The labyrinth of monsters (a Hermitcraft and third life AU fanfic)

Chapter 9 - Jevin

TW: gore. 

I wake up when it's still dark. Hypno's still snoring in the bed below me. Perfect. 

I leap down, hitting the ground loud enough to wake him. My 'favourite' roommate scrambles suddenly into a sitting position, sees me standing there, and swears. 

'Why you...'

'Good Morning to you too! You smell.' 

On that note, I walk out of the house, sighing. Another day of nothing. I'm about to just return to the house when I see Impulse, staring out at the door to the maze. It locks overnight, and nothing can open it from either side. Everyone assumes it's just The Creators ensuring we don't die overnight, and so far it's only broken twice - once when Tango and Zedaph 'accidentally' blew it up. 

I decide to approach, but slowly, stopping just next to him. Eventually, he looks over at me. 

'Oh, hey Jevin.' He greets after getting over the shock. 'You alright? It's still night...'

'Couldn't sleep, so I woke Hypno and decided to see what was going on out here. What about you?'

'Nightmare about Skizz.' 

'Oh?'

'About his death.'

'Oh... that's bad...'

'Yeah, just a little bit...'

I'm left with nothing to say, and it seems Impulse also is. As I try and find something to talk about, the pistons in the door shift and it opens up. No one's there, as normal, and Impulse just closes it again, turning and going back to his house. I return to mine too. Hypno's probably got back to sleep now. 

I can wake him up again.

The morning dawns properly an hour or so later, and this time it's Hypno waking me up by dragging me out of bed. Luckily, I open my eyes before I hit the ground, so I kick him out the way and land sort-of smoothly. I look up at him.

'Nice play, but you still stink.' 

I stand up, leaving the house and yawning. I see Bdubs stumbling out of his next to me, still half asleep as he ties on his classic red bandana. He smiles sleepily at me, before walking over to where Doc's giving out the daily patrol lists. I follow after, as he turns back to me.

'Me, Smajor and you today!' He informs. I nod, thankful for something different. 

'Great! I'll go and get ready. I can also tell Scott while I'm at it.' 

I jog off to the training area, taking a couple of swords before I find Scott's house. I knock on the door. No reply. 

He's probably just putting flowers of Jimmy's grave. I'll go over and tell him now.

I quickly find the graveyard in the back corner of the area, inside the little wood everyone seems to ignore. It's a beautiful place. I guess the deaths make it a little more unfriendly. 

'Scott?' As I enter the clearing, I call his name. But there's no one there. Only a bunch of withered flowers on the grave. 'Scott? Are you here?' 

It's obvious he's not been here yet today, so I return to his house, panicking slightly. Bdubs meets me there, equally worried.

'He's not inside... I guessed he was paying respects to Jimmy?'

'He's not here?! He's not at the graveyard...' It's impossible to hide my worry, and Impulse's arrival does nothing to calm my nerves.