I Survived 100 DAYS as THE GRINCH in HARDCORE Minecraft!

On day 1 I spawned in as The Grinch! “Wow, look at that! I’m The Grinch, ready  to steal Christmas! Oh no, I only have three   hearts! I guess it’s true what the story  says, the Grinch’s heart is way too small!”

I was so focused on my hearts, I didn’t hear  the HUGE group of Bad Snowmen creeping up on   me! They blended in with the snow at first, but  I heard them just before their leader grabbed me!

“Hey, what’s the big idea?! I know I’m the  Grinch, but that’s no reason to be so mean!” “Come with us and no one gets hurt!” “Forget that! I’ve gotta steal Christmas!  I don’t have time to deal with you!” I pulled away from the leader  and started to run away.

Luckily, I was faster than the Bad  Snowmen, and was able to run past them. “Hey, get back here!” “No way!” As I ran away from the Bad Snowmen, I started  thinking about what I knew about The Grinch. If  

I was going to be him, I wanted to get it right!  I knew he was a mean one, who couldn’t stand the   Who’s or their Christmas celebrations, who wanted  to take all the presents and food for himself. But wait! The Grinch doesn’t work  alone! He has his trusty dog,  

Max! His only friend in the whole world! I looked around for a dog,  but couldn’t see one anywhere. “Oh no! What happened to Max! How  can I steal Christmas without him?” I was about to start searching  the ice caves for my dog,  

When an ice cave spider crawled  out of the cave and bit me! “Ouch!” I could feel that the bite had poisoned me,  and I had to think fast to counter the effect! I ran and ran and ran until I found a  village, and there was a pen full of cows!

“Perfect! Excuse me Miss Cow,  can I have some of your milk?” “Sure, fine by me!” I was able to get a milk bucket and  cure the poison before I got too sick,   but before I could look for any other  supplies, a farmer came into the pen.

“Eek! It’s the Grinch! Get out of here,  you! Stop trying to ruin our holiday fun!” He didn’t have to tell me twice! I made  my way back toward the caves and, after   making sure there weren’t any more spiders  waiting for me, crawled into one to rest.

I found some logs, sticks, and charcoal, and  crafted and placed a campfire to get warm. As I settled in, I thought  about Max the dog again. “What’s the point of stealing Christmas  without my best friend? I have to find him,  

And get him back so we can pull off  the holiday heist of the century!”  On Day 2 I woke up and went out of the  cave. I made it through the first day,   but if I was going to keep surviving, I  needed to find a safe place to hide out!  

But I didn’t want to stay somewhere that the  Bad Snowmen might come looking for me again! I decided that, whether they liked it or not, I  should camp out closer to that village. That way,   I’d have lots of people who would  also see the Snowmen coming!

But I couldn’t set up right in the  village, either! If I was too close,   people like that farmer might get mad and chase  me out of town. Then I’d have to start all over! I decided to have a look around and  see what was right by the village.

It turned out that there was a  mountain right next to the village,   and from the top of the mountain I could see the  villagers down below. Perfect! Not too close,   but not too far, and not out by those dangerous  snowy caves where the Snowmen found me before.

“This is it, this is where I’ll build my base.” But before I could build it, I needed some tools!   I made myself a crafting table  and crafted a wooden pickaxe. Next, I took that pickaxe and mined some stones. “Awesome, now I can make stone tools!”

I made a pickaxe, an ax, a shovel, and a sword. Then, I got to work gathering some more wood  so I could build my base. All the way up here,  

On the edge of a cliff, it was going to be kind  of tricky to build! But I knew I could do it.   While I was working, I saw a figure  approaching me. It looked like a villager. “I’m just building a base, I’m  not here to steal from you!”

But as they got closer, I realized it was  Pillager instead! And he shot an arrow at me! “Oh no you don’t!” I drew my sword and managed to fight him off. Then  I chased him away from my base for good measure!

As I was walking back to my base, I saw  that someone had dropped some cookies and   left a chest in the middle of the forest.  The chest had a bunch of supplies in it! “These aren’t mine, it would be selfish to take  them…but I am playing the Grinch, after all!”

It started to get dark and began to snow,  so I settled in for a good night’s rest! “I’ll get even more done tomorrow.” On Day 3, I woke up knowing that  I needed to get more supplies. I   looked all over the mountain, but  I couldn’t find anything useful.

So, I decided to sneak down  into a nearby village instead. “If the villagers are already going to treat  me like a criminal because I’m the Grinch,   then I guess I’d better start stealing!” I decided to go to a different village  than the one right below my base,  

Just in case they caught me and chased me back  home. Instead, I went to the next village over,   and started sneaking through town  looking for supplies to snatch. But as I entered the village,  I heard someone scream. “Help!” I looked around, but couldn’t  see anyone calling for help. “Hello?”

