What's up everyone, I'm back once again with a new chapter for Legend of Minecraft. By the way, I think I mentioned something about butter in my last chapter. That was actually for another chapter, but not this one. I guess I failed D: Anyway, Cody's real adventure in this fanfic is just about to begin!
Chapter 04: The Great Mine Adventure!
Part 1: The adventure begins!
After Cody carried out the introductions, he had to rethink the output of his house all over again. He decided to increase the size of his house into a mansion. He planned it out like this: the right hand section of the mansion would contain all of their food and supplies. The left hand section was still a work in progress, but for now it just had crates and crafting benches. The middle section would be the living room, with a chimney. At last the upper section would be where everyone slept. There were several rooms for each and everyone in the mansion. It took a while, but thanks to everyone pitching in, they got it done in just one day! However, life in minecraft is starting to prove to be more difficult than the orange haired teen imagined. It began just as Cody finished the last room.
First…
Cody: There, all finished.
Matt: *taps on his shoulder* Cody?
Cody: *looks at him* Oh hey Matt. What's up?
Matt: We're out of cobblestone.
Cody: I don't see how the cobblestone was wasted. This mansion is made out of wood.
Cupa: Cody! *runs up to him*
Cody: Cupa? What's wrong?
Cupa: We ran out of iron.
Cody: You're kidding.
Then…
Mindy: Cody! *runs up to him*
Cody: What is it?
Mindy: I'm all out of gold ingots because someone kept stealing all of my gold blocks!
Cody: Andr just likes your blocks. Endermen always pick up blocks they think are useful to them.
Then after…
Iris: Master Cody.
Cody: What is it now?
Iris: We ran out of materials to make any more armor and weapons.
Cody: Why is everyone coming to me all of a sudden?
Darren: Because you're our leader. This is your house after all.
Cody: Darren!? Where'd you come from?
Pretty soon, everyone was going to Cody for every single problem.
Cupa: Cody, we need more furnaces but we have no more iron.
Matt: I can't make flint and steel without any cobble.
Mindy: I knew it! Cody, Andr keeps stealing all of my blocks!
Andr: Am not!
Mindy: Are too!
Snowy: We don't have a lot of water left Cody. What should we do?
There were so many problems and requests for Cody that he ran off to his room. He was in some serious jelly. What could be done so that everyone's needs are satisfied? Where could he go so he can fix every problem in his house? He sat on his bed in a curled up ball trying to come up with an answer. And then he had an idea!
Darren: A mining adventure?
Cody: Yes! We'll call it the Great Mine Adventure!
The orange haired teen had called everyone to the living room so he could discuss his idea. The living room was a large space. The chimney was in the back wall between two torches. A red wool couch extended from the front wall to the side one. There was a 6 by 8 carpet on the floor. It was made from blue dyed wool, with the design of a red target on it. Everyone was sitting on that carpet while Cody stood in front of them.
Matt: How would we be able to do that? We don't even know where to start.
Cody: Exactly!
Matt: *gives him a confused look*
Cody: It's true; we don't know where to start. But remember, this is minecraft, where anything is possible. We'll just find a cave and search for all of the things we need there!
Mindy: But how would we do that without any supplies?
Cody: We take some wood, make some wooden tools and later on we'll get some new better ones.
Snowy: That's doesn't sound like a bad idea!
Andr: But first we need to know who is going on this adventure.
Cody: Simple my dear ender friend. Matt, Darren and I will go on this adventure while the rest of you stay here.
Cupa: But Cody, why can't we go with you?
Cody: Because I'm trying to keep the party as small as possible so there are fewer casualties.
Matt: Yeah! *stands up next to Cody* Don't worry about a thing ladies. The men will go on this adventure and come back safe and sound!
Darren: *stands next to Cody as well* I agree. Let us guys handle it. Matt and I will keep an eye on Cody.
Cody: Hey, I don't cause a lot of trouble!
Darren: I'm kidding you dumbass.
Cody: Oh.
