Some cookies are necessary to make this site and our content available to you. Other Cookies enable us to analyse and measure audience and traffic to the site. Cookies are also used by us, advertisers, ad-tech providers and others to develop and serve ads that are more relevant to your interests. To consent to the use of Cookies and proceed to the site, click Accept below. If you wish to withdraw consent later you will find a link in the footer Cookie Choices. For more information: Privacy Policy.
Storytelling Competition - (click for the map) | (printer friendly version)

If you have any questions about the competition then read our awesome FAQ!


Week 615
You are on Week 616
Week 617

Every week we will be starting a new Story Telling competition - with great prizes! The current prize is 2000 NP, plus a rare item!!! This is how it works...

We start a story and you have to write the next few paragraphs. We will select the best submissions every day and put it on the site, and then you have to write the next one, all the way until the story finishes. Got it? Well, submit your paragraphs below!

Story Six Hundred Fifteen Ends Friday, July 26

The moon hung high in the clear, cloudless sky. The air was still with neither a breeze nor a sound to disturb it. The forest trees were standing like silent sentinels guarding an ancient secret deep within. It was the definition of a hauntingly quiet night.

Several minutes passed before a few scant sounds began to echo in the cool night air. Bushes rustled and twigs snapped underfoot as a group of four figures made their way through the woods. Their movements were swift and direct, the actions of those who were moving with a purpose.

"We're almost here..." the one in the front of the group said.

The four shadowy figures continued their trek through the woods before coming to a small clearing within. A single gleam of moonlight broke through the tree canopy to illuminate a small circle of stones surrounded by four cut tree logs.

"We're here!"

The group leader rushed to the circle and sat on the largest log, facing the other three. In the moonlight, it was seen that the figure was a young Korbat.

"Welcome, my friends," he said, beckoning them to join him in the circle, "to the first meeting of the Camp Noil Midnight Nightmare Society."

Two of the remaining three figures joined the Korbat in the glow of the moonlight, revealing them to be an Eyrie and a Draik. The fourth figure stayed in the shadows.

"Now, Marius," the Korbat said, "welcome to your initiation."

The last shadowy figure slowly walked to the circle. The light of the moon revealed him to be a determined-looking Lupe.

"You know the rules," the Eyrie said. "If you want to join our camp group, you have to tell a scary story."

"If it's not scary enough, then you're out," the Draik said.

"I'm ready," Marius said.

The Eyrie and the Draik took their seats on opposite ends of the Korbat. Marius took the last log available, facing the other three.

"Alright rookie," the Korbat said, "whenever you're ready. Give it your best shot."

Marius coughed a bit to clear his throat. "Alright," he said, "have either of you ever heard the tale of The..."

Author: dr_tomoe
Date: Jul 22nd
..."Heard it!" the Draik interrupted.

"Shh!" the Eyrie snapped at him. "You don't even know what it is yet, Rodgia!"

"Well, I know that any story that begins with, 'have you ever heard of...' is bound to be a snore-fest. We're the Midnight Nightmare Society! Of course we've heard it." Rodgia retorted.

The two members of the group began to bicker, but were surprised by a sudden flash of orange light.

"There," the young Korbat said with an air of satisfaction in his voice. A rip-roaring fire had been lit within the circle of stones in the middle of the group. "Now, Marius. Continue the story you began, before you were so rudely interrupted..."

Author: hufflebunny
Date: Jul 22nd
...Marius took a deep breath. "This is a different sort of tale," he began slowly, "a tale that may only be told on nights when the moon is full."

The other three allowed themselves nervous glances upward, and surely enough the perfectly round light of Kreludor shone down on them, watching and waiting.

"This is the tale of The Phantom Ruki. The Phantom Ruki walks Neopia during every full moon, confined to the shadows of the night. It is said you can hear his desperate pleas carrying through the wind."

"Oh, please," Rodgia interrupted once more, feigning a yawn. "Get to the juicy details already."

The Eyrie crossed her arms. "Just let Marius tell his story, will you?"

"I'm sorry, Lylla, it's just that I don't want this wannabe to think that absolutely anyone can be accepted into the Society," the Draik shot back defiantly.

Lylla shook her head in return, but said nothing.

