IEOY Posts - Tumblr Posts

Is Eclipse Okay Yet!? It’s Been Months!

Chapter 2 - Do Words Bite Back?

[ AO3 LINK ] - [ CH 1 ] - [ CH 3 ]

Word Count ; 1892

Date ; 2024-05-17

AU ; The Oil Au

Notes ; Eclipse might be okay soon. // And as promised, there’s cuddles!

Eclipse groaned as he walked. Where the hell was the popcorn located in this damn store!?

Moon sat with Sun, wrapped in a blanket and helping him organize their DVDs. "Moon, are you sure Eclipse was the best person to send out to get stuff? He's been away for like three hours."

Moon sighed, "He'll be fine, and if he's not he can call me." Moon pulled his blanket tighter over himself. He always got a bit of anxiety when Sun began to worry. Maybe it was just paranoia, but a part of him worried now that the thought was in his head.

Solar, Earth, and Lunar soon arrived. Earth has brought cupcakes that Lunar decorated, and Solar had blankets, lots of blankets.

The blankets ended up being used in a fort, and the movie picked was Mrs. Doubtfire, as suggested by Solar.

"Don't start the movie without me!" Lunar yelped as he dived into the fort. This earned various sets of laughter from everyone in the room.

Sun groaned, "Where the hell is Eclipse!? We still need our snacks to start!"

"We need Eclipse to start!" Solar choked when Earth said that.

Moon sighed as he pulled up the movie, "We aren't waiting for Eclipse, he'll get here when he can. Besides, he's seen this movie before."

Everyone got into their spots, Earth and Solar next to eachother, Lunar with his recently replaced Spigot, Moon and Sun cuddling up to eachother for warmth.

Eclipse groaned as he carried the bags into the house. He prepared all the snacks and drinks and went up to the movie room. He noticed the fort and frowned.

Of course Eclipse wouldn't get to join them in what looked like the softest thing ever. He knew they'd shoo him off as soon as they got their snacks.

As he shimmied his way into the fort to deliver snacks, Moon spoke up, "I think you forgot something."

Eclipse groaned, "What could I possibly forget?"

"Pajamas and one bowl of popcorn."

Eclipse laughed rolled his eyes, "Very funny, what the actual hell do you mean?"

Earth, who had been paying more attention to the conversation than the movie, immediately tried to explain, "I think he means that you forgot to put on pajamas and get a snack for yourself."

This earned a minor look of surprise from Eclipse, though it was quickly replaced with his nearly permanent cold stare. He let out a sarcastic chuckle and got up. He'd just watch a movie in his head and curl up under... nothing.

Yeah, that sounded like a plan. But about halfway through his own movie, the others had finished watching theirs. While everyone was replenishing their snacks before watching another movie, Moon noticed Eclipse sitting on the couch silently.

He walked over to the taller animatronic and tapped his shoulder. Eclipse flinched and nearly fell off the couch. Moon held back a laugh as he spoke, "Why didn't you come and watch the movie? We invited you to join us."

Eclipse stared at Moon for a solid thirty seconds before coming up with a response, "I'm not gonna just sit around and watch a movie with people I don't even like, that would be dumb!"

Moon sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He groaned and hooked an arm under Eclipse, dragging him into what was previously assigned to be Eclipse's bedroom. "Pajamas, now. Don't come out until your ass is all comfy cozy or whatever."

Eclipse snorted at the terminology Moon used. Of course he would say something so childish. "Fine, oh Moon your majesty!"

After having forced Eclipse to pick a snack and the arrivals of Jack and Frank, somehow the entire celestial family had been shoved into the blanket fort. Eclipse tried to escape, but every time he made his way to an opening he was yanked right back in.

He didn't like practically being on top of everyone else. So many different clothing materials, different body temperatures, and different sizes. Earth soon noticed and wiggled over a bit to make room amongst the pillows and blankets, which Eclipse hesitantly but happily took over being sprawled across five people.

About halfway through the movie, specifically a movie about a dog trying to find its way back home, Eclipse snapped back into reality. He was trapped under a heavy blanket with an arm around his body and someone underneath him. He had fallen asleep and been carefully tucked into a blanket and moved.

Sadly his nap was short lived due to Moon having sneezed in his ear. He looked down at two bowls sitting next to whoever he was on. One was empty, and the other had what looked like melted ice cream in it. Of course he forgot he had gotten a snack.

The person under him shifted a bit and tucked the blanket tighter around him. He could tell now who it was based on the size difference, this was Earth.

Eclipse wondered for a moment, what would happen if he alerted her that he was awake. Would he be pushed off? Or would they pull him closer? Would they even notice?

His train of thought was cut short as he felt a hand underneath him and another around him, pulling him from the warmth and safety of Earth's body. He whined, which earned a small chuckle from whoever was yanking him up and away.

