A Grand Disaster
All three Neopets stood shocked.THE SIR JERAN BORODERE! THE GREATEST HERO IN MERIDELL!...EVER! Rita examined her young Neopets expressions before finally speaking. "Yes,I know,it's quite a shock and all but...",her voice trailed off,her eyes moving towards her digital watch," but it really is getting around the time where I'd better be at the train station to get to Brightvale! I'm supposed to meet Kelley and Lisha for a luncheon at some nice cafe there and I can't afford to be late,now can I?",Rita said, once again in a rush of words.She kissed her Neopets on the cheek once more before running off towards the train station, traveling as fast as her legs would carry her.
At last,she made it to the station, looking as messed up as ever, her shoes messier than when she first made it to Neopia Central. She stopped for a moment,pausing to check the station computers to see what time her train would be leaving to Mystery Island where she'd connect to another train to Brightvale. She took one last pause to drink from her water bottle in her purse,before at last,getting on her train.
When she'd passed through Mystery Island in only a few minutes time and finally made it to Brightvale,she was as messed up and lost as ever.Now her hair hung with twigs and leaves scattered throughout her tangly curls, her jeans pockets messed up, and her happy bunny shirt messy with...er...muck at the hem of it. She quickly picked up a Brightvale map, scanning it looking for the cafe. Good news was,Kelley had called her cell phone during her trip from Mystery Island to Brightvale and told her the name of the Cafe so she could look it up; it was called the "Century Cafe". An odd name for a Medieval Brightvillian cafe. At last, Rita had found the cafe,turning the fancy little gate door in and looking around until she finally spotted Kelley and Lisha waving over by their table.
Rita eagerly gave Lisha and Kelley both friendly hugs as they welcomed her warmly. "There you are! We've been waiting for you for a while! What took you so long?", Lisha asked,no hint of annoyance in her voice as her phrase would suggest. "I had to stop and say hi...and bye,to my Neopets; they'd just gotten back from neoschool.",Rita explained,setting her duffle bag and purse down beside her on the neat, cobble-stone flooring. It was an outdoor cafe,and the scenary of greens and lush bushes surrounding them was absoloutley breathtaking. Kelley smiled at Rita's respons and flagged over their waitress; a pink aisha in a brightvillian gown, to get Rita's drink. The young human girl was quick to take note that Kelley and Lisha had both already ordered their drinks; Kelley had a large glass of soda while Lisha was sipping a small, petite cup of tea merrily.
"Yes, may I take your order for your drink, madame?", the pink aisha asked politley to Rita. Rita smiled up at the waitress and quickly flashed a look at the finger-sized menu in front of her before ordering a drink similar to Kelley's. Rita noticed a neighborly, Brightvillian accent in the waitresses voice; it was hard to catch her r's and p's every now and then. Rita adjusted her over-sized T-shirt and made herself comfortable in her seat; she was slightly happy to realize that Kelley looked just as worn out as she did; after all, they'd both taken the same trek; just...Kelley took an earlier trip.
"She's had breakfast already as well.", Lisha completed Rita's thoughts. Rita smiled and took a look at the menu, letting Lisha and Kelley talk amongst themselves while she sat quietly perusing the assorted Brightvillian goods. Though, the conversation Lisha and Kelley struck up was rather odd...Rita couldn't help but listen into it most of the time...
"Can you belive that stuck-up Duke Devarien is gonna be at Jeran's party?",Lisha asked, a gossip-hungry twinge in her voice. "Are you serious!",Kelley replied,urging Lisha to explain more. Rita listened intently. "Oh yes, Devarien's gonna be there; it's not by Jeran's will he's coming though. He's coming mostly because Skarl is sort of...ughg, organizing most of the invitaions. Devarien's such a suck-up to King Skarl; and the dumb-founded baloon of a King dosn't even notice that Jeran and Devarien don't get along what so ever! He thinks they're like two peas in a pod! Ughghg! It's so annoying! He keeps calling me a mini-mogul each time he sees me! It's irritating!", Lisha ranted, expressing her rage openly. Kelley looked at Lisha; a mixture of sympathy and rage towards Devarien. Just as the two girls were about to continue talking ,the waitress came to take Rita's order.
"Are you ready to start with your meals,ladies?", the aisha asked.Apparently Lisha and Kelley had decided for a while, for they started to order first. Then it came to Rita; who in truth, hadn't been perusing her menu after all, but instead,listening to Kelley and LIsha's conversation. "And miss, what'll you have?", the waitress asked Rita, once again, her accent appearing. "Oh...oh...I'll just have the Brightvillian bottled soup.", Rita said, not even knowing what it was.She'd just happened to cross it's interesting name and decided to order it. She had a feeling her picky stomach wouldn't like it.
Kelley and Lisha both smiled at the waitress as she took away their menus. Lisha turned to both Kelley and Rita now, continueing her conversation, realizing Rita had been keeping up with what they'd been talking about before. "Anyways...it's getting on my nerves! I know Jeran dosn't want Devarien at his party, and he's not ecstatic about the idea whatsoever!...What do you think we should do?I do have a plan but it's just kind of difficult,see; we could get ahold of the invitation list and somehow scratch of Lord Firewing and Duke Devarien's names, they won't be allowed in the castle; because, when they're walking through the door, they're names have to be on the list,and if they're names not on the list then-",
"Then they can't come in!",both Kelley and Rita replied in unison, excited about the plan.
"Yes...yes exactly!",Lisha said. "We can set it into action as soon as you guyz get settled in at the castle...but first,you MUST meet the Birthday boy!"
To be continued...