Marius continued. "The Phantom Ruki used to be a normal Neopet, just like any of us, but that was before The Awakening."

Lylla frowned. "What was The Awakening?"

Marius stared solemnly into the fire as he continued his tale...

Author: 101bratz10
Date: Jul 23rd
..."On the night of the full moon, the ghosts and ghouls of the Haunted Woods rise from their resting place to welcome all the new additions to their ranks."

"Get to the point," Rodgia drawled, propping his feet up on Lylla's lap. "I'm not getting any younger here."

Lylla, looking thoroughly annoyed, stood up and moved away from the Draik.

"Shush," the Korbat said quietly. "Let him talk."

"His grandmother had taken ill," Marius said, unfazed. "Like any good grandchild, he set off to see her, a basket," Marius gestured toward the crook of his elbow, "swinging from one arm, filled to the brim with tarts and bread. The night was dark, but the full moon lit his path; he had no fear. He had taken this road many, many, times in his past, and none of them had ended badly..."

"Ooh, foreshadowing," Rodgia said mockingly. "Scary, scary..."

"What he didn't know, however, was that the nights of the full moon were when the ghosts and ghouls of the Haunted Woods rose up to welcome their new members.

"He walked down the path almost carelessly, swinging the basket with a hop in his step. Imagine his shock, when..."

Author: chocolate_lover67
Date: Jul 23rd
"...his grandmother appeared before him on the path."

Rodgia yawned. Marius ignored him and continued.

"She looked as well as she ever had, and Silas was taken aback. He stared at her for a minute, and she stared back, equally as shocked. Finally, Silas managed to find the words to express his surprise. Grandmother answered him in a high, cheerful voice, saying, 'Oh, didn't you know? I've been feeling better since yesterday afternoon! Like I never was sick at all! In fact, I'm just out to see some friends. Would you like to join me?'

"Silas was too distracted by the strange occurrence of meeting his grandmother at midnight in the woods to wonder what friends of hers would have a get together at this hour. Instead, his thoughts were focused on whether he would have enough bread and tarts to go around. Like a good grandchild, he would never show up without enough for everyone.

"After a bit of small talk, he agreed to go with her, and allowed himself to be led back in the direction he had come -- the direction she had been walking all along."

Marius could now see that even the Korbat was starting to get bored with his story, but inwardly he smiled. It was perfect. He was just starting to get to the good part, and when he did, they would be so unprepared for it that they would, in fact, be terrified.

"He followed his grandmother down the road for a while, but the longer they walked, the stranger the path became. Remember, he had traveled this road many times before, and knew it well, but here there was a fork he didn't remember, and there the road sign had a different street name, and off to the side there was a giant stone in the shape of a Techo's head that he had never seen before.

"They walked past the stone head at first, but with a 'Tuttut, it looks like I've lost my way,' Grandmother turned back around and headed toward it. The Ruki was starting to feel a little apprehensive that his grandmother's illness had caused her to lose her mind, but he followed her right up to the stone.

"Only, when he looked up again, he wasn't looking at the same object he had seen from the road. Before him, in its grotesque glory, was..."

Author: phadalusfish
Date: Jul 24th
...A corpse version of himself -- a dead doppelganger, which was lying at the side of the road."

Everyone leaned closer, like curious Meepits... well, everyone but Rodgia, of course.

"Yeah, yeah," he bellyached. "He gets a big fright, aargh. Now pull the other one."

Lylla shot him a raw and poisonous look that would've sunk a battleship.

"His grandmother ran over to the corpse and wept." Marius continued. "The Ruki was unbelievably confused. Then, when he turned to his grandmother to tell her he was fine and that this was a prank, she didn't listen. He said it louder, but she was oblivious. He then attempted to hug her as a way of showing that he was still here, but he simply passed through her. He was shocked. Was he... a ghost?"

The Korbat coughed. Everyone had to admit this story really wasn't going anywhere, but somehow they were still scared... scared of something in the mists. The clouds gave way to the moon that illuminated the landscape. What was that tiny speck in the distance, and why is it coming closer?

Marius continued...

Author: blizzid_lupus
Date: Jul 24th
..."Despite what little it did, he continued to call for his dear grandmother's attention. Trying to tell her that he was still here. After passing through her in the way that he had, however, he even had to convince himself that he was still alive. The Ruki could not have been dead, for he had felt no pain, nothing had gone black, and he'd never even fallen down. He didn't even remember being where the corpse was lying. It wasn't possible to pass away so instantaneously, was it?"

