Disclaimer: I do not own Minecraft, unfortunately, though i do own this story.
This is my first story on fanfiction and I hope it goes down well, although if you start getting nightmares it won't be my fault :P.
Chapter 1
Alex opened the door and entered his house. The hallway was dark and eerie, as if it was hiding something. Alex hesitated for a second before switching on the lights and making his way up to his room. The lights didn't improve the strange feeling Alex had in his stomach. "I must be tired," he thought to himself, "I need to settle down after school." He stepped through his doorway into his messy room. Clothes were strewn across the floor, various books were jumbled up on the shelves, some sticking out at different angles. Alex had never been good at cleaning and when he was forced to do so by his nagging mum he only made a half-hearted effort. Alex was your typical, greasy-haired teenager. His messy, blond hair hung down in a fringe over his forehead. Bright, brown eyes surveyed the room, trying to find a safe passage through the mess.
He sat down on his desk chair and tried to settle down in it, but it refused to be comfortable. His day was getting worse by the minute. Alex turned on his computer and waited as patiently. He had been working very hard lately because of his upcoming GCSEs. He had got Minecraft a week ago but because of piling homework and revision, had got hardly any chances to play it, so he leapt at the chance to play it today with no homework and hardly any revision to stop him. He waited till his computer finished logging on and then opened Minecraft.
The first thing he noticed was that there was a new update available, although strangely there was no change log. "Must be a big secret Jeb doesn't want us to know," Alex thought. He started the updater, eager to find out what the new Minecraft had in store for him. While waiting, he sat back in his chair, although it still was not comfortable for him.
Halfway through the update, Alex felt a presence behind him. He turned around but saw nothing except darkness. As he looked, the shadows seemed to draw around him and a strange breeze brushed past him. "This is freaky," he thought. He drew open the curtains to let more light in, but a nearby block of flats blocked out lots of sunlight, so the change in brightness wasn't significant.
With a last, cautious glance around his room, Alex slowly turned back to his computer. The updating had finished and Alex was greeted with the familiar sight of the Minecraft main menu. And yet it looked different... more sinister in a way. With a lot of will he managed to drag himself from his train of thought and started up one of his survival worlds.
What was wrong with him? He felt alone and scared. Suddenly, the screen flickered, diverting Alex's concentration. It had only flickered for a moment, but it had been long enough for Alex to spot the image. It occupied his mind completely as he processed what he had seen. It had been two large, deathly white rectangles, a lot like Minecraft eyes, staring at something. With a jolt he realised the eyes had been looking directly at him.
A hissing noise brought his mind back to Minecraft. On screen he saw a creeper heading straight for him! Reacting as quickly as he could, Alex mashed the attack button on his mouse while backing away from the deadly terror.
He scored a hit on the creeper with his diamond sword but to no avail, it ignored the attack as if it was a mere scratch. Alex bumped into something and turned round to find another creeper behind him, pushing him back the way he came. He tried to go sideways but two more creepers appeared, forcing him back.
As the hissing mobs came ever closer, Alex spotted a human figure standing some distance away, watching silently. At least it looked human, but something about it wasn't quite right. The silent figure turned its head to face Alex, who recoiled in fear, pushing his chair over in panic. As he fell to the floor, he stared into the eyes of the thing. They were bone-white. He heard a distant bang and then everything went black.
Ok, please tell me what you think of it. Sorry it was so short but I wanted to get a chapter up so I could see whether it is good so please review :).
JM
EDIT: Added a quick description of Alex, which i forgot to do, Doh.
