#uncle duo

That night he was taken to a secret basement, where they decided to try a ritual on him. He survived the first of the nonmembers to survive the first infusion. they then began to keep him below the house, scared that they lose him. He began to gain scars. Wherever he had been hurt and damaged, thanks to the infusion, it would scar over with Enderman skin. On the third and final infusion, one of the members forgot to close the cellar door. Young Centross curious about what was happening in the seller snuck down to watch them do the third and final infusion.

They finished the final ritual, Centross watched as Enderian spoke to all of them. Shocked by the fact that they not only sacrificed a child to her, but the child sacrifice had worked. taking Rae to the end, she realized that he would probably be lonely and the Mistvales, helpfully offered up Centross as a bonus.

Both children were brought to the end, where Enderian gave them a large house with a lot of land to play with. On each of their birthdays, the children could ask for one gift of any kind.

The first gift Centross asked for was one of every plant Enderian allowed him to get the dirt and materials necessary to grow everything. the young boy instantly fell in love with glow berries and filled his entire bedroom with them.

The first gift Rae asked for was an entire library filled with books on other dimensions, the gods, curses, and empty notebooks for him to write in. Enderian also included dictionaries in all known languages including Ender, Telchin, and Vo’lète.

Centross next asked for a single dog. He was given a small dog that he named Hope. She always follows him around while he works in his garden.

Rae asked for an abundance of fabric and thread. He began to make his and Centross’ clothes.

Centrist asked for a clock that responded to the time in the overworld so he could finally nag Rae about a proper sleep schedule.

Rae asked for an animal that would be his companion. Enderian gave him a white cat with dual-colored eyes. He named it Bucket.

This went on for several more years-resets. Rae eventually began to forget the overworld and how he got to the End. Centross didn’t forget how his family gave him up to a random goddess. He didn’t forget how they tortured and sacrificed Rae. He promised himself he never would.

One day Ray, in his curiosity, decided he wanted to go see what was in Perix’s prison he discovered that there was an overworlder in there. And although the overworlder was asleep, he could easily tell that that person had been seriously injured and abused. Making up his mind to do something, he snuck into the alchemy room with the help of Epros.

He found the warden’s journals and how they didn’t match up with the reports and how Perix has been going behind Enderian‘s back and trying to take her place as leader. he instantly delivered this information to Enderian. He also found the love letter however, he decided to keep that bit of information to himself.

Enderian furious puts Perix into the mirror and keeps it as a personal trinket on herself at all times. Rae then advocates for the release, and to apologize to the overworlder, for the unjust treatment as a prisoner. Enderian agrees to his release from prison however, he is not to leave the dimension and will stay with Rae and Centross.

Ghosty who had grown used to the constant abuse and torture wakes up in a very different place with two people he’s never met before.

The more Endermen-like one introduces himself as Rae, he’s taller than Ghosty, but not as tall as the purple-eyed overworlder, he wears nice fancy clothes and has long dark hair and piercing green Eyes Of Ender with round glasses.

The purple-eyed overworlder introduces himself as Centross, he’s easily taller than Ghosty, and a few inches taller than Rae He wears simple clothes, but there’s still very nice. There’s dirt and mud caked on hands that are calloused with work. Obviously, he is someone who is used to working outside though he doubts the soil, in the end is similar to that of the overworld.

As for himself, Ghosty has a ripped and torn jacket. His memories of the overworld are foggy and hazy much to Rae’s disappointment. The ender-hybrid seems to be fascinated with the overworld. Not that he’s complaining these two make far better company than the warden.

When Ghosty first awoke he was warm, a sensation he hadn’t felt in quite some time. peeling his eyes open he looked up to a moss ceiling lined with purpur and endstone brick. looking up at the green squishy block of the overworld the day previous came rushing back to him. Being released meeting Rae and Centross. Rolling out of bed his feet carefully touched the cold stone of the floor. The beds of the end were a different style to that of the overworld, a thin line of squishy leather over stone complete with a roll of that, same leather for a pillow. However, this bed also had a line of leather for a blanket, which surprisingly kept in some warmth.

Opening the door to the room, he was greeted with a hallway, where, directly across from him was another door, and then to his right was a third door at the end of the hallway however, to the left, he could see the hallway continue to stretch on perhaps the others were down that way? Walking down the hallway. He came to a wide-open room that he as the room he arrived in. A large purple room with endstone and amethyst accents and a moss carpet and a moss roof. These two really liked moss. There were two doorways from this room the one directly across the way he came, which seemed to lead into a library the other, which was closed.

Slowly creeping into the library, he was taken aback by the sheer number of books. In the center of the room was a small desk where the ender hybrid was busy scribbling away.

“hello?”

“AAAA” do you watch does the quilt flew up into the air and very paper scattered as the hybrid jumped in his seat. “Oh, you’re awake. You scared me half to death.”

