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Sorry for delay and shortness but honestly I would be more motivated if I had more reviews. Alright...Here we go.

Chapter 7: Minecraftia, we have a problem

We waited for what felt like forever. Time seemed to move differently here, moving slowly with the lava. The heat was burning us up, making our clothes stick to our bodies with sweat. Martyn was probably the luckiest of us, wearing a short sleeved shirt and shorts, but even her was sweating profusely. Mitch tied his jacket around his waist, panting like a dog. We were all boiling in this heat. So this is what hell felt like.

"They've gotta be coming soon, right?" pleaded Martyn.

"I sure as this hell hole hope so!" shouted Mitch.

"No need to shout," I sighed.

"Running low on water," grumbled Martyn.

There was a sudden rush of cool air with the sound of water splashing. We all jumped at the sound, peering out our little cave. The gate we had came through was alive again. Standing around, completely confused, stood Sky, Lewis and Honeydew. We were ready to rush out and hug our saviors but the crying sound of the nearby ghost froze us. The creature had spotted its new targets.

"Run!" We shouted, getting their attention.

The three looked up, glad to see us. that's when the ghost launched its first attack. The fire ball blasted the ground behind them, shattering the earth is a might fiery explosion. honeydew ran forward, heading toward us, while Sky and Lewis reacted by drawing their swords. The colors of the gold sword verses the shimmering blue of the diamond seemed to compare their personalities without realizing it. Another fire blast came rushing toward them. The two seemed to shout at each other, raising their blades.

"Those idiots," grumbled Mitch, running out.

A ghast launched another attack, this time hitting Lewis' diamond blade and deflecting. Though I'm sure Lewis was hoping to hit the ghast with his own attack, the aiming was off and the blast slide sideways and exploded behind Honeydew. The little dwarf was pushed forward collapsing. Mitch, who had intended to stop Lewis and Sky from making huge mistakes, skidded to a halt and grabbed Honeydew by his sash. Another ghast shot deflected off the blade, exploding not far from Mitch, who lifted Honeydew into the air and began running.

"Stop throwing them here!" Mitch screamed.

"Bajan Canadian!" called Martyn, leaving me.

Mitch looked up and quickly tossed Honeydew to Martyn before he was too far from the cave entrance. Mitch spun on his heels, rushing back toward the two commanders. Another blast exploded behind Mitch just as his let out a scream and tackled the two to the ground.

"Shut up and get into the cave!" ordered Mitch. "Before you get us all killed!"

They leapt up, running toward us. Several explosions went on around them, breaking the ground they stepped on. I watched them stumble a few times but they still managed to keep running. I spun around, hearing the cracking of rocks behind me. To my shock and near horror, our cave had expanded into quite a large cavern. Martyn sat, leaned against the wall. He grinned at me.

"He mines when he's nervous," Martyn remarked.

"He what does what?" I mumbled, looking toward the end of the cavern.

Honeydew was like a machine, tearing away at the red rock that once enclosed us. It turned to dust at his feet. I could hear him singing to himself, pleased with his work. Turning back toward the entrance, the three had collapsed before me and Martyn. Mitch snarled, getting to his feet. Lewis grinned lightly, rolling onto his back. He began laughing lightly, to which Mitch joined in soon enough. Sky sat up, shaking his head.

"This was a horrible idea," he sighed.

"Probably," chuckled Lewis, pulling his hair back. "How goes things, Honeydew?"

Honeydew stopped digging, brushing the red dust out of his beard as he approached us. He grinned, sitting down and slinging his pickaxe behind his back. I slide down until I sat, looking around. The heat for a moment seemed to lessen but that was no doubt the breeze from the overworld leaving our system.

"So…what was that thing?" Lewis nodded.

"We called it a ghast," Mitch offered.

"Now what?" I whispered.

"We wait for the portal to reset," instructed Sky, leaning back against the wall. "Wait for the ghast to leave."

"If it will leave," groaned Mitch.

"The swords work pretty well," suggested Lewis.

"When you aim!" shouted Mitch. "You nearly killed me!"

"And me," mumbled Honeydew.

"Sorry about that," sighed Lewis and Sky.

"Maybe we can find somewhere else to lodge…here, its a little warm," Martyn commented.

"Honeydew," nodded Lewis. "Get digging!"

The little dwarf began humming, singing the little song his made up. He moved swiftly, pounding out the wall, and making the cave thicker. I glanced out of the ever growing cavern, listening to the calls of those wild creature. The portal sparked and hissed, the purple glow lost. Hopefully, this little problem wouldn't last long.