#mcsmc day 2

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#mcsmc day 2

[ Episode 2: Assembly Required ]

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[thelapismoon]

Minecraft story mode countdown Day 2: Episode 2 In which my phone misspells Magnus into Magbus. I would have drawn the Ivor fight scene but I can’t do that character any justice in art form

Also happy 4th to my American buddies And happy being alive for another day for my non American friends here.

[warning-heckboop]

This is kinda late whoops

@mcsmcountdown Day 2: Assembly Required

For such a crazy loon, Soren made quite a gorgeous home for himself, hmm?

[malkon-dova]

“It’s Magnus! We totally got caught by Magnus… er… I think we’re going to die now.”

[mari-the-dreamer]

"Flying pig jokes are totally played out.”

You have to admit, Jesse was pretty cool during this. Don’t mess with this dork

[blazingflareon]

just a quick doodle for day 2 bcuz my hand seriously hurts orz

[peri-the-writer]

MCSM Countdown Day 2

As Axel and Olivia made their way down one of the seemingly endless hallways in Soren’s base with a distracted and silent Lukas trailing slightly behind, though she didn’t say it out loud, Olivia couldn’t help but feel that something about their present situation was strange, even beyond the “giant world-eating-monster” that seemed to pursue them at every given opportunity.

It wasn’t really just “something”, but rather Petra. None of them were particularly close to her despite knowing her for such a long time but all of a sudden after finding their group again at the temple, she seemed to be gravitating much more towards Jesse. Olivia supposed it wasn’t really surprising; Jesse was an quirky one, anyone who crossed paths with her could surely see that, but anyone who took a moment to get to know her could also see how likable she could be with her innocent obliviousness to (or simply uncaring about)  what most people thought and nearly infinite amounts of kindness.

What was surprising was the concerning whispers they shared just before Jesse suggested they split up, taking Petra and Reuben down the opposite hallway. Clearly whatever happened the night of Endercon between the two of them in the woods and the subsequent events had caused Petra to trust Jesse above the rest of the group, not that Olivia was jealous, of course. Why should she be when her best friend was getting close to someone as cool and mysterious and Petra?

If Olivia were being honest, she was worried. She never thought’d she’d be concerned that a notorious loner like Petra was going to replace her, but her life was full of surprises lately. 

She shouldn’t really be worried, should she? Jesse was far too nice to just up and decide Olivia wasn’t good enough to be her friend anymore, but Olivia had a bad habit of expecting the worst. Jesse and Axel were the only friends she had. Technically she had Reuben too, but as far as Olivia was concerned, being a pig he didn’t really count.

Olivia was pulled from her unpleasant musings when Lukas spoke, breaking the silence. “Do you guys hear that? It sounds like...fighting?” He said, the first one to speak up since they’d parted ways with the rest of the group. His brow furrowed, clearly concentrating in an attempt to better hear what was going on.

“Oh man, do you think it’s Magnus and Ellegaard?” Axel asked, his curiosity clearly piqued as he too picked up on the noise. Despite having gone of in two different directions, it wasn’t totally out of the question for it to be the two of them. After all, none of them knew how Soren’s base was set up, so the possibility of the two of them running into each other and starting their squabbling again was entirely plausible.

“No it doesn’t sound like them, is that...Ivor? That can’t be good.” Lukas replied, taking off down the hall in pursuit of the commotion. 

Olivia sighed and after a quick, silent exchange with Axel they both took off after him. Could nothing about this whole mess be simple? Of course not, she thought as the sounds of Jesse, Petra, and the fighting grew closer. In line with the common theme of the past few days, things were about to get a whole lot more complicated.

[grovyrosegirl]

MCSM Countdown Day 2

Hello! Here’s a little something I wrote for day 2 of the MCSM countdown! Today’s theme: Assembly Required. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers to season 2 coming in just a few days!

Summary: As Jesse and Axel head off to Boom Town to find Magnus, Lukas and Olivia are left to fortify the temple. With doubts arising, no sign of missing friends, and the end of the world quite literally in the horizon, what will the two decide to do?

“You’re crazy,” Lukas blurted out.

Olivia looked over her shoulder at the blond, one foot had already started moving down the staircase to the lower floor of the Order of the Stone’s temple, “Gee, tell me how you really feel, Lukas.”

