The Frozen Empire - An Empires SMP AU

4 - Going Upstream

A piercing scream cut through silence, Jimmy winced, but didn't move. He wasn't bothered by the going on's of the greater Server, he thought only of the grief in his heart.
He still stood by the shabby tomb constructed without care, he stood for so long the moss Joel contributed had started to grow over him.
He finally moved, his legs clenched up as he tumbled forward, falling off the cloud. He spread his wings and caught himself in the wind, the graceful Codfather fluttered back around and stopped just before leaving Mythland.
He glanced back, Jimmy didn't want to go, he couldn't go under he came back, he missed him greatly...

And he wasn't thinking about Sausage.

***

six months earlier

Jimmy opened his eyes to the smell of a forest haze, the sun peeked through the canopy, casting swaying shadows over the forest floor. Jimmy tucked his blue shirt into his jeans, he was prepared for this to be fun.
He eyed his competition, all of them eager to get going. He recognised some, whether they were fellow Property Police, or friends from X-Life.
Sat in the corner, not far off from spawn, sat a waffle haired member in a red jumper, he stood messaging on his small communicator. Everyone watched him as he spoke inaudibly to someone.
Then boom, Jimmy was spat out in a forest, Third life had begun, and he was gonna win.

Jimmy was once again spat out from his bed, he stood in his hobbit hole with trembling hands. He glanced down at the small medallion slung around his neck, there was a bronze heart that glistened red. This was it, one more death and he would have to go.
Jimmy started pacing, regearing himself in iron armour, he should've listened to Scott and shot the minecarts. now Ren, Skizz and him are one life down.
Then the door open, a shining light casted an angelic shadow over his basement. He felt a wash of comfort sweep over him, he smiled a flushed smile. Scott came waddling in with a grin, followed by a half naked Scar, and a begrudging Grian.
"Red friend!" Scar lumbered over, wrapping Jimmy in a bear hug. Jimmy nudged him away, untrusting of his murderer.
"Jimmy..." Scott sighed, on the brink of laughter. Jimmys now monochrome skin turned bright red.
The quartet laughed away a night, leaving the flower field with a gentleman's alliance.

Jimmy lay on the sandstone, an arrow piercing his chest. He smelled the smoke wafting into the small bunker from out upon the wreck of a battlefield. Scar and Grian were long gone, disappeared off in chase of Dogwarts. Jimmy was alone, alone to die.
Coming in from the small tunnel, Scott walked over, crouching beside Jimmy and clamping his hands. Scott damped the sweat off of Jimmy's forehead. He turned his head slowly around, meeting the teal haired hobbit with Joyous eyes.
"Did we win..." Jimmy coughed. "Did we kill Ren..." With tears in his eyes, Scott shook his head.
"It was only us who lost lives..." Jimmy spotted the amber medallion hanging around Scott's bruised neck, it was scratched and chipped. "But I'm fine..."
The pair sat longingly, watching each other cry. Jimmy started to fade, he felt himself losing life with every second, Scott accepted this, squeezed his hand...

And started to pull foward...
B

ut Jimmy never found out what he did...
He was dead too soon.

Jimmy was cold, kneeling down on the frosted grass by his Throne room. His cheeks streamed with tears, rolling down his neck and soaking his collar. The Codfather was a broken mess, his whole being felt misplaced in this world... If only he could leave, go elsewhere...
Then he saw it, a glinting from behind the glassy surface of his portal. He saw, bundled in belongings, Gem starting Jimmy down with sorrow in their eyes.
"Oh no..." She mouthed.
Gem sprinted round the bend, beneath his shock paralysis, he followed her into the nether.
Jimmy ran after Gem, she lead him into a small alcove where an Italian Riviera resided. The tall red brick buildings towered over the Piglins surrounding, clusters of wart block leaves were scattered around the pavillion. Jimmy gazed in awe at the chiselled architecture of three stark dragon statues indented in the steaming netherack.
Jimmy stared at Gem with wide eyes.

"Holy shi-"