Clouds

Clouds is the seventh book in Minecraftia Arc 3. It will be published in July 2018.
==Synopsis==
What is going on with Gerald?
==Plot==
===Chapter 1: Captured In A Moment===
I woke up in a dark room, still disorientated from having a poison-tipped arrow jammed into my neck. I couldn't move my hands. I looked down, and they were tied together by a leash. It was connected to a fence post.
"HELP!" I yelled.
Was Gerald really the Sunshine Citadel cult leader? He's so sick. I can't believe I trusted him. I pulled harder and harder. I looked around the room. Taylor was still unconscious, with a leash tied around her hands. Her leash was connected to a separate fence post.
"Taylor!" I yelled.
I pulled even harder, until eventually my hands were free. It was then I noticed that my feet were also binded together. The amulet! I could go back to where this adventure all started... I pulled out the amulet. Why hadn't I been stripped of my inventory yet? I entered "/time PARAGONPARTY25" into the amulet, and pressed enter.
I was in the timestream again. All the screens once again showed all the events that took place. Everything went white, and then I was at the Paragon Party. It was right before Gerald made his announcement. I ran over to Kenney.
"Hey, it's you from the Citadel. How can I help you?" asked Kenney.
"You know the Sunshine Citadel?" I asked.
"I wish I didn't. Next question?" asked Kenney.
"I have a tip on who the leader is," I replied.
Kenney gave a surprised look.
"Really? You better tell me in private!" exclaimed Kenney.
I followed him to outside the party.
"Who is it?" he asked.
"You're going to be confused and think I'm silly because he's your best friend, but Gerald is the Sunshine Citadel leader," I replied.
Kenney gave an angry look.
"You're just wasting my time now," he replied, frustrated.
He went back into the party. Everything went white again, as I came back into the present day.
He didn't believe me! I needed evidence that Gerald is the leader...
Taylor woke up.
"Amber?" she asked.
"Taylor!" I replied.
"What's happening? Where are we?" asked Taylor.
"Look, Gerald is the Sunshine Citadel leader. Gerald is insane and dangerous, so we have to be careful not to alert him," I explained to her.
"All this time we were looking for the leader... and it was actually Gerald..." she gasped.
"Remember that amulet I told you about? I'm gonna use it to prove to Kenney that Gerald is the leader. I already tried, but he didn't believe me," I continued.
Taylor nodded. I entered "/time 3HOURSAGO" into the amulet, and pressed enter. This time, I went straight to the time entered. 3 hours ago.
I woke up, and Gerald stood in front of me.
"Hello, Amber," he smiled, but not in a friendly way.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked.
"Simple: I kill people who disagree with me. No more people disagreeing with my ways, the more people who agree with my ways," explained Gerald.
"Why me and Taylor?" I asked.
"You and Taylor are just the tip of the iceberg. Ryland's next. He's more of a problem than anything. But since you now know I'm the leader, I have to make sure you can't do anything," continued Gerald.
He threw some pictures in front of me.
"Pictures? How?" I asked.
"Mods. I just wished I'd installed more mods that had life's basic luxuries before being trapped in this God damned world! My mistake, I guess," replied Gerald.
Everything went white, and I appeared in the present day again. This time, Gerald's pictures were in front of me. You dug your own grave, Gerald. Now I can expose you to Elliottown and the Citadel.
I took the photos and entered "/time PARAGONPARTY25" into the amulet then pressed enter.
I was in the party again. I ran over to Kenney. Again.
"Hey, it's you from the Citadel. How can I help you?" asked Kenney.
"You know the Sunshine Citadel?" I asked.
"I wish I didn't. Next question?" asked Kenney.
"I have a tip on who the leader is," I replied.
Kenney gave a surprised look.
"Really? You better tell me in private!" exclaimed Kenney.
I followed him to outside the party.
"Who is it?" he asked.
"You're going to be confused and think I'm silly because he's your best friend, but Gerald is the Sunshine Citadel leader," I replied.
Kenney gave an angry look.
