Safe and Sound

Part 15 (End of this portion. There will be a sequel)

This time Marvin didn't look away, afraid of what Anti might do next if he didn't. Anti grinned, almost happily, except for the manic wild look in his eyes. It made Marvin shiver. Then a thought entered his mind. "Why haven't you done anything to me yet? Why haven't you tried to possess me, or make me come with you?"

Anti chuckled at the question, "D͝o̶ yo̕ú re̴all͘y̶ wan͘t͠ ͞to k̸now̛?~̕" Marvin nodded. Anti smirked, "Y͠ou̢ ͞/rea̸l̢ly̢/ w͡an̛t ͞to ́k͞n̷o͡w?~?" Marvin stiffened, unsure of where Anti was going with this game, but he nodded. Anti smirked wider and leaned forward so that he was in Marvin's face. Marvin resisted the urge to flinch back. "T̛he͘n ̵b̕eǵ ̛m͡e f̶or̷ ̛th͝ȩ an͟sw̸er̨." Anti said casually as he pulled back and began circling Marvin, patiently waiting.

Mavin gaped, "What?"

"Yơu̵ ̸héard ̀me͟~ Do ͜i̵t͠!" Anti shouted.

Mavin winced at the loud noise. He also tensed at feeling the static electricity rise sharply again, and he knew to not dawdle. He closed his eyes and grit his teeth, putting his dignity aside. "Please. I... I beg of you." He practically spat the words out in disgust. Anti laughed, a deep belly laugh. "I'm glad to see you're amused." Marvin glared. Anti stopped laughing and narrowed his eyes at Marvin. Marvin yelped in pain and practically crumpled as he received another shock.

Anti loomed over Marvin, "I͞t'͠s͢ a͡ ͢st͡ar̡t.͠ ̵B́ưt I'l̕l̕ ͞t̵e͏ll̶ y̡o̴u." Marvin started getting back, but he felt the electricity rise again, and took it as a hint to stay down. Once he stopped, the electricity dissipated again. Anti smirked down at Marvin. "T̢h͜e̡ ͡r͞e̸a͝son I ͘ha̷ve͠n͟'t ̸don͞e a͘n͟y҉th̶iņg ́i͡s ̷b̵ècau̵s̴e ̶I҉ w̷a̧n͜t y̕o̸u͝ t̢o c̕om̀ę ́óf ͘yoưŗ ówn͜ f͏re̕è w̴il̶l͝. ̸A͏n̸d ̧Yo͜u ̵wi̢l̕l.͘ B̕e̕ca̢u͢s͟e y͘ou ͝want ̨t̶o͠ ̢ke͘ep ͝yǫu͏r̕ ̸pre̡c̷ious͠ He̢nrik͏ ̕s̛a͜fe.̷ I̷ ͢h́ave ̕á ̴p҉r̵op̀o̷sit̵i͜on̵ ͘for͝ ̛you͡.̧ "

Marvin tilted his head, "And what's that?"

Anti squatted down and grabbed Marvin's chin, "O̕h,̢ ͟m̀y͠ ̡dea̧r ͞Kitt͘e̶n̷. I͝f͞ ̡y͏ou̷ ҉c͡o̡m̀è ͞w͜ìth ̛me̛, t͘h͜en҉ ͢I҉ ͏will͡ resci͠n̛d a͜ll̕ ̶m͘y influ̶e͡nce ̶o̷n ͝the ̶g̢ood ͢do͏ct̸or̀ an̵d l̸eavé h̶i҉m be f̡or̴e҉ve̸r."

Marvin looked stunned and skeptical... "How do I know you're telling the truth?"

Anti rolled his eyes, "Yoų ̢d̛on't b͡u͞t I ͞hơpe͘ ́yo̶u̶ kn̴o̕w ͠tha̶t ͢if yo̡u ̀d͝on҉'͡t͠ ̵acce̴p͘t́,̧ ͠I'̢ll̨ mak҉e͢ s̛ur̛e He͠ǹr̀ik҉ ̡su̸ffér͟s a ̧fa̡te̶ w͝o̵r̷sé t̀hen̢ d̶ea̴t̕h.̕ C̀o͏m̸e on, i͞t's a̧ ͠fa̷i͞r deal̸. A͢ ̸p̕up͞p̷e͟t ̷for a p̀upp̵e͠t~"

Marvin looked into Anti's eyes, knowing that Henrik was trapped in there somewhere, probably screaming at him to not take the deal. Marvin closed his eyes and sighed... "I accept your offer..."

Anti grinned, "Wi͘s̀e̡ ch͞oi҉ce.̶" He reached out his hand to help Marvin up.

Marvin accepted it and stood up. Anti snapped and the chain around his waist snapped. He snapped again and he separated from Henrik. Henrik gave Marvin a look of betrayal as he passed out and landed on the ground. Anti, in his own form now, took Marvin's hand. "Sha͟l̷l ẁe, Kit̀ten͡?" Marvin gave a last look at Henrik before nodding. With a snap of anti's fingers, they were gone.