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Chapter 8: No Way..

"You? Fight us and win? Yes, you may have escaped before, but to be so naive and make a promise you can't even keep, well," Braid smiled and laughed, her laugh having an almost insane tone to it. Crown and Watcher 4 joined in, having the same sound in their voice. The hermits gathered around Grian's limp but stable body. If they were going to hurt Grian, they'd have to get through the hermits first! "I guess even with help, we're still outnumbered."

"Help?", Joe looked up from where he was. He was checking Grian's pulse and making sure he was alive and well. "You've already knocked Grian insensate, just let us be!" The hermits stepped back, clenching their weapons tightly, ready for a fight.

"Yes, help. Last time we were simply outnumbered. But with a bit of help, we'll be just fine," Crown pat Watcher 4, him being quite small, (5'9), and the watchers being 7 feet or taller.But they made it work. "Come on, come in." Then came the sound of a dog whistle, but they could hear it. The hermits were the dogs.

The world went black.

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                                                                        Grian's POV

Where am I? I had awakened in a dark room, feeling almost airtight. I grasped onto my throat, squeezed it to let out some air I had been holding in. My breathing steadied. I stood up slowly, seeing a rectangle of light. It must've been the door! I started to run for it before falling onto my front side. The sound of chains rang in my ear. "I'm chained to the floor."

I quickly realized I had been taken hostage by these damned watchers. My eyelids flutter. I'm tired. I just want to go home.

"Don't struggle, Diamond."

My eyes shot open at my name. That name. I got up and looked around. "Who's there?!" My hand flared up in flames. A little light to see, I thought in my head. I spinned a full 360 degrees. No one was there. "Show yourself!"

"Diamond, calm down. I will not hurt you. In fact, your friends are in the other room. With the other watchers."

"No! Stop it! Leave them alone!", I yelled loudly. "Show yourself, now!"

"Behind you," came a voice. "Grian." I spun around to find that ominous fourth watcher behind me. He was only 3 inches taller than me. I backed up. "They promised they wouldn't hurt your hermit friends. But wouldn't this be an interesting headline for the Hermiton Herald?" How did he know so much about us? "Cleo and Cub would probably enjoy writing about this."

"Last time they promised, their world went up in flames! And I looked in the whole room, I didn't even hear you or see you!"

"I'm quite the stealthy ninja, Grian. Even if you thought I wasn't."

"What in the world do you mean?!!"

This went on for a while. It seems this watcher guy knew a lot about me. He even mentioned my old staff for goodness sake! He somehow described it perfectly too.

"I thought you watcher people called me 'Diamond,' or whatever."

"I care about people's feelings, unlike Watchers 1 and 2."

"Crown and Braid?"

"Sure."

"How do you know so much about me?"

He shrugged, "Don't you recognize me?"

"That mask is making it pretty hard to, buddy." That was sarcasm. This guy isn't my buddy. Taurtis is my buddy. Mumbo is my buddy. Scaris my buddy! Heck, the whole Hermitcraft Server is my buddy! His hand came from behind the covers of his cloak. Out came Taurtis' headphones. "What did you do to him, you idiot?!!" As I came to grab it, he pulled it back inside his cloak.

"Nothing. The question is what 'Braid' and 'Crown' did to him."

"Well, what did they do to him." My hands were filled with magic, anger stirring inside me.

"Take a look at me. Take a look at yourself. What did they do to you back in EVO?"

"They," I paused, gulping. "Took me. But I volunteered! I went willingly! And it was such an obvious mistake." I teared up, feeling my cheeks get drenched.

"What do you think they did to Taurtis?"

"Take him?" I received a nod of approval. " Where is he?! Tell me now, or else!"

"You wouldn't dare hurt me."

"Where. Is. Taurtis."

"Can I quote the infamous empire?"

"Sure?"

"You're looking at him."

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"So, um, where's the empire?"

"You're looking at him."

Yes, that was an EVO reference. I also made two Kingdom of Valor reference. AND Mumbo was right! But only Grian knows that for sure.

Who do you think made that big boy dog whistle noise? And what will happen to the hermits in the other room? Will the watchers be taken down as easily as last time?

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