The group ran outside as fast as they could, the screams getting louder. They started to sound very strange and cut-off. Hex quickly ran and opened up the door to find…

… the slime girls embracing Tony on either side of him and giggling. The human howled with laughter as their hands travelled on his body. Hex felt her blood boil at the sight. "What. Are you. Doing?"

Slag looked at the witch, annoyed. "Wow, you sure didn't wait to spoil our fun."

Tony caught his breath from the laughing. Mire cuddled the boy. "We were just tickling him. He seemed to like it."

Tony's face was bright red as he caught his breath. "No… I didn't... "

Saber chuckled a bit before bursting into laughter. She wiped a tear from her eye. "That's what you get for stealing my sword!"

Atlas felt her cheeks burn red. "Perhaps we should let Tony out-"

"No way! We still have 8 more minutes!" Mire stretched her head toward Atlas. "And we plan to make the most of every moment." With that, she closed the door, leaving the group to hold back a raging Hex.

After the witch girl calmed down, the group decided to go inside. Saber had a huge smile on her face as they went, content with herself. As they sat down, she smirked. "So, whose turn is it now?" She asked. Atlas pointed to Hex, whose arms were crossed. Saber looked at the witch. "Come on, don't pout so much. Let's get on with this foolish game."

Skelli sighed. "Without the others, there aren't many players to choose from."

"Agreed. Maybe we should invite Rube or Grace?"

"Hm. What about Misery? All she does is cry in the Nether anyway."

Hex suddenly had a thought. "Saber, Truth or Dare?"

The blacksmith was still locked in her conversation and answered "Dare" without thinking. Hex smiled. "Saber, I dare you to politely ask Yaebi to join us."

The blacksmith suddenly halted her conversation to look at the witch incredulously. "Yaebi? Are you serious?"

"Of course! It would be interesting to have him join the game."

Skelli scoffed. "Interestingly annoying. He'll just whine and complain and boast about his superior zombies." She said, bringing her arms up in a mocking zombie shamble.

Hex smiled and wagged her finger. "Sorry, but you can't refuse a dare. Now, you two go and get Yaebi."

"Just us? What about you and Atlas?"

"I'm staying to wait for Tony and those slime dolts to come out. I'm sure Atlas would agree." She looked at the librarian, who nodded.

Saber rolled her eyes. "Fine. Let's get this over with." She said as she left the house with Skelli in tow. Hex smiled when the door closed and quickly went to Atlas. "Okay, dear sister, here's the plan…"

The trek to the Village of Shade was not too long as the rulers just ran there. They arrived at the border of the dark village and immediately turned on one another. "First!" They yelled in unison. Saber smirked. "You? Yeah, right! You were practically feasting on the dust I left behind!"

Skelli crossed her arms. "The dust you left behind? Are you kidding me? I was clearly ahead of you!"

"You both are losers." A new voice spoke. The girls recognized the voice and groaned as they turned toward the village. Out of the shadows, a horde of zombies stood on the border between the dark and the light. In front of them, a lone boy stood. He smirked at the rulers with confidence. "Hello, intruders! Feast your eyes upon my forces, be blinded by their shadows, and cower at their-"

"Did he just say 'blinded by shadows'?" Saber asked.

Skelli rolled her eyes. "Yaebi, stop trying to look cool. I'm surprised your zombies aren't starving if you monologue this long before every meal."

Yaebi sighed and waved off the horde. "Take 5 everyone. We'll work on it later." He frowned at the rulers. "What do you two want?"

"Remember: be polite." Skelli whispered in Saber's ear. The blacksmith groaned as she approached Yaebi.

She clasped her hands together and spoke through her clenched teeth. "Won't… you please… join us?"

Yaebi stepped back. "Eh… what's wrong with your face? You look like you're going to throw up."

Saber ignored that as she continued. "I wanted to… politely… invite you to a game."

"A game? Why would I play a game with losers like you?"

"We're playing truth or dare at Tony's house. We all thought it would be… polite… to ask you to join."

Yaebi's face suddenly brightened up. "Yes."

Skelli looked a bit shocked. "That's it? No monologue about how the game isn't worthy of your time or a brief pause for dramatic effect? Just… yes?"

"Of course! Why would I pass up a glorious chance to play such an innocent game with my dear… friends." He said, suspiciously. Saber and Skelli looked at eachother before heading back to Tony's house.

Tony felt his spine shiver as Hex stared into his eyes, trying to find… something. Eventually, she brought her nose to his and began her questioning. "What did you do in there?" Tony's face was bright red from both the proximity and the question, but he held his resolve. Hex narrowed her eyes at the boy. "Don't make me hypnotize you again!"

Slag and Mire giggled as Hex got worked up. The witch turned to them and began her questioning. "What did you do?"

