Chapter 26

The carts zoomed through the tunnel, towards the outside.

"Incoming!" Axel yelled. They exited the tunnel into the forest, where the the sun was just rising. The carts slammed into a creeper on the tracks, throwing everyone and the carts off track. Everyone stood up as mobs came at them.

And ran passed them. Jesse raised his eyebrow as he glanced at the mobs.

"There you are," said a voice. The crew looked and saw Ellegaard and Magnus, swords drawn, hacking down mobs.

"So glad you could make it," Magnus said smiling. Jesse drew his sword and joined them. Soren moves behind Axel. "Could've used you earlier. Showing up just in time to hold up the trophy, huh?"

Jesse turned around so that they were back to back. "I'm glad you're okay," he said.

"This looks like 'okay' to you?" Magnus yelled.

"I thought Ivor was coming to get you!" Jesse responded.

"Ivor?" Ellegaard asked. "We haven't even seen him!" Just then, a creeper came at them, flashing. It exploded in their faces.

"What's going on?" Lukas asked, now standing next to Jesse. Olivia was being chased by a creeper, and ran by Petra-who was supporting a barely conscious Steven with her sword drawn-and Axel. Axel yelled and started running after Olivia and the creeper. Jesse stood up.

"You don't have to worry about the monsters," Soren said. "They're running away!" As he said, the mobs passing them were running into them and into the tunnel. "Worry about what they're running away from." The group came next to Jesse, and watched the Wither Storm, which looked like a giant ballon had grown from its back now, circle around and destroy everything in front of it.

"I feel like that got bigger," Axel commented.

"It did," Olivia said.

"It's Formidi-Bomb time," Jesse said, taking a step forward.

"Soren?" Ellegaard asked, she and Magnus walking in front of the group, sheathing their weapons.

"It's him. It's you." Magnus exclaimed.

Soren looked down and walked to the front of Jesse's group, stopping in front of the other Order members. "Hello, old friends."

Just then, the Storm roared, causing everyone to flinch. Soren ran up a wood build, Jesse and Rueben flanking him. The Storm kept roaring, alternating heads.

"Time to go," Soren said. "We only get one shot at this." He turned around to face the others. "Remember… once the Formidi-Bomb is crafted it'll explode in a matter of seconds. It means that whoever is doing the crafting… will be in great danger. I was hoping… well… um… perhaps we could draw straws?" Jesse turned around.

"Don't look at me," Magnus said.

"This is my chance to step up," Jesse said.

"Perhaps," Soren said.

Jesse hung his head and turned to face Soren. "I'm going to set off the Formidi-Bomb."

Soren stepped down to the burnet. "That's what I was hoping for." He handed Jesse the Super TNT. "The rest of us will build distractions in its path. Hopefully it'll buy you some time."

The wither sickened trio coughed as Petra, still supporting Steven, spoke to Ellegaard and Magnus. "You should be ashamed of yourselves." They each looked at their feet.

"Jesse," Ellegaard said stepping forward, "take my armor. It will help."

Magnus stepped forward as well. "Nah, you should take mine. It's gotten me out of a lot of jams.

"I insist.

"I double insist."

"Can you just *cough* split up the pieces or *cough* something?" Steven asked.

"That's actually a better idea," Jesse said, stepping down to the two Order members. "Ellegaard, I'll take your boots and Magnus, I'll take your chest plate. That way we each have two pieces." They gave him the armor pieces.

"Are you sure we're all gonna die!" Ellegaard yelled at the end.

"What?!" Jesse yelled as he and everyone else looked to see the Storm closing in on them. They ran towards it.

"Jesse," Soren said, "you're going to have to set up a crafting table out there and make that Formidi-Bomb! Everybody else, grab a buddy and split up. We need to keep the Witherstorm on track, so build build build!" Everyone started dodging trees and purple lasers. "Jesse, Don't forget. Super TNT in the middle, and gunpowder all around!" The group split into two and Jesse kept running straight towards the Storm.

"Here!" Petra said, shoving blocks into her friends' hands. "Take those and go!" Steven and Gabriel did the same."

"I'm afraid she is correct. We will be of no help to you," Gabriel said. Steven just coughed and nodded, leaning more into Petra. The other started building out of pink clay.

Steven turned when he heard Jesse yell "Not yet!" He gasped and coughed when he saw the burnet in a tractor beam. "Anyone got a fishing rod?"

Petra looked at him funny. "Why would you ask a question like that right now?" He only pointed. "Okay, that's a good reason." She yelled out the question to the others.

"Ahh!" Magus and Ellegaard yelled as they were swept off the Rueben build by a tentacle. They slammed into a tree. "We're okay!" Magnus yelled, meeting up with the others as they ran from the build, now surrounded in a tractor beam.

"I have a fishing rod!" Olivia yelled, taking it out and waving it around.

"Come on! We need to save Jesse!" Petra said. The group ran to the middle, and Olivia casted the line.

She hooked Jesse's belt line just as the burnet let the Formidi-Bomb float into the Storm's faces. Everyone grabbed hold of the fishing rod to keep from floating. Jesse cheered, and the bomb blew up.

Sorry, that's the end of the chapter! Evil cliffhanger, I know. Slightly shorter chapter, but it's worth the suspense. Now onto Review Replies!

Ellismskd24: Add a little mysterious to the mix and you got it.

Ryry-24: I think I can make that happen. I'll need to pull a few strings, but, I think I can.

FeathersOfFancy: You don't have to! I shall spare everyone's feelings. Thank you for the Follow.

xxLilacLavenderxx: I think that would be too much in Jesse's mind. Three people with a deadly sickness plus him having amnesia would make any sane person crack from pressure.

And SuperCools, thank you for the support.

And that's a wrap guys. Go get 'em tigers!

-ThinMintE