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{MangleXOC}

(Friendship/Comfort)

[Medium/1624 Words]

SFW

-=A technician who commonly works on the animatronics comes into work and just manages to stop a kid from potentially destroying mangle. He then helps and repairs her fully at last. A moment of joy and comfort between two different worlds=-

Stepping through the front doors of my place of employment, I'm immediately slammed full force with the sound of joyous screams and blaring pop music flooding in from the main party room. One day I hope this place could be a little quieter but considering this is the nationally famous Freddy Fazbears Pizzeria, we have what seems like a full house every single day. Now, this on its own wouldn't be the worst thing but this place is targeted towards kids and kids are rowdy and not to mention destructive.

It made my job as the animatronic technician a whole lot harder when a majority of the bots I worked with had some sort of issue come my shift. Luckily though, these bots are rather durable to the carelessness of children so major damage is always few and far between. However, there unfortunately exists an outlier to this notion. Tucked away in the corner of the party room is a room called 'The Kids Cove'. It's here where my favorite animatronic and the most fragile of them all, Mangle, lives.

She's a pink and white fox animatronic and primarily acts as a storyteller and caretaker to the younger kids. From what I understand, this went on perfectly for quite a while until a group of older kids decided to cause some trouble. They came in from the party room, bats in hand, fresh from hitting pinatas, and the rest is self-explanatory.

I'll never forget the blood-curdling robotic screeches I heard that day...

After that, the company decided that due to how expensive it would be to get new parts and repair her, they just... wouldn't. Instead, they have me go in and in their words, "Do the absolute bare minimum to make her operational for the next day."

This disgusted me as after just a few days working here, it became painfully obvious that these animatronics were much, much more alive than many believed them to be. It's for that reason that I promptly ignored the company's desires and gave Mangle my all every time I came in to work. Pieces and parts came out of my own budget due to the company's neglect but still, I never wavered.

To me at least, it was worth it-

. . .

Stepping through the lobby, I avoid children and parents alike as I beeline toward the Kids Cove, knowing that Mangle will likely need the most attention. Just to be sure I pause briefly and look at the stage, smiling as I see Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica all in perfect working order. The only visible issue is the slight mess on the stage and by extension them but that could wait until tonight. Glancing off to the side, my smile persists as I see Foxy putting on a pirate-themed performance to a group of excited kids; the fox also seems to be in tip-top shape.

Satisfied with my lookover, I continue forward to the Kids Cove but freeze once I reach the entrance-

"P-Please Don't," A scared voice that I instantly recognize as Mangle says, spurring me forward through the curtain in a heartbeat. Once inside, I see only two other figures in the room, Mangle huddled up in a heap in the corner, and a very familiar kid standing over her with a baseball bat.

"The fuck do you think you're doing!?" I snarl, closing the distance in the blink of an eye and ripping the bat from the kid's hands. The kid, now without his metal bat, stares at me with wide eyes for a second before ducking to the side and sprinting out of the cove. I contemplate going after the little shit but decide it's not worth it and turn to the much more important matter at hand.