Disclaimer: I don't know. I dislike the regular Minecraft, but oddly got into Story Mode (shrugs). So you should know I definitely don't it XD
Story: Jesse hadn't been looking to be a hero, but now was her time to save the world, and she's just wondering when she and her friends became people who mattered and weren't losers. She also wondered why Lukas was weird around her, why Axel was acting differently, and why the men of the Order were such kicked puppies, while she was at it.
Set as fem!Jesse of the gameplay.
Spoilers: Yeeeessss. Yes, yes, yes. Beware?
Warnings: Age difference, poly relationship ("triangles" for a while though), possible sexual situations, dark/perverted/silly humor present…
Pairings: Jesse/Lukas, Jesse/Axel, Jesse/Magnus, Jesse/Gabriel, Jesse/Soren, Jesse/Ivor…(basically reverse!harem)…
The Road is Long
Chapter Five: Too Much Heat Blisters
The run back to the portal was pretty hectic, but Magnus was nothing if not used to wild and frenzied moments. His life was filled with those.
Glancing to his side, he had to briefly grin, even with that monstrous Witherstorm at his back. The girl he met was entertaining, someone that had actually gotten him to get out of his hole in the ground for the first time in years. Yeah, he left it to get himself food and drink. But for the most part, Magnus had kept to himself.
But a fiery girl like her wasn't someone he could ignore. And oh yeah, she was fiery! But she wasn't always combative either, which he could definitely welcome. She had a softer edge to her that actually drew him in, and he certainly found himself enjoying being around her.
"Over here!" her friend shouted, though Magnus noted that the kid seemed to be awfully worshipful of him. He also seemed rather attached to the girl, which made Magnus frown.
"We're almost there," Jesse said breathlessly, and he had to appreciate the flush on her face from exertion. She glanced at him curiously. "Something up, Magnus?"
"Nah," he said dismissively, looking forward again. "Just found something I like."
He missed her blinking in confusion, not sure what he was talking about. He wasn't going to enlighten her anyhow. Still, once they made it through the portal and were in the Nether, they took a minute to rest and catch their breath.
"Man, I hate being in here," Axel, he remembered the boy's name was, grumbled.
"Well, at least this time we've got Magnus the Rogue here with us to get through," Jesse said cheerfully, tossing him an adorable grin.
He chuckled lowly, giving her one of his usual roguish grins and a wink. "Not a prob, doll. Anything for a pretty girl like you."
Jesse looked taken back, not sure how to take his flirtations, while Axel looked surprised too –just in an unhappy way. Ah, kid's got a crush on her huh.
"Let's get through here and head back to the temple," Axel said shortly, almost stomping away from them.
Magnus rolled his eyes, but made sure to keep close to Jesse. Despite the Witherstorm, which had indeed terrified him at the sight of it, he was still enjoying himself. It had been awhile since he'd been in an "adventure", and longer still since he had adrenaline coursing through his veins and the rush he got from blowing things up. Bonus that it all came with (and was because of) the pretty dame next to him.
"So how'd you get caught up in all this?" he asked, wondering about that.
Jesse looked to him. "Well…it started at Endercon…"
And she told him about the building competition, meeting Gabriel, meeting Ivor and the slimy git's trick trade, and then how Ivor eventually confronted Gabriel at a hall and creating that damnable Witherstorm.
He really wanted to punch Ivor's guts out. If he had a problem with the rest of them, he could confront them on the level, instead of doing something stupid and dangerous like this! Magnus was always up for doing dangerous things and pulling risky stunts, but this was just idiocy beyond Magnus' usual idiocy.
"We're here!" Axel called out, and Magnus was disappointed when Jesse walked further up and separated from him.
They went through the portal and ended up on the other side. From there, they continued to keep going and spent the entire time walking in tired silence, until they finally made it to the temple. The sun was already setting and soon it would be night.
"Who's there?" Lukas' voice called out.
Jesse broke out into a grin. "It's Jesse! We're back!"
Lukas' head peeked up over the wall, grinning back at her.
"Hey, Jesse! It's good to see you! And you found Magnus!"
"Yeah, we did!"
"Come on in, you guys won't believe who turned up," Lukas said, peaking her interest.
The three of them went to the entrance, where Lukas met them. When he threw the door opened, it revealed (of all people!) Gabriel, who looked rather sickly and worn down, but that didn't matter much to Jesse since she was just ecstatic to see him there at all.
"Is that you, Gabriel? Man, you've seen better days," Magnus said from behind her, and he came forward happily to embrace his friend.
Gabriel laughed weakly. "Good to see you as well, old friend."
When they let go, Gabriel turned and spotted her, his tired grin becoming a soft smile for Jesse.
"Ah, I am especially glad to see you, Jesse. And that you are well."
She couldn't help herself, throwing herself forward and embracing him as well.
"I'm really glad you're okay and here, Gabriel. I was really worried."
"There, there," he murmured, patting her back. "I can only thank you for coming back for me and helping me."
Embarrassed, Jesse moved back and laughed sheepishly. "Sorry, I was just really upset that I had to leave you and…Petra behind. Did you…did you see her? Was there anymore survivors?"
