I'm leaving for vacation in a couple days, so I won't be able to post any more updates for this story and Living on a Few Memories until I get back. I promise I will keep all of the OC's in mind while I continue writing.

Song for this chapter: Misery Business by Paramore.

"R… Rex…" I heard Beatrice whimper, "Is there something you're not telling me?"

He chuckled and turned his attention to me through the trees. Beatrice realized it was me he was looking at. Rex let go of her and strolled over to me.

"And you are?" he asked me, a grin on his face.

"Uh… Jordan… A friend of Beatrice."

"So, you're friends with Ray's sister?"

I hesitantly nodded, looking up at him. I couldn't keep my eye off of his. Rex slowly pulled out a bloody obsidian knife and held it to my throat. I couldn't back off, since my back was to a tree.

"CaptainSparklez, say goodbye."

"Rex!" another unfamiliar voice yelled, "Don't you dare lay a finger on him!"

"Cliff," he growled, released his knife, and dared to look at the voice. I glanced over his large shoulder to notice a girl. She had long, dirty blond hair, a strand covering her right eye, and bright blue eyes. She wore an orange top, tan shorts, black shoes, orange tabby ears, and the same colored tail. Cliff stood next to Beatrice, threatening her also at knifepoint.

"Go ahead," Rex grumbled, "I don't care."

Beatrice gasped, "How dare you!" At this moment, Cliff pushed the knife closer into her throat.

"Let her go!" I threw Rex into a nearby tree and forced the knife out of Cliff's hand. I stabbed the dirt ground with it. Glaring up at Cliff, I realized she looked familiar, "Do I know you?"

"No, but you just ruined my plans. Rex is one of my cousin's enemies. I was sent to kill him. In any ways possible."

I smirked, "I can do that for you." I revealed my diamond sword, walked back over to Rex, struggling to hang on to the tree, and killed him in one single strike of the sword, "Done."

Beatrice stood there, speechless, "What am I supposed to tell Ray?"

"Natural forces," I lied.

"Who are you?" Cliff questioned. She stared at me like I was a god.

"CaptainSparklez, general of the Sky Army. You can call me Jordan."

"You're CaptainSparklez?!"

I nodded, "And you're Cliff."

"Yes… how do you… oh, yeah. Rex said it."

"I'm trying to search for my sister. Maybe you've seen her. She has rainbow hair, brown eyes, black hoodie, white shorts, black headphones…"

"No. I haven't. Can I get her name?"

"iEcho."

"I've heard that name somewhere…"

"Where are you from?"

"Huh?"

"Which group?"

"I'm not part of any group. I don't trust many people in this area. They're very… deceitful."

"I understand. Do you not have allies then?"

"Nope. I'm a loner. No need to embellish it."

"So what's with Rex? Why did he have that white eye?"

"Herobrine."

"He was Herobrine?!"

"No, no. You wouldn't have been able to kill Herobrine. Rex was a zombie pig men who had been raised from the dead."

"And he didn't tell me because…" Beatrice cried.

"He was a frickin' pig man! What do you think?"

Beatrice thought about it and shrugged.

"Well, I'm off." Cliff picked up her knife and stashed it in her shorts.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Geez, how should I know?"

"Why don't you join me?"

"Can't. Other things I have to deal with."

"Such as?"

"Why would I tell you?" I paused for a moment. "I'm leaving." Cliff fastened her knife, straightened up, and started again through the trees.

"Wonder if we'll see her again," Beatrice whispered.

"Doubt it," I responded, "Do you wanna join me?"

"Sure." She smiled and followed me.

A few minutes later, we came across the same crossroads.

"Uh…" I groaned, "I was just here!"

"What now?"

"Honestly, I don't know."

Sky POV

All of my Sky Army generals were crowded in the conference room. I tried to calm them down until I noticed someone was missing.

"Guys!" I yelled out, "Guys!" This time I whistled. "Listen up!" They looked at me, shocked expressions on they faces. "iEcho isn't the only one missing."

"Who else?" Jerome asked.

"Jordan."

"Oh, no," Sierra gasped.

"We're gonna look for both of them. Ant, let the others know that they have to make signs. We can't do this alone." Ant raced out of the room, with new to deliver.

"So, we're recruiting random strangers to rescue our friends?" Mat questioned, "Don't we have enough people?"

"We'll make sure they're not…"

Mitch opened the door to the conference room and found me standing on the table.

"Sky," he begun, "You have a visitor."

I sighed and exited the room. Mitch led me to the entryway of the HQ. A man was standing there. He had messy black hair and bright blue eyes. He had plain shorts and a shirt, ragged and ripped in several places, and he walked around barefoot. His arms, legs, and feet were covered in scars.

"What do you need?" I said to the man.

"My… name… is… Paul. I… want… to… help."

"Help? Hmm…"

Ant interrupted my thoughts, "I know what you're thinking Sky. I don't trust this guy at all."

"Quit it, Ant. He can help." I turned my attention to Paul, "Can you do a favor for me?"

I'll see you all soon! Hope you liked this chapter cause it'll be the last one for a while.