I am back with a new chapter. Sorry if this is short. Oh and I just have to insert one of the guest reviewers of my last chapter:

Guest: I think it's was GREAT! Um can you put gabbys (or in this case Raven) brother in this story.

And here's my reply:

Thank you for that compliment. But Gabby's brother Cedric only appears in the prologue, sorry. But that doesn't mean that's Cedric's only appearance.

To all readers:

You Can't Wither Me Down is the first book of a four book series aka a quartet. There's three main books centered around the world of MC:SM, with a companion book focusing on Earth and Cedric's side of the story. So before you all know it, you may ask; am I planning a crossover? Well, yeah. The companion book is based on that fandom and the third main book is a crossover.

Chapter 2: EnderCon

On the way, Raven stayed quiet since she does not want to jinx it of having monsters popping up. She was glad when Olivia understood her silent language. When Raven and Olivia made it to EnderCon, the former could just widen her eyes in awe. It was nighttime, occasionally witnessing the firework dispenser shoot colored fireworks into the midnight blue sky.

"I still can't believe you saved our build." Olivia remarked as they explored EnderCon. "What happened back there?"

"Well, I placed some of the extra stone I mined recently. The woman called me off, and then Aiden pushed and tried to flirt with me."Raven explained before she cringed at her last words, as she looked at Olivia. "I may be that pretty but I hate it when every boy flocks at me like I was their queen, only to dump me when I wasn't."

"Oh, I understand."Olivia said concernedly. "Does that happen in your home? I haven't really seen you around here."

"Yeah."Raven replied before she mumbled. "Only that I do not know where is my home since I'm in Minecraft and not on Paris."

Now that she mumbled it, she began to worry about her family. How would Cedric and her family survive without her? Would Cedric forget her entirely like that voice in her head hissed? No, he can't. And she is not gonna forget him either, even if he did.

"Raven, you okay? You kinda spaced out."Olivia's worried tone snapped Raven's thoughts to reality.

"I am. Thanks for the concern."Raven replied. "Thanks for being my second friend in here, Olivia."

"You're welcome. I guess we could say we are friends now. Who's the first one though, for curiosity's sake?" Olivia stated.

"Well, it's-"Raven stated but was interrupted by someone, and she was glad it happened. Trying to say to Olivia that she made friends with one of their rivals could end up badly.

"Hey, Olivia! Glad I found you!"The girls turned around, and saw Axel approaching them.

"Axel! It's good to see you!"Olivia approached him. Raven shrugged and followed her second friend.

"I cannot believe we actually won this time. As in, we really won!"Axel raised his hands in the air. It took a blink for him to register that Raven was there. "Oh, who's the new girl?"

"Axel, this is Raven. Raven, this is Axel."Olivia greeted as the mentioned people shook hands. "If it were not for her saving our build, the fireworks dispensers would have burned-"

Raven was met again with a hug, only this time it was Axel and it was really bone crushing. "Umm… I think I will forget how to breathe if I-"

"Whoops, sorry!"Axel smiled sheepishly. "We really owe you a lot, Rae."

"Rae?"

"Oh you know, a nickname that goes well with-"

Raven frowned. Here she thought she was finally able to make some true friends, and she already knows what Axel going to say.

"…how I look."Raven whispered loudly enough for her new friends to hear. "What if I wasn't that beautiful? You're going to dump me? Do you only care about my looks?"

"No, it's not like that. I was just saying that the nickname suits you, entirely."Axel replied. "Besides, the Order of the Pig owes you a lot."

"Thanks."Raven said as they walked when she saw the same skinny boy and the girl (except she wasn't holding a pickaxe) approach them. The pig Reuben also joined them. Raven smiled at him. He has a black eye but he's still alive.

"Jesse."Axel said.

"… And… Petra?"Olivia asked.

"Hey, you all know Petra… my new super-close friend. We're super close now."The boy said awkwardly. Raven rolled her eyes. The boy then smiled sheepishly. "We ran into each other while I was looking for Reuben."

"Poor Reuben. What happened to his eye?"Olivia asked.

"We had a little run-in with some zombies. They whacked him good, but Reuben held his own."

"What are you doing in the woods, Petra?"Axel questioned.

"Nothing. Just… drawn by the sound of Jesse's high pitched screams."The girl, Petra shrugged. Raven chuckled, stifling her laughter.

"I would've been spider-bait if she hadn't found me."The boy Jesse said seriously.

"Sorry we didn't try to find you Jesse."Axel shrugged.

"But hey, we won!"Olivia smiled.

"And it's all thanks to Raven."Axel patted Raven's shoulder as they stared at the winning build. "If she hadn't save the build… the Ocelots would have won."

"Thank you for saving it, Raven."Jesse smiled at her. "For the first time, we actually won."

Raven shrugged her shoulders. "Eh, I had to. It's amazing. Can't let a cheater burn it down."

"Also, thank you for respecting my space."Raven thought when her thoughts shifted about his smile; it was a genuine one and his handsome green- wait why is she thinking about him? No, she cannot be drooling over someone so handsome. Besides, she will leave him anyway one way or another when she finally found a way home.

"Hey, Jesse. It's time to go see about that thing."Petra said, snapping her thoughts.

"Oh, right. The 'thing'." Jesse remarked.

