Chapter 11: Rescue team on its way
Hi guys (and girls, you never know) Agithos here. Hope you had a nice easter...That's all I ahve to say, so without further ado, let's get on with the story.
This Morning, Home, Mickaël POV
During our two day break, we just enjoyed being with one another. Ari continued to try to scare me, without any success. Each time, it was hilarious. I remember that one time she snuck up behind me when I was fishing in a river. She jumped on just as I catched a fish. The fish in question landed on her face. As for her relation with her sister, : their bond have never been stronger. They were doing everything together : playing, eating, sleeping...you get the point. Ayumi and I were getting closer and closer. Between these two ''bonds'', I had the feeling Cupa may feel a little left behind. It's true I was more with Ayumi than her. I wanted to correct that during this expedition.
"Yaaaaaahh" I yawned after I woke up. Now that I think about it, it has been a while since I had another nightmare, if you forget the encounter with that...thing. I got up from my bed and put my clothes on. After two weeks, they looked really used and were even torn at some places.
"I should ask Ayumi or Cupa if they can craft some clothes for me. I really don't want to wear my armor without anything beneath it !"I thought.
I exited my room and went downstairs to greet the others. There, I saw Ayumi and Cupa, eating above the map. Upon seeing me, they put their bowls on the table.
"Hi Mickaël !" Ayumi said.
"H-Hi Mickaël !" Cupa continued.
"Hi ! What are you doing ?" I asked.
"Oh nothing !" Ayumi answered " She was just explaining to me what the cave looked like !"
I nodded "Are the sisters awake yet ?"
"No, not yet !" Cupa responded.
"Should I wake them up ?" I suggested.
"NO ! You know how it finished last time. Vanessa was grumpy for the rest of the morning !" Ayumi scolded me.
"Still think it was worth it ! Her face was hilarious !" I laughed.
"Ayumi sighed at my wicked sence of humor. Cupa offered :
"I'll go wake them up !"
That being said, she went upstairs, leaving me and Ayumi alone in the room. She turned toward me and asked :
"So...when do you leave ?"
"Right after we ate something and said goodbye to the two latecomers !"
I smelled something really good in the air.
"What's for breakfirst ?"
"I wanted to change a little. So I made some bacons with eggs !" Ayumi said as she showed me the furnace. I drooled over it.
"Can't wait to try it !"
Fithteen seconds later, we heard someone, or rather three, going downstairs. Cupa was holding Ari and Vanessa's hands. The look on the face of the two sisters was terrifying. Pale face, big dark rings under their eyes and a tired look. They walked like zombies and their eyes were staring in front of them.
"Good morning you two !" Ayumi said.
In response, they just grumbled.
"You have again spent your night talking and imaginating pranks, didn't you ?" Ayumi asked.
Another grumble was heard.
"What am I gonna do with you two ?" The archer sighed before continuing "Here, eat this, it will do you good !" She placed two bowls in front of them and one in front of me.
I ate it with pleasure as it filled my stomach. After I finished, I put my bowl on the table and asked to Cupa :
"Are you ready to go ?"
"Yep ! Waiting for you !" She answered with a bright smile.
"Alright, I'll be right back. I need to get my bag !"
I went to my room and saw my bag lying a few feet in front of me. The thing is, it was not what I was looking for in the first place. I went next to my bed and lifted my pillow. There, under it, was my one and only pistol. I got used to keep it here after Cupa almost found it in my bag. If she finds it, I would be forced to answer some of her questions for sure. I put it in my bag, put my armor on and rejoined Cupa downstairs.
"I am ready !"
"Then, let's go !" She said happily as she passed the front door.
"See you later girls !"
Just as I was about to leave. Ayumi took me by the hand and looked at me straight in the eyes.
"Please, take care and come back in one piece !"
"Don't worry, we will come back before sunset !" I said with a reassuring smile.
She nodded and let go my hand. I rejoined Cupa outside. She didn't look quite happy.
"Did I do something wrong ?" I asked to myself as I saw Cupa staring at me.
"What were you to doing ?"
"She was just telling me to take care !"
I heard her uttering a ''hmph'' in doubt.
"Are you jealous ?" I asked her with a grin.
