Divided Family part 2: Its time to go!

By Wolf the jedi

(At Light's House)

Light ran up to her house, panting a little from the run between HQ and her home. Her house was one story, with five rooms; two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, and a living room. It was small, but comfy all the same. Light opened the front door with a greeting for Wolf, who was in the living room reading.

"Hey Light, back so soon?" Wolf greeted in reply, putting the book down and standing up.
"Yeah, but I'm going to have to leave soon though. Is that fine by you?" Light asked as she headed for her room that she shared with Camen Sandiego, her sister.

Wolf followed Light to her room, watching as Light looked around her room for anything that she might need that she didn't get from Robo. Light's and Cam's room was rather messy, but in an orginazed way. It had two beds, two dressers, and two tables with a chair each; one set of items for each of the two pets. There was a difference between the two sets of items, one was electric for Light, and the other was tiger for Cam. There were posters of bands and different types of faeries on the walls, and some plushies (of different pets) were laying around on the floor and beds.Light searched her dresser and under her bed for anything that she might want to take on the trip. Wolf merely watched as Light found a map and some spare neopoints to use for her trip.

"Where do you plan on heading to? And how long is this going to take? You shouldn't miss to much Neoschool, and there's been a lot of crime lately, you have to be careful when it comes to these things." Wolf said as Light put the map and neopoints into her already full pack.
"Its a trip around neopia, starting from Tyrannian Plateau. After that, I don't know where I'll go, and I have no idea how long its going to take. It shouldn't be too long though, maybe a few days at most. And don't you worry about the crime rate, I can take care of myself." Light said with a smile, for she was leaving to try and lower the crime rate, after a fashion.

"You planning on going on your own, or can anyone join the party?" Wolf asked as she and Light headed for the living room and front door.
"I was going to go on my own Wolf. Its part of my job at S.A.O.N. You know I've been training for this type of thing for a long time now. Don't you trust me to be OK?" Light said as she stopped before opening the front door. She turned to face Wolf, to see what her reaction would be. She hoped that by mentioning S.A.O.N. Wolf would let her go by herself.
"Oh alright. Since you've convinced me of your ability to go by yourself, might as well let you. Just take care, alright? I don't want to lose you, either of you two. You mean the world to me... sigh Whatever, you going to tell your friends about this trip?" Wolf said as she opened the door for her adventurous pet.
"Thanks Wolf, you mean a lot to me too. And yeah, I was going to tell my friends about the trip. I'd best be going then, if I'm to make it on time." Light said as she gave a hug to her owner, then headed out the door.
"You take care, y'hear?!" Wolf shouted as Light began to run to the Neopian Bazaar, to head to the coffee shop her and her friends usually met at.
"OK Wolf, I will," said Light as she ran down the street
"Oh and Light! If you see your sister, tell her she should come home soon, or I'll go looking for her. And when I find her, if I have to go looking for her, she is going to get it." Wolf called to Light as she ran.
"Yeah, I will Wolf!" Lighting called over her shoulder as she started to run. Realizing that she was late to meet with her friends, she ran all the way to the Coffee shop in The Deep Catacombs.

(Neopia Central)

Light raced through the streets of Neopia Central, since she was late to meet her friends. She ran by the many shops along the way. There was the slushie shop, the food store, the toy store, even the bank. Many pets and their owners were doing their morning shopping. As Light ran through the crowded streets, she bumped into many shoppers along the way. Some shook their fists at her, some yelled in surprise, and others just continued on their paths. Light would shout back apologies as she sped by.

Finally she made it to the Coffee shop that her and her friends liked to hang out at. It was in the catacombs, where many mysterous shops lay half-hidden in the many tunnels. The shop itself was one story, with a large front window instead of a wall, so pets could watch those outside while they sat and drank their drinks. The inside was very much like a dinner, with tables scattered around the room and booths along the walls and window front. There was a counter with stools for those who wanted to sit and wait for their orders. Light looked around, noticing the few pets who sat at the tables and booths, when she spotted her friends at the counter just about to pay the bill for their drinks and go. Light was still late, even though she had run almost the entire way.

"I...huff...made...puff...it..." Light heaved as she attempted to catch her breath.
"Yeah, and like, just in time too. We were like, just about to leave." Said Extremly E, a Green Cybunny. Mostly every one called her E. Light and E met at Neoschool.
"So whats up, dude? I mean, why'd you call us up here and on a weekend too, dude!" asked Cptain Jack Sparrow, a Blue Kougra. Light also met Jack at Neoschool.
"Well, how about we all take a seat and then I'll tell you why." Suggested Light in a would-be causal voice.

