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Now that reflections are over, it's time to move on with the story! ~
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2 Chapter 4: Strange Discovery
"Hey Teena, is that how you sign off the pets?" Alicia asked, eyeing the stack of papers in her hooves.
"Oh this? It's just to record down the names and stats of the pet. If someone wants to disown a pet, they just have to pay up, tell me the stats of the Neopets before dropping the pet off. If someone wants to adopt a pet, they just have to pick one, and then pay some Neopoints before taking the pet. It's quite simple actually." Teena replied. She slipped and the stack of papers went flying. Alicia rushed forward to help and the conversation was forgotten.
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They had finally got down a routine. Alicia was to look after the disowned Neopets and try to keep them well fed and happy. Teena was to look after the administration matters, like the adoption and disowning of a pet.
"That will be 80 Neopoints. I hope you like your new pet." Teena said, handing over the pet Zafara to the new owner. Alicia watched, smiling happily, another Neopet with a happy life ahead of them. Even then, she felt like she should be noticing something. There was just something niggling her at the back of her mind.
"Alicia?" She was startled out of her thoughts. "Could you please take this Chia to the cages?" Alicia nodded, and took the Chia inside.
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Alicia was doing some spring-cleaning in the house. Chyora was helping too, and they had a fun time dusting forgotten areas of the house.
"Oooo look at this! I think that it's the sweet you bought me 5 months ago!" Chyora cried, holding up the forgotten sweet. It had melted away, and all that was left was a gooey mess, with ants crawling over it.
"Ewwww. How can you bear to touch it?" Alicia squealed. Chyora simply laughed and tossed it in the garbage bin. There was more laughter and surprise as forgotten items were found around the house.
Alicia came upon some forgotten papers. She started reading them, and became so engrossed she didn't notice when Chyora sneaked up behind her and grabbed them.
"Now what do we have here?" He said, smirking. He flew above her, reading the papers.
"How nice, love poetry:
Oh sweet person of my heart
I belong to you and only you
I place my life into your hands
Knowing how well you will do" Chyora said, mimicking her voice.
"Chyora!" Alicia yelled, horrified. He was having so much fun reading out the poetry, and did not look at where he was flying.
*CRASH!!!!*
He knocked right into a cupboard. The cupboard came tumbling down, and with it came all the books and papers that had been stored there. Chyora sat in the pile of books and papers, wincing.
"Perhaps next time you'll know better than to start teasing me." Alicia tried to warn sternly, but burst into giggles. Chyora grinned, and brushed himself. He stared at the huge mess surrounding him.
"It looks even worse than when we started out…" Alicia moaned.
"I think I hear my pet pet calling. See ya!" Chyora called, before running out of the room.
"Coward!" Alicia called after the retreating figure. He stuck out his tongue at her, before disappearing into another room. Alicia started giggling again. She looked at the mess and shook her head. Slowly, she sifted through the whole mess, sorting out books and papers.
'Papers…' she thought, 'I remember something about papers…' She sat there, trying to remember. All the time, she was sorting out the mess, putting a pile of books on the left, and a stack of papers on the right. Incidentally, she looked at the next stack of papers she had picked up. She stopped short.
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I will follow the instructions in the papers exactly and clearly when the time comes. I promise to protect Chyora, and not let any harm come to him. I shall resolve to fulfill my duty as best as my ability allows.
Signed
Alicia Lira
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"What in the world?" Alicia exclaimed. She didn't remember signing anything like this. Then she remembered. Dr_Death had passed her some papers to sign when she had wanted to adopt Chyora. She had never bothered to read it, thinking that it was some administrative detail. She flipped to the next page.
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Hello Alicia,
If you're reading this, it should have been some time already. Several months, close to a year, at least. I hope you still have Chyora. He is a special pet, and I think that he will be happy with you. Simply because of the fact you were willing to adopt him. And if you did not disown him after getting tired of him, you truly deserve him. Also, I should think that I am not around. You should know who I am. Chyora was disowned, because one who knows no love cannot keep a pet such as him. It would be too much for him to bear. You, whose heart is pure and kind, have adopted him out of pity. Now, you take care of him as a matter of duty. When signing, you probably did not know what you were getting yourself into. I myself can't tell you much. I know, that is enough. When it is Shoyru Day, follow my instructions:
Go to the place of fears forgotten
Where many secrets lay hidden
All shun it, they do not think of it
For if they were around in its glory
They would not want to see it now
At that place find the creature
That never stirs nor sleeps
In it you shall find the hidden key
For which to unlock the secret
Of the past...
In its truth he shall grow stronger
With each second in passing
He shall find his true power
And with it he may fight
His wishes shall be granted
From the time of dusk to dawn
And then when he has finally grown
Then shall he decide the fate
Of the world...
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As Alicia read this, she became more and more surprised, and her eyes widened in disbelief. How had this gotten here? She would have never left this alone if she had known what it contained. She had never been more shocked in her entire life. It was starting to sound like something she read in fairy tales.
"Brrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The phone rang. Alicia looked at in surprise. She had just installed the phone, and no one knew her number yet. 'Who could it be?' she wondered, reaching for the hand piece…
To Be Continued…
~My first cliffhanger!!! So, who should be calling? I would love to hear your opinion on this in your reviews. Don't forget to R/R! ^_^ ~
Now that reflections are over, it's time to move on with the story! ~
1
2 Chapter 4: Strange Discovery
"Hey Teena, is that how you sign off the pets?" Alicia asked, eyeing the stack of papers in her hooves.
