What's this? New actually finished Disrepair House art?! Noooooooo
Seeing as I've been writing a little here and there, I decided to go through and update some of the Profile Cards (and finally make the ones that need one). Starting with Itara! Cuz hers was bad 8D
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I am here to inform you:
My previous Idea is dead in my brain and I have recently acquired a new Idea.
I will be writing this post-haste.
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DISREPAIR ERROR_422: Chapter 5
Returning to the Pizzaplex during the day was a wildly different experience than leaving it at closing. The group had little else to do while they waited, having gone as close to the city as possible to explore, but wanted to remain out of sight and thus couldnât go far. Because of that, and their lack of money in this worldâs currency, they decided to wait the night out at a nearby park where Itara dozed off in Xâs lap. By the time morning came, they were ready to get a move on and returned to the Pizzaplex as soon as it opened, beating the crowds but not by much. There were already a few cars in the parking lot from the get-go, but as soon as noon rolled around, the building filled up rapidly. The crowds rivaled those of a pre-apocalypse Solaris Festival.
Once they were inside the Pizzaplex, having to find some convenient tickets to get in, Itara suggested splitting ways to cover more ground after seeing the sheer size of just the atrium during the day. She opted to remain with X and cover the main stage area, while Zero headed for the upper levels, and Axl took the outer ring near the daycare and party rooms. Once she was comfortably up on Xâs shoulders and the other two had taken off, they mapped out their trek and headed in.
âWhat are we on the lookout for, exactly?â X questioned, studying the many, many shops and food stands and activities within sight.
âIâm unsure. Iâm not even sure how I got here to begin with, so I suppose just strange energy signatures or anything that may look⊠out of place.â
âHard to tell whatâs âout of placeâ in a world Iâm unfamiliar with.â
Itara hummed in agreement, âI suppose thatâs a good point. Signatures, then. Youâre familiar enough with my world by now, I think, if you find anything similar to my energy or even what the Phantom Ruby caused back in your world, thatâs a good place to start.â
X nodded and the two continued on their way, scanning for anything strange or out of place in their own ways. Itara was on the hunt for chaos energy while X scanned the robots and animatronics for anything familiar, checking in with and updating the other two regularly. Unfortunately, the only thing any of them found were some blocked off rooms that didnât appear on the map and the energy still emanating from the arcade in the daycare. The four decided to meet up back towards the main stage to compare notes and decide how to move forward.
With a heavy sigh, Itara dropped her head against Xâs helmet and muttered, âI think the answer is that arcade cabinet, after all. Iâm gonna have to get back in there and take a look at it but that daycare attendant isnât going to let me in there so easily. I can fog in there no problem, but I may need someone to distract Sun so I have enough time to inspect itââ her head lifted to eye Zero sharply, âA NON-violent distraction. Itâs a daycare. Full of actual babies. We are not blowing anything up.â
Zero clicked his tongue before scowling over, âI didnât realize you were so concerned with the well-being of others, demon child.â
âOnly in worlds Iâm not looking to destroy,â she grinned back, but then frowned, looking away, ânot that Iâm looking to destroy worlds anymore or anything. That was multiple timelines ago. Iâm over that. That was Mephiles. I am not Mephiles. â She shook her head and looked up again, âthe point is. I just need someone to keep him busy. X, do you think you can handle it?â
âI suppose⊠but how?â
âHe thinks you're one of my guardians now, ask him about the daycare. How it works.â
âShame one of your actual parents arenât here to play concerned guardian,â Zero chided, getting yet another scowl from the hedgehog.
âIf you end up back in my world with me again, Iâm telling Metal you think heâs a concerned parent just to watch him short your entire system,â she hissed, Zeroâs expression dropping to a challenging scowl at the threat.
âAlright, alright, you two,â X interrupted, sighing, âZero, Axl, stay here. Iâll head to the Daycare and see what I can do.â
Itara stuck her tongue out at Zero before turning her attention back to X, âI just need a few minutes. Just keep him busy long enough for me to get to the arcade and inspect it and Iâll be right back out." X nodded and reached up to pull her from his shoulders, setting her back on the ground. âIâll wait in the shadows until you have his attention,â she explained, heading for a nearby photobooth to disappear into.
X watched her a moment before turning to the other two and nodding, though before he could take off, Axl grabbed his attention. âHey, what are we doing playing around with some kid when Sigma is out there causing problems?â
Zero grunted in annoyance but X turned back and explained, âIf thereâs one thing I learned through previous interactions with that child, it's that she usually knows more than sheâs letting on. Itâs a safe bet to follow her.â
âDebatable,â Zero grumbled.
âShe got you home, didnât she?â
âAfter several years of putting up with her worldâs nonsense.â
âBetter than not at all.â
Zero huffed and crossed his arms, looking away while X turned back to Axl, âTrust me, she knows what sheâs doing. Iâll be back.â With that, he turned towards the daycare and headed through the halls to see about keeping the attendant busy. He wasnât sure what to even ask or talk about, but it wouldnât be the first time heâd had to improv while working with the mobian child. At least this time there was less chance of Zero rushing in and making a ruckus.
âŠHopefully.
Itara shifted through the shadows, hovering in the dark corners near the daycare until she spotted X. She ensured he had Sunâs attention before fogging her way up into the ransacked room once more, wasting little time rematerializing and inspecting the arcade cabinet on all sides, though kept from touching it at first. The odd energy was still there and last time all she had to do was touch it and she was instantly brought to this world. It was possible the energy on the cabinet simply reacted to her own energies and activated a portal, meaning it could possibly do the same again. But being unable to control what happened was what concerned her. There was no telling where or when she could end up a second time.
The cabinet looked exactly the same as it had yesterday, broken and long since out of use. It wasnât even plugged in. The screen was cracked and one of the buttons was missing. Looking around the backside, the computers didnât look any better, there were claw marks going down the entire back, exposing several wires. Someone intentionally did a number on this cabinet⊠but why? Was it Sun? He didnât seem so violent⊠and yetâŠ
Looking around the rest of the room, she noted how absolutely wrecked the entire area was. Wallpaper was pulled off the wall, several stuffed toys were clawed open and strewn about, present boxes were shredded and tossed haphazardly around. There was even a broken staffbot in one corner, sitting lifeless with a long crack running across its face. She could see why Sun was so perturbed about her being in here yesterday but it didnât explain why it was like this to begin with.
Unfortunately, as she turned her attention back to the arcade again, that tall, reaching shadow creeped out over the entrance again and a frustrated tone practically hissed out, âWhy are you here again?â
Itara winced from the tone but looked up at the Sun animatronic with a sheepish smile. Darn it, X! âOops, Iâm caught,â she laughed, watching him walk up to her again, the set-in smile on his faceplate not feeling so friendly now.
âHow did you get in here?â
âI have my ways.â
âYou shouldnât. Be in here.â He was clearly not happy and, if she had to guess, straining considerably to keep from snapping at her.
