Dawn has finally cracked on the treehouse with the rain long passed. The group went down at the tree house in search for the Order's Temple. As they proceed to find the temple, Raven noticed Axel still cannot get past Lukas' Ocelot history with his quick raise of eyebrow at him.

She then caught up with Axel, who looked at her in the saying of 'what'. She patted her sleeve of a shirt, the sleeve of the arm that was infected with Wither Sickness. She could feel herself getting sapped but somehow she was still standing strong despite her grave condition.

"Axel, sorry for snapping at you last night."Raven apologized.

"Yeah, yeah. I accept that. It's just I can't believe that the leader of the team Jerk-a-lot is coming with us."Axel admitted.

"I mean what I said back then, though. Fine, I only know you all because of yesterday, but still..."Raven trailed off, lost in thought.

"Yeah, I got your point. It's just... I'm worried sick for Petra."Axel replied. "I know she's tough and all but-"

"Hey! There's something over that way!"They looked up to see Lukas standing on a higher ground pointing forward. Axel raised an eyebrow at this while Raven shrugged.

"What is it?"Olivia asked.

"Some kind of building, I think."Lukas answered.

"Let's take a closer look."Jesse said as they began to climb the vines nearby. As they got up, they saw the building. It looked like it was rotting for decades. On the center was a stained glass design of yellow, black, white, blue, red, cyan and green.

"We should head in but we have to be careful around here."Jesse warned as they stepped down to see the building up close.

"What is this place?"Axel asked.

"That's what we're trying to figure out."Olivia voiced before they gazed at the building.

"It's the Temple of the Order of the Stone."Lukas replied.

"Lukas, are you sure?"Olivia inquired as Jesse pulled out the amulet-like object Raven saw.

"He's right. Look."Jesse said as they saw the resemblance.

"Holy crap!"Axel gazed in awe.

"Do you think they're in there?"Raven wondered as they went inside.

"Let's go in and find out."Axel replied.

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"Let's just all be careful."Jesse warned as they walked in at the entrance. Olivia nodded an okay. Jesse continued. "If you spot anything call it out. We don't have a lot of time."

"That's an understatement of the decade."Raven muttered as she kept walking.

"Isn't it weird how dispensers are carved to look like spooky little faces?"Axel wondered as he glanced at them. "What do you dispense, little guy?"

"I get the feeling that we don't want to find out." Olivia answered when they heard a skrissh.

"Yeah, something bad is going to happen soon."Raven said as Jesse ordered them to get behind him as they walked. When Jesse stopped, Reuben squeaked in terror as he ran. The group quickly chased him, only aware that they activated pressure plates by the sudden closing of gates behind them, causing Olivia and Lukas to yelp.

"That's probably not a good thing."Axel said when they heard a sound of dispensers about to dispense something. "Aw, come on, dispenser faces! I thought we were friends!"

"No shooter, detective. Flying arrows at nine o' clock! RUN!"Raven exclaimed quickly as the arrows began firing. Raven found it quite a miracle she was able to dodge it with ease despite her Wither Sickness. She's lucky, but she doesn't want to jinx it so she doesn't said anything about it. Waiting for Jesse to make it through, seeing him gasp made her and the group turned around and saw a next batch of dispenser shooting arrows up ahead.

"We're trapped!"Jesse yelped.

"We activated that dispenser with that pressure plate. If we can figure out a way to trigger it again, I'll bet that'll shut them off."Lukas noted when Raven spotted a crafting table.

"A crafting table; maybe something useful from our pockets that we can make can help."Raven beamed before she frowned. "I only got cobblestone in my pockets and my pickaxe and sword, sorry."

"That's okay, Raven. I have a few sticks left over from building the shelter last night."Lukas offered.

"I've got flint... and a piece of string." Olivia said.

"All I have are some chicken feathers that I picked up at EnderCon."Axel said.

"Let's see; I've got some flint and steel, my sword... oh, and some string from a spider that I fought in the woods yesterday."Jesse said. "There's also a slime block but I doubt I could use that."

"String, sticks, flint and feathers."Olivia restated their materials.

"A bow and arrow would do the tri- a fishing rod?"Raven voiced when she paused at seeing Jesse crafted a fishing rod.

"Broaden up your mind, Rae."Jesse shrugged as he swung the fishing rod to hit the pressure plate. As a result, the dispensers soon ran out of arrows.

