Chapter 22: Showing Progress

{EDITED}

~~3rd P.O.V~~
"What?!"

The wither skeleton's head was then sprayed into bits, chunks of its head scattered around the floor. Its body went numb, falling onto the nether reck.

Fury and rage courses through their veins, releasing their fist, black dust on their palm what remains of the wither skeleton.

"Herobrine."

Herorbrine's head jerk towards the speaker, his white eyes maniacally glowed in the darkness of the nether.

"Aahh...John, what brings you here?" Herobrine growls with anger boiling still in his body.

"I think I know the perfect execution to solve your...problem," he said as he whispered softly into Herobrine's ear, earning a smirk on his face.

"Let's see them pass this now."

~~ Vikk's POV ~~
"YO EVERYONE WAKE UP!!" Shadow yelled, laughing slightly as we groaned in pain and suffering.

"How about no," Lachlan replied. I stifled a laugh as I climbed out of bed.

"So... What are we doing today?" Mitch yawned.

"More training," Shadow said with a plain grin.

"I feel your pain," said a different voice.

"Shush Brice. You know nothing," Shadow joked.

"EXCUSE ME?!" Seto, who was apparently standing there, and Brice responded at the same time.

"Meet Brice. He's Seto's boyfriend. #SetoSolace," Another unfamiliar voice laughed.

"And meet Tyler, my adorable boyfriend." Jason smiled.

"MUNCHINGUNIVERSE!!" Elizabeth and Shadow screamed.

"NO!!" Jason and Tyler yelled.

"SHUT UP!! It's too early in the morning for yelling..." Rob mumbled.

"Agree," Mitch whispered, rubbing his forehead. Jerome was pretending to be asleep.

"GOOD MORNING JEROME!!" Elizabeth yelled at Jerome, startling him and causing him to fall off of his bed.

Mitch's eyes widened as he scrambled to help his friend. Jerome pushed himself off of the floor with Mitch's help and grumbled something about Elizabeth being a pain in the tail.

"GUYS I CAN'T FIND THE COFFEE!!" Kenny cried from the kitchen.

"DID YOU CHECK THE TOP SHELF BABE?!" Choco replied.

"WHAT?! Oh... I FOUND IT!! THANKS, BABE!!" Kenny laughed. Choco chuckled before the silence returned.

"Alright! Let's get moving," Shadow said, clapping her hands together.

~~ 3rd POV ~~
"First off, we have archery!! Uh... Aim for the target with your bow and arrow... Yeah..." Adam's told the group of confused boys through the speaker. They were in a long grey room with 6 bows, 18 arrows, and 6 targets that were about 30 yards away.

"Babe- that's not- oh nevermind." Ty sighed.

"Ty, that's exactly how archery works." Ian laughed before the speaker turned off. Rob blinked in confusion and looked at the others.

They shrugged while Mitch picked up a bow and 3 arrows. Preston did the same and nocked an arrow. Vikk picked up a bow and stared at it.

"So... Does anyone else know how to use one of these? Cause I totally do!" Lachlan laughed nervously, cautiously picking up a bow and arrow.

"I sorta do? I've used a bow before," Preston spoke up.

"I have never used one before," Jerome shook his head.

"I took a few archery classes when I was younger!" Mitch said gleefully. Then he frowned mockingly, "Don't fail me now brain!!"

Vikk huffed in amusement, picking up three arrows. Rob picked up a bow and arrow, copying Preston by nocking the arrow. While Jerome nervously picked up a bow and arrow, Mitch aimed his bow and arrow at one of the targets.

When he released it, the arrow struck itself into the very centre of the target, a perfect bullseye. Mitch let out a hoot of victory and did a little dance.

"Show off!" Lachlan joked, nocking an arrow and attempting to hit the target. The arrow hit a bullseye... On the wrong target...

"Lachlan, was that the target that you were aiming for?" Vikk asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Uhh... Yeah..?" Lachlan replied. Preston chuckled and aimed his arrow at the target in front of him. His arrow embedded itself only a few centimetres under the small red dot.

"DADGUMMIT!!" Preston yelled playfully. Rob pulled back his arrow and raised his bow a little higher than Preston did.

His arrow landed about a few inches above the bullseye, but he shrugged it off.

"I didn't expect to hit it anyway!" Rob laughed. The rest of the boys laughed with him.

