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Just so everybody knows, I didn't say Ian and Blaze were the other Chasers. It could be anybody!

Robot Noil - 3/3/3/3
Escape Rope - 0/4/0/0
Ice Scimitar - 4/0/0/0


"Neopet Chasers"
Chapter 11: "Painful Defeat"

"So, what do you think about all this, Faerie Bell?" I asked her. "I think that we should find them as quick as possible."

"Right." Faerie nodded and laid her head back down on my bed.

I looked at the clock. "I've got to go to school now. I'll see you later!"

-at school-

The class turned to the front board and copied down the assignment. It was ten minutes later when our Neoscanners went off.

I heard someone say. "Ms. Tafashi! They have cell phones!"

Ms. Tafashi wrote a quick note on a sheet of paper from her desk and handed it to Bri.

Bri read what she wrote and looked at Ms. Tafashi with astonishment. "You know?"

She nodded and smiled. "Now hurry before you lose it."

-in the hallway-

"What did it say?" I asked curiously.

Bri passed the paper to me.

Go defeat that Neopet was in Ms. Tafashi's neat script.

"She has to be a Chaser." I said as we both took out our Neoscanners.

-outside-

"Neoscan... Water Change Energize!"

"Neoscan... Light Change Energize!"

"Faerie Bell... element change to... Water!"

"Kia... element change to... Light!"

As soon as we arrived, a Green Yurble attacked. "Spiking Ball!" It rolled toward us with amazing speed.

Faerie Bell was ready. "Defence Bubble!"

"Wing Glow!" The Yurble was blown back on the ground.

"Needle Cyclone!" Several needle sharp hairs shot from his back.

Kia dogded it, but Faerie Bell didn't. She fell downward and the Yurble attacked again. "Spiking Ball!"

"Faerie Bell! Neoscan... Robot Noil Energize!"

"Water Rockets!" Faerie Bell attacked, but the Yurble leaped out of the way. It quickly ran behind Kia.

Kia tried to guard herself, "Light B-" but she was thrown into a tree.

"Water Rockets!" The Yurble used a Spiking Ball to deflect the rockets. Faerie Bell dogded but the Yurble attacked again before she could react. "Needle Cyclone!"

"Neoscan... Escape Rope Energize!" Bri shouted.

"Wing Glow!"

"Water Rockets!"

The two attacks hit the Yurble. Faerie Bell charged ahead and prepared to attack, but the Yurble was too fast. Faerie Bell couldn't take a head on Needle Cyclone. She fell and changed back to normal.

Bri quickly scanned an Ice Scimitar card. The Yurble had finally been defeated. I ran over to Faerie Bell. "Faerie Bell! Are you alright?"

"We could use another element change." Bri said. Kia had changed back.

"I'm fine Amelia." the Blue Kau said.

"No..." I said. Water was welling up in my eyes. "It's not fine. I though you were going to be destroyed if Kia hadn't attacked." I paused and took a breath. "I've... I've come to a decision. I don't want you to fight anymore."

"What?" Kia and Faerie Bell yelled.

"But, Mel!" Bri shouted.

"Don't try and talk me out of it. Faerie Bell, I don't want you entering any battles, or element changing. Also, under no circumstances at all, are you to appear before anyone but us. You only need to do those things if I tell you to. And I mean it!" I ran from them toward the school before I changed my mind.

-in the hallway-

"Mel, let's talk about-" Bri stopped. We had entered the classroom. We sat down.

30 minutes had passed by quickly. When the bell rung, we didn't move. "Mel, you don't have to do this. You have to let Faerie Bell fight! Kia can't take them herself!"

"Leave me alone!" I said and ran out the door.


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Next chapter was one of my favorites. "The Attack at Brittany's House" featuring... well, an attack at Brittany's house. Quite interesting, in my opinion.