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“Something’s coming…something hiding in the shadows.”
The moonlit landscape is hard to see in the darkness of the night. Their surroundings are more shadow than light.
The players turn around, searching for any signs of danger.
“It’s almost here.”
The moans and gurgles increase in volume, causing each player's skin to raise in goosebumps.
“What is it?!”
“What if it’s a zombie?”
“What if it’s a creeper?! Aw, Jesus! We’re so screwed if it’s a creeper.” Eddie holds up his shield, swiveling around, ready for an explosion.
“It’s not a creeper! It’s probably just an enderman. Keep your eyes down!” Kate instructs, pushing the right stick of her Xbox One controller to look at the grass beneath her.
Thwick! Thwick! Thwick!
Arrows splinter the field as a white mass of bones approaches.
“Skeletons?!” Lila shouts.
“Told you it wasn’t a creeper!” Kate states, hiding behind a tree.
“Wait a minute…do you hear that? That…that sound…” Jake turns around.
Crackle…crackle…
BOOM!
Blocks disappear in a cloud of smoke as Jake barely dodges the blast.
“A creeper!” Lila shouts.
“There are more coming!” Sarah points out.
“We’re in deep shit!” Eddie cries, running in the opposite direction of the green mobs.
“Jake, throw your firework rocket!” Kate shouts.
“AHHHH!” Jake cries, brain frozen in fear.
“Or your splash potion of harming!” Lila suggests.
“AHHH!” Jake still shrieks.
“Or run!” Eddie shouts.
“AHHHHHHHHH!”
The creeper gets too close. It charges up and EXPLODES!
“Dude, you blew it.”
“And it blew you up.”
“Jake, time for dinner!” Mike shouts from upstairs.
“I'M COMING!!! Ugh. Guys, I have to go.” Jake says through his headset. “But the family reunion is coming up, so we’ll get to see each other again in person soon, right?”
“Yeah dude, see you then.”
“Bye!”
“Bye!”
Jake takes off his headset and stomps upstairs. “Stupid creepers.” He mumbles under his breath.
“Jake! Nice to finally see you today. Want some pizza?” Will offers, holding it up with his mechanical prosthetic arm.
“Actually…I’m not that hungry right now. I was thinking of taking a quick walk outside? I need to clear my mind. I died. Again.”
“Oh, I know the feeling.” Will laughs. “Sometimes games don’t always go the way you want them to.”
“And that’s not just in games.” Mike adds.
“Be back before eight, okay?” Will kisses his son on the head before he heads out the door, already reaching into his pocket to take his phone out.
Mike sighs. “Remember the good ol’ days when we had nothing but books and dice to fuel our imagination?”
Will smiles at the memories. “Those days are long gone.”
“Hah! Take that, stupid creepers!” Jake mutters as he kills swarms of them in Creative Mode. He walks, head down, eyes glued to his phone, block after block. “Can’t creep up on me when I’m flying!”
He hears something behind him and turns around. Nothing is there. He turns forward again to keep walking, but then he spots a shadow.
It moves closer to him.
“S-stay back!” He cries out, taking a step backwards himself.
The figure steps under a street lamp, and as Jake lifts his eyes to meet its gaze, everything goes dark as his phone cracks on the pavement…