"N-No, what makes you think that ?"
"Nothing !"
"D-Doesn't matter, you don't need to take care of yourself, b-because I'll do it for you !" Cupa blushed as she took my left arm with both hands.
"So, according to you, we should find some iron, redstones and coal !" I said.
"Yep, and maybe even some gold if we are lucky !"
"That's nice !"
2 hours later, The lake, Cupa POV
After some time, we arrived to the lake. It was pretty big. On our right, the lake continued into a river, splitting the forest in two and, on our left, there was a mountain with a water fall.
"Wow Cupa, this is beautiful !"
"Want to know another thing that is beautiful ? My love for you !" I thought.
Mickaël stared at the view for a moment before looking at me and taking a deep breath.
"Is he about to confess to me ? Is he about to say it ?"
"Well, that was a nice view, let's go now. We can't stay here for too long. I promised the others we would be back home before the sun sets." Mickaël finally said
I was dumbfounded. Why did he have to break such a beautiful moment ? Anyway, I quickly regained composure of myself and sighed. Then I followed him through the forest. While I was still upset from earlier, I still loved him too much to be far away from him. I was holding his arm and my head was resting on his shoulder.
After another one hour of walking, we arrived in front of the entrance of the cave. The sun was still high in the sky so I guessed it was aproximatly the beginning of the afternoon.
"Come on, let's not waste anymore time !" Mickaël said
He entered the cave with me close behind. He lit up his torch so he could see better in the dark. Then we went further in the cave. Mickaël took his pickaxe and began to search for some ressources.
"Let's not spilt up. I don't want to repeat what happened last time !" he said.
"Don't worry, I think I remember where the ores are !"
"I am right behind you !"
I led the way while Mickaël followed me. We walked in the cave for a few minutes until...
"Hey look ! Coal !" I said loudly.
"Cool ! You can never have enough coal !" he stated.
Mickaël went to the block and mined it. The block broke into a small piece of coal. Then, Mickaël took the piece of coal and put it in his bag.
Our mining trip lasted a few hours. We got thirty piece of coal, some block of iron and a lot, lot of redstones. I must say, we were pretty deep in the cave, so redstone was common. Mickaël kept following me while I tried to remember where were most of the ores I saw. Then, arrived the moment when there wasn't anymore ores to mine
"Is that all ?" He asked me.
"Yep, I think so !" I answered.
"Good, time to go back home !"
We were beginning to walk back toward the surface when Mickaël noticed something unusual.
"Do you see that ?"
"See what ?" I responded, confused.
"I saw something shining over here !" He said as he pointed a wall.
I looked where he showed
"I don't see anything !" I finally stated.
"Wait a minute !"
He went to a block on the wall, covered by lianas and dust. He removed the dead creepers from the block and blowed away some of the dust to reveal something really shiny coming out of the block : a diamond, a real one. I stayed in awe in front of that blue gem while Mickaël whistled at his discovery. He lifted his pickaxe and mined the block. A few seconds later, a bright blue diamond was in its place.
"Wow..." I said, still amazed.
Mickaël picked up the diamond and handed it to me.
"Here, for you !" He smiled.
"For me ?" I asked as I blushed hard.
"Yes, take it as a gift of our friendship !"
"Thank you Mickaël, I'll treasure it !"
I took the diamond and put it in my sweater. Meanwhile, Mickaël turned toward the wall and began to mine it.
"What are you doing ?" I asked
"A diamond is rarely alone !" he answered "I bet there is some other diamond ores a few blocks awOW !" he said as he stopped mining
"Do you see anything ?"
"See for yourself !"
I appoached him and was surprised to see that we entered a gigantic crevasse. Below us, there was some lava and water. I turned to Mickaël.
"Do you think we should explore it now ?"
"No, my pickaxe is really used. I don't want to enter to go in it if I don't know for sure my tool will survive the trip. Plus, we already spent enough time here, travelling by night isn't really my thing. We should go home and come back here another day !" he explained.
"Okie !" I agreed.
Suddenly, as we began to walk back, we heard a voice resonating in the cave.
"He must be somewhere around here. I swear, if I catch this adventurer, he will be as good as dead !"
