Ego Daycare

Day 9

In the middle of the night, King gasped awake, clutching at his sleeping bag as he looked around. Eyes watering a little, he got up, and made his way over and to gently tap Dark's shoulder. Dark's eyes immediately opened and he glared at King, his aura flickering red and blue, splashing light into the room for a moment. "I... I..." King whimpered.

"Let me sleep." Dark growled, his voice deep and the echo loud.

King whimpered, nodding and wandered away from him. He went to Dr. Iplier next, shaking him gently. "D-doc?" He whined.

Dr. Iplier groaned. "King, go to sleep. Doctor's orders."

"I had a-"

"Sleep!" Dr. Iplier muttered, rolling over, away from him.

Sniffling slightly, King went to Wilford. He hovered by his sleeping bag for a moment, before remembering that waking the man was occasionally a dangerous task. Whimpering slightly, he slowly climbed the stairs, and tried Mark's bedroom door. For once, he hadn't barricaded it closed, since he was becoming more comfortable with the egos in his house.

Mark woke to the feeling of someone tapping his arm and he glanced over, just catching a glimpse of the face in the dark. He quickly withdrew with a grunt. "What do you want?" He muttered, eyeing the tiny figure cautiously.

"S-sorry." King whimpered, turning to leave.

Mark sighed with relief when the voice was missing the echo or lisp that he'd been fearing. "King? Is that you?" He asked softly "Come here." King turned back, wiping tears from his face with his hand as he sniffled. "What's wrong?"

"I had a nightmare." King whined.

Mark nodded a little. "I have a lot of those too." He admitted quietly. "You alright?"

"Can I sleep up here with you?" King asked softly.

With a groan, Mark moved over, patting the bed. King crawled up, and Mark wrapped him in the comforter, rubbing his back gently. "Alright. Everything's alright. Sleep now." King let out a few more sniffles before he calmed with Mark still rubbing small circles on his back, and drifted back to sleep.

In the morning, Google Blue tapped Dark's shoulder. Dark groaned. "Let me sleep." He growled, without opening his eyes.

"Darkiplier." Google tapped him again.

Dark finally opened his eyes. "Google? What do you need?"

"King is missing." Google Blue explained simply.

"He is probably outside." Dark mumbled, closing his eyes again.

"Without this?" Google asked, and Dark opened his eyes once more, frowning at the crown in Google's hand. "He has not gone anywhere without this since he got the day he got it."

Dark sighed, sitting up and glanced around. "He tried to wake me in the night." He mumbled. "I wonder if he was in trouble..."

"What did he say?" Google Blue asked.

"I did not let him say anything." Dark frowned, his aura flashing violently until he cracked his neck. "Wake everyone." Google Blue nodded, and within seconds, the four Google units were shaking every ego in the room awake. There was a chorus of groans and grunts, as Dark jumped up on the coffee table. "King is missing." Dark announced. "We fear he may be in trouble. Did he speak to anyone last night?"

Dr. Iplier groaned. "He woke me up..."

"What did he say?" Dark asked.

"I don't remember. What do you mean he's in trouble?" Dr. Iplier muttered. "This is King. It's not like he has enemies."