Chapter 11: Pillow Fort Fantastic
I let out a small sigh of contentment as I woke up, and I shifted into a more comfortable position. Wait a minute... I opened one eye, noticing that I seemed to have made my way next to Ridge... right now I'm curled up next to him, I guess... cuddling him? Snapping out of my thought's, I slowly move back to the other-side of the bed, hoping that my movement doesn't wake him up... if he does it will be... a interesting predicament. Luckily fate is on my side, and I dropped back onto my pillow. His chest was much more soft, I thought, quickly banishing it from my mind. It will only end in a really awkward explanation.
Letting out another sigh, I closed my eye's, slowly falling back to sleep. It's... to early to think... just a few more hour's...
A scream echoed down the hall-way. Soon door's were being flung open, half-asleep people stumbling out, calling for each-other. "Hannah?" I called, my cries getting more desperate when there was no reply.
"Lewis, stop it! It look's like Kim, Zoey and Hannah has been," Simon paused for dramatic effect, "Kidnapped!"
I rolled my eye's, and started walking to Freya's room. Maybe she know's what's happening? The rest followed me, swapping ridiculous idea's on what they thought was happening. I knocked on the door, and when there was no answer, I barged in.
We did not expect what we saw.
A massive castle stood where the room had been, complete with it's own moat filled with... feather's? Taking a closer look, it was completely built out of Pillow's.
"Now that's a castle!" Sip's said. Everyone nodded, walking around, trying to find a better view.
"Help!" Shouted someone, we looked up to see Kim madly waving at the top. "Hannah and-!" A gloved hand grabbed her, and pulled her away from the edge.
"Kim!" Shouted Duncan, instantly running across the bridge, and entering the massive structure.
"God-dammit, Duncan wait!" I shouted, smacking my head at how stupid we were acting. We needed provision's, weapon's, infor-
"I'm coming to save you!" Shouted Sjin, running after Duncan, followed by everyone else, including me.
As we entered, we split up into two group's, grabbing some pillow's and cushions, as they were our only weapon. Cursing, me, Simon, Nilesy and Panda went to the left, holding the pillow's in-front of us, like a shield. Soon we came to a massive room, "Boss battle..." Panda muttered, feeling the tension in the room rise. I pivoted around, not wanting to be in this freaky place any longer then we have to.
"Heh, so, you have finally summoned up the courage to come and fight me?" A voice called out mockingly.
"Wait, that sounded like-" Nielsy said.
"Martyn!" Cried out Simon, interrupting Nilesy, running forward to a figure who stood at the centre of the room.
"Begone!" Martyn cried, raising his hand's, making vine's shoot out of the pillow's, sending Simon to a screeching halt.
"He's the boss!" I cried, running at him, my pillow raised. We each tried to attack him, dodging the pillow-wielding vine's. Soon it was a free-for-all, just wildly attacking everyone. We completely failed to see the serious side of the battle, smashing pillow's at each-other, our laughter resounding in the room.
Soon, we all collapsed, bouncing slightly from the mattresses that was the floor.
"Let's... just call it a draw." Martyn said, breathing heavily. We agreed quickly, getting up, and retrieving new pillow's. The one's we had now lay ripped on the ground, feather's floating around the room. "How did you get here?" I asked, saying the question that was on everyone's mind's.
"I don't quite know... just a weird blurry memory. The last thing I remember was being carried by... something green." He shrugged. "Do you guy's know what's happening? Like, we're all different now, isn't it?"
"I'll explain later, we have to get to the top! Kim, Hannah and Zoey are probably up there fighting something, and we need to help them!" Martyn nodded, and showed us a small stair case. Time to go kick some ass!
Me, Sip's, Duncan and Rythian took the right, chatting casually, occasionally looking around. We totally had this covered, we just need to find some stairs, find the girl's, and get the hell out of here. How hard could that be?
Walking into another room, I scanned the architecture, expecting the same plain pillow design. To my surprise, the floor had changed, and there seem's to be weird engraving's in the pillow's...
About to point out this detail, I was cut off by Sip's. "Hey, who's that?" He pointed his pillow at a figure in the middle of the room.
"Who dare's enter my territory?"
"Toby?" I said out loud, instantly recognising his voice. "Toby! It's me, Sjin!" He replies by grabbing a pillow, and charging at us screaming.