"I'm a swordsman if anything really."

"I play a lot of video games, but I almost never use a bow!" Jerome exclaimed, awkwardly positioning himself. His arrow landed about an inch to the left of the bullseye.

"Not bad for a beginner Biggums!!" Mitch commented. Jerome smiled at him and reloaded his bow. Vikk took his first shot, missing the bullseye by a couple of inches.

He snapped his fingers in mocking disappointment. Soon after, Mitch pulled back his arrow and let it fly. The Canadian second arrow split his first, another bullseye.

"WHAT?! HOW?!" Lachlan yelled. He pulled back his arrow and released it. This time, his arrow hit the correct target. Lachlan's arrow had hit the very outer ring of the target.

The blond boy smiled happily. "Yay!! I actually hit my target this time!!"

"My turn!" Preston said. He drew back his arrow, aimed, and fired. Preston's arrow hit the target, just a couple millimetres away from the middle.

Preston made a face that said, "Stop it. I'm trying to be a good person."

Rob smiled at the little cactus before he concentrated on his shot. His arrow landed a couple inches below and to the left of the bullseye, not a bad shot, but not the best shot either.

Jerome readied his shot before releasing it. The arrow soared through the air before making its mark about an inch above and a little to the right of the centre of the target.

Holding his bow steady, Vikk struck the target with his second arrow. He only missed the bullseye by a centimetre. Mitch put his last arrow in place and tuned out his surroundings, putting everything he had into his last shot.

He let the arrow fly, and it pierced his second arrow, another perfect shot. Mitch smiled widely, while Lachlan's jaw hit the floor.

Everyone else took their shots, and the results were calculated by Dan. Mitch obviously got first, Preston came in second, then Jerome, Rob, Vikk, and in last place Lachlan, who forced his ping to take the blame.

"Alright, next up, try to kill Ty's sister!" Kenny joked.

"What?! NO! They're just trying to get as close as they can to hit me with a blade!" Shadow exclaimed into the speaker.

"No please kill her," Ty said sarcastically. Noises of Ty being playfully punched could be heard through the speaker.

"Ok. Don't actually kill her," Adam laughed before he continued.

"However, the goal is to attempt to pin her down, which is gonna be difficult. I mean, this is Shadow that we're talking about."

"She won't go easy on you, so don't go easy on her. It's that simple." Ian stated.

"Please enter the next room." Adam requested, attempting to sound like an aeroplane attendant. The boys walked past the targets and moved to the next room. Scattered around the second room, were different weapons, varying from swords, to bows, to axes, to scythes.

Examining an axe, Jerome picked up a diamond axe and smiled. Mitch grabbed a bow and quiver of arrows, and Preston quickly grabbed a diamond sword. Vikk pondered each weapon carefully before choosing a scythe.

Lachlan avoided even looking at the bows and decided that he wanted to wield two diamond swords. Rob looked around before swiping a glistening diamond sword. Suddenly, a hatch in the wall opened and Shadow front flipped out, her weapon of choice in hand. She was holding a pair of daggers, the blades being exactly ten inches. The customised daggers had purple handles with black swirls mixed into the design.

"Remember, don't actually kill me please." Shadow chuckled nervously. "So, how are we doing this?" Vikk asked.

"If you get pinned down, you're out. You're also out if you get struck by a projectile." Shadow replied.

"Gotcha," Mitch said, readying his bow. Shadow was wearing special armour, that was created by Seto, so if she got hit with an arrow, she would be okay, but she would still be considered 'pinned down'.

Shadow smirked, readying her daggers. "Now, let me show you how to use daggers like a pro," Shadow suggested confidently. Mitch let his arrow sail, but Shadow jumped on top of it and front flipped off of it.

Jerome and Preston stared at her in shock, but Vikk took the moment to strike. Aiming for Shadow's waist, Vikk swung his, conveniently enough, blue and red scythe. Shadow somehow was able to block the hit with one of her daggers, while fending off a slightly panicking Robert.

Hacking at one of Shadow's dagger, Rob signalled for Preston to help. Preston sort of got the message and ran at Shadow. The brunette swung his sword at Shadow, but she ducked, catching Vikk off guard. Shadow dove to the right and kicked Vikk in the stomach. Lachlan dove straight into combat with Shadow. The girl disarmed Lachlan and slammed her back into his stomach, knocking him back.

