Chase Cooper

Chase Cooper is the main protagonist of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja. He is 11 years of age, likes video games, comic books, and watching cheesy alien movies with his father. He attends Buchanan School regularly with his cousin, Zoe Cooper. He lives the life of a ninja and a student at Buchanan. His sister, Lucy, also attends school at Buchanan.

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
Chase Cooper, an 11-year-old boy, has recently moved houses and switched schools, and he started to attend Buchanan. Zoe, Chase's cousin noticed a familiar-looking boy and realised it was Chase. Apparently, Zoe attended Buchanan as well, and she was pleased to have her cousin attending the same school as her. Coach Cooper, the gym at Buchanan is introduced to Chase by Zoe.

After Zoe and Chase have a talk about "first-day jitters" and all, she noticed a boy who was standing alone. It was revealed his name was Wyatt, and he didn't have any friends. Zoe tells Chase that she doesn't want him to be like Wyatt, because last year when Zoe tried talking to Wyatt, he was a jerk to her. Then, Zoe brought up the topic of the food drive, asked Chase what he did at his old school, etc. Chase noticed eyes that were behind bushes. He described them as "the whitest eyes he'd ever seen." Zoe noticed as well, and she wanted to leave, and Chase left with her as well.

During gym class, Zoe was still in the locker room, leaving Chase alone in the gymnasium. A boy named Brayden came up to Chase, saying that he passed his "test". Brayden took out a hand, and Chase shook it. They had a conversation and Zoe came out of the girls' locker room. It was revealed that Brayden hunted werewolves. Chase asked Brayden if he wanted to join Zoe and him on the track, to which Brayden said yes. While Brayden, Zoe, and Chase walked the track, Brayden was blabbering on about werewolves. Chase asked Brayden if he saw anything that roamed the woods near Buchanan. Brayden asked if Chase saw anything. Zoe gave a look at Chase warning him not to say anything to Brayden, but he spilled the beans anyway. He revealed that he saw a pair of eyes watching him and Zoe. Chase revealed that the eyes were blue. Brayden was about to say something and Zoe asked what he was about to say. He mumbled something that sounded like the word "ninjas". Brayden reached his hand into the woods and was yanked by someone/something. Zoe was horrified. Zoe and Chase went into the woods, but they didn't see anything. After a bit of time, Chase and Zoe heard a voice. They found a lot of kids, about 15 or 20 of them. They were all wearing black masks and uniforms, and they were ninjas. They revealed they took Brayden prisoner because they were getting too close to their hideout. They decided to release Brayden under one condition: They leave the woods and tell nobody what they saw. Zoe, Brayden, and Chase left and the ninjas were gone.

At homeroom, Zoe and Chase joked around, until Chase found a note. Zoe asked if it was a secret admirer, and Chase responded like this:

"What girl wouldn't want this?"

Zoe laughed. The piece of paper said this:

''Chase, be at the edge of the woods today at the start of gym class. Bring your cousin. Cookies and soda will be provided.''

Nobody signed it. Zoe was extremely suspicious about it. She thought it was a trap from the ninjas and they were offering cookies and soda as bait.

At 10:40 AM, on Wednesday during gym class, Chase and Zoe went into the woods again. A short ninja greeted them and gave them cookies and soda. They followed the ninja and he led them to their hideout. They wanted to offer Chase to join their ninja clan. When they tried asking, Chase interrupted, accepting at once. The ninja also asked Zoe if she wanted to join the clan as well, and Zoe reluctantly agreed. The ninja instructed both of them to find a four-leafed clover and show it to them at the precise spot they were standing at. The ninjas vanished by clapping chalkboard erasers to produce smoke to block Chase and Zoe's vision. After the smoke cleared, the ninjas were nowhere to be seen. After that moment, Zoe revealed to Chase that she decided to join the ninja clan because she wanted to help Chase out at Buchanan.

On Thursday at 7:45 AM, in homeroom, Zoe asked Chase if he found a four-leafed clover yet. Chase responded saying no. He claimed he found two-leafed, three-leafed, and even five-leafed clovers, but no four-leafed clovers. At that moment, Zoe slammed a textbook on Chase's desk, and everyone in the room heard the noise it made. Zoe turned to a page in the middle, and two four-leafed clovers were there. Zoe said she had it for years. Chase assumed she was going to use both of them, but then Zoe said one of the clovers was for Chase. Brayden overheard Chase and Zoe talking and he said that ninjas were bad guys but Chase said ninjas were good guys, according to the Internet. It turns out Brayden did not mean ninjas overall. He meant the ninja clan that Chase and Zoe were planning on joining, in particular. Chase disregarded this.

