Again, Netcraft belongs to Me, Kazigama and Personqwer while Minecraft belongs to Notch and Jeb
Four : You Owe Me
"So, what was he talking about, when he meant a 'friend?'" asked Qwer. We had all gathered inside and were sitting at the main table. Ratha had just got back from putting the children down to a nap after their scare. Dari looked up at Qwer from her cup of coffee, which I swore wasn't there a second ago.
"...I don't know," she said quietly, taking a sip. I narrowed my eyes. I had this feeling she was lying.
"Well, who could it be? Have anyone you pissed off lately?" Dari laughed dryly at her next question, bring the cup to her lips.
"I have more enemies than Creeper Tribe has mobs. Anyone could have sent them."
"Maybe they weren't after you..." said Kazi quietly, staring at the table, deep in thought.
Dari looked at the digi-ender, and narrowed her eyes, setting down the cup "What are you saying?"
"Well, if you think about it, they attacked Ratha, Theo and the kids. And they were no where NEAR the house or Dari. Maybe they were going after one of them or something they had?"
"But what would we have that they would want?" asked Theo, and Kazi shrugged.
"...Maybe it's what we DIDN'T have," said Ratha.
"What's that suppose to mean?" I asked, now confused.
"Maybe they were trying to kill us or something, as revenge. Maybe Dari killed someone and that person had someone who cared for them."
"But no one knows about you! I've barely told a soul I have a sister!"
"Wait, hold on, stop," Qwer said, and everyone looked at her, "Ratha, you unlocked your house when we came back, right?"
"..Yes, yes I did. But how did-"
"It was an accident but I saw you step on something before you clicked the door-opener. Maybe they were coming for you, because they needed something in here..."
Everything fell silent, and slowly all eyes turned to Dari. She looked back at us all, and her face riddled confusion, "I don't know of anything they could have wanted! All I have are supplies and-" She stopped short, a look of realization crossing her face.
"...They were coming for something of hers', weren't they?" said Damian quietly. Theo and Ratha's face were immediately riddled with shock while my face along with Kazi and Qwer's were crossed with confusion.
"Her? Who's her?" asked Kazi, but there wasn't a word said.
Dari pushed her chair back and got up, muttering something about being right back, and teleported in an explosion of green pixels. We all sat there in awkwardness for a moment until she came back, holding a bundle in her hands. "Wh-what's that?" asked Qwer, and Dari looked up at her. Without hesitation she unwrapped it, and inside was a crystal leaf on a necklace. It glowed soft violet and white.
"It's a necklace of the Guardians, one of the only things left I have of..." Dari stopped, her voice cracking, and closed her hand and eyes. After a moment she opened them, her eyes filled with fury. "We need to find out who sent those grunts."
"But how?"
"And outside source..."
Damian looked up at Dari in shock, and shook his head. "No, not him, not after what happen to-"
"I know what happened, alright?! But if there's someone out there hiring people to get this, he would know! I have this bad feeling I've been left out of the loop, and he's the only one I trust would tell the truth."
Damian hissed between his teeth, "But how the hell are you gonna find him?"
"Are you SERIOUS?" hissed Kazi as Dari threw a black and gray cloak over her. Qwer and I already had one one, and I have to say they stank and itched like hell.
"Yes, you asked to come along, now you have to abide by the rules. This is a dangerous place and if you don't blend in anything is bound to happen to you, even death."
Kazi growled but obeyed, flipping the hood on so only her glowing eyes could be seen. Dari smirked at her accomplishment and then turn to me, and frowned.
"Demmit do you not know how to fly? Flipping get closer to the ground or you'll look suspicious!" I looked at her in shock, then look down to realize I was floating at least ten feet high. I grumbled and lower down, ignoring Damian's sniggers. Dari mumbled something about 'dayum kids these days' and flipped her hood on, starting to walk towards the cave mouth.
Once we got inside we were greeted by dim lights that made me had to blink many time to see. Dari walked forward without a problem, and was soon descending stairs. I was amazed the stairway was so big, it was almost big enough for three of me. As I was going down something grabbed one of my tentacles and I spun around, hissing, only to cut it short when I saw it was Qwer.
"! Qwerwhatareytoudoing?" I whispered loudly, and she looked up.
