User blog:Click here for cookies/The Dream Team Wiki Battle to the Death - Chapter 3

I’m sorry that this one is short, you’ll also get a very short sub-chapter 3.5 probably later today. Just leaving time for y’all to read it; I’ve written up to chapter 8 (which is where the original roleplay thread ended) so now I have to improvise the rest of the story. It’s fine though, I’m experiencing practically no writer’s block.

Chapter 3

“Okay, guys, we need a strategy,” says Yeetmoi in her planner’s voice. “Who here is best at close combat?”

Yacmef has made the advancement [We Need to Go Deeper]

“I'm okay at close combat, and I'm way overpowered with crossbows and shield PvP, which I guess is close combat,” I say.

Yeetmoi looks thoughtful. “I’m thinking we should have most of our group go in the frontlines with close combat, then I and maybe someone else would shoot arrows from behind.”

“Good idea!” I say, happy that we’re finally getting somewhere. I drag my confused, sleep-deprived allies the short rest of the way to the surface, where the first breaking rays of the silent dawn are kissing the trees and the wind is flowing through my hair. It feels so good to be finally out of that stuffy canyon!

Once everyone has collected themselves, I stride purposefully towards the mass of tall greenery in the distance. We appear to be in a flat, hot, dry bowl of land that’s at least two-fourths of the way surrounded by mountains. There’s an enormous forest to one side, right across from this canyon. But we’re headed towards the jungle.

As my teammates see where we’re headed, Yeet says, “Ooh! A jungle, that will serve my strategy well. I’m thinking the close combat people should drop down from the trees and ambush people!”

I laugh. “Maybe wait until you’re familiar with the jungle terrain.”

A disheartening update appears in the chat:

Yacmef has made the advancement [Local Brewery]

Love, Parker XOXO found three Strength II potions!

Fabulous. Now everyone’s pot-ing up.

We walk in silence for a while, and then I spot DreamsWorstKnightMare darting into the jungle before us. I point him out to the others, warning them to be cautious when we’re in the jungle. Someone beat us there.

A day’s travel later, we’re combing the jungle for a lava pool to make a Nether Portal, since Yacmef went into the Nether and hasn’t been seen since. I’ve made a flint and steel when I hear Knight. Everyone else hears him, too, and seeing that I don’t have to explain everything, I shove my three allies into the Nether. They’re safe, so I destroy the portal. The frame’s still there, but now Knight will need to light it before getting to them. It’s a precaution, anyway. But before Knight gets to me, I see this in the chat.

''Orchifly whispers to you: I… I can’t do this anymore, Click. I’m sorry.''

Orchifly tried to swim in lava

I scream.

I can’t help it. One of my best friends… she left me. She just left.

“YOU IDIOT!”

The grief hits me, all at once, as the reality of what she has done sinks in. Orchifly, Orchifly, my friend, my beloved. The best friend anyone would die for. And, in the end, she did. ''Orchid…. Just needed you. Why’d you go?'' Never again would I laugh with her, expound upon the limits of mochi with her and Yeet, scroll through our friends’ achievements on the SMP.

Ghostifly whispers to you: I will always be with you, Click.

Ghostifly left the game

I cry for a long time.

Author’s notes -

1) For those of you that are having trouble imagining the “lava pool in the jungle/Nether Portal/storage” setup, if you’ve seen Minecraft, But We Can Swing Like Spiderman (Dream and George) then you’ll know what I’m talking about.

References:

- None since the chapter is so short. Also, I swear I spotted more references in my story when I was writing it, which is why I added this section; but apparently not. I guess we’ll just see.

Members:

Click here for cookies (Click, Cookie)

Maki is magic (Maki)

JustHereForNothing (Just)

Yeetmoi (Yeet)

Blursedimages (Blursed)

StarShadow2 (Star)

Yacmef (Yac)

ThEtBe (ThEtBe)

LemonStickersXOXO (Parker)

Winged Lizzarrd (Lizard)

DONTFEEDMYBEESCOCAINE (Tele)

NONAMEMANBRO (NONAME)

Orchifly (Orch, Orchid)

DreamsWorstKnightMare (Knight)

SimpWasFoundUwU, I didn’t include you because you joined when we were extremely deep into the roleplay.

Graynotfound, I didn’t include you for the same reason.