Saving Neopia II: Light and Darkness
Guess what everyone! I've decided to make a sequel for my story Saving Neopia…why you may ask? Well suffice to say, all the positive reviews I've gotten from my friends have encouraged me to do so…but more specifically I enjoyed writing the previous story and thought maybe it was be a good idea to continue the adventures of my OCS.
Long story short, after a year of inaction…the Heroes of Light are called up once again to save Neopia from a horrible monster…but they'll also have to deal with a bunch of other crazy villains…
Interestingly enough, this story will also feature the Villains of Darkness as protagonists as well...although in that case they will be anti-heroes and will have to deal with those that want to bring them to justice for their actions in the previous story…they never seem to be able escape karma, can't they?
So, let's start this chapter, shall we? You might feel some déjà vu since like in the previous story the story's going to start on Roo Island, that's where Bloony lives after all…but it's going to be a bit different this time considering all that happened in the previous story, I can tell you that much.
Chapter 1: A Familiar Opening
Bloony sat on his chair, reading his favorite book, Brainy Blumaroos. Ever since he had saved Neopia from the fiend known as Lord Cataclysm who wanted to make everything in Neopia evil, it felt like he could never escape from autograph hunters. Surely they had something better to do than try to get him to sign their books and the like. Or did they really have that much time on their hands? It was a mystery.
Speaking of which, he had always been different from other Blumaroos, who unlike him were always bouncing off the walls. Personally, he liked to just sit back and relax…at least whenever Neopia wasn't in danger anyway. He also didn't like to play games that much, although occasionally he would play a game of Dice-A-Roo. Personally, he thought that the game was rigged, as he always seemed to land on a skull and end up losing all the Neopoints in his pot.
Of course, now that he was now a hero, he was more different from his Blumaroo friends than ever…but they paid that no mind. In fact, practically each and every one of them had a picture of him nowadays now that he was basically a celebrity.
Bloony himself also had a picture…but it was with his friends the Heroes of Light, who had helped him save Neopia in his last adventure. Personally, he was just glad that he had saved Neopia and that there was nothing threatening it. In fact, things had been peaceful for an entire year.
Curious, he decided to read a local newspaper to see if anything was happening. Apparently, there had been a series of robberies in the last week, and the police force was starting to become corrupt. Rumor has it that they were taking bribes. Other reports showed that there had been a level of police brutality, and that an innocent Tuskaninny had the dung beaten out of him.
"That doesn't sound good…" Bloony muttered to himself.
But it didn't seem like anything that was threatening all of Neopia…so he decided that he didn't have to act on it right away unless any of the Blumaroos decided to ask for his help on the matter. Even then, he probably wouldn't need to bother assembling his teammates, considering that he's a fairly decent fighter by himself.
Come to think of it, he hadn't hanged out with his teammates that much ever since he had saved Neopia. Sure, he talked to one of them every once in a while, but other than that he mostly stayed at home and tried to relax…which was made a bit more difficult due to the fact that Blumaroos kept knocking on his door.
Sure enough, there was a knocking noise, and his neighbor Bluigi came in. Bloony immediately put his hand on his face.
"Can I get your autograph?" he asked.
"Bluigi, didn't I give you my autograph yesterday?" questioned Bloony.
"That was my brother Blumio." answered the blue Blumaroo.
"Alright, you asked nicely so I suppose I'll give it to you." agreed the yellow Blumaroo, pulling out his yellow pen.
After signing the autograph (which he was now very quick at doing after all the autographs he had to sign, curiously enough) he decided to look at the picture that had been taken a few hours after Lord Cataclysm was defeated.
In the picture there was Desdemona, the black (or should he say white?) Babaa Dark Faerie that enjoyed helping others rather than using them for personal gain like most Dark Faeries.
There was also Sheldon, the orange Skeith who unlike most of his species was not lazy and was in fact one of the fastest runners around.
He noticed Gary cowering in the picture…apparently he was nervous at getting his picture taken. He was a Purple Grarrl who for some strange reason was timid rather than fierce like most Grarrls tended to be.
