LOG 1-175
Nothing built can last forever. Every legend, no matter how great, fades with time. Each year, more and more details are lost, until all that remains are myths-half truths.
To put it simply, lies.
And yet, in all the known universe, from a small town that was devoured by a living storm to a dimension that's beyond even the Old Builders' reach, the legend of the HYBRID Order of the Stone endures, unabridged, as self-evident fact.
Indeed, it is only troubled lands that have need for heroes, and these lands were so fortunate to have, not so very long ago, FIVE heroes such as these.
PETRA the Blaze hybrid, whose hot temper, glowing blade, and deadly flames were often the fiery end to many a battle, even if said hot temper was the very thing that sparked said battles.
OLIVIA the Enderman hybrid, an amazing redstone engineer and an elusive creature of the End, where the monstrous Ender Dragon once dwelled and where creatures of darkness and a strange type of magic reside.
AXEL the creeper hybrid, whose explosive nature and destructive creativity caused damage greater than even the King of Boom Town could've imagined, and repaired damage that could've been far worse.
LUKAS the ocelot hybrid, whose sharp claws helped hold the team forever, and whose loyalty never wavered, even before he could remember the others that he'd called his friends.
And JESSE, the spider hybrid, who was always willing to lend her six hands to anyone in need, an amazing multitasker and friend, the first hybrid that the Old Builders ever created, and leader of the Hybrid Order of the Stone.
The road that these FIVE heroes, these FIVE friends have followed was paved by those who came before them. The Old Builders, the Old Order of the Stone, the Bureau of Amalgamology. They've discovered so many things so many things that may not have been possible had they not been what they were. New friends, new enemies, new allies, old friends, deaths and rebirths, memories that have been lost, then found, then fit back into place like a puzzle.
Their greatest quests have been recorded and stored away, in a book that remains in the Order of the Stone's treasure room, a file on a computer in the Bureau of Amalgamology, a distant file on a former scientist's computer, in one of the 'Author's' computers, and their story will be passed down and retold and passed down again through generations, and generations, and more generations. So many enemies have been defeated, and so many more have been made a friend.
These FIVE friends have given so much to be remembered as FIVE heroes, and have proved many times over that what Gabriel the Warrior once said, not so long ago, is true.
Anyone can be a hero.
Even a hybrid.
LOG 2-1
Seven years have passed since the Hybrid Order's adventures.
Seven years that have wrought change in Beacontown- Jesse's hometown- slowly evolving and growing as years have ticked on by. People have moved in, moved out, changed their ways, and begun new lives. New people have started floating in and out out of Jesse's life, as well as old friends and enemies and allies.
But seven years is a long time for friendships to not change as well. As time passes, all things are subject to change, and the Hybrid Order of the Stone is no exception.
With little time for adventures, more responsibilities, and less time for simple interactions, old friendships have begun to fade, rivalries have begun to emerge, and people's expectations for the spider hybrid are growing higher and higher- expectations that even the leader of the Hybrid Order is starting to have trouble to fulfill.
Well, at least until Jesse's hand gets stuck in a creepy, cursed prismarine gauntlet, and we discover the downside of fame that comes with being a hero- like having a dark and ancient power know your name.
A new adventure beckons, sending the spider hybrid on a journey that'll take her to the darkest depths of the world, and even farther. An adventure that will test friendships, reveal secrets, delve deep into the past, and that will change and shift the foundation of everything that Jesse has ever known and will ever know.
With old friends and new allies alike, treasure hunters, frenemies, family members, a rather disobedient llama, an ancient omnipotent deity that can control reality with a flick of his hand, and lots of people who will remember that, Jesse is going to embark on a journey through tough choices, ancient perils and dangers, mysteries that haven't been solved for a long time...
... and it sounds like I'm just hyping up this story now, aren't I? I sound a bit like an advertising marketer.
Sorry. Been a while since I've written a formal log in this logbook. It's not like anybody I know is going to read it, haha.
It's time to reopen this story, and to figure out why this story, once of the Hybrid Order of the Stone and their adventures, has become a COMPOSITE of betrayal, friendship, and change.
So let's get started.
"I always liked stories where the hero has no idea that they're destined for greatness. The sort of heroes who are living their lives, and assume that nothing exciting will ever happen to them."
Jesse knelt down, grinning at Reuben gently. "Give me a dragon roar, Reuben," she coaxed, somewhat playfully as she reached out and patted the Ender Dragon head, the pig's back, ignoring the way that the wings bumped into her hands and kept her from actually making much contact with him.
The pig let out a loud screeching oink, making her laugh a bit. "That'll do, Reuben. That'll do."
"Those are the kind of heroes in this story. They started as just a bunch of friends in a treehouse, looking up to their idols who had come before them."
"Would you rather fight a hundred chicken-sized zombies," Olivia turned around, giving Jesse a lopsided grin- especially since her right eye was brighter than the other, "or ten zombie-sized chickens."
"Yes, I'm ready." Axel shook his head a bit at Olivia's nitpickiness, rubbing his arm a bit. "Waiting on you guys!"
"Hey, Jesse. Guys," Petra nodded a bit, pickaxe resting neatly on her shoulder and a cool grin on her face. Her usual sleeve-glove-thing covered her left arm, as usual, and her gold eyes glinted a bit.
Lukas rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, hair twitching infinitesimally. "No hard feelings, guys," he said, pleasantly enough. "If you're cool with Petra, you're cool with us."
