Oh boy am I mad (not really) at Sky, Jason, Deadlox, Quentin, some of Sky's newer recording friends, and such for a reason that I will explain in the bottom AN XD

Chapter Ten, Deadlox's pov

"C'mon sweetie," I hear as I walk into Sarah and I's room a few weeks later.

I walk to the bathroom and smile, seeing Sarah standing in front the mirror and rubbing her belly a bit, of which was growing. She was looking into the mirror, and smiles when she sees me, turning around and walking over.

"Hi," I say, kissing her forehead once and hugging her.

"Hi," she sighs. I feel little thumps from her stomach, and chuckle.

"They're kicking?"

"Yep," she sighs. "The one time I am trying to sleep."

"Aww," I say, rubbing her stomach. The kicking slows, and she gives a huff of annoyance.

"You're not even doing anything! Why are they listening to you and not me?"

"I doubt they can tell the difference between us, Sarah," I laugh, guiding her back to our bed.

She sighs, laying back against the wall, and I sit next to her. "Yeah..."

"Hey," I say, and she looks at me. "Are you okay?"

She shrugs. "I just... I'm really tired and sore all the time. I know that comes with having a baby, but... I don't know. Guess I thought that it wouldn't be this bad. Wishful thinking, huh?," she asks.

"Must be," I say, laying next to her.

"Nervous for tomorrow?," she asks. I'm confused for a split second until I remember that the leadership ceremony was tomorrow afternoon.

"I'm not sure. A little. But then... who wouldn't be," I say.

She nods in understanding. "Don't worry about it. You're gonna be a great leader!"

"I have some pretty big shoes to fill," I sigh.

"And you're gonna do it just fine," she says. "Now, I'm tired and you need sleep for the ceremony, so let's get some rest."

"Can't," I sigh as she scoots down the bed so that she is laying down completely. "I promised Bajan to help on his lookout until midnight. His shift starts in half an hour."

She frowns in concern, turning onto her side to face me. "You need sleep though. Sorry to remind you, but you'll be leading a war after tomorrow."

"I know. And I've got it covered. I'm having Kermit take over my patrol tomorrow morning, and Husky is going to be taking my place with training the recruits for now so that I can catch up on my sleep a bit. I'll just do my turn when Husky's turn originally was, and we can always switch back in he future."

"Okay," she says after a moment. "As long as you get enough sleep."

"And now, you have to sleep," I say, getting out of bed after giving her a kiss. "You want a lot of energy for the baby. Best to sleep now when they aren't kicking."

"I know," she says as I walk towards the door. "Love you."

"Love you too. Sleep tight," I say, closing the door behind me.

"Hey," I hear Sarah say the next day as I prepare for my leadership ceremony, and turn to see her walking into the room, closing the door behind her. "Are you ready."

I take a deep breath. "As I'll ever be, I guess," I sigh.

She walks over and gives me a kiss before just looking at me. "You know Sky has complete faith in you, right? He wouldn't have made you next in line for leadership if he didn't think you couldn't handle it."

I nod. "Yeah. I know he does. I just didn't think it would be so soon," I say. She smiles.

"Better this than him having died, right? At least you can still go to him."

"Yep. Way better," I say. We hear the music start and turn to the door for a second, and then she turns back to me.

"I've gotta go now. Our little baby and I'll be waiting for you," she says, giving me another kiss before walking out. I take another deep breath and wait my signal to go.

This is it. I'm leaving my role as a general and heading to the role as the leader. After this the army will be the Dead Army. I'll be in charge of every person's life. I'll be the one to speak at the funerals or name new recruits and such.

I'll be the leader.

"I'll be the leader," I breath out, and then I get into position and listen for my cue.

"As we all know, I have been ill and weak lately," I hear Sky begin through the doors. "It has been harder and harder for me to lead the army into battle and keep it safe, so I have decided that it's time I release my reigns on you all, and pass it onto the general next in line, of whom is also my best friend. He may be young, but that does not defeat the pure courage from him. As kids, he was always the one who got into trouble the most, just accenting his bravery to do dangerous things. I remember when he talked me into sneaking out of the base when he was only nine. I've never seen such a pure look of amazement when he saw that arrow whizz by his head."

