Author's Note: 

 The idea that I told ya'll about in a status update? Yeah, yeah I decided to write it. Mumbo's been possessed for a good while now in this AU. Also, at this point in the 'story', Mumbo's been recently freed from corruption, but the war has gone on for a long time.... 

 Read the status post for some more info about it. 

 Enjoy.

 :)

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 Mumbo's POV:

Everything's numb. 

 I can't feel my legs nor back. 

 My arms... My arms were covered in both bandages and a thin layer of frost was on top. I looked at my fingers and grimaced at what looked like dirt under my fingernails. Slowly, I rolled over and yelped when my bandaged back touched the tub. 

 I looked down at my bandaged body and gingerly rubbed at my chest, " Oooooowww...." I wheezed. I laid my head against the tub and slowly closed my eyes until the door clicked open.

 " Mumbo?" 

 " Mmmmmm?" 

 I looked at the door as Joe slowly pushed it open. Joe frowned heavily as he closed the door behind him. My head was swimming as Joe put some fire into the fireplace and lit it. Once he was finished, he forced my arms to raise and he dragged me out of the icy tub.

 Joe leaned me against a warm post and walked over to a robe that was hanging on a hook. After Joe helped me into the robe, he awkwardly put me onto his back and carried me out of the icy room and into the warmth of the hallway. 

 A soft, happy sigh escaped from me as we walked down the hallway and into what looked like a very, very horribly made medbay. Sitting on one of the beds with his foot in a sling was Iskall. 

 The Swede looked at me and smiled softly, " Mumbo! I'm glad to see you're not all murder-y anymore." 

 I blinked quickly, " W....wha?" I forced out part of the word and shivered. Iskall frowned, " D-Do you not remember what happened? It was a couple of hours ago..." 

 My shoulders tensed up as my head horribly panged. I dug my head into the back of Joe's neck causing him to frown and turn towards me. 

 Something flashed through my mind as I flinched.

 A vault. Scar, Bdubs, and I broke through a vault and into the Mycelium resistance. There was.... a lot of yelling, and Scar was laughing... it was so loud and evil, but I didn't care... I was thrilled... We were... We were winning?

 Grian did something... He threw spores at us, and I could... think clearly for the first time in a long while. Well, I thought I could think clearly. Honestly, I think it was really my mind and two controlling forces fighting for what was locked away long ago. 

 That was when Iskall appeared from the ceiling with Cleo and Wels with him. The three fought hard, and they managed to stun Grian, Scar, and Bdubs, and myself. They each took something from each of them, a feather, a crystal, and some grass before turning to leave.

 It was then that Iskall looked at me, forced something into my mouth, and picked me up. 

 Now... Now I'm here, and I don't know where here is. I'm just happy that I'm myself again. That I can finally act for myself... How... How long was I in that controlled state for? 

 " Mumbo?"

 Joe's voice slowly shook me out of my remembering. The American carefully walked over to the bed next to Iskall and laid me down in it. 

 " Can you hear me, Mumbo?" Joe questioned as I gave him a tired nod. One of my eyes closed as I let out a tired sound, " It... hurts..." I mumbled as my body slowly started to unfreeze. Joe frowned, " Ah was afraid of that... I told Cleo that we shouldn't've cut all of the grass and diamonds offa you this quickly..." he shook his head.

 I gave him a confused look before looking down at my bandaged arms and chest. I was about to ask Joe about the diamonds and grass, but a sharp pain wrecked my entire body, and I curled up in bed. 

 I looked at Joe as his eyes widened, " I'll go get Wels." he said as he was about to leave the room. Iskall cleared his throat, " Isn't Wels helping Cleo find TFC and Zedaph?" he questioned as Joe shook his head, " No, Doc's doing that. Wels is trying to find a way to reconnect all the servers together." he quickly answered before sprinting out of the room.

 As Joe left the room, another round of sharp pains vibrated through me and shook me to my core. A sharp whine escaped from me as I tried to curl up even further. Iskall let out a small 'hmm'.

 " If Scar didn't chuck a diamond at Mach 10 through my leg, then I could get up and comfort you..." Iskall spoke in a defeated voice. I let out another whine as my whole body shook out of my control. 

 Why... Why does it hurt so much? 

 I was still curled up in a ball when Wels and Joe entered the medbay room. Joe's horn started to glow as he moved towards me. When he was a foot away from me, my own body started to glow. The horrible pain that covered me started to go away as a faint yellow started to wrap around me.

 My whole body was shaking as Wels sat down on the bed and slowly put my head onto his leg. I gave him a confused look, " I just need to be next to you in order to use magic... Technically I don't have to, but I want to make sure you're okay and actually healing..." he told me with a nod.

 Wels put his hand over my forehead and frowned, " You're running a fever... which is weird because you were in an icy bathtub for a good time now." he slowly started to run his hand through my incredibly wet and tangled hair. 

 " When... When will I be better?" I questioned as Wels's ears twitched, " Don't know... You've been controlled for a good while from what I've learned." 

 I slowly glanced towards Joe as he awkwardly fixed his glasses, " It'll be a good month or so of healing... If we can find Zedaph and have him make some potions, then the healing will be faster." he shrugged his shoulders with a frown. 

 I let out a whine as Wels got off of the bed and put me under a blanket. My body was still glowing though. My fingers twitched slowly curled up in my bed again.

 Joe let out a soft sigh, " We still need to change your bandages Mumbo and get you into some proper clothing...." he frowned as he put his hand onto my shoulder. Slowly, I pressed my face into the white pillow and grumbled.

 " I... I just want to sleep..." I whispered as my body grew more and more tired as Wels's magic continued to wrap around me. I slowly closed my eyes as Wels gently patted my shoulder, " We can get him into some new clothes the next time he wakes up... When he feels slightly better and can move more." 

 The two hermits made soft 'hmms' in agreement as I nodded my head and drifted off to a deep, more relaxed, sleep.