I don't think he like's me.
We instantly legged it back to the door, but it had closed and could not be opened. "EAT FEATHER'S SJIN, I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE!" Shouted Sip's, swinging a pillow at my face. I dodged, and swung my pillow back at him, laughing at his surprised face.
We exchanged blow's with the pillow's, Toby joining in, running and jumping around in the room, swinging the pillow at anything that moved. "SURPRISE, MOTHER-FUCKER!" I shouted, smashing the pillow directly onto Toby's head. It exploded, feather's flying everywhere, and when the air cleared, Toby stood there with a broken pillow-case around his body.
We all burst out laughing, slowly getting our breath back. I high-fived Toby, giving him prop's from surviving that explosion. Of course, it was a pillow...
Anyway, Toby described waking up here, and he doesn't remember anything else, like how he got here. I shrugged, and promised to explain what's happening later. We have to find the girl's! Walking up a stair case behind the door at the other side of the room, we grabbed our pillow's, ready to fight.
The group saw each-other as they reached a small room with a very large door that lead to the roof. Everyone nodded, and smashed through the door.
I did not expect the locked door to burst open, and I looked at Zoey and Kim to see if they also noticed. I looked back at the door, seeing all the guy's with Martyn and Toby walk through, all holding pillow's. I tried to stop the laugh that bubbled up inside me, but failed, soon kneeling on the floor at how ridiculous they looked. I heard Kim and Zoey also laugh, and I wiped away the tear's. God, they looked like they were going to some major boss fight, with pillow's as weapons!
"Your okay!" Sjin exclaimed, lowering his pillow.
"Of course we are you idiot's, don't judge 'cuz were girl's!" Kim said sharply.
"You took way longer then expected you know." Zoey added, looking at a invisible watch. "Like... by five minute's."
Their jaw's dropped, and instantly started arguing. I let out a snort. Men, always have to protect their pride. "Look, I think we can settle this with... a pillow fight!"
We charged, smashing our hidden pillow's at them, using the element of surprise to our advantage. They soon reacted, and laughter soon joined our battle-cry's. "THIS, IS, SPARTA!" Simon screamed, smashing his pillow at everything, causing feather's to fly everywhere. It was absolute chaos.
In the end, we agreed to disagree.
I pointed to a door, that was the only wood-made thing in this whole place. "I think Freya's through that door. I think we have more then a few questions to ask her." Everyone nodded, and I walked forward, placing my hand on the door. I counted down from three.
"3..." Everyone raised their pillow's.
"2..." Everyone put on their "determined" face.
"1!" We charged through.
I yawned again, what was that horrible sound? I opened my eye's, and to my surprise, everyone with two new people, stood at the door-way, holding... pillows? I looked around, noticing that I have managed to pile myself under lot's of blanket's, covering Ridge as-well.
"What's... what's going on here?" I asked, rubbing my eye's slowly. God, what time is it? "It's like... 5 am?! Okay, why the hell are you guy's in my room?" They opened and closed their mouth's, like stranded fish, before describing being in... a pillow castle? Finding Martyn and Toby? Going to save the women? I shook my head in disbelief. "I think you lot have been eating or drinking something funky... did you just eat chocolate? I told you not to eat chocolate as your breakfast!"
"No! It's real, I tell you!" Duncan insisted. I shook my head again, and sank further into the blanket's. "Just go back to sleep... it's too early to deal with this..."
"The skies awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play!" Sjin quoted, from a movie we watched called Frozen. I sighed, and got up, rubbing the sleep dust from my eyes, and I crossed my arm's. "So your Martyn and Toby, right? These guy's will explain everything, so don't worry, and they will show you to your room's. Umm... Oh yeah, follow me." I waved my arm, leading them deeper into my room. It was the biggest in the mansion, and joined to my own personal library. I walked from soft carpet onto cold wood, and I pointed to a previously blank wall in the library. It is now covered in a massive mural, only half done.
"I think you guy's should see this." I said, smiling at their surprised expressions. "I had done it in my spare time, and it's not done, but I want to see if you recognise any of this."
"Well, that's us, isn't it?" Lewis said, pointing to a small, unfinished group of people.
"And that's us now, changed." Muttered Simon.