So they picked one of the tables near the front window and sat down to listen to what Light had to say.

"Well, here goes... I'm going away on a trip around Neopia. I might be gone for some time and well...um...ah...I-I'm leaving today!" Light said in a rush to get the words out. Every one gasped at this, seeing how Light's owner Wolf, was notorious to have Neopoint trouble. Not that they didn't have any Neopoints, its just that Wolf liked to go shopping for expensive things... So, a trip around Neopia would cost a lot of Neopoints that they may not have had.
"Wow! That's ammaaazing! Where will you guys go? The Lost Desert? Terror Mountain? Oh, maybe Faerieland?!" Asked Purrzika in excitement. Purrzika is a Faerie Aisha and Light met her at, you guessed it, Neoschool. Light's owner, Wolf, wanted her pets to be well educated.
"Wha-What? What do you mean, 'you guys'? I'm going alone, that's the best part! Didn't I mention it?" Light went on happily. Another group gasp, and it wasn't not the good kind.
"WHAT!?" One said,while another said, "Excuse me?!" They were shocked.
"Yeah, isn't it cool? Just me and no one else," replied Light to her shocked friends.
"Oh yeah, its real cool, that's if... you want to have Some Thing to take you who knows Where! Then we'd never see you again! Yeah, real cool!" Exploded Light's best friend in Neopia, Mick Bond. He was a Shadow Lupe and had been Light's best friend since they met one day in Neopia Central.

Light had met Mick at the Neopian Market one day, begging for some food. She had brought the hungry lupe to her owner, who then fed him some of the food they had just bought at the Market. Mick stayed for a few days after that, but soon returned to the streets where he felt at home the most. Wolf had considered adopting him, but Mick said no. So now he only played with and hung out with Light while she was in the city, since that's where he lived, on the streets. Mick didn't mind staying on the streets, and Light didn't mind so long as they stayed friends. But it was very rare that Mick would get so upset about anything, so Light was confused at his reaction.

Light sat there in shock and disbelieve at her friend. "But, this is what I've been waiting for, a chance at adventure... Plus its a mission, so it adds to the excitement..." Light said as she tried to understand her friend's behavior.
"A mission?! A MISSION!?You don't get missions! You're not a detective! AND you can't go after Chaos of the Night!! No one can! She is too hard to get to, let alone catch!" Mick shouted at Light, trying to get her to see reason.
"But I can handle it. That's what we've been training for, a chance at adventure and fun..." Light retorted, still unable to understand the problem.
"I can get Chaos of the Night and I will put her in prison, just you see. Mick, this is what I've trained for and I'm not letting you ruin it for me." Light yelled as she ran out the door, not listening to her friends trying to call her back.

Lighting ran on and on, not really paying attention to where she was going. Once she felt a bit calmer, she gazed at her surroundings and found herself in front of S.A.O.N. HQ. As she walked in sad silence, as she tried to understand Mick's behavior. Once again she was not paying attention, and found herself in her office, where she cried silently for a while. HQ's petpets wondered what happened, but she said nothing to them.

(Coffee Shop)

"Oh dear, now you've done it," said Purrzika, "You've gone and upset her." She looked at Mick with a frown on her face.
"But its the truth! Or should I just lie to her and say something like, 'Oh, Congrats! I hope you have a wonderful time and try not to be taken by some stranger in some deserted place where no one can help you, OK?' She is my friend and I just want to make sure she is safe!" Mick said in a rage at the injustice of it all.
"Yeah, of course, dude. We all want her to be safe. She's our friend too, you know. But still, dude, you could have been more nice about it." Explained Jack to Mick as to why they were mad at him for yelling at Lighting.

Mick was embarrassed, for he had thought that they didn't see how dangerous it could be for Light. But they had known and still they were happy for her because she was happy. The others would have tried to convince her about the dangers of going alone, once the whole 'Trip' excitement wore off.

"Oh, jeez...I feel like such a jerk. I had thought... that you guys... didn't mind... her going alone... Oh man, I was really mean to her. Oh, dung! What should I do?" Mick asked in desperation, looking at the others for help.
"You, like, need to go after her. Even if you, like, can't find her right away...Its like, the thought that counts." Suggest E as she checked her reflection in a Star Compact Mirror.
"Yeah, that's what I'll do. See you guys later! And if anything comes up, I'll let you know." Said Mick as he headed out the door to search for Lighting.

