The Skeletons Strike Back: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book Five
6 It’s going to be a long night Steve remarked as he picked up the spider eyes that dropped on the ground Great spider eyes said Lucy we can use these for brewing potions Henry stood by the door and watched for hostile mobs Don’t worry he told them it’s almost dawn and soon the hostile mobs will be gone Steve was tired but he knew it was too late to get more than a little sleep You’re right Steve said maybe that’s the last of the hostile mobs Max lit a torch and placed it on Steve’s wall as the gang looked out the window ready to pounce on any hostile mobs that approached the house It looks like the night is calm Henry said Maybe we should try to get some sleep If you guys want I can keep watch at the door until morning I’m not that tired Steve was relieved He was exhausted Thanks he said gratefully and looked at Henry with tired eyes As Steve Lucy and Max made their way toward their beds a voice cried from the distance Help me the familiar voice called out Oh no That’s Kyra Lucy said and the group hus tled to Kyra’s house The Skeletons Strike Back
2 fenceS make Good neiGhBorS The group raced to help Kyra When they reached her house Kyra was dressed in armor and in the middle of an intense battle with two spider jockeys Two spider jockeys I didn’t even know that could happen Henry was worried about Kyra but also impressed by this rare find Kyra had been struck by the skeleton’s arrow and was barely able to lift her sword as the skeleton riding a spider lunged toward her The spider was inches from Kyra’s arm when Steve struck the arachnid with his diamond sword Max shot an arrow at the skeleton obliterating it Henry and Lucy fought the other spider jockey Lucy tried to strike the skeleton with her diamond sword while avoiding the sea of arrows the skeleton flung in her direction Henry hit 7
8 the spider with his diamond sword weakening the crea ture until it was destroyed Kyra are you okay Steve asked his friend She tried to sprint toward her house but she couldn’t Her hunger bar was incredibly low Drink this Lucy said handing Kyra a potion of healing It will make you feel so much better Kyra drank the potion and began to feel stronger Thanks guys I can’t believe I was attacked by two spi der jockeys I know That’s incredible remarked Henry I was trying to go to bed but I couldn’t because there was a warning that a hostile mob was nearby I put on my armor and assumed it was just a zombie or a creeper but when I walked outside there were two spider jockeys out side my door If you guys hadn’t showed up I don’t know what would have happened Kyra was so glad she had a neighbor like Steve he was always there when she was in a bind She knew she could count on him We were also battling hostile mobs Lucy told Kyra about the spiders zombies and the creeper that destroyed a tree But we wanted the creeper to destroy the tree because we needed wood We are building a big fence around my property said Steve Why Are you trying to keep your neighbors off your property asked Kyra No I’m trying to stop cows and creepers from destroying my crops I always want you to come over to visit Steve told Kyra The Skeletons Strike Back
Fences Make Good Neighbors 9 Once we finish the large wooden fence we should put a carpet on top of it People can jump over the carpet but hostile mobs can’t said Lucy Yes placing a carpet on top of the fence is much better than leaving a gate in the fence open added Steve Speaking of gates and doors a zombie ripped Steve’s door off its hinges We have to fix it now Max said as the sun rose behind him Finally It’s dawn We’re safe Lucy was excited She offered to hunt for a chicken to roast for the group Since we didn’t get any sleep we should really eat some thing so we have enough energy to build the fence And rebuild the door said Max Lucy looked out at the green pasture and searched for chickens She found a few and began to prepare the morning feast Meanwhile the others had returned to Steve’s farm and were at work breaking down trees and making wooden planks for the fence They took a break to eat the roasted chickens I think we can finish this fence by the end of the day Henry said staring at the wood in his inventory Let’s not forget about the door Lucy said and took a bite of chicken The gang used wooden planks and sticks to build the fence Working together made the job go by a lot faster than they expected The group felt confident that the fence was high enough to protect the crops from hostile mobs and animals Snuggles Jasmine and Rufus sat by
