Alex is a loner in the ice plains. She prefers pigs to people. She's a vegetarian. She starts in a small hut but moves into an igloo that she then renovates. She's good at fighting mobs in the overworld, but not the Nether.
She meets Steve, who ann...
I'm still at the village, but I've made some progress!
Today, when I got up, I decided to explore every building in this whole place to see what I could find. As it turns out, that was an excellent idea!
There were several chests around the village, and no one seemed to mind if I went through their contents. I found a few apples and another loaf of bread, which is good, but probably not enough to get me all the way home without starving. I also found a diamond and a gold ingot, but I left them where they were. Even though I didn't like these villagers, I didn't want to steal from them.
The only other thing I did take was a saddle. I was sorry to see that it was made from leather. Leather means some poor cow probably died to make it, but there was nothing I could do to change that. If I could find something to ride, like a horse, maybe I could get home faster.
Or what about my pig dream? Could I really ride Nosey or Rosy?
As I continued wandering through the village buildings, I heard a strange sound. Or I heard an unexpected sound. The villagers make all kinds of weird grunts and sighs, but this was the sound of a dog barking!
None of the villagers seemed to hear the dog bark. I wonder if they notice anything? Maybe I could lead a zombie here, just to see what happens?
Just kidding, just kidding! I may not like people, but I won't put them in danger.
So I went around, searching for this dog. And in a field just beyond the church, I saw him. He was quite big. His fur was light gray, and he had a green collar on.
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A green collar? That meant he probably belonged to someone, right?
He saw me as I passed the church and ran up to me. "Hi there," I said.
He sat down and turned his head, like he understood me.
"Can you understand me, boy? Do you have a name?"
The dog didn't respond. I didn't expect him to.
"What are you looking at me for? I'm not the funny-looking one around here. Have you seen those villagers?" I whispered to him.
The dog sniffed and wagged his tail. His smiling face was pretty cute. I reached to pet him, and he let me. But then his nose was in my bag, going through my inventory!
"Hey!" I yelled.
He looked at me and wagged his tail. You see, this is why I love animals so much. They are always happy with you, even if you yell at them a little bit.
The dog was still looking at my bag.
"Oh, are you hungry, boy?" I asked. "I'm sorry." I explained, "I hardly have enough food for me. And I don't even eat meat."
The dog seemed to understand. He let me continue petting him.
I thought about my inventory, wondering if there was anything we could play with together. He'd probably like a skeleton bone, but I left those back in my cabin. All I had was a few wooden sticks.
"Hey, boy, what about this?" I offered the stick to him.
He sniffed it and barked. So I threw it.
The problem is I'm not a great throw. I'm good at battling hostile mobs with my sword and even with my shears, but I can't throw very well.
The stick soared into the air and landed on the church's roof. The dog ran after it, barking.
"No, wait!" I cried. "You won't be able to get it!"
But the dog wasn't running at the church. He ran past it and to the well nearby. Curious, I followed.
I thought maybe he was trying to get a drink, so I took out my bucket, but I noticed he wasn't next to me anymore. Where did he go this time?
I looked around. There, in the shadow of the well, was a staircase leading down.
I sighed, probably sounding like a villager. Last time I went down to some unknown place I found a creepy laboratory, a priest prisoner, and a zombie. I wasn't eager to repeat the experience, especially since I was out of those magical golden apples.
When the dog didn't come back up, I got concerned. Was there something bad down there? Only one way to find out.
I followed the staircase down and around into the ground. After just a few steps, it opened up into a stone chamber.
I stopped, totally surprised by what I saw.
There was a glowing purple door. Well, not a door exactly. Maybe a portal? It was surrounded by a dark, shiny rock that I didn't recognize. The portal itself was three blocks high and two blocks wide. Big enough for me or any dog or villager to go through.
I looked around. No dog. He must have gone inside.
I was worried about him, I really was. I didn't care about the villagers and their weird noises and trade ideas, but I liked this big dog in the green collar.
Despite my concern, I turned around and walked slowly up the steps. The sun was setting. I needed some food and some sleep before I did any more rescuing. I just hoped he would be okay until then.
