( Drake's P.O.V )
We got all the firewood and everything was set up for camp. Before we lit the fire, Mia came back with her clothes and threw them in, and stomped on them repeatedly like a kid. We cooked up some food and sat around the fire. We all bandaged up our wounds and drank healing potions. Everyone was eating except for Armen. He was technically a ghost.

"So Armen, what exactly happened to you? If you remember." Mia started. He crossed his arms and looked in thought for a moment.
"Just, whiteness I guess." He answered.
"Just whiteness?" I chimed in.
"Well, it was a bit more, but it was kind of blurry. I just remembered, brown and green. And dark blue and yellow...I'm not sure what I saw." He responded disappointly.
"Maybe the brown and green was a plant? Or maybe a tree? Perhaps a swamp?" Mia questioned thoughtfully, putting her hand up to her chin.
"It looked like a tree to me." Armen added.
"The blue and green could have been the sky and the sun. What exactly did you feel? Did you hear anything?"

"I felt small and I was up in the air. I heard almost a giggle like noise. And maybe some crickets?"
"Crickets...maybe you were in a forest?" Grayson asked. Armen shrugged.
"I think so, but that's all I saw, after that, I'm here."
"For how long?" I inquired.
"Ever since you, Grayson, and Mia entered the portals." He replied. I looked over at Luke. He looked plain confused.
"So...Luke is it?" Mia started. Luke looked over at her.
"What do intent on doing now?" She asked. He shrugged.
"Can't really go back to the Empire. Not all of the mercenaries were killed, so I may become an outlaw."
"Can't you just come with us?" I piped up. Everyone turned to me.
"There is no way he's coming with us." Grayson protested annoyingly.
"Why not?" I argued.
"What if he goes back to the Emperor? If the Emperor set him up to do this?"
"But he helped us escape."
"My point exactly."
"But the Emperor would want you dead! Haven't you been on the run for years?"
"Another reason onto why he shouldn't come with us. He was the "friend" of mine that told the Emperor I was the one who stole the Dragon egg!" Grayson disagreed, narrowing his eyes.
"But he fee-" I got interrupted by Luke shooting me a glare. He probably didn't want me telling Grayson.
"Go on." Grayson urged. Luke's gaze darkened. I gulped silently.
'Who's side should I be on?' I thought. I looked at Grayson who was standing up and tapping his foot impatiently. Then at Luke who was giving me a look that told me, "Don't."

Armen was looking at me with a worrying gaze, and Mia was unsure of what to do.
"Grayson, can't you just give him a second chance?" Mia questioned suddenly. He turned over to her.
"He was the cause of my wife and son's death Mia! You should know this!" He argued, but in a less angry tone.
"At least try." She urged on. They made eye contact, and his look lightened. He turned over to Luke.
"I say trust him." Armen chimed in. We turned to him.
"And why do you think so?" Grayson asked.
"Can't you read his eyes? He seems like he would be worth trusting. Give him a chance Grayson." I turned from Armen and made eye contact with Luke. He was right. His eyes showed remorse, but also coldness. I had a feeling that it wasn't towards any of us though. He paused for about a minute before saying,

"Fine. On one condition. He doesn't come near me." Grayson conceded. Luke shrugged.
"I still don't see why most of you want me here." Luke stated, averting his eyes away from Grayson. I noticed something from the corner of my eye. I looked over and saw Armen flickering.
"Armen?" I asked, worryingly. I stood up and walked over to him. He looked down at his body and realized it aswell. The others gasped.
"Guess I'm out of mana." Armen said vaguely.
"You need mana?" Grayson asks. Armen nods.

He then starts to glow a bright yellow and transformed into a glowing creature that we saw before Aaron used a spell to make Armen a human. Once he no longer transformed, he had eyes exactly like Herobrine's except they were pale blue. He was a light spirit.
( A/N Now you know. Are your minds blown?! Dang it, I feel like that commercial on like, Disney with that 'Now you know' thing. )
"Woah, woah, woah, woah. A light spirit?!" Grayson urged.
"Wait..." I started. I grabbed Armen with my hands.
"Be right back." I stated, before quickly walking away from the area. I didn't run because of my wounds.

After I was far enough, I left Armen out of my hands and pointed at him.
"Were you the light spirit that saved me from that room?!" I whisper-yelled at him.
"Yup." He confirmed. His voice didn't sound like his present one. It sounded like a more squeaky voice of his.

'Maybe a child? It sounds like his voice when he was just a kid.' I thought.
"Why did you wait this long to reveal yourself?" I asked him seriously.
"Because I was in this form. I never needed to until that guy threw that spell at me. Now that you all know I'm actually Armen, there's no point in hiding it anymore." He responded. I changed the subject.
"You need mana?"
"Yup. I was transformed into my human self because of that other Mage. It worked only because I was conserving my energy." He explained in a squeaky voice.
"Can you turn into a human right now?" I pressed on.
"I could, but I would be me as a child."
"Interesting..." I trailed off.
'How do light spirits actually work..?' I thought.
"Okay, I'm done. Let's go back." I began as I started to walk back to camp.
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"So he made his appearance eh? Things will surely get exciting! Let's see how the newcomer handles this!" I heard that voice echo in my head, making my head hurt. I suddenly passed out, asleep.

