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

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(Y/n)'s POV
Ella, Jack, and I are waiting outside our room, per Brianne's instructions. She had also told us that Celine is back to her old self again and is now on our side. Ob and Anti decide to manifest their own bodies in case something bad happens.

"You think they took the elevator?" Ob asks Ella.

"Unlikely. Their security systems may not be able to pick up footsteps or voices, but it can pick up the sound of an elevator dinging. Brianne and I learned that the hard way. The stairs are much safer because the only thing they'd have to worry about is the guards," Ella explains.

As if on cue, a door opens and Mark, Dark, Wilford, Brianne, and Celine walk through. Brianne then turns into a mist-like form and re-enters Ella's mind. At about the same time, Ob and Anti re-enter the minds of Jack and I. A few seconds later, Ella gets a massive headache. Obviously, they're not as experienced with the transition as Ob and I are.

When they're done, Brianne looks at me. Her eyes are black with glowing orange irises and her hair is also orange. Her outfit is an inverted colors version of Ella's. Her wings are just like Ob's, but with orange skin where the bones are.

"If it isn't the famous Shadow-dancer herself," she says as she approaches me, outstretching her hand. "It's a real honor to finally meet you. In person, that is."

"The honor is all mine," I say as we exchange a handshake. "And the name's (Y/n), by the way."

"I think I deserve a proper introduction, don't you?" Ob asks.

"Sure, why not?" At that, Ob takes over. Her wings spring out of her back.

Ob's POV

"You don't have to worry about me, Brianne. Ella told me everything and I believe her," I say.

"You know, you're a rare specimen among our kind," Brianne says.

"How so?"

"To start, your ability to control your shadow and transport (Y/n) into whatever song you're listening to whilst not in control of your shared body is rare indeed. Not to mention that you don't even have to focus your power on your shadow. It's even more rare for a demon to forgive an enemy. I do respect you for deciding to forgive both Antisepticeye and Darkiplier, even though it took you longer to forgive Dark."

"Well, it did take a lot of practice before we were ever able to effortlessly dance without bumping into anything. And Anti's my cousin, so of course I forgave him."

"As for why she forgave me when I dropped by at her friend's house, it's because everyone here now shares a common enemy: Antimatter," Dark says.

"Not to mention Natemare," Anti adds.

"So what's the plan?" Mark asks.

"The plan is to ambush Antimatter and Natemare. It should be relatively easy since it'll be seven of us against two of them," I say.

"WaIt. ThEre'S jUsT oNe PrObLeM," Wilford says.

"What is it?" Celine asks.

"ThInK aBoUt It. An AmBuSh WoN't WoRk If YoU'rE tRyInG tO hIdE fRoM aDvAnCeD sEcUrItY sYsTeMs," he says.

"Leave that to me," says Anti, who glitches into the prison's mainframe and shuts down the security systems, including the cameras. He even shuts off all of the lights.

"There. Now all we have to do is hide in the shadows."

"That'll be a piece of cake for me," I say. "After all, (Y/n) and I are known as the Shadow-dancer."

(A/N: Are you all ready for the final battle that will take place in the next four chapters? Anyway, the song up top is "Rise Up" by Egzod feat. Veronica Bravo & M.I.M.E.)