Chapter 17 - She doesn't remember
"Where-- Where am I?.. What's happening?" Petra blabbered.
Jesse was at a loss for words. What could she say to her sister when she didn't even know her name? There wasn't even enough time to explain everything on her mind. They had to leave. "Come on, we have to get out of here!" Jesse stated.
"What!? Do I -- Know you?" Petra said as she backed away from her.
Jesse was almost in tears. Petra didn't remember anything. Not her name. Not her past. Not even her own sister. "Jesse! Jesse, where are you!?" A voice yelled. "Say something Jesse!!"
The girls turned around and saw Axel searching for Jesse through the floating blocks. She grabbed Petra's hand and dragged her towards Axel. "We're coming!!" She yelled as she approached him.
"No way!! No way!! You found Petra!" He announced with a dorky smile.
"Who's Petra!?" Petra asked, making Axel's smile disappear.
There was a moment where Jesse just looked at Petra with a sad look but she stopped when she heard the Witherstorms growling. At that point, they knew that they couldn't hang around that area for any longer. They needed to leave. "We need to get out of here!!" Jesse stated.
"This way!!" Axel said as he lead them away from the Witherstorm.
They ran until they came to a small hill where the group was hiding. "Jesse you made it!!" Olivia yelled so the group was aware that she was okay.
"And, Petra?" Lukas added.
"You're missing sister?" Gabrial added.
Jesse's friends smiled, while she just frowned with sadness. Suddenly, the hill started levitating, but revealing their location. They had to run or they'd be absorbed by the Witherstorm. They ran as fast as their legs could take them, dodging fire balls and tractor beams. As they were running they saw the Endermen starting to rip blocks off of the Witherstorm. "Those Endermen are going the wrong way!! They'll be killed!!" Soren yelled, getting Jesse's and Lukas' attention.
"Soren?" Lukas said.
"I can't just stand by and watch them..." Soren added "Their walking straight into danger!!"
"You're putting US in danger every second you just stand there!! We have to go!!" Jesse yelled.
As if on que, the Witherstorm shot a fire ball at the tree besides them, instantly causing them to run. A bunch of horses ran in fear away from the Witherstorm, providing them with a quicker escape. Axel was helping Gabrial, and they were falling behind. "They're not going to be able to out run it!! Not on foot!!" Lukas added. "We need to find a way to move faster, or we're all going to be caught in the tractor beam!!"
"We just need to move faster!!" Jesse said before noticing the horses.
She ran towards them and calmed them down. Jesse found it easier since she had experience with taming animals. However there was only four horses, which wasn't enough for everyone to have one of their own so they had to share with each other. Soren and Elleguaard, Olivia and Axel, Lukas and Gabrial and Jesse and Petra, shared a horse. Jesse had to choose whether to take Gabrial or Petra but she chose Petra. She couldn't lose her sister a second time.
They had to dodge the thousands of monsters and the fire balls in their path to escape the Witherstorms and get to shelter. It was harder for Jesse. Petra was afraid and kept showing it by say lines such as 'don't let come anywhere near me!'. Jesse was almost in tears, she had never seen Petra afraid before and it scared her.
As they approached the mountains they saw a fire ball destroy the bridge leading over a wide ravine. They built a temporary five block wide bridge that would provide a suitable path over the ravine. They eventually got to a cave in a mountain where they used for shelter. "We made it!! I can't believe we made it!!" Jesse stated.
"Jesse," Gabrial said as everyone went into different corners of the cave. "I'm worried about your sister, Petra... She was inside the Witherstorm... What if she has wither sickness, like me?"
"I don't think she does... You've never acted the way she's acting." She recalled before walking to Petra. "Hey how are you feeling?"
"I don't -- really feel -- like myself." She replied, weakly.
"I still can't believe you're even alive." Olivia added, without thinking.
Jesse's eyes were forming tears once again. She wasn't listening to anyone but she knew they were trying to help her remember. She only snapped out of her trance when she heard Petra ask her 'what is going on?'. Jesse didn't know how to respond or what to say, the only thing she wanted was for Petra to remember Jesse. "You were trapped inside the Witherstorm... I-I tried to save you b-but I couldn't..." She said, at this point tears were dripping down her cheeks.
"Really? I can't remember any of it... All I know is how scared I was. I thought that I was dying, and there was nothing anyone could do about it."
"Y-you don't even remember... Me?" Jesse asked between sobs.
"No... Should I? I know we've known each other for a long time but that's it..." Petra replied unaware of Jesse's quite sobs.
"You're my big sister...." Jesse cried, which grabbed everyone's attention.
"I-I...... I wish I could remember..." Petra hesitated.
At that point, Jesse was in a mini crying fit. She couldn't take it anymore. Everyone depending on her to save the world, then her plan it blowing up in her face, mentally, physically and emotionally. However, this was the breaking point. She ran out of the cave with Rueben close behind her. Lukas was about to follow her but Olivia stopped him. She told him that when she gets like this, it's best to give her a few minutes alone.
Jesse was sitting on the edge of the cliff, watching the Witherstorms slowly getting closer to her. She couldn't help but wonder what it was like for Petra. Even still, the thought only made her cry.
She had been sobbing for five minutes and already felt dehydrated. As she was sobbing she stroked and hugged Rueben as he attempted to make her feel better and failed. Luckily, Rueben was a smart pig and he knew that if he couldn't cheer Jesse up, there was another person who could. Someone who has been doing this throughout their huge adventure. Reuben ran inside the cave and came out with Lukas. "Hey Jesse." He said to her. Jesse didn't even realise Rueben had gone to get Lukas until he spoke. "Are you ok?"
"Y-Yeah.. I'm fine..." Jesse lied, turning away from him but Lukas detected it and sat beside her.
"You don't have to lie..... Look I know this has been hard for you more than anyone but you don't need to keep it to yourself...."
"You don't have to do this, you know." Jesse protested, attempting to make him leave her, but it didn't work.
I promised Petra that I would protect you.. And if comforting you means protecting you, then I'm doing my job." He added.
He meant it seriously but Jesse took it as a joke and giggled. It was small and lasted for barely a second but she was still smiling. "There we go... There's that smile that has been keeping us all going..." Lukas exaggerated.
"I wouldn't say everyone..." Jesse smiled as she stroked Rueben, which was her way of saying 'thanks for getting him'.
"Well, it's definitely been keeping me going..." Lukas said, which made Jesse blush a bright pink.
It felt like the perfect moment. As if they could read each other's minds they both leaned in but before they could kiss, they heard two voice arguing in the background. It seamed that the two could read each other's minds because they both got up and headed towards the noise.
They were both shocked when they saw who was arguing. It was Soren and Ivor.
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