Strata decided to take his prisoners with him.

Strata's POV:
Man! Do these guys weigh a ton!
I had to drag a large chest into the portal and man was that hard. I enter the portal to find myself in a netherack tunnel. I decided to advance but slowly (the large chest remember). The light turned out to be glowstone and I encountered 2 Zombie Pigmin.

Guard's POV:
Me and my partner were just on patrol until we encountered a Stray. My partner looked ready to fight, but I told him to wait. I got out the missing poster the king had gave us. He looked exactly the same as the poster. I asked him his name and he said it was "Strata". It had to be him. So I told him to come with us. If Endy was here he could've told me that Strata doesn't take orders. He took out a stone sword and attacked us. He took my partner down in seconds flat. I told him I didn't want to fight. And he decided....to spare me.
I led him to the castle, carrying his luggage along the way(wasn't that heavy for me).

King Wither's POV:
"Your Highness, one of the guards found the Stray you were looking for".
At first I thought he needed to be executed. But as soon as he walked through the doors a million feelings swirled in my chest.

He's alive......and well.