"Calm down Sirius, he can't be far away. Leave him to me, a shot between the eyes should be enough !" a second voice said.
We both ducked behind the corner of the passage Mickaël created earlier. He looked at me and asked with a serious tone.
"Cupa, you didn't told me there was some people living here, did you ?"
"No, because I believed the opposite. When I explored this cave, I swear, there wasn't anyone !" I said, nervous.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer.
"Anyway, we can't go back if we don't want to take the risk of being spotted !" he stated.
"So, what should we do ?"
"We could follow the crevasse. With the blocks I mined, I can make some stairs !" he suggested.
"Ok !"
We quietly runned through the passage to arrive at the edge of the ravine. Mickaël picked a few blocks from his bag and put one next to the edge.
"Okay, it's holding, now we just have to hope it won't brake, follow me !"
Block after block, Mickaël managed to make some kind of stairway to another part of the cave. I looked under us to see a pool of lava which would mean our death if we fell down. I gulped.
"Come on Cupa, you can do this, you are with Mickaël so nothing bad will happen to you !" I thought.
"Hey, I can see some light up here. Just one...more !" Mickaël said.
Just as he was about to place the last part of the stairs, an arrow coming out of nowhere lodged itself in the wall next to him. Surprised by this, Mickaël moverd back and put his foot on the edge of the block he was standing on. The edge crumbled a little but it was enough for him to lost his balance. He began to fall.
"MICKAËL !" I shouted as I dived to catch him. At the last moment, I managed to grab one of his hand. Behind us, I could hear the voices from earlier.
"Oh, come on ! You missed him !"
"If you hadn't pushed me, I wouldn't have missed !"
I turned to Mickaël who wore a serious expression on his face.
"Cupa, I need you to drop me and go get the others ! I'll be fine !"
"NO ! I won't abandon you here ! You hear me ? We will go back home together !" I said as my vision became blurry. Tears were beginning to pour down on my cheeks.
"I am too heavy Cupa, if you don't drop me. You will fall with me and you don't have any armor !"
"No, I refuse to give up !"
Despite my will, Mickaël was right. His armor made him too heavy for me to lift him. It wouldn't be long before I loose my grip on him. I was crying. I didn't want to take the risk to loose him. I closed my eyes and tried to tighten my grip on his hand which brang me closer to the edge.
"Cupa ! Look at me !"
I opened my eyes and looked at him.
"Cupa, do you trust me ?"
"Yes, but..."
"Then GO ! That's an order !"
I closed my eyes and let go his hand. I heard a small ''splash'' down below. I opened my eyes to see Mickaël floating in a small pool of water.
"MICKAËL ! ARE YOU ALRIGHT ?" I shouted.
There was no response. Then I heard a voice right behind me. I turned toward the source of the voice to see an archer with his bow drew back, the arrow pointing right at me.
"Just for you to know, it's only because you are a mob you are not ending up like him right now. There is no way he could have survived a fall from that height. So, get lost and don't ever come back !"
I quickly got back on my feet and jumped across the hole. I runned at the fastest speed I could achieve. I needed to get to the other. If something happen to him. I will never forgive myself.
"Please Mickaël, stay safe !"
1 hour before Cupa arrives home, The cave, Mickaël POV
My vision was blurry, my head was killing me and I think one or two of my ribs might be broken. I managed to sit with difficulty. I was glad I had that armor or else my body might be as flat as a sheet of paper right now.
"Arg ! That's fucking hurt. Well, at least, I still have my pick...axe !" I thought as I finally a piece of melting iron coming out of a pool of lava next to me
"...I hate my life !" I thought out loud
I got on my feet and began to look around the crevasse, hopping to find a potential exit.
"Come on Freon ! I don't want to let him escape !"
"No need to run Sirius, I bet he is already dead.
I didn't have any time to waste. I spotted a hole in the wall dark enough so that you can't see the end of it. I quickly crawled to this hiding spot, while trying to be quiet. After a few second I was in place. To make sure I would be prepared in case of a fight, I drew ''Exbarelyburn'' from its sheath and also took my pistol. I prayed for them to not see me. It has been aproximatly twenty days since I killed someone and, seriously, I was fine with that. As I prayed, I saw two persons passing by my hiding spot. Two men I guessed. The taller one had a grey hat with a skeleton face on it while the other one had purple hair and a grey sweater.
