CHAPTER 1

“Mom, when can I go play my computer?” Dakota
shouted down the stairs at her mom.
“When you learn how to do your homework!” Dakota’s
mother Tammy said in a serious voice.
Dakota Patriel is a 13 year old girl who goes to school
at Husky M. Middle School. Dakota has trouble paying
attention in school and her grades are very low. Most of
the time she just wants to be at home playing games.

CHAPTER 2

“Dakota will you watch Beau while I go to the store?”
Tammy yelled.
“Sure if he behaves.” Dakota yelled from her room.
Of course like always she was playing her video games.
Her little brother who is 7 always annoys her but she has
to deal with him anyways.
“You’re the worst babysitter ever.” Beau said as he sat
on Dakota’s bed throwing her action figures on the ground.
“Well you are the biggest brat ever so I guess we both
have problems.” Dakota said like she didn’t care at all.
All of the sudden Dakota stood up, slammed her
hands on the keyboard and screamed “Dang it! I swear
this guy is cheating he beats me everytime!”
“Maybe you’re just not as great as you think you are!”
Beau screamed as if he took her actions personally.
Dakota started talking to her dog Bruiser after Beau
stormed off. “Hey Bruiser do you think he is mad at me?”

CHAPTER 3

“Roof Roof Roof!” Bruiser barked loudly. Dakota
walked over to her computer, she turned it on, typed in her
password and saw that she had a message. She thought
in her head, Who would send me a message I have no
friends. GameCheater559 that is who the message came
from. Then she remembered that is the person who had
beat her a couple minutes ago. The message read,
Dear Gamer38, You don’t know who I am but
tomorrow me and all the other gamers on Mixen are
having a Game Reenactment on the empty lot off Meadow
Pine Drive at 4:30 this Saturday. You are invited but you
have to be the Girl warrior, Elemina The Great, if you want
to battle all the other players and try to win the Golden
Mixen Helmet. But of course you can’t beat me but I
challenge you to try.
Sincerely, GameCheater559
“Should I go Bruiser? I don’t know this guy he might
be a psycho for all we know. Or he could just be a selfish
gamer who thinks he’s better than everyone else. I’ll just
ask mom.”
“ Mom are you home yet?” Dakota yelled to the
kitchen.
“Yeah I’m in the kitchen cooking the spaghetti.”
Dakota’s mother shouted from the kitchen.
Dakota ran downstairs into the kitchen. “Hey mom
can I go to a game reenactment tomorrow at the empty lot
down the street?”
“I will have to come with you but sure.”
Dakota ran back upstairs to her room and typed back,
Dear GameCheater559,
I accept your challenge only if I can be the Great
Warrior Eloise of the Forest. But I would like to bring four
people for other characters on my team. They will be The
King of the Great Slug Palace, The Queen of the Insect
Cave, The Legend Warrior of Herrencia, and lastly The
Weapon Keeper of the Game. I will be there no matter
what you say and I will battle in the reenactment so watch
your back because I am not a friendly person.
Sincerely, Gamer38
I tried to act confident and scary but I’m terrified.
What if I get there and this guy is amazing! I can’t beat
him! He knows every map and skill in the game!

CHAPTER 4

Right away Dakota started getting costumes ready
and inviting her 4 guests. Jackie, Joey, Tommy, and
Amber. Dakota’s costume was an old, cut up purple shirt
that she wrapped around different pieces of cardboard for
her violet armor. She wore hiker boots for her shoes and
used an old plastic sword that her brother used to play
with when he was little. For Joey’s slug costume, she
would give him rubber dish gloves covered in dish soap
like slime, a cape and king crown from her brother, along
with a pair of boots. Amber would be the weapon keeper
of the game so she would have a wizard robe, cool gloves
and a headband with a gem on it. For Tommy, The
Legend Warrior of Herrencia, he will have the golden
sword which of course was plastic, diamond armor, and a
mask. Jackie is the Queen of The Insect Cave so she will
have fake wings, a headband with “antennae” on it, and a
long cape.

