Sorry that this chapter is not as long as the others. While I was planning this in advance during my trip, I didn't think that it would be so short. I hope you still like it though!

Song for this chapter: What If by Ashley Tisdale.

Yosh, Snowy, Beatrice, and I had taken a short break in a nice shaded area beneath the trees. Leaves suddenly crackled in the near distance. I shot up from the tree. The others heard the leaves as well. Careful, I held out my diamond sword in front of me, holding it with both hands.

"Who's there?" I questioned the air.

"Don't hurt me," a boy walked through the trees to our location, holding his arms up. He stared at me, his eyes full of fear.

I slowly put down my sword and stepped towards him, "I won't hurt you. Who are you?"

"My name is Harry. I'm from Cupquake's group. She was doing things… I couldn't imagine…"

"Slow down." I noticed him still trembling and motioned to sit next to Snowy, "Please." He took his seat and smiled at Snowy. I returned to my tree stump of a chair, "How did you get here?"

"Isabel… she told me to sit down on my bed… because she needed to talk to me. She said… that I was brainwashed… by Cupquake. Cupquake… had stolen all of my memories and forced me to work for her. I left… and vowed never to come back. But I couldn't go on without Isabel, so I came back to HQ. No one was there. At that point I had nowhere to turn. The Homies… their leader… Chris… he chased me… until he reached the border of his land. And then he stopped and stared at me. It was… weird. Like a curse… or something."

"Curse. I heard Cupquake talking about a curse. I couldn't decipher what she meant," Snowy responded.

"Oh yeah," Harry continued, "Isabel told me that she had to be careful about what she said, or else "he" would get to her. My question was: who is "he?""

Yosh replied, "Isabel may not have been telling you everything."

"You know who "he" is?"

"No. But she was going to tell you. Until the fire. Now she can't."

"Everyone's gone…"

"You can stay with us," I told him.

"Really?"

"Yeah," I nodded, a friendly grin on my face.

"Thanks," Harry smiled.

"I need to tell you something," I whispered in his ear.

"Yes?" he replied in a light whisper.

"You have… had… a sister. Her name was Mia."

"Why does that sound familiar?"

"Well, she thought that my leader, Sky, murdered you. And then, furious, she became a double spy for almost all of the groups out there, but her loyalties lied to my enemies, the squids. In a huge battle, she tried to assassinate my girlfriend and Sky. So, I had no choice but to kill her."

"I had a sister… and she tried to kill your friends… for me?"

I reluctantly nodded, although I knew it was true.

? POV

"You highness" I begun, "The mission is completed. Your target is dead." My boss grinned from above. His red fiery platform sparked lava every time he raised his eyebrow.

"Good, my servant. Now, retrieve the Overworld Prince and bring him to me."

"Who might that be, your highness?"

He rolled his eyes and angrily stared down at me. I winced back, but not enough for him to notice my fear, "Sparklez."

I opened my eyes in disbelief, "But… sir…" He snapped his head in my direction.

"What is it, you filthy rat?!"

I shuddered, "I… I can't. He's…"

He stared directly into my eyes, "Your friend?"

I couldn't answer that question. I would get killed, "Whatever you wish."

"Now, go, and don't let them know you work for me."

"Of course not, your highness. You will remain ever-powerful."