"You're just wasting my time now," he replied, frustrated.
He went back into the party.
"Wait!" I called out.
He came back over, and I pulled out the photos. He stared in horror.
"No... it can't be... not Gerald..." he gasped.
Everything went white, and I was back in the timestream. Gerald giving his speech was replaced with Kenney arresting him and the Mayor. Stevie getting killed was replaced with Kenney showing us the town and saying we could have it. The next was... Gerald. Wearing a black hoodie and black pants, taking a Sunshine Citadel mask off.
===Chapter 2: The Impostor?===
I was now in the present day.
"Good morning, Amber!" smiled Gerald.
I looked to where Taylor should have been.
"Oh, my people have her," explained Gerald.
"What?" I asked.
"What are you, stupid? We're killing her," replied Gerald.
"You were arrested!" I yelled.
Gerald paused.
"I broke out," he replied.
"Look at you pause! Tell me who you really are!" I yelled.
"Thanks for framing Gerald. Now everyone believes he's behind the murders. I don't know how you got the photographs, but I might consider making you my right hand," explained the Impostor Gerald.
"Where is the real Gerald?" I asked.
"Dead. The Citadel sentenced him to death. Kenney's the new leader now," replied the impostor.
"What are you?" I asked.
"An old friend of Gerald. Someone he wronged. Let's put it at that," he replied.
The impostor left the room. I had to fix this. I grabbed the amulet, and repeated the process, this time warning Gerald at the paragon party that an impostor was the leader of the cult.
I was in the present day again, still with a lead around my feet. The impostor was there.
"What's up... Doc?" asked the impostor, smiling.
"Gerald hasn't caught you?" I asked, worried.
"Your iris, that... dilation... like a shutter. You shouldn't be using that amulet so often," explained the impostor.
"If you knew about the amulet, why didn't you take it?" I asked.
"I do. He didn't," replied the impostor.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I hope one day your town will be appreciated as much as Elliottown and the Citadel... and you'll have a huge memorial, like Ludwig. At least, that's what will happen if I don't get you out," explained Gerald.
"Gerald?" I asked.
"You worked it out! Thanks for the warning. That amulet saves lives," replied Gerald.
"For a minute... I thought you were the leader," I replied.
"I don't blame you. I think I know who the leader is now," explained Gerald.
"Who?" I asked.
"Someone from the Redstone Rapperz," replied Gerald.
"What's that?" I asked.
"My old Splegg team," replied Gerald.
"Where's Taylor?" I asked.
"In the town. Safe. The rest of them are," replied Gerald.
Gerald punched the lead. I was free at last! Until, we heard a bang.
===Chapter 3: To The Rescue===
Kenney rushed inside, holding a bow and arrow. Gerald put his hands in the air.
"Kenney! Wait!" I yelled.
"Freeze!" yelled Kenney.
"No... Kenney!" I yelled.
"What was the name of the Ludwig's pet pig?" Kenney asked Gerald.
"Porkchop," replied Gerald.
Kenney put his bow back in his inventory and hugged Gerald.
"We gotta go," Gerald told Kenney.
We left the room. It was located below the tunnels. The cult wasn't there, luckily. The leader was, however.
"Ewan, it's over!" yelled Kenney.
"No. I have powers!" Ewan yelled back.
"What?" asked Gerald.
"When Ellis prayed to the Gods and got Admin powers, he shared them with me. I went out to kill people who'd wronged me and my group. When I killed Stevie, I was actually aiming at you, Gerald," explained Ewan.
"Gerald! Do something!" yelled Kenney.
"I don't have my powers... I can't do anything!" replied Gerald.
Gerald looked at me.
"Amber, you gotta give me the amulet!" Gerald told me.
I threw him the amulet. Everything went white, and when I woke up, the same conversation happened again, except Gerald had powers.
"Ewan, it's over!" yelled Gerald.
He grabbed Ewan, and started to drain his powers. Gerald then removed his own.
"I don't need powers anymore," said Gerald.
