Allies
by Flipp_Garuda
My owner believes me insanely brilliant, as many of you probably believe, as well. But, really, I only mean well for Neopia as a whole, it is not just for my own personal gain. Have you ever looked at that little box at the bottom of your Quick Reference page? The little box that portrays a miniature pet, a petpet. That's me, and, thankfully, I do get noticed. Quite often, and not always in a good way.
I have been thinking of ways to take over Neopia, but what is a little Pepito to do? Especially when my contacts are dwindling as I write. That is when I noticed the little Earthen bird that Gryphon carries around with her. It's a hideously cute thing, a little green, loud thing with a bright red tail and a dark green head. His eyes are always a bright, cheery black, ringed with tough white skin. He nests in Gryphon's thick brown hair and most of the time all you see is a tail sticking back out her shoulder. I have high hopes for that little bird. Oh, yes...
My owner is a little insane, herself. She is where many think I get my maniacal ways. She believes herself to be a "bringer of darkness." She can control dark forces, namely a pack of giant Lupes of which her own pup, Deadele, is one of. They're mostly savage things that only take orders from their two callers (Gryphon and the Aisha Kanakui) and their pack leaders. Deadele, however, is as tame as a young Kougra. It's sickening. But I have learned from watching, and I'm sure that the little bird, Flipp, could be an asset to me.
There is one flaw in my plan. Flipp is never away from Gryphon. Not only that, but he is young and so sickeningly cute I would so enjoy vomiting at the sight of him. So, I settled on his Neopian clones, Flippie G and Garudi.
The two are actually highly intelligent, but hide it behind a thuggish speaking and acting manner. Not only that, but Garudi is in affiliation with a certain Eyrie whose name I shall not mention. But conversing with them alone is a challenge, as I soon learned when I arranged to meet them at a dock on Krawk Island.
"Yo, yo! You da petpet we're supposed to be meetin' today?" A green Pteri called out to me as he sauntered forward.
I cringed. "Are you... Flippie G?"
"Yea, what's it to you, dawg?" The Pteri asked as its fiery plumed friend emerged from behind him.
"I am Triano, and I am here to ask for your assistance in taking over Neopia. That is, if you are interested. And if not, well, my, shall we say, 'muscle' will escort you to my dungeon in the Haunted Woods." I said smugly, knowing this must have won them over.
"Hey, dawg, we ain't lookin' for no trouble, awight?" The fiery one, Garudi, I presumed, drawled.
Inwardly, I groaned. "Are you with me or shall my friends escort you?" I motioned with a tail to the two brawny Wockies next to me.
"Naw, we ain't into that stuff. But, yo, we know who you can go to." Flippie G told me.
"Who?" I asked, suddenly interested and suspicious at once.
"We know a guy, yea, he can help ya a lot. His name is Mareni, he's a little pet thingy like ya." Garudi told me.
"Mareni?" I hissed. I knew the name, definitely, I knew that name. Mareni was a Doglefox after my own cold heart.
***
The only problems with finding Mareni was that he was one of Gryphon's petpets. He was long gone, of course, after her whole hacker ordeal. I had no idea if he'd escaped, as I had, or if he was still trapped.
Then there was Ashien and the beautiful Wynd. Ashien, a white-pink Doglefox was the sworn enemy of the Green Doglefox which was Mareni. And, of course, the exotic Wynd, the Pink Bluna, followed him. How I envy that annoying puppy.
I was at the end of the line when I used my last resource to track down Mareni. The Doglefox was living in the alleys of Neopia Central, living off fake Dice-A-Roo tournaments in the dark streets of the city. That was exactly where I found him, next to the rancid dumpsters behind the Food Shop.
"Are you the one known as Mareni?" I asked cautiously, though my beating heart told me it was true.
"Yes. What have you come here for?" His hissing voice asked me. It thrilled me, that evil that was present. Though I had never met him face to face, but I knew of his evil ways on the backstreets of Neopia. Anyone who was looking to survive in wild streets knew him.
"I have a business proposition for you." I told him, business-like, as I flopped from the shadows, my Wocky bodyguards visible just enough to create an impression.
"There is no need for the heavy muscle, there is no one here to harm you, dear Triano." The Doglefox said coolly.
"You can never be overly sure." I answered harshly.
"Now," I began, slithering as close as I dared. "How would you like Neopia at your paws?"
Mareni smiled, his gleaming white teeth flashed dangerously, and I knew the game had just begun.
