1.1 Part Five- Freedom Neopets
Kit's story haunted Ettne weeks later. Her determination grew to save them.
One week, most of the household came down with a bad case of the flu. Workers and residents spent their days in bed. Ettne and a few other workers were the only one's not sick. Unfortunately, the cook was sick, and the un-sick workers were trying to decide who should cook.
"Can anyone cook? We need food, for us and the sick." Ettne bit her tongue, then said, "I guess I could cook. With a recipe book." The small amount of workers looked at the Wocky. "You can? Great!" A Blumarro said. The rest of the workers spilt up to serve everyone. Ettne stood in the kitchen with a sigh. "Here goes nothing." She muttered, and pulled out a recipe book. That night, after everyone had been served, the unsick workers sat down to eat. "This is great, Ettne! You are a great cook!" An elephatne said, the others agreed. "Thanks." Ettne replied. Soon, after the dishes had been clear, Kit came into the kitchen. "Kit! You're sick and should be in bed with everyone else!" Kit snorted but sat down anyway. "Who cooked dinner? It was better than anything cook ever makes." Ettne blushed, "Me." Kit's eyes bulged, "You? Wow!" Ettne smiled, but then insisted Kit go to bed.
Soon Ettne's compliments grew and she was hired as the Jr. Cook. Ettne loved her new job, cooking most of the time. But it also meant she had some free time. One day, while finishing a Turkey dinner for the boss and his neopets, a green Chia was brought in. "Let me go!" the neopet yelled, squirming in a human's hands. The human dropped the Chia roughly and hurried back up stairs. The door slammed and Ettne realized that her free time would be spent downstairs. She sighed, and continued to cook the dinner, watching the Chia. "Hey there. Are you new?" Ettne asked watching the Chia jump in surprise. "Yeah, I'm new here. I'm not suppose to be here though, I'm a free pet!" Ettne smiled and motioned to a stool. The Chia climbed on it and looked at Ettne. "Well it seems to me your not free anymore." The Chia glared, "Just wait. You'll see. I was a worker once, like you. But some humans saved me, they call themselves the Neopet Railroad." Ettne laughed, "Humans save you? That's a laugh!" The Chia shrugged, "It's true!" Ettne laughed again and glanced at the dinner. "Right. Well, it might be, but I doubt it. Anyway, I'm Ettne." The Chia smiled and extended his hand, "I'm Nack." Ettne's paw dropped on the stove. She yelled and pulled back, falling off her stool. Nack gasped and ran around to help Ettne. "What happened? Are you okay?" Ettne stood shakily, "Your name is Nack? You're that Chia, that my mom saved two years ago!" Nack frowned, and then his face lit up. "Are you serious? Oh my- wow!" Ettne and Nack stared at each other, then they both burst out different questions. They sat there for a long time, each one telling their own tale. Nack explained how a human had rescued him from a factory and freed him. Then a hunter trapped him and brought him here. They talked until Ettne smelled smoke. "Oh no! The turkey dinner!" she yelped yanking the Turkey dinner from the stove. A part of the dinner was black, but the most of it was perfect. Nack looked at Ettne and said, "It looks okay. Don't worry about it." Ettne nodded, but she didn't believe it.
That night, after dinner, Ettne was called to Precious's room. Fear grew in Ettne but she obeyed. The Uni lay on her bed lazily. "Are you the one that cooked dinner tonight?" Ettne nodded, staring around the room. The bedroom was bigger than Belle's was, with a roaring fireplace, huge bed, two closets, and two large mirrors one that was connected to a vanity. Ettne gaped at it, unable to believe how much one neopet owned. "Did you know, that my piece was burned?" Ettne nodded slightly and watched the neopet prance off her bed. Precious placed her face near Ettne's causing the Wocky to step back. "I don't like burned dinner." Precious said, taking a step with each word. Ettne stepped back until she could feel sparks from the fire burn into her flesh. "What if I were to burn you, would you like it?" The Uni shoved Ettne down, face to face with the fire. "Please, don't!" Ettne begged, feeling the fire burn at her nose. Pain welled in her nose and the Uni pushed her closer. Ettne's face felt like it was on fire and she pulled back desperately. Precious stopped and allowed Ettne up. Ettne's face was black from ashes and tears spilled down the soot. "I'll allow you to make it up. From now on, after dinner, you will be my personal slave." Ettne frowned and wiped at her face. "It's that or stand in the fire." Ettne quickly agreed to be a slave, and was released.
She hurried to the worker's bathroom, drenching her face in cold water. Kit and Nack entered, horror etched on their faces. "What happened to you?" Kit asked moving closer. Ettne explained between sobs as rage built in Kit's soul. "We have to get you out of here." Nack said, and Kit agreed. Ettne stopped the water and looked in the mirror. Patches of fur were missing on her face. Nack left, unable to look anymore. Kit kissed Ettne's forehead, "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Ettne laid her head on his chest and let the tears fall
Kit's story haunted Ettne weeks later. Her determination grew to save them.