He shook his head, following behind her as she began heading down, and attempted to catch up to her while also not tripping down the stone steps, “That’s not what I- that came out wrong. Olivia wait a sec.”

When the two reached the bottom, Olivia let out a sigh and turned around to face him, folding her arms as her silence signaled him to speak his mind. Lukas felt some relief in this, so far Olivia proved to be the more sensible person in the group, next to Jesse. He wondered if he would even be having this conversation if Jesse had decided to go find Ellegaard and left him with Axel. Still, Lukas noticed the frowns and looks of frustration on Olivia’s face ever since the two started working on making the temple more fortified. Jesse’s decision was bothering her, it didn't take a genius to figure that out, but she hadn't spoken a word about it until just a few moments ago.

“Look, I don’t think you're wrong. Having Ellegaard to help us would be good,” Lukas began, “but you can't just go off by yourself like this. It's too risky!”

“If you're that worried, then why not come with me?” She replied, her arms dropping to her sides as she resumed walking towards the hallway they’d entered from.

“Because I told Jesse I would stay here and get this place ready for nightfall,” He sharply retorted, walking next to her, “and so did you. What do you think is gonna happen if she and Axel come back here and we’re nowhere to be seen?”

“I know, I know!” Olivia groaned, her hands gripped into fists for a moment before she sighed and allowed the tension to ease away. Much more calmly, she said, “Okay, you're right, someone has to stay here. You should. The temple’s already pretty safe now, but someone needs to be here in case Petra gets here. But I can't stay here and just wait for them to bring back Magnus. We need Ellegaard, Lukas. Someone has to do that too.”

The young builder frowned, “You shouldn't have to go alone. I know it's hard, but maybe once Jesse and Axel get back then we can head to wherever Ellegaard is.”

“Redstonia. And we don't exactly have that luxury of time on our side, not with that Wither Storm still out there,” Olivia glanced downwards, her voice growing lower, “we don't even know how long it’ll be before that thing finds us here.”

A silence brewed up once more. For the past few hours as the two worked on the temple’s defenses, the large shadow of the Wither Storm in the distance turned the sky darker as if it were a horrifying eclipse. The darkness in mid-daytime certainly kept the unnerving dread in the air present. While they tried to ignore it as they worked, the storm only seemed to get bigger every time either one of them glanced at it. The monstrosity’s growls and screeches echoed across the view, sounding more grim than an approaching thunderstorm. Thankfully it didn't appear to be moving in the direction of the temple, but as Olivia said, who knew how long that would last?

And there was still no sign of Petra...

“I’ll go through the Nether, if the Order built those tracks there's probably a way to Redstonia. That way I can avoid the Wither Storm,” Olivia attempted to reassure him, breaking the quiet.

“You’ll be safe from the Wither Storm, sure, but it's still the Nether. We barely survived that place as a group,” Lukas said, keeping an eye on the floor as to avoid the pressure plates that set off the arrow dispensers from before. One step around the plate caused him to stumble slightly.

Olivia looked down at his odd foot movement before telling him, “You don't need to do that. I found the wiring for this hallway and adjusted it. The pressure plates won't set the arrows off anymore, now they only turn on if you pull a lever back in the library.”

“Really? Well that's a relief, thanks,” Lukas said. “You’re uh, pretty good with redstone, I see.”

She shrugged, “I mean, I’m alright with it.”

Lukas ran a hand through his hair, looking up to see the iron door they’d set up at the entrance growing closer. He looked at Olivia again, who kept her eyes looking down at the floor. The blond took a deep breath and sighed, stopping at the door.

“Look, I can't stop you. If you think this is the right move, go for it,” He raised his hand to grab the lever next to the door. With a small grunt, he pulled it down, causing the iron door to swing open, letting sunlight flood into the dim room.

“Thanks Lukas,” Olivia looked up and gave him a small smile, the first one either of them had seen for a few hours, “and if it makes you feel better, I promise I'll come right back if it gets too intense.”

Lukas returned the smile and nodded. Though it quickly dropped back into a look of worry as Olivia walked outside. The young engineer paused as she stood in the grass, raising a hand to shield her eyes from the light.

“Is it just me or,” She turned around and looked back at Lukas still in the doorway, “did it get brighter out here?”

Lukas rose an eyebrow and stepped outside, following Olivia as the two climbed up the hill, passing by the makeshift treehouse shelter from the night before, and caught a glimpse of the distance ahead. No longer was the sun hidden behind a mass of monster and flying blocks being tossed up by tentacles. The Wither Storm appeared to have shifted its direction and was slowly sliding across the horizon.

