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Meanwhile at the USS Enterprise…
Kirk was pacing in his office when his communicator buzzed. When Kirk answered, a raspy voice answered.
"Sir, I bring grave news."
"What is it then!?" Kirk spat.
"Xephos is alive."
Kirk swore quietly and ended the connection. The door of his room suddenly opened. It was Glenda. Oh, how much he hated her curious nature. She would never stop asking questions. Much like that irritating first officer…
"We cannot find Xephos anywhere!" she cried clearly in distress.
"About that, I found out some horrible news," Kirk said coldly. "Xephos…is dead."
Glenda's eyes were now full of pain. "No…"
"I'm afraid so." Kirk answered. "One of the escape pods is missing. He must have been meddling with them."
"I don't believe you!" Glenda yelled. "I'm going to find him!" With that, she fled the room.
"Well, I didn't want to do this, but I suppose it is necessary…" Kirk mumbled.
"Time to send the Ender Dragon."
Xephos
Gradually, Xephos was starting to relax around Honeydew. After all, he was just a dwarf who had a good sense of humor and heart. Honeydew and Xephos traveled along a trail through a dense forest until it was midday. The duo had found a patch of tall plants (Honeydew had called them "trees") and decided it was a good place to rest.
The rain had not stopped, so the trees acted as a convenient umbrella. As the rainfall grew heavier, Honeydew produced some cooked pork chops from his sack and gave one to Xephos. While they were eating, a mighty rumble filled the air.
"What the bloody –" Honeydew stopped in his tracks when a large black mass descended from the sky. It was an enormous dragon with glowing, purple eyes.
"An Ender Dragon?" the dwarf questioned.
As if to answer, the dragon roared and breathed a string of fire. Xephos just had enough time to roll to his right before the dragon's breath seared the spot where he had just been.
"Honeydew, are you alright?!" Xephos yelled.
"Fine, friend!" came the answer.
Knowing his friend was not harmed; Xephos retrieved his diamond sword and faced the dragon. It turned to face Xephos and seemed to growl. The dragon raced towards the spaceman, but Xephos held his ground until the black monster pulled back its head to breathe its flames. In that moment, Xephos slid under the belly of the beast and stabbed it where its heart should have been.
However, the beast just roared in rage and snatched Xephos by his shirt.
"Xephos! I'm coming!" Honeydew yelled.
The dwarf had a load of TNT in his hand and was launching it at the dragon. However, his aim was not that best. One of the explosives landed too close to Xephos and he felt himself go airborne.
Not again!
And Xephos became consumed in a cold substance until he became oblivious to the world.
Honeydew
He knew he was screwed as soon as he started throwing TNT. Honeydew knew he should not have thrown the explosives with Xephos in harm's way. But, as usual, he panicked. The dwarf watched as Xephos went airborne and landed in a pond.
With no other plan, Honeydew chucked his whole supply of TNT at the Ender Dragon. The dwarf turned away as it burst. He knew he had hit his mark when the dragon was blown to bits.
As it rained Ender Dragon bits, Honeydew rushed to the pond in search of the spaceman.
"Xephos!" he yelled frantically. Honeydew jumped in the pond and swam to the bottom. No sign of him.
When Honeydew broke the surface, he saw two figures in the distance. One appeared to be being dragged by the other.
"OI! Give him back you bugger!"
Honeydew sprinted towards the two people and tackled the one standing with incredible force.
"No, no, no, no!" the person said incredibly fast. "P-p-p-please don't do that!"
As the dwarf pinned him to the ground, he saw that the boy appeared to be harmless. He had tousled brown hair, a green shirt with a giant "T" imprinted on it, and tan trousers.
"Where were you taking Xephos?!" Honeydew demanded.
"Oh! So he's a person!" the boy responded. "I thought he was a deformed fish!"
There is definitely something wrong with this guy. He should be harmless.
"Who are you?" Honeydew questioned letting the boy free.
"Tobuscus!" he said with an exaggerated voice.
"Listen Tobuscus, is there somewhere you can take my friend so that he can get dry?" Honeydew asked.
"Heh! Heh!" Tobuscus chuckled. "I shall take you to my Martha Stewart house!" With that, Honeydew followed Tobuscus as the dwarf carried Xephos.
Xephos
When Xephos woke up in a strange bed, he couldn't help thinking again? Well, at least this time he remembered what had happened to him. Honeydew had nearly blown him up with TNT. As stupid as Honeydew's actions were however, Xephos could never stay angry with him.
The spaceman finally got the chance to observe his surroundings. Cobblestone was once again the building block for this room; it seemed to be the primary building material in this land. From the light streaming into his room, he could tell it was day. Suddenly, Xephos could hear laughter coming from the other side of his door. Curious, he entered the other room.
There, Xephos found Honeydew and another man chatting. It seemed to be a rather intriguing conversation since they had failed to notice Xephos' entrance.
"What do you suppose is the worst threat in Minecraftia?" Honeydew asked the man.
"SHEEP!" he answered slightly cross-eyed. "THEY MUST ALL BE DESTROYED!"
"We can't kill the sheep!" Honeydew claimed. "Think of their children!"
"KILL THEM TOO!"
"Some people just want to watch the world burn…"
Xephos gave a slight cough to catch their attention. Surprisingly, Honeydew heard him and turned around.
"Good, you're up!" Honeydew said with a smile.
"Yes, well, um, who is this?" Xephos said pointing at the sheep-hating man.
"What?! Why are you pointing at me?!" the man asked.
Honeydew interrupted. "This here is Tobuscus! He saved you from the pond because – well, I'll tell you later."
Xephos decided he did not want to know Tobuscus' reasons behind his rescue.
"How far are we from Lalna's?" Xephos asked.
"According to Tobuscus, he knows a way to get us there in less than an hour!" Honeydew answered.
"Yes, I do!" Tobuscus agreed. "Follow me..." After a dramatic pause, he added, "TO MY ROLLAR COASTER!" Tobuscus then bounded out of the room followed by the spaceman and dwarf.
