They all stood around Actor who was still tied up in the chair. Some looked on in anger. Some confusion and some just didn't care one bit.

But Actor was beyond keeping secrets now, "Everything! I've told you idiots everything! I swear! The demon said it followed Celine from one of her travels a long time ago. It then latched on to me in a bad point in my life. You all know the one! Heheh. . .  anyway, it manipulated me and toyed with me, promising me tons of things I couldn't resist. Money, power, an audience! And. .  and! And then Celine found out and locked it away but it was too late and you all know that story. But THEN I found some of Celine's old things and found the orb it was locked away in and there it was again talking to me. Making promises . . . . .  I gave it all the power it wanted . . . . enough for it to  . . . . break out."

Yancy bit his lip, "Break out?~"

"Not now" Mark nudged him, making him go silent.

Actor breathed in and out shakily, "And yes . . . I uh . . .  I willingly let him copy my abilities . . . . I told him all he needed to know.  . . . . and I . . . I'm sorry. I really  . . . I really do regret it"

Marvin snorted, "I believe everything EXCEPT for that"

"It's true" Actor just sighed, "Didn't know her. Didn't matter at the time. But then . . . . all this trouble for this one girl . . . . ." he faded off in his words but it was enough.

Dark scoffed, "Whatever . . . so we're supposed to just believe that giving the orb our own power will magically break Mira out?"

"Well" Mark shrugged, "Stranger thing have happened with this bunch"

Dark sighed, "  . .. . I suppose that's true. But we're not letting him go. He could be useful still like this. With Google's threats, he might give us even more information we may need and-"

Suddenly the front door swung open and even stared at who entered.

Silver and Ed Edgar stared back at all of them and Ed just cleared his throat, "Uh . . .  Whas' going on here?"

"That person is tied up!" Silver shouted, "I need to free him!"

"Stay the FUCK back!" Anti jumped into action, snarling at them, "How the fuck do we know you two aren't Histrio!?"

"His-a-what now?" Ed snorted, "Boy, I don't have an edumacation, ya knows that! I don't know no History!"

"Doesn't that pedestrian need saving?" Silver asked.

Jackie shook his head, "No. He's public enemy number two here"

Sean snorted and everyone stared, " . . . . what? I have the mind of a child! It was funny . . ."

"How do we know they're the real . . .them?" Illinois asked.

"Yeah, if the demon's like you said", Yandere continued, "Then couldn't these two idiots BE the demon or whatever?"

Henrik agreed, "Tis quite possible-"

"I know how to figure it out" Marvin suddenly blasted a spell straight at Silver, only causing the powerless 'hero' to slam into the wall and pass out.

"Welp . . ." Marvin cleared his throat, "Silver's good"

Mark sighed, clearly exasperated, "Ed"

"Uh . . yeah?"

"Where's Mira?"

"I did NOT try and sell her again, I SWEAR! That was just a one time thing! I thought I could get a lot of money outta her!"

"It's Edgar." Mark cleared up, "They're them. Where have you guys been? A lot's happened."

"Yeah, sorry we missed the meeting. Silver was helping me wrangle my kids. Didn't know I wanted to sell them again, bless his big ole stupid heart"

Anti glitched, "This is getting us literally NOWHERE! We have to think of a plan! Whoever's fooking going, whatever! We need to save her NOW before the asshole gets anymore wise-fooking ideas!"

"Hey, don't worry" Chase pat his back, "We all know if that demon fuck tries anything on her, it's gonna be HIS mistake. But you're right. And Anti . .  you're the only one who knows where he was stationing himself. You found him before, right?"

He brought up a fair point. Anti WAS the only one who knew where he was.

"Awesome bro!" Bing clapped his hands, "What we waiting for then!?"

"He could have left by now and a long time ago." Dark bit his lip, "We would need to send in some surveillance first to check so we don't waste the trip. He could come back here and trick us if that's the case just as he did to the Septics"

"No need for all of that, gentlemen"

They all went silent and looked around but no one was there.

Wilford walked into the room, "There's a man on the TV that looks like Anti-boy. That important or am I high again?"

All at once, they barged into the living room. 

The demon looked so smug, waiting for them all.

Anti held his breathe, staring. 

'What the fuck has he done to her?'

The could all see it, the orb smashed into his chest. It didn't seem to bother him, though, since he wasn't human. It was like he was merged with it or something.

Whatever the case, he seemed a thousand times more dangerous and Anti blamed himself over and over again for his stupidity.

Marvin understood the gravity of the situation as well and growled, "You bastard . . . you merged with her  . . . she was getting too powerful again for you, wasn't she?"

Histrio snorted, "You needed worry yourselves . . .  she's mine now. Completely." he smirked on the TV, staring right back at Anti, "I have to thank you for you strong protectiveness for her, Anti. If it wasn't for you trying so desperately to defend her honor, it wouldn't have come to this. You'd still have her"

"Why are you here?" Dark stepped forward menacingly, "Just to taunt us?"

"Oh no, not JUST that" Histrio smiled, "I want to do this right. All at once. You see, I know you lot are still strong. Not strong enough but still fair in your own ways. . . . . I would very much like to eradicate all of you at once."

"Cheeky prick" Jackie muttered.

