Hey everyone, this is my first story: Defenders of Neopia.
Summary
The world of Neopia is slowly falling into dispair. A new mastermind has overthrown Sloth and is taking over the everything. A young Kyrii named Jeffory must take up arms with his group of misfits to save Neopia and reclaim the world's freedom.
Rated T.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Neopets.
Ps. Story takes place far in the future. 4010 to be exact. The mispelt stuff such as when Jeffory speaks are not errors. He is two so he speaks... two year old...
In the large city of Meridel, the citizens were in an uproar. Dr. Sloth had finally been brought down! A mysterious swordsman had confronted him, siezing victory. But, unfortunatly, this "Hero" may be even worse than the green psychopath.
The people of Meridel watched as the victorbroadcasted himself from the Space Station to the jumbotrons throughout the futuristic city. "Greetings, my insignificant friends. I have freed you from the dark shadow of Sloth," the speaker was a shadow Eyrie with glowing red eyes, and a wicked smile upon his beak.
The camera panned from his wicked face to a beaten body laying in the fetal posistion in the corner. This body was Sloth's. He looked almost nothing like he used to. His body was mangled, his grand cloak torn in several places stained with his own blood and his face was so battered he looked deformed.
The once powerful mastermind raised his head weakly to speak to the Eyrie. "Y-o-you... are a true... monster...!" he rasped, clutching at his chest. The Eyrie laughed wickedly, pulling his sword out of its sheath and stalking towards the half-dead man.
The Eyrie moved in front of the camera. All the watching citizens could see was his cloaked back. They could faintly hear Sloth wheeze out "Please no...!"
The swordsman stood in front of his prey, chuckling softly until he abruptly stopped.
The witnesses watched with bated breath and was silent. It was as if the entire world had frozen.
It was a sickening slashing sound that broke the silence. The onlookers gasped loudly. Horrified mothers reached down to cover their children's eyes from what appeared on screen next.
The Eyrie moved out of the shot, revealing Sloth dead. A black sword with a purple handle had impaled his chest, causing blood to slowly leak out. The viewers paled at the sight, looking ready to vomit as the Eyrie yanked the sword from Sloth's mangled body. He turned back to the screen, raising his arms in the air.
"You are free from Sloth's shadow. Remember your savior's name! Billius Drake Kass! Wallow in despair, as you suffer the my wrath!" he proclaimed, letting out a wild laugh.
A loud whooshing sound broke through the air, causing the traumatized citizens to look upwards. In the sky, something was coming towards them from the Space Station.
They were... robots. Several landed with lound clangs, looking downwards. They were about the size of a average sized Neopia. Maybe a little taller. On their chests was an odd symbol. It was a pair of red eyes with a purple cloud surrounding them. The color of the robots was about the same as Kass'. Black torsos with grey arms and legs, with purple hands.
A rather bold looking Techo crept up to one of the robots, ignoring the protests of his panicking wife. He poked at the robots crystasl-shaped head. For a second, nothing happened... until its eyes began to glow an eerie red. Its head snapped up, looking straight into the Techo's eyes. He screamed and attempted to move away, but the robot had other ideas. It reached out its arm, grabbing the man around his throat.
The citizens once again watched with bated breath.
As the Techo struggled to escape gasping loudly, the robot seemed to laugh. It was a strange sparking sound. Then, it threw the man to the side. He flew through the air, and landed with a loud thud on the see-through street.
The citizens began to scream, running as fast as their legs could take them. The robots all began to spring to life, their arms shot out to the side the left turned into a saw-like blade, while the right turned into a sleek, shiny gun. They all did this at the same time, making it seem like a sort of choreographed dance. It sooned turned deadly, however as they began to run after the scattering citizens, slicing through the people they caught up to and shooting the ones they couldn't reach.
A small Kyrii about the age of two named Jeffory was running among the screaming people. His small size kept him from getting noticed by the rampaging robots. "Mommy, Daddy!" he cried, tears pouring from his electric blue eyes. One of the robots stopped its rampage, as a small compartment opened on its head, as a tiny satelite popped out. It began to send out sound waves.
Bright blue light shot down from the Space Station, engulfing unfortunate victims. Kass was now taking prisoners.
Jeffory was knocked over by a screaming Lupe. The toddler scraped his knee, letting out a cry of pain. He began to cry harder, attempting to crawl to safety, managing to call out between sobs "Mommy, Daddy!" he crawled to the side of a building and curled up, rocking back and forth.
A stray shot from one of the robots hit the building the sobbing Kyrii was hiding next to. A large piece of rubble broke off, falling towards the Kyrii. He screamed and pressed himself to the wall, avoiding being crushed. But now he was trapped, completly out of sight. He finally caught sight of his parents, but they too were engulfed by the blue beam. Gone.
