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A Fishy Dilemma: A MerJack AU CH. 4

                        Jack stared at Sara and burst out laughing as she got up off of the couch in the morning. “What’s so funny?” She asked, giving him a glare. She was not a morning person. “Y-your hair looks like Danny’s!” He said between fits of laughter. Sara deadpanned. “Yeah, yeah my hair gets very floofy. You should see how bad it gets when I let air dry after taking a shower. My curls defy gravity like a boss,” She said, smiling towards the end. “You and Mark should have a floof off!” Jack said. Sara laughed. “Mark would lose. I don’t even have to touch my hair for it to go crazy,” She said. She went back to the guest bedroom and got dressed, putting on a gray shirt with a purple and blue peacock feather design and purple shorts. The blue and purple on her shirt matched the blue and purple in her hair. She tamed her wild hair thoroughly with a brush before coming back out.

Some time later

                           "Mark I’m really not sure we should do this. What if you accidentally get Jack on camera?“ Sara said nervously as Mark messed with the settings on his video camera. “You worry too much. I won’t get him on camera. And if I somehow do I can just edit it out.It’ll be fine!” Mark reassured her. “*sigh* Alright  fine, but if he shows up on video you and me both are in big trouble,” She said. “Relax. What’s the worst that could happen?” He said before turning the camera on. “Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier! I’m in Ireland! After hearing about Jack being sick I decided to fly to Ireland and try and help him get better. He’s still too sick to be on camera but I got someone else to introduce you today. Apparently someone beat me to the punch at taking care of Jack. Say hello to Sara everybody!” He said, turning the camera to face Sara. Sara gave a peace sign. “Sup guys,” She said, smiling. Mark turned the camera to face himself again. “Now Jack tells me her hair gets really floofy and has suggested we do a floof off! So that’s what we’re gonna do in this video!” He said.

                          Sara ended up winning the floof off. Unfortunately Mark failed to notice something really important when editing the video. When he had turned the camera to face Sara a very small glimpse of Jack’s tank and a bit of his tail could be seen for a split second. A few of his subscribers saw it and he quickly had to explain it away as just some cool props for a skit he was thinking of doing and temporarily took the video down to edit it out. Fortunately the people who saw believed him. All except one. “Dr. Bunsen? We have a problem.”

The next Day

                      Mark and Jack were playing Mario Cart while Sara was making them some lunch. “Hey Mark! What kind of cheese do you want on your burger?” She called from the kitchen. “Cheddar!” Mark called back. “Oooh same for me please!” Jack said. Everyone froze when someone started pounding on the front door. Sara hurried to see who it was when the door burst open. Dr. Bunsen along with what looked like a couple of security guards from AGRO barged in. Bunsen set cold, hard eyes on Sara. He snapped his fingers and two guards grabbed Sara, the other two grabbing Mark. “I told you not to let anyone find out Miss Hoover. Now you have to deal with the consequences,” He said before strolling over to Mark. “To make sure you don’t make this mistake again we are giving you a little incentive,” Bunsen said to Sara before pulling a syringe out of the pocket of his lab coat. The syringe contained what looked like the serum that had gotten into Jack, but this liquid had some bright pink mixed in. Mark struggled against the guards but wasn’t able to do anything as Dr. Bunsen jabbed the syringe in his neck, pressing down on the plunger. Within a minute blue, red and pink scales appeared where he had been injected.

                       "What did you do?! What was in that syringe?!“ Sara yelled as Mark went limp in the arms of the guards that were holding him, his legs going numb. "Well while working on a cure for Mr. McLaughlin here,” He gestured at Jack who had been trying to get out of the tank to get to Mark, “We accidentally created a faster acting version of the original serum he was infected with. We decided to keep a few samples in case of something like this.” “You bastard! You can’t do that!” Sara yelled, hell’s fury burning in her eyes. “We can and we did. And you’ll be next if you don’t keep this quiet. And don’t even try to alert the authorities or you can say bye-bye to a cure for them,” He said. He walked over to the door. “You can release them now. We’re done here.” The guards let go of Mark and Sara and left with Dr. Bunsen, slamming the door behind them.

