Saving Neopia
In this chapter Lord Cataclysm will face off against Fyora…who will win in this epic showdown?
Chapter 52: Good vs. Evil
Lord Cataclysm approached Fyora's throne room with his two trusted minions, where many guards were waiting for him.
"You shall not pass!" bellowed the Faerie guards.
"Somehow, I think I will pass." Lord Cataclysm replied, who suddenly transformed into a wormhole that swallowed the Faeries whole.
This was a horrible sight for Fallenova and the Black Knight, who both started crying.
"What can I say? They were in my way." Lord Cataclysm coldly answered them.
"Where is Fyora, anyway?" asked Fallenova.
Suddenly, the Faerie Queen herself teleported into the room.
"Greetings Fyora. I see that you've come here to submit to my absolute power." taunted Lord Cataclysm.
"I'm not going to let you take over Faerieland, Cataclysm." Queen Fyora told him.
"Oh really? As far as I know your Faeries haven't exactly put up much of a fight against me. Your security measures were worthless." Lord Cataclysm pointed out.
"Be that as it may, I'm not going to simply stand by and allow you to succeed in your evil schemes." Queen Fyora continued.
"I suppose I'll have to dispose of you quickly then. Fallenova, Black Knight, leave this battle to me." Lord Cataclysm ordered his minions.
"Yes, my lord." agreed Fallenova.
"As you wish." also agreed the Black Knight.
Suffice to say, the two of them got in an epic battle, with neither of them seeming to have the upper hand.
Fyora continually used every spell in the book against Lord Cataclysm, while Lord Cataclysm transformed into a variety of ferocious creatures, each one more fearsome than the next.
"Your feeble attempts merely prolong the inevitable." taunted Lord Cataclysm.
"Oh really? I get the feeling that you're starting to tire out." questioned Queen Fyora.
As the battle raged on, Fallenova and the Black Knight continued watching the intense battle in awe.
"Who do you think will win?" asked the Black Knight.
"I'm not sure. Both of them seem equally matched." Fallenova answered.
Indeed, there was no ending to the battle in sight.
Suddenly, Fyora shot an enormous blast of magic at Lord Cataclysm that hit him head-on.
"AARGH!" Lord Cataclysm screamed, collapsing onto the floor.
"Master!" his two henchmen screamed.
It looked as if the leader of the Cult of Apocalypse had finally met his end…no more would he cause trouble across Neopia…and no more would he bring pain and suffering to its inhabitants as he turned them into his twisted slaves…
Fyora went over to Lord Cataclysm, checking to see if he had truly been defeated…
When suddenly the dark lord grabbed her by the ankle and threw her against the wall, wounding her. The Faerie Queen immediately screamed in pain.
"Now then, what exactly should I do with you? I know! How about I do the same thing you did to the Darkest Faerie about 1000 years ago…that seems like an ironic way to go." taunted Lord Cataclysm.
While Fyora was still stunned, Lord Cataclysm transformed into a Hissi and glared at Fyora so fiercely that she immediately became a statue.
Being a Faerie herself, Fallenova immediately felt sorry for her royal highness. Why did she have to fight back against the Cult of Apocalypse?
Not long afterwards, Lord Cataclysm picked up the statue and let out a rather cliché evil laugh.
"I suppose I'll have to keep this in my castle as a trophy…it'll be a monument of my conquest of Neopia…"
The Black Knight began to feel sorry for Fyora as well, considering all she wanted was to protect Faerieland from the ones that were invading it…
Lord Cataclysm beckoned his two subordinates, and left the castle along with them.
"What else can I do to make it clear to Neopia that its days of order are over? Ah yes." Lord Cataclysm immediately contacted Shuriken on his communication device. As it turns out, he was completely done.
"Ready for detonation!" exclaimed the ninja Meerca, as he jumped out of the castle.
"Good. Press the button now." ordered Lord Cataclysm.
Suddenly, Shuriken began to hesitate. As soon as he pressed the button, Faerieland Castle would blow up in smoke…suffice to say he wasn't sure he wanted to do that.
