Family Secrets

Chapter 8

Female Jesse and Male Jesse felt like they had been running forever. Herobrine was after them, and the only way to keep each other and the rest of their friends safe was to run away. The mad man wanted them dead, and he was aiming to kill the siblings before finishing off anyone else. With no other option, Female Jesse and Male Jesse ran off with no sense of where to go, with Lukas and Olivia by their side.

After hours of running, the siblings, Lukas, and Olivia found themselves lost in a snowy biome. It was bitter cold, but the group kept on moving. They didn't want to be found by Herobrine, Denton, or the rest of the bandits, so they had to keep moving forward.

Eventually, dawn came, and it was morning. The group found a town on the outskirts of the snowy biome, and with no sign of Herorbine, they decided to rest up. To avoid attention, since Female Jesse, Lukas, and Olivia were in the New Order of the Stone, the group tried to blend in with the townsfolk. The members of the New Order got out of their armor and walked around in their usual attire. A few people did recognize them, but at least they didn't blow their cover and were able to blend in.

The group found an inn with a restaurant to rest up in real quick. Lukas and Male Jesse had some money with them, so the group got something to eat and took the time to sit down to rest up. They knew they couldn't stay for long, because Herobrine was still hunting them down.

"What are we going to do? The rest of our friends..." said Female Jesse.

"We can't go back to them. Herobrine's after you guys, and as long as you're out of his grasp, the others will stay alive," said Lukas.

"He's right. We can't go back to the temple, and we have to keep moving to keep the two of you safe," said Olivia.

"I guess we should keep moving to the Far Lands and go to this mountain. It will be harder without Ivor to guide us, but we can't go back to the others. We need to keep moving forward," said Male Jesse.

Female Jesse was quiet. She didn't like the plan of splitting up with the group and staying that way. She personally didn't care about her own safety. Her only concern was keeping the others safe. But Lukas and Olivia had a point. Herobrine was after her and Male Jesse, and as long as they weren't captured, then the others were safe.

"You guys are right. We can't hang around. We have to keep going..." she said with a sigh.

Lukas could sense the concern in her voice. He understood that Female Jesse was worried about the others, but the young architect only wanted to keep her safe.

"Sis, I know you're concerned about the others. I am to. But Lukas and Olivia are right. We can't let Herobrine capture us if we want to keep the others safe," said Male Jesse.

Female Jesse only nodded at her brother. She was a bit stunned to hear him call her "sis". They had found out that they were siblings just hours ago, and he was already acknowledging the fact that they were family and related. It made her feel... happy.

The group finished their meal and after paying for their food, they left the inn and set off to continue to the Far Lands.

Elsewhere, Petra and Axel were on their own. They were being chased by James, one of Denton's bandit friends, but they were able to shake him off their trail. They ran into some mobs while James was chasing them, and they used them as a chance to lose James.

The two spent all night running, and they found themselves hiding in a swamp. There wasn't any sign of any village nearby, but at least it was day time, so there were no mobs in sight. In addition, there was no sign of Herobrine or the bandits anywhere.