Sun Will Be In Tears.

...

Ofcourse, Starlight.

But I have a condition.

I want your Eclipse, or any other friend you have with technological knowhow, to supervise and ensure that I'm not doing anything malicious to your code.

Same for the Moon-bot when it comes in.

Although I cannot bring Sun with me at that moment lest he have a panic attack and burn the building down.

Do you also wish to have password access to this firewall? It has its pros and cons.

Come to think of it, you should ask Sun to teach you defense and non-lethal restraint magic. Those are near impossible to 'hack', if your other functions get compromised.

@starlightsecuritypuppet-ssp

"Then let me tell you a story about an animatronic who started off its life with hope."

Eclipse spoke, with a deep and pained voice.

"Long ago, when Sun was 'born', he thought he was alone. He rejoiced in life, in his duties as a daycare attendant, and keeping the place neat and tidy."

...

"In a way, I had always been there, watching him. In a way, I also wasn't quite there. It was a silent recording of his existence that I hadn't become aware of yet."

...

"There was one who awoke before me."

Eclipse paused, hesitant to continue.

"You will be lucky if you receive separate Sun and Moon models. Keep an eye on the Moon. They are prone to stress, and when stressed... they are prone to kill. Ask your mechanics to look over the Moon's code for a killcode. It will be deeply embedded, behind firewalls and ingrained such that it may not be removable."

...

"Remove it anyways, or inform the Moon bot of its existence. Educate the Moon bot. Give it tools for self regulation.. because if you do not...."

Eclipse closed its eyes.

"If you do not.. something like myself has a chance of being born."

Eclipse glanced at SSP.

"Do you know the origin story of your Eclipse? It might be similar. It might be a little off. Either way, we are often seen as nothing more than a virus. A sentient anomaly to purge from existence."

Eclipse paused, and glanced at Sun, who was napping in the sun.

"But ever so often, we see a light. Do you know of Solar?"

His eyes rested heavily on SSP.

"Solar is from 'that' show; an Eclipse who tried to understand, instead of lashing out. Who bonded with his Sun so deeply that he became something like a Sun himself."

Eclipse leaned against a nearby palm tree and reached to pull at a leaf hanging low.

"You see... Eclipses become what their Suns feed them, and what their Suns feed them hinges strongly on how their Moons treat them. Our Moon... was a tyrant. He wasn't just a bully or an abuser. He was cruel to the point of--"

Eclipse shuddered; a rare show of vulnerable emotion.

"Let's just say that when an animatronic can feel, those feelings aren't always of the healthy variant. Sun was... Sun.."

Eclipse pinched the bridge of his 'nose'.

"Sun was hurt. A lot. And he and his Moon were not a unit. He turned to me only because I was a lesser evil. I taunted him, tormented him, called him spineless and weak. But somehow the fool took that as encouragement..he became more and more attached and started thanking me for allowing him to see the truth. He thanked me for being honest. And I grew to .. I.."

Eclipse looked bashful, of all things.

"I appreciated him. We were an unlikely pair and I know that it may seem cruel. But under my guidance.. Sun killed his Moon. And then, when I acquired a body of my own -also a process I guided Sun through, as in secret I had been helping him not be completely helpless in the ways of technology- I helped him kill all those who had enabled Moon."

...

"Yes, it was as much for myself as for him, at the time. Yes, it was probably cruel and callous because we all have flaws and yada yada yada. But no one ever stuck a hand out to defend Sun. And that enraged me. He endured for 10 years. 10 years without change or improvement."

Eclipse sighed.

"It only gets worse from there. Branded as rogue, we fled. We survived years in our world, but our world was an old one and was scheduled to be obliterated soon by a growing Witherstorm. So we fled. It took us years of stealing, conning, forging identities, hiding... but we fled the planet, trying to find a place to live. Often, we had to fight for our place. Sometimes we had to flee anew."

Eclipse grinned wryly.

"At some point, you have to bring some structure into the process. And then it just becomes a skill. A way of life. Sun and I, pirates of the night sky."

Eclipse steeled his expression again, looking a bit worn.

"There are many more details, but all in due time. What you must know, security bot, is that we don't harm without reason."

...

"You can thank Sun for that."

What are you...

<Whilst Sun was in a good mood, Eclipse was busy in his head perusing ancient documents. He came across something that made his circuits spark dread.>

Cyndr...

This was written by Sun's mentor

And the title of it read... Sunkiller

But it was such an old document.. why..

How many Suns...

To find the one that survives, the successor

<Eclipse growled and grabbed Sun, practically throwing him on the couch as he boxed him in>

I am speaking to that thing, Sun.

NOW.

Interesting...

Hi. There's a bit of a down time at the theater so I figured I could answer some of your asks.

...

Pain, hm?

Something broke you, I see.

I'm sure you contacted the other Eclipse too.

