I didn't have time this week to write the chapter, so I pushed through today to get it done! Here's the Chapter 10 special! It's longer so I hope you'll like it!

The song for this chapter is: Royals by Lorde.

Adam POV

Jerome, Polska, Alec, Tristan, and I were lounging around the entrainment area when Jerome remembered something.

"Can you guys leave?" he asked everyone except me.

"Um… why?" Tristan questioned.

"It's personal."

"And you want Adam to help you. Addy!"

Infuriated, I interrupted. "Tristan shut up!"

The nineteen year old rainbow-haired also known as my annoying cousin, rolled his eyes and followed an irritated Polska and Alec, attempting to calm her down.

"So what do you wanna tell me?" I asked, a bit confused.

"Since you're more… respectful… than Tristan… I have to ask you something personal."

"Okay."

"What do you think of yaoi?"

"Yaoi? Uh… I don't have any opinions…"

"It's a pairing between a couple of the same sex…"

"Yeah. I know. But what are you referencing this to? I'm getting nervous."

"Adam! It's nothing to get nervous of! It's just… I think…"

"Go on…"

"I'm in love with Mitch."

My eyes widened, not in shock of him and Mitch together, but of Jerome not telling me beforehand.

"Why did you not mention this before you let with my dad?"

"I… didn't want Mitch to know. He would've gotten so freaked out."

"Yeah. But… we were such great friends. You, Mitch and I. You could have at least told me."

"I… didn't think about it… okay?!"

"Jerome, chillax. No big deal."

"And since you have a girlfriend and Tristan doesn't, you would understand."

"Girlfriend? I don't have a girlfriend… oh… Taylor… she's not with me."

"Tristan said…"

"Tristan is a douche and liar disguised as a post-teen boy. Listen to me, he can't be trusted."

"Do you trust him?"

"I have to. He's family. And family sticks out for each other. That's why we're going for Marley. And Chim is failing."

"Chim?! Chimney Swift?!"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Oh no…"

"What?!"

"Chim has been… kidnapped by the squids."

"How the heck do you know this?!"

"I heard from Polska. She knows these forests like the palm of her hand."

"What about Marley?!"

"She didn't say anything about Marley."

"Dammit." I glanced away from Jerome, and focused my attention at the bundle of vines growing outside the window of the room, "Jerome."

"Yeah biggums?"

"What about Mitch makes you like him?"

"Uh… he's kind… funny… brave… courageous… isn't afraid to speak his mind… It doesn't even matter if he wasn't good looking, which he is. Mitch would still be the one…" Jerome's mind trailed off.

"I thought Carter was the one. Now it may be Taylor. I don't know. This whole girl thing is too complicated."

"Relationships are complicated," Jerome concluded, standing up from the sofa, "We have to leave."

"Why?"

"Marley? Have you forgotten already?"

"Oh. Yeah." In truth, my mind had been too focused on Taylor to even remember saving my younger cousin. Who knew where she had been? She could have been dead for all I thought.

Jerome led me outside of the entertainment room into the dining hall where Alec and Polska sat chatting while Tristan played with his thumbs. He glanced up at me once we entered.

"You done yet?" he questioned, annoyed.

"Yeah. We're gonna go…" I told him.

"For Marley," Jerome continued for me.

"For Marley."

"Can we come?" Alec asked, smiling. I had no choice but to let them join us. Alec and Polska had been so kind, for the most part, so it was the least I could have done.

Taylor POV

I finally opened my eyes. I laid on Iceland's entryway sofa, reclining my head on a pillow. Allison sat next to me, waiting for the moment where I awaken.

"Taylor!" she cried, hugging me, "You're okay!"

"Of course I'm okay!" I told her, being a bit sarcastic.

"You almost got abducted by squids and let one of them get away with Marley."

"I know. Don't remind me. I'm super guilty."

"It's fine. Adam and Tristan will find her."

I realized the meaning of her comment and perked up by sitting straight, "Wait! Adam and Tristan are gone?!"

"They've been gone for a few days."

"Wha… what? How did I not know?"

"You were knocked out for two days."

"Two days?!"

"It's crazy."

"Is anybody looking for the boys?"

"Yeah. Iceland and Asher."

"How about Matt? Thomas? Crystal? Kae? Alex?"

"They're still here, except Crystal. She went to gather herbs for medicine. She'll be back by tomorrow morning."

"It's too dangerous. We can't let anyone leave on their own, especially when we've helped someone who has a squid bounty on their head. You know who I'm taking about."

"Adam."

"Yep. They want him... alive."

"Why alive?"