Cupa: Cody… *hugs him*
Cody: *blush*
Matt/ Darren: *snickering*
Cupa: If you are going to go on this adventure, just promise me this one thing.
Cody: What is it?
Cupa: That you'll come back safe and sound.
Cody: *smiles and hugs her back* Don't worry Cupa. I will. You have my word.
Everyone: Aw…..
The embrace lasted for a few seconds until they broke apart.
Cody: Okay, let's get everything we need for this adventure.
Everyone: Yes sir!
Once they got all the wood, the three teen boys returned home to finish getting what they need. Cupa and Snowy gave them plenty of cooked steak, cooked pork, cooked chicken, cooked fish, some apples and carrots, and a bucket of milk. Iris crafted their weapons and tools from the wood they collected, along with a bunch of torches and leftover sticks. She even made leather armor for them to wear. Andr gave them each two potions of regeneration and Mindy gave them some string to craft bows. Once they had all of their supplies, they exited the door saying their goodbyes.
Matt: Bye girls!
Darren: Bye ladies!
Snowy: Bye guys!
Andr: Bye!
Mindy: Be careful! And bring me some gold ingots okay!?
Iris: Return home safely Master Cody!
Cupa: *holding Cody's hands* be safe.
Cody: I will Cupa *kisses her on the cheek*
Cupa: *blushes*
Cody: *slips away from her hands and turns to his bros* Matt. Darren. Let's get moving.
Matt/ Darren: *gives a salute* Yes sir!
As the boys walked away, they waved back at everyone at the mansion, then left to begin their Great Mine Adventure.
Cody, Matt and Darren were walking through a field of grass with hills alongside them. The sun was high in the sky, everything seemed peaceful. No caves were in sight.
Matt: Hey, did any you guys see any caves around this place?
Darren: *shakes his head* Nope.
Cody: Nada.
Matt: Well that's a fine way to start a mining adventure.
Cody: Hey, you guys have been in the real world while I was gone, right?
Darren: Yeah, why?
Cody: Do you know what happened to my mom?
Matt: Your mom? Why?
Cody: I just want to know how she's doing. She must have been pretty upset when I left.
Matt: Yeah, she was crying and stuff like that.
Darren: Matt!
Matt: What?
Cody: It's okay. *sighs, then looks up at the sky* I have to get back into reality, for my mother's sake.
Matt: You're a good man Cody.
Darren: By the way Cody, how did you meet Cupa and all the other girls anyway?
Cody: It's a long story…
He told them everything that happened, from the beginning to end. He told them about meeting Cupa in the center of a village and promising to be her friend. He told them about accidentally meeting Claudette the witch and her giving him the supplies to build Snowy and Iris, his golems. He told them about saving Andr's life from creepers and how Mindy keep trying to scare him, but kept failing and eventually they became friends.
Darren: Wow Cody, sounds like you've been keeping yourself occupied.
Cody: Right? But you know, I still can't figure out why my hands look like this.
Matt: Maybe it's a glitch of some kind.
Cody: Yeah, maybe.
Darren: Well whatever the reason, as long as you're the Cody I know, then I'm cool with it.
Cody: Thanks.
Matt: By the way, I wanna ask you something.
Cody: What is it?
Matt: Exactly, what is your relationship with Cupa?
Cody: Cupa? Um… *blushes* we're just friends.
Darren: Just friends?
Cody: Yeah, just friends.
Matt: Then why do you guys look like a couple when you're together? And what's with that blush?
Cody: Well I… uh…
Darren: *says after a few seconds passed* you LIKE her, don't you?
Cody: Perhaps. Maybe a little.
Matt: Dude you should ask her out!
Cody: Um, I'll think about it.
Matt: Dude, I know love when I see it. You guys clearly have it going on.
Cody: Oh, and you're supposed to be some love expert? What about you and Andr?
Matt: …!
Darren: *confused* What about them?
Matt: It's nothing…!
Cody: Don't lie to me. You've been taking glances at her for the past few hours.