                         Sara rushed over to Mark. “Is he okay?” Jack asked, worried for his friend. “You mean other than getting injected by a crazy scientist?Yeah, totally fine,” Mark said sarcastically. “Ugh my feet feel weird,” He muttered. Sara’s eyes widened and quickly removed his shoes and socks. She gasped. His toes were becoming webbed and red, pink, blue and purple scales were forming on his feet and running up to his legs. “Come on, we need to get you in the tank with Jack before you fully change. I won’t be able to get you in when your legs fuse,” She said grimly, helping Mark stand. He stumbled several times as she led him over to tank. His arms itched and they could see fins similar to Jack’s starting to form on his arms. She helped him up the ladder and down into the tank. “I got him Sara. You go sit down,” Jack said. It was obvious that Sara emotionally drained from this, clearly wracked with guilt.

                        Mark gave Sara a weak smile as Jack helped him gets his clothes off when his legs started to fuse. “It’s not your fault Sara. You didn’t know this would happen. Besides, I’m the one that insisted on making that video. If I hadn’t made it or been more careful when editing this wouldn’t have happened. So it’s my fault, not yours. Okay?” He said. Sara nodded glumly, the beginnings of tears evident in her eyes. Despite what he said she still felt responsible. Within a few minutes Mark’s new tail was fully formed. It was mostly navy blue with some red striping, some pink and red scales dappled here and there in the navy blue parts. The scales turned a deep purple at the bottom of his tail and the tailfin was bright pink, the shape similar to a warfstache. His dorsal fins were interesting, they looked like a row of small shark or dolphin dorsal fins running down the length of his tail. They were pink with red on the tips. The fins on his arms and the webbing between his fingers matched the coloring of his dorsal fins. Red, pink and a few blue scales dappled his arms near the fins.

    “So what the hell do we do now?” Mark asked. “The only thing we can do. Wait for the cure. And once you two get it, there’s going to be hell to pay,” Sara said, rage burning in her eyes. Those bastards weren’t going to get away with this. They would be punished, one way or another. She would make sure of that. As the saying goes, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

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A Fishy Dilemma: A MerJack AU CH. 6

                    Jack yawned as he woke up to the sound of his alarm clock. He rolled over in his bed and hit the snooze button. He slowly sat up, swinging his legs out over the side of the bed as he rubbed at his eye. It had a tendency to tear up after waking up in the mornings. He yawned again before stretching and standing up, going over to his dresser. He put on his red shirt and slipped into some jeans before leaving his room, eager to get his morning coffee. It never really helped him wake up for some weird reason, but that didn’t matter. He just really loved the taste.

                       As he passed through the living room he glanced over at the huge tank in the middle of it. His face lit up with a soft smile as he saw Sara curled up in the sand at the bottom, sleeping soundly. She had a tendency to roll off the platform in her sleep so she decided to just not use it for sleeping. It struck him just how weird this was, taking care of a person he had only recently met, all because of a freak accident that caused her to get turned into a mermaid. It had just seemed like the right thing to do. She was a pretty nice person, and he couldn’t have just let them experiment on her. 

                      Plus, it was his fault she was in this mess. He had accidentally tripped and bumped into her while she was carrying a vial of serum and had caused her to fall, cutting herself on the broken pieces of the vial. Thus getting the serum into her bloodstream, causing her to become a mermaid the following day. Helping her out was pretty much his way of making it up to her. He continued on into the kitchen and started up his coffee maker, grabbing some bread to make toast for breakfast.

                                                            Two Hours Later

                       Jack looked up from his computer as someone knocked on the front door. Probably Mark. He had decided to visit Jack out of the blue and was staying in Ireland for a week or two. He got up, leaving his recording room and heading over to the door, the thumbnail he was making could wait for a little while. “Hey Mark,” He said as he opened the door. “Hope I wasn’t interupting anything,” Mark said as he came in. “Nah, just working on a thumbnail. It’s almost done anyway,” Jack said.