“It’s moving,” Lukas muttered, “but where's it going?”

Olivia shook her head, “As long as it's not here, I don't want to know.”

The two exchanged wide-eyed looks before moving back down the hill. At the foot was where the two would split up. Olivia walking towards the nearby Nether portal, and Lukas back towards the temple.

“Hey Lukas,” Olivia called out, making Lukas stop and look over his shoulder, “get the place nice for Petra!”

He couldn't help but let out a laugh and gave her a thumbs up, “I will! Be careful, okay?”

Olivia nodded and gave him a wave as she walked forward and disappeared into the purple light of the Nether portal. Lukas stood still for a moment, watching the light tremble before stabilizing itself. A faint echo of the Wither Storm caught his ear and snapped him back into action. He quickly ran back inside the temple, shutting the iron door behind him. The young man stuffed his hands into the pockets of his leather jacket and began heading back to the staircase.

“It’ll be fine,” He said to himself in a low voice, “it’s gonna be fine.”

He wondered how long he could try to lie to himself.

Lukas paused in his walking, shutting his eyes and releasing a long breath. He didn't know what forces ran the world or decided fate, but whatever or whoever did, he asked them to let at least one person come back. At least one. Jesse, Axel, Olivia, Petra, Reuben,  Aiden, Maya, Gill, or heck, even Gabriel. Just let him have someone come back. Just so he could feel some relief.

Just so he wouldn't have to do this alone.

[lunaraen]

Day Two

Jesse's had a pretty busy day, by just about anybody's standards. Not many people would call meeting the world's greatest Redstone Engineer, nearly creating a Command Block, and then barely escaping a writhing tentacled block eating monster, all while it tears apart one of the best known cities and gobbles its citizens up, boring.

Getting to sleep should be easy.

It's not.

And Jesse's not stupid enough to try and pin it on just one reason, not when everybody's facing what could be the end of the world if they don't find Soren and his F-Bomb in the morning, not when they all could die tonight because Jesse wouldn't let them leave, but it really doesn't help that Petra's acting suspicious.

And Jesse feels bad about thinking it, especially when, if Jesse has been a little smarter or a little quicker, Petra could've been safe and sound with them, instead of going through what she has, but that doesn't change that her behavior's off more than a little and by more than just a sudden and now gone cold can explain. Whatever it is, Petra's hardly been volunteering to talk about, insisting on keeping look out despite Ellegaard and Magnus doing the same thing away from the beds and in front of the wall.

Why's it so hard to believe? She ran for hours, through the dark with almost no idea of where to go. She spent more than a day just trying to survive, and while that's what Petra does best, it's still a lot. Anybody else would probably be sick as a dog, if they went through what Petra's been through. A cold makes total sense.

Or it should. Something just keeps it from feeling... right. Petra's not acting like she's sick. She's acting like there's something else going on, almost like she's not all there.

It could be a cold. A really fast cold that should still be there, should have Petra sniffling and coughing, should have her feel warm instead of cold to the touch, but a cold all the same. She's probably still a little sick and exhausted. And besides, nobody's going to act the way they normally do when the apocalypse is going on.

Jesse's just... making this out to be a bigger deal than it is.

And that would probably be the end of it, if Jesse's bed wasn't set up the way it is, with Jesse's head close to the end of Lukas's bed. Close enough for Lukas to apparently risk leaning over and hissing at Jesse.

Because who doesn't love a near heart attack?

"She push you away too?"

It takes all of Jesse's willpower not to jerk upright, or at least turn a lot more quickly to get a better look at Lukas, but making that kind of noise would sort of defeat the purpose of whispering in the first place.

"Huh?" The slow, very much forced, turn, is accompanied by just as slow blinking as Jesse looks at Lukas, who looks just as close to collapsing.

"Petra." Jesse nods without thinking, confused but not complaining about how a name can sum up so much. "I tried talking to her earlier, while you were with Magnus, but she made it pretty clear she didn't want to talk. Maybe it's just me, but... she seems pretty cagey."

Maybe Petra's mad that they're not moving, that they're staying here. She's the one with the most up close experience, after all. She has a right to be mad.