He punched Ewan in the face twice. He was now on the floor. Gerald tied his hands together with a lead. Ewan got back up.
"C'mon, boy! You want a treat?" asked Gerald.
Kenney and I started to laugh.
"That's it. We fixed everything," Gerald sighed with relief.
"We should get back to the town," replied Kenney.
Gerald took us to the portal, and we hopped through. Louis and Ryland were there.
"Amber! You're back!" exclaimed Ryland.
"Gerald told us what happened. We were worried as hell," Louis told me.
Taylor came over.
"Amber, I remember everything," Taylor told me.
I started to feel faint.
"I better go inside," I told them.
I passed out on the floor.
===Chapter 4: The Nightmare===
I woke up in Elliottown.
"2 years ago today, the entire town was demolished," Ryland told me.
What the hell? Had I screwed up time and space?
"A supervolcano wiped out the whole town, with only four survivors. I don't know their names. Only the mayor does. But the founder, Gerald, wanted me to tell you something. He wanted to know if you'd ever experienced being buried alive," Ryland explained.
My heart started to race. What was going on? Ryland then transformed into Ewan. It didn't matter, because I was then teleported to the town. A volcano was in the background, spewing out lava.
"AMBER! WE GOTTA GET TO THE PORTAL! THE ENTIRE TOWN'S GONNA BE WIPED OUT!" yelled Louis.
Louis was then killed as a pile of magma crushed him. Everything went white again, as I appeared in that dark room under the tunnel. I watched as Gerald grabbed Taylor, and shoved her into an obsidian cage. He then buried it. Everything went white again.
Everyone was there. In the town. Gerald, Kenney, Ryland, Louis, Taylor, Nathan, The Mayor, Ewan, Jude, Witherstorm, Jimbob, Ender, Stevie, Annie, Esther, Olivia, Ruth, Alyssa, Kayla, Clarke, Marlon, Dmitri, Randy, Kyle, Von, Sirius, Evan, Swarfiga, Sonar, Brooke, Warren, Leo, Binta, Stella, SLG1, Axel, Tom, Ludwig, and Ray.
What was going on?
"Amber, something weird is going on. Everything's upside down," Gerald told me.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"This glitch is just the tip of the iceberg," replied Gerald.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"The town. The one I built. Nearby... is a supervolcano," replied Gerald.
"What?" I asked.
"And it's about to blow," continued Gerald.
I gave a look of shock, and then everything went white again.
===Chapter 5: A Problem===
I woke up. I was on a bed in the Citadel hospital. Gerald, Louis, and Ryland were there.
"You okay, Amber?" asked Gerald.
"Yeah," I replied.
"You blacked out!" exclaimed Louis.
"Gerald, is there a supervolcano near the town?" I asked.
"Yeah. It's overdue. Don't worry. It's not as big as the one that destroyed Elliottown," replied Gerald.
"I had this nightmare where you said it was gonna destroy the town," I told him.
"If worst comes to worse, we can cover the volcano like we did with the one in Elliottown," replied Gerald.
"Where's Ewan?" I asked.
"In prison. Currently waiting on Death Row," I replied.
Sirius, Evan, and Von came over.
"You alright, Amber?" asked Sirius.
"Yeah," I replied.
"I appreciate you doing me this favor, man," Gerald told Sirius.
"No problem," replied Sirius.
Dana came over.
"What happened now?" she asked.
"Nothing. Sirius is doing me a favor. You heard about Ewan?" I asked.
"I can't believe they caught the leader," she replied.
"Hey, Amber... uh... about that amulet..." said Ryland.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Could you use to... y'know... warn me? About Leo?" he asked.
I nodded.
"I wish I could prevent all my friends dying," sighed Gerald.
Kenney looked at him.
"You still can," he replied.
Gerald looked back.
"I have a plan. To fix everything," Kenney told Gerald.
"What do you mean?" asked Louis.
"Save Binta, Elliottown, and Stevie," replied Kenney.
"What about the Sunshine Citadel?" I asked.
Kenney looked at me.
