Let's not waste any time with boring notes. Already have one review, so this is my next update. Sorry it's short, but the next one will be long.
Rating reason: Sexual jokes and fight scenes get bloody. Also language...
Chapter 2: The Players who Remember
The members set out at 8 in the morning, because dawn would still have monsters around. Ana was wearing her favorite dress. It was black, with red roses and reached to just above her ankles. She still wore her normal black sneakers.
Kate was wearing a tight pink shirt and a bright orange skirt. Her white shoes looked fancy, but still provided the ability to wallk easily. Her hair curled in two spirals around her shoulders and had pink streaks in them now.
Tom and Jake looked the same, but Gary looked practically regal. He wore a long coat that buttoned across to the right of his chest with white buttons. The coat itself was a deep blue and had golden lining around the seams. His pants matched perfectly in color and there wasn't anything special about them.
They had a new companion following them who looked ready for practical work. He wore a black T-shirt and jeans, allowing him to work as comfortably as possible. His electric green hair massed out in a wild mess though, giving him an untidy and uncontrollable look. His wyes were large and pure black, adding to the beast look. This was Zack, the veteran they had brought on as an escort for Jake. They were currently discussing what the capital was like.
Sally was in the back of the group, mumbling about how much she had hated the last 2 hours of her life. Her last hours had been a sum of her having her hair forcibly and violently cleaned and then straightened for her before arguing for another hour about the dress she was now forced to wear instead of her farming overalls. The large dress was plain and purple, but despite both of her favorite things about the dress, she hated every step she took from town.
"Do not worry about the dress, fair Sally," Gary said with his infinite charm. "The dress makes you look stunning." Sally turned and glared on him that could have melted bedrock and Gary turned away from her, slowly trying to laugh it off.
"The dress really does look good on you though, Sally," Jake said, picking up on the conversation and offering his thoughts. Sally looked back at him and smiled, as a mother would warmly give a child that tried to comfort them. She turned back and stopped mumblling. She hated the dress still, but she decided to bear it.
They encountered nothing, except for the occasional creeper that would show up in the distance before being shot down by Gary. The group ate lunch as they walked, wanting to cover as much ground as possible. They quickly grew tired of conversation and became zombie-like in their trek across the plains and through the forests. They broke through the forest just as the sun began to set. Off in the distance, across a short stretch of plains, was the Cobalt mountains. They were a series of extreme hills and mountain biomes that were dangerous and separated the capital from the lands to the south. This would be the hardest part of their journey, but one they gladly decided would be for tomorrow.
The group set up two makeshift shelters in the trees to escape any mobs. The girls claimed one and the boys claimed another. As they settled in for the night, things were kind of awkward between the boys. Gary and Tom didn't usually talk to each other much, and having these two along made it even more awkward. Zack was a master at, breaking the mold, so to speak. He asked Gary about the clothes he wore and where the hell he got them from. During this conversation, Tom couldn't help but comment on the story with a smug look, driving Gary to the point of rage, which everyone laughed at. Zack then asked about Tom's new sword that he hadn't had before today. As Gary's story led to another, the group spoke and listened to each other long into the night.
The girls house was much more, um..., uncomfortable. "Ana is totally into that silent player," Kate said with a smug look. Kate continued to dangle this over Ana, causing one of her favorite reactions from Ana.
"I am not!" Ana screamed at her. Ana was going to yell louder and possibly get violent, but she remembered where she was and who was talking to. She settled for the next thing she thought to do. Ana turned away and began to pout.
"Well, I didn't see him," Sally began, "so I can't say anything." Ana's face began to heat up and she suddenly turned on Sally.
"What about you and Jake?" Ana growled at her. Sally was stunned for a few moments until she registered what Ana had said. As Sally fell back in shock, Ana didn't give her time to respond. "You're always so happy when he talks to you. I always catch you looking at him as he passes by. Don't even get me started on how much attention you give him when you're with him."
Sally responded quickly, although with quite a red face. "N-now there is nothing wrong with smiling at a friend or giving attention to a student with potential. That boy is too childish and innocent for me to allow him to hurt himself. He's more like a cow to be herded and milked."
"Milked, Sally?" Kate cut in with a creepy smile. Sally realized her friend's implications and her face practically burst into flames. The next 5 minutes included Ana trying to pry Sally's hands off of Kate's throat while Kate laughed all the way through it. (That was terrible and I feel ashamed, but I HAD to add that joke for some reason)
The night passed by without any outside problems and they packed up their houses early in the morning. After that, they settled back into a traveling routine across the mountain. The pace was more slow, but they crossed with good time. These actions carried on for two more days...
On the third day though, things went haywire. They had left the mountain at noon yesterday and returned to the forests. As they walked along the path though, Tom felt that something was wrong. An arrow suddenly pierced his leg, dropping him to the ground with a curse. The forest seemed to come alive as bandits lept from the trees, pulling their green hoods low and pulling out diamond swords. They had the guild completely surrounded.
As the group huddled together, Zack examined the wound Tom had taken. The arrow had stuck into his leg, but there wasn't any muscle on the end that came back out through his leg. This suggested that it missed his muscle and tendons, or at least severed them cleanly instead of ripping them out.
The bandit leader stepped forward, brandishing the bow that had shot the single arrow. He then pulled out a sword like the rest. "We may let you leave here alive, but you must leave all of your things," the bandit leader said with a superior expression and tone. "If I am satisfied, then you may leave on your way with less weight on your shoulders." Everyone made a very difficult choice and handed over their bags. The bandit looked through each one and, after a few seconds, shook his head."This is a pitiful amount. I'm sure we could work out a deal though." The bandits looked to there leader and began to laugh. "...Leave the women." Ana and Kate's faces turn to pure horror, while Sally got angry like the rest of the group.
