The witch grinned at the unconscious Minecraftian before her, before turning her attention to Storm, who backed up against the wall closest to the teen. Meanwhile, Sparklez was slowly recovering from the Nausea Potion's effect, his vision beginning to return to normal. In this condition, however, Sparklez had been hit by quite a few Potions of Harming, which had severely weakened him. He staggered to his feet; tightly gripping his diamond sword. With one swift blow, Sparklez pierced the witch, causing her bright green eyes to widen in surprise. The Captain pulled the sword out of her body, leaving the witch to drop to the floor, no longer living. Sparklez stood there for a second or two before his legs gave out from underneath him. Storm ran over to him, carefully stepping over the witch's corpse. "Are you okay?"

The 21-year-old only mumbled a 'fine' as Storm helped him get back onto his feet. When her eyes settled on Ant, she glanced at Sparklez nervously. "Is he going to be alright?"

Sparklez walked over to where Ant was slumped against the wall, his chest faintly rising and falling. "He's fine, it's just that he drained too much of his energy."

The teen gave the other a slight nod in understanding. She rose to her feet and studied the witch's unmoving body. Her experiences from fighting mobs told her to search the corpse for any items, but Storm decided to go against it. The witch was probably a normal Testificate, before she became evil. Even though she had nearly killed them all, the witch deserved at least a small amount of respect. The teenager followed Sparklez, who was now carrying the unconscious AntVenom, bridal style. She couldn't help but smirk. If SparkAnt fans saw this, they would be going crazy over it. Storm was obviously referring to the fan-created pairing known as SparkAnt. A gentle breeze blew past her face, causing her to come back to reality. She was suddenly reminded of what had happened last night, with the comlink. Storm's face paled as the memory returned, and the thought of what could happen to the other two came to mind.

Storm tried to push the thoughts away, but they were still haunting the back of her mind with a sense of impending doom. She then noticed how far behind she was from the others, and sprinted in order to catch up. After a bit of walking, the biome began to shift over to the Taiga they had previously been in, where a gentle snowfall was just beginning. As they continued towards the looming mountains ahead, the two heard a slight moan come from Ant. Sparklez's attention switched over to the Minecraftian, which he set down next to a tree stump. The 22-year-old's dark chocolate-colored eyes fluttered open. Supporting himself with the stump, Ant slowly rose to his feet and observed his surroundings. Before he could say anything, however, the loud whirring of a helicopter filled the air. Storm's faded gray eyes widened in fear as she noticed the flying object. "I'm sorry," she whimpered, "I had to tell them..."

Sparklez whipped around to face the teenage girl, shock evident from his expression. "What did you do!?"

Storm softly bit her lip and cowered under the older Minecraftian's cold stare. "T-they k-killed nearly all of my f-family, and my little s-sister is the only one still a-alive..."

The teenager gazed at the ground in sadness. "I had to..."

The Captain studied her for a few seconds before shifting his attention to the incoming helicopter. Meanwhile, Ant was trying to understand what had just happened. Storm is a traitor, and she sent some random group after us. But what does this group want with me and Sparklez? He cautiously approached Storm, without making too much noise. The 22-year-old sat down next to the teenage Minecraftian, and placed his hand on her left shoulder. "Storm, could you at least explain who these people are?"

Storm turned to face the older Minecraftian beside her. She gave a subtle nod, just before starting to speak. "This group, the ones that are after you guys, are lead by their commander, Aero."

Sparklez raised an eyebrow when he heard the name, but remained silent. Storm moved her gaze to the skies above, worriedly observing the copter that was steadily closing in on the three. "I was forced into doing this," she paused to watch the helicopter before continuing, "because they threatened to kill my sister..."

Ant looked at her in understanding and stood up, unsheathing his sword. "Well, know that we won't give up without a fight!"

Storm couldn't help but smile in false hope. "That's what they all say," she murmured, unheard by the other two.

