Author's Note: Howdy, I am back, sorry about not being able to update on Thursdays, but I did tell y'all my schedule so hopefully you weren't too disappointed :)

Unfortunately, I am going to be unable to access the internet for a month or two starting December 3rd, so the story will be on a hiatus starting then. Don't be too mad at me, please :'(

Remember the mysterious presence that was outside the house? They may be making an appearance today ;)

Well, here is chapter 7, enjoy!

I woke up to my 7th day in the world of Minecraft with a smile on my face, I wasn't the type of person to remember details of my dreams but I did remember that the one I just woke up from was a good and peaceful one, putting me in a good mood. I quickly went downstairs, after hearing the familiar sound of mobs burning outside, I was reminded of the Halloween event that had taken place the day before. This made me a little sad since I had quite enjoyed seeing all of the happy faces on the different mobs that had been trick-or-treating, but now all the mobs were back to normal. I gathered my gear as the sounds outside died down, ready to go and get that lava for the smeltery.

Walking outside, I could see a flash of movement in the birch forest to the north, reminding me that creepers and spiders didn't burn in the daytime as other mobs did. Not wanting to see either one, even if the spiders were neutral during the day, I was glad that the mine was in the opposite direction, the oak forest. After making the 30-minute trek to the cave, I started my way down into the torch-lit depths, remembering that there were a couple of lava pools far down. After a while, I had gone through the maze of caves, barely remembering what paths I had taken to get there, I finally reached a lava pool. I paused as I pulled out the iron bucket, hesitant to bring my hand close enough to scoop out the hot liquid.

I decided that I might as well try, and brought the bucket close enough to touch the lava. I watched in amazement as the lava simply appeared in the bucket, bringing the lava pool's level down an almost unnoticeable amount. (I Realize that's not how it works in the game, don't forget that this game's physics were slightly altered in order to make it a little more realistic.) The bucket of lava was surprisingly light, and the metal that composed it wasn't heating up like it would in real life, making me release a breath of relief that I didn't realize I was holding in. I pulled out my backpack, turning the item into its little version before it popped into the inventory. I tested to make sure that the lava wouldn't spill by shaking the bag a bit, satisfied when the lava bucket item didn't seem to be affected by inertia, I pulled the bag back on and started my way back up the mine.

After reaching the surface I took a look at the sun's position and estimated that about an hour and a half had gone by while I was in the cave, before making my way back toward the house. On my way home, I noticed small movement out of the corner of my eye every once in a while, every time I looked, however, I couldn't see anything in the direction of the movement. Convincing myself that I was just imagining things, I continued my journey back home, stopping every time I saw a herd of sheep or cows so that I could replenish my supplies of wool, leather, and food.

Once I had reached the house, I opened the front door and put some of the food that I had gathered in the furnace, using the surplus of charcoal that I had made in order to cook it. I then grabbed all of the ore that I had obtained two days before, ready to use the smeltery to double the amount that I would get. "First things first I need to get the ingot cast so that I can get the stuff out without wasting any," I said to myself, making all of the Tinker's Construct crafting stations, including a pattern chest to store the patterns in. I made an ingot pattern, then used some stone to make a stone ingot. I walked over to the smeltery, sticking the stone ingot in the casting table. I then pulled the lava bucket out of my bag, along with a bit of gold ore. I emptied the lava into the seared tank, heating up the smeltery so that it could begin its more efficient melting process. I stuck the gold into the smeltery, watching as the blocks placed themselves inside and began to heat up, eventually turning red-hot before collapsing and turning into molten gold, the stone part simply disappearing.

I walked over to the drains, turning the one over the stone ingot on so that the gold could come out. I watched as the gold poured out and settled around the stone ingot, cooling down as the stone disappeared, leaving a gold cast. I then turned on the faucets over the casting basins to quickly make a couple of gold blocks, watching as the molten metal poured into the block shape and cooled off. I turned the remaining gold into ingots using the golden cast, not questioning why it didn't melt the cast. I repeated the melting process with all of the other ores one type at a time, using the golden ingot cast to turn the remaining liquid into ingots so that there wasn't a chance of the metals mixing. Once I had gotten the ores refined into ingots and blocks, I went upstairs, dumping the metals into the chest and pausing to think about what to do next.

I decided that I wanted to make some more furniture for the house. I started by using a bit of leftover clay to smelt into bricks, wanting to make a proper fireplace in the living room. I ended up with several bricks, I then turned them into brick blocks and replaced the wood fireplace that I had previously built as a placeholder. The brick fireplace brought a bit of diversity into the living room, whereas previously the only thing that was a different color was the couch. I smiled approvingly at the change, before thinking about the kitchen, which had the same problem. I decided that the counters would look better if they weren't wood, and threw a bit of cobblestone into the furnace to turn it into smooth stone. After that, I made the stone blocks into stone slabs, then replacing the wooden countertop with the more sanitary and better-looking stone slabs.

