Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story, only the idea and story itself.
A/N Last chapter! I've had lots of fun writing this story and I can tell that I've improved. Hope you guys have enjoyed! Thanks to ninjamaster01 for beta-ing
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Also since some people are asking, I've written a sequel called "Newcomer in the Overworld" :)
"Can't... breathe," Ant gasped out as he and CaptainSparklez hugged.
"Oh, sorry," Sparklez said sheepishly as he pulled away from the hug. "Today is the day we leave, so let's get some gear." He walked back inside the now pretty cobblestone house and opened a trapdoor that Ant had noticed before. "Ladies first," He said with a grin as he motioned to the ladders that went deep down into the ground.
"That means you should go first," Ant fired back, not very willing to go down a dark hole.
"Touché," Sparklez replied, and then he went down first. With a slight hesitation, AntVenom followed.
When the ladders stopped, Ant turned around and gasped at the room that CaptainSparklez was calmly standing in. A few torches lit up a large room filled to the brim with armor, weapons and tools of all durability and type. There were pristine iron swords, enchanted bows, too many arrows to count, and more armor than AntVenom had ever seen in one place before. He gently touched a worn leather helmet and trailed his fingers on some shiny diamond boots, glancing at the enchants on a stone sword. Sharpness II and Fire Aspect.
"Where did you get all this stuff?" He asked in awe.
"People are always coming into the Nether for glowstone or lava or adventure... this is what happened to the ones who never came back. Or, at least, the ones that the Pigmen or I killed, because then I could get their gear. Let's take what we can to put it to good use," The Nether Prince said simply.
Ant nodded sadly as he thought of how many lives had been lost but looked through the shining diamond armor for the highest durability.
A few minutes later...
AntVenom had chosen full diamond armor with more than half durability and an Infinity bow with an arrow. He had also chosen a Sharpness I diamond sword and an Unbreaking III golden sword.
Sparklez had taken an undamaged diamond sword with no enchantments and a simple bow with lots of arrows. For armor he had taken an iron chest plate and a diamond helmet.
"Hey, Sparklez, are you sure you're going to be OK in that armor?" Ant asked nervously.
"If I can't protect myself without help against Pigmen, then I have no hope against Herobrine," Sparklez said as he started to climb up the ladder. "After all, Herobrine is not likely to fight with a sword; he uses his mind and sometimes his hands and legs." Ant nodded and followed behind, still looking unsure about the safety of his friend.
Once at the top, Ant ate an apple and Sparklez his potion. "What is in that potion, Sparklez? I've never seen it before," AntVenom asked, curiosity having finally gotten the better of him.
"Um," The son of Herobrine looked embarrassed, "It is one of the few things that tastes good and gives energy to something like me. Human food is too bland and Herobrine doesn't need to eat or sleep. It's glowstone dust and Pigman blood."
"...Ah, OK, forget I asked..." Ant said quickly and Sparklez nodded. Then his expression changed and he asked Ant softly,
"Are you ready to go?"
"I suppose there is no time like the present," Ant said as he took the Nether Prince's hand. In an instant, they both vanished.
The duo appeared in a hallway that led to the Throne Room. Sparklez walked ahead to open the door and saw that AntVenom was holding his amulet and muttering some good luck charm.
"Come on!" He whispered urgently. Ant let go of his amulet and together, they stepped forward through the door.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Herobrine's voice purred from his throne, not seeming the least bit surprised. "Come now, CaptainSparklez. I expected better of you than to mess around with humans."
"This human is my friend," Sparklez said through gritted teeth. "And he has been kinder to me than you ever were!"
"Harsh words from a man who has slain countless humans just like this one. If you wanted a different pet you could have just asked me... unless, of course, you weren't looking for a platonic relationship. There are some fine humans in the Overworld that would fit your needs better than this one," Herobrine said cruelly, motioning to Ant, who looked shocked. In the blink of an eye, Sparklez pulled out his sword and took three steps forward. Suddenly, he stopped. He blinked, crouched in a fighting stance, and sliced his sword in the air a few times as if fighting invisible enemies. AntVenom was confused, until two Pigman heads hit the floor along with their bodies. "You've become soft, Sparklez," Herobrine called out to his son. "There was once a time when you would never enter a room without checking for possible attacks." He waved his hand and an army appeared out of nowhere.
There were twenty Pigman, two Wither Skeletons, and three Blazes. The first Blaze flew in the air and prepared to throw fireballs at Ant and Sparklez. Sparklez whipped out his bow and fired an arrow into the first before it could react, weakening it. The second Blaze swirled in the air and fireballs shot towards the Nether Prince, who in an amazing display of agility, dodged and pulled out his bow, managing to shoot the Nether creature dead. By that time, AntVenom had taken out and loaded his bow, and together, they fired back at the first Blaze. It quickly died, but the last Blazeman was firing at Ant. AntVenom avoided all but the last fireball, which would have hit him in the chest had CaptainSparklez not pulled back his arm, and punch the flying flames back towards the Blaze, who exploded in a blast of fire.
Ant looked at his friend's hand, but Sparklez had apparently not taken any wounds from the punch, Ant shrugged, he was a demigod after all. Together Ant and Sparklez shot and killed three Pigmen who had started charging them. All of a sudden, the Nether Prince mumbled, "Protect me," to Ant, and closed his eyes.