There was a faint groan in the distance. Random, but incredibly well-placed for the sake of the story and Marius getting a position in this club. The other three heads, even that of the vainglorious Rodgia, spun at the sound. Marius remained calm, however, as though he was used to such an occurrence. He then continued.

"Feeling hopeless, he looked around hoping for some sort of solution to his problem. Upon doing so, he noticed that the wind had picked up. There was increased whistling and groaning in the trees. It was then that he came to the horrifying realization that he couldn't actually feel anything.

"'I can't be dead, I can't be dead, I can't be dead,' he repeated to himself in both disbelief and confusion. It simply did not make sense. Such a spontaneous, random, and instant death could not be possible. His body wasn't even somewhere he had been."

All eyes were back on Marius now. Rodgia's glance, of course, was still bored. Although, it did look a bit forced now.

"The Ruki fell to his knees and stared at the corpse. Suddenly, there was movement. His corpse was moving..."

Author: dustinismine
Date: Jul 25th
"...The corpse stood up and stopped before his grandmother. It said nothing, only stood there, staring."

Marius paused to build up the suspense. Everyone was staring at him intently, curiosity in their eyes.

"There is something I haven't told you yet, something you should know," Marius admitted.

A clock tower chimed in the distance, ringing twelve times. It was midnight.

"I'm a bit surprised none of you have caught on," Marius continued. "This wasn't my initiation. It was yours." An apologetic smile rose on his face as three ghost-like Neopets emerged from the shadows of the trees.

The Draik, Eyrie, and Korbat jumped to their feet as the intruders surrounded them. "What's going on?!?" Lylla asked, panicking.

It took a few moments before they recognized who the ghost-like Neopets were. "It's us," the Korbat realized, his voice unable to mask his shock.

Marius smiled crookedly. "I'm really sorry about this, but we ghosts get so lonely out here..."

Author: 101bratz10
Date: Jul 25th
...and we didn't want to scare you off." Marius laughed as his face began turning more sinister with every passing second. "The thing is, we need to consume other ghosts' souls in order to remain here, and it's easier on unsuspecting victims."

"It's us. We're the initiates. We are the ghosts, but we're not initiates to join their group... we're food!" Lylla panicked as the others began to cowl one another.

"No, no! This can't be! How do none of us remember?" Rodgia yelled.

Marius quickly responded. "In order to remain powerful, we must consume others' souls. It's easiest to do so on those who do not know their true nature, their true form."

The ghosts drew closer as the three were cornered on one another.

"I am sorry, but this must be done. Torvac, Cynthia, Bellops! Let's feast!" Marius yelled.

As all three ghosts charged forward with tremendous speed, The Draik, Eyrie, and Korbat shrieked with pure fear and ducked their heads into each other. As the ghosts were just about to clash with the unsuspecting victims, they suddenly stopped.

It was quiet.

The Draik, Eyrie, and Korbat looked up to see the three ghosts and Marius staring at them at arm's distance. Motionless. Just staring. They were confused.

"What... what's... going on? What happened?" Lylla asked.

Suddenly, the three ghosts and Marius fell to the ground as their laughter roared.

"Ahh, they fell for it!" Marius laughed as he violently rolled on the ground, unable to breathe.

"That's what they get for denying us!" one yelled among the commotion.

That's when Rodgia realized what had happened. "Wait, did you say Torvac, Cynthia, and Bellops? Aren't they the last three initiates we denied because their stories were terrible?" he recalled...

Author: razzstic
Date: Jul 26th
...In the midst of their continuing laughter, the realization dawned and grew on him. "You're pathetic!" he shouted. "Just because you guys are such sore losers that you can't see when someone's just better than you, doesn't mean that you can act like complete jerks to them! How pathetic! Go home, losers. The Midnight Nightmare Society doesn't need you." He sneered, the anger now replaced by his former scorn. "Try those wimps over in the Catacombs. The stories they tell are all about character development and plot and other lame-o stuff like that!"

"Rodgia, be quiet for once and listen," ordered the Korbat, whose ears were twitching, as though listening intently. "Do you guys hear that?"