"I don't know about this, boss." worried Shuriken.
"Just do it! If you don't, I'll do it myself…and you shall suffer gravely." barked Lord Cataclysm.
Looking the other way, the Meerca pressed the button on the remote.
Immediately, the castle exploded in a fiery testament of Lord Cataclysm's power. It was pretty clear that the Cult of Apocalypse had ultimately won the battle.
"Noooo!" the Heroes of Light exclaimed.
Eventually, our heroes realized that the best thing they could do was to retreat…and they all proceeded to board a ship that would take them across the sea…not unlike what Bloony and Cherry had done when Roo Island had been attacked.
They looked at the sight of explosion, and worried what would become of it now that Lord Cataclysm had completely conquered it.
"To think that some villains would actually do such a thing…" thought Bloony.
"At least we managed to defeat Professor Nyctus before Faerieland fell to the bad guys." optimized Cherry.
"Be that as it may, we'll probably be Cataclysm's primary targets now that Queen Fyora is no longer in his way." reminded Marvin.
"Marvin's right…I wonder if we'll be able to stop him…" worried Ursula.
"I believe if we stick together, we should be able to overcome anything." suggested Gary.
"I suppose you're correct, we can't give up, there's just too much at stake." agreed Sheldon.
"So where should we go now?" inquired Desdemona.
"I suppose we should look for the nearest spot of land for now. Maybe that way we'll be able to inform other Neopets of the bad news." Bloony ordered his teammates.
And so the Heroes of Light went on off to an unknown destination…
Meanwhile, at Mystery Island…
The Villains of Darkness approached the island, looking forward to having a vacation and being able to elude the authorities. Believe it or not, they were actually taking a break from evil.
Well, not an entire one though.
"Hello Neopets! Welcome to the island!" greeted Jhuidah the Island Faerie, unaware of who the Neopets (and the Faerie) she were talking to were.
Immediately, Snotty noticed the somewhat-expensive looking gold jewelry she had with her (which somewhat contrasted with the rest of her outfit, which was basically a coconut bikini and a hula skirt) and got an idea.
"Quick, someone knock her out!" demanded Snotty.
Immediately, Redtooth struck the Faerie on the head with a coconut, knocking her out cold.
"That was too easy." thought Redtooth.
Afterwards, Snotty ordered Rocky to tie Jhuidah to a nearby tree, which he was reluctant to do so due to the fact that he feared cooties.
"Yuck! Rocky hope Rocky don't get cooties…" worried Rocky.
Snotty then ordered Jennifer to take anything of value she had on her, which she happily obliged.
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" squealed Jennifer.
Cinder was ordered to put a gag in Jhuidah's mouth, which he did using one of his sweaty socks. Why he would have a sweaty sock was beyond the other Villains of Darkness.
"Let's see her call for help with this!" laughed Cinder.
Larry was not ordered to do anything, since he was lazy.
"Woohoo!" exclaimed Larry.
Othella was ordered to make sure that Jhuidah wasn't found by another person, so she cast an invisibility spell on her.
"I wonder why the Villains of Darkness are robbing a Faerie…nah, I'm certain they wouldn't be doing that for personal gain." thought Othella.
After they were done, Snotty pulled out binoculars and looked around the island. Immediately, he noticed something strange.
"That's weird, there's smoke coming out of the volcano…I wonder why." pondered Snotty.
He decided to take no notice of this however, and continued relaxing with his goons.
I'm sorry if I made you all unhappy in this chapter…what can I say? Lord Cataclysm was just that evil…what do you think of him now?
Thankfully our heroes managed to escape Faerieland unscatched…but what will happen to them from there? Surely they'll continue trying to stop the Cult of Apocalypse…but just where were they end up?
As for the Villains of Darkness…well naturally our heroes will eventually cross paths with them again sooner or later…it's been a while since they've last clashed off, hasn't it?
In the next chapter, we'll also get to learn about what happened to Professor Nyctus…
