Gregory admiring how gigantic The Pizzaplex actually was. If he was friends with these two before and not trying to escape? He'd have one heck of a time.

Soon enough, they made it to El Chip's, but the door only opened halfway. Gregory climbed out, with Helpy following him underneath. Freddy stayed behind. "I must warn you two, when you enter an area where you do not have a locator map signal, I will be unable to reach your location. You can update your mini-map at the security office...be safe."

The two nodded before entering El Chip's. It was like every stereotypical Mexican restaurant, with music playing in the background and the Spanish beaver's face on everything inside. Gregory seemed a little more focused on finding the office, while Helpy was more famished than anything else.

But then? Roxy was heard. "I bet you don't even have any friends..."

Gregory and Helpy froze up, quickly hiding inside of a stroller or Parts and Service basket as Roxanne Wolf passed by, growling like an actual wolf before walking away.

"Was Roxy always that mean?" Gregory whispered.

Helpy was silent, actually considering what was different NOW and what was normal. "She, uhh, wasn't always SUPER nice...in public anyway. Whenever she was around people she trusted, she's actually really nice!" His eyes then softened. "I...I heard her crying once. In her room. She looked so sad about something...but her door was locked, and I figured she just wanted to be left alone."

Gregory's heart clenched a bit before they continued their journey.

However, instead of finding the office first? They did find something. The East Arcade, which was filled with pathways of arcade games. Gregory grinned a little, wishing he could play them.

"Well done, superstars! You are in the East Arcade." Freddy said. "You should be able to get to the Prize Counter through the security office, like I said before. Look for the door with a security badge symbol on it!"