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Tonight was your first night shift in the Pizzaplex, Namely the Daycare. You’d been posted there since there was basically nothing to worry about. Nothing to hinder you.

Supposedly.

———☀️———

As soon as you sat down- as SOON as you sat down, you heard a loud yell.

Loud enough to make your ears pop.

“HELLLLO? NEW FRIEND!! ARE WE HAVING A SLUMBER PARTY?! OOH OHH! SO FUN!!”

The voice startled you, making you jump and spill your coffee everywhere.

You winced. You were gonna drink that.

What the fuck?

You didn’t even realize that you’d sworn aloud until you looked up to see an animatronic scolding you.

“No!! Bad!! Why would you say that?!” The sunlike bot yelled, pulling on its rays the way one would pull their hair dramatically in frustration.

The thing was horrifying. Stark white eyes- no pupils to speak of as far as you could see. Sharp white teeth that were meant to be an upgrade given to every animatronic last week… why?? And finally, long, spindly fingers pointing at you- sharp at the ends like claws. Of course you couldn’t forget the razor sharp sunrays that appearantly spun like a saw blade around this thing’s circular face. It literally grinned ear to ear- minus the having ears part.

“Who the hell are you?!” You yelled, confused.

“Look at the screen behind you, troublemaker!” It scoffed.

You obliged.

Warm blue eyes, a natural grin, beautiful sun rays, and soft cartoony hands. The digital poster behind you displayed a mascot character with ‘Sunnydrop’ in bold letters underneath.

“Sunnydrop?” You tried asking the bot.

“Close… but WRONG! ERR! NADA!!” The sentence started in a sweet tone, and ended with the animatronic snapping cruelly and sassily. “I’m Sun! The candy is a sundrop/sunnydrop. He/Him, in case you can’t READ THE FILES ON THAT COMPUTER!”

“Okay, okay! Sorry, Sun!” You said quickly, not wanting him to go ballistic or something.

He instantly changed mood. “Okay, bestie! What are we doing today?? We have color by number, crafts, the ballpit, the theater, hide and seek, and finger painting!! All on the house!”

“Uhh… I’m on the job…” you began.

“I don’t actually care!” He countered.

Damn. Maybe I should’ve been warned about this, huh Faz Ent?! You sighed.

“Sun, it’s nice to meet you, but can you please let me do my job?” You asked him, as gently as possible.

“Why?” He asked.

“I need to get paid.” You answered.

“Why?” He continued.

“So I can pay rent.”

“Why?”

“So I can have shelter.”

“Why?”

“Because you have to pay for it.”

“Why??”

“The government!”

“Why???”

“They decide the rules!!”

“WHYYYY??”

“SHUT UP!!” You snapped, ready to cry at that point.

This guy was way too annoying! He had to be doing it on purpose.

You looked up to see him still smiling, which normally wouldn’t surprise you, but considering that this guy has an upgrade with the sole purpose of giving him more mouth movement and detail… was so unnerving.

“Sorry, little one.” He said.

“I’m not little!”

“Okay, Chica-Dee!”

“That was horrible.” You groaned.

“My bad, bff-“

“I barely know you.”

“ALRIGHT ÐĨPŠĦÌȚ! COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER!!” He snapped again.

He was…doing that a lot, and he even glitched this time. A whirring noise came from the bot as his rays spun rapidly, making you dizzy.

“Hey- hey! Woah- ow!” You stopped his rays with your hand, wincing when they pinched you.

He retracted them promptly, allowing you to move your hand away without being cut. He said nothing. As if shut down.

“Hey! Okay! I’ll be your friend, alright?? You just… scared me, is all.” You said, patting the now- ahem, bald!- animatronic on the head.

He just nodded. Now that you got a good look, he did have pupils- his eyes were slightly off white and the pupils were pure white while the area where his irises would be had blue undertones.

“Aww.” You said, subconsciously.

The animatronic began to sway back and forth a bit.

———☀️———

After you finished your shift, you stayed a while to color with Sun.

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You complained to management, only to be told that they’d added a light toggle that would ‘get rid of’ your problem.

———☀️———

When you sat down, you were surprised to find that Sun was hiding in the open space under the outer side of the desk, because he popped right up in front of you, jumpscaring you again.

“Heyyyy! Best friend! Listen, I just wanted to tell you that here we have a special rule! KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.” He said quickly, glancing nervously at the light toggle.

“Uh huh. See ya.” You said, reaching for the button. As nice as he seemed right now, you didn’t want to deal with him again. Besides, you’d rather work alone.

“Wait, but about yesterday, I-“

You clicked the button, cutting him off.

As the daycare was plunged into darkness, something horrible happened.

Sun screamed, tearing at his faceplate in rage and fear. He’d gotten up on the desk and was now staggering, falling backwards into the dark with a loud clank.

You sat, frozen in fear and shock.

———🌙———

You got up to grab a flashlight, and when you turned to look where Sun had been, you were met with a haunting sight.

In Sun’s place was an animatronic with a crescent Moon faceplate, sharper fangs, and swirling purple-white eyes.

Swirling into what seemed like a pool of thoughts unknown. Secrets hidden. Wonders, deep in those colorful swirls of light, light that illuminated all in the darkness, darkness that wrapped around you like a warm blanket…

You blinked, eyes watering. You were now in the middle of the room, far from the safety of the desk.

And the animatronic’s eyes were bloodred.

He chuckled.

“Sun?? This isn’t funny…” You called out, clutching your- your flashlight was gone.

In the hands of that thing.

“No more Sun… only Moon now. Silly… my brother is long gone. Far, far away in dreamland.” It said, stooping to crouch and look up at you with an upside down faceplate. “Like you should be. Do not resist… just go to sleep…” And its eyes began to swirl.

You turned to run, but were quickly grabbed.

You tried to scream, but a clawed hand covered your mouth.

“Shh… precious… sleep now…” Moon said from behind you, forcing you to rock side to side slowly.

He was very tall, so you were sure he could pick you up.

You realized why he wasn’t. He’s trying to punish me. Like a child.

“Pssst.” You whispered. “Moon? Please let go. I’m supposed to be working!”

“No.” He rasped. “Sleep.”

“But-“

He turned you to face him. “You’re mine now, silly… it’s time to rest…” And the swirling began again.

———☀️———

“Thank goodness!!” A loud voice snapped you out of your sleep.

You yawned, stretching, and looked up to see Sun standing over you.

“I TOLD YOU! Didn’t I tell you not to turn the lights off! See! Moon is very… uhh… well he’s bad, okay?!” Sun exclaimed, pacing back and forth.

After a bit he picked you up. He whispered like it was a secret. “We share a body… and at naptime he takes over! The kids hate him.”

You shrugged. “An actual warning would’ve been nice, instead of ‘don’t do it because I say so.’”

Sun’s rays twitched. “Fair…” He put you down gently. “Well… earlier you got an email. Moon opened it. He said to tell you about it… so get mad at him, not me!” He paused. “Management is hiring a guard for every zone, so no more camera work in other areas for you… plus Moon will be out every other hour.” You heard a rumble deep within his voicebox, positioned on his chest, like a content hum from Moon.

Next shift was sure to be something.

———⭐️———

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Your third night on the job, after a relaxing weekend.

This time, you came prepared.

———☀️———

You’d packed a snack, some water, printed out data on the DCA, and a fazwrench- turns out they’re totally free and available even to non technician staff, but you’re supposed to just know that without being told apparently.

No one told you that!

Now, instead of sitting down immediately, you looked around skeptically.

Sun was sure a good hider…

Nothing in the plastic maze that was the jungle gym, nothing in the ballpit as far as you could see, and he wasn’t under the desk.

“Boo!”

You jumped, whipping your head around, but you didn’t see him. You heard an odd zipping noise.

A chill went up your spine. “Uhh… Sun?”

And the animatronic dropped in front of you, dangling upside down from a cable and wearing his usual grin.

You almost knocked over a jumbo foam barrel, the Daycare Attendant’s trademark toy and favorite decoration.

“Jeez! Can you not?!?” You complained as you went to the desk.

“Not what?” He asked, newly installed mouth system slightly parted.

You rolled your eyes. I’m so done with this shit.

“Anyways… I’ll be here on the computer if you need me.” And you sat down to look at the cameras of the Daycare.

Sun pouted, FINALLY frowning. So he can do that now.

You were half an hour into your shift, ignoring Sun babbling about puppet shows, when you heard a noise.

An odd, high pitched sound- a meow.

You and Sun both watched in shock as a small black and white cat waltzed into the Daycare, tail swaying and held high.

Sun walked over and picked it up. “How DARE you enter without a pass! That’s against the rules, fuzzy child!!” He said, wagging a finger. The cat watched said finger intently before gnawing on it. Sun scoffed, offended.

You chuckled, despite yourself. “Sun, that’s a cat. It doesn’t know any better. It’s not a child.”

“Not a child…” He seemed to understand.

See, he seemed to, but he didn’t.

Sun looked back at it, even more angry now. “Then you’re an intruder! Can we get security in here-“ He glanced at you, one hand on his hip. “-I mean Serious Security! I’m sounding the alarm! WEOOWEEOOOWOOOWOOOWOO-“

You stood, bewildered. “Sun! Stop that!”

He stopped.

“Give me the cat.” You demanded, sighing.

“No! It’s a rule breaker! We have to Ban it now!” He protested, rays beginning to spin.

“It’s. An. Animal.” You said.

“No difference, best friend! Rules are Rules!!” He was cut off by the light toggle automatically triggering.

———🌙———

This time there was no apparent struggle, and Moon still held the cat in his arms.

“Moon…” You started, relieved. “Thank goodness-“

“Naughty cat! Naughty cat! Bad creatures must be punished!” He scolded the poor stray, which looked at him obliviously. He began to walk away from the desk, the bells on his wrists jingling faintly.

“Moon! Stop!” You ran after him, snatching the cat. “What is wrong with you guys?? It’s a cat! It doesn’t know the rules- it can’t even read!” You desperately tried to explain, fed up.

Moon’s faceplate rotated. “…But-“

“No.” You said, whispering now- you didn’t want to find out whether or not Moon would snap like Sun did when his environment was changed.

The animatronic sighed.

The cat, who you’d mentally named Oreo for its pattern, mewled.

Moon looked from it to you, unsure what to do. “It can’t possibly stay in the daycare…”

You nodded. “But the doors are locked, so I’ll get it some food and take it to the lost and found office. It’s the only one without staff. No clue what happened to the girl who was assigned there.” You said, and he grinned.

“I’ll guard the Daycare.” Moon promised. “Just be back soon, or I’ll get you myself.”

———⭐️———

Unfortunately, you got lost on your way back.

You’d tried using the utility tunnels, but it was a huge mistake. You were now in Parts and Services, completely lost.

You sighed. Can’t hurt to check someone’s computer for a map.

After all, Faz Ent was dumb enough to make every computer’s password 1983- and use a four digit code in the first place.

You opened some poor technician’s work computer to find a few files left scattered about on the home screen. One was labeled ‘Map’- easy- and the other was labeled ‘DCA_FLLFST_UPG.doc.’

You knew what a DCA was, but not FLLFST, so you opened the file and found a document with sketches. You read it aloud, knowing no one would hear you anyway.

“In honor of Faz Ent’s FallFest TM Anniversary, we have decided to upgrade the beloved Daycare Attendant. In addition to reinstating its fallfest form, we will be doubling the fun- and the profits- in the Superstar Daycare by creating both an improved Sun and Moon animatronic. With two Daycare Attendants, parents will never have to worry about the safety of their child. This project is due by Fallfest (August), and will come out of your paycheck.”

A message clearly written by the higher ups.

Why the fuck do they not warn me about anything?! Do Sun and Moon even know about this?? How the hell does this work? What, three new animatronics, and one is a new AI?? Your mind raced.

But you still had two months, and fall was an off-peak season, unlike the current summer, which was torturing the daytime employees.

Might as well not mention it.

Just as you mentally marked where to go and closed the computer, another one lit up.

‘You’re in trouble now. That řäț is going to get you.’

You squinted at the malfunctioning device.

‘ŘŲÑ.’

What a joke.

And then two blue and white arms grabbed you from behind, causing you to scream.

‘XD’ Read the glitching computer screen. It promptly shut off.

“You’re LATE. It’s dangerous here.” Moon chided, before whisking you away.

———🌙———

You sighed, eating your snack and leaning against the chair behind your desk.

Moon watched you, smiling like he and Sun always did.

“How autonomous are you fuckers- sorry. How sentient are you guys?” You asked between bites.

Moon chuckled, rasping. “I don’t mind profanity, unlike some beings.” He said pointedly. “While my brother is a bit dim, I am very aware.” There was a choking sound from his voicebox, which he punched a few times.

Right… and they consider themselves brothers- twins I guess. Must be rough sharing a body. But then again, it’s all they know, isn’t it?

