Daring Do and the Legend of Herobrine

The tunnel was dark, and very quiet; Daring held her torch between her teeth as she sprinted as fast as she could down it. She had to catch up to the strange creature and get to the bottom of the mystery.

Suddenly, Daring heard something approaching her at great speed from just ahead. Years of adventuring had given Daring quick reflexes. She immediately moved to the side and pushed her face against the wall. The flying object went right by her cheek, leaving a long, bloody line. Daring rubbed her cheek and felt the pain. She looked at her hoof and saw blood dripping down. It had been an arrow.

Daring heard another arrow flying right down the relatively small tunnel. She could hear the arrow tearing through the air as it was making a loud hissing noise. She then heard a third one, then a fourth one. Daring barely dodged them all, but they still came close enough to leave a few cuts on her. Then suddenly, she heard the noises of an operating machine. Looking to the far end of the tunnel, she saw a cloud of arrows flying right at her.

It was a trap! Daring quickly pulled out some wood and “blocked” the tunnel. (Author: Haha, get it? Blocked? Because it’s Minecraft? Ah buck it, never mind.) She could hear the sound of arrows sticking into the wood, and she was afraid that her defense wouldn't last very long, so she placed another row of wood to make sure. Finally after a few minutes, the arrows stopped. Daring carefully broke two of the top wood blocks she had placed, making a window, and took a small peek. The tunnel was quiet once again.

“Damn it, that bastard!” Daring slammed her hoof into the wall. She had lost yet another chance to find out about the mysterious creature. She was sure that it couldn't be a pony. She saw the creature running on two legs. Could it be a human? Did humans actually exist?

Daring broke open two blocks to create a door in the wooden wall. She walked back through and took a look. There were hundreds of arrows stuck on the other side, and they fell to the ground when Daring broke the blocks that they were stuck to. Daring picked up some of them and put them into her saddlebag. Then, using the wood she had and strings she collected from the spider webs before, she made a bow and held it around her shoulder.

She listened for a while. There were no more arrows and the tunnel was dead quiet.

Then suddenly, Daring heard an angry groan coming from right ahead of her. She turned her neck and froze in place. In front of her was a huge mob of all kinds of monsters. There were zombies, skeletons, spiders and the exploding green creatures from before. The skeletons raised their bows, aiming directly at Daring.

“Oh sna-”

With another groan, the arrows were fired. Daring dashed through the door and hid behind it, dodging away from the arrows just in time. She took a little peak around the corner and saw the monster who had probably commanded the attack. It was a skeleton on the back of a huge spider. It raised its hand high up in the air, groaning like a warrior. He then pointed at Daring and groaned; the mob of zombies began to move forward towards Daring.

Daring hid behind the wall and thought about her options. She could go back the way she came and run away. With the new bow she just made, she could easily dispatch the exploding monsters and escape. That would mean she would have to give up the treasure, the legendary dragon egg.

Daring was facing a dilemma. Should she risk her life, or should she retreat and find another chance? She took another peek through the door. The zombies were significantly closer. Another second or two and they would be close enough to break down her wooden wall and attack.

Daring made up her mind, quickly blocking the door with wood.

The zombies reached the wooden wall within seconds. They groaned and started waving their green rotten arms at the wall. Soon, small cracks started to form on the wood, and the block seemed about to break.In just a matter of seconds, a hole had appeared in the wall, and the zombies went right through it. However, they looked around and Daring was nowhere to be found.

She had escaped! The zombies groaned in anger. The commanding skeleton waved his arm forward again, and the entire mob started moving forward, bent on chasing Daring.

Soon, the entire army had passed by the broken down wall that Daring had put up. The commander was the last to walk in, his eyes looking forward, searching for Daring. He groaned deeply again, urging the army to keep moving forward after Daring.

Suddenly with a loud crack, the wall on the side of the tunnel broke. Daring hadn't run away. She had barely had enough time to dig a hole into the side of the wall to hide herself inside. She closed the entrance with cobblestone, which had a different texture from normal smooth natural stone. However, there being no source of light, the monsters didn’t notice.

Daring remembered a story she had heard when she was young. A long time ago in a faraway land, there was a famous adventurer named Leroy Jenkins. He had been a strong and fearless leader; nothing could stop him. His tales were Daring’s favorite when she was a filly, because he never gave up. One time, he faced an army of flaming hawks and evil hydra. He ran in without hesitation, yelling his own name. The monsters were initially frightened by his courage, but they soon regrouped for an attack. It was a furious battle, and it lasted for hours. unfortunately, the monsters were too powerful. Leroy was slain. However, his courage had moved the goddesses. He was crowned the spirit of bravery and courage, and would bless any adventurer who had the guts to do what he had done.

As Daring thought about his story, she felt a burning fire of determination in her chest. She sat quietly in the dark hole, waiting for the commander. She held an arrow tightly in her hoof, ready to strike him down. And when she heard him groaning right next to her, she knew the time had come.

She smashed through the cobble and jumped out, going straight for the skeleton riding the spider.

“DARRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

It happened so quickly that the monsters didn’t even have any time to react. The commander barely had time to turn around before the arrow went right into his skull. The monster screamed in pain and the spider he was riding jumped upwards in fright. Daring held onto the commander, seeing that the he had a diamond sword on his belt.

“Yes!” Daring dearly thanked Leroy for his blessing. She grabbed onto the hoofle of the sword and kicked the commander off of the spider. She held onto the sword as he fell to the stone surface of the tunnel. Quickly putting the sword onto her own belt, she jumped off of the spider. She rolled on the ground from the impact, and started running towards the other end of the tunnel, away from the mob army.

She heard angry groans exploding behind her like the sound  of cannons as the monsters recovered from their shock. They came right after her, but Daring simply kept running. Where she was going, she did not know. She just hoped that the tunnel wouldn't lead to a dead end.