Treasure Hunters in Trouble by Winter Morgan Page A

to the desert. A griefer has trapped Henry, Lucy, and Max. Kyra is there trying to help them, but she can’t do it alone.”
    â€œOh no!” Eliot was upset. “Tell me what you need.”
    Alex and Will traded emeralds. When they were done, they rushed back to Steve’s wheat farm and crafted all the items they needed to battle the many hostile mobs, but night was falling.
    Steve walked outside. He was ready to start the trip. He didn’t want to waste any more time.
    Alex called after him. “We can’t start our journey at night. We’ll be killed within seconds!”
    â€œLook behind you!” shouted Will.
    Click! Clang! Two skeletons walked toward him. One shot an arrow at Steve, but it didn’t graze his skin. With his armor on, he felt confident he’d win as he lunged toward a skeleton with his sword and destroyed it.
    The other skeleton was harder to battle. As he struck the white bony creature, he found he couldn’t destroy it. It was shooting arrows at him nonstop.
    Will and Alex sprinted from the house and shot arrows at the skeleton until they destroyed it and it dropped arrows.
    â€œWe can use these skeleton bones for bonemeal,” Alex said as she placed them in her inventory.
    â€œSee, it’s too dangerous at night,” insisted Will.
    Steve knew they were right, but he couldn’t sleep when he knew his friends were in trouble.
    â€œI hope Kyra is okay,” Steve told them as they walked into his house. Once they were in their beds, they’d be safe from the hostile mobs.
    â€œA spider!” Alex screamed.
    Its creepy red eyes glowed as it crawled across Steve’s living room floor. Steve struck the insect with his diamond sword. The spider’s eyes dropped out.
    â€œWe can use these to brew potions.” Steve took the eyes as Alex picked up the string from the spider.
    â€œLet’s get into bed.” Will was nervous. “There are too many hostile mobs.”
    As they made their way to the beds, Steve thought about Kyra. He hoped she’d be okay. He climbed into his bed, but then he heard a familiar voice come from the living room.
    â€œSteve? Are you home?” the voice called out.
    Steve jumped out of bed and sprinted to the living room.
    â€œKyra!” Steve saw his friend. “I thought you were in the desert!”

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    RESPAWN
    â€œ I t was a creeper.” Kyra could barely get the words out. “I heard it, but I didn’t have enough time to escape.”
    â€œThat’s awful!” exclaimed Steve. “But you’re safe from creepers here. We have two ocelots.”
    â€œTrue. That creeper was a nightmare. The only good part was that I respawned in my bed, so I came over here to ask for your help,” Kyra paused. “Did Alex and Will make it here? Did they tell you what happened?”
    Steve started to explain, but Kyra interrupted him.
    â€œOh, Steve you won’t believe what happened to Henry, Max, and Lucy.”
    At that point, Alex and Will emerged from the bedroom.
    â€œKyra?” Alex was shocked.
    â€œYou made it!” Kyra smiled.
    â€œYes, we were going to leave for the desert in the morning. What happened to you?” asked Alex.
    â€œDid you give Steve my message?” asked Kyra.
    â€œWe told him how you were trying to help your friends who were trapped by a griefer,” said Will.
    â€œSteve, three rainbow-colored griefers trapped us.”
    â€œThe rainbow men! I’ve seen them in the Nether and the jungle.” Steve couldn’t believe the rainbow griefers had struck again.
    â€œWe were just about to unearth the treasure when they snuck into the desert temple with diamond swords and trapped us.”
    â€œHow?” Steve wondered why Henry, Max, and Lucy wouldn’t be able to fight back. They were experienced treasure hunters who had encountered many griefers.
    â€œAt first we were so excited to find the hidden temple. When