MCYT One-Shots

"This is a problem" | Angst

Time and Setting - AU set some time in S7, after Hels introduction

Focus Character(s) - Mumbo, Grian, Hels, Evil Xisuma (Xerexis), Iskall and Xisuma and Wels (briefly)

Ship(s) - Could be intepreted as Grumbo

Trigger/Content Warnings - Kidnapping, corruption, major character death (temporarily. this is Minecraft)

Background - Shortly after Hels shows up and fights with Wels, he goes missing, vanishing into the Nether. Around the same time, Xisuma finds that Evil X is on the whitelist and can't be banned; the command consol glitches whenever he tries. Grian vanishes about a week later, and hasn't been seen since. 

"Could you do something Evil!Grian?" - @BarnowlNiza

A/N: I tried? He may not be evil evil, but at the very least, I made him morally grey. Hope you like it!

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Everything was dark. 

The last thing he remembered was working on the megabase to distract himself from his worry over Grian. Then something had landed beside him, his communicator had buzzed, and then he'd been hit in the head and knocked out. 

He had woken to find that he was either blindfolded or in a pitch black room. Ropes bound his wrists behind what felt like a fence post stretching from the floor to the roof, which was what he was leaning against. Similarly, his ankles were tied together, his legs folded beneath him. 

Overall, Mumbo felt confused, and slightly hysterical. He was tied up somewhere, shrouded in darkness, his best friend was still missing, and both Wels and Xisuma had evil clones running around who couldn't be banned. For all Mumbo knew, he was in the grasp of Hels and Evil Xisuma. 

He had proved himself correct in that assumtion, as he heard two voices. One sounded like a distorted version of Wels' voice,  which Mumbo could only assume was Hels, and the other was the familiar voice of Evil Xisuma. 

A third voice chimed in, although Mumbo didn't recognise the new voice. Was this a new 'evil alter' no one had warned about? 

The voices got closer, and then the blindfold was yanked off Mumbo's face. He blinked rapidly to try and adjust to the bright, blinding lights, Evil Xisuma laughing as Mumbo did so. When his eyes adjusted to the light, Mumbo looked up at Hels and Evil Xisuma, who were standing in front of him. His eyes filled with tears, and he looked away, making Hels snicker. 

"Aww, is little Mumbo crying?" Hels mocked, placing a hand on the fence posts Mumbo were tied to, leaning over Mumbo. 

"Are we intimidating poor Mumbo? Must be hard, being alone. No one to help you, nothing to help soothe your worries... oh wait. I think we can help with that last point." Evil Xisuma looked over at Hels, who nodded. 

"Oh Grian! We have a guest who wants to see you?" Evil Xisuma called. 

Mumbo's head snapped up, his heart pounding. Grian was here? Was he doing okay? Was he hurt? Was he - 

"What is it, Xerexis? Who's here to see me?" 

Mumbo should have been happy to hear Grian's voice. He should have been glad to see that Grian was unharmed, but he wasn't. This felt wrong. The way Grian spoke sounded so wrong. Grian wasn't a scournful person. He wasn't on a first name basis with Evil Xisuma (Xerexis, apparantly). He wasn't supposed to be like this! 

Everything about Grian felt wrong now, from the tone of voice Mumbo's best friend had used, to the cold stare Grian was giving Mumbo, to the blood stains in Grian's familiar red sweater.  

"Should, should I know this person?" Grian looked away from Mumbo, back towards Hels and Xerexis, which made Hels burst into laughter. Mumbo felt even more tears prick at the corners of his eyes. 

Grian didn't remember him. 

"That's even better! He doesn't remember aything." Hels grinned. Xerexis snickered. 

"Yeah, this is Mumbo Jumbo. Redstoner? Pathetic? Ring any bells?" Xerexis asked. Grian took a few steps forwards, using one hand to tip Mumbo's shin upwards, Mumbo's red eyes meeting Grian's own blue. 

"Pathetic sounds about right." Grian said, letting Mumbo's head fall as he turned away, leaning against a wall. 

"We'll let you two have some alone time." Xerexis then said, dragging Hels out of the room. 

Silence fell over both Mumbo and Grian, the later looking back at Mumbo. "Who are you anyways? Hels and Xerexis seem to know you, and think I should remember you, but I don't. I don't remember anything aside from the walls of this place. I'm lucky that they rescued me from the wretched Hermits. Speaking of which, you're a Hermit, aren't you?" Grian looked over his shoulder, meeting Mumbo's eyes again. 

"Yeah, I'm one of the Hermits, and are you, Grian! You're one of my best friends. Remember the Architechs? Hermit Challenges? Sahara? Demise?" Mumbo felt desperate. He wanted - no, needed - his best friend back. 

Grian flinched, his eyes narrowing down. He clearly reembered something, thanks to Mumbo's words, although whatever Xerexis and Hels did to him made him angry about that. 

"This is why I'm lucky to be here, with Hels and Xerexis!" Grian spat. "I'm safe here, without you Hermits confusing me!" Grian drew a sword, and ran Mumbo through with it, making Mumbo cry out. 

His eyes went blurry, and he hunched over, which made Grian giggle. "Just as Xerexis said. Pathetic." Grian spun around and left the room, stalking out of it. Mumbo closed his eyes, and leaned against his fence post. 

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Mumbo woke to find himself in his bed, near his oversized juicer. His stab wound had healed, leaving little more than a scar, although his suit jacket and undershirt were still damp with his blood. He sat up, climbing out of his bed, his legs trembling. 

Before Mumbo knew what was happening, Iskall had somehow teleported (or flew with an elytra. Either was possible, with him) to Mumbo's side, a concerned look on the Swede's face. Xisuma was next to arrive, Wels by his side. 

"Mumbo? Are you okay?" Xisuma asked, and Mumbo let out a bitter laugh, his voice trembling. 

"My best friend just killed me after I got abducted by Hels and Evil Xisuma. Do you think I'm okay?" Mumbo stared at Xisuma, the admin flinching. 

Wels looked concerned now. "Hels and Evil X were there?" He asked, and Mumbo nodded his confirmation. 

"I think they kidnapped Grian, and did something to him. He didn't remember me, and he seemed really different." Mumbo nodded. 

"I think we've got a problem on our hands." Iskall said, looking between Mumbo, Wels and Xisuma, and Mumbo felt a pit fall into his stomach. 

They needed to get Grian back, and get him back to normal. 

But how?