Destruction Among Us
Chapter One
~FlashBack~
"Hurry Ssundee! Go!" Faye yelled to her now twelve year old brother.
"B-but Faye!"
"No Ssundee! Go now! Run while you still can! I'll hold them off!" Faye pushed him up onto a ledge; too high for anything to climb up. "You have to find Sky and the others! They should be in the safe house! I left instructions behind the bookcase, pull the book on the far right and inside a chest will be instructions on what to do in order to get away. You have to find everyone else and promise me that you'll protect one another from the hostiles." Ssundee nodded with tears in his eyes.
"B-but what a-about you?" Faye shook her head and looked at him with saddened eyes.
"I'll hold them off for as long as I can to buy you some time. Take this and make sure you do as the book says," Faye removed an iron sword from a sheath on her hip, putting next to Ssundee and gripping her diamond sword tightly. "I love you Ssundee, stay strong." she turned around and began to walk toward the attacking monsters in the long abandoned village.
"Faye!"
~End~
'That was five years ago,' Ssundee thought, looking at the worn down iron sword above his fireplace. That day five years ago was when Herobrine's creations attacked their small village. They killed almost everyone- children, parents, aunts, uncles. Only a few actually got away- those being the ones that were on vacation or the ones that had family members risk their life for them to get away.
"Are you mulling over what happened years ago again Ssundee?" Ssundee turned to the doorway where the voice emanated from.
"Of course I am Sky. It has after all been five years exactly since she risked her life to save me," Ssundee moved over to the mantel and lifted a picture from the fireplace. He ran his fingers over his sister's picture, one with her hair flowing in the wind. She was laughing and leaves were in her brown hair. Ssundee smiled slightly and Sky sighed.
"Dude, she saved your life and protected her home 'til the very end. You have to be proud of her, not sad."
"I know, but sometimes, I just wish she was here. After all, she was the one who practically raised me." Sky smiled at his friend and walked over to hug him lightly.
"Yeah, Jason is probably grieving over her now, considering she saved his life too." Ssundee nodded and recalled how Jason had told them that he was calmly eating dinner with his family when there was a knock on the door.
~FlashBack~
His father had got up to answer it and a skeleton shot him, allowing zombies to enter the house. Jason and his sister had run upstairs at their mother's order but were stopped at the top of the stairs when they heard her scream.
Jason's sister told him to go into their parents' room and get the sword hanging above the bed. Jason followed her advice but when he was just coming back, he saw his sister being killed by a zombie. Reaching out to him, she said, "Jason! You have to find a way out! Don't let them take you like they did to us! You have to live your dream of flying through space!" Jason was frozen in shock as his sister's soul slowly disintegrated into shiny red particles that drifted off, leaving her lifeless body on the floor. The zombie moved closer to Jason but dropped when something hit the back of his head.
Jason was startled to see a diamond sword in the back of the zombie's head. He saw Faye run up the stairs and pull the sword from its head. "Ms. Faye!"
"Jason, you have to go to the safe house. The others are waiting for you. Do what your sister told you and live out your dream," she told him, helping him to his feet. "Take that sword and go out the backdoor. I will make sure nothing follows you."
"But what about you, Ms. Faye!?" Jason didn't want to leave the older girl alone, especially since he was just like his second sister.
"I'll find my own way out." And living by those words, Jason believed she would be alright and followed her to the back door.
~End~
"We all believed her to be our second family, with how she told us stories all the time," Sky smiled and released the other man from his hug. "We all miss her."
Ssundee nodded and blinked back tears. "I still can't believe we couldn't find her body after all the hostiles cleared out. We found Jason's family and the others' too, just not her's." Sky nodded. When they were safe from the hostiles and tucked away in a different village, the village heads had made their way back to the abandoned village. They took the twelve year olds with them to help identify bodies. They tried to search for survivors, but found none.
"Well, it's time to begin the ceremony Ssundee. We got some new recruits to welcome," Sky grinned, watching as his friend's eyes lit up. Ssundee always did enjoy greeting the new recruits to Sky Army, even if it meant scaring them a bit.
"Sky! You butthead, the new recruits are waiting!" a voice yelled from below Ssundee's home.
"Oh my dear brother Ant, how I love you so," Sky grumbled sarcastically. He hopped up and straightened his sunglasses. "Let's go, Ssundee." Ssundee nodded and the two exited the floating house and jumped into a small water hole beneath his home.
~Destruction Among Us~
"Welcome new recruits!" Sky's voice boomed above several thousand or so people. "I am greatly pleased to welcome you all to Sky Army, defenders of budder, destroyers of squids, and all around warriors of majesticness." The recruits below him all shouted with enthusiasm, causing Jerome to roll his eyes. "So, recruits, I welcome you to the Sky Army." A door, directly below Sky opened slowly, a golden light coming from inside it. The recruits' eyes all lightened up with wonderment and Jerome chuckled.