"She can also hear you." Lukas turns his head the same time Jesse does, both of them staring at Petra. The bags under her eyes definitely don't make her look any happier with either of them, and the scowl clears up any potential misunderstandings as she hisses back. "What? I'm closer to you guys than anybody else is."

Well, while that's true now, as Jesse's poor heart, which can't take much more of this as it tries to escape Jesse's chest for the umpteenth time that day, can confirm, Petra was, a minute ago, the farthest away from them, standing on top of the rubble left over from what used to be a wall and looking out on the endless and currently unharmed forest. Jesse knows people talking behind her back isn't what Petra needs or wants, but Jesse also doesn't want to have a heart attack.

At least it's good to know that Petra's steps are as quiet as ever– or that Jesse's just as oblivious as ever.

"Sorry."

Petra's frown gets deeper and Jesse tries, for one hopeful moment, to melt into the covers. Unfortunately, it doesn't work, and Petra's tone is just as sour when she continues.

"I thought we were trying to get some rest, not wake everybody up."

Jesse's too tired to stop the chuckle before it escapes or hide the grin that follows it.

"I don't think we have to worry too much about that. It took Olivia three seconds to fall asleep. Everybody's beat, and besides, Axel's closest and he's a real deep sleeper." Technically, Reuben's closest, sleeping on the ground beside Jesse's bed, but Reuben's almost as deep a sleeper. "It'd take something pretty bad to wake him up early."

Something bad like the Witherstorm.

The Witherstorm that's tearing up more and more of the world and possibly getting closer every second.

The three of them glance at each other. From Petra's even more pinched expression to Lukas's grimace, it's not hard to tell they're all thinking the same thing.

Great.

...well, if they ever need somebody to make things horribly awkward at the worst time possible, Jesse knows none of them are going to have to go too far.

"And on that lovely note, I'm going to go back to keeping an eye out." Petra shifts, straightening up as she turns, gaze already off of them and past the temple, back on the trees and hills surrounding them. After a moment, she glances over her shoulder, back at them, fingers tapping softly against the stone for a few moments before she turns her head again and gives them both a weak smile. "Why don't you guys actually get some sleep? That's why we're still here."

"Petra–"

"Don't worry so much. I'm fine." Neither of them move and she rolls her eyes, still smiling as she turns and starts to quietly climb the mound of cracked and chipped stone. "Really. It's just a cold. I'm gonna be okay."

Jesse's not sure if she's saying it more for herself or for them, and maybe it'd help more if she didn't wince the way she does when she turns, when she thinks neither of them can see her, but they've all had enough fighting today and she does have a point, so Jesse doesn't argue before lying back down.

Lukas stays sitting up, watching Petra, for a little longer before he lies down too, frowning lightly.

Jesse's not going to act like some sort of mind reader, and there's no way to know for sure since Jesse's eyes close first, but all the same, Jesse's pretty sure they both fall asleep looking at red hair the wind pulls and twists the same way it moves their sheets and blankets.

[ellie-arts-always]

My contribution to day 2 of the countdown to MCSM season 2.

[aquaticsmoresblocksaboutmcsm]

Of Kings and TNT

Day Two: Assembly Required Jesse Used: Vague Pairing: None Words: 3,682 Notes: WOW, this was longer than I was aiming for. If I wasn’t careful, I could have hit the five thousand word count easily. I feel like I rushed through a few things, but oh well. :P

Axel was beyond bummed.

He had wanted to go to Boom Town. He had really, really, REALLY wanted to go to Boom Town. He could have gone with one of his best friends in the whole wide world. But Jesse decided that it would be better to go get Ellegaard of all people to help them take down the Witherstorm. Axel grumbled at the very thought that Jesse and Olivia would go get a famous nerd over the greatest person of all time. Magnus was a million, no, a BILLION times better than Ellegaard in Axel’s honest opinion and would be a lot more helpful fighting an ever-growing storm.

“Hey, are you going to work on that wall or are you just going to stare at it day?”

Axel heard an annoying voice above him and he looked up towards the balcony above the front door to the Temple of the Order of the Stone and sent a glare to the blonde jerky Ocelot called Lukas that was glaring back at him.

“For your information, I was admiring my hard work,” Axel said as he gestured toward the fixed-up wall that was made from various blocks that he had dug up from his inventory.

