Chapter 13: Accidents Happen

(Author's Note: I don't feel as confident with this chapter, so I hope it is still decent enough. I really forced myself to write this one because I had writer's block and I hate to make you guys wait too long. Thanks for still reading though and I just want to shout out to all you wonderful people who are praising my story! It really inspires me to write for you and I love you guys! Thanks again and continue to enjoy reading Block Crossed Lovers! *hugs*)

Blue, Steve, and Notch talked for a while more while finishing up their lunch. When Lassie and the rest of the servants in the dining hall came to retrieve the dirtied dishes. A black haired young man dressed in a matching black cloak, suddenly came running into the room with an urgent look on his face. His icy blue eyes darted from Sapphire to Steve and finally to Notch. Getting down onto one knee, he bowed to his king. Blue, Steve, and Notch looked concerned as the man was trembling some, his whole demeanor was off-putting.

"Messenger Direk Aurich, what brings you here?" Notch asks as he begins walking with the rest of them back to the throne room. The black haired man that had some of his long bangs sweeping over his left eye, stared at Notch as he stood back up when he gestured for him to do so.

Gulping and messing with his black gloved hands in front of him, he looked like he was about to start crying right there on the spot. Furrowing his brows, he stared down at the ground as Notch returned to sitting on his gold and diamond encrusted throne that was in the head of the large rectangular throne room. Steve stood beside Blue on the side as Direk stood in front of the throne. Notch stared at him and waited for a reply.

"I.. I bring bad news, your majesty." He spoke up in a soft pained voice that had a slight attractive German accent mixed within. Notch frowns as this and sighs.

"Not any good news to first report, Direk?" Notch asks hopefully but knows that it probably was pointless of him to ask. Direk shakes his head and continues to tremble like a kicked puppy while still messing with his hands in some kind of coping method way to calm himself.

"I'm afraid not… It's about m-my brother the Tracker, Wolfgang Aurich and our Head Scout, Ruth Chaplin."

"Oh no, what has happened? Have they gotten back from Herobrine's hold of them?" Notch questioned with worried filled eyes. Direk did everything in his power not to break into sobs as he spoke with a crackle in his voice.

"No… One of Ruth's other scouts told me they have been killed." Direk said and couldn't help the forming of some tears that fell from his shimmering eyes. The whole room fell silent and Notch slumped back on his throne's seat. Stroking his beard, Notch stared at Direk with an unreadable expression. Steve grimaced and looked down to the ground, Wolfgang and Ruth were his friends and now they're gone. War was a horrible thing…

Blue's eyes widen, she glanced at Steve and then over to Direk, "Have you heard anything about my sister, Scarlett Chandler. Is she still alive?!" Blue asked with fearful eyes. Direk whipped away his tears with the sleeve of his cloak and turned to look at Blue with a sad frown.

"You mean Herobrine's Queen? … She's alive." He answered and then glared at her but it wasn't necessarily because he was mad at her. "S-she killed my brother…"

"W-What!?" Blue uttered in shock and began shaking her head furiously, "No! You must have it wrong! Red would never do that! She wouldn't hurt a fly!"

"She did… The scouts told me everything." The Messenger Direk replied dully and adverted his glare to a random wall. "She killed him in cold-blood. Herobrine had killed Ruth by using Wolfgang under his control. By report, the false-Queen took Ruth's sword and plunged it into my brother chest mercilessly. Your sister has become no better than the white-eyed devil, Herobrine himself." Direk said and then turned to Notch with a hard expression. Notch ran his hand down his face and finally spoke up again.

"This is very grave news, indeed, my friend. I want Aurich and Chaplin to be given proper memorial commemorations in their names. They will not perish without at least the honoring and glorification for their bravery, prowess, and loyalty they have both bestowed to Minecraftia and all it's people."

Direk bowed his head and nodded, "It will be done, your Excellency. Is there anything else I can do?"

