Chapter 1: The Beginning
Alicia was a new owner in Neopia. She was a sweet young girl, and had decided not to create a Neopet, as she was not sure if she could look after one. She wandered around Neopia, familiarizing herself with the place.
"No don't! Please don't leave me behind!" Alicia heard someone shout. Not one to ignore such a plea, she ran in the direction of the shout. Soon, she came to a building.
'The Neopian Pound' a big sign outside read. Walking in, she noticed a young blue Shoyru crying bitterly in a cage. She approached him to try and comfort him.
"What's the matter?" she asked. The Shoyru looked up, startled. There were tears streaming down his eyes.
"My owner just abandoned me. He created me a week ago, then saw a limited edition pet and dumped me here." The Shoyru sobbed, "It's not fair! He already has three limited edition pets. He doesn't need another one!" Alicia felt very sorry for him.
"What's your name? Mine's Alicia." She asked warmly.
"It's Chyora. What does it matter to you anyway?" Chyora sniffed. At that moment, Dr_Death came up to her.
"Hey girl, are you going to adopt that Shoyru?" he asked tiredly. She hesitated. Talking with a pet was okay, but adopting it was a different matter. Dr_Death noticed her indecision and shook his head. With a sigh, he turned away to tend to other people.
"Wait!" Alicia called, "I want to adopt him." The Shoyru was so pitiful and it was just not in her heart to leave it in the pound.
"That'll cost you 300np, still want him?" he asked without turning around. Alicia dug into her bag and took out 300np.
"Here, take it. I want Chyora," she answered firmly. Dr_Death finally turned around.
"A girl worthy of this pet," he murmured, smiling mysteriously. Before she could say anything, he thrust some papers to her and said, "Sign here, here and here. Keep this copy for yourself. You can take him home now."
'That was strange,' she thought, leading Chyora away from the pound.
Outside, Chyora skipped about happily. He had never thought that he would be adopted so fast. His owner was lagging behind, so he rushed back to her.
"Why are you so slow? Let's go get something to eat, I'm dying." He suggested. Alicia reached into her bag and counted. She still had 200np.
"All right, let's go. If you hurry we may get something from the food shop," she said. They rushed off, and were just in time to buy a Veggie Dog and some bubble gum. Chyora munched on them happily, while Alicia handed the shopkeeper 150np.
They left the shop, and headed for Faerieland. Suddenly, Chyora tripped.
"Oh you clumsy thing," she laughed. Chyora grinned sheepishly. Looking around, he saw that he had tripped over a bag of neopoints! Looking inside, he gasped. There was 1000np in the bag.
"This is just enough to get a Neohome. Let's go get one!" Chyora cried.
"What's a Neohome?" Alicia asked. Chyora looked at her in surprise. He launched into an explanation of Neohomes and their uses. Alicia shook her head and thought, 'Boy have I got a lot to learn. Chyora could sure teach me a thing or two.'
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Alicia was a new owner in Neopia. She was a sweet young girl, and had decided not to create a Neopet, as she was not sure if she could look after one. She wandered around Neopia, familiarizing herself with the place.
"No don't! Please don't leave me behind!" Alicia heard someone shout. Not one to ignore such a plea, she ran in the direction of the shout. Soon, she came to a building.
'The Neopian Pound' a big sign outside read. Walking in, she noticed a young blue Shoyru crying bitterly in a cage. She approached him to try and comfort him.
"What's the matter?" she asked. The Shoyru looked up, startled. There were tears streaming down his eyes.
"My owner just abandoned me. He created me a week ago, then saw a limited edition pet and dumped me here." The Shoyru sobbed, "It's not fair! He already has three limited edition pets. He doesn't need another one!" Alicia felt very sorry for him.
"What's your name? Mine's Alicia." She asked warmly.
"It's Chyora. What does it matter to you anyway?" Chyora sniffed. At that moment, Dr_Death came up to her.
"Hey girl, are you going to adopt that Shoyru?" he asked tiredly. She hesitated. Talking with a pet was okay, but adopting it was a different matter. Dr_Death noticed her indecision and shook his head. With a sigh, he turned away to tend to other people.
"Wait!" Alicia called, "I want to adopt him." The Shoyru was so pitiful and it was just not in her heart to leave it in the pound.
"That'll cost you 300np, still want him?" he asked without turning around. Alicia dug into her bag and took out 300np.
"Here, take it. I want Chyora," she answered firmly. Dr_Death finally turned around.
"A girl worthy of this pet," he murmured, smiling mysteriously. Before she could say anything, he thrust some papers to her and said, "Sign here, here and here. Keep this copy for yourself. You can take him home now."
'That was strange,' she thought, leading Chyora away from the pound.
Outside, Chyora skipped about happily. He had never thought that he would be adopted so fast. His owner was lagging behind, so he rushed back to her.
"Why are you so slow? Let's go get something to eat, I'm dying." He suggested. Alicia reached into her bag and counted. She still had 200np.
"All right, let's go. If you hurry we may get something from the food shop," she said. They rushed off, and were just in time to buy a Veggie Dog and some bubble gum. Chyora munched on them happily, while Alicia handed the shopkeeper 150np.
They left the shop, and headed for Faerieland. Suddenly, Chyora tripped.
"Oh you clumsy thing," she laughed. Chyora grinned sheepishly. Looking around, he saw that he had tripped over a bag of neopoints! Looking inside, he gasped. There was 1000np in the bag.
"This is just enough to get a Neohome. Let's go get one!" Chyora cried.
"What's a Neohome?" Alicia asked. Chyora looked at her in surprise. He launched into an explanation of Neohomes and their uses. Alicia shook her head and thought, 'Boy have I got a lot to learn. Chyora could sure teach me a thing or two.'
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2 To be continued…