"There is no way she's coming with us."

CaptainSparklez glanced at the newcomer with a stern look. AntVenom sighed, obviously annoyed with his friend's stubborn response. He had tried to convince him to allow Storm to come along with them, but each attempt ended in failure. The mentioned Minecraftian leaned against a birch tree, fiddling with her hair. Storm blew her wavy, nutmeg-colored bangs away from her face. The two older males had been arguing for quite a long time now, at least ten minutes or so, and the argument seemed far from a conclusion. "Can't you guys just come to a decision?"

The teenager huffed angrily when her comment was ignored. They wouldn't listen to her even if she got their attention, for she was about three years younger than the other two. Storm rolled her smoky-gray eyes. She had to finish this endless argument, even if by force. The teen casually walked up behind Sparklez, then smacked him in the back of the head. He grabbed the back of his head in pain and glared at Storm, who innocently looked back at the Captain. This only caused him to become even more annoyed. "What the Nether was that for!?"

She held back a smile, careful not to ruin her chances of coming with them. Then again, she had just hit Sparklez in the back of the head, so her chances were pretty much next to nothing right now. Storm held up her hands in innocence. "It didn't seem like you guys were going to stop arguing anytime soon. You do realize that we're wasting time, right?"

Behind the Captain, Ant smirked. "The girl has a point, Sparklez. So what now?"

Sparklez only gave a small sigh, then turned to Ant. "Fine, she can come, but it's not my fault if she ends up being a complete fangirl."

He faced where Storm had been earlier, but the teen was gone. Just as Sparklez was about to say something, he noticed Storm already up the path they had been traveling on. She was waiting for them to get over to where she was. Someone doesn't want to waste any time, the Captain thought. The other two Minecraftians managed to catch up with Storm, even after she decided to turn it into some type of game, running away before the two could reach her. Eventually, Storm stopped evading the two males by dashing even farther away. She leaned against an old spruce tree, grinning as they finally came into view. "What took you so long?"

The two only looked at her in pure annoyance, which caused the teen to laugh. She had ran so far that they were now in a Taiga Biome, very close to the mountain which they were attempting to reach. Snow had begun to lightly fall, and was starting to cover the land around the three in a soft white. The sky was overcast, but it was still bright enough to prevent any monsters of the night from spawning early. The group rested by the ancient spruce tree; its thick branches creating a roof from the snowfall. They stayed there for quite a bit; until they had fully regained their breath, however, Storm didn't need to do so.

The sky was still a gloomy overcast, but it had become visibly darker. Not wanting a repeat of the previous night, Ant continued down the path, with his other two comrades following not too far behind. Pure white snow had coated the ground, making the path much harder to see. The growing darkness didn't help much, either. Storm had agreed to go up ahead and scout for any monsters, or mobs, as Minecraftians called them. Suddenly, a spider leaped off from a nearby tree, nearly knocking Ant over, but he quickly dodged the attack and slashed at it before the mob could strike at him again.

Suddenly, they heard Storm screaming bloody murder. The two males rushed down the path, ready to slay the creature that was threatening their female acquaintance. There she was, in a clearing covered in white snow. Storm was backed up against a tree, cowering, and was covered in subtle scratches and cuts. The shrill hiss of a spider came from nearby, its scarlet eyes and black form easily spotted in the stark white space. Sparklez was the first to reach the clearing, which Ant reached only a few moments later. "Hang in there, Storm," Ant shouted, "we're coming!"

The spider locked its many eyes on the other two Minecraftians, quietly hissing in anticipation. Storm opened one eye, keeping the other closed, and nervously glanced at the spider. In less than a second, Storm tightly shut her open eye, muttering something unaudible under her breath. The giant spider gave another shrill hiss before pouncing on top of Sparklez. The Minecraftian smacked the mob away just before it could sink its sharp fangs into his skin. The mob screeched in anger, then proceeded to attack the most vunerable of the three: Storm.

The spider whipped around to face the teen, which it stared at with its glowing red eyes. It was sure it would kill at least one of these Minecraftians that had invaded its territory. The arachnaid lunged at Storm, who was pushed out of the way by Ant. If spiders could scrowl, this one would, for sure. However, Sparklez stabbed the creature before it could strike again; its oddly colored light green blood staining the white snow. It let out a faint screech before it vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving behind two pieces of string and a spider eye in its place.

Storm was shaking uncontrollably, and had stopped only after Ant tapped her on the shoulder and stated the spider was dead. She sighed in relief, but then became nervous again when the teen saw her rescuer's expression, one of slight confusion. "What happened? Why didn't you fight that spider?"

She began to fidget with her royal blue hoodie's zipper in silence, gaze directed at the ground. Sparklez had already ran over to their location, and was now wiping off the spider blood from his sword. When he noticed her uneasy posture, the Captain spoke up. "Is it that you're afraid of them?"

The teenager faced him, her nervousness quite obvious, for she stammered when she tried to speak. "N-no way! I-I'm n-not afraid of any sp-spider!"

The Captain only gave her a reassuring smile. "It's fine. We'll deal with any that cross our path, right, Ant?"

Ant only nodded, before responding to the question. "Of course."

Storm turned away from the older two Minecraftians, trying to prevent them from seeing the bright blush on her face. They didn't have to do this for her if they didn't want to. Her fear of spiders was just going to cause the other two problems, she knew it. "You know, you don't have to if-"

Ant cut her off. "It's okay, Storm. Let's just keep going."

