#teaps andrew

Walking out of the lab, Andrew felt like he was stepping on knives. Guilt was pilling up in his chest and he couldnt ignore it. He exhales deeply before he lets go of Charlie's hand and bolts back to the argument. Earth was calling out his name with a mixture of Charlie's confused questioning, but Andrew kept running.

When Andrew gets back, he sees how desperate Eclipse looks—frightened, even—as he continued to try console a shaking Moon who kept refusing each comfort with an angrier retort.

Andrew hesitated for a moment until he blurts it. "Its my fault!" Catching both animatronics's attention. "I-its my fault." He repeats.

"Andrew," Eclipse points to the hallway, forcing his rays out. "Out. Now."

"I heard you." Andrew bites his lower lip, watching Eclipse's reaction. "I..."

"Andrew, I am not asking."

"Past 11, last night—yesterday. I heard you."

Eclipse is silent before he lightly shakes his head in disbelief. "I wasnt there past 11. I had to handle something. Henry needed me for some leak in the house."

"Dont you get it?" Andrew pushes at Eclipse's knees, although the other didnt budge one bit. "I heard him! He... He sang a lullaby. I was pretending to be asleep so Andy and Jake fell asleep—a-and they did—but I really fell asleep once I heard your voice singing. I didnt know Sun was being taken away."

Eclipse didnt do or say anything. His eyes fixed on Andrew with a mixture of understanding and disbelief. It hurt Andrew didnt recognize that wasnt him but the Mimic copying his voice, but then again, the Mimic was good at what it did—it fooled his own friends into believing it was him for weeks.

So what then to a now child animatronic like Sun who didnt recognize danger right away as long as he heard a familiar voice?

Moon let out a shaky exhale, and Eclipse snapped back to reality. "Moon." He raises his hand, but retracts it, hesitant.

"You knew." Moon whispered.

Andrew took a step back, looking at Moon. "I..."

"Moon." Eclipse repeats. "He didnt see him—"

"You knew." Moon sobs.

Andrew purses his lips, trying not to spill any unnecessary tears. He expected this reaction, but it still hurt to see.

Moon begins to walk out, his eyes wide with fear and spilling more tears. "I have to handle Nexus. Something, something... Solar knows." He sounded more like his old self; robotic.

"Moon?.." Andrew calls out.

"No, Jonathan." Moon pauses in his step, his hand on the frame of the hallway. "..Andrew... No, Andrew. No." He resumes to escaping, his pace growing fast in urgency.

He walks past Earth who looked at him with a pitiful expression, seeing how much it pained her brother yet she knew she was unable to do anything. Sun was better at this. Earth holds Charlie tight—what a sweet girl; she didnt understand yet she was willing to help.