They were all unsure of how to proceed. Dark was passed out on the floor from the huge hit he took losing his guard so quickly and he was their best chance.

Antisepticeye stood up and shoved Anti's shoulder, "What about now? Come on, you have to admit, it's time, now. Dark's done for already. I'm your best shot"

"It's cute that you actually think any of you stand a chance" Mark snickered, overhearing him.

Anti gripped tight onto his marble necklace, not budging, "M. . . maybe we can take him together. Me, Marvin, Evan and Jackie"

"ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS RIGHT NOW!?" Antisepticeye yelled at him, grabbing him by the front of his shirt, "You're the one that brought me here! You came to my new dimension asking for MY help! If you weren't going to give me my powers back then what was the fucking point and bringing me along at all!?"

Anti didn't have an answer but it was clear Antisepticeye wasn't going to let go until he got one.

Marvin, Jackie and Evan stood to defend the others. 

Marvin shouted at Anti from behind him, "You better make up your mind! Either let him fight with us or YOU fight with us, dammit! We can't take him ourselves for long!"

"Well that's nice, knowing that" Mark sneered, shaking his head, "You're all so stupid. I should have just killed you all at the start but it was just too much fun playing with you instead. I guess that's where Antisepticeye and I are similar . . . but that's where it ends. Because now I've LEARNED my lesson" he laughed.

'We have three other battle potions each thanks to Marvin from earlier' Jackie thought to myself, 'If I plan this right, hopefully Marvin and Evan will get the plan without me having to tell them. We have one invisibility potion, smoke distraction potion and a stun potion for each of us.' 

He knew what he had to do.

While Mark was in his own head, Jackie yanked out a potion, smashing it on the floor. Doing so, created a smoke-bomb that obscured their vision but Jackie knew where to run to.

Meanwhile, Marvin and Evan just barely saw Mark in front of them and blasted their own power towards him as another distraction as Jackie raced behind Mark.

But there was just one flaw in this plan.

Jackie should have used his invisibility potion, too.

Mark smacked Marvin and Evan's blasts away effortlessly and felt Jackie's presence behind him. He was too fast and prepared for this kind of trick.

He knocked Jackie on the side of the head HARD with the blunt part of his cane. He had forgotten he had absorbed his strength before, too.

Jackie saw white, feeling himself hit the ground before losing conscious.

"JACKIE!" Marvin shouted for him. 

He hadn't been this scared since a year ago when they fought Antisepticeye. 

BUt it appeared that maybe Mark was even more brutal.

Blood seeped out of the wound on Jackie's head. He was unconscious and couldn't use his own healing potion to fix himself.

Everyone was stunned, even Antisepticeye.

Antisepticeye always did have a different style. He preferred to toy around with his victims but this . . . this was a whole other level of brutality.

Or was he just getting soft like Anti?

Mark rolled his eyes, "Oh please, you call him a HERO? He could pass as one at a Disney Park but here in my world, he's NOTHING"

He gave Jackie's limp body a swift kick, getting him out of the way of his path.

Marvin wanted to go help him but he had to focus harder now to protect the others who couldn't protect themselves.

"Anti . . . . You're just being selfish now . . please. . . just do it already. He can help. You didn't see him change like I have!"

Antisepticeye still had Anti in a hold, ignoring Marvin, "Come on. . .. we don't have a lot of time left and you KNOW it!"

"Anti, please" Gab pleaded with him, too, "He's not who he used to be. Trust him.  . . Trust ME"

Meanwhile, Henrik had managed to get to Jackie since Mark had kicked him out of the way.

'This doesn't look good.' he thought to himself, 'If we didn't have Marvin's potions, he'd be dead in a few minutes from brain bleeds' he took out Jackie's healing potion and  poured it gently down Jackie's throat, 'But it's a good thing we DO.'

"Come on, Jackie. . .. pull through. You got zhis. Gonna take more zhan a blow to the head to kill you, my friend"

WIthin seconds, Jackie fluttered open his eyes and slowly went to feel his head. There was still blood there but the wound was healed.

"Damn. . . . H-Hen?"

Henrik sighed, relieved, "I'll never understand the science of Marvin's potions. But I'll always be grateful for zhem! Now come on, let's get you up"

Still a little wobbly, Henrik helped Jackie to his feet until the potion completely spread its full potential throughout his body.

But by the time Jackie was at 100%, it would be too late.

Mark laughed at Marvin and Evan for even TRYING to shoot their own power at him, smacking each attempt away like nothing.

Using one of Gab's powers, Mark manipulated gravity, pulling Marvin and Evan up off the floor and yanking them towards him!