"A spider and a skeleton, the deadly duo !"
"See ? I told you we should have hurry !" The spider said as the duo looked at where I have fallen.
"Damn, this adventurer is a tough guy, I'll give him that. Let's go, he can't have gone far away !"
I saw them disapear in the darkness of a tunnel nearby. I sighed, relieved that I was still alive.
"Well, now I just need to climb back up !"
I searched in my bag for all the blocks available. Having spent all my cobblestone on the stairs. I was left with just two blocks of cobblestone and seven blocks of iron ore.
"Just great...That's won't be enough. I guess I have no choice but to pass by the cave !" I thought as I stared as the darkness of the tunnel in front of me.
I got out of my hiding spot and entered the tunnel.
"It's so dark in here, can't see a goddamn thing !"
I opened my bag, picked up a stick, a piece of coal and, by the magic of crafting in Minecraftia, a torch was made.
"Aaahh, much better. Now, to find the exit..."
I wandered in the cave for what seemed like an eternity, going left and right, in a dead end or at a junction. I finally arrived in front of a part of the cave that was lit. There was some apples and a bowl emitting a very nice smell.
"Where the hell am I ? Where did I ended..." was all I was able to think before something hit me in the back of the head.
Present time, The cave, Ayumi POV
"Mickaël is in danger, we have to help him !" a panicked Cupa said.
My heart began to race, my eyes to water. Like Cupa, I began to also panic.
"W-What happened ? Please, tell me he is alright !"
"I-I don't know, we met some mobs in the cave. We got trapped so Mickaël created some stairs alongside the walls of a crevasse with found earlier. Arrived at the top, Mickaël was shot and he lost his balance. I managed to catch him but he was too heavy. When I left, he wasn't moving. The mobs said he is dead, that he couldn't have survived that fall !"
I didn't think twice.
"Ari, get me my bow. I'll go with Cupa. You stay here with Vanessa to guard the house !" I ordered.
"Not a chance Ayumi. I may not know Mickaël for as long as you do, but, I consider him a friend. I am coming with you two !" Ari responded.
"Hey ! Don't leave me behind, I am coming too !" a little girl said.
"Vanessa ? Are you out of your mind ? This could be dangerous. YOU are staying here !" her big sister stated.
"You would leave a little girl all by herself in a forest at night ? Something terrible could happen !" Vanessa persisted.
Ari looked at her sister, then sighed :
"Fine, you win, BUT, you are staying with us. This is not a game !"
"YAY !"
"Well, you tried Ari !" I thought.
I turned to Cupa.
"Since you are the only one, aside from Mickaël, who went to this place. You will have to lead us there. Can you do it ?" I asked.
"Yes !" she said between pants "I can do it !"
"Good ! Let me just get prepared and we will be ready to go !"
I quickly took my bow and a bunch of arrows. Then we stormed out of the house and into the forest.
"Mickaël, wherever you are now, we are coming for you. Hang on !"
Present time, The cave, Mickaël POV
"Aww, crap...What happened ?" I thought as I woke up. I opened my eyes to see that I was bound with some ropes on my hands and feet. I wasn't wearing my armor anymore, just my clothes. My bag was also missing from my back.
"What the hell ? !" I thought out loud.
"Oh, you are awake !" A voice said in front of me.
I looked up to see, what looked like, a girl with green hair, grey eyes. She was wearing a dark green hoodie that was torn at some places and a jean. On the hood was...I don't know, a face, maybe ?
"Hey ! I am talking to you !" the girl said.
"What ?"
"I asked you if you were okay. You were staring at me. What's your name ?"
"Mickaël, and you are ?"
"Yaebi. Yaebi the zombie !"
"So, that face on her hoodie is supposed to look like a zombie face ? Even I could have done that better...well, on second thought, probably not !" I thought
"What are you doing in this cave ? You are lucky I found you, my neighbors arn't as friendly as I am !"
"Yea, I kinda guessed that when they tried to shoot me down while I was trying to get back to the surface. As for your question, I came here with a friend to collect ressources, and before you ask, no, I didn't know there was any mobs who were living here !" I explained.
