"So, um, hello."
What am I thinking!? This is my chance to reveal what's been going on, and I have stage fright? Great. Juuuust great.
"Kate, what's wrong?" Ender must've noticed.
" I-I'm not sure." I replied.
"Uh, my name's Kate." If there were crickets, you would've heard them chirping.
"It's alright. They need to know what happened." Ender reassured me.
I calmed myself down and continued.
"What Ender said is true. We may have lost an Enderman. I can't tell you whether he's alive or not; I honestly don't know. What I do know is that the nether mobs have taken him."
At this, there was nervous whispering in the crowd. I was still scared, but Ender was right, they need to know.
"My friends and I have fought off a few groups of nether mobs, but the last one was much bigger and we were caught by surprise. For some reason, they wanted me. Scree tricked them into taking him instead."
Looking at the faces in the crowd, I could tell they wanted to know why. What was so special about me? I could've told them, but I wasn't sure what they'd do.
"My point is, we know the nether mobs want to invade the overworld. They started a war and we need to strike back."
I still wasn't sure if I had them convinced yet. Looking for a familiar face in the crowd, I saw Temperance mouthing something to me. "Emotional appeal." I nodded slightly in return.
"I'm not just asking for your help, I'm begging for it. My friend was taken into the Nether and I can't find him on my own."
I turned to the lead mobs. "Will you help us?"
The lead mobs were whispering to each other. I stood there, staring at them, for what felt like forever. Finally, Ender said, "Please separate by species for a vote."
With some chatter, the crowd in front of me split into groups by species. The lead mobs went to join their species.
"This could take awhile." Ender said beside me.
"Aren't the Enderman going to vote?" I asked.
"We already did." he responded, "during your speech."
"and?"
Ender gave me a slight smirk. "I can't say until the others have voted."
I looked back to the other groups, still voting.
"But I think you'll appreciate the results." Ender whispered.
The endermen weren't in a group, but you could tell they were debating over their decision in their heads. Some were looking at me, others were staring at each other in silent argument.
Somewhat bored, I searched out my friends in the groups. Ben was on the outside of the crowd of zombies, intent on what the leader was saying. To my surprise, Temperance was standing next to the lead skeleton, addressing the group. I guess she's better at public speaking than me.
Slowly, the species finished voting, and the groups merged back into one big crowd. I joined the crowd too, standing next to Ben and Temperance. The lead mobs had another, shorter conversation.
Finally, the results came.