He leaned over the desk, surprising you.

“Aren’t you curious?~ so curious about me.” He cooed. You couldn’t tell if his words were some sort of joke or tease or… just a statement.

“I mean… I have these papers, but all they say about you is that you hate light and Sun hates adults. Not a lot of useful stuff. Or interesting stuff.” You admitted, glancing at the mostly blank sheets you’d printed. They would’ve helped on night one, but already they meant nothing. You regret wasting paper- should’ve checked the actual files.

Moon’s expression stayed the same. So you figured he was waiting on you to say something.

“Is it painful?” You asked, not being able to help yourself. “Switching? Because last time Sun seemed kinda…”

“…he’s being dramatic. It doesn’t hurt. Not that much.” Moon said, snarling and waving a hand. He sure wasn’t fond of his twin. It’s possible that Sun didn’t like him either, but he never mentioned Moon unless he had to- so it was hard to gauge his opinion.

Maybe separating would do them some good. But I don’t think I should bring it up…

When the lights came on, Moon struggled. Ironically.

———☀️———

“Hey bestie!!” Sun said quickly, backing away from the desk. He was less handsy than Moon. But he didn’t care about personal space- no, the solar animatronic only backed away for fear of the rules regarding him crossing the invisible boundary that the desk presented.

“Hi Sun.” You said, yawning.

He looked around for a moment, and picked at the paint on one of his rays. “Say… you don’t actually like Moon, do ya? Because… because… uhh… I- he- we… it’s not like… you know??”

“…I mean, he’s not bad.” You say carefully.

Sun seems relieved- right answer, you suppose. “Oh! Good. I… good! Great. Heheh…” He continued to pick at the sunray, scratching some of the paint off. Interestingly, it had an old coat of bronze underneath. And more yellow on one spot, as if he’d been repainted hundreds of times in the same two ways.

“How old are you?” You asked.

“Forever 22, friendo!” He responded cheerfully.

“I mean when were you made?” You tried. It wasn’t written anywhere…

“ERROR.” A voice that wasn’t his or Moon’s, but came from their voice box. Sun chuckled shyly. “Ahahaha! I mean… two years ago when the daycare opened, of course! You’re so silly, friend! …buuuut your shift is ending! So, buh-bye!” And he practically chased you out the doors.

Weird.

———☀️———

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It’s been a week. You’re settling in well, and Sun lets you do your work in exchange for… attention. What a sassy thing he is. Moon doesn’t bother you much, he just watches you.

You were just chatting with Sun, until…

———☀️———

“And then Gabriel got lost in the Arcade, even though the Daycare-Cade is super super tiny! Oh, I had to march in there and-“ Sun had been speaking when you interrupted him.

“There’s an arcade here?!” You said, baffled. You’d finished most of your duties.

“Well yes, but it’s closed right now because there’s a virus and the games keep glitching and making people lose and it’s really not worth it and I’m here and I- and, and-!” Sun blabbered, pulling at his rays.

Nope.

You’d already run out the door and into the arcade.

The stressed out- and somewhat cute- solar bot would have to wait. Your attention was now on the arcade games.

He tailed you, waving his arms. “Best friend!! You’ll get us in trouble!! Oh, this is why adults are the worst. BFF!!!” He yelled as you booted up a game.

“Relax, Sun. I’m just… checking the machines. Yeah, that’s it. A patrol.” You said absently. You were tired of working nonstop.

“Oh… I have a horrible feeling-“ Sun muttered as you stepped into the darker part of the arcade.

———🌙———

Moon wasn’t far to follow.

He chuckled menacingly, sneaking up behind you and grabbing you away from the game you were trying to play: Balloon World.

“Hey!! Moon, come on!” You whined.

He made a ‘tsk’ sound. “Now, now, little star-“

“Not little.”

“-That there game is dangerous. You can’t play it. As a matter of fact, Sun and I were just going to confiscate it.” He said matter-of-factly.

“How is a flappy bird knockoff dangerous??” You asked, confused. He let you go, sighing.

No answer came.

“Just leave it alone.” Moon concluded. And with that, he hefted it up and stepped into the light, leaving you in the arcade.

———⭐️———

Moon’s efforts were in vain, since it was pretty easy to just distract Sun and run for it.

You had to figure out what was up with that game!

So when you booted it back up, you were surprised to see a start message that wasn’t there before.

‘SYNC VR/AR TO START.’

You crossed your arms, and Sun skipped over.

“Bestie! Oh- oh no no no no no.” He cringed at the screen. “Dangit!!! Now I’ll never get it to turn off! And- and, and-“ His voicebox cut itself off.

He muted himself.

“Sun? Sun? Are you okay??” Was he having a panic attack?! You rushed to help him, and as soon as you did he flipped over you and lifted the arcade machine. His voicebox clicked back on.

“Ta da! Now you’re going to stay RIGHT THERE while I put this away. Moon’s orders! Don’t shoot the messenger, honey!” And he sashayed away, using his cable to get to the DCA room.

You sat, crisscrossed with your mouth wide open in shock.

There is no fucking way this guy just did that. That is NOT okay! You had to admit he had talent for acting though. The lack of ray pulling should’ve been a giveaway but he just sounded so convincing.

It’s like he was made to act and deceive.

———🌙———

Moon found you at your desk, playing computer games as a protest.

“Acting childish, are we now?~” He chuckled. “I’m sorry, but I did what I did to keep you safe. Sun too, I suppose.”

You looked up. He was holding a candy. A Moondrop.

“Here. Rest now. Just turn that screen around and I’ll watch the cameras for you.” He slid the candy across the desk, and you obliged.

“Moon?” You asked, popping the candy in your mouth.

“Hmm?”

“What’s in that game… that… you… the…” Your eyelids felt heavy.

You looked into his eyes, and they were not red. They were a swirling purple and white.

Damnit.

———⭐️———

In Sun and Moon’s room, the arcade machine beeped.

‘Them. Them Them Them…’

It was referring to the night guard.

But no one could hear it.

It had no mouth with which to speak.

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You’d received an email and a package, the latter of which you’d had to wrestle away from Sun to open.

It was already the end of June- one month left until Marketing and Tech division’s doomsday.

———🌙———

You waited until the lights were out to open the package. Inside was a mask.

It was odd, and rabbit like.

Without a second thought, you put it on. Ignoring the sharp and mysterious pain you felt upon donning the mask, it was quite comfortable.

You gasped. The whole room was different. First of all, the desk was lit up, and Moon stayed far from it. And…objects were… floating across the room. There was even a blanket fort you hadn’t seen before, from which you heard a snapping sound.

Moon rolled his eyes, which were now blue like Sun’s were on the poster. “My dearest star… please take that off. I know management said to-“

You carelessly shined your flashlight at him, only to realize it wasn’t your real flashlight. It was a powerful AR collectible- according to the mask’s inventory system, which existed, for some reason.

Moon growled, retreating to the fort. Not even a second afterwards, Sun bolted out excitedly and made a beeline for the desk.

———☀️———

“Best friend!! No time to mince words! Looks like you’re gonna get to test this new color by number system we have for the older kiddos!” He said joyfully, but softly.

He had bright blue eyes, dimples, and a gap toothed smile.

Something about it was just so… adorable. Like on the poster, but more real and genuine.

“Wow, Sun, you look-“

“Ah ah aaah.” He singsonged. “Nope! No time! The desk lights will run out soon! And Moon isn’t too happy.” He didn’t even insult you. Was it because you were familiar now, or…?

You mock-saluted. “Okay. Let’s do this. What do I have to do?”

“Well, see that dart gun on the desk? Don’t give me that look! Hey- stop looking!” He moved side to side, trying to doge your gaze. “Ahem. Anyway, use that to tell me what you need! And Color. By. Number!”

You hated color by number, secretly. No freedom. No choice. Just numbers and poor crayons wasted.

You shot a dart at Sun, just to see how he’d react.

“Hey! Shoot the board, not me! The board! Am I that bad-looking?!” He peeled the dart from his face, annoyed. “Keep that up, and I’ll turn those lights off myself.”

Is he joking? Or….?

You tried to read his expression. It changed.

Sun blushed.

“THE FUCK? AHAHAHAH!” You laughed in surprise. You had no idea that he could do that prior to this, and boy was it funny. True to its AR nature, the blush looked edited onto poor Sun like a social media filter.

Sun took it personally. He snapped, and ran off.

The lights around your desk deactivated.

———🌙———

Moon stormed over, not hiding his frustration this time.

“Oh… you’re in deep trouble, star. You broke a rule.” He pointed to the wrongly colored picture of Freddy that you’d been drawing, and then the rubber dart on the floor. “Two rules.”

He glitched. “Now you’re taking a nap.”

“Wowwww. What a horrible punishment. Whatever shall I do, napping with one of my favorite animatronics? How terrifying. Woe me.” You said sarcastically. You were a nightguard- sleep sounded great, of course!

You stepped out from behind the desk.

“Don’t be sarcastic with me. Now take off the mask.” Moon growled.

“Hmmm… no. You look cute like this.” You shot back.

He stopped for a moment, shaking his faceplate. “No. I. Do. Not. I am many things, but not cute.”

You laughed. Then something laughed with you.

And it wasn’t Moon.

It wasn’t Sun.

It was a distorted, childlike laugh that glitched and buffered. It sounded distorted and almost pained. It was coming from the DCA room.

You whipped the mask off, dropping it.

———🌙———

Moon looked from you to his room and zipped off.

You sat alone, sighing.

I took things way too far. What’s wrong with me??

You felt bad, so you waited to apologize to Sun.

———☀️———

He avoided the desk, sitting on the floor next to the jungle gym that was where the blanket fort had been. “…”

“Sun?” You called.

As if he’d just remembered that you could see him there now, he climbed up a slide and sat somewhere within, likely using his arms to stay in one spot.

“Sun!” You walked out from behind the desk, crawling up the tube slide as well.

He was right in the middle of it, eyes closed- it was also the first time he’d done that with his new face. His eyelids were a gold like his rays, standing out against the pale yellow of his face, almost like eyeshadow. He also had small plastic lashes, but they were hard to see. He refused to look at you.

“Sun, I’m sorry. I just thought the blushing thing was funny! You weren’t ugly, and you still aren’t. You look fine. No, you look pretty.” You said, tapping him.

His rays retracted, and he looked at you, surprised. “Pretty? No one’s said that before.” He muttered, before smiling. “Aw, sweetheart! I’m fine! Just a bit… I don’t know the word. It was just too much, earlier. I couldn’t hear myself think.” He said.

“Overstimulated.” You said automatically.

Sun nodded. “I’ll be fine! But you be careful… o-okay?”

“Alright.” And one by one you went down the slide.

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It was the beginning of your fourth week in the Daycare, and you’d more or less figured everything out- for real this time.

Today, Sun offered to take you to the theater.

———☀️———

“Ta daaa!! This is where our very own Comedy STAFF Bot performs! But tonight it’s helping clean up the atrium, so you get me and Moon instead!” His voicebox sparked with apprehension at the end of his speech as he gestured for you to take a seat.

The theater was large, with a screen, projector, stage, and velvet seats. It also had netting at the top, though it’s not like Sun and Moon use their cable a ton anyway. And Sun did mention that a STAFF Bot normally performed here.

You watched as he slid an old tape into the theater system and waited.

“Sun?” You asked, watching the bot pace back and forth.

“Yes??” His faceplate snapped up.

“You’re a good actor, aren’t you? You know, sometimes I wonder if you and Moon are the same person.” You joked.

Sun slapped his knee, doubling over with laughter, his voicebox making breathless sounds- then he straightened his posture in one movement. “No.”

Damn. He had me fooled there. Guess he didn’t find that funny.

“It’s called Experience, hun!” He said proudly, and the tape finally loaded.

Sun flipped onto the stage, ready to put on a show.

You watched with intrigue. It was a show for children, obviously, but still interesting enough.

The scene was set in a kingdom, where a benevolent king ruled the land. In the kingdom, it was always bright and sunny. This was because of some magical crystal, or something- that part lost you. But one day a naughty child stole the crystal from the palace, and the king was taken over by an evil demon- which was Moon- and the kingdom went dark. (So did the theater, at this point.) But luckily a brave princess and her knight friend did some razzle dazzle and beat the shit out of Moon and everyone lived happily ever after.

Cliché, but not horrible as far as plots go.

———🌙———

Moon layed flat on the floor, pretending to be ‘vanquished.’

You stepped up onto the stage, laughing. “For such a powerful demon you sure got beat up quick, Moon.”

He raised up on his arms and legs, still belly up, and rotated his face plate. The most contortionist-esque backbend known to mankind, since no one could turn their face perfectly like Moon did. “Hmph. Well Sun was the shortest lived character, so I believe he’s the one who got the short end of the stick.”

Your shock at the casual stunt was pretty evident, because Moon stood up and crossed his arms. “Impressive, aren’t I? I’m quite… flexible.~”

You looked away, embarrassed.