âOkay well, you see, hereâs the thing,â Itara began, taking a step back when he took another. She couldnât risk being dragged out again. There was no telling what was going on in her world or with Sigma. She didnât have time to play coy right now. Sighing, she threw her hands up, the sheepish smile dropping to a more serious stare, âI donât know if your programming can even process what Iâm about to tell you or what effect itâll have on your world but I donât have time for this, either. Iâm not from here. This world. Iâm from another world entirely and Iâm pretty sure that arcade cabinet brought me here somehow. I need to get back home and that game is relevant to that. So either tell me whatâs going on with it or let me figure it out, myself. I'm not a mere child. I can destroy you if you get in my way. But I'd rather not. I'm quite fond of robots, after all."
Sunâs expression went blank, seeming to have no response to her explanation, so Itara nodded and turned back to the arcade. âIf all goes well, Iâll be able to leave and we can both go back to what we need to. So if youâll excuse me.â She watched him out of the corner of her eye, waiting for a response, but when she got none, she returned her attention to the game. Hesitating only briefly, she reached out and took hold of the controls. At first there was nothing, but then just like last time, a spark ran up from the machine and through her fingers, causing another blinding flash with the briefest sign of the swirling void she was familiar with. However, unlike last time, she wasnât caught so off-guard and kept a hold of the controls to keep from falling. The world swirled and flashed around her as she heard the heavy thunk of metal beside her.
But when the clashing energies subsided, Itara looked around, confused. She was⊠still in the Pizzaplex room. Sun was lying face-first on the ground beside her, as though heâd shorted and shut down right there. She walked over and nudge him, but got no response. She didnât have much time to worry about it, either, as a zAP-CRACKLE-Vrrrrrrr rang through the entire pizzaplex, followed by the lights going out and all outside noise stopping short.
Uh-oh.
So much for not having too much of an effect.
It wasnât long before the kids below started screaming in terror and not long after that, X was calling out to her, followed soon enough by Zero and Axl bursting into the daycare. This wasnât good. She walked out to the balcony to respond to X, looking for the glowing robotic eyes to figure out where they were, âI donât know what happened! Iâm fine but Sun looks like he shorted!â
With the doors to the daycare opened, she could hear the commotion coming from the confused guests of the pizzaplex but, oddly enough, none of the animatronics. Not even the wheels of a staffbot. The entire pizzaplex was pitch black aside from the customers pulling out phones to use as flashlights and trying to find their way around.
âWhat did you do, demon child?â Zero called up.
âI donât know! I just touched the arcade and it felt like a portal opened but weâre still here. Iâm gonna take a closer look.â
âHavenât you broken enough?â
âNo!â She could hear grumbling but only smirked and pulled up a small flame so she could see more easily and turned back towards the arcade. X was attempting to calm the screaming children around him while some of the parents who were out around the rest of the pizzaplex came back to retrieve their children. Zero yelled that he was going to go look for a breaker or something and Axl apparently decided to join him, rather than having to deal with all the crying around them. Itara didnât really blame him but her interest was still in the arcade cabinet.
She walked around it a couple more times, looking it over without touching it this time, unsure what it would do next, and found some broken plastic sticks to use to poke at it, instead. But as she was inspecting, her ear perked and turned towards the daycare entrance again as another commotion rumbled to life. Or rather, stomped? Wait, she knew those footsteps.
Leaving the arcade, her brows furrowed as she headed for the balcony again, both ears perked to listen to the sound of heavy footsteps. Though, before she could even call out for the bot, she was swept up from the ground and into the arms of another that came up behind her with lightning speed. Glowing red, unamused eyes stared down at her as the loud footsteps slowed before storming into the daycare, calling for her.
âSheâs up here, RK,â Metal sighed, jumping down from the balcony and over to the frazzled warbot.
âItara! Where did you go?!â
âMetal? RK? How did you guys get here? Did you get dragged in too? Where have you been?â
âWhere have we been? Where have you been?â Metal growled, âOne second weâre at the pizza place, next youâre just gone, now you just show back up again with an entire building!â
Itaraâs eyebrows furrowed in confusion, âWait⊠are we⊠back home?â
âOf course we are, where else would we be?â
Itara blinked, only more confused, as X walked up and greeted the two new additions. âHello RK, Metal Sonic. It seems weâve been doing a bit more traveling than any of us meant to recently.â
âYou again?â Metal questioned, âHow did you get here?â
âWe were following Sigma, ended up here at this pizzaplex and ran into Itara, we were looking for a way back when everything seemed to shut down and now youâre here. It sounds like weâre back in your world again, though?â
âWe werenât a minute ago,â Itara explained, âWe were in a different world entirely, thatâs where I disappeared to. Are you telling me the entire pizzaplex just showed up in our world?â
RK nodded, âyou disappeared two days ago for us.â Why could time never match between the worlds?
âWe picked up a strange reading from where the pizza shop was and came to check it out, there was this massive building where the old shop was and here you are,â Metal held the tiny child out at armâs length, staring her down with complete and utter disinterest in her shenanigans, âIf you donât stop just vanishing on us, RKâs gonna start putting a leash on you.â
Itara couldnât help but give a small, concerned laugh at the idea. She didnât put it past him at this point. Metal shook his head and handed her to RK, who promptly put her up on his shoulders where she cozied in and got comfy. âListen, I told you guys that arcade was weird. If weâre back home though, we should go back to the base. Though, I guess that means all these humans are stuck in our world now. That could be a problem.â
âYeah, their problem,â Metal shrugged, leading the way out to the hallway, the other two following after.
âThe kids, thoughâŠ,â X trailed off, glancing over his shoulder. âSome of them had their parents come pick them up, but I donât think all of their parents were in the pizzaplex. This is a daycare, after all.â
âI still donât see how thatâs our problem.â
Itara sighed, âI can contact Sonicâs group and inform them. They can take care of the stranded humans, if itâll make you feel better.â Metal scoffed but X agreed that would be best and offered to remain nearby until someone else came. âIf thatâs what you want. Zero knows where our base is, meet us there.â
âThat hot-head is here, too?â Metal growled.
âThatâs rich coming from you , Sparky,â Itara smirked, pulling her phone out to see that she did, indeed, have reception again and dialed Tailsâ number. Sonic never answered anything and uttering Knucklesâ name in RKâs presence was banned. After a moment, the fox picked up, sounding wary about hearing from her at all, âHello Tails.â
âHello⊠Itara. What do you need? Itâs rare to hear from you directly.â
âUrgent situation. A locationâs shown up outside Soleanna with several humans trapped within. We have no interest in dealing with them, it seemed like a Hero Concern.â
âWhat do you mean a âlocation has shown upâ?â
âA Pizzaplex. Everyone inside doesnât belong in this world. X will be waiting for assistance dealing with them.â
âX?! What happened now?!â
âDonât know yet. Iâm looking into it. Inform Sonic thereâs an entire daycare full of parentless children, would you?â She listened to Tailsâ confused panic for a moment before hanging up, grinning slightly at still being able to put their fur on end once in a while but her glee was soon brought right back down with Zeroâs appearance from around the corner. âI thought you were doing something useful? The lights arenât on.â
Zero scowled in return, âMaybe I should do something useful and destroy you, since you seem to bring nothing but destruction anywhere you go.â
âTry it,â Metal snapped, his hand sparking with violent blue electricity, immediately challenging the other bot with zero hesitation.
