Hey there! This is my first story on fanfiction and I'm super excided to write this. I have quite some inspiration and have outlines for the next two chapters drawn out in my head so you will get the next two chapters quickly. So now what you all have been waiting for!

Disclaimer: I do not own Minecraft or characters you reconise only the storyline.

Ch. 1- Vivainfernum

Notch's POV

I was walking down the hall when suddenly Steve's voice rang out from farther down the hall. "Notch come quickly it's your brother!"

I sprinted as fast as I could until I skidded to a stop in front of one of the doors, on the door was a sign that read "Herobrine". I entered the room and saw my brother laying on a bed behind a wall of glass. Steve a very tan young man with shaggy brown hair was standing next to the wall of glass.

"What happened?" I asked panicking

"Oh nothing happened I just had to get you over here" Steve said grinning

"Steve this is no time to be messing around!" I said getting angry

"Ok sorry" he said a little shaken from my sudden outburst

"Have the doctors figured out anything?" I asked sighing

He gave a quick glance to Herobrine, I saw fear in his eyes and began to expect the worst.

The worst is exactly what I got.

"He has Vivainfernum" Steve finally replied.

Vivainfernum is a deadly virus that enters the blood stream and begins to take over the entire body. It's highly contagious and spreads to others through carbon dioxide released from the body after the virus has infected the lungs.

I was stunned "Vivainfernum! Oh by the Nether this has to be some kind of sick joke Steve"

"I'm afraid that this time I'm not kidding" he said sadly

"But…" I started

"You know what has to be done Notch there's no known cure and all of Minecraftia could be at risk" Steve said cutting me off.

"I-I can't do this to him Steve he's the only thing that I truly care about anymore." I said tears beginning to form in my eyes.

"Notch it's the only way, by getting rid of this virus thousands of lives will be saved!" Steve exclaimed.

"But is it truly the only way Steve!?" I yelled tears beginning to stream down my face.

"Notch you know it is" Steve said quietly.

There was a long silence as we sat there waiting for the other to speak.

"Are you ready?" Steve questioned

"Ready as I'll ever be" I said half-heartedly.

To keep the virus from the rest of Minecraftia we had to bring my brother to the Nether and leave him there to die to protect our world from the wrath of Vivainfernum.

We put on our Hazmat suits and went inside. I looked at my brother, his emerald colored eyes were closed and he had a pained look on his face, it was then that I realized I had to do this for Minecraftia. We placed Herobrine on a stretcher and brought him out into the hallway. We were silent the entire way to the portal and a few tears escaped my eyes. When we arrived I took some flint and steel off of my utility belt (utility belts are the hot bar and backpacks are inventories) and struck the obsidian as a purplish glow began to seep into the area of the portal. Steve and I picked the stretcher up again and walked through the portal. The first thing I heard when we came out on the other side was an ear splitting shriek.

Ghast! I thought recognizing the agonizing scream.

I looked upwards and saw the large jellyfish like thing floating above us. We put the stretcher down and drew our swords. Mine was a diamond sword that I had had for a while and could break any moment and Steve's was a shiny new iron one that he had probably crafted that very morning. The ghast opened its mouth and a fireball began to form in its gaping jaws. The fireball was launched towards Steve and he raised his sword and deflected it so it started hurdling back towards the ghast. It hit the ghast right in the chest and it let out a deafening cry that was so loud the ground seemed to shake. The ghast disappeared in a puff of white smoke and two white teardrops fell right into Steve's hands.

"That was close" I said looking over at Steve.

"Well I needed ghast tears anyway" Steve remarked.

Typical Steve I though always looking on the bright side.

"We should probably um... continue" Steve said as we walked back over to Herobrine.

We picked him up again and went over to a large wall of netherrack. We proceeded to dig a hole two blocks tall and three blocks inwards then we placed him down inside.

I can't believe it I'm never going to see him again I thought with more tears streaming down my face.

"Goo-Goodbye brother" I said my voice cracking.

We entered the portal and once on the other side destroyed it so Herobrine couldn't come back. Suddenly Steve said, "You did the right thing and I'm sure Herobrine would've understood..."

He would've understood... wouldn't he?

Thank you for reading the first chapter and please review. Since this is my first story I would love to know what's good and what I should fix :). The next chapter should be up fairly soon and will probably be longer than this one. Well until next time peace!