Edited because I did the numbers wrong

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But it never came.

Grian slowly opened his eyes to see Mumbo, of course, but he seemed to have swung, and hit the ground next to Grian.

"G-Go!" He shouted to the hermit in the sweater, as he stood up again. Grian took Mumbo's advice, as he dashed to the side, back to the hermits, where a few were recovering. Stress, Joe, TFC, Iskall, X, and Cub were all aware, and tensed. Grian joined them as Iskall got into a fighting stance. Mumbo turned around, eyes wide and insane, grinning maliciously. "You think that confession can stop me?!"

Mumbo gripped Doc's sword harder, making eye contact with each hermit individually. Then, he disappeared with a flash, before appearing in front of Iskall, attacking mercilessly. "X, I got through to him!" Grian shouted as X tried to assist Iskall. "Okay, but how do we snap him out of this?!" X raised his voice over the clashing of metal.

"Well, I'm pretty sure the reason he was corrupted is due to bad emotions, like anger!" Cub shouted, as he tacked Mumbo to the ground. He couldn't bring himself to land any other hits. Mumbo just disappeared in a flash of light, temporarily blinding Cub. On instinct, Cub rolled to the side, as he heard a sword crash down directly next to him. He kicked Mumbo's leg out from under him, and took the chance to get up. "I'm just going to guess here, but maybe positive emotions will bring him back?" Mumbo growled, standing up again.

"That could actually work..." X muttered to himself while Mumbo's attention was on Cub.

"Mumbo! I don't want to hurt you, dude!" Iskall just raised his sword in front of him, incase Mumbo were to change targets. "You're one of the smartest people I know! I should have defended you when we had that argument, instead of just standing there! You're one of my best friends! I don't want to watch you get controlled like this!"

They're... talking to you! They still need you!

Huh...?

"Yeah, Mumbo! You're an asset to the server! It wouldn't be the same without our local spoon, now, would it?" X smiled, even as Mumbo changed his target to face him. Mumbo landed a strong punch against X, but X stood as strong as he could, even if he stumbled back slightly.

"Ugh! That's disgusting!"

Mumbo! Fight back for them!

...They're better off without me.

"Listen close, boy, because you need to know this. You've come to me so many times." TFC started, as Mumbo snapped around, slashing at TFC, who swiftly blocked. Mumbo was surprised at TFC's strength.

"Let me finish. You've come to me so many times for support, and I've been there to give it to you. That's never going to change. I'll always be there for you when you need it. You're like my own grandson." TFC stared deeply into Mumbo's eyes.

Look. They love you, just like you love them.

Maybe they're lying. Maybe they just think I'm a nuisance.

Mumbo made an audible gagging noise, as he forced TFC to the ground. "Stop that this instant!"

"Come on, Mumbo, love, you're stronger than him!" Stress shouted, as Joe nodded in agreement. "I believe in you, Mumbo! Fight him, he's not strong like you!"

Listen to yourself! Listen to what they're saying! They need you to help them but you're still here!

I... I'm... I just can't...

Mumbo! You have to listen! They need you! Please fight back!

"Mumbo, though the circumstances we became friends weren't really great, the days you, Scar and me spent together before all this went wrong we're amazing... I... I enjoyed teaching you how to use Vex magic, and I enjoyed you helping us with redstone!" Cub sighed, as Mumbo turned to look at him. He didn't attack, however. "Agh... To heck with it, you're like a son to me, okay! You're more than what Iren is! You can fight his lies!"

Mumbo stepped back, shocked. He bit his lip, frowning, as Mumbo- no. Iren, felt a shift in his control.

So tell me. What is stopping you from breaking out right now?

...

"W...what... what am I... No! No way!" Iren looked up at Cub, eyes wide. The piercing blue eye started flickering.

Nothing.

"Get. Out. Of. My. HEAD!"

Mumbo screamed, gripping the side of his head, fighting for control.

The chains shattered.

As Mumbo opened his eyes, he felt heavy and tired. He couldn't hear Iren's voice anymore. He felt more free. Grian stepped forwards, as Mumbo made eye contact. His eyes were his normal grey brown, and Mumbo reached out to Grian. He started running towards Mumbo, but just as Grian could reach him, Mumbo's heavy body gave in, and he collapsed into Grian's arms.

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Well... :p