"Amber, give Gerald the amulet. Gerald, you go back in time, respawn Binta, wait for Elliottown to be destroyed, then revive everyone. That way, you'll have only used your power twice and you'd have a third use for backup," explained Kenney.
"Jeez Kenney, I thought you a brutalist, not a brainiac. That's a great plan," replied Gerald.
I gave Gerald the amulet.
"Do what you have to do," I told him.
Gerald entered something, then disappeared.
"What do we do now?" asked Louis.
"We wait," replied Kenney.
Everything started to become white again. I then woke up in the town.
"Glad we gave those sickos the Death Penalty over in the Citadel," Stella told Axel.
"Which sickos?" I asked.
"You forgot? Elliottown's Mayor and Gerald," replied Axel.
"What?" I asked.
"He was the leader of the Sunshine Citadel! He was sick!" exclaimed Stella.
No. This was wrong.
"No! Ewan is!" I replied.
"Ewan? The Splegg guy?" asked Axel.
"Did you kill Gerald already?" I asked.
"Yes," replied Stella.
Forget this timeline. It was so perfect, except they think Gerald was the leader.
"Where's the amulet?" I asked.
"The amulet Gerald gave you? In the town hall," replied Stella.
I ran to the town hall and grabbed the amulet. It was then I fell unconscious.
===Chapter 6: All Over Again===
I woke up in the same dark room under the tunnels. Why was this happening?!
"Amber?" asked Ewan.
I looked at him with a half angry half sad expression.
"Christ, you're still zoning out!" exclaimed Ewan.
Ewan grabbed me and dragged me outside.
"Time to die, Amber," Ewan told me.
"You don't have to do this!" I replied.
"Pfft. Your friends Taylor and Ryland said the same thing," replied Ewan.
"Where's my stuff?" I asked.
"I threw it into lava," replied Ewan.
He burned everything! Including the amulet!
"Considering you're about to die, having your valuables destroyed is a first world problem," Ewan told me.
Ewan got a harming tipped arrow out of his inventory.
"No more pain, Amber. Night night," laughed Ewan.
He was then shot in the shoulder.
"The hell?" yelled Ewan.
"KENNEY?" I called out.
"What? How did you know that?" he asked.
"She guessed," yelled Kenney.
He ran over and punched Ewan square in the face.
"Amber, I remember everything. That's why I came after you," Kenney told me.
He untied me.
"Gerald, Taylor, and Ryland are all dead," I told him.
"I know. Luckily we can use that amulet to fix everything," replied Kenney.
"He threw my inventory into lava," I replied.
Kenney gave me a sad look.
"What? So... Gerald's dead? And we can't do anything about it?" he asked.
I nodded, also with a sad look on my face. Kenney's look of sadness turned to anger, as he pulled out a sword.
"KENNEY, WAIT!" I yelled.
He then penetrated Ewan's head with the sword. He then looked at me.
"Amber, we have to make a new amulet," he told me.
Kenney handed me a clock, a compass, three diamonds, two pieces of gold, and two pieces of iron.
"Remember the recipe?" he asked.
I nodded, and pulled out a crafting table, and then crafted the amulet.
===Chapter 7: Sick and Tired of This===
I'll spare you the details since I mentioned the process too many times, but I returned to the original timeline. Everyone in Elliottown is dead, Gerald alive, Ewan sentenced to death, Taylor alive.
"Lemme guess... Kenney's magnificent plan failed?" asked Gerald.
"Yeah. You just ended up dying," I replied.
"We should probably stop messing around with that thing. It fries your brain. Literally," replied Gerald.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I woke up last night, and Taylor was sat up in bed just naming different types of pie," replied Gerald.
"All these timelines can't be doing your head any good," Kenney told me.
"We should get back to the town," I replied.
"Elliottown?" asked Gerald.
"The town you built without your powers," I replied.
"Oh... about that... the town doesn't exist in this timeline," replied Gerald.
I paused.
"Just kidding!" laughed Gerald.
"I think the timelines are making you lose it," Kyle told Gerald.