Matt: So?
Cody: So I'm saying that YOU must like HER.
Matt: A-a… and so what?!
Cody: *looks at him in a sly expression* you should ask her out.
Matt: Me? Uh uh, not until YOU ask Cupa out!
Cody: If you say I should date Cupa as your brilliant 'advice', how come you can't follow your OWN advice and ask Andr out? Surely you can set some example to me.
Matt: *struck speechless*
Darren: oooo, Matt you just got BURNED!
He and Cody laugh.
Matt: *blushes hard* W-well, um… w-what about you Darren!?
Darren: *stops laughing* Hm? Me?
Matt: Yeah you! Do YOU like any girls!? Did YOU ask them out!?
Cody: Yeah, I was wondering that. Who do you like Darren?
Darren: No one.
Both of them were shocked.
Cody: No one!? Why not!?
Matt: Clearly you have to like someone. Unless…
Darren: Matt it's not like that!
Cody: Then what is it?
The sports player noticed a few blocks above the ground in his path. He hopped on block to the other with his right foot, then his left foot, then again as he spoke to his friends.
Darren: It's just that I've only known them for a short amount of time.
Cody: So?
Darren: So I don't like to rush. In relationships I mean. What I'm trying to say is that I haven't really gotten to know them yet, and until I know what they're really like, I can't say who I truly like or not.
Matt: Oh so you're one of those people who want to get to know them first.
Darren: Exactly.
Cody: But they're all nice and friendly. They're cute too, honestly.
Darren: Maybe, but it's not about the outside, it's about the inside which matters to me. That's what I want in a woman, to be as beautiful and as amazing in the inside just as she is on the outside.
Cody: You know, that is very good thinking. Internal beauty matters most.
Darren: Now you get it. *gets off the blocks leading to another direction and continues walking*
Cody: Hey, what time is it?
Matt: Let's see… *looks up at the sky and sees the sun going down* It's still day time but my guess is that in another 2 or 3 more hours, it's going to be sunset.
Darren: Then we won't have enough time to build a shelter. We need to find a cave right now.
Cody: We have to save our supplies too.
The orange haired teen thinks as the suns continues going down while his friends are looking at him.
Cody: We need to find a cave.
Matt: That's what Darren just said!
Cody: We should hurry.
The three teens speed walked in the grassy plain. The next thing they knew, it was sunset.
Inside a cave, blocked off with wooden blocks, Cody Matt and Darren found a shelter for the night. There was a torch flickering in the center. The mobs were trying to get in, but couldn't. The three teens were safe, for now. Matt was pacing back and forth, while Cody and Darren were sitting calmly on the floor.
Matt: *fuming* Great, now what!? We're stuck here inside this cave with all these mobs outside trying to kill us. This place is a dead end too!
Cody: *finishes eating a piece of steak* Well, if it's a dead end, then we mine through it.
Matt: *looks at him* What do you mean?
Cody: We have picks don't we? Let's just begin our adventure here by mining through that wall.
Darren: Hey, that's actually not a bad idea! *stands up*
Matt: *blinks* you think so?
Darren: Yeah man. Let's bust through this wall and hopefully we'll end up in a cave.
Matt: Hopefully.
Cody: *standing up* let's get started. We wasted all of our wooden blocks completely to close off the cave entrance too.
Matt: Yeah, don't remind me…
Darren: Guys just shut up and start mining!
With that, they all took out their picks and began mining the back of the cave. It was a dead end made from cobblestone. With luck, they could find some flint AND find a cave system. The dead end was deeper than they thought. It took them a while to mine through. Once their wooden picks wore out, Cody crafted stone pickaxes and they continued mining. To save up on torches, Darren got and placed the same torch they used earlier every few feet or so. Once it seemed to go on forever…
Cody: Now this is getting ridiculous.
Matt: We'll never find a cave system like this!
Darren mined a cobblestone block out as they were talking and sees an opening on the other side. He held his breath in excitement. He called out to his friends.