“Axel, it looks like you just threw a bunch of random blocks at the wall and called it a day,” The blonde jerk said in a tone that sounded like disdain to Axel. Lukas leaned on the balcony as he tried to get a better look at the blocks that made up the wall before he turned back to Axel and raised his eyebrow. “Did you seriously use a melon to help rebuild the wall?”

“Hey, I was supposed to fix up the hole in the wall and I did,” Axel said with a shrug before he turned back to his masterpiece. “Besides, I think it looks great!”

“Uh…” Lukas glanced down at the mess of mossy cobblestone, melons, and a jack-o-lantern that now made up the wall before he sighed as if he was resigned. “You know what? It’s fine. I just asked for help with prepping this place before nightfall and that’s what I got.”

Axel narrowed his eyes and crossed his arms. “You don’t like the hard work I did, do you?”

“What? No, that’s not what I said.”

Axel gestured to his brilliantly built patch-up job. “You think what I did is stupid, don’t you?”

“Axel, seriously? I just said it was fine. You’re not even listening to me, are-.”

“Well, I’ve had it!” Axel raised his arms in the air before he began to storm off. “I’m out of here.”

The Ocelot watched Axel, slightly confused with what had just happened. “Wait, where are you going?”

“I’m going to go get Magnus by myself!” Axel stopped his angry jog and looked back at the blonde jerk. “Anything’s better than sticking around here with you!”

“You’re going to Boom Town? By yourself?” Lukas asked, his eyes widened in surprise.

“Yeah, by myself! It’s the town of my people! I can handle dealing with a bunch of my fellow griefers,” Axel said confidently before he began to storm away again.

“Wait, Ax-” Before Lukas could finish calling out to the angry griefer, he was already gone. “-el…”

Sighing to himself, Lukas glanced back down at the wall and frowned. “We could’ve used that melon as food, you know…”

After a quick and uneventful trip through the Nether to Axel’s surprise and slight relief, he soon found himself in front of the portal that would take him straight into Boom Town and one step closer to his idol.

“Okay, I got this. I’m going to go straight to Magnus, tell him what’s up, and be back before Jesse and Olivia even come back with Ellegaard. Yeah… yeah, this is going to be easy!” Axel said, fist pumping the air as soon as he finished giving himself the pep-talk of the century.

With him practically radiating confidence and giddiness, Axel took a step through the portal and prepared himself with whatever was on the other side.

What he didn’t expect, however, was the sudden feeling of falling…

… And the next thing Axel knew, his face and entire body was on the sandy ground and he couldn’t help but groan in pain.

Finally getting the energy to peel himself off the ground, Axel looked up and his eyes widened in awe as he saw the sights before him.

All around him was several types of building that had all had holes blown into them by TNT if Axel had to make an educated guess. Almost everything was practically on fire and there were several holes in the sandy ground. In the distance, he could hear the never ending sound of things exploding and Axel could have sworn he heard someone screaming in agony.

Everything was chaos. Utter, utter chaos.

It… was… perfect!

Boom Town was everything Axel had pictured it and more! The people living in this crazy town had just as much love for destruction as he did, if not greater! Just looking at the blown-up buildings made Axel feel right at home and he could imagine himself living there one day!

Wait, why did he feel like he was forgetting something important…?

OH! RIGHT! Magnus!

“I gotta find Magnus!” Axel said as looked around in a panic, but he had no idea where to look! He didn’t have the amulet Gabriel gave to Jesse, so how was he going to track down the greatest member of the Order of the Stone?

“You and everyone else in this town, new person.”

Hearing a sudden voice, Axel turned and saw a griefer girl with blue hair in pigtails, a pink shirt, and a black mask lazily tossing an egg up in the air. She looked at Axel with a look of annoyance before she smirked to herself.

“Uh, what do you mean?” Axel asked unsurely.

“I mean what I mean, you big noob!” the girl snapped angrily at Axel before she shrugged. “Everyone here is looking for Magnus to steal the title of ‘King of Boom Town.’ But try as we might, we haven’t even been able to see where he’s hold himself up. So unless you have a death wish, I suggest you go back where you came from, if you know what’s good for you.” She paused before she began to chuckle to herself. “Though, if you came to this town, you probably already do.”

“Hey, I can probably find him. It’ll be easy!” Axel said before he smirked to himself. “And maybe I’ll become King while I’m at it!”

“HA!” The griefer girl let out a loud laugh before she glared at the newcomer. “I’ve been looking for him for YEARS, noob! What makes you think you can find him just like that?”

