Chapter 2

(3rd pov)

1 hour later.

Dante was dressed in leather clothing as he began eating his roasted chicken that Julie cooked and to Julie's surprise...Dante was really hungry cause he was eating really fast.

"Whoa there, Dante. Take it easy. I know you're hungry but you're going to choke." Julie chuckled.

Dante stops eating and swallows of what food Dante had in his mouth.

"Sorry...it felt like days not eating." Dante said with a sheepish smile.

"So were the previous players that were in those carriers. Some were thirsty from being in the carriers too long."

"How long have you guys survived in this game?" Dante asks.

"Pfft. Months. years maybe. You'll start to like being in this universe more and more...that is if you mind zombies, skeletons endermens and creepers trying to raid the village."

"You make it sound like it's not a problem." Dante says rather concern.

Julie chuckled at that remark as she bit a piece of her roasted chicken.

"Kid. We are armed to the teeth. Decked out with diamond equipment and if that weren't enough, we have golems that protect this village from potential threats." Julie smirks.

"Wow...are the other settlements this fortified?"

"Of course. We helped him make their walls out of diamonds too."

"I see..." Dante nods.

"Now...enough chit chat. When you're done eating, we have to get you to work."

"Not mining I hope. Not a fan of dark caves." Dante said as he finished eating the chicken.

"Nah...I doubt you will mine. Leave that for the veterans. Beginners will doubt get themselves killed. You're going to be helping my daughter, Sophia, on hunting for some food. You know how to make swords and bows?" Julie asks Dante.

"Yeah. You have the materials and I'll make it." Dante nods.

"Okay then. I'll be watching how you make them to see what you said is true."

"Why watch me?"

"We want to determine that the knowledge the carrier was retrieving has entered into your mind and that you know what you're doing."

"Okay then. Let's go."

They both got out of the shelter and went to a workshop in the village as Julie prepared some materials for Dante to build on a table.

"I'm going to test you, Dante. If you can build a diamond sword and a bow less than 4 minutes then we know the carrier's knowledge is still in your mind."

Julie takes a stopwatch from her pocket and resets the timer.

"Ready?" Julie asks.

Dante nods and approaches the crafting table.

"Go." Julie said as she started the stopwatch.

Dante quickly but carefully begins building a diamond sword and bow as Julie looks amazed how quickly Dante was able to build them. As Dante finished building the sword and bow, Julie stops and looks shocked.

"2.59. Amazing. Almost beats Sophia's record. Yeah the carrier's knowledge is in you alright. Hold on for a second." Julie said as she put the stopwatch away.

Julie takes a walkie talkie turns it on as Dante equips his sword and bow along with a quiver of 64 arrows in it.

"Watch guard. What's your status on the fields?" Julie asks through her walkie talkie.

"There's a few Endermens but they seem to be minding their own business. If you're going out there, bring pumpkin masks."

"Oh it's not for me to go out there. It's for the new guy and Sophia."

"Oh. Well they better bring pumpkin masks if you don't want them to get hurt. Those things are hostile if they make contact with them."

"Understood."

Julie turns off the walkie talkie as she sighs. Endermens...not what she wanted to hear...she goes to utility closet and takes a pumpkin mask as she gives it to Dante to wear.

"Put this on. Endermens won't hurt you with this mask on."

"Unless provoked." Dante suddenly added.

"Right." Julie nods.

Dante walks out of the workshop but was suddenly stopped by Julie.

"One last thing. If you see any carriers, steer clear from them. They have a friend or foe program in them that determines if you are threat or not. Fighting it is not a wise idea cause they will kill you like you are nothing and even if you do "Kill it", It comes back to finish the job til you die." Julie warns Dante.

"Avoid carriers. Got it." Dante nods.

Dante heads out of the village and walks further on the mountains as he meets up with Sophia who sees him coming up to Sophia.

"Dante, right? Glad you're here. Could you use the helping hand here." Sophia said with a smile.

Sophia. A 22 year old Caucasian who's Julie's daughter. Just like the rest of the players, she was warped in the game and was found on the mountains by her mother who was unconscious from being held in a carrier. Her favorite hobbies in the Minecraft universe are hunting, magic and crafting weapons.

"Something going on?"

"Put on the mask and I'll explain." Sophia says as she puts on her pumpkin mask.

