Time makes all wounds

The power you still possess

The artificial light blinded Anti as he woke up. He sat up and flinched and hissed as he moved his neck. Deja Vu struck him as he brought a hand up to touch his neck. He felt soft bandages instead of the shock collar or stitches. He looked next to himself and found Golden Freddy with a bright green banded on his shoulder. He picked him up with a smile when the door opened.

"Anti, you are awake, good! Let me check on you, your friend zhere needed only a shot, so he is all zet." He came over and sat on the bench next to Anti on the bench, giving him a small check up with his senses and reflexes.

"All set, you are doing good. You are free to go, just take care, okay." Anti carefully nodded, standing from the bench with Golden Freddy and walking to the living room to relax.

Anti silently stepped in and found Chase, Jack, and Marvin all relaxing on the couch watching TV. He found and empty space next to Jack, and he made a beeline to it, only to jump when Chase realized his existence.

"Anti! We haven't seen you all day man!" Anti sheepishly nodded as Chase approached him

"Sorry, I slept in late, took a bath, ate, then had a checkup with Schneep." Chase nodded and grabbed Anti's wrist, dragging him through the room.

"Come on, dude. We can watch whatever you want!" Anti forgot how rambunctious Chase was and tried not to get dragged by him.

"Chase's be gentle." Jack warned and Chase snorted.

"Oh please, it's Anti." Chase started to pull out all the movies Anti enjoyed as he looked to Jack for help.

"Alright, Beetleguice, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Nightmare Before Christmas?" Anti was getting overwhelmed but answered regardless.

"Nightmare please." Chase nodded, popping it into the playstation. Anti escaped Chase to sit next to Jack, relaxing more with Golden Freddy in his lap. The opening for the claymation film started and Anti smiled at the soothing, deep voice. He mouthed the words to, "This is Halloween", getting more comfortable in his seat. Jack was happy seeing Anti comfortable and doing well.

JJ came in after the skeleton walked into the forest, he brought tea and snacks and sat down to watch with the rest of them. Anti sat sipping his tea, watching the adventures of Halloween Town, eventually falling asleep.

Jack happily watched the pumpkin king sing about Christmas Town to the rest of Halloween Town creatures when something fell on his shoulder. He gently turned his head to see the demon, crashed on his shoulder. He hummed and returned his attention back to the tv, letting him sleep.

"W̴͞h̛҉͠͝a̶t̵͞͏͢ ͟d҉̸̸̧̡o ̵̧̛͝͏͝y͢o͏̸̀ų̛̀͟ m͏e̴a͘n̢̢̡̕͟ ́͝h̴͡e҉̸̨̀͜͝'̨̡̧̕͜͜s dȩ̕͝͝͞à̴̛̀͢͠d̕?" Anti's voice yelled from across the imprisonment. Anti jolted from the couch, he was panicking. Was he still with the hunters? Locked in a cage? Hyperventilating, all he could see was the dark, the cage. Tears began to roll down his cheek as he brought his knees to his chest.

"Jack, please don't abandon me." He whimpered through the shaken sobs, was it a dream? A cruel trick of the mind that Jackie saved him, that he was home. He was an idiot thinking he could go home, what reason would he have that Jackie would save him anyway? He was trapped, forever bound to he tortured for the rest of eternity.

"Help." Anti begged, he screamed when he felt two hands on his arms. The Hunters were here to take him down to the basement. He couldn't go back there, he'd rather die.

"No! Don't take me! Let me go!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, struggling against them, he wouldn't go, he wouldn't.

"Anti! It's me, you're okay!" He looked go get Hunter and saw Jack's concerned face, he started to calm down. Anti lunged for a hug, he was home. Jack didn't abandon him. He cried as Jack pet his hair, shushing him.