“Hey, it’s probably not that hard! Hmm…” Axel hummed to himself as he looked around the town before he pointed at a broken down spire in the distance and smiled confidently. “That looks like an awesome place to be a King of Boom Town at!”

The griefer girl stared at tall building the newcomer had pointed out before she put a hand up to her chin in thought. “Hmm, don’t think I’ve checked there yet,” she said before she smirked evilly as she placed her egg back into her inventory and pulled a block of TNT out. “Thanks for the tip! Shame I can’t let you leave here in one piece now.” She shrugged. “Consider it a ‘Welcome to Boom Town’ gift.”

The smile dropped from Axel’s face as he stared at the TNT.

“Uh, hold that thought,” Axel said before he slowly turned away…

… And ran towards the spire as fast as his legs could take him.

“HEY!” The griefer girl called after him angrily, running after him with the block of TNT high above her head. “Get back here!”

Axel ignored the girl as he screamed loudly, trying his best not to get killed by any traps and other griefers as he began to make his way toward the spire.

Axel wasn’t entirely sure how, but he had made it to the doors of the spire all in one piece and lost all those griefers.

… Well, mostly. He had an arrow sticking out from his leg that kind of hurt, but once he pulled it out he’d be fine.

Axel stared up at the grey doors and hoped that Magnus was behind them. Maybe once he’d knock, Magnus would invite him in, they could talk, they would then throw TNT at buildings and laugh at the destruction, Magnus would then make him the new King of Boom Town, and THEN they’d go stop the Witherstorm.

Yeah, that sounded like a good plan.

As soon as Axel knocked on the important looking doors, he waited for a moment to see if anyone would open the doors.

… But nobody answered.

“Um… hello? Magnus? It’s me! Your biggest fan!” Axel yelled out before he frowned when he realized what he said. “And by that I mean that I really think you’re the greatest hero ever and not just because I’m bigger than most people!”

There was a long pause…

… And then the door opened.

“And that’s more like it! And here I thought something bad was going to happen,” Axel said happily before he stepped through…

… Then promptly fell through a trap door that had appeared underneath him.

Having not gotten used to falling down on his adventure, Axel screamed until he landed hard on the ground. Then, with a groan, he picked himself up and rubbed the back of his head and began to walk forward. “Okay, that’s kind of what I expected… minus all the cool explosions.”

“I suggest you don’t walk any further unless you want to die by hundreds upon hundreds of death traps. You might feel a slight booming sensation if you do.”

Stepping out from behind a waterfall of lava, Magnus gave Axel a once over before pulling a lever on the wall close to him, causing a few TNT to be pulled up in front of Axel.

While any sane normal person would be begging for their lives, Axel stared at Magnus in awe and was practically bouncing in his steps. “Yes! I just caught in a trap by Magnus! This really is the best day of my life!” Axel paused for a moment as he looked down at the TNT before him and his smile fell. “Well, I’m probably gonna die now, but it’s still the best day of my life.”

“You’re not a very good griefer if you were trying to sneak up on me,” Magnus said before letting out a laugh. “I have no idea how you found me, but I’m beginning to think it was all dumb luck.” His hand then rested on a lever. “Unless you’re a distraction while a bunch of other griefers try to pull a sneak attack on me!”

“Wait, no, Magnus!” Axel held out his hand in an attempt to stop his hero from pulling another level. “I totally wasn’t trying to sneak up on you! I came because there’s terrifying Witherstorm on the loose and you’re the only one who can stop it!”

Magnus just rolled his eyes and scoffed. “That is the dumbest made-up story I’ve ever heard. “You’re going to have to try better than that, punk.”

“No, really! It’s true! There’s this massive three-headed thing with tentacles that totally destroyed the town! It was made by this guy named Ivor who was apparently-”

“Ivor, you say?” Magnus asked, slightly surprised some noob griefer knew that name in the first place. “Okay, you now have my attention.” He swiftly pulled down a lever and the TNT that was blocking Axel flew out and landed in the lava, exploding upon contact.

Axel slowly began walking forward before he was stopped by another barricade of TNT. “Uh, yeah. Apparently you and he used to be a part of the Order of the Stone a long time ago. Though it’s a little weird because nobody has ever heard of him and-”

“… And now I’m losing it!” Magnus declared as he reached out to pull another lever.

