Hey! This is my first ever fanfic so, yeah, it's not going to be the greatest... I know that! I need work, I get that. But you got to start somewhere, right? This is my start. Thanks for reading this! But before you do, just know a few things! 1) Male Jesse. 2) I changed a heck of a lot and more of episode 7's ending. 3) This starts off as Jesse enters PAMA's core in episode 7. 4) Lukas was saved verses Petra. Ok! I think (hope) that it's! Thanks again for reading this! I know it needs work so I'll take all the helpful criticism I can get! Thanks for the support! I'm going to shut up now and stop making myself look like an idiot... enjoy!

"The Heart is to well protected, Jesse. It is impossible to destroy." The giant screen that displayed PAMA grinned evilly. "Good Luck. Now if you excuse me, the portal is minutes away from being finished and my useful citizens shall want an inspirational speech on making your world… useful." The giant red screen flickered off. Jesse flinched at the word 'useful', PAMA had completely ruined that word for him. He assumed PAMA moved to be displayed on the main screen outside, so it would now be safe for him to search the abandoned core. He could hear the clanging of Lukas's sword and the crashing of Ivor's splash potions outside. He would have to move fast; his friends couldn't hold off the horde of monsters forever, not to mention these monsters were 10 times as tough. He crept around in the red glow of the core of PAMA. He was pretty much inside a giant robot, with wires and red stone signals everywhere. 'This is what PAMA considers his core? His? Her? It.' Jesse thought to himself. He walked into a clearing inside the mess of technology. In the center of the clearing where four glowing red pillars in the center of the four pillars, a crystal-like red block shimmered, floating in mid-air. 'This must be what Lukas was talking about.' Jesse ran towards it but stopped. Last time her was inside the center of a large, evil thing that was trying to ruin the world, and had power source that needed to be destroyed in the center of it… he lost his best friend. People called Reuben a pet, but he was much more than just a pet, he meant the world to Jesse. Jesse tried not to think of him much, but every once and awhile, the memories would come back. He needed to be more careful, especially when he was alone this time. How would he destroy it? Could he just remove it? When Harper was giving him the instructions, it all happened so fast. She had to rush out the information as she was being taken away. Was he supposed to get rid of The Red Stone Heart once and for all? Or remove it and give it to Harper? If he was supposed to destroy it, how would he? Could he even get it when it was that high? He looked around, dirt was all around him. He collected up whatever didn't have a red stone signal on it and started to build a stairway up to The Red Stone Heart. Block after block he placed. He was almost there, maybe 5 blocks away. He took a step and was suddenly flown backwards. He hit the ground hard. He unsteadily got to his feet and saw a red force field shimmer around The Red Stone Heart. The four pillars shimmered with it. 'So the pillars protect it' He should've know… how could he be so stupid? He needed to take out the pillars first. He fished around in his inventory and pulled out the eversource. He spawned in four creeper eggs. One to blow up each pillar. He spawned them in one by one, with agility he jumped back and forth in front of them, making them blow up each pillar. He proudly watched as the last pillar blew up. The force field crumbled away. Carefully, Jesse continued his staircase to The Red Stone Heart. Inspecting it first, he quickly yanked the block out of its place. The whole place shook. Alarmed, Jesse tucked it in his inventory and booked it out of there. Past crumbled pillars, past red stone, past wires, past the screen, and through the cave's entrance. He bumped into Ivor.

"Watch it will ya?" Ivor glanced at Jesse before throwing another potion.

"Jesse!" Lukas smiled while fighting off a red-eyed zombie.

"Glad someone is happy to see me, and I got The Red Stone Heart! Let's go! This place is crumbling down and fast!" Jesse weaved his way through the horde with Lukas and Ivory quickly following. They slipped their way out to see every chipped citizen in neat rows, looking up at the other large PAMA screen. PAMA was already in the middle of its 'inspirational speech'. "You guys quietly and carefully see if you can spot Petra and Harper… oh, and don't get caught." Lukas and Ivory nodded and stealthily crept up behind some large rocks to spy on the lifeless crowd. Jesse turned the other way to the already lit portal. He figured he should find a way to turn it off until they stopped PAMA and Harper could fix it. Soon PAMA's cave of a heart would be completely caved in and hopefully PAMA would shut down. In the near distance, Jesse saw and heard PAMA start to malfunction.