"You win. I wouldn't be surprised if fishing rods turned out to be lifesavers."Raven rolled her eyes as they proceeded on.

"The Order of the Pig's luck is changing."Axel remarked as they continued trekking at the temple.

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They soon enter a room full of bookshelves with cobwebs hanging around. On the center was a wooden amulet-shaped path that leads to the enchanting table. There was also an amulet shaped hole next to it.

"This... must be their enchanting room."Lukas observed as the gang took a gander at the place.

"Doesn't this look like Ivor's creepy basement?"Axel wondered.

"It does, only replace that creepy part with mysteriously interesting."Raven answered as she examined the bookshelves, with the spines giving a historic vibe by the titles.

"The battle was fierce, but the Order of the Stone emerged triumphant, saving the land and ensuring that peace and prosperity would reign forever."Raven looked up and saw Jesse reading a book from an enchanting table. She then approached him, beckoning the others as well.

"Well, not exactly forever."Lukas commented. Raven nodded in agreement; that Witherstorm (she decided to call the mega Wither that since Jesse told her earlier that's what Ivor called it) changed everything for the worst. Jesse shrugged as he kept on reading.

"These six members... six friends. Together would give so much to gain their rightful place as six heroes. They would author their own end. They would slay a dragon..."

"Ivor was a member of the Order of the Stone?"Olivia voiced. "But the stories never mentioned him."

"This might explains why Ivor has such a grudge against Gabriel."Jesse voiced.

"They lied to us. They lied to the whole world."Olivia restated. "Why would they?"

"Man, I can't believe you punched a member of the Order of the Stone."Axel remarked, only to be met by Raven's glare.

"I have no idea, but who's the sixth member?"Raven asked curiously.

Jesse looked at the book before frowning. "The lines are too blurry to read. Though I could see that member's name starts with 'K'."

"K... names that start with K."Raven thought. Somehow, her gut tells her that K, she decides to call the mystery member; can help her solve the puzzle for home. Trusting her instincts has a few hiccups at her before (one time she screwed a two items on a test because of it possibly being trick questions), but Raven's desperate for home, so she'll trust them.

"This is so crazy."Lukas remarked, shocked at the revelation.

"The Order might not be what we thought they were, but that Witherstorm is still out there."Jesse reminded, snapping Lukas from his surprised gaze.

"Jesse's right. We need to focus on what we came here to do."Lukas said.

"Where do these stairs go?"Axel asked as the group turned to him and saw wooden stairs going up.

"Only one way to find out."Jesse replied before they went up the stairs.

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As the group went up, they saw a very open building. It was abandoned, mossy and seems to be rotting for decades. On the front was a map of the world, a pedestal and a platform of a redstone lamp and six levers. At the center was a map with pairs of stained glass of normal glass, green, light blue, red, dark blue and an orchid purple glass and a stair resembling a chair for sitting.

"What happened to the walls?Axel asked as he inspected the place.

"More like, what happened to this whole place?"Raven restated.

"This must have been where they met."Olivia noted.

"So where are they then?"Axel asked.

"Gabriel said that once we find the temple, the amulet would lead you to the Order of the Stone."Jesse said.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Pull it out then."Axel said as Jesse took out the amulet, beckoning the group as they wait for seconds.

Nothing happened.

"Is something supposed to happen?"Olivia asked.

"Well, that was a let-down."Axel shrugged as Jesse put down the amulet.

"There's got to be something we're missing. Look around and see if you can find anything."Jesse stated as they looked around. Raven quickly sat at the staircase as soon as her arm began to ache badly.

"Hey Raven."She turned and saw Lukas smiled sadly at her with a book at his hand. "I was just wondering; you look exhausted today. Are you sick? Have an injury?"

"Umm... sick?"Raven piped, patting her infected arm absentmindedly. Should she tell the others about her sickness? No. She couldn't. She shouldn't. It would make things worse.

"Yeah. Did you have a fever? Did you dislocate your arm? Got a sprain on it because of what we've went through?"Lukas shrugged. "I know first-aid if you do."

"No. I'm just... exhausted. You know, you said Ivor threw me a potion of harming and I was still tired after this Witherstorm running."Raven lied. She hates lying, but she has to. At least she was stating the half-truths.

"Well, you can always talk to me if you have. I hope Petra's okay."Lukas replied before he turned back at his book.

