"Um... my name's- uh- Wither..."

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"That is so cool! It, like, matches Wither Skeleton!"

Harlow jumped around, her excitement seeming to never end. Pulling her back, another Wither Skeleton introduced herself.

"My name's Zenon. I know, it sounds like a guy's name, but I'm a female. That's Theo."

Zenon pointed to the third, who was leaning against the nether brick wall.
He put his hand up in reply, not even bothering to speak.
Wither (Ein) got weird vibes from this guy, and he knew by now to trust his gut instinct, so he vowed to himself to stand guard against Theo.

"Come on, Wither! Let me show you around! Let's go, Theo, you're helping too!"

Harlow said, dragging Theo with him.
Wither didn't need to be shown around as he had built the fortress, but wanted to go with her as not to raise suspicion.
However, as he went to follow, Zenon grabbed his arm.

"Hey, um, Wither? Sorry if I'm dumping this on you all at once, but could you not get too close to Harlow? I'm a Lesbian, we're dating, and I don't want it ruined..."

Wither smiled slightly, turning to properly face Zenon.

"I would never, especially not to my newfound friends! Plus, I'm gay, I don't even like women."

All the tension Zenon seemed to hold back was suddenly let out with a relived breathy sigh.

She grabbed Wither's arm and dragged him through the fortress, pointing things out as they went to go catch up with Theo and Harlow.

However, it was when a shrill screech was heard from a couple of turns away from Zenon and Wither that really caught their attention.
They bolted it down the empty halls, Wither was leading. Zenon seemed to find that a little off but needed to get to whoever was screaming.

Rounding the final corner, they saw Theo trying to kiss Harlow, who was the one who panicked and screamed.

"Stop yelling, Harlow, I know you like me back!"

He shouted at her, restraining her hands by her sides.
She, on the other hand, was crying and trying to free herself from the bind he put her in.

"STOP! You know I'm in a relationship with Zenon! Let me go!"

Wither felt his blood boil. She clearly didn't like him like that, and here he had it in his twisted little mind that she did.
Pulling a staff out of thin air (again, he was a mage), he threw Theo across the fortress halls, where he hit the floor with a sharp, loud crack.

In all honesty, Wither had just gone to the fortress to get to the Nether portal quicker, he wasn't planning on getting caught in relationship drama.
But, you know, life isn't fair.

"You were giving me off vibes from the start, and now I see why. Trying to force someone into a relationship when they are already in one is a really dick move, asshole."-W

"But-"-T

"NO! I don't want to see you in the fortress ever again! Zenon, please remove him!"-H

"I'll do that. I'll send him so far away he won't even recognise the area."-W

(Wither teleports Theo so far away he couldn't find his way back)

"How did you-"-Z

"Don't question it, please. Hey, girls, if you ever need my help again, just yell Wither or Ein. I'll teleport to you, or you'll both be teleported to me."-W

"Why 'Ein'?"-H

"As I have just said, please don't ask. Goodbye!"-W

And with that, Wither teleports away, managing to get surprisingly close to the Nether portal.

Stepping through, he immediately notices changes. First, it's colder. Second, the air is a lot thicker than the Nether's air.
And he seems to be in someone's base.

"And who may you be?"

The voice behind Wither made him jump slightly, not expecting it. He spun around to come face to face who looked like a man he once worked with; someone called Steve. Yet this man was different, somehow.
Well, for one:

His eyes were glowing white.

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Lexie here!
Just saying, remember to eat/drink and stay safe!

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