//------------------------------// // 9. Don't Mine At Night // Story: SweetieMashMinecraftAdventures YAY! // by CristalGalaxy //------------------------------// "D... Diamond!!" Sweetie's chirp made Button jump. "Seriously?!" "Yes!! Yes!!" Button ran to her and saw the shimmering blue ore. "Great! How many pieces?" Sweetie Belle mined away with the iron pickaxe they had crafted earlier that day - or night. "Jackpot! We got nine!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down. "Nine?! How is that even possible?" "Who cares?! We have them!" Sweetie Belle then turned to him. "What should we make with them?" Button thought about it for a moment. "I think we should make a pickaxe. And... An enchanting table. And then two swords!" "That'll leave us plenty of diamonds!" "So it's settled?" "Totally! We can decide what to do with the others later!" Sweetie Belle gave him a big smile that he replied to and they walked back to where they had come from. Their adventure in the depths of minecraft had been long, hard and deep. They had gone down to bedrock and the hike back would be hard... Button stayed behind Sweetie Belle, making sure she wasn't going to fall and that he could eventually make a good pillow if ever she did. A hiss was heard and Button turned then fired an arrow in the distance. A red spider-shaped light appeared at a few blocks as the spider opened its eyes. Button felt another arrow go pass him and kill the thing. Sweetie Belle and him had crafted bows in the meantime. The white filly was not a very good shot but Button had gotten the hang of it. Celestia damm! I feel like those things are getting smarter and smarter! That stupid spider closed its eyes so it wouldn't be noticed! Gotta be careful about what was in that update... thought Button, continuing forward. "Zombie to the left!" Button blindly sliced his sword in the indicated direction and heard the sound of a wounded zombie. It was funny the complicity that they had formed in just a few days... Button would give his life for her and she knew it. Sweetie Belle would always be there for him and he knew it. They had formed a survival group, a team of two ponies that wanted to live in a world where they weren't meant to be in. We're so close now... Button was so caught up in his (happy...?) thoughts that he didn't see the slime coming. The thing jumped on him and swallowed him whole. Button started to gag, stuck in the gelatin-like substance and unable to move an inch. Sweetie Belle turned and fired three arrows that dug into the green slime. One of the arrows stopped a few inches away from Button's eye, deeply stuck in the mushy stuff. Button was running out of breath now and black spots were appearing in front of his eyes. Sweetie Belle finally gave up on shooting the slime when she saw the brown colt flash red. She levitated her sword out and threw it directly in the thing's mouth, hoping it'll kill it. Thankfully for her - and Button - the slime disappeared and the foal fell to the floor, gasping for breath. "Button!" Sweetie Belle rushed to his side. "Are you okay?" The weakened foal tried to get up but found his legs wobbly and fell back. That's when Sweetie Belle heard hoof steps. A lot of hoof steps. "This is baaaaad... Button! Let's go now! You have to get up!" The panic in the filly's voice was apparently enough to give Button some strength and get up. He slowly followed her, desperately trying harder to go fast. Sweetie Belle could now see their attackers - zombies. Why does it always have to be zombies?! she silently winced, running in place. "Button... We may have to be a teensy tiny really puny bit faster here..." she mumbled, trying to push him forward. Button looked behind them and fear paralyzed him. "Button! Now is not the time! I mean I know there are lots of zombies that are dying to eat us alive in great pain and stuff but that is more than a valuable excuse to get out of here! There are only like... uh..." Sweetie squinted her eyes and tried to sound optimistic. "Fifty...? Or maybe the sixty?" Button didn't move any more than he did before. I'm probably not helping... Sweetie Belle sighted and lifted Button on her back, shaking from the huge amount of sudden weight. "Okay... It's just until you can walk again..." She slowly made her way up panting under the effort. She could see a little light up ahead, meaning the exit was close. Sweetie couldn't resist the urge she had... The white filly turned around at the huge mass of zombies and shouted : "We're out idiots!" She grinned and spun around... Her smile disappeared. No way... Zombies. Zombies everywhere. They were approaching them, blocking the entrance. Sweetie saw her hopes disappear at the same time the outside light did, blocked off by the undead... She looked around for an exit and saw one on the side. It was a dark part of the cave that they hadn't explored yet. I don't have a choice anyway... She continued to her left but soon realized that Button was too heavy for her. "Button!" she winced. "You have to walk! Please listen to my voice! Why are you so traumatized about something swallowing you?!" That seemed to have effect on the foal as he gave a slight nod before sliding off her back. She gently pushed him forward into the darkness. Ugh... I can't see anything... The growls from the zombies were still there. At least they're not gaining on us! She had spoken too soon. They arrived in front of a huge dark pit. She couldn't even see the bottom. There was no other exit and she had used up her pickaxe. "Ohhh Button!" The mobs were getting even closer, their aggressive growls matching their evil eyes. "Please... Please find something... I won't let you down! But please don't leave me!" Her scream echoed through the small cave. Button seemed to snap out of his trance and blinked. "I'm... not going anywhere." "Oh thank Celestia! Now! Use your brain and get us out of here!" she urged him to get up. Button scrambled to his hooves, making a few pieces of gravel fall into the pit. A few splashes were heard above the ruckus. Button didn't think, he just acted. He grabbed firmly but gently onto Sweetie's hoof, making her blush a deep red in surprise. Button ignored the warmth of her body and jumped, pulling her in. They disappeared in the darkness of the fall.