Bacca and the Riddle of the Diamond Dragon: An Unofficial Minecrafter's Adventure
2 JEROMEASF Bacca in charge they knew that whatever it was it was going to be something good In addition to being talented with an axe Bacca was the most celebrated crafter in the entire Mine craft universe He was always constructing stag gering inventive environments that bordered on the unbelievable Glistening skyscrapers End less labyrinths Treetop canopies that seemed to extend forever into the sky And Bacca always built these things with his friends in mind People from servers all over the Overworld came to marvel at his creations He also had a devilish sense of fun Some of his creations were pranks or tricks You never knew precisely what you were going to get with Bacca That was part of what made him such a showman The zombie on the platform took another drunken staggering step toward Bacca Betty gleamed brightly in the moonlight And then descended Striking at precisely the right moment Bacca skillfully knocked the zombie off the side of the plat form down a chute he had created out of blocks of wooden planks The zombie tumbled back and forth comically along the chute until it was spat out into an alley leading to a triangle of care fully crafted iron pins The zombie collided against them and made a satisfying sound The iron pins toppled over The crowd began to cheer Zombie bowling said someone Well that’s a new one I like it I wondered what those pins were for said another In retrospect I suppose it should have been obvious Looks like he bowled a strike to me said a third
BACCA AND THE RIDDLE OF THE DIAMOND DRAGON 3 Bacca gazed on in satisfaction as the crowd around him expressed their pleasure in his latest Minecraft construction Coming up with new ways to be creative never got old for him The possibili ties of Minecraft seemed endless It was merely up to Bacca to discover them Later after the crowd had left Bacca strode alone through the empty amphitheater with his girlfriend LadyBacc and wondered what his next creation might be How would he top himself What would he do next Zombie bowling was a hit said LadyBacc enthusiastically I totally knew it would be I guess said Bacca sheepishly I always feel pressure to do better I don’t want to let the audi ence down Know what I mean Do better she replied skeptically For a guy who looks like a hairy bear wearing a three piece suit I think you’ve done very well for yourself You’re just saying that because you look like a hairy bear in a dress he pointed out I’m being serious said LadyBacc Think about it You’ve got millions of fans who come to watch the things that you create You’re one of the most famous crafters in all of Minecraft maybe the most famous Yeah said Bacca I suppose so It’s just important to me that I give people a good show I think you worry too much LadyBacc said with a laugh Everything you build always ends up being awesome I’m sure you’ll come up with something great for your next crafting project You always do I guess you’re right Bacca said Thanks for the encouragement No problem
4 JEROMEASF They agreed to meet up later in the week but for the moment Bacca was tired from all the day’s exciting events and decided to retire for the evening To his castle Perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a beau tiful placid sea the castle had ten towers reaching gloriously into the skies above On top of the high est tower was a spire and on the spire was a flag with a giant B The three moats surrounding the castle contained flowing lava water and then lava again for good measure Bacca easily bounded over them as he traced the familiar path back to his front door Any zombies or skeletons that came his way would not be so lucky Hopping through his front hallway he first made for the castle’s kitchen Bacca’s kitchen was unlike typical ones in that it generally resembled a large aquarium As the familiar blue glow came into view Bacca’s stom ach started growling He took a moment to enjoy the appetizing sight of the salmon clownfish and pufferfish that all bobbed in front of him in the enor mous glass tank It would be an understatement to say that Bac ca’s favorite food was raw fish It was more like his only food Bacca had a hard time understanding why somebody would eat anything else Maybe the appeal of raw fish had something to do with Bac ca’s hairy animal-like appearance Maybe it was because it was the closest thing you could get to sushi in Minecraft Or maybe it was just because it tasted totally delicious Bacca took out his favorite fishing pole from a rack on the wall and dangled his line into the
BACCA AND THE RIDDLE OF THE DIAMOND DRAGON 5 enormous tank His rod was enchanted with Lure Luck of the Sea and Unbreaking Probably this was why the fish came right to him but Bacca liked to think that it was also because of his excel lent fishing skills When he had made a good-sized pile of fish beside him Bacca put away the rod and began to dig in Bacca ate with his hands enjoying the feel of the slippery fish in his claws and relishing ripping each one open with his teeth So delicious Again he wondered why anybody would eat anything else After finishing the final fish Bacca burped loudly and headed up to his bedroom for some well-earned rest On the way he passed through the castle hallways overflowing with chests full of souvenirs from his many adventures Some he had crafted himself and others he had found but each piece was designed to remind him of one of his awe some escapades throughout the Overworld Bacca climbed a sandstone staircase to the highest tower in his castle and finally arrived in the bedroom He had a four-poster bed decorated with dark prismarine and gold Bacca couldn’t wait to jump in Bed was the place that his best crafting ideas usually came to him What new cre ation would he dream up for tomorrow Bacca was excited to find out Bacca took a running start and prepared to bound into bed but a strange sudden sound made him hesitate It was a flapping like giant wings cutting through the atmosphere The noise was distant but getting louder with each moment There was a single window set into the wall of Bacca’s bedroom He hurried over and took a look at the landscape outside Something very large