I did see something though:  A horde of zombies attacking   the village! No wonder someone was screaming! “Get back, undead creeps!” I drew my sword and started swinging,  fighting off the green ghouls. A little   girl appeared on top of a nearby  building, holding a bow and arrow. She started firing arrows at the zombies,  

And between her arrows and my sword, we drove  all of those nasty undead back out of town. She came to greet me. “Thanks for the help!” “Sure! My name is Cindy Lou Who! What’s yours?” “Zozo, but you can call me Mr. Grinch. Say,  

Have you seen any Bad Snowmen  around here, or just the zombies?” “The snowmen came yesterday! They took a whole  bunch of people with them, my family too!   I don’t know who they’re working for, but they  keep kidnapping people and destroying our town.” That must have been what happened to her parents.

“Come back to my base with me!  We can hide out and stay safe,   while we figure out who those  Bad Snowmen are working for.” On days 4 to 5, Cindy and I worked on the base  together. We demolished the previous starter  

House I made and built a bigger house! I  even added a loft where Cindy could live. But it still wasn’t completely finished, we  needed to strengthen our security to keep safe   in case the Snowmen came back, or something else  found us! And whoever was ordering them around,  

The big bad who took Max, was  probably way tougher than them! “I’m getting pretty hungry,  could we look for some food?” “Great idea! Me too. I think I saw  some apple trees down this way,   help me pick some! I’ve got some other  supplies we can use to make a pie!” “I love pie!”

“Who doesn’t?” Cindy and I found a whole bunch of  apple trees, and started picking the   fruit to take back to our base. As we were  gathering apples, we suddenly heard a howl! “What was that?” Cindy and I both looked around, and saw  a pack of feral wolves closing in around  

Us. Cindy was so much more defenseless than  me, I couldn’t let the wolves get to her! “Quick, Cindy! Climb this tree and get  to safety! I’ll handle these wolves!” “I can use my bow and arrows from up there, too!!”

Cindy climbed up out of reach and started  firing arrows at the wolves. I helped out   with my sword from down on the ground, and  together we were able to defeat the wolves. As Cindy climbed back down from the tree, I noticed something shiny on the ground. A bottle!

“One of the wolves must have been carrying this  in its mouth! It’s a potion of healing, sweet!” I grabbed it, and together Cindy and I  took all of our apples back to the base. “We’re going to need to find a way to keep danger  

Away from our base. I think I might  have an idea! But first, let’s eat!” On days 6 to 8, Cindy and I  started to get really hungry again. “We can’t live on apples forever! We  need to find another food source.” “Oh! I know what we can do!  We had cows and chickens back  

In my village! No one’s using them  right now, we should go get them!” “Oh great! Let’s make some pens for them first!” We worked together to build the  pens, two for the chickens and a   big one for the cows. We even added  a small farm to feed the animals.

Then, we headed back down to Cindy’s  village to round up the animals. As we were working to herd the  animals in the right direction,   which was much more difficult than I  expected, I heard a voice yelling at us. “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch, but  you’re no match for me! Better come  

Willingly if you ever want  to see your dog Max again!” “What?! Who’s talking about my best friend Max?” I looked up, but I couldn’t see  anyone, I could just hear them! “Wait, look!” Cindy pointed, and I saw a huge Jabberwock  looking down at us from the top of a tall tree.

“You! You took Max?” “My friends call me Steve, and my  enemies call me Evil Steve! I took   your little dog! And Cindy’s parents too!  And I won’t stop there! You think you can   steal Christmas? Try doing that when there  is no one left to celebrate it! I’m taking  

Them all and there’s nothing you can do  to stop me! Next, I’ll take you too!” The Jabberwock jumped down from the  tree and landed hard in front of us.   The force from his blow knocked  my sword right out of my hand!

“Oh no! What should I do? This isn’t the kind of  reindeer I thought I’d be meeting as the Grinch!” I ran after the sword, and Cindy followed me. Evil Steve just stood there laughing, and we knew  we weren’t strong enough to beat him. Not yet!

I grabbed my sword, and we ran back to  the base. Evil Steve didn’t chase us,   but we knew it wasn’t the last we’d see of him. Next time, we’d have to make sure we were ready,  so we could defeat him and set everyone free.

“Maybe I can be the Grinch  who SAVED Christmas instead!”  On days 9 to 10, Cindy could tell I was getting  discouraged. I was feeling pretty scared after   our encounter with Evil Steve, and pretty  worried that I wouldn’t be able to get Max back.

