Grian whispered to you: Scar just entered the crastle to talt to ren

Grian whispered to you: you wanna spy?

You whispered to Grian: coming. 

It didn't take long for Cub to reach Grian, landing silently on the roof next to him. A smile. There was no noise yet from inside. Whatever was going on hadn't started. 

'Shh!' Grian looks over at me, even though I wasn't talking, as Ren's voice reaches us.

'-you came to talk with me, dude.' Ren's tone seemed friendly enough, nothing like his pure rage previously. 'I just wanted to ensure you were on my side here.'

'And what side is this, my king?' A pause at the clearly sarcastic title.

'I still believe that turning the whole court into hybrids is the best thing for Hermitcraft. Even though Xisuma's order and our little fight dissuaded me slightly... sit down, so we can talk properly.' A shuffling of chairs. 'And I wanted you to help me.'

'Me?'

'Yes. Your new powers might come in very handy... fazing through the walls of people's bases, trapping them, threatening... and the others are already really opposed to the idea.'

'So... I kill people with mobs?' Without even seeing him, both Cub and Grian could tell Scar was frowning. 

'Just the court. Unless you think we could convince more of those squabs to join us by turning them to hybrids too?'

'I don't know.' 

'If they get in the way, then do so. But focus on the court. Cleo... Joe... Iskall. And of course...'

'Cub.' 

'Cub. Another reason I got you, dude.' Grian and Cub exchanged a glance. 'If anyone can get him to join our cause, it's you.' 

 'You know no one actually likes you being king any more? And this isn't going to help.'

'You did worse as mayor and people still liked you...'

Scar didn't speak for a moment.

'Let's ally against them. You can be my top knight. Get more royal emeralds, and your friends back on your side.' A pause. From Grian's quick glance down, Ren was holding out his hand to shake. A moment later, Scar accepted. 

'Deal.'

After a brief goodbye, Scar flew through the window. Cub was  to follow, before Grian snatched the fireworks from his hand,

'Don't. Not now.' Grian urged. With a sigh, Cub returned to sitting. 

'I'm... going to return to my base.'

'Alright.' 

Grian handed back the fireworks and, nodding, Cub jumped from the roof and flew away, back to his base. It didn't take long for him to disappear out of sight and, when he did, Grian stood up, knowing there was someone else he needed to tell.

'Martyn- I need to talk to you.' After a couple of messages in chat, it hadn't taken long for Grian and Martyn to meet on MCC Island. A frown back from the blond.

'What is it?'

'Ren. There's a crisis on Hermitcraft and he's gone... red king.' 

'Like... third life?'

'Exactly. He was named king, and it was already bad until... when you die to a mob, you turn partially into that mob. Ren was killed by an iron golem and now he thinks everyone on his court needs to join him, even though it's really dangerous...'

'What? Is it... Watchers?'

'No. Well... not according to Xisuma. I've got no idea what it is, none of us do and I thought you'd be the best person to help Ren. After third life.' Grian looked up at Martyn, eyes full of pleading. A blink back.

'Can you whitelist me?'

'I can convince Xisuma to. Please...'

'I'll come as soon as I can. Don't worry.' Promised Martyn. 

'Thank you so much. This is too stressful.'

'I understand. It sounds horrible.' 

'I should be getting back. See what's happening, and if I can figure any of it out.'

'Of course. Message me as soon as I'm able to come.'

'Thanks again.' Grian smiled, stepping away before summoning a portal back to Hermitcraft. 

Grian joined the game

A quick scroll through chat was the first thing he needed to do, instantly seeing. 

xBcrafted was slain by Guardian escaping GoodTimeWithScar

Somehow, even after xB's death and immediate waking up as an admittedly really cool guardian hybrid, the worst thing to happen to Cub was him being gifted a cake. 

Served on a block of vex magic with a sign next to it saying i miss yoj 

It was probably intended to sat 'I miss you', but Scar being Scar had added a typo. Cub stepped closer, but not too much closer. It had to be trap, or a trick. Poisoned cake? Unlikely, but not impossible. The best thing to do was ignore it... so he did, flying up to the shopping district to see what was going on. 

Etho suffocated 

It took too long to realise it wasn't a mob death, and Etho was ok. And by that point, he wasn't. 

Etho was slain by slime

Cub almost stopped flying in midair, but managed to land safely near the TN-Tree, safe. Reading the message again. Scar's job of killing the Knights of the Square Table was going badly, based on the fact neither xB or Etho was in it. If Etho's death was even Scar's fault. But something else had happened too, next to the portal. 

The book of death mechanics. 

The compiled list of everything Xisuma had found on the events. Cub picked it up, starting to read. 

-If you get killed by a mob, you turn into a hybrid of that mob

-Any other death gives no effect

-All hybrids have moments of hostility and blind anger:

For nocturnal mobs, at night

For aquatic mobs, when in water

For nether mobs, when in the nether

For any other mobs, it's when the mob itself is provoked

There was a whole other page on causes, but reached an answer of 'I don't know' too quickly, so Cub just returned the book to its lectern. There was nothing much to do, so Cub just decided to return to his base, deal with the cake... 

It was still there when he got back, just where it was, still as suspicious, but also as enticing. The misspelt sign, the vex magic... Cub stepped close again, closer than before, wanting to take a slice but at the same time... 

'You took your time.' He looked up sharply at the sound of an all-too familiar voice. Scar smiled down at him, leaning on the banister of the second level. 'I've been waiting ages...'

Backing away towards the waterside, Cub didn't answer, never taking his eyes off Scar.

'Oh, come on Cub. We're friends. You don't have to be scared of me. 

And then Cub realised. Looked down at where the water should've begun. It was frozen solid in a layer of... vex magic. And Scar blocked the other exit.

He was trapped.