The Outcrosses Part 2: The Pickups

The Outcrosses Part 2: The Pickups is a 2020 Minecraft horror survival film, directed by Solublestorm125 (under pseudonym Kylan Crawford). The film is a continuation of the Outcrosses Part 1: The Exploration Dawn which follows Sylan continuing his journey for the Lightning Sword as he travels to the town of Concelito almost two weeks after Part 1. The film premiered on Duo Lightning Production's YouTube channel on April 5th,2020 which once again starred Solublestorm125.

The film was followed with 3 sequels and is the second installment in the Outcrosses film series.

Plot
Almost two weeks after Part 1 we open with a man named Andrew Morton talking to a mayor in a remote town the mayor leaves to take care of some financial business leaving the employee is left alone. As he goes on the computer he hears a noise outside and goes outside to see what’s wrong and there is nothing he goes inside and continues business as usual. He is knocked out and when he comes to he finds Herobrine. Herobrine confronts him and kills the employee off-screen as the town hall lights flicker on and off.

A dream flashes back to the demise of San and Jeff, Sylan is then woken up by Noppes, the village trader. He is kicked out, forcing him to continue his journey. He visits San and Jeff’s graves saying bye to them for now. He officially leaves the village to keep his promise to Jeff. Sylan crosses multiple biomes and finally arrives on a mountain, overlooking his destination.

Sylan enters the town looking for a source that San and Jeff mentioned in the previous film. He stops by the library to find more information on the outcrossing experiments of 2004-2007. While there he only finds the location of the labs but fails to read another article due to him leaving after seeing Jeff in a figment of his imagination. Sylan enters a restaurant to calm his nerves and while there he meets a random kid who recognizes him because of his victory over TTam and Bagneb in the previous film. The kid reveals his name is Track and he becomes friends with Sylan after showing him around town to kill some time while Sylan waits for his informant. While showing Sylan around town Track begs Sylan to watch the movie and he agrees. While watching the movie local bully, Dihne Keroph ruins the movie causing Sylan to tell him off causing him and his gang of four to take them outside to beat them up. One of the kids in Keroph's gang, Andrew Thompson brings out an electrical stick, but before he can do anything a girl, who is revealed to be Track's roommate fights back and the boys help. After defeating the gang they form a circle to help each other out. Andrew Thompson comes to and parts with a few harsh words and as he is about to turn the corner the stick turns on and the electricity expands itself around his body. Andrew is then lifted into the air where he hits a power line, causing him to catch on fire, killing him. In shock, the new group stands there just shock. While still looking, the bullies wake up and they get a glimpse at Andrew’s burnt demise. They retaliate and chase Sylan, Track, and Track's roommate into the woods. While running they come across an old Vex mansion and desperate for a hiding place, the group runs in without hesitation.

One member of Keroph’s gang also enters the mansion to look for the kids. He thinks he hears them down the hall and ventures into a room. He finds nothing and turns around to leave only to be killed by an unidentified entity offscreen. Sylan and his new associates are revealed to be in the room. While hiding, Sylan introduced himself to Track's roommate who's name is divulged to be Flow. Flow asks Sylan his intentions of his arrival and he reveals it only to learn he was the man killed at the beginning of the film. They are then interrupted when the door starts rumbling, due to a Vex starting to break-in. The Vex successfully breaks into the now empty library as it is shown they successfully entered the vents. They climb through trying to relieve each other fear. Mid-Joke, they fall through the vents and land in the master room of the mansion, which also holds the Perilous leader of the Vexes, Treach.

In a fear paralyzed state, the group just stares at the unknown threat. Treach eagerly welcomes them and acts like a friend. Keroph’s last remaining gang member enters the room, but Treach kills the member in front of the gang. In fear they run. Treach chases them, but they come to a dead end. Treach blasts them but misses and hits a water pipe. Knowing they have nowhere to go they jump in. Assuming they are dead Treach leaves. Meanwhile, in the enclosed pipe  Sylan keeps punches the pipe repeatedly until it gives way, freeing the gang.

They try to relax and try to get to know each other where Sylan tells them the events of the first film. Sylan heads to the second story to find a bathroom, only to find Treach and get blasted back down to the first floor. Treach goes down to finish his prey only to find his prey is gone. Treach searches the house and the group narrowly avoids him. They find themselves in the lobby under the staircase. After finding the hanging corpse of one of Keroph's friends, Track panics and runs which also leads the group to then make a run for it as they are chased by Treach throughout the woods.

As the chase goes on through the woods the pressure intensifies. Sylan spots a departing ship, the same ship mentioned in the previous film. They board the ship, while Treach kills the security guard. The ship departs with Treach not so far behind. They throw things at him, but the finishing blow arrives when Sylan hits Treach with his sword which injures him enough to cause him to fall into the ship's rudder, killing him. Sylan, Track, and Flow look into the distance as they are carried into their next adventure.

In a post-credit scene, Keroph is seen to still be in the mansion he calls out for his friend's names. The camera zooms in and it is revealed Herobrine is behind him and the film dramatically ends.

Trivia
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 * The original actor for the role of Track makes a cameo when Sylan, Flow, and Track, are running to the ship
 * The names shown in the opening credits are fake just like The Outcrosses Part 1: The Exploration Dawn
 * Originally, Track and Sylan were shown to be watching Herobrine Origins: The Movie, but it was cut
 * Solublestorm125 ended up voicing every character due to scheduling conflicts and deadline issues.
 * The Moj was not yet completed and it is a very noticable difference if you compare it to the opening scene of The Outcrosses Part 3.
 * The film was delayed many times due to set destruction and loss of footage causing alot of footage to be lost