Neopets:
The Story of The Wocky Wonder

Chapter 3
I Dare Not
It was Jewel's turn. She tugged at the pink ribbon carefully. And then she slowly cut the paper off. She wiggled the box cover off. She gazed into the box. There in the corner of the box, was the most adorable, cute, cuddly thing she'd ever seen. With it's thumb it it's mouth, she picked it up and cuddled it within her arms. He stirred. He sat up and looked into Jewels sleek black eyes. She smiled. "You're the cutest Petpet, I have ever seen." she said. "What's your name?" It looked at her.
"Well... um.... I guess.... um..... I'm Puppyblew..... but I.... um don't have.... um a name..... um." she shrieked with delight and cuddled him close.
"Then I will call you Bleu." she said. He jumped up and down on her paw.
"Yay! Yay! Bleu! Bleu!" He rejoiced. And there was the start of two, very deep friendships.
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12:00 came and they were off. The Battle Dome was crowded as usual. They showed their passes and went to get seats in the Balthazzar and that one Novice's arena. The sat down on the right side of the arena and waited for their opponents to emerge. They sat in anxiousness. Their Petpets on their shoulders. The Hot dog man passed by again, and of course they had to get hotdogs.
The doors flew open. The mean, gruff, faerie hunter emerged. His body resembled a lupe, but deformed and unclean. His eyes blazed with fire from hell and yet had an appearence of kindness as of the heavens. He stared at the other door waiting for his opponent to emerge.
The door crept open. A Skeith stepped out with a rumble. He measured about half the size of Balthazzar, and was green. He bore a Skeith Sabre and Skeith Battle Helmet, and Claws. His wings were enveloped in metal and he bore an Amulet of the Light Faerie around his neck.
Balthazzar's eyes blazed even darker, as he saw the Amulet. He was ready... the Gloomer, was ready to kill.
The battle raged on. The Skeith, once in a while hitting Balthazzar blow after blow. Neither of them wore down. Balthazzar's rage grew fiercer and fiercer. The skeith took a hit to the head and his Helm shattered. There was a silence. Even the great Balthazzar stopped. He turned. He knew he had won. The Skeith fell flat on his face. "You were a good opponent" He called in his gruff voice. "I will leave you alone now" and no one heard anymore from him for a while.

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(3 Weeks Later)
Night came, Jewel was gazing out her window, Wonder walked in. "Hey." He said, "What's going on?"
"Nothing" She called. "Just staring at the trees."
"Hey Wonder!" Flare called, he had walked in and jumped on his back. Suddenly there was a rumble over by their garbage area. They ducked down. Flare cuddled up real tight under Wonder. He lay back. They heard big feet rumbling in the grass. None of them dared to look. Jewel wanted to shut the window. But there was a fear of being seen by whatever was out there. She felt a shadow come over her. Wonder sat up, cold with fear of what was staring at him. Flare took one look at him... then fainted. Wonder was in shock. The gruff voice said, "I challenge you. Wocky!" and he turned and left. Balthazzar.... had returned.