Chapter Four- All That Matters

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Dark gasped with relief, seeing the children come back safely.

"GOOGLE, ERIC!" He engulfed them in a hug, checking them over. Seeing Google needed repairs, he picked the younger ego up and escorted Eric to the couch. He left the younger egos there to get the materials needed for repair.

"Th-there's n-no need f-f-f-f-fffffff-orrr the high levels of ssssstress, f-f-f-f-fath-th-th-th-the-R." Google glitched and twitched, eyes flashing black as he shut down with his eyes open for a split second. 

"Nu-uh, none of that BS, sit there and wait for me, kid." Dark growled protectively, leaving without another word. 

The other egos surrounded them with worry, making Eric a bit nervous but... It felt nice to be fussed over. Google, however, was rather embarrassed and turned his head as if to ignore his siblings. "Googs! Oh, bro, that was NOT COOL! But good job in protecting Eric..." Google's eyes widened in shock as the other android embraced him. Out of all his brothers, Bing was the last one he'd expect to care. "YEAH! YOU DARE TO WORRY US LIKE THAT AGAIN, YOU'RE DEAD, GOT IT?!" Yan cried, jumping into a hug with the two on the couch. 

"Everyone back up! Let me check over Eric while Dark is getting stuff for Google!" Dr. Iplier shooed the young ones away, moving to ensure Eric was okay. When he saw that Eric had no injuries, he was impressed. "Good job, Google! We're proud of you!" Google rolled his eyes at the older's praise, awaiting Darkiplier. 

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After repairing Google, Dark asked about Eric's condition, and was happy about the result. "I'm proud of you, Google. You did so well! That was a brave thing for you to do, child." google happily basked in Dark's praise, puffing his chest out proudly and accepting the love and attention the older ego gave him.

"Wh- that's the same thing I said!" Dr. Iplier huffed, but didn't make a fuss. Instead, he smirked, "Oh, well... A parent's praise is always the most appreciated, I suppose..." Dark rolled his eyes at his friend's antics, flipping him off. 

"You did well too, Eric." Dark ruffled the stuttering ego's hair, smiling gently. "I-I didn't d-do anything though... I-I'm the reason h-he got hu-hurt!" Eric sniffled trying to push Dark off. But Dark knelt in front of him, "that doesn't mean you weren't brave. And it certainly wasn't your fault he was hurt. You both were in the wrong place at the wrong time- Google CHOSE to protect you, you didn't do anything wrong, kiddo." Dark chuckled, making the younger ego smile a bit. 

"All that matters is that you're okay."

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Actor tapped his foot impatiently, eyes flashing with anger.

"I'm here~! Don't get yer tits in a twist, big guy! I'm not late- you're early again." His partner appeared in the void, smirking mischievously. "That's not what I'm upset about, Antisepticeye!" The actor snarled crossly. "What is it this time? Ex-wife found out another one of your plans and stopped you~? Oh, sweetie!" Anti teased mockingly, batting his eyelashes sassily. 

"FUCK OFF! You're lucky I'm a noble gentleman... I won't kill you for being an idiot." Actor growled, words laced with narcissism. "Anyways... What the hell was THAT?" Anti rose a brow in confusion, but his partner left him with no room to speak. "You were supposed to KILL those kids! You didn't wait long enough! You SHOULD'VE waited until they were CLOSER! Or lure them into the building! But no, obviously Antisepticeye isn't CAPABLE of following instructions... You like doing things YOUR WAY! Stupid... Thinking that hurting someone directly is the best way to do it... Tsk, tsk, tsk..." 

Anti bristled with indignation, "HEY! My way fooking WORKS! And I did do what you asked! To a T! Sorry I didn't INFER that you were SPECIFICALLY targeting the children you didn't tell me were going to be there! Dumbass! If you want me to do something- TELL ME! Don't push all the blame on me!" The glitch growled, turning away from his partner. 

Only to hear said partner's breath in his ear.

He was pissed.

"Remember... I can kill you... Just. Like. THAT!" Actor gripped the glitch's neck harshly, snarling into his ear. Anti went limp, indicating submission. 

This happened way too often.

Yeah... He stole that move from Actor. So what? Not like Jackie will ever know.

Actor released his grip and turned away from the other, "all that matters..."


"Is the story."


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