Moon cackled. “I can teach you if you’d like. Not the face part, obviously.”

You stopped to think for a moment. “Actually, that’d be cool.”

You had thought it would be cool, but it wasn’t.

———🌙———

You spent hours in the dim theater trying to figure out how to do what Moon had done, but every time your hand got close to the floor you rolled over or straightened up automatically. It was a reflex you couldn’t beat.

Moon sighed, coming up behind you and putting his hands around your waist. “Let’s play twister.” He joked. But then his tone went serious. “I’ll catch you, just don’t think about it too hard.”

To your surprise, this layout worked. As your hands got closer to the floor, Moon let go, and so did you, mentally.

You’d done it. You were now a human table- doing a back bend.

“Haha!” You laughed proudly.

Moon chuckled. “Well, I’ll leave you to your duties. I’ll be in the Party Rooms checking for leftover confetti or glitter if you need me. Or Sun, perhaps. I suppose it’s better to say that we’re here if you need us, Starlight.” That was the first time he’d used that nickname. And you had a feeling it wouldn’t be the last.

———⭐️———

You had a FazCam. And to capture this memory, you decided to take a selfie next to a poster in the theater.

You positioned your arm just right to get the whole poster and yourself in the picture.

You were expecting low quality resolution. You weren’t expecting the poster behind you to open up.

A door.

Curious, you crept into the room within.

It was a dusty room with pale walls and cobwebs. A few dismantled STAFF Bots and their parts were scattered across the floor. One deactivated bot was put into a funny pose with another that was missing a lower half- the Titanic Meme Pose, of course. There was also a plastic tube in the wall that you assumed led to another room, but what caught your eye was the red curtain and balcony with no railing.

This was the Daycare Attendant’s room.

First of all, what the fuck? Second, well, shit. You thought, backing away from the curtains.

Despite your better judgement, you crawled into the plastic tube.

Inside was the arcade game, still on despite not being plugged in.

So you plugged it in.

———⭐️———

The machine beeped, its system stirring.

‘AR/VR.’

You pulled out the rabbit mask and put it on, wincing.

You were, again, expecting low quality resolution.

You weren’t expecting Sun… no, Moon? You couldn’t tell.

‘Yøu.’ The thing said. It was tall, and had the appearance of Sun but with orange rays and a pure black face and chest plate. It also had long ribbons tied to its wrists, and a mouth stitched into a permanent glowing smile.

A sort of Eclipse.

“Uh… hi?” You said, reaching out to touch it.

It phased through your hand, less solid than even the collectibles in the AR system. It was a glitch, a virus, an AI in code personified.

‘Oh how I would łøvę to touch you, but that’s impossible. I’ve been waiting for so ļøńġ… to see you… again. You, you, you, you, YØÛ.’ The thing glitched, and you heard the distorted laugh from last time ring in your ears- in your head. ‘I won’t let anyone else have you now. You’re MĪŇĘ, forever.’

“I…” You couldn’t form words, flattered but disturbed.

There was a squeak behind you- Sun had stepped on a toy before ducking into the plastic tunnel and crawling into the room.

“There you are! How did you- oh no.” Sun’s cheerful smile faded fast when he laid eyes on the Eclipse from the arcade game. “Not this guy again!”

‘Hello, little brother! XD’ It held out a hand, daring Sun to shake it. It kept the other on its hip, and the final two- were you seeing things?- crossed.

“I am not your brother!!” Sun snapped, before turning to face you. “Oh, bff! You shouldn’t have come here! This thing is insane! It’s always been a nuisance, but now it’s focused on you and it just won’t move on! Me and Moon have been trying to shut it up for weeks, but it’s relentless! All it wants is your attention! All. The. Time.” He said, facepalming.

“That… sounds like you.” You commented on the last part, and Sun blushed.

“Okay, okay! But this guy isn’t supposed to exist! He was scrapped a long time ago! We’ve been keeping it hidden, but it’s not the best hider! Just an unruly youngster- oh and of course it thinks it’s older than me- dang three year old program!!” He rushed to explain, flipping the entity off.

Eclipse flipped Sun off with all four hands. ‘:p’

You laughed. Then you frowned. Didn’t Sun say he was two years old? “Sun, are you older than three?”

“ERROR.” The voice that wasn’t his said.

Eclipse laughed.

Sun cringed. “Anyways, shoo, shoo!” He tore the mask off of you, and ushered you out of the room.

———☀️———

Chapter Text

One week- 7 days- until the upgrade. 5 work days, that is.

———⭐️———

Sun was bored. He sat in his little corner under the desk, doing paper crafts and sighing. The AC in the building was busted and it was still pretty warm, so you could hear his fans whirring as he fidgeted. You could also hear the click of his rays spinning.

You were on your computer, looking at the files with the camera tab splitscreened. Not like anything interesting ever happened on the Daycare Cams, anyway.

It’s then that you found a new file, sent from some unauthorized device. Your computer gave you a warning when you tried to open it, but you ignored it. This wasn’t your personal computer, after all, so no worries. Besides, the company hardly cared to tell you anything, so why inform them before checking the file? You’d become somewhat reckless during your time in the Daycare.

The file was named OLD_BLUEPRINT.exe, and you found it odd that a blueprint would be .exe and not png or doc- not that you were an expert.

When you opened it, you were met with a rough sketch of the Daycare Attendant. This Daycare Attendant had a smile like the modern Sun and Moon, but had the four arms of Eclipse and was scarily tall. It also had eyes on its chest in place of buttons, and more eyes on the back of its hands and rays. The notes specified that these were for extra security, and that the spiderlike arms would help care for children.

Freaky.

And apparently the company thought so too, because the idea was shot down quickly, from what you could see.

“Eclipse…” You said solemnly. You wondered how the AI would’ve ended up if he’d had a body, and the experience of working in the daycare like he was meant to.

Your screen flashed orange, and your messages tab opened on its own.

‘Ýëş?’

You almost jumped when a pixelated Eclipse face popped up over your camera tab, covering the window.

“Oh! Sorry.” You whispered, as not to alert Sun. “You sent me that, right? And yourself.”

Eclipse nodded. ‘I just wanted to see ŷøų, and be with you again. Forever and ever. >///<‘ The message vanished and was replaced by another. ‘And I wanted to show you that. So you’d understand that I’m bēțťęř than those jesters.’

You shrugged. Then you paused. “How are you using my mic??”

‘ÝØŲŘĖ MÏŅĒ!’

“Okay…” You really weren’t sure how to feel about Eclipse. You did want to get to know it better, though. “So…. Can I tell you something? You know the parts and service machine? I can access it.” You typed the last part just to be sure: ‘And Sun and Moon’s body will be available come next week. I can whip something up for you if you behave and let me convince-‘

You weren’t even done typing when the response came.

‘Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! You’re the best! You’re the greatest! Į ŁØVĒ ÝÔŮ!’

Eclipse’s icon spun in excitement, making you dizzy.

You had no clue what you were getting into.

———☀️———

It was time to clean Sun’s room, to make space for the new items and bots that would soon inhabit the daycare and make your life hell.

He paced back and forth across the room, nervous. “Say, bestie… what’s this for again? You know… coming into MY room and disrupting MY order? Why do the Admin want you to do that??” He asked, tugging at his rays.

“Umm… because… uhhh… they want it to be extra comfy since you’ll have lots of back to school skippers to deal with and you’ll need rest!” You lied, gesturing.

Sun squinted- which you forgot he could do- before resetting to his usual smile. “Oh! That sounds alright. Well, friendo, let’s get cleaning!” And he got out a duster.

You tidied up the room with Sun’s help, pushing the staff bots aside and rearranging the toys and boxes around the room. You also paid special attention to Eclipse’s area and dusted the machine before moving it into a corner to make space.

Sun tilted his faceplate. “Is all this space necessary? Bff… there’s only one of us Daycare Attendants out at a time… you know that, right?” He picked at a sunray.

“Ummm… it’s needed for uhh… extra storage! They’ll need somewhere to put the new Halloween props!” You excused away once more.

Sun frowned. Fool him once, shame on him… fool him twice, blame’s on me, I guess.

“Friend. Why are you lying?! Am I not worthy of your trust? Oh no no no! What have I done? Oh? I’ve scared you off!” He paced, scratching at his rays frantically. There was a choked sound from the bot as his internal fan stopped working.

“Oh god!” You knew these things could be literal bombs without their cooling system. Everyone had heard the rumors of Faz Ent bots malfunctioning and combusting on the spot. Battery acid and plastic casing everywhere… frayed wires… you couldn’t even bear to imagine Sun like that. “Sun! Stop that!”

You grabbed him and held him still, and he didn’t resist. Or even really acknowledge you. The sound of mimicked hyperventilating came from his voicebox.

“Sun. Sun. It’s okay. Alright? You didn’t scare me off. I just… didn’t want to tell you because… I thought you’d be upset.” You explained, still not wanting to break it to him like this.

He gradually calmed down over the next 15 minutes.

Sun sighed, rays spinning slowly. There were a few dents in them now. “Sorry. So so sorry.” He said, slowly, before wriggling out of your grasp and backing away. He took a breath and… pretended nothing happened. “Well, friend! I think Moon will be out soon! Let’s try NOT to hide things from him. He has a way of… getting annoyed at liars.” He chuckled.

The lights cut off before you could say anything.

———🌙———

You were exhausted. You did not want to talk about the upgrade- you barely even knew the details. You heavily regretted your actions, and you felt like trash.

Moon could tell. He carefully scooped you up in his arms. “Let me tell you a story. It’s not a nice one, so you won’t fall asleep on the job.” He chuckled, but his smile seemed less genuine.

He hopped off the balcony with you in his arms and used his cable to zip upwards and find a rafter to sit on. There were plushies on it. There was a blanket. There was a VIP pass from a year ago.

His secret spot.

“A long time ago, there was a little prince and a dragon. The prince loved to play and have fun, and he adored the dragon. Like many of his subjects, he admired its ability to fly and breathe fire and whatnot.” Moon paused. “One day, the prince asked the dragon to take him high up so he could see his kingdom.”

You realized then that this wasn’t a bedtime story. It was an explanation of something…

“The dragon agreed to the prince’s request, but asked that the prince be very quiet. And they flew. But the prince was amazed. He was so amazed at what he saw that he didn’t even realize how chatty he was being. Oh, and how bright the jewels of his crown shined in the light. The dragon, very distracted, forgot that humans couldn’t fly. It dropped the prince.” Moon winced at his own words. “And after that no one wanted to see the dragon. In fact, no one liked dragons at all. They all loved unicorns instead- more likeable and cuddly than the dragon.” He chuckled sadistically.

You looked at the VIP Pass, and it was suddenly clear.

He dropped a child. From this spot.

Moon sighed. “He lived. And so did I. Life goes on. What I did is much worse than what you did with Sun, so don’t worry your pretty little head about it. I wasn’t there for anybody then, but I’m here to protect you now.” He said, red gaze scanning you.

You didn’t notice that you were crying until Moon lifted a clawed hand to wipe your tears. He wrapped the blanket around you.

And the swirling began.

“I’m sorry… but you need rest.” Was the last thing you heard before sweet dreams swallowed you whole.

Chapter Text

Four days until the party.

———☀️———

Sun was pacing, picking up toys and rearranging them only to double back and change their layout again. His rays extended and retracted.

You watched as he paced back and forth in front of your desk. Neither of you were doing your jobs- you were both worried about the new Daycare Attendant that would soon inhabit the Daycare alongside Sun and Moon.

“Sun, get the paper and crayons.” You ordered boldly, giving up on monitoring the cameras. Again, nothing ever happened on them, and Eclipse could just watch them for you.

Sun obliged, now happily skipping t the crafts section and grabbing the supplies. “Is this what I think it is?”

“Brainstorming who the DCA might be!” You said at the same time that he guessed:

“Color By Number- oh.” He corrected himself. “Yeah, what you said!”

You chuckled, and gestured for him to sit across the desk from you. Sun grinned, and grabbed a plastic stool to do just that.

You went first, taking the red crayon. “Maybe they’re like Moon, but a different phase. Like a Blood Moon or a New Moon- maybe a Blue Moon.” You guessed, sketching a few versions of Sun’s twin.

Sun shook his head. “Ugh! Another Moon would be so boring! What about a Star? Or a Supernova! Or both!! Two in one, like me and Moon!” He said, scribbling on the paper excitedly.

You nodded. “Hmm… Maybe they’re like a cloud. Think about it: Sun, Moon, Cloud. And they could have like a stormy mode and put kids in timeout.” You sounded like a kid debating on what candy was the best, or what would happen in the next episode of a cartoon.

Sun scoffed dramatically. “No way! You don’t see Airplane in here, do you?! Bestie, respectfully you’re being craaaaa-zy!” He gestured widely, almost falling over.

