Trying to be consistent even though time is a bit short. Better than updating after weeks.
I Gat Your Back.
That was our first encounter with a zombie that showed intelligence. It was obviously one of Herobrines henchmen. We had to leave the base if we were to survive another night.
"Get what you can and meet me outside." I told Lisa.
I went into my room and got all my valuables, Some TNT and some empty maps. I also grabbed five cooked meat. It wasn't enough for both of us, but it was a start. I took my travel bed as well and my backpack.
After looking at my room for the last time I headed to the center of the base where I had set up the self-destruct sequence. I set it to three minutes and started walking out. All that I had built was going to be dust.
I walked out the door feeling down. I was losing another part of my life that felt like home, my base. Even though I had just lived here for some days, it felt like years. I felt secure having a place to run to. But now that was going to change.
I looked into Lisa's eyes and I think she knew what I was feeling because she just walked up to me and gave me a big hug. I wanted to break down, but I had to be strong if I was to stop Herobrine.
I hugged her back and after a few seconds I recomposed myself. We walked a distance from the base with the two skeleton horses before we heard a loud, and I mean loud, bang. Looking back, all I could see is smoke. I hoped nothing was left that could help Herobrine find where we were going.
"Listen Fury, there are a lot of places in this world to set up a base. I know you have lost a lot these weeks but if you focus on the past, there is no way you can move forward. Let it go. We have to move forward." She said, slipping her hand into mine. I looked at her.
"I don't know how I would have done this without you." I simply said.
"Same here, if it wasn't for you, I would probably be in a cell right now."
"Eh, more than a cell, more like six feet under…" I joked.
"Leave the jokes to me noobert." She shot back.
"Haha so funny, so where we heading? Oh wait, don't remind me, west… couldn't we take the long way round?" I asked
"If you want to risk being attacked by spiders or silver fish."
"Silver fish, seriously. I can take them out with one blow." Pulling out my sword and pretending to attack one.
"Yeah, if they were two of them, not millions." She said.
"I'll take my chances. It's better that than another encounter with my evil twin."
We started off in the south west direction towards the redwood forest. Like oak trees but taller than dense forests and with golden leaves. It was there where spiders would swarm on unsuspecting creatures at night.
If we were to pass through that forest, we had to time our journey so that we would reach the end of it by sunset. If not we would have to dig a hole to spend the night in. I wasn't sure If spiders had a taste for skeleton horse.
The first hour of our journey was just plains. We could see horses here and there and some pigs. The redwood trees were just a speck in the horizon. If it weren't for the horses we would have taken days to just reach them.
The sun was beating down on us and we forgot to carry water. From left to right and forward, there seemed to be no place to rest.
"Didn't you say we had to reach the end of redwood forest before sunset?" I asked.
"Yes, but that is if we arrive at redwood forest. Don't forget, there are other dangers before the redwood." She said.
"What? You never said there were other dangers?" I said. I lost a bit of trust in her because she was leaving out vital information. I wondered what else she was hiding.
She simply rode faster and I was forced to catch up.
"You are hiding something… tell me Lisa." I demanded.
"Look, I don't need to tell you everything just yet. Just trust me."
"Lisa, you know that's not how friendship works."
"I know that and I really don't like keeping things from you, but it is for the best you didn't know."
"Fine then! But the moment I find out that you are playin me, I won't hesitate to tie you up and deliver you to the skeletons."
"Fury… Don't be like that. I have no intention of backstabbing you, I have your back, and I would never raise a hand to hit it."
"I don't know Lisa, what do you expect me to do when I know you are hiding things."
"Ok then. But promise me you won't change the way you see me."
I looked at her waiting for her to start.
"Promise me that you won't." she repeated.
"Ok, I promise."
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and breathed out.
"Remember the first day we met?"
"Yeah, when you delivered me to the skeletons?"
"Yes, I'm sorry for that, but the reason I did that was to try and save my family."
"But why did you trust them?"
"At first I didn't know what to do, but when you said you had killed The skeleton king, I wanted to sneak into the castle and free my family, but after some days of planning, I was too late. Bone meal had taken over and I feared he might kill them."
"Then?"
"When I finally decided to go in even though the skeletons had a ruler, I found you had beaten me to him. I felt like I lost them again"
"With Herobrine being released, your priorities changed right?"
"Yes, but after all this is done, I will get them free and we will rebuild our old village." She said.
"We will rebuild your old Village." I said, looking her straight in her eyes.
She closed her eyes again and this time a tear dropped from her eye. I wanted to give her a hug but I couldn't while on a skeleton horse.
She sniffed and whipped the tear off.
"Well, let's not focus on that right now." She said.
"I'm sorry I pushed you to speak when you weren't ready." I replied.
"No its ok. I had to get this off my chest. At least knowing I'm not alone in this fight makes it easier."
We Rode the Horses till Sunset and the redwood forest was still far off.
Here you go fans. Just a small, small glimpse of Lisa's story, The next chapter will be about her. So stay tuned and be sure to follow and review. Fury Out…