White World

Chapter 2

"Well then, let's go home." Orange announced as she moved away from Green, only to receive shocked looks from everyone; even Reuben was staring at her oddly. "What?"

The three looked at each other as best they could before Red began gesturing at his water bucket, trying to tell her with words he didn't have what, or rather who she was forgetting.

Orange stared at the bucket for a moment, then her green eyes widened and she face palmed. "Blue!"

Everyone stared at her in relief, glad she hadn't made them leave without the only one who'd be able to turn them back to normal.

Bamboo-Green started wriggling, wanting out of his dirt prison, Orange shovelled him out while llama-Yellow put the bucket with Red inside back on his back.

"Do any of you know where Blue might be?" Orange asked, wondering if instead she should be asking what Blue might be.

Red and Yellow shook their heads, while bamboo-Green, sat on the grass, tilted the sticks on either side of him in a shrug.

Orange frowned. "What about the witch?"

Green pointed up ahead, where Orange thought she could make out a wooden hut, she picked up the block of bamboo and started walking; Red, Yellow and Reuben following.

She hoped Blue wasn't there, if only so they wouldn't have to confront the witch again, but it wasn't like any of them knew what Blue had been turned into, she could be anything!

Nothing jumped out at them as they approached the witch's home, unfortunately making them realise the witch had Blue.

"Keep a look out for anything... alive?" Orange asked, putting Green down.

The witch came to the door with an annoyed look. "I gave you the chance to leave." she pointed out in greeting.

"We want Blue!" Orange snapped, getting a sword out.

"Fine," the witch hummed. "I'm not stopping you."

"What did you turn her into?" Orange demanded.

"Where's the fun in telling you that?" the witch chuckled, holding a potion out.

Orange tensed up, noticing everyone else doing the same, having gotten their weapons out as well, but the witch turned and threw the potion inside, causing two brewing stands to come to life and hop up next to her.

"Find your friend and I'll let you leave, I'll even give you the potions to turn you all back to normal." the witch offered, nodding to the brewing stands.

"What did you turn her into?" Orange demanded again.

"That would make things too easy," the witch grinned. "I believe it's something she enjoys though."

Orange frowned in confusion. Something Blue enjoys...? the first thing that came to mind was netherwart, did the witch turn her into netherwart? "Netherwart?"

The witch blinked and glanced back inside, then shrugged. "Think what you please."

Orange just felt more confused by that. "What?"

She glanced back at her other friends, who just looked ready to fight, Red taking the look as an invitation as he dove at the witch, only to get turned into a block of cobblestone.

"Beating me won't find your friend," the witch pointed out.

Orange frowned. "Is she an animal too?"

The witch chuckled. "I'm not going to tell you, but it shows how well you know her if you can't figure out what I turned her into." Orange flinched at that.