Fia POV

"CliffdiverWC! Dubjay! I need you two! Pronto!" I called out. The girls rushed over to my location as soon as I said Pronto.

I needed a few people to help me on a important rescue mission. Even though my heart was set on Sky… Marley was in trouble. Antvenom had told me that some girl named Cas had been taken on a tour, and the girls hadn't returned. I immediately realized that "Cas" was my sister Cassandra. I should've been secretive during that chat through the communication.

Also, I knew what Cassandra was doing. She wanted Ray to reverse the curse of the descendant. Since that wasn't possible, and Ray would have to battle Steve anyways, I needed to stop my sister from doing the wrong thing. Part of her master plan was to kidnap any close friend or family member of the descendant, meaning Marley. Cassandra was very easy to figure out, and she easily figure out others, which a both a curse and a blessing.

One more thing, all of the children of Notch and Herobrine knew that Ray was the descendant when Steve came back. Yeah, everyone knew of Steve's awakening too.

I stood at the entrance of the Sky Army base, holding an iron sword. The girls who I called where CliffdiverWC aka Kae, and Dubjay, which was only her nickname. She hadn't revealed her real name, but it wasn't much of my worries. They were both good fighters, and Kae was decent with potions, being trained from Seto, the master of magic in the Sky Army.

Kae had auburn blonde hair with orange tips, blue eyes, grey cat ears and tail, and wore a lacy orange top, blue jeans, brown boots, and a fire topaz and ruby necklace. Dubjay had shoulder length brown hair, light navy blue eyes, and wore a Tardis blue hoodie, jean shorts, combat boots, and a silver Mockingjay necklace. Both held their weapons: Kae with twin daggers, and Dubjay with an iron axe she strangely called Mjollnir. I didn't even know what that meant. She was a unique one.

"Kae! Dubjay! You're needed for a mission!" I yelled.

"Mission?!" Kae questioned, grinning, "I'm always up for one of those."

"Yes. We're going to the Nether."

Dubjay stepped back, "Nah. I'm good."

Kae glared over at her friend, "Dude… come on… it's an adventure. Sky doesn't let us go on these very often. The last I went on was with Seto and we just went to the other side of the forest! That was the dumbest mission ever!"

"You can't even call that a mission…"

"Exactly! So, what'd you say? Join me and General Fia?"

General? When did they get that idea? I'm no general… at least not yet.

"Fine," Dubjay sarcastically groaned, "Fia? Where exactly are we going and for what reason?"

"I said…" I rolled my eyes, "The Nether. We're rescuing a recruit. She's… been kidnapped by a child of Herobrine."

Dubjay and Kae stared at me with open mouths.

"What?!" I burst, unsure of why they were so shocked.

Kae responded, sounding more worried than before, "You never mentioned the Herobrine part."

"But guys! I need to do this!" I glanced at a few male recruits working in PVP training, "Or else… I'll get another guy to help me if you two are wimps."

"I'm not a wimp!" Kae cried, "Never call me a wimp!"

"Then you're coming."

"Of course! Screw Herobrine! I'm getting that girl back!"

"Actually, Herobrine has nothing to do with it… it's the idiot who thinks that she can rule the Nether. And ride a freaking Enderdragon in the middle of all this chaos."

"Wait… are you talking about the same chic who kidnapped Mitch's girlfriend?" Dubjay questioned.

I nodded, "And I wouldn't call them dating… they just haven't really made it official…"

"Okay? When are we leaving?"

"Now," I commanded, "Get all your stuff ready…"

"Done!" Kae chirped in glee.

"I'm pretty sure I got everything too," Dubjay swirled around Mjollnir. She knew how to handle that weapon, which I respected. It was the same with Kae and the daggers. I had watched both girls intensely before picking them for the mission. It was important I got the right people on the job to take down Cassandra, and I thought that Kae and Dubjay would be the answers. Oh Notch I was wrong. We actually didn't get very far without running into a bit of a situation.

Cassandra POV

I had a problem. Either bring Marley into the Nether… or bring the Jewel into the Nether.

For some odd reason, the portal wouldn't let me bring both in at the same time, and if I left one outside of the portal and came back, it would sure be gone. Especially a girl I had just kidnapped or the most powerful item in the entire universe.

There was a way each could go wrong, and a way each could go right.

My first option. Bring the Jewel. There would be a small chance I could get Ray, Marley's sister, aka the descendant, into the Nether again without a bribe. The Jewel also had to be held by the descendant in order for its power to work. My plan with the Jewel would be simple really… I would bring the descendant to the Nether, give her the Jewel and force her to reverse the curse. I mentioned it to Fia when she still lived with the family, and she instantly rejected my idea. Fia told me that it was impossible… and that the descendant had to be in Steve's presence. No freaking possibility I would get in that creep's way.

And then there was Marley. With the descendant's sister in hand, it would be easier to get Ray into a prison again and then go after the Jewel. After all, I did have its coordinates. It didn't matter which universe… my power would tell me that too. Even if someone, especially Fia, Emma, or Sky, had their hands on it, I would find them and kill them. There would be no escape.

As I stood next to the portal, in my right hand, the Jewel. Marley sat on the floor of the giant stone building, tied up in a large strand of string. I had put a piece of white wool in her mouth so she couldn't talk or yell for help. Pacing around next to the portal, I thought about these factors. I ultimately decided that leaving the Jewel and taking Marley would be best. Closer I get to the descendant, the better.

I ran outside of the building, leaving Marley inside, and placed the Jewel in a spot hidden beneath a tree where I would remember it. Checking my surroundings, I raced back inside to find my hostage right where she should not have been: in the arms of another person.

When I first saw this girl, she was a complete stranger. She had hazel eyes, and wore a salmon pink hoodie covering her hair, black and white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black converse, with white headphones and black on each ear. The girl raised a potion above Marley's head. The young girl looked frightened.

"Ah," the stranger chuckled, "Cassandra. It's nice to see you again. I'm guessing that she belongs to you?"

"Who are you?!" I demanded, "And how'd you find me?!"

"Do you seriously not remember? Has it been that long? My brother and I were best friends with you and your siblings. You and I were the best of friends. I remember that one time we wrote on that wall in your room… Cassandra and Mitchie forever…"

"Mitchie?!" My eyes widened, "Is that you?"

"Yeah, duh. And you may have remembered me as the goody-goody… but now… I'm devious. Even my brother won't even talk to me. He says I'm too evil."

"Fia won't talk to me either."

"How bout Ash?" Mitchie seemed to smirk while asking me that question.

"She… left…"

"She did, didn't she? With that… Budder King guy. Real jerk."

Marley jerked her foot, trying to kick Mitchie, but my old friend held the potion closer to her face this time.

"Nice try, dear," Mitchie joked, "I'm kidding. That attempt was horrible. And… what were you planning on doing with this sweetheart?"

"She's bait for Steve's descendant."

"Oh, is she? And who is the descendant?"

"Rachel Anderson."

"Well, I'll be sure to take note… Why don't we go inside with her and have a little chat? Like old times, buddy."

I gulped, suspicious of Mitchie's new motives, "Sure. Like old times."

Well, that was unexpected. Who the heck is Mitchie?

The answer to Chapter 24's question was C !

What's gonna happen to Fia, Kae, and Dubjay?

a. They run into Steve.

b. They find the Jewel of Notch that Cassandra hid.

c. They find Sky and Jason's group.

d. They find Ray and Emma's group.

e. other - type your own theory