Saving Neopia

Chapter 29: Officially Heroes

Our heroes started to tend to their injuries following their recent fight, and finally finished just as the sun came back up. They had done well in order to save the island, which involved taking down lots of possessed Blumaroos, as well as several members of the Cult of Apocalypse as well.

"Phew, that was a rough fight, wasn't it?" Bloony told his teammates.

"Yes, freeing Roo Island wasn't easy, but I'm glad we managed to save your hometown." Cherry told the yellow Blumaroo.

"Hopefully we won't have to worry about any more of this evil possession thing for a while." Marvin thought out loud.

"If we do have to face another foe, we'll be ready for them, right guys?" Ursula asked.

The other members of the Heroes of Light nodded.

Suddenly a royal Blumaroo came by. Apparently King Roo wanted to see them.

"It's not very surprising, considering we just saved him and his kingdom from the forces of darkness." Bloony thought.

And so the royal Blumaroo took them to Roo Castle.

As he got there, Bloony thought about how it had all began. It didn't seem like long ago that he was just a simple Blumaroo (albeit a somewhat distinguished one, given that he wasn't nearly as happy-go-lucky as all the other Blumaroos that lived on Roo Island) relaxing in peace, until the fateful day when he saved Cherry from a psychopath Blumaroo (that unfortunately for him, looked like him to the point where he was able to impersonate him using a paintbrush) and was ultimately forced to evacuate to her to Neopia Central. Speaking of the psychopath, Bloony also wondered if he and his henchmen were still locked up. He hadn't heard from them for a while.

Bloony supposed that a lot had happened since then however, noting how he had met several other Neopets that were strangely resistant to what the Cult of Apocalypse were doing to Neopia and with their assistance was able to fight back from them. Bloony wondered curiously why he and his teammates weren't affected whenever the Cult of Apocalpyse attacked an otherwise peaceful settlement.

All these thoughts and more circled his head as he went towards Roo Castle.

"Wow." exclaimed Cherry.

Many Blumaroos were at the castle, and they were all grateful for what the Heroes of Light had done. Thanks to them, they were no longer possessed by the Cult of Apocalypse and were now completely back to normal. Bloony had to cover his ears from all the noise they made.

Apparently Gary couldn't stand being around so many Neopets at once, as he started cowering in a corner while the Blumaroos asked him for his autograph among other things.

Eventually though, King Roo calmed the Blumaroos down, and told them that he wished to speak with the Heroes of Light personally. The Blumaroos obliged, and backed away so that King Roo could approach them.

King Roo cleared his throat, and said several words to the Heroes of Light.

"Heroes of Light, I am eternally grateful to you for what you have done. Thanks to you, we are now free from the influence of whatever fate has fallen upon us. No longer are my people suffering from this dark plague. In case it was not obvious earlier, the Blumaroos that live with me are and always will thank you for what you have done."

King Roo suddenly pulled out some balloons and said. "Now as I have done many times, I shall be hosting a party. However, this time around, this party shall be dedicated to the Heroes of Light, due to everything that they have done recently. So without further ado, let the celebrations begin!"

And so once again King Roo hosted a massive party, complete with fireworks, partyblowers, and lots of food. Our heroes all started to enjoy themselves very quickly, well, except for Gary, who still had problems being around lots of other Neopets. Thankfully, the other members of Heroes of Light eventually managed to convince him to overcome this and managed to convince him to participate in the party and play in several games such as Pin-the-tail-on-the-Kougra, and he started having fun as well.

All in all, they had a great time at the party. But then again, when wouldn't they?

"Wow, that was a great party." Marvin complimented.

"Yeah, my head hurts though…" Cherry said, clutching her upper body.

"I thought you didn't have a neck." Ursula replied.

"Oh, that's right. I guess my upper body hurts, then." Cherry corrected herself.

One could say that it was one of the best days of their life…

But at that very moment, they were being hunted down by an opponent that would prove to be one of their most challenging opponents yet….

Meanwhile in the Lost Desert Prison…

"So, you're the newest guard to be hired into this position, are you not?" a Desert Ruki guard asked his fellow guard.

"Yes." replied the Desert Jubjub.

"Well then, I'll show you around." the Ruki said, showing him around the Lost Desert Prison, which was big enough to hold far more prisoners than were currently imprisoned, ironically enough.

The Ruki showed them around the cafeteria (where prisoners got to eat), the washroom (for cleaning prisoner's uniforms), and the holding cells (where the Villains of Darkness were still busy plotting their revenge), among other things.

Finally, the Ruki showed him to a red button which read "Do Not Press.", and of course firmly told him not to touch it, before leaving him to his own devices.

"Wow." said the Jubjub, who looked at it curiously. Unfortunately, curiousity ultimately got the best of him….and he ultimately pressed the button.

Suddenly out of nowhere an alarm went off and all the prisoners in the Lost Desert were released, which unfortunately included the very dangerous Villains of Darkness, who had escaped from prison once again (albeit this time due to the carelessness of one Jubjub guard).

The Desert Ruki came back into the room a few seconds later. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" he screamed.

"Um…" the Jubjub replied Babaaishly. It was all he could say.

Lost Desert was in for one heck of a crime wave.