~Preston's POV~

"He's waking up!" A voice exclaimed.

"Everyone move out of the way! You can't crowd him!" Another voice yelled. "He's just recovering from the Wither effect do give him space!"

Opening my eyes slightly, I groaned as the light came in contact with my vision. Hands carefully grabbed my arms and back and helped me sit up in the bed I was laying in.

"What happened?" I asked as I opened my eyes up again, now adjusted to the light. "All I remember was getting hit by a grey fireball then blurs."

Rob came into my vision and pointed to a figure on the bed next to me.

"He saved you. While everyone was trying to distract Jason, he went over and practically took the Wither's Touch out of you." Rob explained.

With my vision still slightly blurry, I could barely make out platinum blonde hair and a grey and white hoodie.

"Can you help me up? I want to see him." I said, looking to Rob.

Rob nodded and wrapped an arm around my waist while I wrapped an arm around his neck. Rob helped me stand up from the bed and guided me over to a chair near the person's bed.

"Here you go. By the way, do you remember him?" Rob asked me as he sat down as well.

The people in the room gathered around, but kept a little distance like the second voice said.

"He's someone I thought was dead." I replied, looking at Kenny's sleeping form. "But how come he's alive?"

"I think Kenny should explain that for himself." A red blur said.

"Was that Lachlan? I can't really see." I asked, squinting to see better.

"Umm. Jason? Why can't he see well?" Rob asked, looking to the grey and red blur.

"It's an effect of the Wither. He should be good in a couple of minutes." A blue and orange blur said.

"Thank Notch! It's already hard enough having to deal with a Preston who can see." Rob teased.

"Oi! Shut your pecker!" I said, giving him a light punch on the arm.

The guys gave a small laugh before they were interrupted by a groan.

"He's waking up!" Lachlan exclaimed, moving to the other side of the bed along with a green blur and a yellow blur.

"Ugh. What happened?" Kenny asked, putting a hand on his forehead.

"You wasted a lot of magical energy fighting Jason, and saving Preston from the Wither's Touch." The green blur explained, helping Kenny sit up.

Kenny shot straight up, hitting his head on the green blur's.

"Where is he?" Kenny asked, rubbing his head.

"I'm right here Kenny." I said as my vision began to clear up. Wait! Is that Pete and Choco? I should've recognised those blurs.

Kenny turned to me and relaxed.

"Thank Notch you're okay!" Kenny said, leaning over to hug me. I hugged him back tightly and placed my head on his shoulder.

"I thought you were dead." I whispered to him.

"I'm okay now. But I never died." Kenny said pulling away and looking to everyone in the room. "I guess I should explain what happened huh?"

Everyone in the room nodded and sat down in chairs or on the floor.

"Well, it was when the squids first attacked Lavana." Kenny started. "After the Squid King had killed my parents, he decided since I was too young, he would take me in and treat me as a slave. So that's a where I've been for a few years before I escaped. Then I came to YorkWorth. A few guards found me and took me to Madame Craft's Orphanage. I then met Pete and Choco. But a few days later, I was thrown into solitary for dying Madame Craft's underwear a lime green color. Then a few hours later, Lachlan here gets thrown down the stairs and tada! Here we are."

"Wow. What is with squids and kidnapping?" Lizzie asked. Kenny shrugged.

"No clue." He turned to me. "By the way Preston. During my time with the Squids, I was able to find a file on me. Everything about me was in there. It even had my family tree. Apparently, your mom was my mom's sister!"

I sat shocked; mouth wide open. A few people chuckled at my reaction, while the rest looked shocked and confused as well.

"So what you're saying," I started, "Is that we're cousins?"

Kenny nodded happily. I smiled largely and tackled him into a hug.

"Atleast now I know I have family alive." I whispered into his ear.

"Me too." He replied.

"Um. I hate to ruin this moment, but we should get going. We still have 6 more heroes to rescue." Wag said, causing us to pull away from the hug. "Jason, Kenny, and Preston. Are you guys fit for teleporting?"

"I should be fine." Jason said.

Me and Kenny slowly stood up, and found we could stand on our own.

