Steve got onto his horse, who was a black and white-spotted mare named Becca, and glanced over at Ashley, who was getting on her golden-colored and white-haired stallion named Gingie.

And the race began. While Becca was younger and faster than Gingie, Gingie was stronger and could go for much longer, so it was really anyone's race. Until Steve cheated by sneaking in some speed potion to Becca, and Enderman noticed, and Steve was disqualified. Also, his horse went into labor in the middle of the race. Steve has yet to get that image from his mind.

Breathless, the horses were given water while Ashley looked at the papers for a moment, and then slowly glanced towards Herobrine, and then at Steve.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have made it to...that dare. The first dare before many others that involve Herobrine and Steve. And they're very entertaining. Please keep in mind that technically, I'm not allowed to stop any of them." Ashley said. "Herobrine, you have to have you powers taken away-"

Herobrine groaned.

"-Not done yet. And then Steve gets to hit you with anything, for as long as he wants, as long as it doesn't kill you."

"Sound familiar, Herobrine?"

"Hey, she never said anything about a silver table." Herobrine pointed out.

"She said I could hit you with anything."

"And you're just gonna pick up a silver table and throw it at me? Honestly?"

"Maybe..."

Herobrine rolled his eyes. "You are so not creative. Honestly, that's the best you can come up with?"

"We are not having this conversation right now."

"Then why are you still talking?"

"Do the world a favor and shut up."

"You shut up."

"Okay, I know what I wanna hit you with, now. A nice, big, fat, sledge hammer."

"Bring it."

So, that's what happened. Herobrine had his powers taken away, and then he took a sledge hammer to the face. Steve also wanted to hit him with a silver table, but Steve realized he wouldn't be able to pick it up as easily as he wished he could. So Herobrine got his powers back, and any mark from the sledge hammer was instantly healed. Steve found it strange and more than a little creepy how Herobrine was grinning at him.

"Alright, guys, we get to do a Hunger Games match! But, instead of killing, all we're doing is disarming and getting into them into a position where they could kill them, but ya don't." Ashley grinned. "Epic. Okay, so, everyone, get on a pedestal. If you move off it before the timer is up and the gong goes off, then you're disqualified. If you kill anybody, you're disqualified, and also, the mob you killed is respawned back into the game. (Because in case I made it unclear, only battles between Herobrine and John have respawn permanently off.) Allies is allowed, and also recommended. All powers are off, so no teleporting or flying or dark magic or anything, just the weapons you find in chests or your bare fists. I'm just going to, uh, 'narrate.' Last mob, or half-immortal or whatever else left standing wins! Sooooo, let's get to it."

The allies were decided, and most of them (okay, all of them,) insisted on team names.

Team Ultra was Baby Sheep, Baby Mooshroom, and Baby Molten Zombie. (They refused to let anyone else join.) Team You're So Screwed was Herobrine, Jessica, Kristina, and Tyler. (And no one else.)

Team Arrows And Eyes was Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Spider, and Cave Spider. (Originally, their team name was Team BFF, but they changed it because Arrows And Eyes was creepier and cooler.)

Team Golem was, take a guess, Iron Golem and Snow Golem. (Ooohhh, those mobs had better watch out.)

Team Cats was Creeper and Midnight. (They planned on their main weapons; adorablesness, explosions, and cookies. Yes, I said cookies, not buiscits.)

Team Nether Mobs And Cubes was Blaze, Ghast, Slime, and Magma Cube. (Family-ish teams, am I right?)

The rest were the loners; Steve, Zeus, Molten Zombie, Mama Mooshroom, (Baby Molten Zombie and Baby Mooshroom both said, 'sorry, but you guys aren't ultra babies.') Zombie Pigman, Enderman, and Enderdragon. (Enderman and Enderdragon exchanged glances, but otherwise no sign of alliance was shown.)

And so the Hunger Games Minecraft Ultra Battle began, and the gong went off, as did a rush of chaos. Most didn't get to the chests before others, and unfortunately for many, Team You're So Screwed, Steve, and Team Ultra were the first to get their hands on any weapons; Zombie Pigman, Mama Mooshroom, Molten Zombie, Magma Cube, and Slime. The rest got away and started hunting for either food, chests, or even each other, and the Hunger Games began.