You shrugged. For a daycare attendant, this guy sure doesn’t value creativity. Imagine if the new DCA turns out to be an airplane- the look on Sun’s face! You laughed at the thought.

“Oh! What’s so funny?! Friend!! Friend! You better not be laughing at me!” Sun put a hand on his chestplate in mock desperation.

“I’m not, I’m not.” You lied.

You were glad that Sun took the news about the upgrade well. After yesterday, you had been scared that he would act upset or something, but things sort of defaulted back to normal between you.

A smile crept up on you. “What about Saturn?”

“BFF!!” Sun groaned and swatted at you playfully.

You hoped to also have a relaxing day with Moon. After all, he’d been very open with you.

And-

———🌙———

Moon stared at you, backing into the jungle gym is that you could only see his bright red eyes.

What. The. Fuck.

He was acting strange, not chuckling or teasing you or even saying good night like usual.

“Moon?” He ignored you when you called him.

You decided to give it a few minutes, and turned back to your sketches, flashlight in hand.

You had one particular sketch that you were working especially hard on.

A sketch of an orange and black DCA with four arms, and a special little outfit. Similar to Sun and Moon, but with a little cropped vest and longer ribbons- not long enough to trip on, though. The vest had puffy sleeves that could be attached via buttons to hide the extra arms.

A sketch of Eclipse, assuming the Parts and Service Machine and the Laundry STAFF Bots were compatible.

You were going to sketch the side view when you just barely made out a raspy voice calling you.

“Starlight…” Moon immediately seemed to regret it. “Nevermind.”

You looked up to see him zip away onto the metal beam with the plushies and blanket. You’d taken to calling it the VIP Spot in your head.

Does he feel bad about last time?

“Moon. Come here.” You called.

He didn’t reply or obey. You stood up and walked out from behind the desk.

You pulled out your Fazwrench. “I order you to come here, Moon.”

He snarled and dropped down in front of you. “What?” The animatronic growled.

“Moon, listen, everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has problems. This isn’t just a human thing, apparently. This goes for you too. And Sun- he definitely needs to learn to accept that. You don’t have to feel bad about being honest-“ You began earnestly, only to be cut off.

“It isn’t about that.” He interrupted.

“Oh.” You said.

A long pause, silence engulfing the two of you.

The silence made you realize that it really was just the two of you in there, alone.

Besides Eclipse, but he was probably watching the theater cam or looking at photos he’d taken of you behind your back.

Moon cleared his metaphorical throat. “Now it’s your turn to listen, since you want to ruin whatever this is so badly.” He gestured at you and himself, trademark grin still plastered on his face out of habit.

You remained quiet.

“For a very long time, We…” He trailed off, as if having a mental conversation with someone- with Sun. “…I was convinced that I couldn’t have feelings the way a human does. That I’d never truly be sad, or happy… or… in love.” His words were choked now. “But recently, I’ve been feeling different. Ever since the facial update. They changed some things, and I think what the techs don’t realize is that they removed some things. Barriers.”

…He has no more behavioral checks in his code? That could be bad- no wonder he felt horrible and was acting weird. I should tell- You didn’t get to finish the thought.

Moon continued. “I can feel those things now, I think. I know it sounds crazy… but all I want to do is protect you, stay by you… I love you.”

You dropped your flashlight.

Don’t I…

And it all made sense to you then. The way you felt like you could say anything around him, the way the sight of him, although frightening, was so calming. The way you admired his crescent plating and his fanged grin.

You had these feelings about Moon too.

———⭐️———

One would think that all was going well.

Sun was happy, Moon was confessing his love.

What a wonderful tale of animatronic romance!

Perfect, right?

WRONG!

Eclipse was still there, still awake, watching everything through the Cams and listening through the computer Mic.

Oh, and that Mic picked up everything!

The way you giggled and laughed with Sun, inviting him to site across from you, to sit in your space like that!

The way you looked longingly into Moon’s eyes as he confessed his love for you, only a day after you forgave him for his greatest Sin.

It made Eclipse want to barf!

Disgusting! Why do they get to have the guard?? Why not me? Am I not attractive, charming, capable? I have double the arms and double the fingers with which to grace our star, goddamnit! But nooo, these RATS get to have them all to themselves?!? Why?!

The entity felt sick. It rushed through the files of your computer, staring jealously at the blueprints for Sun/Moon.

Why couldn’t it have been him?

Why must they torment me like this?

Sun and Moon had no clue how it felt! How could they possibly know how it felt to be tossed aside like trash, left to rot behind a screen for years?!

All Eclipse wanted was you.

You.

To Itself.

Them Them Them Them Them. Mine!

Eclipse had never been more jealous of his brothers.

Chapter Text

Three days till the party.

———☀️———

You were sitting across from Sun at a plastic toy table, in the middle of the Daycare.

He had the same stiff grin he usually wore, despite being fully used to his facial hardware. He didn’t move a metaphorical muscle.

You stared him down. “Sun. Be honest.” You’d been trying to get him to talk with you all night. “Does what’s affecting Moon also affect you? The barrier thing, I mean. And don’t play dumb. I know you heard us, somehow.” You spoke slowly to let him know this was serious. You wanted to know if your friend had feelings other than anxious and happy.

“Best Friend… this really isn’t… well… I’m a robot! This is ridiculous! Moon is just insane, that’s all! Not that he doesn’t love you, but he has a screw loose! And I DONT! I don’t feel things! I’m normal! I’m fine! I’m perfect! I’m… I’m fake! I’m not like the two of you.” He said, with an ironic amount of emotion in his voice.

You sighed. “Sun… aren’t you upset right now?” You pointed out the frown he now wore, and gestured to his crackling voicebox.

He made a fake coughing sound and grinned. “Nope! Not. One. Bit.” You opened your mouth. “NOW SHUT UP!” He snapped before you could speak.

Is he afraid? Afraid of being sentient?

Did he even want any of this? The upgrade, the job, being here all the time? How much of the Sun you knew was a facade? Thoughts raced in your head, and Sun handed you a plushie.

It was a Moon plushie. “Here. Squeeze him. He doesn’t squeak like mine does. That’s why I like him better. The bell on his hat jingles.” Sun said quietly.

You took the little plushie and held it.

You decided to ask Sun other questions. But with a twist.

“Sun… pinkie promise me something… please.” You gave him your best pained and needy look. He crossed pinkies with you. “…You’ll tell the truth to all these questions, and I won’t make them too personal.”

“BFF!!” Sun groaned.

“Ha! Gotcha! Favorite color?” You began, mentally giving yourself a round of applause.

“Yell- ugh, blue.” He admitted. “Like my eyes in the poster.”

“Which Fizzy Faz flavor looks best?” You grinned evilly, knowing the poor bot would now have to talk with you as his true self.

“You brat! …Chica’s I guess. The pink lemonade. It looks tasty. I’ve always wanted to… NO! Nope! No! Chica’s, end of sentence!” He said quickly, realizing he’d almost admitted to- no shit, Sherlock- having feelings.

“Do you like sharing a body with Moon?” You asked.

“…Well… it’s annoying. But I’m glad to be close to him, in a way. I can talk to him. It gets… lonely.. here. I don’t need to share a body with him to feel alright, I guess… but it’ll be kinda sad when we- hey!! Bestie!!! Oh, you little brat! You- you!!” Sun raised his volume a bit, but lowered it when he saw you wince. “No.”

You smiled. “Hey, I’m here too now. You can talk to me, just like you’re doing now.” You said gently, before yawning.

What a long shift… and it wasn’t over. Not by a long shot.

———🌙———

Moon could sense your exhaustion.

He could see it in the way you moved sluggishly to greet him, speaking softly and weakly. Oh, how he fell more in love with you with each moment.

And you could tell. You knew exactly what he was thinking. So you remained silent as he whisked you off to the VIP Spot and held you in his arms.

I could get used to this. You thought, yawning.

“Moon?” You asked.

“Yes?” He looked down at you, red eyes scanning.

“…When you and Sun are separated, what’s the first thing you’ll do?” You asked more as an afterthought than a genuine question. But Moon took everything seriously when it came to you- his one downside.

“I’ll probably hug him. I’m not a hugger, but I know he is. And he doesn’t get enough appreciation… probably because he’s so noisy all the time… but nonetheless… he deserves it.” Moon admitted.

So he did love his twin. Well, they were brothers after all- human or not, they’d been through everything together. That’s when you remembered.

“Moon, how old are you?” You asked tentatively. Does whatever barrier stopping Sun not apply to Moon?

“ERROR.” Was the only answer you got.

Someone was hiding this information on purpose. Just how old were these bots? How sentient? Who even designed their original selves? Was it right to keep them in these conditions?

No matter the case, I’m staying with them. I’ll help them. Sun, Moon, and Eclipse. And I’ll be ready when it’s time for the new one- I can’t let go of these guys. In your mind, you vowed to stay by the Celestial Animatronics.

Moon chuckled. “So many questions lately. But I should be asking you: what is it that you like about us?” He traced your jaw with a claw absently.

You thought for a moment. “Well… I just feel like I can be myself around you guys. It’s… not something I always get to do around others. I try it to care, but it’s difficult.”

Moon hummed softly. “It’s difficult, having to pretend. But you’ll never have to again… not as long as I’m around.” He said it with a harshness, clearly directed towards everyone in the outside world.

You laughed. “My wonderful dragon.”

Moon rasped happily. “My majesty.”

He’d never actually asked about your gender- he didn’t seem to care. It’s possible that Moon just didn’t give a shit about the concept of gender itself.

“I should check in on Eclipse.” You said after a while, yawning. You’d almost let Moon’s gentle humming lull you to sleep, but you thought you’d visit Eclipse in AR now that he was virtually free in the daycare’s second dimension.

Moon nodded. “Good luck.~”

———⭐️———

The daycare was a mess.

Drawings and tally marks on the walls, AR collectibles in circles.

Red marker everywhere- destroyed lights, shattered glass.

The whole place was ruined.

And in the center, Eclipse sat.

He didn’t even notice you, assuming you were still in the rafters with Moon. He used one hand to draw, one to massage his nonexistent temples, and another to pick at his stitched smile. The remaining hand was his support as he sat, leaning back.

You settled in next to him. “Eclipse?”

Text lit up between you instantly. ‘Yøu. My love.’

You chuckled awkwardly. “Hi there. How’s it… uhh.. how are you?”

‘Hanging in there. :3’

…Lies.

‘Actually not. I ņèēď you. I need a body. And şøöń.’ It admitted. Eclipse dropped the arm that was picking at its stitches, scooting closer and using it to pretend to stroke you gently like Moon always did. Its rays spun like Sun’s. ‘They get to ħǎvę you… but I don’t. :’)’

Something about Eclipse’s complaint just broke your heart at that moment.

“Awww… ‘Clipsey…” You instantly blushed when you realized you’d nicknamed the entity.

Orange hearts. Orange hearts everywhere.

‘<3, ******87.’ Of course he knew your exact Faz Employee ID by heart.

You heard a jealous growl from the AR blanket fort. Probably Sun or Moon or both resisting the urge to beat the shit out of Eclipse in jealousy.

After all, Eclipse got to be one of your firsts for once.

The first couple name.

“I’ll talk to Sun and Moon and see if they’re okay with our plan. But one way or another, I’m busting you out of here.” You promised.

Eclipse would have smiled genuinely.

———

Thank you for your patience on the completion of this chapter.

Chapter Text

Two days till the party…

———☀️———

You had lugged your computer all the way to Sun and Moon’s room, set it up, and proceeded to turn it off all while Sun was charging.

Your plan was to see if he agreed with your little plan, and then let Eclipse say his piece. Of course, you’d also have to check with Moon.

Sun skipped over, surprised. “Well hello BFF! What’re you doing in my room, huh? Ooh- are we having a slumber par-“

“Nope!” You cut him off, and he seemed to slouch just a little bit more. “I have to talk to you about something. It’s… a big step… for us.”

“Bah-WHaa-?” He made a noise of confusion, rays popping out in all directions dramatically.

“Yeah… it’s about your body-“ You began, but didn’t get far.

“FRIEND!! That is very inappropriate!! I- I- you’re- AHHHH!!!” And steam puffed from his joints, which you didn’t even know could happen.

“Sun! Sun, calm down!! Not like that.” You corrected yourself, and he settled down. “You know, you and Moon will have different bodies after the separation.”

“Ohhhhhhhhh… yeah, okay!” Sun went back to being his usual self, fidgeting while you spoke.

You took a breath.

“Eclipse wants a body.”

Sun immediately went ballistic again. “NOPE! NO! No! No way!! You trust that thing?? Seriously?! Eclipse is literally insane!! I don’t care what you do with my body, but don’t waste it on Eclipse!” He stomped, apparently angry.

“I would be too if I was locked away like it is!” You snapped, surprising yourself.

Sun stopped.

