A/U: I added some descriptions of what my characters look like, but they're rather brief so you can come up with your own ideas of how they look.
Now you should know what happened. I fell through a void and somehow ended up here, and I'm also pretty sure Stormy had something to do with it. Don't ask me why, it's just the way she looked at me. It was like she had a human intelligence, and she was up to something. Looking back on it, she almost seemed to be smirking. Maybe I'm letting my opinions affect my memories.
I stand up and look at the sky again. The sun looks to be a few feet closer to the horizon than before. It's really strange: The world seems so much smaller now. I don't know why though. I walk along the beach around the island, and before long I find that the island I'm on is, in fact, smaller than I previously thought. It probably takes me around 30-40 minutes to get back to the spot I woke up in. I sigh. If I can't find anything near the beach, I'll have to look in the jungle that takes up a large part of the island. From what I can tell anyway.
I walk into the shade of the trees and watch the waves crash onto the beach. This place is so interesting; I've only ever seen the ocean in pictures, and I don't see very many trees, there aren't any in my labyrinth of a town. I don't want to explore the jungle yet though. Looking up at the trees, I try to determine what kind they are, but that only gives me a headache. I lived in a city that didn't care too much for nature, so I never really got to study trees. I know I could've looked them up online, but trees never interested me much before. Looking at these trees now though, I wonder if maybe it was because I never had time to study one up close. I didn't leave the suburb if I didn't have to because my parents didn't want me to wander away and get lost, and when I did it was to go somewhere specific. I usually had other stuff to worry about by then.
I'm interrupted from my thoughts when my stomach growls and I realize I'm hungry. I guess I don't have much of a choice anymore. I can either sit here and wait for someone to rescue me, or I can start looking for food in the jungle. I get up and walk into the jungle. I doubt there's anyone here. During my walk around the island I saw absolutely nothing to indicate the existence of civilization, and even if there were people here, there's no way I'd just sit down and wait for help. I may be a girl, but I'm definitely not that kind of girl. That's why all those drama movies about damsels in distress annoyed me.
In this jungle there are a lot of vines, thick under brush, and less light because of the canopy. I don't really trust my sense of direction. It took me a about 4 years of mapping and trying to memorize my neighbourhood to get used to the suburb. Suddenly I trip on something and unintentionally squeak in surprise. I get up and brush myself of before walking again, glad no one was around to see that. I stop after a few minutes to look at the trees. I notice large brown pods hanging from the branches, but they're too far up to reach, so I keep walking until I get to a large pond. I'm surprised by how clear it is, since most of the water I've seen hasn't even come close to being this pure, so I figure it will be safe to drink from. I get down on my hands and knees to put my head in the water. The water's really cool compared to the moist, hot atmosphere of the jungle.
When I lift my head and brush my sleeves against my eyelids to absorb the water I see a cat staring at me from across the pond. I recognize her black fur and white paws: It's Stormy. Her sickly pale green eyes stare intensely into mine, and I start to get the same uncomfortable feeling from before, like I'm looking at a human instead of a cat. She stares at me for what feels like an hour, then turns around and walks away. Getting over my surprise quickly, I stand up and run after her. There's absolutely no way I'm letting her go. No one will stare at you like that unless they expect something from you. I need to know how she's involved with this.
Even though I'm determined to follow her, it's hard to see where she's going in this dense jungle. The vines and trees block my view, so when I think I'm going the right way I'm actually lost, then I hear something rustle in the bushes behind me and turn to see Stormy run off again as fast as a bullet. Another problem is her size. She's a tiny cat, of course that's partly because she's a kitten, but that makes it hard to keep up. Though it almost seems like she's letting me follow her on purpose.
After hours of running I notice her slow down. Unlike me, she doesn't look at all exhausted. Then she stops. I try to keep running because I'm still considerably behind, and I know I need to catch up to her, but I get clumsy trip again. When I look up I see Stormy only three feet in front of me. I stand and brush myself off, feeling tired. The jungle is dark now, and I can't see well. It's been a short day.
"That was completely pointless, don't you think?" I ask her, annoyed, and realize that sounded very much like a threat. Stormy glares at me.
"Neo." she says, and it almost sounds like a 'no'. I look at her more closely to see a small, humanoid form looking back at me. She crosses her arms and laughs. "You never expected that, nya?" She asks me mockingly. I stare at her. How could that even be possible, I wonder. She stretches, looks at her hands, and mumbles something: "This human form is so different. How am I supposed to keep my balance with only two legs?"
"You get used to it." I say, not knowing how to react, then add as an after thought: "It's also customary for humans to wear clothes." She stares at me, surprised.
"You...you're a strange human, to not be afraid. Ender used to tell me humans were probably cowardly creatures." she says, completely ignoring my advise. Then, without warning, she punches me in the jaw.
Stormy watched as the human girl fell to the ground. She was surprised, not only by Willow's reaction, but also how long Willow had chased after her. Stormy hadn't known what to expect from Willow when she first saw her, and when the void that lead them back to minecraft suddenly appeared Stormy had been shocked. She didn't think it was even possible to get back after going through the end portal, but then suddenly she's back. She was glad, but she wondered how it was possible. She fully intended to interrogate the girl when she woke up.
Behind Stormy a dark figured suddenly materialized. It was a tall man, with jet black hair and almost white, light purple eyes. His skin was tainted a slight purple color, though the night made it look a few shades darker. He looked from Stormy's face to Willow, then at Stormy again.
"Welcome back Shadow." he greeted her using her previous name. His voice was quiet and calm, like the wind. Stormy thought for a minute or so, wondering which name she liked better.
"Stormy, actually." she said, looking up at him, "Can we stay with you for a while?" Ender looked mildly surprised and amused when asked this question. Shadow, or Stormy as she now called herself, didn't make friends so easily. She seemed different now though, to be acting with such a calm demeanor. Ender wondered why.
"Yes, until you make your own house." he said, remembering what it was like to live with the normally hyperactive cat from before. It seems she has changed, Ender reasoned, perhaps there will be less to worry about. He had no idea of how mistaken he was.
They were about to leave when Stormy thought of something.
"By the way, do you have any extra clothes I could borrow?" she asked Ender. He glanced back at her.
"Yes." he said, "They won't fit you though." Then he teleported away. Stormy groaned. After a minute of hesitation she grabbed Willows arm and drug her along the ground behind her, resulting in a number of bruises on Willow's head and a large gash along the outside of her forearm.