Marvin was sitting in his room, reading one of his spellbooks as usual, he didn't have much planned for the day actually...

Little did he know that was about to change... You slowly crept towards his room, peeking in at the unsuspecting magician... Perfect, he was distracted!

You had secretly been plotting with all the other egos because today was the magician's birthday! So you all wanted to do something special, especially Jackie, he had been working extra hard for this... You could tell he definitely cared a great deal for the magician...

Jackie had... honestly done a lot of work, he almost offered to take over for the other egos tasks but Henrik had warned him not to get too worn down, of course he isn't exactly one to talk either...

However after everything was set up... Jackie had just... Vanished, maybe he went off to go find a present for Marvin or something of the sort, you weren't too worried...

Everything was ready, now all you had to do was get Marvin out of his room which shouldn't be too hard, you knocked on the door and waited until he said 'come in', you could barely hide the smile on your face at this point.

Marvin looked at you and rose a brow "Is there something wrong?" ...Of course, he usually assumes that a lot, especially considering Anti was around...

You shook your head "No no, not this time anyways! Are you... doing anything important at the moment?" You would at least make sure he wasn't doing anything important before dragging him off into the other room.

Marvin shook his head "No, not at the moment, I was just reading actually... Do you need something?" He seemed... suspicious now but you wouldn't spill it, everyone wanted to surprise him with this.

"Well, could you come with me? I think... Jackie needs help with something-" Before you could continue the magician stood and put his book down "Ah of course, if he needs help then lead the way!"

You smiled "Right this way then!" You got him... Sure that was a lie but eh, it was worth it to get him in there faster, you then lead him out of his room and into the living room which was... dark, very dark in fact.

Marvin's suspicion only got worser before the lights turned on and everybody yelled surprise, well almost everyone... You noticed Jackie wasn't there, okay no need to panic... He might just be running late... Yeah, that's it!

Marvin had a smile on his face along with a slight red tint that spread across his face as well "Aww, you guys remembered?" And with that the others nodded, Chase being one to speak up "Of course bro! We'd never forget yours or anyone's birthday!"

You smiled slightly at this, before Henrik came over and dragged you away for a second "(Y/N)... Vwhere is Jackie? He should have been back by now" The doctor whispered, concern lacing his tone, he of course didn't want Marvin to overhear since he didn't deserve to be stressed like this, not on this day...

You shrugged "I don't know... Maybe he's just running late, trying to find the perfect gift or something like that, just give him time Henrik... He'll be here, he would NEVER miss Marvin's birthday or anything of the sort..." You tried to reassure the doc but he still seemed... nervous himself, but he left it alone since it was basically time to give Marvin his presents!

First up was you of course, you gave the magician a book on magical creatures seeing as you had it lying around and didn't really ever bother to read it, at least he could put it to good use!

Marvin couldn't help but smile brightly "Ah thank you very much (Y/N)! I don't have this book either, I'll be sure to give it a good read later!" He then gave you a hug which you happily returned.

"Of course, its no problem! Happy Birthday Marv!" You exclaimed, you then broke the hug and stepped to the side and looked at the line of egos, you bit your lip as you noticed Jackie still wasn't there...

Just where was the hero? He couldn't have forgotten! He practically marks the calender in bright blinding red for this! ...You just prayed he'd be here soon...

Next up was Henrik, he handed Marvin a med-kit since... that was... really all he had, but its still the thought that counts! "I zhought you might need zat considering I have been hearing some razher... loud explosions from your room before"

Marvin grinned nervously "Ah... About those... I was... Mixing some potions and they just... kinda exploded, I think I added too many ingredients into some of them, but thank you nonetheless Henrik! I'm sure this will come in handy!"

The doctor smiled happily "Of course! Just... Try to be careful vwith ze mixing sing... I don't vwant you getting hurt too badly!" He might have to give Marvin a supply of med kits if that kept up, he then gave the magician a quick hug before walking towards you and pulling you away once more.

"(Y/N)... Jackie's still not here...! I'm vworried now, zis is taking vway too long fo' somevone like Jackie" He whispered, he didn't want Marvin to hear this and start worrying "Vwhere did you even last see him?"

