"What. Is this... Thing?" A gauntlet, really. But I won't say that out loud, now is not the time for sarcasm. "I dunno. I dunno. It seems like it's not hurting you, and that's good..." Petra replied to his question, though even she didn't seem sure of her own answer. "It looks kinda… okay actually it looks really cool. Which I know might not be what you want to hear right now."

"Maybe it has... I dunno, like, powers or something?" I guess you could say that. "If it does, it's too bad it didn't come with an instruction manual..." I don't even know where that came from! I also don't know why I said it, because it didn't seem to calm him down any.

"Well, here. I'll help you take it off." I don't think you should do that Petra...

She tugged and tugged at it, but it just wouldn't come off of his hand. It was really stuck on. When she asked for my help, even with my strongest power, I just couldn't get it.

"Okay ow, wow, stop." Petra must have been pulling too hard. Or maybe it was me. Either way, we needed to find a way to get that gauntlet off of his hand. Just didn't know exactly how we were supposed to do that. "That is really stuck." I said, nearly cringing at the fact that what I just said was so obvious. "I just can't shake this feeling that... Maybe you were meant to find that gauntlet." I highly doubt that, but I guess with what we've been through, it can't be ruled out. "Like... Maybe it was your destiny or something." Seems like a pretty bad destiny for someone who has saved the world many times over, especially what comes from that gauntlet. It just seems like it's way too convenient.

"I hope it's not, like, a curse. That's usually what leaves things stuck to you, right?" Curse of binding... if someone had leather armor with that curse, then it would be bad for them until they died. Which, thankfully, won't happen. "Yeah, until you die..." Thanks Petra, that surely helped him feel better... "Wow, what a nice friend..." I muttered under my breath. To my immense relief, neither she nor Jesse heard me. Lluna seemed to though. "Which! Isn't what's happening here! I hope..." Somehow, with just one sentence that ended with "I hope." I was nervous.

The pyramid started to shake, with Jesse telling us all to get off of it before it fell into who knows where. It did fall, since I accidently wrote prismarine instead of sand. It happened to all just as Jesse jumped off. Thankfully, Petra managed to catch him before he fell with the pyramid.

Now, I have no idea what the hole is called, but we're just gonna call it a 'Heckmouth.' Because that's what they're calling it.

"I... I don't think I can see the bottom." That thing is bottomless. Probably literally. I ran over to punch some dirt, before dropping it in, just for a test.

I couldn't see it land.

"Yeah, that is bottomless." I confirmed.

"I don't care whether we can see the bottom or not - We need to cover it up NOW." I agree with you on that, Jesse. But ho- Was I really about to ask that question when there was the dirt I grabbed earlier? Am I getting AI?

Nevertheless, we still grabbed a bunch f dirt, and covered the hole up, which definitely wouldn't last long with how dirt handles explosions.

It's really bad.

Petra spotted a random hole in the ground, with some weird symbol in it. "What is that?" She asked as Jesse, Lluna and I came over to check it out. "Not sure... but I'm getting a bad feeling that it's the actual way we're going to fix this." How did a simple mining trip turn into this? I still don't get our luck.

The ground shook again. At this point, I was genuinely scared that there was an earthquake going on. "On second thought: Let's talk about it anywhere but in here." Good idea. But ho- Again? Seriously, why do I keep almost asking that? There. Is. Still. DIRT. "Not getting out the way we came though!" Yeah, pretty much. "Guys, we can climb up, I see an exit!" I yelled, pointing at the obviously hole in the ceiling. (Well, ground, but you get the point!)

It was quite a bit of a climb, but it was worth it in the end. However, we realized how close the Heckmouth was to Beacontown, we needed a way to warn people in case they came by. Petra gave Jesse a sign to write a warning on.

KEEP OFF THE GRASS

Well, I guess it's okay.

