Chapter 1: Fresh Start

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from Minecraft, all rights go to Mojang.

I sat down near a small lake, shaded by a huge jungle tree beside me. I looked down at my reflection and saw my exhausted face. I had long messy hair, reaching to my shoulders, an untrimmed beard that almost covered my whole neck, and dirt marks all around my nose and forehead. I can't believe I look like a forty year old man when I am only twenty-one years old! My clothing is no different; it is slightly torn and covered in mud. I see a few blood stains from when I killed the zombie last night.

"Cedric!" A voice shouted to me. I turned around and saw Draydic sprinting towards me. His hair was short and black, and he had a small goatee on his chin.

"What the hell are you doing?! You're supposed to be looking food!" He roared.

"Come on Draydic, when was the last time we found any cows, or pigs, or chickens?" I questioned him. "We might as well wait for the wheat to grow and we'll harvest it."

"But it's going to take weeks!"

"Not to worry. We still have plenty of water!"

"Ced, can you not see how serious this problem is?! It's been exactly a year since Cubonia fell apart. We have to do everything ourselves! There's only seven of us left roaming the land, while every other Minecraftian is either dead or imprisoned!"

"Well I'm trying to be optimistic. Besides, we can't be the last seven people left. There's obviously more, just hiding or scavenging for supplies like we're doing. Anyway, lets just go back to camp."

I got up and walked away from the lake with Draydic. We went out from the large jungle and into a plains biome, where our camp was set up. There we saw Letta with her long brunette hair tied back, wearing her favourite vest. Stanley was in his tent, sharpening his iron sword with flint. His black hair covered half his face, and he only wore a jacket with no sleeves for his torso. Kana was reading her book, sometimes flipping her long black hair when it gets on her eyes. Jamie was snoozing on her sleeping bag cuddling a stuffed pig while her blonde hair covered the pig's head. I find it unusual that she's sixteen and she still sleeps with plushies like she's six.

"Find anything?" Letta asked me.

"Nope," I replied casually.

"Great. Another day to starve!" She moaned.

"Where did you go anyway Cedric?" Stanley wondered.

"Over there, where the jungle is," I told him as I entered my tent. "So...where's Damos?"

"He went to pick up water right beside the jungle, because he is the only resourceful person at the moment!" Draydic pointed out, obviously targeting me..

"Shut up Draydic," I retorted. I picked up my diamond sword and large backpack. "I'm going to find him."

"He isn't lost!" Draydic shouted to me, but it was too late. I was already sprinting to the direction where Damos was. I reached the bank of a river, but there was no sign of him anywhere. I was really worried when I saw his iron axe left near the raging river.

"Damos!" I called for him. There was no response, except for the whistling of the wind going through the tall grass. Knowing that he was probably lost or taken away by a mob, I walked to the axe and picked it up. When I turned around I was met with a brown face staring at me, with bloodshot eyes and a large grin on his face.

"Boo!" He shouted. I stepped back and almost fell in the river. I looked up and I saw Damos on the floor laughing like a hyena.

"Got you Ced!" He cried. I rose from the ground, pulled him up and kicked his groin.

"Not so funny now, is it?!" I yelled in anger.

"I was just joking around!" Damos whimpered. "Now you're not getting any food from me!" He pointed at his backpack and beside it I saw three buckets of delicious fish, all in a variety of colours.

"Holy crap that's a lot!" I exclaimed cheerfully. "I'm sorry Damos." I picked him up from the ground and got his backpack and buckets for him.

"No worries Ced. It doesn't really hurt anyway." He picked up his supplies and grabbed two of his buckets. "Mind if you pick up that last one for me please?"

"Sure thing." I lifted the bucket of fishes and let it hang against my right shoulder. I was going to obtain my diamond sword that I dropped near the river, but when I was about to grab it, an arrow pierced my shoulder. The bucket dropped and I fell down in pain. I looked up and saw a white skeleton, all muddy and grotesque, wielding it wooden bow, ready to take another shot. It swiftly took another arrow from its quiver and readied it on its bow. Right before it shot, an iron axe was thrown and hacked its head. The skeleton dropped dead. Damos picked up his axe, still in perfect condition, and ripped it off of the skeleton's skull.

"You got to admit, that was a pretty good shot!" Damos chuckled.

"Thanks for saving me Damos!" I huffed, still shocked from the surprise attack. I slowly took of the arrow that pierced my shoulder, and inserted it in my pack. Then I picked up my sword, sheathed it, and grabbed the bow and quiver wielded by the skeleton.

"Why do you want the bow? You only have one hand," asked Damos in curiosity.

"Letta is a pretty good archer, I might as well give this to her," I answered.

"Whatever, let's return to camp and bandage your wound."

"Alright."

As I walked to the plains I turned around and saw a tall person hidden in the grass. It wore a black robe that covered its entire body, encrusted with bits of diamonds and emeralds. Its face was covered with the cloak's hood, so I can only see a small grin on its face. It whistled for a second, replicating the same sound of the wind I heard moments ago. Afterwards he removed a small vile from its pocket, that appeared to contain a bluish-grey liquid. It slowly drank the mysterious liquid, then put the vile back in its pocket. Suddenly the person turned invisible, and that was it. I didn't see its face but I knew who it was. I remember that cloak before. it was the very same one the leader of the mobs wore when I saw it three years ago at the chamber. The leader knows who and where we are, and its spying on us.

A/N:

The first chapter of my fanfiction. Was it suspenseful, exciting and interesting, or was it a complete load of rubbish. Please, PLEASE review. I NEED to know if this fanfiction is worth it.