A New Guard

Chapter Seven: Trustworthy

I come to, hearing my phone's alarm go off. I stop the alarm and get a quick snack before driving to Freddy's. I enter the building at 11:59 and decide to quickly peek in Kid's Cove real quick. Mangle is still in her original position. I head to the office just in time for the building to click, indicating midnight. Foxy soon comes down the hall into the office.

"Yarr! How are ye, lad?" Foxy says.

"I'm fine, Foxy," I start, but cut off by a familiar sound. Mangle's radio static from the game. Mangle soon enters the office.

"Mangle?" Foxy and I say. Instead of speaking, the radio static plays as Mangle opens her mouth in an attempt to speak, pointing to her neck.

"Are you trying to say your voice box is damaged?" I say. Mangle nods.

"Are ye going to be alright?" Foxy says.

"She'll be alright, Foxy," I say. Foxy and Mangle look at me, confused.

"Foxy, can you head to the Parts and Service room and grab the tools there and meet us at Kid's Cove?" I say.

"What's going on?" I hear Toy Bonnie. Toy Bonnie walks in the office from the hallway.

"Mangle's voice box is damaged," I say.

"Ouch," Toy Bonnie says.

"Come on," I say. I grab the security tablet, flashlight, and motion for Toy Bonnie and Mangle to follow. We head to Kid's Cove and I set the flashlight and tablet down on a table.

"Bonnie, can you make sure nobody comes in?" I say.

"Sure?" Toy Bonnie says.

"Unless it's Foxy. Should have mentioned that," I say. Toy Bonnie nods. Soon, Foxy arrives with a metal box.

"Here you go, laddie. You sure you can fix her?" Foxy says, setting the box down. I open it and see everything I need.

"I've messed with the robotics field before, so I'm not in unfamiliar territory," I say.

"Aye. Just be careful with her," Foxy says, worried.

"I will, Foxy. Mangle? Can you come here?" I say. Mangle climbs down from the ceiling in front of me and powers down. I immediately get to work looking at her voice box and see it's not to bad.

"How is it, laddie?" Foxy says.

"It's an easy fix," I say. I get to work fixing Mangle's voice box, trying not to let myself get distracted by the fact that Toy Bonnie and Foxy are watching. I notice a faint glow in Mangle's eye as I work. I gently set Mangle's head down once I finish. I put the tools away and gently pat the side of Mangle's head. Mangle's eyes light up as she powers back on.

"Did ya fix her voice?" Foxy says.

"Give it a try," I say.

"Okay?" Mangle slowly says. She gasps lightly at the sound of her voice.

"There you go. I also fixed it a little better than before," I say, smiling lightly.

"Thank you!" Mangle says. Mangle wraps her arms around me in a hug, but soon awkwardly releases me.

"Aye. Thank ye for fixing her voice box, laddie," Foxy says.

"Who would have guessed you worked with robotics?" Toy Bonnie says.

"Yeah. It's kind of a hidden talent of mine. Good with robotics and programming," I say.

"Oh?" Mangle says.

"Aye, so how'd yer birthday go?" Foxy says.

"Toady was your birthday?" Mangle says.

"That explains why you were here during the day," Bonnie says.