âAh. Thereâs the parents. I should have known you wouldnât be far. As amusing as destroying all of you would be, I have bigger concerns. As for the lights, theyâre all down. Everything in the building is. The robots, doors, elevators, anything powered by electricity is down. Whatever you did, it shorted the entire system.â
Itara huffed but waved Metal down, for now . âX is staying with the kids until help arrives. Meet us at our base once heâs satisfied. You know where it is. Weâll start looking into what happened to hopefully get you out of my fur sooner rather than later.â With that, the three continued towards the exit, leaving the maverick hunters to do as they pleased in the meantime. On the way out, and once they were out of earshot of Zero and Axl, Itara sighed and leaned into RK a bit more, âBy the way, has anything else happened since I disappeared?â
âA surge of energy appeared briefly on our radar, but it disappeared again before we could pinpoint where it came from. I was trying to find it again to see if it was maybe from you when this building showed up. Why?â
âX and Zero were chasing Sigma through portals when they ended up where I was. He wasn't there with us so thereâs no telling where he is. Iâm hoping he didnât end up here somehow, like Zero did that one time.â
âWhen we get back to the base, I can pull up the reading and see if we can maybe look into it further.â
Itara nodded and melted further against RK, deciding to take the run back to just think about everything that happened and how it might all be connected. If it was connected. It could very well all just be a really odd coincidence, but things rarely were when multiple dimensions were involved. It seemed like thereâd be a little time-traveling to do here soon.
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DISREPAIR ERROR_422: Chapter 4
It had been hours .
Sheâd tried escaping through the slide, only to be dragged back and scolded. Tried getting into the upper room again, to once again get scolded. Tried sneaking out when other parents came to pick their kids up but got nowhere before Sun swiped her right up with far too much experience keeping track of small, slippery toddlers. Even tried leaving via the shadows but, just as she theorized, all it took was a staffbot spotting her and Sun was on her tail before she could even leave the hallway. She had no idea how he was doing it, but he was somehow faster than even RK. Of course, her ability to just sludge out into the shadows perplexed him quite a bit, but he scolded her nonetheless.
Outside of leaving the pizzaplex entirely, she finally just accepted she was doomed to remain in the daycare until it either closed or she was, by some miracle, rescued. Especially now since she was the only one left and therefore all of Sunâs attention was squarely on her. They both sat near the window sheâd taken up at, him studying her carefully while she stared out the window hoping to spot a wild RK or Metal wandering by somehow. Though she was sure, if they had been dragged into this world with her, they would have ended up in the same spot, not somewhere else. But there was a chance they ended up elsewhere, maybe nearby, considering she had no control over the travel. It wasnât difficult to get separated, after all.
âThe daycare will be closing soonâŠâ Sun reminded her, bringing her attention back to the robot. There was a strain behind those words. Was he concerned about her being abandoned maybe?
âWhat happens if they donât show up by then?â She was sure they wouldnât at this point.
Sunâs built-in wide grin slipped at the question but after a moment of debate, he perked back up, âWell, I suppose weâll just have to have a sleepover then! A⊠lights on sleepover.â
She sighed and looked out the window again, silently begging RK or Metal or someone to show up already. She didnât want to be stuck here forever and Sun refused to let her leave. If this went on too long, she would just leave the pizzaplex and take her chances outside, but she would give it until the closing. A warning came on the overhead soon, telling parents the pizzaplex would be closing in thirty minutes and to collect their stuff and that the final Goodbye Meet-Up for the performers would be happening near the exit.
âWhat if I wanted to go see the performers?â
âThen I certainly hope your parents come soon so you donât miss them!â
He was relentless! Just let someone, anyone come soon! Sheâd even take- no, maybe not Kipper. Not only would he likely just abandon her here because itâd be funny but heâs just a doll. There was no way this overbearing daycare attendant would let her leave with just a doll . Come on, RK. Metal. Infinite. Lynda. ANYONE?!
And then it happened, the answer to her pleas. A familiar looking warp portal pulsed to life just beyond the window. Itara shot up, eyes wide, brimming with relief at the sight of the swirling vortex, jumping to her feet and catching the attention of the daycare attendant beside her as it finally stabilized. Just as she was about to book it for the door and tell Sun someone was here to pick her up, her entire stance dropped as soon as the figures stepped through and she realized the giant chunk of red robot was, in fact, not RK . Entirely by reflex, alone, as soon as the robots started looking around and happened to look towards the window she was at, she dropped down below it, reaching back to cover her spines so they wouldnât stick up.
âWhat are you doing, silly?â Sun questioned, but Itara didnât feel like answering as she debated the situation. But she wouldnât have long as the towering, heavy wooden doors swung open with a heavy BANG, Sun jolted to attention, and âYOU AGAIN?!â boomed out through the daycare.
Itara winced at the heavy, thudding footsteps but dropped her arms and rolled her head to the side in exasperation.
Then againâŠ
âExcuse you! Thatâs no way to make an entrance!â Sun scolded them behind her, âunless youâre here to pick up your kids, Iâm afraid this is a no-adults area.â
âWhat-?â
âTHEY ARE!â Itara bounced to life and scrambled between Sun and the other robots, avoiding looking at one in particular, âTh-theyâre⊠my⊠uncles! Ah haha, probably here to pick me up since dad was busy with⊠work. Very busy. Time just gets away from him all the time.â She could feel the scowl on the back of her head but was more amused with her own joke to pay attention to it.
âUncles,â Sun repeated, eyeing her.
âItara, whatâs-â
Itara whipped around, giving a quick shushing motion to the tall blue robot, still ignoring the red one, âIsnât that right, Uncle?  Youâre here to pick me up? So we can leave ?â She hoped he, at least, might play along long enough for her to explain outside . Unfortunately, as soon as he seemed to be catching on, the one she was intentionally ignoring grabbed her by the back of the shirt and pulled her face to face with him.
