"The Dungeon is dangerous. Ever since the Ravagers took over, there's no real shelter to hide from them. The best you can do is stay in the Keep, try and live out a normal life, and pray that they'll never find you. "But what if I told you there was a way to stop them?" - An AU where Decked Out is an actual universe and not a game, where people live in constant fear of the Ravagers that have taken over the once-familiar Dungeon that has changed drastically. - Hello, everyone! Before you start, there are a few things you need to know about this story: - This book will contain some cursing - All shippings here are kept platonic for the sake of respecting CC's boundaries - I couldn't focus on every Hermit for this AU; only 7 or 8 are featured - While this is a Decked Out AU, it focuses more on what the map offered than the actual events Etho encountered during his canon runs. You'll see a few references here and there, but for the most part, this is an original story taking place in the Decked Out-verse. DISCLAIMER: None of my content is meant to offend anyone! I write about the Hermits' Minecraft personas and not their IRL selves. If any of my writing makes the people I'm writing about uncomfy, I have no problem in taking it down. With all this said, enjoy the story!

What if America shattered, split into 50 people the others didn't know.

Poor An0n!!! After being rescued by her faithful readers in the School of Secrets, she has somehow managed to get mixed up in another crazy adventure! Well, she did technically CREATE the situation she's currently in, so it's kind of her fault anyway, BUT THAT IS BESIDES THE POINT. The point is, she has to run a daycare. Full of little Crazy Countrykids!!!. Without accidentally burning the building down. Oh dear... This is going to be another wild ride, isn't it? *WARNING: SUPER X-TREME FLUFF LEVELS!!!

After the Waves devastated the Earth, modern society collapsed. Governments didn't know what to do, and much of the world's treaties and society's pre-imposed rules went out the window. A survival for the fittest. For Tommy, his life of gaming for hours on end was disrupted, and he couldn't go back. Days of screwing around on minecraft servers were gone, and more than half of his friends had either died or gone missing. He was living a hell he'd only ever read about in books for school, but when he sees Dream for the first time, he begins to think maybe the world isn't so fucked after all? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CW #1: language, intrusive thoughts, death ideation, violence, etc. BE SAFE Y'ALL CW #2: The only ship is DNF All other ships are friendships I'M NOT SHIPPING TOMMY AND TUBBO WITH EACH OTHER OR ANYONE ELSE I PROMISE THEY ARE MINORS THAT IS UNHOLY #2 in minecraft - 4/8/21 #1 in dsmp - 4/8/21 #1 in dreamnotfound - 4/8/21 #164 in tommyinnit - 4/8/21

When you are watched, does it mean you see yourself? When you are listened to, does it mean you listen to yourself? Do you see yourself the way others see you, say your friends? Do you listen to your needs, or just continue destroying yourself more and more by the thoughts which come from the darkened entity of the void? These problems are what faced Grian straight in the face. Feeling neglected and hated, he had no giant purpose than to try to make the other Hermits smile or laugh. But it never seemed to work anymore. They would always just shrug it off or tell him to go away. He was annoying. He was new. He was.....himself. They had a problem with just him-Grian. More and more of them drifted away, even Mumbo-the first one he met after.....after what happened to him-even Mumbo left him alone. So what was the purpose of staying on this server if no one wanted him to?