chapter 2
3RD POV
Steven can be seen trying to mine a tree but it was obvious he was in pain, after the third punch he stopped.
Steven's seen again punching dirt and slowly mining away 4 by 4 bits of dirt blocks from a mountain.
Steven could be seen trying to mine the same tree but this time he seems to be doing a better job.
Eventually he managed to break it, causing, Steven to beam in pride.
In a mine Steven was mining away at some stone making a clearing. About half way done with a wall he was mining, he saw, Jesse mining some dirt and Stone.
Eventually, Jesse noticed, Steven's presents and gave him a small wave which Steven soon returned.
Steven is in the woods again mining trees with a stone axe, after a minute he made a small clearing.
The entire crew is seen running back to each other and they put there hands together like they did before except when they separated they jumped in the air.
"We know what we're building. We've got all the stuff for it. We are so ready." Axel Exclaimed grinning.
"This year it's going to be different. I'm not just ready to build, I'm ready to win." Olivia added with a determined look.
Suddenly a bystander wearing some sort of cowboy hat with goggles, a red shirt with white sleeves, and some sort of symbol on his shirt, with blue trousers walked by.
"Nice pig, losers" The bystander spoke as he walked. Making Olivia, Axel, and Steven scowl at him, Reuben to make an upset sound and Jesse look down sadly.
Steven looked at the four and pulled a fake smile, "Common you guys, what does he know."
They just continued walking but Steven stopped and looked at them sadly, before he got a look of determination and caught up with them.
"Oh, great, there's Lukas and the Ocelots." Axel spoke with an upset voice, "The rivalry continues."
"Man. They've got matching leather jackets and everything." Olivia spoke sounding a bit jealous.
"So cool…" Axel added.
Just then one of the Ocelots guys noticed them and started to glare, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the Order of the Losers." making the other two members turn to look to reveal a girl and a guy with a beard but the blond one just kept looking ahead of himself.
"Great, the fail squad's here, and oh look, they've got a new 'pal'" The girl spoke raising her left eyebrow.
"Lukas, get a load of these losers!" The bearded one exclaimed.
Lukas just looked over and got sad look before it was replaced with a blank look and he walked of, "Let's go, guys."
The first on to speak just grind with a 'your going to lose' face while the five scowled at him.
"Name, please?" The women behind the counter asked looking at they five as they walked over.
"Axel, and a how do you do?" Axel said looking confused on why she asked.
The women glared a bit before she calmed down, "No, your team name" She asked grinning.
"Team name?" Axel asked while the rest got worried expressions, "We are not ready for this."
The ocelots look amused at there predicament they were in.
"So much for losing anonymously" Olivia said sadly.
"We're the Dead Enders." Jesse tolled the lady with a smug look.
"Whoa. It sounds like a name for pirets" Axel said somewhat amazed.
"It's cool." Olvia said defending there team name.
"Okay, Dead Enders. You guys are in booth 5." The lady said happily.
They all moved to the opening fence, Axel went in first but got stuck due to his large size, but eventually got throw but the ocelots who were watching and laughing.
Eventually the rest walked in looking worried. But soon Steven walked ahead of them before they got far. "Hang on you four."
"What?" Axel said while glaring. Steven just walked forward and gave each of them an item.
Each item was a leather helmet but each head different colors, Axel's Helmet was green, Olvia's was red, Reuben's was pink, and Jesse's was white, But Stevens was just an ordinary brown leather helmet.
"Uh… Thanks" Axel said, not sure how to react.
"Look, you could at least appreciate, the gesture because if you don't want them I'm happy to take them back" Steven said upset with dumb struck faces.
"No, no, these are cool thanks. but where did you get them?" Jesse asked Steven who shrugged in response.
"I met some girl in the woods she offered me the helmets for my 8 pieces of iron ore" Steven said putting on his helmet and walking to their booth.
The four looked at each other and shrugged before following him.
The group were at there build waiting for the contest to start, but Axel looked over at the ocelots and saw what they were building with, causing him to gain a worried look.
"Is that a freakin' beacon. They have a freakin' beacon?! Freakin' Beacon!?" Axel exclaimed seeing Lukas pull a beacon out of there Chest.
"That's stained glass. They aren't building a beacon." Olvia started before getting an angry look, "They're building a rainbow beacon." Olvia finished with wide eyes.
"We're gonna lose." Olvia said with a sad look.
"What're you worried about? We've got this" Jesse tolled said to Olvia while turning to her.
"Who are we kidding? We've got nothing" Olvia said with a knowing face.
"We've got… mascot!" Jesse stated gesturing to Reuben who was still wearing the Ender Dragon costume.
Reuben oinked pleased but surprised looking at, Jesse.
"We should probably stop staring at them." Olvia suggest with a sad look which the others had except, Steven who was just staring blankly.
"Hahaha! Look, it's the Order of the Losers. Again." The bearded ocelot said rudely.
"Good one. Gill!" The girl laughed with him.
The group just scowled at them but Axel looked a bit sad, "We're just looking." Olvia said putting her hands on her hips.
"There'll be plenty of time for you all to look at it after it wins and gets shown at Endercon." The one with green eyes replied glaring at them.