"We're good!" Me and Kenny said in unison.

"Alrighty then. Everyone gather around and we'll teleport to Gothoma." Sonja said.

Everyone followed her instructions and soon we were standing in a circle around Wag.

"Now that we're all together, everyone needs to be touching me. So one person will hold onto me while everyone else holds onto someone connected to me. Make it like a chain." Wag explained.

Once everyone was connected, Wag began to chant something in ancient Latin and with a whooshing sound, we were in another place.

~Mr.Crainer's POV~

A whoosing sound filled my ears as I set my sword down on the counter. Turning around, I came face to face with around twenty figures who stood confused in my living room.

"Who the Nether are you?" I asked, my Danish accent noticeable.

"Umm. Before we answer that, what town are we in?" A man in a grey and red cloak asked.

"You're in the town of Gothoma. Now please, answer my freaking question!" I answered, grabbing my sword in my hands.

The cloaked man held up his hands in the air as a sign of surrender.

"Hey, we don't want any trouble. We're just here to rescue one of our friends from a curse!" The man stated as the others nodded.

"You mean Ssundee don't you?" I asked, lowering my sword slightly.

Everyone looked confused at me saying his name, but nodded.

"Yeah. How did you know that?" A man in a blue and orange hoodie asked.

"Ian is really close to me. Recently, he hasn't been talking. So I went to a nearby sorcerer and he told me about him and his Team being kidnapped and turned evil. But just five days ago, he came to Gothoma and started killing everyone." I said, pulling out Ian's sunglasses. "The thing is, he never takes these off. If he does, he releases his psychotic alternate. I've been trying to find him for forever now."

"Maybe we can help you!" A young boy with a flower crown said. "So far, we've rescued three members of Team Crafted. We can help you get Ian!"

"I'd appreciate that." I said, placing my sword down. "But it's going to be difficult."

I walked over and motioned for everyone to sit down.

"On a few occasions, Ian has accidentally let his insane side out on me. So, I trained myself to know how to defeat Derp." I began.

"Wait, his insane side is called Derp?" A raven haired girl asked, cracking a smile.

"Yes. His name is Derp Ssundee. Now shush." I said. "Anyway, I found that Derp is very quick and strong. But he isn't very smart. Sure he knows he needs to hide and kill, but he not very smart."

"So how do we find him?" A zombie hybrid asked.

"We won't find him unless he wants to be found." I answered. "For now, could I get your names? And I will give you mine."

"Well I am James Waglington. But please call me Wag. I'm a wizard along with Sonja Firefoxx, Tucker Jericho, and Tom Syndicate. We have another person in our group named Jordan Sparklez. But he was taken by Dianite and Herobrine." The cloaked man introduced.

"I'm Rob Woofless. These are my friends and fellow Pack members Lachlan Craft, Preston Frags, and Vikk Star. We have two more members named Mitch Hughes and Jerome Aceti who were kidnapped as well." Flower crown man said.

"I'm Jessica Phoenix, leader of the Phoenix Drop Alliance-which is an assassin team. I prefer to be called Aphmau though. These are my friends Katelyn Firefist, Vylad Ro'maeve, and Aaron Lycan." The raven haired girl said.

"I'm Tiffany Cake, and this is Lizzie Shadow, Kenny Worth, Jason True, Tyler Tato, Brandon Hutt, Choco Chocobo, Seto Silver, and Brice Solace. Jason and Seto are part of Ian's team." The purple haired girl said.

"Well, nice to meet you all. My names Crainer. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm Ian's boyfriend." I said.

"Wait! Since when?" Jason exclaimed.

"For a few years now. After our choosing ceremony to be exact." I answered.

"That explains why Ian is gone often every week." Seto said to Jason.

"True. Anyway, we need to find Ian and get those shades on his face." Jason said.

"Well everyone," I said, gaining everyone's attention, "Let's catch us a Derp."

~Time Skip~

"Are you sure this is gonna work Crainer? I mean, I trust you and all but why do we have to pretend to be going on a date?" Tiffany asked as we walked down the dirt road.

