Likenix: Stuck in the Middle
Chapter 5: The Party Crasher
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Likenix, Melph, and Teffa stood outside the Levo Library, Likenix with some books she checked out from Omias. "Well everything seems in order, and it's getting late!" Teffa exclaimed, everyone then saw the silhouette of Queen Elara as she activated her unicorn magic to raise Xfis, the Neex's moon. "Rest now, love, as always I will guard the night on this special occasion" they heard Elara's royal yet calm voice say. "So the party is today?" Likenix asked, "Yeah and we're all going!" Likenix heard the familiar voice of Ro exclaim. She then saw Ro, Tyrouge, and Omias walk up behind her "Everything's ready for the party pri-, I mean Teffa" Omias said proudly. "Everything…except…" Teffa began, "THE DECORATIONS!" she then turned to Likenix, who stood confidently despite the frantic expression on Teffa's face. "Likey, did you do anything!?" Teffa asked, "Yes, I made a design virtually with my headphones drawing app, it won't take much materials at all, but it's still festive" Likenix responded. She was about to project the design for the enormous ball room when she halted in realization, "wait, did you just call me Likey?" Likenix asked. "Sure did!" Teffa responded, "that's my new nickname for you!" "You're Miss Nix to me" Tyrouge said, "and I'll call you…Likenit!" Ro smirked. Everyone then looked over at Omias expectantly, "I think I will refer to her as Likenix, thank you" Omias put simply. "We're running out of time! We've got three hours to decorate the ball room, show us the design Likey!" Teffa said, Likenix projected the design on the ground. The design seemed to fit the techy theme of 3000 City nicely, but still look colorful, "It's perfect" Teffa said. The crew then flew together to the central square, the place where the party was being held. They entered the royal building right away, Teffa pushing for everyone to get started cutting the ribbon and fabric. Likenix jumped on that task while Teffa started to get paint and giant foam letters, Ro and Tyrouge bringing in treats and drinks to the kitchen, and Omias consulting with the King and Queen with the speeches. While Likenix worked, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched, she looked around only to find that she couldn't find any disturbances. "Huh…" Likenix huffed. The end result of Likenix's and Teffa's work was extraordinary, the silver, curtain like ribbons and Letters glittered faintly in the early moonlight. The letters were assembled to read, "Happy 9th Anniversary 3000 City" and the room practically burst with color. The party was due to start in ten minutes, and Likenix heard a knock at the door, which Likenix got in an instant. King Magmus, Queen Elara, and Pationer stood at the door "Likenix! How did it go?" all three asked. "I've made some new friends and so has Melph!" Likenix answered, gesturing to the volunteers who stood behind her, finished with preparations. "Splendid…Likenix…" Pationer trailed off, as the king and queen chatted with Likenix, Pationer's face slowly changed. He never told Likenix that he met Ixwix in the royal ball room, when their two families came together for a night peacefully. He will never forget the feeling he had when he first saw the small sized female shying away from everyone in a corner. Pationer then walked over to that very corner with a solemn face, and stood their silently, remembering…that night. Likenix didn't notice Pationer, but there was a shadow that was darker than the others on the other side of the ball room. "Huh…" Likenix said once again. The party started about five minutes later, Melph and Ro "burning it up on the dance floor" apparently, Tyrouge in the kitchen, Teffa and Omias somewhere else. Likenix stood next to the soda fountain, staring at the shadowed spot, when suddenly it moved, Likenix almost had a heart attack, her tail puffed up. Likenix started to look for the shadow again, standing on her back legs like a Meer cat, when she got knocked in the back quite forcefully. Her newfound friends noticed her lying on the ground, trying to catch her breath, and went to her side. "Likenix what happened?" Melph asked, when suddenly all the lights in the ballroom went out, the only light in the room now being the magenta glow from Melph's surprised optics. "What is going on!?" Teffa yelled, just then a large shadow loomed over the group and used a force to blow them all back into the crowd. Likenix quickly rose to a battle stance when she realized the shadow disappeared, she looked around and saw the shadow floating on an indoor balcony where the king and queen usually stood. When all of them recovered from the blow, the shadow let loose a hideous cackle, then disappeared for good to reveal a monstrous looking cyborg neex. "Ah, the beloved subjects of the Neex island," he began with a booming voice, "It has been so long since I've seen your sunlit faces!" the last parts he spat out like they were curse words. "W-who are you!?" a shaky voice stuttered from the crowd. "Why, don't you remember me? Do I no longer count as a general now that I had my powers enhanced by darkness?" the cyborg retorted. "Why were you messing with me?" Likenix gathered the courage to speak. The cyborg laughed another screechy chuckle, "ah, Likenix, don't you remember these shadows? After your birthday?" he asked, Likenix's eyes widened as she remembered the night that her mother…what happened to her mother? Likenix never really got an answer to that question, or to what corrupted her. Likenix's eyes started to water, a distressed expression adorning her face, "Likenix what does he mean?" Teffa asked frantically. Melph then growled exactly like she did that night, and out of nowhere, Pationer jumped at the cyborg and attacked him. The two fought it out right in front of a dumbfounded group of people, Likenix and her friends included. The cyborg ended up on top, pinning Pationer down and about to strike his neck with his metal claw tail. "NO!" Likenix shouted as she shot a beam of silver energy at the cyborg, knocking him off of her father, leaving everyone including herself surprised. "Wow, where did THAT come from!?" Ro shouted as the cyborg rose to his feet, this time with a shocked face. "You…you…" he began but then transformed back into a shadow and floated quickly away, leaving behind a shocked room of people, Likenix most of all.