Apprentice

Chapter 21: Reunited

Note: HERE WE GO THE CHAPTER I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DO FOR AGGGES! :D

Liam's POV

After making a quick detour to the potion shop where we stole 2 sleeping potions, Tia and I finally make it down all the metal stairs without disturbing the sleeping Mitch. Not wanting to disappoint him, I made Tia put him to sleep, not going upstairs to look at him. I was sneaking in someone from the Yogscast, the apprentice, or ex apprentice, of the very demigod that made his best friend like this. I don't think he'd be very happy about it. As we open the door to the room, Tia turns off her invisibility and quickly tips the potion on Jerome. He was already asleep so nothing happens. 

Studying Jerome closely, she puts a hand on his forehead. "Anything?" I plead. She frowns in concentration, and finally pulls her hand away. "He's not completely unconscious. He-" Suddenly the bacca wakes up, sees the quart god, feels her immortal power and goes completely bonkers. He begins to roar loudly, hammering against the metal bars of the cage. Upstairs, we hear the thud as Mitch stumbles out of bed and comes running. "Crap." Tia mutters, before glancing at me. "Explain to him why I'm here." she says before she disappears. 

Looking over to the door, it swings open. Mitch stops, his sword already drawn. When he sees me, his face breaks into a grin. My own does too and I suddenly forget everything that I had been doing and hug him tightly. "Oh god Liam I've missed you..." he says fiercely, quickly taking Betty out of my bag. His eyes wander to the Ender scroll and his grin widens. "I did it!" I grin, and we hug again. "Well done. You are officially my appren-hang on. Someone else is here..." he frowns. His eyes flicker round every shadow. I can't hear or sense Tia anywhere. Had she gone? But then I see Jerome staring at a corner intently, growling. 

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Mitch yells, unsheathing his sword again. "Mitch, I want you to meet someone. You might not like them very much but they can help Jerome." I tell him. He looks at me uncertainly. "Just trust me OK?" I plead, staring at him with begging eyes. Nodding slightly, his eyebrows furrow. "Tia..." I say quietly and his eyes widen. "Not her! She's from the Yogscast! She's a spy!" he roars. I catch his flailing arms. "Listen to me. She ran away from Ridgedog and we met up in the forest. We've been travelling together and she's not bad Mitch. She didn't want to be like this. And she wants to help us. Just...please?" I beg. He stares at me uncertainly. "Show yourself." he declares and Tia appears in the corner, arm folded across her chest. There was a hint of jealousy in her eyes but she masked it well.

"I can tell you whether or not he is too late for help or can be saved." she says quietly advancing towards the cage. Mitch edges forward, pressing the tip of his sword on her neck. She doesn't even flinch. "I read about you quart gods. Diamond things can hurt you and kill you." he growls. "Mitch, don't. She's my friend and she protected me from demigods...it's a long story." I say with a smile, pushing his sword lightly away from her neck. "You trust her?" he asks, almost gobsmacked. "With my life." I nod. And I did. She saved my life from when Mexxy killed me. She could of let me stay dead. But she chose to make Mexxy bring me back. I trusted her.

"Ok listen good and listen well, because I'm only going to say this once. His body is unable to communicate with his mind-" she begins. "You don't say!" Mitch interrupts, glaring at her. I shove him weakly. "That means he can think and he can hear. So right now he can hear us. His mind is actually perfectly fine. However his body can't act with his mind, it's just doing random things. But he is conscious to an extent." Mitch gawks at her. "So...he can hear me? Understand me?" he whispers. Tia smiles and nods. A faint smile appears on his face. "Can he be saved?" he asks, eagerly going up to her. They both seemed more relaxed now.

"Maybe. I'm not certain, but my guess is that if something were to cause another shock to his brain he might just snap back to normal. Or something could trigger him to have some sort of spasm which would snap him out of it. But it is risky as he could either end up worse or die. So for now, the only thing you can do is wait and pray for a miracle. If he keeps banging his head, then maybe he will become normal again, but again I'm not sure."