I am so sorry I haven't updated in forever! My life is a MESS right now. I know nothing I say will change the time it took to post this, but I wish to state that high school has been CRUEL. This chapter has been in the making since September, and I know that's a long time. But I will try to update more often.
Doug and I were following the trail of cobblestone I left back to the base. It was getting dark, and knowing how Doug freaked out when he saw me, I didn't want to meet any mobs with him. We were almost back to the base when I realized that I was about to introduce him to a bunch of creatures he'd been trained to attack. "Um, Doug? Before we meet my friends, you should know-" Too late. He already had his nose in the air and that look in his eye that dogs get when they smell a cat. except it wasn't a cat he smelled.
"Master, there are creatures up ahead that I think are hostile. Shall I attack?" he asked. Awwww, he called me his master! "Umm, that's probably my friends." I explained. "You are friends with," he paused and sniffed the air, "A zombie, a skeleton, another Enderman and a chicken?" wow, this dog's got a really good nose. "Yup, that's them" I replied, "come on, I'll introduce you." with that, we made our way to the base.
As we approached, I saw Ben. He was playing outside with frank when I stepped into the clearing. Doug looked up at me and asked "Why is that zombie short?" "Doug, don't be rude." I replied, "that's my friend, Ben." At mention of his name, Ben looked up and stared at Doug with a confused look on his face. The confused look soon turned into a grin as Ben made little squealy excited noises. Then he suddenly yelled. "OH MY GOOD GOLLY GOSH A PUPPY!", ran up and gave Doug a hug. He looked up at me and yelled, "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!" the best Doug could do was look up at me confusedly.
At Ben's yelling, Temperance and Scree came outside. "Ben, why are you... Awww, that's adorable!" they both came running up to meet our new edition. When Ben took notice of the nametag above Doug's head, he loudly exclaimed "His name is Doug!" Temperance asked,"Where did you find him?" "He was trapped in a player's house." I replied. "won't the player notice him missing?" Doug looked up and replied, "My old master has not been here in a very long time. But that's ok because now I have a new master."
"A new master?" Scree asked. "He means me." I replied. A collective "Awww" came from everyone. Frank then walked up to Doug, stared him down, and clucked as if to say, "Listen, dog. I'm the pet around here and you aren't changing that." Doug just stared back confusedly. "Look! They're already friends!" Ben exclaimed. Scree and I exchanged glances, saying "Yeah, right."
"Come on Doug, I'll show you the base." Ben said as he, Frank, And Doug went inside. "Ben, wait for me!" temperance said as she followed them, Leaving me and scree outside. "So Doug was stuck in a house when you found him?" Scree asked. "Yeah," I replied, "But who knows for how long." Scree got a troubled look on his face. "I can't believe how cruel players are." "Hey!" I exclaimed. "Oh, sorry." He replied.
"It's ok, I get that you don't like players." I said. Scree was about to reply when a crash came from inside the house and an apple bounced out the door. "Looks like they found the food chest." Scree said as he picked up the apple. We went inside to help re-organize.
Little did we know our whole story was about to change.
DUN DUN DAAAAAA!