“Oh, I’m sorry I-I can go if you’re busy” Ghosty nervously stammered, feeling bad for ruining his work.

“no, no you’re fine! Centross probably would’ve dragged me to take me on a break soon anyway.” The hybrid's face began to blush a light magenta. “Actually, why don’t we go to the garden together I have a feeling you’d like it”

“You have a garden?” At the thought of the garden, his best friend, the Lady of the world appeared in his head. he shook those thoughts from his head. After all, it would probably be filled with plants from the end. What kind of plants grew in the end anyway?

Ray lead the way leading out into the main room and then turning to the closed door as he opened the doorway, Ghosty’s breath was stolen away as a large green area filled with towering trees and plants of every kind growing he saw all sorts of flowers, rows of tulips and sunflowers, and orchids, even a few moon daisies. Glow berries! so many glow berries it seem they were the main light source, along with shroom lights. They even had a Nether area!

“Pretty great huh? It’s Centross’s pride and joy.” Rae explained with a soft smile on his face.

“Well yeah, I spent most of my life getting it to be this way! This is my baby. I’ve been caring for it since… since I was very little.” The man in question came around the corner, carrying a hoe with a small dog trailing after him.

“Hi, this is amazing. Reminds me of being outside in the overworld going on adventures”

“You’re an adventurer?” The ender hybrid’s green eyes stared expectantly. Does he ever blink?

“Yeah, I used to go on adventures and then usually came back to my best friend.”

“Oh, what was her name?” Rae had pulled a book out of somewhere and was apparently writing it down.

“She was called a Lady of the World because that’s what she was whenever she was happy the sun shined so brightly and when she was upset, thunder and lightning struck the ground below her.”

“You said was, if you don’t mind me, asking what happened to her?” the purple-veined overworlder asked curiously.

“She died. She died in my arms.”

“I’m sorry for your loss I don’t remember my parents or anything about the overworld. That’s why I research it so desperately.” Rae smiled politely his face turned down to the ground, a common sign of respect for end citizens.

“Well, that is enough of that! Let me show you around the garden!” Centross, spoke up, grabbing Ghosty's arm and dragging him off. Rae laughed and followed behind.

It continued like that for a few days. Ray being dragged out of his study by Centross. Ghosty and Centross wondering about the garden and talking. Ghosty and Rae relaxing in the library. Ghosty especially enjoyed spending time with Rae. It was cute when he mumbled himself while working. he also met their two pets. Hope the small dog that followed Centross on the first day along with Bucket, the sassy book-loving cat.

It was on one of those relaxing simple days, he was spending time with Centross in the garden.

“Hey Centross?” the adventurer, quietly asked

“Yeah Ghosty?”

“I think Rae once mentioned that you guys came from the overworld, What happened? If you don’t mind me asking”

The farmer sighed, “I remember it he doesn’t and it should stay that way. It’s not a pleasant memory. Now, are you gonna help me with the sunflowers or what?”

Nodding Ghosty got onto his knees and began to help with the weeding. some of the dandelions had gotten into the sunflowers pots and it was causing problems. He had never been good at farming, or with plants, those have always been the Lady of the World’s thing, but he was happy to help Centross where he could.

***

It was a normal day to their knowledge. The three of them had no knowledge about how in the overworld fall was creeping up. No, and despite Ghosty, having celebrated All Hallows Eve before and Rae having read a few books on it. None of them had any idea about the holiday going on in the overworld. that was until a young Nether hybrid appeared right in the center of their living room.

“Sherbet, Momboo, Haley, anyone?” The child called out.

“Umm... hello, you’re in our living room.” Ghosty eloquently spoke up.

“Oh, umm… hello I am Athena. Any pronouns”

“So we’re just introducing ourselves to the child that appeared in our living room? Whatever Centross he/they”

“I’m Rae he/him”

“Ghosty, he/him”

“OK, so can you tell me where I am one minute me and my friends were doing this spooky haunted house that showed up in our town and now I’m here.” Nether hybrid’s, tail flicked back and forth.

“You’re in our house in the end.” Rae explained. “how you got here is very confusing, it doesn’t match up with how Enderian said people get here through the portal filled with the Eyes of Ender. Then you would have to somehow get to our house, which is very difficult…” Rae begins to mumble to himself incoherently.

However, before he could mumble for much longer, Enderian appeared scaring Ghosty. “child of Netherum how you have been brought here is a mystery to me. However, do not worry you are safe, you will be watched over by Centross and Rae.”

“Who’s Netherum?” the hybrid, looked up at the tall, scary goddess with a confused pout. “and can I just go home”

“No child, you are safer here” and with that, the 7-foot goddess disappeared.

“Rude.” They said, with a deepening frown.

“yeah, she does that even to us.” Rae, said with a kind smile, walking over to the hybrid. “Come on, I think we can set you up a room maybe some lava since you’re from the nether?”

“I’m from the Nether?” Athena looked up at Rae with a startled and surprised look.

