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sleepykas · 2 years ago

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oooo 29. "Do you know how to use a first aid kit?" for Scavenged AU? - @clxckwork-sun-n-moon

Kori / Eclipse / Chica | Word count: 1743 | AO3 Version

CW // violence, injury and blood

Spoilers for Scavenged

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Puzzles had never really been Kori's strong suit, so going inside a section of the abandoned Pizzaplex that was made specifically for puzzles was one of his dumber choices as of recent.

He should have known better.

He'd spent too long trying to figure out how the switches worked, made too much noise in his frustration with the ever-changing sections of Mazercise and attracted some unwanted attention.

Now, in the dizzying blocks of colors and moving walls, he narrowly avoided the slicing claws of an animatronic that seemed to want nothing more than to tear the flesh from his bones as he crawled backwards into a cramped, rusting vent that was much too small for him and felt as it if would collapse at any moment.

“Chica-! For fuck sake-!” Kicking at the skeletal hand that reached through the vent, but quickly regretting it as the metal wrapped around his ankle, tearing through the fabric of his jeans and into his flesh.

He winced at the stinging pain, hands sliding across the ragged edges of the vent as he was dragged harshly forwards, hitting his head on the gate edge and out into the open.

Plastic plating and metal edges dug into the skin of his shoulder, pinning him to the ground as a static scream cut through the space between them. Red pinpricks flickered in and out as the half-broken endo arm raised above head, moments from slicing his face before a blur of motion collided with Chica's frame, both figures barreling off to the side in a violent crash against the wall.

Before Kori could orient himself, the bleeding sound of tearing metal screamed in his ears, causing him to flinch as he rolled to his side, pushing himself up on his hands and knees to get a better angle at what has just occurred.

Eclipse loomed over Chica, a hand buried deep in her chest for only a moment before it pulled out, wrenching gears and wires from her frame, electricity sparking around the exposed copper.

Chica's arms struggled against Eclipse's frame for a brief moment, claws leaving thin marks along their casing but ultimately falling limp with the rest of her body, sliding to the floor in a mutilated heap of metal.

Without wasting any time to acknowledge their fellow animatronic, the celestial attendant turned and scrambled to Kori's side, hand outstretched and hovering just inches above him. One eye twitched with concern, the half of their mouth that function pulled down at the corner in an odd sort of frustrated frown.

A mess of static and unintelligible words poured from their voice-box, too fast and too garbled to understand.

“Sorry, bud.” He winced, the injury in his ankle flaring to life. “I didn't mean to stay out so long.”

The hand hovering near by came to gently brush the hair from his face, their eyes flickering down to his injury briefly.

“Walk?” The singular word was barely understandable, but Kori had gotten somewhat used to the broken voice-box.

“Um, maybe.” He braced himself against the wall, using it as an anchor to hoist himself into a standing position, but the moment his foot met the ground a shot of pain bolted up his leg, leaving it aching as he could feel his pulse through the muscles.

“Or maybe not.”

Eclipse hovered for a moment, white pupils in a void of black flickering between Kori and some unknown distance beyond, their face-plate clicking from side of side like they were contemplating something.

After a moment of silence the animatronic shifted, reaching out to grasp Kori by the arm and pulling him closer.

He stumbled, wincing at the sudden movement but even more surprised when his companion reached down, catching him by the back of the legs and picking him up, leaning him back so he was balanced between the attendants chest and arm.

From this proximity he could hear the gentle clicks and whirring of Eclipse's inner workings, and the quiet creak of worn metal under too much stress, but before Kori could protest this new arrangement, Eclipse started walking through the maze with the confidence of someone who knew exactly where the exit was.

He knew to protest being carried would be futile, so he took the opportunity to instead look over their shoulder at the remains of the chicken animatronic, a sense of misplaced loss washing over him.

He hadn't realized he'd space out until Eclipse gently tapped his thigh, signaling that he was being set down.

He braced himself for the pain he assumed was coming but couldn't stop the wince from flashing across his face. “Ow.”

Eclipse hovered nervously for a moment, the twitching in his body language a little more evident.

Kori carefully lowered himself to the ground, making a noise of discomfort as he sat, bringing his leg closer and tugging at his jeans to get a look at the injury.

Chica's claws had run a long, bloody line down his ankle – thankfully missing the tendon, but it still hurt like hell and he could feel the blood trickling from the wound.