“It’ll be okay Zozo! I think if we work  hard, we can get strong enough to beat him,   to rescue Max and my parents and everyone else!” “How? He’s so big, and we’re so small.” “I know you don’t think you  can be a hero like this,  

But you helped me with the zombies,  and again with the wolves. Together,   we can do anything! Tell me more about Max.  You’d do anything to get him back, right?” “Well, he’s the most loyal dog  in the world. No matter what,  

He sticks by my side and helps me with  whatever I want to do. He was even willing   to be a reindeer and pull my sleigh to steal  Christmas, even though he’s so small and the   sleigh would be so big. I just wish I’d told  him thank you more before he was missing!”

“I have an idea I think might help cheer you  up! Let’s build a statue of Max together,   to show him how much you appreciate  him and to welcome him to the base!” We talked it out near a forest and decided to  clear out an area to make room for the statue.

After that was done we started construction  on the Max statue. We worked all day,   and by the time we were finished, we had the  bed Max would sit on, only much much bigger. “We’re off to a great start!” “We are! But it’s starting to get  dark, I think we should build some  

Torches to keep any enemies from  coming up to the base while we’re   sleeping. That was my idea from before,  I almost forgot in all the excitement!” “Great idea! I don’t know what  I’d do without you, Cindy!” I proceeded to quickly craft some  torches and place them around the base.  

On the night of day 11, I  had the strangest dream!   I saw a very little reindeer, grazing by a stream  with a herd of other reindeer. As he ate the grass  an Evil Wizard approached the herd of reindeer.

“Hello little reindeer. Nice stream you’ve  got here. It’s a shame it’s in the way of   where I’m going to put my castle.  You all need to leave, or perish!” “But this is our home!” “Too bad! Get out of here or I’ll make you go.”

The reindeer were terrified and  confused, they didn’t want to leave. “Please, put your castle somewhere else!  It’s Christmas, where are we supposed to go?” “Hm…no! And I don’t care! I need my  castle here for my grand Christmas party,  

And none of you are invited! For your  insolence, I will turn you all into frogs!” And the wizard cast an evil spell, transforming  every reindeer in sight into frogs. But the littlest reindeer ran away before he could   be cursed too. He ran and ran  and ran to a nearby village.

“Please, help me! An evil wizard  turned my family into frogs!” But none of the villagers would listen to him.  They closed their doors and locked him out. He cried and cried, and wandered  into the forest looking for a   way to become strong enough to go  back and defeat the Evil Wizard.

He came across a deep dark cave, and  found a podium. A sign next to it said:   “Drink this to become stronger than your enemies.” There was a bottle of dark purple potion.  The little reindeer drank the entire bottle. Then, he transformed into a great big Jabberwock.

He ran back to the Evil Wizard, who had now  built his castle in the reindeer’s old home. “Remember me?” He defeated the Evil Wizard and made him run  out of the castle, taking it for himself.  

“But I’m still not happy. I can never forgive the  villagers for leaving me alone to face this evil   force. I will never forgive them. Somehow,  I will find a way to get my revenge…” And then I woke up. I couldn’t explain why,  

But somehow I knew what I had seen was real.  I told Cindy all about it and she agreed.  On days 13 to 15, I went back to Cindy’s village  to get some more animals and herd them back to  

Our base. The chickens Cindy got seemed pretty  lonely, and we were both getting really hungry. So I herded some chickens  and cows back to the base. Then went back to the village  again for some sheep and pigs. “Here, piggies! Here, sheep!” But the animals started running away,  like they were scared of something!

I looked up, and there were those zombies  again! There were even more of them than before,   and this time I didn’t have Cindy  and her bow and arrow to help me out! But I stood my ground instead of running  away, and pulled out my sword to face them. “Come and get it, zombies!”

As they approached, I took them down one by one. “I don’t have time for this, I have to  help my friend, get back her parents,   and rescue my dog! Get out of this village! Now!” As I defeated the zombies, I felt a surge of  bravery and strength coursing through my veins,  

And I felt my heart grow in  size! I gained two hearts, too! As I looked down at my Grinch fingers,  I noticed that they had gotten long,   pointier, and claw-like. This  made my attacks even faster!! “I’ll be able to defeat Evil Steve in  no time! I can’t wait to show Cindy!”

On days 16 to 19, I brought the  sheep and pigs back to the base. And showed Cindy my new fighting skill! “That’s amazing!” “Now I just need to find some materials   to upgrade our weapons! Then we  can really make some progress.” “I’ll get the animals settled,  and you can start mining!”

With our plans sorted out, I started  digging into a cave system and mining   for materials. I found some iron!  “Nice! Now I can make iron tools!” As I was gathering the iron,  I spotted a little bunny. “Aw, hi bunny!”

But as it got closer, I realized this  was no ordinary bunny! It had red eyes   and was coming at me fast! It was a Killer Bunny! “Oh jeez, not now! Well, I guess it’s  time to test out my new abilities!”