âWhat are you playing at this time?â
Her eyes darted back towards Sun before returning to him, explaining in a hushed tone through grit teeth, âI will explain once Iâm out of here, but I canât do that here and he wonât let me leave without a guardian. Play along. Or let X do the talking.â
Icy blue eyes narrowed dangerously but the furious robot finally set her back down and crossed his arms. She was hoping that meant heâd just let X handle the situation. She turned back to the blue bot and he gave a small nod before turning to the waiting, unamused Sun animatronic who likely heard every word they said, anyway. âYes. Weâre here to pick her up and get her back home.â
âUh-huh.â Itara knew he didnât buy it for a second, but with a glance towards the lights and out towards the emptying pizzaplex, Sun seemed to debate for a few minutes before finally sighing and waving them towards the door, âWell. I have no customer profile for you to prove otherwise, I suppose Iâll just have to take your word for it. But please, next time you get dropped off, be it by your parents or uncles , come through the front door. Anyway, best hurry, the pizzaplex is closing soon!â
âRight. Of course.â Itara nodded and turned back towards X, giving him a wry smile that he picked up on relatively quickly and crouched down to pull her on his back. âBye, Mr. Sun!â
âGoodbye, Itara . Have a Fazzerific Day! â
Oops. He caught that.
Oh well. Once she was settled on his back, X led the way back out of the Daycare but looked back to Itara for directions on where to go from there. She could only shrug and, once the doors were shut and they were alone, let out a heavy sigh and dropped against the back of his helmet. âYou were not who I was expecting but Iâm glad to see⊠well, you at least, X. Not so much you, Zero . And whoâs your friend?â
Zero scowled at her while X gave a short laugh and turned to face the other robot with dark blue and red lined armor. He had spiky orange hair and there was a certain aura of braggart around him that Itara wasnât particularly fond of right off the bat. âItâs⊠good to see you too, Itara. Unexpected as it was. This is one of our newer Maverick Hunters, Axl. Axl, this is Itara. Sheâs a friend from another world.â X looked around and back towards the Daycare, âa world that looks a lot different than it did last time. Where are your actual guardians ?â
âThis isnât my world,â she sighed, âRK, Metal, and I were at a much smaller pizza shop back home when I got thrown here by an arcade machine. I donât know how and I donât know what world this is, or if the others got pulled in as well, which is why I didnât want to say anything in front of Sun. All I know is this isnât a timeline in my own world because my body is still physical.â
âWait a minute, thatâs right, youâre you again?â
âOh,â there was a moment of awkward silence as Itara realized what he was asking, âYeah. Thatâs right, you guys wouldnât know. The other Guardians gave me a body back, my own this time, not a stolen one. But they put a limit on my powers if I go outside of my current timeline so I canât mess with things anymore.â
âGood,â Zero snapped, ânow explain why weâre here ? Have you seen Sigma come through?â
âSigma? Heâs back already?â
âUnfortunately. We were chasing him down and he entered a portal, so we followed after. It led here,â X explained, deciding to lead the way around the outer halls to try and find the exit. âIâm going to assume he didnât come through here.â
âNot that Iâve seen, no, and I imagine if Sigma came through Iâd likely have noticed. Trapped, as I was. But itâs odd heâs back already. How many years have passed since I left?â
âFour since we returned after the battle with Solaris.â
âThatâs not nearly enough time. I sent him much further than that. Somethingâs going on.â
âAnd of course you and your world are at the center of our problems again,â Zero glared, moving just ahead enough to make sure his point was hammered home to her.
âHey, nothing was going on in my world until the arcade cabinet thing! Maybe itâs this world causing problems now! Things arenât exactly stable in my world but with everything that happened I donât think they ever fully will be again.â
âSo anything still connected to your world is in just as much danger, then.â
âWell⊠thatâs possible, yeah.â
There was silence between the four as the low hum of the Daycareâs lights went out behind them. Itara glanced back, spotting movement just behind the glass but it disappeared quickly. A final announcement came over the loudspeaker about the Pizzaplex closing with some generic âsee you next timeâ message. Once the four left the hallways from the Daycare, what looked to be the main area opened up in front of them and the exit was finally within sight.
âThis place is HUGE!â Itara yelped, looking up around the massive opening. Neon lights, dozens of more shops, brightly colored patterns everywhere, with a huge stage all the way at the back with towering projections of four animal animatronics, one of which she recognized as the chicken from earlier. The bear looked to be the leader of the⊠band? With the white chicken, a wolf, and a gator. âYou could fit the entire Soleanna Festival in here! And these robots are so advanced for⊠anima⊠tronicsâŠ.â A vague memory tipped around the edge of her mind. A bear. A chicken. Nothing solid but there was something.  As they made their way towards the exit, passing what looked to be a photo op area, standouts of the main performers were set up near separate rooms decorated around each of them. But on the other side of the hallway were more cutouts. More characters.
With a fox.
A pirate fox .
Itara shot up and pulled at Xâs helmet a bit to grab his attention, ignoring his frustration to stare at the pirate fox cutout across from them. She recognized that fox. Looking around the area for another confirmation, she realized it had been staring at her the entire time. Fazbear Entertainment. Freddy Fazbear. She knew this world.
âYou know something,â Zero caught on. Figured. She looked back towards the robots waiting for an explanation.
âI know this place. Iâve been here before. Not⊠here but⊠âhereâ,â she explained with a wave of her hand, âA long time ago. It looked different. They looked different. But that pirate fox, I know him. IâŠâ a guilty smile suddenly spread across her face as she shrunk back and scratched her cheek and looked away from the scowl, âmay have⊠brought him home⊠once. He was all broken! I just wanted to fix him! I brought him right back! âŠWith⊠parts from my world.â
âWHY ARE YOU ALWAYS INVOLVED?!â
âIT WAS BEFORE EVERYTHING WITH SOLARIS! I didnât think itâd create a connection like this! How could I have possibly known my entire world would collapse and start merging a bunch of lines I didn't even know about?!â
âArenât you a time traveler?!â
âWell. Yes , but⊠there were no signs of this world before now. Iâm still convinced the initial interference came from here. Like how the explosion sent you to my world the first time. Something brought that arcade there.â
Zero looked ready to strangle her again but X intervened and attempted to calm the other bot down before he acted on the frustration. The third bot just watched the entire conversation with bewilderment, especially Zeroâs outburst. If Itara had to guess, knowing what she did about Zero, this was probably the most the ever-edgy bot had said in his experience. She would have laughed if she didnât know for a fact it would set him off again and she didnât want to get throttled.
âLook, we can worry about the how later. Letâs just get out of here before it closes, alright?â X sighed, taking the lead to the exit once more, âIf Itaraâs been here before, it at least gives us some idea of where weâve ended up. Itâs not completely random and it means thereâs some connection.â
Itara nodded in agreement, but said nothing for fear of Zero, but as they finally walked through the front doors of the pizzaplex, just barely making it a few steps outside before the rumbling clank of a shutter dropped behind them. They glanced back at the now metal cover behind the door before heading out into the dark, quiet night. There was a roundabout drop-off directly in front of the door, with a road leading out to a parking lot and a guard post at the end. There didnât seem to be anyone at the guard post and the only car in the parking lot looked long since abandoned.