Matt: What?
Darren: You are going to want to see this.
He mined an opening big enough for the three of them to walk through. Once they walked to the other side, every one of them gasped. They were staring at an enormous cave system! It was amazing to look at. There was a waterfall on one part of the cave, and another one made of lava on one other side. Everywhere they looked, they saw ores of every kind. They saw iron, gold, one or two diamond ores, and emerald. There were, of course, mobs in the cave but they were all the way at the bottom. Some of you may ask how they were able to see all of that in such a large, deep and dark cave. Well my friends, there were glowstone blocks in various parts of the cave that made everything so easy to see. Each of the three teenagers was staring at the cave wide-eyed.
Cody: *in awe* Wow…
Matt: Dude, this place is so BIG!
His last word echoed throughout the entire cave.
Darren: You were right Cody; there was a cave system here.
Matt: Hey, look! *points*
Everyone looked to where he was pointing and saw a bridge.
Matt: It's a bridge! And look, there are glowstone blocks in a path leading past that bridge!
Darren: That's odd. That would mean that someone was here before us.
Cody: Who knows? Maybe that person is still in here somewhere.
Matt: You could be right about that. Maybe he'll even help us?
Cody Let's head to that bridge and follow those glowstone blocks. And remember to mine any ore you find along the way.
Darren/ Matt: Yes sir!
With that, they jumped down from one block to the other until they reached the bridge. Cody told his friends to come on and they followed the glowing blocks.
Part 2: The World's Largest Cave
Meanwhile, deep, deep, deep inside the cave, there was a mineshaft. All of the entrances to the shaft were blocked off by glass blocks. Inside the mineshaft, was a young girl laying down on the floor, reading an enchanting book and nibbling on a piece of bread. She had short purple hair with a small ponytail on either side of her head tied with two red beads each. She had red eyes, an aqua jacket with striped sleeves and a black skirt. Unbeknownst to her, there was a woman who walked silently behind her. The woman had dusty black hair, brown eyes, wore a short shirt covering only the top and mid-section of her breasts and her shoulders. Her under breasts along with her slim tummy were exposed. She also wore very short shorts that revealed practically her whole legs. She also wore gloves, had a bow on her back, and had a hat on her head that had the face of the skeleton on it. The skeleton lady looked down at her roommate in a tired expression. Then she poked her in the stomach. The spider girl jumped in surprise. She glared at her skeleton friend.
Cave Spider girl: Don't do that! You know I don't like being poked!
Skeleton girl: Well I wouldn't have to if you hadn't been so lazy all the time.
These two girl's names are Mandy the Cave Spider and Cindy the Skeleton.
Mandy: Wha- Lazy! *sits up* I do plenty of work here!
Cindy: Yeah, like sitting on your butt all day is work.
Mandy: *crosses her arms and looks away* Well you don't know that I work 'cause you don't see me do it.
Cindy: I'm here with you 24/7. How could I not see you doing any work?
Mandy: Because I do it behind your back, so there!
Cindy: Watching dust bunnies is not work. Besides, if you even bothered to help out around our home, I would see you move around way more often and not in the same place every time I look.
Mandy: *sweat drop* Well I, uh… j-just leave me alone!
Cindy: *smirks* Looks like you were lying all along, weren't you?
Mandy: Oh just shut up will you!?
Mandy is, as you can tell, a lazy spider. She doesn't bother doing any work except for collecting valuables. She often tries to act cool to cover up whatever she does or on a daily basis. She has a short temper too. Cindy is more like a big sister to her. Well, maybe more like a mother. Mature, caring, and often nags Mandy about her laziness and to help clean up their house more. And yes, the mineshaft is their house. They blocked it off with glass blocks so they are protected from the mobs that try to kill them. That just goes to show that real mobs are even hostile to human mobs of the same kind.
Cindy: By the way, I found some more gold ingots for you.
Mandy: *expression changes* you did? Let me see them!
The skeleton girl gave her the ingots and Mandy was excited.