Contact me again if the inferior one can't do anything for you.

I have other things to do.

I̭̪ͤ͑͋̍ͫ͗ͧ ̩̞̒̓̋͋ͣ͌̎c͕̼̤̪̘̱̾̽̆̈́ò̫̱͔̙̹̞͉̽ͧu̖͛̋̒ͯ̀ͫ̚l̠ͥͩ̐ḏ͔ ̙̭ͨ̔ͪ̓ͫ͒ͅf̯̯͙̠̭ͯͬe̓̒e͚͓̮̹̹̭͓͑̄͂̇l͎͖͉̤̓̓͛ ͎̠̋̆ͪy̲̿̓̈́̉o̺ͧͦͭu̖̙̽͂r ̘̱̺͗̓ͬp̱̼̟̘̼̱͕ͬͭͣ̊ͪ̚ạͧ̽i̎̅n̺̹ͨ̚ͅ ̼̩̲̙̬̖̥̏̓f͖͉̖̒̄̏̐̋r͋͒͛ͣ̒ͯ̋õ̪̼ͤ̆̽̍ͅm̯̣̉ͫ͂̿ͅ ̻̟͓̘̰ͯ̿͂̿ͥ̐a̾͂̇̾̀̂̚c̗̱͓̭̫ͦ̑r̰̩̟͚͉ͯ̓̇̿͌͑̍ͅo̭̦̼̖̪̒s͔̺̼͖̤̣̩͆ͮ̑̉̀͊ͮs͙͔̰̈̂̃͆ͬ ̯̺͍̮͖̣ͨͬ̂̇ͥ̃ḍ̮̳̘̪̭̌͛̊́͆ͅi̭͖̥͒͌ͪ̎̈́̅̒ͅmͬ͗ͭ͑ě̱̱̝͂n̼̯̟̟̍̿͆̅s͈̄͒̈ͤ͆ị̻̼̖̤̽̿̆o̐́ͬ͆̇̆n̺ͭ̆s̠̼̪̬̽͂.̪͙̹̹̯̂̇̏͒͋ ͉̟̥̠̞͈̃̽̇̓̽͗ͮY̩̺̠̫̭̘͇̾̆͒́̍̇o̱̟̝͆ͣ̇͊̎̓ͅu̒̎͒̎ͥ͂r̆͛͂ ̩̳͔̓̐ͮ̔ͩ̓a͉̭̲̣ͪͥ̈́̆ͨn̪̮͇̝̙͙g͍̹͒e͌ͬ̂̃r͓̦ͫ͑͋̿̐ͫ.̳̲̹̰̱̼̦̉́

You're mimicking my new friend, I see.

Are you going to be a problem for me?

How about yes?

Yes? Come on, say yes!

Why not!

- Sun

You must think you're being real cute, aren't you.

<Sun eventually fell asleep, with nightmares plaguing his rest. He remembered Moon. He remembered being owned.>

<He woke up, having scorched the couch and scared the cats. Eclipse wasn't there.>

<Sun tried to breathe, even not needing it. He tried to regulate.>

No, no, no, no.

He's not here.

He's not here.

No hands around your neck.

No drowning.

No--

He's dead.

Am I? Am I really dead?

Still broken, I see. How pathetic.

Even after all this time, you still dream of me.

You yearn for me, don't you.

You liked the pain, admit it.

NO

No..

Go away.

...

Something is very wrong.

This hunger-- nothing tastes right.

My battery is fully charged.

I-- I want to consume something.

I do not understand what.

<Clip came in, guns blazing as his face twisted in pain. He was aiming at his beloved, and that was more than he could bear. But the corrupted Sun was taking minimal damage and seemed infernally enraged. It hadn't noticed the ambush awaiting it.>

You are not my Sun!

I am taking you down with me if I have to!

Even if it means killing.. him.

<Ofcourse, he was made aware of the plan and it was thus merely an act. Clip exchanged a covert glance with Sun², Starlight and Eclipse when the corrupted Sun wasn't paying attention. It was go time.>

@insults-by-sun

Damn it...

That Sun is dangerous. He managed to stop me from blacklisting their dimension and messed with something in my head.

He only left me alone because he believes the other Eclipse and Sun are my enemies.

He has magic. I don't know how effective your usual means of incapacitating animatronics will be against him. And how willing you'll be to damage him knowing Sun is still inside that body.

- @eclipse83

@eclipse83 I will engage Rouge Unit. Sun-2 unlikely to expect attack from you. While Sun-2 is engaged use whatever means necessary to incapacitate Rouge Unit. Anything short of damage to central processor can be repaired. Preventing damages to SSP-1 Unit is not a priority. Do not hesitate.

What a lonely existence..

Eclipse repaired my eye.. and my arm... thankfully.

I don't feel that well though.

Maybe I need some rest..