Marrying Darkiplier

Chapter Thirty-Three: Like Him

Sean groaned as he woke up slowly from a deep dreamless sleep. His mouth felt bone dry, and his head felt heavy with a throbbing pain. He tried to lift his hands, only to find that he couldn't. He jerked his wrists and tried to sit up, but his chest had been strapped down. Forcing his eyes open, he hissed as a bright light overhead blinded him. He began to breathe heavily, causing the steady beeping monitor to increase its beeping speed. Taking in the small hospital room, he worried that they'd cut him open or something, but the place was spotless, and everything was organized or put away. That's when he heard voices outside the door. One of the men had a familiar German accent. While the other had an accent that appeared to be an ancient accent of Ireland. The man with the German accent sounded frustrated when he said seriously. "Don't take that tone with me, Marvin! I'm tired too but you don't see me bitching about it! I can't tell you what I don't know!" Marvin's smooth ancient Irish accent calm out in a smooth neutral voice, when he asked the other man. "My apologies, Henrik. I just need to know if he can be around the others. If that demon did something to him... Did you test him?"

Henrik's voice dropped a bit lower, but Sean strained to hear his answer. "Yes. He tested the highest. Marvin... Sean was born to be Anti's vessel. Flaws and all. His similarities to Anti are staggering." Marvin sounded concerned now as he said. "I was afraid of that. I thought I had everyone... He slipped right under my radar. Who knows what they've done to him...." Henrik huffed, retorting coolly. "I'm not surprised you missed him. His body is generating an energy that I've only seen from Anti. It acts like a cloaking device. Which is why you couldn't find him and you can't track Anti." Marvin's voice was a bit bitter now, when he asked. "Then how did THEY find him?" Henrik's voice was calm when he answered confidently. "I'd put my money on Anti. You weakened Anti pretty badly when he first encountered you. He probably began to search for another with the same magical energy. Found him." Marvin's didn't sound convinced as he shot back. "Ya, but Anti didn't have him. That other demon tormented and snatched him away." Henrik chuckled, muttering out. "Used your little crystal ball to see that, did you?" After a long pause, Henrik added in a lighter voice. "I'm not insulting you. I just think you should have ASKED him. Instead of spying into his past. It's creepy. An invasion of privacy."

Marvin defended himself by saying sternly. "I don't have time to waste on whatever lies or dodging of the subject he will play. I need answers. I need to know WHY Anti didn't get to Sean, but Darkiplier did. I won't have that demon coming after my family! I won't!" Henrik's voice clearly tried to calm Marvin down, when he said gently. "I understand why you did it. But Marvin... if you want him to feel like family... you've got to give him room to stand. You are assuming before you've even gotten to speak with him." Marvin sighed heavily, reluctantly telling him. "I'm worried, Henrik. You saw what he was wearing." Sean glanced down at himself, and his heart monitor sped up faster. His wedding outfit was gone. Replaced by a set of grey hospital scrubs. That's when Henrik blurted out. "Do you hear that? His heart rate is elevated! Shit!" Sean froze as the door flung open and they rushed inside to see him. Seeing him awake and relatively calm, Henrik bowed his head to him and said casually. "Good morning, Sean. I'm glad to see you are finally awake." Sean eyed them wearily, saying nothing in return. Henrik was very similar in build to him, wearing a white set of scrubs with a hat and a face mask that had been pulled down around his neck.

Beside Henrik, Marvin stood in complete contrast to him. Again, he was similar in build, but he was dressed in ripped up jeans with a white shirt that had the purple cheshire cat from Alice and Wonderland juggling the suit symbols of playing cards. Over that, Marvin wore a long-sleeved black robe that billowed down to his ankles. His long green hair had been pulled up into a ponytail with a piece of brown leather string, and his blue eyes were sharp and narrowed like a cat's eyes. After a few seconds, Marvin practically hissed out to Henrik. "Turn that fucking heart monitor off. It's annoying me." Striding over to it, Henrik yanked the plug from the wall, mumbling under his breath. "You and your sensitive hearing..." Finding his voice, Sean jerked in the restraints and asked nervously. "Where am I? Why did you bring me here?!" Henrik opened his mouth, but Marvin crossed his arms and snapped back with little patience or tact. "You are with your family. That is all you need to know about where we are. As for why... Do I really need to tell you? Gossip and Khaos told me all about how you were being used as a sex slave and brainwashed to marry that... that beast! Over my dead body!"