"Come on Kay! The water's great!" Laura called.
"In a minute" I hollered back, barely glancing from my notebook.
I was writing the second chapter of a story I was working on, and had just gotten over my latest bout of writer's block. I'm Kay, by the way. I'm one of the few humans who live in Neopia. The rest just visit, though some are closer to living here then others. I was at the lake one summer's day with my friends when it all started. While they were splashing around, I was writing furiously away, and had yet to go in. I heard a car pull up behind me, the doors creaking open and slamming shut as the people clambered out.
"Can ah let the dawg out, mama?"
"Fine, but y'all keep him on a leash now, you hear?"
'Tourists' I thought with a stifled groan.
"Hey! Ken! Ken, y'all get back here!"
With a loud bark, their dog jumped out of the car, eluding the leash. Dashing over, he stuck his nose under my elbow, causing my pen to fly across the page, leaving a line right through my work.
"Argh! Dammit dog, watch what you're doing!"
Looking down at the dog, I gasped in amazement. There, in full, living, 3D colour was a fire Lupe. Suddenly, something clicked in my head.
"Wait... Ken? As in KendoGarurumon15?"
The Lupe nodded his head furiously. With a cry of joy, I threw my arms around him.
"Y'all know this dawg?" I looked up at a fat man in a horrendous Hawaiian print shirt.
"Yes, he's my dog. I lost him a while back, when he took off chasing a cat. Where'd you find him?"
"Is that so? Found him a ways down the road there, looking lost, hungry, and right filthy."
"Thank you so much for taking care of him. I hope he wasn't any trouble. Oh, and, out of curiosity, how'd you know what his name was?"
"T'aint no trouble t'all. He had this here collar on him."
With that, the man handed me a large black band, then went and joined his family on the dock. When I examined the collar, I noticed a small red button by the fastener. Curious, I pressed it, and Ken's full name lit up, in bright, flaming orange letters. After thinking for a few minutes, I looked over at Ken.
"Do you remember how you came to this world?"
Ken nodded.
"Can you take me there?"
Ken nodded, barked once, leapt up, and headed for the road, looking back to see if I was following. Scrambling to my feet, I stuffed my notebook and pen into my purse and hurried after him. After about half an hour of walking down the road, Ken turned off, into the woods. Another half hour of bush whacking, and we finally stumbled into a clearing. There were two large stumps in the middle of the clearing, and Ken headed straight for them. I watched in amazement as he walked between the stumps... and disappeared. Giving myself a quick shake, I followed him. I walked between the stumps, and immediately, everything went a blindingly bright white. I then felt a sharp jerk, and the light dimmed enough that I could see. I opened my eyes, and what appeared to be the Neopets login page filled my vision.
"Welcome to Neopets" a computerized female voice came out of nowhere. "Please login to proceed, if you do not have an account, or wish to start a new one, please press the appropriate button."
A keypad appeared before me, so I entered the necessary info, and hit the enter key.
"Welcome back, regalwizard" the voice came back on. "Please enjoy your stay in Neopia."
Light flared brilliant again, I felt another jolt, and found myself in a large room, a large oak frame bed on one side, and a large black and white desk on the other. With a start, I realized that it was my room of my Neohome. Leaving my room, I went downstairs to the lounge, hoping someone might be there. I was in luck; all of my pets were sitting around the table. With a big grin on his face, Ken got up.
"Welcome home Regal!"
"In a minute" I hollered back, barely glancing from my notebook.
I was writing the second chapter of a story I was working on, and had just gotten over my latest bout of writer's block. I'm Kay, by the way. I'm one of the few humans who live in Neopia. The rest just visit, though some are closer to living here then others. I was at the lake one summer's day with my friends when it all started. While they were splashing around, I was writing furiously away, and had yet to go in. I heard a car pull up behind me, the doors creaking open and slamming shut as the people clambered out.
"Can ah let the dawg out, mama?"
"Fine, but y'all keep him on a leash now, you hear?"
'Tourists' I thought with a stifled groan.
"Hey! Ken! Ken, y'all get back here!"
With a loud bark, their dog jumped out of the car, eluding the leash. Dashing over, he stuck his nose under my elbow, causing my pen to fly across the page, leaving a line right through my work.
"Argh! Dammit dog, watch what you're doing!"
Looking down at the dog, I gasped in amazement. There, in full, living, 3D colour was a fire Lupe. Suddenly, something clicked in my head.
"Wait... Ken? As in KendoGarurumon15?"
The Lupe nodded his head furiously. With a cry of joy, I threw my arms around him.
"Y'all know this dawg?" I looked up at a fat man in a horrendous Hawaiian print shirt.
"Yes, he's my dog. I lost him a while back, when he took off chasing a cat. Where'd you find him?"
"Is that so? Found him a ways down the road there, looking lost, hungry, and right filthy."
"Thank you so much for taking care of him. I hope he wasn't any trouble. Oh, and, out of curiosity, how'd you know what his name was?"
"T'aint no trouble t'all. He had this here collar on him."
With that, the man handed me a large black band, then went and joined his family on the dock. When I examined the collar, I noticed a small red button by the fastener. Curious, I pressed it, and Ken's full name lit up, in bright, flaming orange letters. After thinking for a few minutes, I looked over at Ken.
"Do you remember how you came to this world?"
Ken nodded.
"Can you take me there?"
Ken nodded, barked once, leapt up, and headed for the road, looking back to see if I was following. Scrambling to my feet, I stuffed my notebook and pen into my purse and hurried after him. After about half an hour of walking down the road, Ken turned off, into the woods. Another half hour of bush whacking, and we finally stumbled into a clearing. There were two large stumps in the middle of the clearing, and Ken headed straight for them. I watched in amazement as he walked between the stumps... and disappeared. Giving myself a quick shake, I followed him. I walked between the stumps, and immediately, everything went a blindingly bright white. I then felt a sharp jerk, and the light dimmed enough that I could see. I opened my eyes, and what appeared to be the Neopets login page filled my vision.
"Welcome to Neopets" a computerized female voice came out of nowhere. "Please login to proceed, if you do not have an account, or wish to start a new one, please press the appropriate button."
A keypad appeared before me, so I entered the necessary info, and hit the enter key.
"Welcome back, regalwizard" the voice came back on. "Please enjoy your stay in Neopia."
Light flared brilliant again, I felt another jolt, and found myself in a large room, a large oak frame bed on one side, and a large black and white desk on the other. With a start, I realized that it was my room of my Neohome. Leaving my room, I went downstairs to the lounge, hoping someone might be there. I was in luck; all of my pets were sitting around the table. With a big grin on his face, Ken got up.
"Welcome home Regal!"