"𝕀 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕕𝕤" - Dj Music Man x Reader

③: Gentle Giant

I had doubt that he would, even though I did visit the west arcade often. It's been years.. he wouldn't know me. There were so many workers that came and went, even if I did work there since opening, he probably won't recognize me. I crossed that plan off, trying to think of how I could get my keys back.

I couldn't think of a plan in time.. the small music man is was crashing his symbols together to get Dj's attention. The small animatronic stared over at me, it was like he was trying to tease me.. he pointed at me.. and Dj's attention was immediately drawn to me.

Anxiety bubbled in my stomach and my hands were shaking, the large animatronic glared at me and started to move closer.

He scoffed, "Another one of those pesky policemen?" he growled, "Don't worry I'll squish em'."

My heart was rapidly beating as Dj crawled closer, my legs were failing me and all I could do was slowly back up in fear. I kept backing up but tripped over my own feet... I fell to the ground. I scraped my knee open and winced in pain.

I was crawling backwards on my hands, Dj was already towering above me. He furrowed his eyebrows and raised his giant hand, preparing to smash me. My knee was stinging, my heart was beating too fast, and my brain seemed to shut off completely.

His hand moved towards me in a flash..

"Wait!" I screamed as loud I could, my hands came to block my face. My whole body rolled into a ball.. my heart was pounding and I was ready for him to crush me into a bloody blob.

It never happened though.

I moved my hands from my face, breathing heavily and staring up at the huge spider. His hand had lowered back down to the ground and he was staring at me. I couldn't tell what he was thinking... he was just looking down on me with those blank, black eyes.

Why didn't he squish me? I'm happy he didn't but... why?

"P-please don't hurt me..." I squeaked out.

"Dj!" I heard a little voice say, "Why aren't you crushing them?" The little music man complained from behind him. That's the first time I've heard his voice...

Dj moved his face closer to me, squinting to get a better look. "...What's your name?" He asked out of nowhere.

I swallowed hard, trying to get myself to stop shaking and stuttering. "Y-Y/N..."

"Y/N?" He said, almost seeming... excited?

"I knew I recognized that voice! Y/N, what are you doin' here?"

My eyes widened.. he.. he remembered me! This was amazing! I wasn't going to get brutally crushed, I was going to be okay! How does he even remember me.. it's been years and he saw tons of faces everyday..

"Uhm... I was looking for something.. and came across music man, then he took my keys and uh now I'm here." I lied horribly, well, music man did take my keys. I didn't lie about that.

"Ah I see." He said, giving me a large smile. "Sorry about almost crushin' you! My power is low. My sensors aren't workin' that great."

Oh, sensors, that's right. They have facial
recognition. Not sure why I was so disappointed..

"It's fine.. I understand." I said, "What are you even doing here? I thought you went down with the building!"

"Heh.. funny story.. all the animatronics escaped to the sewers while the fire was happenin'. Everyone survived it."

"Really?! That's amazing! I'm glad everyone is okay!" I smiled.

I remembered though, the missing children. Did they have something to do with it? Maybe the "sewer monster" was a completely separate story. Though... I knew Freddy's past. Everyone did. But wasn't the killer dead? What's the chances the animatronics survived and kids started going missing?

I ignored my scrambling head, trying to keep up small talk. I had many questions anyway. "So... is everyone just living in the sewers now?"

"Oh no! Some of the Pizza Plex survived, they went back after the fire was over and made the wreckage into their home." He explained. He turned to the smaller music man, motioning him over. He scuttled over near Dj's leg but wouldn't come any closer.

"Me and the little dudes have just been spendin' most our time in here, I struggle to move around in the leftovers. My dj booth didn't even survive!"

"Makes sense." I say to him. He bends down further, his face very close to mine. I froze for a moment, unsure of what he was doing...

"You're hurt..." He said, his finger hooked around my leg so he could see my scraped up knee better.

"It's nothing..." I say timidly, my heart was starting to beat faster and I wasn't sure why... "it's just a scratch."

"Just a scratch? Your knee is split open!"

He prodded my scraped knee with his large finger, I flinched in pain. He apologized instantly.. I realized he was just trying to rub the dirt off of it and calmed down a little.

"We don't have anything to cover it." He said. The cut was still bleeding, some of it was dribbling down my leg but he quickly brushed it off.

"Uhm... could you take me to the exit? I lost track of it while chasing music man." I said, he shifted his head closer to me so he could hear me. "I have a first aid kit in my car, I'll patch myself up there."

He nodded, "Yeah sure! Which exit?"

"The one that leads into the forest...?" I wasn't really sure what other exits there were, but he seemed to know what I meant. He told the little music man to head back to the Pizza Plex, then he turned back to me.

His large hand came down and grabbed me, I felt my stomach lurch in fear but I calmed almost immediately. His grip was so gentle. I was a little scared of the size difference but he was just so kind and soft with me.

"I'll carry you since you're injured."

He lifted me up and placed me on his back, my skin hit the cold metal of his shell. I couldn't find anything really to grip onto, so I held onto his head. He probably felt me hanging on to him so tightly, he asked if I was alright.

"Y-yeah.." I answered shakily, "You know, you don't have to carry me, I'll be able to walk."

"Nope! You're stayin' there, you gotta walk to the road after you get out of here anyway. I don't want you tearin' that gash open anymore."

I couldn't argue, he wouldn't listen. So, I just sat there as he took me through the tunnels and back to the exit.

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