Average College Night
AU: Modern Jesse used: Male Words: 1,731 Notes: I’m sure it’s still July 1st somewhere. Right? Right? Right.
A group of heroes stared up at the darkened sky and watched as a large mass of tentacles blocked the sun and stared down at them as if it was waiting for something. It let loose a deep guttural growl, daring them to come closer.
The leader of the group stared up at the mass before turning to his two companions. "Well? You guys think we can handle this?"
"Heck yeah! That stupid Witherstorm is going down once and for all!" The largest green armored character of the group pumped his arm into the air, looking ready to fight at a moment's notice.
"Geez, I really hope so," The red armored character said and let out a small sigh. "I just want to finally finish this. We've been preparing for how long?"
"Long enough," the leader said and turned back to the Witherstorm. "Okay, we know what the plan is, right?"
Both his team mates nodded. The green character raised his armored fists into the air while the red character pulled out a bow and nocked an arrow.
"Okay... three... two... one... GO!"
With that final command, the three of them darted ahead and in the Witherstorm's radius. The creature roared angrily and shot a purple beam down towards the leader. He quickly sidestepped and avoid the beam and quickly took out a sword just as massive tentacle hit the ground next to him. The leader quickly grabbed onto the tentacle and felt himself raised into the air, closer to main body.
His two companion remained on the ground as endermen started to teleport in. The green character punched a few right in the face before they disintegrated into a puff of smoke. A tentacle tried to attack him, but flinched back when a slew of arrows hit it. The red character quickly pulled more arrows from her quiver and prepared for another onslaught.
The leader quickly climbed up the tentacle and slowly made his way toward the mouth. The Witherstorm roared angrily at him. The leader carefully waited until the mouth fullly opened before quickly pulling himself in and entering the creature.
"WOO! YES! Jesse's inside that thing!" The green character raised his arms in the air and cheered. "Now he can-"
"AXEL, LOOK OUT!"
Before the green character could move, a large tentacle came rushing and crushed him, causing his body to disappear in a poof of smoke and release a large amount of items.
"Oh, come on, seriously?" The red character called into the sky before she ran over and quickly gather his stuff. "Do you even remember how long it took to gather all that stuff? I just hope I don't die while I get out of here."
"Sorry, Olivia..." A voice grumbled from the heavens, clearly displeased with his unpleasant death.
"Let's just hope Jesse puts an end to this once and for all. After all, we-"
All of a sudden, the Witherstorm made a strange hacking sound and looked like it was about to vomit. After a few more moments, the Witherstorm took a deep breath and spat out Jesse, causing him to let out a scream before hitting the ground hard. His body disappeared in a puff of smoke and many items hit the ground.
"Oh no..." Olivia looked up at the Witherstorm as it let out an angry roar.
The last the thing she saw was a large tentacle coming down upon her and the inevitable darkness engulfing her.
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Jesse stared blankly at the mocking text before letting out a long sigh. "Well... that could have gone a lot better."
"Dude, what happened?" Axel's voice spoke through his headphones. Jesse quickly pulled up his Skype to see his friend staring at him in shock and disbelief. "I thought you had that! Man, you were so close to destroying that stupid command block!"
"Yeah, that was my bad." Jesse let out a sigh. "I, uh, sort of brushed up against the uvula and pretty much became what happens when you eat too many pixie sticks."
Axel winced. "Ouch, dude. Did you have to bring up such bad memories?"
"I can't believe we lost all that stuff," Olivia groaned as her face appeared next to Axel's. "Now we have to get new armor, new weapons, and go to the Far End again."
"Dude, maybe we should just look up how to beat that thing," Axel grumbled. "I get you want to do without cheating and whatever, but I think three times is three too many."
"No, no, guys. Let's just try one more time." Jesse reassured them with a smile. "Besides I have this idea involving bypassing the mouth entirely and using the endermen to bust open a hole in that monster."
"That sounds a little farfetched, Jesse," Olivia said. "But alright. Let's try one more time later and see if we can't beat that boss once and for all."
"Cool. When are you guys free?" Jesse asked.
"I have engineering mid-terms next week, so maybe after that?" Olivia asked.
