Sky echoed, "Road trip?"
Herobrine rolled his eyes, not that anyone could notice and said sharply, "Or to be more blunt, we're going to a stronghold. We're gonna get nowhere by chasing Enderlox from here to the Aether. Plus Notch would be ticked if he popped up there. We might as well enter his domain."
Meanwhile a brother was speaking with his own brother. Rythian handed his brother Reece, a book, thick with magical information. He explained, "Brother, this is an alchemical tome. It was not easy to get but now with the magic in Yogcraftia knocked out of balance, it is useless. I hope that once you sail out of here it will work, for all it shows now is blank pages. Also make a Power Flower for the ship. I promised someone I would but I cannot."
Reece, having taken the book from him, asked, "You're not coming with us?"
Rythian looked away, "I can't. Zoey...she needs my help. I'll try to rendezvous when I can. I believe in you, Reece. You haven't given up on the Enderman side of things. You'll be able to sense the Mistress of Misfortune and her Prince any day."
Reece said, "Farewell, brother." and Rythian walked away.
Meanwhile Sky attempted to get his recruits into order before they set off into the unknown. He began by speaking to the ocelot-hybrid Isaac and his new companion, Callisto the creeper-girl. They were an odd duo indeed. He asked the white-haired boy, "So where are you going?"
Isaac smiled, one of his pointed teeth barely showing as he said, "Off again. Remember I'm a call away!" gesturing to the communicator on his wrist.
Most people had them and you could use them to communicate with anyone. The cat-hybrid continued, "I and Callisto are gonna travel around, seeing if we can help off the battlefield."
Sky chuckled, "A cat and a creeper...I would have never thought I'd see such a thing!"
Isaac quipped back, "And I'd never have thought squids could be legitimately dangerous! We are in strange times, friend."
The two then left. Sky huffed. What was there to do next? He looked over to one of the recruits, a girl with fiery hair and glasses, a red and yellow triangular object poking out of her pocket. He remembered what he wanted to do. He yelled, "We need to return to Finalch!" as he sprinted towards the commander's room.
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Anna whistled to herself, sorting potion ingredients. It was the afternoon and her father had gone off to get some supplies, leaving her in charge of the shop. She placed a nether wart in one of the jars. The store bell dinged, someone entering. She turned, about to say that the shop was closed, but this visitor was special. It was none other than the Commander of Budder, Sky. She stuttered, "S-Sky! What are YOU doing here!"
He asked quietly, "May I speak to your father?"
She shook her head, "He's gone out but we can wait!"
Sky nodded and sat upon one of the chairs behind the desk and stared intently at an empty display case. Anna asked, "Are you okay, Commander?"
The commander shrugged. She asked, "What happened?"
The answer was a muttered, "Everything."
Silence reigned until the alchemist returned. He yelped, "Sky! What are you doing here! I said I'd contact you!"
Sky rose from his seat and explained, "I wanted to see if Anna could come to the Butterfly bit early. She is part Enderman, is she not?"
The alchemist muttered, "Not much but I don't see how that is important."
Sky gave a sigh, " I want her to help us with an excursion to a stronghold. Also we are trying to dabble in some alchemical components for our ship. I'll bring her back. I promise you this."
The alchemist stuttered but Sky cut him off, "If all goes to plan, no one will have to fear Enderlox anymore."
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There was only one more mission for Sky before they got down to business and that was contacting a recruit of his. He had sent her on a mission, similar to theirs actually, two weeks ago. He hadn't been contacted by her in those weeks and he decided now was the time to try to contact her.
The line buzzed with static, grating on the ears. From across the room, Dawn watched him. Seeing her sent a ripple of fury through him, directed at the squids. By killing Deadlox and setting him up to be taken by the Ender Dragon, they had stolen Dawn's happiness from her. Their wedding was just a far off glimmer, something that wouldn't be achieved until they defeated Enderlox. Sky didn't want to consider the possibility of Enderlox not being defeated. The chat machine came to life with the voice on the other line inquiring, "Hello?"
Sky exclaimed, "Recruit Moonlight!"
She whispered in relief, "Commander..."
Sky asked, "What's wrong!?"
Moonlight huffed, "Everything. The magic coming from the portal is nullifying my teleporting, there are mobs of mobs everywhere, and I'm lost."
