Always Watching. Jacksepticeye AU

Chapter 17

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"I'm Ethan by the way!" Ethan randomly exclaimed as Jack and Markiplier climbed out of the car. "I don't think I told you- not that you care. You're the amazing Markiplier, why would you care about a stupid fan like me?"

Markiplier chuckled, patting the guy on the shoulder. "I do care," He said, despite knowing Ethan would become nothing but a distant memory, a blurry image in the mess of all the fans he had met as soon as they parted. "Eden-"

"Ethan." He didn't even seem bothered that Markiplier had gotten his name wrong. He just appeared to be on cloud nine, his cheeks red and his smile wide.

"Ethan," Markiplier corrected. "How would you feel about being a part of a top secret mission?" Ethan's eyes widened and neither of the others thought his face could get any brighter but apparently it was possible. Jack sent a glare in Markiplier's general direction; Ethan had no idea what he was getting himself into. "You'd be able to fight a villain with me and some of my friends."

"Will Jackie be there?!" His voice was so high-pitched as he started to jump up and down again. He was just a bundle of energy and it made Markiplier and Jack wonder how much sugar he had consumed.

"Yep." He popped the 'p', folding his arms and leaning back in his chair.

"I must be dreaming! No one's going to believe this! There's going to be so much proof!"

"Proof..?"

Ethan's face turned a dark red and he murmured, "I said that aloud?" Markiplier nodded. Ethan then mumbled something under his breath, so quietly that it was inaudible to the others.

"Huh?"

"Proof for Jackiplier..." Markiplier barked out a loud laugh; as did Jack. "It's yours and Jackie's ship name."

"What the actual fuck? You want- You want me and Jackie to be together?" Markiplier was laughing so hard that he was struggling to speak properly. Poor Ethan resembled a tomato, staring at his lap to avoid awkward eye contact.

"It would be cute. You suit each other..." Ethan let out a gentle, sad smile. "Actually, I don't think I can help you..."

"No, no, it's okay! You're vital to the plan."

"I've messed up now though, haven't I? You don't like Jackie like that and my dreams have been crushed. I- I really need to go." Ethan hung his head, allowing his blue fringe to fall over his hazel eyes, and he looked extremely dejected. All of his energy had disappeared and it made Markiplier feel almost... guilty.

"Please, Ethan?"

"No. You laughed at me."

"I wasn't laughing at you," Markiplier leaned forward and Jack eyed him warily. "Maybe I do like Jackie and I just prefer to hide it."

"Really?!" The hope returned to Ethan's voice. Jack rolled his eyes, aware Markiplier was lying in order to convince Ethan to help them out with whatever plan he had concocted.

"Yes and, if you help us out, I'll tell him."

Ethan looked like he was going to faint. His face was white and he looked- well, no synonym for happy would be enough to express his joy. "Okay!" Suddenly sad, dejected Ethan didn't seem to ever existed.

-

"You won't tell Jackie. You don't even like him! You lied." Jack said in a hushed whisper. Ethan was in the bathroom and he was using that private time to confront Markiplier about his devious ways.

"We need him for my plan, Ja-" Markiplier argued.

"What plan?" He cut him off, knowing they didn't have much time. Ethan could have returned at any moment.

"I'll tell you later."

"Imagine how heart-broken Ethan will be if he found out his idol-" Jack had to stop as Ethan bounded into the room. Markiplier didn't even looked remotely guilty. He just sent Ethan a bunch of smiles and the poor man had no idea how fake the hero was. It made Jack sick.

-

"So, here's the plan," Markiplier started, balancing his elbows on the table and leaning forward. They were sitting around Jack's kitchen table like it was some sort of secret hideout. "I spoke to my dude, Rex-"

"What sort of name is that?" Jack laughed but Markiplier glared at him, making him shut up.

"This is serious. No joking around."

"Okay." Jack snorted.

"As I was saying, my dude, Rex is going to get us alarms. Both Jack and I will have one in our pockets so, at the slightest sign of trouble, we can press it. They will connect to Ethan's phone and he will be alerted if we press them. He can then get the police before we have any casualties."

"Why don't you just call the police first?" Ethan questioned.

"Because I'm better than the police." Markiplier grinned and showed off his pearly white teeth. Jack could have sworn he saw Ethan blush and swoon a little. "So Jack and I are going to break in with a shit tonne of weapons and attack whilst Ethan waits outside for the alarm."

"Is that all I do? That's lame."

"It's a vital job, Eden."

"Ethan."

"Yeah, that's what I said."

"No, it's-"

"There's one problem with that," Jack spoke up, his voice low. He refused to meet the gazes of the other two, knowing they'd be infuriated when they heard what he had to say. "Anti isn't a demon."

"That's so stupid, he-" Markiplier started but Jack cut him off.

"When we were kidnapped, he had a software problem on a computer. He took me there to help him fix it because I'm amazing with computers. He had a gun to my head the entire time and- and he threatened to kill you all if I told."

"Why does some stupid computer matter?"

"Because Anti isn't real. He's a virus. The computer was his heart. To destroy Anti, we need to destroy that computer."

"Why didn't you tell us this sooner?!" Markiplier's voice raised substantially in volume as he got up onto his feet. He slammed his fists onto the table, making it shake. "We should have known-"

"I tried! I tried to tell you! Plus, I was scared."

"We're still going to go through with this plan but with a new target. Anti doesn't matter anymore. It's all about this computer. Do you know where it is?"

Jack nodded. "I could get us to it."

Ethan made a little squeak noise and both Markiplier and Jack turned to face him, mildly concerned. He had his eyes shut and was grinning like an absolute maniac. When he opened his eyes and saw the other two staring, he blushed and mumbled, "I'm just so fucking excited."