Chapter 3 is here! Oh and Raven knows the inventory like everyone else. Her sword is located at her back (inventory so it makes sense) and the rest are on her pockets of her jeans. A little note that I forgot to mention before, so yeah.

Chapter 3: Recipe for Disaster

The group then peeked from the stall made out from stone and saw a torch lighted library full of bookshelves, with different kinds of potions on top of some shelves.

"See anything?"Jesse asked. Raven shrugged. The basement room seems empty.

"He must have gone out another way."Petra noted.

"What is all this?"Olivia voiced her thoughts as the gang stepped out of the stall.

"Looks like it used to be the basement. Weird place to have a hideout…" Jesse remarked.

"Or a library… with potions all over the place, that is."Raven added.

"I bet you anything I'll find my Wither skull here."Petra mused.

"And if we find anything else cool to steal along the way, so be it, right?"Axel said, as they began to explore the library.

"Axel, that's not what we're here to do."Petra called him.

"I said we should ask politely, Axel."Jesse affirmed.

"Yeah, but if the guy's not here, we can't ask. So I say we take." Axel reasoned.

"If I were you, I would at least respect this guy's belongings."Raven said. Sure, she never met that person, but she knows that if she at least respect him (by not stealing), maybe she could find out why he cheated Petra in the first place.

"Raven's right. I don't want to stoop on his level."Petra agreed.

"But isn't that the best way to get back to him?"Axel queried.

"Uh… No."Raven blurted. "I think I made my point already."

"Let's just focus on finding the skull, not stealing."Jesse stated.

"Nobody ever lets me have any fun."Axel whined.

"We let you hang out with us."Jesse retorted. "Anyway, the faster we find what we're looking for, the faster we can get the heck out of here."

Raven sighed as she looked around the library. Most of the books are about brewing and potions, making the potions around the library explainable.

"Who's this guy though? A wizard since that's the male mate of a witch?"Raven wondered silently, but shook the idea. There was just no way would Minecraft merge at one of her beloved books, even though the room screams it because of potions.

She then approached the back of the basement; there was a corner with potions hanging and a pink potion lay on a pedestal. On the center was a large stack of bookshelves piled up. Raven cannot help but get the feeling that there was something hiding through it.

All of a sudden, the bookshelves shifted downwards by the sound of a lever being switched, revealing a chest and a recipe. There was Soul Sand (she visited the Nether as Gabriela, duh! She cannot just go to the End without visiting it.) and some type of block in the center. A déjà vu vibe passed through Raven. She has seen it before, but where or when or what it is, she forgot.

"What the hell is all that stuff?"Jesse asked as everyone approached it.

"Soul Sand. It was everywhere in the Nether."Petra answered.

"What about that block in the middle?"Raven inquired.

"I've never seen one of these before…"Olivia mused as she approached the strange block closer. "I wonder if I just… take a closer look. It's almost like pulsing."

"Don't touch that, Olivia!"Jesse exclaimed, worried.

"I was just curious."Olivia admitted.

"Don't forget what we're here for, find that skull."Jesse restated. Olivia nodded in response.

Raven then approached Jesse, inspecting the chest. "I bet you one thing that this guy is hiding that skull on that chest."

"How are sure about that, Raven?"

"Well, that guy is probably smart since he has to hide it somewhere hidden… maybe a bit dumb because he messed at Petra?"Raven responded. Jesse shrugged as he opened the chest. Raven peeked at the chest and her eyes widened. At least she now knows what the mysterious person is hiding.

Wither skulls. Three of them are hiding in the chest. It was clear.

That person is building a Wither.

No way she's not letting that wither her down.

"You win, Raven."Jesse mumbled before he declared. "So… good news, weird news." Everyone then gathered to see what is inside.

Jesse then continued. "I found the skull, but-"

"What the hell? Why'd I risk my neck for that skull if he's got two of them already?"Petra interrupted, blazing with fury. "He was in such a hurry to get it too. There has to be something bigger going on here. Something we just don't see."

"We need to get out of here."Jesse frowned. "Whatever this guy is doing, I don't want to be around when he gets back."

"If he's doing something shady, we need to figure out what and why." Petra argued.