"Oh this? It's just to record down the names and stats of the pet. If someone wants to disown a pet, they just have to pay up, tell me the stats of the Neopets before dropping the pet off. If someone wants to adopt a pet, they just have to pick one, and then pay some Neopoints before taking the pet. It's quite simple actually." Teena replied. She slipped and the stack of papers went flying. Alicia rushed forward to help and the conversation was forgotten.
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They had finally got down a routine. Alicia was to look after the disowned Neopets and try to keep them well fed and happy. Teena was to look after the administration matters, like the adoption and disowning of a pet.
"That will be 80 Neopoints. I hope you like your new pet." Teena said, handing over the pet Zafara to the new owner. Alicia watched, smiling happily, another Neopet with a happy life ahead of them. Even then, she felt like she should be noticing something. There was just something niggling her at the back of her mind.
"Alicia?" She was startled out of her thoughts. "Could you please take this Chia to the cages?" Alicia nodded, and took the Chia inside.
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Alicia was doing some spring-cleaning in the house. Chyora was helping too, and they had a fun time dusting forgotten areas of the house.
"Oooo look at this! I think that it's the sweet you bought me 5 months ago!" Chyora cried, holding up the forgotten sweet. It had melted away, and all that was left was a gooey mess, with ants crawling over it.
"Ewwww. How can you bear to touch it?" Alicia squealed. Chyora simply laughed and tossed it in the garbage bin. There was more laughter and surprise as forgotten items were found around the house.
Alicia came upon some forgotten papers. She started reading them, and became so engrossed she didn't notice when Chyora sneaked up behind her and grabbed them.
"Now what do we have here?" He said, smirking. He flew above her, reading the papers.
"How nice, love poetry:
Oh sweet person of my heart
I belong to you and only you
I place my life into your hands
Knowing how well you will do" Chyora said, mimicking her voice.
"Chyora!" Alicia yelled, horrified. He was having so much fun reading out the poetry, and did not look at where he was flying.
*CRASH!!!!*
He knocked right into a cupboard. The cupboard came tumbling down, and with it came all the books and papers that had been stored there. Chyora sat in the pile of books and papers, wincing.
"Perhaps next time you'll know better than to start teasing me." Alicia tried to warn sternly, but burst into giggles. Chyora grinned, and brushed himself. He stared at the huge mess surrounding him.
"It looks even worse than when we started out…" Alicia moaned.
"I think I hear my pet pet calling. See ya!" Chyora called, before running out of the room.
"Coward!" Alicia called after the retreating figure. He stuck out his tongue at her, before disappearing into another room. Alicia started giggling again. She looked at the mess and shook her head. Slowly, she sifted through the whole mess, sorting out books and papers.
'Papers…' she thought, 'I remember something about papers…' She sat there, trying to remember. All the time, she was sorting out the mess, putting a pile of books on the left, and a stack of papers on the right. Incidentally, she looked at the next stack of papers she had picked up. She stopped short.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I will follow the instructions in the papers exactly and clearly when the time comes. I promise to protect Chyora, and not let any harm come to him. I shall resolve to fulfill my duty as best as my ability allows.
Signed
Alicia Lira
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"What in the world?" Alicia exclaimed. She didn't remember signing anything like this. Then she remembered. Dr_Death had passed her some papers to sign when she had wanted to adopt Chyora. She had never bothered to read it, thinking that it was some administrative detail. She flipped to the next page.
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Hello Alicia,
If you're reading this, it should have been some time already. Several months, close to a year, at least. I hope you still have Chyora. He is a special pet, and I think that he will be happy with you. Simply because of the fact you were willing to adopt him. And if you did not disown him after getting tired of him, you truly deserve him. Also, I should think that I am not around. You should know who I am. Chyora was disowned, because one who knows no love cannot keep a pet such as him. It would be too much for him to bear. You, whose heart is pure and kind, have adopted him out of pity. Now, you take care of him as a matter of duty. When signing, you probably did not know what you were getting yourself into. I myself can't tell you much. I know, that is enough. When it is Shoyru Day, follow my instructions:
Go to the place of fears forgotten
Where many secrets lay hidden
All shun it, they do not think of it
For if they were around in its glory
They would not want to see it now
At that place find the creature
That never stirs nor sleeps
In it you shall find the hidden key
For which to unlock the secret
Of the past...
In its truth he shall grow stronger
With each second in passing
He shall find his true power
And with it he may fight
His wishes shall be granted
From the time of dusk to dawn
And then when he has finally grown
Then shall he decide the fate
Of the world...
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
As Alicia read this, she became more and more surprised, and her eyes widened in disbelief. How had this gotten here? She would have never left this alone if she had known what it contained. She had never been more shocked in her entire life. It was starting to sound like something she read in fairy tales.
"Brrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The phone rang. Alicia looked at in surprise. She had just installed the phone, and no one knew her number yet. 'Who could it be?' she wondered, reaching for the hand piece…
To Be Continued…
~My first cliffhanger!!! So, who should be calling? I would love to hear your opinion on this in your reviews. Don't forget to R/R! ^_^ ~