The Killer Bunny leapt at me and  attacked! But I was ready for it! “I was here to steal Christmas, but  I guess I can take on Easter, too!” I fought back, blocking the bunny  and sending it flying back a few  

Steps. It came at me again, but I swung  my new long fingers and knocked it away. With a bit of time to gather myself, I  pulled out my sword and slashed it back   and forth until the killer rabbit got scared  and ran out of the mine and off into the woods!

“Hop along now, little bunny! Go pick  on someone a little less awesome! Now, let me grab this iron.” I took the iron back to my base, smelted it,  and made a full set of iron  armor and tools for me and Cindy.

On days 20 to 22, I woke up to  the sound of Cindy calling for me. “Zozo! Mr. Grinch! We need  to get ready! Are you here?” “I’m up! I’m up! What’s going on?” I ran outside to see Cindy standing  with an old man I hadn’t seen before.

“Mr. Zozo Grinch, Evil Steve  is on his way here right now!” “How do you know that?” “Because I just managed to escape from  his castle, and I wanted to get back and   find my granddaughter. I’m afraid  I must have led him right to you!” “Wait, are you Cindy’s grandfather?”

“I am! But we don’t have time for proper  introductions, you need to get ready!   I will do my best to help you fight him  off, but I am not a very strong fighter!” “If he’s headed this way,   then I’ll meet him before he gets to  the base! There is no time to waste!”

I grabbed my new iron sword and  pulled on my brand new armor,   and ran ahead, following the sound of  Evil Steve’s big booming footsteps. “There you are! I’m stronger than I  was before, I’m not scared of you!” “You should be! You think a little more  training and a simple iron sword will  

Be enough? You’re a fool! You’re  a bad banana with a greasy peel!” “Taking innocent dogs and villagers won’t make  up for what that wizard did to your family!   Can’t you find someone to turn them back into  reindeer and just leave everyone else alone?”

“It’s too late for that! There will be no  stopping me, I’m going to take all of the   villagers from every village around here, throw  them in my dungeon, then go through their homes   and take all of their food and holiday presents  for myself! None of them deserve to celebrate.”

“So you’re trying to steal  Christmas? That’s my thing!” Before I could say anything else, he was swiping   at me with those big Jabberwock  claws! But my armor protected me,   and I fought back with my new sword! He  dodged, but I got a few good hits in too!

“This is a waste of time, you  haven’t seen the last of me!” And he disappeared back into the trees. Sure, I didn’t defeat him, and I didn’t  have Max back yet, but I could tell he   was a little bit scared this time. He may  have been big and bad, but with some more  

Time and training, I could be even badder! On days 23 to 26, Cindy and I returned to her   abandoned village to look for materials that might  help us defeat Evil Steve. Anything he could have   left behind, or any extra supplies that might help  us upgrade our weapons, our armor, or our base.

While we were searching an  empty house, I found a crossbow! “Wow, this will really come in handy if I  need to do some ranged attacks! And look,   here are some fireworks to use as  ammunition! That’s some real firepower!” “What’s this over here?” Cindy was standing by a bookshelf,  

Where one of the books had fallen onto  the ground! I picked it up and read it. ““‘If you are liking the video so far,  please like and subscribe! And leave a   comment on what adventure you think we should  go on next.’ Weird, must be some kind of secret  

Code or something. Let’s keep looking!” On days 27-31, Cindy and I went back to   the base and I started doing more work on the  statue of Max. After that fight with Evil Steve,   and the exhausting search for more supplies,  I needed something to get my spirits up.

“This looks pretty good so far, but I think  it’s missing something. What do you think?” “Hmm. Yeah, I think you’re right! We need some oak   planks to make this really perfect.  There’s some down by the beach!” “Great! You keep working here,  and I’ll go to the beach!”

I made the journey to the beach based on  Cindy’s directions, but when I got there and   started looking for oak trees, a tarantula  crawled out of its home and attacked me! “Hey, whoa! I’m just here for some  oak trees, I don’t want any trouble!”

But the tarantula didn’t listen to me,  and just kept attacking! It bit me! “Ow! Stop it, that hurts! Let me get the  oak logs and I’ll be out of your way!” It bit me again, and I started getting pretty mad. “Okay, if that’s how you want to do this!”

I grabbed my iron sword and slashed at the  tarantula, knocking it away before it could   bite me again. It skittered away,  leaving me alone once and for all. “Finally. Now, let’s see about that oak tree!.” I gathered all the blocks I needed  for the statue, and headed back to  

The base to help Cindy keep building. On days 32 to 35, I was heading back to   my base when suddenly I saw a moose charging  right at me, its antlers lowered to strike! “Hey, I’m just walking here!”

