Snippets of the past

At the HQ

Third persons POV

They had been searching night and day, since the day he was taken.

Matthias, Yamimash and Red looked for any existing record of the man who took Markiplier away, while Muyskerm co-ordinated the search for him. Superhero's from all round the country were searching when they were not fighting crime. Even CinnamonToastKen when he had recovered from the experience.

Let us see how they are getting on, shall we?

At the Goofy Goober's HQ~

The place was a mess. Files full of paper were everywhere, empty cartons of food litter the floor. Not one of the hero's had had a full nights sleep since they had begun the search. Nor had they taken a shower. Be glad that this story does not have a scratch and sniff option.

Everyone was in constant communication, to ensure no one was taken again. Which probably wouldn't happen anyway. The dude had already taken what he wanted. But better safe than sorry.

That was another problem. They didn't even know the kidnapper's name. Markiplier had never said it, and neither had the kidnapper. So they didn't even know where to start looking for him. And all witness statements contradicted each other.

Some said the kidnapper had blue eyes, other's said green, some said both.

Some said he had green hair, some said brown.

Some said he was the same size as Mark, other's said he was much shorter.

So which is it?

The hero's agreed that maybe the dude could shapeshift his body, even if it was only slightly. Let's just say they weren't too far from the truth.

Currently, Muyskerm was trying not to fall asleep at the computer monitor. Not like he could with LordMinion constantly babbling in his ear. He did tend to ramble whenever he was under a lot of stress, which to be honest, applied to all of them at the moment. Muyskerm wished that he could mute the others microphone, but what if something happened? No, he just had to endure it.

Suddenly, Muyskerm heard an almighty screech right in his ear. That sure woke him back up. Exclamations of pain and shock were heard from his communicator right after.

"What the hell was that?!" "If you do that I will strangle you" "Not if I get my hands on them first" "Is everyone ok?!"

Before Muyskerm could respond, Red came crashing into the room with Yamimash and Matthias soon following after. "MUYSKERM!" she shrieked "EVERYBODY! WE'VE WORKED IT OUT!". "Worked out what?" Campbell replied, curiosity lacing his voice. "Yeah, what's so important that you had to blow out our eardrums?" Snake added, obviously annoyed. Maybe him and Campbell had been busy with something...

"Everyone, listen up" Yamimash began, "We think we may have worked out how Markiplier's kidnapper has been able to change his appearance and how he's been eluding us.". He lay out the drawings everyone had done of what they thought the kidnapper looked like.

"Every time we saw him, he looked different, even if it were only a slight change" Matthias continued, leaning over the drawings and picking out a random one. "Yeah, so?" asked Minx, who had come out of retirement to join in the search.

"Well, pair that with him being able to disappear and reappear at will, seemingly, and it appears we have his two powers. (A/N: Super power people only get two powers in this world) However, we don't believe this to be the case" Red explained, sifting through a packet of notes.

"We believe that he does not actually have teleportation and shapeshifting abilities, but instead has the ability to change what we see, hear etc." Matthias spoke, pointing to a note in Reds hands.

"So you mean to tell me that he could be walking right by us and we wouldn't even know?!" CinnamonToastKen asked, worry lacing his voice. "That would explain the sudden surrondings changes" Muyskerm noted. "Yeah, that was another thing that helped us come to our conclusion" Yamimash said, nodding.

"Ok, so...you're saying that us searching is pointless?" LordMinion asked, clearly anxious. "Not completely" Red answered "We may be able to develop something that can interfere with his ability, though that could that weeks, months to create.".

"Well, what do we do in the mean time?" pressed Campbell. "We contact someone who is specialised in evasive technology, and get them started on something asap." Matthias proposed, collecting up the drawings.

"Alright...you three" Muyskerm said, pointing at Red, Matthias and Yamimash "Continue researching this guy. The rest of you, get back somewhere safe. We'll deal with this from now on."

"We can still help though. Campbell here is very good with tech. He could assist whoever makes the device" Snake suggested, causing Campbell to begin stuttering, protesting that he wasn't that much of a techie.

"So it's settled then. Campbell. You and Snake stay here and help the whoever develops this device. Everyone else, just keep an eye out for now. If you see anything suspicious, tell us immediately."

A chorus of 'Ok's' and 'Alrights' came through the communicators, and while everyone was getting ready to go forth with the new plan, Muyskerm looked at the picture on the wall. It was of the Goofy Goober's, as well as a few other hero's, after their first meeting. They all looked so...happy, and ready for adventure. Though Mark always said it felt as something was, missing...or perhaps someone.

Maybe this kidnapper was the thing missing...or maybe he's the reason why it was missing in the first place...

A/N: ... ... ...

I'M SORRY IT GOT SO BAD AT THE END. I just-just wanted to finish it...

This took me longer than I anticipated...And I am so, so sorry...

I am a procrastinator, and then pair that with my SEVERE short term memory loss, it doesn't make me a good writer. But I try because I LOVE writing. It's where I can be creative, and where I can explore the stretches of my imagination.

Also, I love it when you guys tell me why you love this story, or any of them for that matter. Seeing all those wonderful comments really helps me to continue writing. What does not help me write more is 'Update!' 'Please update this!' 'MOAR UPDATES!'. I know you guys want an update, but telling me that just makes me feel awful about not writing. Sorry, but it's just the way I think.

(Also, during the summer holidays, I had to go back to college to do work with the animals for a week. Only 5 people turned up when there was supposed to be 15. And only 2 people, including me, on the weekend. That meant we had to run around doing the work of like 3 for 5 days then the work of 7 people for 2. That meant for all that week and the next one I was just basically sleeping. So that added to the no updates)

However, if you guys need anyone to talk to, or if you need any help with your own writing, I will always be here if you need me.  Seriously. I am always willing to talk and/or help. Just respect that I my college blocks wattpad 9-5 on weekdays.

Anyways, it's about half 9 where I am and my mum wants me to sleep, so until the next chapter,

Byes!