Skeletons and Wither Skeletons were often known for their instinct, accurate aim, and powerful enchantments. Spiders and Cave Spiders, however, were known for their memory, ability to see well in the dark or light, and stealth. Together, the team was almost unstoppable. Don't forget that 'almost.'

Spider glanced around, staring at the trees of the forest that they had taken shelter in. Cave Spider exchanged glances with Spider, and both nodded, scanning the leaves and around corners once again.

The abilities of Golems were known as the following; strength, their own personal ability, (like having unbeatable strength, burning like redstone, or throwing snowballs,) and to make themselves blend in so well that they were practically invisible. While their disguise wasn't perfect, it was almost impossible to find them unless they wanted to be found. It was an ability that would come in handy in the Hunger Games.

And it was an ability that the Spiders were well aware of.

The Golems, however, also knew about the Spider's keen eyes, and were kept on their toes, trying to avoid them, ducking and dodging throughout the trees. Spider and Cave Spider only had split seconds of guessing where they were, but those split seconds were enough. Finally, Cave Spider narrowed his eyes at a tree to their left. "Skeleton, other there!" He pointed.

Skeleton had no idea what he would be shooting at, but he shot at the target, and hit Iron Golem arm, nailing him to the tree. Iron Golem winced, trying to pry the arrow from his arm. Wither Skeleton unsheathed his sword and raised it for a strike. Iron Golem prepared to block.

And then three snowballs hit Wither Skeleton. He fell over, and the sword fell from his grasp. Skeleton aimed an arrow, but couldn't find what to hit. Cave Spider glanced around. He pointed out a shadow, and Skeleton shot at it. The shadow disappeared just before the arrow hit it.

Again, Spider saw a blur, and Wither Skeleton and Skeleton both aimed, but again they both missed, except there was a cry of pain; Wither Skeleton's sword had made contact, but the said Nether Boss was defenseless.

The blur wasn't so fast anymore, and it seemed to know so, too. It sped behind the tree Iron Golem was stuck to. Moments later, the tree crash to the ground, and Iron Golem was free. He grabbed Snow Golem, threw him on his back, and then ran just as three arrows shot behind him. The metallic golem swung around the trunk, and then threw Snow Golem towards Skeleton. Snow Golem was already shooting snow balls, and Iron Golem set his sights on Wither Skeleton.

Spider panicked, and rushed towards the blurs that were Snow Golem and Skeleton. Iron Golem had Wither Skeleton in a choke hold. Cave Spider called, "Guys! Hold it, hold it!"

Snow Golem was struggling to fight Spider, who had jumped at him, Skeleton was unsure whether to aim his bow at Snow Golem or Iron Golem, and Wither Skeleton was still uselessly fighting Iron Golem.

Cave Spider shook his head. Even though the Golems were outnumbered, they were still evenly matched. "Wow, this is a sight to see, guys. This battle could go on for a while, don't cha think? We're all so similar in strengths, but also so different. We spiders have sight, skeletons have skills, and golems got speed. Combined, we would be ultimate. Whaddya say?"

Snow Golem and Iron Golem exchanged glances.

Iron Golem nodded towards Snow Golem, Spider, and Skeleton. "If you let Snow go first, sure."

"If you let Wither go afterwards, no problem." Skeleton called back.

So Snow Golem and Wither Skeleton were both released, and Wither Skeleton rubbed his neck. "Jeez, man, what do they feed you? Bowls of steel?"

"Iron, roses, and vines in a salad, yes."

"Should've known." Wither rolled his eyes.

And thusly Team Arrows and Eyes became Team Arrows, Eyes, and Golems.

For Team Nether Mobs And Cubes, or really just for Ghast and Blaze, the last members of said team, a tundra biome was not the best place to be.

"You know...we're not -exactly- built..." Blaze's fires were burning low, and was unable to float as she tried to trudge through the knee-deep snow, "...for this...weather!"