You shrugged "Last I saw him he was setting almost everything up for this party, he could've gotten a call to rescue someone or something like that... I know he'll be here, just give it time Henrik" You reassured the doctor, even though you both had the feeling something was off...

Chase was next to step up, he seemed a bit... nervous but he went ahead and handed Marvin his gift anyways "I, uh, know ya probably won't care too much for it but that's honestly one of my best nerf guns dude!" He spoke, of course Marvin merely kept the bright smile on his face and hugged Chase as well "Of course I like it! Now we can have a war, I promise not to enchant it~" The magician gave the other a cheeky grin.

Chase was...surprised the other liked his gift, he then grinned and finger gunned "Be careful Marv, your challengin' the champ when it comes to nerf stuff!" He then paused before pulling out some nerf darts "I almost forgot to give ya your ammo dude! Can't have a war without ammo!" He and Marvin laughed a little at their silliness.

Chase then suddenly pulled out his nerf gun, he didn't fire of course but merely held it up "Whenever ya get the time dude just hit me up! And I'll be there to take ya down" Another laugh from the both of them before Marvin spoke up "We'll see Chase... We'll see~"

And with that, Chase walked off, giving a slight wave to Marvin before he disappeared into the other room, and next up was... Robbie! Ah of course, even though the zombie didn't ENTIRELY understand the whole birthday thing he knew he should give Marvin a present though.

(Robbie being in my stories has become- fuckin- tradition at this point I swear even though he's non-canon)

Robbie slowly shuffled up to the magician, a lopsided smile plastered on his face "Marr Marr...! Happyyy... Birr...Birrthhdaay..." He had no idea if he said that right but either way he pulled out two clay figures one was of a magic wand and the other was a bunny "Hooppe... Liiike"

Marvin took the clay figures and looked over them "Aww... Robbie they look adorable! Thank you so much" He pulled Robbie into a hug "You're doing amazing, sweetie"

(Marvin the mom friend is here now-)

Robbie gurgled happily and wrapped his arms around the other, snuggling into him "Gladdd... Marr Marr... Liiike... Rrrobbiee worrkk rrreall harrd!" He seemed proud of himself, of course Marvin's heart melted at that "You did a very good job! Your hard work paid off for sure"

The zombie made a happy sounding noise as he nuzzled the other "Yaayyy! Haaavee goodd Birrrthdaayy...!" He reluctantly pulled back, as much as he'd love to stay there and cuddle Marvin he had to let the others give their presents to him.

Robbie slowly but surely shuffled off, giving Marvin a slight wave before heading into the kitchen, he was probably going to go eat something.

And finally JJ was up, this made you and Henrik worry even more, Jackie wasn't here still... Where was the hero?! He should've already been here! You mumbled "C'mon Jackie... Where are you...?"

JJ smiled and began to sign 'Happy Birthday Marvin! I hope your havin' a jolly good time! You do seem to be enjoying yourself so far!'

Marvin gave the other a nod, luckily he had learned sign language over the course of time "Yep! It's been pretty good so far!" He gave JJ a gentle hug before pulling back so the other could continue signing.

'Ah! Good heavens, before I forget!' He paused, pulling out a pocket watch 'I know it doesn't look like much however, let me tell you something my friend... It can come in handy if there's a tricky situation!' He gave Marvin a wink 'Well I should get going! It was good seeing you my friend!'

Marvin smiled and looked at the pocket watch "Thank you Jameson! I really appreciate it!" And with that, JJ waved and went on his way.

The Magician seemed... conflicted now, he was a mix of confused and upset, he sighed and was about to stand up before a loud static noise burst throughout the room, and sure enough, the glitch had appeared... Of course, out of all the people to show up it just H A D to be him...

