Vanessa and the Glamrock Gigatronics

Chapter 9 - Who's That Girl?

The Glamrock quartet had just concluded another one of their daytime concerts and had assumed their assigned podiums, situated around the main stage area, so that the guests could come and play with them. These podiums slowly emerged from the ground once the show was over and had magnetic tops to help the robots sit comfortably and stably while they interacted with guests.

Once it was 2pm, Freddy, who had been having fun with the children hopping in and out of his chest cavity, signalled the other animatronics electronically before making an announcement which was broadcast on the Pizzaplex intercom speakers.

"Hey Superstars! It is great to see you all at the Mega Pizzaplex again.

Our monthly question-time segment is coming up in 10 minutes. So, if you have any burning questions for me, Roxy, Chica and Monty, then you better hurry down to the main atrium! Don't forget to grab your favourite Fizzy-Faz drink before coming!

See you soon!"

Before Freddy could even finish his announcement, guests started filling up the main atrium like ants in an ant farm. He looked down and knocked on the wall of his chest three times to coax the last remaining children out.

"If you want to join the question-time then you need to come out of my chest, and please take all your new presents with you."

The last of the children laughed as they walked out of Freddy's chest and situated themselves around the main stage area.

The event went on as normal, with some reoccurring questions around the robot's hobbies, favourite games and the like. Near the end of the event, a shy little boy with red hair and brown eyes finally found the courage to raise his hand. "Please, I have a question for all of you!"

"And what might that be, little friend?" asked Freddy.

"Do you have a favourite person, outside of the band? And if you do, who are they? And I mean a person that's not a robot."

There was a chorus of curious oohs and aahs from the various guests when he was done. Clearly it was something that quite a few of the children were interested in, even though no one had ever asked that before.

"Hmm", said Freddy as he raised his hand to rub his chin. "Actually, yes. I do have a special person that is very important to me."

This was followed by another series of gasps from the large crowd.

"I knew it", replied the little boy with a fist bump to the air. "What about Chica, Monty and Roxy? Do you guys have favourites too?"

"We do, indeed", said Monty. "In fact, I think we all share the same favourite person as Freddy. Or am I wrong, ladies?"

"For once, no you're not wrong", said Roxy plainly, causing the guests to laugh at Monty's bewildered expression, following her jab at him.

Chica snickered cutely before chiming in with her support.

"Yup, we all have the same favourite person", she said sweetly. "That should tell you just how amazing they are!"

The little ginger gasped. How had one person single-handedly convinced the famous Glamrock animatronics to like them so much?

"No fair", he said while stomping his foot. "They are so lucky! Who is it? And are they here?"

After that question, all the guests started scanning the room to see if they could find the person, despite not having any details about them, much to the robots' amusement.

"Well, we cannot tell you HER name, but we can give you an idea of what she looks like", answered Freddy.

Suddenly, the crowd fell silent as everyone tuned their ears to get all the juicy details of the so-called "favourite person".