“you didn’t know you were from the nether?” Rae responded with an equally surprised look.

“Let’s just get your room set up. I think I can steal some lava from the potions room if I could get Epros to teleport me there again…” Rae and Athena trailed off down the hallway.

“Well, it’s been a day,” Centross said, turning to Ghosty.

“Yeah… you wouldn’t mind me laying down in the garden.”

“No, not at all. I force Rae to sleep there all the time when he refuses to go to his real bed.” the farmer smiles at the adventurer.

“YOU HAVE A CAT!!!” the excited squeal of the youngest member of the household echoes down the hallway!

It took a while the journey was not easy, but they found a Library in that library. They found a book it talked of another dimension, the End which none of them had ever heard of. Sherbet, almost laughed it off as a fairytale, a myth, but with the chance that Athena could be there, they had to admit that it might- possibly- maybe- be real.

A few days later Jame and Sherbet got letters from Athena. They said that they were in the End and that they had made three new friends

[crossed out in purple ink] an ender hybrid scientist who was teaching them redstone.

[crossed out in purple ink] a farmer who has an extensive garden.

[crossed out in purple ink] an adventurer who was from the Overworld.

***

Rae and Athena had been spending a lot of time together in the library. Athena now could make so many redstone contraptions! Their favorite was the redstone clock.

Ghosty also would come and check on the two of them often. Usually, he dragged them out to Centross’s garden.

Centross was enjoying the company of Ghosty he wasn’t the best at farming but he did try to help as much as possible. Athena also was a blessing, the nether hybrid was amazing at getting Rae to take breaks. They were also just a ray of sunshine brightening the cold dark end.

After a few days, the four of them had settled into a routine. Ghosty had suggested that they have dinner together. However Athena was the only one who could cook in any sense of the word, and even that was manly baking.

Enderian showed up once again and said that it was Athena’s 17th birthday. Athena asked to send letters to their friends.

***

Two adventures multiple dead ends. finally! finally, they had reached it. They would be able to find a missing member and bring them home safely. All they needed to do was open the portal.

Jame was the first to find the portal. In front of the portal was a lectern with a book full of gibberish. Thankfully Sherbet and Will are very good at puzzles.

***

Centross had tricked Rae into sleeping in the garden. Leaving the other two members of the household to chat in the living room

Ghosty was recounting one of his many adventures. It was one Rae had already heard so he wasn’t missing out on anything.

Suddenly a roar erupted all over the end. Shocking everyone, Rae awoke with a start.

“Centross, do you know what that means?” He said turning to the farmer.

“Rae, no.” The guard ordered.

“Centross,” Rae said standing up.

“Rae you are not to go to the portal.” The warrior’s voice was stern.

“Are you going to stop me?” The vessel challenged.

“It’s my job, Rae”

“It’s my dream Centross” with that he ran to the edge of the island and jumped into the void. Epros had already teleported him to the portal by the time Centross reached the edge.

“Fuck! Fuck, fuck fuck!!!” Centross began to pull his hair, “why can’t you just make my job easy Rae!” With a huff, the servant of Enderian went inside.

Ghosty was sitting with Athena on the moss carpet trying to keep them calm. The young hybrid was holding onto Rae’s cat Bucket for dear life.

“Centross, do you know what’s happening?”

“If I had to guess Athena’s friends are here…” he calmly explained. At once Athena jumped up.

“So they’re gonna take me home?”

“I’d assume so.”

***

“A dragon! There’s a dragon?!” Sherbet exclaimed as they came to their senses.

“Yeah,” Easton said calmly.

“Ok time to kill a dragon,” Mombo said as the town began to fight.

Rae watched the overworlders fight ⟊⟒⏃⋏. It was fascinating how varied they all looked, unlike the End-citizens who all have very similar traits.

The overworlders were easily able to overwhelm ⟊⟒⏃⋏. The final blow was delivered by a person who was covered in flowers and had red-orange hair. Rae saw the end portal open but it was unstable.

The overworlders looked at the portal but didn’t enter instead, they went looking around in the opposite direction.

When he was in the clear he went over to ⟊⟒⏃⋏’s body and placed his hand on her snout, “⋔⏃⊬ ⊬⍜⎍ ⎎⟟⋏⎅ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ⍙⏃⊬ ⏁⍜ ⏁⊑⟒ ☌⏃⏁⟒⌇ ⍜⎎ ⏁⊑⟒ ⏃⟒⏁⊑⟒⍀.”

An enderperson came up behind him and placed their hand on ⟊⟒⏃⋏’s snout, “⊬⍜⎍ ⋔⏃⊬ ⌇⌰⟒⟒⌿” a common thing, in the end, to say to the dead. As more enderpeople began to gather and give ⟊⟒⏃⋏ her last rites, Rae slipped away into the portal.

Rae had to shield his eyes from all the light as for the first time in a long time he was in the overworld.