"̡́̕H̴͞e̷͘͜y͘͞͡ ͟C̨a̕t̷҉-B̸óy͢~̧ ͏̡I҉̡ ҉g͢͞ò̢t'c̷҉͢h̴͞ą̵ ̴so̵͜m̷̷e͡t҉h̡͡ì̧̧n̶'̕͜ ̷̨͞f̷͝e̴͏r ̧̕ţ̴̛h̴̀i͠͏s̕͜..͝.̴ ̵̢s͝ ̵͡p̕͡ ̶ę ͢͏̛c̨͜͞ ̸̷i͘͟ ͘͞a̶ l͠҉ ̴d̵̴a̕͞y͏͏~́͏!̛" Anti spoke, a large grin plastered on his face, he threw a box into Marvin's lap "̸̨̢O͞ ̡͘̕p͢ ͢e҉͠ n͝ ̛I͏ ͢͡ţ́.̢̕͘.͜.̀͝" He hissed, grabbing his knife and pointing it towards the magician...

Henrik immediately shot up and some of the other egos came back into the room as well, they stayed close to Marvin just in case and pulled out their own weapons.

Marvin's eyes were wide, this...this was sudden... He didn't want to open the box, he really didn't, it was probably something gross but he was....curious... He shakily reached for the box and pulled the top off, what he saw inside... What was once an expression of confusion and upset, was now one of pure fear.

He pulled Jackie's bloodied mask out of the box, his hands were shaking as he held it in his hands, he then looked at Anti, his eyes almost glowed green "YOU... YOU SON OF A BITCH!" Suddenly, Anti was slammed against the wall with most likely magic, Marvin suddenly approached "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?!"

Anti was cackling like crazy, even after being slammed into the wall it didn't seem to faze him as he glitched out of the magic hold Marvin had on him "A̡̡̕ẃw͏̶̵ ͝wha̷̕'̡s͟҉ ͜w҉͟ŕo̵͏n͡ģ̷̀?̡͜~̸́ ͞Y̧͢ę͢ ̸͞d͟͡o͘ǹ̸'̡͏t̢͘ ̀li̢͠k҉e ̸̡y̵̕e̛r͠ ṕŗ̶̀e͞s͡ę̛͟ņ͝t?̢̢̧~ ̶͟S͠ųch ̴̶a̴͠͡ ̨s̵͘͘ ͏h a҉ ͠m͏̨ ̧e̸̷~̕͜͠!͟" He couldn't help but cackle as the magician broke down and began to sob, holding Jackie's mask close to his chest.

"͝P͠͡ ̢̢a̡̕͟ ̴̸t̨ ̴̴h͘ ̕é ͡t̀̕͘ ͞͠i ́͏c.̨͠.̷.̨ ̷̧I ̡͜s͢͡h̛o̕ų́͡l͟ḑa̡͢ ̧҉ki̛̕ll͡ȩ͟d̨ ͢t͘͝h̸̴͠at̕̕ ̀͞h̷̀e̢̛͟r͜o͞͝ à̵ ̸͟l͞on̛g҉ t͝i̧̨̡m͝͝e̢ ̵àg҉͟o̡~͝ ͡I͢͜f҉̛͟ ͞I̸͠ ̴h̷̶ad̸̶̀ ̧k͢͟n͠͠͞o̷͠w̧͏n̵̸͡ ͏it̷̴ ͏͏ẁ͟ou̷l̕d'̸̷v̴e͘ ̢a͞͏f̕fec̕te̷̡d̢́ ̀͜y͡a̸͡͞ ̡͝t̷h̀͟͠ì̕s͠ ͡m̷͝͞ú̀͡c̶h̶͏ ͘͠I̶ w̨͠o̕͡͡ú͏l̨͜d͜à̕~̸̀͘ Y̛̛e̵̡ ͜͞g͘o͘͜ ̨f̷̸̛r̡o͠ḿ ̨a̸͟n̸͏g̀͠e҉̛r͟͜ ̡t̵̛' c̴̡͢ŗ̢y̵͞i̢n̸͢g̵͢ ҉a͞nd̶ ̛͝s̢͟o͟bb̷̕i̕͡ng̸,̨͏͟ ̷̕y̢̕͟e͏r͟ ͘͡so͘͜͡ ͝͝͏p̶͜͡a̴ţh̸̶̛e͡t̶̀i̴̧͟c~̧" He cooed, which made Marvin sob louder.