âThough it does beg the question of where we go now,â Itara frowned, looking around the treeline bordering the pizzaplex. The road directly in front of them was quiet but she could hear the distant sound of a freeway not far off and the glow of a city just over the far hill. âWhen I came here before, I only explored the old pizzeria, I never went outside. I have no idea what this world is like but while I was in the daycare, other than the animatronics, I only saw humans. All of the guests were human, no other robots and certainly no mobians. I think it best we keep a low profile. Unless you guys want to remove some armor, weâre not passing for humans here.â
âNever,â Zero snapped.
âNot even Iâve ever seen Zero without his helmet,â X commented, though reached up to pull his own off, revealing the mess of fluffy brown hair below, tucking the helmet under his arm.
âNor will you.â
âAt the very least, I donât think thereâs much universe-shattering danger in this world. When I visited before there were a lot of energies similar to Kipper, it's what drew me here in the first place, I was looking for Kipperâs origin. I never found it, though.â
âYour fox doll?â X questioned, glancing up at her.
âYeah. Heâs a ghost attached to a doll body, I was trying to find out who he was before that but I never found anything. All my searches ended up sidelined somehow. So all I know about this world is that it's heavily infested with ghosts, but thatâs about it.â After a moment of thought, she added, âThere are definitely still ghosts here. But thatâs still all I sense as far as energies and powers go. Maybe you guys can pick up more in terms of the technology though?â
âIâll see what I can find out,â X nodded.
Itara nodded back, turning towards the new bot while they waited. He looked confused but ever ready for a fight, should one start. Once he realized she was watching him, his eyes narrowed briefly, studying her, before asking, âSo whatâs your deal then? You sound pretty familiar with Sigma.â
âNot really. I had a run-in with him while I was in your world, accidentally sent him off in time when I was trying to get a crystal from him, but other than that I only know what X and Zero have told me. Or rather, what X told me. Zero doesnât really explain much. You guys were chasing him through a portal when you ended up here?â
âYeah, I thought we were right behind himâŠâ
âWe were,â Zero corrected, âI have no doubt in my mind you obstructed our path somehow. Which means heâs off wreaking havoc who knows where and weâre here.â
âI really hope he didnât end up in my world, then,â Itara frowned, âthen again, Iâm sure RK and Metal could handle that hunk-a-junk just fine if he did. So long as he stays away from Robotnik.â
âYes, because your overbearing parents are so calm and collected whenever you pop off to another world without them.â
Itaraâs face flushed up at the insinuation before scowling back at the unamused bot. Not that she could really argue, either. Then again, they should probably just be used to this by now. Itâs happened⊠often. Of course, every time she returns from âpopping off to another worldâ, sheâs not usually in great shape, as RK regularly liked to bring up. But if Sigma appeared in their world looking for a fight, not only would he have to face Sonic, but Metal was always looking for a reason to fight, as well. She doubted he could be so easily distracted from fighting someone like Sigma, and RK would see it as an opportunity to blow off some steam, if nothing else.
Theyâd be fine.
Their world would be perfectly fine.
After several minutes and an uncomfortably elongated silence, X finally shook his head and seemed to pop back to attention. He reached up to rub his head before looking around at the others and explained, âIt took a minute, but I was able to connect to something here. I was just trying to find an internet connection but I think I got into the pizzaplex database. Itâs a mess. But from what I can tell, most of it is run by the robots. Thereâs only one human currently employed in the entire location and it's a night security guard. Everything else is customer profiles, show schedules, and maintenance procedures. Nothing particularly useful in our situation.â
âHm. Alright.â Itara glanced back towards the shuttered building, âMaybe we should come back when it opens tomorrow and see what we can find outside the Daycare. Though I have a feeling weâre going to need to get back to that arcade cabinet eventually.â
âSeems so.â
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DISREPAIR ERROR_422: Chapter 3
It had been a couple weeks since RK first brought the rest of the house down to the pizza shop for that first âearly dinnerâ. Metal had little interest in ever going back, likely because there was no arcade games for him to play, but Itara had âcasuallyâ mentioned it more than once since. Despite insisting she had no interest in going back. RK knew better, of course, and started planning another trip out there, but this time inviting the other kids along with them. Heâd heard the pizza shop had grown a bit since they went already, being popular enough to add an extra seating area, a couple extra pizza flavors, and even a better soda machine. Things were progressing around the world and with how few shops or restaurants there were, in general, whenever there were improvements or advancements, usually due to Sonic and Robotnikâs shenanigans, the few that did exist were quick to hop onboard.
Getting the others together for a trip was far less tedious than he imagined. Considering how busy life was before the event, it still caught him off-guard how little happened nowadays. Sonic and friends were busy as always, but everyone outside of their group had little interest in the busy lives they once led. Once people were able to rebuild shelters and food and shops, they seemed satisfied with just living life without much hub-bub. But it meant Itaraâs friends and their remaining parents had plenty of time to visit the pizza shop when he started asking. The only one who seemed reluctant was Itaraâs namesake, who decided to sit out, preferring to stay home and work on whatever it was with her father. RK didnât push the subject, knowing how Itara felt about the other girl. He figured she would appreciate the day out with her original friend group without the girl who regularly gave her an existential crisis.
When the day came to head out, RK and Linda gathered the rest of the kids who wanted to come along, RK having to drag Metal once again, knowing he needed to get out of the house and do something other than sit and mope. What originally wasnât that long of a run out to the pizza shop with the three of them ended up taking over twice as long with all six of them. Camilla had decided to stay back with the other hedgehog girl, as well, but Sceira convinced her dad to let her go by the time they ultimately left. When they finally reached the pizza shop, Metal was ready to leave and RK wanted nothing more than to escape Lyndaâs ever-frustrating presence.
But with the pizza placeâs new neon signs in view, the kids took off running, except Itara of course, and RK sighed in relief. The shop wasnât as empty as before but it wasnât packed, either. There were two other families and while that would have been a tight fit for the little shop the last time they were there, with the additional wing, it was just enough space that all three groups were able to sit comfortably and enjoy their space. But it wasnât the extra space that caught their attention first⊠it was the new arcade game against the back wall. The two children of the families that were already there were mid-game, yelling excitedly about the characters on screen, and RK caught Metalâs eye immediately drift to the cabinet as soon as they entered.
Not that he was the only one. Simon pulled Sceira over to join the other kids, yelling back to Itara to join them when she was a moment slower. RK looked down to the hesitant hedgehog when he realized she hadnât moved since they entered and studied the perplexed look on her face.
âWhat is it?â
Her face only scrunched further, studying the arcade her friends were now gathered around before shaking her head, âthereâs something strange about that game. I canât be sure what it is⊠when you order the pizza, can you ask where they found it?â
âSure thing. What kind did you guys want?â
âI want pineapple.â
âAnd the others?â Itara looked up at him with a flat smile causing the robotâs expression to drop. âItara.â
âLook, if they wanted something else they should GET OVER HERE AND DECIDE!â she yelled over to the distracted kids, getting their attention back. Though the quiet scoff from Metal gave her a chuckle.
