Sparkle Like a Superstar

Chapter 37

Sitting in the first aid station in Rockstar Row, Saphira had her leg resting on the chair in front of her. She was feeling no better than what she had before, even though she had hoped the stinging would go away. It did not. Now, she was preparing to remove the dart from the side of her calf. Freddy was kneeling beside her, he watched her every move, he wanted her to be okay. Although he was not the only one, all the other animatronics were watching her too. Bonnie and Chica told the other three what happened, they all came to see the result of the lunatic's attack. Monty himself was fuming that he was not there, but also he was angry the animatronics didn't even try to attack the clown. After all, they needed to do something before Saphira gets a more serious injury. Saphira held a pressure pad ready, she already wiped away droplets of blood on her skin and she gripped the handle of the dart. She took deep breaths, getting ready to remove it.

Okay...pull it out fast and it won't hurt as much. 1...2...3...

She yanked it out of her leg, Saphira grimaced and whimpered, dropping the dart quickly to put pressure onto the wound. She felt Freddy's arms around her, he had been holding her this way this whole time. It was comforting, and she found herself leaning back against him, waiting for the stinging to ease.

"You got it out super star, you will be okay." Freddy's reassuring voice purred in her ears. She breathed in deeply, keeping the pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. "You don't need an ambulance?"

"Not yet." Saphira glanced at Freddy's hand for a moment. "Could you do me a favor? Could you place your hand on the pad and put pressure on it?" The bot looked at her like she was crazy. "You don't need to squeeze hard. Just enough pressure to stop the bleeding. You're stronger than me."

Freddy hesitated, but he carefully moved his hand to her calf, she moved her hand away carefully once his hand was on the pressure pad properly. She felt him pressing down gently and she gave him a thumbs up when it felt right.

"This is so strange...usually I do not do this for a human..." Freddy said thoughtfully, staring at the pressure pad while waiting for Saphira to let him know that he could stop. "We are not designed to provide medical assistance, just to bring a human to a first aid station."

She smiled at him. "It might feel strange, but it would have to feel good that you're helping."

"Yes, yes it does. And I will keep the pressure there until you tell me to stop." Freddy smiled at her kindly, he tightened his other arm around her to keep her secure. "That clown cannot get to you now."

She grimaced a little and rolled her eyes. "Freddy...he will even if you are in his way...he's already shown that. But thank you for placing yourself in front of me. However..." She worried that he would begin to target the animatronics next. She did not want that at all. "I think he will take you up on your word."

"What do you mean by that?" He was confused by what she meant, and tried to look back on what he said to the clown. "I don't know if I said anything like that."

"You told him that he would have to go through you to get to me..." She glanced up at the other animatronics. "And, both Bonnie and Chica said the same thing. He might know how to disable you, and probably not in a nice way either. I worry for you."

"You don't need to worry about me punk." Monty glanced away from her, he had his arms folded and he seemed to be trying to act tough. "I will crush that clown once I get my hands on him!"

"But I do worry Monty...I really do..." Saphira felt tears welling in her eyes as the idea of them being hurt did worry her. "I could not bear it to see you go down...you are my friends...my first true friends I ever had. And...in a way...my new family."