"No Direk, but I ask you do not view Scarlett's sister, Sapphire, over here with hostility because of the crimes that have been committed. Sapphire is here to help us stop Herobrine and his conquest of Minecraftia and her younger sister. She is not to be viewed as the enemy. So please try not to share bitterness towards her."

Direk looked over at Sapphire and stared at her a moment before nodding slowly with a wistfully expression, "I do not blame her for my brother's death but I don't know if I can forgive her sister for what she has done. I will honor my brother until the day I die. I apologize for this news b-but I must be going now. Thank you…" Glancing away from everyone, he began hurriedly rushing away from everyone with tears forming back in his blue tear-strained eyes. Everyone watched him with condolence for his loss as he rushed out of the doors and began breaking down outside in loud sobs.

"Will he be okay?" Blue questioned with a soften face. Notch nodded and sighed.

"He will manage but it will be hard for him. He was very close to his brother Wolfgang. Ruth and Wolfgang had been prisoners of Herobrine for some time now. The two almost always used to work together on their objectives, being as they were lovers. Unfortunately, this closeness has also gotten them both caught and now killed. This is not the first time Herobrine has taken hostages, especially my own troops. He tortures them until they give up whatever information they have and then kills them. It pains me to even think about it." Notch inquired and shook his head with a face of repulsion. Steve tighten his fists as hard as he could and glared the cobblestone floor.

"We must stop him! I'm so sick of hearing him murdering my friends! … Notch! There has to be something we can do! We can't sit around anymore and wait for some special time that is never going to come around! The longer we idle around the more people that monster is going to kidnap and murder! We must do something now!" Steve yelled furiously, his voice echoed off the walls and the throne room. Everyone became eerily quiet when he was done yelling. The servants in the room flinched at his outcry and hid away, but not too far to be out of hearing or eye-sight.

"Then what do you think we should do, Steve? Knock on Herobrine's door, talk and have some tea, and go on from there? We must have a plan of action."

"What about a surprise attack?" Blue brought up unsurely. The two men looked over at her and stared blankly. Steve's frown turned upside down and he began to grin at her words once they processed in his head.

"That's exactly what we need to do!"

"We've done surprise assaults plenty of times, you two. They've never worked." Notch butted in with the shake of his head. Steve now shook his head and looked at Notch with a grin.

"No, it's perfect! We've never had an elaborate plan for a surprise attack to follow through with! Notch we have to try it! Blue could possibly get Red back and maybe we can use her against Herobrine!"

"Hold on! You want to use my sister as a war-device? Just to rile Herobrine up?" Blue retorted with a glare at Steve for even insisting that they just use her sister like that.

"No, Blue! If Herobrine actually cares enough about Red. Maybe, we can make him back down or use it as weakness to take him down. It would be perfect! It would give us a great strategy and you would get your sister back!" Steve exclaimed excitedly, he was almost jumping up and down on the backs of his feet from how exciting this all was to him. Notch and Blue stared at Steve doubtfully but it wasn't until Notch shrugged when he finally caved.

"Fine… We'll try this but Steve, this is going to be mainly your responsibility. I will rally up my best troops for you and you will take Blue here as a lure to get Scarlett back from Herobrine. I will be putting the pressure of setting up the plan of attack on your shoulders but I still want to know what your plan is going to be before you execute it. I don't want more deceased on my hands because of a thoughtless plan of attack. Understand, son?"

"I understand! Blue and I will come up with the best plan! Won't we Blue?!" He turned to grin cutely at Blue who rubbed the back of her head nervously and shrugged with a faint smile.

"I-I guess so?"

"Great! This will be foolproof!" Steve finally jumped up and fist pumped the air. Lunging over hyper-actively to Blue, he grabbed onto her right arm and began dragging her away. "We'll come up with a plan as soon as possible! Just you wait, Notch! It will be the best plan ever and we'll stop Herobrine once and for all!" Steve exclaimed and then turned to keep grinning brightly at Blue. Blue blushing in embarrassment, let Steve drag her away to who knows where. To begin planning a sudden assault that will snatch the rug away from under Herobrine's feet. He'll never expect a thing! … Or so they hope.