Her blush still evident, Storm quickly nodded and stood up, steadily keeping up with the other two as they quietly continued down the snow-covered path. She pulled up her hood to cover her somewhat frozen ears, observing the snowflakes as they fluttered to the ground below. Before long, a faint luminance was seen farther down the path. A town? Here, in the middle of pretty much nowhere? As the trio approached the faint light, which grew brighter as time passed, a fairly large Testificate village came into view. The Squidward-nosed villagers casually strolled through the town, minding their own business.

There were a few signs hanging from a couple of buildings, displaying the supplies or services available there. Gratefully, one peculiar sign had a picture of a bed, which was the inn. It was nearing nighttime, and no one wanted a repeat of the last night's events. However, none of the group's members had brought Emeralds with them, which was the currency Testificates used. In they were lucky, they might be able to barter an item in order to stay the night. The three Minecraftians entered the building, and were met with the sight of the innkeeper talking with the town mayor. Not wanting to interrupt, the group quietly sat at an empty table. While Sparklez and Ant discussed how much longer it would take to reach the mountains, Storm couldn't help but easedrop on the villagers' conservation.

The mayor frowned at what the innkeeper must've said earlier. "If we don't get help anytime soon, the town will fall because of that blasted witch! She sends out her minions each and every night, and none of us are powerful enough to defeat her!"

Storm leaned back in her seat a little more in order to hear the Testificates better. A witch, you say? Heh, Ant's not going to be too happy about this. She knew that the 22-year-old absolutely hated witches, since he claimed they were too overpowered and very frustrating to deal with. The 18-year-old couldn't help but grin, imagining Ant's reaction to this. Storm listened in again, eager to find out what else was possibly going on in this town.

"Of course I will! But no travelers have been here in a while, so it might be too late when we get some!"

Storm blinked, puzzled. What did the innkeeper mean by that? She looked at Ant and Sparklez, before turning back to face the Testificates. Wait, we're travelers, right? The teen suddenly found herself talking, and before she could stop herself, Storm had already blurted out, "We could help you out with whatever the problem is, but in return for supplies and a place to stay for the night."

Everyone was shocked from her sudden remark, even her two comrades, who were both staring at her in surprise. The two villagers, however, were looking at her in delight. Storm turned a light red color as she saw the other two Minecraftians' expressions. "Eheheh... Um, sorry?"

The mayor gave a cheerful nod. "For sure! If you three could just defeat that dreadful witch, then-"

Ant scrowled. "Great, there's a witch involved?"

Storm rolled her stormy gray eyes, which she was named for. Not as much as a reaction as she had hoped to see from him. The mayor spoke again, with an apologetic tone hinted in his voice, "You don't have to fight the witch if you don't want to. I'm sorry if I jumped to a conclusion too fast."

"No, it's fine, we'll do it. It's just that witches are pretty annoying to fight, but I'm sure we can handle it."

Mr. Mayor, as Storm had decided to call him, bade them farewell, and left for his home. After the innkeeper had left the room, before anyone else could say anything, Storm grinned. "No need to thank me, we would've done it anyway."

Sparklez smirked at the teen. "I don't think it was such a bad idea to bring you with us, after all."

Meanwhile, deep underground in an abandoned mineshaft, the echoing footsteps of a Minecraftian sounded through the lost mines. Red eyes glared at anything that got in the way; if it was a mob, it would be sliced apart in mere seconds. The Minecraftian continued through the maze of tunnels, seemingly never getting lost. They reached a tunnel cloaked in pure darkness, and proceeded down it, unafraid of any monsters that happened to spawn in such blackness. A small flame erupted from the being's hand, lighting up the area around them. The distinct hiss of a creeper came from behind the figure, who only slashed the creature with an unbelievable swiftness. The creeper didn't even have time to feel the pain, because it died before it could.

The Minecraftian kept a steady frown, for the mobs were more plentiful than the last time they were here. Hopefully, mobs hadn't found my base. If so, there's going to be quite a lot of blood spilled tonight. They scanned the floor for any sign of a secret entrance. As they were looking for one, a trapdoor became visible in the faint light of the flame. Here it is... The Minecraftian unlatched the trapdoor and slowly descended down the ladder, but not before locking it behind them. Their foot hit the stone brick floor below them, judging from the sound it made. The base was fairly large, with many chests, which were filled with supplies, and a few brewing tables were on one side, some already loaded with brewed potions.

A fire placed in the center of the room illuminated the place, preventing any mob spawning whatsoever. The Minecraftian walked over to one of the brewing tables, and picked up one of the three potions, which was labeled, 'Potion of Instant Harming X'. The being gave the slightest hint of a smile as they looked at the level ten potion, one that was practically impossible to get. This could come in handy later...

(A/N: Eheheh... I found out I kinda derped on Ant's age... (THANK YOU, BLUEBIRD!) I thought he was 21, but I was probably getting confused with CS's age. Or something. Anyways, ANOTHER CHAPTER! YAYYY! IZ SO AWESOME! :DDD! Okay, I'll stop now. I'm already starting to write Chapter 5, so look forward to it! Also, I figured out that it takes about a week for me to write a chapter, so think of this story as a weekly one, okay? Thank you for any reviews, follows, and favorites you give this story! ETERNALDRAYGON, OUT!)