ANNUAL GORMBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL

The Gormball Championship Game
by dr_tomoe

It's one of Neopia's best games!
Many try to claim it's fame
And once a year, you can try
to do your best to stay dry.

For it's the day of the championships
You can hear the excitement on 'pet's lips
For this year, one will stand tall
in the fantastic game of Gormball!

Eight players will take the field
and none of them will ever yield
They'll stay and play and never run
until one is crowned the champion.

One by one, they toss the ball
doing their best to not fall
but soon a splat will fill the air
leaving that player in despair.

The seconds pass and tick on by
and the Gorball tosses continue to fly
Eliminations continue to go quickly
almost faster then the eye can see.

It's down to two players on the grass
quickly grabbing the ball to pass
A splat rings out, and the day is won
Gormball has it's new champion.

Who will be the lucky winner?
and who will have their losses simmer?
You'll have to play to find out their name
During the Gormball Championship game.

Fancy a Game of Gormball?
by alyndasgallery

If you like a challenge,
Then you'll love this game.
An extra terrestrial sport,
Gormball is its name.

It's sweeping the galaxy,
And is oodles of fun.
Out-throw your opponents,
To end up number one.

Warm up your muscles,
And wear some old clothes,
It sure can be messy,
When the Gormball explodes.

How long will you hold it,
Before you let go?
Will you take your time, 
Or quickly just throw?

The choice is yours,
It's a game full of luck.
If a Gormball flies at you,
Be sure that you duck!

Annual Gormball Championships
by o_babypet4me_o

The points racked up,
the ball flew fast
Held for seconds
"Someone wont last"

"Ursula Throw the ball to me,"
Ember yelled out as she was free.
Kevin turned around and didn't see
The ball flew to him, (being stealth was the key)

Ember wanted to distract
All the players around
The ball flew up high
Ember missed it, splashed on the ground. 

"I'm out" she yelled 
and cried running away
She was cheering for Brian
To win this play

Brian held the ball long
"It will pop," Thyassa was wrong
It hit her face, the pass was strong.
The crowd started to sing a song

"This is the Championship
Once a year it is played
the winner takes a trophy
A legend today is made "


Six are left 
but not for much longer
Gargarox stop to look at a puddle
Flexed his muscles to look stronger

But the crowed just has a smile
For it took Gargarox awhile
to figure out that the water pile....
was the ball,least he went out with style

Many people were out
Hours were played,
Bye to Kevin, Zargrold and Farvin
But two had stayed.

It was down to Ursula and Brian
But who would win?
Brian held for 4 seconds
Ursula watched as it drenched Brains skin.

Ursula screamed in delight
Hugged the trophy very tight
She had won this fight
And she will celebrate all night

The Gormball Faerie
by dragonsfriend1021

Once upon a time, in a land that was cloudy,
Lived a young Fire Faerie who did everything proudly.
Her copper hair streamed as she flew through the sky,
And the way she moved clearly showed she was spry.

This Faerie, named Ember, was generally unhappy.
She thought the faerie lifestyle was much too sappy.
All she ever wanted was just to move.
But the other faeries most clearly disapproved.

Fire Faeries, by their nature, as everyone knows,
Heat up and constantly burn their clothes.
They ask lucky Neopets to replace their things
And bless those who do so, making 'pets feel like kings.

But Ember could not understand this behavior.
She didn't care to be a Neopet's savior.
Plus, why did it matter which dress or which color?
For her, one piece of clothes was the same as another.

"Is this all there is to life? Just fashion?
Can I not express any other passion?
Sending Neopets on quests is just so boring!
I need to find something that feels more restoring!"

The other Fire Faeries chided and mocked.
"What's wrong with looking great?" they balked.
"You're the one being silly," they would say,
"The way we live life is a perfectly fine way."

Their words did nothing to satisfy Ember
As the other faeries ridiculed and condemned her.
Anyone could see Ember's patience wane nightly,
while she yearned for something more that would make her feel 

sprightly.

