Epilogue

Mark and Amy stood outside as Sam and Dean got ready to leave. Another hunter friend of theirs was giving them a ride back to Kansas. Mark had already said his goodbyes, but Amy wanted to see them off.

Amy gave Sam a hug. Mark would have to ask her later how they had become so friendly with each other. He wasn't jealous. A year away, but he could still tell when Amy liked someone as just a friend.

Dean, on the other hand, seemed estranged toward her. Because of the way Amy had defended Dark. Dean didn't seem like the type that was quick to forgive, but he appeared to be warming up to it now that Mark and Amy were back where they belonged.

"If you hear anything from Asmodeus, let us know," Sam said, speaking mostly to Amy. She had seen Asmodeus, after all, even though she hadn't known his name. "He might pay a visit if he doesn't know Dark's gone."

"He already knew Dark was here," Amy said. "He might have found out Dark was gone before we did." It sounded like Asmodeus had really scared her. Mark wished he had been here for her then.

Dark better be glad that Mark wasn't holding a grudge against him. Mark had every reason to go after Dark. But Mark had his life back. That was all that he had wanted anyway.

Celine would make sure Dark got what he deserved.

"We better go," Dean said, patting Sam on the back. "Hopefully the bunker's still in one piece."

"It'll be fine," Sam assured him. He waved to Mark and Amy then headed for the car.

"We better not ever get another urgent call," Dean said, looking at the two of them. "Stay safe, okay?"

"As safe as we can be," Mark said. "You make sure the world doesn't end."

"Saving the world is hard," Dean said. "Please don't get it into your heads that you can help."

"No worries there," Mark said. "I'm happy with my life the way it was."

"Yeah, the sooner we're gone, the better," Dean said then bade them goodbye and followed after Sam.

Amy stepped closer to Mark as the hunters drove away. "Ready to get back to your life?" she asked.

"So ready," Mark said. "But there's something I've gotta do first." They turned together and went inside.

Sitting in front of a camera again was a strange experience after being away fro a year. But at least it had only been a year. Any longer and Mark might have come back to a newer team. Thankfully, they were still people he knew. Kathryn had been fixing to join the team when he left. He had already met and became friends with Ethan, so him joining the team was no surprise. And, of course, he had known Tyler since they were kids. And though he wanted to tell them everything, Amy urged him not to. They had thought Dark was Mark. Dark hadn't done anything to them, so it was best if they didn't know.

But Mark still felt like he needed to tell them something. Which was why he gathered everyone together in the room. Because whatever he said to the team deserved to be told to his fans.

According to Amy, Dark had still recorded videos for the last year. Mark would probably never learn why Dark had lived his life as Mark so willingly. He didn't know at the moment what kind of videos Dark had recorded, but once Mark started back into it, they might be different from what Dark had done.

Mark and Amy were the only ones sitting in front of the camera. Tyler, Ethan, and Kathryn didn't know yet what they were called in for and Mark hadn't took the time to make room in front of the camera. If he waited too long, he might forget what he wanted to say. And if he didn't forget, he could ask them to stand behind him and Amy when he was through with talking to the fans directly.

Amy held his hand off camera, letting him know, silently, that she was there for him.

"Hey, guys," Mark started with a wave of his hand. "I don't want to take up too much time, but I felt like I needed to address something. Not only to you guys, but to the people I work with as well. It's something that's been weighing on me.

"The last year, I've been living as if I were an entirely different person," Mark went on. Wording it that way was the easiest way to tell everyone the truth without revealing anything about Dark. "As a lot of you know, last year I spent time in the hospital after a near fatal accident. I wasn't expected to make it." He glanced over at Amy, seeing in her eyes that she was trying not to relive those moments of essentially just waiting for Mark to die.

"I changed," Mark said, looking back into the camera. "And I've had a real struggle with some stuff since then. A struggle I hid from everyone, even the people closest to me.

"Then earlier today, Amy cornered me and got me to talk," Mark said, remembering Amy's story of getting the others to leave so she could talk to Dark. "We worked some things out, but there's still some ways to go." Amy slipped her arm through his and scooted closer to him.

"Normally, I wouldn't make a video about something like this," Mark said. "But it needed to be said. Videos from now on might be different than they have been this year." He shrugged his shoulders. "Or they could be of the same shit quality as always." There were a few chuckles around the room.

"I just wanna say I'm sorry to anybody who might have taken my actions the wrong way this past year," Mark continued after a moment of silence. "I'm grateful to everybody who's stuck by me. I'm grateful for a girlfriend..." He looked at Amy. "...who saw through me before it was too late and brought me out of the black hole I dug myself into." She smiled, tears in her eyes, and he smiled back. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek then looked back at the camera.

He waved for the others to join them on camera. "I'm looking forward to what the future brings," Mark said. "Expect some awesome content as I work with these guys to come up with something you guys might enjoy seeing. I'm excited for that." The others all nodded in agreement.

"Thanks for listening," Mark said. "And, as always, we will see you in the next video. Buh-bye!"

They all waved then the video faded to black.

The End?

Author's Note: I originally had a different sequel to this, but I had to do a rewrite. The official next one is titled: In the Mind (of Demons)