Mick looked for Lighting at the usual places that they had gone to and the ones that were Light's and his secret places to met and play at, which were at places that Light was not normally allowed to go to. Like behind some of the market stalls in the Neopian Marketplace, behind shops at the Bazaar and in some of the nearby climbing trees that Mick and Light liked to sit in. Wherever he looked it brought memories from when they were younger, memories of the times they played together and had fun, which made him feel like a bigger jerk. Then he had an idea of where to look next. Oh, why didn't I think of it before! Where else to look but at her home? I guess its because I don't have a home, it makes me forget that she has one... Oh, well, I'll look there, Mick thought to himself as he headed to Light's home.

(Light's House)

Mick ran to Light's home. It was on Chia Close, on the other side of Neopia Central where Mick started his look. So he crossed the entire city just to get to the right street that Light's home was on. It was much like a suburban area, with big lawns and houses on both sides of the street. The houses ranged in shape and size, depending on what the owner wanted. There were some one story houses, and some houses had as many as three stories. The thing that all of the houses had in common was big gardens, with lots of pants and decorations. Mick walked up the street, nervous about being in such a wealthy neighborhood. He stopped in front of Light's one story house, and took a big breath to steady his nerves. Mick then walked up the walkway that ran through the small garden, looking once again at the few flowers that Wolf grew. Wolf didn't like many things that had scents to them, but planted plants that would be useful and nice looking in a garden. Mick stopped in front of the rather plain but nice front door, once again debating wither to ask for Wolf's help. Might as well try, he thought to himself as he sighed.

Mick knocked on the door of Light's home. "Hang on! I'm a coming!" Cries Wolf, Light's owner as she came and opened the door.

Wolf was an odd owner. She wasn't very strict, but she could be when it was needed. When Wolf first came to Neopia, she had taken a world tour for adventuring and exploring. The result of the trip was that she became a very laid back and relaxed owner. She insisted that her pets learn at least the basics of self-defense and offense, and that her pets had the best education they could want. But Wolf had her proublems too, she couldn't stop spending her money. No matter how much she saved up, she always managed to spend it all in a moment, usually. So all in all, she was an odd but OK owner. Mick was only worried about her unpredictable reaction to the news about Light.

"Ah-ha! So, Mick Bond, how may I help you? If you're looking for Light, she's not here. Cam is, she just came home, but normally you guys don't want to play with her. Or is it the other way around now?" Asked Wolf as she looked at Mick expectantly.

Mick felt his hopes that Light might have been there fly out the window.

"Oh, yeah, its just...um...Well, you see Wolf...She met with us, me and the others you see, but um...she had to ..." Mick attempted to say. He sighed thinking to himself, Might as well tell the truth...Oh boy, am I going to be in trouble now. "I sort of yelled at her...about her going alone. She ran off and was pretty upset last I saw her. I'm sorry..." Mick confessed and looked down in shame.
"... I thought that something was odd about you coming here. Light had told me that she'd meet her friends and then go on the trip... Where did you look for her? The usual places, right? What about them places I'm not supposed to know you go to? Have you checked there?" Asked Wolf after a pause to collect her thoughts.
"Wha-What!?" Mick asked in shock. "How do you know about? How did you know about where I checked or didn't check?"
"Just because I don't go with you two when you go play, doesn't mean I don't pay attention. Besides, Cam likes to spy on Light and her friends and often tries to get Light in trouble by telling me. Now, tell me, did you look there?" Wolf said in a matter-of-fact way.
"Oh, why that little-! Oh well... Yes, I did look at the usual and the unusual places. That's why I came here... Do you have any idea where she could be?" Mick asked in desperation.
"Hummm... Yes, I think I know a place where she might be. You see, she goes to work in The Deep Catacombs. A long time ago, we ran into a robber, a Disco Kyrii. Light chased after him and caught him pretty quickly. A White Lupe, I believe he was, asked if Light wanted to come work for S.A.O.N., I think that was the name. Yeah, then she asked if she could and I said 'Sure, why not?' She might be at the S.A.O.N. HQ in the Deep Catacombs."
"S.A.O.N.?What's that? And where in the Deep Catacombs is the HQ?" asked Mick quickly, in hopes that he could finally find Light.
"I'm not supposed to say what S.A.O.N. is, and sorry, I don't know where it is either. I bet that the only ones who know where it is works there. You'd just have to look for it. Sorry 'bout that, but I hope it helps."
"Yeah, thanks, it should help. I'll let you know if I find her. Have a good day Wolf." Says Mick as he headed toward the Deep Catacombs to look for this S.A.O.N. and hopefully Light.