Chapter 8: Melon Savior


(The next morning arrives. Overnight, Sky had told everyone what lies ahead for him and them. None of them said no and accepted to go with Sky on this journey. Everyone is up and about, collecting items and crafting tools and weapons. Inside the house, Sky is seen crafting a iron pickaxe with Bashur. CaptainSparklez is enchanting his iron sword and takes a chance by going to a level 12. After the enchanting is done, it didn't quite give him what he wanted).

-CaptainSparklez: Oh my god...oh my god.

(Sky and Bashur turn towards the Minecrafter).

-Sky: What is it?

-Bashur: What happened?

-CaptainSparklez: I put 12 levels into this sword, and all it did was give me Knockback I.

(Sky and Bashur burst out laughing and fall over in their seats, their feet flailing around in the air while they laugh. Sparklez sighs annoyingly as he places the sword down and prepares items to craft another sword. Soon, Sky and Bashur regain their breathe and get to their feet).

-Bashur: Wait! That could work...if you're ridiculously lucky, hm?

-CaptainSparklez: Whatever! Look, just go and collect some wood so I can craft more tools for us to use once we get on this journey.

-Bashur: You got it, Sparkle!

(Bashur runs over and grabs a stone axe. He runs out the door, leaving Sky and Sparklez by themselves).

-Sky: Well, I'm gonna go check on the others. Try going for the less levels.

-CaptainSparklez: Okay.

(Sky leaves the room and out the door. Sparklez turns back towards the enchanting table and begins enchanting his sword. But right after the enchanting is complete...).

-CaptainSparklez: Smite III!? Are you fucking kidding me!?


(Meanwhile, outside of the house, Sky pads through a couple of trees to check up on Husky and Kermit, who are in charge of gathering water for the journey. He reaches them and is amazed by the number of water bottles they have).

-Sky: Hey you two. How's the water supply coming along?

-Kermit: Pretty good. We should have enough water bottles to last us through the entire journey.

-HuskyMudkipz: As long as no one does any mentioning of a certain type of animal that lives with water.

-Sky: You mean fish?

-HuskyMudkipz: (Sighs)...Never mind.

(Sky leaves the two amphibians to complete their task. Sky returns back to where the house is. On the side of the house, he sees Seto using his newly found magical powers to create bottles of potions. Sky walks up to the Minecrafter).

-Sky: Hey Seto. How's the potion making coming along?

-Seto: So far, so good. I've created enough potions to protect us on our travels. Should I bring extra potions of healing?

-Sky: Yeah, just to be safe.

(Sky pads off, leaving Seto to continue conjuring up potions. While Sky is walking across the clearing, PewFace runs up to the Minecrafter).

-PewFace: Sky!

(Sky is startled by the dog's sudden appearance).

-Sky: Ah, geez! What is it, PewFace?

-PewFace: Have you seen Bashur?

-Sky: Yeah, he's out collecting wood. Why do you need him so badly?

-PewFace: Oh, I don't need him. It's just that every time we go on adventures, he ends up leaving me behind! Now, he's done it again. But when he's gone for a long period of time, I begin to worry.

-Sky: I'm sure he's fine, PewFace. He just likes to venture on his own sometimes. Although, when there's too many mobs out, he'll probably just end up running away. He'll return in no time.


(While everyone is collecting resources, about a few miles into the deep forest is Bashur. He is currently collecting wood with an stone axe. After he collects all the wood, he moves on to the next tree. But just before he can swing at the first block, a nearby scream startles him. He quickly looks in the direction of where the scream came from).

-Bashur: What the? Sounds like someone is in trouble! I gotta go save them!

(Bashur quickly sprints from the tree and runs throughout the heavy foliage of the woods, ignoring the small scratches near his legs from sharp objects within the heavy brush. The day had slowly ended and now, night time was present. After running a couple of meters away from the refuge in the glade, he reaches a clearing in the forest. He looks around and spots a gang of Zombies and Skeletons, encircled around a person while kicking and beating them. He gets angry and his hero instincts kick in).

-Bashur: (angrily) Hey!

(The Zombies and Skeletons stop and look over at the humanoid melon).

-Bashur: Why don't you all pick on someone your own size?

(The mobs glare at the Minecrafter and decide to go after him. They all run from the person and charge for Bashur. However, the melon isn't deterred by this and prepares to attack. He raises his stone axe, and immediately brings it down on a Zombie's head. He runs after the rest of the mobs. Skeletons aim their bows at the melon and fire, but thanks to Bashur's years of adventuring and swift movements, he easily dodges the flying arrows. Instead, the arrows hit the Zombies and make them topple over. After the last zombie is killed, he turns his attention towards the Skeletons. He quickly swings his axe through their heads, popping them off their bodies, which collapse to the ground soon afterward. He jumps into the air, and swings his axe down again, killing the last skeleton. The melon man pants heavily as he rises to his feet, the bodies of the undead litter the ground around him).

