I really don't have anything witty to say for this one, so let's just get straight into the story!

Chapter 3: Sam, Ace, and Ryan vs. Lily

"Hey, hey dude, get up!" John heard a girl say. He slowly opened his eyes. He was in a dense forest, with trees that stretched high up like a Jungle Biome. He turned to his left to see a girl looking down at him. She had brown eyes and jet black hair. She was tan with D-cup boobs. She wore a green creeper jacket with green stockings and green shoes. She was very attractive, but John saw that she was the kind that could snap at any moment.

"C'mon Johnny boy. Time to get up." the girl said.

"How do you know my name?" John said as the girl pulled him off of the ground.

"The Corruption Master sent me here to help you. Says you got a big job to do for him. My name's Lily."

"Lily, eh? Nice to meet you."

"Yeah whatever. Just follow me." Lily began walking deeper into the forest. John caught up, and Lily debriefed him on the mission.

"Alright, so first things first: We're currently half a mile away from where your brother is." Lily said blankly. John beamed. So that guy did keep his part of the deal. He would finally see his brother Ryan again!

"Hold up, buster. You still have your end of the deal." Lily said menacingly

"I will, so what's the plan?" John asked. Lily handed him a scroll. It had some coordinates on it that read.

X: 345.34535

Y: 32.54322

Z: 543.88791

It also had a sketch of some sort of structure. The base was a 3x3 TNT square that was had gunpowder dust scattered on it. On top of it was two sand blocks stacked on top of each other, and a piece of Netherrack on top.

"What's this?" John asked.

"The master wants you to light this structure. It's on the top of deep in the Extreme Hills Biome."

"Ok, seems easy enough."

"It is, just do this for us, and that's all we need from you."

"And my brother and his friends?"

"Will have no harm done to them unless they try to stop us."

"Hmm... Alright, I'm in."

"Good. Looks like we're here." Lily said. They stopped at a ridge that overlooked a large clearing. There were 3 boys. One was practicing archery by shooting arrows into a large tree, and two other boys, one of which he recognized as his brother, were sparring. The boy Ryan was fighting wore a teal shirt and black jeans, and wielded a pickaxe in one hand and a sword in the other.

"Ryan..." John said.

"Wait, which one is your brother exactly?" Lily said. John pointed to the one wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. He wielded a silver dagger, but seemed to be able to hold against his own against the other boy. Lily licked her lips. "Oooh, he's a fighter, isn't he?"

"Ummm, yea... so do I just go up and meet him?" John asked warily.

"Oh, don't worry; I've got a nice little plan for your little reunion." Lily said, and then she began to whisper her plan to John...

Meanwhile...

Sam, Ace, and Ryan were in the combat area, which was basically a big clearing in the forest. Sam was practicing his marksmanship, while Ryan sparred with Ace. Ace was slowly but surely learning how to dual-wield a sword and a pickaxe, a fighting style nicknamed, "The Miner's Style." Ryan was an excellent sparring partner because of his fast and unpredictable fighting style, and Ace quickly got the hang of the new weapon of choice.

Sam nocked another arrow. "So Ace buddy, word on the streets is that it's a big day for you and Crepa today." He shot the arrow and hit another bullseye.

Ace parried another blow. "Yep. Today's the 2-year anniversary of when I first met her. She's really excited."

Ryan spun around and sliced downwards, hard enough to knock Ace's pick out of his hand. He kicked it out reach and advanced.

"Well, ain't that cute? Don't be trying any funny stuff behind our backs, dude." Ryan joked. He attempted to stab forward, but Ace dodged. He grabbed Ryan's arm and pushed him to the floor.

"Would you two quit your worrying. I'm not lighting a freakin beacon. We're probably going to just take a walk in the mines or something. Nothing big."

Ryan rubbed his arm. "Whatever, bro. You got a good catch there; you should do something epic you know."

"What, I'm not epic enough already?"

Ryan was about to reply, but then someone else came into the clearing. She wore a green creeper jacket with green stockings and shoes. She had jet black hair and D-cup had a menacing look in her brown eyes. She frowned and walked up to the three boys.

"Hey you three! What the heck do you think you're doing?"

The three boys looked at each other and then back at the girl. "What?" Sam asked.

"Don't you idiots know that this clearing belongs to my village? You're trespassing."

"That's bullshit. There isn't a village within miles here." Ryan said flatly, showing Lily a map. No settlements appeared on it.

Damn, really should've thought that one out a bit more... Lily said in her head. Oh well, time to blow shit up!

"You put this one yourselves, punks. Mutant Creeper Form!" she bellowed. A green aura surrounded her. She flashed white for a few seconds and suddenly she wasn't a girl anymore. She was a Mutant Creeper, a huge creeper with a scorpion like body and a long neck. She roared and the 3 boys stepped back.

"Guys, Attack Maneuver 1.5.1!" Ace commanded. Ryan and Sam scattered around Lily. Sam shot arrow after arrow at her upper body while Ryan and Ace slashed at her legs. Crepa slammed her head into the ground, causing shockwaves and leaving crater. Ryan slid under her driving his dagger deep into her underside. She roared out in pain and spit out mini creepers that chased the boys around. While Sam sniped them off one by one, Lily leapt high into the air. She came down with a loud crash and caused a large shockwave, causing everything in 5 blocks to go flying back.

