At the sound of the popping noise, everyone knew someone was teleporting there.

Anti immediately glitched in front of everyone and charged up, ready to fuck anyone up who dared and threaten them.

He wasn't losing his family AGAIN.

But he wasn't the only one ready for a fight. 

Everyone behind him was READY this time.

Two people in animal masks long dark robes appeared.

Even behind the masks, they seemed surprised at all the people ready to kill them.

"Oh . . .uh. . . ."

Evan relaxed a little, "It's okay, guys. . . . it's just a couple of the council members. We can relax a little"

"Relax my ass" Marvin snarled. He thought about what he said but shook his head. Nope. That's exactly what he wanted to say, "They'd really love me dead, Evan"

"Actually" one of the members in a bear mask intervened, "We have a different punishment in mind for you. But that's for later"

The other one in a rabbit mask continued, "We were sent to survey the damage caused this time. Since you're alive and well now, the original court date will now be moved up since you obviously cannot remain OUT of danger for too long, Marvin"

Marvin rolled his eyes, "Oh whatever."

Anthony growled and stalked closer to them, "There shouldn't even BE a punishment at all. Without Marvin-"

"Without Marvin's magic, none of this would have ever happened" the bear scoffed, "It was his fault that YOU came to this domain in the first place! And then it was HIM who created that blasphemous eye bringing that demon back to life!"

Anthony sparked, "That's not his fault I came to this universe! I would have come regardless! And HENRIK was the one that helped make that eye! Get your heads out of your asses and see the GOOD he's fucking done! As if you pricks could have done ANY FUCKING BETTER! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN EVERYTHING WENT TO HELL!? WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WREAKED HAVOC THREATENING ALL OF EXISTENCE?! Now if you're fucking finished chastising my family, GET THE FUCK OUT BEFORE I SPLATTER YOUR FUCKING GUTS ALL OVER THE LAWN AND PAINT IT FUCKING RED!"

The bear and rabbit actually had the sense to look a little worried. This was the same man that killed all magicians in THIS Marvin's original universe.

The rabbit cleared their throat, "Uh . . you have one week from now to come to the council hall or face. . ."

Everyone looked ready to kill them.

"Uh .. . you have one week"

With that, the two magicians teleported away.

Marvin groaned, "Well I GUESS that's better than on our wedding day"

Evan blinked, "Honestly, I've forgotten ALL about that."

Marvin swat his chest playfully, "Ugh, what a mess. . .. thanks, Anthony for your quick assist."

Anti raised a brow at Anthony, "You wouldn't have REALLY . . . .you know what? Nevermind. I know the answer."

Evan sighed, "Wow, what a day. I mean it's been a day for YOU guys but for ME it's technically been a few weeks since I used that bubble."

"Hey, yeah, why weren't you reprimanded like I was? THAT'S dark magic!" Marvin pouted.

Evan refused to look at him, "Don't worry about it. I've already accepted my consequences. It's nothing that will hurt me or us. No worries, okay, sweetheart? Let's not worry about that right now"

Marvin sensed Evan was keeping something from him but chose not to pry just yet.

"What DO we do now?" Dark asked, "I mean . . .. the demon destroyed the manor. . . us Ipliers have nowhere to go just yet"

Mark rolled his eyes, "Well I mean I COULD-"

Marvin snorted, "Yeah, no, we've talked about that already, trust me. No worries. I'll talk to you about it later tonight, Dark"

Mark grabbed his knees, "Oh thank god" he was already too exhausted to recreate the manor, too.

Everyone who didn't die plus Anti looked a little confused at Marvin's words.

"Uh . . okay?" Dark just let it go.

"BUT. . .. Dying does take a tole." Marvin yawned, "Hey, Sean, do ya mind if we all just hang out here for the night? It's gonna take a lot of energy to teleport everyone as it is"

Sean didn't even look phased anymore, "Yeah, sure. But I don't have room in the house so you guys are just gonna have to camp out back here tonight"

Marvin gave him a thumbs up, "No prob"

The sun was already starting to set so they decided to start setting up camp so everyone could rest. 

It really had been such a long day.

Marvin used his magic to create tents and sleeping bags for everyone and put a spell around the backyard to keep all the bugs away.

"Relish it while you can" Evan muttered.

"What?" 

Evan shrugged, ignoring Marvin's confusion.

Chase teased Marvin about the inside of the tents being knock off of Harry Potter since they were so huge on the inside but Marvin wasn't even upset by it. He was too tired to get TOO sassy.