Sky assured her, "We're on our way. We're gonna need that portal soon. I need to track the signal back so we can start somewhere."
Moonlight asked, "The portal?"
Sky explained, "I'll give you the short version for your connection is weak. I need to get to the End to slay the Ender Dragon and one of her minions."
A short, "Oh." came from her end. Sky continued, "If you happen to see Deadlox, do not engage him. Do not interact with him at all."
She protested, "Isn't he our ally?"
Sky's voce became hoarse as he whispered, "Times have changed."
The call gave out, a fizzing white noise being the only evidence of their talk. Sky arose and stopped by Dawn. He took her hand in his, squeezing it with a faint smile. He promised, "I'll make it right."
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A soft growl escaped from the dragon's throat. She was the rightful heir to the throne of the End and she was here, like a common prisoner. If she wasn't stuck as a dragon, instead of her usual form, only part enderdragon she could escape. With no one to teleport her, she was stuck in the End. When an Enderman, or Ender-hybrid was turned into an enderdragon, they lost their ability to teleport. It's said if one gives them a proper ritual its said they can gifted the ability...on the cost of many Endermen losing the ability themselves. She was also positive that the new dragon, she called herself Lady, had used her as inspiration for the heir to the throne. She hadn't seen him but she had heard of him; a mortal hero corrupted and turned to a enderdragon hybrid.
Light flooded the room and she sat her head on her paws, snarling at the intruder. A familiar voice asked, "Dub?"
She jerked her head up. She only allowed her friends to call her that, or her full nickname Dubstep. To all others, she was dark. The voice belonged to one of her best friends, an Enderhybrid sporting the name Drakonia. She was calm and friendly now. That was good.
The Enderhybrid blew a strand of ebony hair out of her right eye which was red as a ruby. She said, "I've got a plan, Dub!"
Dub huffed, "What? I want to go!"
Drakonia gave a mischievous smile, "I and you are going to the Overworld. Lady think she's got the kingdom under her rule just because SHE kidnapped a hero's soul and corrupted him. I'm a rebel. Let's go friend!"
With a warping noise she teleported inside the cage. She, then warped to the exit portal which she literally (or as well as you can an enderdragon) Dub through. The two landed in a grassy field, thanks to Drakonia. Dub thanked her friend, "Thanks! But we're now fugitives!"
Drakonia held a hand up, as she caught her breath. After a final pant she nodded. She grinned, "Let's go! Now that you're out of the End, you'll regain your form soon."
Dub crouched, allowing Drakonia on her back and exclaimed, "Let's go!"
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Glowstone lit the room in the night. Many had gone to bed already but Annie was still up. She admired her setup of the Power Flower. Rythian had given her a lot of his magical supplies. "It doesn't work here anyway." he had said.
With a reluctant voice, a fellow recruit asked, "Hey, Annie what are you doing?"
The bespectacled recruit looked up and grinned. The recruit's name was Katy and she was a potion genius. It made sense if she found a little inrest in alchemy. Potion-making was just another branch alchemy. Annie explained, "This is a Power Flower! If I have set up correctly, we can mass-produce stuff!"
"Like butter?", Katy cut in.
Annie grinned, "Almost anything really! My mission tonight is to make a Swiftwolf's Ring! It can make the user fy!"
Katy pointed out, "Like my boots?"
Annie's grin only grew wider, "Exactly.", knowing that her boots were alchemical too.
They were ,in fact, Direwolf boots.
Annie continued, "I will keep the prototype, give Sky the second one and hopefully eventually make enough for everyone!"
Katy exclaimed, "Neat! What's in the chest thing?", gesturing to the condenser.
Annie explained, "Dark matter. It's step one to making the rings! Stay and hang with me! How about that?"
Katy grinned, "I'd love to."
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Sky lazily tossed an Eye of Ender into the air. It drifted forward and dropped. He sighed. This could take weeks. In weeks, Minecraftia could be in ruins. Herobrine leaned over the railing, holding the Eyes of Ender Sky was throwing. It had been like this for a bit. The two would sit in silence until Sky took an Eye and threw it. Then they would repeat.
The red-haired recruits, Annie was her name approached Herobrine and asked, "May I have one, Mr. Herobrine?"
He sighed as he handed her one. "Knock yourself out, kid. Just don't call me Mr. Herobrine."