"YOU DIDN'T! YOU... YOU... HE'S NOT DEAD! YOU COULDN'T HAVE!" Marvin screamed, trying to lunge at Anti but the other egos held him back, while Marvin did have magic, if he had lunged at Anti he could've easily been stabbed or worse!

Anti's grin only got wider as he came closer, holding his knife up "O̢̨h̕ b͘u͠͏̕t͞ ̕͝I͏ ͢di͜d͞~̨ ͏̵Y͢͜e̴҉̀r̢͝͠ ̢p҉r̴ę̷̨c̀͟io̴͠u͞s l҉̧̛į͜l͝ h͟ e ̢͠r̡҉ ̧͘o ì̕s̢ d͡e͟͝a̵̛d͘!~̀͡A͘͠n̶͢d ̵̀th̀͞e̵̢re͘͢͡ ́̕a͏in'̵͜͏t ͡a̕ n̕ ̧͜͢y̧ ̧t̨̛ ͟͝h͜ ̢͜͞i ̛n̸ ̴̸͡g̴҉ ̴̕y͜͝e͢ ҉c̸à̷n̢ ̧͏͟do͢ ̸a̡͜b̕͟ơu҉t i̡t̵~͜ ̸And gu̷͡e͞s̶̷̵ś̶̨ ͘w͘ha͏͞͞t͘͘?̵͟~҉ ̕͢.͜.̨.͡.Y͜͡ ͏͢e͘ ̸r̵̡̛ ̷̵͏ ̨͜N̡̕͘ ͏̡͟e͘͢ ̴x͜ ̵̕͢ţ͝~"̴

Marvin was angry at Anti but upset by what the glitch had said, there's...no way he could've killed Jackie... ...He did, it's Anti... Oh god Jackie was dead... That made tears pour from the magician's eyes and his sobs grew louder "J-Jackie... No.... N-No... Your...Your not..." He was slowly breaking down and that practically thrilled the glitch demon...

Henrik growled "Zat's enough Anti! You...You are a monster..." He and the others just couldn't believe what they heard and you were completely shocked... What....What was happening?

Anti merely looked at Henrik, the grin still plastered on his face "̀́͠Do͏n'̵͏͟t̷̢͡ ̸̢'́t͏̵̢i̸̛n̨k͡ ͘͠͏ye̶r͡ ͜͏̨a͜n̶̨y̶̛ ̴d̸͢ì̷f͘͝f̶̨e̛r̨̕ȩńt͟͏,̛ ̷ý̢͢e͠r̴͡ ͠͏́j̨u̸̡s̕t̷ as̨̨ mu͘c͢͞h̨ ́҉à̶͜ ̀͠mǫ̸n̷s̀t͟͡e̢r̢͞͞ ͝͡a̧͘͡s ̡̧m͏̴͝e ̀҉d̕͝͝ ̨o̡͠ ̵̵̢c̛͢ ̢̀͟t͡͏̴ ̛o̷͟͡ ̵r͝҉~͜͡ ̵Ņ́҉oẃ ́ìf͏͝ ͠y҉̨͘ę̷͜'̴̸̀ll ͝èx̷́͠cus̸e͠ ͜͟m͝e.̵͘͟.̵̀͢.̀ ́͝͠I̢ ҉h̡͢a̕͝v̀͞͠e̕ ͢҉́a̷ ́͜cé́rt̀͠ai̴̢n̵͘͠ ̶͟͠m̵̢a̕gì͜c̢̕͢i͠a̧n͘ ̵t̀'̶̡̢ ͏d͜͏e̴̸al͝ w̕͢i̵t̴̕͟h̢̕.͠.̵̵.̶̡ ́͏I̴̸͢f҉ ̸̛A̶͟͟ ̶N ̡̧Ý ͠o͠f̴̵ ̵̸ye͢͢͡ ̛̕͡ţ͜r̨҉i͡e̷s̴̸̛ ͠t̶̸͢'̶́ ͏s̨to҉p ͜͟me ̢̀͞I̴͟'͡l̢͘l̴̢ ̕͜͞ķ҉̷i͘͜l̨l ̸e̡̡v̸e̷r͡ỳ̧.͡ s͝i҉n҉g͡l̨͢ę͜͟.̵͠ ̷̴ơǹe͢͠.̢ ̵͘o̕f͏.͘ ̴̧ý̕͘ ͡ò̧̕ ҉u̕.̀.̵̷́.̧́" He growled, glaring at the others.