Jeffory's entire world came crumbling down. "Mommy! Daddy!" he wailed.
Silence. Complete silence. The rampage was over. The robots had taken all the prisoners they wanted. They killed the rest. There were not alot of people left, now.
Bodies were all around the city, leaving a foul stench.
After much struggling, Jeffory managed to pull himself out of the rubble, limping over to where his parents had been. He sniffled wiping his tears away. He looked up to the sky, hoping that the pretty lights would come back, bringing his parents home.
He had sat down, whimpering "Mommy Daddy com home..." over and over. When that didn't work, he took a deep breath and called at the sky "MOMMY DADDY COME HOME!" it only made his throat sore.
He curled up once again, shaking. He had cried even harder than he had before. He cried himself to sleep.
Jeffory slowly awoke. He was laying in a soft warm bed. He scanned the room, confuzed. Where was he? He looked at the flower wallpaper. It was pretty... like the lights. The lights that took his mommy and daddy from him.
He began to sniffle. He was so confuzed. He was in an entirely new place. He was all alone... he was hungry. He looked down at his injured leg. It now had a bandage on it. It was still a little sore. The door across from the bed opened slowly. A Kacheek who looked about in her mid-twenties came in. She was a light blue color, had long black hair and brown eyes. She was carrying a paper plate with a simple sandwich.
"Oh, thank goodness, you're awake," she said with a sigh of relief. She had a very soothing voice, like his mother... he felt sad again. The woman walked over to him, placing the sandwich on the table sitting next to the bed. She kneeled down beside him. Jeffory didn't say anything. He just sat there.
The woman finally broke the silence. "My name is Anna. What's yours?" she asked softly. Jeffory sniffled and stared at the gentle Kacheek for a minute before answering. "Jeffy Knighs..." he responded, in his toddle speak. Anna seemed to understand what he was trying to say.
"Well, Jeffory Knights, do you have a family?" she questioned.
Jeffory looked away, whimpering "Mommy and Daddy went away..."
Anne seemed to expect this answer, as she gently took his tiny hand in her own. "I see... Jeffory, this is my home. I have a son your age. Would you like to stay with us?" she offered.
Jeffory looked at her, hope in his eyes. "Reawwy?" he asked smiling a little. Anna responded with a small smile, nodding. Jeffory nodded his head enthusiasticaly. Jeffory couldn't stop his eyes from going to the sandwich she had placed on the bedside table.
Anna noticed this. "Are you hungry?" she asked, knowing the answer.
Jeffory once again nodded. "May I...?" he asked. Anna reached over and picked up the plate, handing it to him. Jeffory took it muttering "thank you" before wolfing it down.
Anna's son was named Sam. He was a green Kacheek with black eyes a very outgoing personality and a notable tuft of hair on the top of his head.
He had been very happy to meet Jeffory, and they quickly became friends. Best friends in fact. The two did everything together.
Anna had recently opened her home as an orphanage for the children who had lost their familys in the attack. Lots of the children in the city had moved in, making it a tight fit. Some of the survivors had helped make some revovations to the building. It took awhile, but soon, it was big enough for all the children.
Eleven years had passed sense then. Jeffory and Sam were now thirteen years old, and were a couple of pranksters. While Jeffory was a quiet young man, Sam was the opposite. Even so, Jeffory always carried out their pranks. In fact, Jeffory was the "man with the plan" as Sam put it.
The two cracked so many jokes and pulled so may pranks, that the locals titled them "The Pranksters of Meridel". To say the pair approved of the name would be an understatement.
Jeffory wasn't just close with Sam. He was close to most of the kids in the orphanage. They were like one big happy family. Sometimes though, Jeffory would still feel lonely without his parents. It was natural, though.
It wasn't all well and good in the whole city. Meridell was practiacaly in ruins. Homes had been destroyed, skyscrapers had come tumbling down and the city's population had dwindled from over a thousand occupants to a couple hundred.
Kass' rule was a terrible one. He had raised taxes to ridiculus heights that people were at their wit's end.
It was a truly heartbreaking sight. Roads out of Meridel were closed off. No one could get in or out. Robots patrolled the streets, looking for victims to punish if they got out of line. But still, somehow... life went on. Even if it it seemed impossible to live.
Jeffory was sitting in the cafeteria eating a bland sandwich. Next to him, Sam was sniffing his "mashed pottatos". "What is this crap?" the Kacheek asked, bewildered. Jeffory looked at it, poking it with his spoon. "I think it's the turkey...?" he asked. George, a nerdy Quiggle looked at them from across the table. "No, uh that's the turkey," he informed them, pointing at a large lump of... stuff. Sam pushed his tray away. "Not hungry..."
