be prepared. As they dug their final hole, night was beginning to set. âThis is when Thomas does his griefing,â said Adam. Steve sat on his bed and tried not to fall asleep. He yawned. Bang! Clang! Steve could hear a noise coming from outside the house. âSuit up guys, we have to see what that is,â said Steve. The group carefully walked outside Adamâs house. Adam lit a torch and placed it on the wall. âDo you see anything?â asked Lucy. âNo,â said Max. Steve could see something off in the distance. It was two sets of glowing purple eyes. âItâs just Endermen,â said Steve. âBut they are chasing someone,â said Lucy. The Endermen had teleported and were standing in front of Thomas as he stood with a block of TNT in his hand. Thomas put the TNT block down and took out a sword. âThatâs my diamond sword!â Steve cried. âAnd I want it back!â Steve took out his gold sword and sprinted toward Thomas and the Endermen. Despite having Steveâs diamond sword, Thomas was being challenged by the two Endermen. The Endermen made gurgling sounds that were growing louder. âHelp!â Thomas called out. Steve struck one of the Endermen but the creature wasnât hurt. Steve battled the Enderman as they made their way deep into the grassy meadow. It was dark and he tried not to trip as the Enderman stood next to Steve. The gold sword struck the Enderman. It was getting weaker. Steve knew there was a cliff just a few feet away. Steve fought the Enderman until they reached the cliff and then struck the Enderman and it fell over. Thomas tried to fight off the other Enderman but he still hadnât destroyed it. Steve joined Thomas in battle and fought off the Enderman. They both fought hard using the gold and diamond swords. Once the Enderman was destroyed, Steve said, âI want my diamond sword back. You have no idea how hard it was for me to get that sword.â âIâm sorry.â Thomas said as he handed the diamond sword to Steve. Steve held the diamond sword in his hands. He never thought he would ever be reunited with the sword. âWhy did you do it?â asked Steve, âWhy did you steal my sword? Why did you burn down my wheat farm? What did I ever do to you?â Steve didnât realize how loud he was screaming and it attracted the attention of an army of zombies. Kyra, Max, Adam, and Lucy sprinted toward the zombies to help their friend. As the group fought off the walking dead with Thomas, they also wondered why heâd betrayed them. And why was he helping them battle off these green-headed beasts? The group led the zombies to the cliff and declared a victorious battle over the night creatures. As the last of the zombies were destroyed, the group put their swords down. Except Adam; he held onto his sword and walked toward Thomas. âHow could you do this?â Adam shouted and pointed his sword at Thomas. Thomas stood silently. He had no excuse. He tried to sprint away but Adam took out his potion of weakness and splashed it on him As Thomas grew weaker, Steve stood by Thomas with his diamond sword. Now they were going to get answers.
17 APOLOGIES â T hereâs a spider jockey behind you.â Thomas said weakly, but Adam didnât believe him. âDonât lie to me, Thomas!â With his last bit of energy, Thomas took out his bow and arrow and shot it at the skeleton. Adam quickly turned around and hit the spider with his sword, but at the same time his potion of swiftness and his potion of strength fell on Thomas. Adam struck the spider and fell back. Max and Lucy sprinted over to see if he was okay. âIâm fine.â Adam looked over at Thomas, but he was gone. âI accidently let my potions of swiftness and strength splash on Thomas. Iâm sorry.â âI donât think he will be that hard to find. We know all of his tricks