As the helicopter came down for a landing, the doors slid open, and many armed soldiers in battle armor immerged from the aircraft. They were carrying laser blasters, which made Ant's and Sparklez's diamond swords seem inferior to the soldiers' weapons. One of the Minecraftians, probably the leader, ordered the command to attack. The two were outnumbered, but were skilled with their chosen weapon. Just as the soldiers began to open fire, Storm was pulled out of the way by one of them, who had messy brown hair and midnight black eyes. The teen recognized the Minecraftian immediately, and looked away nervously. He, however, used his hand to make her face him. Storm kept a constant frown as she observed the young commander, who was only about two years older than her. "Aero-"

The 20-year-old commander smirked. "That's Commander Aero to you. Well done on completing your mission. Your sister will be reunited with you soon."

Storm gave him a slight nod, as a small tear ran down her cheek. "T-thank you..."

Meanwhile, the battle was still raging on. The deafening sound of gunfire blasted through the air, and many close calls had occurred. Ant and Sparklez had resorted to fighting back-to-back, but the more soldiers they managed to defeat, the more seemed to show up. A laser blast flew right past Ant's head, only distracting him for a mere moment. They were surrounded, and there was no way out. Suddenly, a raging inferno ripped through the masses, either killing or severely injuring those that were hit by the flames. Ant's eyes widened in surprise. Did I just do that without knowing it? I could've sworn I didn't... The sound of very faint footsteps came from behind the two. Just before either of them could react, the sickening crack of something smashing into someone's skull pierced the air. Sparklez collapsed to the ground; a thick red liquid already beginning to trickle from the back of his head. Ant swiftly whipped around to face their attacker, but was only able to get a glimpse of dimly glowing red eyes before a sharp pain overcame him, and everything faded into blackness.

Commander Aero looked up in confusion. There was no way that the troops had killed the two so quickly, unless those two Minecraftians were actually weaker than he had thought. That didn't seem likely, since he had personally fought beside one of them, the Captain. Aero frowned in annoyance. If they managed to kill the rest of my troops... The young commander mentally cursed and began to sprint, grasping Storm's wrist with an iron grip. The mentioned teenager tried to escape the elder Minecraftian's grip, but to no avail. She helplessly followed the 20-year-old, but it wasn't like she wanted to. The two rushed through the snowy forest, with Storm unwillingly trailing behind. As they approached the clearing, what they first noticed was that there was unusual burn markings on many of the fallen soldiers. Aero scrowled as he observed one of the soldiers, who seemed to have been burned alive. This doesn't make any sense. How could AntVenom be this skilled with fire magic already? Then it occurred to the commander that this might've been the work of another pryomancer, and he knew exactly who it was.

Storm yelped in surprise as she was suddenly jerked forward. Aero had broken out into a full run, almost causing the teen to trip over her own feet. She ran as fast she could, since Storm didn't want to end up with a dislocated arm if she got too far behind. The two burst into the clearing, and the sight shocked them both. The horribly burnt corpses of many Minecraftian soldiers lay on the ground, and a few were covered in gruesome cuts, obviously from a sword, their dark red blood staining the pure white snow. Storm shivered at the sight of it all, and fear began overtake her. Aero, however, only huffed in anger and noticed three distinct figures, two of which were lying in the snow. The commander released his grip on the teenager, and proceeded to unsheathe his trusty obsidian sword. He approached the cloaked figure with stealth, careful not to make a sound. The cloaked Minecraftian was silently studying the unmoving AntVenom and CaptainSparklez, and only looked away when they heard the soft crunch of footsteps.

