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In which Hera becomes a glitch hunter

Some time ago.

I stormed down the hallway until I was running aimlessly. Finally I didn't feel like I could run anymore so I collapsed. I was in a dark small hallway. I slide down the wall and put my head in my hands.

Oh Hero...

Where was he?

I sat there for hours before I heard footsteps. They were slow and measured.

"Hera?" The voice said. I looked up and saw a kinder looking man. Glasses perched on his nose made his eyes big, which somehow made him look curious. "Notch sent me."

I noticed how he didn't call Notch my father.

"What do you want?" I said rudely.

"I'm here to tell you you'll be starting in my department tomorrow," he said curtly.

"Notch transferred me," I asked in a small voice.

The man raised his eyebrows, "I requested you."

I looked more closely at him. He wasn't like me, more like Notch. There wasn't many like Notch, why hadn't I seen him before?

"Who are you?" I asked.

He smiled slightly, then extended a hand, "My name is EnderSpark, but you may call me Ender."

I giggled slightly before I could stop myself. "Why are you called Spark?"

"When I first started here I asked why Enderman had sparkles around them, I'm afraid no one ever forgave me." He said shrugging.

There was a pause. I felt the sadness weigh down on me again. Suddenly I wanted this stranger to leave me.

"Since you don't seem like your going to ask, I'm going to explain why I requested you." He was looking serious again. "I am head of security for Notch and this game. I needed a new glitch hunter and thought you'd be perfect."

It all made sense. I clenched my fists. "If you think I'm gonna hand Hero over to you then your sadly mistaken," I growled.

He took a small step back. "Is that why you think I want you? To use you?"

It didn't seem like a question he wanted answered but I wasn't feeling polite. "Of course that's why you want me!" I snapped.

"Notch was always to hard on that boy," he said. "He may be my friend as well as my boss. But he is to hard on you too."

I was startled, no one had ever expressed this to me. I think Ender saw this in my face.

"Your work won't be easy Hera, but I'll be fair to you. So what do you say? Ready to be a glitch hunter?"

I nodded slightly.

"Awesome!" He said, "let me show you your new office - Penelope!"

A girl appeared at his side. She was short and had a similar kind face.

"Hera meet my assistant Penelope, but you can call her Penny."

Penny beamed, "it's so lovely to meet you at last Hera. I've heard so much about you! Oh you'll love being a glitch hunter! You'll be such a good one too!" Penny tittered on and on.

Ender said quietly, "she's very lively, keeps things interesting around here."

I nodded politely. But my mind was whirling.

Maybe I could still find a way to protect Hero.

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I sat bolt alright. There was the girl from the burning house standing with an empty bottle in one hand and a sword in the other. Beyond her the air rippled as something disappeared.

"I found your sister," I said gravely.