Grian's 3rd Life: Episode 3

**DESERT DEFENSES** is Grian's third episode of 3rd Life. It was uploaded on May 5, 2021.

## Plot

Grian starts off the episode lighting up more sections of the Sandland and describes his and GoodTimesWithScar's intent to get Pizza back this episode. He also traps an enderman in a boat and talks to GoodTimesWithScar about progress on the cactus wall.

Grian leaves GoodTimesWithScar in order to go to Renchanting, but finds a cow on the way and brings it back to Sandland, for cows are, at the current moment, a rare and valuable commodity. He gives it to GoodTimesWithScar to safeguard, and leaves for Renchanting once again, where he tries to get some enchanting for free from Rendog, who denies him. BdoubleO100 then tries to enter through a hole in the wall and distracts Rendog, allowing Grian to freely enchant unimpeded. Grian does end up paying Rendog in the end, claiming it was all for the comedic timing.

Grian is witness to BdoubleO100 and ZombieCleo stealing from Renchanting before he leaves, meeting with SmallishBeans on the way, who is building his abode. SmallishBeans then tells him that he believes Solidarity is lying about his cow, Daisy, being dead, and so Grian leaves for the Hobbits' residence. There he meets Scott, who insists on Daisy being dead.

Grian continues his search for cows along the limits of the map, and ends up finding a pair. While he's picking one up, he ends up hearing TangoTek underground and, upon further investigation, finds a cow farm he'd been hiding, thus erasing any possibility of a monopoly on cows. Grian does end up flexing to the still searching InTheLittleWoods, EthosLab, Bigbst4tz2, GoodTimesWithScar and ImpulseSV, all of who (minus GoodTimesWithScar) try for a short while to steal it from Grian.

Once the second cow is safe in Sandland, Grian informs GoodTimesWithScar of TangoTek's cow farm, to his disappointment. Grian later tells GoodTimesWithScar about using the enderman on the boat as a safeguard for visitors by making them look at him before entering. They briefly discuss what to do about Pizza before they are interrupted by Solidarity. Grian and GoodTimesWithScar make him look at the enderman, and he asks for one of their cows. They tell him about TangoTek's farm, and he ends up revealing he already knew after some intimidation. He also says that he wanted to scam them out of their cows in order to gain more leverage over the market, and Grian threatens to release the enderman. Solidarity gives them his diamond chestplate in exchange for his safety and Reputation Points.

Once Solidarity leaves, GoodTimesWithScar and Grian talk some more about Pizza and the cactus wall. Grian also adds some to the cactus wall before being visited by ZombieCleo, who says she knows where Pizza is. Grian calls GoodTimesWithScar back and tries to make ZombieCleo look at the enderman, only to find she already had. Once GoodTimesWithScar is back and informed of what ZombieCleo knows, ZombieCleo begins demanding some of GoodTimesWithScar's gear, in almost dramatic irony, considering his Reputation Point Scam. Once she's had enough fun and gear, she gives GoodTimesWithScar a riddle about Pizza's coordinates.

The pair, after some more banter with ZombieCleo, head to where they believe Pizza to be, and GoodTimesWithScar informs Grian of his grudge with Renchanting on the way. They end up finding Pizza, and bring him back to Sandland, although with not without some interference from a creepers while on the way. they then wonder whether they could set off their still aggro-ed enderman for ZombieCleo in revenge for Pizza's kidnapping. GoodTimesWithScar decides she's done them enough wrongs for it to be warranted but, while on their way back to the enderman, GoodTimesWithScar ends up falling into a ravine and dying, becoming the first Red Life in both this season and the entire Third Life series.

Grian picks up GoodTimesWithScar's items and, upon GoodTimesWithScar's return, gives them to him. They then agree that Grian's contract, despite the rules concerning Red Lives, still holds up, and they can "still be friends" until Grian turns Yellow. Grian suggests that GoodTimesWithScar is now completely able to release the enderman, which GoodTimesWithScar does.

GoodTimesWithScar and Grian the head off on a "tour" of the server, using GoodTimesWithScar's Red Life status to intimidate some folks. They first go to Skizzleman's house, where they explain exactly what Grian's role is concerning GoodTimesWithScar's commands as a Red Life. GoodTimesWithScar asks for Skizzleman’s armor, which he denies him at first, but he ends up agreeing after some intimidation. They then go off to Crastle, with Grian explaining some previously unknown rules for Red Lives to GoodTimesWithScar.

The pair are stopped outside the Crastle by BdoubleO100, ZombieCleo and TangoTek. GoodTimesWithScar asks for an offering from them, but they refuse, shooting arrows at him and asking him to "dance", which GoodTimesWithScar happily complies with. After a close call with a pillager, they head off and meet with ImpulseSV and have a brief chat with him, in which Grian whispers that "he should not believe a word GoodTimesWithScar says", believing GoodTimesWithScar wasn't listening. Once they leave, however, GoodTimesWithScar says that Grian was right, and he will "kill them all". Grian then ends the episode.

## Description

Grian is back on 3rd life, and things are about to get prickly and hot! The minecraft defenses are up.. but then everything changed...