MC:SM Rewritten: Book 1

Chapter 7: Nether Again

I'll bet you my left hand that at LEAST 5 people have already come up with this title already. But, I was low on ideas (as usual) and I just couldn't think of the right pop.

Lukas' POV:

Lukas fell on his back into the dangerous Nether world. He saw Jesse fall out beside him, his little sister on top of him. When they got to their feet, Lukas noticed her come to.

"Where's Petra?" Axel asked the three. Lukas swallowed a lump in his throat, unwilling to tell Axel the terrible truth.

"We did everything we could," he said. "Or at least...Jesse and Nikki did," he added privately.

"What are you saying?" Axel was a bit more worried now.

"It was chaos. There wasn't much we could do," Jesse explained. "Petra is still up there!"

"He's so worried about her..." Lukas thought, his respect for Jesse growing. "And he's not blaming me. Maybe they deserve the truth."

"I got scared," he admitted. "Just for a second." Bad choice. Axel had wheeled on him and was approaching threateningly.

"You got scared?" he growled.

"It wasn't my fault!"

"You got scared and it wasn't your fault?!"

"Back off, Axel," Olivia said sternly. Axel grunted, but obeyed.

"Yeah! We need to go back," Nikki agreed, rubbing her sore head and starting for the portal, but Olivia blocked her way.

"No! We just need to wait,"

Nikki stared intensely at Olivia, taking in what she said, as if she was having second thoughts, then she turned to Jesse.

"We should go back," Jesse said, shocking Lukas.

"No moment's thought, no hesitation, no memory of that Storm--" Lukas wondered just how much Jesse was willing to risk over one friend. Even Nikki had taken some time to think over it. Why would Jesse be in such a hurry? Unless...a friend was not what he viewed Petra as?

"She just needs more time," Olivia tried to convince her friend, but Jesse shook his head.

"Petra NEEDS our help. We're going!" he said firmly, apparently not set on changing his mind.

"Yup, he's gone crazy for her," Lukas groaned inwardly. Then, he heard the portal swish silently, revealing that someone was coming through. "Hey, there she is!"

Jesse's POV:

Jesse stared intently at the portal, begging that Petra would be the one walking out of it. Someone fell out, but it wasn't Petra. And it certainly wasn't someone they wanted to see. It was Ivor.

"You again," the old man huffed. Before anyone could exchange any harsh words, a Wither Storm tentacle burst through the portal! It whipped about blindly, trying to grab something. It found the portal frame, and squeezed it tight until it broke, then was gone.

Jesse gaped at the broken portal in despair. Everyone knew what that meant. Even if Petra had made it, she wouldn't be able to duck into the Nether after everyone else. She may be doomed! With this in mind, Jesse's gaze went to Ivor, full of hate.

"You ruined everything!" the dealer hissed, dusting himself off. Jesse was so angry, he didn't even move. He just sizzled his hot glare into Ivor. "Don't pretend you don't know, thief! You took my most valuable potion! And ruined what could've been my moment of triumph! What do you say to that?!"