It was a pretty decent day in their area of Minecraftia. Liam walked with Petra, Lukas, and Jesse as the ladies led the way to the temple. The older brother held Petra's hand as they walked. Meanwhile, Ivor was practically skipping ahead of them. He was wayyy too excited. Liam sneezed.
"Where are the ocelots?" Lukas questioned, looking around him. A day like this and in a vegetated environment like this, it would be positive that Liam's allergy of ocelots would pop up.
"This is so exciting!" Ivor climbed to the top of a hill, then jumped off, exclaiming "Adventure!" A rustle of the bushes nearby make Lukas look, and he spotted an ocelot's tail.
"Thanks for scaring off those ocelots." Lukas laughs at Ivor's antics. Ivor reappeared on the side of the hill, popping them a thumbs up before disappearing. As soon as the quad turned around the hill, they spotted Ivor running ahead a little.
"Hey, Lukas, I know it's daytime, but help Liam watch our backs, alright?"
"I got this." Liam reassured, he already had his sword out. Petra sighs.
"Liam, Aiden is a lot tougher than ever." she pointed out.
"And I know that he will do whatever it takes to get the item that Jesse has. I'm helping." Lukas deadpanned, falling back in pace with his brother. Liam gave in, allowing the help.
"I can't believe we're bringing Ivor with us." Petra grumbled to Jesse. Her voice was low, low enough to keep out of Ivor's earshot but not low enough to keep out of the brothers'. "I mean, it's nice that he's so excited-"
"But he has a thing for ancient mysteries and history and treasure. We'll need his knowledge, Peets." Jesse replied.
"Hey, that's my nickname for her!"
"These trees are enormous! I love it so much!" Ivor exclaimed in front of them with a grin plastered on his face.
"He just… really gets on my nerves sometimes." Petra looked at Jesse, but Liam squeezed her shoulder.
"I gotcha." he nods encouragingly, rubbing her shoulder a bit.
"Thanks, cutie." Lukas laughs at the nickname she had given his brother, but stopped when his brother glared at him. The group of five arrived at the temple, and if he couldn't get any more exciteder…
"Remarkable! Look at the architecture! So old, so exquisite!" Ivor laughs, looking at the building.
"Wow. That is one huge temple." Liam muttered, looking up at the temple while shielding the sun from his eyes with a hand.
"This is everything I dreamed of!" Ivor stopped at the bottom of the steps, and so did the others behind him. "Except less cake. My dreams usually involve cake." Ivor added, making Liam laugh.
"So you think this is the right place then?" Jesse questioned the whiz, looking over at him with a gentle smile while Lukas and Liam still stared up the building in awe.
"Think? Jesse, I know this is the place." Ivor smirks, looking back at the brunette, redhead, and blonds.
The group walks into the temple, and Jesse looked around.
"Wow, it looks so different during the day." Jesse noted, and Ivor, still excited as ever, added,
"Be careful! There could be booby traps everywhere!" Liam snickered, while Petra rolled her eyes.
"Childish as ever, Liam." she muttered, her arms crossed. They split up. Jesse did the investigating, while Lukas examined what seemed to be a lava tube, and Ivor just went to jump happily in the corner.
"I'm still tired." Liam heard Petra mumble to him. He had a feeling she was fibbing just to sit down. The blond couldn't blame her; she did have a long night.
"C'mon." Liam nodded to a rock protruding from the ground. It seemed jagged, but rather blunt. Kind of like a chair. He took her hand and he sat down, allowing her to sit on his lap and rest up while she could. He kept his sword handy, though. "So, tell me all about what happened here." And just like that, Petra told him the full story, which sure as heck sounded awesome.
The couple was snapped out of it when they saw Jesse approach a hole in the ceiling with vines dropping down.
"That looks promising." Jesse spoke, a grin on her face as Liam and Petra approached, along with Lukas and Ivor. "I'm heading up." she announced, stepping towards the vines and grasping them in her hands before making her way up.
"So you think that this Eversource thing is here?"
