Another Side to The Hermits

Another Side to The Hermits pt.2

 Author's Note: I write fast. That's about it. If you're curious this story verse combines characteristics of actual person, and the skin. There are also some added details like Ren and Doc being hybrids (mixed of a mob and person) of a dog and creeper respectively. On my DeviantArt I've got drawing showing what they look like in the story verse. Another thing to note is that this posted version of the story, and the DeviantArt version have some differences when compared. That's enough from me, so enjoy.

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Grian's POV:

 I can't remember much to be honest. The world was moving too quickly for me when the portal sucked me up, and Mumbo tried desperately to save my life. 

 The last thing I could remember besides Mumbo's desperate calls was Iskall telling me about how the portal had taken Ren as well. 

 The sound of wind whipping around me snapped me out of the comatose state as I looked down towards the incoming ground, " Oh, this is brilliant!" I yelled as I braced myself for the oncoming bright light of death waiting for me. 

 The thing was I wasn't greeted by death, but instead a red shirt and sudden thud against me. I looked up through tear and rain stained eyes at Ren as he carried me down towards solid ground. 

 I let out a groan, " Ren?" I gasped in shock as Ren ignored me until we reached the ground. 

 Ren looked down at me with a worried look, " You okay?" he asked as he lowered me to my feet. I stood up and ran my hands through my soaked hair. 

 " I.... yeah. Just confused and worried." I told him as he nodded, " Do you know where we are?" I shook my head and looked around. 

 The place we ended up looked exactly like the server but something still felt wrong with the world. A main problem was the fact that it wasn't raining in this version of the server, but the wind around us was blowing to the point where it should be raining. 

 Ren and I started to walk towards the shopping district, " Did we just get sucked into some sort of loop?" Ren looked back at me, " I don't know." I crossed my arms as I quickened my pace to catch up with him. 

 The two of us kept walking in silence until Ren's ears perked up," Stop." he held his arm out, and I did what I was asked. 

 Ren sniffed at the air as his tail raised slightly, " There's someone watching us...." he growled as his ears lowered against his head.

  The landscape was barren except for the stray trees, sand, and the ocean that we stood next to, " Someone's watching us?" I whispered as Ren pushed me ahead of him. Ren nodded with his tail twitching in irritation. 

 The two of us continued to walk as Ren moved his hand to his sword. I kept my head trying to pinpoint any odd noises, but all I could hear was the wind. 

This wind, this server, and this portal. 

 What did it have to do with us? We just finished the war and now this mess? What was next?

 An ambush? 

 I let out a small laugh as karma hit me like a bulldozer, or it hit me like an arrow straight through my left arm. I yelled and fell back into Ren's arms, " Grian!" Ren's eyes widened as he looked around, " We need to get back to your base...." he sighed as he opened up his inventory and brought out a full stack of rockets. 

 Ren and I turned to face the ocean as the stabbing pain in my arm turned to dull numbness, " Hey Re- AUGH!" I cried out as another arrow hit the inner part of my leg sending me to the ground. 

 Ren's ears perked up, " OKAY, THAT'S IT!" he shouted as he stood over me; his brow furrowed, " WHOEVER SHOT GRIAN BETTER COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" he shouted as he bared his teeth. Ren took his sword out, and he looked down at me with a frantic look, " Stay with me Grian." he whispered as I continued to lay there. 

 It's not like I could move away anyway. I flinched as the numbness continued to spread until it reached my upper back.

Ren continued to stand over me as his entire stance froze up when two figures came towards him, " Guys? You shot Grian...?" his expression changed from worry over me to pure rage and confusion. 

 I tried to turn my head to look at the arrow firers, but the numbness had reached my neck making me immobile. I only knew of a few Hermits that had to ability to make arrows like this.

 Doc was one of them, but he only used the arrows for animals and not people. 

 Stress also knew, but she was too afraid to use them out of risk of hurting any of us after an incident with Joe that left him and X bedridden for weeks. 

 The only other hermit I knew of that could've made the arrows was the mustached man himself, but that was impossible. How did he get into this world besides the portal I just came out of a mere few minutes ago?

The sound of Ren gasping shook me out of my wonder as Ren flew off of me when an arrow was shot into him sending him flying. I tried to move away, but the numbness had me held down to the grassy ground. 

 I let out a cough as a wool mask went over my head. The sound of vague muttering came from the other side of the mask. 

" We've got them both." 

 I froze when I heard the familiar voice of my best friend. Mumbo had shot me? I groaned and tried to escape, but Mumbo's grip proved way stronger than me, " Iskall, you grab Ren. Grian is gonna want to see these guys personally." he spoke in a harsh whisper as my body froze. I knew this version of the server was off for some reason, and now I have an idea of why.