"And Jesse... I know you can do this." Jesse smiles at me, he looks confident down here. With his new shiny armor from Ivor, he looks like he can take down anything.

Lukas shout risies above the roars. "So do I!"

"We all do."

Jesse climbs into the minecart, lighting the TNT and taking deep breaths. "Thanks guys, it means a lot."

Anyone else might not have been able to catch the slight tremor in his voice, but Jesse's terrified. He's never been one to show negative emotions, but being his best friend for years now, I can see it.

"Now go demolish that Command Block!" The TNT explodes, Jesse squeezing his eyes shut as the minecart hurtles down. My eyes catch Rueben about to jump on the minecart. Before I can take a breath, Rueben jumps on and the minecart flies into the air. My best friend flailing and screaming as he soars into the Wither Storm.

For a moment, I just stare at all the hole. Already slowly getting smaller as less endermen attack and the Wither Storm heals itself. Jesse has to destroy that Command Block, or else he'll be stuck in that thing until he dies.

I nervously jog over to Axel. "Do you think Rueben might get in the way?"

"What? No." Axel scratches the back of his head. "Well maybe, the little guy might distract Jesse... but Jesse probably needs him there."

Nervously I look down, all the worst case scenarios flying through my head. Tormenting me as I can only sit here and do nothing to help. I'm helpless, yet my thoughts pound wildly in my head.

Suddenly, there aren't anymore booms. No more colorful explosions in the air and now the Wither Storm's roars are even louder.

"Uhh guys...." Lukas turns to us, his face pale. "I'm out of fireworks."

Axel and I stare at each other's wide eyes, before sprinting over to Lukas. Jesse's about to destroy the Command Block, but on the terrible chance he fails, we can't exactly let ourselves be eaten.

"So do we-"

My question transforms into a yelp as a purple beam shoots in front of us. We all jump out of the way, but Lukas screams louder. His legs thrashing trying to get back on the ground again while his arms flail uselessly.

Another beam streaks across the ground before we can react, pushing us away from Lukas. I glance back at him before having to dodge the beam again, he's already too far up to just jump for.

My eye catches the broken wall, high enough to get to Lukas. I turn and race to it on the spot, avoiding the beams the best I can so they don't slow me down.

I climb up onto them as quick as I can, but I'm not really good at this stuff. Lukas is climbing above it to the point where I can't reach him just standing. I have to actually leap up and pull him down.

Before I can think about it, I run to the edge and leap up. Grabbing Lukas's ankle and letting gravity yank us both down. Into the really hard quartz that have probably given us both numerous bruises.

Before we can even stand up and properly catch our breath, a beam crawls up towards up. We scramble on our hands in knees back up, my heart pounding frantically as we make it back to the rocket minecart.

"Oh man!" Axel runs up to us. "I thought you guys would be goners!"

I shake my head, like how Jesse does right before he says 'That's never gonna happen'. However I feel like that can happen at any moment. Any moment and one of us could be dead, or all of us if Jesse fails.

Axel's eyes widen right before he hooks his arm through my elbow and leaps away. I open my mouth and leave it hanging there as a tractor beam passes over where we standing a moment ago.

We scramble away as two more beams focus on our area. A Wither Storm must be focusing on us. A world eating monster is focusing all of its attention on three little humans.

Should we even allow ourselves to hope?

"Olivia! Axel! Over here!" My legs start running towards Lukas's voice before I even look at him. He's behind a crevice in the mountain, thick enough to give us a few moments of rest at least.

"Geez..." Axel pants, taking off his helmet to rub the sweat off his face. "Can't those things just lay down and die."

Lukas bites his lower lip. "Hopefully Jesse will make sure of that."

I nod with that, my chest collapsing as fear presses into me. I know we all just supported Jesse a moment ago, but it was like once I couldn't see him anymore, all that trust suddenly stood on shaky ground.

All of us continue to pant, too scared to talk. With Jesse... it's just different. Somehow he can say the right stuff, look the right way, and do the right things to make you confident. But now just sitting here waiting for him has crumbled that mighty confidence into nervous hope.

The wall trembles and we all jump into a dash out of the crevice. Not bothering to look at the tractor beam destroying our temporary hideout. How long do we have to do this until we either get caught or Jesse kills them?

I skid to a stop and pivot on the spot, only to flail backwards to dodge another beam! How many of these things are there?!

"Oof... Uh, don't look now guys, but we might be cornered." I look at Axel who's quivering as he runs from the beams.

I don't have to look though, everywhere I turn there's another beam. All slowly getting closer as we run out of room to run. Jesse really has to destroy that block, or we're all done for.

An earthshaking bellow slams into me, causing me stumble to the ground. I shake my head and look up, and notice that suddenly some of the tractor beams have disappeared.

"Guys!" I see an opening and race to it. "This way!"

We only go closer to the belly of the beast, but that gives us more room to run, the beams can target the endermen, and hopefully make it harder for all of the heads to be able to see us.

"Hey!" Lukas jogs in a different direction from us. "We need to split up! Spread the beams out!"

I nod and run from away from Axel, feeling so open and vulnerable without anyone near me. But I have to remember that Jesse's actually in one of these things by himself, it must be so much worse for him now. And he's fighting for me, for all of us.

A stupid enderman walks right in front of me, and I crash into it without any time to even blink. We tumble to the ground together, and if I was colliding into an enderman last week I would be absolutely terrified.

But there's a limit of how terrified someone can get. And right now the Wither Storms are hogging all of it.

It screeches angrily at me as I roll off. I can't stop, not even for a moment. If I stop, a tractor beam gets me. If I stop, I won't have the energy to start back up again.