"... Yeah, I think I can make it next week. Just as long as my boss doesn't give me overtime," Axel said before he grinned. "But it's Magnus! He's pretty much the most chill boss ever!"
"Do you think Petra and Lukas would be able to join us this time?" Olivia wondered.
"Well..." Jesse began to fiddle with a pencil on his desk as he thought about it. "I guess it depends on if Lukas can tear himself away from his writing frenzy for a night, but with mid-terms on the horizon, probably not. And Petra? Who knows at this point. Backpacking across Europe doesn't exactly mean having a reliable Wi-fi connection."
"Aw man. I was hoping Petra would join us. We haven't played with her in forever," Axel grumbled unhappily.
"Oh well, I guess we'll find out by the time mid-terms are finally over," Olivia said before letting out a yawn. "Well, good night guys. It's almost midnight and I really need some sleep."
"Yeah, I should probably head off too. It is getting late and I don't think Magnus would like me sleeping on the job again," Axel agreed.
After the group of friends said their farewells, Jesse shut off his computer and unplugged his webcam before tossing it into a nearby drawer. Then he got off his spinny chair (after spinning around in it for a moment just because he could), walked over to his bed, and collapsed face first into it.
The life of a college student was never easy, but at least he had his friends to goof around with even if it was only for a few hours every once in a while.
Jesse lifted his face off his pillow and grabbed his old stuffed animal named Reuben. His little pig friend looked a little ragged since he had it as far back as he could remember, but Jesse didn't know what he would do if he didn't have his little toy with him when he went to sleep.
Maybe Jesse would google how to patch up and sew old stuffed animals. Give his old friend a little touch-up considering his mom couldn't it do it herself anymore since she was several states away.
Besides, he was an adult. He could totally sew stuff by himself if he wanted to.
Jesse's thoughts were interrupted by a little jingle coming from his night stand. Without looking up, he reached over and grabbed his phone, tapped a button on the screen, then brought it over close to his face. "Jesse can't come to the phone right now because his bed wants to swallow him up. Please leave a message after the loud snore."
He heard a laughing snort come from his phone. "Jeez, Jesse. Defeated by your own bed? And here I thought you were a tough guy."
Jesse quickly flipped over so he was laid on the bed normally and smiled warmly. "Hey, Petra. How's the Great European Adventure treating you?"
"Eh, there's a lot of train riding and expensive shit to worry about, but it's pretty cool just getting out there and going where the wind takes me... and whatever the travel guidebook says."
"Ah yes, the wise guidebook. Thou must never stray off it's path lest you suffer thine consequences."
"... Doesn't thine mean yours? I remember Lukas telling me that once. So you're saying if I don't follow its instructions, it'll face my wrath."
"... Knowing you, probably."
Another laugh. "So, how's the wonders of political science? I assume it's still political and... uh, sciencey."
"It's a little boring sometimes, but interesting sometimes. You see, yesterday we-"
"And I'm already going to sleep. Just what I needed on a train ride where someone could steal my stuff."
"... Didn't that happen once before and you broke that guy's arm?"
"Hey, he definetely had it coming!"
They were both silent for a moment before Jesse broke the silence. "Hey, do you think you could hit a good wi-fi spot sometime after mid-terms? Me, you, Lukas, Axel, and Olivia can play Minecraft like old times and we can take out that boss from the new update. What do you say?"
He heard nothing but silence on the other side for a moment before he heard Petra let out a sigh. "I don't know, Jesse. It depends on if I can find a go place to crash at that has good wi-fi."
"I see..." Jesse successfully hid his disappointment at her answer.
"Hey, I didn't say no!" Petra quickly defended. "Look, I'll try to pick a good spot to stay at that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg. Then we'll see what happens? That cool with you?"
Jesse smiled slightly. "Yeah, that's cool. Hey, if you need some extra cash then-"
"Pfft, I don't need charity, Jesse. I can handle myself."
He let out a laugh. "Yeah, I know you can."
Jesse wasn't sure how long they had been talking before he noticed it was well passed midnight. They quickly said their goodbyes before they both hung up.
As soon as he tossed his phone back onto the night stand, he pulled the covers over him and tried to relax. He needed all the rest to get before he had to face one of the toughest fights he would ever have to deal with.
Studying for mid-terms.
