World of Minecraftia.
Chapter One: Welcome to Hermitcraft Six
The next morning Xisuma woke up and immediately pulled up the night reports. It basically summarized what happened during the night and gave an update about the vitals of all hermits in the server.
One of the many differences between public and private servers was the population of the servers. Typically, private servers had a smaller and more scattered populations While public servers are typically home to larger and denser populations.
While there were exceptions to this "rule" such has the Aurora SMP. It still didn't change the fact that it meant that it was important to ensure no outbreaks ordered. So, most small admins in charge of private servers had to keep a close eye on their server mates and the servers code since it was easier for data viruses to corrupt them.
XXD appeared and spook in a monotone voice has per usual. "Warning: Abnormal code detected in server. Unable to fix at this time. Please open code module and attempt to fix. Threat level: unknown."
Xisuma nodded and activated the code module. Each server admin got one upon the server's birth and it could only be used by them and those they trusted enough to do so. Xisuma found the abnormal code was originating from the newest of his hermits. A young man in his early 20s and a would be fellow admin if it weren't for the fact that the criminal group known has the Ender Watchers hadn't messed with his code.
While Grian's code was already a bit of a mess because of this Xisuma had programmed his assistance to only mention that if there was any change to the part of his code that had been messed with. So, it's announcement of an abnormality in the code still caught the admin's attention.
He looked and saw that Grian's vitals were off from what they should have been. For one his pulse was slightly higher, his had a sight fever and that his magic code was acting up slightly. Frowning he pulled up Grian's coordinates and realized that he wasn't far from another hermit named Mumbo Jumbo.
Xisuma opened his communicator and called up the aforementioned Hermit. Said hermit was working in his starter base planning out what his mega base would look like. Suddenly he heard the sound of his communicator buzzing and saw that it was a call from Xisuma.
"Hey Xisuma what do you need?" Mumbo asked has he picked up the communicator. Looking over the blueprints he noted that he would need a lot more resources to pull it off. Getting out a piece of paper he began writing down what he would need for his main base.
"Hey Mumbo, are you free at the moment? XXD just gave me a warning that there's something wrong with Grian's code and I check, and it looks like he might be a little sick. Can you check on him really quick for me while I look into the code? I want to take care of this has soon as I can."
"When do you not X? But your right I should probably check. We were supposed to meet up today but he's running a bit late." Mumbo smiled has he stood up from his blue prints and put them away.
"Thank you, Mumbo. I'll tell Doc to be on standby just in case. He's working in the shopping district on his stock exchange so he shouldn't be far from you in case you need him. I'll come by after I understand what going on with Grian's code a bit better." Xisuma said with an unseen smile.
"Alright, see you soon X." Mumbo said with a smile. He hung up and made his way to Grian's base has quickly has he could and made his way his close friend. He could tell that Grian wasn't feeling well. He was laying in his bed sweating slightly and he looked like he was in pain.
Mumbo took one of his friend's hands and sat by his side looking him over to see if he missed anything. "Hey Grian, you with me bud?" Mumbo greeted softly to see if his friend could respond. Grian opened his eyes and smiled at Mumbo.
"Mumbo, hi… sorry that I'm late to the meeting…" Grian spoke with his voice slightly slurred. Mumbo just smiled and ran his free hand reassuringly through the younger man's hair. Grian sighed softly at the treatment feeling a bit more relaxed than he had before.
"It's alright Grian, Xisuma called me and told me that you weren't feeling well because of something wrong in your code. You know other than the Watcher thing." Mumbo explained patiently has he took note of his friend's voice.
Going over to his storage area he found the med kit that everyone who lived on a server was required to carry. Mumbo took out the thermometer and checked Grian's temperature. The reading came up at 99.9 Fahrenheit. Mumbo frowned and went to get some cold water and a wash cloth.
Seeing that his friend was still in pain he frowned and looked though his friend's storage for numbness potion. However, things seemed to escalate from there. No matter what he did Grian seemed to get worst. Mumbo eventually decided after a whole day had past that it was time to call someone with more expertise in the matter.
Chat: Stress
Mumbo: Hey Stress could you come over to Grian's base? He's been sick for a couple days now and I've given him and no matter what do he doesn't seem to get any better.
Stress: Sure, I'll be right there. Send me the cords?
Mumbo: Sure (Cords in Chat)
Stress: Okay shouldn't take me long to get there. I'll be about a about 15 minutes. Contact Doc if he continues to get worse.
Mumbo: Okay please hurry.
Mumbo nodded and put away his communicator to wait for stress. Giran was still in bed in pain and now had a fever of 100.1 F. He hoped that Stress could help in some way. He had contacted Xisuma about the issue and he still hadn't figured out what was wrong with Grian's code.
Stress in the meantime gathered her healing equipment before heading off to her fellow Hermit's base. Quickly checking that she had what she need she quickly made her way to the futuristic district and arrived at Grian's base.
Entering the concrete structure, she saw her the newest hermit out cold on his bed and her friend by his side. "How is he doing Mumbo? Still the same has when you texted me or worse?" She asked in greeting.
