Um... More of Eclipse's powers are shown in this chapter, and when she talks mind to mind with people, its ital iced and underlined, places are just plain underlined, and Shmee is italiced. And, as always, I don't own JTHM or the others. All I own is the computer chair, cause the actual computer is my brothers.
Crisis! A Family meeting
Eclipse sat in her room, staring at the ceiling. She had painted over the blue walls and white ceiling. She painted in Red walls, and a black ceiling with white stars. The carpet was black. Eclipse rolled over and the hammock rocked. She was so tired, but she couldn't sleep. Her phone rang. She reached out and grabbed it. "You've reached Eclipse."
"It's Silver. How have you been?"
"Why are you calling me at three Am.?"
Above the clouds
The Dragon God stared at his son. "Moon glimmer? What are you doing alive?"
"I have no clue. One minute, I'm leaping in a dragon's mouth, the next, I'm in the creek!"
"About the creek..."
"I know already. I read the little tourist sign."
"Eheh... Well..."
Moon glimmer looked up, his blue green eyes flashing. "I have to speak to the Princess... And she isn't in the castle."
The God fidgeted. "She's in America... In the other dimension..."
"Why?"
I don't know."
"Why?"
"Gah! You're making my nervous!"
"Why?"
"You keep saying 'why'!"
"Okay. I'll stop."
"Here." The god grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled on it. "It's the princess address in the other dimension. Go see her."
"779?"
"Yeah. Now, don't go now. Wait a bit."
"Okay. I'm in here."
The Dragon God went to the door. He paused and turned around. "You know... you can't get her back..."
"I know. When I go, I'll grab Messiah. He'll be happy to see Nyasha again."
The god grinned. "He'll be ecstatic! Let's hope he doesn't lose bladder control!"
"Remember last time?!" The Dragon King chuckled. "He got so happy; he almost pissed in his pants!"
His father laughed and walked out, leaving Moon Glimmer alone. He turned to the window. "I may not be able to get her back, but I can at least give my input in whatever type of person she chooses. I'm coming and I'm headed straight for you, my Black rose."
In our dimension
Johnny sat on his front step, watching Squee run around playing with his batman action figure. Shmee was next to him. Johnny watched Squee running in circles and got dizzy. He shook his head and glanced up at the sound of an approaching car. An elegant black one pulled up in Eclipse's driveway. Johnny heard barking coming from the basement. A tall man stepped out. Johnny felt his jaw drop. This man had to be at least 6'7, maybe even taller. The man stretched and glanced at the car. Two kids popped out and a woman from the passenger side.
The front door burst open and Kygri came bouncing out. She gave the tall guy a hug and patted the kids on the head. She hugged the woman and said something. Johnny looked at the floor.
Oh God. She's coming. Just smile and Wave Johnny boy, and hope the older male doesn't recognize me.
Johnny looked up and saw Kygri. "HI, Johnny! This is Eclipse's elder brother, Silver stone! But we just call him Silver!"
Johnny took Shmee's advice and smiled. "Hi. I'm Johnny." He stood and held out a hand. Silver's hand made his look like a doll.
"Well you obviously know me, thanks to big mouth over here." Silver nodded his head toward Kygri. Johnny simply smiled. Johnny looked at the man. He had pale blue eyes, dark skin, and black hair. Silver was staring at Shmee.
"Howdy, Shmee! Never thought I'd see you here."
Eheh... I'm... His kids toy... Eheh... I'm the kid's trauma sponge...
"Okay. But why the teddy I gave you?"
Cause it ... gives me... SUPER EXTRA FUZZY VISION!!!!
"..."
"Um... What the fook?"
Shut up, Johnny. AND CHANGE THAT EXPRESSIN SILVER!
"What expression?"
Kygri popped up next to Johnny. "Hat to break up the party, but your wife calls Silver."
Silver smiled and said to Johnny, "Well, hopefully, I'll see you later."
Johnny nodded and watched as Silver walked away. "How can a guy that big walk so gracefully?"
"Wow."
Kygri looked up at Silver. "So, what'd you think?"
Silver looked down at her. "Not sure. For a homicidal maniac, he sure seems sane."
"Well, so do we."
"Ha! That we do, Kygri. That we do.
"And I'm saner than Eclipse, Roz and Nyasha."
"Everyone is."
In the basement
Eclipse stared at the block of clay in front of her. Lunar stared at it too. The dragons were sleeping and Wisdom and Yeshmeka were wrestling. Eclipse stared at the block of clay.
"What can I make?"
"Maybe! NO. Never mind... Oh wait... nah... got nuthin'."
"What?"
"I said never mind."
"Why? Is it embarrassing? Huh, huh? Is it?"
"You need inspiration, right?"
"Yeah? Oh NO! I AM NOT! NO. DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. DON'T PULL THOSE EARS BACK! HEY! DON'T MAKE PUPPY EYES! I-. Fine. But explain. Why make a Johnny and Squee sculpture?"
"Because they're cute! You know it."
"Stop poking me. What now?! Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Why's your face goin' red?"