Mandy: Yesss! More gold for my collection!
She runs from Cindy to a door in the mineshaft. Mandy opens it, enters, and quickly closes it. Curiously, Cindy walks over to the door. There was a sign next to it that said, 'no one is allowed but Mandy! Unless I give you permission to'
Like she would ever give anyone permission to enter her private room. Cindy never looked inside because of what the sign said. She wasn't the one to break the rules, but she had to see what was inside. She slowly opened the door and went inside. Her mouth dropped as she looked around the room. The entire place was completely made out of gold! It was huge too! Every golden block shone radiantly; even the gold ores seemed to cast a yellow glow. Glowstones were placed around the room that may be the reason why all the gold was shining. It was an amazing sight. Why did Mandy hide all this from Cindy anyway? It's not like she doesn't trust her, right? At the end of the room was a bunch of large crates on the walls and the floor. Mandy was seen putting the ingots inside one of those crates. Then she skipped happily back toward the door. She opened her eyes and saw Cindy at the doorway. She was immediately surprised, and hurried to push Cindy out the door.
Mandy: *pushing Cindy* Get out get out get out!
Cindy: Okay okay!
Once Mandy got Cindy out the door, she slammed it shut stood in front of it.
Mandy: *furious* Can't you read signs!? 'No one is allowed to enter but Mandy' that's ME.
Cindy: Sorry, I was just wondering what was in there.
Mandy: Never go in here again! This is MY private room for me ONLY!
Cindy: Okay okay, I won't come in. I promise.
Mandy: *lowers her voice* fine.
She walks away trying to act cool like nothing happened. Cindy looked at the door to Mandy's private room. She sighed.
Cindy (thinking): Mandy hasn't grown up a bit after all these years. But *smiles* that's still okay with me.
She walks away to continue her chores.
Part 3: Residents of the cave
As the three teenagers were walking, they took in some amazing sights. The glowstone blocks showed them many waterfalls, some spectacular structures; there were even a few ice blocks. No wonder it was a little chilly.
Cody: Wow, this place is
amazing!
Darren: Right? We'll definitely find some valuables in here.
Matt: Hey guys look! The glowstone blocks are leading into some kind of mineshaft.
Cody: A mineshaft!?
He ran ahead and found the entrance to the shaft. There were rails, redstone dust connecting to buttons, and minecarts.
Darren: Wow, our very first mineshaft!
Cody: Hey look, there's some minecarts over there. The glowstone blocks seem to be headed somewhere beyond this shaft and so does the rails. Let's use the carts so they can take us to wherever the glowstone stops at.
Matt: Sounds like a good idea bro! I'll get the carts.
He picked up three minecarts that were lying on the floor, and then he placed one cart on the rail. He was surprised when Cody had jumped into the cart suddenly.
Matt: What the-!?
Cody: Too slow boys! *he pressed the button and the cart immediately took off*
Matt: Grr. *placed another block on the rail but Darren jumps into it*
Darren: Thanks *presses the button and takes off*
Matt: a-what I- ugh! These guys…
He put the last cart on the rail, pressed the button, and took off after his friends. Meanwhile, Cody had exited a tunnel was now riding through a vast cavern of diamond blocks and water running over those blocks. He looked back, and saw Darren not far from him, and then he saw Matt a little far from him. He laughed, and continued to look forward. The path they rode on was lead by glowstone blocks, which shone their way through tunnels, caverns, even a waterfall. After an hour of riding, Cody found himself making a turn to another tunnel. He kept riding until he saw a wall of glass blocks in his way. He screamed, and crashed through the wall. The minecart broke because the tracks ended at the glass, and he fell on his face. Darren followed, landing on top of him. Then Matt came and fell on top of them. When all three teens stood up, they were sore.
Cody: That hurt like a bitch… everyone okay?
Darren: Yeah, a little sore but we're still fine.
Then they heard a gasp ahead of them. They looked and saw the same spider girl I mentioned earlier in the last chapter. Her eyes were shocked to see them there.