Gabriel shook his head solemnly. "I'm sorry, but there was just so much destruction. I could barely make it here myself."
They started walking away from there, back up into the ruins at the top. However, there were voices on the top, which confused her since (counting everyone), the only person up there should've been Olivia –
To Jesse's surprise, she saw Olivia with Ellegard.
"What is she doing here?!" Jesse was shocked to hear Magnus explode angrily beside her and she turned to look at him, caught off guard by the furious expression on his face and the tension lining his body. And then that furious expression was turned on her, which made Jesse upset and flinching back. "Did you know about this?"
"No," Jesse frowned. "Just-just calm down! I'll figure this out and find out about this, okay?"
She began walking towards the two other females. One part of her was upset at Olivia for going after Ellegard after everything had been said and done, and for leaving Lukas behind and to be on his own. He wasn't…she wasn't totally sure he could defend himself well on his own. But she also felt relieved because the Order of the Stone was all practically together and reunited, and maybe they could all band together and figure out a way to defeat the Witherstorm.
"Jesse! You're back!" Olivia greeted her gleefully. "Look who I found!"
Before Jesse could say a word, Magnus was behind her and she could feel him glaring at Ellegard, who likewise was glaring back coolly.
"If it isn't ol' Ellie," Magnus growled.
Ellegard narrowed her eyes, elegantly lifting her head in disdain. "I can't believe you're here. With your rocks for brains, I highly doubt you'd be of any help."
Jesse was flabbergasted. She couldn't believe what she was seeing or understand why they were arguing like this. In fact, the two seemed to get louder the more they exchanged words. Jesse closed her eyes, feeling a headache come on.
"Shut up!"
That caught their attention and the two finally shut up, looking at her bewildered.
"Didn't think you had it in you, doll," Magnus teased a little, which made her feel lighten up slightly.
However, the remark (unknown to the two) caused different reactions around the group. Axel was fuming quietly, upset that his idol seemed to be flirting with the girl he liked, while Lukas was inwardly feeling unhappy and not knowing why. Ellegard merely raised an eyebrow, as Olivia looked at the two in surprise. Gabriel, though, seemed to have frozen still, and was looking between the two with a frown.
"Just come on," Jesse looked to Magnus and Ellegard, getting back to the point. "We have bigger problems, so put aside what differences you two have and let's just get together to beat this thing. We don't have time to be fighting like this."
They looked chastised, more so when Gabriel chimed in.
"Jesse is right," Gabriel gave them admonishing looks. "I couldn't defeat it on my own. It is too powerful. We have to figure something out. Together."
Magnus grimaced. "Man, yeah. That thing…" he shuddered. "It was horrible. Beyond nightmarish."
Ellegard looked at him skeptically. "Not so sure you can blow it up this time?"
Magnus shook his head, which Jesse could tell surprised the famous engineer. "I don't think I'd have enough explosives –no, I wouldn't be able to destroy it with all the explosives in the world."
Ellegard bit her lip. "Soren had a Super TNT, didn't he?'
Magnus grunted. "Not that Super TNT crap again."
"No, no," Gabriel cut in thoughtfully. "She could be right. If Soren was able to create it, it could possibly be enough to destroy the Witherstorm."
"But where is he?" Olivia interrupted.
"Only one way to find out," Jesse said and held up the amulet.
She went over to the pedestal and put it back in, and then went to work the switches. Once it was on, they all waited to see if Soren's light would appear onto the map. It suddenly did, but another light flickered on as well.
"Oh no," Jesse said. "That's not good."
"What's wrong?" Lukas asked.
"That's Ivor!"
"And he's heading towards Soren," Ellegard glared at the map. "We can't let him get to Soren first. We have to leave immediately!"
"Woah, have you seen the outside?" Magnus snorted. "It's dark! We'll be surrounded in no time. And I don't know about you, but the rest of us are exhausted."
"And by the time we get there, Ivor probably has reached Soren! I'm surprised you're not worried about that Witherstorm catching up either, what with how worried you were," she sneered.
Magnus did pause at that, but he shook his head. "We need a bit of time. It's dark out already and we're all exhausted. Look around you, Ellie! Besides, you weren't with us when we faced off against Griefers and then ran away from that Witherstorm. We're certainly tired, Gabriel looks ready to collapse, and that blond kid looks exhausted from bulking up the defenses on this place. We're going to be in no shape fighting off mobs, much less the Witherstorm."
"Gabriel, what do you think?" Ellegard turned to him.
Gabriel looked to Jesse though. "I'm not the leader of this group. I believe the decision should lie with Jesse."
Jesse became nervous as all attention turned onto her, and she didn't know what to say or do. But she looked around at everyone and noticed the states they were, and remembered what Magnus had said. Axel was still recovering from the beating he'd taken from the Griefers, as well as all the running and fighting they had to do. Gabriel really did look sickly and it made her extremely worried about his health. Then there was Lukas, who had she looked closer earlier (she felt so guilty about this), she would have noticed he had bags under his eyes and he was slouching a lot. Had he slept any since she had left? Or had he stayed up every night, trying to fortify the temple and keep a lookout for hostiles or survivors, and with his work doubled with Olivia having gone off on her own?