“Wait, wait, wait!” Axel called out as he tried to think about what else he should say. “Um, uh, Ivor made the Witherstorm out of a thing called a command block! Ever heard of it?”

“Ivor did what?” Magnus snapped, almost sounding alarmed. “What in the Nether was he thinking?”

“I know, right?” Axel said, glad that he was able to get his hero’s full attention again. “And that’s why I’m here to take you to the Temple of the Order of the Stone! I came because you’re the greatest hero in the world and you’re the only one who can stop that thing! Who else but Magnus – the greatest griefer ever – could stop it?”

Magnus put a hand to his chin as if he was considering Axel’s words. Then, with a swift pull of a lever, all of the TNT from his traps on the bridge were released into the lava. “Okay, I’m in. There’s just one slight problem…”

“Nothing that can’t be handled by the great Magnus the Rouge, right?” Axel said with a grin as he walked up to his hero.

“Hmm, flattery might get you almost everywhere, kid, but not this time,” Magnus said with a grumble. “I can’t leave this tower without getting bombarded by a bunch of griefers trying to claim my crown. I’m pretty much stuck here until someone beats me.”

“But… you’re Magnus! No one can beat you!”

“And that’s the problem!” Magnus walked past Axel before stopping and letting out a huff. “No one can beat me! And until someone can beat me, I can’t leave this place.”

“Aw man…” Axel grumbled and crossed his arms. “That’s pretty much impossible. There’s no way we can find someone to defeat you and take your crown.”

Magnus looked at Axel for a long time before he put a hand to his chin in thought. “Well, maybe we do.”

“We do?” Axel asked in confusion.

“Yep. You’ll beat me and take my crown in a round of Death Bowl.”

“Wait, WHAT?” Axel screamed out in surprise. “I can’t beat you! You’re Magnus!”

“And that’s why I’m going to let you win. We fight in the Death Bowl, we make it look good, I take the fall, and you take the crown,” Magnus said before he shrugged again. “Easy peasy, piece of cake.”

“Uh… won’t that mean I get trapped in this tower instead?” Axel asked, looking around the room they were in. “I mean, this place is great and all, but my friends kind of need me.”

“Eh, nah. You’re just some no-name noob. The least they can do is try and kill you,” Magnus said nonchalantly. “You can either give the title up or run away with it. Don’t care what you do with it, to be honest.”

“Hmm…” Axel put a hand to his chin as he was seriously considering the offer. “So, all I have to do is defeat you in a thing called the ‘Death Bowl’?”

“Yep.”

“And you’ll let me win?”

“Yep.”

“And then I’ll be King and I can do whatever I want?”

“Eh… probably.”

“And then you’ll come with me back to the temple?”

“Yep.”

Axel paused for a few moments before he let a wide grin spread across his face. “Alright, I’m in! Just the thought of becoming King is practically a dream come true!” Axel said before he frowned. “Although, my dreams usually have more TNT and potions talking to me and telling me to take them.”

“Right…” Magnus took a few steps away from Axel before he headed toward the door. “Alright, let’s get this show on the road and on the go!”

“Yeah!” Axel cheered as he followed Magnus. “There’s no way something will go wrong with this!”

“AHHH! Something went wrong with this!”

The Death Bowl had begun so well. Both Axel and Magnus had made their structures, they threw some eggs, they heckled each other, and maybe one or two TNT got thrown in the process.

The moment the audience started to mock Magnus was when things started to go horribly wrong.

Magnus had completely lost it! He had reworked his structure to start throwing TNT by the tons and the only thing Axel could do was hide behind a wall he had made in the panic.

Axel was beginning to think going alone to Boom Town might not have the greatest idea he ever had.

Maybe.

“Okay, come on, there’s gotta be something in here!” Axel said in a panic, opening the chest he had on his stone build and dug into, hoping for some miracle would save him.

Let’s see… an enchanted bow, some more stone, some arrows, and some eggs…

… Yep, he was done for.

“Ahahahaha! There’s nothing you can do against the one and only King of Boom Town!” Axel heard Magnus laugh manically to himself. Axel’s idol had gone completely off the deep end and Axel was pretty sure he was about to die.

Oh well, at least he’d die doing what he loved; getting blown up by TNT.

… Wait a minute!

He liked THROWING TNT! He didn’t want to get blown up by them!

It was at that moment, Axel knew what to do.