Through the silence, there was a faint, but unmistakable, groan.

"We heard that during Marius's story!" Lylla said. "It wasn't you guys trying to scare us?"

"I didn't make a noise like that," Cynthia said. "Did you?"

Her friends shook their heads.

"If it wasn't us, then... who?" Marius wondered. "I mean..."

"Say, Marius, where did you hear the story of the Phantom Ruki?" the Korbat asked.

"Pfft, obviously he made it up!" Rodgia scoffed. "That was such an amateur story!"

"I read it in a big book of tales that I found in a library in Neovia," Marius said. "I thought it might be a fun retelling, that's all..."

"If that's the case, then... it's still the full moon," Torvac said. "The night that the ghosts rise up and welcome their newest members."

"We've gotta get out of here," Lylla said, shaking visibly. "I like scary stories, but not when they're real..."

"You guys are such losers!" Rodgia exclaimed, though now, it lacked the strength and mockery behind it. "I don't know why we ever accepted her into the society! She's just a wimp!"

"We tell stories, but it is our mission statement that we try to avoid becoming a story," the Korbat said. "If you wish to stay, then I won't try to stop you."

Rodgia crossed his arms and stubbornly maintained his perch by the fire, trying not to look as the others started off through the woods.

"They won't leave me," he muttered to himself. "I'm a valuable member of the Midnight Nightmare Society. They can't leave me behind. They need me."

As their retreating backs grew smaller, however, it soon became clear that they weren't about to come back for him. Making a split second's decision, Rodgia leapt up from his log and sprinted after them.

"Wait for me!"

By then, they had disappeared between the trees, leaving no sign of where they had gone.

***

As it turned out, Marius's story had been good enough to grant him admission into the Midnight Nightmare Society -- though his prank may have upped its scare factor -- but when the Korbat came around to inform him, Marius had to decline.

"Thanks, but Torvac, Cynthia, Bellops, and I have decided to take our tales somewhere else. You guys should join us sometime."

The Korbat merely nodded, but Lylla, standing adjacent, excitedly burst out, "Is it the Catacombs? If so, I'll gladly join you!"

"Another enthusiast? I'm always up for meeting fellow storytellers," Marius said.

"Another enthusiast? I've been a Storyteller for ages. I can't believe you've never noticed my beret!"