"Sorry, almost fell"
"Shut up back there!" hissed Dari, and Kazi rolled her eyes, mimicking her perfectly. Qwer did everything she could to keep from laughing.
Soon we came to a door and a brighter lighting. But Dari stopped, and turned, looking at the three of us. "Don't talk, don't make eye contact, and for Notch's sake don't start any fights. Damian, I need you to watch them too."
"But-"
"No buts! I'm taking a huge risk bring them here but if he's not on our side I might need a decoy..."
I looked at Dari in shock, and growled "A decoy?!" She smirked.
"Hey, it's not often these guys see woman."
"You little glitch," growled Kazi, and Dari chuckled.
"I told you not to come~"
With that, she turned around and pushed the doors open. Inside the sounds of drunk laughter and piano playing regretted us. Not many voices, just a few, but the smells were overwhelming. I blinked, wobbling a bit, but blindly followed Dari to a table, sitting down with a deep exhale. Kazi and Qwer looked like there were going to be sick, and I couldn't blame them.
"You'll get use to it," said Dari quietly, looking around, then her head stopped as her eyes fell on someone up by the bar. She patted Damian shoulder, "Found him. Keep an eye on these fools and I'll be back in a jiffy."
"Who you calling fools?" Qwer said, frowning at Dari. She looked at Qwer with the most unamused face for a second I could picture a sloth. Quickly I bit my lip to keep from laughing.
"I was talking about the others in here, not you." And with that she left the table. Qwer poker faced and then sneered, looking around from under the hood
"Sure you did..."
-At the Bar-
Dari walked up the the bar, taking a seat and tapping the counter gently. The bartender, a mechanical skeleton with the lower body of a creeper, soon was standing across from her.
"Ah, 'ello Grant, how's thing been holding up?" she said with a smile.
"Pretty good you might say, ma'am. What can I get'cha?"
"The usual."
"Alright, I'll be right with cha~" And with that Grant was gone.
Dari chuckled a bit and drummed her fingers, then heard a voice by her. "You know, you really need to start changing things."
"And why's that?"
"Cause you're too easy to find."
"I would say the same for you," she said, turning towards the male next to her. A grumble came from him as he set down his glass.
"At least I don't run around in the most hideous cloak and let almost half my target's escape," growled the male, and she narrowed her eyes.
"At least I don't go around taking deals and then backstabbing the one who's suppose to pay me"
"At least I know how to hit my targets."
"At least I know the different between a target and an innocent girl!" Dari snarled, making the male shut up, then reach his blue-tinted clawed hand out for his drink. She stopped him, grabbing his drink before he could and swigging it down. To her utter shock she found it to be water and almost chocked, making the male snigger. She slammed the glass down, glaring at him.
"I didn't come here to fight, I came here for information."
"Too bad, can't help."
"You owe me you little sheat you're going to help."
"I always owe you, don't I?"
"After you killed her, yes." The male was suddenly in her face, his blue eyes burning with fury.
"I didn't. Kill her."
"You had the shot, you could have stop him, but you didn't. If I had shot the arrow would have gone through her. The blood is on YOUR hands."
They continued the stare down until the male snorted under his mask, leaning back and adjusting his hat. "Fine, what do you want?"
"Someone sent attackers after my sister and her family, but they weren't after her, they were after the necklace."
The male's eyes flicked over in shock, then a growl came. "Why?"
"I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me. I recognized one of the attackers from the Otis Gang."
"I haven't talked with them in months, after someone came by recruiting men and the-"
"Wait, what? What do you mean recruiting men?"
"I don't know. I didn't stick around, but the woman promised her master would give them great rewards...Look, it's not safe to talk in here, we need to leave."
"Well...I didn't come alone..."
"What do you me-..."
"...Clay? What's wrong?"
Clay was looking past Dari now, staring at something else. Dari slowly turned, and then let out a loud groan.
"Demmit Damian."
"That's not your only problem. That's the woman I'm talking about, the recruiter."
ANOTHER CLIFFIE! But I will probably continue later today X"D
Special Guest: Grantjoeys45! And I made you bartender cause it just fit you bro XD
Next chapter will be introducing another character but not owned by any of us three. I think you know who you are, girly B3
Qwer, Damian and Theo = personqwer
Kazi and Clay = kazigama
Everybody else! = Me