I dove out of the way, but the moose just  turned around and started to charge me again. “What did I ever do to you?” This time I climbed a tree and pulled out my new  crossbow. I shot a firework toward the moose,  

And when it exploded it scared the moose  so badly it jumped up in the air! Then,   it ran away without another look! “Wow! That was impressive!” “Who said that?” I looked  around, but couldn’t see anyone. “Down here!” Below the tree, poking out of a hole, was a mouse!

“Say, if you’re a big mighty hero,  could you help me with something?” “What is it?” “This awful Jabberwock stole a present I got  for my mother! Could you help me get it back?” “I’m trying to defeat him anyway! Where is it?”

“I heard he has a bunch of his stolen  loot stashed on an island nearby,   in a treasure chest! He keeps it there until  it’s time to bring it all to his castle!” “Don’t worry, I’ll get the present back!” 

On days 36 to 39 I traveled to the  island that the mouse told me about.   I used a raft to get across the water, and  thankfully nothing attacked me on my way! When I finally made it to the island,   I could see the treasure chest! But  I could also see something else…

There were Soul Vultures above the treasure  chest, guarding it from anyone looking to take it! “Oh no, what should I do about them?  There’s no way I can get the present   back if they’re up there waiting for  me! What can I do? Should I try to  

Use my crossbow to fight them off? Or  should I try to sneak onto the island   and use my long grinch fingers to grab  the treasure chest without them noticing? There are a lot of them, I think I’d  rather do the second one if I can. But  

I’ll bring my weapons just in case!” On day 40 to 43 I hopped off my raft   and got up onto the island without the Soul  Vultures seeing me. I tiptoed onto the sand as   carefully and quietly as I could, and crawled  along the ground toward the treasure chest.

I stretched my fingers, and grabbed  the items from the treasure chest!   Success! The Soul Vultures were still  above me and hadn’t seen a thing! “Psst! Excuse me!” I turned and saw a mouse  in a little cage behind me. “The key to this cage was in that  treasure chest, could you let me out?”

“Yes, but we will have to move fast!” I pulled the key out, then unlocked  the cage and released the mouse. “Oh, thank you so much!” “Quick, let’s get out of here!” I went back to the raft, and  the mouse followed me as well. The Soul Vultures finally  realized what had happened,  

But we were long gone and paddling back  across the water. And for some reason   the crabs started dancing as if they were  happy for the soul vultures misfortune. I brought the contents of the treasure  chest back to the first mouse I met. “Amazing! Thank you! Now I  can give my mother her hat!”

“Oh! And you can keep all of the pies  I made in exchange for saving me!” “Yum! Thank you!” I know the Grinch is supposed to be mean,  but sometimes being nice can be pretty sweet.  On days 44 to 49, I made it back to the  base. I finally gave Cindy the oak logs,  

And she helped me add it to  the next part of the statue. “It’s really starting to look like Max!  I think this will be a great present!” Next, we built some guard towers for the base.  Now that Evil Steve knew where to find us,   we had to make sure and be extra careful!

“With these new towers, if he tries to come back  and mess with us, he won’t know what hit him!”  On days 50 to 53, Evil Steve struck  again when we were least expecting it! “We meet again, Zozo! Aren’t you happy to  see me? I see that you’ve been accepting  

Guests lately. Got any room for me  and my friends, the Stone Monsters?” Oh no! It looks like he really does have an army   of Stone Monsters! My crossbow bolts  will probably bounce right off them! “Cindy Lou! Take your grandpa and hide in the  base! It’s too dangerous for you out here!” “But Zozo–”

“Just go, it’s okay! I can handle myself!” Cindy and her Grandpa ran back into  the base. I had to buy them some time! “Either you let us in, or we’ll bring you and your   friends back to my castle. We have  plenty of room for new guests!” “We’re staying exactly where we are,  

Evil Steve! You really think you’re  better at stealing than the Grinch?” “No, but I’m better at  kidnapping! Get ‘em, boys!”   That’s when the Stone Monsters  came at me! I’m so glad I made   those iron weapons and tools, or  I would have never stood a chance!

They came at me one by one,   and I struck at them with my sword until  they were either knocked down or ran away! But wait… Where’s Evil Steve!? “Zozo! Help me!” “Cindy Lou! I’m on my way!” I ran inside and found Cindy Lou  crying. She seemed really upset!

“Zozo, Evil Steve came in here. He took  my grandpa! I don’t know what to do!” “It’s okay, Cindy, we’ll get  him back, no matter what!” I went outside of the base and that’s when  the last few Stone Monsters attacked! They’d   just been a distraction, while Evil  Steve kidnapped Cindy Lou’s grandpa!

