Alrighty! I finally got this done! Oh man, that was a pain in the ass. Oh, and I think my writing's getting better! Finally! :D

And by the way, while people haven't been doing this that often, I'd still like to address it. NO, I AM NOT ACCEPTING ANY OC'S. To be honest, there are already a bit too many characters in the story, and there is even one more that hasn't been introduced yet. This is my attempt at writing a real book, so I'm not going to use other people's characters for it. If I write another story that is just for fun, then I might think about it. But no. Just no. Alright? Alright.

Enjoy Chapter 21!

Chapter 21: Leo

I slowly walked through the rooms of our house, checking every one for any sign of life. It seemed that most of the fighting took place near the entrance, because a good amount of the building was untouched. My worry grew, as I had nearly looked through every room. I walked down the hall, opening the door to the last one, farthest in the back. What I encountered inside both gave me a sense of relief, while also scaring the living fuck out of me.

Snowy stood close to the door, an arrow drawn, and an angry look on her face. Porkchop held a diamond sword, ready to strike. Both of them dropped their weapons, most likely in shock, though their reactions differed. Snowy's eyes widened, a smile growing on her face. She ran towards me and hug tackled me; I almost fell over. Porkchop stood there, glaring at me with an almost hateful expression. He just shook his head and walked past the two of us, out the door. I didn't move, simply wrapped my hands around the white haired girl, returning her embrace.

"Snowy-" She cut me off.

"Three days."

"Wha-"

"You were gone for three days." What? I hadn't been in the end for more than a day! Not even that long! Did… did time pass differently there? "We were pretty sure something happened to you. That… you were dead." She loosened her grip, and stepped back. Her smile had disappeared. "What happened? Why were you gone for so long?" I closed my eyes, and sighed. I walked over to the wool couch up next to the wall, and sat down. She did the same, taking a seat next to me.

"Alright, here we go…" I explained the events that had taken place in the end, condensed to save time. I told her about the end, and the Endermen who inhabited it; about what had happened to Herobrine, and how we had broken him free. She listened, interrupting a few times to ask a question or two. When I had finally finished, she just sat there, taking in what I had told her. "Now that I've told you what happened to us, I'd like you to explain what happened here." She frowned, looking downwards.

"I don't really want to think about it, or for that matter, talk about it; but you deserve an explanation just as much as I did, so… here goes... It happened no longer than a few hours ago. Paige and I were sitting in the living room, pretty much doing nothing. Porkchop came running into the room, telling us to come with him, that he needed to show us something. I could tell from his face that it wasn't something pleasant. We followed him to the front of the house, and looked out the window. What we saw was something that sent shivers down my spine. Not too far away, an army of zombies, skeletons, and creepers marched towards the house. I still don't know where it came from, but they weren't just a random bunch of mindless monsters, bumbling around carelessly. From what I could see, they were organized into formations, each mob in its own group. Both myself and Porkchop were ready to fight, but Paige… she had other things in mind. She grabbed both of us, and before we could protest, she had shoved us into the back room. She hid us under the floor, blocking our way out with a block of stone. We couldn't do anything to help, only listen to what was going on outside. The leader of the mob army ordered her to surrender, but she just egged them on. There was a lot of screaming and cursing before it finally quieted down. Something had finally caught her. There was a bit more talking between the leader and Paige, and then they left. By the time that the two of us had finally gotten out of the floor, they were long gone. We came back to this room and… that's basically it." I honestly didn't even know what to say. That was a bit of an information overload.

"Where-"

"We don't know. Like I said, they were long gone by the time we got out." I sighed, and got up. Snowy looked at me. "Where are you going?"

"I need to go check on the others. We've been sitting here for a while. Either way, my brain needs a break. Are you going to stay here?" She closed her eyes, and nodded. "Mkay." I walked out the door, headed towards the living room. Dusk and Aria were in there, both sleeping on two of the couches in the room. I didn't really get why they were sleeping, but I noticed that it was already dark outside. There weren't any windows in the back room, so I guess that's why I hadn't noticed. I walked up the stairs, to Herobrine and Paige's room. I found Hero laying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. His hands were folded on his chest. He saw me coming in, and sat up. I could tell from his expression that he was not in a good mood, for pretty obvious reasons. Since there weren't really any chairs in the room, I took a seat on one of the chests.

"I'm guessing that Porkchop already told you what happened?"

"What do you think?" There was a surprising amount of anger in his voice. He closed his eyes. "It's MY fault that all of this happened. If I'd been here, they wouldn't have gotten her." He sighed, and walked over to a chest in the corner of the room. He pulled out a diamond sword, and a diamond helmet. "We're leaving tomorrow. This has gone on for too long." He put the helmet on. "Jupa, you better watch your back. I'm coming for you, and I'm going to make you feel more pain than you thought possible."

I know that this was a bit short, but the purpose of this chapter was to reunite the remaining characters so I can get on with the rest of the story.

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