                        Mark waved at Sara as the entered the living room. She shot him a quick wave before going back to playing her game, fighting a boss. “Still can’t believe you’re actually helping her. Most people probably would have left her there,” Mark said as they entered Jack’s recording room. Jack shrugged. “Like I’ve said before, it’s the least I can do, considering I caused her change in the first place. Besides, she’s actually pretty fun to have around,” He said.

                       After talking for a little while they decided to play Overwatch out in the living room with Sara. “Fuck!” Mark shouted as his character was killed, again. “This fricking Lucio won’t leave me alone! He’s killed me ten times now,” He said frustratedly. “The dude must have a vendetta,” Sara said as she took out a Mercy. “I don’t know why though!”  He replied. Jack was about to say something when the door was suddenly busted down. A bunch of security from AGRO swarmed in, grabbing Jack and Mark. 

                         Everything felt like it was in slow motion as Dr. Bunsen strode in. Jack felt nauseous as his vision flickered, watching from the arms of two guards one moment, and from in the tank the next. W-what the hell? He let out a shout as Dr. Bunsen shoved a needle in Mark’s neck. The shout became drowned out as he was suddenly watching from in the tank again, Sara in his place, looking completely human. 

                           He surfaced and hooked his arms over the side of the tank, trying to pull himself out so he could get to Mark. But he unexpectedly weighed more than he was used to, and his arms weren’t strong enough to haul that weight out of the tank. He cursed and looked down, wanting to find out what was weighing him down. His eyes widened as he saw his frantically kicking legs fuse together, changing into a long green tail. His gaze quickly darted back to Mark when he heard him cry out. 

                           The men that had been holding Mark had let go of him, letting him collapse to the floor. Bunsen sneered as Mark yelled in fear, watching his feet rapidly change, going from webbed, to looking like flippers and finally to fins as scales rushed up his legs, fusing together as the scales reached his torso. “Mark!” Jack yelled, renewing his efforts to get to his friend. Bunsen laughed as he and his men left. 

                         Sara struggled to try and get Mark to the tank but it was obvious he was too heavy for her. He was gonna die if he stayed dry too long!  Jack could only watch as his friend started to turn pale, looking extremely ill, his breathing shallow. He wasn’t gonna last much longer! Jack’s vision swam as a panic attack set in. He was watching his friend die and there was nothing he could do! His eyes widened as Mark’s eyes drifted shut, his body going limp. “Noooooo!”

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                            Jack bolted upright as he woke up, breathing heavily. He quickly looked around the tank and living room, his eyes settling on Mark, who was sleeping peacefully over on his platform. Thank god, it was just a nightmare. He didn’t know what he would do if it was real. If he had lost Mark, his best friend. Mark’s eyes opened and he stared at him groggily. “You okay Jack?” He mumbled, still half asleep. “I’m fine Mark, go back to sleep,"Jack said. Mark yawned and nodded, his eyes slowly closing. He fell asleep again almost immediately, emitting a soft snore. Jack sighed before laying back down. Eventually he managed to fall back to sleep, silently praying for that dream to never come true.

(( This is the last chapter I’ve written. I plan on writing a new one sometime this week. ))

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A Fishy Dilemma: A MerJack AU CH. 5

                           Sara took a steadying breath before she turned on the camera. “Sup guys. Hopefully you remember me from the Floof Off video from a few days ago. I’m sure you’re all wondering why he hasn’t been on since then. That’s why I’m here. Mark’s sick, he ended up catching what Jack’s got. He’s okay he just won’t be able to make any videos for awhile. Unfortunately the doctors have told him that he shouldn’t fly home till after he’s better so he’s stuck here in Ireland till he recovers. Mark mind saying a few words so they don’t think I kidnapped you?!” She yelled over her shoulder towards the living room. She was currently sitting at a table in the kitchen which was adjacent to the living room. “I’m fine guys! Just gotta take a break from Youtube till I get better!” He shouted back from in the tank, faking a raspy voice and pretending to erupt into a fit of coughing. They weren’t even going to show his face in the video, they weren’t taking any chances this time.No one could find out the truth.