"Shut up. Are you aware you are the dorkiest looking thing on the planet at the moment? ... All right! I'll make one! What are they doing?"
"No, no, no! I want one of Johnny alone!"
"What's he doing?"
"Use your imagination."
"..."
"Not killing something, please. And not something perverted."
"Then don't tell me to use my imagination!"
"You know what you mean!"
"Okay."
Above
Johnny shuddered.
What's the matter?
"Somewhere... A girl and a wolf are arguing... about me! That is creepy." HE shuddered again.
Eh. You get used to it.
Johnny shrugged.
In the basement
Eclipse sighed and stared at the block of clay. "I know what to make... but I don't know how to make it."
She stood up and looked out the windows at the top of the basement. From there, she saw Johnny perfectly. He was sitting on the steps, hunched over and looking at Squee who was running in circles. Eclipse smiled. "That's a good pose. I wonder what he looks like standing." She lifted a finger and pointed. Johnny yelped and hopped up. He looked around wildly. Eclipse grinned. "Nothing like a shock on the butt to get a person standing. Huh. He looks better in the sad, sitting pose." Eclipse hopped off of the box she was standing on. "I was standing on a box? Huh. My blackouts must be coming faster than normal. Better take my meds and then I'll do the sculpture." She went upstairs and stopped. Her brother and his wife and kids were standing there. The kids squealed and ran over shouting, "Ti-ti!" Eclipse grunted when they squeezed her around the knees. She fell over and the kids squealed and jumped on her back.
"Oh no, no! Mi nenos! NO ase eso!"
Eclipse smiled when Silver's wife, Mariposa pulled her children off Eclipse. The woman smiled at Eclipse. "Hola, Eclipse! Todo Esta bien?"
Eclipse smiled. Mariposa only spoke Spanish, but she always seemed to get her point across. That is why you never get her angry. Never. Eclipse smiled at her again.
"Great, Mari. Everything's been great."
Mariposa smiled at Eclipse and nodded. Silver grinned. "Howdy, sis."
"Howdy bro."
"Here." Silver held out a black book bag. "You left your weapons at home."
Eclipse grinned. "What am I supposed to do with them?"
"Did you just ask me that?" Silver raised an eyebrow. "You're an Atlantian warrior princess. You Always make your weapons work, even if you don't kill people. You make it work. I mean, you made the mini guillotine work."
"Papa was so proud. And so was Nana."
"I'm glad I never got you that angry." Silver smiled. The door bell rang.
"I'LL GET IT!!!!!" Kygri came charging downstairs. "TOUCH THAT DOOR AND I'LL GET THE MINI GULITINE!"
Silver looked at Eclipse. She smiled and whispered. "I move its location twice a day."
Kygri slammed into the door and pushed.
"Pull, Key. Pull."
"Shut up, Silver." She pulled it open. "Hi, Johnny! Oh, okay! Ummm..." She turned and looked at Eclipse who was talking to Silver who had let himself plop on the couch next to his family. Kygri chewed her lip thinking. "I wonder..." She turned to Johnny. "Sure! Stay for dinner! What! It's no problem! Just don't go into the basement. Ha! Don't worry, Squee. It's just a joke. Just a joke, kiddo. Relax. Okay. ECLIPSE! CAN JOHNNY AND SQUEE STAY FOR DINNER? I ASKED THEM!"
Eclipse rubbed an ear. "Do you have to shout? I'm only two meters away. NO. No. Don't answer that. Yes they can stay."
Squee walked in. "HI Miss. Eclipse lady! HI Miss eclipse lady's family!"
Johnny nodded. Mariposa smiled and Johnny shivered. Her eyes were so pretty blue eyes.
Eclipse grinned. "Hey! How'd you like the book?"
"What? Oh! I-its good."
"Will you stop stuttering? It creeps me out."
Poor Johnny! Terrified of Eclipse!
Johnny simply smiled and then (somehow) a chair appeared. He sat when Eclipse pointed at the chair and Squee hopped up into his lap. Eclipse glanced around at the silent room, growing uncomfortable. "Hey, kiddos? How about a movie in my room? We still got." The doorbell rang. "I'll get it."
She opened the door and Pepito walked in. Silver grinned. "Hey Little Man! It's been awhile. Normally I'm at work when you come visit."
Pepito grinned and walked over to Squee. "Hola Amigo! Let's play a game!" He pulled a board game out of somewhere (don't ask). "How about a game of Parcheesi. Of DOOM!" Eclipse thought fast. "Why not include your other cousin's Pepito. You remember Sarah and Michael." Mentally she told Pepito. Give me an excuse to get out of here!
Johnny found himself asking. "What's the mini guillotine for? We heard Kygri screeching it."
Eclipse smiled. "You'd miss it a lot if I used the guillotine on you."
"Ah. Point taken."
Pepito came up with an excuse. "Ah! Let's go play Parcheesi and watch a movie in Soeur's room!"
Eclipse grinned. "Great. Lets go pick a movie!"
Pepito grabbed Squee and pulled him along, following Eclipse and Silver's kids. Eclipse turned around and told Pepito, "Keep going. I'll be right there." She added mentally. I owe you one, kiddo.
