For anyone who didn't get it, the wolf attack and when Arch showed up happened when the group was going up the other mountain. Yet Arch still shot up the mountain she said she saw them going up. Anyways, in with the chapter!
Xena's POV
After a brief hang over the edge I didn't really feel ready to fight anything. The Void beneath me seemed to drain my energy, yet I still had my sword drawn.
I heard Enderman chatter yet saw none.
"Okay." I heard Jesse whisper as the Ender Dragon flew closer. Team Crafted was on the other side of the floating island and shooting arrows at her.
She flew towards us and we all jumped to the side and rolled. Jesse took an axe and chucked it, lodging itself in the side of the dragons foot. She shook it free and he went back to grab it.
With all of us dispersed we could get individual hits in when she dove towards us. Aspen only had a knife so she ran towards Team Crafted to get a bow.
"ASPEN!" Jesse yelled. With her in the open she could be attacked easily. The dragon dove towards Jesse who hit the deck and was only grazed by a claw.
"Jesse, I have her back, stay with Ryder!" I yelled and ran across the opening as well. With Aspen about fifty feet ahead of me, I could catch up. "Come on. I have to defend her. Come on dragon." I said as I looked back. The dragon was gaining fast on me. No…. Not me. Her!
I moved my legs as fast as I could so I could get her out of the way.
I just need to use it. I closed my eyes and concentrated. When I opened them, nothing happened. My body started to flicker. But nothing.
Faster.
The dragon was above me now. It dove down towards Aspen.
"AHHHHH!" I yelled. I felt my energy drain and the ground beneath me changed. I tackled Aspen and pulled her down just as the dragon swooped down and crashed into the ground.
I got up and pulled Aspen to her feet.
"We did it." I said. "YES!" I heard celebration from the team and Jesse and Ryder.
There was an explosion of light and the dragon disappeared.
"Damn you guys!" A feminine voice rang out. Suddenly, our guard was back up. "Do you know how expensive dragons are to breed? You just don't get it?" Suddenly the voice was near me. I turned and saw a girl about 16 years old wearing a black leather jacket and black pants. Her red hair looked like fire.
"It's not like I can just kill you myself, oh wait I can!" She yelled. Our of nowhere, there were hundreds of arrows pointing at us. "Now group together, that way it's more fun." Now we were all in a group, including Team Crafted.
Without warning, the arrows were launched. I closed my eyes in fear. But nothing happened. I snuck a look.
I let out an audible gasp. Ryder had jumped in front of us and started - get this - cutting the arrows in mid air. With every slice, wood chippings rained down on us.
"Now that's awesome." Jesse said.
The arrows ran out.
"And the good news just keeps coming!" The girl yelled.
"Who are you?" I asked her.
"Oh yeah. You don't recognize me. I've had many bodies in my life span. You don't know, but I've met you guys." She said.
Wait. We were supposed to stop Enderbrine in the past. Not the present. Of course! He was more powerful in the past because there was no one to stop him. Then he was defeated by us. Now he's less powerful. The next fight will be harder.
I looked at Jesse and saw the gears turning in his head. He looked at me and back to the girl.
"Who are you? We haven't met you." Jesse said.
"Yes, my past is your future. Well, I'm the Enderbrine." She said.
"Wait wait wait wait." Aspen interrupted. "You're Enderbrine?" Suddenly, the girl, "Enderbrine", was next to us. She was giving off a particle effect like me.
"Yes. I'm less powerful but I need a body. I particularly liked this one because well, she's so evil!" Enderbrine said.
"Wait!" Jesse exclaimed. "I saw you in my dream. You broke into a place with some other guys."
"Ah, yes. That was before I took over but it was a good time. I broke into a vault not for what was inside but what was under it. My original body." Enderbrine said teleporting around us.
"Are you gonna kill us?" Ty asked.
"Yes, are you kidding?"
Arch's POV
I've never been to the End, but I'm pretty sure there aren't any trees. The jungle behind me was vast and looked over me menacingly.
About half a mile away was a ship. Not a cargo ship but what looked like an old sailing ship. There looked to be more on either side.
"Where are we?" Fulgur asked. "And how do we get back?" He out his hands on his head in disbelief.
"We should look for signs of life. I see a quartz pillar in the jingle by that cliffside. Lets check it out." I said. And as we walked towards it I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched.
The jungle provided it's own problems. The ground was soft and made squelching noises when you walked so there was no stealth, the trees were too thick to shoot arrows through, and it was too dense for a lot of light to get through.
"What do you think it is?" I asked Fulgur.
"Looks like the ruins of an old temple or something." He guessed. "We should go to the boats we saw." He said as he turned back. We tried to creep silently through the jungle but avail. When we got back to the shore we saw movement in the window of a ship.
"You see that?" Fulgur asked. I nodded. "You got a scope on that bow?" I got my sheath of arrows and unclipped a pocket on the side, pulling out a scope. I showed it to him and attached it to my bow and held it sideways. Nothing could've prepared me for what I saw.
"It's an angel." I said in disbelief.
Ryder's POV
Have you ever done something so incredibly awesome that you can't process it? Of course not, you're not as cool as me. But cutting those arrows didn't register in my brain until they were gone.
But enough about me. ''Enderbrine" had made her/his decision to kill all of us.
"So. I'm not sure who to kill." She said and pulled a giant, and I mean GIANT hammer from her pocket. The thing was at least 5 feet long and looked heavy as all balls.
"Whoa, okay that's a bit overkill." Jerome pointed out. None of us, out of fear challenged Enderbrine.
"I feel like maybe you don't get it. Of course it's overkill. I'm going to wipe out the human race. And because I don't see any of you fools in my past I know you won't stop me." Enderbrine growled. "And when would it be a better time? It's an era of peace, right?"
"Time travel's complex." I said.
"What?" Enderbrine asked.
"Yeah Ryder, whaaat?" Jesse asked, nervous.
"The past and future coexist. Our actions will not take place until we do them. Like Terminator." I told him/her.
"I told you it was like Terminator." Jesse whispered to Xena. She elbowed his ribs.
"Well. If you're so smart, outsmart me in a fight. Kill me and leave. I'll make myself mortal." She proved herself by piercing her skin with a fingernail. "Oh and uhh, no help on the rest of your journey." She snapped her fingers. And Team Crafted disappeared.
"Where'd they go?" Aspen asked.
"Home. I wiped their memories." She said. I saw purple end particles fly from one side of her face. "Woops, my disguise is fading. Make it snappy. You there. Xena. Fight me, I change my mind."
"You know, you announce things in the weirdest way." I told her.
"Well, it's not my personality."
"Lets do this, bitch." Xena said, stepping forward.
"Oh, damn." Me, Aspen, and Jesse said in unison,
I had fun writing this chapter! Next chapter, new OC's, and a big fight!
