"Tag! You're it!" My annoying zafara sister, Korana, laughed. I grunted. "I hate tag." Korana gasped. She put her paw to her head and crumpled to the ground, attempting a faint. I chuckled. "You are really bad at that." I stepped over her body. She sat up. "You're just jealous. You have no talent at ALL!" She sneered. I scowled. "You'll see. I will prove to you that I DO have talent!" I yelled, and ran off into the Faerie City. There was a large mob of faeries and pets gathered around the castle. "Oof! Ugh, 'scuse me! Move it! Ugh!" I fought my way through the crowd. "'Scuse me! I need to get to the front!" But before I could reach the front, a faerie stepped out of the castle. She was very tall, and had short, blonde hair. She was wearing a sky blue blouse, and blue pants. Her wings were periwinkle and had a faint glow to them. She called to the crowd, "Attention fellow Faerieland residents! Attention!" The crowd didn't notice. The faerie cleared her throat. She raised her wand into the air, and a blue bolt of electricy sparked from it. It began small, and grew larger. The crowd gasped. The faerie smiled. "Thank you." She cleared her throat. "I am afraid that our queen, Fyora, has disappeared." The crowd gasped. "But," She continued. "If we have a few volunteers, we could form a search team to find Fyora and bring her back to Faerieland. If you would like to volunteer, please step forward." The crowd looked around to see who would risk their lives for the queen. I grinned. This was a perfect opportunity to prove myself to all of Neopia and Korana. I imagined myself fighting a dark faerie.
"Free Fyora, or else!" I bellowed.
"Or else what?!" The dark faerie snickered. I jumped into action. I bit her hand, making blood gush out. She dropped her wand and clutched her hand. I snapped the wand in two pieces. "My wand!" The dark faerie yelped. "Have mercy on me!" She cried. She fell on her hands and knees. "C'mon, Fyora, we're gettin' outta here!" Fyora hopped on my back and we flew back to Faerieland.
"Anyone?" The air faerie's voice depleted my daydream. I saw two neopets go to the front. One was a red Grarrl, the other was a vicous looking white kougra. Without hesitating, I moved myself to the front of the crowd, and stood boldly next to the kougra. He looked at me and chuckled. "What's so funny?" I snapped. He just chuckled again. I gritted my teeth. Before I could insult this kougra, a usul stepped up. The grarrl and the kougra laughed hysterically. The usul blushed, but she still held her head up high. A few of the crowd members started laughing. Soon, the whole crowd seemed to have a case of the giggles. The usul looked upset. "Only four? I know there are much braver and stronger pets out there..." The air faerie insisted. Six more pets marched to the front. Two were shoyrus; one was purple, the other was robot. I assumed the purple one was a girl. The other four neopets were two lupes, one grundo, and one draik. The grundo was smiley and happy. "Gflrrrrpt!" It said to me. I blinked. "Uh, same here..." I wasn't really sure what he said. I decided to ignore him. Instead, I inspected the draik. His torso was black, and from his waist down were flames. I stared at him in awe. "Hey, I'm Sherrie." SHERRIE?! I thought. I thought it was a guy! I was a little embarrassed. "What's your name? What level are you? Are you strong?" Sherrie asked. I hated it when people ask me multiple questions at one time. "Aberly...Level 27...I...guess I'm strong..." I replied. Sherrie nodded. "Well, I'm Sherrie. You can call me Torch, though. I'm level 32. And I am VERY strong." She said proudly. "Those two over there are my brothers." She pointed a claw at the two lupes. "There names are Skunk and Zap."
"Those are their real names?"
Sherrie giggled. "No, silly. The lupe painted skunk is named Wendell, but everyone calls him skunk. My other one, painted electric, is Zack, but his nickname is Zap." I nodded. "Do you want a nickname?" She asked me. Before I could answer, the air faerie began talking again. "Well, now we have ten neopets...I supposed that will do." All ten of us got in a straight line in front of the castle. "Your quest is to find Fyora and bring her back here. You shall search every mile of land, every ocean. You must visit all of the Neopian countries, including Maraqua and the Virtupets Station. Good luck to you all, and please, be careful. Good bye!" She waved. We turned around and the whole crowd was cheering. My stomach tied in a knot. "They seem so confident in us..." I whispered to Sherrie/Torch. "Yeah, they should. We'll find Fyora or die trying!" She yelled. Her eyes sparkled This was going to be a long journey.
"Free Fyora, or else!" I bellowed.
"Or else what?!" The dark faerie snickered. I jumped into action. I bit her hand, making blood gush out. She dropped her wand and clutched her hand. I snapped the wand in two pieces. "My wand!" The dark faerie yelped. "Have mercy on me!" She cried. She fell on her hands and knees. "C'mon, Fyora, we're gettin' outta here!" Fyora hopped on my back and we flew back to Faerieland.
"Anyone?" The air faerie's voice depleted my daydream. I saw two neopets go to the front. One was a red Grarrl, the other was a vicous looking white kougra. Without hesitating, I moved myself to the front of the crowd, and stood boldly next to the kougra. He looked at me and chuckled. "What's so funny?" I snapped. He just chuckled again. I gritted my teeth. Before I could insult this kougra, a usul stepped up. The grarrl and the kougra laughed hysterically. The usul blushed, but she still held her head up high. A few of the crowd members started laughing. Soon, the whole crowd seemed to have a case of the giggles. The usul looked upset. "Only four? I know there are much braver and stronger pets out there..." The air faerie insisted. Six more pets marched to the front. Two were shoyrus; one was purple, the other was robot. I assumed the purple one was a girl. The other four neopets were two lupes, one grundo, and one draik. The grundo was smiley and happy. "Gflrrrrpt!" It said to me. I blinked. "Uh, same here..." I wasn't really sure what he said. I decided to ignore him. Instead, I inspected the draik. His torso was black, and from his waist down were flames. I stared at him in awe. "Hey, I'm Sherrie." SHERRIE?! I thought. I thought it was a guy! I was a little embarrassed. "What's your name? What level are you? Are you strong?" Sherrie asked. I hated it when people ask me multiple questions at one time. "Aberly...Level 27...I...guess I'm strong..." I replied. Sherrie nodded. "Well, I'm Sherrie. You can call me Torch, though. I'm level 32. And I am VERY strong." She said proudly. "Those two over there are my brothers." She pointed a claw at the two lupes. "There names are Skunk and Zap."
"Those are their real names?"
Sherrie giggled. "No, silly. The lupe painted skunk is named Wendell, but everyone calls him skunk. My other one, painted electric, is Zack, but his nickname is Zap." I nodded. "Do you want a nickname?" She asked me. Before I could answer, the air faerie began talking again. "Well, now we have ten neopets...I supposed that will do." All ten of us got in a straight line in front of the castle. "Your quest is to find Fyora and bring her back here. You shall search every mile of land, every ocean. You must visit all of the Neopian countries, including Maraqua and the Virtupets Station. Good luck to you all, and please, be careful. Good bye!" She waved. We turned around and the whole crowd was cheering. My stomach tied in a knot. "They seem so confident in us..." I whispered to Sherrie/Torch. "Yeah, they should. We'll find Fyora or die trying!" She yelled. Her eyes sparkled This was going to be a long journey.