âWhy donât we just get a half and half with pineapple and cheese?â Lynda suggested, getting a nod from RK as he turned towards the counter to order the pizza and ask about the arcade.
âItara, come play with us. Itâs been forever since weâve been able to game!â Simon begged, grabbing her hands and pulling her towards the cabinet with Sceira still in-tow.
âI donât know, Simon⊠thereâs something about itâŠâ
âWhat do you mean? Itâs just a game.â
Itara frowned, looking up at the ancient piece of tech that looked barely held together. It didnât look newly built like most tech lately. She had to wonder how something so easily destroyed managed to survive the destruction of the entire world, it looked like a light bump to the wrong side would send it crumbling to pieces. Yet it held up to the aggressive play of the other kids. But it wasnât the instability of the physical object she was concerned with, it was the aura coming off the thing. The others didnât notice it, which only concerned her further because it meant whatever it was, it was something only someone like her could see. That never meant anything good.
While Simon explained the buttons and mechanics to Sceira to get her to play with him, RK walked over, explaining the pizza would be ready in about 10 minutes. Itara looked up to see about the arcadeâs origin.
âSo?â
âSupposedly it was left out back, they donât know by who. It was just there when they opened up the other morning. It wasnât working at first but they managed to fix it up and get it turned on.â
âYeah thatâs not suspicious at all,â Itara scoffed, turning back to study the game. âBalloon World. What weird character designs.â Her attention was drawn to the stylized sun in the corner of the banner image, âThat looks nothing like Solaris⊠where did they even come up with this?â
âI donât know. Iâve never heard of âFazbear Entertainmentâ, either. They never came up in my searches for games.â
âMine, neither,â Metal stated, walking up behind them, âand I was active far longer than you, RK. I donât recognize anything about this game.â
âYou would be an expert in games now, wouldnât you?â
The comment got a scowl from Metal but a chuckle from Itara before the three of them turned back to the arcade cabinet. Itaraâs face twisting again, âYou guys donât sense anything coming off it, do you?â With the echoed ânoâ, she sighed and shook her head, âI donât know if that concerns me more or less.â
âCome on, Itara! Weâve only got so much time to play, quit being paranoid,â Simon whined back at them.
âI have good reason to be paranoid, you should know,â Itara hissed. But what harm could an arcade game possibly cause? At least playing it should be fine, so long as she kept her powers under control around it. Huffing in frustration, she walked up to the arcade with the others only to realize she was, as usual, far too short to reach the controls and looked back at RK with a pout. She chose to ignore the smirk on both his and Metalâs faces as they both moved forward, Metal pushing the other kids aside to take the other control while RK picked her up to help her reach.
âWho said I wanted to play withââ
ZZAP!
A flash of burning white light, a powerful shock that ran through her entire body, and a face that disappeared as quickly as it appeared that sent her scrambling back and away from the arcade the second she touched the controls. She thudded back and to the ground with a yelp, RKâs support suddenly disappearing, as she snapped her eyes shut, startled by the light and face. The sting of the shock ran all through the right side of her body where the molten white scars still trailed. Taking a moment to recover from the suddenness of it all, she reached up and rubbed her head, whining and about to yell at Metal for shocking her. Before she could, however, there was another voice, one she didnât immediately recognize.
âSunshine, what have I told you about-... Oh dear, what is this? How did an animal get in here?â
Itara blinked her eyes open but could only stare in confusion at what she found when she did. She wasnât in the pizza shop anymore. The room was dark, littered with random bits of robot and torn decorations⊠but the arcade game was still there, though its screen had gone dark and it looked somehow more broken than itâd been. Itaraâs brows furrowed as she looked around, finally spotting the towering being that had made its way over, the only source of light coming from the opening behind it, its shadow stretching far across the dark room. She could hear the shouts of children playing coming from the opening, though it sounded far below them and muffled.
The figure walked up to where she sat, towering far above her, far more than RK or Metal or even Simon and Lynda. It took her eyes only a moment to adjust to the darkness of the room, but once they did, a tall, lanky, jester-like robot with a sun-shaped face and faded white eyes stared down at her. Its arms were on its hips, studying her as she studied it.
Where did she end up this time? And how?!
Sighing in frustration, she finally stood up, which seemed to take the robot by surprise. âWhat a strange animal you are⊠how did you get in here? This is most unsanitary.â Its voice was high, chipper, but there was a strain underneath.
âExcuse you, I am not unsanitary,â Itara huffed once again, watching shock and confusion come across the robotâs body language. Not so much its face. That remained steeled in place.
âYou talk!â
âI do. As for how I got here,â she glanced back at the arcade before craning her neck back to try and meet the face of the robot. It reminded her of the general from Zeroâs world. Too tall. There were no desks to sit on here. But how did she explain her appearance? She had no idea where she ended up and she didnât want to chance anything. Especially considering her body was still physical, meaning she wasnât just in a different point of time. The most logical conclusion was another world⊠again. Somehow. She reached out for her powers, watching a subtle shift in her shadow before waving it away, not wanting it to be noticed. They were still there, though distant. What happened? How did she explain this? How sentient was this robot, exactly?
âI⊠got lost?â she tested, looking back up at the robot, studying its reaction.
The robot watched her and she thought she saw the slightest shift in its face before it bounced back to life, âOh goodness, thatâs no good! Iâm not sure where you came from or⊠what you are, for that matter⊠but children shouldnât be back here! Come now, weâll bring you down with the others and see if we canât get a hold of your parents!â It reached a long, metal arm out to her, causing her to mentally sigh but walk towards it.
Back to this, huh?
The giant sun robot picked her up with ease and carried her out to what she could now see was some kind of balcony over a rather large play area. There were several young children running around the large plastic jungle gym, yelling and playing, while others sat at various multi-colored tables around the open area next to a long, winding ball pit river that wrapped around the entire area. All the children she could see were toddler-age, no one above the age of five at most. All human, as far as she could see. No other robots and no mobians.
The sun robot jumped back down to the play area, which was several feet below them, though it somehow managed to land softly enough to hardly even jostle her. Once they were on the ground, it crouched to set her down, looking over her and what she easily recognized as scanning her. âHow odd, I have no profile for you! Whatâs your name, little one? Do you know where your parents are? Youâre a strange one, but youâre no robot, either.â
Itara looked around, taking in the obvious daycare and noting that the area was fully enclosed in high walls and thick glass with a seating area outside and a few shops. Maybe a mall of some kind? Once the sun robot started talking to her again, she looked back at it and tilted her head, debating how to answer. It was wary about her appearance but accepted that she was just a lost child. Perhaps she could stick to that narrative. That always worked best for her. But would it let her leave without finding her âparentsâ? She checked her pockets for her phone and found it, but of course there was no service. But did RK or Metal even get dragged here with her? She doubted it. Sighing, she looked back up and shrugged, âI donât know where my parents are. As for my name itâs⊠Mara.â She decided it was best not to give her real name until she was certain where she was. So the nickname it was.