Ace groaned as he got up. "Well that didn't work..."

"Ace! Look out!" Ryan yelled. Lily pounced on Ace, but before she could land, she a hard punch to the jaw veered her off course. She landed on her side with a loud crash, and another figure landed in front of Ace. He looked about 29. He wore a white assassin hoodie with a blue stripe slashing diagonally down the torso. He had on leather gauntlets and a scar on his right arm, with black cargo pants and brown running boots. Ace looked at his face and gasped. He looked like an older version of Ryan, with the same piercing brown eyes and black and brown hair.

"You okay, kid?" The mysterious man asked Ace.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Who are you?"

"My name is John. I'd love to tell you more, but first I must ask if I can borrow your sword. I don't think a dagger is going to do much against this thing."

"Sure." Ace said as he tossed John his diamond sword. John nodded and charged the Mutant Creeper. Ryan and Sam ran up to Ace.

"Who was that?" Ryan asked.

"I have no idea, but he looked a lot like... you." Ace said.

"What?" Ryan asked. John attacked the huge beast with suprising grace and power. He lept around Lily, stabbing at her legs and feet. Ace and Ryan watched amazed. Sam kept a blank face, seeing something wrong with this whole picture.

I smell bullcrap all over this turn of events. How is it that this guy rolls in and saves us exactly when Ace was about to get killed? And how is he able to beat this thing with so little effort? It may be the paranoid douchebag in me, but this whole thing is fishy to me. However, there's no doubt that he is Ryan's brother though. The hair, the eyes, the fighting style, it says "punch happy Latin dude" all over it. Sam thought. Lily slammed her head down onto John. He blocked it with his sword.

"You're a pretty good actor, Johnny boy. I think you got them fooled." Lily said quietly.

"Thanks, Lily. Same to you." John whispered.

"Whatever, my time here's up. Don't forget the plan, and do not let us down."

"Roger that."

John kicked her away. Lily morphed back into her human form. She had major cuts and bruises, and she was holding her arm like she was in pain.

"Alright fine, keep the damn place. Just don't hurt me anymore!" she cried. She ran into the forest, disappearing into the dense foliage. Ryan,Ace, and Sam walked up to John.

"Dude, sweet moves there bro! That fighting style you use is very effective." Ryan said.

"I'd hope you like it, considering our uncle is the one who taught it to me." John said.

"Our uncle?" Ryan said. Suddenly, he had a major flashback. He was a newborn in his village. It was his father, his uncle, and John.

(Yaay flashback!)

"Brother please. I ask a favor of you." Ryan's father Colby said. "As you know, I am no condition to raise a second child. With my wife dying giving birth, we just do not have the money to raise this child right. I am begging you to take this child as your own, and raise him to become a great fighter like his father and brother."

Ryan's uncle Derrick took the newborn Ryan into his arms. "Of course,Colby. He will become one of the greatest, I promise it."

Colby nodded and turned to a 10-year old John. "Now, listen to me John. Though Uncle Derrick will be taking care of you and your brother, I want you to protect your brother at all times. And promise me that he will not become a griefer. He will become a savior of griefer victims, and will travel the world bringing griefers to justice."

John nodded and saluted to his dad. "Roger that, dad! I'll make sure of it."

Colby smiled and nodded. He pulled out two daggers, both with Latin engravings in them. One said Si vis pacem, para bellum and the other said Bis peccare in bello non licet. He gave one to John and said, "Read the inscription."

John read it, and translated it to, "Error is not permitted twice in war."

"That's right. If there's one thing you remember me by, remember that. Life is like war: Never make the same mistake twice."

Colby walked up to his brother and gave him the other dagger. Derrick translated it to, "If you want peace, prepare for war."

"Give this to Ryan as his first weapon. Please,do not fail me brother."

"I will not fail, brother. I swear on our code of honor." Derrick said with a salute. Colby saluted back and then walked out the door, leaving his two sons forever. John ran up to his baby brother. They had the same black hair and brown eyes.

"Don't worry little bro. I'll be by your side until the war is over!" John said with a smile...

(Flashback ova!)

Ryan snapped back to reality. "John... is that you?"

John saluted. "Corporal John reporting to duty. Good to see you again, little soldier."

Ryan ran up to his older brother and hugged him tight. "Where were you , big bro? I missed you so much." he said between tears

"Everywhere but a your side, and I'm sorry for that. But judging by the looks of it, you seemed t hold down the fort on your own. Good job, soldier." John replied softly.

Ryan let go and turned to his friends. "Guys, this is my brother, John. The best fighter I know and my closest friend." he said proudly.

"Awesome. My name is Ace. I'm good friends with Ryan. And this is Sam, also a friend of ours." Ace said shaking his hand. Sam simply nodded.

"Excellent. Looks like the sun is going down. I assume you guys have a settlement of some sorts."

"Yeah, an undeground base at the top of the hill not too far from here. C'mon let's head back. We've got a lot to discuss with the others." Ace said. He walked back to the base, Ryan and John right behind him. Sam held up the rear, keeping a tight grip on his bow.

What are you trying to pull, Coporal... He thought in his head.

Dem feels... anyway, that's another chapter down. Next time, the Heroes come together to see what's really goin down with the Corruption. What they found out is quite the shocker. Tune in next time to find out! :D