"And then-t-th-the-then-th… ERROR. ERROR. THREAT DETECTED." PAMA's automated voice cracked and the screen went hay-wire. PAMA started to smoke and spark. The screen splintered and a horrible, screeching noise filled the air until the screen broke completely and everything simmered down. There was only a small sizzle of smoke coming from the dead screen and the defeated PAMA. All the chips lost their glow and fell off. Slowly each citizen looked around, confused, in pain, trying to remember everything. Jesse bolted down to the crowd.

"Harper? Petra? PETRA?" He yelled out, trying to find his friends. Jesse spotted Lukas and Ivor frantically searching through the dazed crowd. "H…have you found them?"

"Not yet, keep looking!" Lukas didn't even glance at Jesse.

"Harper!" Ivor yelled gleefully. Jesse and Lukas ran towards where he was standing. Next to him was a confused Harper looking around.

"Y... you actually did it? I knew you would but… ow!" Harper quickly cupper her hands to her head.

"I know; it hurts a lot doesn't it?" Lukas put a hand on her shoulder.

"Ivor, you should get Harper out of this crowd, find her a place to sit." Jesse suggested. As Ivor navigated her, Lukas and Jesse started searching again. "Split up! Look over there, I'll look over here." Jesse wandered around. A little off, he saw Petra sitting on the ground. He ran to her, "Petra! Are you ok?" Jesse kneeled to help her up.

"J…Jesse? Ow. Jesse, I…I saw it, ow! It hurts to think. And I… you… and Ivor… and… I almost hurt you guys, didn't I?" Petra's voice cracked weakly.

"No, no, Petra, it wasn't your fault, PAMA was controlling you."

"Petra?" Lukas ran up to them. "Are you ok?"

"Lukas? What? I… I thought you were chipped too? You seem completely fine?" She looked at him confused.

"I was, and it was awful! But Jesse, he… he saved me by pushing me in the water. It broke the chip! He did when… well…" Lukas slowed down on his words, "When PAMA sent us… to, well… attack them…and…"

"And I almost killed Jesse." Petra looked at the ground.

"Petra, I told you, it wasn't your fault!" Jesse tried to reassure her. "Besides, we both know I don't die that easily!" Petra smiled a little but then started to beat herself up again.

"It doesn't matter! I still did it! And I'll never forgive myself." she sighed as Lukas and Jesse helped her up. At first she staggered around and almost fell but the two caught her.

"Careful, you're still a little disoriented from all of…that." Jesse cautioned as they helped her walk. "I would expect you to have been effected the worst, after all you were chipped the longest."

"I…I'm fine." Petra shook them off and tried to walk on her own but she immediately stumbled and collapsed but Jesse ad Lukas caught her again.

"Petra, you're NOT fine, it's perfectly ok to need a little help. I know you like being independent but right now well… let's say you've been through a lot." Lukas calmed her.

"Let's say you've been through a lot because you have!" Jesse exclaimed. They walked her out of the crowd and found where Ivor watched over Harper, who was sitting on the ground.

"Oh good! You found her!" Ivor clasped his hands together. They sat Petra down next to Harper.

"Now we have to help everyone else… this is going to take a while." Lukas sounded anything but encaustic.

"I thought helping people and making sure they were happy was your thing." Jesse said

"Well, yeah, but… look at them all! Don't try and say this is gonna be easy!"

"We just need to address them all at once." Jesse walked around the crowd and up to the spot where PAMA use to chip people. "Hey, um, hey! Excuse me, everyone? Look, I know you've been through a lot, you're probably confused and the memories probably hurt. I understand. You all might need to take a minute or more, maybe longer, to regain your senses. I get that. Just know that PAMA has been stopped, shut down even, and you can finally live your lives normally again, rebuild your civilization! Don't let this stop you from living life to its fullest!" Some people smiled at this, some stared blankly, and some were in pain, but everyone nodded in agreement. Jesse walked back to his group. "How are you guys doing?"

"Not much better, and I understand… every once and awhile I still get…" Lukas stopped and shuddered, "haunted by the memories."

Jesse nodded and looked up at the moon, "We should see if we can find a place to sleep the night before heading through the portal.

And done. I know it isn't interesting yet but I couldn't really stop it at a good point without it being super long and annoying. (I already have this entire story written) So I will probably add another part or two really soon. Thanks. -EchoWolfWinds