"We'll stay the night," Jesse decided. "Everyone looks weighed down and could use the rest."
"Of course you choose his side," Ellegard huffed, turning on her heel and leaving the group, preparing for bed.
Jesse frowned, but felt down about upsetting Ellegard. She hadn't wanted to specifically go against her. It was just that the group really did look like they needed the time to recuperate, and this was as good a time as any.
She split ways from everyone, getting ready for the night as well, with everyone doing the same. Still, she had trouble getting to sleep. She was tired, but found she couldn't go to sleep at all. Sighing to herself, she got up from her makeshift bed and looked around, noticing everyone else sound asleep. Getting up, she headed upstairs and was going to just take some time up there to gather her thoughts, when she saw that she wasn't alone.
Magnus was already up there, sitting on a large, ragged piece of the ceiling and staring up at the stars.
"Oh, sorry," she said quickly. "I didn't mean to intrude."
"Nah, you ain't intrudin' on nothin'," Magnus murmured, sounding slightly sleepy. "Enjoyin' the sight of the sky, is all."
Curious, she moved closer and ended up taking a seat next to him when he patted the spot.
"You like the stars?" she asked.
Magnus chuckled, becoming a little more awake. "Not really. I just been holed up for a long time. Haven't really seen the sky for so long, much less stars. Plus, Boom Town's plagued with smoke –gotta have to be, with all the explosions and smoke, you know?"
"Mmhm," she nodded slowly, crossing her legs and looking up at the stars as well.
"Say, Jesse?"
"Yeah?" she answered distractedly, still looking up.
"Thanks for getting me outta there."
Surprised, she turned to him in question.
"I like being King of Boom Town. I loved it. But it got a little lonely through the years."
Jesse, having no idea what to say to that, just gave him a small smile and he grinned back at her before returning his gaze to the stars.
Started 4/18/16 – Completed 4/18/16
A/n: Hi, guys! I hope everyone enjoyed! Please remember to leave a review!
Quick Points:
1. Olivia and Ellegard: I admit I got annoyed with Olivia when it showed in the games she'd left to get Ellegard –one, she left Lukas behind on his own and two, she kind of basically shrugged off and went behind our backs kind of and went off on her own (especially after a group decision). I dunno, it rubbed me the wrong way XD But I admit there were times I didn't like Ellegard too –she's totally condescending, and I feel bad for Olivia because Ellegard kind of picks on her, even though Olivia really looks up to her. If you choose the opposite, Magnus isn't that bad with Axel. Heck, Ellegard is still horrible to Olivia, if you choose either paths!
2. Magnus or Ellegard: I was kind of torn choosing either paths before, because Ellegard's path leaves more time to do things and stuff, and later on Jesse in the games gets to have a moment with Magnus if they end up staying the night…but I ended up with that scene with Magnus catching Jesse and them talking alone in his "man cave", and deciding I could still have them stay the night and have something along that scene anyway, lol.
Anon Reviews:
I really want to answer guest reviews right now, but I got really upset at two reviews that were COMPLETELY out of line, so I want to address them here.
Sucking the cunt chapter 2 . Apr 12
Awesome
While I normally have no problems with cursing or even sexual innuendo or talk (in stories), your username is really inappropriate, so maybe just log in as 'guest', 'anon' or something? I mean, I'm not too bothered by it in general, but it did (at first reading) also looked like you were insulting me. Thanks for taking the time to review though.
Fuckfelicitydeam chapter 1 . Apr 12
Thanks for turning Jesse into a mary sue you cunt. I hope you die for ruining my fave vid game character.
Now this pissed me the fuck off. If you don't like the story, you can fuck off. You don't have to be an asshole, and especially insult and curse at me like that. Also, Jesse ain't a Mary Sue, thank you very much. Deleted and goodbye.
Now for actual guest reviews…
1. Guest 1: Thanks! I'm so happy you think this is the best and enjoy my writing. Reviews like yours make me not go for disabling anonymous reviews.
2. Guest 2: Aw, thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying and think I have talent. I hope you continue to read on!
3. Shadow: Thank you so much!
4. Personletestgma: Yes, thanks! I'm happy to know this is awesome and that you think I've got everyone spot on. I'm also relieved to know this isn't confusing.
5. Guest 3: While it's a little too early to have someone ask Jesse out, I think, I did something similar. So I hope you enjoyed that!
6. Guest 4: Yep –the answer to everyone! Blow it all up! Haha XD I thanked you (if you're the one who asked this) because I appreciate it when people take the time to review :)
7. Guest 5: Thanks! I'm just relieved to know this story is enjoyed, much less that people find it amazing :D
8. KaosRuin: Thanks for enjoying it so far. It might also seem fast-paced since the events are pretty hectic, like in the game, but unlike the game kind of spacing it out (especially with the playing and the decision-making), it's shown kind of completely through here without any 'pauses.'