Ender's Game

Chapter One: A New Player

"Agh, my head!" I complained, as I rose to a sitting position.

Warily, I looked around. I was on… a beach?

That's odd. I couldn't remember anything.

Everything made perfect right angles around me, but everything seemed vaguely… familiar. I had better see what's happening.

I rose and shook the sand out of my long hair, wondering how long I had been out. I had a pitch black purse around my shoulder, but it was empty. Not my color either. Ew.

I looked around, there was an endless sea full of glittering, green water to my left, and a giant forest everywhere else. Not much variety. Needs purple.

I very distinctly heard voices. Panicking, I ran across the sand, scattering it everywhere and hid behind a birch tree. Yeah, my pale skin fit it perfectly.

Not.

I saw a guy about my age maybe 14, cursing as he used a shining sword to cut aside vines. Wait, back up. A sword?

Using my totally ninja-like skills, I managed to make the sound of an elephant. At least elephants don't have hair to get caught in branches.

I managed to break the twig, but left a few chocolate-brown hairs on it. I hope no one would notice.

Suddenly, he stood up, alert. "Who's there?" he asked. I didn't dare make a sound. That sword looked sharp. Eventually, he went back into the forest.

I carefully stepped out of the trees. Suddenly, I felt stupid. He may have had a sword, but at least I could've known where the heck I was.

I hit my head against the tree in frustration. Suddenly, a big chunk of the tree turned into a small, block of tree.

Carefully, I picked it up. It wasn't very heavy, so I put it in my purse. I slammed my head against a few more trees, and then pondered whether it was worth it, as the other ones zoomed into the purse.

Suddenly, overcome by a sense of nausea, I fell asleep.

~*~*O*~*~

When I woke up, I was in a house. It seemed to be made of finely sanded planks, and shag wooly carpet. I didn't seem to be a prisoner, so I didn't think I was in much trouble.

I noticed the architecture, and it was amazing. It seemed to be a huge wooden mansion! There were bookshelves and tables and even as big glass chandelier with torches in it.

The guy I had seen from the forest clopped down the stairs, holding a tray with two pieces of cooked beef on it. I suddenly realized I was ravenous. That's odd, it seemed like I had only slept for an hour.

As he set the tray down, he asked "So, new here?" as I dug into the steak. It was great.

"Yeah. I woke up on that beach, but I have no idea how I got there" I mumbled through a mouth of beef.

"Everyone does." He started drumming his fingers on the table. "People just end up on that beach with no memories of how they got there, but the rest of us try to take care of them as much as we can."

"What do you mean 'as much as we can'?" I asked

His face suddenly looked worried, and a little ashamed. "People have been going missing. Monsters, creatures who try to kill us and spawn in the dark, have been spawning in bigger numbers. There's only a handful of us left. It's almost a blessing for a new person to end up on the beach." I gaped in horror. Monsters roam around at dark? "Can you fight"? He added.

I gave a shrug. "Well we'll see tonight. In an hour, you're about to witness pandemonium".

"Oh, by the way, my name is Mike. There are four others, Sandra, Oss, Rich, and Tabitha. Most of us call her Tab."

"My name is Lisa" I told him.

He beckoned for me to follow, and he brang me to a stone room with what looked like a furnace, a piece of wood with tools on it, and a shining silver pickaxe.

He showed me the basics of crafting, mining, and smelting. What I thought was really cool was just by placing both hands on anything and concentrating, with a flash of purple light (apparently it was different for everyone) a 2x2 crafting square would appear.

In the side of the mansion, there was a stone shed, or at least that's what I thought. I heard moaning coming from inside, and I looked at the dark, swaying trees. The mansion, along with the rest of the town, was in the middle of the forest, in a closed off clearing. Honestly, I would prefer the woods to this creepy place.

He led me down the stairs in the shed, and we came out in a…prison?

There were zombies and animated skeletons in there, along with 2 HUGE spiders.

Have I mentioned I'm deathly afraid of spiders?

He handed me an iron sword. Unlike him, I was tall and lanky, so I wasn't sure if I was cut out for this. He didn't give me a choice, as he opened the door and 2 zombies came out.

"Relax Lisa!" He shouted, as I looked at them nervously. "If anything happens, I'll help".

The zombies still came, and were about to reach me. Suddenly, a rotten, decaying smell came from them, and I felt angry. I wasn't about to let a rotting hunk of flesh kill me, nor anything else! I kicked the zombie on my left then span around and decapitated the other. With my free hand, I grabbed the last one my the shirt, and stabbed the sword through it's chest. I felt a thrill of adrenaline. I was born to do this!

I looked to Mike, and he nodded appreciatively, saying "You're a natural. We could use you on the battlefield."

I was pumped. From outside, I could hear some far-off groans and clacks.

It was time to kick some butt.

Protip: Wood is collected by your fists, not your head.

(A/N: So anywho, I love minecraft, and I decided to write from a girl's point of view. Please review, I want your opinion!)