Trapped in the Static

Better Leverage

Henrik snatched his ductape to get ready as Anti started to glitch, the energy snapping off of him like lightening.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhahahahahah-hah-haha!!!!" Anti screamed out. The pain was there, nearly unbearable but he kept hold of the current, lightening radiating off his back like wings.

Jackie shuddered as he swore he saw Anti's skeleton through the light show.

The power plant turned itself back on and lights switched back up.

Anti's eyes turned charcoal black, his teeth looked beastly and over all. . . . .  he just looked fucking scary, overwhelming power running through him.

"Aahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" he glitched madly, "Fucking hell! Henrik! Fooooooking hurry now!!!! DO IT NOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!"

With the current running securely through him, Henrik jumped to action quickly, taping the cable together tightly and properly so hopefully the power would stay on even after Anti let go of it.

"Zhere! Let go, Anti! I got it! Let it go!" Henrik moved out of the way as well over to Jackie just in case something terrible happened instead.

The glitch gasped, trying to let go but had a hard time like he was paralyzed, his muscles not knowing what to make of it all. Luckily with his glitching, however, he was able to snap away, letting the current flow properly through the cable.

They were all silent for a while, Anti on his back on the floor, huffing deeply, "Gasp! . . . .guh. . . .  Sssss-s-s-s-s-ee? W-worked" his voice sounded like it was going to error.

Jackie snapped out of his shock with a smile cracking on his face, "Shit. . . . . you actually fucking did it"

Anti gave him the middle finger as Henrik rushed to examine him. He had to be careful, however, since he was still zapping with leftover energy in his body.

"We should get out of here" Jackie tried to stand, only to fall back down again with a grunt.

"Marvin and Chase should get here soon with zhe children. Ve need to wait"

Marvin cast a warming spell on the surroundings, carefully making sure to keep himself hidden. He heated the area, forcing spring to unfold in the dark, cold void.

Meanwhile, Chase was on the other side of the cabin, ready to charge in as soon as Dark went to check out what the hell was going on outside.

A few moments passed and Marvin hid nearby in the forest, growing leaves and fresh grass on the land and trees. As a beacon, Marvin shot an orb into the sky to create an artificial sun and it worked WAY too well almost too quickly.

Immediately, Dark rushed out of the cabin to look at the surroundings. He seemed to have a scowl on his face, searching for the cause.

"Magician!" he called out, "I know this was your doing! You think I don't know!?" he walked out a bit more away from the cabin and Chase took his chance to sneak in.

Dark just smiled, though.

"I know everything here" he shut down Marvin's spell in a blink, making everything change back to the way it was before. No illusions, "And you can't hide from me."

He glanced back at the cabin with a knowing grin, "Just like you can't hide HIM from me"

Chase closed the door behind him and expected to see his kids but it wasn't what he thought.

As soon as he shut the door, the inside of the cabin showed him a familiar design. Him and Stacey's old home.

Taking a step inside, he called out, "Kallie!? Sammy!! Are you in here! Kids!"

Nothing.

The halls were dark but there was a light coming nearby from a TV that had a broken signal on it. Chase walked down the dark hallway, his breathing picking up.

"Kids! It's me, dad! Kids please!"

He started into a run, breaking through door after door, panic starting to flood through him.

"No, no please!" he whimpered, "You have to be here. You have to be! Kids!"

He suddenly heard the faint sound of giggling in another room nearby and bolted for it.

'You don't deserve them. Look what you've done. Letting that thing corrupt you'

It was clearly Dark's voice but Chase tried not to listen to it.

'Everything would be easier if you'd just give me what I want. Don't you want your kids back?'

"Dammit, you bastard! Where are they!? What do you want from me!?"

'You know that answer'

"FUCK YOU! Give me back my kids you son of a bitch or I swear I'll fooking do EVERYTHING I can to kill you!!"

Dark's voice made a strange sound almost as if he were impressed with Chase's anger, 'Why not just give me what I want? What do you care what happens to him? He'll come back eventually'

"That's not the point!" Chase shouted angrily, "He's changed and you're too fooking caught up in your own huffy self to see that! You're too close-minded to let it go! Too goddamn self-absorbed!"

Dark's soft chuckle hung in the air, 'If only that were true. You don't know anything about Anti. You think he'd actually do anything for you like you would him? He wouldn't give his life for you, he just got his own body. And I don't see him around taking your place. . . .  Looks like you're wrong'

"He saved us all from you earlier!"

'Because he wanted to come after me. Make me angrier as usual'

"You're wrong"

'And you're running out of time'

"WHERE ARE MY KIDS!?"

'You'll see what I mean, Mr. Brody'

A flash of red light lit up a room  nearby and Chase ran for it, breaking open the door to see Kallie and Sammy huddled together hugging themselves.

"Daddy!" Kallie charged to him with Sammy behind her.

"Kids!" he hugged them to him but now wasn't the time for a reunion, "Come on, we've got to get out of here! Let's go!"

Chase ushered them in front of him as they ran out of the house. 

Marvin was at the front door inside as if holding it closed so Dark couldn't break back in.

"Come on, guys! Come to me! Hurry! Hurry!"

They ran as fast as they could to Marvin, "Grab onto me! Quickly!"

The kids latched onto their uncle and Chase did too.

But just as Marvin teleported, Chase was yanked back.