Wandering down the halls to find the kitchen, Red was planning on forcing Hero to give her a map or something of this joint! It was so humongous and it all looked just about the same with many passages and dead-ends. Passing by a wither skeleton, Red groaned as did her stomach.

"I'm starving here!" She cried out dramatically, as if she was actually starving.

"The kitchen is down this hall, take a right and it is at the third door to your left." A strange raspy sounding voice suddenly spoke to her. Red made a face and looked around herself like she was going insane.

"Who just said that? Hero?!"

"No, I did." It replied.

Red paused and looked over to the only other thing in the dimly red-torch lit hallway, which was the wither skeleton that had passed her. Raising an eyebrow she leaned in very closely and stared with big eyes, "Did you just speak to me?" She uttered disbelievingly.

"Yes, I did." It nodded it's head and she began backing away real quickly.

"Shit, I really am going insane. You can't talk or at least I shouldn't be able to understand you!" Red accused as she rudely pointed a finger at the black skeleton, who was staring blankly at her with it's stone sword in hand and all.

"No, not insane. We can communicate telepathically now… Didn't Lord Herobrine tell you this already?" It asked her in a tone that made her feel stupid. Red tensed up and quickly shook her head.

"N-no!"

"Well, we can now. Goodbye, my Queen" It replied and began simply walking again away from her like nothing happened. She continued to stare at it's black boney back with wide eyes. She just couldn't believe it! She was defiantly not able to do that before! They could actually speak to her and not just Hero!

"Why does Hero keep leaving out important details!" Red whined and began storming in the direction the Wither Skeleton had directed her. Slamming the wooden door open, she swore she heard heavenly angels singing when she saw the kitchen appliances in a square medium sized room that had shiny Nether Quart counters and more Nether brick walls and flooring, which wasn't surprising. Speeding over to the refrigerator, she opened it up to see a whole collection and assortments of different foods she could choose from. "It's too bad I don't have Blue here to cook for me…" Red muttered and suddenly felt guilty when she thought about her older sister. She really hasn't thought much about getting back home to her as much she did before. This place was becoming like her home and she didn't know if that was a good or bad thing. Sapphire would never understand her wanting to stay in a place like this. She wasn't even sure herself if she wanted to stay.

Frowning sadly to herself, she was about to pull something out when suddenly a zombie with a large white chef's hat sped over and grabbed onto her arm. "No! You must not lay a hand on zee' food! You are a Queen to be properly served, not touching all zee' food around you when you feel like it! Go sit down!" The bizarre French sounding zombie pushed her over to a dark wooden table and made her sit down at the front head seat. She couldn't stop making an oddball expression. She was feeling like she was Belle from Beauty and the Beast, she was worried the silverware and dishes would all start jumping up and singing, 'Be Our Guest'… maybe she really was going insane.

Glancing behind her at the Zombie in chef's apparel, she watched him take out the finest ingredients and begin to chop them up with expert precision on a cutting board. "Hero never told me he had a French zombie cook. Now that's just fucking weird."

"No cursing' at zee' table!" The zombie shouted back at her snappishly and continued to speedily zip around and cook for her. All she could do was stare and eventually admire the aroma of the food that was beginning to fragrance the entire room with it's delicious smells.

'This is too strange, but I'm not complaining. I just hope this is sanitary." Red thought to herself and kinda cringed at the thought of a dirty zombie getting her food all nasty with it's dirty decaying hands. Maybe, this zombie was clean? She really hoped…

Red waited for him to finish up his cooking spree before gracefully coming over and setting down fine china that had exquisite smelling food, that looked like braised scallops in some kind of tasty French sauce. Though she thinks, she would have been happier if he just made her some kind of pizza or something, but then she would only assume she would need an Italian zombie chef instead…

"Thee' coquilles st jacques is finished in the most finest perfection for you! I hope you enjoy, my la Reine!"

"I could get used to this Queen stuff." Red shrugged and laughed as she took her fork and took a bite into one of the scallops. Her eyes widen and she quickly went for seconds. 'Damn, this amazing!' She thought and looked over to the zombie with a large grin.