At the start of gym class, Zoe and Chase went to the woods, and the shortest ninja approached both of them. Both soon-to-be-ninjas presented their clovers. The ninja instructed Zoe and Chase to eat the clovers. They did so. The ninja laughed and Zoe got angry, threatening him. Before Zoe could finish. the ninja declared that both of them were in the club. The ninja unmasked himself. It was Wyatt. Zoe was surprised and asked if Wyatt was the ninja leader. Wyatt said that he was. He said that there was a final test to pass. The reason for this test was to show your loyalty to the clan so they know that you're completely and utterly serious. Chase assumed that Wyatt was going to have them kill someone. Wyatt said that they had to perform a final task. Chase whispered saying that he didn't think he could kill anyone. Wyatt was surprised and he said there wasn't going to be any murder in the task. Chase lied, saying it was a joke, but Wyatt didn't believe him. Wyatt instructed Chase and Zoe to steal Emily's purse and return it to him within the hour. Zoe was very surprised at this. Zoe refused to do the task. Wyatt told them to leave immediately since they did not want to do the task. Zoe reluctantly agreed to do the task. However, they did not get ninja robes since they did not complete the task.

When Emily set her purse down, Zoe ran and pretended to be injured. Zoe's friends rushed to her aid, and Emily left the purse behind. Chase grabbed it. He went back to the woods and Wyatt was waiting for him. Chase gave him the purse and Wyatt was quite happy. On the contrary, Zoe was angry. She questioned Wyatt, asking why he would do such a thing. She asked why he wouldn't just take what he wanted and leave the rest where Emily could find it. Wyatt said that the point of stealing is that it was now the thief's item, and they could do whatever they wanted with it. After that, Zoe quit the clan. Wyatt said that she couldn't leave and she was guilty of theft. He said that if Zoe left the clan, the ninjas would make sure that she regretted it. Many ninjas started appearing at that moment. Zoe wasn't even scared and left. She asked Chase if he was coming, and he refused. He stayed with the clan, and it was one of the hardest things he had ever had to do in his life.

The next day, Chase felt really guilty about the events that happened yesterday. He felt guilty about stealing a purse that belonged to a girl but also betraying Zoe, his own cousin. Chase tried to skip school by faking being sick. His mom believed it, but only temporarily. It only lasted long enough to skip homeroom. When Chase's mother found him playing basketball in the driveway, she sent him to school. He arrived in second period with messed-up hair, and students made fun of it. Zoe was angry with Chase, and she didn't even bother to scold him, talk to him, and instead just ignored him, which according to Chase, is worse than scolding. Zoe came up to Chase and sarcastically asked if he was having fun with his new friends. Chase apologized to Zoe, and she asked if he quit the ninja clan and if he returned Emily's purse. Chase responded saying no. Zoe said she knew because she called her last night asking if she had seen the purse anywhere. Zoe said she lied to Emily. Chase said that he didn't ask Zoe to lie and she could've told Emily the truth. Zoe didn't want to say that she helped Chase steal it, commit social suicide, and forever be branded as a klepto. Chase said that she knew what she was doing. Zoe grinded her teeth.

"That I was helping my cousin fit in at a school he was new at? That I felt so bad for him because's he such a dork that I couldn't stand to watch him be alone?"

- Zoe to Chase

Chase told Zoe that she revealed the truth about how she really felt. He said that she wouldn't have to worry about it anymore and that he would leave her alone forever. Chase was waiting for an apology. Instead, Zoe responded by saying good. Zoe went up to the art teacher, and he handed her a hall pass and walked out the door. Chase had never felt so stupid in his life.

On Friday at 10:35 AM, Chase was at his gym class. He wasn't sure what to do and Zoe had gathered with her friends. Brayden joined Chase and asked where Zoe was. Chase nodded his head to where Zoe was. Brayden said that he heard Chase and Zoe arguing in art class. Chase asked how much of the conversation he had heard, and Brayden said that he had heard everything. He said it was suspicious to steal a girl's purse. He said it was even more suspicious to put that pressure on a family member. Chase thanked him and said he would be sure to remember that next time. Brayden said that he told Chase that the ninja clan he was a member of were bad guys. Chase asked if he would walk away. Brayden did so, chuckling. Chase exited the gymnasium. He reached the track and made sure the coast was clear before going into the hideout of the ninja clan. Wyatt and his ninjas were present in full uniform. The ninjas were in a circle formation. Wyatt welcomed Chase into the ninja clan.