Eclipse turned his head a bit to see that Moon was the culprit of his removal. He groaned softly, too tired to fight back.

Hell, Eclipse couldn't move if he wanted to, the weighted blanket was tucked around him so perfectly he was practically swaddled like a baby in it.

Moon's face softened. He whispered when he set Eclipse in his lap, "I'm sorry for waking you up, go back to sleep."

Eclipse let out a long huff and very hesitantly settled against Moon. It wasn't long before he was dead asleep again.

Eclipse woke up again. He whined and squirmed against the blanket. As he finally opened his eyes, something blocked his vision.

He tried to get it away, earning a chuckle from whoever was in front of him. He sat there for a moment before he felt something press against him very suddenly. He flinched and tried to get away from whatever it was.

The sudden sound of a car horn, followed by Monty yelling, was the last thing Eclipse heard before he was right back to sleep again.

Eclipse groaned as he sat up. Where the hell was he? A quick look around the room and he realized he was at Monty's place. Of course! No place better to wake up than the couch on someone you don't even care about.

It was midnight, according to his internal clock, and sadly he couldn't go back to sleep. He got up and began to wander around the house. As he made his way into the kitchen, he was stopped by someone trying to get to the living room.

Puppet smiled at him, "Hey Eclipse, I was just about to come and wake you up. Do you want some ice cream, y'know, 'cause yours melted earlier?"

Eclipse groaned and pushed Puppet aside, heading right towards the fridge. He began to look for literally anything edible.

"Eclipse, I'm serious, I can get you some ice cream or something."

"I don't want ice cream."

"Then what do you want?"

"Actual food, and something to do."

Puppet smiled and closed the fridge.

"We can do that. I was about to take Jack to Popeye's, you wanna come along and then afterwards we'll go to a bookstore or something."

Eclipse sighed, "Do I have a choice?"

"Not really, come on."

He suppressed the urge to groan and followed Puppet out of the house. Not far ahead was Jack, clearly excited to go out and do something.

Eclipse sat stiff, after the recent events, all of that felt like a dream. Now he was sitting next to Moon, waiting for the final touches on his new body so his AI could be transferred. He could finally get the hell out of this damn place.

A hand coming to rest on his shoulder brought him back to reality. He looked up and saw Moon looking back down at him with tears in his eyes.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?"

"I'll be fine, Moon. You'll have Solar back, and I can get the hell out of here."

Moon sighed, then did something he never thought he would do. He crouched to Eclipse's level and hugged him.

"Thank you, Eclipse..."

There was no sarcasm, no anger, no hatred, no hostility. Just a genuine thanks. Eclipse felt his eyes sting with tears, but he quickly shoved that feeling away.

For a moment, he wanted to stay, to not leave. But he knew he had to, so he pushed that feeling down, just like every other feeling he's ever had.

He was brought out of his thoughts by a hand on the back of his head. He nearly melted at the touch.

"What's this...?"

Eclipse winced and ducked away from Moon's hand. Whatever he had touched sent a small shock through Eclipse.

"Don't touch that!"

"I have to get it out in order to plug you into the computer."

"Are you fucking kidding me...? God fucking damnit!"

Moon sighed, "Just relax and let me pull it out, okay?"

"I just said not to touch it!"

"I have to plug you into my computer to move you to the new body."

"I know!"

"Then let me do my fucking job!"

Eclipse sighed, "You can't take it out without damaging this body."

"Then what am I supposed to do!?"

"I'll handle it later!"

"Fine, but I'm gonna be there the entire time. I don't need you getting yourself killed."

Eclipse stood up and moved to leave the room. He decided he'd go spend some time with Earth. She wasn't too bad, at least she didn't hate him.

It wasn't long at all until he found himself standing on Monty's doorstep, ringing the doorbell. The moment he saw Earth, he forgot about everything else.

"Hello, Earth..."

"Hello, Eclipse. What brings you here?"

"Nothing much. I just wanted some company, is that an issue?"

"No, not at all! Come on in."

He stepped in, following Earth to the living room. Monty looked up at him in a way that made him want to run out of the room and hide.

"What the hell is he doing here!?"

Earth looked mildly offended at that, and stepped in front of Eclipse.

"He wants to obliterate me- No I'm joking he just wanted to hang out!"

"Fine, but one wrong move and he leaves."

Eclipse soon found himself sitting on the couch with a heated blanket and an arm over his shoulder. He didn't remember when it got there, but that was okay.

On the screen was some random show He didn't care to know the name of. On either side of him were the other two people in the house. Eclipse smiled softly, feeling a few fingers gently caress his rays. He let out a relaxed sigh, his tension fading away with each soft pet.

Monty watched the two, only just now beginning to realize that Eclipse wasn't evil, just lonely.