Minecraft: The Last Few Standing

Chapter 3: A Friend with a Story

The three of them finally reach the surface and start the treck back to their base. Declan decides to pass the time by telling Grace and Missy stories of when he first met Grace and how he found the server. Soon the base comes into view but something is off.

Missy stops in her tracks, eyes wide open. She then squints as if trying to see something clearer. *Gasp* "SOMEONE KNOCKED DOWN MY DOOR!" She shrieks, then is gone in a flash running toward the base, surely enough the door is lying on the ground.

"...Why is she getting so worked up about a door?" Declan whispers to Grace as they quickly walk toward the base. "It's a long story..." Grace says laughing.

Finally the two of them catch up to Missy who just finished fixing the door back in place. "There we go! Good as new." She says, opening the door into the base. "Let's get our stuff and go hunti-" Missy stops mid sentance, surprised by what she sees before her. There's a girl in a striped panda hoodie standing next to an oopen chest holding a bunch of their supplies.

"So much for being abandoned..." Missy grumbles under her breath.

Declan loads his bow pointing it at the intruder. "Who are you, and why are you stealing our stuff?" He shouts out, firmly gripping the bow.

"I-i um, I'm know as That Endergirl, but my name is Emma." Emma stutters, clearly frightened "I thought this place was another abandoned base, there are whole cities of abandoned houses."

Declan lowers his bow, "Oh. How long have you been on this server?"

"Just before... he... showed up. She trails off.

The three of them stare blankly at Emma. "Do you mean Herobrine?" Grace asks quietly.

"Yes" Emma says.

"Tell us what you know about him, and why everyone left." Declan urges.

"Ok" Emma says, "But it's a long story."

"I first joined the server about a month ago, yeah there was a LOT of griefing but other than that it was a fun server to play on." Emma starts, "But then, people suddenly started going missing, completely vanashing, some say they just left the server, but others... say they were killed."

Missy, clearly unamused says, "yeah yeah enough with the suspence, how does Herobrine fit into all of this?"

Emma retorts, "Hold on! So, then a few days ago this guy claimed that he saw Herobrine. He described him vividly and it was pretty disturbing..."

Missy urges her, "Go on..."

"He described him to be covered in blood, all over his arms, hands and face. The man said Herobrine said something to him but the man admitted he was screaming to loudly to hear him then ran away." Emma said kinda chuckling, then immidiatly turning serious again. "After that everyone left the server in fear of Herobrine. Stil..." Emma trailed off. "I wonder what Herobrine said to that man, and why he was covered in blood."

Grace, confused says. "Well he probably just killed someone and was taunting the man before murdering him!"

Emma seemed distant and replied "No... if he wanted to kill the man he could have. There must be something else."

Declan stands, stretching his legs. "Well then, we best go try and figure out this mystery. Isn't this exciting?" Declan grabs a sword eager to get going.