Yeah, I think I'm going with the death montage, it's coming up after the next chapter. There isn't much else to say really sooo... Having a good time or a bad one like Jesse's having?

Chapter three: A splitting headache

"Remember what EnderCon was like before it was cool?"

"Remember what we were like before we were cool?"

"...Some of us will never be cool."

"Ha-Ha."

I floated alongside the two bickering young women as they walked across a bridge. They are such nerds, I thought smiling. Fortunately enough Jesse took down the zombies and Petra slain the spider that was about to kill her this time. Reuben was missing again but Jesse told him she would meet him later. Now they were heading to EnderCon to trade a Wither Skull for a Diamond.

But it was still dark out and still a bit dangerous- Oh, speak of the nether.

They were only halfway across the bridge when they saw a group of creepers on the other side, a bunch of zombies and more creepers heading out of the cave behind them.

"Creepers!" Jesse shouted. "Crap!"

The mobs were starting to close in and I looked around wondering what form of escape they could use. "There isn't anyway to-" I mumble to myself, "...except."

I look over the side of the bridge at the water that was so far down. A chill went down my spine, I bit my lip. That's a long drop.

"This... Doesn't look good," Petra said.

Jesse looked over the bridge as well.

"Well, there's only one way off this bridge," Petra said. They both had their backs against each other, Jesse facing the approaching creepers and Petra facing the zombies. "Whatever we do, we do it together."

I would've smiled at her sentiment at any other time.

Jesse flashed her a steadfast look. "The only way off this bridge is through them."

They both readied their stone swords, Jesse moving towards the creepers and slashing one then backing away to prevent an unwanted explosion. She repeated this until one of them died but then she realized, to her horror, that the others have gotten too close.

"There's too many of them!" Jesse said in panic. "I DON'T WANNA DIE!"

I winced.

Petra pushed Jesse off the bridge and jumped after her as the creepers exploded. They screamed and everything seemed to go in slow motion. I stopped floating and let myself drop as well falling down the ravine with them.

Jesse faced Petra and gave her a grin. Petra gaped at her and she turned, her smile disappearing. A creeper flashed white, about to detonate in front of her. She punched the creeper away or at least tried to, as it was too little too late because it exploded just a few feet from her and Petra.

Petra was sent flying sideways from the force of it, but Jesse... Jesse was thrown backward, her head colliding against the wall with a slow sickening crack. Her eyes shot open as she fell away from the ravine wall leaving a large blood stain where she had hit. If it wasn't for the slow motion it would be almost impossible to tell what happened then.

Jesse's body somehow contorted into a diving position and she entered the water head first. Petra, in a daze, landed on top of the water resurfacing with a hiss cursing at the pain and her rookie mistake.

Jesse didn't surface.

There was no bubbles, no shadow swimming up, no evidence that she was ever going to surface at all.

Oh, dear.

I sighed and dove into the water. It didn't take long at all. There, at the bottom resting like the angel she was, was Jesse. The water around her had a red tint. She must have cracked her skull open, though I couldn't see the wound because her floating hair was covering it. I could definitely tell she was dead by her half lidded rolled back eyes.

Jeez, Jesse. You have to stop dying with your eyes open.

I grabbed her soul and pulled her to the surface. I held her to my chest as Petra seemed to realize something was up.

"Jesse?" She said.

Jesse perked up at her name being called and mumbled, "Yeah, Peets?"

My lips twitched upward slightly. I let her go and she floated on the water staring up at me blankly.

She blinked. Once, twice, then her eyes shot open.

"It's alright...I won't hurt you," I said gently, holding up my claws in a placating manner.

She seemed to relax but was still a little untrusting of me.

"Did you... save...me?" She asked slowly.

"Not...exactly."

Jesse's stone sword floated to the top of the water. Both Jesse and Petra stared at it.

"No, Jesse, you couldn't have... Jesse... Don't tell me your dead, you better not be!" Petra said and dived underwater. She would find nothing.

Jesse stared back at me.

I shook my head.

A bright light wrapped around the world. I blinked.

"Looks like it's starting over again," I mused then addressed her, the light becoming too bright, "Try not to die again this time, Jesse."

"What?"