I nodded. "To celebrate our... friendship." I cringed at the word, knowing that I'm going have to watch them die. The curse of immortality... But for now, I will enjoy every moment. "It will show our journey, you know, stopping the world from merging..."
"Wait, this world is merging?!" Cried Rythian. "Why didn't you tell us?"
I frowned. "I had, I guess your guy's weren't listening." I shrugged, picking at my top. "You know, that if we don't break this "bond" this world will eventually be overcome by Minecraftia. No biggie." They stared at me.
"How is this, a "no biggie"?" Asked Kim.
"I've done it before, it's quite simple really. Just wait until it's at it's weakest, and strike." I explained, smashing my fist into my hand.
Suddenly before anyone could ask any-more question's, a groan came from the bed. Everyone turned their head, and a still slightly sleepy Ridge raises his head, running a hand through his hair. "What's happening'?" He mumbled, rubbing his eye's. "Why are you guy's in our room? I mean, Freya's room."
"Better question, did you just sleep with Freya?" Demanded Hannah.
"Uhh... yeah?"
Everyone looked at me. "What?" I asked.
"Did you just get laid?!" Asked Sip's.
I laughed. "No! He just had to sleep somewhere, and I was to tired to get him a room, so he just slept in my bed. No Biggie."
"Now that's a Biggie, you just slept with him. That mean's your a couple!"
I blushed. "N-no! H-he just n-needed a place to sleep, i-it's not like that!" I stammered.
"Yeah! I just needed a place to sleep, so stop being so serious!" Added Ridge.
"This is so funny!" Laughed Panda.
"Yeah, just say that you luuurve each-other already!" Nilesy said, grinning.
We both groaned.
"I totally ship you two by the way, you guy's are like the parent's of the group, and we're just completely screwing up your life." Laughed Zoey.
I sighed. "Look, can we go get breakfast? And discuss about this later?" Everyone agreed. We made our way down-stair's, to the kitchen, chatting all the way. I sent Ridge a "Oh dear" look, and he just lifted his hand's in defeat. I laughed, and stuck out my tongue.
Once we arrived at the kitchen, I used my power's to turn the hob on, and started cooking a traditional english breakfast with bacon, bean's and toast. As everyone ate and talked, I leaned against Ridge, and let out a long breath.
"We're never going to hear the end of the you know?" I said, looking at them trying to sneak glances at us.
"Yep." Muttered Ridge, leaning his head on mine, wrapping his arm's around me. "I'm still really sleepy..."
"Me too..." I mumbled, "They barged in, waking me up at 5, saying that they were just in some weird pillow castle."
"Huh, we must all be going mad."
"Yup, but all the best people are." I heard him chuckle, and I smiled.
"You are just a small bundle of wit aren't you?"
"I guess, but I prefer to call myself quirky."
"Hey, Freya!" Sjin shouted. "Sing for us!"
I frowned. "I don't sing."
"Oh c' mon, humour us!" Added Duncan.
I crumbled. "Alright... I'll sing a lullaby from my childhood." I spun my finger's, and music started playing. Then I opened my mouth to sing:
"Deep in the meadow, under the willow,
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow,
Lay down your head and close your sleepy eyes,
And when again they open, the sun will rise,
Here it's safe, and here it's warm,
Here the daisies guard you from all harm,
Here your dreams are sweet, and tomorrow brings them true,
Here is the place, where I love you...
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away,
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray,
Forget your woes, and let your troubles lay,
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, and here it's warm,
Here the daisies guard you from all harm,
Here your dreams are sweet, and tomorrow brings them true,
Here is the place where I love you..."
Authors Notes:
This one was took MUCH longer then expected, but I'm happy from how it turned out. Any suggestion's on how to make it better? Also can you point out any mistake's I've accidentally made? Much appreciated! There will be Ridgedog x OC, because there aren't any stuff about Ridge being in luuuurve other then with Xephos, come on fellow author's, let's be more inventive!
Also, I do not own this song! Totally recommend you search it on YouTube, it's called "Rue's Lullaby" by Adrisaurus, a Hunger-Game's song!
Plus a big shout-out to Superdude2062, massive high-five to you for being the second to fav this story!
Thank's for reading!
Signing out,
Deceptive Chrysalis