The Wither Storms constantly roars and bellows, my ears throbbing in pain as the din overwhelms them. All I can hear anymore is this buzzing, trapping my mind with only the sound of my thoughts.

My thoughts, my thoughts that swirl around and around in my head. Panic, fear, misery, pain, exhaustion, hopelessness, and only one tiny shard of hope. That tiny little shard just strong enough to where I don't bolt out of here.

But despite whatever I feel, I won't leave Jesse. Not now, not ever. Unlike the Order of the Stone, I won't crack. I know Jesse will get the job done.

...or die trying.

I scowl at myself and shove an enderman into a tractor beam, not feeling better in the slightest. If Jesse dies, then I die. Along with Axel and Lukas. And if we all die, the Wither Storm will absorb the amulet. If the amulet goes, then Wither Storms will travel towards every moving thing. Which will eventually eat the entire world.

I shake my head, trying to get these thoughts out of my head. I don't have the time nor the energy to give to them. I trip and my attention gets ripped right back into the real world. My body colliding onto the real hard ground.

As I start to run again, a tractor beam follows me. Yet I'm already so afraid. I'm already trembling in worry and fear. My heart is already pounding as fast as it can. I'm already at my max.

If this keeps up, I'll lose. I'll die.

No, I can't be a loser. Not again, not after everything I've faced and not after everything I've done. I just have to keep it together for just a little longer. Just push past the pain for a little longer.

Sweat drips into my eyes, and for a brief moment I stop to wipe my eyes. And in that second my feet rise up, gravity turning off. I front flip through the air trying to grab onto the land, but missing.

This is it then. The Wither Strom will absorb me and I'll be stuck in there until Jesse kills it or... forever I guess. I'll forever be trapped in a sea of darkness and pain.

Then gravity suddenly yanks me to the ground. I yell as crash into it, completely taken by surprise. I blink as I get up, there isn't anymore purple around me.

Explosions ripple the sky, the black beasts falling apart. Jesse did it! He killed the Wither Storms! My best friend just destroyed the Command Block!!

The sun comes out and I laugh right there on the spot, I don't I've ever felt so bubbly and light. In pure joy I whoop and holler, finally free of all that stress and worry and fear and panic and everything!

But Jesse, where's Jesse? He just defeated the Wither Storms, I'm sure he's fine. I hear a splash and run over to the lake. I have to squeeze him to death now for doing it! For actually defeating the Wither Storms!

"There you are!" I grin madly at him as Axel runs up beside me.

"We thought you were..." Jesse swims over to us. "I mean, I didn't think you'd made it."

Shock blasts from my ears as I listen to Axel. Sure I had my doubts, but there're gone now. I never need to ever think of them again.

"Rueben!" He scrambles out of the water, eyes wide. "Where's Rueben?!"

I gasp. "I thought he was with you!"

Rueben probably just floating around somewhere. It takes him awhile to swim with his short little legs. It's fine, he's fine, everything's fine. No need for more panic, we'll just find him.

"You did it Jesse!" Lukas's smile can even be heard in that. "You actually did it!"

I'm about to reassure Jesse that Rueben's is just in the water when a quiet squeal penetrates the silence. Dread tingles up my spine, so much for my happiness.

"Hey..." Axel looks at me. "Do you guys hear something?"

Jesse wildly looks around and then gasps quietly. Completely pale before sprinting off. I scramble with him, attempting to brace myself for what's about to come.

Jesse freezes, and the quiet squeals become whimpers. I run up behind Jesse, stopping dead as I see Rueben. His bright pink skin pasty now. The poor piglet unable to even lift his head as he whimpers quietly.

"Oh no..." Rueben's not going to make it. He just isn't strong enough to survive this kind of fall.

Rueben somehow lifts his head, blinking. Jesse recoils slightly, "Rueben..."

He kneels down to Rueben. "You're a hero, you know that? You just helped saved the world."

"Come on Rueben." Jesse's voice is empty, a hallow shell before grief sets in. "Say something."

I gasp as Rueben pulls himself slightly off the ground, planting a foot down and raising his head. I didn't expect him to have the strength to do that, perhaps he can pull through.

Only for my heart to crave as he falls back down. A tear slips out of my eye, it's final now. Rueben's living his last seconds, he won't be able to survive.

"It's okay boy." Jesse pats him one last time. "I'm here."

His voice quivers. "I'm here."

Reuben whimpers and oinks as if saying his last words to Jesse. Before his body goes limp and going up in smoke. Only a pork chop remains. The cheerful Rueben, gone forever.

Jesse crumbles down, getting winded as his head hangs down. His shoulders shake slightly, as he slowly shakes his head. Reuben... his best friend... just died. That's- how awful.

Hesitantly, he brings his arms forward. Trembling as he reaches for Rueben's pork chop. Jesse grabs it and gasps, his shoulders shaking stronger now. Whimpering slightly, he makes it to his feet, hugging the pork chop desperately.

"Jesse," Lukas's voice barely lifts the depressing silence. "I am... I am so sorry."

I walk up and gently squeeze his shoulder. Jesse turns to me, tears falling from his eyes. I lower my head in respect, but squeeze a little harder on his shoulder. I'm here for him, I always will be.

The Wither Storms are dead, but they took one last life with them.

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Yeah, I was actually writing a future oneshot when this popped into my head. What was it like to just wait... fearfully running for your life but unable to leave as one silver of hope and faith that Jesse will stop this. And Olivia just seemed like a good person to do it in.

So yep, that's all. Tomorrow's oneshot shall be Vengence! Bye!