//-------------------------------------------------------// The Cube Man -by Crack Shot- //-------------------------------------------------------// //-------------------------------------------------------// 1 Awakening of the Explorer //-------------------------------------------------------// 1 Awakening of the Explorer I felt the soft, cold grass underneath me as I started to come to. Wait... Grass? I sat up, and stared at the surrounding area. What I saw badfled me beyond comprehension, my mind stuck in an endless effort to understand what I was seeing. What...? Why is everthing like this...? It doesn't make sense! Nothing is made out of the blocks, so how is everything still standing? I pondered this, for quite a while infact, until I finally put the pieces together. I must be in a different dimension! The fireballs in the portal must have caused me to come here! But... Where is here and whee is the return portal? I stood, and explored the surrounding terrain. Nothing. Nada. Not a single sign of struggle, or of some kind of return portal. There are these odd implants on the grass however. This world is strange... I should get back home before the monsters come though... Hmm... What should I do? His answer came quickly, as he heard a loud, billowing roar come from the nearby bush. RUN!!! I ran hard and fast that day, and hid from the noise underground. I guess it was an okay stay, but when I discovered that this land could be converted into the block structure I know and love, I nearly flipped with joy. At least, mentally, there was some beast near me at the time. I should take inventory, after I clean these wounds. Current Stock: 127 Cobblestone 17 bread 1 half-broken iron pickaxe One Health Potion Journal 12 dirt Now that that is done, I can continue writing this journal. I really don't know why I write these, I mean, I am the only one of my kind, right? I mean, zombies are lookalikes and all, and villagers are smart enough to trade, but I have never seen another... me. I started writing these as logbooks, ways to keep track of ores I mined at certain times and what buildings I needed to work on. But as time passed, I grew more attached and here I am now, pouring this whole experience into some book that would probably end up in some villager's hands in exchange for an emerald. But, who knows. Maybe somebody would actually read this! I digress. I should stop getting distracted when there is probably an angry beast above me. Speaking of which, I haven't heard footstep nor roar... where has it gone? I dug up a small staircase with my hand, and looked around. Nothing but the wind and forestry. I sighed, and decided to gather my meager belongings, using my will alone to transform into energy which proceeded to strike deeply into my core. It didn't hurt though, it never did. If I just needed something, I willed it to be. That's how it was. How it always has been. Anyways, with this done, and my old hidey-hole now filled in, using the dirt I collected. I started to wander through the forest, with much difficulty. Vines that normally only hung clung to my legs and bushes stung to walk through. I tried collecting some, as they could be useful in defending a base, but all they did then was disappear much like unshorn leaves. I begrudgingly continued onward, and onto a path of some sort. There were many indents left on it, odd circular ones at that. Curves aren't completely foreign to me though, the rails and tracks of my mines had curves in the bends after all, but it was the only thing to HAVE them. I investigated them, and heard noises up ahead. It sounded like high-pitch chattering, and for fear of hostility, I hid in a bush and willed my pick to existence. If things came to a fight I would at least have some kind of weapon! I waited a minute... two minutes, before the source of the noise was revealed. Coming over a hill in the terrain, a group of... multicolored horses moved by, chattering to each other. I was stumped! Who know one could dye horses like sheep?! Twilight, personal student of Princess Celestia and bearer of the element of magic, and her friends walked down the trodden path, still glowing from the achievement they have received. THEY, her friends, along with herself, are the bearers of the elements of harmony! Some of the most precious and powerful magical artifacts in all of equine history! She was talking with her friends as they walked home from the castle. Rainbow Dash, a boastful mare and self proclaimed 'fastest flier in Equestria', as well as the bearer of loyalty, was still going on about the previous events. "Did you all SEE that awesome rainbow? It turned Nightmare Moon into a little filly! An alicorn filly but still! I knew I was good, but not THIS good!" She grinned victoriously. Fluttershy, a local animal caretaker and veterinarian, as well as the element of kindness, spoke in hardly a whisper. "...I think she looked scared, and needed somepony to care for her..." Applejack, a local apple farmer (big surprise) and element of honesty, was a little ahead of the group. "Ah agree with Fluttershy here Rainbow. That filly looked more scared than a rattlesnake in a knot." Rarity walked in a more prestigious matter. She was a fashionista and element of generosity, among other things. "Well, Applejack, her mane was simply astonishing! When she was evil, I meant. I mean, if I could work with such magic into my dresses, I would be the most famous fashion designer in all of Equestria!" Pinkie Pie, an eccentric party mare, and element of laughter, bounced alongside the small group. "I think that filly needed a party! She looked so lonely, so if I throw her a party sometime she can make the bestest friends!" Twilight stopped, along with Applejack and Fluttershy. Applejack spoke up first. "Hey yall, ah just heard some rustlin' from up ahead. We ain't clear of this forest yet." They all stopped at that revelation, and looked around for any moving bushes.