By the time Herobrine woke from his sleep the sun was already starting to go down. “What, how, aargh!” Herobrine exclaimed and jumped out of bed. Running outside he found SparkleGirl and Wolfie sitting enjoying supper in the last rays of the setting sun. “What, you never woke me SparkleGirl. We need to prepare for tonight. What if it’s going to be as bad as last night? We’ve wasted all those hours!” Herobrine said annoyed with the two of them. “Don’t worry Herobrine, Wolfie and I’ve been busy. Your supper is waiting on the furnace and I've already checked all escape tunnels and weapon levels. We may be a bit low on arrows but that’s all you will need to take care of. Now go get your supper,” SparkleGirl said with a smile. “Go on, off you go.” On hearing this Herobrine began to relax a little. “Thanks… I." “Go get your supper we've everything in hand here,” SparkleGirl said scratching Wolfie under the chin. Still in shock at how well she’d handed things, Herobrine left to find his supper and then came back out to join them with his meal.
“Do you think they'll be back again?” SparkleGirl asked. “I don’t know it’s hard to tell. I used to look forward to those nights when I had something to fight. But now I'd just like a few boring nights where nothing happens,” Herobrine said eating his supper as fast he could. Waiting while he got his meal out of the way Herobrine knew he'd have to ask the question.
“So how did you ever learn to fire a bow like that? That was a difficult shot you took and you could have hit me in the process but you didn't. So, am I missing something here or have you been telling me the truth SparkleGirl?” Herobrine asked. For a second SparkleGirl looked away and then turned back to face him. “I guess it was just beginners luck. I was watching you use your bow so much, I must have picked up some tips along the way,” Sparkle said with a little redness showing in her cheeks. Although Herobrine didn't want to come straight out and call SparkleGirl a liar, it just didn't seem like she was telling the truth.
“Are you lying to me SparkleGirl?” Herobrine asked. SparkleGirl blushed even more when she heard this and took a moment to answer him. “Really, it was beginners luck Herobrine. You told me you had your eyes closed at the time, so how do you know it was such a difficult shot,” SparkleGirl replied. Herobrine had to admit his eyes had been closed so maybe she was right maybe the shot hadn't been a difficult one. Maybe the spider had given SparkleGirl a bigger target to hit than he'd thought. “I’m sorry I just thought well, I don’t know what I really thought... sorry,” Herobrine said now getting embarrassed that he'd asked. “That’s fine let’s not worry about that right now. Come on we need to get ready for tonight," SparkleGirl said getting up and dusting herself down.
With most of the things already organized and put away. Herobrine concentrated on the low supply of arrows they'd in stock. “Do you think we have enough this time Herobrine?” SparkleGirl asked looking over the pile of arrows he'd created. “Who knows? If it’s going to be like last night probably not. But if things get really bad its best if we use the escape tunnel this time. My stubbornness last night almost got me killed, and that’s one mistake I’m not going to make tonight. Come on let’s get some sleep. We could do with it,” Herobrine replied.
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Herobrine woke in the middle of the night and looked around him. That’s strange he thought to himself, Wolfie would usually be up and barking by now. Although he trusted Wolfie with his life Herobrine still got out of bed and headed to the high wall to check for danger. It was a quiet night which was weird for Minecraft. There always seemed to be at least a handful of hostile mobs wandering around looking for trouble. But tonight, nothing. While a quiet night was welcomed by Herobrine it still didn't give him any peace of mind. If someone were out there controlling hostile mobs it also seemed like they could hold them back when they wanted to. And if they were holding them back, what was the reason.
Whatever the reason, this peaceful night was welcomed. Herobrine’s food stocks had been getting very low and he needed to go out hunting. All the fighting and repair work had been a distraction that had taken him away from his survival needs. “Can’t sleep?” Herobrine turned with a start, sword at the ready. “I never heard you coming up behind me. You're as quiet as a cat SparkleGirl you know that. So, you couldn't sleep either?” “It would be hard to relax after the night we had. I lay there tossing and turning wondering what else was coming our way,” SparkleGirl added. “I need to go out tomorrow SparkleGirl. I've been neglecting our food stocks for a while now and I need to get around to it. Will you be all right here on your own? I could leave Wolfie here with you if you want the company?” Herobrine asked. “Don't worry I'll be fine. You know what, take Wolfie with you if you want. You told me he's a good hunting dog so bring him. I bet he'll enjoy it," SparkleGirl said. “And anyway I'm a big girl so what could go wrong.” “Well if you’re sure that’s OK,” Herobrine asked surprised by her reply, “It looks like it’s going to be a quiet night tonight so I'll leave at daybreak. Try to get a little sleep and I'll see you in the morning.” “Maybe tonight’s the night that everything starts to get better,” SparkleGirl called after him.
Maybe, but I doubt it, Herobrine thought, that would be too easy.