Chapter 4

Advents, Ardor, and Anger

Disclaimer: I don't own Neopets, so don't sue me. This goes for all chapters.

In the days after the three pets Verderato, Azuldragao, and Jadretana had each got many things from the Advent Calender, some things good, some things bad. Their new luxury had also proven nice; each pet had a bathroom and an attic attached to each of their rooms, and their hall now looked very regal indeed. Their home was now known as 'The Mansion on Coltzan's Hill' for they had a clear view of the shrine from the west wing of the NeoHome.

On the Day of Celebrating the family decided to have a party, where they would invite friends and family to the mansion to have fun.

"Now, don't go inside," Quinto said. "You're not allowed to look."

"But-" Verderato whined.

"No, Verderato. You can't go in," Quinto said firmly. "I'll take your Green Mynci Plushie if you do."

"Not Mickey Mynci!" Verderato wailed.

"Then don't come in," Quinto said.

Verderato had become the one most disliked in the family. He was never very nice to anybody, and had been brought the least amount of times to the Advent Calendar, and hadn't ever gotten anything he was satisfied with. But he still continued his ways, not realizing that 'Santa Bruce' would not bring him many presents that year.

Azul had almost given the Rod of Supernova back to the Snowager (who still had the 'Kick Me' sign stuck to his head), but he decided not to because there was a chance he might get nicer when he got the present.

"I claim the keyhole!" Azuldragao yelled instantly. He rushed up to it, and described what he saw to Jade and Verderato. "Verderato, your friend Jeffrey is here, with his brother Sylvester. And a big Bruce in a red suit.........Santa Bruce! Santa Bruce is here!" The loud noise drew Quinto out of the ballroom to see what was going on. He smiled when he saw Azul looking in the keyhole and describing what he saw.

"Hey Azul!" Quinto exclaimed. "You can go in!"

"Thanks!" Azul said. He rushed to open to the door but then froze. "Uh-oh..."

"You're not in trouble Azul," Quinto said. "I would have done the same thing. Go on in." Azul cautiously opened the door and saw the ballroom. He also saw a pine tree rooted to a large clay bowl. He privately wondered what it was for when he saw...

"Presents!" Azul, Jade, and Verderato exclaimed together.

"You can open them," Quinto said. "Look. Some of your friends have already opened theirs." They saw that Sylvester and Jeffrey were opening presents, and so was the Wocky from the Kiosk. Garon the Lupe was busy chasing Nigel the Chia, and the Auction Genie was scaring the wits out of the Shop Wizard. The threesome smiled, and rushed over to open the presents.

Verderato only had 3 presents, but he liked them all. One was the Rod of Supernova from Azul, and another was an Icetravaganza Scratchcard from the Kiosk Wocky, and the final was from Quinto, a Red Mynci Plushie ('Minnie Mynci').

Jeffrey's presents consisted of an Icetravaganza Scratchcard, a Peach Snowball from Azul, a Lost Desert Paint Brush from Quinto, and a parachute from his brother Sylvester.

Jade had received a Pawkeet from Quinto (Yay!), a Mermaid Usuki set from Azul, an Icetravaganza Scratchcard, a Sheriff's Badge from Jeffrey, and a letter, with something attached.

Dear Jadretana,

Thank you for supporting me in the Cheat Finals. Because of you and others' support, I won the Finals against Spectre. Here is a retired 'Kalora's Battledeck' to show my appreciation.

Your friend,

Kalora.

"Wow! A letter from the famous Kalora the Kau! And a Kalora's Battledeck!" Sylvester said enviously. "You're really lucky Jade!"

"I didn't think she would remember," Jadretana said modestly. "Even if I was the only non-Kau supporter." Everyone laughed.

Sylvester's presents included a Cool Negg from Quinto, a new parachute autographed by the 2 Gallon Hatz members (his sponsors) from the 2 Gallon Hatz, a Silver Paint Brush from Azul, an Icetravaganza Scratchcard, an Underwater Map piece from Jade ("Thanks! This was the one I needed!"), a video of Sylvester's first parachuting from Jeffrey, and a 500 points sack from his fans.

But among all of the good presents, Azuldragao got the best one. The Icetravaganza Scratchcard, the complete Treasure Map from Quinto, the Dust Mote from Jade, the Shoyru Helmet from Sylvester, the Fire Faerie from Jeffrey, the Magic Potion from the Auction Genie, and the Grand Lightning Beam from 'a secret admirer' could not match the best present of all. The Faelinn Plushie.

He didn't know who it was from, or why it felt so magical, but he could not leave his new plushie alone.

Everyone knew it was special, and no one at the party had given this item to Azuldragao, but all they knew is that THEY WANTED IT!

Jade and the adults could hold it in, but Sylvester had leapt up from his chair, nearly grabbed the plushie, but then stopped himself and apologized, explaining why he had done what he had done.

But Verderato had the worst feeling about this plushie. He could feel it's vibes tense through the room, and he felt VERY vulnerable. So he ran up behind Azul, snatched the plushie, and ripped it in half. Everyone gasped. Azul was wailing and Verderato was feeling very ashamed. What had he done? Why did he do that? Why did he have to destroy the magic of the plushie?

"VERDERATO!" Quinto screamed. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Go up to your room, NOW! ALL of your presents are permanently SUSPENDED!" Verderato started to wail. His conscience was feeling horrible, and so was he. He had gotten everything he had want taken away from him, because of something he did wrong.

"If it can be FIXED," Quinto added loudly as an afterthought, "I'll give you back the plushie." Verderato immediately rushed over to help.

"Stand out of the way," a voice boomed down the hall. It was......

"KAUVARA!"

"Hello," Kauvara greeted. She examined the plushie. "Hmmmmmmmm..... hmmmmm.....yes, it's fixable......but it's of high interest. Maybe if I could bring it to my shop-"

"NO!" Azul boomed, not to mention scared everyone out of their wits. "Fix it, and then please give it back!"
"Okay," Kauvara said, a bit surprised, for no one had refused her before. "Let me hold it........" She pulled a small potion out of her sack. "This will do." She poured it onto Faelinn, and it magically repaired itself.

"Thank you, Kauvara," Azul said happily. He hugged Faelinn tightly and walked upstairs to his room.

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