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April 10 2023 the Dream smp server officially got shut down. It's been years now from that moment, as I am writing it on January 24 2026, and the whole big world had to move on, but...
Did you ever think about every dear animal, npc, build or even items that got left behind? The stories that came to an end that were still kept by the walls of great bases, statues and old civilizations.
They say they're still alive as long as they are in our memory, but doesn't they get lonely kept in the past without any possible future? What if we all forget? Will it all go to waste?
And there he was.. all alone.
It wasn't new to him, no, it's been like this for a while.
And for that time he wondered if he should leave the safety of the warm house to maybe find his parents.
After all he hasn't seen them in months now!
Or even longer probably
He wasn't that small boy they saw the last time.. He was already big enough to defend himself, right..? Of course he was..
Michael wanted to know what his parents are up to or where they might be. He felt that he should know that, it's been so long and he misses them a lot ever since they had left him. Did they hate him or wanted to get rid of him..? No! They couldn't, they love their son very much. Then maybe something happened to them..? No no no he can't think like that It's not gonna do him any good. But he must find them.
That's why one morning he put on his father's armor (that was way too big but bearable and somehow more comforting than going out without anything), then he took his old golden sword and looked at his chicken.. he should take her with him, right? After all he didn't want to leave her all alone, who would care for her here if it wasn't him. But he was too big to ride on his chicken now, so the role must get swapped. He picked up a bag and put Hilda in here. Now he was ready to leave.
When he opened the door the sight that met his eyes was the nether, and that felt like home, even if he knew he was going to leave it soon. No trace of his dad but that was to be expected, he couldn't be around the house for all this time obviously, that would be disappointing.. but also easier, because if Boo wasn't around it means that Mike will have to try really hard to find them or Tubbo, they could be absolutely everywhere! And that's why he could not waste any more time. His way to the closest portal didn't take him too long maybe half an hour? Maybe an hour.. but on the way he managed to pick up some mushrooms he could cook later, so that was good.
He entered the portal and soon he felt cold, it was unpleasant even though he knew he was once a little bit more used to it. At that moment he wished that he would put on some warmer clothes under the armor. When he opened his eyes it was bright, really bright. The sun was high up in the sky lighting everything around a little too strongly that day, but it couldn't stop him from finding his parents. Not today.
He looked around taking a few steps from the nether portal and was a little surprised by the silence he was met with. No one was running anywhere nearby, no talking that he could hear, actually the only noise was the leaves rustling on the wind above his head and the grass crunching under his feet coming after each step.. Where was everyone?
That felt wrong.. he remembers the overworld being pretty noisy, lots of people around that he liked to watch from the window of his room. He remembers that some of them were nice, some not so really.. But his parents really were the most lovely people out of them all, and so he must find them no matter how wrong things feel right now.
When Michael was stuck in his thoughts thinking where he should go from there, his dear companion jumped out from the bag and made that decision for him as she started running into the forest.
Oh no! He can't lose her too Not her! His chicken is all he had left!
Before young piglin could think about a movement he was already running after her
— Hilda!! Where are you ru- WAOOH-!
Someone crossed Michael's path making them both fall to the ground and on the top of that roll down the mossy hill together. He couldn't stop rolling as the world spin making another somersault before his eyes, he started feeling a little nauseous and that's when everything suddenly stopped Michael was pinned down to the ground by a pair of long arms or.. two pairs? the boy looked up and saw a vaguely familiar face. A face he hadn't seen for a very long time was staring back at him as in disbelief
— ughh.. Shroud? — asked the Piglin still shaken up quite a bit from the roll down the hill he thinks he might have hit his head on the way down
— Mike??!? — yelled the spider on top of him as if he saw a ghost. And then proceeded to stare at him for a good minute his eyes jumping from every detail of the young piglin
— um yeah, that's me.. do you know where everyone is? — Michael lifted himself up on his elbows and started looking around for anyone
— wha.. Ah yes! Come with me — Shroud got up and reached his hand towards the other boy, then helped him get up
It wasn't long before Hilda jumped her way towards Michael again she climbed up and then made herself comfortable standing on his head as he was walking behind Shroud wondering where is spider hybrid leading him