âMara, alright, Iâll log that in a new customer profile for you! Can you tell me your parentsâ names, then? Do you have any allergies or medications?â
Customer profile? Itara debated for a moment before explaining, âmy⊠dadâs name is⊠RK. And Sparky. Um, Sparky is my other dadâs nickname.â Once she got this robot off her back, sheâd have to see if she could access this worldâs timeline to find out if this was the best answer to give. Sheâd go with this for now.
âSparky, what a fun name,â the robot noted, taking a moment to likely input the information on some sort of digital database.
âWhatâs your name?â
âOh goodness how rude of me not to introduce myself! You can call me Sun! Or Mr. Sun, as some of the kids here call me, whichever youâd like. Itâs so nice to meet you, Mara! Iâm sure weâll find your parents soon but we can have fun here in the meantime!â
Sun. A Sun robot⊠now that she was thinking about it, he looked exactly like the drawing on that arcade banner. She knew she shouldnât have touched that stupid thing. Was this the catalyst to whatever was going to happen around that pizza shop then? Meaning she was more directly involved with it than sheâd hoped. But where was this and how did that arcade get to her world in the first place?
Mentally groaning, she looked up and gave the robot a forced smile and nodded to his greetings. âMaybe itâs best I go search for them, myself. Iâm sure theyâre around here somewhere.â
âGoodness no, we canât have little ones running around the pizzaplex all on their own! Donât worry! Iâve put a message in the database, as soon as your parents are found theyâll be directed right here to you! We here at Fazbear Entertainment have the highest order of safety protocols for missing children!â
Itaraâs eyebrows narrowed at the spiel. A pizzaplex? What in the world was a pizza âplexâ? How big was this place, exactly? âAre you the only robot here?â
Sun watched her strangely before laughing quietly, âYou really must be lost.â What did that mean? âOf course not, silly goose. The Pizzaplex is filled with the highest grade robotics the world over! Our state of the art entertainers and animatronics take care of everything from shows to maintenance to cleaning staff!â
Animatronics. So the robots here were simply animatronic entertainers and maintenance. And Metal thought he had it bad. But now she was curious just how âstate of the artâ these robots really were. How was their AI compared to RK or Metal? âOh, thatâs really cool. You know, I really like the sun, actually.â
âIs that so?!â
Sort of.  She nodded, âMhm,â she raised the hand that still had the white cracks from her fight with Infinite, âso much so, I permanently embedded some of him in me.â How would he respond to that kind of insinuation?
Sun stared, confusion threatening his steel face as the rays around the edge of his head pulled in slightly. The rays spun before spreading out again, âWell, isnât that interesting. Is this a medical issue I should add to your profile?â
âNo, it doesnât affect me⊠anymore.â
âForgive me for asking, but what are you? Youâre no normal human, are you?â
âIâm not.â
âYou look like a small animatronic but you have normal life readings.â
âWell, normally Iâd say Iâm just a really advanced robot but since you can apparently tell Iâm not, Iâm not sure how to explain what I am. Letâs just go with animal, like you said before. A hedgehog.â
âIâve never heard of actual animals that could speak.â
Itara only smiled in response, wrapping her hands behind her back and leaning back on her heels. She would say no more on the subject and luckily Sun picked up on that relatively quickly. âAlright, well, talking animal or human, why donât you have fun with the others while we wait for your parents, alright?â
âAre you certain I canât leave to look for them, myself?â
Sun smiled back in response, the most shift sheâd seen in his face yet. So he had some sass. Alright. She was all-too-well acquainted with sassy robots. With the understanding between them, he stood back up to his full height and left to check in on the other children, jumping in to make sure one of them didnât eat the glitter glue theyâd suddenly gotten into. Itara watched from where heâd set her down for a moment before sighing and turning towards the large windows leading out to the rest of the pizzaplex. How much could she see from here? She decided to take a walk around the perimeter, finally realizing just how massive the place was as the eating area just outside stretched all around the daycare and then further up to a second floor with yet more shops and what she thought were several individual party rooms.
There were families with kids of all ages and groups of teens wandering around and multiple much smaller robots with mops, tickets, maps, and brooms weaving in and out of the crowds with relative ease. She decided to take up a seat at a window near the massive wooden doors leading out of the daycare and watch the crowds and spotted a much larger group of kids gathered around one of the party rooms. One of the smaller bots rolled up and unlocked the door, letting the kids with their presents and drinks and handfuls of tickets file in. A birthday party, she guessed. The one with the big tiara and much fancier dress that strolled in after everyone else was probably the birthday girl, then. She couldnât hear anything past the thick walls and glass of the daycare, but she could only imagine how noisy it actually was out there.
She could only see the party through the window now but before long, another robot came around the corner, carrying several large pizzas. Unlike the smaller bots or even Sun, this one was more fluid and shiny and looked like a white chicken with a chassis styled like a pink leotard, wristbands, and wildly patterned leg warmers. The chicken animatronic practically bounced its way to the party room, a smaller bot opening the door to it, before disappearing into the crowd of waiting children, once again out of Itaraâs view. Robot entertainers. Itara was tempted to at least peek in on the party. Then again, when she tried crawling up the slide in the ball pit that led to a viewing platform above the daycare during her walk around the perimeter, figuring Sun was busy taking care of the actual children and wouldnât notice her disappearance, she barely made it halfway before the jester robot snatched her right back down and scolded her for doing something so dangerous.
He had no idea what âdangerâ truly was. But she had no doubt in her mind already that even if she managed to slip out of the daycare, heâd somehow drag her right back. Then again, if every staff member in this pizzaplex was, in fact, a robot on the same database, all itâd take would be one of the others seeing her and the daycare attendant would know. She could leave the building altogether, but not knowing what was outside of it was also a concern. Sun took to her appearance relatively well, but if there were no mobians in this world and no animal robots like in Zeroâs, she could be in trouble if she were spotted.
But then what was the plan after she left the daycare, anyway? It was the arcade cabinet in Sunâs room that was somehow connected to her world; she would probably need to stay near it to find a way back. Though, judging from his reaction from when she appeared in there and the state of the room, somehow she didnât think he liked anyone being in there. There was something strange about that robot.
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Oh look. Chapter 5.
ignore the fact that I forgot to post chapter 3 and 4 over here, oops. I'll try to get the other chapters updated here tomorrow.
But I have A LOT of the story plotted out now so hopefully we can update more often! Weee!
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I just spent the last couple hours of a stream plotting the build-up to the climax and also breaking down Robotnik's habits regarding Really Stupid Ideas...
I have ideas
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Guess Who's Still Alive Somehow!!!
