Disclaimer: I'm sorry I didn't include this in the first chapter, but I do not own Minecraft or any you tubers in this story. I also don't own Notch or Herobrine.
"Cave! You have to believe us! We'll prove it to you! At least let us show our evidence! Please?"
After the encounter with Herobrine, Ant is set on finding Herobrine's son, and I can't do anything about it. I've tried to explain the difficulty of finding Herobrine's son, but Ant is set on saving the world. He can be very stubborn sometimes. So now, here we are, trying to convince our friend Dan, or Cave, to help us. After Cave joins us, Ant wants to go to Ryan (xRpMx13) and ask for his help as well. I don't want them to look out for a son of Herobrine, but they should know about the durability glitch.
"I'd like to see any evidence you can come up with for this absurdity," Cave responds. "I'd be interesting to watch."
Cave comes outside to look at Ant's evidence. I know what it is going to be. He's going to demonstrate the glitched durability to Cave. Then it will be twenty minutes of Cave checking to see if any of the mods caused the glitch… oh shoot. We didn't check that. I have to check that out now before we go any farther. It better be a glitch and not a mod.
"Um, Ant, Cave, I'll be right back," I say. "I need to check something out. I just remembered something important."
"Okay, come back here when you're finished," Ant responds. "We'll wait for you."
I run where no one can see me and use my admin powers to enter the control area for the server. I am about to go where mods are installed when I notice the control area is different. And not in a good way. The signs that usually tell you which areas are which now have random letters all over them. The number of people on the server is "recalculating", and the list of banned people is non-existent. The mods on the server are updating; even the older ones that were installed a year ago are updating.
This will gain Cave's curiosity and further motivate Ant. Now, it doesn't look like I can hide my identity any more. Just what I need. I exit the control area and go back to Cave and Ant. I'm surprised that Ant is still trying to convince Cave to make a diamond pick. Cave doesn't want to waste the diamonds, I understand that, but Ant didn't give him any? I take three diamonds from my inventory to give to Cave.
"I really don't want to waste three diamonds on this! Why is this necessary? Why are you insisting on me doi—"
"Here's three diamonds, Cave," I say, giving him the three diamonds I pulled out earlier.
"Why did I not think of doing that earlier?" Ant says. "I'm really dumb, aren't I?"
Cave laughs as he makes a diamond pick. Cave inspects the diamond pick, expecting for there to be a problem with the pick. I silently laugh to myself as I imagine Cave's reaction to the durability of the pick. Poor Cave. He'll be so confused.
"Don't just stare at the pick!" Ant says. "Use it!"
Cave digs with his hands until he reaches stone. He takes the diamond pick and mines one piece of stone. Once he sees he received cobble, he continues, not noticing how quickly the durability of the pick is going down. The pick breaks when Cave mines his first piece of iron, which isn't far down. Cave's mouth is wide open in shock. Ant and I start to laugh at Cave's confused face.
"How…?" Cave looks at us. "This better not be a mod! If it is, you're dead meat!" He stares at us, waiting for a response.
I answer for Ant because he didn't know about the condition of the control room. "I checked it out earlier. It isn't a mod. You can go see for yourself. We can all go together. You'll see we're not lying."
Ant looks relieved. We all go to the control room together after we are sure no one can enter after us. Ant and Cave freeze as they take in the sight around them. The sight of the signs and all the messed up details still take me by surprise. Both Cave's and Ant's jaws are dropped lower than I have ever seen them. Their eyes are bulging out of their sockets.
"Wha…" Cave whispers. "What is…?"
"…Going on?" Ant finishes for him. Then, Ant's eyes fill with the determination that is within Ant. "This is a side effect of the balance falling apart. Now, do you believe me, Cave? You know I wouldn't go as far as to mess up the control room. You know that. We need to restore balance and do this correctly. I'm not letting the world end! I don't care what I have to do. This world will not end!"
Cave sighs. "Has he always been like this, Jordan?"
"Ever since we found out about this problem, yes," I reply. "Too motivated for his own good."
"Tell me the story again, will you, Ant and Jordan," Cave says. "I forgot the story."
We explain our encounter with Herobrine again. Cave's eyes go wide as he hears the story again, this time believing every word. By the time we are done explaining, Cave is scared, but motivated. I realize something as I look in the sky. How did all three of us miss this?
"It's already night time," I say. "Cave, can we stay at your house for the night? We should continue our adventure tomorrow, when we are all rested."
Cave and Ant look up at the sky. "Yeah, you can stay," Cave says. "I need some time to let this all sink in. I'm sure you're going to need it, too."
We all go into the house. Ant and I head upstairs to the guest bedrooms. We each pick our favorite, and get ready for the night. I go under the covers and think about the events of today and play them over and over in my mind. A few questions pop up. Is Herobrine really sorry about how he treated me? Do I have to do this? Why is Ant so set on completing this? Why does Notch want to end Herobrine for good if it means the end of Minecraft?
My father's magnified voice fills the area. "My son, if you are listening, I ask you to come to me. I will be in the place only the two of us know of." The unknown burnt down forest. It is close to here. "Meet me tonight. I just want to talk. I mean no harm. I want to talk about some issues that have popped up recently. Be there."
I know the topic he is going to discuss with me. Notch taking power. I also know one more thing. I am going, and Ant, Cave, or anyone else is going to stop me. I will talk to my father. I will save Minecraft, no matter the cost. I don't want to lose my friends. And that is why I have to go. If I go, I have a chance at keeping my friends. If I don't go, Minecraft is doomed.
AN: This chapter is up and written faster than expected. I'll try to get chapter 3 up next Wednesday, but no guarantees. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
-Sprinklez
