Brave New Enderman

Chapter 1 - A Real Enderman

Once upon a time, there was a little Enderman who was afraid of the dark. All the bigger Enderman taunted him and didn't let him play in their Enderman games. The little Enderman's name is Will. Will and his group of Enderman, including his mum, dad and big sister, Bonnie, all hang out around a village in a snow biome. Every night, Will would hang around the village. Not to scare villagers for fun but because he wanted to be around the torches. He was the only Enderman who was afraid of the dark. The other Enderman play their Enderman games, such as 'Who can move the most blocks', 'Who's the best at scaring miners', and 'Who can scream the loudest'. But they won't let Will play because they call him a wimp and a freak. An Enderman had never been scared of the dark before. While they're playing their games, Will just sits on the well. Although he doesn't like swimming in water, he finds looking into the water and looking at his reflection very calming.

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One day, Will over heard his parents talking. "...But this is our home! We can't just up and leave! Where would we go?!" his mum cried.

"We need to move some where less cold. My arms are always so stiff. Besides, the Strays are taking over. We need to move tonight."

"Tonight? But what about Will?"

"If he wants to be a real Enderman, he needs to get over his fear of the dark."

Will ran to the other side of the village. He hadn't perfected his teleporting skill yet. Mainly because the Young Enderman Teleporting classes were usually at night. He went and sat down behind a house. It started to become night. He quickly put his torch on the side of the wall next to him. "A real Enderman?! Pah! I can be a real Enderman!" He glanced at his torch on the wall next to him. He buried his head in his long arms and started to cry.

Soon, he heard a familiar sound. "Baaaa!"

Will looked up. "I don't feel like playing, Simon." He looked up and he saw Simon. A sheep he had befriended a few months ago. Simon baaed and cuddled up to him, wanting to know why Will was so sad. "Simon, we're moving away. Tonight. I'm scared. Will you come with me?" The young sheep snuggled him as if to say 'Always'. Will laughed as Simon's thick, fuzzy wool tickled his side. "You're my best friend in the whole world, Simon." The happy little sheep baaed as if to say 'You're my best friend too'.

Suddenly he heard another familiar voice. "Will! Will, where are you?!" It was his sister, Bonnie. She came over to him. "Oh, there you are. I should have known you'd be sitting under a torch with that silly sheep."

"Leave Simon out of this! What do you want, slimeball?!"

"Dad told me to come and get you and to tell you that we're going."

"Now?!"

"Obviously. Come on! Hurry up!" And she teleported away. Suddenly too scared to even move, Will just sat in the snow. Simon helped him to get up. Will took his torch and held it out in front of him. He held his torch in one hand and clenched Simon's wool as they walked back to his family's spot.

Will's mum spotted him. "Ah. There you are sweetie. I'm sorry we need to travel at night."

"Don't worry about it, mum. I heard you and dad talking." Will glanced at his dad crossly. "A real Enderman, huh?! Thanks!" His dad looked down in shame.

Bonnie interrupted. "Can we get moving now? Where are we even going?"

"We're going to go live in the Savannah." Will's mum answered. All the Enderman set off for their new home. They traveled for a couple of nights. They decided to walk because some of the younger Enderman, including Will, don't know how to teleport yet. A few day's later the group decided they would rest in the jungle for a while. Will and Simon decided to take a nap. Will put down his torch, knowing it would be night when he woke up. It didn't take them very long before they drifted off to sleep.