Jeffory rolled his eyes, glancing at the cafeteria door as it opened. Mr. Rourke, a middle-aged Yurble stepped into the room. He called out among the chatter "Can I have your attention, please?" the chatter continued. Rourke glanced at the lunch lady, Helga. "Can you...?" Helga nodded.
"LEESTEN UP, YOU LARDBALLS! OR I VILL MAKE YOU CLEAN THE FLOORS WITH YOUR TOUNGES!" she hollered, effectively silencing them. Rourke patted her on the back. "Thank you Helga." he turned to the students. "I am pleased to inform you all that tommorow we are going on a field trip!" the students cheered. Jeffory slapped Sam a high-five. Maybe they would finaly get to see the world!
"To the Space Station," Rourke added. The cheering stopped. It was silent. A student coughed.
Rourke sighed. "Kass has invited us all to see his 'grand masterpiece'..." Rourke said, sounding bored. Jeffory began putting a plan together in his head. He would save his parents tommorow and Kass was going to pay.
So here he was. Jeffory was silent in his seat. They were on the school bus that would take them to the space station. Next to him, Sam was wondering why it wasn't a hoverbus like every other vehicle. Jeffory's face was expressionless. Much like whenever he had a plan. Sam seemed to pick up on this. "Jeff... I know what you're thinking..." Sam muttered.
Jeffory glanced at him. "Nothing you say will stop me from doing this."
Sam shook his head. "I know... So, what's the plan?" he whispered.
Jeffory grinned. "When we get up there, here what we do..." he whispered in Sam's ear. The Kacheek cried "COOL-" but Jeffory clamped his hand over the knucklehead's mouth. Jeffory glanced around. There were some students eyeing them curiously, so Jeffory glared at them, making hem go back to their business.
"Shut up, you idiot!" Jeffory hissed at the Kacheek, who nodded.
The bus driver, Vector, was an overweight Skieth. He hated children oh, so much. They were like bugs you couldn't squish. This was why he never got a wife, as he thought she would want kids. Well, his mother (who he still lived with) said it was because of his attitude. Moron... he thought, bitterly. He looked over his shoulder at the kids.
"Alright, you kids. I want a nice quiet ride to the Space Station. That means no yelling, no laughing and no more yells of the p word!"
In the back of the bus, a sneaky looking Moehog sniggered.
So the ride was silent. Not. The students ignored the Skeith. He was all talk no action, as Jeffory liked to put it. After several minutes, they reached the launch pad. This launch pad had been created as a transportation device to the Space Station. It was supposed to teleport users to another pad at the Station, but when the inventor tested it, poor Larry was rocketed into space. This earned it the name "launch pad".
This was what most of the students had been looking forward to. It was the closest thing to a roller coaster they could get on.
The bus parked on the pad. At that, the students began to count down. 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1!
With a loud whoosh, they rocketed into space. Cheers of glee filled the bus. Jeffory couldn't help but feel dizzy. It was awesome, though. A girish shriek filled the bus, outscreamingt the rest of the students. If one had turned around, they would see that it was the same sneaky-looking Moehog.
They landed at the station with a dull thud. Sam let out a cry of "AWESOME SAUCE!" getting laughs from the rest of the students. The students piled out of the bus, still laughing. As soon as Vector got out, Sam put the plan in motion. "!" this silenced the students as they looked at him, wondering what the heck his problem was. "AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAAAH! I GOTTA PEE REAL BAD!" he wailed. He fell to his knees, crawling to Vector. He wrapped his arms around his leg. "LEMME GO TO THE BATHROOM!" he shrieked.
Jeffory face-palmed. He was hoping for something less theatric...
Vector sighed. "Knights! Take your buddy to the john! I dun wanna listen ta him no more!" he oredered. He pointed to the left. "On that side of the station." Jeffory nodded, pulling Sam to his feet. Sam waddled after him for good measure.
When they were out of earshot, Sam and Jeffory broke down laughing. "What the heck was that?" Jeffory asked between laughs. Sam laughed, "Oh, I was born to act!"
Abruptly, Jeffory stopped laughing. Sam opened his mouth to ask what was wrong, but he was whacked over the head with a metal arm. "Robot-" Jeffory shouted before getting knocked out as well.
Jeffory opened his eyes, and wished he hadn't. He was face-to-face with a skeleton. He attempted to move away, but he got a nasty shock instead. He was tied up with some kind of electric rope. Probably to keep him from struggling to much. Sam's voice broke the silence.
"So, what's the plan?" he asked casualy.
Jeffory glanced around the room, careful not to move to much. The room smelt terrible, to begin with. It was too dark to see anything unless it was in your face, like that skeleton and his head hurt. "I'm thinking..." he responded. It was obvious that nothing good ever happened in this room...
