Another chapter, in the time when I haven't been writing I've been playing S2, I've already finished episode one, and I have got to say...I AM SO PUMPED UP FOR WHEN THAT HAPPENS HERE. Heck, I'm even considering doing a Movie Mode version of this fic (if Toni and Ariza don't mind of course since they're kinda the king and queen when it comes to mcsm watching the game fics) for the sole purpose of having S1 Ivor meet S2 Ivor (especially because neither toni nor ariza seem to be planning on having S2 jesse show up when they watch s2 - I've asked XD)
TheAmberShadow - ...oh...sorry 'bout that, I thought you meant the arrow in his leg XD
And thank you for noticing that, I got it fixed as soon as I saw your review.
Well, if your brain already hurts, you may want to wait for it to chill before you read this chapter.
Yeah, it doesn't sound nearly as good as 'when pigs fly' but he has a pet lamb not a pet pig so *shrugs*
We will never know
Raintag - He sure is, lets just hope his next play doesn't involve TNT XD
Definitely!
In his life, really when has yelling not worked?
Charlotte - Well it happens in this chapter so whoooo! #Magnugaard #Axevia
Also guys that fic I referenced at a coupl'a chapters ago? Yeah it's so happening, and so I'm gonna be low-key referencing it here as I work out the details. So if you see the following names thrown around, that's why: Birch, Quartz, Chorus, Notch, Herobrine,and The Admin (who would have shown up anyways because of s2)
(If you want more info let me know~)
On to the fic!
"Alright, just a little farther"
Ivor was in the lead, and by that it meant that he was the highest on the vine trail leading up the large section of stone. Magnus was right behind him, and Axel was just a little below Magnus. Reuben was making his own way up, that involved squeezing through spaces entirely too small for humans to fit through.
As they all reached the top, and walked closer to the building, Axel was the first to comment on the appearance of the structure "Looks like someone went a little overboard with the defenses"
Overboard, was a complete understatement.
Redstone blocks could be seen scattered across the temple, and what looked suspiciously like pressure plates were wired up to the dispensers, which had been re-located to the outside of the temple.
Before the small group could get any closer, a sharp hissing caused them all to jump and whirl around, facing a creeper which was already flashing white. Before it could explode, five arrows shot into it's head, one after the other, and the Creeper became nothing more than a small pile of gunpowder.
"Who goes there?" a voice shouted, as Magnus knelt down to scoop up the gunpowder and put it into his bag. Ivor made a mental note to keep Magnus away from sand and crafting tables for a while. Turning to look at the source of the voice and the arrows, Ivor couldn't stop the smile spreading across his face as his gaze landed on a young black haired woman holding a bow and aiming it at the thick form of Axel. She had some sort of orange goggles on, but after a half-second of silence, Harper pushed the goggles off of her face and beamed "Ivor? Is that you?"
"Harper!" Ivor called in return, nodding and brushing some of his dark hair out of his face. "Yeah we're back"
"Thank Notch" Harper said, putting the bow away "Wait there, I'll let you in"
As Harper opened the Iron door from the inside, Ivor smiled, and nodded his head towards Axel "We got Axel!" he said, and Harper grinned at him "That's amazing"
After the small group had gotten in and Harper sealed the door shut, the raven haired woman led the way "You are not going to believe who showed up while you were away" she said, a small laugh of delight in her voice. She pointed to a figure leaning against the wall, and Ivor's eyes widened as he realized who it was
"Gabriel!" Magnus shouted, running forwards and all but tackling the dark skinned male with a hug. Gabriel chuckled, and eased Magnus off of him "It's good to see you too Magnus" As Ivor and Reuben came closer, Gabriel nodded to Ivor as well "It's good to see you as well Ivor...back at Petra's bunker, things got...dicey"
"It's such a relief to see you" Ivor said, raising a hand and resting it on the teen's shoulder. "You have no idea" for a brief moment, Ivor thought he saw a small flash of pain flick through Gabriel's eyes, but before Ivor could say anything, Gabriel beat him too it "You pulled me out of that Witherstorm's clutches and I ran and ran for the temple. If you hadn't saved me..." Gabriel shook his head "I owe my life to you Ivor. I'm just glad I heard Petra telling you where to go"
Gabriel rubbed awkwardly at his left arm, but Ivor barely saw that. Instead he asked "Did anyone else get away? Are there any other survivors?"
Gabriel sighed and said softly "It's all a blur...but the Witherstorm left almost nothing behind. Everything...everyone...gone"
Gabriel turned, and led the others deeper into the temple "It even got Petra"
"It's been a while since I've been here" Axel said softly, climbing the stairs from the library into the upper chamber where Ellegaard was. Axel had his head craned back to look up at the roof, so Ivor saw the person standing next to Ellegaard first.
Ivor turned to glance at Harper, but before words could be said, Axel lowered his head, and his gaze locked onto the woman who was staring out to the woods. "What. is she. doing here?" Axel's hands were clenched into fists, and he was taking deep breaths, his emerald green eyes squeezed shut.
Gabriel arched a brow and said "Call this a hunch, but do you not like each-other"
Axel shook his head "It's not...no it's just..." he sighed "It's complicated"
Harper didn't seem to hear the burly man, as she turned towards Ivor and said "Yeah...I forgot to mention...Ellegaard went on a little quest of her own while you were gone"
"And this...Ellegaard person" Axel said slowly, his eyes opening and fixing on the woman standing next to Ellegaard "brought back her?"
Ellegaard and the other woman, who had dark skin and raven black hair, hadn't noticed the group huddling around the stairs yet, which was probably for the best as Axel turned towards Ivor "Did you know about this? Did Olivia put you up to this?" Axel huffed and crossed his arms, muttering "You think you know a guy"
Ivor frowned "Uh...Is this a problem?"