"Anyway, yeah, let's get to the town," Gerald told me.
I got out of the bed and followed Gerald, Kenney, Ryland, and Louis out of the hospital.
"Wait!" Dana called out.
"No, I've not seen the Cannibal Holocaust," replied Gerald.
"Where is this town?" she asked.
"In another world. We have a portal to get there fast," I replied.
"Can I come?" she asked.
"We need all the help we can get, so sure," replied Louis.
She followed us out of the hospital, and we arrived at the portal.
"Finally. My head is destroyed," sighed Gerald.
We entered the portal and arrived in the town. It was thunder and lightning.
"What's going on?" I asked Gerald.
"I don't know!" he replied.
Lava and magma covered the town.
"What the hell is happening?" asked Louis.
===Chapter 8: Ruins===
"You were wrong about the volcano!" Ryland yelled at Gerald.
"Not my fault!" Gerald yelled back.
"IS ANYONE ALIVE?" yelled Kenney.
Ray came over.
"Ray! Is anyone out there?" I asked.
"Not that I know of. I know Taylor and Marlon are trapped in that obsidian chamber under the purple house," replied Ray.
"We gotta go there," Gerald told Ray.
"We have to look for survivors!" I told Gerald.
"Go ahead. Me, Ray, Kenney, and Dana will be in the chamber," replied Gerald.
He, Ray, Kenney, and Dana ran to the remains of the purple house. What was happening? Had I completely screwed up time?
"IS ANYONE ALIVE?" Ryland called out.
A figure came over. It was Sonar.
"Where's Gerald?" she asked.
"In the purple house. You should get there!" I replied.
"Wait! Is anyone else alive?" asked Louis.
"No," replied Sonar.
She ran to the purple house. We followed behind. We shut the trapdoor leading to the chamber. Gerald, Ray, Kenney, Dana, Sonar, Taylor, Marlon, Ryland, Louis, and I were the only survivors.
"What the hell is happening?" panted Marlon.
"What if the house gets covered in lava? What if we're stuck down here forever?" gasped Taylor.
"What if you guys STOP PANICKING?" yelled Gerald.
"What caused such a huge eruption?" asked Sonar.
"As soon as Amber overused that amulet, that volcano erupted! It's not a coincidence! Amber, you have to go back to the 25th Paragon Party, pick a timeline, and stick with it!" explained Gerald.
"Why me?" I asked.
"Because, when you think about it, this is all your fault anyway," replied Gerald.
"Maybe I'll choose one where everyone thinks you're the leader, then," I smirked.
===Chapter 9: A Perfect Timeline===
"You got me there. Do what you have to do," replied Gerald.
Again, I'll spare writing down all the details again, but I chose one where Ewan and the Mayor are arrested, Stevie's alive, Gerald has no powers, and the Sunshine Citadel is permanently disbanded.
I adjusted to the new timeline. The volcano still erupted? What was going on?!
"Amber!" yelled Gerald.
"What?" I asked.
"I guess this timeline is a no-no," replied Gerald.
"What if I'm supposed to let time flow normally? What if I'm supposed to be dead?" I asked.
"No way. I would rescue you. Try that if you want!" replied Gerald.
He was hit by a piece of magma, and was incinerated by a nearby lava spill. I tried the new method.
I adjusted to this timeline. Everything was right. The Mayor was dead, Stevie was dead, Gerald killed Ewan, and no volcano.
"Yo, Amber!" exclaimed Louis.
"Huh?" I asked.
"Didn't you hear? You're being honored!" exclaimed Taylor.
"What do you mean?" I asked again.
"Gerald's honoring you at the 26th paragon party!" exclaimed Ryland.
"Where is everyone else?" I asked.
"At the Citadel! Waiting for you!" exclaimed Louis.
"Nathan, Annie, Esther, Swarfiga, Brooke, Sonar? Are they all okay?" I asked.
"Yeah. We never found Leo, but a plaque for him is being put at the front of Elliottown next to your portrait!" explained Ryland.