Before he could do anything else however, there was a flash of red and suddenly a loud crashing sound, it was... Jackie! He was alive! He was glaring at Anti and holding him against the floor "Get. The. Fuck. Away. From. Marvin. And. The. Others... Stay away from them, or I'll put you through all the fucking walls in this house!"

Anti growled and glared daggers at the hero "Hò̡͢w̴ ͠t̕͏͠h̀'̸̨̡ ̢͠f̡҉ ͘u̡ ̷̨c̡̢ ̧͟k̷̢ ҉͜d̛͘͝id́̕ ̡̀͝yé͟ ̛g͞͝e͟͏́t̢͘ ̀͞o̕͜u̴͢t͘͘?̡!҉ ͡I͜ ̛h̸a̕͞͡ḑ̛ ̡͏͞y͜e̛͜ ̧ti̛͢͢e̵ḑ͝ ͘͠u̶̶͜p̀ ̧͝ś̨͝o͝҉ ̸̴̢w͜ȩ͘͞l͘͏l!̸̛ Í ͘͡w҉̵i̶̛s͝h̸̷ ̢͟͟I͡ ŗ̨e͜͞a̷l̸̨͜l̕͏y̢̛͟ h̡ ̸̀̕a͏ ͜d ̡ki̢l̕͟l̶͘ed̕ ͏̷y͘á́.̴̕..͘ ̧I͢͝ a͢l̶̀m̡o̷s̡t͜ ̶͜h̀͟a̵̕ḑ ̴́t̸͠҉h̷̀' ͟m̀͞a̴̴͏g͏i҉̧͜c̛ia҉̢͢n̶̛͘ ̶̷̧b҉͠r̴̷ok͘e̢n͠!̷ Bu̕͠t̴..̷. ̴̷H̶͠o̢͜n̴͢e̵͘̕s͜͞t̕͟l̵̛y̵͘,̷̡҉ ́͟t͘h̷eŗ͢ȩ͘'͞͏s̴͝͡ ̷҉ņ̸͟ơ ͜f̕͟u͝ǹ ͞in ̕k͢͟il̸̡ļ̡͜i҉̀n͡'̴ m̸͜y̡ ̕p͜ ̷̕͟u̷̧ p̶͟ p͝ ҉ę̵́ ̷̨̕t̕͢ s̴̵~!̢͜͝ ̵Do̧͘͜n̨'͞t̸̷̡ ̨̛w̧o͜r҉r͢y̕͘.̧.̢̀͞.̶̡ Ỳé̛r ͟͞t̛͘i̧m͏e ͢w̶͢i̸̕͜ļ͢͢ļ̡̛ ̧c̸o͘͜me͡҉,̴ ̧e̶͢v̕͡e҉͢͠r̕͡y͟o̴ne̸'̛͘͠s͏͝ ̡́͢t̢i̷̷̢m͢͏̴e̴̸ ̷w̷̡̛į̛͞ll ç͟͞o̵m͏e͢.͘.̡. ̷͘S̛̀͠ ̕o̡͝ o̢̢ ̷̢͠n̸͝~̴͘͢" He spat at the hero before glitching away and finally disappearing, something about his words didn't settle well with the hero...

Marvin immediately perked up upon hearing that voice, his eyes were wide at who he saw... It....It was Jackie! He immediately pulled away from the other's hold and ran to Jackie, almost tackling the hero even! "J-Jackie!" He cried out, hugging the hero tightly, he was...so scared to let go of the other, as if he'd disappear suddenly.

((Ah- I should go ahead n apologize- bc this is probably going to be rushed I know actually but I legit cannot help it this one time- and Anti's part wasn't the best but eh dont worry- Anti can do much worser than this ;) ))

Jackie winced "M-Marvy... Too... Too tight..." He wheezed as Marvin slightly let up, but he immediately hugged the magician who was still sobbing back "Shh... It's alright dear, I'm fine! I'm here, Anti didn't do anything too bad, he was just trying to put that thought into your head" He grumbled, nuzzling Marvin gently. "He won't do anything... I promise, I will protect you and everyone else..."

