"Should be...others....hurt..."

Jack listened to Schneep's voice fade in and out as he struggled to regain conscience, his back throbbing in pain as he slowly opened his eyes to face the bright lights shining down on him.

He was in his bedroom lying in his bed, a bottle of water and painkillers waiting for him on his bedside table.

Chase, Mark, and Signe were gathered at the end of his bed whispering to each other.

"Jack! Oh thank god you're okay." Signe sobbed in relief once she saw Jack's eyes open, practically tackling the Irishman in a tight embrace.

"I'm okay." Jack assured her, doing his best to ignore the pain burning in his back as he held her in his arms.

"What happened?" Jack asked Mark as he slowly sat up once Signe backed off to give him room to breathe, a wave of dizziness washing over him.

"Anti stabbed you in the back...literally." Mark explained in a joking tone, his chocolate brown eyes betraying his relief at seeing Jack alive.

"What about everyone else, are they all okay?" Jack asked worriedly.

"Marvin's resting after the beatdown from Dark, Jameson's awake and seems to be doing okay, Amy's babysitting Robbie, and Schneep's been taking care of Jackaboy-Man." Chase informed Jack.

"How long has it been?" Jack questioned hesitantly, unsure if he wanted the answer.

"Well it was about one in the afternoon before we left your house, now it's about...six in the evening." Mark answered after checking his phone.

"What?!" Jack yelped in surprise.

"It's okay, what matters is that you're okay." Signe assured him.

"But what about Dark and Anti? They're still out there!" Jack exclaimed anxiously.

"I know, but we can't take them alone. Jackaboy-Man died and you nearly died, we can't risk that again." Chase interjected.

"How long do we have?" Signe spoke up.

"However long it takes for them to find a way to create a portal that links this dimension with theirs." Chase sighed.

"Who could we even get to help?" Jack frowned thoughtfully.

"I know a guy." Chase smirked.

"C'mon, let's go downstairs-if you think you can that is." Mark added hastily.

"I dunno, I'll try." Jack stated, carefully swinging his legs over the side of the bed before standing up.

Surprisingly, it didn't hurt as bad as he had thought it would.

"I'll help you." Signe offered, allowing Jack to sling an arm over her shoulders for support as they cautiously descended the stairs step by step, Chase in front and Mark behind them.

Jack was nearly bowled over when Robbie scampered away from Amy to him, wrapping his arms around his legs.

"Jack!" Robbie yelled happily, Amy rolling her eyes as she went to retrieve the runaway zombie.

"Glad to see you're up." Amy remarked as she managed to pry Robbie off of Jack.

"I'm just glad that I can stand." Jack chuckled as he ruffled Robbie's faded purple hair.

Jameson said something to Jack in sign language, yet he didn't understand it.

"He says he's glad you're okay, he's been worried. He also made you tea." Chase interpreted, earning a nod from Jameson in confirmation.

"Thanks." Jack nodded in appreciation as Jameson darted into the kitchen, coming back out with a warm cup of tea in hand that he gave to Jack.

Jack glanced over at the couch to see Jackaboy-Man lying on it with closed eyes, his red jumpsuit rolled down to the waist to reveal his pale, heavily bandaged torso.

Marvin was passed out in a nearby chair, Schneep constantly checking on the two.

"Doc, you need rest too ya know." Chase reminded the frantic doctor.

"I know I know, but I must make sure my patients are vell." Schneep muttered as he ran a hand through his hair in exasperation.

"I'll take care of them, you go get some sleep." Chase directed Schneep sternly.

"You can use my bed if you want." Jack offered.

Schneep hesitated as he glanced between Jackaboy-Man, then Marvin, then Jack.

"Fine, I vill do vhat you vant." Schneep conceded reluctantly as he trudged up the stairs, his lab coat fluttering behind him.

"What's going on?" Marvin mumbled sleepily as he cracked his eyes open to see what the talking was about.

"It's nothing, you can go back to sleep." Jack assured him.

Marvin nodded as he drifted back to sleep, what was left of his cape wrapped around him like a blanket and his mask repaired.

"I'll watch over them, you guys go ahead and sleep." Chase told the others.

"Aren't you tired?" Mark interjected.

"Nah, not really. I...I have a lot on my mind right now." Chase replied.

With that, Robbie curled up by the couch next to Jackaboy-Man and instantly fell asleep, Mark, Amy, Jack, and Signe making their own beds on the living room floor out of spare pillows and blankets.

"Goodnight Chase!" Jack called out him.

"Goodnight Jack, sleep well." Chase responded.

"Tomorrow," Chase murmured as he watched the YouTubers fall asleep.

"We go to my dimension."