"Also, Gerald asked me if I "wanted to see the Cannibal Holocaust with him". I don't know what that means, but I guess I'll find out anyway since I said yes," added Taylor.
"What even is the Cannibal Holocaust?" asked Ryland.
We all shrugged our shoulders.
===Chapter 10: Preparation===
I sat on top of the mountain, and looked at my town. I had done it. I was a Mayor of my own town. Louis sat next to me.
"Well. We did it. Hopped through twenty plus timelines, lost a few people along the way, but we did it," smiled Louis.
"We're all getting honored, too," I replied.
"I thought he said you were?" asked Louis.
"The ceremony's dedicated to you guys, too, y'know," I replied.
"Anyway. We should start setting off. Taylor and Ryland already left," suggested Louis.
We climbed down the mountain.
"Look at this town! We've accomplished so much in just a few short days!" exclaimed Louis.
"We went from outcast nerds to heroes," I replied.
I pulled out the amulet.
"That thing has saved us so many times," Louis told me.
"Can't save us from having to do town duties," I replied.
"At least I have my own potions lab," smirked Louis.
"But I have my own town hall," I smirked back.
"So... we should probably go," suggested Louis.
We both hopped through the portal and landed on the freeway connecting Elliottown and the Citadel. We both stared at Elliottown.
"So many people we saved, the day after we met GERALD," exclaimed Louis.
Louis looked at the forest.
"There's the forest where Leo went missing! ...oh," sighed Louis.
===Chapter 11: Honored===
We walked to the Citadel. Gerald, Kenney, Taylor, Ryland, Sonar, Marlon, Dana, Randy, Kyle, Von, Sirius, Jude, Witherstorm, Jimbob, Ender, Ray, Evan, and Warren were waiting there.
"Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life, Amber," smiled Gerald.
"Everyone else is inside," added Kenney.
Gerald pulled out a camera.
"Can I have... one picture? That way, if I die, it'll be on my computer. It won't feel like we did all of this for nothing," requested Gerald.
I walked up to Gerald. He put his arm around me, smiled, and took the photo.
"PHOTO BOMB!" yelled Gerald.
He, Kenney, Louis, and Taylor all took a photo together.
"If we ever meet in the real world, you better send the picture over social media," Louis told Gerald.
"If you died in this world, would you rather have: a gigantic memorial with flowers, fireworks, jukeboxes, and explosives, or a huge game of Splegg in your honor?" Kenney asked Gerald.
"Surprise me," replied Gerald.
"Anyway, go on in Amber! This is your day!" exclaimed Warren.
The gate opened, and the streets were full of Citadel citizens. I had done it. I was a real hero.
==Characters==
===New Characters===
*Amber
*Taylor
*Ryland
*Louis
*Ray
*Nathan (nightmare)
*Sonar
*Marlon
*Dana
*The Mayor (flashback)
*Stevie (nightmare)
*Annie (nightmare)
*Esther (nightmare)
*Olivia (nightmare)
*Ruth (nightmare)
*Alyssa (nightmare)
*Kayla (nightmare)
*Clarke (nightmare)
*Dmitri (nightmare)
*Leo (nightmare)
===Returning Characters===
*Gerald
*Kenney
*Jude
*Witherstorm
*Jimbob
*Ender
*Sirius
*Warren
*Von
*Randy
*Stella (alternate reality)
*Axel (alternate reality)
*Ewan
*Swarfiga (nightmare)
*Brooke (nightmare)
*Binta (nightmare)
*SLG1 (nightmare)
*Tom (nightmare)
*Ludwig (nightmare)
==Deaths==
*Gerald (alternate timeline)
*Nathan (alternate timeline)
*Swarfiga (alternate timeline)
*Brooke (alternate timeline)
*Annie (alternate timeline)
*Esther (alternate timeline)
*Clarke (alternate timeline)
*Dmitri (alternate timeline)
*Kayla (alternate timeline)
*Alyssa (alternate timeline)
*Louis (alternate timeline)
*Ewan
==Trivia==
*A preview reveals that Kenney will be in this book.
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