"But when disaster struck, and an evil monstrosity threatened to destroy the world, those friends discovered that destiny had bigger plans for them. And that heroes can come from the most humble of beginnings."
Jesse increased her speed, now full-out sprinting for the gate, but it looked like she wasn't going to make it. Her foot suddenly caught, and she tripped forward-
Her six arms lashing out automatically and stopping her faceplanting into the stone path.
"They travelled the world to battle that monster, facing obstacles and sacrifices every step of the way."
Jesse whipped off the cloak, red eye flashing as string shot out of her hands and tagged the TNT flying at her from the cannon. Desperately, she thrashed it away from herself, before detaching the string and lunging for the next one.
The spider hybrid handed the cloak over to Soren, narrowing her eyes at the Endermen peppering Wool World. Abruptly, her torso snapped forward, her hands slamming into the ground as her lower body- namely, her legs- rotated 180 degrees so it looked like that part of her body was doing a crab walk. Her lowermost set of arms also rotated, fangs shooting out of her mouth and eyes turning bright red.
Jesse's mouth fell open as she stared at the wall towering above her, holes and caves and strange, hovering chunks of land composing the entire thing. Waterfalls poured everywhere, and the wall towered up and up and up until they disappeared through the clouds altogether.
The spider hybrid leaped into the air, enchanted sword flashing with a miasma of color as it plunged down at the Command Block, eyes glowing bloodred as she did so.
"It wasn't easy, but they had each other. And working together, they struck it down and saved everyone."
"It's Magnus! We totally got caught by Magnus!" Axel's smile dropped off his face a moment later, and he sheepishly rubbed his head as he reconsidered what he'd just said, as he noticed the spider hybrid glancing over at him with a both deadpan yet slightly anxious expression on her face. "And... I think we're gonna die now."
"You got me away from the Witherstorm," the Blaze hybrid spoke, her eyes oddly dim, "but I'm worried you didn't get me away soon enough." And she pulled up her sleeve to reveal a nearly silver Blaze Rod, a strange, sickly purple spreading from the center of her arm and infecting her veins, angry red and purple and strange little specks decorating her arm.
Lukas shook his head, looking down at the ground uncertainly. "You have to have noticed," he began again, starting to get rather worked up, "the- the lack of energy, the labored breathing... there's something wrong, okay?! Something big. It's not fooling anyone." He paused, shoulders dropping a bit as his eyes narrowed in concern. "At least, not me."
"How are we supposed to do this?" Olivia shook her head, a note of despair creeping into her voice as she shook her head. Her glowing, purple eye dimmed, especially noticeable with the literally ink-black skin around that eye. "We're nobody."
Jesse raised one of her upper arms into the air and pumped it in a cheering motion, a grin coming over her face. "For Reuben!"
A resounding ROAR of cheering rose from the crowd, making Jesse wince and step back a bit with a small grin.
"Soon, they were the most famous people in the whole world. And their legend..."
"I suppose I still have much to learn," Milo mused, the blonde innkeeper giving Jesse a weak, slightly grudging smile, "Thank you, Jesse."
"I don't understand yet," Isa said simply, brushing back a lock of her black hair that was held back with the golden circlet that marked her as the Founder, "but... I trust you."
"Their fame..."
"I don't want to forget anyone ever again," Jesse said softly, so quietly that she was almost perfectly inaudible. "I'm not forgetting you again."
Cassie was frozen in Jesse's hug for a moment, before she squeezed her eyes shut and forced tears to trickle out of her eyes, the two girls slowly sinking to the ground in a tight hug.
"Just continued to grow as they explored more worlds..."
"Okay, eyes, not red, not red... well, except-" Harper suddenly paused, blinking a few times before walking up to Jesse and leaning forward so that she was right up in Jesse's face, enough that the spider hybrid automatically leaned back a bit warily. The woman froze there for a moment, before stepping back and giving Jesse an uncertain, confused look.
"... Jesse?"
"Venturing into the great unknown."
Jesse froze in place, eyes widening.
Standing not too far away was a boy with chocolate-brown hair, a pair of brown wolf ears... and Jesse's green eyes.
And in the final cage in the room made of obsidian... a boy with red hair. Pale brown eyes that were filled with life. Cute little pig ears resting in his hair.
"Reuben?"
"And that's how those five friends," Lukas continued reading from the journal in his hands, pacing up and down the hallway with his tail and ears twitching anxiously, "plus the bravest pig- and eventually, hybrid- in the world, took their place in history as some of the greatest heroes that ever lived."
And the ocelot hybrid looked up at his friends with an anxious look, cyan eyes glinting a bit nervously. "Well...? How do you guys like it so far?" he asked, managing a nervous smile.
A/N: Eh. Slightly shorter than I would've liked, but I'm still satisfied with it.
So, I'm TECHNICALLY still restricted from posting fanfictions, but I'll at least start rewriting Composite. (Really, really not satisfied with the original version I started writing. Too many self-inserts and ships. Blah.) I think I'll wait until Episode 5 releases to keep writing, but I'll at least release the first chapter.
And also start working on HCM, and my million other fanfictions that I've got planned, and also Phantasmagoria (which has a completed script and is now being beta-read), and also work on YouTube...
Yeah, I'm good at planning. xD
Well, I hope to see ya soon! See ya, so long, and g'bye!
x.X. A.L. X.x