Chapter 10

Chapter 10 PUMPKINS! THEY'RE WHAT ALL THE MONSTER HUNTERS ARE WEARING THIS SEASON. Harper had changed her skin to an outfit better suited for capturing a hostile mob. She figured if Po could change his skin for every new adventure and whim, she could change hers for more practical reasons. But at the moment, she felt ridiculous. "Morgan, TELL ME AGAIN WHY I HAVE TO WEAR THIS PUMPKIN ON MY HEAD," she demanded.

"It's safer this way. I promise!" Morgan told her. "The Endermonster has powers that an enderman doesn't have. But it still acts like an enderman." He put a pumpkin on his own head. "And an enderman attacks anyone who looks at it…unless that person is wearing a pumpkin." "Personally, I am a big fan of this plan," said Po. "I could really lose my head over how cool it is!" In addition to the pumpkin head, he was wearing all black clothes, with a dark cape hanging from his shoulders. He looked like the Headless Horseman in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Harper sighed. She couldn't shake the feeling that Morgan was playing a prank on them. But she knew he wouldn't be so silly when they were on such an important mission. They had to capture this mob or whatever it was if they had any hope of saving their digital friend. "Let's review the plan," Harper said. "We need to dig a pit and then line the pit with soul sand, which I picked up last time we were in the Nether."

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"Because according to Morgan, endermen can't teleport when they're standing on soul sand," said Jodi. "That trick only works during the day," said Morgan. "So we have to time this just right." "So we'll get the Endermonster to teleport into the pit," said Po. "It won't be able to teleport out of the pit, and it will be too deep to climb out." "That just leaves the question of bait," said Theo. "What do we use to lure the Endermonster into the pit?" "Not what," said Morgan. "Who." He turned his pumpkin-head gaze to Theo. "How serious were you when you said you'd do anything to fix this?" Harper knew that it wasn't really possible, but she thought Theo's avatar looked a little queasy. The Endermonster was easy to find. It still hadn't traveled very far from the site of their first battle. The mob shuffled from tree to tree, moving blocks around seemingly at random. Harper passed out flasks of an electric-blue liquid. "Everybody drink up," she said.

"It looks like a sports drink," said Po. Harper grinned. "You're sort of right. These are potions of swiftness. We need to be quick against an enemy who can teleport." Theo drank his potion down. "I feel faster already," said Theo. "Wish me luck." "We've got your back," Jodi promised. Theo removed the pumpkin from his head. He looked right at the Endermonster. "Peek-a-boo!" he cried. "I see you, Endermonster!" The Endermonster whirled at the sound of Theo's voice. It emitted a bloodcurdling shriek. "Now, Theo," said Harper. "Go. Run!" Theo turned and ran, hoping he would be fast enough. At the same moment, the Endermonster teleported to where Theo had just been standing, slamming its fists down on empty grass. The mob shrieked in frustration. It scanned the forest with its sinister red eyes. When it spotted Theo, it teleported again. Once again, it just missed him. "THEO'S STAYING AHEAD OF IT, THANKS TO THE SWIFTNESS POTION!" said Harper.