( Grayson's P.O.V )
I was definitely not comfortable with Luke coming with us. But if Armen, and everyone else trusted him, then I would have to at least give him a second chance. The second he tries to head for the Empire or turns on us though, I kill him.

'Why is Drake wanting Luke to even be with us?' I thought before I fell asleep. At the time that I fell asleep, Mia was already sleeping, as was Drake. Armen was up in a tree, and his glowing died down. Luke was awake.
"I swear to Notch if he hurts one of them..." I muttered under my breath, I wanted to stay awake more, but I was so tired and sleep deprived from everything that happened in the last day or two, that I was sleeping in a matter of seconds.
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"Grayson! Wake up! Hurry!" I heard, and felt someone shaking me.
"What..?" I asked groggily. It was Mia. She slapped me across the face.
"Get up! He's controlling Drake again!" She urged. I shot up and stood up rapidly, grabbing my sword. Armen was in between both Luke and Drake, still in his light spirit form. Luke was standing behind Armen, dumbfounded. Drake's enderman eye was pure white as it glowed brightly.

He was grinning, and he had his sword in his hand.
"Drake?!" I called out to him. He stopped grinning and slowly turned towards me.
"DRAKE! YOU NEED TO SNAP OUT OF IT!" Armen's squeaky voice yelled. Drake payed him no mind and continued to stare at me. He suddenly turned his head towards Luke. His grin stretched across both sides of his face.
"So, I hear your name is Luke. It's very touching how f- friends get reunited." Everyone's eyes widen at what he sounded like. His voice was a mixture between Herobrine's and his own. It was truly terrifying.
"What?" Mia asked, scared. He turned to her.
"You'll find out soon enough!" He replied cheerfully. I gritted my teeth. It made me sick at how He was using Drake's body carelessly. He put his hands to his hips.
"Hm. I'm getting bored. I need to be entertained soon, or blood will start to spill. Maybe it'll be Drake's! Or maybe the thief? He's always been a thorn on my side."

"Are your victims just used as entertainment for you?" Mia asked coldly, gripping her iron cutlass tightly. Tears threatened to fall down her face.
He shrugged causally.
"Now I'm just getting plain bored." His eyes widen and closed again. He snapped his fingers, and pointed to behind Armen and to Luke.
"How about we start with you?" Luke's eyes widen, and he was lifted up into the air.

"DRAKE! YOU NEED TO TAKE BACK CONTROL! YOU WOULDN'T JUST LET HIM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU!" Armen's squeaky voice yelled at him. Luke still looked speechless, unsure, and afraid. Drake ignored him and banged Luke against a tree, and hard. Luke yelled in pain. Mia's hands were covering her mouth and tears were falling. Armen's eyes were staring in pure shock. Mia's eyes widen and then her eyes glistened with determination. She looked like she had a plan. She uncovered her mouth and screamed.

"YOU TRAITOR!" She yelled at him with her hands in fists. Drake's eyes widen and he dropped Luke from the sky. Luke jumped on a tree branch that was close to the ground, but lost his footing and he slipped. He grabbed onto another branch and jumped down to the ground. I ran over to Drake and as did Luke. Drake dropped to the floor, holding his head. Mia and Armen bolted straight over to him.
"Drake...? You okay?" Luke asked cautiously. Drake groaned and held his head tighter.
"Mia...d-did you really...mean that..?" He inquired weakly.
"Of course not. I would never mean that Drake. You just needed to gain control again." She reassured him. I sighed silently and looked over at Drake.
"Sorry...about that L-Luke." Drake added, before passing out.

"Drake?" Armen asked.
"Drake?! Wake up!" I called, as I shook him. He was unconscious. I sighed again and carried him bridal style over to his sleeping bag. Mia made him drink a healing potion. Armen turned to her.
"Are you sure you didn't mean that?"
She turned and looked at him sternly.
"Of course not Armen." She stated assuringly before returning to her own sleeping bag and falling asleep. Armen then yawned loudly.
"I'm going back to sleep. Yell at me if something happens again." Armen commented, flying back up to his tree.

"You guys have to put up with all of this?" Luke asked. I didn't answer. If he was coming with us, then I would completely ignore him if he addressed me.
"Just go to sleep. We follow where the maps lead to tomorrow." I announced coldly. He narrowed his eyes, but didn't protest. Minutes later he fell asleep.

( Mia's P.O.V )
"Are you sure you didn't mean that?" Armen asked me. I looked at him seriously.
"Of course not Armen." And when I said that, I wasn't lying. Drake was definitely no traitor to me. I just wanted him to be back to normal. I trudged to my sleeping bag and layed down. I heard Grayon, Armen, and Luke's voice, but soon I was able to zone them out. Before I fell asleep, a thought hit me.
'Wait a second. Why did He pause in one of his sentences?'