Halloo, Rulers, I'm back from camp. It was awesome, a lot awesomer than I thought it would be. But I'm back now, and I've got an update for almost every single one of my stories. I'm still working on Brinecraft, but Slowly Changing actually got a decently sized update for once! Thanks for all your reviews by the way. They make me feel all warm inside. :) Also... #SeriousSky! Brilliance. :3

aNYWAY, EN-JUH-HOY THIS DRAMA-FILLED INSTALLMENT IN (screw you, caps lock) Remind Me!

(EDIT: I just wanted to tell anyone of you skylox/merome shippers, I moved Don't Judge the Love to Web Shows/Minecraft Crossovers so I could include Phan and kicktestickz. #sorrynotsorry) EDITEDIT: I changed it back. That was a stupid idea. I'm just gonna keep it as Minecraft and include Phan anyways. I mean, it's just one ship... right? IDEK ANYMORE)

Remind Me

Ch 15

Sky's POV

We're back to marching in an exaggerated fashion. Except this time, I make Mitch, Seto, Jason, and Ty walk next to me, not so I can keep an eye on them, but so I can make sure no one else tries to hurt them. Ty hasn't left my side since the Recruit-firing incident. If anyone from my army so much as glances at him, he flips out.

We can see the squid base in the distance. It's made of marble with the words "SQUID HQ" spelled out in big blocks of lapis. If that's not obvious, I don't know what is.

Ty holds onto my arm more and more tightly as we approach the base. Once we're in front of it, Ty takes a shaky breath and finally lets go of me. He and the other three glance at each other and then walk up to the base's entrance, leaving the armies and the rest of the team. "Ty?" I ask quietly, reaching out and grabbing his arm gently.

"We have to go," he says, just as quietly. No one can hear him but me.

"Please stay," I beg softly, keeping out conversation private. "You don't have to go. You're welcome to stay with us."

Ty shakes his head. "No, Sky, you don't understand. I do have to go." Then he adds in a whisper even I can barely hear, "We're doing it to keep you guys safe." He tries to squirm away from me.

"Ty, wait! I won't let you go until you tell me what's going on."

He sighs. Then he calls out, "Seto? I need your help, here." He turns back to me and says softly, "I'm really sorry, Sky."

Then Seto walks up to me, and I don't even have time to react before he presses his hand to my arm, using the healing spell that works for everyone but me. I cry out in pain and step away from Seto- and Ty. I was actually starting to get used to the constant pain; that, I can handle. But this – this is too much. I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this. "Make it stop!" I wail pitifully as I collapse brokenly on the ground. "Please, please make it stop!"

Ty shoots me a guilty look. "Don't worry, the extra pain will wear off soon. I'm sorry."

Then he and the rest of the traitors run inside the squid base.

*3 minute time skip*

Okay. I've calmed down now. Sort of. If anyone touches me, it triggers more pain. Oh well.

"Alright, remember, be very careful, all of you! I expect Recruits to help Stars in need and vice versa. Same with all the other armies; help each other, you are not enemies. If Ty, Jason, Mitch, or Seto are found, I want them brought to me. Do not harm them. Got it?" I say loudly so everyone here can hear me.

Jerome and Ian pull me off to the side. "Why do you keep saying not to hurt them? They hurt you!" Jerome says.

Ian starts to complain as well, but I cut him off. "Can I tell you what Ty told me before he left?" They nod, so I continue. "He said they were doing it to protect us."

"Maybe they were lying."

I cross my arms. "I know my friends well enough to know when they're lying, especially when it's about something this big. Besides, why would they want to lie about something like that?"

There is silence. Then Jerome shouts, "YES! Thank goodness! So Benja's still my friend?"

I shrug. "You were kind of mean to him. Well, more than mean."

His eyes widen. "Oh, no! Mitch probably hates me! My best friend hates me! I should have trusted him, why didn't I trust him? What is wrong with me?" he cries.

"Hey! Chill out, Mitch doesn't hate you! At least, I don't think he does. Last time I checked, he was just hoping you would stop hating him."

Jerome sighs. "I've been a bad bacca."

"No time for regrets. We have to take down the squids and find out how and why the 'traitors' have to protect us. I'm guessing they were blackmailed in some way, but... Well. We need details. I mean, it must have been something really bad," I wonder out loud.

"How is making you suffer from eternal pain protecting you?" Ian asks.

I shrug. "My point exactly. Whatever it was they were threatened with, it would have had to be pretty bad to get them to do that. And, they also turned off the respawn machine right before a huge battle. They must have felt like they had absolutely no other choice."

"We have to find out what they were threatened with, and then get rid of it. Then they can come back to our side," Ian says.

I nod. "Correct. Are you guys ready?"

"Ready!"

xXx

We storm the squid base. Squids are literally everywhere. The armies are actually getting along pretty well, thank Notch.

Somehow, the squids were taken by surprise, despite the fact that we discussed battle plans right outside their base. They're idiots. Makes me wonder how in Minecraftia they got four of my best friend to help them.

I drive my budder sword through the nearest squid. Ink splatters across my enchanted armor (which is weighing down on my shoulders and causing immense pain). My hands hurt from gripping the sword's handle. Usually they wouldn't, but... Well. You know.

One of the Recruits brushes by me, sending a wave of white hot pain through my body. I fight to keep a straight face. I can't let the squids know how much pain I'm in, and I have to look strong for the Recruits.

Suddenly, there's a sharp pain in my head. Ugh, what was that? I didn't hit my head or anything, so why is my head hurting more than normal? Confusion engulfs me for no more than a second, and then the extra pain in my head is gone.

I shrug it off and slice off some squid tentacles with my Majestic Golden sword. Three more squids fall to my sword, and a fourth trips and falls straight into my blade. A fifth sees his dead brethren and simply faints. Two more accidentally kill each other in their panic. This is too easy.

One of the slightly less mentally challenged squids manages to scrape his blade down my arm. Normally it would only sting a little, but with this whole "eternal pain" thing, it burns horribly. Once again, I struggle to hold in my cries of pain.

Once again, a random headache assaults my cranium.

For a second I forget where I am, but then I'm back into the battle. Unfortunately, during my one second of la-la land, a squid has sneaked up on me. It swings its sword-

Thank Notch for my bacca friend.

He blocks the sword and kills the squids. "Geez, Sky, watch out!"

"I will. Thanks – uh, erm..." What's his name? I can't remember his name, why can't I remember his name!? Okay, act cool. You have to be strong, and keep all your marbles. For the armies. "Thanks, pal."

The bacca doesn't notice my slip-up. "No problem. Now come on, Ian and I are going to look for Mitch, Seto, Jason, and Ty, and you're coming with us. The armies can handle the main group of squids. We have to find the potion/data that Seto talked about, too."

I nod. Right, gotta destroy the jumbo squid data. "Let's do this!"

He smiles and pats me on the back. It hurts like Nether, but I don't make a peep. I get another painful headache. A half second of not knowing what's going on passes by, and then I'm back to feeling the normal pain. "Where do you think they'd keep all the potions and data?" the bacca asks.

Potions? Data? What? Why do we need to find potions and data? I thought we were fighting squids! "Uh... The basement or attic for potions, I guess."

"Ian, come on, we're checking the basement!" the bacca yells. Ian sprints over to us, accidentally brushing by me as he does so. Pain, headache, confusion, back to normal. "Hey, Ian, do you know anything about potions?"

What? Who's Ian?

xXx

I really hope you're catching on.