Into The Game [FINISHED]

41 ✣ Labratory of the Alchemist

We gazed up at Ivor's laboratory. It wasn't anything spectacular but how it was built it screamed 'Ivor'. Vines draped down the sides and there was a small staircase leading to it. We all walked forward and up the stairs. We opened the door and inside was a library. It was almost identical to the one in the Order's temple and in Ivor's basement.

"The book has to be around here somewhere" I said.

"Obviously" Olivia added dryly.

"Everyone just look around, okay" The group nodded and separated. Ivor defiantly was a reader. With his massive collection of books being greater than the one Olivia kept in our old treehouse. Just the thought of the old days made me smile. Everything was just so simple. No Witherstorms, no stressful missions, no death, no nothing.

"Hey, Jesse, you okay?" Lukas asked. He stood beside me as I was staring at the bookshelves.

"Oh... yeah I'm fine" I told him awkwardly.

"If you say so" I walked forward and approached Olivia.

"Hey, find anything yet?" I questioned. She –as well as everyone else– were looking through the books for the map.

"Nope, but a lot of these books look rather... interesting," Olivia began "'How To Train Your Slime', 'A Beginners Guide To Mining', 'Attack on Zombie: Volume 2', 'Lava Falls: The Mystery Continues', 'Dimensions of the Beyond'..." Olivia read. "None of these have the map in it... but at least Lukas is here right?"

"Wait what? What does Lukas have to do with anything?" I questioned.

"It's just... I'm glad you convinced him to stay, he's good to have around" I then looked around so no one would hear what I was going to say.

"And he has really good hair" I whispered to Olivia. We both looked behind us. Lukas was looking through the books a few blocks away.

"He does have good hair doesn't he?" she said loud enough everyone could hear. I shook it off and then approached Soren. He was angrily looking through the books.

"Find anything yet?" I asked.

"In this mess?" he didn't look at me. "It's as though Ivor's learned nothing from my lectures on organizational methodology!" I rolled my eyes "If only Ivor hadn't stayed behind, he could just tell us where the map is!"

"We don't need Ivor" I told him "We can find this map on our own."

"No way we'll be able to in this mess!" Soren shouted "There's neither rhyme nor reason to how these books are stored! Finding anything here is impossible!"

"Tedious maybe, but impossible? No way" I said. Soren gave let out a sigh.

"Fine, I will continue this monotonous search..." he turned to the books once more "But I deserve my right to grumble about it. I looked around and saw Gabriel examining a row of potions which had been placed on some shelves.

"I remember something" he said. "Something about potions, and... I have the feeling a potion started this... am I correct?"

"There was a potion, Ivor had it to stop the Wither Storm if it got out of hand, it didn't work" I told him.

"I see... maybe one of these potions could help my memory?" he asked "Potion of Nausea, Potion of Death, Potion of Poison..." all negative potions. He looked at me. Worry glinted in his brown blood-shot eyes. "Jesse..." he said quietly "Will I be alright Will I ever regain my memory?" I was uncertain, but I didn't want to let anyone down, so I said-

"Of course, we'll find a way."

"Thank you, Jesse" he smiled.

"No problem, Gabriel," I smiled back and began to look around once more. What caught my eye was Reuben, he was sitting awfully close to a lava wall. "Reuben," I called his name, he squealed happily. "What have I told you about lava?" I asked him. His ears fell, letting me know he was upset. "I'm sorry Reuben, I don't want you to get hurt" I told him.

He got up and moved somewhere else. I turned my head and saw a small hole with redstone inside. I would need a lever to activate the circuit. No problem, I had some wood I got from the chest in the cave and some cobblestone I obtained from the chest by the barge. There was a crafting table siting over by Gabriel. I fashioned myself a lever and placed it near the circuit. Just like it was made for it, which it was. I pulled the lever and the lava wall fell down, revealing a hidden passageway.

"Why would you need a hidden passageway in a house no one ever visits?" I heard Olivia ask from behind me.

"Why would you not want one? Secret passageways are cool!" I exclaimed. I began to walk forward, Soren and Reuben at my side. I noise echoed through the hallway. Soren had hit a tripwire. The lava wall came back and Soren, Reuben and I were trapped.

"Jesse! The lever's not working!" I heard Olivia shout.

"Just stay there! We'll find a way back!" I told her "I hope..."