Mark caught them, one magician in each hand and with exponential force, bashed their heads against each others!

Blood was spilled onto the floor and you could hear their skulls crack.

Mark tossed them aside, narrowing his eyes down at the ones who were left.

"MARVIN! EVAN!" Anti tried to rip away from Antisepticeye.

"WHAT DO YOU PLAN ON DOING?! FIGHT HIM YOURSELF!?" Antisepticeye yelled at him, "JUST LET ME FIGHT! YOU KNOW I CAN GO AGAINST HIM WITH THE PHENO POWER I STILL HAD MERGED WITH MY OWN! YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF! HE ALREADY TOOK OUT, DARK, JACKIE, MARVIN AND EVAN! YOU'LL JUST GET FUCKED UP, TOO! LET ME FUCKING HELP YOU! GIVE ME BACK MY POWERS!"

"WHY!?" Anti screamed back at him, "SO YOU CAN JOIN UP WITH HIM AND HELP KILL US ALL LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANTED?! NO! I'M NOT GOING TO FUCK UP AGAIN! I CAN'T DO THAT! JUST BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO BE A MONSTER DOESN'T MEAN I WILL LET YOU BECOME ONE AGAIN! I CAN SAVE ALL OF YOU THIS TIME!!"

There it was.

Antisepticeye let him go, a little shocked.

Meanwhile during their argument, Chase and Eva went to help Marvin and Evan, giving them their own healing potions to save them. 

That only left Jameson, Marvin and Evan with a healing potion now.

But Anti wasn't done arguing with Antisepticeye, letting out all this feelings on him, "I FAILED BEFORE! I MAY HAVE WON AGAINST YOU LAST TIME BUT NOT REALLY! I JUST SENT YOU AWAY! I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID! YOU TOOK THEM AWAY FROM ME!" He held onto the marble around his neck, "YOU TOOK THEM AWAY BUT I WON'T LET YOU AGAIN! I CAN'T! I CAN'T GIVE THEM UP! NOT TO YOU! THEIR SOULS STILL LIVE ON IN HERE AND I'LL PROTECT THEM WITH MY LAST FUCKING BREATHE!!"

Antisepticeye understood then.

His powers were in the that marble. . ..  and so were the soul remnants of his previous Septics that Antisepticeye killed.

He hated how well he understood his pain now.

Anti's power grew and electricity spiked around him. His eyes glowed that neon green along with the rest of his body and his hair.

Still holding onto the marble, he slowly turned to lock eyes with Mark.

Anti felt tears fall down his cheeks, "I'll protect them . . . and I'll protect these ones, too. . . . .I'm sorry. . . . I just can't do it.  . .. I thought I could give your powers to you . .. . but I just CAN'T"

Antisepticeye didn't even register it as Anti sprinted towards Mark at the speed of light.

Gab rested her hand on Antisepticeye's shoulder, seeing his inner turmoil.

The past that after all this time . . . . he now suddenly started to regret.

Mark was prepared for Anti to try and attack him but he didn't expect his rage.

Mark tried to use his cane to block him but Anti changed his attack at the last second, bending backwards and shooting his legs up to kick Mark in the stomach from under him.

Mark was pushed back with a grunt and Anti had his opening.

He jumped back up, wound up his fist with as much power as he could and punched Mark across the face right on the cheek.

Mark's cane fell to the ground but before he could get it back, Anti grabbed him by the hair and shot his knee up against Mark's chin, uppercutting him.

Mark coughed blood up onto the floor, surprising even HIM.

'WHAT?! NO! THIS ISN'T RIGHT!' Mark stumbled back, glaring daggers at Anti, 'I'M SUPPOSED TO BE INVINCIBLE!'

Antisepticeye stared at the fight in admiration. He couldn't admit it outloud but honestly . . . he was impressed.

'I should have seen it before' he thought to himself.

Gab took his hand, shaking him out of his own thoughts.

She looked him in the eye, "What are you thinking?"

He knew what she meant. The progress he's made. . . . she wanted to know.

"I'm thinking . . . . I should have seen it all before.. . . just like a year ago when I last faced him. . . . I thought him weak because he had deviated. . . . ." he stared at Anti now, managing his own against a man that even Dark couldn't on his own before.

"But that's not true. . . . . he's stronger SINCE he deviated. . . . because now he's fighting for something . . he holds close to his HEART. Something that makes him . ...  happy." he squeezed Gab's hand back in his own, "But. . . that means. . .because of everything I've done. . . . . to hurt that.  . . . he'll never trust me enough to let me try and fix my mistakes"

After healing Marvin and Evan and letting Marvin try and make it over to Dark, Chase had overheard Antisepticeye's conversation with Gab. 

