Flight or Fail

Apologies + Chapter 6

There's no chapter 6 because I seem to have labeled it all wrong, but every part is there!

Nevermind- Chapter 6 seems to be missing, so I will write it here:

"Come on!" yelled Grian happily, pulling his brother further down the stairs. It was their first time ever visiting The End.

"Calm down, we're not exactly the first ones to do it," Phil responded calmly, following his younger sibling to the portal. Fully lit, ready for them to enter. Something was off though. Black vines covered the floor and giant, shrivelled purple roses loomed over their heads like a menacing archway.

"Are you sure? I don't think it's meant to look like that..." Phil murmured, stepping back slightly.

"Awwww, c'mon! It'll be fun! You can't impress Kristen if you don't do this," added Grian, knowing his brother liked the young Goddess of Death more than he'd ever admit.

"Fine," grumbled the blonde, motioning for the younger to jump in first.

On the other side, noting was like it was described. No beautiful architecture encased the small platform. Instead, ugly yellow stone met them on all sides, except for one. A stairway. Uncaring of the strange room, Grian grabbed Phil's hand and pulled him up, into the freezing air of The End.

The obsidian pillars that he'd seen in pictures were still there, yet large glowing crystals rested atop each, and in the midst of the choking static that was the sky, a giant dragon swooped, eyes glowing an unnatural magenta and purple.

Before he could understand what was happening, claws grabbed his hands and he was being carried by a mother dragon into the void.

"HELP!" he screamed at his brother.

In response, an arrow sailed through the air and landed directly in the beast's heart, killing it instantly. The bedrock nest in the middle opened a portal as the Ender Dragon dissolved into floating dust, leaving Grian falling into the abyss.

His eyes blinked open. Where was he? Water filled his vision and he realised he was currently stuck in the shallows of a lake. Rough hands grabbed his and yanked him out, and a purple-eyed brunette met his eyes.

"Hello. I'm Xisuma Void. Nice to meet you. Who are you?" asked the older man, helping Grian to his feet.

"I'm Grian. Grian Minecraft. Where am I?"

"Welcome to Hermitcraft."

Grian reminisced the old days, where he'd dash around with his brother, Phil. All of that joy taken away by a malfunctioning portal and weak dragon. As icing on the traumatizing cake, he was now turning into the very thing that took every coping mechanism he had away.

"Grian?" asked his old friend, looking concerned. "Grian, you're crying again. Are you okay?"

That final question broke him.

Bursting out in tears, the young hermit blurted out everything and collapsed against X, hugging him just like he hugged Phil.