Chapter Two: WTF is this?
(1-UP) [Continued (Partly) from Chap. 1]
(╯°□°)╯︵*Second Flashback*)
We actually still don't know what the purple gem was, as it's label just shows up blank when we try to identify it. In fact, I think it's still sitting in the chest we set it in. But, going back to the weird stuff, the night we got back I decided to go out for a little bit and take a little night stroll (with a compass this time though; Steve didn't want a repeat of the expedition). I didn't really go too far; only out to the beach that based our sugar cane farm, which had grown freakishly since we had left. I sat down on the edge of the water and sat down with my feet in the water, taking the first rest I'd had since the expedition. I sat there, breathing in as much of the night air as I could; refreshing my lungs, which had been filled with musty cave air for the past five nights. It felt so nice to just...relax after five days of constant mining and dashing and getting set on fire and not sleeping, among other things. But, that feeling wouldn't last long for me. I heard a strange noise, like a weird high-pitched growl, and suddenly, I felt weird, as if I had just... changed. 'But, that's impossible', I thought. I stood up, and immediately I saw that I was taller... much taller. 'What the hell is going on?" shot through my brain as I saw this sudden change. And then there were my arms... they were so long and scaly. For sure, they weren't mine. ENDERMAN shot through my head as I thought of those two adjectives. 'But... that's not possible!" Oh, but I didn't realize it was. I ran, slower than usual, over the water and looked at my reflection in shock and horror. I saw an enderman staring back at me, eyes wide, with no mouth to gape with. OH. MY. GOD. I couldn't even begin to describe the feeling of terror running through me as I saw my new self. 'How did this happen?'.My brain suddenly drifted to the stone. Maybe that was it. It had to be. I mean, what else could it be? I was enraged. But, that was short-lived, as I instinctively ran away from the raging enderman I saw in the water, only to realize that it was me. I wondered what would happen when I got back, if I made it there without setting myself on fire. I'd probably die, first off; we weren't exactly the type of people not to keep a sword next to us in our beds. 'I don't want to die, so...how exactly do I get out of this one?', I thought to myself. I then thought to all the movies I had watched where the character morphs and could change back by imagining themselves. 'Maybe that'll work.' But, I was still a bit unsure on how to do it. So, I tried. I focused all of my energy on the image of myself in my brain. Me. Me. Me. Me. I opened my eyes, and I found that I was 2 blocks tall again. I dashed to the lake, and saw myself again for the first time since the expedition; there aren't any mirrors 40 blocks under the ground, you see. And I looked positively terrible. I had bags under my eyes, my face was hobo-scruffy from 5 days of no shaving, my hair looked like an explosion of sticks, and I looked positively insane. Now, being able to talk normally again, I mumbled to myself "Okay, maybe the Enderman looked a bit better." So I tried the change again. Enderman. Enderman. Enderman. Enderman. Opening my eyes revealed to me that I was an Enderman once again. 'Sweet! This is actually pretty cool!', I thought to myself, now very awed by this. Although, I couldn't stay out thre forever; it was already 2:00 in the morning! So, I started home, only to realize: 'Wait, if I'm an Enderman, can I teleport?' So, I tried envisioning the huge tree near the house, since I didn't wan't to show up in the house as an Enderman; that would scare the guys to smitherines. I felt a strong lurch, like I was being simultaneously pulled outward and pushed inward at the same time. And, once again, I opened my eyes to something new: the top of the huge tree near the house. Now I was really tired, so I changed back and went to bed, dreaming softly of what else I could do thanks to the stone.
(╯°□°)╯︵*End Second Flashback*)
(STEVE)
Okay, I admit it, I was still a little mad at 1up for completely scaring us to death when we suddenly felt an absence of annoyance, and realized he was gone. Not that I blame him, anyway. I was actually trying to end the conversation between John and I; sometimes he talks for so long that he gets quite annoying, but if you tell him that, he'll start raging, and that leads to rage quits, which ultimately disrupts the team quite a bit. So, when I noticed 1up was MIA, I went OMG for my luck. But, that OMG turned into OMG quickly, as I actually didn't know where he was. So, we backtracked. And, eventually we found his tunnel (I admit, the guy's a good tunnel miner.) When we saw him collapsed on the ground, we rushed over to him, eager to see if he was okay. Now, I don't know if the others saw this, but I saw a glimpse of a purple fog finishing it's way into the stone wall. I actually haven't bothered to ask him about that yet. Maybe I should... anyway, back to the start, when 1up asked to go on a walk, I was hesitant at first. This wasn't a cave, this was the woods. I didn't want the expedition happening again, so I made him take a compass. That should work... I think. Maybe not, I'm in bed at the moment and I keep hearing Enderman noises outside by the lake. What is he up to? He'd better not lose that compass, much less fight Enderman with it. I just made that thing.
(TRENT)
I couldn't sleep that night, even if I was practically asleep already. I kept hearing Enderman noises out by the lake. Meh, whatever. Probably just 1-up screwing around like usual.
(╯°□°)╯︵*THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW* ) (Keep in mind, this is still one giant flashback)
(1UP)
I woke up that morning feeling excited as usual, ready to take on the day. Or, at least, I was, until Trent asked that one question: "Hey guys? How about we take a little trip into the woods? Like, a camping thing, maybe?"
(╯°□°)╯︵*END GIANT FLASHBACK* )
I knew right then that this was the perfect way to test out my ability for real, in the field. I knew I had to promote this as much as I could. And it worked, even though I only got in a 'True'. I hoped this would carry out like I thought.
