SURPRISE EVERYONE! Guess who managed to actually get Season 2 ON TIME?! Squeeeeee!

Welp, about time to begin this. Let's get this started, shall we?

Oh, I guess I should warn you first; there WILL be sort of 'self-insert's in here. If that's not your type of story, leave now. You have been warned.

LOG 1-175

Nothing built can last forever. Every legend, no matter how great, fades with time. Each year, more and more details are lost to time and age, until all that remains are myths- half truths.

To put it simply, lies.

And yet, in all the known universe, from a small town that was devoured by a living storm to a dimension that not even the Old Builders could ever access, the legend of the New- or HYBRID - Order of the Stone endures, unabridged, as self-evident fact.

Indeed, it is only troubled lands that are in need of heroes, and we are so fortunate to have had, not so very long ago, FIVE heroes such as these.

PETRA the Blaze hybrid, whose hot temper, glowing blade, and deadly flames was often the fiery end to many a battle, even if said hot temper was the very thing that caused said battles.

OLIVIA the Enderman hybrid, an amazing redstone engineer and a creature of the elusive End, where the monstrous Ender Dragon used to dwell, since before the Hybrid Order existed.

AXEL the Creeper hybrid, whose explosive nature and destructive creativity caused damage greater than even the King of Boom Town could've imagined, and repaired damage that could've been far worse.

LUKAS the Ocelot hybrid, whose sharp claws and mind carried his team even when their situation was dire, and whose loyalty never wavered, even before he could remember the others he'd called his friends.

And JESSE, the Spider hybrid, who was always willing to lend her six hands to anyone in need, an amazing multitasker and friend, the first hybrid that the Old Builders ever created, and leader of the Hybrid Order of the Stone.

The road that these FIVE heroes, FIVE friends have followed was paved by those who came before them. The Old Builders, the Old Order of the Stone, the Bureau of Amalgamology. They've discovered so many things that may not have been possible had they not been what they were. New friends, new enemies, new allies, old friends, deaths and rebirths, memories that have been lost, then found, then fit back into place like a puzzle.

Their greatest quests have been recorded and stored, in a book that remains in the Order of the Stone's treasure room, a file on a computer in the Bureau of Amalgamology, a distant file on a former scientist's computer, in one of who is known as the 'Author's' computers, and their story will be passed down and retold and passed down again through generations, and generations, and more generations. So many enemies have been defeated, and so many more have been made a friend.

These FIVE friends have given so much to be remembered as FIVE heroes, and have definitely proved that what Gabriel the Warrior once said, not so long ago, is true.

Anyone can be a hero.

Even a hybrid.

This has been completed. The book has been closed.

Their story has ended.

LOG 2-1

Once a story has been completed, it can never be reopened.

It's over. No matter how hard you try, even the most powerful Author can do no more but add to it, write more. They can never go back and change the story, for better or worse. No matter how many times you try, how hard you attempt, how desperately you desire it to change, the story can never be reopened. You would have to break the laws of reality itself in order to change it.

Theoretically, if a story was reopened, we would have to continue it until there came a time when we could close it once again.

But you would be unable to do so.

Once a story is reopened, there is almost no way to close it again. A reopened story is trapped in a vicious loop, of closing, reopening, closing again, and reopening again- over and over. The story would go on forever, and ever, and ever, and because every story has an ending- how else would new stories be made?-With no new stories, the natural order would be corrupted, and eventually the story would wipe out the universe itself.

That is why stories cannot be reopened, and that is why you would have to change reality itself in order to reopen a story.

But that is only for most situations.

Jesse and her friends have been living happily for the past 7 years, I'm happy to say. Jesse is now the mayor of Beacon Town- her hometown- that has slowly grown and evolved as years as ticked on by.

But in these past 7 years, things have become more complicated. The Hybrid Order of the Stone's bond of friendship has begun to fade. With little time for adventures, more responsibilities, and less time for simple interactions, old friendships have begun to fade, rivalries have begun to emerge, and people are beginning to have higher and higher expectations for the spider hybrid- expectations that even the leader of the Hybrid Order may not be able to fulfill.

