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-(Daycare)-
He watched Eclipse as he paced back and forth in front of the desk. Listening closely, he heard him mutter "Kill Lunar? Easy...", Eclipse rounded the desk, opening a drawer and grabbing a coil of rope before grabbing his sky hook, he let out a distressed chirp as the sudden pull made him fall out of the chair.
-(???)-
His grin was short-lasting as he watched Eclipse drag Lunar off camera. He frantically made sure the call was still connected before speaking, "What are you doing?"
"What do you think?"
"I-It was a-", a single beep rang out, Eclipse was going to kill Lunar...
-(Trash Compactor)-
"Brother?", he was going to feign innocence lest Eclipse beat him again.
"Yes?", the hate was radiating off of Eclipse, he suppressed a shiver.
"What are you doing?"
Eclipse didn't respond; instead, he silently bound his feet and hands together before dragging him into the compactor.
He watched as Eclipse started it, seeing a grin that shook him to the core, a grin of not caring, of joy and glee.
Then the pain started; he could feel casing snapping and breaking, ripping the delicate web of sensors apart, the pain and damage forcing him farther and farther away from fronting.
No one would save them.
-(Mindscape)-
He looked up as Lunar collapsed, letting out a pained scream. He rushed over, ignoring the pain as much as possible.
"Mo- Moon- ie?", it was more a want than a question, and it made him hurt even more. The glitching voice only adding to it.
"I'm right here, Lu.", he scooped the younger bot into his arms, holding him close, "It's ok."
He had nothing better to do, so he called Monty.
"Hello?", Monty's confusion was loudly spoken, whether he meant it or not.
"Hey. What happened?"
"Eclipse...", Moon noticed Lunar shrink at the mere mention of Eclipse, so he held him closer, "...took the deal."
"What happened, Monty?"
"He put y'all in the trash compactor."
"Of course, is there ever a time he won't cause problems for us?"
"Probably not."
"Please, just hurry."
-(Bravo-ⅩⅣ)-
He let the Nanos assemble and conform before speaking again, "Done."
"Ugh, it's so bright."
"Hey, Moon. How are ya?"
"Head, hurrrrts."
"I figured. Give me a second.", he dimmed the lights, "Better?"
"Yeah, thanks. Where are we?"
"Bravo-ⅩⅣ, why?"
"Isn't this one under the plex?"
"Yeah... Why?"
"Hasn't Eclipse been hunting you all month?"
"Yeah? I took a gamble that he'd only scan the plex once before scanning everywhere else."
"Monty, you're a genius."
"I wouldn't say genius, it's just dumb luck."
"Fair enough."
-(Moon's Room)-
"Where the hell is he!?", he punched the arcade cabinet putting a small dent into it, "He was supposed to meet me in the lobby five hours ago!"
"You're not taking back control Sun. All you're doing is wasting time by fighting."
Maybe killing Lunar hadn't been a great idea after all.
-(Bravo-ⅩⅣ)-
"Sounds like we missed a lot."
"Yeah, how's Sun doing?"
"Not sure, I couldn't break the spell Eclipse used to trap me in my own head."
"Do you think Eclipse has realized that it was a bluff deal?"
"I don't know...", he paused for a second, "Right now?...", "Ok, but I'll need back out."
"H- Hey, Monty."
"Hey, Lunar. Something specific you need to talk to me about?"
"I- umm, I...", he'd never considered what to say, "I like you."
"I... Wow. I didn't expect that."
"You don't feel the same, and now it's awkwa-"
"Lunar, stop.", Monty put a hand on his shoulder, "I just... I was caught off guard."
"Wh- what?" He was more anxious thinking of Monty's next possible response than he had been when admitting his feelings.
"I... I feel the same about you."
"Y- You do?"
"Yeah... I was going to wait till the Eclipse drama was done to say anything, mostly cause we wouldn't be able to be together right now."
He practically jumped into Monty's arms...
-(Moon's Room)-
He was tired of searching for Monty; he'd spent nearly a month hunting for the damn Gator with no progress. He'd called Hunter to do the job.
"Good afternoon, boss!"
"Hello, Hunter. I've got a job for you."
"What is it, and what do we get in return?"
"Find Monty, and if possible, bring him to me. In return, I'll release you."
"You have a-"
"But! If you betray my trust, I will scrape you like I did Lunar. Do you understand?"
"Yes, boss."
-(Bravo-ⅩⅣ)-
"Moonie?"
"Yes?"
"Aren't you going to set boundaries with us?"
"Yeah... You two listen close, I'm only saying this once.
1. No sexual activities for as long as me and Lunar are sharing a body.
2. Accidents happen but don't intentionally kiss me.
3. Hurt my brother and I will hurt you.
Do we understand?"
"Yes, Moonie."
"Yeah... Was it really necessary to threaten me, though?"
"Yes, now I'm going to sleep. If you and Lu wish to stay up, be my guest."
-[Morning, Bravo-ⅩⅣ]-
"...so?"
"So what Moon?"
"Were you seriously not listening?"
"I was kinda, something about disguising the nanos?"
"Yes, so Lu doesn't get hurt by Eclipse, again. "
"They should pretty much be blended with the remaining casing at this point; also, doing something to disguise them might only bring more suspicion."
"I hate that you're right."
"You always do. Anyways, do you want anything?"
"No than-"
He stared at the message on his HUD.
Sun
Sun: I got control back.
"Ya ok, Moon?"
"Sun might have broken free."