"I don't just think, I hope." Ivor internally glared at Liam, who put his hands up.
"Alright, alright, just asking." he finished, as Lukas and Petra had gone up. Liam let Ivor up after his brother and girlfriend before himself. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw something run across the doorway. "Must have been a cow…" he told himself, shrugged, and headed up. When he got up there, there were still some holes in the roof. Probably from explosions. He thought, chuckling as he looked out to the view. He turns to see Jesse pulling out the special flint and steel she had taken from this very temple.
"Here goes nothing…" she spoke, then turned towards the portal. She ignited it, and the portal lit a bright shade of blue. Yet, the portal released a shockwave, throwing the group back. It also made Jesse drop the flint and steel. They rolled towards feet..
Aiden's feet.
He bent down and picked them up, a smirk on his face.
"Thanks for bringing this back to me, Jesse." he sneered. Maya and Gil appeared behind him. "I knew you were good for something." By this point, the group had stood and were ready to take on a fight if needed. The Blaze Rods had two wolves. "You're pretty easy to follow, you know that, right?"
"You'll regret that, Aiden." Jesse glared, the first to stand. Liam followed, Petra, Ivor, and Lukas trailing.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Oh YEAH?"
"Shut up, Gil!" Aiden took a second to glare at his own teammate, before turning back to his foes. "Step aside, Jesse. We're heading through that portal now." Aiden glared at Jesse. Boy, does this guy just glare a lot?
"Oh, no way!" Petra protested, standing her ground.
"You're done, Aiden. This is where it ends." Lukas held his hands out, as if saying 'right here, right now.' Jesse grins, mostly at Lukas. Liam stepped forward.
"If you want to go through the portal, you'll have to go through us." Liam declared, getting his sword out.
"Fine. Blaze Rods? Clear me a path." Aiden commanded his team, pocketing the flint and steel.
"Some leader you are." Liam glared, as Gil attacked Jesse, Lukas on Aiden, and Petra on Maya. The remaining Blaze Rods, the two wolves, had taken on both Ivor and Liam. Grunts and the clanging of swords and the barking of the wolves echoed in the small tower-like room. Liam took his eyes off of the wolf he was battling to check on the others, but he lingered a second too long and the wolf took the opportunity to bite down on his arm hard and bring him to the ground. Liam let go of his sword, using his free hand to try to pry the wolf off of him. He let out a cry as the wolf scratched it's claws on his front, shaking it's head vigorously while it's teeth were clamped on Liam's arm.
"Ivor, help him!" Lukas shouted at the Potion Master. One blow from Ivor's sword was all it took to make the wolf get off of him and drop on it's side. The wolf disappeared in a puff of smoke, but as soon as Liam regained his surroundings, the Blaze Rods were already heading through the portal. Aiden was already through, Maya was heading through, and Gil had not yet gone through.
"Come on, bud!" Jesse helped Liam up, and, while his opponent was distracted, Gil ran towards the portal. On his way, he brought his sword down on Liam's knee. Liam cried out in pain once again. First, his arm. Then, his chest and stomach. Now, his knee. His knee gave away, but Jesse still held him up. "Liam, come on!"
"You'll have to leave me here!"
"No! You'll die here-"
"I'm probably gonna die either way-"
"Jesse, come on! I have bandages and the potions to heal him, just bring him through!" Just like that, Liam put all his strength on his opposite leg and hopped to the portal, getting through with Ivor in front and the other two behind them.
Whoo! I am in full gear right now! I may get another chapter done tonight, but I can't keep that promise. It's a major possibility.
I also can't promise finishing Episode 5 before Episode 6 is released. It's all my fault for slacking off for a few months and that type of stuff. I'll lay off of my other stories and try to get this one done.
Anyways, I'll see you all later! Feedback and positive reviews are always appreciated, and don't forget about my Twitter GirlOfMyWorld11 for up-to-date statuses on my stories. You'll be seeing TBTW there!
Til then, my fellow readers!