"''Welcome, brother," Wyatt's voice said from beneath his mask. "You're one of us now."''

- Wyatt welcoming Chase into the ninja clan

Chase had a tear of joy in his eye. Wyatt told Chase that there was a spot behind a couple of trees where he could change into his ninja uniform. Chase told Wyatt that he would be right back. Chase changed into his uniforms and came back to the ninja clan. The ninja clan clapped. A ninja to Chase's left pulled out some bags of Oreo cookies. Wyatt sat by Chase and said he was thankful that he joined his clan. Chase asked if there were other ninja clans. Wyatt responded saying no. Wyatt asked if Chase was ready for a task that was particularly assigned to him. Chase accepted the task that he was going to be assigned. Wyatt asked if he was sure.

"Are you sure? You wear the uniform now so you can't reject any kind of duty you're given."

- Wyatt telling Chase that he can't reject any task assigned.

Chase told Wyatt that he would do anything. Wyatt did a "tch tch" sound. A ninja appeared before Chase and threw a red backpack to the ground. Chase studied it and realized it was Zoe's backpack. Chase asked why he had that. Wyatt did not answer this. Instead, he said that members do not ask questions when they are given a task. Wyatt told Chase that his task was to take the red backpack to the front office. Chase wondered if it was a coincidence and if it was really Zoe's bag. It was. Chase asked what was inside. Wyatt said it was vengeance. He took off his mask to show his face. He revealed an angry face.

"She rejected our offer, and embarrassed me in front of my clan. That cannot go unpunished. Enough questions. As a member of this clan, you must deliver this bag to the office and say nothing else of it. Do you understand?"

- Wyatt expressing his anger towards Zoe for rejecting the ninja clan's offer.

Chase accepted to do the task. Wyatt warned him that if he opened the bag, he would suffer like Zoe would.

At 11:25 AM, gym class was over. Chase was waiting until everyone in the gym class went back to the locker rooms. After the students left, Chase went back to the school. Chase did not want to get caught, and if he walked through the gymnasium doors, he would get caught. Chase decided to walk around where the front offices were located. Chase knew that it wasn't just plain old textbooks that were contained in Zoe's backpack. Chase felt guilty once more. Despite Wyatt's orders, Chase opened the backpack. Coins and cash that totaled up to $3,000 fell out of the backpack. It was the food drive money that had been lost earlier. Chase figured out that Wyatt's ninjas had stolen the food drive money and intended to frame Zoe, which would get her into a serious load of trouble. Chase didn't want to take Zoe's backpack to the front office anymore. Instead of going to the front office, Chase went to the cafeteria. Chase found Brayden and sat across him. Brayden asked him what his deal was, with some anger. Chase revealed that the food drive money was contained in the backpack and Brayden was more than shocked, saying that Zoe will get into dead meat. Brayden said that Chase needed to get the food drive money back to the container located in the office. Brayden offered his help to Chase. That made Chase view him as a friend rather than a random person.

After Brayden finished his food, they set off for the office. Brayden led the way while Chase followed. Brayden said he could make noise and have the three people who were working in the office chase him, but Chase pointed out that it would not work. He said that they had to come up with a different plan. Wyatt was right behind them. He said that he could do what he instructed Chase to do. When he turned around, he saw Wyatt with unrecognizable people behind him. Chase figured out that it was the rest of the ninja clan. Chase told Wyatt that he couldn't do the task, but Wyatt replied saying that he had no choice. Chase shot back and said he did have a choice because he was the one with the bag and the money. Wyatt gave Chase two options.

"You're only delaying the inevitable. This can go down in two ways -- you can dump the bag in the office, telling them what I told you to say, or you can get caught out here with a backpack full of three grand. Pretty sure they won't believe any story you tell them about me. After all, I'm just an average Joe at this school. I barely have friends, right?"

- Wyatt giving Chase the two options.

