*As I was writing this I was thinking about when this was going on, and since it jumps around (The sunflowers being quite a while ago) this is just.. like an alternate universe where *Spoilers* the black hole didn’t happen and the Dirt Factory&Farm are pretty far along. Also, there will be things added and taken out for the purpose of this story, so things won’t be exactly like they are supposed to be.*

Also, there is a very brief mention of Parv cutting himself for the blood altar. It’s the first or second sentence after his POV starts.

Smith’s POV

I fly up to our little shack, having just come from Strife Solutions. I was trying to talk business with him, but Parv was there and Will kept being all cutesy with him.

Finally getting fed up I left, Will yelling at Parv as I left. It didn’t last long though, and Notch knows what they were up to after that.

“Guys? You back?” We decided to take the day to branch out, Ross making the short journey to Sjin’s farm to talk about sending food our way, and Trott over to Craggy Island to help them with some machine problems.

“Yea mate.” I find both men hanging out in the main area of Hat Corp. “I was just telling Ross about how Lewis kept leaving me to help Simon with the simplest tasks. Then he would make sure Simon was alright, making sure he understood, bla bla bla.”

“When I went over to Sjin’s farm he had little notes addressed to Sips everywhere. Sips seemed pretty embarrassed about it. It was odd really, quite strange.” I think back to my encounter with Strife and Parv, summing up my failed trip to them.

“Well we got a lot done today, didn’t we mates?” I can tell Trott’s annoyed at this wasted day.

We mumble an agreement and drift off into our own little worlds. “We should start a club!”

Sips’ POV

A few weeks later. . .

Lewis comes into my office, bringing me the mail for today. “We have a message from Hat Corp, addressed to you.” He hands me the letter and I nod. “Oh, and Turps has gone down into the mines again.”

“Thanks, Silk Shirt. I will be down to help soon.” I don’t watch as Lewis leaves, instead inspecting the letter from the infamous Hat Corp. It doesn’t look that menacing, only having my address and theirs on it.

I open it up and take out a paper that has very colorful writing on the front.

What happens when your alien boyfriend is just so cute you can't handle it? We now have a solution for that! Thanks to Hat Corp, the people who sell Legit Deeds and have completely original non-stolen ideas, we have the answer!

Join us and talk to others like you! It's a great way to meet people new and old. We will have our first meeting xx/xx/xx. We can't wait to see you there!

-Hat Corp

“What the hell. . .?” I look at the back of the paper and find nothing on the other side. Setting the paper in the top drawer of my desk I exit my office to go see Lewis.

“Lewis?” I find him over by the conveyor belt, watching logs and saplings go by.

“Yea Sips?” He walks over and picks up a stray log that fell.

“When you return to Hole Diggers, I would like to accompany you.”

“Is this about the letter from Hat Corp?” I shake my head.

“Don’t worry about it, Silk Shirt. I’m sure he will inform you about it, possibly.” I then remember that Lewis and Sjin aren’t the only people not from this planet. “Oh, and Lewis?”

“Sips?” He looks really confused, still holding onto the stray log.

“William Strife is also from your world, right?”

“Uh, yea? Why?”

“I think we will end this a day earlier than normal. I have to see Simon and Parv.”

“Ya know what, I won’t question it. I’ll go get Turps and we can leave.”

Simon’s POV

Later that same day

I’m wandering around the compound, not expecting Lewis or Duncan for another day and a half when I find a letter addressed to me from Hat Corp.

Tearing it open my eyes skim the letter, and I can’t help but laugh. Tucking it in my back pocket I soon forget about it, trying to organize the chests that are still scattered about on the beach.

“Simon?” I hear someone call my name and look around confused to see Lewis and Sips standing on the dock.

“Hey buddy! Sips, nice to see you.” I walk over and we shake hands.

“Hey Simon. Sorry about bringing him here early, Lewis is just a terrible employee.” I laugh.

“Wha- no I’m not!” Sips starts laughing as well.

“Calm down, Silk Shirt. I’m just kidding.”

“So Sips, what brings you to Craggy Island?” I hope whatever it is, it won’t take long. Lewis and I don’t get much time to hang out, just us two.

“I actually have to talk to you about something, privately.”

“Uh, okay?” I throw a questioning glance Lewis’ way, but he shrugs his shoulders.

“I’ll go collect some tools out of the computer and make sure everything’s running correctly.” We watch him wander away, then I lean against the to do list.