Dark wanted to spend the night with Anti but he knew he needed to the time with his own so he bid him a good night and went to his own tent with some of the Ipliers, Mark and Wilford.

Anti wasn't sure if he was really welcome in the tent, though.

He knew he probably was but he decided to wait on it still.

He wasn't sure if his sisters forgave him, really.

Eva, Stacey, Sammie, Emily and even Evan and Chad. He murdered Stacey and her baby and the children. Shot down Eva and her children and killed Sammie and Chad.

Even if they said they forgave him in the next world. . . he wasn't sure he really believed it.

Anti sat on the back patio looking up at the stars.

It seemed like almost everyone was getting ready for bed to sleep everything off for the next week or so. Or at least they COULD.

Stacey peeked out of the tent with a little bundle in her arms.

Anti glanced over at her, " . . . . hey"

Stacey smiled, "Hey there, sweetheart. You doing okay?"

Anti looked back up at the sky, " . . ..  Not really. I know it wasn't me . . . but everything is ingrained in my head. . . as if it WAS me. Every time I blink, I see death"

"Then I guess you'll just have to blink a little less, then. Because we're all here and we're all safe now." She tried to comfort him, "Here. . . hold her, will you?"

She handed him the baby. Anti whined, "I. . . I don't think I should"

"You should" she argued with him, "Go on.. . . . hold you baby niece Bella. She's missed you"

The baby was sniffling in her mother's arms.

Anti's heart melted. He couldn't resist and took her from Stacey. He cradled her in his arms and rocked her, holding her securely. 

Baby Bella stopped sniffling and cuddled her head into Anti's chest, falling fastly to sleep.

Stacey smiled, "See? She trusts you. She loves her uncle Anti so much. So does Jack, Olivia, Iris and Benny"

Anti teared up, "I'm sorry" he whimpered, "I tried so hard-"

"I know you did, sweety" Stacey hugged him into her side, "I know you did. . . . it's okay. You're okay now"

After a while, Anti finally calmed down and Stacey took Bella back, "Now come on. It's too cold out to be out here any longer."

Anti was afraid but he knew she was right.

Stacey took his hand and led him into the tent.

It was MASSIVE inside and it seemed like every family had their own separate rooms.

Except they weren't in them.

They were all in the common area of the tent house.

"There he is!"

They were all waiting for him.

Eva came up to them and hugged Anti around his neck, "Come on, you need your rest. Doctor's orders!"

"She's right!" Henrik smirked, "Don't test her. Come."

"We all decided to sleep in the same space tonight" Chase offered, "Figured we needed it as a family tonight, you know?"

Anti was led further in by Stacey, feeling his hesitation.

Emily smiled, "You're not in trouble, Anti. Everything is okay. You can breathe"

"Do you need anything to drink? Tea? Whiskey?" Sammie asked.

'Are they  . .  really not upset with me?' he wondered.

"We're not lying to you, Anti" Evan could practically SEE his thoughts, "Just lay down in the pile. Sleep. You look like you need it"

"I'll say" Anthony snorted, "You took the beating of a lifetime today AND died. You already have dark circles under your eyes and your body is brand spanking new"

Gab ushered him to come sit by her.

Anti was reminded of Sam's threats against her but awkwardly shuffled over to her. He knew she could at least handle her own against him if Sam WAS still inside him somehow.

The kids immediately dog piled on him, making him smile but they seemed just as tired and still a bit traumatized by today's events. After hugging him, they crawled back over and around to their parents.

Marvin was on the other side of Anti and hugged him to him. He was the first one Anti killed and he wanted to make sure Anti knew it was okay now.

Everything would be okay now.

Anti breathed in Marvin's scent and cuddled into his chest, having missed the soft silky fabric of his clothes. He always did love Marvin's taste in things. Always so soft and comfy.

Gab had her hand in his hair, rubbing his head like a mother would.

Sleep was immediate for the whole colony of Septics.

The next day, Dark woke up and felt a little empty inside.

Anti wasn't next to him. He knew he was over in the other tent but he missed him.

And since everything that had transpired yesterday, he really wished he was there for him to hold and cuddle.

But instead, he had Wilford snoring next to him and Mark on the other side laying sideways with his legs laying over Dark's.

Dark would have been irritated by this but he wasn't. When Damien and them had sleepovers as kids, it had always been like this.

Groggily, Dark slapped his face to try and wake himself up a little more and carefully got up so not to jostle anyone.

