A Blocky World

Chapter 2: Welcome to Minecraftia!

I was still a good while away from that "Minecraftia welcomes you" banner. I carried on walking until I reached under that banner where there was a huge desk and a person; he looked like another immigration officer. I walked over to him and said "Hi there!". "Hi. Stamped approval letter please," was his response. Man, I thought, are all Minecraftian people rude like that. I started to have second thoughts. Anyhow, I gave him my approval letter, and he stamped it a dozen more times. It actually served him right to have such a huge desk for one person, considering the amount of stamps he used. He handed me back my letter and said "Welcome to Minecraftia." and led me to a room, or more like it. There were two things, that had a purple-ish or black-ish type of "frame" and had pink stuff swirling around inside of the "frame". It had an intimidating sound coming out of it. Same went for the other.

The immigration officer said "step into either one, your choice. These will take you to Minecraftia." "Will it matter if I step in which one?" I asked. "Nah." He replied. "Okay, here goes!" I exclaimed. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and stepped into the one on the left.

Suddenly, everything vanished. The immigration officer, the room of the thing I stepped into, the tired faces of immigrants that came behind me, everything disappeared. Only blackness. It felt as if I was travelling at the fastest speed ever to have existed, yet I couldn't see any scenery. I heard a lot of weird sounds, felt as if I bumped into something, a lot happened but it was hard to realize what exactly happened; it was all too fast. Faster than lightning. 

This blackness must have lasted for almost two weeks before I felt things calming down. For one: the speed in which I was travelling had slowed down. I could hear sounds; weird they were though, I couldn't make out what they were saying. This "slowed down" version must have lasted another week before things came to a complete stand-still. Till I saw the same pink swirling stuff that I had stepped into earlier, and I realized that I had lost control of myself. I was headed towards that pink swirly thing, and the next thing I knew was I had went right through it. 

CRASH!! Something hit my face. Then my whole body felt heavy, and I realized there was ground below me. There was a whistling noise in my ears. In simple terms, I had passed out. After some time, I put myself together and raised my head. I saw a bunch of tall blocky things standing around me. Was this it? Was my year's journey over? Had I finally reached my destination? These questions were buzzing around me like a fly and I stood up. My view was spectacular.

It was just after sunrise that I had appeared. A small lake stood a while away from me. I gathered myself and went and stood under a tree(at least that's what I called it) and I saw something terrifying. I froze. It looked like a person yet it looked... weird. For the first time in forever, I looked at myself. YIKES! I thought. I looked like I really was made out of blocks. At any rate, let's get back to that thing I was afraid of. It was coming closer and closer to me. It was bald with a mustache and a small beard. The symbol on its back was familiar. I had seen it at the Minecraftian consul.

"Stay away from me!" I yelled at it(or him, I must say). He laughed and said "I am but a friend, fellow immigrant." "I have this for you." He said and handed me a letter. "Read it, and follow it, and you'll never go wrong. With that, welcome to Minecraftia and peace out." He said. "B-but w-wai..." I couldn't finish my sentence, he was gone. Anyhow, I started reading my new precious gift. With that I realized, my approval letter had gone from my pocket. I panicked a little but then I got back to the letter I received. It read:

"To the fellow and brave immigrant who decided to move in to Minecraftia.

This letter that you hold in your hand has been hand written by ME, Notch, the founder of Minecraftia, the founder of the Nether, the founder and conqueror of the Ender Dragon. LONG LIVE MINECRAFTIA! For this land you have hungered and wept, and travelled lengthy distances, and left behind all your possessions, and met uneasy people, and lived in pitch darkness, and appeared head first on the floor, and fainted, until you met Notch, the founder himself! And what's a better welcome than to be personally welcomed by the founder of this land HIMSELF!

Now, brave adventurer. Keep these things in mind, and you'll be a hero in no time. Yes, A HERO! Do not steal from anyone, and trade items for a fair price, and be nice to your fellow friends. For yes, you are not alone. Be nice to your fellow villagers, and help your fellow friends in time of need. 

Keep in mind, once nightfall comes, you are in deep danger. Therefore, fellow immigrant, stop reading this letter, although it may be intriguing, and punch the trees and get some wood, make some planks, make a workbench, make some sticks and make yourself a sword. Yes, A SWORD! Then make yourself a house of whatever material you prefer, and START LIFE! 

Lastly, my fellow friend, if you need any help, know that I'm available for you any time.

Now go forth and start life with bravery and know that you'll find some friends very SOON! 

Signed,

Markuss "Notch", founder of Minecraftia. LONG LIVE MINECRAFTIA!"

Wow, what a jolly guy, I thought.