She walked over to Johnny.
Johnny sat, staring at the wall. It was such an amazing color. Purple with black stripes. He remembered Eclipse and Nyasha saying it was their favorite colors or something like that.
"Hey. Halloo. Johnny!" A hand entered his vision. "Wakey, wakey, lemon shaky."
Johnny jumped and flushed. Eclipse was once again in his face, this time their noses were actually touching. She pulled back, leaving behind the smell of... he couldn't think of it at the moment but it was pretty.
"What?"
"I was asking what type of movies Squee watches. Disney? Anything like that?"
"What? Oh, yeah. He watches a lot of Disney and stuff like that. "
"Don't tell me you don't know."
"WH-what? I just said Disney movies! Just don't play 'Lion king' or 'lion king two' or-."
"I get it! Don't play anything with the word 'lion' in the title."
"Yeah. And 'mouse'. And... A lot of other animals."
"CHEESE AND RICE! What isn't this kid afraid of?!"
"Um... movies in French... Romance, drama... wait, he's afraid of drama... Let me think..."
"Come look at my movies. That'll make this so much easier."
"But I just got com-."
"Was that a squeal?"
"Let's go." Johnny leaped up and headed to the stairs. Eclipse walked up after him. "Wait up! You walk fast!" Johnny looked in. Squee was staring at the board game, his already big eyes wide.
Eclipse came in and raised an eyebrow. She walked over, glancing at the game and her astonished niece and nephew. Pepito was too relaxed.
"Squee? Baby? It's okay. It's only a board game! I'll be here the entire time! Nothing will hurt you. You've got Shmee and Pepito here to! If anything bad happened or came, Pepito would most likely set them on fire or something of that nature, and you can hide your face until the bad thing is gone! Okay? Now sit here and don't squeal." Eclipse helped him sit (he was standing earlier) and handed him the die Pepito was holding. She then stood and looked at Johnny.
Johnny looked around the room for the first time, really examining it. The walls were dark red and the carpet was black. He smirked when he saw the wall that he couldn't see when he was looking in the window. It was covered in posters and Cd's. He spotted Marilyn Manson, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Joan Jett, and a bunch of others. He glanced to where she had pulled out the bed for Pepito and did a double take. It was a suit of black armor. The more he studied it, the more he realized it looked used, and the owner never bothered to clean it. The armor looked rough and was covered in little red stains. Next to it was a sheath and helmet. The helmet was black and looked burnt and so did the sheath. It was empty. He found himself looking above the television set where her sword was. The blade was shiny but... it looked used. Had Eclipse used the blade on someone? Was it possible that Eclipse could?
"Hey! Pay attention! Stop zoning!"
He jumped and ducked when a very thick book was launched at his head.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"I've been calling you for the past four minutes! Come look at the movies!"
Johnny walked over, noticing that this seemed to be the only room with carpet. All the others had hard wood floors. He looked at the movies.
"As you hopefully see, I'm a music junkie, not a movie one. Maybe I should sell some of these Cd's. Do you like the Beach boys?"
Johnny looked at her and went back to the movies. They were in alphabetical order. Finally he saw one. "How about Oliver and Company. I mean, the wrappings still on it, so you haven't seen it."
Eclipse glanced at the kids. What do you think? Ever seen it?"
Pepito shook his head and s did the others.
"Well okay then! Johnny you are free to go and make small talk with my brother and the girls while I go make popcorn and finish working in the basement. Pepito, you're the oldest so you're in charge. Michael, watch your sister and Pepito, watch Squee. " She glared at Shmee. And NO scaring the kids. But really, if something goes bad, call Roz or Me or Nyasha.
But aren't I the oldest? I've been eighteen since... Forever.
Yeah but you're a teddy bear. Just watch and don't make your self painfully obvious. Please. Not tonight. Any other night, but not this one. Please.
Okay. You got me. I'll behave.
Great! I'm gone! Eclipse walked out, leaving behind a pretty scent.
Johnny looked at Eclipse. "Why does Pepito call you ister in French?"
"I dunno. He just does. Now go make small talk." She then turned and walked into the kitchen, bent on making popcorn. Johnny rolled his eyes and wondered what was it that she smelled like? It was so familiar but he couldnt place it.
Sorry I had to end it there folks! It's just that my brother wants his room back and the comfort of his bed.
Eclipse: Your poor brother! Having his baby sister in the room all the time!
E: Feh. He works all the time! Last night he came in at 11:40!
Eclipse: Why were you awake at 1:40?
E: Writing this. And then he came in, looked at me, said "You have an hour, because I need to eat and take a shower." and that's where I am now!
Kygri: He just finished eating the left over squash soup. NO fair! I wanted it!
Eclipse, E, Nyasha, Kumori and The cast of JTHM: ...
Silverstone: What Mari is saying in the story, E. You forgot to mention that.
E:What? Oh yeah. Um,
"Mi nenos! NO ase eso!" means... 'My children. Dont do that.'
"Hola, Eclipse! Todo Esta bien?" means 'Hello Eclipse. Everything is good?'