Axel didn't say anything for a few seconds, before he finally said "Let's just say the two of us have got some issues after..." he shook his head "never mind" he added with a mumble.
Before Ivor could question Axel, Ellegaard finally caught sight of them and ran over to him, hopping up and down excitedly "Ivor!" she all but squealed "Look! I...I found Olivia!"
Ivor sighed, rubbing at the area between his eyes "Look..." he said to Axel "I'll figure things out, just...wait here alright?"
"Good" Axel said, rather awkwardly "You do that"
Ellegaard had already ran back over to Olivia, and as he got closer Ivor could hear the tail end of Olivia's words "-try to play it cool hmmm?" then the dark skinned woman caught sight of him and turned, facing Ivor with a small frown and her arms crossed. "So...who are you now?" Olivia asked "And why did you bring him with you?" as she said 'him' in literally the most demeaning manner possible, Olivia nodded her head towards Axel.
"We're reuniting the Order of the Stone" Ivor said, then his gaze flicked over to Ellegaard "So how did you two meet?" he asked wryly.
Ellegaard beamed at him "It's kind of crazy actually. So, I went to Redstonia, and there were all these incredible inventors. It was kind of intimidating actually" she rubbed her arm nervously, then beamed "But Olivia made me her protege!"
"Well...assistant, for now" Olivia corrected "I mean, after what happened..." she trailed off and Ellegaard winced slightly, a small blush spreading across her face. "I know, and I'm so sorry about that by the way"
"Redstonia?" Ivor interrupted, arching a brow. Ellegaard nodded, turning away from Olivia "It's a town devoted completely to redstone and inventions. It's amazing! I was way out of my league."
Olivia hummed thoughtfully and said "She may have...embarrassed herself a bit"
Ellegaard's face turned beet red, but before any more words could be exchanged, Axel walked over from the stairway, apparently tired of waiting for Ivor. "Hey Olivia" he said, a strange look on his face. Olivia frowned "Hello Axel" she returned "Your voice is exactly as pleasant as I remember, which is to say...not. at. all" she glared at the large man, who frowned, crossed his arms, and countered "Is that the same wit you're going to use to save the world?"
"Why?" Olivia asked "You here to tell me how to do it better?"
"I would never do that" Axel said, voice somewhat sincere "Unlike you, I actually do things instead of just talking about them"
"Hey, that's Olivia you're talking to, show some respect!" Ellegaard snapped, crossing her arms and glaring at the Boom Master.
Axel half smirked at Ellegaard before turning his focus back on Olivia "Looks like you've finally found yourself a live one. Your little devotees are usually more on the ah...bookish side"
"Would you all cut it out?" Ivor finally snapped "Holy crap you're acting like crazy people! Can we please focus on the big picture here? There is a massive witherstorm in the process of turning the whole world into its dinner!"
"Yeah...I'll admit" Axel said, turning away from Olivia and rubbing his arm "That thing looked really nasty, and I've seen some pretty nasty things in my time"
Olivia crossed her arms "Too much for you was it?" she asked a strange expression on her face.
"Hey, you weren't there alright" Axel snapped "You didn't see how this thing just tore everything up!"
Ivor had finally had enough "would you two STOP FIGHTING!"
After a few tense moments, Gabriel said "Ivor's right. We need some way to stop this thing"
"If only Lukas were here" Olivia said sadly. "He might have something we could use"
Axel let out a groan "Oh...'liv, not this again. You know I hate it when you brag about you and Lukas's little brainy club"
"I'm not bragging!" Olivia cried, exasperated "I think I've got a legitimate idea here!"
"What are you talking about?" Ivor asked, trying desperately hard not to just up and smack Axel and Olivia at this point. "What did Lukas have?"
"Lukas had some sort of...Super TNT" Olivia explained "Stronger, and more explosive than a charged creeper. He called it the 'Formidi-Bomb'"
"Yeah, yeah" Axel said, rolling his eyes "I've heard all about the 'F-Bomb' before."
Magnus arched a brow "F-Bomb?" he asked, looking rather skeptical.
Axel nodded "Yup. Lukas claimed that dropping the F-Bomb could destroy anything. But I've never seen it before"
"As if he would let you within a mile of it" Olivia muttered under her breath.
"Well the Formidi-Bomb sounds like just what we need" Ivor said quickly, before Axel and Olivia could start shouting at each other again. "We should go get it...now"
"Well..there's a small problem with that" Olivia said "We don't know where Lukas is." As Ivor's face began to fall, Olivia added "But, you found us. Do you know where he is?"
Ivor frowned "No...but I know how to find out" he said, a small grin falling into place as he turned his head to look at the Order's map.
The amulet already in place, Ivor pulled the lever he knew would start the light show up. Walking back to the main area, Ivor stood between Axel and Olivia. "Look, there's my light" Axel said, pointing to the green laser "And there's yours" the red light was right next to the green one on the map, right in the center of things.
As they stood there watching, a new light flickered, and then shone as brightly as the red and green ones. A pure white light, shining up at the very top of the map.
"That's new" Magnus said, drawing a groan from Ellegaard.
As Ivor was about to pick up the amulet so they could get going immediately like they had decided, after a small argument between Axel and Olivia, the amulet's middle gem began glowing, slowly at first, and then brightly, pulsing with energy as it depicted a blue light moving quickly towards the white light's location.
"Jesse?" Olivia said "No...that's impossible, he's dead!"
Axel stared, mouth open at the map, and Ivor walked towards Olivia, abandoning the amulet "Olivia...Axel, I don't know how to tell you guys this, especially since you all seem to think Jesse was supposed to be dead but...
"He's the one that created the wither."
And that's a wrap...man, I must have written those last three sections like...twenty times before settling on this. Hope you all enjoy
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~Savannah