The Lost Watcher

Chapter 4 - A Home Found

Ok, I'm back. Two days late, but back. Enjoy chapter 4!

"How do we do that? We are most likely an absurdly far way away from the rest of them," said Aurum. "We use the Slip Zone," Xelqua said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Aurum looked even more confused. "What's that?"

"A more forgiving void. I use it to travel a lot. All you have to do is travel so fast that reality cracks around you. I've gotten used to accelerating quickly enough that I can get there instantly.

Xelqua said all of this as if he were explaining the fact that breathing is important. Aurum just stared at him, more thinking he was trying to explain quantum physics to a kindergarten student. "So," Aurum said slowly, "if we travel fast enough, we can get into this 'Slip Zone?'"

Xelqua smiled and nodded. He held out his hand to Aurum, and as soon as Aurum grabbed it, accelerated into the air with his wings, with Aurum screaming at the sudden lack of earth. Xelqua just laughed at his friend's worry. "You'll be fine. I've done this about a hundred times, and I haven't died once."

This just worried Aurum more. "YOU CAN'T DIE," he screamed, "YOU ARE IMMORTAL!" Xelqua continued to smile. He turned so he was facing horizontally, and shot off, getting faster and faster, before everything went dark. Well, almost everything.

Aurum stared at Xelqua, and he blushed a bit. "You never thought it prudent to mention that your hair glows?" Xelqua mumbled a bit, and this time Aurum smiled. "Don't worry," he said, "I think it's cute." Xelqua blushed even more at this comment. "I chose not to mention it largely because it's weird. I mean, who has glowing hair? It's been a thing since I was born."

Aurum tousled his hair. "As I said, it's cute." Xelqua smiled a bit again and then dropped Aurum. He didn't fall at all. He just kind of crumpled onto the ground. Xelqua folded his wings and went down next to him. He found Aurum panting, startled from the shock.

"I thought I was going to fall. But then I didn't. What is this place?" "Welcome to the Slip Zone," said Xelqua, "Where everything is just a thought away." Xelqua snapped, and a large, well-furnished living room appeared. Aurum frowned, and the room became almost like a large aquarium, with glass lining the walls, floor, and ceiling, and fish swimming behind it.

"Whoah! Did I just do that?" "Yep," replied Xelqua, "Now here's what I often use this for." He closed his eyes, and said, out loud, "Argentum" A small window appeared in front of them, showing Gem leading the Watchers through the End Wastelands.

"Now, while we can see him, he can't see us," said Xelqua, "but, if one of us were to step out of the window, he would see us, and we would have to come back here." Xelqua stepped out, and even though he could no longer see Aurum, gestured to him to also come out.

Gem turned around and jumped when he saw his brother and friend standing next to him, with no logical explanation of how they got there. "What on earth? Where did you come from?" "The Slip Zone," they replied in sync. "What's that," responded Gem. Xelqua grabbed him and Aurum, and within a second, they were back in the unending blackness.

"Where the heck are we? Also, why is your hair glowing?" "First, not a word about my hair, and second, like I said," said Xelqua, "The Slip Zone. It's a place where anything is possible, and traveling is easy. All you have to do is say the name of the person or place you want to see, and a little window opens up. Aurum, say the first name, not Gem or I, that comes to mind."

"Charlie," he said, not hesitating. A window opened, showing a man building what looked like a tower. Gem's eyes widened, as he stepped through the window. "Oh, no, I wouldn't-" Xequa tried to say, but it was too late. Charlie turned, and upon seeing Gem, fell off the tower. He used an elytra to get back up, but he was still wide-eyed with shock.