He also noticed Ursula, a Blue Usul who was super-strong…and unlike most Usuls was not very feminine in nature. Oddly enough, she seemed to have feelings for Marvin.
He couldn't forget about Marvin, a green Mynci who wasn't wild like most Myncis and instead liked to play video games, he was also very smart and crazy prepared, and had many inventions that came in handy during their adventure. He got the feeling that he liked Ursula a lot.
Last but certainly not least there was Cherry. Interestingly enough, he felt a little funny upon seeing her. She was always somewhat rude and liked to blow raspberries and the like…and yet for some strange reason Bloony thought she was wonderful. Maybe he was in love or something? He wasn't quite sure.
He began to think about the day where they had helped save Neopia from a horrible tyrant that wanted nothing more than destruction and to make Neopia suffer. Together they had vanquished some of Neopia's worst enemies and had made sure that their home would be safe for at least an entire year.
Interestingly enough, during his adventure he had encountered a bunch of crazy Neopets known as the Villains of Darkness, who for some strange reason were different yet similar to them at the same time. They had fought them many times during their last adventure, and they always managed to prevail over them one way or another.
The leader of the group was Snotty, a demented green Blumaroo whose evil scheming and love of twisted games made him the opposite of himself, who was rather laidback and saved Neopia whenever it needed to be saved.
There was also Redtooth, a ferocious blue Lupe who unlike Cherry was rather polite, at least when he wasn't trying to hunt her down and eat her for supper like he usually was.
He also remembered Rocky, a Tyrannian Mynci who unlike Marvin was rather dumb and used his brute strength to attack his enemies…he wondered if he a negative IQ.
He couldn't forget about Jennifer, a red Usul who contrasted Ursula by being a greedy Usul that used rather feminine yet effective gadgets to help steal valuable things.
He also had to deal with Cinder, a ferocious Fire Tonu that was highly aggressive…naturally this made him the opposite of Gary, who always seemed to want to stay out of trouble and yet got into it anyway.
He also couldn't forget about Larry, who unlike Sheldon was very lazy and seemed to want to sleep all day rather than cause trouble among Neopia. Nonetheless, he proved to be useful to the Villains of Darkness, as he could put other people to sleep.
Last of all was Othella, who curiously enough was a Light Faerie. Unlike Desdemona, she was rather crazy and believed that the Heroes of Light were evil and that the Villains of Darkness were good. If only she knew how wrong she was.
He began to wonder what had happened to them ever since the Heroes of Light had gotten tired of their evil deeds and sent them flying away in a catapult. He got the feeling that they had survived, but just what were they up to now?
Meanwhile at a psychiatrist's office…
Snotty let out a sad sigh as he entered the psychiatrist's office. He had felt so horrible ever since he had been sent flying away using a catapult. Since then, he had never seen his friends, who had all been sent in different directions. He wasn't sure if they were even OK…had the Faerie of Death gotten them? It plagued him every day what could have happened to them.
And he felt like it was his entire fault, to say the very least. He was the one who got them together to do evil things in the first place. Was being evil really worth it? All that it ever seemed to get him was several cuts and bruises from his encounters with the Heroes of Light, who always seemed to beat him at every turn.
He had tried gathering more members to his group to take them down, but they always seemed to be one step ahead of them and had added a member to their group as well. He had even resorted to using a potion that would temporarily turn them into mutants…which seemed to work well at first, but ultimately they did not succeed and they lost horribly once again.
Worst of all, he was sure that the Villains of Darkness would actually triumph that particular time, and said that was going to be their final battle. Was it really their final battle? Were the Villains of Darkness finally finished? It sure looked that way…
"So, let me get this straight, you did a bunch of horrible things and now you feel horrible about it?" inquired the psychiatrist.
"Yes…it seems that none of my actions have ultimately helped anyone…not even myself." said Snotty sadly.
"I see…so tell me, why did you do all those things to begin with? Did you have a good life? Have people been treating you well?" she asked.
Snotty then flashbacked to when he was still in elementary school.