He needed coffee.

Dark was sure Sean wouldn't mind, so he sneakily stepped inside of the house and located the kitchen.

He spotted the coffee machine and got himself a cup, waiting on the machine to finish.

He didn't even hear anyone coming in until it was too late.

"I mean you DID sound really crazy, Sean"

"Trust me, I'm telling the truth. You're never gonna fucking believe me otherwise."

"I still think you're sick or something."

"Boys, relax. Sean are you sure it's not carbon monoxide poisoning?"

"It's not. Please, just trust me. They're in the back-"

There was a stillness in the air.

Dark glanced over to see Sean, Evelien, another girl and a man that looked way too much like him and the other Iplier egos.

The man that looked like him just stared. . .. . absolutely stunned.

Sean pointed at him, "SEE?!"

"Holy shit" Amy breathed out, "Who . . . who ARE YOU!?"

Dark held up his finger as a signal for them to wait.

The coffee was done. He poured himself a cup and took a long and heavy sip.

He sighed, relishing the taste before cracking his neck and back. He shook off his tiredness and stepped forward, reaching his hand out, "Hello. I'm Dark. It's nice to meet you. I assume you're friends of Sean? Sorry by the way, Sean. I was hoping it'd be okay to use the coffee machine. Really needed it this morning"

"Oh it's no problem at all!" Sean waved it off, "This is Mark and his girlfriend, Amy. They're friends of mine in this universe"

"Universe?" Mark couldn't stop staring at Dark, "You're. . . ..  Dark?"

Dark nodded and put his hand away, seeing as they were too startled to shake his hand, "Mark, huh? That might be a problem. At least you don't dress up in red and act all snobbish. I'll be able to at least differentiate you two."

"What?"

Dark just sipped his coffee again.

This might be a long day.

But at least it might not be as bad as yesterday was . . .. 

Dark sat at the table talking to Mark and explained everything for him. He was used to it, after all when all the Ipliers had started to appear at the manor over a year ago. He had to explain everything to each and every one of them with Google and Host's help.

Mark swallowed, "That's so weird. . . . . I made videos. . . .. I thought all of you guys up"

"Well you and my Mark ARE most likely intertwined so you share similar ideas." Dark offered, "I understand it's a lot to process"

"It's awesome" Mark grinned.

Dark smiled back but before he could say anything, someone else barged into the room.

It was Mark. . . or well . .. . Dark's Mark.

"I smell coffee!" he yelled, "There better be some for me or I swear to fucking god, I'm gonna-"

He halted, seeing the situation. Mark cleared his throat, "Who are you?"

Dark pointed to Mark next to Amy, "This is Mark. . .. Sean's universe's Mark"

"Ah" Mark nodded, "Confusing. I'm gonna call you Markiplier and I'LL be Mark"

Markiplier blinked, "I mean . .. that IS my YouTuber name. ."

"Oh!" Mark shrugged, "Look at that." he then eyed Amy, "And hello there, darling~"

Markiplier cleared his throat, "And this is my girlfriend, Amy"

Mark huffed, rolling his eyes, "Whatever, I'm bored now. Dark, when we going home?"

Dark drank the rest of his coffee, "When the Septics wake up. Marvin said last night he was going to help rebuild the manor"

Mark snorted, "I could do it"

"You're not doing it" Dark argued with him.

Mark mocked him from behind him, "'You're not doing it', god, you're a party pooper"

Suddenly Wilford teleported in the room, "DᵢD ₛₒₘₑBₒDY ₛₐY ₚₐᵣₜY!?"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Markiplier screamed.

Anti popped up, hearing a scream but nothing looked wrong so maybe he had just dreamt it?

He whined, having been woken up but he rubbed away his tiredness in his eyes and wobbled out of the mass that was the sleeping Septic family. He loved sleeping all together like this like a huge sleepover. He wished it could be like this all the time.

Anti stumbled around and left the tent. 

He needed coffee. . . or tea . . . .. really whatever was available to help wake him up.

He walked into Sean's kitchen but saw a couple of people he didn't recognize, "Oh . . . hi"

"Hi Anti!" Sean greeted him, "Feel good today?"

A man that looked like Mark and Dark stared at him and then at Sean. There was a girl he didn't recognize, too.

But Anti just shrugged, "Yeah. . . . can I have something to drink?"

Dark smiled softly at him and stood up to turn on the coffee machine for him, "You want some coffee, love?"

