"WHERE IS HE!? YOU KNOW I WANNA KILL HIM!"

Yandere was only one of the many egos in the room that wanted Actor dead at their feet.

Anti was another but his fear for Dark countered it. He just stayed silent.

"You don't understand!" Marvin tried to argue, "Damien said that Dark is in the void but is too weak to get out by himself. The only one who can travel there is Wilford and we all know he's not in the best mind-state. Sorry Wilford"

The crazy Iplier just chuckled, "I understand!"

Yandere still looked frazzled but didn't want to argue against their senpai.

"And what exactly does that have to do with keeping Actor alive?" Illinois never sounded so pissed off, "If you want to do this all proper and let Dark kill him, I say that's stupid. We should get rid of him now so he can't hurt anyone else"

"The reason we're keeping him alive" Chase countered, "Is because he's the only one who knows how to get to Dark and perhaps without that demon inside of him, he'll be willing to help. Mark is with him right now ready for when he wakes up"

"He won't change" Anti growled out and everyone turned to listen to him, "No one as evil as him can. He won't help us. The reason the demon chose him as a vessel is because they're the same"

"You don't know that, Anti" Chase argued, "You didn't know Actor before Dark was created."

"And neither did you. You can't be sure! I didn't understand at first what I walked in on before but now that I do, I agree with Illinois! I say kill him while we have the chance!" he glitched in his anger.

"Anti, we shouldn't just-" Marvin tried to intervene but before he could go further, the door upstairs opened and closed.

Everyone was anxious waiting and watching as Amy came down the stairs, "Mark's still watching him until he wakes up" She said, "I don't fully get what happened but it sure is a mess, isn't it?

"Where's Dark's cane?" that was the first question Anti asked her.

Amy pointed behind her, "Mark has it. Why? What's up?"

"Damien was speaking from it according to Chase. I just want to see if maybe we could talk to Dark, too"

"Ooo!" Bim cheered, "Good idea!"

"Funny that you suddenly believe us now, Anti" Chase scoffed, "Just this morning you were dead set on believing that was Dark."

"Shut up, Brody!" Anti wasn't having it, "It's not MY fault! NONE of us really knew for sure! Neither did you, really! You just decided to do an exorcism without ANYONE else's permission!"

"Hey, we had proof!"

Jackie suddenly came in between the two so they wouldn't get into a fighting match, "Guys, please. That's not what's important right now. Right now the only thing that matters is getting Dark out of the void. Right? Don't you want to see your friend again, Anti?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then we need to think of a plan to make that happen. Which means no necessary fighting. Right Chase?"

The father sighed, "Fine. Yeah, you're right."

Anti still sparked a little but didn't press the matter.

Meanwhile Mark was upstairs in Actor's old room with Sean by his side. After Jameson had texted them to come back to the manor, this was the last thing they expected. Jackie had graciously helped slug Actor to the other side of the manor just in case one of the others decided to exact revenge. For now, he wanted to wait and see what Actor had to say.

'How could I not see it?' he thought to himself, 'I thought I knew Dark so well. How did I not see it wasn't him? Hell, it wasn't even Actor, really! Marvin said that they expelled the demon out of him but for how long? I created Actor this way. I regret it, of course, but that demon is a part of him. I doubt even Host knows what will happen now. He never did when it came to anything to do with Actor.'

Sean had similar but more varied thoughts on the matter. He was worried about how Anti felt. To so firmly believe this man was his best friend. Only to find out it wasn't. How must he feel now?

'Probably feels like a terrible friend' Sean sighed, 'Here Dark's just suffering and Anti was so ready to believe he was back and perfectly fine. He was scared'

"What are you going to do when he wakes up, Mark?" Sean finally asked him, "What's there to ask him? It's not like he'll willingly go and rescue Dark for us"

"I know" Mark didn't move his gaze away from him, twirling Dark's cane in his hand, "I know. I just . . .have some questions. And while that demon is gone for the time being, now would the perfect time"

"Wait. . .for the time being? You mean it could take its place in him again?"