"You're being unpleasant." Axel said raising the left half of his uni brow.
"Maybe not all of you." The guy continued, "Endercon doesn't allow outside food or drink." he said pointing at Reuben how flinched back with a scared whine.
"I'm talking about you pig." The guy exclaimed grinning.
"Shut up." Jesse said glaring at him.
"What's that?" The guy asked with a blank look but squinted his eyes.
"Jesse said "Shut up." Do you need to hear it again?" Olvia replied.
The guy just had his left eyebrow raised, "I dunno. Maybe" He continued started to scowl.
"Stop wasting your time, Aiden. We've got work to do" Lukas ordered pointing at there booth.
The group grinned at them while Axel kept his eyebrow raised and started to grin.
Gill and the girl seemed saddened but Aiden Just glared, "You're lucky I'm busy."
Suddenly a girl with red hair that went to her shoulders, and a blue bandana with a pickaxe in her left hand resting on her shoulder, walked past the group grinning.
"Hey Jesse. Guys." The girl greeted everyone.
"You again" Steven said making the girl aware of him.
"Oh! Hey again kid" She said greeting him then noticing what they were all wearing, "Oh, I was wondering what you were going to do with those helmets, guess this explains why you wanted them in basic colors."
"Wait minute, Steven do you know Petra?" Jesse asked turning to Steven who shook his head.
"No not really, Shes the I got the helmets from but she wondered of when I gave her, her payment" Steven said looking form Jesse to Petra.
"Yeah… sorry about that I needed to be somewhere," Petra said grinning with raised eyebrows, "So how's the build going?" Petra asked changing the subject.
"Only time will tell but –- we're optimistic." Axel said with the middle of his uni brow raised slightly
"Petra, I forgot to thank you for that nether star." Lukas said walking up to Petra.
"Hey Lukas. Not a problem" Petra replied grinning.
"You helped these tools?" Axel asked with an upset voice but calm face.
"For the right price, I'll help anyone." Petra answered with her left eyebrow raised, "If you need anything you know where to find me" Petra finished while walking away.
"None of us know where to find you." Olvia tolled Petra who just kept walking.
"Exactly" was Petra's only response before she disappeared.
"No hard feelings guys. If you're cool with Petra, you're cool with us." Lukas tolled the group, "So why don't we just forget about all this, and, y'know… make this about how cool our builds are." Lukas continued.
"May the best team win." Jesse responded with a calm voice.
"Careful what you wish for" Lukas tolled Jesse Grinning.
"We'll see about that." Jesse said with a blank voice and stare.
"Ladies and gentlemen…" The same lady from before his seen standing on some stone and wood in the center of the booths, "Welcome to the Endercon Building Competition. The winners of this years competition will have their build featured at Endercon – the winners will also meet, in person, Gabriel the Warrior."
With that the entire crowd burst into excited cheers, and the group waved there arms in enthusiasm but Steven just started confused again.
"Ocelots!" The Ocelots could be heard screaming "Ocelots!" Upon exception they could be seen slapping each others hands and fist bumping each other before they bumbed there stomachs into each other and shouted "Ocelots!"
"Whoa. Handshake. We don't have a handshake." Olvia said sounding jealous.
"We'll make one up." Jesse tolled them, We'll call it the uuhhhhhh…" Jesse started thinking "The "Warrior Whip!"" Jesse said putting his hand in the middle and shook it up and down and Axel, slapped his hand and Jesse pulled pack, When Axel started to swing his hand up again Eventually they all lowered there hands.
"Aaaand just like that, I'm nervous again." Olvia said gaining a sad look.
"Don't talk like that! We can do this! Just stick to the plan and everything will be fine." Jesse tolled everyone while raising his right eyebrow and hand.
"This year the Dead Enders can't lose!" Jesse said proudly while putting his hand out, Eventually the rest of the group started to grin proudly and put there hands in the same order as they did when they started ti gather there materials.
"Let's do it." Axel Exclaimed to his friends.
"Building..." The lady could be heard while Olvia raised her fist, "starts…" Axel his seen leaning forward and putting his hands out as if to grab something. "now!" The lady finished while Jesse stepped forward and petted Reuben, but Steven just crossed his arms and watched.
The group then ran to the center of the booth while Reuben went to the stand to watch.
After they were finished with the firework machine one of the members of The Ocelots started to mock worry, "Oh,, no! A firework dispenser?! I'm Soooo Scared!"
The Dead Enders just started angrily, "You worry about your build and we'll worry about ours." Jesse said calming down.
The Dead Enders then jumped from there half finished build and started to build again until and odd looking creeper was formed.
Jesse then walked on top of the creeper and checked out the other builds.
Soon the other members climbed on top of the creeper but Steven over steeped and fell of.
"Whoa! Steven you okay?!" Jesse asked, Steven who was slowly getting up.
"Yeah I'm fine" Steven answered while dusting himself of.
"You sure?" Axel asked staring hard at him to see if he had any injurers, "Because if your not we could come down there-"
"I'm fine, lets leave it there" Steven said crossing his arms, "I guess this way I can see the build better."
