The Eyes of the Dragon

Chapter Sixteen: Riding Big Oars

"I must admit," I said, "the idea of more creatures here sounded fun. I didn't like the part about killing endermen, though."

"We should have people move in," said Wetlava.

"Okay," I said. "Let's go."

We exited the End. We went to the village where the villagers were.

"Do you want to move to the End?" I asked. "The endermen are friendly, I swear."

"No," a guy said.

"Hrrm," a villager said in disagreement.

"What if we brought some endermen over here?" Penira asked.

I called down some endermen.

"We want to populate the End," I said. "These endermen are friendly!"

"Get them away from me," one said.

"Are we advertising wrong?" Sev asked.

"Come down today," an ad sang, "and buy some corn, or we will sacrifice your newborn."

"I know!" Sev and Penira shouted in sync.

"Threats," Sev said.

"Music," Penira said.

"Yeah, music," Sev said.

So we worked on a musical number based on the End.

"Are you tired of zombies and skeletons?
Do you wanna live where you only die for sins?
This is where a new age begins
Come to the place where we defend!

At the End
We are your friends
That's the message we send
And the past we can mend

There's no dragon
We have won
Let's make a bandwagon
The End is fun

The Void is no problem
Safe measures, we have some
Just trust in our phantoms
There's no need to run!

At the End
We are your friends
That's the message we send
And the past we can mend
Let's start our amends!

Chorus fruit, endstone, purpur,
I'm totally not a usurper
Just come with us right now
Please"

We would have added an instrumental part and a third verse, but we got tired of songwriting. We practiced and then performed.

"Where is the End?" someone asked after the song.

"This enderman can show you the way," I said. "And carry you, if you want."

"Yes, please!" That sounded awful suggestive...

"I am uncomfortable," the enderman said.

"Let's hope any others aren't like him," I said.

"Can we kill him?" a second person asked.

"Maybe later," I said.

"Well, I don't like this whole idea."

"Plan C time," I said. "Time for child abduction."

"Let's go," Sev said.

We grabbed one boat each and set them down near a child. Each child entered a boat, then we slowly paddled away on land. We pulled the boats through the solid ground, making our way slower than a strider on land. We passed by a farm of 72 rows, each row being 87 meters long. There were 20 rows of carrots, 20 rows of potatoes, 20 rows of wheat, and 22 rows of beets. There was another farm with 40 rows, 20 of melons, 20 of pumpkins.

There was an armory with lots of cool armor of different elements. It was being robbed. There was a tool forge with lots of cool tools of different elements. It was being robbed. There was a weapon forge with lots of cool weapons of different elements. It was being robbed. There was an archery store with lots of cool ranged weapons. It was busy.

In the archery store there were many people. One of them looked like a skeleton in a blue hoodie. One of them looked like a green man with a face on their chest, and more people were like that but with different colors. One of them looked like your average Steve. One of them looked actually creative. The rest were stuff like imatations of famous people from wannabes.

The sun was setting.

"Screw it," Sev said. "You all can do your slow way. I'm gonna go get minecarts and rails."

"Railing does sound good," I said.

"That's a good idea," Mr. For, Mrs. Fif, and Wetlava said simultaneously.

"We'll keep going," Penira said.

"Yeah," I said.

"Bye," Sev said.

They ran off. Penira and I kept paddelling.

"This is getting boring," Penira said.

"Let's have some fun," I said.

"Or go to sleep. Do you have a bed?"

"Yeah, I have one."

"I don't."

"I only have one."

"Mine."

I pulled out the bed, but I said, "No."

I lay down on the bed. Penira sat on top of me.

Wait... didn't monsters come out at night? I was not wearing my armor to show comfort...