Well, at least until Jesse somehow manages to get her hand stuck in a creepy, cursed prismarine gauntlet... and finds a mysterious phone that is intent on helping Jesse repair the 'damage' done to Jesse's world.

We discover the downside of fame that comes with being a hero, too. For example, having a dark and ancient power know your name, an Author who needs the world's greatest hero to 'close a story', hybrids of beings that were never meant to be hybrids, and the omniscient presence that permeated her life throughout her adventures since the Witherstorm's creation becoming a much more tangible force.

A new adventure beckons, sending the spider hybrid on a journey that'll take her to the darkest depths of the world, and farther. With old friends and new allies alike, fortune hunters, frenemies, old friends, family members, an Author or two, or three, or ten, and a rather disobedient llama, Jesse will embark on this journey of tough choices, peril, mystery, and the responsibility to help an Author close a story that was never meant to be reopened.

My friends, if we are going to have any hope of closing a reopened story, if we're to have any hope in breaking this vicious loop, we are going to have to fight a myth with another myth. A story with a story.

Even more potently, the story's creator.

As this story unfolds, we're going to find out exactly how a story that was never meant to be reopened- should never have been reopened, did exactly did.

And we're going to find out exactly why this story has become a COMPOSITE.

"... I always liked stories where the hero has no idea that they're destined for greatness. The sort of heroes who are living their lives, and assume that nothing exciting will ever happen to them."

Jesse was kneeling down in the treehouse, patting Reuben with a grin on her face. "Hehe... looking good, Reuben."

The pig grinned and then gave a loud oink, making the girl laugh a bit.

"Those are the kind of heroes in this story. They started as just a bunch of friends in a treehouse, looking up to their idols who had come before them."

"Would you rather fight a hundred chicken sized zombies..." Olivia turned around, giving Jesse a lopsided grin- especially since her right eye was brighter than the other. "Or ten zombie-sized chickens?"

"Yes, I'm ready. Waiting on you guys," Axel chuckled, shaking his head at Olivia's nitpickiness as he rubbed his arm a bit.

"Hey Jesse. Guys." Petra nodded a bit, pickaxe resting on her shoulder and a cool grin on her face.

Lukas rubbed the back of his head awkwardly, hair twitching. "No hard feelings, guys. If you're cool with Petra, you're cool with us."

"But when disaster struck, and an evil monstrosity threatened to destroy the world, those friends discovered that destiny had bigger plans for them. And that heroes can come from the most humble of beginnings."

Jesse was running for the gate, but it looked like she wouldn't make it. Her foot suddenly caught, and she tripped forward-

Her six arms lashing out and stopping her from faceplanting into concrete.

Then she was leaping into the air, enchanted sword glowing brightly as it plunged down at the Command Block.

"They travelled the world to battle that monster, facing obstacles and sacrifices every step of the way. It wasn't easy, but they had each other. And working together, they struck it down and saved everyone."

Jesse threw one of her upper arms into the air in a cheering motion, a grin coming over her face. "For Reuben!"

A cheer rose up from the crowd, making Jesse wince a little with a big grin.

"Soon, they were the most famous people in the whole world. And their legend..."

"I suppose I still have much to learn..." Milo smiled grudgingly at Jesse. "Thank you, Jesse."

"I don't understand yet, but... I trust you," Isa said simply.

"Their fame..."

"I don't want to forget anyone ever again," the spider hybrid said, in a voice so soft it was nearly inaudible. "... I'm not forgetting you again."

Cassie stared at Jesse silently for a moment, before shutting her eyes and squeezing them shut, the two girls slowly sinking to the ground in a tight hug.

"Just continued to grow as they explored more worlds..."

"Okay... eyes, not red, not red... well, except-" Harper paused, blinking a few times, before getting right up in Jesse's face, close enough that the spider hybrid leaned away a little.

Harper stared at Jesse for a moment, before stepping back a bit, confusion dancing in her eyes.

"... Jesse?"

"Venturing into the great unknown."

Jesse suddenly froze, eyes widening.

Standing not too far away, was a boy with brown hair, a pair of brown wolf ears... and Jesse's green eyes.

And in the final cage in the room made of obsidian...

A boy with red hair. Vibrant brown eyes. Cute little pig ears.

"Reuben?"

