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The Neopian Times Week 84 > Continuing Series > E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Five

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Five

by ridergirl333

Untitled Document A chilling wind tore at my flanks; I couldn't see more than half a meter in any direction because of the blanket of snow enveloping the sky. I let out a sigh of frustration. I hate the cold. Despite my shaggy fur, I always end up feeling out of place. Like a Chia at a Lupe convention. Like a Kau at a meeting of Hamburger Lovers International. Like Emerald at the Health Food Shop.

     But I had a feeling I was here for a reason. So, I sniffed the snow, using my ultra-sensitive Lupe nose to smell for clues. I closed my eyes and the smell of the snow reminded me of… emptiness. Black space, without stars, moons or planets. Not asteroids, or the flying ice balls for which I was named. (Comets.)

     Something was definitely out of place here. Why would the snow smell like black space? In any case, I followed the scent trail to a cave. A dark, foreboding place made of steel, ice, and granite. Just looking at it made me feel like a giant ice block. A menacing laugh erupted from the cavern's arctic depths. I backed up a little, so I would have room to fight, if necessary. I reached for my Lupe Wand and… I couldn't find it.

     A blast of subzero wind blew me off my paws. Just when I thought I would be blown into oblivion…

     I awoke in a cold sweat. It was only a dream. But it seemed so real! For a wild moment I wondered whether my cold sweat was sweat or melted snow.

     That morning, at the breakfast table, I told Indigo about my dream. "I am not surprised," said my Gelert sister. "Kauvara said one of the Space Faerie's special powers is dream weaving." Shelby, the russet and white colored dog, licked Indigo's paw as if in agreement.

     Our owner, Musician took us to Ridergirl333's house. Ridergirl and Musician have been best friends for a long time. Now, Indigo and I and Ridergirl's two oldest pets were shoved through an e-gate from the planet of Neopia to this foreign land.

     I told Ridergirl's pets about my dream. They weren't surprised either. "In fact," Ruby said. "I had a similar dream a few nights ago." She told us about her nightmare, the malicious presence, and the snow on her back, and the fact that she didn't have her Wand of the Light Faerie. Finally, RubyRainbow333 the rainbow Uni summarized it in a sentence. "The Space Faerie is trying to tell us something."

     "Let's see what we have to work with," I said. "The two things our dreams have in common: snow and blackness."

     EmeraldFlame555 the slightly dull-witted green Scorchio replied, "But snow is white!"

     Ruby rolled her eyes at her brother.

     Indigo, always the keeper of the peace, quickly resumed conversation. "I can't believe you don't see it! The answer is being rubbed straight in our faces! Snow!"

     "White snow," Emerald said.

     I put a paw over Emerald's mouth. "What my sister is trying to say is, this whole thing has something to do with Terror Mountain."

     "Or else, not Terror Mountain," Ruby thought out loud. "The Ice Caves. Comet did see a cave in his dream. I was actually in a cave in my dream."

     "What's so special about the Ice Caves?" I asked. "You'd think a place called Terror Mountain would be the ultimate territory for an evil genius."

     Musician, (who had been sitting on the couch, silently thinking this entire time) jumped to her feet. "The crevice! The crack in the earth that leads to Tyrannia! This prehistoric land escaped his clutches before. Now, he's plotting vengeance! Picture this. He sees a few NeoPets wandering the roads of Tyrannia. He mistakes them for locals, and places a tracking device on the human walking with them. The human then visits her friend, who also uses NeoPets. Sloth places a tracking device on the friend too. Using first class levels of technology, he plants the virus in the two computers, and creates his e-gate. You know the rest."

     "Sweet deduction, Cathy!" Ridergirl had entered the room, carrying with her a bag of potato chips. She offered some to Musician, who then passed the bag around the room. Ridergirl thought for a moment, then said, "But how could anyone possibly mistake us for Tyrannian natives?"

     Again, Ruby rolled her deep blue eyes. "He's an evil whacko bent on world domination. You decide."

     "I've got to tell the others," Emerald cried. He leaped off of his chair and raced to the computer. As soon as he logged into NeoPets.com, the strangest thing happened.

     A black cloud raced across the screen, then poured out of the monitor, stinging my eyes. It smelled of burning coal and failed transmogrifying potions. Unable to bear the stench, I hid my nose under the couch. The smoke seemed to follow me, nipping at my eyes until I was forced to shut them. Filling my nose until I covered it with one of my paws. A thunderous voice rang from the screen, as if echoing from a vast cavern. "If you return, filthy NeoPets, you shall face your doom!"

     The cloud disappeared from the screen. Musician and Ridergirl opened a few windows, relieving my poor nose. "What was that all about?" Ruby asked.

     "Obviously, Sloth doesn't want us to go back," I said matter-of-factly.

     Musician snapped her fingers. "That must mean that a route back to Neopia still exists!"

     "The e-gate," Ridergirl said quietly. "Is just like any other gate. It's a two way street. You can go in as well as out."

     Then, Ridergirl's computer screen went black.

     After about half an hour of fiddling with the different keys, Ridergirl came to this conclusion. "The cloud was another virus. It crashed my computer."

     Back at Musician's house, we found that the same thing had happened to her PC.

     We lost both of our routes back to Neopia.

To be continued...

Previous Episodes

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Two

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Three

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Four

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Six

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Seven

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Seven

E-Gates and Extraterrestrials: Part Eight

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