Surprisingly though, Jake was the first one to step up, unarmed, to stare the bandit leader down. "Over my dead body," Jake said with a tone of seriousness not fitting the childish player. Sally looked on in horror as the bandit shrugged and lifted his sword. Jake refused to flinch or move. He glared at the bandit leader's eyes and didn't blink or move in the slightest as the blade came down.
...He didn't have to. Jake would later say he didn't remember what happened, but he secretly remembers everything as if it happened in slow motion. An arrow suddenly came from behind him. As it pierced his hand through the wrist, blood sprayed against the left side of his face, but it went unnoticed in his hair, as it was the same color as the blood. The bandit's hand jerked back and the sword flew from his hand backwards. As the bandit grasped at the arrow going through his hand, everything sped back up for Jake.
Arrows shot out from the trees with deadly precision, killing bandits left and right. 10 seconds later, only 5 bandits and the leader remained of 20. Suddenly a joyous yelled of battle lust came from above as a player wearing only a diamond chest piece and iron boots lept from the trees to land in between the bandits. His diamond sword flashed outward for an instant before he set to work. His blade tore into the neck of one bandit, killing him before the warrior kept swinging to smash the next bandit's sword out of his hands. He stopped his sword suddenly and thrust it into the bandit's face, laughing all the while.
After this, the 3 bandits had time to react and they charged at the laughing warrior. His diamond sword clashed with a bandit's sword, bringing him to a stand still. The warrior lashed out with kick and shattered the second bandit's kneecap with his boot, causing him to roll and fall to the ground. The third bandit would have helped, but he suddenly had an arrow in his neck, launched from above. The first bandit was easily overpowered by this skilled warrior and his throat was slit. He didn't even bother to turn back to the bandit on the ground as he advanced on the leader. Another arrow took down the downed bandit.
The bandit leader was unarmed and still trying to push the arrow out of his hand. The warrior hoisted him off the ground and held him up. "If there's one thing I hate, it's men who think they can take advantage of a lady," the warrior said with an Irish accent. "Also merchants who try to bargain, bu that's beside the point." They finally got a good look at the warrior. He had short brown hair and an insane smile that showed how much he was enjoying this. His intimidating smile was accented by his large beard. "Let's take a nice walk to the capital now, hm?" He smashed his head forward and knocked the bandit leader out with a head butt before tossing him to the floor. He then walked menacingly up to Jake and gave him a creepy smile. Jake almost shrank back in fear, but he still had some rage left. "That was impressive kid. That really took some balls."
Jake fell back with a sigh before the rest of the warrior's group came out of the trees... There were only 2 others. One of them had very short, official looking brown hair and was hefty. He placed some dispensers in his pocket. He had been the cause of most of the arrows. The other guy who followed was wearing baggy jeans and a black wool jacket. He carried a bow on his back. The supporting fire must have come from him. His deep brown hair was long enough to fall in front of one of his eyes. "Sorry about that," the hefty one said. "We were searching for this bandit and your group seemed to be in trouble. I'm Alex, leader of the PvP guild Falcon Nova. This is my second, Muller, and this is my third, Kai." Muller was the warrior and Kai was the archer, but both seemed unconcerned with what had happened. "We have to take this bandit back and your group seems to be heading the same way. Would you mind an escort?"
Ana stepped forward as leader and said, "The Trainers guild would be honored," Ana stated. Everyone got to know each other as they walked and Muller carried the bandit. Tom was supported by Zack due to his injury, but he would be able to walk very soon. Sally almost strangled Jake after that little stunt he pulled against the bandit leader, but she was happy he had stood up for his friends. It was Kate again who asked the question that Ana wouldn't.
"Have you heard anything about someone known as the silent player?" Kate asked casually. Ana gawked at her as the three PvP members stared at her, their mouths slightly open. "We've been looking to thank him and we heard rumors that someone might know him in the capital." Muller started to grin.
"What a coincidence," he laughed. "I'm looking for him too. I owe him 20 diamonds." Kate and the rest of her guild stared in disbelief at him. Kai shook his head and so Alex went into deep thought. Everyone sat down to discuss this...
"Oh yeah," Muller began. "We all knew him." Kai and Alex nodded. " We made a bet a long time ago. This was back when he used to speak though. I remember when he stopped talking."
"He used to speak?" Jake asked amazed.
"Oh yeah," Kai said with a sigh of annoyment. "He was an interesting guy. Always going through insane places and having insane thoughts. He was way too nice. To the point where it almost killed him. He was always rescuing players from griefers and bandits. Wasting energy to stop inevitable death."
"Back on track though," Muller continued. "The bet was that he couldn't take down an entire guild of griefers by himself... I lost!" Muller laughed at his misfortune. "We made this bet back when we were just starting out and couldn't really spare any diamonds. As you can probably guess, people don't pay you for taking down bad guys. Who would? When we get to the capital, lets work together to find our elusive friend." Ana nodded and the group continued on their way.
I know it's short and I'm sorry, but the next one will be everything that happens in the capital. It may take a while though, so don't get excited. I want to thank my first reviewer on this story(You know who you are) for inspiring this to be the next update. Sorry I didn't put your name. My internet bad at the moment and I wanted this up as soon as possible.