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Alright, if Tommy was being honest. Being stuck in the stomach of an animatronic crow, in the heart of a giant pizzaria complex, with the head security guard right on his tail wasn't exactly what Tommy had in mind when he thought of a Saturday night out. But it was fine...it was fine...it had to be fine right? That's what Tommy had been telling himself over and over for the last hour. Yet, every time he said it, something else seemed to go wrojg for the blonde boy.
If Wilbur ever finds out about this I'm gonna be SOOO dead*Tommy thought as he looked around the new place he had ended up. The chest cavity was very tight and DEFINITELY not meant for anything bigger than a large teddy bear, but after a minute or so of shifting his weight around Tommy finally got himself into a comfortable position inside the animatronic bird.
The cavity was warm and...suprisingly cozy. Maybe...he'd just take a nap while he waited...
As Tommy nodded off, the Animatrionic's gears started to wirr to life before him and a deep voice suddenly vibrated through the small chest cavity.
"Hmm... The recharge cycle seems to have not finished properly." The voice said "Maybe I should voice for help? Yea that should do!"
" w-WAIT! " Tommy yelled, before covering his mouth Fuck, what am I doing??I'm gonna blow my cover!
The bird's head snapped upwards and moved from left to right, seemingly scanning the room
"Who said that?" The crow asked is confusion
Tommy mentally facepalmed welp. I'm fucked "I-I did" Tommy admitted shyly as he looked up.
"Where are you? I can't see you" the bird man said with even more confusion
Tommy looked forward and knocked gently on the front chest plate "I-In here" he said before scrunching back into the wires and metal of the suit's insides.
"What are you doing in there? It's not safe for children to be in there!"
" I-I'm not a child! I'm a big man! " Tonmy yelled as he tried to move back further.
The bird man chuckled at that one and seemed to look down.
"Alright 'big man'. Might I ask what your name is?" The crow asked gently
Tommy let out a low, frustrated growl "only if you tell me yours first" he said with as much authority as his small voice would let him.
The bird man nodded and moved forward slightly "well; I'm Philza, but you can call me Phil if you want. And I am the main singer for the Pizzaplex band." He trilled with pride at the last part " now...what was your name little one? " He asked calmly as he heard some soft scratching on the chest plate.
"I-I'm not little! I'm Tommy the big man!" He yelled a little louder than necessary, but the message seemed to be heard which was his goal.
"Well, Tommy the big man-"
"Just Tommy" He interjected loudly.
"-Would you mind hopping out of my chest cavity? Its really not safe for you to be hiding in there!" Phil slowly opened the chest cavity latch and looked inside with a kind smile on his beak (or... As much of a smile as a bird could give) as Tommy begrudgingly hopped out of the small space he had hidden himself in.
"There? Is that better?" Tommy asked snarkily as Phil turned to look at him
" Yes! Very much so, thank you Tommy! " Phil cawed as he closed up his chest and covered it with a green and white robe
. "Now, if you're willing to tell me, what were you doing in there? Shouldn't you be with your parents?"
At this, Tommy just growled in frustration "They're busy right now." He said, which wasn't a total lie. Wilbur had said not to call him while he was out with his boyfriend or whatever, and he planned not to call him anyway just to show him he wasn't a baby that needed to be watched all the time.
"Hmm... Do you have their number?" Phil asked as he tried to take a step closer
"No! " He said, the word spitting out before he could think as he took a step back away from Phil.
"Hrmmm...that's unfortunate. Perhaps Security guard Sam could help us! He may know how to contact your parents!"
Tommy's eyes widened with fear as he remembered the chase to get to Phil's green room... Lets just say Sam probably didn't like him right now.
"N-no! He knows I'm here! And I know he doesn't like me! please Phil, I need to hide!"
" But...Sam only wants to help. I'm sure you must have misunderstood. "
Tommy thought of those red eyes chasing him...the look of fierce determination in the security guard's eyes... It very much looked like he wanted to do everything except help Tommy.
"please" Tommy begged " I need to hide!!! "
Phil looked over him with a conflicted look before sighing and nodding as his chest cavity opened. "Okay, hop in-"
Just then, the duo heard footsteps stomping towards Phil's room as Tommy scrambled to climb inside the tiny cavity.
As his chest closed, the door to the green room slammed open as an angry security guard walked in. Phil stood up straight as he looked over him "Security guard Sam! What are you doing here so late?" From what Tommy could see through the thin cracks in the suit, the security guard seemed to be wearing a navy-blue shirt with a gold badge on the chest, and a dark green man with small ventilators that seemed to be...steaming? No it was just a trick of the light. He also seemed to have a bandage over the left side of his face (woops!) As he stood within a few feet of Phil "There is a child loose in the building Phil, I don't know who he is, but we need to find him, The building can't be fully closed until we find him. I 've already told the others, and I hope you'll help us look."
Phil nodded calmly "Of course Security guard Sam. I'm sure we will find him in no time! "
Sam nodded as he walked back towards the door "I'm trusting you Phil, after your glitch on stage today management is keeping you on low power...they say its a safety precaution. If you fail again...well...you know what happens" Sam said, getting much colder at the end as he slammed the door shut.
Tommy quickly climbed back out of Phil's chest and looked up into the crow's large blue eyes "G-Glitch? Low power?? Wh-what??" Tommy asked frantically as he looked out the window behind him
" it's too much to explain right now Tommy...for now you need to get us out of here. I can't open the door so you'll need to go around and open it from the outside. You should be able to climb through the vent in the other room" he said as phil nodded towards the door next to him "maybe we can get you to the exit before midnight, that's when the doors lock.
Now go, and... good luck superstar" Phil said as Tommy headed off towards the door.