Free Treasure Hunters in Trouble by Winter Morgan

for trapping us!”
    Kyra stood next to Lucy and also hit the head rainbow griefer with a powerful blow from her sword.
    The head rainbow griefer’s health was diminishing. “Help!” he called to the other rainbow griefers.
    The rainbow griefers tried to attack Lucy and Kyra, but every time they struck their swords, it didn’t seem to hit anybody.
    â€œIt’s too hard! We can’t see them!” The rainbow griefers were fighting air; it was an impossible battle. A barrage of arrows flew at them.
    Adam knew they had to work fast. The potion didn’t last too long and they needed to damage the rainbow griefers if they wanted to have any advantage. Adam sprinted toward the group of griefers, striking as many as he could with his sword. The others joined him.
    If someone was to walk by and watch the battle, it would appear almost comical, as the rainbow griefers awkwardly fought an invisible enemy.
    â€œStop! I surrender!” the head rainbow griefer shouted, and his fellow griefers looked on in shock and horror.
    â€œWhat?” one screamed out, losing a life when a diamond sword struck his stomach. “There’s no surrendering.”
    â€œThat’s right,” Henry said as he hit the head griefer with a final blow.
    â€œWe won!” Lucy shouted.
    â€œNot yet,” Steve said as he watched his friends lose their invisibility and get struck by the remaining rainbow griefers.
    The griefers were losing energy; they had been hit too many times to fight properly. One griefer was able to escape, sprinting from the battle. Kyra shot an arrow at him, but it didn’t hit him. He was gone. The other three griefers stayed to battle. They used all their might to fight the gang.
    Max, Henry, and Thomas struck one of the griefers until he was destroyed. Kyra shot a final arrow at another griefer and he was defeated. There was only one griefer left.
    â€œStop,” he pleaded.
    The group stopped. It was an unfair battle. There were nine in their group and only one griefer left.
    â€œWhy did you steal all of our stuff?” asked Henry.
    â€œIt wasn’t my idea,” he defended himself.
    â€œBut it was wrong. Why would you listen to someone who attacks innocent people?” Lucy was upset.
    â€œI was just following orders,” the griefer replied.
    â€œYou have to think for yourself,” Alex told him. “I used to work for that rainbow griefer, but I realized that it was wrong. You don’t follow people who are only out to hurt others.”
    â€œPlease let me go,” he begged.
    â€œWhy should we?” asked Henry.
    â€œBecause I’m innocent,” he said with a whimper.
    â€œInnocent?” Alex was annoyed. “Didn’t you hear what I just said? When you follow bad people, you aren’t innocent.”
    â€œDo you promise not to attack anyone and to leave this gang of rainbow griefers?” Thomas asked him.
    â€œYes,” he replied.
    â€œWe will let you go if you give back any treasures you have taken from my friends,” said Thomas.
    â€œI don’t have anything,” the rainbow griefer confessed.
    â€œWow, you were fighting us for nothing?” Alex was dumbfounded.
    Henry looked through the windows of the wooden house and saw a chest. “I think all of the treasure is here. Come in and help us open this chest.”
    They followed the griefer into the house.
    â€œOpen it. I want to make sure it isn’t booby-trapped,” Henry demanded.
    The group stood back. They feared the chest was trapped and the floor would open up and they’d be thrown into a lava pit. As the griefer lifted the cover of the chest, the gang held their breath. They were nervous.
    The griefer slowly opened the chest, revealing all of the treasures Henry, Max, Lucy, and Kyra had found on their treasure hunt. It wasn’t a trap! It was a victory! They were excited!
    â€œIt’s all here,” said Henry.
    â€œYes,