Author's Notes

I have a third follower! Thank you so much RIGGBI299 for your support! Also, I tend to check the amount of views on the story, no? So, I checked the day before yesterday and it was at like 386 or something, but when I uploaded the last chapter that number just sort of boomed to 411!

This is one of the things that makes me happy and motivates me to continue with the story! Anywho, enough blabbing, here's the next chapter!

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Iza's POV

It took three days for everyone to fully recover, but at least it was because of the sheer quantity of cuts and scrapes. The wither skeleton, Adrian, has been constantly apologizing for the wounds. I can tell everyone but Lila is fed up with him. At first, it looked like he always thought very highly of himself, but we realized that he is almost as unsure of himself as Eba sometimes.

Simon, Eba, Thomas and Jack have finished replacing the crude walls with the planks, and now they want to try their luck with a second floor. I insisted on having a med-bay, but Thomas and Jack argued that we had no real need for it as of now, so it would be a waste of resources.

A med-bay. Being a waste of resources? How dare they!

I giggled at the thought. I liked to imagine me being all evil and stuff, and saying all sorts of evil things with a mock angry face. It was one way to amuse myself. Simon was telling Thomas that without the metal from their last mining run, they would need more stat. I remembered that I was the reason they hadn't found any...

"Um, guys? I could help with the metal issue." They turned to look at me and Simon spoke."you don't have to. Remember how badly wounded you were last time?" I shuddered. "Don't remind me..." Thomas was thinking it over. "You're a slime, right?" I nodded and he continued. "So, your clan is supposed to consist of multiple miners." I nodded again.

"My family had three miners and two medics. I was the second, the first being my mom. My dad and two brothers were miners." Thomas nodded. "Do you think you could find metal nearby? So we don't have to go deep underground?" Simon looked skeptical and a tad worried. "I... think I can. Is there a lake nearby?"

Thomas smiled and Simon grinned. "Yes, why?" "Well, watery areas usually contain lots of metal formations, so if there is a lake nearby we could gather metal without going underground." Simon's eyes changed a little, relief flooding their green depths. I realized that he never took off his goggles...

Thomas pointed to somewhere in, or through, the woods. "C'mon, let's go see if you're right." He called to Eba before we left. "Eba? Do you think you and Jack can handle it for a while?" She looked a bit confused and worried. "I, uhm... think so? Jack?" The stray looked up from his work. "Yeah, Yeah, you just go. We'll be needing that metal anyways."

Thomas nodded and we continued on. After a few minutes we emerged from the forest into a beautiful lake with sandy shores. Simon turned to me. "How abut it? Think this'll have metal?" I could already smell the metals, their strong pungent scent rising from the water.

"Plenty of it. Um... are you planning on just jumping in and getting it out?" Simon opened his mouth and then closed it, apparently reconsidering his words. Thomas had a blush blossoming on his cheeks. "Ehh... maybe we should have thought of that earlier..."

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Valory's POV

I noticed Thomas and Simon leading the new girl to the lake and smiled. I had an inkling that they would come back rather embarrassed and would ask Lila and I to make them swimsuits.

And, lo and behold, my prediction became true. Simon had his usual poker face on, but the other two were blushing slightly, and Iza was giggling. Before they came back, I started messing with my string and made Iza a cute lime green one-piece. I asked Lila to help me make the boy's swim gear and she agreed.

If nothing else, we never argue when it comes to making clothes. I made Thomas some trunks and Lila was making a one-piece for Simon. Dark green, while the trunks were dark blue. When they arrived, I simply smiled and handed Iza her swuimsuit. The look on her face warmed my heart and made me laugh.

"How did you know we were going to ask for this?" I smirked. "I saw you three leaving towards the lake, and had a feeling you would come back asking for these." Simon nodded. "Thanks, Val. Come on, guys." He took his clothes and thanked Lila, then turned to the lake and walked away.

"What's up with him?" Thomas sighed. "I'm not sure. I think he's still afraid of caves, if only a little. He probably just wants to make sure that the metals are real and he doesn't have to go mining for them." I nodded, but Iza looked a bit stupefied. "He's... scared of caverns? Why?"

Thomas smiled. "The first time he and I went mining, we met Valory and Lila. They sort of kidnaped us and Simon didn't take it too well." She turned to me in horror, and I laughed again.

We didn't do anything to them! We thought they were mobs is all." Iza nodded and calmed down visibly. "That's it?" Thomas shook his head. "The second time was when we met Jack. He had been hiding in a cave and put a knife to his throat." She looked even more horrified.

"Why does everyone want to kill him?" Thomas ached along with me this time. "They were all misunderstandings, Iza. Nobody meant to kill him." She nodded, trying to calm herself down. "Why are you getting so worked up for that emotionless creep? He's never complained or anything."

Blush spread on Iza's cheeks. "W-well, I just didn't know... and he obviously wouldn't complain. He's also not emotionless! Or a creep!" I smiled and spoke with a mock baby voice. "Aww, does somebody have a cwush on the cweepew boy?" Her blush deepened. "No I don't!"

Before I could continue tormenting her, a shout rang out from the forest. "Well? Are we going or not?" Iza immediately turned and walked stiffly towards Simon. Thomas gave me a disapproving look before following her. I smiled and sat down, returning to the task at hand.

I was making some clothes for Nightshade, just little pieces of cloth with different colors and patterns. I whistled for her, and she swooped down from the sky. I can never tell where she comes from. She landed on my shoulder and chirped. I smiled and pet her scaly head. Simon had helped me make her goggles, and she looked so cute! Like a little steampunk character.