CHAPTER 5

Dear Dakota,
I would love to come to your reenactment. I
bet it will be very fun. Tommy, Joey, and Jackie would love
to come, too. They want to meet at your house at 3:00
Sincerely, Amber

CHAPTER 6

I am so worried only 3 hours until the battle. At least I
have extra people on my team besides Tommy, Jackie,
Joey, and Amber. What if they quit because it’s too
boring? They wouldn’t… or would they? I know they love
games but what if they only like playing them not acting
them out?
Oh they’re here early. “Mom can you get the door
please?” Dakota yelled.
“Sure. It’s your friends Dakota.” her Mother yelled
with question in her voice.
Dakota ran down stairs as fast as a lightning bolt.
“Hey guys! Are you ready?” Dakota asked them excitedly.
“Yeah, we came early to see if you wanted to go to
the sandwich shop across the lot for lunch.” Tommy said.
“Of course. Let me go ask my mom.” Dakota walked
into the living room and asked her mother, “Can we go to
Eddie’s Sandwich Shop across the lot where we are
having the reenactment?”
“Yep I will be ready in about 5 minutes.” Her mother said.
Dakota and her friends brought their costumes
and slipped them on over their clothes of course her
mother didn’t want to wear a costume. Then they
walked down the street and walked into Eddie’s
Sandwich Shop.
They talked about what they wanted and agreed
on the same thing. Joey walked up to the counter
and asked the lady, “Can we get 6 ham and cheese
sandwiches with mayo, lettuce, pickles, 2 bags of
barbecue chips, 3 bags of potato chips, and 6
fountain drinks please.”
“That will be $33.54,” the lady said in the kindest voice.
Joey put a 20, a 10, 3 ones, 2 quarters and 4
pennies on the counter. Then he put $4 in the animal
donation box.
They sat at a table and ate their sandwiches. Once
they were finished they walked across the street and
practiced battling.

CHAPTER 7

There he was, GameCheater559. Dakota was ready
to claim her flag and win the prize. The rest of her team
arrived and they all lined up and stared at the person
across from them on the other team like angry bulls.
Everything was slow motion in Dakota’s head, the words
of someone yelling, “Ready! Set! Fight!” All of the sudden
Dakota was charging full speed at GameCheater559! She
had to win!
She watched her teammates get hit and walk over
and sit on the bench. But she also saw her teammates hit
the other teams players. All of the sudden everything
turned silent when a loud scream was heard and the
words “Time Out” were yelled. It was Amber. Someone
kicked her in the ankle. “It hurts really bad!” Amber yelled in pain.
Dakota walked the limping warrior over to the bench
and one of the teammates that was out handed Amber his
ice pack. “Are you going to be okay Amber?” Dakota
asked her hurt friend.
“Yeah I’ll be fine but I can’t play anymore,” Amber
said in a hurt tone.
Dakota thought for a while, if Amber couldn’t fight
then they didn’t have enough people to battle. Then she
got an idea. She ran over to the bench and yelled, “Mom
can you play?” Dakota pleaded with her mom
“I would but I don’t know how!”
“Just run towards the Golden Mixen Helmet and don’t
let anyone tag you,” Dakota told her mom.
“ Do you forfeit?” yelled GameCheater559 with a
mighty voice.
“No, my mom will take place for Amber, I mean
Weapon Keeper of the game,” Dakota said.
“Then on with the game!” GameCheater559 commanded.

CHAPTER 8

Everybody ran at each other. Nobody really knowing if
they were close to the prize. Then all of the sudden a girl
dressed as one of the stealth ninjas crept up behind me
and I watched her strawberry red braids fly up as she
jumped and hit me with her fake sword. At that second I
realized that I was out. Surprisingly my mom was only
guarded by two stealth ninjas and a bug master but luckily
Tommy, Jackie, and Joey were right behind her. They
jumped up and surprised the enemy and my mom snuck
right through and grabbed the Mixen Helmet! We had
won! I couldn’t believe it. We left not wanting to brag but
we walked to the ice cream shop knowing that we won the
game!