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"NeoMoon Star: The Jewel Staff Saga"
Chapter 2: "Brandy's Knowledge""NeoMoon Star: The Jewel Staff Saga" Chapter 2: "Brandy's Knowledge"
The sun was shining, the grass was growing in various Neogardens. The Neopians and their Neopets were walking in and out of shops, Neopoints in their pockets and various food items in their hands. Nothing was wrong in the world of the Neopia.
The power sticks had stopped glowing, but since it was daytime, they wouldn't be able to see them anyway.
Jessi walked in the kitchen to the smell of Faerie Pancakes and Faerie Toast, "Smells delicious, mom. I'm starving!" Meg smiled but then got a serious look on her face, "Jessi."
"Hm?" Jessi said, a mouthful of Faerie Pancakes muffling her speech. Meg sat down, "Jessi, did you feel it last night?"
Brandy and Sapphire stopped at the bottom of the staircase when they heard her say that. "Sapphire..." Brandy whispered, her voice wavering and worried, "I had a feeling he would come back to get revenge on me. I don't even think NeoMoon Star or Crystal can handle him. I'm the only chance for Neopia if he comes out to the open. Let's go, Sapphire." They walked up the stairs quietly so Meg and Jessi could talk, hero to hero.
"I don't know what I felt last night, but it was something. What do you think it was? Why couldn't anybody else feel it?" Jessi asked her mother.
Meg shook her head, "I don't know what it was, Jessi, but it had something to do with us being NeoMoon Scouts because only us and our Neopets could feel it. Or maybe..." Meg dragged on.
"Maybe Brandy was right. Maybe Neopia is under siege again. If it is, we have to be prepared for anything, Jessi. Remember that."
"I will, mother, I will."
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Brandy had her eyes closed, "Sapphire, I'm afraid for Jessi's safety. If he comes after me, she'll want to protect me and she'll surely die. Only I have the power to destroy him."
Sapphire laid her paws in Brandy's lap, "You mean, if he actually attacked, you would use the Jewel Staff to banish him again?"
Brandy nodded, "That's the only thing that'll work. NeoMoon Star or Crystal's strongest attacks won't work. I have to, Sapphire. There's... no other way."
Sapphire wimpered, "I guess you're right, but you haven't even put a little faith into Jessi or her mother."
"Sapphire! I said Jessi nor her mother can help me! You were there when I banished him. You saw how evil he was."
"Brandy, what are you saying? A new enemy is coming?"
It was Jessi. She had overheard the last two lines of the conversation.
"Jessi?!" Brandy asked, startled by her sudden appearance, "How much did you hear?"
"More than I needed to hear." Jessi said quietly before leaving. Amber walked beside her.
-scene change-
As Jessie slammed her door closed, she thought about Brandy, "Why didn't she tell me there was a new enemy coming? I mean, she can't defend Neopia. Only me and my mom can."
-scene change-
"I didn't mean for Jessi to hear it, Sapphire. I didn't tell her because I know she can't beat him."
Sapphire tried to comfort her confused owner, "But Jessi doesn't know it. Now that she knows, you should tell her the whole story."
"No, Sapphire! I don't want to put Jessi in danger. I'll have to do it alone. That means you stay here also. I'm going to have to use the Jewel Staff."
The door creaked open and a White Usul stepped in.
"Hey, Ruby." Sapphire said.
Ruby leaped into Brandy's lap and said, "Brandy, you're not actually going to use the Jewel Staff are you?" When Brandy nodded, she continued, "You do know what it does, right?"
Brandy nodded, "My mother told me after I was old enough to understand. Ruby, I do know that I could die. I was lucky when I first used it. I accidentally activated it and since I was so young, I didn't lose my life. But this time..."
Ruby nodded, "I won't tell anyone but Meg or Jessi is bound to figure it out eventually." Ruby left the room and muttered to herself, "She doesn't know about the Jewel Staff's other power... Could Brandy be... the one?"
Could Brandy be what? Find out as the plot unfolds!
PLUS: You get to find out what NeoMoon Crystal's outfit looks like!