Author's Note: It c o n tin ue s.... T h e tin c an, r a t, and co w a rd a re a ll f igur ing t hing s out.....

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 Iskall's POV:

 I swung in the hammock that I got from Stumpt's world. My back and leg were aching from all the flying I've been doing. I yawned as I looked around, " We've looked around this whole server." I sighed as I tapped the side of my head and let a holographic imagine appear.

 The imagine was a map of the whole server. A series of X's appeared in different spots where Grian could've been. Heck, I've honestly should've just put a stupid, mocking X on the whole map. 

 Grian was nowhere. We couldn't even find a trace of him anywhere. 

 Now, now Mighty is missing, and we're all locked in square one. I tried to ask the Wattpadders about it, but the only answer I could muster from them was vague messages about blackened, glitched messages from Mighty. 

 The sound of rockets came off overhead as I looked around the blue sky. I made the hologram go away and sat up as a black and purple blur flew across the sky. 

 " Is that... Mumbo?" I questioned as I stood up and popped my back. Mumbo slowly glided down from the sky. Netty was in his arms as he glided to a careful stopped. I bit my lip as I hoped that the hermit didn't have a spoon moment. 

 He didn't, thankfully. 

 Netty got out of Mumbo's arms. Her eyes were somewhat red just like her cheeks, and I know that neither of those were caused by the cold. I crossed my arms, " What's wrong Netty?" I questioned as I looked between her and Mumbo. 

 " It's about Grian's disappearance..... Martyn, myself, and the others were attacked by an odd creature that was covered in black ooze." Netty explained as her ear twitched. The blood in my body went cold as I thought back to a couple of months ago. 

 The creature that trapped Stumpt, some of EVO, and us in its sticky wall.

 Is it back? 

 Is this thing to blame? I suppose it is.

 " Martyn.... Martyn pushed me through the portal to here. Before I knew it, I was here in hermitcraft. Martyn.... he..... he closed the portal. I can't go back...." Netty's voice was quiet as her ears twitched. I nodded at her with a frown, " I'm sorry Netty." I put my hand on her shoulder.

 Netty gave me a sad look. I took my hand away and crossed my arms. I ran my hand through my goatee and sighed, " So, what brings you two to my base though? If we can't get to EVO, what do we do?" I questioned as I looked between the two.

 Mumbo reached into his suit pocket. He pulled out a small, ooze dripping cloth. I raised my eyebrow and took it from the taller Architech's quivering hand. He was breathing quickly as I looked at it.

 A red and blue cloth. The red part was soft like a sweat, but the blue seemed more a material used for an average T-shirt. I moved my the cloth to my off hand and raised my hand to my eye. 

 Scanning the cloth, I took a step back as my eye widened. I looked up at Mumbo with my mouth open slightly.

 The cloth had both Grian's DNA and Mighty's DNA. How.... Why is that possible? 

 " Is this.... Are you...." I looked down at the cloth in my hand and turned it around. My hands were cold as I took a sharp breath in, " Why does this have both Grian and Mighty's DNA on it? Why...." I frowned at the cloth, " Why does it look like their DNA is combining?" I questioned as I took my hand down from the side of my head.

 Mumbo made a confused noise, " Combining?" he questioned as he leaned forward slightly. I nodded and quickly projected the information. Netty and Mumbo stood at my side as I showed the DNA to them. 

 The strands were shifting and combining with the black ooze corrupting both. The Mighty DNA was corrupting faster than Grian's own. It was honestly fascinating and horrifying to watch. I looked at the others.

 Netty held onto her tail. She let out a whimper, " What is causing this?" she asked as she looked between Mumbo and me. The two of us shrugged, " Well, you saw that oozing monster right? All those months ago?" I asked as Netty nodded.

 " Yes...." Netty's voice was at a whisper. I nodded at her, " Well, this thing I guess corrupts what it's controlling, and it's controlling both Mighty and Grian." I crossed my arms. I tilted my head to the side, " What I don't understand is why their DNA is combining while corrupting." I shook my head.

 We all looked at each other as I put the hologram down. Mumbo crossed his arms, " We should get to Xisuma." he spoke in a low, distressed voice as Netty and I nodded. I looked down at Netty, " I'll carry you this time." I told her as she nodded. Mumbo gave me a strained look.

 " You're stressed out Mumbo." I mouthed as he nodded pitifully. The hermit's shoulders drooped as he looked out towards X's base. The hermit rubbed his eyes tiredly, " Let's go..." he rubbed at his dirty moustache and took off into the sky. 

 I frowned and noticed the black ooze that was on the bottom of Mumbo's shoes. He probably found this cloth in Grian's base...

 Poor guy.

 I put on my elytra and scooped Netty up. The two of us took off towards X's watery base.