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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