"Thanks! This is a dish to.. die for! Pffft, get it? Because you're a-"

"-Yes, Mademoiselle… I get it…" He cut in irritably and tried not to roll his eyes. Red snickered at her own lame pun before continuing to enjoy her meal with the company of her French zombie chef that she found out was named Bernard!

Herobrine stared off into the distance on the largest tower of his kingdom that looked over some of the Nether and more of the vastness of his castle. He silently watched the large ghostly ghasts in the distance float by and mourn to themselves as they typically did. The volcanic wind and some pieces of ash, blew threw his brown locks of hair. The trails of white from his eyes also flowed intensely from the sides of his eyes. He stood there silently, having one leg up on the ledge of the nether brick railing that he leaned onto. His thoughts consumed him but always remained on one individual, and that was his Little Red. He couldn't get her out of his mind, no matter how hard he tried.

Glancing down, he gripped onto his chest tightly and deeply glared, 'What has she done to me! I can't even think clearly anymore with her around. I'm not even supposed to be in love! I'm Herobrine, Conquer of the Nether, The White-eyed Devil of the Overworld, and soon I'll be the ruler and King of all of Minecraftia! I shouldn't need anyone! I don't!' He thought furiously and glared down at his chest, where his fist was bunching up his light aqua shirt tightly. How he just wanted to rip his own heart from his chest. 'Love is an unbearable weakness. It's only a matter of time until Notch and his Rebellion try to use her against me.' Letting go of his shirt, he deeply growled at the thought of them touching her. 'But they won't touch her! I'll murder them all with my bare hands before they even think of approaching her!' Herobrine slammed his fists down onto the railings, it crumbling slightly from his outward rage.

Letting his hair fall in front of his face, his white eyes penetrated through and out in the distance. Only the sound of the rush of wind, distant whines of the ghast, crackling of the lava from way below, and his own heavy breathing could be heard in his hellish world he owned. He was so conflicted, he wanted to do terrible and brutal things to Red for making him feel this way, but the other much more convincing part of him wanted to snatch her up in his arms and never let go and to keep her safe from harm. He knew he could take Minecraftia without Red at his side, it was only natural of a powerful soon to be king like himself. So why did he need a Queen, anyways? Notch didn't have a Queen and he was 'for now' the king of Minecraftia. Wouldn't Red just get in the way?

She was completely in the way, yet he didn't want to push her away. Was it regret that filled him for ever watching her in the first place? None of this would have ever happened if he hadn't hesitated to kill her in the first place. Just one more day, he told himself when he first saw her. Now look where he's at… In love like a fool. He had to sit here and beg her to love him, he couldn't stand the fact he couldn't just force it upon her with a command like he does everything else. She was everything he despised and yet everything he loved at the same time. Where was she now? Was she still running from him? She didn't love him, she said it herself. She 'needed' more time, how much more time? He couldn't wait anymore, but still he gave into her commands! He obeyed her like one of his own pathetic minions!

Tightening his fists, that began to glow a white aura, he shuttered and tried to calm himself before he resorted to being destructive again. He just wanted to find Scarlett now and desperately shake her and convince her to love him and be his Queen forever. How pitiful he sounded to himself. Yet, he didn't even care. The railing under his glowing hands, began crumbling some more from the sheer force of his power. He was so lost in his thoughts, he wasn't paying attention to the rails literally breaking under his hands.