A bright light came into the room, making them squint. Two figures walked into the room. The first thing Sam said was "AAAAAAH! ALIENS!" If Jeffory wasn't binded, he would have hit Sam over the head.
"Silence, prisoner," ordered the robotic Gharrl. The second robot, a Blumaroo, raised a sword above its head. He brought it down, slicing through the ropes binding the Kyrii. Jeffory was roughly pulled to his feet. Sam was treated the same.
"Hey, easy on the goods, pal!" he snapped.
They had been dragged through half of the cells, and there were no signs of his parents.
Jeffory held onto the idea that they were in further somewhere. He was hanging onto false hope.
They were brought to the bridge. Inside, was the man that had caused all of Meridell's troubles. Billius Drake Kass.
His back was to them, at the moment. Slowly he turned around. Jeffory could get a good look at the terrible man. He wore a bodysuit that was mostly covered with black armor, on his torso was the same mark that was on the robots eleven years ago. He wore metal boots that clanged as he stepped towards them. The sword sheath on his hip, jangled as he moved.
When Jeffory saw those red eyes, he froze. They were so full of negative emotions. Anger, hate, evil and maybe, just maybe sadness. Jeffory wondered what happened to make Kass like this...
The Eyrie glanced at the burned fur on Jeffory's arms. He glared at the robotic soldiers. "Whose idea was it to use the electric wires?" he hissed. The Blumaroo, pointed at the Gharrl. Kass nodded. "Gamma, you are dismissed." the Blumaroo let Jeffory go and marched out the door.
"Beta." the Gharrl found his own feet very interseting at the moment. "Beta, look at me," Kass said, as if scolding a naughty child. Beta slowly raised his head. "Didn't I tell you they were to be unharmed? Hmm?" Beta nodded sheepishly. Kass tutted. "Oh, dear. This simply won't do, will it?" Beta shook his head "no".
Kass said, "Beta, may I see your sword?" if Robots could look confuzed, Beta would look very confuzed. He handed Kass his sword. Kass examined it for a minute. Beta spoke up. "I thought-" Kass cut him off. "THAT'S THE PROBLEM ISNT IT? YOU THINK! I DO THE THINKING AROUND HERE!" he roared. The sword flashed. In an instant, Beta's head was laying on the floor, sparking. Kass through the sword at Beta's crumpled body.
He looked at Jeffory and Sam. "Ah, I forgot I had guests..." the pleasant tone had returned.
Jeffory knew Kass was bonkers.
"Jeffory, may I ask you something?" he asked politely.
Jeffory's eyes widened. "H-how do you know my name...?" he asked softly.
Kass smiled wickedly. "Oh, I've been observing you... You see, you have something I want. Do you know what hat is?" he questioned. Jeffory shook his head.
"You have a certain... ability..." he hissed.
Sam chose that moment to speak up. "Yo, leave him alone! He doesn't have anything!"
Kass' eyes flashed maniacaly. "SILENCE!" he roared. Sam whimpered.
He turned back to Jeffory. "If you give me your power, I will let you and your little friend go... how about that? And you'll be able to live under my wonderful reighn for the rest of your life."
That tore it. Jeffory snapped. "Shut up! There's nothing wonderful about what you did to our home! You're a monster! You took my parents! You killed hundreds of people!" as Jeffory yelled, Kass' eyes began to narrow and his hand began to shake.
Jeffory continued. "I don't know if I have any kind of power, but even if I did... I would never give it to monsters like you!" he finished.
That was the last straw. Kass took out his own blade. "I will take it by FORCE, then!" he brought the sword slamming down. Jeffory pushed Sam to the right, while he rolled to the left. In his roll, he managed to grab Beta's sword.
CLANG!
Jeffory locked blades with the Eyrie. Kass proved to strong, however. He was beginning to push Jeffory towards the ground. Jeffory attempted to force him back. What happened next, was almost as confuzing as Kass' nonsense about powers and whatnot.
Kass' sword began to glow with a grey aura. Jeffory could feel the evil coming from the Eyrie. Sam attempted to rush Kass from the right, but Kass had other ideas. His arm glowed with the evil aura, as he backhanded Sam across the face. Purple electricity sparked across Sam's body as he flew across the room, slamming into the wall.
"SAM!" shouted Jeffory. Kass let out a mighty roar, as the grey aura surrounded his entire body. Jeffory shouted as he flew backwards. The evil power broke his sword in half, and flew towards the glass seperating the them from outer space. Jeffory hit it with so much force that it broke, and he was sucked into space.
He lost consiousness as he plummteted towards earth.
Okay, there you have it. Chapter 1! Hope you enjoyed it, see ya next time!
LaDude out!