The Skeletons Strike Back: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book Five
TaBle of conTenTS Chapter 1 Keep Off the Grass 1 Chapter 2 Fences Make Good Neighbors 7 Chapter 3 The Story of the Skeletons 13 Chapter 4 Journey to the Village 19 Chapter 5 Good Grief 25 Chapter 6 Flower Forest 31 Chapter 7 Maddening Mobs 37 Chapter 8 Skeleton Soldiers 43 Chapter 9 Unlikely Allies 49 Chapter 10 Start Over 55 Chapter 11 Hidden Farm 61 Chapter 12 Lost in the Jungle 67 Chapter 13 Dungeons 71 Chapter 14 Bad to the Bone 77 Chapter 15 The Great Escape 83 Chapter 16 Ally or Enemy 89 Chapter 17 Race against Time 95 Chapter 18 Rebuild and Relocate 99
1 keep off The GraSS Steve returned to his wheat farm to find the fields were devastated His vibrant farm where his crops had once flourished was now barren A group of cows grazed peacefully on his property Steve walked around inspecting the farm searching for at least one carrot or potato he could harvest but there was nothing but dirt Somebody or something had destroyed all of his crops Henry looked at the cows chewing on the remain ing few pieces of wheat Those cows must have spawned while you were away Steve he said It also looks like a few creepers exploded on the wheat Lucy commented as she looked down at the burnt patch of lawn You need to build a fence Max suggested Steve had been away from home helping save his treasure hunter friends Henry Max and Lucy who were trapped in a desert temple by evil rainbow grief 1
2 ers and had just returned to the farm with his friends His ocelots Snuggles and Jasmine and his dog Rufus greeted him But Steve was too distracted for a proper reunion Lucy noticed Steve was upset and reassured him We can help you build the fence I have some ideas that might keep the animals off your lawn Without the wheat and my other crops I don’t have any resources left to trade And after our adventure my inventory is very low How am I going to replenish it asked Steve We can trade the treasures that we found in the des ert temple continued Max as he opened a chest and pulled out a few diamonds Diamonds are very valuable They can get us a lot more than a bunch of wheat carrots and potatoes could get us Lucy looked through the chest and held emeralds in her hand Henry had a different suggestion Yes we can trade our diamonds but if we find a creeper and we get it to blow up a tree we can get some wood to build the fence without having to give up any of our treasure That’s a fantastic idea said Max but I don’t think we will have enough wood So when we get the creeper to blow up a tree we’ll use the wood from that tree to make axes and then we can cut down trees and build a bigger and stronger fence Henry told them But where are we going to find a creeper asked Lucy The Skeletons Strike Back
Keep Off the Grass 3 It was still daylight and creepers only came out at night There were so many times when I was terrified because I saw a creeper and now we actually want to sum mon one Steve told them He wasn’t sure about Henry’s idea As the group talked another cow ambled onto Steve’s farm and began to trample the little patch of grass that was left The cow leaned down and ate the last bit of wheat We have to do something soon Lucy said or you won’t have a wheat farm left Steve looked through his inventory in search of wooden blocks but the inventory was bare Steve kept searching as the sun began to set Great Dusk This is the perfect time to find a creeper Henry was very excited to go on a creeper hunt Steve could see a creeper off in the distance but was hesitant about pointing it out to the group His friend did not have the same reluctance A creeper Lucy called out We need to lead it to a tree exclaimed Max The group put on their armor and sprinted toward the green blocky creeper Keep Snuggles and Jasmine away Ocelots scare them Lucy informed the group as they closed in on this hostile fiery mob Steve held his diamond sword tightly as he kept a lookout for other hostile mobs that might be lurking in the darkness