"You're one to talk" Histrio snapped right back at him, "Anyway . . . We'll meet. All together. I'll send you coordinates on the screen. Tomorrow night, we end this little hide and seek game. I'll have all the power to myself and have loads of fun without you  . . .things . . . . trying to ruin it. If you don't come, though, I'll just come to you and kill you all regardless. I just thought this would be more fun, especially since it'll be the grand premiere of dear Mark's special show . . . . hmph . . . Alright? Okay . . .  toodles!"

Before any of them could say anything, the screen went black except for the coordinates in white numbers on the TV.

"Google, where is it?" Mark asked.

"Putting in the coordinates" Google uttered softly, "My map indicates them to be just outside of the city here in California. In a forest a few miles deep in the east"

"Got it" Dark nodded, " . . ..  Anti"

Anti was still shuddering, beyond pissed at what the freak had done to her.

"Anti, you know we're not waiting until then, right? We'll get the jump on him. We'll get her back. With most of us fighting, we should stand a-"

"As long as he has her powers, then no" Anti stopped him, " . . . you know that as well as I do. We'd be fucked if all just went running up to him against her power."

"Then what do you suppose we do?"

He nodded to Actor, "I think he's right. It's the only shot we got, after, all right?"

Chase hummed, "We don't need to go running in. Maybe a sneak attack will work better. Get as close as we can to give Mira our juice?"

"Ugh, please don't say it like that" Marvin groaned.

Jameson hopped up and down, 'I think it's a great idea! I could work, right?'

"We made sure the demon's not listening still throughs the TV, right?" Yancy asked, pointing at it.

Suddenly Wilford and Chase took out their guns and shot the TV multiple times, destroying it.

Wilford laughed, "hAHAHA! Well the magic man definitely can't hear us now, can he?!!"

" . .  good job, Wil" Dark shrugged, "Alright then. Now's the time for everyone to speak up!"

He hollered to the entire group. All the Ipliers AND the Septics, "Who's coming with us to get her back!?"

The group that hadn't wanted to go stayed a bit quiet at first. Yancy, Bing, the Jims, Yandere, Magnum, Ed Edgar and Bim looked around at everyone else, thinking about their decision. They had all agreed before that Mira should be on her own to fight this and it wasn't their problem.

Bing stepped forward, "Hey yo, everyone, I think we all should go! The freak DID say that if we all didn't go to him, he'd try and kill us all anyway, right!? I say let's give the dude all we got now and fuck 'em up!"

Magnum shrugged, "Oh what the heck!? I'm in!"

Yancy sighed and shrugged, "Oi, I guess. Youse got a point android-man"

"I'm ready to slice up some demon" Yandere grinned.

"And we'll get it all on film!" the Jims gave a thumbs up.

Ed edgar hummed, "I don't know what I'd be able to do but what the heck? I'll give it a shot" he took out his gun and took it off the safety and everyone made sure to step away from him.

No one made a move to ask Bim if he'd join in. Everyone just figured he would.

Well . . not everyone.

Dark and Anti stared right at him, wanting to know his answer. 

They didn't say anything, though and the moment passed, leaving Bim to wonder for himself if he really needed to go or not. Everyone else was going, right? So they didn't need HIM.

Didn't someone have to stay behind and watch Actor so he didn't try anything? Yes, that should be his excuse.

"ALRIGHT THEN!" Mark clapped his hands, "Everyone get a little rest tonight! Tomorrow first thing in the morning, we plan our attack!"

"Septics!" Sean ushered, "We'll stay here for the night, too! Get some rest"

Anti rolled his eyes as everyone started to disperse, wandering off to their own rooms. The Septics even wandered off to bunk with some of the other Ipliers.

"Look at them all, acting like HE'S the leader of the group or something" Anti snorted.

Dark sighed, "Mark's the same way . . . you  want to bunk with me? We need to rest, too. You, especially. You're still a bit injured from your FIRST fight with the demon"

"I doubt I'll be able to sleep" Anti huffed, "But whatever. I better not open my eyes tonight to a pillow over my head"

"I wouldn't kill you like THAT"

"That's reassuring" he scoffed blandly, "What about Actor?"

Dark grumbled but knew he had to do something about the Iplier tied to a chair in the middle of the room, now currently by himself, "I guess we'll have to take him up with us. Google, carry him back up to my office, will you?"

Google glared at him, "Would be a lot easier to just rocket-launch him up there"

" . . . . . ." Dark shrugged, "However you get him up there, just make sure he's there. . . . not dead and not SEVERELY injured"

Google groaned again, "Then what's the POINT?!"

But he just walked over to the man, flinging him and the chair over his shoulder.

Anti blinked, "At least we know HE'LL be useful in the fight"

"No mercy that one"

So now everyone was resting in their own beds and then some.

A lot of them couldn't sleep. Half of them hadn't even believed anything about a demon and now they discovered it was all true? 

A lot of them couldn't believe Mira was actually trapped but it was true. All of it. And she needed THEIR help?

A lot of nerves were jumbled tonight.

A lot of fears recognized.

But hopefully in the next 24 hours, they'll all still be alive with no more worries.

Hopefully they'd all live to see their sister and friend again, alive and well.

Hopelessness was NOT an option tonight.