"He's building a Wither."Raven stated. "I mean, Soul Sand and three Wither skulls. That's a recipe for disaster."

"But… a Wither… that's-"Petra said only to be cut off by Lukas.

"One of the worst monsters there is."Lukas interjected, before he turned to Raven. "How did you know that though?"

"I've visited the Nether, Lukas, and I know most crafting recipes, including Withers."Raven blurted bluntly. It took a blink for her to realize that no one will get her point. She did, only through the computer digital for the first part. However, the second part was obviously true; she definitely knows a lot of crafting recipes.

"We came down here to find the skull. Well, we found it."Jesse said.

"Maybe we should just grab it and get out of here, while we still can." Petra suggested. Suddenly, they heard the door open and close.

"Hide now and be quick about it, make sure to take that skull."Raven advised before she hides on the chest near the recipe. She quickly saw Jesse move behind the chest before she shuts the chest closed.

She then regretted it quickly. Screw her claustrophobia. Raven hates hide and seek mainly because of that reason. Currently, she felt the chest's tight space and the blackness of the room seeking to suffocate her. Why that darn phobia did followed her to Minecraft when it could have left her at Earth?

"'Don't you recognize me?' Or… wait… 'Surprised to see me?' No, that's not good… 'Thought you were rid of me, didn't you?' That's better."Raven heard the person who tricked Petra drawled. She slightly opened the chest quietly and moved to Jesse's hiding spot.

"What are you doing in here?"Jesse mumbled.

"I can't breathe in there due to claustrophobia."Raven whispered. She spotted the person though. He had dark green clothing, slick black hair and a beard. Raven then spotted Reuben on the potions. She motioned her head to him to get down, and he did, just in time to avoid the man's face on him.

CLINK!

"What was that? Who's there?"The man questioned at the sound. Shoot, Raven thought.

"Olivia, look out!"She heard Jesse called. So much for cover, Raven rolled her eyes.

"What are you doing in here? What did you see?"The man questioned.

"Says the guy who cheated my friends."Raven spat, revealing her to the man, backing up Jesse while doing so.

"Leave them alone!"Petra entered the scene.

"Yeah, back off, pal!"Axel warned.

"You two?"The man spat. "Did you follow me here?"

"You thought you could just screw us over and get away with it, didn't you?"Petra retorted. In the corner of her eyes, Raven could see Lukas coming out of his hiding place.

"We're here to prove you wrong."Jesse affirmed.

"What are you going to do about it? I have what I want and you have exactly what you earned. Now get out before I put you out."The man sneered.

"We know what you're doing down here."Jesse responded as he approached him, glaring. "Soul Sand and three Wither skulls? You're building a Wither!"

"Smarter than you look."The man remarked.

"Hey! Nobody talks to my friends like that! Now shut your mouth or else."Axel threatened.

"You've wasted too much time already."The man hissed as he ran away. The gang then catches up to him, arriving near the door out. Petra then asked his whereabouts, before they all saw him putting a pumpkin over four iron blocks.

"If you won't leave of your own volition, I'll happily remove you myself."The man snarled as he placed the pumpkin, creating an iron golem in place. "Show our friends the door, will you?"

"Shoot."Raven swore as the gang ran, ducking when the golem attempted to swipe at her. Raven then quickly ran outside the door. In all the commotion, Raven made it, overhearing the EnderCon event at the back that currently introduced Gabriel the Warrior.

"Everybody okay?"Jesse asked.

"Yeah…"Raven soon noticed that Lukas was missing. "But where's Lukas?"

"I thought he was right behind me."Jesse then turned, only to find out that Lukas was not there.

"Well, if he's not here, the only place he could be is-"Axel reasoned when Raven interjected him.

"Danger, specifically down in the basement."Raven stated grimly.

"Ivor's got an iron golem and all the ingredients to build a Wither down there. If he were to unleash it in this crowd of people… we've got to act fast."Petra stated.

"It just so happens that the greatest warrior of all time is in this building. We can ask Gabriel for help."Olivia suggested. "This is the smartest way to help Lukas."

"He's tough. I just hope he's tough enough to hold out a little bit longer."Petra agreed.

"Well, I doubt it, because I'm going after Lukas by myself."Raven declared.

