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Author’s note: This story took place before “Destiny or Duty” and “The Past
is Never Forgotten”. Now you know how Spike got the new red x scar on his right
wing!
Spike_aka_bigbad flew from his attacker as fast as he
could. The mutant Korbat wondered what was after him and why. He hadn’t done
anything, well, that he knew of. Spike flew through the trees. As he did they
caught on his spiked collar. He pulled them off and a branch scratched the red
scar over his left eyebrow. He didn’t mind the pain and flew on.
Spike flew towards his Neohome. He had to get
there. Spike knew he would be safe from who or whatever was after him. Just
as he came to the street he heard something. Spike ducked away from something
that was shot at him. It didn’t work. Spike could feel pain in his right wing.
He could no longer move it. The pain engulfed Spike as he spiraled towards the
ground. He landed with a thunk.
The mutant Korbat landed a few inches away from
the pink Lenny, the Lenny that was paid by his owner to stand in the yard, which
caused the Lenny to faint. Spike tried to crawl to the door, but the pain caused
him to pass out.
“Now that’s a funny sight,” _A_J_Rimmer_ told
his petpet Diddler Holly in his Adam and Donna-like accent. The brown Grundo
was dressed in the Moon Goddess Guardian uniform which was a white dress shirt
that had a gold crescent moon on the upper left sleeve, khaki pants, a brown
tie that had a gold crescent moon near the bottom and black combat boots. The
Grundo also had a white “H” on his forehead. Rimmer drank a Swirly Rainbow Potion
and now was cursed to not touch or be touched. He called himself a “holopet”.
“Since I can’t touch him, go in and get the other
Moon Goddess Guardians,” Rimmer ordered Holly. Holly slowly went back inside
the Neohome. Rimmer looked to the sky to see what had happened. All he could
see was a shadow moving away from the Neohome.
Holly rolled into the Neohome. Zerendipity_
and Methos5 were sitting and talking. Zerendipity the Christmas Zafara was dressed
in a white leather uniform that looked a lot like Koya the Korbat Huntress’,
a bow and quiver of forest arrows were on her back and a Rugged Zafara Short
Sword around her waist. She had a gold crescent moon birthmark on her right
wing. Her petpet Batterfly, Karma, was on her shoulder. Zerendipity was feeding
Karma Cheesy Neos.
Methos5 the pirate Aisha was dressed in the normal
pirate outfit except he had on black pants, a pirate boot on his non peg leg
and a sword around his waist. His petpet pirate Puppyblew, Joeblues, was by
his side.
“What’s happening Dudes?” asked Holly in buzzes
and bells.
“What do you think he’s trying to say?” asked
Zerendipity.
Holly looked at them and thought. Then again
he spoke in whistles, “Well, there was something I needed to tell you.”
Methos5 looked at Zerendipity and shook his
head.. “I’m not quite sure. Only Rimmer and Morry speak Diddler.” said Methos5
also in a Adam and Donna-like accent.
The Diddler just blinked. “Oh yes, there’s an
emergency going on outside. Spike is hurt!” This time he spoke in the bells
but also he blinked a red light. Zerendipity knew right away that meant there
was an emergency. Rimmer had told her that.
Methos5 and Zerendipity ran out of the room.
Holly looked proud of himself and then followed. Methos5 and Zerendipity carried
in the unconscious Korbat. They laid him on the couch in the front room.
“His wing, looks like an arrow went through
it,” Zerendipity said. She then got up, “I’ll get a healing potion.” She left
the room.
“That’s a nice bird,” Spike said dreamily in
his accent that was similar to Rimmer’s and Methos5's. Methos5 smiled.
Rimmer walked up to them. “You really shouldn’t
have left without one of us. Even if Artemisluv is the one we are here to protect
her enemies could go after you to get to her.” What Rimmer said did make sense.
“Alright Rimmer, you can go with me next time,”
Spike told him.
“Not me. One of the others. I have important
painting and things to do here.” Rimmer squirmed. The painting was really him
telling Holly to paint, since Rimmer can’t touch.
“What a sm...” Spike was cut off by Zerendipity
coming into the room. She smiled and poured some of the potion onto the hole
in his wing and then helped him drink the rest. Soon the hole had healed into
a red X on both sides of his wing.
