Shadow-Dancer: We're Not So Different [ALTERNATE UNIVERSE VERSION]

Chapter 7: A Day in the Life of Jacksepticeye

*September 30, 2016*

Jack's POV
I went back to the apartment and immediately started recording videos. I had gotten a bit behind on videos with Becca around, but it was worth it. It was the day before October, and I wanted to do something special for it. Something all month long. Something different. Something...

"Insane?" I could tell from his tone that Anti had an idea.

"No, Anti. The last time ya had an idea, I ended up proposing to Mark," I thought.

Becca: I remember that video!

Ob: Me too!

"Oh, come on, that was fun," he countered. "Look, just hear me out. It's actually a good idea fer Halloween."

"Huh, fine. What's yer idea?" I asked.

"Me," he said. "Let me show up every now an' then. Just brief staticy images. Then on Halloween, I get set free."

"So let me get this straight," I replied slowly. "Yer idea is ta let ya loose, an' basically tell everyone that you exist."

"Don't be stupid," Anti retorted. "They'll think that it's all a big show. I can do some memory stuff ta Robin ta make him think that he edited everythin'."

"You are not goin' ta do anythin' ta Robin," I warned.

"Fine. But it'll be harder without the memory magic. He'll let out fairly quickly that he never edited me in."

I was quiet for a few minutes. I'll admit that it would be fun to put Anti into the videos. As far as anyone else is concerned, Anti is a fan-made creation. (Really he let himself leak out when he first took control of my body.) But what if he used it has an opening to hurt people? Or Becca?

"Don't worry about little Shadow-dancer," Anti replied. "I promise I won't hurt her. She's a good kid, an' you an' I both know that she's been through a lot, an' it's not our place to ask if she doesn't want ta say anythin'" F*ck, I forgot that he can read my thoughts.

I thought about it some more. I still didn't know why Anti called Becca "Shadow-dancer". He wouldn't say. But... I think back to the times when Anti and I were kids. We would have so much fun together. He was like another brother to me. But in the past few years, he's changed. He's become more.. sinister, more secretive. And he was right about Becca. If she had any secrets that she didn't want to tell me, I wasn't going to force her to.

But ever since my cousin arrived, he's started acting more like his old self again. Maybe he was just going through a phase. And as long as he didn't hurt anyone, it's not like any real harm was being done.

"Fine," I said. "What should we start with?"

"Well, FNAF Sister Location came out recently," Anti replied. Even though I couldn't see him, I knew there was a giant smile on his face. And I couldn't blame him. FNAF was one of my favourite horror game series, except for the third and fourth games.

Author: And here we see an example of how Jack prepared for his October 2016 marathon.

Becca: And don't forget to absolutely mash that star!

Ob: And while you're at it, recommend this story to as many of your friends as you can.

Author: The song up top is "Ark" by Ship Wrek & ZOOKEEPERS.