Cody: Oh hi there. What's your name-
Mandy: *ran off to the side* Cindy! Intruders!
Cody: …? What was that about?
Darren and Matt both shrugged. Mandy came back again, only this time her skeleton friend Cindy was with her. The minute Darren saw her, his eyes went wide. For some reason, he couldn't take them off the skeleton girl. Her exposed skin, her slender form, her beauty was indescribable to him. Before he even knew it, his cheeks were beginning to get embarrassingly red. Cindy gave the three of them a hard look.
Cody: *smiles* hello there. I assume that it was you two who built that glowstone path?
Neither girl answered.
Cody: Well, we're not here to cause any harm. Let's be friends, all of us.
Cindy looked at Mandy who was hiding behind her. The cave spider girl sank a little lower to the ground. Although she didn't seem to be the one to be scared that easily, she hated intruders and so did Cindy. The skeleton girl went back to giving the boys a hard stare.
Matt: Uh, Cody?
Cody: *whispers* Hold on I got this. *looks back and Cindy and Mandy and takes a step forward* Listen, we don't want to cause any trouble. We just want to make friends with you two.
He stopped when he noticed that the girls he was talking to took a step back when he stepped forward.
Matt: Cody, I don't think that they think the same way.
Cody: They just need a little convincing, that's all. *turns back to the female mobs* Like I was saying-
He was cut off when an arrow suddenly whizzed past his head. He stood there, realizing that it was Cindy who shot the arrow.
Matt: Uh, Cody!?
Cody (thinking): Incredible, I didn't even see her raise her bow. She must have a really fast shooting speed.
Cindy shot another arrow at his head again but this time Darren lowered his head so it flew past it a second time.
Cody: *looks up* Darren? What are you…?
Darren: You're welcome.
Cody: *stands up and grins* Sorry. And thanks.
Matt: *shakily* Uh, guys?
Both teens looked at Cindy, who was ready to shoot another arrow.
Cindy: Back off you evil home invaders! *shoots arrows at a fast speed*
All three teenagers moved left, right and down to dodge the arrows.
Cody: We're not evil, we just- whoa!
Cindy aimed carefully, and got Darren in the stomach. He kneeled in pain.
Cody: Darren!?
Darren: *painfully* I'm fine; it's like a little pinch, that's all!
Somehow Cody didn't believe him. He then heard Matt scream and saw that he was taken down by an arrow to his shoulder.
Cody: Matt!?
Darren fought his pain and rush to Matt's side. Fortunately, the dark haired teen was still alive.
Darren: You alright bro?
Matt: Yeah, but that hurt a lot! Getting shot really sucks balls!
Seeing the fact that his friends were getting hurt was proving to be a little much for Cody to handle. As a matter of fact, he was starting to get a little angry.
Cindy: You're next.
She shot another arrow at him. Instinctively, Cody flung his arm to one side with his wooden sword. The arrow was sliced in half and both pieces fell on the floor.
Cody: Okay, I seriously don't get what is going on with you. We came here to make peace and yet you're attacking us! Even my friends got hurt! What the hell is going on!?
He stood there, panting and waiting for an answer. Instead, what he saw was Cindy with a shocked expression. She wasn't the only one. Mandy was frozen in the same place just staring at him with wide eyes.
Cody: *anger cools a little* …? What?
He looked back and saw his friends with their mouths open.
Cody: Why is everyone staring at me now? What did I do?
He thought for a second until he almost freaked out.
Cody: Is there something on my face?
Darren: Dude… how did you do that?
Cody: …? Do what? *looks down at his sword and then looks at the arrow he sliced in half with it* did I do that?
Mandy: *whispers to Cindy* Cindy, what now? I don't know if you can stand a chance against someone who can block your attacks.
Cindy: Well, I…
Cody: *looks at her* So, have you decided to give up shooting us?
The skeleton girl raised her bow again, pulled back, hesitated, but shot the arrow. Cody dodged her arrow and deflected a few more with his sword.