One week, most of the household came down with a bad case of the flu. Workers and residents spent their days in bed. Ettne and a few other workers were the only one's not sick. Unfortunately, the cook was sick, and the un-sick workers were trying to decide who should cook.
"Can anyone cook? We need food, for us and the sick." Ettne bit her tongue, then said, "I guess I could cook. With a recipe book." The small amount of workers looked at the Wocky. "You can? Great!" A Blumarro said. The rest of the workers spilt up to serve everyone. Ettne stood in the kitchen with a sigh. "Here goes nothing." She muttered, and pulled out a recipe book. That night, after everyone had been served, the unsick workers sat down to eat. "This is great, Ettne! You are a great cook!" An elephatne said, the others agreed. "Thanks." Ettne replied. Soon, after the dishes had been clear, Kit came into the kitchen. "Kit! You're sick and should be in bed with everyone else!" Kit snorted but sat down anyway. "Who cooked dinner? It was better than anything cook ever makes." Ettne blushed, "Me." Kit's eyes bulged, "You? Wow!" Ettne smiled, but then insisted Kit go to bed.
Soon Ettne's compliments grew and she was hired as the Jr. Cook. Ettne loved her new job, cooking most of the time. But it also meant she had some free time. One day, while finishing a Turkey dinner for the boss and his neopets, a green Chia was brought in. "Let me go!" the neopet yelled, squirming in a human's hands. The human dropped the Chia roughly and hurried back up stairs. The door slammed and Ettne realized that her free time would be spent downstairs. She sighed, and continued to cook the dinner, watching the Chia. "Hey there. Are you new?" Ettne asked watching the Chia jump in surprise. "Yeah, I'm new here. I'm not suppose to be here though, I'm a free pet!" Ettne smiled and motioned to a stool. The Chia climbed on it and looked at Ettne. "Well it seems to me your not free anymore." The Chia glared, "Just wait. You'll see. I was a worker once, like you. But some humans saved me, they call themselves the Neopet Railroad." Ettne laughed, "Humans save you? That's a laugh!" The Chia shrugged, "It's true!" Ettne laughed again and glanced at the dinner. "Right. Well, it might be, but I doubt it. Anyway, I'm Ettne." The Chia smiled and extended his hand, "I'm Nack." Ettne's paw dropped on the stove. She yelled and pulled back, falling off her stool. Nack gasped and ran around to help Ettne. "What happened? Are you okay?" Ettne stood shakily, "Your name is Nack? You're that Chia, that my mom saved two years ago!" Nack frowned, and then his face lit up. "Are you serious? Oh my- wow!" Ettne and Nack stared at each other, then they both burst out different questions. They sat there for a long time, each one telling their own tale. Nack explained how a human had rescued him from a factory and freed him. Then a hunter trapped him and brought him here. They talked until Ettne smelled smoke. "Oh no! The turkey dinner!" she yelped yanking the Turkey dinner from the stove. A part of the dinner was black, but the most of it was perfect. Nack looked at Ettne and said, "It looks okay. Don't worry about it." Ettne nodded, but she didn't believe it.
That night, after dinner, Ettne was called to Precious's room. Fear grew in Ettne but she obeyed. The Uni lay on her bed lazily. "Are you the one that cooked dinner tonight?" Ettne nodded, staring around the room. The bedroom was bigger than Belle's was, with a roaring fireplace, huge bed, two closets, and two large mirrors one that was connected to a vanity. Ettne gaped at it, unable to believe how much one neopet owned. "Did you know, that my piece was burned?" Ettne nodded slightly and watched the neopet prance off her bed. Precious placed her face near Ettne's causing the Wocky to step back. "I don't like burned dinner." Precious said, taking a step with each word. Ettne stepped back until she could feel sparks from the fire burn into her flesh. "What if I were to burn you, would you like it?" The Uni shoved Ettne down, face to face with the fire. "Please, don't!" Ettne begged, feeling the fire burn at her nose. Pain welled in her nose and the Uni pushed her closer. Ettne's face felt like it was on fire and she pulled back desperately. Precious stopped and allowed Ettne up. Ettne's face was black from ashes and tears spilled down the soot. "I'll allow you to make it up. From now on, after dinner, you will be my personal slave." Ettne frowned and wiped at her face. "It's that or stand in the fire." Ettne quickly agreed to be a slave, and was released.
She hurried to the worker's bathroom, drenching her face in cold water. Kit and Nack entered, horror etched on their faces. "What happened to you?" Kit asked moving closer. Ettne explained between sobs as rage built in Kit's soul. "We have to get you out of here." Nack said, and Kit agreed. Ettne stopped the water and looked in the mirror. Patches of fur were missing on her face. Nack left, unable to look anymore. Kit kissed Ettne's forehead, "Don't worry. I'll protect you." Ettne laid her head on his chest and let the tears fall
