-When Angels fall- Hermitcraft AU

Chapter V

( Don't worry your friend Npc Grian is TOTALLY doing good )

Watchers, being a watcher-

I didn't understand, I didn't. Stuk in a twisted world- no, it was still evo, but at the same time it wasn't. Everything was darker there wasn't a moon nor sun. Still the light came from the dark purple sky. It felt like I was in a dream-.. Nightmare, It was alone and dark that's how ill describe this world. Taurtis, I remember him talking about something of a dark evo- or something. He knew about this.. As time passed I learned how to see, think and act AS a watcher. A good watcher. But the most important thing that ive learned was: The best way to not get heart broken is pretend you don't have one..Since then I was pretty much from the outside emotionless, well the most time... I was careless about others, I only thought about myself... That's the best way to not get hurt.. they'd also call me Xelqua, I didn't mind if I had to chose another name than Grian it would be Xelqua... Since were watchers we shouldn't use our real names, right?

Mumbo's pov.

We are finally leaving season 5, the best season yet. We entered the portal to the next season, season 6. Grian is going to join us in the next season, really exciting, we've hadn't talked to eachother for along time, only yesterday over the phone. But I wouldn't say that really counts. I jump out of the portal with the others following. And there I see Grian, he had a oversized red sweater, his gray pants was also a bit too big for him and it covered half of his black shoes, he had messy hair that makes him look like more of an child, he was shorter than the most of us just taller than Stress and Tango, like an inch. He didn't really change from the last time I saw him. I really thought he'd be taller than this... Grian glanced at me for a moment than looking back at the others. Seemed like he was holding back to say something to me.

So the group talked for a while and then we went our separate ways. I heard Grian shouting at me: ''MUMBO! Ill BE VISITING YOU!!''. I shout back: ''you don't know where I am even staying!''. 

After a few days I was busy crafting something then I hear a voice behind me that scared the crap out of me. ''Hey, Mumbo''. It was Grian, I turned around. ''o-oh hey'' I stuttered. Grian did a step backwards, with a confused look at me. ''Why so pale, Mumbo?''. I let a little laugh out and said: ''You scared me, I didn't hear you coming''. I saw Grian making a smug smile. ''I'm sorry'' Grian said. ''You seem more proud than sorry'' I said rolling my eyes. ''Maybe I am'' he answered back. Maybe? Really. 

He didn't change even after more than four years. Even his height. The first question I had was: ''How didn't you change?''  He shrugged. ''I don't know'' He tensed his shoulders. ''Can we not talk about that'' Grian whispered. He seemed not easy talking about that.

''Grian did you ever try gel in your hair?''. Grian gave a mirthless laugh: ''It looks bad on me, but you it does fit- Wait what are you trying to say?'' Grian crossed his arms. I think he knew what I was going to say. ''When we came out of the portal your hair was super messy, did you even try your best?''

''Muumboo!'' He chuckled. ''I combed my hair before I came to the world, I swear!'' ''I guess the wind made it messy again''.
At spawn we joked about Grian waiting two years for us, but how long was he really waiting for us? "Grian, how long was you waiting?". Grian was silent. He was staring at the ground. Did he seriously need to think good about it for how long he was waiting, maybe he really was waiting two years for us.

"Eehh, I think five minutes" Grian said. "FIVE MINUTES", I repeated. "That fast" Grian nodded. "Your hair gets messy in five minutes, while it takes more than four years to grow one centimeter taller".
Alright I was a bit too harsh. I should have thinked before talked. 

Grian grinned at me, ''No wonder your head is always in the clouds, there are literally are''. There was silence between us and then I just burst out laughing, Grian looked proud. Ofcourse he is. ''good one'' I said. 

It was getting dark the sun was already setting, monster are going to spawn. ''Grian, it's getting dark you should go''. Grian nodded, you could either stay awake or sleep until it's morning.

I walk with Grian to his boat, he was oddly irritated by something, but I didn't understand what. He enters his boat and starts sailing, ''Bye, Mumbo!'', I said bye back. And looked how further he go's how smaller he becomes, I turned back to the crafting table. What did I wanted to craft?

Grian's Pov.

How didn't I change? A good question, I thought. I look like an twelve year old, AND I'M NOT. I've asked this myself a couple of times in the past and I got the answer to it-

I was looking at my base, all the hard work I did to make this, so much clay and snow. So many chests. I didn't want to look over the evo crew. I wanted to be left alone. In this weird world. My clothes was comfortable, only the cape is annoying. Its a bit too big for me. What always weird was in evo, we did change from look, but not from height or personality. I understand personality but we didn't grow, shouldn't we still be growing? We are still in our growing period. How does that work? I did have problems with growing... I guess. I was always smaller than I should be according to my age. So is it with the evo crew, Salem, Zee and Netty was shorter than me Pearl was as tall as me, and the others where taller. But we didn't really notice. We thought we were normal height, That wasn't true. But I did wanted to know how that worked, and who knows better than the other two watchers. They taught me lots of things. So they could help... At the same time I didn't want to. The easiest thing to do is, teleport to them. I found myself in the evo world we weren't visible for them, I wonder if they can hear me talk. I found them with the mask on, they didn't tell me anything about it, they said if I learned how to use the magic, then. I'll know what the use it is. It was as I call watcher two, the watcher had a braid in their hair. They turned to me and teleported back to their world. ''What's wrong Xelqua?'' I stayed cautious for what I was saying or doing, they had magic and they know how to use it. ''...Why don't we grow, like I didn't see anyone in the crew getting taller, but that doesn't make sense..'' after that I bit my lip. Watcher two said fluent: ''It's because you and your ''friends'' messed up time''. That confused me, what does the watcher mean with messed up time. ''What do you mean?'' I ask quick. ''You went back to a old version, you messed up time, you messed up your growth with it, things that you do have consequences, Xelqua''.