The End

Author: chocolate_lover67
Date: Jul 26th



Quick Jump

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6
Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12
Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18
Week 19Week 20Week 21Week 22Week 23Week 24
Week 25Week 26Week 27Week 28Week 29Week 30
Week 31Week 32Week 33Week 34Week 35Week 36
Week 37Week 38Week 39Week 40Week 41Week 42
Week 43Week 44Week 45Week 46Week 47Week 48
Week 49Week 50Week 51Week 52Week 53Week 54
Week 55Week 56Week 57Week 58Week 59Week 60
Week 61Week 62Week 63Week 64Week 65Week 66
Week 67Week 68Week 69Week 70Week 71Week 72
Week 73Week 74Week 75Week 76Week 77Week 78
Week 79Week 80Week 81Week 82Week 83Week 84
Week 85Week 86Week 87Week 88Week 89Week 90
Week 91Week 92Week 93Week 94Week 95Week 96
Week 97Week 98Week 99Week 100Week 101Week 102
Week 103Week 104Week 105Week 106Week 107Week 108
Week 109Week 110Week 111Week 112Week 113Week 114
Week 115Week 116Week 117Week 118Week 119Week 120
Week 121Week 122Week 123Week 124Week 125Week 126
Week 127Week 128Week 129Week 130Week 131Week 132
Week 133Week 134Week 135Week 136Week 137Week 138
Week 139Week 140Week 141Week 142Week 143Week 144
Week 145Week 146Week 147Week 148Week 149Week 150
Week 151Week 152Week 153Week 154Week 155Week 156
Week 157Week 158Week 159Week 160Week 161Week 162
Week 163Week 164Week 165Week 166Week 167Week 168
Week 169Week 170Week 171Week 172Week 173Week 174
Week 175Week 176Week 177Week 178Week 179Week 180
Week 181Week 182Week 183Week 184Week 185Week 186
Week 187Week 188Week 189Week 190Week 191Week 192
Week 193Week 194Week 195Week 196Week 197Week 198
Week 199Week 200Week 201Week 202Week 203Week 204
Week 205Week 206Week 207Week 208Week 209Week 210
Week 211Week 212Week 213Week 214Week 215Week 216
Week 217Week 218Week 219Week 220Week 221Week 222
Week 223Week 224Week 225Week 226Week 227Week 228
Week 229Week 230Week 231Week 232Week 233Week 234
Week 235Week 236Week 237Week 238Week 239Week 240
Week 241Week 242Week 243Week 244Week 245Week 246
Week 247Week 248Week 249Week 250Week 251Week 252
Week 253Week 254Week 255Week 256Week 257Week 258
Week 259Week 260Week 261Week 262Week 263Week 264
Week 265Week 266Week 267Week 268Week 269Week 270
Week 271Week 272Week 273Week 274Week 275Week 276
Week 277Week 278Week 279Week 280Week 281Week 282
Week 283Week 284Week 285Week 286Week 287Week 288
Week 289Week 290Week 291Week 292Week 293Week 294
Week 295Week 296Week 297Week 298Week 299Week 300
Week 301Week 302Week 303Week 304Week 305Week 306
Week 307Week 308Week 309Week 310Week 311Week 312
Week 313Week 314Week 315Week 316Week 317Week 318
Week 319Week 320Week 321Week 322Week 323Week 324
Week 325Week 326Week 327Week 328Week 329Week 330
Week 331Week 332Week 333Week 334Week 335Week 336
Week 337Week 338Week 339Week 340Week 341Week 342
Week 343Week 344Week 345Week 346Week 347Week 348
Week 349Week 350Week 351Week 352Week 353Week 354
Week 355Week 356Week 357Week 358Week 359Week 360
Week 361Week 362Week 363Week 364Week 365Week 366
Week 367Week 368Week 369Week 370Week 371Week 372
Week 373Week 374Week 375Week 376Week 377Week 378
Week 379Week 380Week 381Week 382Week 383Week 384
Week 385Week 386Week 387Week 388Week 389Week 390
Week 391Week 392Week 393Week 394Week 395Week 396
Week 397Week 398Week 399Week 400Week 401Week 402
Week 403Week 404Week 405Week 406Week 407Week 408
Week 409Week 410Week 411Week 412Week 413Week 414
Week 415Week 416Week 417Week 418Week 419Week 420
Week 421Week 422Week 423Week 424Week 425Week 426
Week 427Week 428Week 429Week 430Week 431Week 432
Week 433Week 434Week 435Week 436Week 437Week 438
Week 439Week 440Week 441Week 442Week 443Week 444
Week 445Week 446Week 447Week 448Week 449Week 450
Week 451Week 452Week 453Week 454Week 455Week 456
Week 457Week 458Week 459Week 460Week 461Week 462
Week 463Week 464Week 465Week 466Week 467Week 468
Week 469Week 470Week 471Week 472Week 473Week 474
Week 475Week 476Week 477Week 478Week 479Week 480
Week 481Week 482Week 483Week 484Week 485Week 486
Week 487Week 488Week 489Week 490Week 491Week 492
Week 493Week 494Week 495Week 496Week 497Week 498
Week 499Week 500Week 501Week 502Week 503Week 504
Week 505Week 506Week 507Week 508Week 509Week 510