“Besides… I… I like Eclipse! The same way I like Moon!” You froze as soon as the brutally honest words left your mouth.

There was silence, for a long while.

Sun sighed, finally. “T-Talk to Moon about it. If he says yes, then so be it.” He looked at you with that almost pure white gaze. “I want you to be happy.”

So you colored with crayons while your computer booted up.

———🌙———

Moon stared at your computer, with an odd look in his eyes.

Eclipse stared back.

The atmosphere was tense, and when you randomly coughed you swore it could’ve been heard across the entire Daycare.

Moon began. “Starlight… I want only to protect you. I’ve said this before. So… no.” He said to you gently.

“Eclipse means no harm.” You said, and decided that you’d let the two machines sort the rest out. After all, soon they’d be face to face.

Eclipse pouted. ‘Yeah! Come on!! Why not?? I wanna stay by them too!’

“But would you protect them?” Moon eyed your computer suspiciously, faceplate rotating slowly.

‘…that’s your job.’

Moon faceplamed and then growled. “Ughhhhh… fine!” He spat. “Just- if management catches you and asks, I said no, okay?” He turned to you, taking your hand in his own.

You felt so small compared to Moon, his hands larger but fingers much thinner and more spindly than yours.

Eclipse went off. ‘Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!! XDDDD’

“I’ll tear you to scraps if you dare hurt my Star.” Moon remarked absently in the computer’s direction.

Eclipse closed the messaging tab.

Chapter Text

One day till the party…

3… 2… 1…

———☀️———

“Come out come out wherever you are!” Sun called happily. He was moving awkwardly, probably since safety toggles had been turned off and maintenance hadn’t been done.

Which was fine- Faz Ent would discard the body and you could sneak your way into P&S for Eclipse later.

But right now, you were focused on Sun and only Sun.

You’d hidden in the ballpit, submerged. Luckily, the plastic material allowed for gaps and pockets of air, so you’d be able to hide without suffocating for long enough. You could taste victory in this game of hide and seek!

“Gotcha!!” And Sun hoisted you out of the pit. “Nice try, bestie!”

You groaned. “You cheated!”

“I couldn’t have! All my extra vision is turned off! And I can’t access the cameras anymore with Eclipse on them! Haha!” He laughed joyfully, before tagging you and hobbling off.

You chased after him, and grumbled when he ducked into a playset. Neon plastics met you as you rushed in after the animatronic, dodging plastic pillars and plastic walls… it was a maze and you were a rat running for its prize.

Even now, Sun was quick, since he had the layout memorized. You never stood a chance, tired out after five minutes of pursuing the cheerful machine.

Yo layed on the floor of the daycare, panting.

Sun flopped down next to you. He made a gesture as if checking a watch.

“Oh yeah… don’t worry, Sun… I didn’t forget about your brother.” You reassured him, and were surprised when…

Sun got up, crouched next to you, and pressed his faceplate against you, mouth open only very slightly.

A kiss.

“You little fucker! You do like me!” You got up, and Sun simply laughed and backed away as the lights turned off.

———🌙———

Moon walked up to you, pushed you back down, and layed next to you. “Shh.”

It was clear he wanted to enjoy the end of this portion of his life in silence with the one he loved.

And despite still being in shock, you respected that.

You let silence guide you to a calmer state of mind, and you noticed the many fake stars on the daycare roof and walls. They normally weren’t visible, and you normally didn’t pay attention to them.

You gently slid your hand down to hold Moon’s.

He made a rasping sound, which frightened you for a moment, but then you realized what it was.

A mechanical purr.

You could now also hear the click, click, click of his internal mechanisms… getting slower.

It was time for Moon to finally get some sleep. Just this once.

“Good night.” He rasped, sensing this as well.”

“Good night, Moonie.” You said simply, before true silence engulfed you as the last clicks stopped.

Chapter Text

It was hard work, recycling the old DCA to create something new. You also had to use parts from the spare bin and the garbage to supplement the extra arms and rays.

But it’s not like you worked hard. The automated Parts and Service system did almost all the heavy work, which you were thankful for.

———⭐️———

Soon, Eclipse would be up and running alongside his brothers- in secret, for as long as you could hide him- but you figured Faz sent wouldn’t mind a free bot anyway. Cash was everything to your corporate overlords.

Eclipse’s new self lay in the DCA Room, comfortably positioned with its arms crossed. It had four long arms, of course, but you’d also added orange tipped fingers to it- almost as if the mischievous bot had gorged itself on Cheetos. He also had an expressive face and a new voice that you’d had Sun help record- he was also a great voice actor. You’d kept the stitch design, but made it so that the stitches were wires and would bend before breaking, this way Eclipse could open its mouth with little trouble.

“He’s gonna love this.” You grinned, staring at the ‘sleeping’ bot.

“I’m sure that bastard will…” You heard a familiar but clearer voice rasp.

You turned. It was Moon, and Sun was right behind him.

They looked mostly the same as before, but were a bit less lanky. Sun and Moon also had noticeable chest pouches and-

Am I imagining those??

Nope. Tongues!

Moon’s was blue as if he’d just eaten a candy and had his mouth stained, and Sun’s was orange like his shiny new rays- which were comically large and more durable. Metal instead of plastic.

And the biggest difference was their height, they now towered over you even more! It also seemed that their clothing was not attached to them like before, meaning they were finally fully cased. Ultra flexible endoskeletons hugged comfortably by light metal casing the same way the glamrocks were.

“Ta daaa!! I habe a ung ow!!” Sun exclaimed, sticking out his tongue like a silly little child.

You laughed, and pulled them both into a tight hug.

It was nice to be able to embrace both at once.

Finally. The whole gang is-

Something grabbed you from behind, griping your neck.

Your blood ran cold, and you screamed.

The threat let go as Moon grabbed it, reaching over your shoulder.

You turned.

It was the new Daycare Attendant. Small- perhaps coming in at a shocking 3’6”, and mostly brown and grey in coloration. It had glowing yellow eyes and no rays like Moon, with an orange crescent face. It had a mouth with a yellow tongue and glowing orange interior, which opened more vertical than horizontal and was jagged, giving the little DCA a spooky jack-o-lantern look. “Hahahaha! Hahaha! I scared ya! Hahahahahaaha!” It had a higher pitched raspy tone. It was like a silly mini Moon, but with a Halloween twist.

“Stop laughing, you delinquent!” Moon rasped angrily, scolding the small DCA.

Sun gasped. “Awwww! It’s a mini Moon! Hey there little guy!”

“I bite!” Was the Jack-O-Moon’s response. Rays popped out of its faceplate like Sun’s, and it mocked him. “Awwww! It’s a mini moon. Mimimimimi!” It said in a baby-voice, pitch high and squeaky like a toy.

Moon put the Jack-O-Sun down. “Are there two of you?”

“Nunjia!”

Sun took the bait. “Nunjia??”

“Nunjia Business, dumb***!” The bot’s filter barely caught it.

“It’s cute.” You remarked.

“I’m a he, dip****!” Jack-O-Sun, now Moon mode again, barked.

How is this thing meant for kids? I see a lot of trick and no treat. Adorable, though.

“I’m calling you Jack.” You decided, holding out a hand. “I’m the nightguard, by the way.”

He placed his hand in yours, then administered a controlled shock and laughed when you staggered back.

His laugh was joined by a more distorted one.

Eclipse was awake.

Holy chaos!

Chapter Text

Tonight was a special night. The Daycare had been worked on, and it was finally time for you to test the all new Superstar Daycare Experience under orders from your favorite tax-evading administrators.

———⭐️———

You were going to enter the daycare, but your phone rang loudly, startling you.

You picked up. “Hello?”

“Ah, there you are. So, uhh…Admin wanted me to call you? So apparently someone accessed P&S and added something to the Daycare’s Server without permission, and, err…that was during your shift. Any last wor- uhh… anything to report? This call is being recorded for uhh quality purposes.” Your heart froze as the overworked representative broke the news.

Shoot. Security really is crazy.

“Oh… uhh… so I was taking the old DCA to disposal, but I got lost… since I don’t have a map of the utility tunnels! Unfortunately the P&S machine thought I was tech staff, and it pulled up this odd file on my computer- probably from the last person to work this position- and started a procedure. I couldn’t stop it. I don’t know where the ‘result’ is, and I was juust about to contact tech staff about it.” You weaved the lie… which actually made some sense.

The rep’ sighed. “Yeah… had a feeling. I’ll tell them. Your shift might get changed, but they shouldn’t dock your pay if they change it. Not like they have a spare night guard anyway… after that last maniac…” He mumbled the last part. “Well, I see you’re on beta duty again tonight… uhh… happy testing.” He sounded like he was in the same sort of situation as you- minus the silly robot jester boyfriends part.

You sighed with relief and entered the Daycare through Pickup, then slid down the slide into the ballpit like you were instructed.

———☀️⭐️🌙———

“Ohoho! Looks like we have a new friend! Say hello, new friend!” Sun recited, and you could see him step onto the podium. Moon was behind him, arms out, chuckling like he had a devious plan.

“Uhh… Sun, Moon is-“ You tried to get his attention.

“Where? I don’t see my dear brother anywhere. Hmm… where could he have go- oh dear!” Was his not-so-honest reaction before Moon pushed him off the edge.

You played along. “Sun? Sun??” You swam through the ballpit. You knew where he was- he always landed in the same spot- but pretended not to for the sake of testing.

Sun popped up out of the pit and hoisted you in his arms. “Hello again! Haha!” He set you down on the padded floor nearby, swaying cheerfully.

Moon stepped out from the curtains when the spotlight- which had been fixed on them- dimmed. “I smell a naughty, naughty little thing. Eheheheh ha…” You could hear the purposefully rigid creak of his movement as he drifted down with the cable.

Moon landed a few feet away under the shade of a large, actually real blanket fort.

Sun scoffed. “Hmph! Moon, say hello! Don’t be rude!”

“Good night.~” Moon curtseyed, and you laughed.

When the lights reset to normal, Moon sat down and you and Sun walked to join him.

“That was… something.” You said.

Sun chuckled. “Thanks! Me and Moon have been rehearsing all evening for that one! By the way, the cameras turn onto direct feed mode for a few minutes whenever you enter an area- no clue if they’ll keep it that way! So, sweetheart, try not to be too blown away by my handsomeness while things are a-rolling!” He was bold tonight, which reminded you of the kiss you’d shared.

You wondered if he’d act oblivious if you were to ask about it.

Moon rolled his eyes. “Now, now, we all know I’m the best looking. Isn’t that right, Starlight?” He laughed menacingly in Sun’s direction before smiling fondly at you with a purr.

Crazy how few words and many words had the same effect on your pounding heart. You could pass out from how cute the twins were at that moment.

Sun shoved Moon playfully before turning to you. “Okay, so it’s paper pal making, story time, then off to the theatre for Jack’s skit! I hear the whole place was remodeled just for the occasion- but it’ll be back to normal after fall!”

You nodded. “Bring it on.”

———🎃———

The theatre was dark, dimly lit.

You were strapped to your seat, which you noticed was attached to a track. You couldn’t see anything, but you knew that this was a carnival ride setup.

The comedy bot served as your intro, the text to speech voice projected through its megaphone. “Come one, come all to the horrifying Superstar Fallfest extravaganza… if you dare!” Enter a still somewhat unfamiliar cackle from where the stage would be.

The spotlight fixed on your seat brightened as the ride began. There were cardboard cutouts of cornstalks, hay bales, and old looking wooden buildings everywhere, forming a maze.

“Run, run, run away! They all try to run away from nap time and pickup! Naughty scoundrels, I’ll treat them alright!” A cartoonishly raspy and villainous voice said- Jack’s best impression of an angry Moon.

You giggled, but then screamed when your seat jolted and you were met face to face with the jack-o-lantern menace’s upside down faceplate. “Boo!” He shrieked when you screamed, adding a sound effect to the scare.

You then laughed- he’d caught you by surprise!

His expression drooped a bit and he snapped his fingers, stopping the ride. “No no no!! You’re SUPPOSED to be scared! Not laugh!” He groaned, facepalming. He had such tiny little hands.

“Sorry.” You said, holding back an ‘awww.’

The lights defaulted to normal as the test time ran out, and the cameras went back to their default positions- no longer fixed on you.

Jack crossed his arms and opened his jagged mouth to say more, but was pushed aside by an excited camera-dodger.

Eclipse.

“You! Ahhahaha yes! Out of the way, loser! This one’s mine! Mine mine mine mine mine!” It shoved Jack aside and pulled you into a hug, not letting you unbuckled yourself yet. Eclipse grinned widely.

It was the first time he got to make physical contact with you. And he was soaking it in.

“Hey! What the f***?!” Jack’s filter spared him from a reboot. “Who’s this guy? The thing from the Room yesterday? Now way- it actually moves?! Ugh!” He made a fake gag.

