Welp, apparently I can finish one chapter in one day if I just sit in front of the computer 24/7. That means you guys can get almost one chapter for each day on Chinese New Year. Is that a good thing or a bad thing, though?

Hakime, Metro and Mass are one of the first people I met on Minecraft when I first started playing the game, dating back to two years ago. Time flies, huh? Hakime prefers the others to call him Deadknight, but I found it strange. I mean, who likes to be called dead?

Oh, and he likes trains. CHOO CHOO!

1001 on 30 May, 2015 in Texas

TBNRfrags POV

The boy with silver-colored hair collapse right in front of us as soon as the clock hit 10 o'clock sharp. It's like he'd fainted, or fell asleep. I looked at the others, unsure of what to do. Metro was going to suggest something, but was cut off as something peculiar started to grow on Neonz's back.

It looked like squid's tentacles, except it is white. As we watched, it grew thicker and longer until it's thrice the size of his own body. Then, red stripes started to appear on the tentacles from faint to clear. I thought the tentacles would go limp as soon as the process is complete, but they stayed in the air, waving like it is some sort of coral underwater.

"I'm speechless," Vikk said after a while. "This is so… strange,"

"That would happen to me at midnight today," I said. "When I was asleep, those things would grow on me,"

"You guys said that Mitch and Rob have stuff like blaze rods around them?" Hakime asked. "Do you think that those appear at exactly midnight, too?"

"None of us knows, dude," Lachlan said. "None of us is around when that happened,"

"It's just a guess," Hakime replied as Neonz began to wake. I checked the clock. He woke exactly five minutes after he dropped.

"Guys?" Neonz said, rubbing his eyes and looking up. He has the same red patterns on his cheek. "What happened?"

"You fainted," I said. "Or fell asleep. We saw how the changing took place. Those white tentacles grew out from your back, and then the red lines appear. I guess the lines on your face appear at the same time,"

"Oh, wow," Neonz gasped at his new form. He pushed up his hair absent-mindedly, and I saw three lines drawn vertically onto his forehead. That form reminded me of one mob. I just can't place the name-

"UR-Ghast," Hakime said. "The boss from the Twilight Forest mod. He's half UR-Ghast,"

"What?" Neonz asked, surprised. "You mean I'm a half modded-boss? That's insane!"

"That's what I thought," Hakime shrugged. "It may not be true, though. None of us know yet,"

Before Neonz could reply, a dart hit him on his arm on the spot where the doctor inserts the needle when we're getting an injection. Neonz's form swayed, and then collapsed onto the floor. A while later, a bulky figure appeared on the screen. He picked up Neonz and exited the call for Neonz. He doesn't seem afraid to show himself.

"Guys," Vikk said after a while. "Didn't this happen to Mitch and Rob?"

"You mean they got shot by a dart and were taken away?" Mass asked.

"They are," Vikk confirmed. "The kidnappers always exit their call for them. Maybe they're trying to scare us,"

"They did," I said. "And for all we know, I'm next," I want to go and hide somewhere safe, but I know there aren't. Neonz said something about frequencies. They would be able to find me whenever I go if I do emit frequencies.

"Chill," Lachlan said, but his expression told otherwise. "We'll work this out, okay?"

"How about you two and the kids find somewhere that is safe?" I suggested. "Your changing day is due tomorrow and two days later. I might be able to hold them off,"

"Let's travel to the kids, then," Apparently Vikk agreed with me. "Where do you guys live?"

"Malaysia," The three said in unison. "Travel to Kuala Lumpur," Hakime added.

After saying our goodbyes, I exited the call. Realizing that it is late for my recording schedule, I started up Minecraft.

::: Time Lapse till the next morning:::

I almost forgot that I was targeted. I was tired after the video grind yesterday, and went straight to bed. It was only when I look in the mirror do I realize that I am being hunted down. Nothing to say about my new appearance, really. It's all same as Neonz's.

Usually, I go out for breakfast. I could have done the same, except I have to put on a hoodie to do so. All the tentacles cramped behind my back are extremely uncomfortable. Finally, I decided to give up and settle with whatever I've got in my fridge.

After breakfast, I decided to go on a video grind again. I would have done so if I hadn't notice a figure on the rooftops opposite my building. I look closely and saw that the guy is setting up a gun, aimed for my building. Oh no.

