Begin Again

"Begin Again" is a special episode of Fractures. Set between "Cold as Ice" and "We Are the Danger", it follows Abigail Crysteffor as she lets go of her past and fights for her right to be the Pig King's heir. The song is the first by THR3 and the first original one.
== Synopsis ==
After her fall in "The Struggle," the Nether Princess unveils her story as she unlocks her true potential with the essence of the Nether Star and battles her way to the throne of the Nether.
==Plot ==
In flashbacks, Naeus (Tigilord) picks up the body of Abigail Crysteffor (Amelia Mader) and walks through a Nether Portal while Rain is carried away. After resurrecting her, he reveals that she is the 'long-lost Princess' of the Nether.
Naeus informs her that many in the Horde challenged her to the throne as they see her unfit for it, with her humanity. Abigail instantly jumps to say yes, but is interrupted as Naeus reminds her that she is yet to absorb the Nether Star, declaring that he will help train her before probing her with "Do You Know Who You Are?". After a slight hesitation, she declares herself as the "Long Lost Princess" and heir to the throne, asking him to her "The Ways of this Blazing Realm" as well as to pit the Challengers against her so she may prove her worth.
As Abigail proceeds to seemingly sing the entire song, she is shown to meet the Pig King, bowing before him out of respect. However, one of the Challengers blatantly disregards her claims to the throne, to which she protests she is the true heir. The Knight, not convinced, seizes her by the throat and flings her away. The horned headband she is wearing flies off, forcing her to flee in tears of embarrassment and shame despite Naeus' calls. Naeus finds Abigail overlooking part of the Nether with tears still in her eyes, and presents her with her new staff, the Ruby Thorn, which she decides to accept.
Abigail undergoes a rigorous training regime set by Naeus, including a spar where she is shown to be gaining improvement, knocking Naeus to the ground. She then proceeds to the arena, where three challengers, two Pigmen Knights and a Wither Knight, await her. She is able to defeat all three before her eyes start glowing white, to which she looks up at the observing Glutton and Naeus, having completed her transformation into a Netherkin. The Wither Knight who embarrassed her earlier enters, sees the carnage and is initially shocked, but yet charges at her anyway. Abigail in return swirls her staff and engages without hesitation. Abigail and the Wither Knight fight, with the Knight able to knock her to the ground before she slices off his arm and knocks him down in return. Pointing her staff at his neck, she turns to Glutton and Naeus, Glutton nodding, before stabbing the Knight through the heart, thus ending his life.
==Cast== 
*Nether Princess
*General Naeus (debut)
*Glutton
*Patrick Wynter (flashback)
*Rain Wynter (flashback)
*Daryll (flashback)
==Trivia ==
*"Begin Again" marks the debut of Abigail and Naeus' voices.
*The video was originally going to be called "Rebirth".Olaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (February 21, 2018). "'Rebirth' - - A Minecraft Original Music Video". Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2024. It is the first special episode.
*This is the first episode that featured a song not by Blacklite District, and the first song performed by Amelia Mader/THR3.
*During the scene where Abigail bows to Glutton, her rig is missing the separate hair pieces that show up in the rest of the video.
*Glutton's dead eye does not glow in this episode, unlike in previous appearances.
==Video==
"Begin Again" - A Minecraft Original Music Video ♪
==Gallery==
===Promotionals===
Begin Again Promotional.jpg|Promotional render for Begin Again featuring Abigail and the Wither Knight.
File:BA2.PNG|Naeus standing over Abigail Crysteffor's body in a promotional render.
File:Abigail Naeus Begin Again Promotional.jpg|Naeus holding Abigail's corpse whilst watching the departing in a promotional render.
File:Begin Again Promotional 1.jpg|Abigail Crysteffor and Naeus in a promotional render.
File:BA3.PNG|Abigail Crysteffor being choked by Wither Knight in a promotional render.
File:BA4.PNG|Abigail Crysteffor in a promotional render.
File:BA5.PNG|Abigail Crysteffor approaching the Challengers under the eye of Glutton in a promotional render.
===Conceptuals===
File:BAH1.PNG|thumb|Abigail Crysteffor with the Ruby Thorn in a conceptual render.
===Screenshots===
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Category:Episodes with Voice Acting
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