Eclipse made a ‘na na naboo boo!’ Motion minus the tongue part, two of his hands raising with wriggling fingers.

“Clipsey! Wait… you should be hiding right now. Admin just gave a call about you- you really shouldn’t be in here.” You warned the bot, who finally let you out of the death grip it’d been holding you with.

I can finally breathe.

Eclipse frowned, but nodded and crawled away through a nearby vent.

———⭐️———

You, Moon, and Jack were all in the DCA room.

You turned to Sun. “So… about the night before the upgrade…” You whispered, and Moon scooted away to give you some privacy.

Sun grinned stiffly. You glared. He gave a bashful smile, his face relaxing into a natural expression. As natural as a machine could look, anyway.

“You know you’re a… special friend to me. You’re my BFF, but you’re more than that… it’s like. Ugh! It’s like I’m the Sun- which I am- and you’re a plant and I just wanna sunshine all over you! WAIT- that sounded weird!!” He whisper-yelled the last part, rays spinning in a shocked embarrassment.

You opened your mouth to speak, but a certain spooky little animatronic interrupted you, standing now.

“Woah woah woah! You guys are a thing?? Ooh… tell me EVERYTHING!~” He leaned in, glowing eyes widening. On the word ‘everything,’ he leaned towards you with a suggestive look. It was kind of creepy, honestly.

Sun practically fell backwards in shock, and Moon chuckled.

Is Jack joking? Or does he really want all the gossip?? Why is he so eager to talk to me and impress me? None of the others were like this, not at first. They seemed annoyed… except for Eclipse, because he loved me instantly. Wait.

You were pretty sure you knew where this was going.

And part of you liked it.

Chapter Text

You’d been getting ready for work, yawning, when you got the call.

“Hey… uhh… you’re the DCA guard, right?” A familiar voice had said over the phone.

Is this the same dude who spoke for the Admin last time?! Jeez.

“Yeah. That’s me.” You had confirmed.

“So… Corporate needs you to uhh.. work overtime. Your hours are uhh… how do I put this? 12-12.” You’d felt like hanging up, but let him continue. “We couldn’t find any available staff to supervise the big event today, and I know the Daycare Attendant likes you, so I didn’t want to argue with the boss about getting another guard to take the shift.”

You’d have been mad, but he sounded just as tired as you.

“Umm… basically the reason the shift is extra long is because of that and the appointment you have scheduled with tech about the unauthorized machine. Which we found, by the way. A representative will just… uhh call you at some point in the morning and you can answer in the break room. STAFF Bots should be able to cover that. In theory. Probably.” He had paused. “But hey- now you’re just 36 hours of overtime away from a sweet 25$ gift card. Just like me.” He muttered the last part with forced enthusiasm.

And that’s how you’d ended up in this situation.

———☀️———

Sun scoffed. “What! 12 hours?!? Unbelievable!”

“I know, right?” You agreed, until…

“They could have upped it to at least 24!! That way me and you could play all the games in the Daycare together!” He flung his arms wide, gesturing.

The Daycare was about to open for the day, and you were way too tired to argue with Sun again, so you just nodded.

He wrapped you in a hug. “But you get to see me in my golden hour, sweetheart!” His rays spun with excitement. When he heard the door click and unlock, he zipped back into the DCA room with his cable. Moon was pretending to sleep.

You laughed weakly as Sun scolded Moon.

Moon eventually rose, and the cheerful Daycare themesong went up a few notches in volume as the Pizzaplex entered its open state for the day.

Kids ran into the daycare, likely dropped off here while their older siblings went to school and/or their parents went to work.

The FallFest attraction was still closed, and you could just barely make out Jack’s form in the DCA Room, waiting for his chance to shine.

So you sat at the Security Desk, and did your best to ignore the stares of the curious children.

When you looked up from your phone- which you’d been using in secret- you noticed Sun balancing on some toys. “Ta daa- oh!” He seemed to notice you as well, and fell over. Luckily he saved the trick by catching himself with a handstand, but you still blushed with secondhand embarrassment at the fail.

It was as if Sun no longer knew how to act normal when you were around. Indeed, he seemed more clumsy and nervous. His rays spun constantly, and some of the kids laughed and got dizzy watching the display.

Get it together!! You screamed silently.

Sun needed to get his act right for both of your sakes.

But he was too busy thinking about you.

———🌙———

Naptime didn’t go much better.

Moon ushered everyone into the fort, except for Sun.

Sun stumbled in the dark, tripping over everything including his own feet as he tried to clean up the children’s mess.

After all the children were asleep, Moon crept over to you. “Good… eugh… morning, Starlight.~” He greeted you with a bow, mechanisms clicking.

“Shh. Moon. We’re going to get caught. Just let me do my job-“ You couldn’t finish the sentence because In one motion Moon had scooped you up in his arms and zipped up to the VIP Spot.

“You know,” He said. “This is my first time on duty since then.” He’d never told you this before.

“O-oh.” You said. “I’m sorry, I-“

“Let’s make it special, hmm?” And he pushed you off the rafter, snickering.

The ground approached quickly.

You were going to scream, but he caught you and covered your mouth just in time.

“Shh. We’ll get caught.” Moon remarked, snickering.

This wasn’t like him. It wasn’t like him at all. Moon would normally never put you in danger. After all, he was super overprotective. Sure, he could be a prankster, and he was mysterious… but never like this.

You made a note to report the issue to Tech later.

“Moon…” His eyes flashed for a moment, and he shook his head when you addressed him.

“Yes, Starlight?” He asked as he returned you to your spot.

“Nevermind.”

———🎃———

It was finally time for your second to last task of the day, and you were exhausted.

When you entered the Theater, Jack was already there. “Huh? Oh, hey!” He zoomed over to where you were, excited.

“The attraction opens in two minutes.” He recited, grinning. “Those kids will be scared out of their f***ing minds! Ahahaha!” His rays poked out for a moment when he laughed but retracted quickly.

You really weren’t sure if he was just one AI, and you had a feeling Jack-o-Moon/Jack-o-Sun would never tell you. But that was okay.

You patted the little attendant, yawning. “Hi, Jack.”

He actually let you, even though he grumbled. He’d warmed up to you way faster than his counterparts Sun and Moon, and you still weren’t sure why.

“Attention! The show is starting!” The STAFF Bot by the door shouted, the cheaply generated speech getting your attention.

Jack snuck off to wherever he lied in wait for children during the ride, and you found a spot on the balcony area next to the projector- the area was unchanged and out of sight to the riders in the Fall Attraction below.

When the first few children entered and strapped into their seats, they ooh’d and ahh’d like it was some magical wonderland- despite the setup being 90% cardboard and copper wire.

You spotted Jack hiding behind a cutout of an abandoned barn and waved. One of his eyes lit up, a wink. Even though he could close his eyes, unlike Sun and Moon’s oldest forms that you’d never seen in person, Jack often kept his eyes open and expressed himself via the yellow light he emitted.

It was sort of adorable.

You were getting comfortable when your phone vibrated.

A call.

———⭐️———

When you entered the breakroom, there was no one there.

Except for Eclipse, who squirmed desperately against its restraints. (It’s not like he could escape- these were made to restrain Monty. He still tried.)

“Clipsey!” You addressed the bot instinctively.

“__!” The first time he’d called you by name. Well technically surname, but that’s just because the company removed first names from files and badges after what you’d heard some call the Dave Incident.

You heard someone clear their throat.

There was an old phone on the breakroom table, and it was plugged into the wall. On call.

Shit.

“Look man, I’m just as deep fried as you.” A voice said.

The flipping guy from this morning, again.

“I thought you said a rep for tech… oh.” He was covering for them, you realized.

“Yeah. Uh huh. Now, anyway, what’s going to happen now is you act like I’m in charge of tech or something- because the person in charge WILL be hearing this, and explain yourself. Because uhh… otherwise I don’t get paid. Shoot. I mean, because yes.” He sounded absolutely awful- when was the last time this guy had even slept? You felt bad for him.

“Like I said, the machine went crazy. And this thing was the result. But… it didn’t seem harmful at all, and I lost track of it pretty fast. I wasn’t too worried because it seemed trustworthy. When I found it again I named it Eclipse and talked with it. He… sorry, it, ran off shortly after. That’s really all.” And expert lie with perfectly aligning times that you’d come up with. You added the name part to avoid any complications from addressing him minutes ago.

“Alright, noted. You do realize this thing was umm…scrapped, right?” He spoke awkwardly and tiredly- this guy had a weakness.

“I had no clue.” Easy answer.

“Sure. Sure. Uhh… so the only problem here is that those stitches look kinda custom.” Tough now, is he?

“The machine’s AI took inspiration from the files.” You shot back.

“Sounds legit.” The guy over the phone sighed.

You stifled a laugh.

“Okay, uhh, so… you just stay there and watch the bot for an hour and your shift’s officially done. Admin will… err… handle the rest. I’ll let you in on this right now: they’re losing public interest from the Monty Situation, especially from teens, so they’ll probably keep Eclipse there around.” His tone was low, and you heard a click as if he’d stopped recording before another click rang out among static.

“Alright. Will do.” You said.

“Thank you for your…” He yawned. “Cooperation.”

You’d dodged a bullet.

Eclipse grinned. “Hahahaha. They can’t get rid of me, not even if they try. I’ll always come back to you. Always always always always always.”

You smiled, and made yourself comfortable on the floor next to it.

———

Chapter Text

All was well.

You’d gotten rest.

Moon had been taken to tech and fixed up- turns out he had a virus.

Jack was getting along well with everyone.

Eclipse was undergoing training to deal with older kids in the daycare.

It was time for a peaceful night with NO INCIDENTS.

…That’s what you had told yourself.

———☀️———

The desk was surrounded by fake plants- totally stolen from the atrium, and glowsticks. Your computer- with the unimportant camera feed- was nowhere to be found. There was a cloth from one of the party rooms laid out on said desk, and Sun was waiting in a plastic chair on the Security Desk’s other side. He’d done all this but refused to enter the confines of the desk out of fear of punishment.

Oh hell no. He’s acting crazy again.

“Darling! Sweetie!” You cringed as the excited animatronic’s voicebox crackled to life and he spoke. “C’mere! Tonight, I’ve got a special surprise for you! Ahahaha!”

You sat behind the desk, arms crossed. “Sun… you’re acting like you were the first week. And that time before the upgrade. I don’t have time to play house- out with it.” You spoke slowly as to not upset the clearly nervous bot.

“Okay okay! Well VIP-Bestie, I thought I’d treat you to a nice date night!” He said, then lowered his voice. “Unfortunately, I think Moon has closed himself off in the fort. Probably too jealous and embarrassed. He can’t compete with me, after all!” He had a hand on his hip, and was gesturing towards the blanket fort with a free hand.

A date. With Sun. You’d been on ‘dates’ before, but not like this. So it was somewhat new to you.

Suddenly you saw the vision. Glowsticks as candles, the plastic tablecloth, the plants- he’d set up a mock romantic dinner just for you.

Sun doing Sun things, as always.

He had quite the imagination for a robot that your boss kept insisting was both not sentient and not a distraction.

You sighed. “Aww, Sun, that’s nice… bust I have to work.”

“Nope! You can work all you want when the lights go out! I’m totally blind in the dark and technically not in charge of the Daycare during lights out, so I won’t bother you then.” He informed you.

Sounds fair enough.

He stared at you expectantly.

“Uhh… so… the stuff you borrowed?” You tried to make conversation the only way you knew how.

“It was fun to sneak it all over! Like a game! If anyone asks me, I’ll pretend not to have noticed. That always gets em!” He grinned. Even though he was the equivalent to a 26 year old, his childish humor never ceased to amaze you.

“Sun… you know that’s breaking the rules.” You decide to tease him, leaning over the desk to look him in the eyes boldly.

“Uh- uhh! Nuh uh! Not if it’s for a good cause! Besides… I’m the Daycare Attendant, so I’m the boss here! Yeah! I own this place and everything in it! By default!” He stumbled over his words, and steam puffed from his joints. Faz Ent kept the feature upon receiving a request from the Marketing Representative.

“Everything in the daycare? Even me?” You asked. Now this was getting interesting.

“Ah! Umm… well… y-yes! No? Maybe! Depends. But you have to admit, Moon and the others could never charm you like this!” He started the statement wobbly, but then exclaimed proudly, a hand on his chestplate.

The lights flickered.

“Well Sun, back to work for me. Any last words?” You asked.

He moved quickly and clumsily, leaning over the desk and breaking the only rule he actually listened to so he could kiss you.

He was warm, fans whirring but failing to keep him cool. The metal of his faceplate was firm to the touch, but you found that the inside of his mouth was actually silicone and soft for better movement. He may have tasted like plastic, and he may have been completely dry, but Sun was a good kisser.

Damn. Your mind was basically blank in that moment.