"You don't say?" Ghast huffed as he kept going, a little while ahead of her.

Blaze didn't seem to have a good response. Nor did she have one when Wither Skeleton's sword was aimed at her neck.

Team Arrows, Eyes, And Golems was attacking Team Nether Mobs And Cubes. Blaze's figure suddenly turned into a bunch of smaller pieces, and those smaller pieces floated upwards, going towards the landing the sky that was designed for those who were 'out', giving them a nice view of the playing field.

They didn't think it would take long. It was six against one, and they had taken the Ghast by surprise. But Ghast was a master of adapting, as well as a master of delaying, it appeared. Ghast had surrounded Spider before he was cornered. Spider's figure began to break, just as Skeleton rushed towards him, thinking to help, and then they both disappeared, Ghast soon following. The Team Nether Mobs And Cubes was disqualified entirely, and Team Arrows, Eyes, And Golems was missing two members.

Enderman was disappointed. He really, really loved being able to teleport. But no one was allowed to use their powers. They still could use weapons they found, of course, but all Enderman had found in the hard-to-find chests was an empty wooden bowl and an iron ingot. So useful.

That's when Enderman finally made it to the top of the steep hill of the desert; he found, while staring with his eyes shielded with his arm, that being black with the sun glaring back at you is not enjoyable. I've always liked night better. He thought, and then caught sight of something in the distance; a temple. While it would be useful, that wasn't what had caught his attention, but what was on it. Or, more likely, who was on it. Enderdragon was hard to miss.

Enderman walked towards him, and Enderdragon caught sight of him, too. The said dragon was staring hopelessly at the tiny door, muttering to himself, "How am I supposed to get in?!"

"It doesn't look like you can." Enderman replied.

Enderdragon glanced up, and then blocked the door with his enormous size. "Don't even think about it, I found this first."

"Yeah? And how are you going to get the loot that's probably inside?"

"I..."

"I'm tall, but I can get in there, and grab anything useful. I'll share it with you. If you'll let me in, that is."

Enderdragon stared at him for a moment, and then let him pass. Enderman bent down to fit through, disappeared through the door, and came back a while later, holding multiple items.

"Alright...twelve iron ingots...rotten flesh..." He tossed the said zombie remains down, "uh, more rotten flesh...and again, more rotten flesh...nine blocks of TNT...two diamond...three bread...an iron sword...and...an ender eye. You have half of the iron, the TNT, one diamond, the bread, and I'll take the iron sword."

"We could use the ender eye. Not to go to The End, just to help us decide which direction we should head in." Enderdragon mentioned.

"Great idea." Enderman held up the said item. "To Team Ender?"

"To Team Ender!" Enderdragon grinned as Enderman threw up the ender eye, and pointed east, and it is in that direction that they headed.

"We're gonna beat 'em all!" Baby Sheep grinned. "I've already heard a couple of cannons. All we gotta do is stick in this jungle until there's only a couple left."

"It's getting dark." Baby Mooshroom remarked. "So, we'll see who's left, pretty soon."

"I hope Kristina is." Baby Sheep frowned.

"Are you kidding? This is the Great Devouror we're talking about." Baby Mooshroom said. "She's fine."

"The Great Devourourourer?" Baby Molten Zombie frowned.

"It's what Kristina calls herself to scare Herobrine." Baby Mooshroom explained.

Baby Sheep laughed, "And it works!"

"Oh! The Great Devourourer is funny."

"And deadly, so you'd better watch out!"

"Ooh, I'm so scared!" Baby Molten Zombie rolled his eyes.

"Come on, guys, let's get up this tree." Baby Mooshroom said. "It's the perfect place to camp, and it's nice up high. Just don't fall down."

So the three got up the tree, which they used as a place to sleep, while the sun continued to set, the lines of orange and purple being replaced by the dark of night.

But with the dark, came two who belonged in it.

Baby Molten Zombie had been on guard, watching the dark carefully, although he couldn't see anything very well, and sleep was drooping his eyes shut. But it was impossible to mistake the two pairs of dark purple lights in the dark. They were not stars, he realized; they were eyes.