… And that was to figure out to shoot an enchanted bow in the next ten seconds as Magnus prepared another onslaught of TNT.

“Okay, so the arrow goes here and the bow points in that direction… right?” Axel mumbled to himself as he tried to fumble with the bow and arrow in his large hands before he held it up and tried to aim it at Magnus’ machine.

“Oh, what are you gonna do with that? Shoot me with your wittle arrow?” Magnus mocked Axel before he began laughing insanely. “You don’t even look like a crack shot, kid!”

“I totally am! Just you watch this,” Axel said confidently as he released the arrow.

The arrow from the bow flew through the air…

… And missed completely Magnus’ machine as the arrow hit the arm of some griefer in audience.

“AH! I’M ON FIRE!” The griefer screamed in panic as the arrow lit him ablaze. The poor griefer ran around in circles for a bit before someone pulled out a bucket of water and poured it on the poor fool.

“Oops… that was my bad!” Axel called out apologetically.

“You shoot worse than my grandma! Nobody shoots arrows at my subjects except for me!” Magnus yelled out before he started pulling the levers of his machine up and down like mad. “Kiss your butt goodbye, noob!”

Magnus’ machine released what seemed like thousands upon thousands of TNT at Axel’s poor little structure. Axel tried his best to avoid the onslaught and he had no choice but to watch his build get destroyed until there was only one block to stand on.

Axel could nothing but watch as one final TNT get released from the explosive machine and aim directly at him.

The TNT grew closer…

… Closer…

… AND CLOSER…

“AHHHHH!” Axel screamed out in panic as he held out his hands to grab onto the TNT that was about to hit him, spun his body around as he was holding onto the explosive block, and then threw it back at the machine as hard as he could.

“W-what?” Magnus stuttered in surprise as he watched the lit TNT that was thrown land in the mouth of his machine. “Aw crud…”

The TNT that Axel had thrown back exploded in the machine causing all the TNT inside to blow up in all directions. Magnus got thrown from the explosion and landed on the ground with a thud.

The audience grew silent.

Axel stared at the fallen Magnus in shock.

The announcer finally pulled himself out of the pit, looked at both Axel and Magnus before he grinned and gestured to the new King of Boom Town. “We have a WINNER!”

The audience was silent for a moment as they digested what had happened.

Then, all at once, they cheered for the new King.

They cheered for Axel.

They cheered for him!

“Awwww, yeah!” Axel cheered as he jumped off the last block from his structure and landed on the ground. “WHO DA’ MAN?!”

“Say, you gonna give a spee-” The announcer began to say, but Axel ignored him as he turned to the audience and waved his arms victoriously.

“I defeated Magnus all by myself! ME! I can’t believe I actually did it!” Axel said before he smirked to himself. “Or maybe I can! BOW BEFORE YOUR NEW KING!”

“Annnd it’s already completely gone to his head,” The announcer mumbled as he shook his head.

“Welp, you guys ready then?” One of the grifers said as he and several others began to walk toward Axel threateningly, holding TNT and eggs as they aimed at their new king.

The smirk dropped from Axel’s face.

Why were they...?

Oh… oh right… they all want the crown.

“Oooh, yeah! This’ll be a way easier target than Magnus!” Another griefer said, chuckling to himself.

Axel stared at the several griefers eyeing him down before he held up a hand. “Uh, hold that thought,” He said as he walked over to Magnus, grabbed his idol by the arm…

… And made a run for it.

“HEY! GET BACK HERE!” Several griefers yelled out as they chased after their new king.

“Hey, let go!” Magnus said, struggling against Axel’s strong pull.

“Maybe later!” Axel said in a panic as he made a mad dash to the portal to the Nether.

Despite all the chases, near death experiences, and eggs to the face, it really was Axel’s best day ever.

Besides, he was named King of Boom Town! It couldn’t get much better than that!

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Submitted by shaymixdiamondz!      ► I did a redraw of the scene where Petra revals her Wither Sickness to Jesse.

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Minecraft story mode countdown Day: 3 Spoiler alert. Kinda. Just not how’d we thought. Also sorry for the crap quality of this, I finished it at 2:36 am and pretty much gave up at the end. Hence why the shading looks rushed.

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We have so many new Jesses and I love them all!

(Please do not tag as kin/me/id/etc)

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I know this is late but here's for Day2/episode 2, Assembly Required. It's not my best work; it was really rushed.