Week 511Week 512Week 513Week 514Week 515Week 516
Week 517Week 518Week 519Week 520Week 521Week 522
Week 523Week 524Week 525Week 526Week 527Week 528
Week 529Week 530Week 531Week 532Week 533Week 534
Week 535Week 536Week 537Week 538Week 539Week 540
Week 541Week 542Week 543Week 544Week 545Week 546
Week 547Week 548Week 549Week 550Week 551Week 552
Week 553Week 554Week 555Week 556Week 557Week 558
Week 559Week 560Week 561Week 562Week 563Week 564
Week 565Week 566Week 567Week 568Week 569Week 570
Week 571Week 572Week 573Week 574Week 575Week 576
Week 577Week 578Week 579Week 580Week 581Week 582
Week 583Week 584Week 585Week 586Week 587Week 588
Week 589Week 590Week 591Week 592Week 593Week 594
Week 595Week 596Week 597Week 598Week 599Week 600
Week 601Week 602Week 603Week 604Week 605Week 606
Week 607Week 608Week 609Week 610Week 611Week 612
Week 613Week 614Week 615Week 616Week 617Week 618
Week 619Week 620Week 621Week 622Week 623Week 624
Week 625Week 626Week 627Week 628Week 629Week 630
Week 631Week 632Week 633Week 634Week 635Week 636
Week 637Week 638Week 639Week 640Week 641Week 642
Week 643Week 644Week 645Week 646Week 647Week 648
Week 649Week 650Week 651Week 652Week 653Week 654
Week 655Week 656Week 657Week 658Week 659Week 660
Week 661Week 662Week 663Week 664Week 665Week 666
Week 667Week 668Week 669Week 670Week 671Week 672
Week 673Week 674Week 675Week 676Week 677Week 678
Week 679Week 680Week 681Week 682Week 683Week 684
Week 685Week 686Week 687Week 688Week 689Week 690
Week 691Week 692Week 693Week 694Week 695Week 696
Week 697Week 698Week 699Week 700Week 701Week 702
Week 703Week 704Week 705Week 706Week 707Week 708
Week 709Week 710Week 711Week 712Week 713Week 714
Week 715Week 716Week 717Week 718Week 719Week 720
Week 721Week 722Week 723Week 724Week 725Week 726
Week 727Week 728Week 729Week 730Week 731Week 732
Week 733Week 734Week 735Week 736Week 737Week 738
Week 739Week 740Week 741Week 742Week 743Week 744
Week 745Week 746Week 747Week 748Week 749Week 750
Week 751Week 752Week 753Week 754Week 755Week 756
Week 757Week 758Week 759Week 760Week 761Week 762
Week 763Week 764Week 765Week 766Week 767Week 768
Week 769Week 770Week 771Week 772Week 773Week 774
Week 775Week 776Week 777Week 778Week 779Week 780
Week 781Week 782Week 783Week 784Week 785Week 786
Week 787Week 788Week 789Week 790Week 791Week 792
Week 793Week 794Week 795Week 796Week 797Week 798
Week 799Week 800Week 801Week 802Week 803Week 804
Week 805Week 806Week 807Week 808Week 809Week 810
Week 811Week 812Week 813Week 814Week 815Week 816
Week 817Week 818Week 819Week 820Week 821Week 822
Week 823Week 824Week 825Week 826Week 827Week 828
Week 829Week 830Week 831Week 832Week 833Week 834
Week 835Week 836Week 837Week 838Week 839Week 840
Week 841Week 842Week 843Week 844Week 845Week 846
Week 847Week 848Week 849Week 850Week 851Week 852
Week 853Week 854Week 855Week 856Week 857Week 858
Week 859Week 860Week 861Week 862Week 863Week 864
Week 865Week 866Week 867Week 868Week 869Week 870
Week 871Week 872Week 873Week 874Week 875Week 876
Week 877Week 878Week 879Week 880Week 881Week 882
Week 883Week 884Week 885Week 886Week 887Week 888
Week 889Week 890Week 891Week 892Week 893Week 894
Week 895Week 896Week 897Week 898Week 899Week 900
Week 901Week 902Week 903Week 904Week 905Week 906
Week 907Week 908Week 909Week 910Week 911Week 912
Week 913Week 914Week 915Week 916Week 917Week 918
Week 919Week 920Week 921Week 922Week 923Week 924
Week 925Week 926Week 927Week 928Week 929Week 930
Week 931Week 932Week 933Week 934Week 935Week 936
Week 937Week 938Week 939Week 940Week 941Week 942
Week 943Week 944Week 945Week 946Week 947Week 948
Week 949Week 950Week 951Week 952Week 953Week 954
Week 955Week 956Week 957Week 958Week 959Week 960
Week 961     


IMPORTANT - SUBMISSION POLICY! By uploading or otherwise submitting any materials to Neopets, you (and your parents) are automatically granting us permission to use those materials for free in any manner we can think of forever throughout the universe. These materials must be created ONLY by the person submitting them - you cannot submit someone else's work. Also, if you're under age 18, ALWAYS check with your parents before you submit anything to us!