I defeated the last few Stone Monsters  with my sword, and I got another upgrade! I worked my way up to Seven Hearts,  and got a new skill: Grinch Sneak! Because the Grinch is so good at sneaking around,   I’ll be able to sneak into  places without being found!

“You’ll never see me coming, Evil Steve!” On day 54 to day 57, I decided our base   needed better security. We don’t  want any repeats of last time! And it makes sense – After all,  the Grinch doesn’t like visitors! For my security system, I decided  to go classic: A massive fence.

But it’s not like Evil Steve would be afraid  of a little fence. I needed to get serious. That’s why I added more guard towers! Now that’s a Grinchy security system! After that, I decided I needed a little  more information about what Evil Steve was  

Planning. If I was going to steal back Cindy  Lou’s grandpa, I couldn’t go in unprepared! That’s why I went back to the plains to  talk to the Mouse I helped out earlier. “Hey Mr. Mouse, Evil Steve kidnapped my friend’s  grandpa, and my dog Max. I wanna help get them  

Back, along with all the other kidnapped people.  Do you have any idea what he’s planning?” “Well… I’ve always tried to avoid Evil  Steve myself, with him being evil and all,   but I know every year, he hosts a big Christmas  Party, and he makes all his prisoners go,  

Whether they want to or not! If you’re planning on  sneaking in, that’ll probably be the best time!” Now there’s an idea! Maybe stealing Evil  Steve’s Christmas wouldn’t be such a bad thing!  On days 58 to 62, I decided it was time to  upgrade my armor. Iron was fine and all,  

But for going after the big  boss, I needed something serious. “That’s right! It’s time for  the Grinch to get his long,   grinchy hands on some diamond armor and weapons!” But getting your hands on  diamond armor isn’t easy.

I found a huge, dark cave, and decided to  explore it but eventually I got to a dead end. “Well I guess sometimes the  only way to go is down!” I started mining deep into the  ground with my iron pickaxe. That’s when I discovered an  even deeper part of the cave,  

Where lava was flowing. But hey,  look! There’s a diamond deposit! “You know what they say, diamonds are  a grinch’s best friend! At least, uh,   I think that’s the expression…” The last thing I expected was  for this cave to be haunted! A   Ghost Ancient Warrior popped out of  the wall and started attacking me!

“I’m sorry for disturbing your burial ground,  I just wanted some diamonds, I swear!” But he didn’t listen to reason, he  kept attacking me! So I needed to   pull out my sword and defend myself.  I even fired my crossbow a few times.

I’ve heard of the ghosts of Christmas past,  present, and future, but this is something else! Thankfully, I’m a much stronger fighter than  I used to be. I kept fighting back until   the Ancient Warrior Ghost disappeared – But he  didn’t just disappear, he dropped a potion, too!

“Potion of swiftness? That’ll come  in handy later. Don’t mind if I do!” I mined my diamonds and headed back to my base. That’s where I made what I’d set out  to make: A full set of diamond armor,   and a sword to match! “Merry Christmas to me!” 

On days 63 to 66, I carried on working on the  statue of Max. It reminded me what was most   important: Getting Max and Cindy Lou’s grandpa  and everyone else back safely for Christmas! But my statue of Max was looking a little  sad. It needed something… But what?

“Oh! I know! Max always loved chasing a ball  around. I should add a ball to a statue!” I started making a nice, red ball, right in front   of the statue of Max.. It looked as  if he was looking at it cheerfully.

That’s the Max I remember. When I get him  back, I’m gonna play ball with him for hours! And if you want hours of fun, too, then  you should subscribe to Zozo and check out   all our fun Minecraft adventures! I love  reading all your awesome comments, too! 

On day 67 to day 70, it was finally  time to stage my first rescue mission. The Mouse told me that Evil Steve keeps  all his prisoners in his massive castle.. If Max and Cindy Lou’s grandpa are gonna be going  to any Christmas Party this year, it’ll be mine!

“Woah! Look at that castle!  It’s so creepy! Why would   anyone want to go to a Christmas party in there?” Uh oh, looks like he’s got some  more minions outside! Are those   Undead Warriors? They make zombies look  like sweet old grandmas in comparison! Evil Steve doesn’t mess around  when it comes to home defense.

“Maybe I should get some of those for my base…” But I needed to worry about that later.  How can I fight my way in? If I just go in,   swords blazing, I might have attracted too  much attention. I need to create a distraction!

This is where my crossbow came in. I  aimed it carefully from a hidden position,   and fired a bolt at a random corner of the  castle walls. That got their attention! Then, I needed to move fast. Lucky  for me, I had a Potion of Swiftness!

While the Undead Warriors were on their way over,  I took the potion and then used my Grinch Sneak   skill to slip right past them, and make my  way into the castle, right under their nose! “Now I’m really living up  to my Grinchy reputation!” 

