I'm a little surprised I even have to type this...
If you haven't read Hybrid yet, then stop reading this story (I'm surprised you made it to this point, honestly) because it's not going to make sense and you're just going to be like "wut". READ THE FIRST DANG STORY FIRST PLEASE xD
I'm only saying this because I received a review that basically said "this story sucks" and I reread the review and figured out they didn't even read the first one. -_- Like, logically, if you see that something isn't the first story in the series, wouldn't you go read the first one first? (especially if you've written it in the DESCRIPTION and in an AUTHOR'S NOTE)
Sorry for ranting (sweatdrops) It's just been bothering me all afternoon
"WHAT?!"
Every person who had been present during the Witherstorm's little rampage way back when was now on their feet, a few accidentally dumping others onto the floor (Lukas accidentally flailed out in a hot panic and knocked Milo to the floor) and another select few managed to even trip over their feet (Ivor jumped, tripped on thin air, and toppled forward, managing to land flat on top of Milo, who let out a very high-pitched squeak).
Ellegaard managed to splutter out an incoherent shrieking string of words that no one could make head-or-tails of (there may have been a couple incoherent expletives, but no one could really tell) until she finally yelled out at the end of said long string, "WHAT IN THE NAME OF NOTCH HOW WHAT WHY?!"
"Glad to see your grammar is intact," Ivor said faintly as he struggled to get off of Milo without injuring the blonde former-Sky-City innkeeper, his dark blue eyes wide with shock. She smacked him, still staring at Jesse and Reuben.
Reuben shivered, hunching down into his seat, hugging Benedict, who nestled into his shirt comfortingly with a cluck. "I just... well, when you've been tangled so deeply with something like that, you don't forget it," he said, his voice getting incredibly small.
Jesse absentmindedly looped Reuben into a hug, her arms pulling him into the embrace as she stared at her knees, red-and-green eyes dimming slightly.
Cassie gave the softest little cough, making all of them glance at the redhead. "Uhh... sorry if I sound stupid or something, but what is the Witherstorm?"
"... oh... we never mentioned it to you, did we..." Lukas murmured, his tail twitching uncomfortably.
Mevia shook her head, giving everyone nervous glances. "No.. we never heard anything about it," she put in tentatively. Nobody glared at her- they just nodded in return to that statement.
Everyone shared awkward glances with one another, not sure how else to put it. Finally, Magnus spoke bluntly, "The Witherstorm was this huge monster that was basically a Wither that tried to eat the whole world."
"Understatement of the year," Jesse muttered, still staring at her knees uncomfortably.
"We nearly lost a lot of people to the Witherstorm," Aiden picked up, crossing his arms, "this includes me and the other Blaze Rods," he circled them with his arm vaguely, "and Ellegaard...?" He glanced at the redstone engineer for confirmation, although it was Olivia who actually nodded. "And Reuben did die."
A lot of the people glanced uncomfortably at the little pig hybrid, who currently had his face buried in Jesse's shirt and wasn't emerging. Steve coughed slightly, looking a bit uncomfortable, "how is that possible...? If he was dead, then...?"
"Respawning."
Everyone glanced at Hadrian, who usually avoided talking now- it usually brought on this huge onslaught of death glares that made the two Old Builders extraordinarily lucky that looks couldn't kill. Not this time, though- this time it just brought on this huge flood of confused glances.
"We- ah, Mevia and me-" he gestured vaguely at his pale-blue-haired cohort, "and Otto.. oh, yes, I suppose Harper, Soren, Cassandra and Isa as well," he added as he remembered, "made this process in which if someone dies, they come back."
"How do you do that?" This was Alex, her eyes sparkling with interest as she leaned forward, Witherstorm momentarily forgotten.
"A lot of redstone and alchemy was involved," Isa spoke up this time, "the alchemy which Harper and I mostly blundered through and managed to find a good substance which worked. We used other mobs as test subjects first, but then the mixture changed so that when it worked fully, it would only work on humans, or at least partial humans... why was that? Was it the Spider Eye that we added?" she wondered, glancing at Harper.
Harper's lips twisted thoughtfully, making Ivor smile slightly. "Hmmmnn, I'm pretty sure it was the Glistering Melon... a-anyway, that's not the point- we were able to bring Reuben back to life," she said, hastily dragging them all back on subject.
Steve and Alex glanced at each other with rather interested looks, but the only thing they said in response was, "Cool."
"So, this... 'Witherstorm'," Em spoke, looking a little disconcerted, "it tried to destroy the whole universe?"
"That's the most succinct way of putting it, yes," Jesse agreed quietly, still hugging Reuben tightly- perhaps a bit more tightly than was necessary, as Benedict's muffled, complaining squawk sounded. "Rambling on a bit, it gave Petra Wither Sickness... Gabriel got amnesia..." A shiver trembled down her back and shoulders. "Ellegaard almost died... Reuben died... Hell, I think I almost died... it gave a ton of us PTSD," she added, her grip tightening even more, as evidenced by her white knuckles and the fistfuls of shirt fabric that she was now clutching. "If that thing was on a rampage again... well, all I can say is, we barely were able to beat it the first time, and that wasn't without sacrifices."
It was Jace who brought on the most alarming part of the conversation again, his wolf ears twitching uncomfortably.
"And now it's back again."
A/N: Sorry about the shorter chappie! Didn't know what else to do x3
RQTC: Does it annoy you if someone reads the sequel of a story you wrote without reading the first one? Or, heck, not even one you wrote, just in general.
Toni42: I KNOW RIGHT xD That's so cool! I didn't know that :3
NoItsBecky: Hehe xD
RapidSammi: Glad ya like it!
Luna96: Agreed! And lol don't worry, it'll eventually get less confusing xD
LivtheWarrior: Oh, thanks! I'm glad ya like it :3 And I'm surprised that a few people were surprised by this xD And also YES Egg's Guide is awesome
Angelwings: Uhh.. I watch LDShadowLady and Stampylonghead/Stampycat. That's it xD
Dorkpig: ... yes, I know this isn't like the actual series. This is a FANFICTION. Fanfictions are BASED OFF OF a fandom, not ripping it off. Also, why do people say 'no offense' when they mean offense xD Also, please be more polite when reviewing in the future, I receive very few criticisms (not that I dislike them- please give them to me, I need improvement suggestions) and I'm not used to them. And yes, hybrids. Have you even READ the first story? I know you read the description, but apparently you didn't understand that the SEQUEL comes after the FIRST story and you need to read the FIRST story before going to the sequel. I am really sorry if I'm being rude, but your grammar/structuring of the review and the fact that you didn't even read the first one bugs me to no end. Not to mention that you stated not once, but twice that it was bad. Okay, I get it, you don't like it... I got it the first time. Thank you for reading my rant (if you ever in fact return to this story), but your comment will be stewed over because of how much it bugs me (grammar/structure, the fact that you didn't read it, and the fact that you weren't exactly polite about the criticism) and then ignored.
Sorry to all the normal people about this huge rant above. It's just been bothering me for hours now and I needed to get it out.
MidNightTwist: Lol I know right xD
rebekahtpe: Yes, I like persimmons x3 And lol, I'm glad xD
Guest: Haha x3
NightShadeNinja: No problem! It's just that I can personally write girls better (but there will be a boy, don't worry) and the fact that female villains are cool xD
Choco: Lol xD And yes, I got too much in my system xD
LittleAngelbun: (le gasp)
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