With a disappointed sigh he let his hands drop to his sides, his shoulders slumping. “Well, shit. I can't feasibly leave that alone until I get home without it getting worse. Especially since I have to drive home.” He groaned dramatically, leaning back against the piece of desk that still somewhat resembled it's original structure.

Eclipse twitched at the cuss word, a look of annoyance crossing the half of their face that remained functional, but they made no attempt at reprimanding Kori, and instead turned on their heel and stalked towards the Daycare doors.

“Whoa, where are you going?” Kori shifted forwards, and Eclipse's head swiveled around to give him a pointed glare which kept him seated.

“Back soon. Stay.” They waved vaguely before turning their head the correct way and vanishing behind the burned doors.

Kori sat staring at the door blankly, his fingers threading through the folds of his bandanna in a nervous habit and trying not to think too much about about his injury.

Was Eclipse upset that he'd wandered off for so long? That made sense if it was the case, they had told him to be quick and instead he'd gotten caught up in a maze and nearly torn to shreds by a chicken.

How had Eclipse gotten there so fast anyway? Kori hadn't told them where he was going, and he was a good ten minute walk from the daycare at that point.

Something to ask about when they returned.

At least now they didn't have to worry about Chica anymore.

He half wondered what the animatronic was like before all this – before the Pizzaplex burned down and her systems went haywire. She had probably been pretty friendly, considering the brand was mostly catered to children.

From what little was left of the merch and posters scattered about the building, it seemed like the chicken enjoyed parties and pizza specifically (How did an animatronic eat, anyway?), so she probably had a somewhat jovial personality – but to be honest, most of the posters painted the Glamrock cast as bubbly characters, and Kori new for a fact that Monty was anything but bubbly, and Chica might have been a similar case.

He almost wished he'd visited the place before it burned down, just so he'd have had an idea about the bots and the building itself before rummaging around in it's remains.

Almost.

The tell-tale creak of the large wooden doors snapped Kori out of his thoughts, and Eclipse slipped through the opening, their arm full of miss-matched items that looked to be teetering on the edge of falling out of their grasp.

They met Kori's gaze for a moment – likely making sure he was still where they'd left him, and closed the door with his heel.

“Feeling?” They crackled, and Kori tilted his head curiously. “Better? Not really. It's still kinda throbbing.” He carefully tilted his leg, trying not to grimace at the bloody mess of his ankle.

Eclipse crouch beside him, letting the items in his grasp tumble to the floor – unable to properly set them down due to his limited appendages.

Taking a moment to glance over the items, Kori realized they were medical supplies – mostly bandages and alcohol wipes.

He blinked, brows furrowing. “Did you just... find a first aid kit for me? Do you know how to use a first aid kit?” he looked up at the animatronic who was staring back, a curious tilt to their face-plate.

They shared a moment of silence, each confused in their own right before Eclipse spoke up. “Of course?”

Of course. Oh god, of course. Because normal people help others when they're injured. Fuck.

Heat swarmed Kori's cheeks and he mentally berated himself for such a stupid slip-up. Of course Eclipse would help him. Because most people are kind and have at least some semblance of empathy unlike the people Kori had a penchant for attracting. Why would he ever think Eclipse of all people wouldn't help him when they'd been so kind every time before?

A hand gently touched the crown of his bowed head and Kori flinched, fingers clenching around the soft blue fabric of his bandanna. “Sorry-” “Friend.”

Eclipse's voice was clearer, softer and more coherent than Kori had ever heard it.

Daring a glance up at the attendants face proved only to confused him further, as the once white pinpricks in a void of black were now replaced with a larger, soft blue pupil that kept a steady, comforting gaze on their panicked companion.

Their hand came to gently brush their knuckles across his cheek, their head tilting as they leaned closer, eye flickering between his. “It's okay.”

A tightness in Kori's throat made it hard to speak and the heat in his cheeks did nothing to quell his embarrassment, so he dropped his gaze, instead choosing to fidget with the tattered ends of his sleeves, his face gently leaning into the comforting touch.

“Okay,” he breathed, “It's okay.” he closed his eyes and sucked in a deep breath, holding it for a moment before letting it go and reopening his eyes, a little more confident.

Eclipse's face-plate did a full turn, drawing a quiet giggle from Kori before they returned to their original task.

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