"You always seem to find the most illogical ways to welcome newbies." Sky only shrugged but smirked, his amulet glowing.
"It's what I do. I am after all, the King of Budder!" Sky laughed maniacally and Jerome shook his head. He often did wonder if Sky had just gone crazy from having his family killed long ago—but then again, Sky had always been insane.
"Commander Sky!" Jerome and Sky both turned to the boy that dared to interrupt Sky's laughter. "Captain Ant wishes to speak with you! There's been an incident with the mining team!" Sky's eyes widened with worry and he quickly rushed to the Communications Room—Jerome following close behind him.
"Commander!" the few people in the Communications saluted Sky as he rushed into the quite large room.
Sky immediately went over to a headset that was lying on a far table in the corner. He put the headset on his head and said into it, "Ant, Ant report in."
"Sky? That you?" Even though Ant couldn't see him, Sky nodded briskly. "Well, while we were mining down, searching for more ores for our supply, we stumbled across something strange."
"What? What did you find?" Sky was hoping it would be something totally new and majestic—like a hidden Budder Temple, not what Ant was telling him.
"We stumbled across what looks to be an abandoned portal. It was blocked off with obsidian and whatever portal it is, it hasn't been used for quite some time," Ant finished his statement and Sky's jaw tightened. "I want to go inside it to find out where it goes."
"Ant! Don't you dare! If it is made from obsidian, it goes to the Underworld, Herobrine's realm. You can't go there alone, especially with not much equipment," Sky ordered his brother.
Ant scoffed into his comm. unit. "I have a diamond sword. I'll be fine." Ant practically ignored anything his brother was saying now. It was always his dream to go to the Underworld and defeat Herobrine. He calmly turned off his comm. unit to not hear Sky's ranting and worrying. He ordered the other miners to stay there and possibly wait until Sky showed up or someone else did. Ant gripped his diamond sword tightly and hopped into the portal.
~Destruction Among Us~
"Dude, calm down alright, Ant can take care of himself," Jerome told the budder commander. After Sky had realized Ant was no longer listening to him, he went out in a fit of rage—got suited up and was immediately ready to go after Ant.
"I can't calm down! Ant may have always dreamt to destroy Herobrine, but he can't do it alone!" Sky shouted back at Jerome. "Gosh, can't you see that!? I swear you're a bigger idiot than Husky sometimes!"
Jerome was interrupted with what he was going to retort as Sky's words sunk in. "Y-you really think I'm an idiot for caring about my friends?" Jerome muttered softly, Sky still hearing him. Sky turned around angrily but stopped when he saw Jerome's hurt and dejected look.
"No, Fluffy—"
"No, no, you know what? I don't care anymore. Just go after Ant and you both can die. That's what you're ready for, right?" Jerome turned around and angrily walked back to the Commanding Office.
"Aw, Fluffy!" Sky sighed, but yelled, chasing his friend. He grabbed Jerome's wrist and spun the hooded man around to face him. "I'm sorry alright! It's just that, Ms. Faye— and I don't want to lose Ant too, and, I just—"
"I get it Sky. You're worried—I am too. But Ant has the ability to know when things are too tough for him. He'll be alright—after all, he wouldn't get himself killed before we visit Ms. Faye, now would he?" Jerome smiled slightly as Sky nodded softly. He hugged his friend briefly, pulling away when he heard footsteps coming quickly towards them.
"Sky, Jerome! Ant made contact again!" Ssundee was running to his friends, repeating the same phrase. Sky and Jerome looked at each other, Jerome smirking. Sky rolled his eyes and ran back to the Communications Room.
When Sky came into the room, several of the people there saluted him, most likely new recruits. One of the older communication experts gave the budder commander a black headset and Sky adjusted the microphone on it. "Ant?"
"I'm here Sky—and doing just fine might I add. The portal we found was abandoned so no hostiles were around it and it transported me to a location close to a fortress. I'm going to go investigate," Ant's voice was cracking, being filled with static.
"No! Ant, stay there! We'll send in a team after you, do not engage," Sky ordered his brother.
"I'll be fine Sky, you aren't in charge of me."
"Ant!" Sky's voice was shut out again as Ant's communication was dropped once more. Sky clenched his fist and hit the top of the desk he was standing in front of. He turned around and angrily called, "Harry, get me the Mining Team."
Said man nodded and pressed a few buttons on the computer in front of him. A few seconds later and Sky was talking to the second in command for the Mining Team. "Commander Sky!"
"Bryce, I need you to take a few people and bring Ant back from that portal, now." Sky ordered.
"Yes commander!" the boy shouted his answer. Sky could tell he was saluting, even though he wasn't anywhere near him. "We will bring Captain Ant back safely." There was a bit of shuffling before someone yelled loud enough to hear through the microphone.
