Disclaimer: I'm not creative enough to own Minecraft

Chapter 1: a new world

Ugh…what happened? My eyelids felt too heavy to move, and my whole body was numb. Was this what it felt like to die?

Ok…basics…I'm Alex…I'm 15…I'm an inventor… ok, that cleared my mind enough.

The normal panic attack wasn't there, I was used to foggy memory by now, and I was just focused on my surroundings. I felt something soft underneath me, and cool air around me…and warm sunlight. Was I outside? My eyes slowly fluttered open as my body regained feeling. I was outside in a field, laying on the grass. A light breeze blew by, which is why it felt so cool. I could see the sun…but it was different…almost square like…

I looked around me. Wait a minute…everything seemed more cubical…as if curves didn't exist… I rubbed my eyes, and the blocky surroundings seemed more normal now.

I shook my head and looked around "Aqua?" I called out. No response.

I sighed and waited for the dizziness to go away.

"Moo!"

I gave a yelp of surprise as I jumped back, then I realized it was just a cow that had wondered too close.

I sighed and looked around again. There was a snowy region in the distance, which I found strange considering I was in grass and didn't feel cold. I also saw a large body of water that seemed endless, and a desert. All of them so close together seemed strange, but I decided most of it was illusion. I walked towards a forest in the distance.

I wasn't paying attention, and I tripped. "Ow…" I heard faintly.

"Aqua!" I said. I helped her to her feet "are you ok?"

"I've been worse" she said groggily "I tripped over something"

I looked around, and saw a chest, with 4 torches around it. A random chest seemed weird, especially with how blocky it seemed. I opened it and saw it was full of what looked like a bunch of cards, some that were stacked on top of each other.

I picked one that had a picture of what looked like a wooden plank on it. "Hey, Aqua, look at this" I said, showing her the card.

She took it and turned it over several times "doesn't look like anything I've seen before" she said. She put the card down in front of her, and before either of us could do anything, it turned into a block of wood that looked like planks.

"huh…that's interesting" I said "I wonder if that works for every card" I pulled out a card that looked like a wooden pickaxe, and the moment it left the chest, it turned into, well, a wooden pickaxe. I gave a yelp of surprise and dropped it, and it turned back into a card.

"Maybe there are certain cards that are tools?" Aqua suggested, as I picked up the card and it turned into a pickaxe again.

I thought for a moment, then I looked through the chest again. There were slots where each card was placed, and I could see each card clearly. There were some that looked like tree trunks, some looked like wooden planks, some were foods like apples, some were strings, and some were tools. I took out one card that looked like a belt with slots for cards in it. It immediately disappeared, and an identical belt appeared around my waist.

"Whoa…" I said, surprised at the belt. I kind of wanted the chest too, I felt like it could be useful…but I knew I couldn't pick it up.

"Ooh! Grass!" Lilly said. I watched as she tugged on a piece of tall grass, but the grass didn't budge "stupid grass" she kicked it, and it broke, sending a card flying. The card fell, and Lilly caught it.

I thought for a moment, then I punched the chest. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt at all, and I even saw cracks start forming, but they quickly disappeared. I punched it a few more times, and noticed the cracks got bigger every time I hit it. I kept punching it, and the cracks grew. When they finally filled the side of the chest, the chest burst, sending a card flying. I caught the card as I fell, and saw it was a chest.

I smiled, and did the same with the wooden plank, then I punched each of the torches and grabbed the cards that flew out. It was so unusual, and yet, I felt like I had seen it before.

Aqua came back, holding a couple of seed cards in her hands "here, you should keep these" she said, giving me them to me.

I put them away, then I gave her the card that looked like the belt with slots "here, take this" I said

She took it, and it immediately turned into the same belt I had "whoa, cool!" she said.

I smiled and looked at the sun. It was definitely past noon now, but the sun wasn't setting yet. "How about we find shelter" I said.

"Ok!" Aqua said. We started walking the same way we were before.

The area was nice, quiet, and peaceful. I didn't really know where we were, but I didn't really care either.

The sun started setting, but the moonlight was enough to see where we were going…unfortunately, I soon found out that it wasn't a good idea.

"Alex…what's that?" Aqua asked fearfully.

I couldn't figure out what she was talking about until I listened…I heard it, a faint moaning. It wasn't loud, but it sent chills down my spine. It sounded familiar, like I had heard it before.

Then I looked around. The previously empty plains were filled with creatures of different types. Things that looked like skeletons, spiders, zombies, and there was one creature that had some camo-colored skin. I realized why the sound was so familiar now.

There was a reason everything had seemed so familiar, that's because it WAS familiar. My vision adjusted as I realized where exactly we were. It was the deadliest time to be out, and we were in Minecraft.

Yay! Another chapter finally done! Sorry I'm taking so long, I've been a bit distracted recently, and I'm not very encouraged to write, but I will none the less! Anyways, I'd love to have some input, especially since this story can have a TON of input. Remember: I love criticism, reviews encourage me, and I'm open to input. Bye for now!