Quietly, Baby Molten Zombie shook the other two awake, and they both watched as the ones they assumed were Enderman and Enderdragon walking through the tangled jungle.

"We should ambush 'em!" Baby Sheep whispered, grinning.

"Or, we should try and see what they're up to. We could use some allies." Baby Mooshroom replied.

"Let's do both! Let's scare them, and then ally them." Baby Molten Zombie said. "If we look dangerous, they'll think of us as threats. 'If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.' Am I right?"

"That is genius." Baby Sheep grinned. "Let's go."

"Did you hear that?" Enderdragon glanced behind him.

Enderman, not wanting to believe it himself, lied, "No, I didn't hear any-"

He was cut off by what sounded like something quietly whispering his name, as softly as the wind.

Enderman swallowed. "Okay, all in favor of getting out of here, say 'I.'"

A deep, ear-breaking, throaty voice that was not Enderdragon's replied, "I...think you should...stay."

Enderdragon turned around, but saw nothing but the dark that they were walking through. Then he glanced up. "Enderman...there's something...behind you..."

Enderman whirled around, just in time to see a glowing, orange blur disappear.

A hissing sound surrounded them, and Enderman began to really, really, really wish that he had his teleportation powers. The hissing sounded a lot less like a snake, and more like the warning of a vampire, which didn't calm either of the ender members.

Just in, something bright red came to the ground with a solid thud, and said in a cheerful voice, "Hello."

Enderman and Enderdragon both jumped, as Baby Sheep and Baby Molten Zombie came into view, and stood next to Baby Mooshroom.

"What the heck? You guys scared the living daylights out of us!" Enderdragon complained.

"Well, obviously, that was the point." Baby Sheep grinned. "Was I good?"

"Was that you hissing?" Enderman asked.

"Maybe..."

"Then you were brilliant."

"Yeah, yeah. Why were you guys doing that?" Enderdragon grumbled.

"Cuz it's really fun! Ya know?" Baby Molten Zombie grinned.

"Yeah, I actually do know." Enderdragon chuckled. "Alright, I admit it, you guys are good. I think we'd work better together."

"Hmm. I think you might be right. What do you say, Moltie?"

Baby Molten Zombie grinned. "I say yeah!"

And thus, Team Ultra and Team Ender mixed to form Team Ultra Ender.

The next day, Steve was following Creeper and Midnight, who mostly were hunting for cookies and talking to each other. Steve had a stone sword, but he figured it was all he was going to need, against a cat and a self-destructing mob.

He was wrong.

While he managed to get Midnight, and she disfigured and disappeared, Creeper sizzled for too long, and then both Steve and Creeper disappeared.

Silence filled the jungle, as Team Ultra Ender, who had seen the event, didn't really know what to say. Finally, they realized there was nothing to say, so they kept going.

The members of the last three teams, Team Ultra Ender, Team Arrows, Eyes, And Golems, and Team You're So Screwed were announced over night, for when there were three teams remaining, the Team Battle would begin, and when there was only three mobs left, the Final Battle would begin.

Herobrine grinned at his sword. "Dang, it would appear that Steve literally couldn't last two days in the Hunger Games."

"I'm surprised that Baby Molten Zombie did, though." Jessica shook her head.

"I'm not. He's got Baby Sheep and Baby Mooshroom on his side, there's no way that he could lose." Kristina grinned. "So, what's the plan? Who do we go after?"

Tyler shrugged. "Don't know. Who'd be the easiest?"

"Enderdragon, or the golems. Both would be a problem with their powers, but without it, Enderdragon is just big and slow, and the golems are just fast and weak." Herobrine replied.

"Or the spiders. They're too used to being underground." Jessica mentioned.

"Right. And we shouldn't attack Enderdragon, because while they're not exactly close, Enderman will definitely defend him. He can't teleport, but still. And Team Ultra is allied with them, and personally I'd rather ally with them than fight them." Kristina said.

"Good point. You don't mess with baby mobs." Herobrine replied. "Okay, so we should-"

He stopped. He was so sure he had heard what could only be a foot against a thin layer of snow...but in the middle of a swamp?