"No, don't place that here!" There was the sound of an explosion and Sky's eyes widened. "Bryce? What was that?" There was only groaning from the headset and Sky turned to another communication expert. "Neil, send in a Back-up Squadron to the Mining Team's location, make sure they bring blast protection armor—someone's set off TNT." Jerome and Ssundee's eyes widened considerably.
"Sky? Why would someone set off TNT in a mining tunnel, with several people inside it?" Ssundee asked cautiously, trying not to set off his hot tempered friend. Sky shook his head and shrugged. Mumbling a few words to himself, Sky turned and began to head out the Communications Room. Jerome and Ssundee looked at each other, meeting eyes, before silently following the budder commander.
"Whoever set off the TNT must not have wanted us to go after Ant," Jerome summarized, trotting after his two bigger friends.
"Then there has to be a traitor within the Sky Army," Ssundee concluded. The two looked at Sky, leader of this army and base.
"We can't worry about that now. No matter how much I want to find out who sabotaged that unused portal, we need to make sure the Mining Team is alright. By the sound of the explosion, many are very injured—we need to heal them up and then find the safest way to find the traitor," Sky said. Jerome and Ssundee nodded; after all, Sky was the authority in Sky Base. "Let's go prepare the Medical Ward."
~Destruction Among Us~
Ant quickly jumped behind the red netherrack. The fortress wasn't too terribly guarded, considering there were many Hell hostiles in the surrounding area. Ant panted and looked at the entrance to the fortress. There were only two zombie pigmen guarding the door, their golden swords flickering against the light from the lava pools. He clutched his diamond sword before sheathing it and preparing to climb upwards to get a better view.
As Ant climbed the mountain of netherrack, he heard squealing beginning to sound from below him. Glancing beneath him, Ant saw several pigmen beginning to climb after a few running off into the fortress. Ant cursed, climbing faster. As he neared the top, the heat of lava began to get to him. He jumped over a lava pit and looked out over the edge of the cliff he resided on. Down below, he could see several hostiles down below, guarding the place and a few returning from portals and some even leaving.
Ant glanced up just in time to see a fireball come spiraling towards him. He leaped out of the way, doing a barrel roll. He and heard a high pitched waling before another fire ball came after him. He looked upwards and saw a ghast coming towards him. His eyes widened considerably and he backed up, stopping only when he felt a heat coming from behind him. Ant looked over his shoulder and saw a Blaze glaring down at him. He looked to his right and left, zombie pigmen and magma cubes flanking him.
Ant shut his eyes tightly—he was surrounded, there was no way he could get out of this one. He looked down at his sword, contemplating on the option he could take to avoid being captured. The black haired man gripped his sword, but before he could remove it from its sheath, the pigman's arms wrapped around his, officially immobilizing them. Ant struggled against them, but a flash of fire in front of his face, stopped him. The blaze glared, turning around and leading the rest of them down a corridor underneath the fortress.
~Destruction Among Us~
"You allowed a human, to enter my dimension?" Herobrine roared loudly at the few standing before him. His creations—some of them were undoubtedly retarded!
"Sir, we have no idea where the portal the human entered from is. If he did enter, it's probably a decommissioned portal," a blaze responded, bowing low to his creator.
Herobrine growled and demanded, "Leave and call for my son." The few there nodded, standing from their kneeled positions. They left the room and a few minutes later, a boy with black hair and sunglasses walked in.
"You called for me father?"
"Sparklez, I need you prepared for this evening. The prisoner we caught a couple weeks ago will be in for questioning tonight," Herobrine moved to walk behind his desk placed in the middle of the room.
"Yes father," CaptainSparklez bowed before leaving the room.
~Destruction Among Us~
Ant pounded on the walls—anything near him. Chains made it nearly impossible for him to move freely about the room. He had to get out of here! The pigmen had taken his possessions and he was trapped in a room with no way out but the door, which was locked. He yelled in frustration, throwing his hands in the air. He sat and leaned back against the wall, studying his surroundings.
The room he was put in was small, but big enough for at least five people to be inside it at once. To his left was a mat, probably for sleeping on, Ant thought, rolling his eyes. Looking to his right he saw glowstone placed along the wall and a few nether warts growing on the floor. This room probably wasn't used that much. Ant's eyes flashed to the door as it opened slowly.
"Well, I sure hope that you're decent at least," a female voice wafted through the doorway. "It is good enough since I have brought you food so you don't starve."
The door opened wider and a girl with black hair walked in the room, carrying a tray. Ant rolled his eyes saying, "So? It's not like I won't most likely die from torture."
"Well, you are one of the rudest prisoners I've ever met."
Ant looked at the girl for real, staring at her as she set the tray down on a table close to the door. He couldn't see her well enough because of the dimly lit room but when she stepped forward more and Ant's eyes widened. "M-Ms. Faye?!"