After Stress had left them, she felt her communicator buzz.

<Grian> Hey stress, I made a railway to my place in ur front yard. Just incase walking gets a bit boring :) i ran out of rails last min tho.
<StressMonster101> alright! Thanks G

Stress sighed, if Grian had built a railway from her place to his, then chances are he probably didn't sleep again.

She really ought to get Grian a decent sleep schedule.

And as promised, there stood a railway with a chest on it.

She opened the chest to see a bunch of minecarts laid out.

This man really likes going overboard huh?

She let out a small snicker before getting up and approaching the entrance to her base.

When all of a sudden, she heard a drop behind her.

Turning around, she sees Doc.

"Hiya Doc! Did you need anything?" She greeted cheerfully.

"Hey Stress" The creeper cyborg responded with a heavy german accent "You ran out of Harming pots in your store, I was wondering if you had more? I need like 10"

She really ought to re stock that shop.

"Of course! Give me one second" with that Stress disappeared into the comforts of her base.

As she returned, she gave Doc an apologetic smile.

"Here! Sorry I took a bit, and i'll give you a discount for your troubles" She handed Doc a total of 10 harming potions.

Doc gave his thanks and paid Stress the appropriate amount, but she instead gave back 5 diamonds as a discount.

"Alright well, thanks Stress!" With that the goat man had flown off.

She gave a small wave as the Creeper-hybrid flew off.

'Well then, i suppose they're ready to go'

Stress re-entered the base, heading directly towards where her guests were residing.

"Hello!" She greeted with the same friendly smile.

"Ayup Stress" Tommy, who was now standing, greeted.

"Are you ready to go?" She asked looking at the four as Philza gave her a nod.

"Since Grian likes to go overboard, he's prepared a railway for us to get there faster" Stress explained as they made their way outside.

Tommy squinted his eyes at the bright outside, trying to get his eyes adjusted to the light.

As his eyes finally adjusted, he stared in awe at the creation before him.

"WOAH! IS THAT A BUTTERFLY?- HOLY SHIT- WAIT DID WE COME OUT OF A SKULL???" Tommy rambled, awe struck at the sight before him.

Stress let out a small laugh at this "You like it?"

"Are you kidding!? This is amazing!" Tommy looked around, his eyes filled with awe.

"To be fair, it does look good now that we aren't in a rush to get inside" Philza agreed, also taking in the sight before him.

The other two merely let out a grunt of agreement.

"Awe you're too kind! Wait until you see Grian's manor" She led them to where the railway track resided.

They all grabbed their own respective minecarts before laying them out in a single line.

Tommy going in first, then Wilbur, then Phil, then Technoblade, and lastly Stress.

After confirming that they were all ready to go, she flicked the lever behind her, activating the minecarts.

Sure flying was fun and all but sitting in a minecart had been a nostalgic feeling. They only really use wings around here, only using railway tracks to transport villagers and animals.

They had mostly only gone through the greens of the jungle, not stumbling across any bases from other hermits.

She closes her eyes, feeling the cool air hitting her skin. It's always the moments like these where one can just take a deep breath and just forget everything.

It felt nice.

Stress opened her eyes when she noticed that the tracks were gradually slowing down.

Techno had been a bit suspicious on the whole thing, it felt too odd.

And the fact that the voices has been quiet worries him. Not that he minded the peace and quiet, it was still very weird.

The ride there was pretty....uneventful, for a lack of better word. They had only been traveling through the lush green jungle.

He had felt a bit uncomfortable seeing as a stranger was sitting behind him, his back completely exposed.

He turned his head slightly, only to see the brunette with a calm face and eyes closed. She looked peaceful.

A look that is rarely seen in the eyes of Technoblade, as unbothered as he is there is always going to be that underlying emotion that he keeps hidden.

He thinks back to Stress's home, base? It suprised him to see such beautiful builds remain untouched and clean.

As for when it was in the other server, it had only been an eyesore. Creeper holes, craters, burnt down houses, etc.

But then again, this was a completely different server.

His eyes landed on the person in front of him, Phil.

He had been with the man for as long as he can remember, well that doesn't really count for anything seeing as he is his father.

Phil never betrayed him, Phil stood by his side as they destroyed L'manburg. The image of Tommy's angry face turning dejected and defeated.

Techno scoffed silently, he had betrayed him, so Techno doesnt really care about him anymore.

So comes the question, why was he so worried when Tommy had been near death? He could care less about the child but he felt somwthing in him stir at the thought of Tommy dying.

He shooke his head, trying to get rid of the thought. This is why he liked to read.

Techno then caught glimpse of Wilbur's brown hair.

He doesnt know what he thinks of the man, i mean, he and Tommy was the one who dragged him and Phil into this mess.

He let out a silent sigh, as he observed the jungle they were traversing in.

It didn't last long however, as the minecarts started to slow.

They had stopped infront of a hobbit house.

Techno noted that the house is missing a door, and there was a hole in one of the windows.

The 5 of them got off the minecart, Stress going up front.

"Alright! G ran out of railways but we're practically here already, just a tad bit more walking"

And with that, Stress lead them out of the jungle and to a MASSIVE mansion.

The four stared in awe, some more obvious while others not so obvious.

"WOAH! THIS PLACE IS HUGE! WHAT THE FUCK!" Tommy exclaimed staring at the mansion in amazement.

Stress giggled at the enthusiasm.

"Are we gonna be staying here!? Holy shit- WOAH THIS GOES DOWN ASWELL!?" Tommy exclaimed after having run off on the railings by the side, looking down at the massive space below.

"Yep! Oh and look! Theres the man himself!" Tommy looked to where Stress had been waving, on the roof was a purple jumpered man seemingly getting rid of some snow.

Once the man noticed them, he gave a big wave. Before stopping and looking at something.

At that moment, they heard a small buzz coming from Stress.

Stress grabbed her communicator and opened it.

<Grian> wanna see something cool?

And with that the man ran off the edge seemingly falling down to his death.

"Uhh he's falling- what's he doing" Wilbur asked squinting at the falling man who was making no sign of doing an MLG.

"He's always had quite the taste for the dramatics" Stress laughed out.

And as the man was about to hit solid ground, bright red, yellow, and blue wings sprouted from his back, stopping his fall before  the madman had shot off into the sky doing a 360 before gliding and landing very gracefully in front of them.

Stress let out a cheer as she clapped her hands, the man only giving a bow in return.

"WOAH THAT WAS SICK!" Tommy exclaimed approaching the man, even Wilbur thought it was pretty cool.

"Why thank you! I assume you're Tommy?" He asked holding out his hand for a shake.

Tommy grasped his hand and gave off a toothy grin "The one and only! Big Man Tommy, Nice to meet you!"

"Pleasure's all mine, Grian by the way" Grian also gave a grin.

Stress could smell the chaos these two would caise from a mile away.

"You have wings?" Philza asked staring at the bright wings on the male's back.

"Yep! You like them?" Grian shuffled his wings, showing them off. And just in time a parrot landed on his shoulder.

"Guests! Guests! Stay?" It squawked out.

"Yep! These are the guests, so be nice" Grian chuckled. And as if on cue a crow landed on Philza's shoulder.

The parrot and the crow stared at each other.

"Anyways! I have to go re-stock, i suppose i can leave them in your care?" Grian gave a light laugh at this.

Stress bid her goodbyes before also flying off, with an elytra this time.

"Well then!" Grian started, grabbing the attention of the four.

They turned to see Grian with a wide grin, both arms spread out beside him.

"Welcome! To my humble abode!"

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