Way out to sea in the world of Neopia, there is none other than Mystery Island. Its origins are a mystery (for all we know, it could've fallen out of the sky or appeared in the ocean by a collection of fallen rocks from a volcanic blast), but its people certainly are not. They sailed to the island from afar after living in a jungle not far from Neopia Central when they had been ran out by a strange creature now known only as 'the Shadow that chased away the islanders.'
When the Neopets had hopped into the boat and went out to sea, after a few days they began to starve, as they hadn't brought any kind of provisions from the mainland in their great haste to escape alive. Just when they thought they were about to die from hunger and thirst, a large shape formed on the horizon, acting as a stimulant for the people.
'An island! An island!' they shouted in glee, although the language they actually used is now lost. 'Food! Water! Shelter!'
As quick as they could, they directed their boats towards the formless shape and spun their Kougra paws and their Techo Claws so that they looked like wheels. In two days, they had finally reached the sandy shores of the mysterious island and collapsed upon the sand. Looking up, the helpless adventurers saw that the bushes near the sand were teeming with strange red berries that looked like cherries (they are Krakuberries) and the trees were so basically loaded with strange banana-like fruit with green stripes (Zeenanas) and large blue fruits with brown spots (Chokatos) among other different kinds of fruits. Eyes almost crying in happiness, they leapt up and grabbed as many of the exotic foods as they could and began to eat as much as they could fit into their hungry, dry mouths at once.
That night, they lit a great bonfire using some trees the Kougras had clawed down and the Techos made grass skirts for the new islanders to wear, and they danced the night away. Jhudiah the Island Faerie, the Techo Master, the Tiki Tack Man, the Tiki Tour Guide, and the Island Mystic, the five old elders of the jungle from where they came from, declared that the island was to be their new home and that they would call it 'Mystery Island', as no one knew anything about it, except that it had saved their lives.