Corry7:Hi ladies and gents! Before we start this new episode, I'd like you to meet someone. My little bro, Nar101 the red Hissi! Come on out Nar.

Nar101:(sheepishly)Hi.

Corry:Nar's gonna be in the next chapter, or the chapter after that; it depends on if the authoress actually starts studying for final exams. Let's get started!

Nar:Didn't you forget something?

Corry:Thanks bro, the authoress doesn't own Neopets™, Adam and Donna own Neopets™. She's just using us as an excuse not to study. Start the chapter!

Ch2:Just a Thief?

The day was long and dull; which is what most people expect of a Sunday. It was too hot to do anything except go swimming or eat ice cream. Normally summer was full of parties and fun, especially June. June was filled with wonderful and bizarre things; like the 'project' Corry was working on.

"Since it's too hot to do anything during the day, most do what they need to do at dark. This is the same for thieves." Corry slunk around the back of an old deserted building. It was mostly gray with blue curtains hanging from open windows. A dim light glowed from within. "Buildings like this are usually seen on Krawk Island, not Neopia Central. Let's see what their up to." The curious bori poked his camera through one of the windows. Inside, he saw what looked like an old fashion tavern. Pool, poker and backgammon tables as far as the eye could see. Fine looking waitresses picking up tabs and not so fine looking drunks playing roulette. At a table far off in the back was a small group of thieves known as the Swindling Six, one of the members being Toiny. Along with a korbat, an ixi, two draiks and a zafara, the six thieves, there was a leader who made them do all the dirty work while she swam in a pool of stolen gold. Her name was Maria, a feisty darigin kougra who was made known by her red bandana; worn as a symbol of authority amongst pilferers. Toiny wore a bandana just like it. "This may be my most cunning adventure yet. I must be careful, just waltzing into a place like the Dry Iceberg is bad enough, with a video camera is just asking for a death sentence. How do I proceed? They certainly won't welcome someone who fought on the heroes' side of every war." He thought long and hard. A sharp barking broke him from his thoughts. "Shhh, Chester, do you know what kind of trouble I could get in if they catch me here? Wait a minute…they know be, but they don't know you! Perfect, just hold still a second." Chester sat as Corry strung the camera on the puppyblew's back. "Now go all the way to the back table and get what you can on tape, just don't get caught. Ready boy?" He barked happily as he raced into the tavern. "I'm toast."

Inside the tavern, it was mayhem! About three stelths got in a fist fight and people started betting on the winner. After the fight, which was a three way tie; everyone wanted their money back, so yet another fist fight started up. Chester scurried behind a chair and waited. "We had a mighty good haul last time." Maria spoke "Good work, but next time…DON'T STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BANK ROBERY AND GO FOR DOHNUTS!" The whole tavern stopped. "Hehehe…WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?" Everyone went back to business as usual. "Listen carefully; our next stealing gig is at Smugglers Cove and…"

"Smugglers Cove? Are you insane?" Exclaimed Toiny "Do you know what kind of watchmen they have over there? We could get killed, or worse…sent to jail!"

"Shut up. Anymore outbursts like that and I'll tell." He shut up. "I know what those bozos are like, that's why I prepared this." She held up what looked like a map. She spread it over the table. "This is a map of Krawk Island. I made note of where the watchmen for the cove are. If we go here…then here…then over here, we can tunnel right under where those pirates keep their loot. It's completely foolproof!"

"Isn't that what you said about you last 16 plans?"

"Didn't I tell you to shut up? We move out tonight, understood?" The gang nodded. "Good, let's go while the night's young." They got up and walked out, with Chester on their tail. The pup turned around to the side of the building.

"Good boy Chester. What'd ya get?" Corry quickly looked over the tape. "Well well well, looks like Toiny's got a secret, but how am I gonna get to Krawk Island?"

A SHORT WHILE LATER

The thieves slowly made their way underground. "Ow, watch it! Who shoved me?"

"Shut up!" Maria hissed "Or we'll get caught. Follow me." They had planed to dig a tunnel to Smuggler's Cove from the local tavern. What they didn't know was that a certain bori was right above them.

"I still can't believe that transport ship let us abroad." Chester listened to their movements and followed. "Wait, I have an idea." The duo walked to the local tavern and found one of the watchmen for the cove on break.

"Well wadaya know, some petty thieves think they can rob the cove blind? I'll see to it they be thrown in the brig." He was about to walk out but Corry stopped him.

"I have a better idea." The adventurous bori whispered his plan to the gral.

"Harharhar, that'll teach um a thing or two. Better get started."

"We have to be getting close to the cove by now." The group of swindlers kept digging until Maria stopped them. "Quiet, I hear voices." They listened.

"Hear about those bandits trying to tunnel their way to Smuggler's Cove?" One voice questioned.

"Must be a load of idiots, if they really wanted to get some loot, why don't they just turn left at the petpet store and keep going about a mile and a half? Heard there's a hoard of gold and sliver a thousand times bigger then the one at Smuggler's Cove." The second voice responded.

"Did you hear that? Turn around men, we're heading to the really treasure!"

A WHILE LATER

"We've been digging for an hour. Can't we stop for…"

"No, we are not stopping for donuts, besides, we're here! Dig up."

"How can we dig up?"

"Haven't I told you a thousand times Toiny to shut up? Just poke your shovels at the top until it caves."

"Won't it cave in on us too?"

"JUST DIG!" The crew did as was told. They poked for 15 minutes until the roof started to crack. "This is it! This is your big beak! The Swindling Six will get their well deserved place in the history books!" The ground above them sagged and sagged until…a toilet fell on them. "What the hell? Look up and see what just happened." Toiny reluctantly went up.

"What happened was we dug under the local tavern."

"WHAT?"

"Weird, I know, but the worst is yet to come."

"Why is that?" Maria along with the other 5 crawled up out of the hole. They were surrounded by pissed off looking girls.

"We're in the ladies room."

OUTSIDE THE TAVERN

Sounds of fist fights, women's screams and guys yelling "How were we supposed to know?" filled the air, and Corry caught all the sights and sounds on tape from a window. "This has to be the best footage I've gotten all night. Thanks buddy."

"No problem, those guys are a constant pain in the rear."

"Ok, but I gotta ask you two questions; one, what was that secret Maria was talking about?"

"You don't know? It's that Toiny's won the regional dance contest 6 years running." Corry nearly went off his head laughing.

"K, and how did you know the way to tunnel under the girls washroom?" He stood there.

"Well um…you see…" He pretended to look at his watch. "Oh my, would you look at the time, gettin' awful late. You best be runnin' home now bye." He ran off at light speed. Corry just chuckled.

"This will catch so much on N-bay."

Corry:Hi, just to clear things up, N-bay is like E-bay except it's for Neopia. I may not be around cuz a war just started so I'll be fighting a lot. Enjoy and remember…FIGHT FOR MARAQUA!