THREE
"Sonikku, I shall restore you to your original state." bellowed Barry. He lifted his hand and lifted Sonikku off the ground as if there wasn't gravity under him. He then gave off blue sparks from his hands and transformed Sonikku. "Sonic, return to us" said Barry. Waves could be seen in the air, as they crashed into Sonikku. "Ahh!" screamed Sonikku. "What are you doing to him?!" yelled Alex. Then, Sonikku came crashing down back to earth. He didn't look the same, since now his whole body was blue and he had normal skin on his chest and his legs were normal skin. He also wore red shoes. "Ow, my head. Hey! I can speak english again!" said Sonikku in delight. "I have restored you Sonic. Ace's mark is gone." "Um, he guys. Sorry about what I did. My name's Sonic." "I thought it was Sonikku." said Steve. "Well that's the same as Sonic, just in Japanese." said Dan. "You four, have you gotten the chaos emerald?" asked Barry. "Yes sir. Alex has it." said Jordan. "Here, why do you need it anyway?" "I need to put it back in the proper realm. There were six others, but I took care of those." "So, how do we get back home?" said Alex. "I can fix that." said Barry. "Cya everyone" said Steve. They were instantly teleported back to their house. "Well, that was an interesting day, right Alex?" "Yeah. I wonder what's going to happen next." "I'm sure they will be fine. Now, want some beetroot soup?" "Yes please, I'm starving." Steve served some beetroot soup for Alex and himself. It was getting dark, so they went upstairs and into their rooms. Alex saw an unexpected surprise awaiting her in her room. "Hello, Alex. Yes, it's me."
"Hey Barry, how did you know we were here?" asked Jordan. "Ah, that. I marked both of you so I knew your location." "Oh. Anyway, how are you going to return the, er, chaos emeralds back where they belong?" "Ha! Leave that to me" said Sonic. "Hey, Barry?" asked Dan. "Hm?" "Can we stay in this realm a little longer? It's nice here, and I thought it would be a good idea to go with Alex and Steve. They can teach us about this realm you know." "True, but are you sure this is your final decision?" "Yes sir, right Jordan?" Jordan was mystified at the idea. "Why though? If we die in this realm for whatever reason, we can't respawn because this isn't our home realm." "Jordan, as always, you worry too much." said Dan. "Very well, I shall teleport both of you to Alex and Steve." Barry lifted his hands, and two bolts of light shot out of his hands and went straight into Dan and Jordan. Instantly, they disappeared. "Ow!" said Jordan in a muffled voice. He had landed face first onto the ground. "Oh, get a grip. Let's go surprise Dan and Alex." Jordan got up, and the two knocked on the door.
"What are you doing here?!" said Alex in an alarmed whisper. "I need your help. You know who Ace is?" said the dark figure in the shadow of Alex's room. "Yes. I kinda went on a little adventure. Anyway, why do you need my help?" "It's coming." "What's coming?" "The Great Decay. It's eating the world of Minecraft thanks to Ace." "What?!" "Its heading this way. We need to get to the center of Minecraft. That's where the Great Decay meets and stops." "So you're telling me that the Great Decay is surrounding us and eating up the world?" "Yep. So let's go round up Steve." "Alright. Oh, and John, what are you wearing?" John was wearing black pants, a black shirt, and had some strange hi-tech glasses. He also had green eyes, black hair, and had a belt carrying gadgets. "I'm suited up, that's what." The two were about to go tell Steve when they heard a knock on the door."Who could that be this late?" "Hey, someone's at the door" called Steve from his room. "Wait here alright John?" Steve opened the front door. "Jordan? Dan? What are you two doing here?" "Dan here wanted to say in your realm and learn stuff" "Okay then. Come on in." "Who is it Steve? Oh, It's you two." Dan and Jordan walked in, and they all went to the living room. "So, what brings you two here." "They're here to stay, and, learn apparently" said Steve. "We just wanna stay here you know? It's cool here" said Jordan. "Anyway, um Steve. There's something important I need to tell everyone" said Alex. "Ok, what?" asked Steve. "Something big is happening. The Great Decay is eating our world, and we have to get to the center of our world." explained Alex. "What?! How do you know?" asked Steve. "Eh, John told me. He was hiding in my room. He's there now. John! Get down here!" "John?! That guy is annoying. How did he even get in?" "It's called opening the front door" said a voice coming from upstairs. "Oh. Right." Steve felt stupid at that remark. "Who are you? You like like a spy or something?" asked Dan. "That's because I kinda am." "Cool!" said Jordan in delight. "So what do we do? We just leave everything and let all our hard work get destroyed?" "Yes and no. I have this Arhitect Axe. I just have to scan the premises and I'll be able to make your house and farm instantly appear like magic." "Ok, so what do we do?" asked Alex. "We go now. We have to get to a specific desert temple to find the Sacred Cube." "Dude, that's a myth. It doesn't exist" said Steve. "Oh really? I just happen to know where it is. So, let's get going." Suddenly, a loud, plop and fizz came from the distance. "It's here." They all ran outside and saw the unnatural sight of the ground becoming black, then disappearing. What was left was nothing but a void of nothingness. The decay was advancing fast, one block of all layers of the world every five seconds. "Ok, let me scan your house." said John. He pulled out an odd looking axe and hit one corner of the house. Then, he went out to the farm as fast as he legs could take him and hit the corner of the farm. The whole place was glowing, and then then a loud zap came from the house. "Ok, it's done. Now let's go!" They ran as fast as they could, leaving the Great Decay behind.