The Legend of Dave the Villager 12

***Spoiler warning:** Plot summary will follow.*

## Overview

**The Legend of Dave the Villager 12** is the 12th book in the Dave the Villager series and the 2nd book in **Season** **2**. In this book, Dave and Carl come across a secret colony of ninjas, but all is not as it seems.

## Book Description

When a village comes under attack, Dave and Carl enlist the help of some ninjas to save the day.

## Plot

Dave and Carl spend many days travelling, during which Carl starts reading a comic book series about Seth the Elf, a ninja elf. They come across a jungle. They see many new things like parrots, pandas, watermelon and cocoa beans. At night, as they get ready to sleep, they hear someone calling for help and rush outside.

The two of them soon find a pair of villagers surrounded by zombies. Dave and Carl make quick work of them, and the grateful villagers thank them. They say their names are Sasha and Lila, and that they are looking for a secret colony of ninjas, because their village was constantly under attack by zombies.

Carl gets excited upon the mention of ninjas and ask Dave if they can go there. He agrees, and the next day, they look for them. They come across an ocelot, which frightens Carl but they soon get past it. At nighttime, they make a temporary structure and talk about the ninjas. Suddenly, they hear a voice from a tree and see a ninja standing on its branch.

A squad of about 10 ninjas present themselves to the four of them. They draw wooden swords and point it at them. They introduce themselves. They all claim to be the leader of the group because they all voted for themselves in an election of who to be the leader.

Sasha and Lila ask them to help them. They say that they will go to their ninja village and decide what to do. They tell the four of them to accompany them and go towards their base. On the way, they perform a "Ninja Run" where they swing their arms in a peculiar manner. However, they soon get tired and have to rest. Carl tells Dave that he thinks they are not ninjas, but noobs.

After stopping for some time, they continue on their way to the hidden ninja village. While they walk, the ninjas say many things that Carl recognizes as the dialogue from the Seth the Elf comics. He accuses the ninjas of copying them but they deny it. Dave, who begins to think the ninjas are not really ninjas, tells Sasha and Lila that he can teach their village combat but they say most of the inhabitants of the village are very old. Just then, the ninjas say they have reached the ninja village. Dave looks up and sees a big group of tree houses.

They climb into the treehouses and the ninjas show their master- a cow named Master Cowbagio. Carl says Master Cowbagio is a cow from Seth the Elf, but the ninjas say it is a coincidence. They show them a gold room where their sacred texts are kept, but say outsiders cannot see them. Then they take them to a room and ask them what their problem is.

Sasha and Lila explain the zombie problem to the ninjas. They deliberate amongst themselves for some time before they say they will not do it. When asked why, they say it is because it is too dangerous and say they only do things like rescuing cats or escorting villagers.

Dave says that they are ninjas and should do it but they say they are just doing it for a bit of fun. Carl, who begins to get angry, stomps out of the room. He breaks down the door to the room with the sacred texts and gets them out. Dave sees the "sacred texts" are just Seth the Elf comics, and the ninjas look embarrassed. Dave, Carl, Sasha and Lila angrily leave the treehouse.

The four of them walk back to Sasha and Lila's village, feeling betrayed. After walking for a few days they reach the village but see it is under attack. Dave and Carl rush to defend the village while Sasha and Lila, not knowing how to fight, stay in a safe place. Iron golems come out of the village to defend it.

Carl rushes in and starts bashing zombies with his diamond golem suit whereas Dave uses his diamond sword. However, Dave's sword breaks soon and he pillars up a few blocks. He places a crafting table and resumes fighting when he sees Carl is in trouble. He rushes towards him.

Carl's suit is torn apart by the zombies. He manages to fight but his suit gets worse every second. Dave starts fighting off zombies with sword but eventually, the zombies start to swarm them. After the last golem dies, everyone charges Dave and Carl. Then Dave has an idea. As he holds on to Carl, he takes out an ender pearl and teleports to the village.

Dave sees an old man open the village gate. He goes towards there and tells Carl to go in. Carl tells Dave to go in but suddenly, a zombie grabs Dave's hand. He gets prepared for the worst but just then, the sun rises and the zombies die. Sasha and Lila run across the battlefield and into the village, and everyone makes it out safely.