“Did you get anything from Hat Corp recently?” He reaches behind him and pulls out a folded piece of paper.

“Yea, I did.” I grab mine and wave it around.

“It said something about Lewis and we can talk to others like us?”

I nod. “Yea, some shit like that.”

Sips chuckles. “Yea. I didn’t tell Lewis about it, I wasn’t sure if I should.” I look up at the pair of pants.

“Thanks. I’m sure I will tell him about it soon enough.” I look back at Sips. “You going?”

He looks at me, his face a flurry of emotions. “I might, just to see what’s up. Have nothing better to do. You?”

“Might do, if you are.” He nods and looks out at the sea.

“Gonna go see if Parv’s got anything.” Sips must see my questioning face. “He’s with Will Strife, of Strife Solutions?”

“Oh, yea. Well, if you’re going, let me go and we can go together.” He nods and raises a hand.

“Well, have fun with that one.”

“Best of luck with Parv. I heard he is a little bit . . . different.”

“You’re forgetting I work with Lewis and Turps.” I laugh and shake my head.

“See ya later, shitlord!”

Parv’s POV

The next morning

Will has just stomped off, mumbling under his breath. He’s mad at me because I was bleeding myself into the blood altar again. I tried to explain to him it was just a little bit of blood, that I just needed to fill up my last blood orb to finish making my armour, but he didn’t care. I know there have been a few times I’ve gone too far, but I know my limits now. I have over come the voices.

I look at the clock and see Strife’s been gone for almost an hour. I continue to walk around, trying to find something to do. Strolling out of  the bedroom for all my someday cult members, I notice an envelope that has my name on it resting on the table next to the stairs leading to my secret door.

“Ah! What’s this?” I tear it open and read the note, slightly ticked off it isn’t from Will. That doesn’t stop me from laughing though. “Those people are goofy. I’ll have to show this to Will.”

I set it down and make my way up and out of the secret base. Walking around the edge of my castle thing, I see some of the flowers wiggling, like someone is walking through the field of flowers. I jump down and run over to the person, expecting it to be Will.

I run up to them blindly and throw my arms around them. “Woah, excuse me!”

I step back when the voice doesn’t belong to Will. Upon seeing the grey dirt salesman, I blush and stammer apologies. “Oh, I’m sorry! I thought you were Will and-”

“Quit blubbering, ya big babby.” I look at the ground.

“I am not a babby! I’m a tier five blood mage. You can’t just come over to my fortress and call me a babby.”

“Sorry.” I can tell he isn’t. “You and Will are still a thing, right?”

I nod eagerly. “Of course! He’s just being a bit grumpy right now.”

Sips frowns at me, shaking his head before continuing. “Riiiight. Anyway, have you gotten anything from Hat Corp recently?”

I nod again and point inside. “Yea, it’s in the house. Why?”

“What did it say?” I tell him what I remember. “Figured. Simon and I got the same letter, and out of pure curiosity we’re going.”

“Oh what fun! I can’t wait.” Sips looks at me weird, but I ignore it.

“Parvis?” We look up to see Strife flying in his jetpack. He drops down and intertwines our fingers before acknowledging Sips. “Hello Sips.”

Sips nods in Will’s direction, looking back at me and raising his eyebrows. I feel Will’s grip tighten on my hand.

“If we could continue our discussion in private?” Thinking there is more Sips has to say, and figuring I can just tell Will what he said later if it isn’t anything he can’t know, I nod.

“Yea.” I turn to Will and smile, untangling our fingers and grabbing Sips’ wrist. “Follow me.”

I walk up the stairs that lead to the top level of the main bit. “I haven’t said anything to Sjin yet, and I don’t know if Simon is going to say something to Lewis, but we are going to meet on the outskirts of Sjin’s farm, behind his barn. He doesn’t know I’m going to this, I doubt I’m going to tell him. At least for a little while. So try and be quiet. I don’t know if you want to tell Will or not, I don’t really think it matters.”

“I can keep a secret! Will might get mad at me, but I’m a tier five now!” I grin, knowing Sips doesn’t understand how great that really is.

“Okay, great. Sjin will be wondering where I am so. .” I nod.

“Yea, Will is probably waiting at the bottom of the stairs for me.” I laugh. Sips waves one last time before starting up his jetpack and flying away. “Bye Sips!”

A/N: Sorry about the late update, had a big english essay due. And sorry about all the POV switches, if that annoyed you. Chapter three should be up by Wensday or Thursday! :)