A bunch of bullies (specifically a Blue Jetsam, a Red Kougra, and a Green Grarrl) were trying to play basketball…the only problem was that there were no basketballs…apparently someone was already using them.
"This rots! Where are all the basketballs? We can't play basketball without a basketball!" screamed the Jetsam.
"Yeah! This really stinks! I was hoping to have some fun!" agreed the Kougra.
"How are we going to play basketball now?! Are we going to have to play a different game? Good grief." the Grarrl bellowed.
Suddenly, Snotty came by to the basketball field, and immediately they looked at him.
"What's the matter? Can I help you?" he asked.
The bullies immediately began to smile.
"Hello?" he inquired.
Out of nowhere, the Green Grarrl picked up Snotty and started bouncing him along the floor.
"Ow! Quit it!" yelled the young Blumaroo.
Dribbling the "basketball" past the other two bullies, the green Grarrl tossed him into the basket, sending him crashing down to the floor.
"Ow…" he whimpered.
The bullies then began to laugh. Since recess was almost over, they decided to abandon Snotty and head back to the school building.
"Now that's what I call basketball." laughed the Jetsam.
"Tell me about it." agreed the Kougra.
As they went into the school building, Snotty just stood there crying. Why did everyone he ever encountered have to be so cruel?
"Why Fyora why?!" he bellowed.
"So…you were used as a basketball?" the psychiatrist continued, curious if Snotty's story really was true.
"Yes…and a football…and a baseball…apparently people took advantage that I was rather short back then. I wonder why the teachers and principal at my school never did anything about my bullying problem…were they lazy or something? I really wish they would have helped me out. I got tired of being bullied." he stated.
"It sounds to me that you had a rough childhood." she replied.
"Yes…I had a rather rough childhood…but it wasn't simply because of all the bullies at my school…there was also the case of my mother…" answered Snotty.
"Your mother? Would you like to explain about that?" questioned the psychiatrist.
"Well you see-"
Suddenly, Snotty was interrupted by the breaking of glass. Apparently someone had jumped through the window. Curious, he decided to see who it was…and immediately dropped his jaw in surprise. It was none other than his best friend, Redtooth!
"Is that really-"
Snotty was interrupted once again when the blue Lupe pounced on top of him and began licking his face. It was rather uncomfortable…apparently Redtooth was really happy to see him.
"Oh my gosh! Never in my life did I expect I would finally find you! I've tried using my sense of smell and asking for directions…but they never seemed to work…up until today!" he exclaimed.
"OK…" murmured Snotty. "So how did you find me?"
"I heard that a green Blumaroo just like you was having an appointment…so I decided to drop in…I suppose I took that a little literally…" he said.
"Ah yes…you always seem ready to pounce…it's a good thing you can pounce long distance, huh?" asked Snotty.
"Yes, it is! Anyways, now that I've finally found you, do you want to go get a milkshake or something? We've been separated for so long…my fur's starting to stand on end!" he said.
"Um, excuse me, can I help you?" asked the psychiatrist.
Redtooth immediately glared at the psychiatrist (who fitting her occupation was a Chia), and for a moment it seemed like he was going to pounce on top of her…
But eventually, he turned to Snotty again, and continued asking him for things that they could do together.
"I suppose we could go get a snack…I'm getting a bit hungry myself." agreed the green Blumaroo.
And so the two of them decided to go to the nearest restaurant and see if they could order anything they liked…
What's this? It seemed that after a year, the Villains of Darkness are finally getting back together again! Will they commit more atrocities? Will they decide to stop being evil? Who knows?
As for the Heroes of Light, they're going to be called back into action very shortly…by the way, are you surprised that Snotty had an excuse for his behavior? You probably thought that he was an outright villain or something…well in a way he is, but in another way he's not I suppose. Either way, they're going to have some crazy adventures…just like the Heroes of Light themselves. Sound like fun?
So, are you happy that I've decided to make a sequel? Feel free to tell me in your reviews…of course considering how much you enjoyed my previous fanfic you probably are happy that I decided to create a sequel…but I do want an opinion or two on this chapter…
So, please read and review! Or R+R! Or something like that…