                            Sara stared at her laptop as the video finished uploading to Mark’s channel. Hopefully his fans would believe the story they had come up with. “It’s gonna be fine Sara. They aren’t gonna suspect a thing,” Mark said, trying to reassure her. “I hope so. We can’t afford anymore trouble from AGRO,” She said.

                             She glanced over at Jack who had been oddly quiet. He looked to be deep in thought. “Something on your mind Jack?” She asked. “I was just thinking, AGRO’s an American company isn’t it?” He said. “Yeah, so?” She wasn’t sure what he was getting at. “Well didn’t you mention once that your mom is good friends with a former FBI agent and that you have a step-cousin in the Secret Service?” He said. Sara’s eyes widened. “Jack you’re a genius! I’ll call my mom and have her contact them. Maybe they can call in some favors and help us. We’ll have to wait till the cure is ready before we have them try anything though, we can’t risk you two being stuck like that forever,” She said. She was filled with excitement as she called her mom, they had a way to get back at AGRO!

                           Jack looked away from the game he was playing with Mark to look at Sara. It was fairly hot today and unfortunately the air conditioner was on the fritz. Him and Mark were fine since the water stayed fairly cool but it was obvious Sara wasn’t. He smiled when he got an idea. “Hey Sara! How bout you come in here with us and cool off?” He said. Sara thought it over for a moment. She had brought a swimsuit in case she ever needed to go into the tank. And it was hot, especially since she had heat sensitivities. She might as well, it’s not like they were contagious. “Sure! Just give me a sec while I go put my swimsuit on,” She said.

                          She came out a few minutes later wearing a two piece swimsuit. (( it looks like this: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1PhEyKpXXXXbpXVXXq6xXFXXXv/NEW-0002-Vintage-Girl-Plus-Size-Galaxy-Purple-Aurora-Skye-3D-Prints-Two-piece-Vest-bikini.jpg_640x640.jpg )) “Galaxy bathingsuit, cool,” Mark said, his love of space clearly the reason behind the compliment. “What can I say, galaxies are pretty,” Sara said as she climbed up the later to get into the tank. She got a mischievous smirk on her face when she reached the top. “Canonball!” She shouted before jumping in. Jack and Mark scrambled to get out of the splash radius as she landed in the water. For someone who was 5 foot 4 she made a pretty big splash. She came back up to the surface laughing.

                          Now that they could see her stomach Mark saw a familiar scar on her. “Hey, did you ever get your appendix removed?” He asked. “Yeah, I had appendicitis when I was six,” She said. “Six! Damn that must have sucked. I had it a couple years ago,” Mark said. “Yeah, I saw on your Draw My Life video. Your medical history is almost as bad as mine,” She said. They ended up talking about their experiences in the hospital for the next fifteen minutes. It was interesting getting to bond over something like that. Jack kinda just listened awkwardly, having never been in the hospital for anything serious before. He’s never even had a broken bone, which is surprising considering how much he loved to climb trees when he was a kid. The only thing even remotely nasty that happened to him was when he got that infected cut near his eye that spawned the Septiceye nickname.

       Sara noticed how Jack was feeling left out and decided to change the subject. “I just realized, its pretty ironic that they used that serum on you instead of me Mark. You know, considering your fear of the ocean. I wonder if they knew and that’s why they injected you with it instead of me,” She pondered aloud. “You mean like they were watching me and did this to mess with my phobia? Good god I hope not. That would be way too creepy. This situation is already fucked up as it is without the possibility of that,” Mark said. “Yeah, I’d rather not entertain the idea that those sick fucks have been watching our every move,” Jack added. “I guess its best to just not think about it for now. So, what should we do now? It’s kinda boring just floating around,” Sara said. “Improv or Don’t Laugh challenge? I always thought they looked pretty fun when you did it Mark,” Jack suggested. “Oh i would kick your scaley asses at Don’t Laugh! I got the best poker face!” Sara said. “Sounds like we have a challenge,” Mark said.

