Always Watching. Jacksepticeye AU

Chapter 21

The light was too bright when Jackieboy Man opened his eyes. He squinted and blinked a few times before he adjusted to the light. He slowly sat up, wincing at the sharp pain in his head. He glanced around the room to see all of his friends staring at him anxiously. Even Mark and Ethan were there. "Jackie!" Chase was the first to speak, his face lit up.

"What the fuck happened..?" Jackieboy Man asked, speaking loudly because his head was pounding. Any sound just made it hurt even more.

"You hit your head during a fight. You won but afterwards you passed out. You were so good. I've never seen a Bro Average livestream get so many views, man."

"I could have died but at least you get those views." Jackieboy Man laughed but stopped when he realised how much it hurt.

"Obviously! It was all thanks to your sick skills and Ethan..."

"Ethan? Was he there?"

"No but he shared my livestream on that blog of his. As soon as he did, the views just blew up! It was crazy!"

Henrik entered the room with a clipboard, grinning once he noticed Jackieboy Man was okay. "Wunderbar. (Wonderful) How are you feeling?"

"Like shit. Imagine a hangover then times the pain by a million."

"That's expected but, good news, you don't have a concussion. You do need to rest a lot though. No fighting villains anytime soon."

"But-" Jackieboy Man started but Markiplier cut him off with a bashful smile.

"Don't worry about being forgotten or whatever. I get it. I won't let people forget you... somehow. If that means dressing up and pretending to be you I'm out though."

"You don't need to do that."

"I'm not letting you die, man. You might be my competition but I don't want you to die."

"Thank you."

"He needs rest. Please leave." Everyone complied and left Jackieboy Man in his own company. Henrik even took one last glance at Jackieboy Man's notes before leaving too.

-

When Jackieboy Man woke up, he wasn't alone. Markiplier was sat beside him, mumbling as if he was talking to himself. He continued to talk, obviously not having noticed Jackieboy Man was awake. "I'd be dead if it wasn't for you. I know we aren't best friends or whatever but you're a cool dude. It's nothing personal that I'm a douche to you because I'm just shit at talking to people. I'm sorry. I'm too obnoxious to admit that to your face when you're not sleeping so I just hope you don't hate me. I'd understand if you did but-"

"I don't hate you." Jackieboy Man replied, sitting up. His head wasn't pounding as much after the rest but it was still hurting.

"How much of that did you hear?" Markiplier's eyes were wide and his face had paled a little. It was probably the most vulnerable Jackieboy Man had ever seen him.

"Not much, I swear. Just know, I'm shit at talking to people too."

"No, you're not. You're such a natural and I just... I panic about everything when it comes to talking to people. At least, being a hero, I only need to fight and not talk."

"That's okay. You're only human and you can't be good at absolutely everything."

Markiplier sighed, biting his lip and refusing to meet Jackieboy Man's gaze. He stood up and turned to leave but Jackieboy Man reached out and took his hand. "Nobody's perfect."

"You are!" Markiplier blurted out, obviously regretting it as soon as it came out. The hand that wasn't holding Jackieboy Man's moved to his face and covered his mouth but he couldn't take it back.

"I'm not... You're so much stronger than me and people like you more."

"At least you can socialise and have loads of friends!" Markiplier groaned and put his head in his hands for a moment. He sat back down but still didn't meet Jackieboy Man's eyes. "The reason I'm such a dick to you is because you're so much better than me!"

"I'm not. You're so much better than me."

"I disagree-"

"You are though. Ask anyone!"

"No, you ask anyone."

"They'll just say you're so much-"

"Okay... let's just recognise that both of us have our flaws."

"Yeah. I'm in too much pain to argue on this."

Markiplier let out a tiny laugh, folding his arms and finally looking into Jackieboy Man's soft eyes. "We complement each other. You're better at socialising and shit and apparently I'm better at fighting." Both contemplated the same thing. For a while neither dared to say it aloud out of a fear of rejection. Markiplier was the one who eventually found the courage to voice the thoughts. "Hey, do you... maybe... want to be partners?"

"Sure." Jackieboy Man grinned, showing off his white teeth. He thrust out a hand and Markiplier shook it.

"Partners it is."

"Just as long as you're the sidekick."

"No. We just discussed that I'm better at fighting than you. You should be the sidekick!"

"As I said earlier, I'm in too much pain to argue." Markiplier nodded, smiling softly at the hero before turning and leaving the room. As soon as Jackieboy Man was sure he wouldn't hear, he mumbled, "He's the sidekick."

Little did he know, Markiplier had done the exact same thing when he reached the end of the corridor.

They most definitely did complement each other. If Jackieboy Man was fighting alongside Markiplier, they had twice the power and there was no chance he'd leave a fight forgotten. If one got in trouble, the other person was always there to save the day. They worked together like peanut butter and jelly or... something. They made it clear to their 'fans' (they didn't like the word but didn't know what else to call them) that neither were the sidekick; they were on the same level. They did enjoy joking and teasing each other about it but it wasn't out of spite; they both understood that all it was was just a simple joke. Both were heroes and both worked together in perfect harmony.

Of course, Ethan's blog was striving. As their partnership was announced, the amount of Jackiplier shippers increased substantially. So their partnership worked well for everyone. Especially since Ethan was now friends with both of the heroes and could get front row tickets to moments that were clearly Jackiplier proof.

Tyler returned to living with his dad and both were extremely happy. Chase, despite having quite a low income, did end up taking Tyler away. They only went to the coast for a weekend but it was the best weekend of both of their lives. Neither wanted to let the other go. They might as well have been joint at the hip.

But they all ended up satisfied. Everything ended up okay. Of course it did because it always does.

Eventually a new villain came along, named Dark. He was on a similar level of violence and insanity as Anti but luckily he wasn't a virus. He was powerful but so were Jackieboy Man and Markiplier. All of the fighting and practicing had paid off as they worked together in perfect synergy to defeat the demon.

No one got kidnapped that time but it still wasn't easy. Fighting crime was never going to be easy but that was why Jackieboy Man and Markiplier liked it so much.

Markiplier grinned widely at his partner before zooming to the left. Jackieboy Man returned the expression but, instead, went right to trap Dark between them. Together they circled him and prevented him from fleeing. His aura was red as it erratically danced around him to portray his emotion. Anger. His hands clenched into fists at his sides and he prepared to punch one of the heroes. What happened next was a story for another day.

HEY

I KNOW THIS IS THE END WHICH IS VERY SAD BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF MY LONGEST STORIES IN A WHILE AND IT'S PRETTY DECENT IF I CAN SAY SO MYSELF BUT IN TWO DAYS I SHALL RELEASE MY CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE STORY!!

I am literally going to post it all at once because that's easier. It's really sad because I story I have spent hours on takes about ten minutes to post but hey, what can I do?

I hope you enjoyed this book! Thank you so much for reading :)