"I see...so you didn't came here to ''steal'' from our home ?" she asked.
"Not at all ! We generally collect ores from uninhabited caves !"
"Hmm...If what you said is true that also explain the multiples bruises on your body. I managed to treat most of them but I advise you to not bumb into anything for a few days !" she said.
Then, the female zombie took a knife from a table nearby and returned to me.
"You do not appear to be a threat, I am going to untie you but if you try anything, this blade will be in your throat !"
I nodded. She began to cut the ropes, freeing my hand and then, my feet. I got on my feet and blowed some on the dirt that was on my shoulder.
"Aah, free at last !" I thought as I stretched some of my muscles.
"What did you do of my armor, my backpack and my weapons ?"
"Your armor was completely wrecked. There was not a single piece that was not falling apart. So I put in a pool of lava, hoping to collect some molten iron. It can always be reused for something else. As for your weapons, they are right here !" she said as she pointed Exbarelyburn and my bow which were next to the table.
"And for my backpack ?" I asked, a little nervous. What if she had thrown away my pistol into lava ?
"It's on the table. I just cleared it out to see if you stole something from me. There is also this...thing. I don't know what is it !" she stated as she took the only thing that manage to come with me into this world : my pistol. She began to do some hula-hoop with her forefinger and the little hole where the trigger was.
"Hey hey hey hey hey !" I told her, loud enough for her to stop playing with my weapon. "Don't touch that, give it back to me. You don't know how dangerous it is !"
"You know what is it ?" She asked me.
"Yes I know !" I answered without saying anything else.
"So ? Come on, tell me !" She insisted.
"It's something from where I used to live. That's all you need to know !"
"I never saw these kind of things in Minecraftia and there was ''Made in USA'' on the side of it. Where is it ?"
"It...It's a far away contry, far in the west !"
"Bullshit ! Before I arrived here, I was an explorer Mickaël, and I have lived for over two hundred years. I explored each side of Minecraftia and I never saw or even heard of something like this. So either you tell me what is it and where you come from or I call for help. You choose !"
You are probably thinking I should knock her out right here, right now and find the exit alone. No need to remind you that, one : I don't like to hurt someone for no reason and two : Reason number one is good enough. Instead of doing that, I stand there, feeling my irritation growing.
"Come on, I don't have all day !"
Finally, I snapped
"FINE ! I come from another dimension and this thing you are holding is a very powerful weapon ! THERE, you have your answer !"
There was a moment of silence
"That's cool, bro !" She said with a large grin.
As soon as I saw her smile, I facepalmed myself mentally...hard
"Did I just reveal one of my BIGGEST SECRET to a STRANGER ?!" I thought
I took my pistol from her hand and stared at her in the eyes.
"You won't say a word about what I told you, will you ?"
"No, don't worry, your secret is safe with me !"
"I hope you are not lying..."
I placed the weapon in my backpack and put my bag on my back. I also took Exbarely burn and my bow.
"Well Yaebi, it was nice knowing you, I guess. Can you show me the exit, please ? My friends are probably worried about my disappearance !"
"No problem. Follow me !"
I began to follow Yaebi throught the tunnel. As we walked, something was bugging me.
"Hey Yaebi !" I called her.
"Hmm ? What do you want ? She said in a friendly manner.
"What a girl is like you doing here, all by herself ? You know, since you said you were an explorer and all..."
"Girl ? I am a boy ! Thanks for destroying my ego, by the way !" HE said as he looked at me.
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When I said I hated my life...I meant it
"WHAT ? You are a BOY ? You certainly don't look like one !" I stated, dumbfounded
"I know, I got that a lot from the other mobs of the cave when I first arrived here. It may be because of my hair or my eyes. I don't know !"
"Sorry..." I apologised
"It's nothing. But to answer your question, I need to tell you the truth...I lied. I am not an explorer, I did not visit all the kingdoms in Minecraftia and I am pretty sure I didn't live two hundred years !" he said with a sheepish smile.
"So, if I get this right. You are telling me you lied to me just to know one of my biggest secret ?" I asked with my eyes closed
"Well...yes..."