Slag smirked. "I don't kiss and tell!" She said, sticking her tongue out. Hex's annoyance was pushed even further when Mire chimed in, "Me neither!" The slimes winked at Tony, who merely looked away with a deep blush. Hex felt her blood boil, but before he could pull out a potion, the door opened. Yaebi entered with his nose high. "I am here, as requested."

The remaining players groaned, much to the chagrin of the zombie boy. When Saber and Skelli sat down, he sat between them, arms crossed. Hex cooled down enough to fake a smile. "Glad you could make it, Yaebi. Since you've only just arrived, would you like to go first?"

"Gladly. Tony, truth or dare?"

The human was surprised Yaebi had even acknowledged his existence for a change. "Huh?"

"What are you, deaf? I said Truth or Dare." He snapped, annoyed.

Tony didn't like the zombie's tone. He kept his composure. "Dare."

Yaebi wasted no time with his plan. "I dare you to jump off of that mountain outside."

"What? No way!" Tony said, shocked.

Yaebi looked at the group. "What's the rule for not following through with a dare?"

Slag and Mire looked at each other before shrugging. "We didn't really think about that. You can't honestly expect Tony to fall to his death, do you?" The latter asked.

"I do. It is part of the rules of the game."

Slag scoffed. "Rules, shmules! I'm overruling that."

"What? You can't do that!"

"I just did. Pick a different dare."

Yaebi grumbled for a moment as he tried to come up with a dare. He suddenly had a thought. "Tony, I dare you to fight my zombie…"

"Well that doesn't sound so bad-"

"...army." Yaebi finished, snapping his fingers to allow the horde to surround the house. Tony looked around at the still bodies that surrounded the windows. He gulped. "How many zombies did you spawn?"

"Enough to keep me entertained. Now hop to it." He said as went up to the balcony to watch the show. Tony sighed and grabbed his sword from the corner. Suddenly, he had a thought and opened a chest to grab something. He closed it and opened the door. He didn't even have time to set a foot outside as one of the zombies grabbed him and threw him outside. The rest of the group looked at each other before running up to the balcony with Yaebi. There, they found him twirling his hands around.

Tony thought it was all over when the first zombie grabbed him, but found that was not the case. Unusually, the zombies weren't eating him. Instead, the shoved him back and forth, circling around him like bullies on a playground. He looked up to see Yaebi twirling his hands. 'No wonder they aren't eating… he's toying with me! Now I see why he agreed to play at all.' Tony quickly attempted to regain his balance and slashed his sword, successfully killing an incoming zombie. Before Yaebi could register what happened, Tony began to slash high, destroying quite a few zombies before the ruler initiated attack mode. Even with the few gone, he still grinned at the sight of the horde getting closer to Tony. The boy struck the incoming enemies, but to no avail as they covered him.

Yaebi laughed heartily. "Woo! Yes! Zombies are number 1! I can't wait to see the look on his face when he respawns!" The group looked toward Tony's bed, expecting to see him appear any second. When he didn't, Yaebi raised an eyebrow. "What? Why didn't-"

Suddenly, there was a grunting noise outside. The group looked to see the zombies moving away from the house… and toward Tony? The human was now on the far side of the yard, almost 6 blocks from his starting point! He slashed at a few of the zombies before disappearing again.

Saber narrowed her eyes. "Where did he…"

"There!" Mire said, pointing to another side of the yard. Tony was suddenly there as well! The group kept spotting the boy in different areas of the yard, almost as if he were teleporting. The battle went on for a few more minutes until the zombies were finally cleared out and Tony stood in the middle of the yard, gasping for breath. Yaebi slammed his fists on the balcony gate. "How did you move around so fast!?"

Tony pulled out a stack of dirt blocks and began to cover up several holes in the yard. Hex grinned in realization. "He dug around the mob."

Yaebi felt his face turn red with anger. "H-how in Notch's name did you dig so fast!?"

Tony smiled before bursting into laughter. "Hey, Saber! I finally found a use for those diamonds!" He said as he pulled out a diamond shovel.

The blacksmith rubbed her head in annoyance. "You wasted precious diamonds making a shovel? That's… that's… I can't even describe the amount of lunacy that takes. Skelli, help me out here... Skelli?" Saber waved a hand in front of Skelli, who was leaning on the railing and looking a the human below dreamily. Saber even thought she saw a bit of drool coming out of her mouth.

Tony wiped the dirt from his clothes before looking up at the zombie defiantly. "Yaebi! Truth or Dare!"

"Really? Are you challenging me? I'm no coward! Dare!"

Tony smirked. "I dare you... to invite Ingot to play."

AN: Hey guys! I want to ask you all a BIG question: what should the punishment be if someone refuses a truth or dare?

Also, I want to thank a Guest and CC-6776 for their suggestions. I had to tweak them just a bit to actually get the story moving along.

Current Players:

Slag

Mire

Tony

Hex

Atlas

Saber

Skelli

Yaebi