He knew Anti was scared for them all.

But it was because of that fear, that he couldn't see how much Antisepticeye really had changed.

Chase still didn't like him . . .. but he didn't have to like him to fight with him.

"Hey" he moved their attention to him as he came closer, "You want to earn Anti's trust? Make him see you'll help even without your powers"

Antisepticeye didn't understand, "How the hell am I supposed to . . . ." just then, he thought of something, eyeing the Pheno cannon gun, "I . . . I think I have an idea. He's too distracted with Anti right now. He won't see another attack coming at him as long as Anti is keeping his attention so closely."

Chase smirked, "Alright. I'm with you. What do you have in mind?"

"We don't have much time" Antisepticeye deduces, "Anti's strength is already waning. We have to hurry if we want to do this right. You said you lot have invisibility potions?"

Mark saw red and lunged back at Anti, "HOW FUCKING DARE YOU! YOU RUINED MY PERFECT FACE! I CAN'T HAVE BLOOD ON IT! I HAVE TO LOOK PERFECT WHEN I WIN!"

Anti dodged Mark's attack but forgot about the gravity ability. Mark shot him against a pillar, breaking it in half and causing a part of the second floor hallway above him to collapse on top of him. Anti managed to shake off the rubble but his top strength was already ebbing away.

Mark picked his cane back up and and stalked towards Anti, "Piece of glitching trash. I'll show you . . . I don't fool around like Antisepticeye did fighting you"

Mark was quick to wrap his fist around Anti's throat tight, nearly crushing his windpipe.

None of the others were strong enough yet to help him.

Mark picked him up, grinning as Anti was losing oxygen and struggling weakly.

He had used too much energy too fast in his rage against Antisepticeye.

This was it.

He clung onto Mark's wrist, trying desperately to claw him off but the Actor just grinned. He was loving every moment of this, seeing the light slowly leave his eyes.

He wasn't expecting the person behind him.

A blunt object crashed down onto Mark's head.

Mark let go of Anti, reaching for his head in pain. He took his hand away and saw more blood.

Whipping around, he saw Dark.

The Iplier stood his ground, ready for round two after Marvin had given him a healing potion.

Anti coughed and stumbled but kept on his feet.

Dark snickered, taunting him, "Look at you . ..  not the perfect day you wanted it to be, huh? Aw, so sad"

Mark shook, "You're supposed to be out of the picture"

"I guess I don't take orders well, huh?"

Anti reached in his pocket and yanked out a vial, breaking it onto Mark's face.

"AH! What the . . .fuck!?" he was frozen for a moment.

The stunning potion.

"NOW, DARK!"

Dark and Anti timed an attack on Mark at the same time. Anti used his electric energy and Dark used the same aura energy he used on Marvin, Jackie, Jameson and Anti just a day ago.

Together, their power was strong and slammed Mark into the stairs, breaking them apart into pieces of rubble where he landed.

The stunning potion was already wearing off, though.

He stood up. His anger was rising again.

Death was inevitable.

His eyes started to glow white, using Gab's power. He was going to finish this.

Until he realized two people were out of his vision.

But it was too late. 

Chase had made his way up the stairs earlier after drinking an invisibility potion and had a shot at the ready with the Pheno cannon gun. 

He took the shot.

The blast was huge and light filled the entire room just as it had when he had shot Dark before.

When the light faded, they could see Mark's suit was tattered. The red jacket was wasted and the white under it was ripped. 

But he didn't seem all that hurt.

And he looked prepared.

Gab ran behind him.

She was so close.

She had taken an invisibility potion, too, from Eva to keep herself hidden.

It was all Antisepticeye's idea.

But it was wasted.

Mark snapped around and aimed his hand at her.

She stopped in her tracks, knowing her opening was gone.

Jameson was the closest to her, having gone up to help Anti after he faltered standing up after the energy he used on Mark.

He was the closest to her.

Antisepticeye's heart nearly stopped as Mark's hand lit up with her power, "NO!!!!"

Mark just snarled at her, "I've had it. As long as you're dead. . . . this power will be mine  . . .FOREVER"

The blast shot towards her.

But Jameson wasn't about to let her die if he could do something about it.

He lept in front of her, taking the full brunt of the blast.

In doing so, his own healing potion was destroyed.

"JAMESON!! NO!!!" His brothers called out for him, their hearts broken and torn.

There was only one healing potion left in the group now. . . . . .

But it looked like it might be too late.

Jameson laid on the floor, burnt and unmoving.