The blonde was able to skid to a stop, but he was temporarily paralysed by the shock. Jerome held out his diamond axe, Betty, and ran towards her. Shadow blocked Jerome's attack but was pushed back by his super strength.

Meanwhile, watching the battle from the monitors in from of them while lounging in spinney chairs and placing bets, Sky, Ty, Ian, Jason, Tyler, Kenny, Choco, Seto, Brice, and Elizabeth were eating pancakes and snickers.

"25 dollars on Shadow," Elizabeth said. "I'll take that bet," Brice replied. Shadow was soon in a headlock that was created by Rob. Mitch had an arrow aimed at her chest and Lachlan was shaking off the shock.

Throwing her head back and hit Rob in the face, knocking him out. Mitch released his arrow and it quickly cut through the air. Instinctively, Shadow moved out of the way, but she forgot that Rob was directly behind her. Suddenly remembering Rob's existence, Shadow caught the arrow and pushed Rob to the ground. She stabbed the arrow next to Rob's sleeping form, a way of marking him as 'dead'.

Preston ran towards Shadow and locked his sword with her dagger. She used her other dagger to defend herself from Lachlan's constant and annoying strikes. Mitch shot arrow after arrow, hoping to get a hit on his clever opponent, but, courtesy of Shadow's agility, none of the teenager's arrows prevailed.

Leaping into the intense battle, Vikk helped Preston fend off Shadow. The British prophet hooked one of Shadow's daggers with his scythe and disarmed the one woman army. In return, Shadow stole Preston's sword and swung it at Vikk's neck, stopping right before she cut through his tanned skin. Vikk was a fair player and sat down on the floor next to the boy in the blue hoodie.

Eventually, Lachlan grew tired and backed off. Shadow saw this opportunity and attacked him before he could regain his energy. Realising what she was about to do, Jerome hopped in front of Lachlan to protect him. He knew that he needed as many teammates as he could keep alive, and he wasn't about to let this one go down.

Soon after, Mitch shot another arrow, not to hit Shadow, but to distract her from his friends, Jerome and Lachlan. The arrow was able to successfully nab Shadow's attention. Knowing that Mitch was currently unable to defend himself in a close-range battle, Preston stepped in between Mitch and the female fighter, Shadow Viper.

She growled and turned her attention to Jerome, who was slowly approaching her. Jerome ran with Betty in hand, Shadow used Preston's sword to swing at Jerome's neck just as he ducked and rolled behind her.

Shadow was swift, but not enough. She turned around and kicked Jerome in the face, but Lachlan, who was now energised, ran at her and swung his diamond sword at her armour, barely scratching it. Thought the hit was painless, Shadow knew it was there, and she respectfully took off her enchanted helmet. "Fair play boys, you beat me fair and square," Shadow said, smiling slightly

The teenage boys collapsed in exhaustion, their breathing was shallow.

"Man, you're good..."Preston breathed out as Shadow smiled. "That's the result of training boys. Time for a break."

~~Time Skippy~~

"Ha! You owe 25 Elizabeth!" Brice said as Elizabeth pulled out a 25 dollar bill pouting for losing her money.

"Anyway, I'm going to sleep. Goodnight!" Shadow said before walking out of the room.

"It's not night yet!" Ty joked just as the door close behind her.

The black hair girl walked into her room, plopping herself on her bed before she fell into a dreamless sleep.

A mysterious figure draped in black cloth slowly opened the small window from Shadow's room. They tiptoed quietly towards her, pulling out a syringe with a mysterious liquid in it. They insert the syringe into her pale skin pressing the plunger the liquid slowly went into the girl's body,

They quickly went out of the room through the window closing it behind them leaving the sleeping ender hybrid alone.

~~Preston's P.O.V~~
We are resting in the lounge with the guys when we heard a high-piercing scream causing Mitch and Jerome to close their ears to prevent their eardrums from bursting. Ty's eyes widen knowing who it was.

It was Shadow's scream...

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this sorry it took so long to publish the chapter. Credits go to @TBNRFish24 for writing Vikk's P.O.V until the Pack defeated me check out her books and follow her!!! Make sure to leave a vote down below and don't forget to have an amazing day/night!!!!

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