Season 2 Story

## The History of Zomea

Hundreds of years ago, the people of Zomea lived all around their world. They flourished, loved, lived, they were happy. The leaders of the world added some tension to life, but nothing the people were worried about. Until one leader took his ambitions too far, and declared himself Ruler of Zomea. The other leaders tried to fight him, but he struck each one down as if they were nothing more than a domino. He very quickly took over the world, forcing people to constantly flee for safety, never able to find it. Finally, one minor demi-god had enough, and with their power, frustrations, and the fear of the people, they raised mountains around one of the last peaceful territories. This became known as the Crater, and creating it drained most of the demi-god’s power. At first, the people were skeptical that they’d be safe, after all they were only mountains. But days passed with no attack from the Ruler of Zomea, then months, then years. Slowly the people began to believe that they were safe, and returned to living peacefully. They did not flourish as much as before, but they made do with what they could find in the Crater.

Decades passed, and generations thrived in the Crater. Rumours began. No one was sure why the mountains around them protected them, not even the person who created them. Some thought that the mountains could be climbed over, to see what has happened to the rest of the land since the Ruler of Zomea took over. Few dared to climb the mountains, for fear of being seen and killed. Those who dared to climb did not return, no one knows what happened to them. Eventually most of the people decided it was enough to know that the mountains were what kept them safe, and focused on their quiet lives instead.

The quiet was disturbed when the skies turned black, green and purple particles sparkling within. The people of the Crater were scared, so with what little power the demi-god had left, they connected with the land and found that the Ruler of Zomea had found a new reality to conquer, one called “Shroom.” The news was shared, and together the people made the decision to try and help the beings who lived in Shroom. None of the people had encountered the Ruler of Zomea or his army before, their judgement was clouded. But their decision was final, and the demi-god attempted to speak to the beings of Shroom. Uncertain of their success, they kept communicating until they felt the Ruler of Zomea cross realities. Terrified, they froze, worried that any further communication would be too late. Then they felt the Ruler’s power lessen significantly. And then again. And again. And several more times, until he was too weak to trace. Finally they felt a sense of freedom, and it was empowering. An adrenaline rush they’d never felt before. They boomed their voice across realities, and forced the bridge between realities to remain open while they yelled for the beings of Shroom to run. As the adrenaline wore off, so did the last of the demi-god’s otherworldly power. Unsure if anyone made it across from Shroom, they were forced to let go of the bridge between their realities, and collapsed from exhaustion. When they awoke, the people of Shroom had arrived, and their powers had diminished significantly.

## Joont, the Holy Protector of the Crater

Beebo and Kyuvee were gallivanting around the Crater, catching up and having fun. They came across the auto-sheep shearer outside of the Cuddle Club's home, one of the chambers empty. Kyuvee told Beebo of the plight for a white sheep for the shearer, saying they'd been missing a sheep for some time. Beebo used some of their power to summon a sheep for the empty chamber, and lo and behold, it happened to appear bright pink! Beebo isn't sure how this happened, but they and Kyuvee decided the pink being had to stay. The two removed the pink sheep from the chamber, and led it to the pub, where it was tied to a fence post with plenty of grass around to munch on. The pair dubbed the beautiful pink sheep "Joont", and declared it the holy protector of the Crater. Joont remains outside the pub, watching over the Crater. When asked for a comment, he had this to say: ".......baah..." And thus the legendary Joont remains, ever watchful, ever fluffy, ever pink. All hail Joont.

## The Beginning of the End

In the midst of Beebo's mid-afternoon nap, a terrifying prophetic dream came to them. A huge, winged being threatened to come to their dimension, to wreak havoc on every living being. Flashes of a Stronghold, the crafting of a mysterious eye, and a strange dimension flitted through Beebo's dream. They resolved to bring the fight to the threat. Beebo was going to lead a crusade to The End.

The crusade Beebo lead went well. The portals they needed were found with little difficulty, though they did get a little lost in the Nether. Prophetic dreams can be a little vague, y'know? Once in the End, Beebo quickly identified the threat they saw in their dream - The Ender Dragon. A huge winged being? Check. Mysterious eye? Check. Strange dimension? Check. Together, the residents of Zomea took down the Ender Dragon, but not without also being attacked by Endermen. Once they brought the beast down, a small new portal opened at the edge of the dimension they were in. After going through the portal and using their sole brain cell, the group determined that they were in the same dimension still, just far from the main island that they had just battled upon. Some exploration revealed some strange cities, and strange gurgling, armored creatures. Some cities had grand floating ships, which contained what was dubbed Elytras, granting flight to ground-bound citizens.

Once their curiosity had been satisfied (for now), the crusade headed back home. Only to find that the center of the crater had been contaminated with strange little beings, with tiny tentacles and glowing bits in the surface. They seemed to communicate through sound waves, yet did not move. They also did not attack, and Beebo didn't want to touch them and risk bringing potential sicknesses into their already frail community. The tentacle beings remain at spawn, and on the bridge taken to find the Ender Dragon's dimension.

What Beebo and the crusade did not know (and nor did any occupants of the Zomean dimension), is that a trap had been triggered at the World Tree. The portals that Beebo and the crusade found to get to The End were on floating islands, connected by a bridge that wrapped around the World Tree. The very same World Tree that the Ruler of Zomea (RoZ or Roz) used to access the dimension in which the Spores once lived. If you recall, the Ruler of Zomea was a ruthless and selfish pillager, and crashed dimensions down in a quest to expand his reign. So, before Roz started any of his inter-dimensional invasions, he first set a trap on the World Tree. If anyone except for the Ruler himself led ventures to other dimensions, the trap would activate.

The sculk sensors at spawn. The decay near the World Tree. All only the beginning.

## Random Tidbits

* Era, Panda, and Ella built a basement in their house for the lonely to stay a night, they call it the Cuddle Club.