"And that's how those five friends," Lukas continued reading from the journal, pacing up and down the hallway, "plus the bravest pig- and eventually, hybrid- in the world, took their place in history as some of the greatest heroes that ever lived."

Cassie was nodding along attentively, arms wrapped around Winslow. Jesse sat on the top step with Jace next to her, batting at his ears, and Reuben in her lap, the little pig hybrid squirming around a bit- he liked reading, but people reading to him from a book, especially something as long as a novel, was stretching his patience a bit. (Understandable, he WAS only about... 11, now?) Olivia was grinning, before it turned into a scowl as she elbowed a softly-snoring Axel in the ribs.

Axel blinked rapidly as he shook himself out of his sleep, Olivia sending him an annoyed look. "Ah... whowahuh? What part are we at? Am I being awesome?" he asked, still slightly groggy.

"We thought it was great, Lukas," the Enderman hybrid told him, adjusting her ponytail slightly. About two years back, she'd traded in the pigtails for the more 'mature' ponytail, and her red vest for a red lab coat. Over a black suit with a purple shirt and a black tie... it looked pretty formal. And you couldn't say it didn't match her right eye.

Cassie hummed, adjusting her elbow-length-sleeved cardigan. "Although... I can't say it was always technically accurate."

Lukas shrugged a bit, journal still in hand. "Yeah, I mean, uh, well-" He shrugged a bit, Reuben finally squirming out of Jesse's lap and tumbling down a stair or two, bumping into Cassie's back. "I definitely exaggerated here and there, but- it was for the drama." He self-consciously adjusted his shoulderpads and his shirt. The 25-year-old was still not used to wearing a leather jacket over a formal shirt, to Jesse's slight amusement. Even when he wasn't just adjusting everything, his ears or tail would be twitching madly.

Axel shrugged. "I mean, it made US sound cool, and that's a good thing."

Jace grinned at the comment, tail wagging. "Well, a little exaggeration never hurts... but there were some points where, I dunno, Lukas- kinda seemed like you were stretching the truth a little too much."

"Yeah..." Olivia rubbed her head a bit, awkwardly. "And it might make people think we did stuff that we didn't actually do."

Jesse finally shrugged, leaning down and scooping Reuben into a hug. "Well, you're the writer, Lukas. I know you'll make the right call." And the spider hybrid grinned, her extra arms reaching down and gently starting to tickle Reuben, who let out a squeal of delight. Her green and red eyes crinkled up a bit, happily.

Lukas looked pleased. "Thank you, Jesse. I had been hoping to have it ready to read at Founding Day, but, uh..." He shrugged a bit. "Next year."

The Enderman hybrid leaned back against the creeper hybrid, Cassie scooting a few inches to the side to avoid Olivia leaning on her. "I can't believe it's Founding Day already. Sneaks up on me every time."

"Congrats, Lukas," and Jesse grinned at the ocelot hybrid. "I'm proud of you for finishing it. That took a lot of work."

Lukas beamed at Jesse. The two of them had tried dating for a while... honestly, it was still up in the air as to whether or not it was working out or not, but the two of them had definitely been going on dates whenever Lukas came to town, and so they never knew what to say whenever someone asked if they were dating or not. It wasn't like they were actually boyfriend and girlfriend... but they were going on a lot of dates. "I'm glad you liked it," he told her sincerely. "You did so much, Jesse... you're a real hero."

"Yeah, Jesse's great!" Reuben said cheerfully, butting his head into a slightly-embarrassed Jesse's side. (She went back to tickling him.)

"But... we all did, right?" Axel asked, hesitantly.

Olivia nodded. "Yeah. We were all there."

"Well, not me and Jace, but definitely Axel and Olivia," Cassie said, stroking Winslow's fur.

Jace grinned, adjusting his red suspenders over the dark shirt he was wearing. He'd been playing around and mixing and matching styles lately. And, I gotta say... he looked pretty good. "Well, aren't you the humble one?" he teased.

"Hush or I'll tell Petra you were flirting with me."

"It's not like Petra and I dating."