I was getting a little hungry, so I decided to eat one of the steaks that I had cooked earlier. I grabbed the steak as well as the wood plate, then decided that a different material would be better for the plate, "as well as a proper steak knife," I thought to myself, remembering that I had promised myself to make one a couple days earlier. I took some of the iron and planned to turn it into a plate just like the wooden one that I had made previously. I put the iron onto the table and tried to form it into the same shape like the wood, only to find that I couldn't do it. I paused for a second, thinking about why this would be, before grabbing the TC book that was in the living room.

"Please note that TC makes casts the only way to properly form iron," I read out loud. "Why in the hell would they do that?!" I asked no one in particular. I then sighed and made a stone plate, as well as a stone knife, before walking downstairs with the iron and some more gold. I made a gold cast for both of the items, consuming the stone molds, before throwing the proper amount of iron in and waiting for it to smelt. "This is taking so much longer now that I have to do it this way," I complained, pouring the iron into the casts and waiting for it to cool. After grabbing my items, I made a chest and put the extra casts into it, leaving it downstairs next to the casting tables for easy access.

I returned upstairs and sat down at my table, transferring the steak from the wooden plate to my new metal one and throwing the wooden plate in the direction of the outside door, causing a loud bang to echo across the house, also causing a small yelp to emit from outside the door. "Wait what was that?" I stated before moving over to the door, trying to discover what could have made that noise. I paused at the door, slightly upset at myself for picking a door that had no windows on it. I took a deep breath and quickly opened the door, almost jumping out of my skin as I saw a short creeper on the other side, who looked almost as surprised to see me, jumping away from the door a couple of blocks and flashing a white color.

I closed the door even faster than I had opened it, sliding the stick that was sitting on the floor through the handles and backing away. I sat back down at the dining room table, trying to calm the adrenaline that was rushing through my body. After calming down and eating my steak, I walked back over to the door, quietly sliding the stick out of the handles and cracking the door open a tad. I saw that the creeper was still standing outside the door facing the other direction, though it seemed familiar somehow. I closed the door, relocking it and walking over to my crafting table. I wanted to make a door that I could see through, so I took some glass and some of the spare doors that I had made, cutting out a hole in the door and replacing it with the glass, effectively putting a window in it.

I walked back over to the door, pausing to think how I should do this. I grabbed an axe and put the door in my other hand, before swinging the axe as hard as I could, breaking the door, then replacing it with my new one in a single motion. I then looked through the door to see the same creeper on the other side, looking at the new door with a startled expression on its face. After looking at the creeper, I noticed that it was the same height as the one that had been at the house the other day. I paused for a second, weighing my options before stating "What are you doing?" remembering that the mob had been able to talk the other day.

The creeper, calming down, cocked its head to one side as if it didn't understand my question. I rethought my question, "Why are you just standing outside my door?" I asked again, hoping that the more detailed question would click with the strange creeper.

The creeper paused for a moment, before saying "I don't knowsss," with its strange voice.

"Are you the same creeper from yesterday?" I questioned, still unsure about the mob standing outside my door.

"Yesss, I really liked the meatsss missster," it stated with a hungry expression on its face.

I paused for a moment, considering my options. I could try to feed the creeper some more, after all, I still had a bit of uncooked steak in my chest, but then there is the chance that it blows up and kills me, which would not be very fun. "Are you going to blow me up now that it isn't Halloween?" I questioned, curious about how this seemingly unique mob worked.

"Why would I blow yousss up?" the mob questioned, again with the tilt its head.

"Uh, because you are a creeper?" I stated, seriously confused at the passivity of this mob.

"I'm different from the othersss, I didn't spawn correctly so I am shorter and don't have a fuse," the mob stated with a sad look on its face. "Our fuses are what make us able to explode, and they also cause us to be hostile to other creatures, the other creepers shun me because I am different." The creeper said, a single black tear rolling out of its black eyes.

I paused for a moment, a part of me feeling sorry for the mob, another part wanting to get as far away from it as possible. I made a decision and sighed, cursing my kind heart. "Do you want to come in?" I asked the creeper, watching as its eyes sparked up.

"Yousss want me to come inssside?" the creeper asked, a smile forming on its face along with what I assumed to be disbelief.

"Only if you want to," I stated, still hesitant about asking the usually explosive mob into my house.

"Oh yesss yesss, I would love to come inssside!" The creeper exclaimed with a little hop.

I slowly opened the two doors, watching as the creeper took a couple of hesitant steps into the house...

Author's Note: Oooh, looks like we have a friendly mob for our protagonist to talk to. Hopefully, it's alright with Y'all, I am just coming up with this story on the fly and this popped into my head after the Halloween special :)

As always, let me know if you see anything wrong with the wording or any holes in the story, also feel free to recommend any ideas that you might come up with! If I like something there is a good chance that I will implement it in the story.

Hopefully, you have a wonderful Day/Night :)

Until next time, *Bows out*