"His fever has gone up from 100.5. He's been in pain, but I've given him some numbness potions strength one, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything at all." Mumbo replied softly not taking his eyes at his friend.
"Okay, let me have a look at him. I'll see what I can do for the time being." Stress nodded at the information and approached the bed with her bag. Taking out a clipboard she began taking Grian's vitals. She started at his temperature and realized that he was now running a fever of 101.0. She also noticed that he was pale. "Mumbo craft me some pillows please. I'll need about three of them. Madeline love could you get me a portion of healing from me bag?" She called over to her friend and her daughter that she had brought with her. She then began listening to his lungs. However, she frowned has she saw bite marks on Grian's right shoulder. "Mumbo? Did you see these bite marks on Grian's shoulders?" Asked Stress with a frown. Mumbo looked and nodded but frowned seeing the blue on his shoulder.
"Yes, but the blue part of it wasn't that big when I looked this morning." Mumbo said has Madeline handed her mother the requested potion. Stress frowned at this and made a decision. Turning to her daughter she handed her the communicator.
"Madeline call uncle doc. Tell him to get here has soon has he can. This isn't something I can treat. Mumbo get a splash regen potion from my bag. Madeline tell Uncle Doc to hurry." Stress orders firmly.
About five minutes later Doc arrives and looks at the bite marks. "Your right Stress this feels like phantom skin. The test results show that it would only spread if we were to apply regeneration to it. Get me a blood kit. I'm going to see if this is some sort of Hybrid regression. Then again, I haven't seen one like this before."
"Phantoms haven't even been around that long. I doubt that it's something like that. Do you think we should call X and let him know about this just to be safe. At the rate things are going we might have to send Grian to a hospital." Stress suggests.
"Yeah, give him the call. This could be related to the abnormality in the code that XXD detected. In the meantime, I'll keep looking into what this could be and how to handle this." Doc quickly decided his focus not leaving his work for a moment.
Meanwhile on a different server there was a hospital. A penguin hybrid was walking the halls of the hospital walking the halls. He was in the middle of his rounds when the intercom went off. "Doctor Maverik to ambulance drop off. Doctor Maverik to Ambulance drop off."
The doctor made his way quickly to the ambulance drop off area and quickly entered the area. He quickly saw some of his fellow coworkers in the area with him. "What are we dealing with?" He asked his coworkers.
His coworker Doctor Buz began to explain the best of his ability. "We don't know exactly. All we know is that he was bit by a phantom and ended up sick has a result. We don't know why or how it happened. Server wasn't moded but had lots of data packs."
"Okay what server is the patient from and what data packs?" Cody asked in response to his coworker's statement. Joe or doctor Buz handed him a sheet with a list of data packs and server information.
"So far after looking at the data packs it doesn't seem like any of them caused this. In fact, the admin had this data pack mix tested thoroughly before application to server. Plus, the server has been up for a few months at this point so we can rule out server related infection by added code." Joe added firmly.
"Right let's get doctor Pickalus to do a diagnostic just in case. In the meantime, we better get the patient's vitals when he gets here which should be any second now." Cody replied has the ambulance garage opened.
They quickly took Grain up to the ER and quickly took his vitals which had gotten worse in the time that they had gotten there from the server. They decided that it was best to move him up to the ICU before things got any worse than they had.
"Joe, do we have the lab results back yet?" Cody asked has he looked over the monitors currently showing his patients vitals. Joe looked at the paperwork a nurse had just dropped off. Frowning he turns to his coworker worriedly.
"The only hybrid DNA found in this DNA test was Avian however it appears that he has foreign DNA of a phantom. Running around in his blood stream in the from of a virus. I haven't seen anything like this before." Joe says before handing the paper work to Cody to look at.
"This isn't good. What ever this is there are also traces of endermen DNA in there too. The two of them combined are overriding his avian. It's attacking it, and it doesn't help that he is a regressed and late bloomer." Cody sighs looking at the paperwork more closely than Joe had.
"The regression doesn't appear to be from the Hermitcraft server. The registry shows that he was on the Tokyo Soul Server attending Yandere high school. The regression from that and his time with the Ender Watchers hasn't worn off yet." Jeo adds to the conversation with a frown of his own.
"Jeo look at this code analysis. This code couldn't have come from the server. Call alpha nine, this is something that they will want to see. Call Administrator Xisuma has well. He needs to know so that he can have security tightened on the server." Cody ordered his coworker firmly. Joe nodded and left the room to do has he was asked.
Meanwhile a few hours later a man can be seen walking down the streets of the server hub world. He entered a private server called the Azora SMP a modded server near the heart of the server world not to far from his work place.
Entering the house that he called his home he suddenly remembers that in all the chaos that the day had brought him that he had forgotten to call his wife and tell her that he was working late that night.
He didn't have to look up to know that his wife was standing in front of him with his arms crossed and a frown on her face. He looked up at her and gave an apologetic smile to the woman. "Hey Kat sorry I got home late today. I was just about to leave when I got a call form the hospital telling us about a sighting of the Ender Watchers. Got so caught up in sorting things out that I forgot to call."
