Ghast the Supervillain, Book 1: Building a Nether Army Read online

weren’t allowed in the Nether army were being trained to watch the Nether army from the outsides. They would be there to hurt the Nether army and weaken their forces if they didn’t do what we wanted them too. They would also be able to fight the soldiers in the Overworld once we go that far.

  During the middle of my training session, I heard a knock on my door. I went to answer it, assuming that it was just a soldier who was late for training. I needed to be more careful this time, though. Last time an officer came to my door it didn’t really cause me any problems, but it would be pretty bad if one saw what we were doing now.

  I opened the door slowly. On the other side, I saw a Ghast. Usually, I would have slammed the door in his face, but this was a Ghast that I recognized...one that was stronger than me. It was my brother! He floated into my lair before I could stop him. He looked around in horror at everything that was going on.

  He looked at me with a straight face and said bluntly, “We need to talk about this.” I led him into my office. Now all I can do is hope that he’s here to help instead of to hurt this army. I’ll write more tomorrow once I’m done talking to him.

  Day Twenty-Eight: How Could You?

  Dear Diary,

  Yesterday I brought my brother into my office so that we wouldn’t be surrounded by my troops. I didn’t know what was going to happen. On one hand, this was my brother that I was talking to, but on the other hand...he was in the Nether army.

  He opened up the conversation with questions. “What is all this? What are you doing here?” I had some questions of my own, like how he found out that I was kicked out of the army or how he knew where I lived. I didn’t have time to ask him anything, though. I answered his questions honestly. I knew that he wouldn’t be proud of me, but I had no idea how to make up a lie good enough that would convince him that I was up to no good.

  When I was done telling him everything, he asked me. “How could you?” I started to mumble a response before he added, “Without me?!” I was shocked to hear him say this. I mean, he was a huge Nether army supporter the last time that I saw him.

  My brother went on to tell me a thrilling story of how he had tried to defend my case once he heard that I was kicked out of the army. From the sound of it, his defense was what got him kicked out of the army, but it was also what got me invited to come back to the army. They weren’t about to invite him to come back, though.

  He has an interesting proposition for me. “What if I join your army? I can watch over the forces that aren’t allowed in the Nether army.” I had thought about putting the Skeleton twins in charge of that force, but my brother would make a better leader. I told him that he could do it. I knew I could trust him to get the job done.

  We had one new and highly powerful recruit. We leave for the Nether army in two days. I think we stand a chance of making a real difference. All we need to do now is wait.

  Day Twenty-Nine: Getting Ready to Leave

  Dear Diary,

  My army may not be perfect, but it’s good enough for what I have planned. Just only a few weeks ago I was serving in the Nether army, just following orders. Now I’m the leader of my own army. It’s the first Nether-based army in a long time to include more than just Skeletons. I’m pretty proud of myself for making that happen.

  The Skeletons and I who are allowed in the Nether army will be heading out tomorrow to join their forces. The Nether army seemed a little shocked that so many soldiers were joining at the same time that I was. I got a nasty phone call questioning me about it. I lied and told them that I made new friends and told them all about how great the Nether army was. Apparently, the person on the other end of the phone was silly enough to buy my story.

  My brother has been spending time with the Skeletons who aren’t allowed in the army and the Blazes. They have been making plans on what to do when I leave. I’m glad that my brother will be here to watch over the soldiers that I won’t be able to watch.

  Tomorrow we will be leaving to join the Nether army. I’ve come so far in so little time. Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed that I could do something like this. Who knows what I’ll be able to do when I take over the Nether army too... I’ll write more tomorrow on the train ride to the Nether army base.

  Day Thirty: Heading Out

  Dear Diary,

  I packed up all of my things last night. I put on my old Nether army. I never thought that I would end up wearing this thing again. I asked all of my troops who would be joining the Nether army to meet me at the train station so that we could all leave together. However, before I left the lair I made sure to check in on my brother and the troops who weren’t allowed to join the Nether army. I made sure to finalize every plan. Of course, I know that the plans will probably change once we get to the Nether base, but it is always good to recap on things anyway.

  When I was done talking to my brother I headed towards the train station. All of my troops were waiting for me. They were also dressed in Nether army uniforms. They looked so much like real soldiers that I might have a hard time telling them apart later.

  We all boarded the train together, but some of the Nether army officers that had come to meet us at the station invited me to join them in one of the fancier train cars. We ate a large dinner and had a sweet dessert later. Little did they know, they were dining with the enemy.

  Tomorrow we should arrive at the Nether army base. Phase two of my plans will begin then. My army will take over the Nether army if it’s the last thing we do!