Chase did not want to do the instructed task, and he thought hard. Wyatt told Chase that he was running out of time. At that moment, Zoe showed up. Zoe asked why he had her backpack, and she was upset. She thought that Chase was instructed to steal her things too, and Emily spoke up when she heard the word "too". She asked if Chase stole her purse too, and Zoe said yes. Wyatt spoke up and said that Chase didn't steal it without someone's help. Zoe apologized to Emily and said that she helped Chase take her purse during gym class. Emily was shocked and there was a moment of silence in the room. Zoe said that she would return whatever was in her purse. Emily forgave Zoe and said that it was her gym class purse and all she had in there was deodorant and some quarters. Zoe said she owed Emily a bunch of quarters but she told Zoe not to worry about it. Wyatt said it didn't matter because Chase was stuck here with a bag of money. This caught Zoe's attention and asked if her backpack had money in it. Zoe figured out it was the money from the food drive. Wyatt was laughing, and so were the rest of the ninja clan members. Chase did the only thing he thought of. He whipped Zoe's backpack at Wyatt and it hit him straight in the face. The money fell out of Zoe's backpack and onto the floor. Students were surprised. Wyatt fell, but he was caught by members of the clan. Wyatt punched Chase on the chin and he felt a lot of pain. Chase fell to the ground. He was in the middle of a circle of kids shouting. Chase stood up. Wyatt also damaged Chase's lip because when he touched it, blood was on his fingers. Wyatt threw another punch, this time, at Chase's stomach. Chase knew Wyatt would win no matter what, so he decided not to fight back. Chase's cheek met with Wyatt's fist. Chase realized that he was standing up to a bully and he was the bigger man, rather than Wyatt. Instead of a punch, Wyatt threw a kick at Chase's arm. Wyatt yelled at Chase to fight back, and he was frustrated. Chase shot back at Wyatt.

"I won't. You're not worth it. If I fight, then you win. If I turn this bag into the office, then you win. If I get caught with it, then you win. The only way for me to stop this is if I refuse to play along with your manipulative games. All I should've done was walk away from the beginning, but I can't do that now, can I? I'm stuck here so the best thing to do is to refuse to fight back."

- Chase refusing to fight back.

Zoe smiled at Chase, indicating that she was proud of him. Wyatt screamed at Chase to hit him. Wyatt punched again, but Chase dodged it. One of his ninjas put his arm on Wyatt, suggesting they leave. Instead, Wyatt slapped him in the face. Wyatt told him to never tell him what to do and not to ever touch him. Wyatt was about to throw another punch, but Mr. Cooper, the PE teacher, appeared on the scene. Wyatt said that Chase started it. Wyatt said that he caught Chase with the money and it all fell out of Zoe's backpack. Wyatt kept yelling and he started falsely accusing Chase and Zoe of stealing the money and that he had to defend himself when Chase started fighting. Mr. Cooper found the yellow slip of paper near the cash that had been labeled as the food drive money. Other teachers arrived at the scene. Mr. Cooper asked who was responsible and Wyatt said that Chase and Zoe were, pointing at them. The ninja clan didn't confess that they had stolen the money and nobody knew about Wyatt's plan. Zoe was worried, and it looked like she was about to cry. Chase decided to take the blame for what happened. All of the ninja clan was shocked. Brayden said that he took it, Zoe took the blame, and then other students were taking the blame as well. The ninja clan confessed that they stole the money from the food drive. Wyatt got angry and said that Chase and Zoe took the money. He was lunging at Chase but Mr. Cooper caught him. Mr. Cooper announced that he didn't know who did this but it was clear that Wyatt was involved in some way. He said that the money returning was more important than who stole it. He said they would find out who took the money eventually, so it would be best if the culprits confess in private. Zoe came up to Chase and said that he got his butt kicked. Emily came and got a tissue from one of her other purses. Emily said it was manly and dabbed Chase's lip that had been battered up. One of the members walked up to him and praised him for what he did during the fight.

"That was the most awesome thing any of us had ever seen in our entire lives. It takes a boy to start a fight, but it takes a man to end one. You ended it with so much honor that my face wants to melt off!"

- A ninja clan member to Chase, praising him.

The ninja clan member told Chase that they did not have a leader anymore. Chase asked about Wyatt, and the ninja clan member replied saying that he is a coward that wants to control people and show how strong he is. He said that they needed a ninja leader like him who was brave, honorable, and able to stand up to bullies. Chase said that he would think about it. The ninja clan member told Chase that they would need to know soon as there were rumors of a pirate invasion soon. The ninja clan member bowed to Chase. The rest of the ninjas also did so, and they walked away. Mr. Cooper opened the office door and asked Chase to come into the office. Chase asked if he was in trouble and Mr. Cooper responded saying no. He said that he was a bloody mess and the nurse should have a look at him to make sure he was okay. Mr. Cooper told Chase that Wyatt broke down and confessed to the whole thing and said the reason that he wanted Chase in the office was because he was bleeding. Chase said he could win a dinosaur-sized lawsuit if a parent walked in at that moment. Chase pushed the wooden door to the office open. He entered and the door closed behind him. According to Chase, even though Buchanan is new and scary, he wasn't sure he would have it any other way. Chase decided to become the leader of the ninja clan.

