REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER ONE~

FeathersOfFancy - You'd think she would be happy to find someone use-helpful after so long XD/Thanks! I just thought that red dust and explosions would kind of make a mess XD/ I'm just as excited as you are :D.

Potato - I know, she seems really underrated these days XD/That is my main random sound besides YEET XD/ Thank you! :)

Enjoy this chapter~

Harper's mind whirled with confusion and fear. Why weren't they red?

"Who-Who are you?" She asked shakily, her will to speak slowly returning "Y-You're not PAMA."

The boy's eyes were alarmed, but also confused. "What do you mean?" He asked, "What's PAMA?"

If this was PAMA, Harper could not believe he could gotten so stupid so fast. Picking herself up, she walked up to the stranger and fixed him with a disbelieving glare.

"You seriously think I'm gonna fall for that?" She held his gaze firmly. She searched his eyes, his posture for a sign, anything that have a hint that he was a part of her... mistake.

But the only thing that showed was pure confusion and sharp alertness.

Harper felt her hard glare soften as she came to a realization, "You're...Serious?" The boy nodded his head hesitantly.

Harper backed away from him and let it sink into her mind, "But... How is that... T-That's not possible..." She wrapped one arm around herself and pressed her other hand against her forehead. She was feeling lightheaded. Was this another dream. ..?

No. The mix of emotions in the strangers eyes were too complex to be a fantasy. Her thoughts were cut off by another round of footsteps, more than one pair.

Harper mouth flew open in disbelief as three more people enter the room, "H-How are there more of you?! How many of you are there?!"

"Jesse, what's going on?" Asked one of them, a blonde haired boy with a black jacket over an orange shirt, shoulder pads made of iron, and goggles similar to the ones she was wearing herself. A bow was clutched tightly in his hand, a quiver strapped on his back. He was also about the same age as the first one Harper had met, the one he seemed to be asking the question to.

The second one was a red head with armor the same impressive quality as 'Jesse'. She was grasping an enchanted golden sword tightly in her hand, poised to strike.

The third stranger was a very pale bearded man with shiny, black hair. He was the only member of the group that didn't have a wary look in his eyes when he saw her. It was more intent and curious than theirs. His and Harper's gaze met for a second, before she returned her attention back to Jesse.

"L-Listen..." Harper began cautiously, "Have you...met...any of the people here?"

Jesse shrugged his shoulders, "I talked to a guy outside, but that's it. It's pretty deserted here."

"It's not, believe me." Harper's expression turned into a grimace, but she quickly softened it. She placed a hand on the kid's shoulder.

"Listen, if you run into one of them again... please don't hurt them. They're my friends."

Or, at least they used to be.

But this probably wasn't right time or place to explain that right now.

Harper quickly stole a glance outside the window, and tensed. Four chipped citizens were slowly walking towards the house. She backed away from the group, "O-Oh no... I've wasted too much time!"

Jesse followed her gaze to the outside, "What are you so worried about? There's four of them and five of-"

But Harper had already made her way outside through another window. She quickly ran towards behind another house, three ones from the house the strangers were inside of. Harper felt guilty for leaving them to PAMA, but getting herself out of there was more important to the other worlds. She couldn't let PAMA build an exit portal.

This was for the best.

Harper strained to hear what the group of strangers were saying to PAMA, who were up on the quartz structure that none and people were brought to become chipped.

She had decided to stay out longer than she probably should have. But she was curious to see what PAMA would say to them, since Harper had guessed that they weren't from Crown Mesa. And it turned out her suspicions were right. Jesse (who seemed to be the leader of the group) had outright stated that they weren't from this world. He had also mentioned a portal, which was when Harper silently prayed for him to shut to his mouth, and that they were looking for an exit.

After a few more minutes of interrogating from PAMA, and a few attempts from Jesse to try and change the subject, PAMA chipped two of the strangers, the blonde and the redhead. When Harper thought that any hope for the new comers was lost, Jesse suddenly shouted:

"Hey PAMA! What I'm saying is a lie!"

Harper perked up slightly. That was a paradox.

A confused PAMA began to malfunction, causing Harper to let out a sigh of relief. At least Jesse had some kind of brain inside his head. She was surprised by how quickly he managed to figure out how to make PAMA go off the rails.

Harper steadily climbed up onto the house she was hiding in, and called out to the group. The two remaining un-chipped new comers, Jesse and the pale bearded man, glanced at her in surprise.

"Nice work you guys!" Harper called to them, "But I'd get outta there fast if I were you! PAMA's a quicker learner than you think-"

Her words were cut off by a loud mechanical voice, "Paradox status: On hold."

Harper's head snapped over to the dark green screen as it put on a happy face, despite it's emotionless voice, "Gasp! My creator! Have you finally agreed to merge with me?"

Harper scowled at PAMA angrily, "Don't you start with that again!" She turned back to the strangers on the platform, "Come on!"

Harper leapt off the house, barely feeling any pain from the fall. She glanced back at the group, and noticed Jesse staring after her hesitantly. He probably didn't want to leave his friends the way they were at the moment...

Harper couldn't remember the last time she felt that kind of loyalty towards anyone.

"I'm sorry, but they're beyond our help right now!" She called to him, "Come on, you've gotta run!" She didn't wait for his reply and began to run away from the chipped army, who had spotted her now that she'd come out of her hiding spot.

Harper sprinted in between the many clay houses, creating a trickier trail that might leave PAMA confused for enough time for her to get back to her lab. Clouds of dust trailed behind her as her feet pressed against the sandy ground. She rushed down the stairs that lead towards the exit of the canyon that Crown Mesa was built in. It was only half built when she first arrived. Harper remembered taking part in some of the construction for the town for half the time she was there, while the other half of the time she spent building PAMA...

Harper shook her head rapidly, Now's not the time to be thinking about that! The mobs that were being held at the bottom of the canyon had begun to notice her and were following behind her rapidly. She spotted the two strangers a few feet in front of her, surrounded by familiar purple ender pearl particles. Harper came to a brief stop in front of them, making both of them glance up at her.

"Ha!" Harper barked, giving them a small smile, "Maybe you've got a shot after all, new guys! Better stick with me though!"

Without waiting for a reply, Harper continued to dash forward, the two new comers close behind. Harper wasn't really sure if she had any sort of confidence in what she said to them. It was hard to think of anyone or anything that could outwit PAMA, let alone shut him down.

They probably won't last long, She thought bitterly to herself, but it didn't get rid of the small, warm feeling that tingled in her senses.

Maybe this could end after all.

A/N~ Welp, I guess things are looking up for Harper! :)

I hope it isn't too surprising that I posted the next chapter so quickly after the last one. I just didn't want to fit too many things into one chapter. I'll probably write from the time they spend on getting to Harper's lab and when she gets captured in the next chapter.

Should I or should I not make chapters longer in this story? Let me know in a review! :)