My owner believes me insanely brilliant, as many of you probably believe, as well. But, really, I only mean well for Neopia as a whole, it is not just for my own personal gain. Have you ever looked at that little box at the bottom of your Quick Reference page? The little box that portrays a miniature pet, a petpet. That's me, and, thankfully, I do get noticed. Quite often, and not always in a good way.
I have been thinking of ways to take over Neopia, but what is a little Pepito to do? Especially when my contacts are dwindling as I write. That is when I noticed the little Earthen bird that Gryphon carries around with her. It's a hideously cute thing, a little green, loud thing with a bright red tail and a dark green head. His eyes are always a bright, cheery black, ringed with tough white skin. He nests in Gryphon's thick brown hair and most of the time all you see is a tail sticking back out her shoulder. I have high hopes for that little bird. Oh, yes...
My owner is a little insane, herself. She is where many think I get my maniacal ways. She believes herself to be a "bringer of darkness." She can control dark forces, namely a pack of giant Lupes of which her own pup, Deadele, is one of. They're mostly savage things that only take orders from their two callers (Gryphon and the Aisha Kanakui) and their pack leaders. Deadele, however, is as tame as a young Kougra. It's sickening. But I have learned from watching, and I'm sure that the little bird, Flipp, could be an asset to me.
There is one flaw in my plan. Flipp is never away from Gryphon. Not only that, but he is young and so sickeningly cute I would so enjoy vomiting at the sight of him. So, I settled on his Neopian clones, Flippie G and Garudi.
The two are actually highly intelligent, but hide it behind a thuggish speaking and acting manner. Not only that, but Garudi is in affiliation with a certain Eyrie whose name I shall not mention. But conversing with them alone is a challenge, as I soon learned when I arranged to meet them at a dock on Krawk Island.
"Yo, yo! You da petpet we're supposed to be meetin' today?" A green Pteri called out to me as he sauntered forward.
I cringed. "Are you... Flippie G?"
"Yea, what's it to you, dawg?" The Pteri asked as its fiery plumed friend emerged from behind him.
"I am Triano, and I am here to ask for your assistance in taking over Neopia. That is, if you are interested. And if not, well, my, shall we say, 'muscle' will escort you to my dungeon in the Haunted Woods." I said smugly, knowing this must have won them over.
"Hey, dawg, we ain't lookin' for no trouble, awight?" The fiery one, Garudi, I presumed, drawled.
Inwardly, I groaned. "Are you with me or shall my friends escort you?" I motioned with a tail to the two brawny Wockies next to me.
"Naw, we ain't into that stuff. But, yo, we know who you can go to." Flippie G told me.
"Who?" I asked, suddenly interested and suspicious at once.
"We know a guy, yea, he can help ya a lot. His name is Mareni, he's a little pet thingy like ya." Garudi told me.
"Mareni?" I hissed. I knew the name, definitely, I knew that name. Mareni was a Doglefox after my own cold heart.
***
The only problems with finding Mareni was that he was one of Gryphon's petpets. He was long gone, of course, after her whole hacker ordeal. I had no idea if he'd escaped, as I had, or if he was still trapped.
Then there was Ashien and the beautiful Wynd. Ashien, a white-pink Doglefox was the sworn enemy of the Green Doglefox which was Mareni. And, of course, the exotic Wynd, the Pink Bluna, followed him. How I envy that annoying puppy.
I was at the end of the line when I used my last resource to track down Mareni. The Doglefox was living in the alleys of Neopia Central, living off fake Dice-A-Roo tournaments in the dark streets of the city. That was exactly where I found him, next to the rancid dumpsters behind the Food Shop.
"Are you the one known as Mareni?" I asked cautiously, though my beating heart told me it was true.
"Yes. What have you come here for?" His hissing voice asked me. It thrilled me, that evil that was present. Though I had never met him face to face, but I knew of his evil ways on the backstreets of Neopia. Anyone who was looking to survive in wild streets knew him.
"I have a business proposition for you." I told him, business-like, as I flopped from the shadows, my Wocky bodyguards visible just enough to create an impression.
"There is no need for the heavy muscle, there is no one here to harm you, dear Triano." The Doglefox said coolly.
"You can never be overly sure." I answered harshly.
"Now," I began, slithering as close as I dared. "How would you like Neopia at your paws?"
Mareni smiled, his gleaming white teeth flashed dangerously, and I knew the game had just begun.