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 2: Pirate Invasion
A month has passed since Chase's first diary as a ninja. Chase has become better friends with Brayden (the two had hung out after school to watch and make fun of bad horror films). Chase recaps everything that happened in his last diary. Wyatt was caught for theft from the food drive money. The teachers did not need to do anything since Wyatt confessed to the entire scheme. It is also revealed that he was expelled from Buchanan. Chase didn't know what school he was relocated to, but he didn't care at all. He was also the new leader of a ninja clan. Chase was reluctant at first, as the ninja clan was the thing that made him suffer in the first place. Another thing is that he was very inexperienced as a ninja so he would not know how to lead an entire ninja clan. Brayden had begged Chase to let him join his clan, but Chase denied his request. This was because since he was a new leader, he did not want to seem like he was in it just so his friends could join. Chase told Brayden that he would have to wait a couple of months. Apparently, Brayden wasn't so happy about that decision. Chase also agreed to be the new ninja clan's leader because one of the ninjas walked up to Chase and told him that a pirate invasion was coming to Buchanan. At first, Chase assumed it to be a joke. In reality, it was true. It all started on Monday morning. The reason that Chase was able to remember what happened was that it greatly irritated him. "The most annoying thing in the world." as Chase described it. It was "Talk Like A Pirate Morning."

Brayden entered homeroom and talked like a pirate. Chase sighed as he heard Brayden. Zoe told Chase to lighten up. She said just because he hated pirates did not mean that he had to ruin it for the rest of them and it was only going to last until the end of homeroom. Chase responded to this saying that he did not hate pirates, but rather, he hated people talking like them. He also said that people are acting in the middle of school and they are not even good actors. Brayden asked Chase if he meant "acting" as in the drama club. Chase responded saying yes and said it was super annoying. Zoe said that he should keep it to himself and said it was not like anyone was making fun of Chase for wearing black pajamas during gym class and running around as a ninja. Chase shook his head, saying that it was not the same thing. Zoe agreed and gave Chase the thumbs-up. However, it was to mock him. Chase was aware that the name was the joke, but part of him could not help but feel like he himself was actually the joke.

Everywhere Chase was, kids were talking like pirates. Chase resented this, but he had no choice but to endure it because he couldn't get away from it. Chase apologized to Brayden. He admitted that he thought that Chase was going to use his nunchuck skills to helicopter out of there. Chase responded saying that ninjas did not do that. Zoe joked saying that ninjas can throw an uppercut very fast that it travels backward in time and it punches the baby version of the victim. Brayden continued to joke around by saying that he heard some ninjas just paint themselves black and run around naked because wearing clothes isn't hardcore enough. Chase laughed sarcastically and Brayden said it was only a joke, but he was talking like a pirate.

When homeroom began, not just the students were talking like a pirate. Even the homeroom teacher, Mrs. Robinson was talking like a pirate. She mentioned a school event called "Dance 'Til Ya Drop," in which attendance is mandatory. The cause of this event was to raise awareness of cardiovascular diseases and help students live healthier lives. Chase expressed displeasure at this event, saying that if there was any sort of way he could get out of attending, he would certainly do it. Mrs. Robinson announced that the student that has the most money is given a trip to Hawaii and has the permission to change Buchanan's mascot. Zoe did not approve of a 6th grader getting to change the school's mascot, but Brayden thought otherwise, and said it was cool. Brayden said that if he won, he would make it the Buchanan Aliens. And after that, Zoe repeated that it was a mistake and talked like a pirate. Chase jokingly said that Zoe had betrayed him. She reassured Chase that she would be on his side no matter what, even if it did mean going deep undercover.

When Chase arrived in the art room for second period,

Appearances
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 2: Pirate Invasion

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 3: Rise of the Red Ninjas

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 4: A Game of Chase

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 5: Terror at the Talent Show

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 6: Buchanan Bandits

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 7: Scavengers

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 8: Spirit Week Shenanigans

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 9: The Scavengers Strike Back

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 10: My Worst Frenemy

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 11: Beware of the Supermoon

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja 12: Suckerpunch

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja: Short Comic Adventure

Middle School Ninja: Legacy (in a hologram and in a picture)

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