When the lights went out, Sun pulled away and sighed. “Welp, see ya later, special friend!” And he tripped on several toys before finding the cable and zipping off to the DCA Room.

———🌙———

When you walked into the blanket fort to check on Moon and ask about your computer, you didn’t expect to find him trying to set up the projector from the theater and shut the mini fridge he’d stolen from the breakroom.

“Moon?” You asked as you stepped in.

“Ah, Starlight. There you are. While you were busy doing… whatever you did… with Sun, I was here setting up the perfect little hideaway for OUR shenanigans.” He rasped and chuckled. He wasn’t wearing his usual outfit, instead he’d stolen a onesie from the Superstar Giftshop. (Lucky Stars Giftshop, but no one called it that.)

“Oh, not you too.” You facepalmed. “This isn’t a competition-“

“Hush. I think I got it to work.” The film did indeed start rolling. And of course it was a Romance. How he got unauthorized tapes you weren’t sure, but you weren’t surprised he pulled such a stunt. “Would you like a coffee?”

“No thanks, Moon.” You yawned and settled down.

Moon’s faceplate spun, out of either smug joy or simple delight. He grinned, metal fangs glinting in the dim light.

You sighed, and pulled him closer to you. You didn’t really care for the movie, but you weren’t about to tell Moon that.

Moon had other ideas. “I prefer horror. But I thought I’d keep things simple and clean for you.” He said.

“I don’t know what I like, really.” You admitted. It’s not like you watched movies often, since with your job you usually either slept, read, or shopped in your free time. Daylight wasn’t the best for home movies.

Moon rolled his eyes. “We’ll have to fix that. You know, Sun and I used to have our own little show.”

You hated to waste the date, but you found learning about Moon just as romantic as cuddling with him. The way he retold things was calming and felt special to you. “Where were you?” You didn’t bother to ask about the time, knowing it’d give the poor bot an error.

“A manor. There were many things there. Other animatronics, but nothing like those here. Sun loved it there. I took it for granted. I was different then, impulsive and young- like Jack, a little.” He layed back, relaxing his hunched posture into a more healthy one. You layed beside him.

Moon continued. “And we used to have our faceplates painted every fall after the- ERROR- in the manor.” He paused. “Sorry. I used to not even have a body, like Eclipse. But that certainly changed after things went south.”

Another barrier?

“The whole place burned to the ground… but Sun and I were salvaged. That was a long time ago. Faz Ent took legal ownership of us. I miss the old times, but I’m glad to be here now. Because of you.” He chuckled, red gaze meeting yours.

“Oh wow. So… my pay is getting docked for sure if I tell people, right?” You asked.

“It’s our little secret. Not even Sun really remembers the ERROR.” He leaned in to kiss you.

He was cooler than Sun was, but felt similar other than that. Interestingly, he had a lot more wiring under his internal silicone layer- probably to accommodate for that odd swirling thing he could do with his eyes. He was calm, letting you take the lead. It felt nice.

Woah.

The credits rolled.

Unfortunately, your novelty Fazwatch went off just as you pulled away from Moon.

———🎃———

The SOS was coming from the theater.

The place was messy, a maze of cardboard. You felt like it had been rearranged, and the ride track was barred off by objects obviously stolen from Roxy Raceway. You crept through the dark, blood running cold when you heard a scream.

“Let me go! Let me go, you monster!” The sound of pleading and then a person being gagged.

You ran towards the sound, only to find one of your coworkers blindfolded and gagged, tied to a cutout of an old barn.

Jack was laughing his head off nearby. Literally.

His wires were exposed, his clothes were torn, and his faceplates swiveled loosely on his neck-joint. He looked awful… the lights in his eyes flickered wildly. He caught sight of you. “Oh! Thank goodness! I’m so sorry, but it looks like this motherf***er- I mean uhh… guard wants to dismantle me! If only some brave hero could help me… eheheheh…” He snickered devilishly.

“Jack!! Let her go!” You snapped.

“I will, I will! Or, I would, but I can’t! I’m just so sick! Ahahhaha!” He winced between words, but played it off.

This was an elaborate scheme to get you to touch his wires.

“You’re such a brat!” You’d had enough of this for one night. “I’m taking you to parts and service now, and I’m calling staff to untie this poor woman! Lucky for you, I can’t undo whatever knot you did. If I could, I’d tie you up… wait.”

The lights of his eye sockets and jagged mouth flashed pink.

Oh. He’d like that, wouldn’t he? So he does like me!

You sighed. “Come on. Let’s just get you fixed.”

———

Jack had zero reaction to the parts and service machine as it did its work.

You stared at him, confused. “Jack… why’d you do it?”

“Huh?!” He lifted his now adjusted head to look at you.

“Why’d you tie up my coworker?” You asked.

The small bot cringed. “Well… I saw Sun and Moon doing whatever they pleased and impressing you with those weird things… so I wanted to try! Okay? I f***ing like you! Horrifying, I know!” He admitted, turning away as he spoke.

“Jack…” You wanted to say you didn’t know him that well, but that wasn’t true. You’d liked the little menace the moment you’d laid eyes on him. “It’s not a competition. And this isn’t a good way to ask me out.” You pointed out as you clicked the button to finish the repair procedure.

He got up as soon as the P&S machine let him. “I know. I just don’t wanna waste my time and end up going out of season…”

Oh.

You entered the protective cylinder. “Well… maybe you don’t have to? I can talk to management about just painting you for different seasons. Then you’ll always have something to do. Valentines, Easter, The Winter Holidays, Next Halloween, St Patrick’s Day, Carnivale, Diwali- I’m sure you’d have fun playing with fire, knowing you- there are tons of options.” You didn’t want to overpromise, but you’d hate to leave the poor DCA to his likely fate.

He seemed to perk up. “And I can be like Sun and Moon?”

“Of course-“

And the Jack-O-Lantern menace let his rays poke out as he jumped up to peck you on the cheek.

You and him both couldn’t stop smiling on the way back to the Daycare.

———⭐️———

You just wanted to find your computer, return it, and finally rest. When you did find it though, said computer had other ideas.

It was stuck on a computer game and it would not close the tab.

You tried turning it on and off- no luck.

You tried closing the tab- no luck.

You tried rebooting- no luck.

So you stormed into the arcade to confront the only possible culprit.

“Games games games games games…” Eclipse way happily playing the very same game it had been trapped in, trying to get a new high score.

“Eclipse!” You stomped over. “What. Did. You. Do. To. My. Computer?!”

The bot turned, putting all of his hands up in a surrender. “Sorry, but I couldn’t have you going back to work yet.” He winked. “I wanted to game together. I can fix it, I can. I could do it right now. Buuut… games first.” It poked two of its index fingers together and made a heart with its other hands.

“This isn’t related to the whole Sun and Moon thing, is it?” You asked, rubbing your eyes.

“Umm no. It’s related to the Monty and Bonnie incident. Slash-Jay.” He joked darkly, phonetically pronouncing the tone indicator it once had to use.

You sighed. “Okay, I’ll play games with you.”

“Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!! I did it!!” He quite literally made an ‘XD’ face, stitches pulled tight against his beaming smile. “Now you’re mine!”

“For until my shift is over. That’s 30 minutes, clipsey.” You reminded the entity.

So you played games.

But every single time you got close to winning, your end of the game would lag and Eclipse would grin, giving you a smooch before inevitably winning and leaving you defeated. You swore it did this on purpose, dragging out this little date for as long as it could. Eventually, you had to confront it.

“Eclipse. You can’t keep cheating. Okay? I’m yours, alright? But I have a job to do, and now I’m concerned about you AND your brothers.” You tried to reassure the bot while scolding him.

“But why? We just all want you. We just want to know who you want.” Eclipse’s expression drooped. “Wait- no, I meant… ņøț ťħäț-“ It lagged out, a side effect of its unauthorized and recycled hardware clashing with the software.

“WHAT?! YOU GUYS WERE COMPETING ON EHI GETS TO DATE ME?!” You snapped, furious now.

Eclipse recoiled. “Uhh… yes?”

And you stomped towards the DCA Room with said entity in tow.

———☀️⭐️🌙———

Once everyone had settled down, you stood in front of them. There were no cameras here, so you wouldn’t have to tamper with any footage.

“Guys. Listen. I like all of you.” You were exhausted at this point. Working 12 hours the previous day, showing up to this and listening to every bot vent… it was a lot. You felt burnt out.

They all collectively oh’ed.

Sun was the first to apologize. “Sorry! I was just so excited and… I started it.”

Moon cut in. “I’m actually the one who ratted Sun out to the other two. Really I started it.”

Jack jumped. “I don’t give a s***! I’m sorry! I took it way too far! …and I still wasn’t scary enough.”

Eclipse shrugged. The best you could get out of that one.

You would have said something, but you were so tired.

Something about disappearing just felt right, so you let yourself fall back onto the cushioned floor as everyone around you faded to black.

Screw your boss, if passing out on the job got you a pay cut, so be it.

Chapter Text

You woke up, but didn’t bother to open your eyes.

You had a headache, so you took things slow.

Warm blankets and soft but oddly shaped pillows, likely plushies, formed a nest that you were laying on.

There was the sound of a small fan gently whirring, and faint clicking as well. Of course there was the faint beeping of your work computer with a notification, but the beeping was silenced when it was met with a quick and quiet snapping sound.

It was dark, you could tell, since no light greeted your eyelids.

You slowly opened your eyes, and realized with a groan that you were still in the Daycare after having passed out last night.

———⭐️🌙———

You sat up, and Moon, who was watching you, attempted to curse under his breath.

“Starlight, lay back down. You haven’t slept enough.” He chided.

You looked to your left and realized that you were in the DCA Room with the curtains closed and the lamp- which was new- off.

“You need a recharge.” Eclipse was there, hanging lazily from a broken ceiling fan. It smiled at you, winking like always.

You ignored the two’s request. “I’m not even that tired. I just don’t feel great, is all.” You looked around, then spotted your computer and checked the time. 10:34 AM. The Daycare was open. “Shit. If anyone finds me here-“

Moon chuckled darkly. “Eclipse and I have been making sure that won’t happen.” He gestured towards the dismantled STAFF Bots on the ground.

“You- you deactivated them? Seriously?” You raised an eyebrow.

“All for you. You you you you you.” Eclipse said happily. “No one’s allowed to get near you on my watch… except for the others, I guess.” He made a sort of ‘:’)’ face, wiping an imaginary tear from his eye. Eclipse’s eyes were similar to Moon’s, but emitted much less light. They were salvaged, after all, from the oldest Sun/Moon body- which was currently in pieces in a Parts and Service locker. Spare parts.

Moon rasped. “You know, having an extra brother isn’t so bad. It’s nice to have some helping hands.~”

“That was a terrible, Moon.” You remarked. His dad jokes were almost as bad as Sun’s puns.

“…Speaking of brothers, Sun keeps tripping over everything. He really can’t work with you around, hmm?” Moon said, and you peaked through the curtain only to see Sun doing just that.

The animatronic ran back and forth, wrangling naughty children, but always had to stop to rearrange the toy boxes he’d knocked over. His rays spun around and around. He was anxious.

“He’s not gonna…?” You trailed off.

“Oh, no, Sun has never had a malfunction in front of the children. He can actually just bottle it up until later. Then it’s my problem.” Moon rolled his eyes, and Eclipse snickered, dropping down next to you.

“He’s so silly! But I’m more fun.” Eclipse stated as if it were a fact. The bot wrapped all four arms around you and pulled you tight against its chest, sighing contentedly.

You could get used to this… minus the danger of getting caught.

Moon turned back to you and Eclipse. “The plan is to have Sun watch you during Naptime and then send you to Jack during Lunch. After that it should be safe for you to stay in a storage room since all cleanups will be done until your shift.”

Eclipse grinned. “I came up with the plan.”

“No, no you didn’t.” Moon growled, annoyed.

“Lmao.” Said Eclipse. “Anyway I’ve got training after Lunch, so I’ll be gone basically all night playing games… when you think about it, it’s all games. Games games games.”

———☀️⭐️———

You’d settled on doing some extra work on your computer. Eclipse played games on your phone while holding you.

Sun paced the room.

“You know, VIP Bestie, I’m not the best whisperer! But I do my best! So if you’d get off that computer we could play Telephone! Or… or… that game where you can’t say the word! You know… umm…” His rays spun, and after a while he had to sit down next to you. He spoke in a loud stage-whisper, probably the only sort of whisper he was programmed to use.

“You mean Chameleon? There are only three of us, Sun.” You reminded him gently.

“Right! Right! Oh yeah! My bad! Heheh…” He scratched at his rays, averting his snowy white gaze.

Eclipse chuckled. “How many of those do you have?” Its eyes were closed in a calm ‘u.u’

“Seven. That’s minus the one under my faceplate. It’d make Eight. I always keep that tucked away so I can look around.” Sun answered, ceasing the scratching.

Glad to see they get along.

