Axle's POV
We jump through the portal, seeing the mine carts are still where we left them.
"Come on the others are waiting for us on the other side of the tracks." Jesse states, sitting in the first cart.
There are only three, and it was obvious that Magnus was not going to share.
I pick up Reuben, sitting in the back.
Leaving Petra to squease in beside Jesse.
The red head looks awkward at first, which is really amusing.
It was to obvious that she liked Jesse.
It was almost funny.
The carts move down the tracks effortlessly, being pushed along by the powered rails.
"So, who are we meeting again?" Magnus asks as the meeting place comes into sight.
I sigh.
"We are meeting our friend Olivia, the hero Ellegaurd, and our enemy Lukas." I growl, getting a glare from Jesse.
"Axle. Luaks is our friend. Our only enemy right now if the storm." Jesse scolds, making me narrow my eyes.
I may not agree with that statement but at least I can say I won't argue.
Besides, she didn't know him.
"Wait. Did you say Ellegaurd?" Magnus says in disgust.
I raise ann eyebrow at Petra who looks confused.
"Yeah. We told you we were reuniting the order." She states, making Jesse face palm.
"I didn't think you meant her." He growls, crossing his arms stubbornly.
"Look Magnus, whatever you have against Ellegaurd get over it. No petty fights can stand in the way of destroying the storm." Jesse mutters.
Magnus grumbles.
"I don't have to listen to you when you don't even belong here." He grumbles under his breath, not wanting anyone to hear it.
But I catch it.
Why did the members of the order and that sleeze bag Ivor keep saying that?
Of course Jesse belongs here.
She has lived in this world as long as the rest of us.
None the less it made my head spin as we reach the end of the tracks, seeing Lukas waiting by the stairs.
"Oh! Thank God you are all okay!" He breathes a sigh of relief.
We all jump out of the carts, Jesse holding her head slightly.
There was no doubt about it, something was wrong.
But I wasn't going to risk asking her while everyone was around.
She would deny it like every time anyone asked her.
"Where's Olivia?" I ask, finding myself worried.
Luaks smiles.
"Upstairs with Ellegaurd." He replies, making me a bit antsy to go up and check on her.
We may argue half the time, but Olivia was my oldest and closest friend.
If anything were to happen to her I don't think I'd be able to handle it.
We all head up with Lukas looking impressed at the fact that we found Magnus.
But all that faded when the two heroes caught sight of each other.
"Magnus." Ellegaurd scowls.
Magnus snorts.
"Ellegaurd." He sneers, making us all quiet.
Man this was awkward.
"Look. It's obvious the two of you have some issues, but you need to just drop it for just a few days or even a bit longer so we can save the world. Then you can argue all you want." Jesse says as she gets up the stairs with Reuben attempting to help her up.
Petra follows up behind her.
"And why should we listen to you when you obviously don't even belong here?" Ellegaurd sneers, making Jesse's eyes fill with hurt.
Obviously what the order was saying to her every two seconds was hurtful.
I just didn't expect to see her hurt so easily.
She seemed so tough, almost unbreakable.
Obviously I was wrong.
She shakes away the hurt, covering it up.
"Whatever. At least I have my priorities straight." She grumbles, leaning heavily against a few blocks of neatherrack.
Petra stands next to her, glaring angrily at the Engineer.
She saw the hurt too.
We needed to figure out what they meant, because whatever it meant had something to do with Jesse, and whatever it was had to be something she wasn't telling us.
"Look, whatever is going on we need to leave it here and find a way to defeat that storm." Olivia states, adverting her gaze from Jesse to glare at the heroes.
I agreed with Olivia, but I couldn't help but wonder if we were the ones taking charge, how were they going to save the world?
"Well, there is a sort of weapon that Soren had." Ellegaurd says, looking at Jesse in confusion.
Magnus grumbles something about Soren under his breath.
"What sort of weapon?" Lukas asks from the portal, the one that was destroyed by the Wither Storm.
Magnus gestures for her to continue.
"He called it the Formidi Bomb." Ellegaurd states.
"Yeah yeah. I've heard all about the F-bomb before." Megnus growls, crossing his arms angrily.
A muffled laugh comes from Jesse, making us all turn to her with an eyebrow raised.
She is trying so hard not to burst into laughter.
"What?" Lukas asks, tilting his head slightly.
Reuben even looks confused.
"He called it the F-Bomb?" She says, unable to refrain from smiling.
Olivia and I share a look before turning back to Jesse, who is still smiling at the joke none of us get.
Once she realizes none of us get it and she looks down at the ground muttering "Tough crowd."
Petra looks as confused as the rest of us as she steps into the middle.
"Alright. Let's just go to where he has the F-Bomb and get it." Petra states, making the two here's share a look.
"Just be warned that Soren is a little odd, and his fortress will be even more so." Ellegaurd states, making all of us nod.
Magnus goes over to the stairs, looking back at us.
"Then let's get going." He states, disappearing down the stairs.
We all follow slowly behind him, not sure of what we are getting into.
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Hey guys. So, I've been told that I make a lot of speeling mistakes in my chapters. This isn't me getting mad or anything, mainly cause I know. I have an A+ in bad spelling. But I am now going to check over every chapter before posting, just cause. So if I do miss one, please point it out and I'll fix it.
Now, thanks to Shywarrior for the chants in the last chapter. Honestly that just made my day when I saw it.
Thanks for reading! I'll try to update soon!
-ThePurpleWarrior