Hello there everyone, Dark here!
WB: Half Life 3 Confirmed!
Yeah, you wish. It's been a while, hasn't it?
WB: You can say that again.
I would've been back sooner if it weren't for you.
WB: I pride myself on that.
Anyways, this will be a new series!
WB: What? Last time you tried to make a series, it failed miserably!
I'm not going nearly the scale of MTP this time, if that is what you're asking. I already have an endgame planned, so I'm not winging it this time. Anyways, without further ado, enjoy!
*Dark_Master_98 POV*
"Okay, let's make sure I've got everything I need to fight this dragon."
I looked around inside my chests to confirm that I wasn't missing anything.
"Infinity Bow with arrow? Check. 3 Golden Apples? Double check. Diamond sword with Sharpness 4? Yep. Stack of cobblestone? Confirmed. Pickaxe, Potions, Pearls, and Pumpkin? Check, check, check, and check. Okay, I think that's every- Oh wait, almost forgot my steaks. That could've been bad. Might as well get a flint and steel while I'm at it, too."
After getting my food supply, I walked over to my armor stand and slipped on my diamond gear, each piece enchanted with Protection 4. I made sure that I had my Eyes Of Ender in my pocket to light the Ender portal, then stepped outside my house to get one last look at my living quarters.
"I'm gonna miss this place."
The house was a rather plain one, built with oak planks and comfortable enough for a single person to live in. Beside the place was a self-made railroad station, built with a Nether portal in the back of the facility. I had discovered the end portal early on by sheer luck, and had a railroad set up to go straight into the fortress. With a final look at the house, I headed over to the railroad. I nodded to 21, my guard golem, and hopped into the minecart. However, just as I was about to depart, from behind me came the unmistakeable hiss of a creeper igniting. Too late to stop it, I turned just in time to watch it explode and shake the ground, injuring 21. By some insurmountable odds, it managed to dislodge the active obsidian Nether Portal from the wall, which crashed down onto a minecart beside me, barely missing my shoulder and practically flattened the adjacent iron cart as well as the corner of mine with its frame. The impact completely deactivated the portal, rendering it useless. I was unable to move for a few seconds, shocked by the near-death experience.
"21, why didn't you- 21? Where did you go, 21?"
I looked around, but 21 was nowhere in sight. Panicked, I looked around to see if there was any iron or roses on the ground, but nothing indicating it had died were around.
"Was he accidentally knocked into the Nether before the portal broke? Great, it's gonna take forever to get him back now, assuming he doesn't get himself killed. Well, looks like the End isn't happening today."
I tried stepping out of the minecart, only to find that the side of my cart was bent in, trapping my legs. As I moved around trying to dismount, I accidentally flipped the activation lever. The two minecarts shot forward on the tracks, dragging the Nether portal behind us.
"Well, this is just great."
As the two carts shot forward, increasing velocity, I could do nothing except pray to the gods that everything would turn out alright. The track approached the tunnel leading down to the End portal, and the other minecart went uphill. This forced the Nether portal to shift completely onto my cart, just as we entered the tunnel. The extra weight of the portal caused my minecart to derail, violently dismounting me. The momentum of the portal kept it going, and I rolled down the tunnel helplessly, the portal right behind me. The flint & steel fell out of my inventory, striking the ground behind me with enough force to start lighting fires behind it.
"Fires, that's what this was missing!" I screamed with an element of sarcasm.
The portal, flint & steel, and I kept going, quickly approaching the End portal. I hit the bottom of the downward slope and bounced harshly, smashing into the far wall. The impact knocked the Eyes Of Ender out of my inventory, which flew into the air. At the same time, the portal came crashing down into the room. I braced myself for the impact, but the Nether portal luckily hit the inactive End Portal frame, forcing it to come to an abrupt stop. The flint & steel, not far behind the portal, bounced along the ground, up the stairs, and hit the frame of the portal at the exact moment that the Eyes Of Ender by sheer coincidence managed to fall in perfect positions to fit into the empty frames of the End portal.
The world seemed to move in slow motion at that point. As the two dimension crossings intersected, they emitted a blinding flash of light, followed by a shockwave so powerful that my brand-new diamond armor shattered, leaving me completely defenceless. Thankfully, the armor had absorbed most of the blow, but if I could put my health into numbers such as ten hearts, I feel like I'd have maybe half a heart left. With a great amount of effort, I reached into my inventory and bit into a Golden Apple. Just as I finished the Golden Apple, I fell into unconsciousness.
WB: Wait a second, Nether portals wouldn't be able to fit inside tunnels. What's up with that?
For the sake of plot progression, let's just say that he made his tunnels extra-tall.
WB: You couldn't have found a way to incorporate that into the story?
I figured you would call me out on it, and I couldn't decide how to incorporate it.
WB: So now you're using me to address your own plot holes? That's just lazy.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. You haven't made any stories at all.
WB: Fair enough. Who uses that phrase anymore, though?
Also a fair point. We're getting off track. What do you think? Should I continue?
WB: Knowing you, you'll cut it off after 5 chapters because you lose inspiration.
Who is the one responsible for that, Mr. Writer's Block?
WB: Point taken. This Author's Note is drawing on for far too long. Maybe we should cut it off.
Yeah, I guess it is. Anyways, without further ado, see you in the next chapter!