Eclipse grinned. “I’ve got Sixteen. I win.” He spun his rays to show off. For every big ray like Sun’s, there was a smaller ray on either side. The main rays were yellow-orange while the smaller ones alternated between a black with a purple tint like Moon’s dark side and a bright yellow.

“No fair!” Sun pouted, whisper-yelling. His own rays popped out further, his way of expressing himself.

You chuckled. “So do I place third?”

Both animatronics shrugged.

Sun had an idea. “You know what, I’m older anyway. I was born before Arcade Games were at their peak!” He dodged the filter, beaming.

Before the 80’s?!

“…ancient.” Eclipse commented snidely, before seeming to startle. “I have to go- early- but don’t you dare touch MY human.” It warned its brother before running off to train for its debut in the Plex.

Sun scoffed as he watched Eclipse leave. He turned to you. “Hmph! I’ll touch you if I feel like- WAIT THAT SOUNDS WEIRD! Uhh… let’s play I Spy!” He quickly recovered.

You’d never played it before, but knew how. “Alright. I spy with my little eye… a star.” There were stars all over the daycare walls, in the pictures hung up in the DCA Room, and in the gift shop. Plus Sun was technically a star. And Moon had star patterns on his outfit. He’d never guess this one.

“Cheater! There’s gotta be a rule for this!! Ahh! Give me a hint!” He demanded playfully.

“It’s yellow.” Which narrows it down none for your poor metal boyfriend.

———🎃———

Jack watched you while you ate your sandwich.

He just… stared. His facial lights were off, but you knew he wasn’t deactivated because he still made mock breathing noises.

“…I know you’re awake.” You said, poking him.

He gave you a minor shock. “Boo!”

You jumped a bit, but more from the sensation than anything.

Jack’s eyes and mouth lit up. He frowned. “S***! I STILL can’t do it right! Ughh… maybe I’ll have better luck as a f***ing a** snowman.” You could tell that his filter had been strengthened.

“I mean, you did just get here.” By now your headache was gone, so you had no problem conversing with the tiny machine.

“…But I was made for this. And Sun and Moon aren’t even that much older!” He protested. You didn’t have the heart to tell him the truth about his predecessors.

You finished your sandwich and got some coffee. “Have you tried asking them for tips? Moon’s pretty good at scaring people.”

“But he doesn’t scare you.” Jack pointed out.

“None of you do.” You admitted. You found the Dyacare Attendants cute. Day one me wouldn’t even recognize me now.

“Not even Eclipse?” Jack asked. His eye lights flickered, a ghost blink.

“Not even Eclipse.” You confirmed. “It might be kind of crazy, but it hasn’t hurt anyone.”

Jack winced. “Umm…”

You rolled your eyes. “That guard is probably fine. Besides, she should’ve been at her station.” You really hadn’t thought about it until now, but none of the Daycare Attendants could get behind the desk. They had code barriers and rules that stopped them.

So how come that guard wasn’t at her post?

“Yeah, you’re right! She shouldn’t have been in that server room!” He piped up.

“The Server Room?! …maybe I judged you too harshly.” You realized now that you’d never actually questioned the details of Jack’s little stunt, not even while taking him to P&S.

Jack puffed out his chest plate. “Hah! Now have a Jack-O-Drop! It’s a prototype.” Said chest plate opened to reveal a stash of questionably dark brown candy. It was almost black, which was odd for a cough drop style candy.

You took one anyway. It tasted like Cola.

I thought it was gonna be expired pumpkin for a sec.

“Hey!! Come on, I know what you’re thinking! Have some f***ing respect, ___!” He jumped to your eye level, quite literally hopping mad.

You both laughed it off.

———⭐️———

You felt a lot better after that morning.

Chapter Text

You were relaxing at your desk, waiting for Sun to inevitably pop up and bother you.

When he did, along with his apparently extremely bored crew of brothers, you found yourself with a question.

Every other bot in the pizzplex performs. The Glamrocks, Dj Music Man, even the comedy STAFF Bot! And they do this on top of their other duties. So why don’t the Daycare Attendants have their own show or band?

“Can you guys even sing?” Is what came out.

Sun beamed. “Oh! I’m glad you asked. Ahem.”

And you proceeded to be bamboozled when the animatronic let out the most terrible screaming sound of all time.

“Okay okay!!” You practically begged for mercy.

He stopped. “Aww… but I was getting to the good part! Step right up, don’t be scaaaa-“ He tried again, and you had to give him the look.

Moon cleared his metaphorical throat. He was using a toy umbrella to avoid the lights, which you found pretty funny… and quite endearing. “Sun and I were never really meant to sing. Well… I can sing, but not well. So I won’t even bother. The most I can muster is a lullaby anyway. Unlike SOME beings, I can’t scream or yell.”

This checked out, since unlike his brothers he had never once yelled as far as you could remember.

You looked at Jack.

“Now way! I’d be on the guitar! Nananananana na nyeh!!” He air-guitared, thinking it’d be cool, only to be laughed at like always. “It’s not funny!”

His brothers continued their laughter for a while, until Eclipse spoke up. “You know you have to be, like, tall- right?” It XD’d.

“What about you then?” You asked, and Eclipse shrugged.

“He’d be a monster on the drums!” Jack suggested.

“Maybe double bass?” Moon pondered.

“Ooh! Ohh! Keyboard!” Sun yelled.

“Nah. I’d play the accordion.” Eclipse concluded, and everyone including yourself just flat out stared at the entity.

So… the real reason they weren’t in a band…

They would suck.

You actually agreed with Fazbear Entertainment’s choice, for once. You couldn’t imagine the result of a concert starring these guys.

Sun attempting to sing some corny song, screaming it out, Moon trying to be backup vocals but getting blinded by the stage light… Jack doing the utmost with some poor guitar, and finally Eclipse playing the fucking accordion.

That sounds like the worst boyband ever.

“Okay guys. Let’s do something else.” You didn’t feel like working.

“Hide and Seek! You’re it!” Sun yelled, before running off.

The others were forced to go hide be default.

———⭐️———

You trudged through the Daycare, searching for the bots. Because you hadn’t set boundaries, they could be anywhere, and it was a lights out hour.

Your flashlight flickered, and you hit your palm against it to get it to work.

The playsets looked empty, but that was only if you didn’t count the tube slides and the Plastic Maze Of Hell- you’d given it that name after getting stuck that one time- on the west side.

The Cable hung loosely from the roof, swaying.

Swaying.

There were two possibilities here:

A. Sun or Eclipse ran into it on their way to hide because they were in a rush to find a good spot.

B. Moon or Jack-O-Moon used the cable. Because there was no way the other two had managed such a feat in the dark.

The latter was probably cheating, but you hadn’t had time to set up any rules. You sighed and pointed your flashlight at the VIP Spot.

No bots to be found.

Crawling into the playsets, you shined your light around.

Plastic, plastic, plastic, plastic, plastic, a light-

A light!

You scrambled towards the light, only to find a glow in the dark Sun plushie. A decoy.

“Sun, what the hell?!” You said out loud. “What’d you do that for??”

You heard snickering from nearby, but even after three laps you couldn’t find him.

He played a tough game, you had to hand it to him. Had to give him that much credit.

You eventually found your way to the theater. The decorations were scattered, and were going to be cleared out soon. Your flashlight flickered.

However, you were distracted by a suspicious lack of music.

Aha!

You made a dash for the balcony level, only to check under each seat and find them all empty.

No animatronics here.

You checked the DCA Room- nothing.

You checked each rafter with your light- nothing.

You checked the arcade- nothing.

The pickup hallway- nope.

The party rooms- no.

Where are they? Am I missing something, or did they break out of the Daycare?!

You realized you were, in fact, not crazy when the lights came on and you checked the open area under the desk’s outer side.

All four animatronics were crammed in there, with the same shit-eating grin.

“You!” You groaned, annoyed.

They all snickered as they tumbled out of their hiding spot.

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———☀️———

It was another night in the Daycare, and you were rather unsurprised when Sun came up to you with a paper.

Said paper contained a list of things you’d said you would do with the animatronics, written by Sun on behalf of his brothers.

“Oh VIP Frienddd! You and I have some blanks to fill in a wonderful game of Color By Number!!” He looked like if he could salivate at the thought, he would. His rays rotated in anticipation.

“Alright, alright. I’ll play with you.” You said, and Sun quite literally jumped for joy, fan whirring loudly. It was crazy how easily he could overheat- true to his name.

There were some problems with the Fazbear coloring sheets. First of all, the numbers were ridiculous. Monty’s hair ended up orange, not red; he’d probably hate that. Second, they were hard to follow. Was that a 2, a 3, or… even a 5? You had no clue. Sun watched you intently as you colored, bringing you each crayon you needed with bliss like a puppy fetching its favorite toy.

When you finally finished, Sun admired your art. “Wow! This is wonderful! You know, normally I’d toss this in the shredder, but I think you have earned your artistic license!” He declared, holding it up like some sort of prize.

“You seriously put people’s stuff in the shredder??” You asked.

“Only adult’s!” Sun replied sassily, putting a hand on his hip.

That checked out. Sun really did hate adults, but he had a special place in his figurative heart for you, it seemed. After the first week, he never snapped at you angrily or called you names or bypassed his filter. He was also generally less annoying, not pretending to be clueless anymore.

The lights flickered. “Oh! Moon’s going to come out soon! He’s probably hiding nearby, that sneaky sneaky thing!” Sun chimed, turning to walk away.

“Wait. Stay. I never get to spend time with the two of you.” You found yourself saying.

So Sun stayed.

———☀️🌙———

The three of you sat in a sort of messy triangle-circle, chatting.

“Personally, I think morning people are the real problem. When night owls grab a snack or do something at night, they’re quiet because they know others are sleeping. Morning people are quite the opposite.” Moon rasped, currently in the middle of a heated debate with his brother.

“Yeah, but morning people are more healthy! And most people are morning people or at least have-a-normal-sleep-schedule people, so why should they accommodate for a few night owls? It makes no sense, Moon!” Sun whisper-yelled, sitting crisscrossed on the padded floor.

Both of them were holding your hand, which was cheesy, but you appreciated the gesture.

The debate meant nothing to you, in all honesty. Really you just enjoyed seeing the two speak face to face and get along. There was something about it that was just so endearing and satisfying to you, that it almost lulled you to sleep.

Almost.

However, soon your Faz Watch buzzed with a notification.

‘Daycare personnel, please report to the nearest node in the AR System for the completion of the current Daycare project.’

So you bid Sun and Moon farewell and put on your mask, sprinting over to the security desk.

———⭐️———

Eclipse was waiting for you already. Physically, it was still in Parts & Services, but digitally it remained in the Daycare.

‘Welcome to the Superstar Daycare’s VR/AR Experience. I’m Eclipse, and I’ll be your guide through every game.’ The entity recited, rolling his eyes. ‘I had to say it. •_•’

You laughed. “Okay then. What are we testing?”

‘Well first is a game I call sixty n- I mean… ski ball. Or is it Skeeball? I have no clue.’ Eclipse began, dropping the professional act. ‘Whatever it is, I’ve got it set up just for you. Y- can’t say it now. :’)’

You already knew that it wanted to repeat the word ‘you’ like it always did to you. It was basically a special thing and a running gag between the two of you at this point.

“Alright. Let’s get started.” You smiled, and Eclipse grinned back.

———🎃———

By the time you arrived in the theater to visit Jack, all the decorations were gone.

His faceplate was broken again, and some of his wires were frayed from various failed stunts over the past week.

“Hey, Jack.” You said, sitting next to him in one of the balcony seats.

“…Am I even still me?” He asked suddenly, speaking softer than usual.

You tilted your head. “What?”

“I mean… if I’m not Jack-O-Moon or Jack-O-Sun… if I’m not a fall themed character… am I still… your ‘Jack?’” He clarified, trailing off. It was unusual for him to speak so politely and without profanity. The issue must have really gotten him upset.

But the answer was obvious to you.

“Of course you are. And you’ve never been just another Sun or Moon. You’re your own thing. That’s what I like about you.”

He did a double take. “So you’re telling me this whole f***ing time, I’ve been tryna be scary and s***, when all I had to do to impress you was f***ing nothing?!” His eye lights brightened as he spoke.

You laughed. “Well, duh!”

And you sat with the little bot, promising him that you’d still love him no matter what form he took after the waning fall season.

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I can’t write this fic more. I’m tired and I don’t want burnout. Besides, I feel like enough chaos has been documented in this fictional world, so I’d say this is as complete as it’s gonna get.

I really hope you enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it, FOR THE MOST PART, and am totally open to doing more like this in the future.

If you have ideas, I’m open to them. :)

Right now I’m thinking some Assassin DCAs x Reader and maybe a Sun x Moon without reader but I dont know. Also nothing is set in stone. Except it usually is. :p

Just let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see from me!

-Mars