I draped some of the cloth on her back, swapping it for the simple violet 'robe' she currently had. It was dark blue with white and green patterns. There was a hexagon shape in the center of it, and white around it. Nightshade inspected her new robe and chirped happily, rubbing up against my jaw.

I fed her every night, walking outside with raw meat and whistling for her. She nibbled it out of my hand, always resting on my shoulder before leaving again. I made sure she was safe and well-fed so she didn't attack any of us. I didn't think she would, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Nightshade chirped and took off again, performing lazy circles and loop-de-loops before disappearing. I really need to find out where she goes...

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Eba's POV

"Ow! Jack!" The stray laughed a little. "Sorry about that. Need to be more careful." I felt a blush on my cheeks. "Please be more careful." He smirked. "That's what I said." He had accidentally hit my hand with a board he was going to place on the walls. The second floor was harder to build than the first, but we were doing good so far, I think.

After we replaced the walls, Simon carved windows into the planks. We were working on the walls and planned to add the windows this time so he doesn't put himself in danger. So far we had built up one and a half walls. I was proud of our progress. I still need to show Sarah how to carve...

We continued building through the afternoon, and were almost finished with the last wall by the time the sun began to set. Thomas, Simon and Iza came back with loads of metal ore, and Simon got to smelting it immediately after. Iza kept bugging us about making a med-bay, and Thomas finally agreed.

"Fine, Fine, you win. Well make a medbay as soon as we finish the top floor." She nodded, and I spoke up. "Um... Thomas? I, uh, I think we um... May have a bit of a problem?" He raised an eyebrow at me and I felt my face grow hot. "W-well, we cant exactly get to the second floor..."

He blinked. "What? Why not?" I smiled sheepishly at the ground. "W-we don't have a ladder..." the realization hit him and his own lush spawned on his face. The sight made me and Iza giggle. "Right. We'll have to work on that... uh, Iza? Where do you want the med-bay?" It took her a while to stop giggling enough to answer.

"Well... I'd like to have it on the bottom floor, for easy access." Thomas nodded. "Okay, then. We could either make a new room or use the bottom one for now. We can add rooms upstairs later, and won't need to sleep in what is essentially barracks." Iza thought for a second. "Is it okay if I want it to be a separate room?"

Thomas smiled and nodded. "Of course. Eba, do you want to come with me tomorrow? I'll need your help with logging." My blush returned and I angrily stored it away. It annoys me so much! I can never keep it off my face... "Y-yes, I'll help. Do... do you think Sarah could make me more mutton jerky?"

I stared hopefully at him. Thomas smiled and turned. "Sarah? Could you come here?" Sarah appeared out of nowhere, deftly jumping down from a tree's branches. "Yes? What's wrong, Tom?" Tom? Nobody calls him Tom. What? "Eba was wondering if you could make her some more mutton jerky."

She smiled at me. "Of course! I'd love to, Eba." I smiled sheepishly again and could not stop the blush from rising again. "Th-thank you..." it seemed that Sarah was behaving differently now. Brighter, and more open. She smiles a lot, nowadays... wonder why? Maybe she's been eating more mutton?

Everyone was inside chatting, except for Adrian. He was sitting on his bed in the corner, staring out the window. Lila broke off her conversation with Jack and walked over to Adrian. "Hey." He turned to look at her. "Hi." She sat on the bed beside his. "How are you doing? Did Iza treat your wounds?" He smiled. "Reluctantly."

Lila nodded. "Why don't you take off your armor? It must be very uncomfortable to sleep with." She was right. He hadn't taken his armor off since the day of the battle. He turned his eyes downward. "I'm... afraid that someone will try to kill me in my sleep." Lila's eyes widened. "What? No! Nobody will kill you in your sleep!"

He turned to her. "Are you sure? I almost killed them before." She nodded solemnly. "Yeah, I know. But they can be very forgiving. Valory and I kidnaped them. Did you know that?" He looked incredulous. "Really?" Lila smiled. "Yes. Thomas and Simon had gone mining and bumped into us. We thought they were mobs."

They talked for a while until Thomas called lights out. Lila had never been much of a people person, and Sarah had never been a happy person. What is going on?

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Unknown POV

I wandered the glowstone-lit path of refined netherack. This was the last stretch of hallway that would lead me to the second throne room, where the Magma Cube king sat. There were two warriors wielding axes standing guard beside the large netherbrick door. "Halt!" One of them said. "State your business."

I smiled. "My business is with your king." I summoned black fireballs on both my hands and threw them at the guards. Their bodies were instantly incinerated, and I felt their souls escape the realm. No matter. I had bigger fish to fry.

I pushed the door open and was greeted with two more guards and the king sitting on his throne. "How did you get past my guards?" He was angry, and that was welcome. "They were guards? I thought they were decorative targets." This filled him with rage. "After him!" He motioned to me and the guards attacked.

I swiftly took their heads with my sword. "Come on, big guy. I'm going to have some fun with you." He stood from his throne and brought out a massive obsidian hammer. "Then let's have fun." My sword morphed to take the shape of a warhammer. I smirked at the king. "Let's."

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Author's Notes

Ahh, that felt good. :D

It had been a while since I had written anything, and I enjoyed the experience.

Also, shoutout to GiggiEba for the support! They make Minecraft and slenderman stories, so if you're into that, go check them out!

Anywho, thank you all for your time and support, and have a great day!

~ LeMafiaKreb