PROLOUGE
ALL THE ROWBOATS by REGINA SPEKTOR
3RD PERSON POV
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~ 3 years after the attack of Herobrine ~

~ 1 day after the birth of Y/N, & the death of her mother ~

It was late that night, as Zoey needed to read the stars. Looking for a prophecy, a chosen child, something! Aphmau's child, the one she had with Aaron, had died upon birth. Aphmau had passed out with exhaustion, and Zoey felt it was up to her to get a replacement. Her friend would never know the difference! Hopefully . . .

Then, she found something. A baby child, a newborn . . . A princess, daughter of Mithzan?! A powerful King, and ruler of Minecraftia. Was it worth the risk?! Zoey shook her head wildly, trying to wave out all of the unfortunate thoughts.

She wanted Aphmau to be happy! To have a family, friends, and no horrible events to stop that! If she had to kidnap the princess, then so be it! Zoey quickly made an herb that wouldn't have her friend wake up for a couple hours.

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Max kissed his daughter on the top of her head. He would protect her, no matter what, even if she was there to be protected. Looking out the opened balcony, and walked up to it, bringing out his sick-looking child. He had named her Y/N, after his beautiful wife that had passed away.

He cradled her in his arms, wanting to never let go. He knew something was coming, something that would separate him from his prized possession. But what exactly? He held her to the stars.

"Dear Notch, please protect my child. Something will come to take her away, and I cannot be there. Help her, bless her, please! I do not ask out of selfishness, but out of selflessness." Max pleads, petting the baby's soft-skinned cheek. He waited a couple seconds, but nothing happened.

Max lowered his slightly extended arms, quickly putting the baby back in her cradle. But in his disappointment, Max failed to see the silver star tattooing itself on the baby's pale forehead.

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Zoey rode on her horse as it galloped across the country. It had been an exact hour since she had left Pheonix Drop and Irene's Island. A couple hours later, she arrived at Mithzan's castle. She took the easier route; climbing up the walls. It wasn't as simple as one might think, even with an invisibility potion it, it left you with the climbing.

After twenty minutes of scaling the wall with some vines, Zoey pulled herself into the balcony that Y/N was located on. Zoey spotted her, at least ten minutes after Max had left the area. Seeing the star on the newborn's forehead confirmed her as the chosen one.

"Y/N . . . In Honor Of My Wife . . ." Zoey read off of the words carved on the side of the cradle. The old queen had died?! Zoey almost wanted to leave the child, but that's not what she came here to do. Lifting the baby out of her cradle, Zoey climbed back down the walls. Max walked into his daughter's room as Zoey rode of into the night. He spotted the empty cradle.

"GUARDS!!"