She ignored him as she took one and climbed on the railing of the ship. Hundreds of feet of air and the railing lay between her and the ground. Sky was about to call her down until she jumped. He yelped, "NO, ANNIE!"
He leaned over the railing, searching madly for her. He whispered, "I know we are in danger but she didn't have to jump! She didn't have to commit suicide."
She poked her head by his and asked, "I'm alive, silly!"
This scared him even more and he tumbled backwards ungracefully onto the deck while Annie died of laughter. She exclaimed, "See what I can do!" and sailed upwards, throwing the Eye of Ender and watched as it turned to the right in an arc.
She looked at Sky and yelled, "To the right!"
Sky was too busy being shocked but Dimitri was already guiding the ship to the right.
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Moonlight sighed, monster noises emanating from all around. Sky had sent her and a few other recruits to scope out for a stronghold a few weeks ago. Her allies had succumbed to the mobs but she was quick. With her butter legia bow she had fought off more than she could care to count. She had also found the portal, it already activated and ready to go. She stayed away from the room.
When Sky had contacted her she was overjoyed. She was gonna be rescued! She had been haunted by her companion's deaths. One literally torn apart by zombies. Another bludgeoned by an angry enderman. Another swarmed by silverfish. She had tried to save him but by the time she destroyed the spawner, he was dying from thousands of bites. She had given them all proper funerals that she could give them, burning their bodies in an honorable conflagration. They'd forgive her for taking their supplies, for that was what she was surviving on.
It had been two days since Sky had talked to her. She had been camped out in a library, barricading herself in and entertaining herself with the books. Most were unreadable but there were a few myths. Those she liked. Many starred Notch and Herobrine and the legendary warrior Steve. There were a few with rhymes telling about the End. This was one:
Mistress of Misfortune
Corruption that will burgeon
Takes a one that can lead
And gives him violent need
She guessed that one was about the Enderdragon and her corrupting a hero. She even found one about squids which made her laugh darkly.
Don't go into the deep
Or there you will sleep
With the tentacled threat
Who can never forget
They look dim
As they swim
This is a lie
Please don't die
The one she was looking through had a curious rhyme that she couldn't admit she didn't like. She spoke quietly,"
" If you ever find yourself Dead
Just become a Star instead
Fly to the Sky
Be Swift ever so high
Don't Dwell on it all
And if you happen to fall
You can become a Sapling and grow
Just do not END for there is woe"
Sky's voice erupting over the communicator interrupted her. He was yelling, "Hey! We're here! Thanks to Herobrine and a flying girl we're here!"
Moonlight was about to ask what he was talking about but the commander muttered, "Don't ask."
Moonlight instead asked, "What's going on?"
Sky asked urgently, "Do you have any clue where the portal room is? Do any of the others?"
Moonlight's voice grew quiet, "They're dead. I know where the room is. Why do you want to know?"
Sky's response was blunt, "I have to kill Deadlox."
The line was cut but she yelled anyway, "What?!"
After a few minutes, that felt like hours, Sky and a small group of recruits broke through her barricade. They scared her so much she almost ut so many arrows through tem they would look like cacti. Her first question was, "KILL DEADLOX?"
Sky shrugged, "It's okay. He's died before."
"BEFORE?!" was the panicked response.
Sky sighed and said, "Let's sit down and I'll tell you."
Moonlight was quiet for most of the story. It shocked her. So the squids had done it. They had inadvertently brought about the end of the world. Just by murdering Deadlox. Without any comments on it, she told them to follow her to the room with the portal.
The trip was mostly peaceful; most mobs being cut down by Sky and Moonlight until they reached the room. It wasn't very big but it was lit by lava pools which also caused it to become warm inside. Dominating the room was the portal, black substance swirling inside it, not liquid or gas. Sky stepped up to the platform and looked inside it. He sighed and descended. He strode to Dimitri, one of the ones he brought with him. After a moment's silence, Sky took off his amulet and slipped it around Dimitri's neck while saying, "Take care of them, Dimitri."
Dimitri yelped, "Why, commander Sky?!"
Sky grimly said, "I'm facing Enderlox. Alone."
Without any more words he ran up the steps and hurled himself into the portal.
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Katy belongs to KatyMinecraft on DA
Moonlight belongs to Lunaris14 on FF
Dubstep belongs to sorinthehedgehog on DA
Drakonia belongs to Drakonia101 on DA
You characters will reappear by the way!