"Ok, just a bit more... and... yes! The diamonds are mine!" For a few hours now Alfred has been playing a game he only got last week, and he already seemed to master it. Usually Minecraft takes a bit longer to learn, but apparently not in some cases. "Now I have enough for a new pickaxe and-"
"Honestly Alfred, can't you play that at another time? It was your idea for us to come here, and you aren't being the best host." What else was the man going to say? Francis, Matthew, and himself were just watching him mine for ages; he was always going on and saying 'the hero's got to have the best gear, right?' and things like that.
"Hey, Artie, if you want to play just ask."
Just before Arthur got to lash out a bit in sheer annoyance, Matthew calmly said, "Alfred, he is right. You're the one that invited us and you seem to forget that." This, of course, only earned the Canadian a dirty look. After that brief moment his eyes were locked on the screen once more. Matthew leaned a bit closer to Francis and said something quiet, and I mean quiet for him, to the man. "Francis, is there a way to get him off? He never listens to me, but he might listen to you."
The Frenchman sighed. "It is time to get off, unless you want us to leave. Mon ami, did you call us here for a reason or to show us this?"
"Dudes, to be honest, I only needed Iggy here. He might agree to this with you guys here, so it was worth a shot." He looked longingly at the man, it really was hard to ignore. "So... will you do it?"
"Its Arthur, and you forgot to tell us what exactly you want me to do."
Getting up from his chair, which was a surprise in itself, he lead them to his basement. "Ok, so Minecraft is a game where you mine, craft and build to survive. There's mobs, lava, and even other dimensions, so it gets pretty crazy."
"Alfred, is there a point to this? Not to be rude, but we are getting tired of just walking around your house."
"Matt, we only just started. We're here anyways, so just chill." He opened a door that lead to a long flight of stairs leading down. "Or... almost there." Alfred was sure he heard the whole group sigh.
Once they reached the bottom, Arthur leaned closer to Matthew and Francis. "I don't suppose you two have any idea about what's going on, do you?"
"Non, I do not. He said he would tell us, so-" Of course, Francis was interrupted by none other than the hyper American before them.
"Artie, you have your wand, right?" After seeing a confused nod from Arthur, he continued. "So, I had this idea where you could make my game real. You could transport us into a new world and we can try to survive! That sounds great, right?"
"Alfred, have you really thought this through? I know because you aren't really in the game it seems easy, but it will be us doing it." Think about it, it went from a global warming hero to this. Matthew gave Arthur a look, a look that said 'do it, it'll mean the world to him'. "Well, I suppose it will be fine."
"R-Really? That was a lot easier than I thought. I already have a new world set up for us, so lets do this!"
"Well, pull it open and I'll do my best." After he opened the world, Arthur muttered a string of spells. A strange light surrounded the group, and suddenly there was a blinding white flash.
Arthur groaned. "I hoped the landing would be smoother, but I've never done this before." Reaching towards his throbbing head, he saw his hand. "What the bloody hell is that?! Its just a square!" The others realized the same was true for not just their hands, but for their whole body as well. Only Alfred seemed unaffected by the change.
"Dude, that's what the people look like here. If you want to leave then just use another spell or something, its not that big of a deal."
He looked for the wand he had used only moments before. He looked around where they had fallen as well. Suddenly his face got a few shades paler, and he started breaking out in a nervous sweat.
"Mon ami, are you alright?" He only seemed to be getting worse. "Lay back down, something may be wrong with you."
"No, you idiot, nothing's wrong with me. I... well, my wand is gone. My spell book as well." This only confused the others, they didn't understand how much trouble that meant. "What I mean... what I mean is that we're stuck here. We won't be able to leave this world until I get that wand or my book back."
Alfred smiled. "Guys, we're going to need some diamonds."