Then one day Ember heard about a competition
That might help her shake her antsy condition.
She could try a sport - that might be thrilling,
And make her life feel much more fulfilling.

The game was called Gormball, and it required great fitness,
And just hearing the rules piqued Ember's interest.
Part hot potato and part water balloon fight,
The idea of this game did elate and excite.

Ember decided to see how far her athleticism would carry,
Despite the opinion of any other faerie.
She flew all the way to Virtupets Space Station
to enlist in the annual tournament, hopefully for its full duration.

When the young Faerie arrived, her heart filled with cheer
To see all the other competitors here.
These were people with which she had something in common,
And she started to feel this was an area in which she could blossom.

Ember played her first match surprisingly well.
Her agile movements meant her opponents couldn't tell
when she would wait and when she would throw
And as she played, her winnings continued to grow.

Ember was so glad she skipped Faerie work and played hooky.
She was doing great, especially for a rookie!
Finally the Fire Faerie made it all the way to the finals.
And she surveyed the other competitors, her rivals.

There was Thyassa the Chia, and the Usul Ursula,
The cook Gargarox Isafuhlarg, and Farvin III, an Aisha.
She eyed Kevin the Korbat and the cheat Brian the Scorchio,
and she wouldn't underestimate Zargrold the Cool Grundo.

These fierce opponents would surely be a challenge.
Each had a motive to win, and the game might turn savage.
But the Fire Faerie believed she had what it took to win.
She was happier than she had ever been!

And Ember found where she was supposed to be after all
At the championships, when the Gormball ref yelled, "Plaaay Ball!"

Gormball Necklace
by indulgences

The aqua stone is shimmering
Within this necklace gold.
It glistens in the morning sun.
It's lovely to behold.

I tilt the gem from side to side.
It sparkles, clear and bright.
I've never seen such gorgeousness.
It is an awesome sight.

The chain is made of yellow gold.
It suits the gemstone well.
It's soft and fine as golden silk.
I fall under its spell.

It's Gormball Day, and I will buy
This necklace for my pet.
It's glowing, simply glorious,
The nicest necklace yet!

Kevin the Korbat: New player to Gormball
by outlander_

Kevin the Korbat,
New to the game,
Has stepped in for Dr. Sloth,
Who has some business to do,
(What a shame).

As he steps into the field,
All the other players,
Look at him and sneer,
"Kevin, what is he doing here?"

Brian the schorchio,
Thinks to himself,
"I bet it is Kevin,
Who will be the first one out"
Round and round,
The gormball goes,
SPLAT
It hit that schorchio.

One by one,
The players dwindle,
But Kevin is still in the game,
He, who is here,
Just for fun,
Thinks that maybe he can win.

One second,
Or two,
Should he wait,
That is his big debate,
For now it is just him and Ember.

He waits two,
And he is safe,
The gormball splatters all over,
Ember's face,
He did it,
He won,
His first gormball game.

Gormball Gains and Losses: Striking Spheres
by _brainchild_

In Gormball, many bonus spheres
Exist, their colors very dear.
Some grant points while others steal
Your loot away! A rotten deal!

The balls consist of hues so fair;
Intricate designs they bear.
A peppermint yields a large gain
While an iron sphere brings pain!

If you get a smiley face,
Then your heart is sure to race.
It gives up to one hundred points!
This ball is more than just a toy.

In the end, the spheres add up,
Or the ones very corrupt
Subtract from the score you have earned.
Hopefully you won't get burned!

If your points best other scores,
You'll get currency galore
Plus a grand trophy of gold.
That's the story I've been told!

20 NP per Gormball Game
by yarslov

Only 20 Neopoints,
To be in the Gormball game,
What do you have to lose?
What can you gain?

For only 20 Neopoints,
You can play the best game on the recreational deck,
Go in the field,
And prepare to get wet!

Win Neopoints,
Win prizes,
And alien artifacts,
For 20 Neopoints,
You can't beat that!

So spend that 20 Neopoints,
And try your luck,
You might,
Just might,
Get stuck,
On Gormball.