I smile and chuckle, hearing multiple people do the same. "But he is definantly the only one that I can imagine following me in leadership of the army. He has been there for me since the moment we met, right up until now, and I'll make sure that I'll be there for him."

I go and stand by the doors, knowing it was time for me to go out there in a second. "Now, it is time for me to step down and pass the role I have to my best friend, Deadlox."

The doors open and I walk out onto the small stage set up, sensing everyone's eyes watching me as I take my spot in the center of it. All the generals were standing at the sides of it, looking up at us while the recruits watch on from the giant crowd.

Sky leaves his spot and goes over to the wall, taking down the Sword Of Wisdom and Strength from it and walking back over to stand in front of me, holding it in front of him. I see sadness in his eyes as well as understanding and sigh.

"I'm so sorry Sky," I whisper.

He shakes his head slightly. "It's not your fault. And I know that you will lead us to victory in this war, and every war here on out," he whispers. "Do me proud."

"I will," I whisper back and he starts talking again.

"I, Skydoesminecraft, Leader of the Sky Army, now step down from my role of leader and pass it on to DeadloxMC, my first-hand General, as well as my best friend." He takes the sword by the hilt and points it up to my forehead.

"I, DeadloxMC, accept the role as leader of the army, and promise to protect all that are good from those that are bad," I say, then close my eyes.

He moves it until it just barely touches my forehead, and then I feel the shear power of being the leader flood me. It ends after a moment and I open my eyes, making him move the sword away and letting me hold it.

I move away from my spot over to where he had been standing before and face the army. "Here is your new leader, DeadloxMC. Leader of the newly named Dead Army," Sky says, and cheers break out.

This was it.

I'm actually the leader of the army now.

After a few moments we, meaning Sky, the generals, and I, step off the stage and leave through the doors, letting the recruits leave to go to dinner. I let out a breath right before turning to see Sarah walking up.

"Hey. You feeling a bit better now?," she asks, and I nod.

"Yeah. It was just a bit of the pre-ceremony nerves. Now all I feel is adrenaline," I say. She laughs and moves her hand to her stomach.

"You don't know adrenaline until you've feel our baby right now," she says, and I place my hand next to hers, feeling it kicking and moving around. I chuckle and kneel down.

"Hey baby. I'm the leader of the army now. I'll make sure that you are kept safe as much as I can throughout your life," I say, kissing her stomach before standing again. "And I'll keep you safe too Sarah."

Okay so seriously I won't be able to sleep until September 9 XD

So basically what's happening is very simple, and for some people probably isn't a HUGE deal, but I'm so hyped that I was actually continuously saying 'oh my gosh' and 'I'm so excited' repeatedly for like ten minutes (exaggeration, btw, but you get the point).

I guess that Sky and everyone else that I mentioned in the top AN decided to do a super special project as of recent. I don't wanna elaborate on it too much just in case it isn't what I think it is (even though none of them have said that it isn't to other people with the same opinion as me), so if you are really curious, then go to Sky's twitter and watch the video he retweeted from Vision Squad.

Like, omg.

I can barely contain my excitement :D

(so I took a break from writing this AN to look into it more anD THANKS A LOT TO JEROME FOR BASICALLY CONFIRMING MY THOUGHTS)

BUT ANYWAYS, THE CHAPTER

So I wrote this chapter months before I had even written up to this point, from where Sarah meets Deadlox before the ceremony to the end, which is why it does seem a little older than my current writing style. Aka, there is a lot more talking and a lot less of description of what exactly is happening. I completely forgot what the chapters I've written after this look like, so I can't say exactly how they'll be written style-wise. Hopefully you guys don't mind :P

But, yeah! And tell me what you think about how much I've been including Deadlox and Sarah's coming baby. This chapter has a lot more than others, but I want to make sure that I'm not doing too much of it so that it's still enjoyable for you guys to read. Go ahead and let me know what you think about this story so far in the reviews, and maybe even say how you feel about Deadlox becoming the leader.

Bye!

Ttyl

-TheRealDigiGal

P.S. Seriously don't take my opinion on what's happening with Sky and the others irl as fact. Opinions are opinions, and it could still be something different than it actually is so please make your own opinion first XP