Herobrine exchanged glances with Kristina, before they charged towards each other. When they were just feet away, Herobrine stopped short, and Kristina shoved him backwards. Herobrine tumbled backwards, and landed solidly on Snow Golem. The said golem didn't have enough time to get up before Herobrine had picked him up and thrown directly towards a tree. He disfigured before he could hit it.

"Shit." Came a voice to their right.

Kristina rushed towards it, and then slid to the ground, attempting to trip a shadow that was revealed as Iron Golem. Kristina discovered that it's not easy to trip Iron Golem, and that really you'll just end up on the ground with a golem twice your size above you, more than ready to attack, giving you less than a second to brace yourself.

For the moments following, Kristina witnessed how well Tyler and Jessica, who knew each other well enough, actually made a great team. While Iron Golem put up a good fight, that fight didn't last long. He soon crumbled into cubes that circled up to the sky.

But the fight wasn't anywhere near done. Both Team Ultra Ender and what remained of Team Arrows, Eyes, And Golems (which was really just Wither Skeleton and Cave Spider,) were uncomfortably close to Team You're So Screwed.

Wither Skeleton and Cave Spider had come to a conclusion; Team You're So Screwed had a very true sentiment to it, so they agreed that their best chance was to delay and fight as many as they could at once. In other words, get above ground, shoot multiple arrows at once, and for goodness sakes, get Cave Spider some kind of ranged weapon.

And Cave Spider found that he had an unknown gift with poisonous darts.

Herobrine and Kristina had both planned on charging after the two, but it was taken care of; Baby Sheep and Baby Mooshroom jumped at Wither Skeleton from behind. Baby Sheep slapped him in the face while Baby Mooshroom proceeded to aim Wither Skeleton's own sword at his chest. While it was far too heavy, and she was far too short, and it tilted to the point where it would have made contact with his stomach instead, it still did the job. The sword, and Wither Skeleton, froze in place. The said Wither Boss cubilized and disappeared.

Cave Spider wasted no time in taking a target; Enderdragon, who wouldn't be able to dodge the bullet-like darts, and shot. Both went down; Enderdragon's disqualification was the dart, that froze a split second from his body, and Cave Spider's was Baby Sheep and Baby Mooshroom. Both Cave Spider and Enderdragon disappeared into the sky.

And then only the teams You're So Screwed and Team Ultra Ender were left, as Ashley announced from what sounded like directly above. "So, now, every one of you guys is left with an option; you can stay allied to your team, or not, your choice. But either way, you cannot ally further after this; you have to fight anyone and everyone on the other team. Oh, and, little twist; powers are back. Alright! Go have fun."

Glancing at Enderman, who was smiling vaguely, and the babies, who all looked ready for war, everyone on Team You're So Screwed decided to stay allied, thinking that they would need it. The other team chose the same, (which means that Baby Sheep, Baby Mooshroom, and Baby Molten Zombie yelled, "Allies forever!" Enderdragon just roared, and Enderman stared into space,) and the battle began, but in the depths of hell, where the flames were almost as hot as the one that reflected in Baby Molten Zombie's eyes.

But let's be honest. The little lava guy was going up against a vampire with dark magic, a demon with dark magic, an angel with light magic and an A in the class of kicking ass, and...ahem, a camera guy, (this is the part where Tyler paused the interviews and slapped me in the face, but, pfft, no regrets, sorry not sorry.) and Baby Molten Zombie as going up against them with a baby red cow, a demonic baby sheep, and a really tall, jet-black creepy as hell guy on his side. (This is the part where Enderman paused the interviews and teleported behind me, scaring the shit out of me, but, pfft, no regrets, sorry not sorry.) Surely, Baby Molten Zombie wouldn't last long, right?

WRONG.

Okay, actually, he didn't last long, even in the Nether where he was stronger, but he did manage to take out the pathetic camera guy first. You would not believe the look on Tyler's face before his cube face broke into smaller cubes and disappeared. Kristina felt bad for Tyler, but also felt bad for Baby Molten Zombie, when she shot her dark magic at him, and he turned into adorable cubes that circled each other and floated away until it disappeared out of sight.