"I'm too far gone, Scarlett… I can't stop this. Just love me back before I can't control myself any longer. I don't want to hurt you… I really don't…" He muttered and let go of the railing, being slightly shocked by his own power when he watched the railings fall apart into pieces. Leaving a giant gap where one could so easily step off the side and fall to their very demise. Though he wasn't a coward like that, oh no. Turning away from the gap in the railings. He tried clearing his mind again but could only think of one single red-haired woman. Stepping ahead to the exit of the tower, he slammed his fist into a wall one single time before disappearing away in the blink of an eye. He needed someone to kill and badly…

Being full from eating, Red had set off to look around the seemingly endless castle. She was feeling bored and was wishing Herobrine would come back from doing whatever he was doing. Opening random doors, she found nothing too interesting but she had found a lot of different random minions that would typically try to kill you if you were actually playing Minecraft. She even found some blazes on random sides of the castle. They must be there to fly and shoot fireballs at unexacting victims when they are around. She was glad they didn't seem to mind her, rather they just ignored her. Thankfully, they were also under Herobrine's control. If not, she would be crisped to nothing but blackened charcoal by now.

"He really is trying to use boredom against me. It's working and that's just cruel." Red muttered and walked into another random door. Upon entering, she was completely shocked when she saw a giant Nether portal in the room. She gasped and didn't know whether to run for the hills or run for the portal. Deciding on staying in the room, she circled around the portal and inspected it carefully. It was just a normal obsidian Nether portal to probably the Overworld... where in the Overworld though was a mystery. The temptation was there as she was dying to see something other than the same nether brick walls and the gigantic volcanic cavern like world that she was stuck in.

"I wonder if I only stuck my hand through would only my hand come out on the other end?' Red thought to herself in stupid amusement. Feeling that naughty temptation rise, she stepped over and looked around herself cautiously for anyone around. Seeing it was safe, she stuck her hand through the portal, her eyes widen at the tingly feeling of it. Though she was not expecting that only a hand was all that the portal needed for it to be activated. In the blink of an eye, she panicked when she found herself not standing in the Nether or inside Herobrine's castle anymore.

"Oh shit!" Red yelped and turned to look back at the Nether portal that she went through. Hero was going to be SO pissed! 'Maybe, that was a really stupid idea.' Red thought to herself worriedly and was going to go back inside, but was distracted when she saw something green walking up. She titled her head and screamed suddenly when it exploded and she went flying away from the portal. Falling into a bunch of green shrubs. She shook in fear from what had just happened. Carefully lifting herself out of the prickly bushes, she peered over at the portal to see that it had been deactivated because of a Creeper that had just exploded in front of her!

"I-I think calling for Hero now might be a little too late." Red murmured nervously to herself and began fumbling with her hands as she stared at the Nether portal that was no longer ignited. "Herobrine?! I'm guessing you're not gonna hear me here! … Only this would happen to me." Red grumbled and ran her hand down her face. "Fucking Creeper. I thought they were on my side! They're still little sneaky green assholes!" Kicking the ground, she sighed and had to now figure out where she was. She looked like she was in the middle of a happy random little woodland forest. "This portal would have had been wonderful when I actually was TRYING to escape. Why would he have random portals in rooms anyways!" Red began looking around for anything that could start a fire. Most unfortunately, no flint and steel was available to her at the moment.

"Whelp, looks like I'm lost in a fucking forest. Wonderful… Please, someone make the little red riding hood and the big bad wolf jokes now. I deserve em'! I admit it!" Red yelled to the sky and then sighed and glanced over and almost screamed when a random pig was staring up at her. "ACK! Random creeping pigs…! Awesome, I love it!." Being highly sarcastic and awkwardly moving away from the pig. She tried getting away but it kept oddly following her.

"What do you want? I'm not in the mood for this, pig! Move along!" She pointed at the pig to stay in it's spot, but it just kept creepily staring up at her. Putting her hands onto her hips, she sighed and blew some stray red strands of hair from her face. "Ugh.. Fine pig… Everyone needs a traveling companion anyways. Looks like I'm out to either find another portal or some other way back to Hero. That or he can act all bitchy because I left by accident and find me himself, if he's up to it." Beginning to walk in a random direction. The pig kept following behind Red as she traveled on forwards into the great unknown.

"UGH, I'm so not dressed right for traveling!" Red groaned as she kept tripping over her own heels on some roots, the pig only snorted in reply. Red continued to whine and grumble like a child the whole way, until the two newfound 'friends' could find some kind of civilization.