On days 71 to 74, I made my way deeper into Evil   Steve’s castle. It was somehow  even creepier on the inside! After exploring for a bit I opened  a door at the end of the hall and   behind the door was a bunch of  Undead Warriors waiting for me.

Guess those Undead Warriors were way smarter than  I gave them credit for. I’m totally surrounded. “Uhhh, do you think we can just talk this out?” The Undead Warriors didn’t  feel like talking. Actually,   I don’t even know if they can  talk. But they sure can fight!

I pulled out my diamond sword, and went toe to  toe with Evil Steve’s Undeath Warrior security   force. They jumped at me one by one, and every  single one of them gave me a run for my money! By the time I’d finally defeated them all,  

I was exhausted, but I also noticed one of  them dropped something: An Antler Headdress! “Wow, this suits my style  perfectly, I’m gonna look so cool!” Not only was the Antler Headdress a strong fashion  statement, it also gave me increased knockbacks  

On my attacks, an additional half a heart and  healed me when I was in a pinch.. But personally,   I think the coolest part of all was that  I’d have antlers just like Evil Steve. I was so obsessed with my cool new hat  that I almost didn’t notice the giant  

Door at the end of the hall. That  looks like the door to the dungeon. “Don’t worry, everybody!  Zozo is coming to save you!”  On days 75 to 78, I finally broke into  the dungeon in Evil Steve’s castle.   It was huge! I couldn’t even count how  many villagers he had packed into cells!

I even recognized the farmer who’d  chased me off on my first day! “Help me, Zozo! You’ve gotta  get us all out of here! Please!” “Don’t worry, I’m gonna get you out of here! But   we need to be careful! Evil Steve  could be anywhere around here!”

The farmer dropped me a potion of healing  and suddenly I could hear Evil Steve oh no.. “You’re right, Zozo, I could be anywhere!” Oh, of course he’s right behind me! That’s the  exact kind of luck that the Grinch would have!

“You fell right into my trap, Zozo! I bet you’re  here for your precious little dog, aren’t you?” “I’m here for everybody! But  yes, of course I want Max back!” “Then you’ll have to go through  me, you Grinchy little fool!”

That’s when Evil Steve swiped at me with his  huge, curved Jabberwock claws. He was so much   stronger and faster than any of his minions,  I could see why he runs the show around here! He hit me so hard I lost a  few hearts. That put me in  

Real trouble. But wait! I remember  now, I have that healing potion! “Bottom’s up!” Recharged, I pulled out my diamond  sword and ran at him. Evil Steve   was shocked at how strong I’d gotten!  That’d teach him to look down on me!

“I told you I was a mean one, Evil  Steve! I bet you believe me now!” But I shouldn’t have been so confident, because  everything was about to get much harder!  On day 79 to 84, Evil Steve stopped  attacking and seemed like he wanted to talk.

“It seems I underestimated  you, Zozo. But don’t worry,   I won’t make that mistake again.  Bare witness to my true power!” “I’ve beaten all your guys, Evil  Steve, and I’ll beat you too!” “Ha! I wouldn’t be so sure…”

I could see everyone cowering in their cells,  so I knew I was about to see something really,   really scary, and Evil Steve didn’t disappoint. He grew larger. . He barely fit into  the room! His claws were almost the  

Size of me – One strike with those, even  wearing my diamond armor, I’d be done for! I tried hitting him with my diamond sword, but he   didn’t even flinch! He started laughing  hysterically as if I just tickled him. “You thought you could mess with me  and get away with it? You thought  

You could steal my party guests?  My Christmas? You made a mistake,   Zozo – But don’t worry, it’s the  last mistake you’ll ever make!” He jumped forward and swung one of  his claws. The might of his claws   almost knocked me out.. There was no way I  could save anyone from him in this state! 

“I’m so sorry, guys, but I’ve gotta go! He’s too  powerful! I promise I’ll come back for you soon!” And as I ran away, all of the villagers were  looking at me while Evil Steve laughed, I felt  

Terrible. It was like I let everybody down. On days 85 to 89, I went back to my base,   a failure. I didn’t know if I’d ever  be strong enough to face Evil Steve. “Forget stealing Christmas, there’s not even  gonna be a Christmas, thanks to Evil Steve!”

But that’s when Cindy Lou approached  me, and she was carrying a book. “It’s a multishot enchantment book! With this,   your crossbow will fire three shots at  once, so it’ll be three times as powerful!” “But Cindy Lou, don’t you get it?  I’m not strong enough to beat Evil  

Steve. It’s over. I failed, no  matter how cool my crossbow is.” “That’s not true, Zozo! You’re smart, and kind,  even for a Grinch, and I know you want to get Max,   and my grandpa, and everyone else back! One way or  another, you’ll figure it out! I believe in you!”