"She would be."Raven sighed as she struggled to walk, trying to conceal the pain as she approached Jesse switching the levers, with the amulet on a pedestal in front of the map. Every time a lever was switched, some stained glasses light up.

"What do you think of the orchid purple glass?"Raven wondered.

"I dunno. Maybe it's for decor, I guess."Jesse shrugged as he pulled the sixth lever but not all of them are lighted up.

"I have an idea; why don't you switch all the levers then turn off the second, fourth and sixth lever?"Raven suggested. Jesse began to do what Raven said before they were met by the lanterns all lighted up, with the redstone lamp in front of the lever shining a white beam at the amulet, making the red and green parts each shoot a beam on the world map.

"It's absoloutely incredible."Olivia remarked as everyone gazed at the sight in the map.

"How do they do this? It might be expert Redstone work..."Raven trailed off before muttering. "Or the amulet is stranger than it seems to be."

"This looks like some sort of tracking system."Jesse said when he trailed off before Raven saw his eyes widen in realization. "It's the Order! It's showing us where they are right now!"

"Look, we don't know enough about how this thing works. Maybe the amulet only works when they're on the surface. Or maybe it doesn't work in the Nether or in the End."Lukas guessed.

"That Wither Storm is still out there."Jesse stated. "We know that Gabriel was trying to tell us something. We've got to find the Order of the Stone."

"No dip. But... there are only two lights in the map? There are only two members of the Order left?"Axel inquired as Jesse approached the map closer.

"He said Soren was missing."Jesse said.

"That leaves Magnus..."Lukas trailed off.

"Or Ellegard."Raven said, tending at her infected sleeve before she muttered to herself. "But where's Gabriel's light? I thought he and Petra made it through."

"Let's head out."Jesse decided.

"I'm not going with you guys. I have to stay here."Lukas said. "Knowing Petra and Gabriel, they're probably doing everything they can to find this place. They're out there. They have to be."

"What if they didn't make it?"Jesse asked.

"Didn't we just saved them? They'll make it."Raven replied.

"But Raven... how can you be sure? They could be... gone."Olivia noted.

"If there's the smallest chance they're still alive, I'm staying."Lukas affirmed. "Go and get help. I'll go and fortify this place before nightfall. I'll need help though. This temple is kind of big. Could at least one of you stick with me?"

"Sounds like Olivia got you covered while Jesse, Reuben, Raven and I are off to finding Magnus."Axel affirmed.

" 'Magnus'? Is this how things are gonna go? We need Ellegard. She's the world's greatest engineer."Olivia corrected. "She can figure out how to stop this monstrosity."

"Olivia, the point we're talking about is destruction. Magnus is its master."Axel pointed out.

"Uh, if you put a little reverse engineering, the Witherstorm could be stopped. Ellegard obviously knows engineering and it's reverse."Olivia convinced.

"What do you think Jesse?"Raven shrugged before she coughed again.

"Get ready to roll, Axel. We're off to find Magnus."Jesse decided.

"Let's do this."Axel nodded.

"Olivia, you stay with Lukas and get the place ready for when Peets and Gabriel comes back, okay?"Jesse planned.

"Did you just gave Petra a nickname?"Raven asked, her lips slightly smiling.

"I didn't meant that."Jesse blurted, leaving Raven to roll her eyes.

"Fine. But all of this is for Petra and Gabriel."Olivia replied.

"You coming Raven?"Jesse asked.

"Nah, I can't. Besides, three of you including Reuben are off to Magnus, and the rest is to stay. I think it's all balanced."Raven reasoned when she coughed again.

"But we might need you with us."Axel nagged.

"You can handle it on your own, I believe you can."Raven replied. "I'm staying and that's final."

"I'll take it."Jesse sighed when Lukas pointed at where he's looking. The Witherstorm was bigger than ever and it was near at them.

"Please hurry."Lukas pleaded, Raven nodded in agreement before she coughed as the group stared at the inevitable threat.

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Episode 6: A Portal to Mystery is epic. So happy that Telltale and Mojang incorporated famous YouTubers in the mix. As much as I want to tell you about it, my mouth is zipped because heh... spoilers. 

Anyway, this wraps up the Episode One in this story. Quick heads up: since Raven is staying with Lukas, Episode Two would only be wrapped in two chapters. I may add a song in the next chapter because of... heh, certain closeness reasons. So, yeah.

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