"Because, Ian and Derp's emotions are semi-linked. Since I'm Ian's boyfriend, Derp automatically thinks I'm his boyfriend as well." I explained.

"Will he murder me?" Tiffany asked. "He is a mass murderer."

"That's why we have all the wizards and sorcerers on standby. Once Derp enters the clearing we're in, they'll shoot him with stun spells and we can throw the sunglasses on him." I told her as we entered the designated clearing.

"Okay. Well, what do you want to do?" Tiffany asked as we stopped.

I held up a small basket and grinned.

"You like picnics?" I asked.

Tiffany shrugged and smiled. "Why not?"

We walked over to a nearby tree and sat down under it's shade. Opening the basket, I pulled out some pieces of chicken and some bread. I handed her some, then pulled out some bottles of punch.

"Wow. You have everything under control don't you?" Tiffany asked as I handed her a bottle.

"Sure do!" I exclaimed. "This isn't my first date remember!"

"I'll try to remember that." Tiffany said, taking a sip of her drink. As she drank, she gave me a slight nod; signalling to go farther with the plan.

"Listen Tiff," I started, "For a while now, I've been having these feelings for you. And I was wondering. May I kiss you?" I asked in fake nervousness.

Tiffany smiled and leant closer.

"You may." She whispered.

We began to lean closer and closer, closing our eyes for effect. I could feel Tiff's breath on my lips as we slowly came closer.

"NO!" A voice yelled.

Me and Tiffany quickly moved away and looked to Derp. Like usual, his deep blue eyes were facing opposite directions. But instead of the usual psychotic smile, a large frown sat on his face. Blood soaked his suit and skin.

"Why Crainer?" Derp asked, his voice cracking every word. "Why are you cheating on me and Ian?"

"Listen Derp, I'm sorry." I began seeing everyone in position. "But I wasn't cheating. I was saving you."

"Huh?" Derp said before he was shot with multiple sleeping spells.

I walked over to Derp as he fell to the ground, his eyelids closing. I crouched down next to his face and placed the glasses over his closing eyes.

"Sleep well Ian." I said as his eyes fully closed.

I looked to the group as they walked out of the tree line.

"He should wake up in a few hours." Wag said. "We should get back to your house."

I nodded and picked Ian up bridal and began to lead everyone back to my house.

~Time Skip~

I continued to rub circles into the back of Ian's hand with my thumb as he slept. Everyone was downstairs either eating or talking. When we had gotten home, I told them I would watch over Ian and tell them when he woke up. Ian laid in my bed while I sat in a chair by his side.

I sighed tiredly as I laid my head down in the edge of the bed. I slowly began to fall asleep; until I was interrupted by a groan.

I quickly raised my head and found Ian slowly sitting up.

"Guys! He's awake!" I yelled to the others. Rushing noises could be heard as Ian looked at me and smiled.

"Hey, it's' been too long." Ian said leaning forward a little bit.

"Yeah it has!" I said, leaning forward to kiss him.

He kissed back as soon as my lips touched his. His lips tasted sweet and a little coppery. A cough was heard from the door and we pulled away.

"What is it with everyone and interrupting people kissing?!" Rob exclaimed as he and everyone else walked in.

"Because people are jags." Preston answered. "Just like Lachlan."

"Oi! You're one to talk you prickly cactus!" Lachlan exclaimed.

"Guys! Could we pay attention to the fact that Ian is awake and we need to find our next person?" Wag said, scolding the Pack. "Anyway, do you know who we need to find next?"

"Yes I do." Ian said, taking a breath.

"Well, who is it?" Tucker asked impatiently. Sonja hit his arm.

"Jerome is who you need to get next. And he's somewhere in the Bacca forest."

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And there we go guys! The crew is almost there! Just 5 more people to go! 

Who do you think will be rescued after Jerome? Place your bets down in the comments and I'll tell you who guessed right after the next chapter is over.

Thank you guys so much for reading and remember! I'd really appreciate it if someone drew fan-art! It's kinda sad when you have to draw it for your own story. :P

Anyway, thanks for reading guys and I will see you in the next one!

~Mia