The Herobrine Quest

Chapter 13. Silent Treatment

They buried Lizzy in silence. Nobody dared speak until the last shovelful of dirt had been placed. Then Ranger said "I'm sorry, Lizzy. If I had seen the creeper..." She trailed off.

Toxic took her place. "Lizzy was one of the best friends I ever had. She was always there for me."

Steph went next. "If I didn't have your jokes and puns, I don't know where I would be. You always could make me smile."

Dave stepped forward. "You were always the brave one. You would take on the problems nobody else would. That trait made you a great friend."

Mineral said "You knowledge of food saved my life, many a time. I would have starved or been poisoned if you hadn't been there beside me."

Pro stepped up after her. "There are so many words I want to say, but I can sum them all up into two: Thank you." She stepped back.

Coco said "Lizzy, if you can hear us now, I want you to know what we will defeat Herobrine, the Wither, and Blaze. In your name, I promise this." She stepped back.

No more words were to be said.

Ranger felt a drop of rain splash onto her shoulder. Dark clouds gathered above and wept rain down on the mourning friends.

It was almost as if the world itself was grieving the loss of Lizzy. Soon the drizzle turned to downpour, and the seven friends were forced to go inside. Nobody said a word.

"Well, getting the silent treatment, am I?" They all spun around to see Blaze sitting on one of the stairs. They all drew their swords, but they hesitated when she said "Put those things away. I'm not on any special missions right now. I just want to talk." Reluctantly, they replaced their swords in their scabbards.

Toxic stepped forward. "Why the Nether did you leave us?" She growled. Blaze stood up and replied "Before I answer, tell me this: When was the last time you added me into a hunting or mining expedition?" Toxic opened her mouth to reply, then, she realized she couldn't remember.

Blaze said "That's what I thought. I left because you never included me in anything. It was like I wasn't there!" Coco stepped forward and said "Then you should have said something. There are so many other ways to solve this, and none of them involve abandoning your friends."

Blaze smiled. She said "You see, Coco, that's what I like about you. You always think there's a better way. And that's why I'm doing what I'm about to do." Then she was gone. As Ranger looked around, she realized that both Toxic and Coco were gone. Slamming her fist into the wall, she yelled "NO!"

The wall cracked under the force of her punch. She whispered "No...I can't lose any more friends." Pushing an awestruck Steph out of the way, she rushed up the stairs to her room. Before anybody could react, she came back down, fully equipped with diamond armor and a diamond sword.

She said "Anybody who's going to continue the search, get over here." Steph said "You're going to find Blaze!" Ranger rolled her eyes and said "No duh, Sherlock." Steph had never seen Ranger in this mood before. She had gone into total annihilation mode.

She said "Whoa, calm down, Ranger!" Ranger froze. She slowly turned to Steph. "Calm down? You ask me to calm down? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT JUST HAPPENED? BLAZE KIDNAPPED COCO AND TOXIC!" She roared. Dave was quick to aid Steph. "Ranger, what's gotten into you?"

Ranger breathed deeply and said "I'm sorry. I just can't watch helplessly anymore. Anybody who feels the way I do come stand by me." For a moment, nothing happened. Then everybody moved to stand by Ranger. She smiled and said "Now the party's starting. Finally we can continue the mission. Let's go find that Wither!"

And with that she led the team out the door. She asked "Any ideas on where the Wither is?" For a second there was silence. Nobody really knew where the Wither was. Then Mineral made her way to the front. "I may know where the Wither is."