It's Me
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DISREPAIR_ERROR 422: Chapter 2
The pizzeria wasnât anything particularly out of the ordinary. An average sized building amongst many other average sized buildings that had slowly cropped back up across the city. Sturdy in ways only survivors of the Great Apocalypse - as many had come to call it - would build something so simple. It wasnât notably rough or notably well-built. Nothing about its name or logo or even color scheme made it stand out in any particular way, not that there was much in the way of competition to stand out against. In all ways, the little pizza place was acceptable and wholly unremarkable. In a pre-apocalypse world, it would have managed but never made waves.
But this was the post-apocalypse world. It was, like many businesses, one of the only ones standing for quite some distance and even the smallest hint of what was once considered ânormalcyâ was heavily sought-after and valued. So even this small, unremarkable pizzeria, with its subpar pizza and limited drink options and lack of arcade games⊠was incredibly busy and drawing in new attention constantly.
That was how RK discovered it in the first place, as it was a fair bit out of his way and he never would have come across it naturally. But because of its constant uptick in attention, word of mouth brought it to even the little cul-de-sac house at the end of the broken lane. And, of course, it was the one other resident on that lane that had brought it up to him, the one that brought a great deal of new, âinterestingâ things to his attention. Someone he had long since lost hope of losing âinterestâ in HIM after finally discovering he was, in fact, a robot. He wasnât even sure why she insisted on moving back out to the broken lane in the first place, it was far from the city and the main form of transportation was lost.
But Lyndaâs odd life decisions aside, the news about the pizzeria did interest him. In an odd sort of way it invoked a bit of nostalgia, even to him, to a time before the destruction. A trip to an arcade, with a grumpy fellow robot and a wide-eyed time traveler. It gave RK an idea.
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ââŠ.â
Disinterest and disbelief spread across the faces staring back at him once they arrived at their destination. Much like before, years ago, Itara and Metal seemed none-too-pleased with the decision heâd made and much like before, he only responded with satisfied amusement.
âYou would.â Metal hissed, turning back towards the building, sizing it up.
âRK, why?â Itara sighed, though her attention flipped constantly back and forth between him and the building. Even as she turned to face him, her eyes kept drawing back to the entrance, never fully letting it out of her sight.
âIt's the first one to pop up around here and I thought we needed to relax a little.â
Once Metal was done sizing it up, he turned back again, âThere arenât even games in this one. It's just a restaurant. Whatâs the point of coming?â Still, Itaraâs attention couldnât fully remove itself from the pizzeria and even Metal picked up on it after a moment of talking circles with RK. He waved the other botâs nonsense away and turned his attention to the tiny time traveler, âWhat are you so focused on? Thereâs nothing in there.â
Itaraâs eyes flit between the robots to the restaurant once more before slowly dragging her eyes to the robots and turning her back fully to the entrance to avoid looking at it again. âNothing. I think.â The uncertainty in her voice only served to draw more attention from the robots.
âWhat is it, Itara?â RK questioned, crouching down to be eye-level with her.
âI donât know, nothing, probably,â she explained, her eyes moving to the side before she shook her head and looked up at him, âThereâs been a lot of weirdness with our timeline, in general, since I came back. A lot of⊠blips here and there. Inconsistencies. Thereâs one here but it's probably nothing.â She closed her eyes and let out a slow breath, opening them again and looking up to the bots who were staring down at her with concern, âConsidering everything that happened over such a long period of time, it's not surprising that our timeline is still a little unstable. So long as nothing provokes it, it should straighten out with time.â
âWhat would be considered âprovokingâ it, exactly?â Metal prodded, eyeing her rather pointedly.
Itara offered a small, sheepish grin in response, shrugging, âI promise to not.â He gave a small hum of acceptance and she continued, âand, outside of me or Solaris, directly, I donât think anything else should be able to affect it. It should be fine.â
âIâll take your word for it,â RK nodded, standing back up and motioning towards the entrance, âthen letâs check this little place out, shall we?â
Metal was less sure but with nothing to add, he instead turned his attention to the pizzeria, itself, checking the time before raising an eyebrow at the other bot, âour inability to eat actual food aside, isnât it a bit early for pizza?â
It was RKâs turn to give a sheepish grin as he shrugged, âSince this is the only pizzeria for miles, it gets busy. I donât think any of us want to be here at peak hours so I thought weâd come at opening, beat the crowds. Consider it a one time treat for saving the world.â
âAnd here I thought the excessive brownies, which she has been able to eat quite a bit later than I remember you telling me before, were the âone timeâ treat for saving the world,â Metal muttered, eyeing the red bot. Looking away, he continued, counting off his fingers, âThe brownies, the late-night snacks, the brand new clothes, the-â The sudden impact on his arm, though it did no real damage, was enough to stop the list, though Metal was adequately satisfied that his point was put across and grinned back at the oddly silent warbot. âIf I had any concept of this notion, which I do not, I would say you were spoiling her, Metal Knuckles.â
He decided to end his mockery there, for the sole reason of not wanting to really get punched, but the series of angry messages on his inner comms told him everything the other botâs outer façade did not. Instead, he turned back towards the pizzeria, âsizing it upâ once more, and waved towards it, âIn either case, weâve already come all the way out here. May as well get the tiny child her morning pizza.â With that, he led the way to the entrance as a few people and cars began pulling into the almost diminutive parking lot. The thick foot and car tracks littering the dirt and grass around the building proved the limited space didnât stop the crowds in any capacity. They would want to be out of there sooner rather than later.
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btw Iâve found these stretches from the WAK blog very helpful when knitting a lot:
Plus make sure to take breaks regularly - and stop if anything starts to hurt!
especially with gift knitting I know it can be tempting to push through it for a deadline, but itâs really not worth causing long term injury. (And anyone knit-worthy should be understanding of that, imho.) Stay well :)
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What if I actually wrote the next chapter? lmao jk...
unless??
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Edgy, angry boi.
Infinite still needed some bio art so instead of working on my Fall Collection, I drew this :)
Disrepair House: Arc Four, Goooo!!!
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Tumblr Community Labels PSA
hey guys, just a quick PSA message to let you all know⊠tumblr has released a new feature called âcommunity labelsâ where you can label your posts as mature so that people can voluntarily filter or blur posts that contain certain subjects⊠however while your first encounter with it will likely be while posting, itâs also Already affecting your settings. if you go into your dashboard settings youâll see a new section that looks like thisâŠ
THESE ARE ALL SET TOÂ âHIDEâ BY DEFAULT.
tumblr is currently hiding all flagged mature content from you unless you manually turn it on lmao. just thought iâd let you all know!
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Why do people stop commenting on fics if theyâre more than a week or two old? Please comment on old fics. Tell me you like my one shot from 2014. Tell me you like my old multi-chap I finished in 2016 that I spent a year writing. I will be fucking thrilled.
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Just a casual family outing for some pizza
Just Two Robot Dads taking their small Guardian Daughter out to celebrate the world not being destroyed <3
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