Marvin gave a nod and gave the hero a gentle kiss, he took notice of the blood and marks, it was obvious Anti had cut him up a good bit, he slowly waved his wand and suddenly Jackie was healed... He still continued to hold Jackie close, practically cuddling him at this point.

The other egos along with you had cleared out, just so Marvin and Jackie could have a bit of privacy, a bit of alone time... God knows Marvin needed it at the moment considering he was tricked into thinking Jackie was dead.

Jackie pulled back and looked into Marvin's eyes, he then pulled out a necklace, it appeared to be two pieces of a heart, one had a J on it and the other had an M on it, he gave the 'M' one to Marvin and smiled brightly "Happy Birthday Marvin... I would've been here sooner to give ya your present but of course I was a little tied up"

Marvin examined the necklace before smiling and giving Jackie a kiss on the cheek "It's... Beautiful Jackie... I love it" He couldn't help but laugh as the hero blushed a bright red.

The Hero cheekily grinned and scooped Marvin up into his arms "I'm glad... Honestly I didn't know if it would've been something ya wanted or not but guess I was right!" He nuzzled the other, placing some kisses all over his face and now it was the magician's turn to blush, Jackie always loved to see that blush and his embarrassment, it was...adorable honestly.

There was a pause before Jackie gasped "....I DIDN'T MISS THE CAKE DID I?! IF I MISSED THE CAKE ANTI WILL BE TAKEN DOWN! THAT FIEND!" and of course Marvin laughed at that "Typical Jackie, no, the cake is... uhh..."

And as if right on cue, you and the others walked back in with the cake in hand as well "The cake is right here" You spoke, smiling upon seeing Jackie holding the magician in his arms, they were cute together.

And so... All of you had sat down and practically tore into the cake, except for Robbie who merely ate some meat, he was never a big fan of sweets like that, and Jackie practically d e s t r o y e d his piece, it was a wonder the hero didn't take the whole thing but since it was Marvin's birthday he didn't want to be rude... After awhile, everyone was full and headed back into their own rooms...

Jackie carried Marvin up the stairs into his room, he gently placed the magician onto the bed and sat down himself, seeming content before Marvin rolled his eyes "You know I have legs Jackie, I can use them to walk"

The Hero suppressed a snort "Nah, I prefer to carry you! It's fun, your so... small and light!" and upon hearing that Marvin turned towards Jackie and playfully glared "I am not that small!"

Jackie rose a brow and stood up for a second, lifting Marvin up to stand in front of him, it took the hero a moment before he laughed "Your way smaller than me!" He couldn't help but tease, he always loved to tease Marvin.

The Magician was pouting now as he turned away "Hmph, being small can have its advantages too you know" Upon hearing that, the hero hugged Marvin from behind "Yeah... It does actually, your too cute for your own good, that's your advantage~"

Marvin's face instantly turned red and he covered his face with his hands "Jackie, that's enough teasing" Suddenly he was spun around and Jackie placed a kiss onto the other's forehead "Alright, alright, I'll stop"

Marvin couldn't help but smile "Thank you..." He then yawned which immediately made Jackie raise a brow "Is someone tired? You must've had a long day"

The Magician nodded, which lead to him being picked up and placed back into bed, Jackie hopped in beside him and wrapped his arms around the magician, pulling him closer "Sleep well Marvin... I'm sure ya need it..."

Marvin mumbled something incoherent for a moment before speaking clearly "Alright... You better get...some rest too... been... long day... ...I love you..." at that, Jackie had to suppress a chuckle "Love you too Marvy..." And with that being said... they both fell asleep in each other's arms...

((ah shit I know, this isnt some of my best work but honestly I might have... stressed myself out too much with this story, I know its rushed n sloppy, like I kinda feel bad if it seems that way... I don't WANT to rush my stories or make them seem sloppy bc I know for a fact this one was but the only thing I can do is take a break, let my mind rest and then my next story can only improve from here! Again- sorry in advance for a rushed/sloppy story- I just feel the need to apologize))