"Stay calm, breathe in, breathe ou...I am going to kill him...and myself for being this stupid !"I thought as I tried to calm down, in vain.
"That's it ! GET OVER HERE !" I yelled as I lunched myself at him.
He screamed as he saw me coming for him. He didn't have the time to react and I tackled him on the floor.
"OK, you listen ! If you talk about this to anyone and I mean ANYONE ! I'll rip one of your lungs out and make you eat it ! UNDERSTOOD ?"
"Y-Yea, as I said, your secret is safe with me...Can you get off me now ?"
I got on my feet, releasing him from my tackling. He slowly got up too, still shocked by my sudden outburst.
"So, back to your question, I don't know how I arrived here !"
"What do you mean, you don't know ?"
"I mean, according to my neighbors, I was found outside the cave, starving, deshydrated and exausted. The thing is that I don't remember anything from beyond this point. I don't remember where I used to live, if I had families and friends ! To make it simple, I suffer from amnesia !" Yaebi explained.
"Oh...so, since when do you live here ?" I asked.
"I don't know ,by being in this cave, I lost the track of time. It could be three years as well as seven !" He answered.
"Did you ever thought about going to the surface and find something or someone that can help you remember about your past ?" I asked.
"Yes, I did. But, what if I get lost in the wood ? I would never be able to find my way home and I would loose everything...again !" Yeabi said.
Suddenly an arrow flew right next to my face.
"Ohhh, too bad, you missed him Feon...try again next time !" a voice behind me said.
"Stop making fun of me and go get him !" another voice spoke.
I looked behind me to see the archer and the spider from earlier. The spider was running toward me while the skeleton was reloading. Yaebi called me as he began to run in the opposite direction.
"Mickaël, follow me, quick !"
I agree and I began to run after him. Another arrow scratched my arm.
"Why do these things always happen to me ?"
Present time, Entrance of the cave, Ayumi POV
"So, is this the place ?" I asked.
"Y-Yes !" an exausted Cupa said. For a defense, she runned two time the distance between this cave and home.
"Then, what are we waiting for, let's go !" Ari continued.
We carefully entered the cave. I took an arrow from my quiver and put it on my bow to be ready to face anything. Cupa led us through the cave and we finally arrived in front of the crevasse. Then Cupa pointed us a small pool of water next to a one of lava.
"This is where he fell !" she stated.
"I don't see anyone !" Vanessa noted.
"That's only mean two things : either, he was captured by some mobs or he managed to escape on his own. !" I said
I really hoped option number two was the right one. If he got captured, then he was probably dead right now. I...I can't imagine him dead.
We heard someone shouting out of nowhere
"SIRIUS, GET THEM !"
We began to rush at the direction of the voice
"Mickaël, stay where you are, we are coming !"
Present time, The cave, Mickaël POV
"I AM NOT STAYING HERE !" I shouted in my head as I ducked to avoid another arrow.
"Yaebi, where is the exit ?" I asked while running.
"I am trying to remember, can't you see ?"
"That is NOT the time to forget something!" I said.
"Can't you just hold them off ?"
"If I stop running, I'll have an arrow sticking out of my forehead. Plus I..."
"GOT YOU !" the spider said as he jumped on my back and put his hand on my eyes.
"MICKAËL !" I heard Yeabi shout.
"Arg ! Get off me !" I tried to catch him but, no avail. Then I had a bright idea. I stopped and jumped backward. Caught by surprise, the spider didn't have the time to react as I crushed him when I landed on my back.
"GAH !" The spider gasped.
As soon as he let go his hold on my face, I got up and said to Yaebi who was waiting for me.
"Quick ! We need to go or else...shit..." I said as I saw the skeleton coming out from the other side of the corridor.
"You really thought you would escape from me ? And Yeabi, why would you protect him ?" he asked
"I don't think he is a threat to us. We can let him go..." was all Yeabi could answer before a fist connected with his head, pushing him out of the way.
"Wrong answer !" the archer finished.
Then, he looked at me.
"Now, it's just you versus us !"
I took out Exbarelyburn from its sheath and got into a fighting stance. My vision was swinging between the archer and the spider to see who would attack first. I thightened my grip on my sword as soon as I heard something moving.