"To make sure his father watches him suffer."

"But do they have CaptainSparklez?"

"Not yet. The squids have no idea where he is. But I do."

"Where?!"

"The Nether."

? POV

I walked the halls of the castle of the Nether. Ever since Herobrine was killed, my life had been turned upside down. One day I was the good guy, fighting amongst my family to stop the evils of my own father, but now… now I had become just like him… evil, cruel, deceitful. No one could trust me, but I forced my younger sisters to obey, since they had no choice. My brother… my disloyal younger brother… the traitor. He refused to take part in my plans, so I vowed to destroy all his hard work had earned. Friends, family, his girlfriend… rest her soul… I thought of this all as I created a devious smirk on my face. As new King of the Nether, I had the power to do whatever I desired, as long as I stayed within the boundaries of my uncle Notch.

By now you may recognize who I am. My name is Ray, the older brother of Beatrice, Ty, and Void. I realized that I have never explained my past before. Maybe it's about time…

I grew up with Ty and Beatrice, taking care of them as much as I could. Beatrice made my life so much happier. She joked around, and quickly became Herobrine's favorite. When she left the castle of my father to adventure on her own, Herobrine accepted that she was gone. A few months later, my other sister, Void showed up. At times Void, the trickster, made the Nether King so mad that he would take out his anger on me. He would hit me, create scratches on my face, my arms, legs, anywhere that skin could be shown. Soon after Void became accustomed to the family, Ty, the youngest, angered Herobrine with his ideas of rebellion to the point that he was considered an outcast and sent to the prisons. Ty managed to escape the furious clutches of our father and ran off, eventually meeting his best friend Sky and creating the Budder Army. I respected Ty until the point that Herobrine begun working with the squids. When I realized the squids were enemies of Sky and his army, Ty quickly turned into my worst enemy. I would not let Beatrice, who I had not seen in years, or Void, who I never talked to, know that I hated our brother. Herobrine was our father, and I stayed loyal while the battle intensified. Once Herobrine got murdered by Jordan, I turned my attention from Ty to him and vowed to avenge my father's death by killing his murderer. I wanted to make Jordan suffer as long as I could.

My sunglasses flashed as I passed by rows of iron bars. No one was to escape these bars unless commanded by me, but I seemed to not be in a good mood. I had heard that squids were placing a bounty on my prisoner's son's head. And I did not like that, since I needed the boy for my own treacherous plans.

At a point, the squids had been an ally with the Nether. They had worked together to get rid of the Budder Army. Since that did not work, I untied my deal with Derpollous and continued to work on my own. I didn't need any squids to help me in my work. As long as I had Jordan, the squids wouldn't get far.

A small voice growled through one of the prison cells, "Ray."

"Call me King of the Nether," I told the voice, illuminating the words King of the Nether.

"Never."

"Sparklez, you stand no chance. You may have killed Herobrine, but you will quickly realize that I am not a force to be messed with. Take your unfortunate fate as it comes."

"Never. I swear to Notch that Adam will be safe from you. I would sacrifice myself for him if it's the last thing I do in the Overworld. I'd rather be in the Aether than watch my son suffer."

"Well too bad. If I don't get my hands on your boy, the squids will first. And they will do much worse. I tell you, much worse."

"Ray… why become an evil monster like your father? You're better than that. I know you."

"You don't know me!" I cried out, reaching the invisible ears of several pig men. They raced over to my location, prepared for a fight, "No. He's not trying to escape. Go back to your positions." The leader of the pig men nodded and motioned for his soldiers to follow him back into the hallway next over.

"Jordan," I continued, "You have no chance against me."

"Why do you want Adam anyways? Why do the squids want him?"

"He has powers, similar to you. It's because of those stupid amulets!"

"Yes…" he whispered, "The amulets."

"No! His must not be used with the other two. If combined, their power of good will wipe out all of the evil in the Overworld, including the squids and myself."

"Then that's a good thing," Jordan chuckled. I coughed to signal a small group of pig men. I opened up the cell.

"Beat him well."

"How dare you?!" Jordan screamed as the pig men, holding their golden swords, barged into the cell. They begun to drive their swords into his skin like butter. It would have been a painful sight to others, but for me, I liked it. It calmed me to hear the screams of my enemies.

As I paced away from the cell, the screams became fainter and fainter.

"Now I'm coming for you, Adam," I grinned, "You have nowhere to hide. Wherever you are, I will be one step ahead."

Oh noes! Jordan is in the Nether! Will Adam be able to save his dad from an inevitable death? You'll just have to wait to figure out! Thanks for reading!