Cody: *points to himself* Black belt in Tai-Kwan-Do and contender in Kung-fu, bitch.
Cindy: Grrr…!
Cody: You're a fast shooter, I'll admit, but I highly advise that you surrender now. I think even you should know when you can't win a fight.
Darren (thinking): Since when did he get so serious?
Cindy, realizing that she can't win against Cody, lowered her bow.
Cody: There. Now can we stop all this fighting?
The skeleton girl however, began to speak some surprising words.
Cindy: Okay, I lowered my bow and surrender to you.
She walked closer to Cody.
Cindy: Do whatever you want with me, but promise that you will leave Mandy alone.
Darren and Matt looked at each other like she was crazy. Mandy had her hand over her mouth. Cody had big black dots for eyes and smiled.
Cody: Um, repeat that please? I didn't quite catch what you said.
Cindy: I'm surrendering to you, and I'm giving you the right to do whatever you want with me. But in exchange, you leave my friend alone.
There was a silence around all of them. Then Cody burst out in laughter.
Cindy: *blushes hard* what's so funny?
Cody: I'm sorry but *laughs* I'm can't believe what you're saying. I'm not going to do that!
Cindy: *surprised* you're not?
Cody: Of course not! I'm not one of those perverted guys who would take advantage of things like this.
Cindy: But, I'm offering myself so I can protect my friend.
Cody: You don't have to do that! Just say you're sorry for attacking us like that and hurting my bros. Then we're cool.
The skeleton girl didn't know what to make of this. Perhaps not every non-human mob was evil and greedy.
Cindy: Okay um, I'm sorry for attacking you and I'm sorry for hurting your bros.
Cody: It's cool. It's actually a normal for a skeleton to shoot humans like us at first sight. That's pretty understandable to me.
Cindy: …! How did you know I was the skeleton!?
Cody: I lived with human mobs for a couple of days now. I can already tell that you're a human mob just by looking at you.
Cody (thinking): and I also checked out the mod before I downloaded it, so I know what every human mob looks like. It's actually really easy to remember them.
Cindy: Huh. I guess that you're not such a bad person after all.
Cody: Nope. You just made that assumption all on your own.
Mandy: *runs up to him* Guess what human mob I am.
Cody: Let me see… You're the cave spider!
Mandy: C-Correct! This guy must be some kind of psychic or something!
Cody: Not really.
Mandy: It's true!
As they were talking, Matt and Darren watched from behind.
Darren: Hey Matt, did you get any of what just happened here?
Matt: Nope. I have no clue.
Darren: Good. Me neither.
Cody: So what's your name?
Cindy: I'm Cindy the Skeleton, the fastest archer in the whole world.
Mandy: I'm Mandy the Cave Spider, and I'm a treasure hunter.
Cody: Oh really? What type of treasure do you hunt?
Mandy: Gold, Gold, and more Gold!
Cody: Hey, that reminds me! Mindy wanted me to find some gold ingots for her too.
Mandy: Wait, Mindy as in… Mindy the Spider?
Cody: Yeah. Why, you know her?
Mandy: She's my cousin! I haven't heard from her in such a long time!
Cody: Well look at that! Say, once our adventure is over, would you like to see her?
Mandy: *gasp* you know where she lives!?
Cody: She's lives with me in my mansion, along with a few of my friends who needed a place to stay.
Mandy: She was never able to build a home all on her own… But can I come see her!?
Cody: Don't ask me. Ask her.
Mandy: *turns to Cindy and jumps up and down* Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I? Can I?
Cindy glanced at Cody. She couldn't explain why, but she felt a sudden pull towards him. She felt like she could trust him, to take Mandy to see her cousin and to bring them from the harsh life inside the cave. Even she had to admit that the constant monsters were really annoying.
Cindy: *sighs, then smiles* Sounds like fun.
Mandy: *jumped and screamed with glee* Thanks Cindy!
Cindy: But I'm coming too. I have to keep an eye on Mandy anyway.