"Well, that was subtle."Raven rolled her eyes and commented.

"Yeah?"

"As a punch to the face. Axel, Raven and I are were gonna head into EnderCon anyway. See you in there?"Oliva shrugged.

"I heard somebody saying there's free cake by the map booth."Axel commented. Raven's eyes beamed. She loved cake. Sure, she was just pretending to savor it when she was Gabriela but she wants to taste it, person to cake.

Before Raven went off with Olivia and Axel, she took a final glance at Jesse and Petra then headed off, excited for what EnderCon has to offer.

So far, Raven was having fun. Seeing all the booths was enjoyable, even though it was tedious to wait at the long lines to experience it. She once looked at a potion booth, seeing all the interesting potions laid at the walls, as a girl holding the booth gave a potion to someone, receiving a bunch of Iron Ingot in return. Potions always fascinate her, even though getting the ingredients was hard.

She was currently munching the free cake she got from the Map Booth. It was deliciously sweet; it almost reminds her of the chocolate éclairs she bought to welcome Cedric from one of the best bakeries in Paris.

"Hey, beauty."Raven swallowed her cake, blinked and saw Aiden leaning on a fence. He then approached her, smirking. "Do you want to dance with-"

"No."Raven deadpanned. She then walked but Aiden blocked her path.

"Aw, don't be a killjoy. You still have a chance to spend with the winners."

"When I say no, I mean no."Raven hissed as she punched Aiden. Why she has to deal with one of the most annoying boys in the planet? He was worse as that blonde bully chick teasing her at school when she was Gabriela. One more reason she has to get home and NOT to have lovey-dovey feelings with somebody.

"OOF!"She bumped into someone, and that someone was Lukas. Raven blushed in embarrassment. She really had to keep her thoughts in check or she could be bumping in the wrong people. "Lukas! I am so sorry for bumping-"

"No, no, no. It's cool really."Lukas smiled before frowning slightly. "You know Raven, it's not fair you have to deal with Aiden acting like an idiot."

Raven blinked. Did Lukas just tell her that one of his teammates was an idiot? "But I thought-"

"Yeah, he's one of my group mates but the fact of winning often gets to his head."Lukas explained. "Just don't tell him that when you ran into him again."

"You secret's safe with me."Raven smiled when she saw Jesse, Olivia, Axel, Reuben and Petra ran into them.

"Raven, do you have any slime balls?"Axel asked. "We need a slime block and we only have eight."

"What's going on?"Raven questioned. "Oh, and I don't have any, sorry."

"Here, I have one."Lukas took a slime ball from his pocket. Jesse took it and began to craft it.

"Long story short, Petra traded a Wither Skull with a guy for a diamond. He cheated and gave us lapis. So, we're chasing him to get the skull back. The slime block is to break the chicken machine to distract the usher so we can get in."Olivia explained.

If finding that creepy man who might have answers to her way home (since creeps often have answers), Raven's in for it. Of course, no one knows where her home is since it's Minecraft.

"I'm in. You know you could just ask me to play him."Raven said, as a smirk grew in her lips. It is time to put her life experience to the test. "Keep the slime block. You'll never know when you'll need it."

"What do you mean by that?"Jesse asked curiously, with the slime block in his hand.

"Just watch."She grinned as she approached the usher with a nice and a seductive smile. "Hello, handsome. What are you doing standing here when you're not dancing in the night?"

"Oh, I just have to guard this gate for a speaker."The usher said, blushing furiously.

"Is that so? Well, I want to hear the admirable words of the mighty Gabriel, but sadly, my friends and I can't come since we have no tickets. So, will you let us in?"

"Only you, lovely."The usher said. "We can have a date, if you're willing."

"I would love to."She said in a sugary sweet way, continuing her act. "But I need my friends to come. I promise we'll have the date at midnight."

"If you say so."The usher replied, as he let Raven's friends in. Raven motioned them to move, which they do, while staring wide eyed at Raven. When they were out, she whispered at him smoothly.

"See you at midnight, prince charming."She said sweetly as she entered. When the usher turned his back on her, Raven ran to them in, faking a gag while at it.

"I cannot believe you just did that."Axel said.

"Ha-ha. Not like I would really do it."Raven rolled her eyes.

"So you didn't mean it?"Jesse asked.

"There is a term called pretending, otherwise known as acting."Raven stated. "So yeah, what was I saying before was a fake."

"Glad to hear it."She heard someone mumbled. She turned around, and Lukas shook his head.

"How was that acting so easy?"Olivia asked.

"It runs in the family."Raven shrugged. Well, at least her French heritage brought her some good luck. "Now, aren't we supposed to take that skull back?"

"He went there."Petra said, pointing to the door that was left ajar. The group then rushed towards it.

"Well, wasn't that welcoming? A door to darkness in a lighted hallway. Sounds fun."Raven mumbled in sarcasm.

"What do we do once we catch him?"Lukas asked. "There are a million ways to play this."

"We politely ask for what is ours."Jesse replied.

"Short, sweet and to the point. Not bad."Lukas remarked.

"Ready?"Jesse asked. With signs of agreement, the gang entered the door, ready to face what lies ahead.

And that's a wrap! Haha, if people think I put you on a cliffhanger, then yeah, I just did.

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