Ch. 1 Reasons
The heavy sound of breathing echoes through the forest. The faint noise of footsteps padding on the ground. The commando boots squishing into the dark, filthy mud.
Run.
The dark humid air clothes the forest, blinding those who seek to enter it. The eerie sounds echoing from the caves, warning him of the dangers that lurk in the shadows, waiting.
Not him.
Me.
Shouts and faint cries could be heard. It's them, their after me. They would pursuit, search and kill anything that dares oppose them. No remorse.
It's here, the apocalypse.
The virtual had turned into reality, the tables have turned, the Gods have reshaken the dice.
The squids have taken over Minecraft.
-Flashback-
"Sky!" I shouted.
The recruits one by one went back to their respective rooms. The sound of doors clicking and locking. I pushed through the sea of recruits and tried to find the one who was feared by the squids, his very name can cause chaos in the squids ranks.
I continued to push forward and found Sky in the laboratory, probably trying to enchant his budder sword.
Sky quickly turned to face me when he heard my footsteps. "Oh Hey Fluffy!"
"The war would soon be over!" I said cheerfully.
Sky's sincere smile immediately turned into a frown, but he quickly plastered it with a fake smile.
"Yes, Fluffy, the war would soon be over! No more squids and best of all, no more war!"
"so?" I asked. "When are we going to celebrate? How does November 5th sound to you?"
Sky took a moment to capture the happiness, as if it would be the last time he would ever see anyone smile.
"Fluffy, look at me."
I looked at Sky and saw him standing next to a portal that was unlit., why does the portal look so familiar? Wait... hold on a second.
"Sky! That's a portal to the squid dimension!"
Sky must have noted the urgency in my voice and looked at me reassuringly.
"Fluffy, it's all right. I am just going on a trip to the squid dimension."
A trip to the squid dimension?! The last time we tried to light a squid portal, Sky had ordered cannons to be aimed at it!
"Tell me Sky, what are you trying to do."
Sky took a deep breath and sighed. I regretted that I asked that question. I could have just let it go and let this story end like a fairytale. But I wasn't going to let Sky step into the portal.
"ASF Jerome." Sky started.
ASF Jerome. He never calls me by my full name.
"I have actually made a pact with the squids. When I realized that all the squids wanted was me. I made a deal with the squids to hand myself over, in exchange for no more war."
Silence.
"Why?"
Sky looked at me with his teary eyes, he tried to say something but it was caught in his throat.
"WHY!?" I screamed, my voice echoing through the emptied hallways and corridors. "Why? Your recruits trusted you so much! You know that they would fall apart without you!" I was starting to lose myself, with tears streaming down my face. "Why..."
"The... the.. army would d.. do fine with..out me..." Sky said between sobs.
"THEN DON'T..." I was cut short when I felt something dripping down my fur, my body suddenly went slack and I fell on the cold hard floor. I looked up and saw Dawn with an empty bottle. She must have poured a paralyze potion over me when I was busy shouting at Sky!
Sky nodded at Dawn and she nodded back, the both seemed to have made a silent agreement.
As Sky and Dawn started walking to the portal, he hesitated and looked back at me. His eyes resting on my limp body.
"Tell the others that we're sorry, will ya Fluffy? "