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The Neopian Times Week 87 > Short Stories > Researchers: Beginnings

Researchers: Beginnings

by teghan62

My stay inside an egg wasn't a pleasant one. First, I was thrown onto a hard surface, and then my egg was thrust into something soft… almost squishy. The whole time, I had been surrounded by a warm liquid and staring at the pretty light that had been entering my egg. A warm, tropical liquid covered my egg. It smelled like Tigersquash… it was really refreshing!

     Then, the warm, coziness stopped as the soft, squishy feeling turned into bumps. There was no more light, and no more comfort. That was the first time I got scared. Suddenly, there was a swift downward movement that almost sent my egg tumbling.

     Then, finally, I could see a dim sliver of light. Reassured, I noticed that the bumps had also stopped. The light grew and grew until I was set on a hard surface, like the one that I had been put on a while earlier.

     Suddenly, I heard a sharp crack, and looked up words to see my egg breaking up. Thinking everything had gone wrong, I shoved up my hooves at the crack, hoping to block it. The whole time, I had heard muffled voices.

     "Where were you?" came a muffled voice, with a questioning tone to it.

     "Sorry, Tzel-Evod," replied a slightly clearer voice. "I was testing 'Paint Brush Experiment: Egg.'"

     "Well, what kind of pet is it?" asked the first voice.

     "I don't know. They just gave me a random egg," came the second voice. "I don't know if it can be island coloured, though."

     "That isn't good," said a third voice, "we won't know if it will work then."

     At that very moment, I started to feel different. Still putting my hooves up against the crack, I looked down at myself, only to see something strange. My blue fur was changing into a light brown, with white markings coming with the brown fur. Some "plant rings" appeared on my hind ankles, along with an earring at the top of my left ear and a necklace with a tooth on it around my neck. With the combined weight of the tooth on the necklace, I fell, causing the egg to break. I had hatched.

     At first, the light blinded me. As my eyes adjusted to the light, I became more aware of my surroundings. There was a warm, comforting light, with a computer, I later learned, and my siblings and owner, as I eventually figured out.

     "It worked!" shouted the third voice, belonging to an electric Kougra. The Kougra began to furiously type down notes. Curiously looking at him, I began to pretend to type myself, waving my hooves in the air, smashing them down on imaginary keys.

     "It's about time we found that out," said the first voice, belonging to a mutant Lupe.

     "Oh, be quiet, Tzel-Evod," said the second voice, belonging to a human. She then turned to the electric Kougra. "Barak-Nistar, finish those notes. I'm going to bed." With that, she turned away from us, and disappeared behind a wall.

     "Aye-aye, captain," called Barak-Nistar after her, grinning. The mutant Lupe sighed.

     "My name is Jen, and I'm the boss of everyone. Blah-blah-blah," sneered Tzel-Evod. Jen ignored him.

     "Just look after Ee-Asir, got it? Good," said Jen, annoyed.

     "Whatever," said Tzel-Evod, picking me up. He set me in between him and Barak-Nistam, who had just finished taking notes. In between my two older brothers, I dozed off, knowing I was safe.

***

I slowly opened my eyes, unsure of what had happened the previous day. Before I had been carried to this area, I had heard voices outside of shell. They were talking about going "home." When Jen had come to pick me up, I had heard voices that were saying, "Ew… not her. She doesn't give pets a proper home!" and, "I feel sorry for that neopet. Now it'll have to spend their life underground, tortured." That was the first sign that my life wouldn't be normal.

     Well, at least they were wrong so far. When I woke up, I saw Barak-Nistar at the computer, Jen leaving, and Tzel-Evod stretching. Curious, I walked up to Jen and looked up at her. "Oh, Ee-Asir," Jen laughed, "I have to go. I'll be back tonight. Barak-Nistar, look after Ee-Asir, make sure she doesn't go outside… something dangerous can easily happen." With that, she left.

     "Tzel-Evod, you ready?" asked Barak-Nistar, growing impatient.

     "Ya, I'm off," said Tzel-Evod. With that, he left. I looked outside, but I saw nothing but darkness. I was too scared to try to follow him, so I cowered far back into our house. Barak-Nistar put his paw around me, comforting me.

     It was a little later that we heard some screaming and fierce growling. Panting furiously, Tzel-Evod ran in. "They almost got me, Barak-Nistar. And I don't have anything." Tired, the Lupe collapsed.

     "It's okay, bro. You're still the only one of us that can do this. The rest of us are too scared," said Barak-Nistar. I didn't like his comment… I wasn't scared!

     I noted my chance, and quickly dashed out of our home. Soon I couldn't see any light. I rushed forward, noticing menacing shadows lurking out. I ran until I tripped, and fell into a small puddle of water. It was then that a warm liquid was poured onto me. It was similar to the island paint brush, but it didn't have the same mango smell.

     That's when I noticed that the puddle was a lot smaller. I looked up to see that the cave roof was a lot closer, too. I couldn't believe it! I had already grown! But, I saw a pair of gleaming red eyes looking down on me. With a small scream, I started running. And I ran into a wall. Smart, I thought.

     I put my hooves on the wall, only to find that I could climb up onto the ledge. I saw a small source of light up there, but then I remembered Jen. Maybe she went up there? What if she finds me! I turned, and cautiously walked backwards, retracing my steps.

     I felt something sharp poke at me. I ignored it, and continued retracing my steps. But then it poked again. And again. And again. I stopped my hooves down on whatever was poking me. It poked again, but this time it was harder. Humming to myself, I continued.

     Just when I saw the light from our home, the thing that had been poking me lashed out at my head. It dug in, and when I tried to free myself, it moved in my head. I pulled at my head, and once I was free, I ran like crazy.

***

Barak-Nistar was confused about my sudden growth spurt. He badly wanted to take notes on it, but since he didn't know anything about it, he couldn't. Sulking, he waited for Jen to come back

     It was just when Jen came back from wherever she was that Tzel-Evod finished bandaging my head. The three of them; Jen, Barak-Nistar and Tzel-Evod, thought about it but couldn't make heads or tails out of it.

     I smiled to myself. Next time I would have to be more careful.

The End

Author's Note: This is a new series I'm writing, called the Researchers. Barak-Nistar, Tzel-Evod and Ee-Asir are not my pets, and my name isn't Jen. Be expecting some more Researchers stories soon!

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