Suddenly, one of the Wither Skeletons attacked the other, killing its surprised companion with its own stone sword. Then, it turned and faced the Pigmen, slashing its sword at the nearest one, which sent them all into chaos.
AntVenom watched this all from a distance, making sure Sparklez didn't get hurt. Suddenly, he felt something pushing at his mind, trying to get in. He turned to call to Sparklez, but as he did, the presence entered and it spoke.
I'm going to fight Herobrine; you take care of the Pigmen then help me. It was CaptainSparklez, but he sounded very stressed, and his mind felt very different from the way Sky's had, almost alien.
I'm on it.
Sparklez left his head, and the Wither Skeleton was finally killed by the hoard of Pigmen. There were thirteen Pigman left, still far more than any human could handle. Even with the extra practice, there was no way AntVenom would survive.
The Nether Prince turned and faced Herobrine, who smiled and spoke softly in his rich voice.
"Have you come to meet your death, my son? Or are you just leading your pet human to his?" Even though the Nether King was speaking softly, his voice sounded just as powerful and terrifying as when the cruel god shouted.
"I am here to kill you, Herobrine. And I swear by the Overworld, the Nether, and the End that I will achieve my goal or die trying."
Herobrine merely shrugged and said, "Your loss."
Furrowing his brow, CaptainSparklez started attacking Herobrine with his mind, trying to get through his father's impenetrable defenses. He was easily deflected and forced to go on defensive as Herobrine started trying to get in his son's head and take over. Sparklez started walking backwards, away from his father, as if trying make the attack on his mind weaker, but to no avail. Herobrine just stood from his quartz throne and prowled walked towards Sparklez, his white eyes glowing brighter then ever before. Sounds of fighting Pigmen and human were heard behind them, but neither father nor son turned to look. It was as if they were in a world of their own, a fierce battle of consciousness that the son was losing. He had never really had a chance, being part human and with less experience in the mind control of the gods.
Sparklez grimaced as he heard Ant scream, "Sparklez!" His brave human friend must have lost his own battle. As Sparklez lost his concentration, the son of Herobrine's eyes turned from a piercing blue to white. Herobrine had won. As Herobrine turned to face the petty human that had been the start of all this, a golden blade sliced through his neck. The head of Herobrine fell to the ground along with his body, splattering dark, blackish purple ichor on Ant's arm. "Augh!" He cried out as the god's blood started burning his skin. AntVenom wiped the ichor off on Herobrine's shirt and surveyed the room.
Many dead, swordless Pigman littered the area, and two bodies lay on the ground in front of him. Wait, two!? Ant looked at the second body, why was Sparklez hurt? He rushed to his friend and put his head on the Nether Prince's chest-there it was, a very faint heartbeat.
"Sky," He yelled to nothing in particular, "I need your help!"
SkyDoesMinecraft casually walked into the Throne Room, carrying as many gold swords as he could and staggered over to Ant. He carefully put the swords down and looked at Sparklez.
"I hate to be the one to break it to you, but I'm pretty sure the only way you can save him is by kissing him."
"WHAT?! But I'm a man!"
"I didn't make the rules of magic, it's the way magical beings share energy, even with humans. I don't think his body is going to last much longer, better hurry up," Sky shrugged and picked up his swords, "anyway he's a Nether beast, you don't have to save him" Ant looked down at Sparklez, and leaned down to give him a quick kiss on the lips. He immediately felt a drain in his strength and saw the change in his friend as well. The color returned to his face, his heartbeat became strong again, and his eyes turned from pure white to their original blue. Sparklez blinked and froze.
"My father is dead" he stated. "His presence is gone from the living world." CaptainSparklez smiled up at Ant and stood up, Ant supported his friend as the weakened Nether Prince almost fell over. Then, the blue-eyed man looked behind Ant and at Sky, quickly asking, "What's so funny?" At this point, Sky burst into the laughter that he had been keeping in. It took a full five minutes for Ant to get words out of him.
"Oh, my Notch. You-you, hehe, you didn't have to kiss him. You just needed to touch his skin," Sky said in between his laughter and once he was done, he almost dropped his gold swords from laughing.
Understanding dawned on AntVenom and he said, "Wait a-SKY, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU WHEN I GET BACK!" Ant started running towards his brother, but Sky had wisely faded back to the Overworld.
"Um, did I miss something when I was gone?" Sparklez asked, quite confused.
A few days later...
As heir to the Nether Throne, CaptainSparklez had discharged all the Nether creatures from their service-with most of them promising to help if he needed it. Now Ant and Sparklez stood at the portal, ready to pass through to another world.
"Ant?"
"Yes, Sparklez?" The Nether Prince sounded nervous as he spoke his next words.
"Could you show me the Overworld? Could you help people accept me for who I am?"
Ant smiled and replied, "Sparklez, you don't have anything to worry about. I will make sure nothing happens, and I'm sure nothing will happen. After all, we just saved Minecraftia from the biggest problem it's ever had to face. And if people still don't respect you, then I can ask Sky to help. He's got the whole Sky Army that will do whatever he says! Just don't mention gold in front of him, call it budder."
Ant took a step into the portal and saw his friend was still hesitant. He put out his hand, and a moment later, Sparklez took it. "Don't worry Sparklez, anything we do, we do together." The Nether Prince smiled faintly at his friend, marveling as tp how he had met such a wonderful man.
Then, together, the Heroes of Minecraftia stepped through the portal.