Kat sighed knowing that it was something like that. She wasn't angry with him but rather worried. Davis worked for the Server Assistance Bruere, a government agency that assisted in ensuring the safety and stability of all servers.
In Davis's case he worked for there Office of Server Investigations. Most servers didn't have governments or law enforcement or ever medical services, so the Core Server was made has a way to compensate for that. All services that one would need could be found on this server. Which made it a busy and popular server.
Davis was in charge of the Office of Server Investigations, Investigation team Alpha Nine or Pandora's Box, one of the many investigative teams that were made for investigating case across the many servers out there. His team specialized in cases involving illegal trafficking, kidnappings and missing person cases.
"It's alright Davis. Just please try to remember to call from now on. You know how much your job worries me at times." Kat sighed knowing that he meant what he said. Davis smiled and promised to remember.
"So how was work today for you? Any new patients?" Davis asked as he sat down at the table read to eat dinner. Kat smiled has she began talking about her day.
"Well, I did get a new patient on my case loud. Can't tell you much about because you know, legal reasons and I got to have lunch with Lesa today. Oh, that reminds me doctor Harkmen called and said the Draemon ward need my help again. Another dark Draemon patient got admitted.
"Really? Another one? The dark dreamons have been more active lately. Come to think of it haven't they been more active since the Dream SMP got closed off?" Davis frowned at this thought.
Kat's eyes widened in realization. "Your right! They have actually, I wonder if it's contacted somehow. Come to think of it the Ender Watchers have been more active to. I wonder why that is?" Kat frowned in thought has well.
"Probably planning to destroy another server I can tell you that much. Though they've never gone for two at the same time before, but the evidence sure looks like have something to do with what's going on at the DSMP." Comments Davis with a frown.
"Really what makes you say that, Davis?" Kat asked with a frown. This was news to her has the department had put an information restriction on the case of the ender watchers for the safety of the public.
"Sorry can't tell you yet. The department wants us to be tight lipped about this for now. You know how it is when you're trying to catch a criminal group like them. Gotta makes sure they don't know how far behind them you are." Davis replied with a casual tone.
"Yeah, I know. It's just that I wish that you could tell me more about what's going on at work. It makes me worry when you go after one of the big groups you know?" Kat replied with a smile.
"Yeah, I know. By the way did you hear anything from the lawyer today? I know I got a call but I was in the middle of an investigation so I couldn't pick up." Davis asked Kat with a frown.
"Yeah, I did apparently Miranda tried to pawn off her responsible to Markus on the daycare worker again. There giving her one more chase before there going to place him with us full time in emergency custody." Kat said with a sigh.
"There giving her one to many chases if you ask me." Davis frowned taking a sip from his glass of water on the table.
"Yeah, l agree. I hope Markus is okay. I think we should call them tonight just to be safe." Kat sighed thinking about the boy who had become like a son to her.
"You know I'm always up to calling him Kat." Smiled Davis has he picked up the dishes to wash in the sink.
POST CHAPTER NOTES
World Building:
Name: Grian Charles Watson
Based off of: Grian
Role: Builder and more
Rank: Withheld
Description: Like in cannon he is a fun loving prankster and talented builder. Of course like the rest of the Hermits he's careful not to take his pranks to far. He's also a new member seeing has we are starting in season six of Hermitcraft so he is a little reserved but will loosen up towards the middle of the season. He's currently closest with his oldest friend out of the Hermits Mumbo Jumbo.
Name: Mumbo Jumbo
Based off of: Mumbo Jumbo
Role: Red Stone Specialist and Film Maker
Rank: Observer
Description: A famous red stone user and film maker, he's known to be friendly and kind and enjoyed the occasional prank much like his best friend Grian. Though he can be a "Spoon" at times he's known to come through for his friends when it comes to shove.
Name: Stress Monster
Based off of: StressMonster101
Role: Healer
Rank: Observer
Description: Stress is the resident healer of Hermitcraft and sometimes the surrounding servers. They are a rather kind and are well versed in medicine and potions in many forms. She also has a daughter that has expressed interest in following in her footsteps.
Observers: like the artificial assistance Observers are responsible for assisting the Admins with there duties in many of the occupations that they can have. Though there are those that they do not work with admins they still play a large part in their lives.
There are two types of observers, watchers and listeners. Has there name suggest there abilities have to do with hearing and seeing respectively. Watchers are able to share there hearing with anyone that they are bonded with and vice versa. Listeners are able to do the same with their hearing.
Healers: Healers are like doctors in many ways. However they only do in home visits to their patients. While they can do some medical test they aren't has advanced has the test that doctors in their offices can do. For example. While doctors can test a blood sample and can see what's wrong with it if there is a problem, a healer can only test to see if there is something wrong with that same blood sample.
While healers can prescribe medications and advanced potions. They can also refer you to a type of doctor that you need based on there examination of your health. For example say your dealing with someone that has symptoms of a neurological disease. They could refer you to a neurologist without having to go to your physician.