"Al right Steve, and now – the moment of truth." Jesse said a determined voice.
"Here goes nothing…" Olvia said with very little excitement, and pulled the lever making fireworks appear
"Aw man, that looks so cool. We'll win this for sure." Axel said with an awe voice.
"Man, you guys should see it from down here" Steven said with nothing but amazement.
"The creeper was definitely the right way to go." Olvia added looking down at the creeper.
Eventually people started to come and look at the build with impressed grins in there faces.
"Guys. People are looking at us." Jesse said nervously looking around.
"Good build man." The same guy from before yelled out.
Aiden looked around and started to get frustrated, "What? No way…. Its just a bunch of dyed wool!" Aiden screamed out before he 'accidentally' broke some stone that was holding lava, "Whoops…"
The lava started to spread and hit Reuben who squealed and panic and ran off.
"Hey, wait!" Steven shouted before running after him.
"Oh, no Reuben's on fire!" Jesse exclaimed in panic, "Reuben, no! Comeback!" Jesse then saw Steven running after, "Steve wait no!"
"It was Aiden! That punk!" Axel said angrily.
"The lava's getting closer!" Olvia tolled them as Aiden backed away from it in fear.
"Reuben and Steven are going to get lost!" Olvia said in fear, unknowing in what to do, "We've got to do something."
"But our build is about to go up in flames." Axel tolled them looking at the incoming lava.
"We've got to get Reuben and Steve!" Jesse tolled them before he jumped of the build and rolled pushing Aiden over.
Axel could be heard screaming before he landed safely, and a few seconds after Olvia landed on top of him.
"We're right behind you!" Olvia said running up to him. After a second Axel got up and clutched his head with a groan before following them.
The trio are seen in a dark clearing trying to find Reuben and Steven, "I don't see them anywhere – Reuben, Steve?!" Jesse said walking forward.
The sun's going down – we've gotta find them, fast" Olvia tolled them after inspecting the sun.
"They could've gone anywhere… and this is part of the woods is huge." Axel said raising the middle of his uni brow.
"We stand a better chance of finding them if we split up." Jesse explained with a worried face.
"If either of you get lost, just use the lights from EnderCon to make your way back to town, got it?" Olvia asked looking at Axel then Jesse.
"Got it." Axel said before running off.
Jesse run of in a direction and found himself in another clearing, "Reuben Steve?!" Jesse called out to the pair, "Where are you two? Just give me an oink or shout if you can hear me."
Jesse saw to split paths and was deciding which way to go until he saw something, "Hmm, pig tracks."
He was about to go down the path until he saw smoke from the right path and quickly went throw it.
After he went throw it he saw a tree slowly burning down, "They must have run by here."
He walked by it and saw a horde of pigs, "Reuben? Are you to there, Steve are you there?" Jesse asked trying to look throw the pigs.
Jesse tried to look at the pig tracks but they were everywhere due to all the pigs, "Stupid pigs." Jesse said in frustration.
After looking around, Jesse went down the path leading to a path leading in every direction, Jesse jumped down from the hill he was on and started to look again.
"You guys, it's getting scary out here!" Jesse Whispered/Shouted.
Jesse started walking around and birch tree and a hill to see a beat out smoking Ender dragon costume.
"Reuben Ste-?! Reuben?! Oh, no! You in there, buddy?" Jesse asked fearing the worst and running up to the costume, "oh geez. Please don't be toasted, Reuben."
Jesse lifted the costume and relieved to see it was empty, "Phew."
Jesse was still worried because he hadn't found Steven or Reuben, "Ruben, Steve!"
Jesse saw a cave and a path with a lake that had no way around it, Jesse sighed in annoyance but didn't want to take the cave so he walked throw the water getting soaked.
"Can you two hear me?" Jesse asked while walking throw the water. After he got out he tried to dry himself of and continued walking "Reuben, Steve? Is that you?" Jesse asked walking into another clearing and looking at some over grown tall grass.
The grass started to move alarming Jesse but he went on. After he got to the tall grass he saw Ruben slowly shaking in fear.
"Reuben! There you are!" Jesse exclaimed in joy and relief, making Reuben walk out of his hiding spot.
"Oh. I'm so happy to see you!" Jesse tolled Reuben with relief which made Reuben smile happily, "Hey, do you know where Steve is." Jesse asked Reuben who gave him a sad look and cheked around but something caused him to howl in fear.
Jesse looked over to see a few zombies approaching them making them both back away in fear, "Reuben, run!" Jesse tolled who followed his command and ran with Jesse.
Jesse and Ruben ran into a filed and stopped to catch there breath, "Whew, I think we're good" Jesse tolled Reuben who oinked in response, just a creeper approached them, "GAH!"
The two started to run but before the creeper could explode someone came and knocked it back.
Jesse looked to see who saved them and was shocked and relived of who it was, "Steve, there you are."
Steven looked at them, "Yeah sorry, I kinda got lo- Wait what you just call me?" Steven asked with a confused look before the creeper got up and started walking towards them.
Jesse Started to back way "Ah! Never mind that run!" Jesse said as he, and, Reuben started to run away.
"No need to tell me twice." Steven said before he ran after them.