Tyla Kirby should have known that Sky wouldn't go away after she cured his mind by accident. That was two weeks ago, and Sky was doing his best to ruin her life. Maybe that's a bit harsh, but the guy was scaring the hell out of her friends, the squids, and he was acting like he was the right one and she was wrong to hang out with some passive mobs.

Tyla knelt in the water, the squids swimming around her. It was amazing that they still trusted her, considering what Sky was like. Speaking of Sky… Tyla heard the footsteps and made a gesture under the water. It was a new one; she made a fist and then opened it, spreading her fingers. It was American Sign Language for 'sun', but she used it to mean 'Sky'.

The squids scattered, and Tyla heard a hiss of frustration from behind her. She turned around to see Sky, standing on the edge of the water and holding his golden sword. That was another thing that Tyla and Sky disagreed on, albeit less violently. Tyla called gold 'gold', said that yeah, it looks nice but it makes really crappy tools and never bothered with it. Sky called gold 'budder', was obsessed with the stuff, and made all his tools out of it.

Sky glared at the retreating squids, and then he looked at Tyla, his expression suddenly becoming more friendly. "Hey." he said. Tyla folded her arms and said nothing. Sky sighed. "I just wanted to tell you… some friends of mine are coming here. Thought you should know." Then he turned around and walked away.

"Friends?" Tyla asked herself. "Oh, no, the last thing I need is more Skys…" A lone squid that had returned nudged her in the side, and she absently scratched it behind the… well, behind where she assumed it's ear was. She wasn't sure whether squids had ears, but she scratched it on the side of the head. It squirmed in delight and flipped over like a dog so she could scratch the other side. Tyla smiled.

"Hello!" Tyla looked behind her. She was standing up to her knees in the water, just staring out to sea. Behind her, on the shore, was a girl about her age. She had short, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing a green jacket, a light blue shirt, and jeans. Tyla's hair is curly and blond, and she can tell this girl is dressed 'fashionably', unlike Tyla herself, who never bothers.

"Hello!" The girl says again. She tilts her head to one side. "Are you the squid girl?" she asks. That shocks Tyla enough to get her to say something. "Say what?" The girl shrugs. "Sky told us about a girl who liked squids. That's you, right?"

"Er. I guess so. You're one of Sky's friends, right?" Tyla turns around slowly. She managed to communicate to the squids that they should stay away from here for a while, but you never know. "Yeah, I'm in the Sky Army." says the girl. She holds out her hand for Tyla to shake. "I'm Saylor Campbell."

"Er. Tyla Kirby. So… you're not going to, like, kill me or anything?" Tyla is a bit confused by this. "Oh, no." Saylor laughs. "Sky specifically said to not hurt you." she looks over her shoulder before leaning closer and whispering, "I think he likes you!" Saylor smiles and says, in a normal voice, "Besides, it's nice to have another girl to talk to. Did you know that over half the Sky Army recruits are boys? It is so annoying."

Saylor talked for about ten minutes before someone -Sky- yelled from some distance away. "Campbell! Get your lazy ass back to camp!" Saylor sighed. "Sorry, Tyla. Gotta go. See you later!" Then she ran off, leaving Tyla a bit overwhelmed.

She sat down on the beach, her feet in the water, and asked out loud; "What the heck is the Sky Army?"

Saylor ran back into the Sky Army camp. "Sorry, Sky. I was talking with the squid girl." Sky snorted. "More like at the squid girl… Help Misener map out the hills biome, won't you, Campbell?" Sky said, returning to organizing some chest.

"Yes, sir." Saylor said, running off to find Andy Misener, the map expert. Andy must have recently offended Sky or something, because going off on a two-person mission with Saylor Campbell was classic punishment in the Sky Army. Saylor spent the entire mapping expedition talking. Andy spent the whole time staring at the map that was writing itself and praying to Notch for temporary deafness.

"Hey, Andy, why do you think Sky brought so few people here? Maybe he thinks the squid girl will come over to our side, or maybe there aren't many squids here. Did you hear why Sky disappeared a while back? I heard that Herobrine messed with his mind and that the squid girl cured him or something. Hey, did you know that the squid girl's name is Tyla Kirby? Cool name, don't you think? Hey, look over there! There's a Nether portal! Strange to see one out here, isn't it?"

Andy and Saylor walked around and through the plains biome. Andy had red ink that he used to mark possible squid locations, but he didn't get to use it at all. There wasn't a pond here for hundreds of blocks, except for a creeper explosion crater that had half-filled with rain.

"…and you know, I think Sky has a crush on Tyla. Don't you remember that order? And he blushed while he was saying it, too. Anyone with their head screwed on tight could see it, but really some people couldn't find their head with both hands and a map…"

Andy sighed. Saylor Campbell; the walking torture implement.