Author's Notes: I know what you're all thinking: Another Neopet's story from sabrina-diamond! Yes you're right again... But this time, there's a new twist: This time, it's set in an alternate Neopia, where Sloth has reigned over 100 years and things has changed for the worst...

Nothing is safe anymore, not for those who oppose the villianous Dr. Sloth... Neopets are taken from their lovingowners andforced to fight in the frightening Arena of Death.Their ongoinglove is being gradually turned into hate for the Rebels- Owners who oppose Dr. Sloth.

'Rebel' owners are residing in underground-facilites and training for the downfall of 'Artesia', Sloth's empire. Owning Neopets is now a rare occurance, it could mean a suddendeath for the Rebels if they are found out... Neo-humans patrol the streets daily, the Outlands are often refuges for the Rebels, but wild ravagingNeopets also live there...Fighting the creatures of theOutlands, theycomeone step closer to defeating Sloth...

The alternate Sabrina Diamond (not the same character from my previous Neopets stories) is now a rebellious fugitive on the run from Sloth's reign. She has lost the light, but a twist of Fate allows her to escape- but how? You better find out! Faced with the Outlands, can she survive?

Alternate Destiny: Sloth's Reign

She sits alone in her cell, a branded one: scorned by all who knows her. Also she is the 'rebel' and an incompetent 'Owner'- who blatantly defied the great Dr. Sloth's reign over Neopia. She feels alone, hardened by years of disregard and gradually closing herself to the world… Her stark raven-black hair had a faded sheen to it… Her hands were as pale as silk- she hadn't seen the sun for ages… Her brown eyes sparkled like a secreted fire- still burning with hope.

The Neo-humans snickered at her hopeless demeanor, seeing a young teenager who still refuses to deny her ideas. The girl's entire family of Neopets was taken away from her, forced to fight in the Arena, a place of probable death and deceit… It was formerly called the Battle-dome, but no longer… The Arena was now like a gladiator's ring, where Neopets were trained for the ever thirsting crowd's pleasure and lucrative bets were profitable…

Harshly Sabrina remembers, tears stinging her eyes with perpetual pain… How it hurt her- memories of her Neopets and her enjoying another day together before the dreaded Sloth came and she lost her entire family… When Dr. Frank Sloth came, he abolished any person or Neopet who opposed his invasion. And Owners were on his top priority list… She hated him, that foul green alien-like being! She felt the iron shackles around her wrists, chaffing her hands deeply…

The space villain, Dr. François Sloth, spared no one and nearly wiped out Alternate-Neopia from the Map, replacing the ruins with Artesia, the Capitalist Empire. What little remained was destroyed; thousands of Neopets either escaped to the Outlands and became wild or were taken as prisoners to the Arena, where the main rule was to obey and fight other Neopets or 'Rebels'- or be ill-treated by their new Arena Masters…

Most of the Neopets' owners were dealt with quickly; most of Sloth's opposition were under extreme mind-control or were mutated into the Neo-humans, semi-beasts of Artesia. Those few who refused even those punishments were bound for life in the torturous jails, forever languishing there. Sabrina was one of the few. Unbelievably, some people were voluntarily under Dr. Sloth's control. To Sabrina's eyes, those Owners were either sick or twisted… But Sabrina's destiny was about to be changed for the better… It all began with a coded letter…