Mark just nodded, "They're a part of each other. I don't like what I did but at the time, I wasn't thinking of them as real people, Sean. Please don't . .. please don't judge me"

"What can I judge you on? I did the same exact thing with Anti"

"Poor guy" Mark commented but there really wasn't much else that could be said, "Do . . . do you regret what we did?"

Sean took a long silent breathe but shook his head, knowing what his friend meant, "I mean . . sometimes. But ultimately. . . no. I still . .. I care about all of them now. Don't you?"

Mark hummed in response, "Yeah . . .sometimes I wonder if this is all our fault for doing it, though, you know? That we're being punished"

Sean didn't respond to that, not sure what to say.

They stayed in silence, waiting for Actor to open his eyes.

Actor didn't know what the hell was going on. Usually he took the back seat as per requested by the demon but after that exorcism. . . . he felt weird.

He felt. . . . in control agian.

He couldn't hear its voice.

Its taunts and jeers.

After so long hearing it all the time and using him . . . . . he never wanted this to end.

He knew he was asleep. It was pitch black. Did he just have to open his eyes?

He hoped the demon wasn't just tricking him.

Slowly, he opened his eyes on his own and cringed at the bright lights in the room. Lamps.

Blinking his eyes and groaning, Actor sighed. The silence was so peaceful. The last time he felt like this was months before his death. Before the demon chose him as a vessel.

He could barely remembered much that the demon has done since then but he wasn't stupid. He did know he did a lot of messed up shit.

"A-actor?"

He usually preferred Actor Mark but he knew that voice and would forgive it. It was his creator after all. Turning slowly, he met his eyes along with someone else by his side that looked familiar as well.

"Mark?" he sighed again, "The exocism worked then, I'm guessing. Is this true?"

As surprised as Mark was, he nodded, "How do . .. how do you feel?"

He chuckled lightly, "Well I'm not feeling murderous at the moment is that's what you mean. . . . I know I've caused a lot of trouble. Will you get rid of me now?"

That stung Mark but he knew he should. But there were other matters to attend to first before he could even think of it.

"Where's Dark, Actor?"

"At the cabin, of course." He answered pretty quickly, "Celine was quick as always to save him. . . . . will you kill me now?"

Sean stared at him like he had to reboot for a moment, "Why . . .are you so eager to die?"

Actor looked over at Sean and smirked, "Why wouldn't I be? That demon's been in my head for years. I tried to kill myself so many ways just to get rid of the damn thing. I just want to rest now"

Mark understood but also he couldn't be so kind as to grant him what he wanted so soon, "Actor. . . you need to redeem yourself. You owe us that at least"

"You want me to go into the void and fetch him?" he guessed on his own, "I can't"

Suddenly the door bust open, "AND WHY THE FOOK NOT!?"

Mark didn't even have to turn around to know who it was, "Antisepticeye, get out of the room, NOW"

"NO! I want to know why this fucker is refusing to fix his own mistakes! You go back in that damn void and you GET HIM BACK!"

"Anti" Sean couldn't really say anything to calm him. His ego was bound and determined, seething with unbelievable rage.

Actor sighed once more, "I can't do that on my own. I was only ever able to because of the demon. I'm sorr-"

Anti glitched on top of him, clutching his hands around his neck, "LISTEN  HERE YOU SADISTIC FUCK! YOU'RE GOING TO GET DARK BACK AND YOU'RE GONNA GET HIM BACK NOW! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU BASTARD! I'LL DO IT!"

He clenched his fists tighter around his neck to choke him, ignoring Mark and Sean trying to rip him off of him but Actor didn't look really bothered.

In fact, he looked pleased.

Happy, even.

Anti sensed it and pulled off of him, "Sick fuck. You WANT to die" he grit his teeth hard, "I just . . .I just want my friend back"

Actor went solemn again but it was genuine, "I'm sorry. But I can't help you. And when the demon reclaims me . . . . I won't WANT to help you. It's best if you all just kill me now"

"No" Mark stated, "No, not yet. Not until we've exhausted EVERY plan. You could still be of use to us, Actor"

The man huffed, "Do what you will"

Anti glitched a pair of handcuffs in his hands, "Count on it".

