Game Over ~AntiAverage

11. Chase

"Oh well, that would be..." There was a crash beside us and everyone jumped. I looked over to see a figure standing there in the doorway with his head down and I frowned. "Anti?" He didn't even twitch As Henrik called out. I noticed his hand twitching and there was a subtle glitch that surrounded him. I looked around at the others. Even Jackie looked scared. I slowly got up and Henrik frowned. "I wouldn't Chase." I looked back over at him to see him watching the glitchy ego carefully. "One of two things could have happened... Both of which, you could end up hurt."

"I'll be fine." He narrowed his eyes at me and I frowned. I carefully made my way over to the man and tensed up. He was shaking... mumbling slightly as if talking in his sleep. I bent over a bit to see his eyes were closed and I sighed. He must be sleepwalking. Which means... I could end up getting hurt if I try and wake him but... I saw him wince and his hand twitched again. Whatever he was dreaming about was not good. "Anti?" I whispered. I knew there would be no response but I didn't what to startle him and something happened. You're not supposed to wake a sleepwalker. In doing so they could end up hurting themselves or someone else. However, the fact that his breathing became erratic and his fists where clenching, I knew something was wrong. He must be having a nightmare. "Anti." I called out a little more forcefully and I could hear Henrik suck in a breath. I know. I know... but it's either risk it to wake him up or let him suffer whatever he was seeing. I nudged his shoulder but still no response... at least not towards me.

"I-I didn't do it." He mumbled out and I frowned. Didn't do what? I glanced over to see Henrik watching in concern and I narrowed my eyes. "I didn't..." He twitched and his glitching started to get worse. "G̴e̷t̵ ̴u̶s̶e̸d̸ ̴t̵o̴ ̶i̸t̶,̸ ̷S̶a̸m̸.̶.̵.̶ ̷" His voice was deeper and cold. I could feel the malice rolling off of him like a fog. This wasn't the same Anti. And why did he say Sam?

"ANTI!" I jerked him to the side feeling the intense anxiety over what was happening to him. His head shot up and his eyes went wide as he looked around a bit.

"Chase?" His voice was hoarse and quiet but just hearing him call my name was like a breath of fresh air. I let out a sigh of relief and he shot me this look of confusion. He glanced around again and frowned. "H-How... Why am I back in the living room?"

"You were sleepwalking?" I said with a sad smile. His eyes just narrowed and I could see his hands start to shake.

"I didn't... I didn't hurt anyone... did I?" I glanced over at Henrik again with concerned eyes and he frowned.

"No, Anti. You did not." Henrik called over and Anti sighed looking back up at everyone. The moment his eyes glanced over Jackie I could see him tense up. Henrik wasn't kidding. He was scared. "Why don't you join us? I am sure everyone would..." Anti stood there wide eyes as he started shaking his head.

"Join... as in sit... o-on the couch..." His eyes would ever so slightly look towards the hero and even Jackie knew what the problem was. The hero sighed as he stood up and stretched causing Anti to take an involuntary step back.

"Sit, Anti." Jackie called as he stuffed his mask into his pockets. "I'm leaving anyway." Anti's eyes narrowed and Jackie seemed to stiffen.

"You took your mask off." Jackie squirmed a bit no doubt feeling anxious over the 'enemy' seeing him without it but Anti looked genuinely concerned. "Why?" Jackie just shrugged but we all knew why. He stopped feeling like a hero. In his head, he hurt Anti. A man that didn't even remember who he was and was now so afraid... Jackie felt more like a villain than a hero so he took it off. He's done it before but... rarely.

"I just do sometimes."

"No, you don't... AHH!" Anti swayed a bit and we all jumped up in worry. He grabbed his temple in obvious pain and I lead him to the couch. He plopped down to focus on what he was feeling instead of where he was and I watched Jackie slowly back up.

"Anti? Anti!" I brushed his hair back as he slowly opened his eyes. I couldn't help but shudder. They were black. Henrik grabbed my arm and yanked me back as Anti sat there blinking. It seemed like forever but I knew it was only a second. Anti started to blink the black away as he shook his head in discomfort. He groaned in pain as he held his head and Henrik frowned.

"I'm sorry... I don't... What was I saying?" Anti looked up with a pained smile as he looked around to see everyone's shock expression. "D-Did something happen?"

"Anti, you said something about Jackie's mask. Do you remember that?" Henrik walked over to check him over and Anti just frowned ignoring the light the doctor was currently shinning in his eyes.

"I did?' Henrik pulled away with a frown and Anti looked away. "I don't remember."

"It's ok. This is all normal for someone who's suffering from Amnesia." Anti narrowed his eyes and sighed. "Was it something I said?" Anti shook his head and Henrik's eyes went dark. "Was it something He said?"

"I'm still very tired can I just... go back to my room." Henrik nodded as he moved away and he looked over at me questioningly. I glanced between the two and smiled sadly.

"Hey, bud, why don't I help you?" Anti looked up at me in confusion and I laughed. "It's ok. I promise."

"Ok... I guess." I held my hand out and Anti took it hesitantly, allowing me to pull him up and start to lead him back towards his room. "Thanks, Chase."