#saveanti

(( this takes place seconds after the end of ‘I Just Wanted To Be Loved’ ))

                “Anti! Fuck, please still be there. I’m coming for you. Please don’t leave me yet,” Dark said. He closed his eyes and the shadows at his feet darkened. He began to sink into them, his body turning pitch black. The moment he was completely enveloped, he sped off, zipping from shadow to shadow. ~Brighton, here I come,~ He thought. Unfortunately, even with his shadow travel it would still take him a while to get there. Especially since he would have to cross an ocean. Shadows on water were always unstable due to the constant motion, making it difficult for him to pass through them. But difficult or not, he had to cross. He had to get there before Anti disappeared. 

                  It took him nearly an hour, but he finally did it. He got to Brighton. Still a shadow, he slid under the front door of Sean’s house, heading straight for the recording room. The moment he was in the room he came out of his shadow. His eyes widened when he saw a familiar figure sprawled out on the floor. He hurried over kneeling down next to him. It wasn’t it Anti. It was Sean. Wait, what was that? His mouth gaped when Jack’s body flickered, looking like Anti for a brief moment, a grimace on their shared face. Anti was still in there, still clinging to life through sheer willpower, despite being unconscious. But his presence felt so faint. How much longer could Anti hold on?

                    He reached out to place a hand on his shoulder and was surprised when Jack’s eyes fluttered open. The left eye kept flickering between Jack’s slate blue and Anti’s bright green. “Help him m̶̭̺͚͉̲̹͚͉̈́ͪ͌̅ë̷͈͛̀̉ͪ͋̂,“Jack said shakily, Anti’s voice mixing in with Jack’s. Jack wanted him to help Anti? “How? How do I help him?” Dark asked. Jack looked up at his computer, his body flickering between his own and Anti’s again. “The fan̴̢̼͙̤͕̗͓̦s̸͏̪̹͚͎,” He said, the double voice thing happening again. “Why do you want me help him? I would’ve thought you’d be happy if he was gone,“Dark said skeptically. Could Jack just be tricking him? If he asked for the fans help, he would be proving that him and Anti existed. "Because he doesn’t deserve this. No one deserves to just disappear. He was only ever trying to make the fans happy,” Jack said, just Jack this time. Dark’s gaze softened. Jack genuinely did want to help.

                      “Lead me through this, what do I do exactly,” Dark asked. “Livestream. They need to know that Anti really will d̬̘̯͈̤̪̀͞͝ḭ̰̤̗͙̣͢e̛͚͉̪̯̪̬ͅ if they don’t do à̬̦͖͓̩͓̮͓͇͜ṋ̵̻̻̬͠͞y̸͏͙͓̖̣̻͔̳̩͉ț̡̩̣̭͓͍ͅh̡͍̳̫͉͓͍̀ḭ͉͡n̖͇ͅg̵̛͙̥̮̖͙͍̣̯. A livestream will prove that this isn’t just a skit,"Jack replied. Dark nodded before getting to his feet. It was obvious that Jack was weakened from Anti desperately clinging to life, he wasn’t able to get up, so Dark gently sat him up, letting him lean up against the wall in the corner. Dark positioned Jack’s camera so it was facing Jack before going to YouTube. He quickly set everything up and started the livestream, sending out a tweet on Jack’s Twitter to alert his fans. Once he was sure everything was working properly he went back to Jack’s side, kneeling down next to him. It took a minute before people began to show up and when they did, the chat exploded.

                      Is that Dark? Is this real? Jack looks hurt! Get away from Jack! Don’t hurt Sean! Those were just some of the things people were saying.  "Guys I’m okay. Dark isn’t going to hurt me. He’s here to ḫ̘͝e̸͙̰̖ļ̶̯̫̯̖̼͞p̜,” Jack said, glitching when he and Anti said help. The chat came to a screeching halt when they saw that. But only for a moment before coming back with a bang. What happened to Jack’s voice?! Did he just glitch?! Anti! What’s Anti doing to Jack?! Leave him alone Anti! Save Jack!  "S͉̯̥̜̝͡T̷̗̝͚̜̦̬͚̟͡O̷̞̖͙͓̥͔̩͜P̳͍͠!̜̟̀” Dark looked at Jack in shock. That wasn’t Anti this time, that was all Jack. With how weak Anti was, Jack must have tapped into his power somehow. 

                    “That’s exactly what’s causing this! Anti’s dying! You’re killing him! All Anti’s ever done was try to make you happy. Try to please you by acting out the part you cast him as. But you’ve been too focused on ‘saving’ me to realize that. I never needed saving to begin with. Your concern for me and anger towards him is keeping him from getting the energy he needs from your attention. He needs your attention to live. And because he’s unable to get anything out of it, he’s falling apart. Disappearing. Let me show you what you’re doing to your creation,” Jack said, anger evident in his voice. He willingly retreated into his mind, pushing Anti out so that they could see what was happening to Anti.

                       Dark gasped in shock when he saw the state Anti was in. Anti’s hair was disheveled, his eyes glazed over in pain. The sclera of his green eye had turned black and a thick, black fluid was pouring out of it, with blood coming out of the blue eye. The gash on his neck was bleeding far more profusely than normal. His skin had gone deathly pale and he was shaking like a leaf, his breathing coming in pained gasps. He kept glitching sporadically. Every time his head twitched from the glitching, the gash on his neck would tear open more. He seemed unaware of what was going on around him, too wrapped up in the pain he was experiencing. Despite that, he still desperately clung to life. He really was falling apart. All because he refused to let go.

                       Dark turned to look at the camera, his eyes pleading and full of tears. “Please, don’t let him die. Don’t let him suffer. I don’t want to lose him. I-i love him. Don’t make me lose him before I get the chance to confess how I feel. I want to be there for him, be the one to save him. But I can’t. I’m not strong enough. Not by myself. Please. Save him.”

After re-reading some of my theories, I decided I wanted to get together a group for when Anti returns! It’s gonna be really cool, and anyone is invited! I figure if we get everyone together, we can have a good amount of positive support for the trash goblin when he comes back! Here’s the discord link:

https://discord.gg/D4xeS9c