And that was exactly what I  needed to hear. In that moment,   I knew I could save everyone –  Maybe I could even save Evil Steve! But there were a few final  things I needed to do first.

I finished the Max statue, finishing off the  antler I tied to the top of his head. He looked   exactly like I wanted him to, and I just knew,  when Max saw the finished statue, he’d be amazed!

And then there was one last thing I could do that  might give me an advantage against Evil Steve:   To defeat him, I needed to talk to  the guy who made him the way he was. The Evil Wizard! I found him out next to a frozen lake  living in a beat-up old shack rather  

Than a big castle. I asked him if he knew  anything that might help me stop Evil Steve. “Well… If you want to change his tune,   your best bet will be returning  him to his original reindeer form.” “But how would I do that?” “There’s a Potion of Form Reversion. But the  

Only one I know about is hidden in the  Ancient Tomb, and guarded by the Vex.” “Then I guess I’m going to the ancient tomb!” On days 90 to 94, under the instructions of   the Evil Wizard, I went to the Ancient Tomb  in search of the Potion of Form Reversion.

“It’s so spooky in here. And I wonder what  that ‘Vex’ thing the Evil Wizard mentioned is…” And that’s when I found out! The Vex flew  straight towards me, carrying a spectral   sword. He was as fast as he was scary, but  thanks to Cindy Lou, I had my special Crossbow!

A few well-placed shots, and he was down. “I guess you weren’t so tough after all, Vex!” I found the Potion of Form Reversion on  a stand at the back of the Ancient Tomb.   Looks like I finally had the secret  ingredient to change everything.

“Hope you’re ready for a Christmas  you’ll never forget, Evil Steve!”  On days 95 to 97, Cindy Lou helped  me make a few final adjustments. We applied the Sharpness enchantment to my diamond  sword, just so it’d pack that extra punch.  

We also prepared a few extra potions, including  the Potion of Healing and the Potion of Strength. “I wouldn’t want to take you on now, Zozo!” On day 98, it was almost time to finally   go and take down Evil Steve for good. But  first, I had one more important thing to do…

Eat a balanced breakfast! After  all, to fight a final battle,   you need energy, and you  get energy by eating right. Did you know you can also get an energy  boost from typing Z-O-Z-O on YouTube,   and finding all of our videos?

And be sure to leave a comment telling us  what character or creature you’d like to see   my play next! I love reading your suggestions! On day 99, it was time for the final battle! I returned to Evil Steve’s Castle,  armed and loaded with every weapon,  

Enchantment, and potion I’d  gathered over my time here. “Alright, Evil Steve, time for you  to find out what I’m really made of!” I used my Grinch Sneak ability  to get back into the castle   without being found. Evil Steve never  seems to run out of Undeath Warriors!

“Hope you guys don’t mind if I  just slip by without saying hi…” I knew my way around since I got in last  time, I used my sneak ability and found my   way to the dungeon room immediately. I knew  that Evil Steve would be waiting for me. So  

I quickly drank a strength potion and ran  straight into the main room of the dungeon. “You’re back, Zozo. Ready to be defeated again?” “Not this time, Evil Steve.  I’m a whole new Grinch!” The time was right! I went through  my final upgrade… Into SUPER GRINCH!

My hearts really did grow three sizes that day,   because now I had thirty! As well as being  bigger, faster, and stronger than ever before. “You’re getting uninvited from my  Christmas Party for this, Zozo.” “That’s okay, Evil Steve,  you’re still invited to mine!”

And so the fight began. He was fast and strong,  for sure, but in my current form, we were finally   evenly matched! I took my potions of healing  and strength, and they kept me fighting fit! “It’s over, Evil Steve, you can’t win this!” With a few hits from my diamond sword, Evil Steve  

Was cornered , and I had my trump-card  left over: The Form Reversion Potion! “Time to take your medicine, Evil Steve!” I gave him the potion, and in the instant, he  transformed back into the reindeer he once was! “Wow… I finally feel like myself again.  I don’t feel like being so evil anymore…”

“Glad to hear it, Steve! How about  you help me free all these prisoners,   then? I’d like my dog back, Cindy Lou wants her  grandpa back, and everyone else wants to go home.” “Yes, Zozo, of course! Now,  where did I put that key…” With Evil Steve turned back into a reindeer again,  

And becoming regular nice Steve he returned to  his home and seemed happy to be back to normal. I finally did steal Christmas. And also  stole back all the villagers, and Max,   and Cindy Lou’s grandpa, and everybody else. We all celebrated Christmas  together, and had an awesome time.

I may not have been that great as the Grinch,  but at least I had a wonderful Christmas!