But Kristina didn't look behind her fast enough.

"Behind ya, Kristi!" Herobrine called, but he was laughing under his breath.

And whirling around, Kristina saw why. Baby Sheep and Baby Mooshroom were charging at her, laughing, "Gotcha!" Kristina couldn't help laughing out, "Good one, guys!" as she turned to cubes and disappeared.

Meanwhile, Enderman was cornering Jessica. Herobrine considered helping her, but Jessica nodded towards Baby Sheep and Baby Mooshroom, who were laughing to the point where their stomachs hurt and they were unable to get off the ground. Herobrine took the chance, and shot dark magic at Baby Sheep, just as Enderman teleported, rather happily, around a dizzy Jessica.

Baby Sheep flipped backwards multiple times, thus avoiding Herobrine's shots, but when he shot where she would land, instead of at her, the dark magic and the little mob both froze, and Baby Sheep called, "Get 'em, Mooshroom!" before she disappeared as well.

At the same time, Enderman got close enough to Jessica, mid-teleport, where he touched her shoulder. Really, it could hardly be called touching her at all, they were barely making contact, but it was enough. Both of them disappeared. And Enderman teleported both of them in the sky. Jessica was free to fall hopelessly down, while Enderman teleported safely back downwards. Jessica groaned in annoyance, as she froze inches from the ground, and turned to cubes that went right back to the sky.

And then it was just Enderman, Baby Mooshroom, and Herobrine. The last three, thus meaning that if there was any allies remaining, they were cut off; every man, or, uh, girl mooshroom for himself or herself.

Personally, Herobrine's first choice of attack would be Enderman, but Baby Mooshroom was very much determined to attack Herobrine. And when an abnormally fast, extremely adorable, bright red baby cow, that you're pretty sure is distantly related to a ninja, attacks you with Wither Skeleton's sword, it's rather hard to ignore.

Considering this was Herobrine, a five foot seven vampire with mastery of dark magic and ability of super speed when extremely pissed, it shouldn't have taken him long to turn Baby Mooshroom into a pile of cubes. And he would have, if he could have hit her. But Baby Mooshroom was one of those people that simply openly refused and rebelled at the thought of staying still, and all of Herobrine attacks of his sword was dodged, and his dark magic balls, or, um, okay, rephrase, balls of dark magic, (I was just going to put dark balls but then I decided that the 'magic' part needed to be there for a reason I will not tell you if you do not already know,) ended up destroying more of the Nether than anything.

It didn't take long for both Herobrine and Baby Mooshroom to be covered in a thin but suffocating sheet of sweat, and both were exhausted. While they still attacked each other, each blow was weaker, slower, and less precise, as was the dodge. Enderman, who had been waiting patiently for this to happen, decided now was the time to attack.

Herobrine wasn't completely sure what to think when he saw a flash of purple eyes and suddenly the sword in his hands was gone. Baby Mooshroom as just about to use this to her advantage, but then she disappeared, too. Herobrine heard a little 'oof,' and looked to his right, to see Baby Mooshroom hanging by her tail, stuck to one of the walls by Herobrine's sword. She glanced up and yelled, "Behind you-!"

Herobrine had just enough time to whirl around before again seeing the flash of purple eyes, and feeling a hand grab his arm. And then everything was spinning.

Kind of. Every half second, the world went dark and then came back, like blinking, but Herobrine wasn't blinking. It took him a while to realize it, but he was teleporting, along with Enderman. They were both spinning, but teleporting at the same time, and Herobrine saw the genius in this; it made them seem to speed up, it made it impossible for Herobrine to do anything besides feel like he was about to throw up, and Enderman was carrying Herobrine's full weight, but only had to feel that weight for a half second before he got a half second break, and the on again.

When they were going fast enough to the point where the world was a blur, Enderman released the vampire, and Herobrine was flung away and spinning out of control, directly towards the trapped Baby Mooshroom.

Split seconds away, Herobrine stopped short, and then both Baby Mooshroom's and Herobrine's vision was split into multiple pieces, and then everything went white.