I snatched my car keys and darted out of my apartment without bothering to put on a disguise. I took the workers' elevator to the ground floor and jumped into my car. I tried keeping my tentacles as low as possible so I won't scare people on the road into an accident.

I drove out of the parking lot before remembering that I have nowhere to go. The gas is running low, and I can't stop anywhere. Yet I have to keep going. If not, I would get caught.

Before I knew it, I came up to a road block. Oh god. The police would call the authorities when they saw me. I looked around for another exit but found none. I was stuck in the line. I sank into the seat as much as I could, wincing at the pain of crushing the tentacles. They just grew, so they are bound to be delicate.

At five cars away from the police, a bulky guy that looked like the one at Neonz's place tapped on my window. Gingerly, I rolled down the window only to be greeted by a needle sank into my arm. My body went limp, and the guy put me in the shotgun seat, warped up in a jacket. When we approached the police, they did question about me but the guy just said that I was sick. The police let us through, and soon we're on a highway that I don't know about. I failed to escape.

2354 on 31 May, 2015 in Malaysia

Nobody's POV (since its three people at once)

Hakime can't sleep, and neither can the others. Vikkstar, Lachlan, Metro and Mass arrived a few hours ago, and Hakime's mum let them stay in their house since his family is going on a holiday. Hakime lied to his mum that his friends, meaning Metro and Mass, are visiting so he can't go with them. His mum took the story, and let him stay. What she didn't know is that Vikk and Lachlan would be there too.

"I think changing means fainting for 5 minutes," Hakime voiced his opinion. He had been thinking over the situation yesterday (or earlier in the morning). "That way, our body gets enough energy to grow those extra parts,"

"So you, Metro and Mass are going to faint at 12 o'clock sharp," Vikk checked the clock. "Lie down, then. If you fainted while standing up, you'll hurt yourself," The three obeyed. They looked at each other for a while, so quiet that Metro can't stand it anymore.

"Can we talk?" He asked. "Not like celebrity talking to fans, but friend talking to friend way,"

"Sure, why not?" Lachlan shrugged.

"Don't you guys go to college?" Mass asked. "My brother wanted to be a full-time Youtuber, but mum said that he won't make any money out of it,"

"Me and Vikk didn't," Lachlan answered. "Jerome did, though he drop out halfway,"

"Wasn't that wasting money?" Mass frowned. "Stopping college after paying the fees… My mum would kill me if I do that,"

Lachlan and Vikk didn't answer. Both of them didn't think much when Jerome announced that he's stopping college. Lachlan only told him that he shouldn't have went to college in the first place. They didn't think about the money part.

Mass continued on. "You guys are better than us… You can go out after dark, but not us. There are bad people everywhere here in our country, and even a strong man can get robbed and killed. We practically have no freedom here. Going to school, to tuitions, studying, then sleep. That's how our days are. Too much order,"

"Stop, Mass," Hakime poked him in the head. "It's holiday, so don't bring that nightmare up,"

Everyone laughed. Since they first knew that they are being hunted, they hadn't have this much fun before. It's like the old days are back.

Almost.

When the clock hit 12, the three closed their eyes. Vikk and Lachlan didn't panic, like the time when it happened to Neonz. They just kept an eye on the kids, observing their changes.

White dragon wings grew out of their backs, flapping slightly as it expands. White scales covered their forearms and their nails grew into claws the color of gold. Lastly, patterns like the Indians' war paint appeared, but they are not white. Hakime's is blue, Metro's is red and Mass' is yellow.

"Blue, yellow and red," Vikk turned to Lachlan. "Does it remind you of something?"

Before he could reply, the windows to the room shattered. Two men with a bulky build swung into the room before pointing a gun at them. Instinctively, the two adults held the kids in their arms and put the teenager between them.

"Out of the room and into the car," One of the men grunted just as the three began to wake. They are forced out of the residence and into a van parked outside. When Mass saw the van, he frowned but said nothing.

The windows are tinted black, so they can't look outside. The other man searched them and took their phones. They can get no help, not in the middle of the night.

They're screwed.

Sorry for writing only 2 POVs. Look at the word count. It's almost 2k already! I don't usually write over 2k per chapter, so plz bear with it… .