Running to Never

Running to Never is TheBlueJerome's first Minecraft Original Music Video on his channel, and the first episode of the Running to Never saga. A collaboration with singer and parodist TryHardNinja, it centers on Nero and his band of friends' mission to defend against Agnia's Undead and the Ender Dragon.

The music video got positive feedback from audiences and YouTubers alike, although was criticized on lack of animation "anticipation", using several characters from the obscure Creepy Christmas. Its success led TheBlueJerome to create a series and crossover with Rainimator.

The episode was followed by the prequel and sequel (small clips) Chemicals.

Plot
The episode begins with a shot of a beautiful sky, with Nero looking through his telescope. Suddenly, he spots a giant battleship approaching, with Agnia aboard. In a panic, Nero dials an SOS call to Zach, Igor and Laila before jumping off the building and flying off using his elytra suit.

He runs to the elevator, which leads to a secret room. Zach, Igor and Laila look over a bunch of design plans as the team prepares for the ensuing battle. Zach and Igor work on their own ship while Nero and Laila finish Nero's sword by placing a block of Blue stone in it. Finally, Zach activates the thrusters and the ship takes off.

Laila and Nero look at the sunset skies in wonder as they take off. Laila almost loses her balance as the ship shakes during the Transformation process, but Nero catches her.

They're flying over the skies when Laila checks the chest full of ender eyes, only to see that they're missing. Only but one ender eye remains. She realizes that someone has taken them.

Away, Igor activates an ender portal with the ender eyes he stole, summoning the ender dragon.

Nero sits on the ledge of the ship, charging his elytra suit. When Zach dials him of an incoming ship, he looks to the side and sees Agnia's ship, manned by zombies, approaching fast. Nero takes a step back, pushing Laila behind him, Agnia laughs mockingly at this protective gesture before leaping off her ship.

Nero runs towards Agnia to fight her, despite Laila telling him to wait- the shock wave of their swords colliding destroys much of both ships and knocks Laila against the side of the ship.

Nero and Agnia duel, meanwhile- Laila fights Agnia's zombies using her bow and blue TNT. Agnia catches Nero off guard and kicks him to the ground, knocking him unconscious. Nero's bracelet falls off, and when Agnia looks at it in surprise and puts it on. The bracelet sends a shock through her body, turning her human again. Suddenly, the ship shakes as the ender dragon appears, forcing Agnia to dig her sword into the ship's floor in order to not fall off. Nero wakes up as he slides to the edge of the ship. He loses his sword and sees Laila fighting the Ender Dragon. Choosing to sacrifice herself, Agnia slides towards Nero, tossing him his bracelet as she plumets. Nero uses it to activate his elytra suit and to her surprise, catches her. Together, they head to fight their new common enemy- the ender dragon.

Nero tries to get Agnia a spot for her to attack the dragon. Then, seeing Laila, the two smile at each other. Seized by jealousy, Agnia jabs her sword in the left wing of Nero’s elytra, causing him to spiral out of control. She lets go and stabs the dragon, killing it. As the dragon dies, it lets out a stream of dying fire, setting Laila's TNT ablaze. Nero watches helplessly as Laila desperately tries to drop her explosives, before looking up and sharing a panicked look with Nero before the TNT explodes and kills her. All that's left of her is her goggles, which fall to the ground, alongside the falling dragon with Agnia aboard.

After the events of Laila’s death. Nero and Zach mourn in the rain front of her gravestone with an offering of blue flowers. Agnia, hidden and watching, feels regret for her role in Laila's death, and leaves her sword there as a an offering to Laila.

The episode closes with a camouflaged Igor (Tristan in disguise) opening his eyes.

Cast

 * Nero
 * Laila
 * Igor
 * Zach
 * Agnia
 * Tristan (Igor form)