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A Whole New Dilemma: An AFD miniseries ch. 2 part two

(( this takes place after A Fishy Dilemma chapter 4 ))

                      Anti stared at Mark’s sleeping form. Man, Dark was gonna be pissed when he took over. Of all the dumb things Mark had done, this had had the worst consequences. As he waited for Dark his hand drifted to his new choker. It had been set on one of the ladder rungs when he woke up last night. He had accidentally slept longer than usual so he hadn’t woken up till about two or three hours before dawn. Was it from Dark? He thought he had heard his voice at one point.

                           He backed up a bit as Mark began to stir, the familiar red bleeding into the ends of his bangs. He couldn’t help but look at Mark’s tail as the scales seemed to ripple, blue scales turning to black, purple to blue. A deep red formed at the base of his tail fin, quickly staining the rest of it the same color. The pink on the dorsal fins and his arm fins turned blue, same with the pink scales on his neck where he had been injected and the ones around the arm fins. The pink part of the webbing between his fingers turned blue as well. Black pooled on his chest over his heart, spiraling outward till it looked kinda like he had a tattoo of a black hole. But anyone could tell it wasn’t, the black was too dark to be something a normal human could create. It was as dark as the crushing depths of a real black hole. Is this what it looks like when he takes over Jack? It was kinda cool.

                        Fuck, what the hell happened? He had been dormant most of the day, the only thing he noticed while like that being a sharp prick in Mark’s neck and the feeling of something … bad entering their body. He had been ready to come out and see what was happening at that point but whatever it was that was put in them made him pass out.  Hang on, why was he lying on something partially submerged? He sat up quickly, swinging what he thought was his legs put over the edge of what he was lying on, intending on standing up. He nearly toppled over the edge of the platform due to the unfamiliar weight. He stared wide-eyed at what used to be his legs, eyes quickly narrowing in anger.

                          “H-hey Dark. Um, welcome to the club?” Anti said nervously. He was always careful to tread lightly around Dark whenever he started to get angry. The man was scary when he got angry. “Care to explain what the fuck this is? Mark is irritatingly silent on the matter,” Dark said, his voice low and kinda rough. Yeah, Dark definitely wasn’t happy. “Well you know how that Sara girl didn’t want Mark doing that video for fear of people finding out about Jack? Apparently those AGRO people found out and decided to keep Mark quiet by turning him into a merman on purpose. And, as you can see, it’s affected you as well,” Anti said slowly.

                           ~God damn it Mark! I told you to be careful! Now, because of your stupidity, we’re stuck in Ireland for who knows how long! I swear to Christ, if something happens to Jasmine because we’re not there to take care of her, you are taking the blame! And you will not like it if something does happen, because I can make your life a living nightmare!~ Dark yelled agrily at Mark in his head. Shadows rolled off of him in waves as he seethed with anger, eyes glowing brightly, the sclera blackened. ~S-she’ll be fine! Tyler and Ethan have taken of her plenty of times before!  Just please calm down!~ Mark reasoned. ~She better. Or those nightmares you had as a kid are gonna look like fluffy kittens compared to what I’ll do,“ Dark replied. 

                             The writhing shadows faded away as Dark took a few deep breaths to calm himself, eyes returning to normal. He didn’t like it when he lost control like that, anger was such an ugly, parasitic emotion. He glanced over at Anti, who had been watching him from the far side of the tank. "You can relax now Anti. I’ve got my composure again,” He said. “Thank jaysus. I was worried you were gonna have a meltdown,” Anti said, visibly relaxing as he swam over. Dark studied him as he approached taking in each subtle movement. “Since it’s obvious I’m gonna be stuck like this for a while, mind helping learn how to use this thing? You look like you’ve gotten pretty used to it,"He said, lifting his tail up a bit to show what he was referring to. "Sure! I’ll be happy to show you the ropes. It’ll be nice, not being in here alone,” Anti said, grinning. Dark spent the rest of the night talking with, and learning from, Anti.

(( My Dark has a juvenile, all black German Shepherd that’s blind in one eye named Jasmine and is very protective of her. I’ll be posting a drawing of Anti’s choker later ))

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