The commander froze in place when he had stepped too heavily, which created a faint noise. The cloaked figure shifted their gaze from the two unmoving Minecraftians to where Aero was. They narrowed their blood-red eyes when they noticed the commander. Aero tightened his grip on the obsidian blade and charged, anger evident in his shadowy black eyes. The figure whipped around to face him, and suddenly threw a milky white potion at the approaching Minecraftian. Aero wasn't anticipating such a potion when it hit him and shattered. The potion immediately came into effect, temporarily blinding his vision. Everything came shrouded in darkness, and Aero could only see a few feet in front of him. The young commander listened for the figure's soft footsteps, but all he heard was silence, until the sound he was listening for came from behind. The footsteps, however, seemed slightly lighter. Nonetheless, Aero pointed his sword at whatever was steadily coming closer.

The light footsteps stopped right next to him, just as the effect wore off. The commander blinked, trying to clear the rest of the potion's effect. A familiar teen sat beside him, whom he recognized as Storm. Aero shot the teen a look that demanded for her to give an explanation. Storm frowned as she began to explain what had happened. "That person in the cloak managed to escape with the other two. I tried to chase after them," she lied, "but I couldn't catch up."

The commander only nodded, believing her lie. "Very well. The tracker is still active, I presume?"

Storm's face paled in color. She had completely forgotten about the tracker that was still inside Ant's bag. "Y-yes, sir."

Commander Aero slyly smirked. "They won't be hidden for long..."

The fire cast a flickering light over the Minecraftian lying on the bed, faintly illuminating his face. Ant moaned, his head feeling like it was heavier than the rest of him. As his eyes adjusted to the dim light, the 22-year-old noticed that he was in some sort of base, constructed of mainly stone bricks. When he tried to turn his head, a sharp pain shot through him. Ant clutched his head in pain, and tried to ignore the acute stinging of his injury. The lack of his comrade worried him, so the Minecraftian attempted to get up, but was suddenly overcome with a severe dizziness. Ant fell back onto the bed in hope that the world would stop spinning, which it soon did. He huffed, but mainly in frustration rather than annoyance. Ant tried to stand back up, and fight against the disorienting effect. He was successful in his second attempt, however his condition became so overwhelming that he, unwillingly, collapsed to the floor with a thump. After a few seconds, he finally lifted his head to see in front of him. Through the haze that now clouded his vision, Ant managed to faintly make out the outline of another person standing in front of him. When the 22-year-old attempted to speak, the words came out horribly slurred, as if he was drunk. "Who're you?"

Surprisingly, the mysterious person seemed able to comprehend what Ant had just said, even though it was badly slurred. The 22-year-old quietly studied the figure, who was wearing a black cloak with a hood and a face mask that covered their mouth and nose. The most noticable feature was their faintly glowing red eyes. Ant's face slightly drained in color when he realized that this was the same Minecraftian that had knocked both himself and the Captain out. Ant hurriedly felt for his sword, but to his dismay, it was gone. "There is no need for your weapon here, so I took it."

The 22-year-old glared at the cloaked figure in front of him. However, his head injury still ruined his ability to clearly speak, so Ant continued to sound quite drunk. "I asked who da Nether are you, now answer."

He could've sworn he saw the other Minecraftian hint at a smug smile under their face mask. He knew that his drunk speech wasn't helping to make him sound serious, which he was. Before he could think of a way to do so, the red-eyed figure spoke again. "Very well. My name is Anti."

Ant shot him a suspicious look. "Your full name?"

The Minecraftian, apparently Anti, only smirked. "That's something for me to know, and not you."

(A/N: HELLO, PEOPLE OF TEH WORLD! I am back with yet another chapter! *imaginary crowd cheers* *bows* Thank you, I'll be here all week! Yeah, so this chapter we learn about Anti! Yupperz, so new OC! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! SO AWESOMEEEE! *Anti randomly appears* Anti: Are you done? Me: Um, yeah? *makes him disappear* Anyways, I'm starting to accept questions to the characters, so ask away! You can ask Ant, Sparklez, Storm, Aero, etc.! Also, please tell your friends about Fire Within! All support is appreciated! PLZ REVIEW, GUYS! ETERNALDRAYGON, OUT!)