"By yourself? Raven, you know what you're doing?"Jesse asked.

"I do."Raven confirmed. "The rest of you… go get Gabriel."

"You got it."Olivia agreed.

"We'll figure out a way to warn Gabriel and then we'll meet you back here."Petra assured.

"Let's crash this party."Axel remarked.

"I'll be back as soon as I can."Raven promised, but before she left, Jesse called.

"Please be careful, Raven."Raven turned and met his green eyes, filled with worry and concern.

"I will be."Raven smiled before she headed down at the dark basement, unaware that a certain pig followed her.

Raven trudged carefully at the stairs, almost being seen by the iron golem if she did not hide in that stall made out of stone quick enough. She sighed when she spotted Reuben oinking at her.

"What are you doing in here Reuben? This is dangerous."Raven whispered. "Get out while you still can. Jesse will be worried sick."

The pig shook his head in response. Raven sighed. "Fine but just be careful."She then risked a peek and found the iron golem not on her sight. She carefully walked at the room; making a plan to hide in the bookshelves and not on the chests.

"Lukas?"Raven whispered loudly but not too loud that the golem would hear her as she walked. "Can you hear me… even though I'm whispering?"

"Raven?"She turned and saw Lukas in a chest near the potions stand. His face was only visible since the rest of his body laid inside. "Is that you whispering super loudly?"

"Over here, Lukas!"Raven beckoned him to come but he shut the chest closed. She looked back and saw the iron golem attempting to swipe at her.

"Gah!"She yelped, dodging it when she heard Lukas saying 'Hey!' giving her time to hide in a bookshelf. With the iron golem not after her, Raven then looked at the chest in concern.

"You okay?"She asked. Lukas then opened the chest, this time only his blue eyes were visible.

"Eh, I've been worse."Lukas answered. "Well I can't say this is the best spot I've ever been in. Any bright ideas?"

"I'll come in swinging."Raven replied.

"With what?"Lukas questioned. Raven responded by drawing her stone sword. Lukas's blue eyes glance at her in worry.

"Don't take this the wrong way, Rae, but don't do it."Lukas stated. "Just don't. Your sword might break."

Shrugging, Raven put her sword back in her inventory, which was in her back. The nickname was used again, but she didn't mind. She slightly looked at the iron golem and noticed a potion bottle was beside her. She picked it quietly and hid again.

"Hopefully I had better aim at this."Raven muttered at herself before she threw the bottle at the potion shelf.

The sound of glass shattered was heard in potion shelf, distracting the iron golem while looking at it.

"Now, Lukas!"Raven yelled. "Run!"

Lukas quickly got out of the chest and ran. Raven sighed in relief only to witness that the iron golem's eyes are upon her.

"And… I shouldn't have yelled. Fluff Feathers."Raven muttered when the iron golem attempted to swipe at her. She yelped, dodging it. The golem was about to strike again when Reuben oinked loudly. With the golem distracted, Raven and Reuben escaped the golem.

"Thank you, Reuben. I thought I was a goner if you haven't oinked."Raven smiled as they ran to the door.

"You're welcome, G."She heard someone, a male voice, whispered. Raven paused for a moment but moved on anyway. As Gabriela, she was used to be called G as a nickname aside from Gab or Gabby by her friends. G was the least used nickname out of the three. Hearing someone say it in Minecraft made her feel that someone familiar is there, trying to guide her way back home. She smiled, even though as much as she wants to ask him, Lukas might be watching and it will be hard to explain if he finds out.

"Raven, come on! Let's go!"Lukas called as they ran to the staircases. "Thanks for coming back for me. I thought no one will."

"No problem."Raven smiled. Lukas then opened the door.

"I guess I owe you one."Lukas replied as he motioned for her to go on first.

"It's no worry, you go first."Raven smiled as she beckoned him to come first.

"If you insist, Princess."Lukas shrugged as he went outside. Raven rolled her eyes. She hopes that she wasn't blushing or any signs of love expressions on her face. If she is, then she might break Lukas' heart. Why is she so worried about him though? She can't be falling in love in him with her constant worrying. With a sigh, she got out of the basement.

That was long! Next chapter is where things get... spicy and complicated.

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