Chapter 20: Blinded by Fury

(All is quiet as everyone looks over the edge of the cliff, their friend had fallen to his death just like the werewolf did. After a minute of silence, Jerome angrily turns towards Sky).

-Jerome: (angrily) WHY DID YOU LET GO OF HIM!?

-Sky: I didn't mean to! I-

(Rex quickly comes between the two).

-Rex: Stop! It wasn't Sky's fault!

-Jerome: Oh, it was! If he held onto Bajan for a little longer, I would have come to help him! Now, he's gone for good!

-Sky: Jerome, I'm so sorry. I wish I hadn't let go, but my hands-

-Jerome: I don't care if your hands were frozen to the point that you can't feel them. YOU MURDER MY FRIEND! Now, you're gonna pay for his death.

(Jerome brings his axe up and slices it across Sky's face. The Minecrafter screams in pain as the blade of the axe slices on the left part of his face, throwing his sunglasses off his face. He is thrown away from where the Bacca is. Jerome tries to attack him again, but Husky and TrueMU grab him by his arms and hold him back).

-HuskyMudkipz: Dude, what is wrong with you!? Control yourself.

(Meanwhile, Dawn helps Sky to his feet. Sky grasps the left part of his face, blood dripping from his wound. Everyone looks with pained expressions as Sky moves his hand away. Then, he gasps. A new, freshly-made, deep scar sealed in his right eye, making him nearly 100% blind, with 50% of good sight left in his left eye. He glances back at Jerome).

-Sky: Jerome, how could do this to me? I'm almost blind now because of you.

-Jerome: You deserve it for losing my best friend.

-Sky: I said I was sorry! It was a frickin' accident!

-Jerome: I'll make you a accident once I get my hands on you!

-Dawn: STOP!

(Jerome looks over at Dawn as she steps in between him and her husband).

-Dawn: Jerome, listen. Sky said it was an accident, and I believe him. I saw him trying to pull Bajan back onto the cliff, but he lose his grip on his hand. I know Sky would never intentionally let go of Bajan, because he knows that he is your friend and he tried everything in his power to save him. You shouldn't get mad at him for at least trying to save someone you care about.

(Jerome looks down at his axe, the blade covered in Sky's blood. Then, tears begin to form in his eyes. He breaks down in the snow, dropping the axe. Sierra runs over to him and tries to provide some comfort for the poor Bacca).

-Jerome: (sobbingly) I'm sorry...Sky. But Bajan...met so much to me. He's...he's like the little brother I always wanted when I was growing up. And now...he's dead!

-Sierra: It's gonna be okay, Jerome. We're all going to be here to give you comfort over this tragedy.

(Everyone looks down in despair. Knowing how far down the lake is, Bajan would never survive a fall like that. Bodil and Simon walk over towards the edge and look forward at the lake, icebergs slowly floating around on the surface. Then, Bodil gets an unexpected idea. He turns towards the others).

-Bodil: Wait, guys...what if there's a chance...that he might be alive?

(Sky looks over at the Bulgarians).

-Sky: What makes you say that?

-Bodil: I saw that whenever people falls off cliffs in movies, they're really just hanging on to a branch or a rock edge.

-Simon: No, he's definitely dead. There's no possible way that he can still be alive.

-Jerome: I don't know. We...we could just have a peek over the very edge and found out.

-Simon: No, we couldn't do that. We wouldn't want to get everyone's spirits more down if he were not to be there.

-Bodil: But, Simon, we could-

-Simon: He's dead, end of discussion. Now let's get out of here. I can't feel my feet.

(All of a sudden, a voice interrupts the conversations).

-Voice: (echoing) Oh my god-WILL YOU ALL JUST LOOK OVER THE DAMN EDGE!? I CAN'T HANG ON TO BETTY FOREVER!

(Everyone looks towards the cliff in surprise).

-Everyone except Sky: WHAT THE!?

(Sky runs over towards the Bulgarians and looks over the rocky cliffside of the edge. Hanging on to an iron axe stabbed into the icy, rocky wall is Bajan. Jerome reaches Sky and looks over with him).

-Jerome: (happily) Biggums, you're alive!

-BajanCanadian: Of course I'm alive. I know how to use Betty, and she just saved my life. Now get me up there, I don't think she can hold on for much longer.

(Suddenly, the blade of the axe slowly slips an inch out of the rock wall. Bajan lets out of a small yelp. Seto looks over and lifts up his hand as his eyes turn blue).

-Seto: I got him.

(A magical bubble forms around Bajan and starts lifting him upward. The axe is pulled out as he ascends from the cliffside. Once he is back on solid ground, Seto makes the bubble disappear by clutching his hand shut. Jerome runs up to his friend and tightly embraces him).

-Jerome: Don't ever scare me like that again, biggums!

-BajanCanadian: I promise, dood.

(Then, Bajan glances over at Sky and gasps).

-BajanCanadian: Whoa! Dude, when did you get another scar?

-Sky: Well, when Jerome thought that I let go of you on purpose, he slices my other eye with his axe. Now, I can't even see a far distance now.

-Jerome: (nervously) Uh...yeah. Um...I'm sorry...about that. I guess I overreacted a bit.

-Sky:...Bajan, I'm sorry that I let go of you. I'm just glad that you're okay.

-BajanCanadian: No, it was me. I should have been holding on tighter.

-Sky: Well, now that Bajan is safe, we better resume the travel. We're nearly to the Ice Essence.

(Everyone agrees and back away from the cliff. Then, Butter runs up to Sky and urges him to grab his collar).

-Sky: What is it, buddy? You want to be my eyes for now?

-Butter: Woof!

-Sky: Well, okay.

(Sky pulls out a lasso and carefully ties it around the canine's collar. Then, Butter begins leading his owner around. Sky sighs deeply, knowing that being blind will mean that he won't be able to protect his friends...which meant that all types of dangers are sure to harm each and every one of them and he won't be able to be there to save them).