Anti nodded, "Yeah, that sounds good"

Dark hugged him and kissed him on the cheek while he made a fresh batch of coffee for him.

Mark rolled his eyes, "God, you two are sickening" he faked a gag.

Meanwhile, Markiplier took that information and awkwardly looked over at Sean, "Uh . . . .. you mean to tell me that . . . . .."

Sean scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, "Uh . . . yeah. They're together"

Markiplier sighed, covering his face, "Fuck no . . .I thought we buried Septiplier for good"

Mark glared at him with narrowed eyes, ". . ..Septiplier? The fuck is that?"

Sean pointed at Markiplier and himself, "It was a ship name a bunch of our fans gave us and it got way out of fucking hand. We're just friends but there was a LOT of people that wanted to see. . . . more than that" he cringed.

"SEPTIPLIER AWAY!" Wilford snapped his fingers and a small pop of confetti burst around them.

Mark nodded, ignoring the confetti and the outburst, "Ah, I get it" he grinned, looking back at Dark and Anti who seemed very unbothered by the conversation, ". . . It's DANTI!"

Markiplier groaned, "Oh dammit. . . ..It's the Darkiplier vs Antisepticeye video all over again"

"I'm pretty desensitized now, honestly" Sean shrugged.

After a while, everyone else started to finally wake up  and one by one, they all started to flood into the kitchen. 

Markiplier and Amy were introduced to many of the Iplier egos AND the Septics. It was all VERY overwhelming.

But finally, it was time for them all to leave. They'd see each other again.

Marvin rounded them all up but it was Dark's job to teleport them all to his universe since Marvin was going to have to rebuild the mansion.

They all waved to Sean and Markiplier, Amy and Evelien.

"Come back and visit sometime, alright?!" Sean shouted to them all, "I don't want to ever forget you guys again"

Marvin winked, "You got it. . . See ya later!"

They all waved good-bye before teleporting, leaving the backyard empty once again.

Markiplier fell on his ass, overwhelmed, "Sean. . ..  I will never doubt you again"

When they all arrived to Dark's universe, Marvin prepared himself, waving his hands around.

"Whooooh! This is about to get huge!"

Anthony smirked, "That's what she said"

Gab looked away, not even acknowledging that comment but Chase high-fived him.

Summoning as much energy and power as he could, Marvin rebuilt the ground and grass around them and they all watched the house being rebuilt like it was a time lapse.

All the nature around them was restored as well as the house.

But something was different.

Mark, Wilford and Anti seemed to catch it right off the bat.

Anti titled his head, "Does it seem. . . bigger than before?"

"That's what-" Jameson put his hand over Anthony's mouth to shut him up.

Marvin had already spoken about the plan to Dark last night and he agreed wholeheartedly. 

Dark smiled, patting Anti on the shoulder, "Welcome home, Anti" he turned to face the Ipliers AND the Septics, "Welcome home, EVERYONE"

Anti suddenly understood, looking back from the new manor and to everyone else, "Wait. .  . what?"

"That's what we talked about while we were all dead, Anti" Marvin explained, "We all collectively agreed that we needed to all be closer together. If we're really gonna be a family, then we need to stick together so we don't have to keep jumping and teleporting around, right guys?"

"That's right!" Jackie grinned.

"What what about all your jobs?" Anti asked.

"Seems like the perfect opportunity to start over to me" Henrik grinned, "And vell . . . I'll still be going back and forth to recollect all of my assets and belongings."

"Aren't you excited, Anti?!" Chase laughed, "Now we'll all finally be together! And you'll never be apart from us again"

Jameson went to hug Anti, seeing him already tearing up.

"You guys" Anti cried, hugging Jameson, "You guys . . . did that for. . .me?"

"Why not?" Marvin asked him, "We're all family anyway and with you and Dark together, the family's just been expanded. Besides, we're all friends anyway. Plus everyone has their own separate rooms for their own peace and quiet if they need it!"

Anti didn't know what to say.

Dark wrapped an arm around him, "I discussed it with Marvin last night. We all figured it'd be safer this way anyway in case any new enemy arises. That way we're not all scrambling to go fetch anyone"

It made sense.

Anti's heart felt full.

He let them all trap him in a large group hug. 

He could have died happy now . ...  but he wouldn't.

This was now a new era for them all.

A new chapter in their lives.

And Anti couldn't have been happier to be close to them all once again.

He was finally completely happy.

(Not the end. More chapters to come 🥰)