A/N I don't usually do an author's note up here, but I realized that I had made a mistake in chapter three. I've revised it, but for the people who had been reading the earlier version, Claire and Hero already know each other. And thanks Paradox 2x for the idea on the name change and what to give out! I now also give out redstone with the free cookies!

I've somehow managed to get Quartz to help me with the disclaimer (I had to promise her that I was on Hero's side).

Quartz-SoulErrorArwitch doesn't own Minecraft.

SoulErrorArwitch-Unfortunately. *sighs*

Quartz-And...um...what am I supposed to say again?

SoulErrorArwitch-*face palms*

Quartz-Oh yeah! Enjoy the chapter!

SoulErrorArwitch-There you go! Want to do it next time too?

Quartz-*runs in the opposite direction*

SoulErrorArwitch-*sighs again* Guess not. Hey Zalio, you want to do it?

Chapter 4:

Transformation

Quartz' PoV:

As Hero left, she found herself still floating in the same area that he had teleported them to. Too much had happened in the last hour, too much for the twelve year old squid to fully comprehend.

Some of her old friends-from before she had moved to that small lake with her father-wouldn't have believed her if she had told them that at that moment, she had just held the hand of the last god of Minecraftia. Strangely enough Quartz found her heart beating in excitement.

But her heart returned to its normal beat when she remembered the reason that she had ended up in that situation. The death of Father..

Her father had always taken care of her...Her mother was killed by another member of Sky Army when Quartz was too young to remember. So when that member of Sky Army had appeared at her lake, fully clothed in gold, Quartz' father had pushed her into the murky depths of the water, so she wouldn't be the one to be killed. She had watched helplessly as her father's dead body sunk down to the bottom of the water. Before Quartz could rush over to him, he had turned into a flurry of white particles, escaping the grasp of her small tentacles.

The memories flashed inside of her mind, and then suddenly, they stopped with the touch of a hand. Quartz looked at the hand's owner and saw Claire giving her a reassuring smile that went all the way up to her eyes.

"Thank you." Quartz said, her voice on the urge of breaking.

"You're welcome." Claire sat down on the edge of the water. "I don't think that Hero would mind if we talked for a couple minutes." She said with a kind smile.

Quartz gave a small nod before swimming closer to where she was.

"We've all been through a lot here, Quartz." She paused, looking around. "See that spider over there? Her mate was killed by the youtuber TrueMU." She pointed at a creeper. "His home was destroyed by a player too...I believe that the player was called CaptainSparklez. And I was banished from my village for believing that the players weren't the good guys. So if you ever want to talk to someone, Quartz, we all can help you get through your loss."

"..Thank you." She managed to get out.

Claire stood up. "Do you think you're ready for the potion?"

Quartz nodded, and she walked over to a panel. "When I pull this lever, it will teleport you to the pool in the laboratory. I'll meet you there and give you the potion..But are you sure you want to go through with this?"

She stared up at the witch. "...Hero already told me what would happen-"

"Hero doesn't know everything." She said with a sigh. "He's tries his hardest, but he's really running a one-mob show. While he focuses on trying to win this war, he misses out on a lot of the small details. There is two other members of the special unit he created. Zalio, who was once a zombie, and Stesa, the first member who was once a skeleton. He hasn't noticed that the two of them are avoided for being player-like."

"But they're mobs!" Quartz protested. "And everyone knows them!"

"They're different, Quartz. In this world, and I think that in the players' world as well, when you are different, people leave you by yourself."

"Oh...Do you think my father would still be proud of me if I go through with this?"

"Do what your heart tells you, Quartz. If you think that your father would be proud, he would be proud. I'm going to pull the lever now."

"Alright."

Claire pulled the lever, and Quartz went through the same sensation that she had gone through when Hero had teleported the two of them to the base. She opened her eyes to see a pristine laboratory, filled with multiple bookcases, brewing stands, and other assorted items.

Claire walked into the room, grabbing a potion from a locked safe. "Here's the potion." She said as she turned to face the squid. "Are you positive that you want to go through with this?"

She nodded as she was given the potion. Her tentacles grabbed onto the smooth glass, and she uncapped it. The minute the liquid touched her mouth, she started to feel incredible pain. Her body was changing, and fear shot throughout her. The pain was so intense that she felt like she was going to die. A scream escaped her mouth as she realized that she couldn't breath under the water like usual, and she struggled to reach the surface.

Claire's hand grabbed onto Quartz, pulling her out of the water. "It's alright, Quartz. It's over now...Oh, you poor thing. You're shivering...I'll be back. I'll go and get you a towel."

All that Quartz could do was nod. Claire back with an extremely large fluffy white towel. After she draped it over Quartz, she questioned, "Do you want to see what you look like, Quartz?"

"Yes-" Her eyes widened at the sound of her own voice. Instead of the normal sound that comes out of a squid when we talk, she heard an entirely different type of voice. It was extremely feminine, and sounded similar to the voice of Claire or the voices of villagers.

Claire grabbed a mirror and held it up in front of Quartz.

"It's okay if you're shocked. Stesa and Zalio were both shocked, and the two of them were remotely humanoid beforehand."

A player stared back at her with wide blue eyes from a small pale face. Long wet strands of dark blue hair hung limply on the sides of her face, and she lifted a small delicate hand to run it through her fingers.

She felt her hair several times to make sure that she wasn't hallucinating.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "I'll be right back." Claire assured Quartz as she went to the door of the laboratory. She opened it a crack, and through the opening, Quartz saw Hero.

"Is everything alright, Claire?" He questioned, and to her surprise, she heard worry in his voice.

"Yes, everything is fine, Hero. Quartz is just shocked, that's all. Stesa and Zalio were shocked too, Hero. It's natural to be scared when your entire body changes. I'll let her go after I run a few tests, alright?"

Hero gave a nod of satisfaction. "Thank you for your continued service, Claire."

As she closed the door, she said, "This is what I signed up for, Hero. It's nothing that extreme, really." She turned to face Quartz. "Now why don't we run a couple of tests and then get you some clothes, Quartz?"