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the child was exhausted. he felt his heart, relentlessly and restlessly pounding against his chest. his legs were sore with overuse, begging for a break. continuous, unstopping walking.
the pizzaplex was freezing , and the boy only had a button-up tee shirt. he was at least thankful to have freddy by his side, but he was tired and cold.
"gregory?" freddy prompted.
he could only manage a questioning grunt in response.
"i sense you are tired," he said simply, as he allowed his chest cavity to open and gestured to it with his paws.
"really? are- are you sure?" gregory's eyes shot between each of freddy's.
"of course; we've only just recently visited a recharge station, it'll be alright," the bear reassured.
"if, if you say so... i don't want to be any more of a burden than i already have-"
"please, my superstar. rest," freddy said softly.
the animatronic slid down against the wall, allowing gregory easier access. the boy gave the bear a sweet, timid smile as he crawled into freddy's casing.
the insides of the glamrock bot were comfortably warm, and spacy enough. he drifted off quickly, safe in the chest of his protector.
freddy placed a gentle hand against his own chest in a protective manner. he knew he was simply a robot, programmed to do what he was told, but...
he'd broken many rules tonight. went against what he was told. and he knew, he knew , he felt something; almost as if his soul itself was filled with... emotion.
something he, a mere robot , wasn't supposed to feel. the animatronic simply tilted his head to the side.
now is not the time to ponder such things , he thought, there is planning to do.