Mandy: *sticks her tongue out*
Cody: Well of course you can come. The more the merrier. Besides, I can't take away Mandy from her friend just like that. It's like taking a daughter away from her mother.
Cindy: I get you. *she smiles at him* Mandy means a lot to me.
Cody: *smiles back* Yeah, I can tell.
Mandy looked back and forth between Cody and Cindy. Then she groaned.
Mandy: You guys aren't going to get all mushy on me, are you?
Both Cindy and Cody laughed. Even Matt was laughing. Darren however, was staring at Cody and Cindy laughing together. They looked like they could be a pretty good couple. And knowing Cody, he could get any girl to like him even just by talking them for just a few minutes. It's that charm of his that he cursed now. It felt like he was sinking into a void of nothingness…
Matt: Darren? Dude snap out of it!
Darren: What? Oh, sorry.
Matt: You okay bro? You don't look so good.
Darren: Yeah, that arrow got me pretty good.
Matt: Ah, It'll go away soon enough.
Darren: Yeah, thanks.
Matt: *looks at him suspiciously*
Cody: Matt! Darren!
Matt: Ah! Yeah? What's up bro?
Cody: I wanna introduce you to the girls. This is Cindy the Skeleton, and this is Mandy the Cave Spider. Girls, these are my bros, Matt and Darren.
Cindy: Hello there.
Matt: Hi!
Darren: *shyly* hi…
Mandy: You know your siblings don't really look like they'd be related to you.
Cody: Oh, we're not actually brothers; we're just really close friends.
Cindy: Oh! You mean like a brotherly bond with them!
Cody: Precisely.
Mandy: By the way, you said that Mindy wanted you to get some gold ingots for her, right?
Cody: Yeah. She loves collecting gold.
Mandy: Me too! It's a passion we both share.
Cody: Really?
Cody (thinking): Why is she trying to act cool all of a sudden?
Mandy: *smiles* I think I can help you with that.
Cody: Really? You'll help me find some gold ingots?
Mandy: Even better. *leans in and whispers to him* follow me.
She hurries off to the corner and Cody follows her. Matt, Darren and Cindy follow him. Mandy held the door open for Cody, but stopped everyone else.
Mandy: Ah ah ah. Only Cody can enter. Or else.
The cave spider had said those last two words threateningly. She slammed the door. Then Cody's voice was heard from the other side.
Cody: WHOA!
Mandy: Shhh! Keep it down!
Cindy: *looked to the guys next to her* I think it would be smart of you guys to do what Mandy says.
Matt: Yeah, I definitely wouldn't want to be the one get in her way.
A few minutes had passed, and the three of them were still standing in front of the door. Matt looked to his right. To his right was Cindy, who was checking her arrows one after the other. He looked to his left. To his left was Darren, who was glancing at Cindy with the embarrassing blush on his face. Cindy hardly even looked at him or Darren, while Darren kept taking quick shots at her. Matt didn't have to be an expert to tell that Darren liked Cindy. But he decided to keep quiet about it. He'll talk to him later. Right now, he was waiting for Cody. Who knows what's going on in there?
Cindy: Excuse me.
Matt: Huh? What is it?
Cindy: Do you have some spare sticks I could borrow?
Matt: Uh yeah here *gives them to her* take it.
Cindy: *gives him a warm smile* Thanks.
She puts a crafting bench on the ground and used the sticks along with some string to craft an extra bow. Then she handed the remaining sticks back to him then went back to examining her weapons without saying a word to him or Darren. Matt decided to ignore the fact that she was ignoring them. He didn't really care anyway. What he focused on now was this: the second Cody emerges from Mandy's 'secret room', the second their Great Mine Adventure would continue.
So, was chapter 4 a good one? If it was or you want to leave a comment on it, review and let me know. But the million dollar question is, is there going to be some kind of conflict between Cody and his bros? Will jealousy get between Cody and Darren? To find out more, read chapter 5 coming soon! Until then, Later!