Dave sees that the villagers are very old and learns that the village is called Hay Bale. The old man who had opened the gate for them introduced himself as Roland, and that he was also Sasha's grandpa. He asks them what to do, and they suggest leaving the town as the zombie attacks keep getting stronger. Dave says there must be somewhere they come from and decides to go and investigate. Meanwhile, he tells Carl to train Sasha, Lila and anyone else archery and swordplay.

After making two iron golems, and taking one with him, Dave leaves the village. After exploring the jungle for some time and unable to find anything, he decides to wait till night time. He reads a Seth the Elf comic to pass time and when he is finished, he sees it is nighttime.

Dave hears the zombies and quietly sneaks past them to see where they are coming from. He finds a jungle temple but sees it is protected by well-equipped zombies so he watches it for some time and then goes back to Hay Bale. To his horror, he sees the zombies have breached the wall and entered the village.

Dave and the golem charge at the zombies from behind. Sasha, Lila and a few villagers attack from front. The zombies, being attacked from both sides, are confused and easily decimated. After the battle, Carl asks Dave if he found where the zombies had come from. He says he did but also says it is heavily fortified. He says there is only one thing that can be done - ask the ninjas.

Dave and Carl go towards the ninja village whereas Sasha and Lila stay in Hay Bale. On the way there, they come across the ninjas. They say they need their help but they say they are not real ninjas, just villagers pretending to be ninjas. Dave says that he could not fight a while ago too and says they need to train. Carl offers to train them and be their Sensei, which they accept.

Carl first makes the ninjas do strength training by making them lift Master Cowbagio up to the hidden ninja village. He then makes them do stealth training, balance training and grappling training. After that, he starts teaching them swordplay. Carl tells Dave to go back to the village as it is nearly night time. He agrees and goes back.

On the way back, he gets hit with the flat side of a sword. Dazed, he turns around and sees a real ninja. The ninja tells him to tell him about his ninja's clan. Dave refuses and tells him to keep his sword in. He refuses and Dave draws his sword. He swings but the ninja blocks it. The angered ninja says he is not worth his time and uses an ender pearl to teleport away. Dave continues towards the village.

Dave returns but sees that for some reason, the zombies are not attacking. He decides to improve the village defenses. The next day, Sasha, Lila and him dig a pit around the village. They also build a wall. At nighttime, he sees a giant army of zombies, larger than any other before. He prepares himself mentally and tells the villagers to get ready.

Meanwhile in the ninja village, Carl gets ready to sleep after a long day of training ninjas. Just then, he hears a sound and sees a group of evil ninjas. He sees Master Cowbagio and gets an idea. He rides on her towards the bell in the center of the village. The evil ninjas chase him, but he gets to the bell and hits it with his head. The ninjas wake up and get ready to fight the evil ninjas.

The Ninja Squad fights well but starts to get overwhelmed by the evil ninjas. Carl rides Master Cowbagio and hits a few ninjas but then, a ninja hits him Master Cowbagio the village. All the ninjas use a grappling rope and quickly get down to the ground. They dig a pit, fill it with water and she lands safely in it.

Carl sees the evil ninjas planting TNT all over the village. He quickly jumps off and aims for the pool of water but misses. Just then, one of the ninjas catches him with a grappling rope. They watch the village explode and then Carl tells them they must help Hay Bale.

Meanwhile, Dave and the other villagers fight valiantly but know they are going to lose. Just then, Dave sees something, which he realizes is Carl riding Master Cowbagio. The Ninja Squad also comes and helps them fight, and Dave rushes out onto the battlefield. They easily destroy the zombies and then decide to attack the zombie base, the jungle temple.

Dave, Carl and the ninjas go towards the village. On the way, they spot the evil ninjas and realise it is a trap. Just then, they see Master Cowbagio chewing on something. They realise it is a tripwire and bells ring. The evil ninjas hear the noise and rush towards them. Dave asks Carl what Seth the Elf would do, and he says there would be a cliffhanger.