"Sure, yeah, that works." Petra didn't really seem convinced it would help much. "Okay then..." Jesse cleared his throat. "What do we do about all this?!" He showed his gloved hand, making it very clear that's what he was talking about. Oh wait, now Petra is going to mention one of my least favorite characters in this season. Jack. Well, it's all made of Prismarine, right?" Yeah... "And you only find that in, like, monuments and stuff at the bottom of the ocean." Okay, so where are you going with this? "There's a treasure hunter in Beacontown named Jack." (Sigh) "Kind of a legend. He knows everything about Prismarine, exploring the ocean..." And all that stuff, yeah, can we please stop talking about him now? "Because we definitely can't have that happening again." Petra continued, gesturing to the spot where the hole was.

"That sounds perfect! I can't wait to meet this guy." Yeah, totally can't wait. I'm bouncing in my boots just thinking about him falling off a cliff in episode four. (Technically 12.) "Knew you'd be excited! Yes!" She seemed to notice I wasn't as happy. "Guess not everyone's into legendary treasure hunters..." No. It's specifically him I don't like. "Nah, but once we get talking about supernatural stuff, let me know, because I will totally listen." I replied. "Strange, you like the exact same stuff as four years ago. Some people never change." I kept going with the joke. "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked. Jesse cut our jokes short.

"How are you guys joking at a time like this? We need to find Jack!" Huh, you sound exactly like Axel in the first episode.

"Anyways, I'll take you to Jack's shop as soon as I'm back. But for now, I really need to deal with this llama." She tried to bring Lluna over towards Champion City, but she didn't want to go. I kind of understood her. Jesse didn't say anything, and neither did I. "Um, Jesse? Midnight? I'm kind of in a hurry here." She abruptly changed the subject. "You know my sword, the fancy gold one with all the enchantments?" Yeah, what about it? "Miss Butter?" What. Why did you all it that of all names? "Yeah. I... I kind of got tricked... by this person named Stella. Said she just wanted to put it on display for a little while." And, let me guess, she won't give it back? "And now she won't give it back until I do dumb quests like this for her." Wow, what a jerk.

"Petra, why didn't you tell me about this?" I stepped back a little, mostly because this had to have happened while I was gone, in the four years that passed. "You haven't exactly been around much. Didn't want to 'bother' you with it." I think when it comes to his friends, there is no bothering him. "So yeah, her name's Stella and she's kinda obsessed with treasure..." Maybe an Order fan... "She says this is her 'treasure sniffing llama' or..." Or what? "She runs a place called Champion City." She said, pointing at the city behind her. "Wait, like Champion City right over there? I had no idea their leader was like that." Me neither. Then again, I just got back, so I kinda have a reason. "Yeah, she's... ambitious." Pretty much from what she sounds like. "And she's willing to do anything to get her way. Bulling, lying, cheating..." That's not very nice. Especially since a leader is usually a good role model. "Without my sword..." You won't really be able to do much. "I just really need to get it back." Yeah, and fast.

Once again, Jesse didn't say a word, but this time, I did. "I hate bullies. You sure you don't need our help?" I asked, hoping we would be able to go along with her. "Okay, you guys can come." Yes!

"Don't worry! We're gonna get the whole mess sorted out." Yeah, and I would stay as far away from Jack's shop as possible. "Hope you're right." He usually is. "Then, freshly re-armed, we'll come back, sort out that Heckmouth and-" He paused, before yelling so loud I actually winced a bit. "Get this thing off my hand!"

A/N

That seems like a nice place to leave off. I oh so desperately wanted to get this to Jack's shop or maybe even the end of the episode, but my goals can sometimes get a bit too ambitious, so I'll have to leave it off here. Next time though, I'm 99% sure we will at least get to the sea temple, and if not, Jack's shop or getting armor. But anyways, hope you guys enjoyed, and let's-

Midnight: Hold on! You're forgetting something.

Oh, right! So, I started a small series (If 7 episodes can be counted as a series, then yeah) on YouTube called '7 Days until Christmas' You should check it out! Now onto the review!

The Princess of Pink: (Yeah, good point.)/ Maybe you did, and I just forgot them. Actually, that's most likely what happened./(The other two were old, and this one looks epic!)

That's all for now, bye!

-LegendEmpress

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