Jesse couldn't help but snort at that. Jace and Petra were practically freaking married at this point. They lived in the same house, Petra had a ring from him that would migrate around on her fingers, Jace was usually on adventures with her... the only reason he wasn't on one today with her yet was because he'd wanted to visit his twin sister. (Whereupon she basically forced him to help her with paperwork.) It had only taken about twelve dozen hints and Cassie's relentless, teasing jokes for them to finally try it out, about four and a half years ago.

Man... four years. That was a long time.

"For, uh..." Axel cleared his throat, bringing Jesse's attention back to the topic at hand. "For most of it, anyway."

Lukas hesitated a bit. "That's true... um..."

Jesse straightened into a standing position, gently settling a giggling Reuben on the step next to her. "Hey, c'mon, guys. We all did it together. We're the Order of the Stone, after all, even Cassie and Jace."

Lukas hummed thoughtfully, scribbling something down using his quill. "It is a good note, though... I'll keep that in mind when I'm editing." After a moment, he nodded and looked up at the group, eyes crinkling up. "Well... this has all been really helpful feedback, guys. Once Ivor and Harper get back from their adventures, I can add a chapter about them... and then it will finally be done."

Axel hummed, tilting his head. "Man, they've been gone a long time."

The door at the end of the hall abruptly started to slide open with the slight scrape of stone, and Olivia's eyes darted over to check who it was. "Jesse. Your intern."

A thin, adorable-looking (and I mean that in the same way that Reuben was cute. This guy was just so sweet.) walked in, a green jacket over his gold shirt with a blue tie. His thin nose held up a ginormous pair of glasses, and his black hair stood up a bit on one end. "Jesse?" the boy asked, nervously.

The spider hybrid grinned, getting up from where she'd been sitting. "Oh, hey Radar!" she told him, cheerfully, as Lukas quickly shut his journal.

"Oh. Gosh. Wow," Radar said, looking around at the Order with starry eyes, "I- I didn't know all of you would be in here. Heh. Olivia, ma'am. Axel, sir. Lukas, sir. Jace, sir. Cassie, ma'am. So- so sorry to interrupt everyone."

Olivia grinned. "Awww... he is just adorable," she said, softly.

Radar bowed a bit, looking slightly nervous. "My deepest, sincerest, utmost apologies if I've caused any inconvenience."

Jesse laughed, trotting down the steps towards Radar. "Radar, don't be so formal!" she told him, cheerfully. "Cut it out with all the 'sir' and 'ma'am' stuff."

"Right-o! Right." Radar grinned. "Awesome."

"I kinda liked it," Axel said nonchalantly, shrugging.

Jesse glanced at him, before back at Radar. "So... what's up?"

"Oh, um, well, first things first..." Radar reached into his pocket, holding out what Jesse instantly recognized as a smartphone. After Olivia and a few other Redstonia professors had worked together to create one, they'd started being mass-produced. Jesse still didn't have one- with all the distractions it seemed to provide you with, and the fact that she didn't really need one, she'd been procrastinating on getting it. "Well, someone left this on the doorstep earlier saying that this is yours."

Jesse's brow furrowed a bit. "Huh? But... I don't have a smartphone," she said, slowly.

"That's what I thought was weird... here," and Radar passed it over quickly. "Maybe you'd oughta have a look at it."

Jesse took the phone using her uppermost set of arms and looked at it. Yep... pretty much what a smartphone looked like, nowadays.

She turned it over, checking it... and then paused. "Hey... uh, Olivia... did you put this symbol on the back of it?" she asked, slowly.

Olivia leaned over to see what Jesse meant. On the back of the smartphone, there was a symbol. It looked like an open book with some sort of rhombus with an 'A' written inside the rhombus. "Huh?" the Enderman hybrid's brow crinkled. "No, I've never seen that before..."

The phone suddenly buzzed in her.

Jesse looked over at her friends, who all looked just as bewildered as she did, before turning the phone back over to look at the screen.

On the screen was a single message.

Hello?

A/N: And with this, we have officially kick-started Season 2 of Minecraft: Hybrid Mode! I hope you enjoy Composite, and again, if you don't enjoy self inserts, don't read beyond this point. x3

Welp, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. This'll be worked on alongside HCM, so... I hope you enjoy x3

I won't spoil anything in this A/N, so please feel free to guess around with this.

x.X. A.L. X.x