After cuffing the man so he couldn't escape and just kill himself, Anti removed himself from the room, too upset to stay in there and look at his face any longer.

'How dare he just apologize like he means anything! It's all HIS fault!'

Or is it? Was it the demon, really? His head hurt.

After a bit, Sean came out as well and pat his shoulder. Anti didn't move but he didn't know whether that was good or bad, "Come downstairs with me. Mark wants to get Marvin and Google to watch him"

Anti followed but only because he was tired of everything today. It was always one thing after another. Would it ever end?

Once they got downstairs, the other egos tried asking them questions but Sean said that Mark would be down to explain everything soon. He wanted Google and Marvin to follow him to Mark and then everyone else would be told the situation.

"Was he awake?" Jackie asked Anti, "What happened? I'm assuming indefinitely that you found Actor and Mark at least."

"You should have waited" Marvin scolded him lightly.

Anti nodded, "He's awake. Said he can't help"

Sean tried to clear that up a bit more, "He means that the demon had taken control over him thus giving him the ability to travel in and out of the void. Without the demon, he can't."

Marvin sighed, seeing Anti's sad expression, "Did you at least get to rough him up a bit?"

Anti nodded but just slightly, "Doesn' matter. . . . . he WANTS to die"

"Must be a buzz kill for ya"

Everyone looked over at Chase and the man shrugged, "Sorry, sorry. Bad joke."

"Glad someone is seeing humor at a time like this" Anti snapped back at him.

"Hey I'm just trying to stay optimistic"

"For once in your life?"

"Yeah, and whose fault is that!?"

Sean cleared his throat, "Marvin. Google. Come with me. Jackie. Keep those two apart. Jameson, help him and Chase and Anti? Stop being assholes to each other."

"You can't order me like that. Not your ego, remember? Fuck off"

"Anti-"

But the glitch just stomped off to the kitchen, ignoring anyone and everyone that tried to comfort him. He wasn't in the mood right now.

Of course Chase felt bad for arguing with him like that but he couldn't take it back now. Instead, he waited with the others for Mark to come down and explain what was going on.

After a while, probably ten minutes, Anti walked back in with a bowl of ice cream and a few of Dark's cookies that Amy helped get down for him. Somebody had to eat them and in a way, it comforted him.

Finally Mark started to walk down and the Jims were all over it, "Creator Mark! Mark! JIms could like to know what the situation is! Are there any updates!?

"Any updates on the man upstairs!?" the other Jim piped in.

Mark just sighed. He had the cane in his hand and held it sadly, "For now . . . we keep Actor here alive" there was an immediate uproar of mostly the hostile egos, "SHUT UP!"

Mark never usually broke out the yell, "You'll all do as I say! Actor is not the same man as before. But he is to be handcuffed at all times and watched by Marvin and Google who can keep tabs on him and keep him in check in case he tries to hurt anyone or himself. No one is it engage with him without one of them around and no one is to plot killing him. He is our only chance in getting Dark back. No offense, Wil"

"None taken!"

"Any questions?"

Everyone seemed quiet and calmer than before, not wanting to argue with Mark.

The YouTuber's eyes landed on Anti and walked up to him, "Anti. I know you were close to Dark. But can I count on you, especially?"

Anti was moved and even though he was hurting, he nodded, "Of course. I understand."

Mark smiled sadly, "Good. I'll entrust you to keep watch of this then until Dark returns to us" he handed him the cane.

Anti nearly dropped the bowl of ice cream but kept a firm grip on it. Amy took it gently from him as Mark gave him the cane.

It felt light in his hands but pulsed with power even though it didn't glow at the moment.

He could almost feel Dark's energy coming from it and he knew right then why Mark gave it to him.

He smiled softly, "Thanks Mark"

Mark pat his shoulder brotherly, "I trust you, Anti. So would Dark. We'll find a way to bring him back in time. I promise"

"Right" Anti wasn't so confident anymore, though.