Dante puts on his pumpkin mask as he and Sophia cautiously continued walking down the mountain.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"Endermen. I need help on taking them down so I can try getting the wolf to safety."

"It's best we get water and splash it on them." Dante says.

"Why not kill them with diamond weapons?" Sophia asks rather confused.

"That's what I thought too but according to the knowledge I got from the carrier, water will kill an Enderman if not scare it away. Weapons just probably just gets them more angry."

"Huh...your carrier must've went to The End to deal with Endermen."

Dante just shrugged as they got near a lake. Sophia fills up a bucket of water and gives it to Dante.

"Hope you know what you're doing."

"Don't worry. I'm just going to scare them away."

Dante walks to where the Endermen are at and throws water at the Endermen. As the Endermen see water coming at them, they teleported away in fear.

"Huh...guess you were right. See anymore Endermen?" Sophia says as she she approached the wolf.

Dante began looking around for a good 2 minutes and sighs with relief.

"No..." Dante said as he takes off his mask as Sophia took off her mask.

The wolf carefully gets up and looks at Dante curiously as the wolf wags it's tail. Dante couldn't help but smile as he looked at the wolf.

"Poor wolf...Did those mean Endermen scare you?" Dante asks as he began petting the wolf.

The wolf whimpers confirming Dante's question.

"I'm surprised they didn't hurt the poor wolf. Didn't think Endermen can be assholes..."

The wolf starts panting happily as Dante smiles more to see the wolf happy.

"This wolf yours?" He asks.

"Nah...It's my dad's. She likes exploring with my dad but has a huge fear of Endermen."

"Poor girl. What's her name?" Dante asks as he stops petting the wolf.

"Snowflake. I think Dad calls her that cause it reminds him of the Arctic wolves from the real world. Anyway...we got to go bring her back to the village before the Endermen harass Snowflake again."

Snowflake barked then suddenly rushed back to the village.

"Or she can head back on her own..." Dante says rather confused.

"Okay...let's go."

They began heading to the forest near the mountains as Dante readies his sword.

"Why the forest?" Dante asks.

"It makes finding food easier than scavenging through the mountains."

"Fair enough." Dante shrugged.

As they continue through the forest, they suddenly hear hostile hissing nearby.

"Oh for fuck sake...Lizard men at this time?!" Sophia growled as she took out her enchanted bow.

"Lizard men?"

"Yeah. They're not kind of monsters you want to be confronted with especially when they go all tribal."

Three lizard men jump out of the water and land in front of Sophia and Dante with their spears at the ready as the shouted tribal language.

"They're trying to kidnap us. Don't ask me why but I sure as hell don't want to know."

The Lizard men began to attack Dante and Sophia but was suddenly killed by arrows through the head from a distance. As the three Lizard men fall lifeless on the ground, Dante and Sophia looked behind them, they see a man in his late 30's in fur clothing holding his bow.

"Damn Lizard men...You better get going before more come." The man said with seriousness.

"We're just-"

"I know. Hunters. You better go somewhere else in the forest if you're going to hunt. This is lizard men territory." The man interrupts Sophia.

"Wait. How can we trust you?" Dante asks.

"I'm one of the people from the settlement at the forest and it's my duty to protect people from hostile creatures that wonder here. Now go before more come." The man said as he narrowed his eyes.

"...Fine...let's go, Dante." Sophia sighs.

Dante and Sophia began walking somewhere in the forest as the man began on a lookout in case more Lizard men came.

"I don't remember seeing Lizard men in Minecraft." Dante says rather unsure.

"Well you know how players are when it comes to coming up with new ideas. They always like putting new creatures in their worlds that it sometimes can be amazing yet scary at the same. Like before we met, I encountered a werewolf at night probably a week ago."

"You did?" Dante asked shocked.

"Yeah...those things are savages in the night. It almost bit me as I kept stabbing it's throat with a silver knife. If it weren't for that knife, I would've turned into one if it bit me."

"Did you kill it?" Dante asks with curiousity.

"Of course I did. Silver is a werewolf's bane."

"Wow..."

"But they are far worse monsters than the usual zombies, spiders and skeletons at night. I know werewolves are one of them but I think they're maybe more monsters soon to come." Sophia sighs.

"Hmmmm..."

This was starting to become interesting by the minute for Dante...