Things Lost and Found (a Waglington and Mianite fanfiction)

Chapter 65

Yes, Tom gets to come along for the ride in my story. I know under different circumstances he would have been all over Amniosis. He really enjoyed the other crypts. I'm just glad he was able to make it out for the finale... even if his whole computer crashed and took 20 minutes to reboot halfway in. XD The song for Tom's trip through Amniosis is "Migraine" by Twenty One Pilots. One of you lovely readers introduced me to this band ages ago. I tip my hat at you good sir/madam. You know who you are. :)

Warnings: Some feelz (Yes, this zombie has feelings!) and mind games

*Tom's POV*

"Terrance!" I yelled as I looked between him and the lever array. "Hang on, boy! I'll get you out." Honestly, I was more worried about how he got here than about him getting hurt. The lava certainly wouldn't kill him. He swam in the stuff for fun when we went mining. How did someone steal him out of my tree without me noticing?

It didn't click that he was a fake until I heard Jordan in the room next to me say, "Oh, what the heck? Jerry just appeared in my tube." Jordan sounded puzzled. He'd left Jerry—whatever number he was on now—back in Mianite. He couldn't be here.

This isn't Terrance. I grinned and started flipping switches like mad. I ignored the sound of a luggage dropping into lava behind me and kept at it until I heard my and Jordan's doors open at the same time. Lucky spoon, I thought as I ran for the door. "Race you to the top, Sparklyd*ck!" I yelled over my shoulder.

Jordan yelled some nonsense about being careful, but I didn't listen. He was just mad I got a head start. I was going to find that last artifact while the others tracked down the king. Helgrind could stay in the Nether for all I cared. He deserved worse for everything he'd done. I had a feeling that the artifact would be our ticket out of this place. Actually, as far as crypts went, this one didn't seem all that bad, aside from having to swim in blood and split up. Is that your game, aye? Divide and conquer? I slowed down as I approached a steep portion of the tunnel with a few level shelves; this part would be slow going—and a great place for an ambush. I pulled my sword from its sheath, knowing I didn't have enough room to maneuver my hammer properly if there was trouble.

It was completely silent while I climbed. Even when I knocked a loose piece of dreamwood down the tunnel, it made no sound. It was like this place just absorbed it. It was starting to get to me when I saw something shiny out of the corner of my eye. Turning to look at it, I saw a stack of manyullyn ingots lying on one of the platforms. Ooooh. "Mine!" I scrambled and jumped my way over to the ledge and picked up one of the purple beauties, testing its weight in my hand. "Now what am I going to make with... Ahhh!" The ingot turned into sand in my hand, as did the stack in front of me. I pushed the sand around with my foot, trying to see if any of the precious metal remained. It was all gone. What the f*ck? Maybe I'm catching Sonja and Sparklez's crazy, I decided, scratching my head.

Continuing up the tunnel, I found diamonds, gold, and adamantine with the same result. "D*mn it!" I yelled when just poking the adamantine with my sword made it disintegrate. I was getting really frustrated now.

You destroy everything you touch.

I whipped around with my sword up. "Who said that?" There was no one there. Man, maybe I am losing it. I sheathed my sword to leave my hands free for climbing a sheer wall to another part of the tunnel. Thankfully, there were hand and footholds aplenty.

The higher I climbed, the warmer it got, until it felt like I was approaching a pool of fresh lava. Come to think of it, there was an orange glow in the tunnel above me, and I could smell smoke. I wiped some sweat from my eyes and finished climbing. As I pulled myself up, I froze. Finally, there was sound again, though I would have preferred the silence to what I found. The tunnel ahead of me was on fire, the silver-green wood popping and blackening as the flames danced over it. It didn't seem to be spreading though. Then I noticed the figure leaning against the wall of the tunnel, watching the flames. Dianite?