"I AM GONNA GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT !" the spider yelled as he jumped at me.
I was preparing to hit him in midair when something did it before me. I just saw a foot hit him in the back, sending him flying in my direction. When he reached me, I punched him in the face, knocking him out cold. I looked up to see Ayumi in a ''Ura Mawashi Geri'' pose. I guessed she was the one kicking the spider.
"Just in time, girls !" I thought.
Then, I turned toward the skeleton. He was bending his bow when the head of a little cave spider I know appeared behind his back.
"What ? Get off me !" he nearly shouted as he shook himself.
Vanessa bit him in the neck and, after a few second, the body of the skeleton went limp and he fell on the floor. When he fell, I saw Cupa, standing next to Vanessa. Cupa rushed toward me and hugged me.
"M-Mickaël ! I-I thought I had lost you. If something had happened to you, I would have never forgived myself !" She said between two sob.
"Don't worry, you girls came here just in time !" I reassured her.
"Huh ? Your arm, it's bleeding !" She noted.
"Don't worry, it's just a scratch. I'll be fine !"
I looked at Ayumi and smiled at her. She returned the smile with a hint of red across her face. Ari looked at me and then, at her. Then, she grinned hard. Ayumi stared at her for a few moment and asked :
"What ?"
"Nothing !" Ari answered, still arboring her bright smile.
"That was a nice teamwork !" I said.
"I know, it is I how imagined the plan !" Ari responded.
I stared at the body of the skeleton.
"Is he dead ?" I asked, a little nervous.
"Nah. Don't worry Mike, I just paralysed him !" Vanessa answered.
I sighed, relieved.
"Mickaël, are you ok ?" a voice said next to me. It was Yaebi who just regained consciousness !"
Immediatly, Ayumi drew her bow and pointed the arrow in the direction of Yeabi who put his hands up.
"Wowowow !" I exclamed "Ayumi, don't shoot ! He is not our ennemy !"
"Then who is sh...wait HE ?" She responded.
"Yep, I am a boy. Yeabi the zombie, at your service !" He said as he got up.
"Sorry !" Ayumi apologised, her head down.
"Don't worry, your are not the first to make the mistake and you certainly won't be the last !"
Vanessa spoke up :
"Well, it was fun and all, but...my poison won't last for too long. In a few minutes, he will regain control over his muscles !"
I asked to Yaebi :
"Want to come with us ? You could find something that can help you with your amnesia !"
He thought about it for a moment before answering :
"You know what ? I am in ! It will be nice to see the sky once again and you are right, maybe I could see some things that could help me remember my past !"
"So, I guess there will be another person in the house, and so, another room to build and another mouth to feed...great !" Vanessa noted with a touch of sarcasm
Something was bugging me
"Ayumi, Cupa, Vanessa, Ari...They are all here !" I thought
"Ayumi ?"
"Hmm ?"
"Who guards the house at this very moment ?"
"No...one..."
"Then we better get back as quick as possible !"
Everyone agreed and so, there was another run though the forest this night.
1 hour later, Home, Mickaël POV
When we arrived home, we were all releived that nothing was damage or stolen. I was with Ayumi, Cupa and Yaebi in the living room while Ari and Vanessa were making dinner, well mostly Ari. Vanessa was just giving her the ingrédients.
"So, this is where you live. Seems like a nice place to stay !" Yaebi said.
"I know, Cupa and I built it some weeks ago after we escaped from some adventurers !" I stated.
"You know, even if I don't remember anything about my past. I think you are the only human that lives with mobs !"
"When they are not their slaves !" Ari said from the kitchen loud enough for us to hear.
"I sure hope there are others humans like me. I mean, I can't be the only human in Minecraftia who is able to coexist with mobs !"
"Whatever dude, you know what they say : Hoping is living !"
Yep, I still hope I'll be able to protect my friends and survive until I can go home. For now, let just call it a day.
TO BE CONTINUED. ''Insert sighing here''...this chapter was longer than I thought it would be. Well hope you enjoyed this chapter. guys (and girls I still can't know for sure ). OH and one more thing, I counted the number of chapters I would need to finish this story. If you want to know just PM me. So as always PM or review to tell me what you think of the story : good or bad. See you next time ;-)
