Shadow-Dancer: Return of an Old Foe | #Wattys2019 Nomination

The Betrayal

Ob's POV

"How could you do this to us, Celine?!" Dark yells. His body is separating into blue, red, and green outlines and a second head appears, screaming in rage, which is something that happens when he either wants to amp up the creepiness factor of his appearances (such as "A Date With Markiplier") or when he gets really mad, like what's happening right now.

"I guess you forgot. The real Celine is still a part of you," the First Entity explains.

"Alright, what do you want with my friends and I?!" I ask Antimatter. My irises are glowing intensely, due to the rage that is boiling up inside me.

He just chuckles. "Well, I'm not going to try to separate you again. I now know that it's only temporary for demons who have had healthy relationships with their hosts."

"Well, what DO you want with us?" Anti asks. His right iris is glowing just as intensely. On top of that, his body is glitching profusely.

"To start, I've already assigned you to your rooms. Jack, Anti, Henrik, Chase, Marvin, Jackie, Jameson, (Y/n), and Obsidian are in Room B16. Mark, Dark, and Wilford are in Room D64. Celine will escort you there," Antimatter explains.

To save us the trouble of walking, the First Entity teleports Anti and I to our room, then takes Mark, Dark, and Wilford to theirs. We just sit in silence.

For about a minute.

"Hey, do you hear that?" Anti asks.

"It sounds like someone's crying," I reply.

Ella's POV

I suppose you'd want to know how I got here. Well, to make a long story short-ish, it all started when my parents saw an advertisement for this place on TV. It said that it was a place to help troubled children. Being very observant (my idiot doctors diagnosed me as a sociopath), I knew something was wrong. I tried to talk my parents out of it, but they were in some sort of a trance. I very quickly learned that this "rehab center" is in fact a slightly remodeled Alcatraz. When my parents and I got there, we met the manager of the place, Antimatter. I knew he was evil the moment I laid eyes on him. But what really broke my heart is when both of my parents called me this morning and told me they didn't love me. And now I've been crying for about an hour.

"Hey," a soft voice says. "Are you okay?" I turn towards the doorway of my bedroom and see a beautiful young girl. She looks about 17 years old and is wearing an elegant (f/c) dress. However, what really catches my attention is her eyes. The whites are as black as her pupils, but her irises are (f/c) and glowing. Her hair is the same color as her irises. She also has large black bat-like wings with (f/c) skin where the bones are. I back up into the corner, terrified.

"No need to be afraid of me. I won't bite," she says. She knows that I'm crying, and before I know it, I'm crying into her shoulder.

"There, there. Everything's going to be okay," she says as she pats my back softly. She then looks at me and gives me a warm smile.

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"Of course I'm sure," she reassures me, wiping my tears. "My name's Obsidian, but you can call me Ob. What's your name?"

"Ella."

"Pretty name for a pretty girl." I blush at Ob's compliment.

"So, how long have you been here?" she asks.

"About four years."

"Do you have any friends or family here?"

"Well, my twin sister was taken to this place. Her name's Brianne."

"I think I've seen her. Does she have glowing orange irises, by chance?"

"How did you know?"

"Ella, Brianne technically isn't your sister, even though I see why you think of her as such. She's your demon. And if my calculations are correct, you two were forcibly separated by the very same machine that separated (Y/n) and I. But don't worry. The separation isn't permanent. At least not for demons who have a healthy relationship with their hosts. So all you have to do is find each other," she explains.

"What about Darkiplier and Wilford Warfstache? Or Antimatter and Natemare?" I ask. Yes, I know about what had happened to them.

"Antimatter and Natemare can't return to their hosts because their relationships were terrible. As for Dark and Wilford, they've always had their.own bodies," Antisepticeye explains. He's standing in the doorway.

"So, where did they take Brianne?" Ob asks.

"They took her to Room D64," I answer.

"D64? That's where they took Mark, Dark and Wilford!" Anti exclaims.

"We need to get out of here and rescue our friends. And fast," Ob says. But first, why don't Anti and I introduce you to some other people as well?" At that, Jacksepticeye and a girl who looks like Ob emerge. Then, five people who look like Jack emerge from him.

"Hi. I'm (Y/n). Ob's my demon," the girl says as she shakes my hand.

"What's up, new friend? My name's Chase Brody," the one in the flat-brim hat says.

"I am Dr. Henrik von Schneeplestein. I am ze best doctah!" says the one in a doctor's outfit and surgical mask, puffing his chest out in pride.

"The name's Marvin. Marvin the Magnificent. If you want to see something really cool, I'm your guy," says the one in a cat mask and cape.

"Jackieboy Man's the name! Saving the day's the game!" says the one in a red full-body costume and blue eye mask.

"Jameson Jackson at your service," says the one in slacks, a button-up shirt, a vest, and a bowler hat. He also has a monacle.

"Vhy have you been cutting yourself?" asks Henrik. I explain to him that Brianne had helped me overcome that habit. However, I started doing it again since I got here, which was a few years ago.

"Vell, I'm no therapist, but I can guarantee zat ze best treatment is for you to find friends who vill alvays support you and lift you up," Henrik says.

"And you can start with us," adds Chase.

"Wait. Haven't you and Stacy been having some trouble?" I ask him.

"Fortunately, not anymore. We actually saw a marriage counselor two years ago," he explains.

"(Y/n) and I were the ones who suggested it," adds Ob.

"Please be okay, Brianne."

(A/N: So sorry for the late update. Anyway, the song up top is "Vision" by Lost Sky.)