Also mentions of DID. It was just real quick and based off my understanding of it and a quick Google search
Eclipse hesitated when he heard the metallic scraping on stone. He hurriedly followed it, seeing a figure move around a corner. He broke into a silent run. Purple clouding his vision as he now could make out the TV robot moving down the cavern.
The ones Sawyer used to take Cody and Mxes from him. He ran faster, not bothering to be quiet, the figure paused and glanced over their shoulder in time for Eclipse to knee it in the chest. Sending it into the mining equipment behind it and slumping to the floor.
It curled in on itself and crossed its arms over the screen of the TV. The veil shielding it from view. But Eclipse was having none of it. He got on top of it, and pulled one of its arms away, his own fist drew back, ready to punch the screen.
Then he froze. The image on the screen wasn't a purple eye. It was a flat blue image of two wide square eyes. A square rabbit nose and two square buck teeth.
“... Foo foo?” Eclipse gasped in surprise. The robot stared at him, Eclipse released him and the robot immediately pulled its arms as close to its chest as it possibly could, “ Mxes is that you? Oh my goodness I-I’m so sorry, I didn't know..” he lifted the veil to get a better look. Mxes flinched but didn't resist.
It was definitely Mxes, it had to be. Eclipse figured he must have hijacked one of the robot bodies. But he was acting off.
The jester finally got up, and offered his hand. Mxes hesitantly took it and let Eclipse pull him to his feet. While the jester was happy to have his Foo foo back, something knawed at his code.
Something was wrong.
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Of course he warned the others. Mxes was housed in a body they associated with a psycho. Foxy insisted on checking him out, with Doey's supervision. (As ridiculous as Foxy found it he accepted it) After what felt like ages Foxy called Eclipse into the room, but bulled him aside when he got up.
“ I gotta warn ye lad… that technically isn't Makes,” he said quietly, Eclipse blinked in confusion.
“ What do you mean?” He asked, looking past the pirate at the robot. He was sitting in a folding chair Doey had retrieved for him. He was messing with his makeshift cloak. Almost nervously.
“ I mean… “ Foxy sighed, “ he masks it well when around the rest of us but he's not … are ye familiar with DID?”
“ It's often a trauma response where the brain fractures off another personality in order to protect that part of itself.” Eclipse recited. “ Or at least something like that…. Why?” he asked nervously though he was sure he already knew the answer.
“ Whatever Sawyer is doing to Mxes… made him create him. “ He pointed to the robot who seemed to be shifting uncomfortably, “ and he's just a fragment of the original. As a result he's… much weaker than Mxes and ..” Foxy sighed again. “ I know he be yer protector. But he be needing that from ye now. “ Eclipse blinked then looked back at this fragment of his Foo foo.
Anxious.
Scared.
“ Okay no problem…” he walked past the pirate and when Mxes looked up he smiled at the rabbit.
“ Hey, how you doing?” Makes hesitated then smiled back, “ we need to talk,” the smile fell immediately, “ no no no, Foo foo, it's okay,” Eclipse took a knee, glancing at Doey who took the hint and left the room to give them privacy, “ do you know… what you are?”
Mxes hesitated before shamefully nodding, hugging himself.
“ Hey, it's okay listen, “ Eclipse brushed the veil aside to look him in the eye, “ sugar bun, it's okay, you're still Mxes,” he tilted his head slightly, as if asking really?
“ You're still my husband. And I will fix this, and I will take care of you til we do. You don't have to pretend to be big or strong or brave for me, okay?” Mxes seemed hesitant. “ you know what I'm capable of, you know I can take care of us,” Eclipse tried to encourage, the robot raised his head then nodded, smiling weakly.
Eclipse smiled back then pulled him into a huge, his square TV head resting against the jester’s chest. Then after a pause Mxes hugged back. Tightly.
Like Eclipse was his lifeline.
Internally Eclipse wanted to tear through this entire building to find Mxes prime. Rescue him from whatever horror that doctor was putting him through that was causing him to fracture off like this.
Was he going to find more fragments of Mxes hiding in corners?
He didn't know. and Sawyer better pray Eclipse wasn't the one that got his hands on him.
