Author's Notes: I just want to correct something I said earlier last chapter... Sabrina in this story is still the same character from my other Neopets story- but because she had developed under entirelydifferent circumstances, she would act differently or have adesperate outlook on her life... Which is understandable because she is a fugitive on the run!

Next chapter, she will meet the first of theRebels, but will she trust them?

Alternate Destiny: Sloth's Reign

"Here," A jail guard yelled as he roughly shoved a scrunched up letter through the bars of Sabrina's captivity. Arms aching with prolonged disuse, she scrabbled for the piece of slightly tattered paper. It seemed to take forever, but when she grasped it within her hands; she managed to read it slow and warily.

Dear Sabrina, joy is for you- for winning the chance to determine the reigning Sloth, not actually to assist- And hopefully… Then shall we rule!

From Edwin Red-wand Be Lancers and Falconer Irises.

At first, the crestfallen owner didn't make the connection between the words. But suddenly, after reading it for a second time, she noticed some words were underlined- were they a clue to the confusing letter? Or were they a secret code?

Sabrina didn't have much time and with the Kyrii Neo-human guard having his daily break, she had to decipher it quickly!

As if by an unforeseen destiny, the letter also had a tiny bronze key inserted with it… She wrote the underlined words with a spare pink chalk on the back of the letter, slowly words appeared that were not apparent at first glance: Join and resist- The Rebels and Faeries…! Sabrina realized with a sudden stroke of happiness that the Rebels were trying to help her escape! They were on her side, she heard about them heaps of times. Legendaries within Artesia, Dr. Sloth tried to eliminate the Rebels with no success yet… There was still hope, she knew it!

Just then, Sabrina heard the approach of her human/Kyrii Guard Unlocking the chains that held her down for so long, they fell with a harsh clatter on the floor.

"Geez, this is boring work isn't it?" complained the Guard to his partner. Sabrina ducked rapidly as the teenage human with the red Kyrii hairdo opened the door to her dank vacant chamber with a clang of resonance.

"Where is she?" roared the humanoid brown furred Guard, before he felt a distant pain in his brain and fell to the ground… Sabrina smirked with pleasure as she held the cold metallic chain in her hands, revealing that a few drops of cherry-red blood were shed… Ironically, the chains that once bounded her helped her to exit the dismal jail… Desperate times called for desperate measures.

But Sabrina knew that once she entered Artesia, she would have to adapt to that harsh world. Where would she go after escaping? She would meet the Rebels near the Outlands, she decided, its safer there- they would help her find her long-lost Neopets of the Arena. Easier said than done…