-Bashur: Well, now that they're out of the way, who were they attacking?

(Bashur looks over to the edge of the clearing. A lone person is seen, curled up in a fetal position. From what Bashur could tell, it was a girl. He slowly pads over to the female Minecrafter and kneels beside her).

-Bashur: Hey, are you okay?

-Minecrafter: Go away! Just please, don't hurt me! Let me live!

-Bashur: No, it's okay! The Zombies and Skeletons are gone.

(Slowly, the female uncurls herself from her position, her eyes closed. Bashur gets a full view of her. She's dressed in a red tank-top with black dots, black shorts with a black belt and buckle, green shoes with a red underpart, and long brown hair with a red flower on her left side. She soon opens her eyes, to which Bashur is surprised by. Her eyes were multi-colored, one being red while the other is blue, much like his 3-D glasses. She nervously glances up at the melon man).

-Bashur: See? I won't hurt you. My name is Bashur. What's your name?

-Minecrafter: My name is...Ronix. Thanks for saving me...Bashur.

(Suddenly, Ronix gets up and wraps her arms around Bashur in a hug. The melon man is slightly taken back by this, but doesn't resist her hug and wraps his arms around her).

-Ronix: I was...so scared. I thought...I thought I was gonna die. I can't thank you enough for saving me.

-Bashur: Hey...knowing that you're alive is enough of a thanks for me.

(The beings pull apart from the hug. They look in each other's eyes, lost in another's gaze. Then, Ronix raises her hand and gently rests it on Bashur's cheek, making him blush furiously).

-Ronix: You're...not...a human. Your skin...it's green and light-green and...smooth.

-Bashur: (nervously) Well, uh...that's because...I'm...a humanoid melon.

-Ronix: Interesting...

(Suddenly, Ronix falls to her side. Bashur reacts by catching her before he can hit the ground. She is unconscious, but still alive. Bashur looks over her to see if the mobs had caused any injuries to her. When he glances into her hair, he sees a gash on the top of her head, bleeding profusely. Then, she weakly picks up her head and whispers to Bashur).

-Ronix: (whispering) Leave me here...get out of this place while you still can. I'm...through.

-Bashur: No! I'm not gonna leave you, Ronix. I'll take care of you 'til you're better again...I promise.

(Using his strength, Bashur moves his arms underneath Ronix's body and legs and lifts her into the air. Ronix smiles weakly at Bashur, her colored eyes glimmering with hopefulness. She buries her head into Bashur's chest and lets out a relieved sigh. Bashur looks down at the woman and smiles warmly. Then, he turns his attention towards the forest and begins to trudge his way back to the house with Ronix in his arms. As he is walking through the foliage, many thoughts race across his mind about this girl that he just saved).

-Bashur: (thinking) This girl...she's so innocent...so pretty...so...beautiful. Wait...am I...falling in love with her? No, I can't be. If she were to see how I act, she'll totally think that I'm just some insane freak. Besides, who would want to get with a watermelon who can walk, talk, and has a talking dog? (Sighs) That doesn't matter now. All that matters is that I have to get this girl back home as soon as possible.

(Bashur begins to jog through the forest, Ronix curled up in his arms, her face hidden away within his chest).


(A few minutes passed. Outside of the refuge house, Sky paces up and down in front of the house, waiting for Bashur to come back. It was already nighttime, and Bash still isn't in the home).

-Sky: Where is he? The mobs are gonna be coming out soon.

(Then, Sky looks ahead and sees someone. It's Bashur. The melon man trudges out of the heavy foliage of the forest, a girl curled up in his arms. Sky catches up with Bashur).

-Sky: Bashur, where have you been? And who's the girl?

-Bashur: I was out collecting wood, and then, I heard a scream. I found this girl and she was being beat up by some mobs. So I ran in there and killed all of them. I'm okay, but Ronix here has a large cut on her head. I have to bring her inside so Solace can help her.

-Sky: Bash, are you sure? I mean, what if this girl is a spy or something?

-Bashur: (angrily) How dare you accuse her of being a spy! Look, she's hurt and I wanna help her!

-Sky: Okay, okay! Cool your jets. Bring her inside and we'll see what we can do.

(Still carrying on, Bashur trudges to the door. Sky opens it and Bash passes through. Sky enters soon after).