“I brought you this, too,” Zerendipity handed
him a Poisonous Lollipop.
“Thanks, love,” Spike told her. He then stuck
the lolly into his mouth. After a few licks his tongue swelled up. It was so
huge he couldn’t close his mouth or talk.
“What just happened?” questioned Rimmer. The
rest shrugged their shoulders.
“Floppy Tongue!” cried Immortalmina, their owner,
as she entered the room. She ran out of the room and then came back with a needle.
“This is a Tongue Shrinker Injection. This should help.” Immortalmina then shot
Spike in the arm. Soon his tongue was the normal size.
“Well, that’s it! This has been one bad bloomin’
day! I’m going to ask Jhudora about this lolly,” Spike got up and headed for
the door.
“I’ll come,” said Methos5. Below him came Joeblues
and OZ, Spike’s petpet tryannian Doglefox, was with him ready to go.
“Let me come, too,” Zerendipity said.
Spike smiled then looked at the sweating Rimmer.
“Sorry, pet. Rimmer has said he would go with me next time I left the Neohome.
Didn’t you Rimmer?”
Rimmer frowned then did a funny salute to Zerendipity.
“Yes, Ma’am. I will go,” Zerendipity nodded.
The group of Spike, Methos5, Rimmer and their
petpets left the Neohome. They walked past the pink Lenny who was still passed
out on the lawn. Immortalmina was trying to wake him up. “Be careful,” Immortalmina
called.
Since only Spike could fly they had to walk
to Jhudora’s Cloud. It was a long walk. The boys didn’t say a word to each other.
They just didn’t feel like saying anything.
Once at the door to Jhudora’s, Rimmer became
even more scared. “I’ll stay here and be look-out.” he told the Korbat and Aisha.
“What happens if Spike’s attacker returns?”
asked Methos5.
Rimmer didn’t know what to say. “Fine, I’ll
go with you lot, if I can be in the middle.” Spike and Methos5 shook their heads
yes.
The three pet and petpets entered the room. In
the front of the room sat the Dark Faerie herself. She looked down at them.
“So, Spike have you brought the Emerald Weapon? This time without Clyde the
Aisha Thief?”
Spike looked at her confused. He didn’t know
what she was talking about. He only remembered being in this room once trying
to get free lollies. “No, love. I came about this,” he said, tossing the lolly
at her. She caught it.
“What is this?” she asked. She didn’t look happy.
Rimmer screamed and ran out of the room with Holly close behind him.
Methos5 laughed. “He is a yellow belly, isn’t
he?” Spike agreed.
“That is a lolly,” Spike sarcastically said.
Jhudora rolled her eyes, “I can see that. What
about it?”
“That lolly gave me Floppy Tongue! How can I
be addicted to something that makes me sick!” he yelled. Methos5 thought that
it made sense, but what did he know.
“It’s one of the new batch. Don’t worry my minion.
Once you get a Tongue Shrinker Injection you will be immune to it,” she told
him and threw the lolly back at him. “Unless you are going to get the gem, I
suggest you leave.” Jhudora seemed to glow purple and green. The pets could
tell she was getting angry.
“Thanks, love,” Spike said as they left.
“Where do you think Rimmer got to?” Methos5
asked Spike once they were in the outskirts of Faerieland.
“The other side of Neopia, I would guess.” The
two pets began to laugh.
Methos5 stopped laughing and asked, “Do you
want to get a grog at the Golden Doubloon before we go home?” Spike nodded his
head yes. Spike then looked at the lolly. Could he really trust a Dark Fearie?
He smiled and put it in his mouth and nothing happened.
At the Golden Doubloon Methos5, Spike and the
petpets sat at a table. Spike and Methos5 each had a grog. Methos5 watched as
Loretta Fontiane walked to the bar. She smiled and waved at him. Methos5 blushed
and waved back.
.As they sat and relaxed Rimmer came flying into
the room. “I thought you two were killed. I see I was wrong. Holly take note,
Methos5 and Spike_aka_bigbad did not die today.”
“Sit down Rimmer and have a drink,” Spike told
him.
“I can’t touch things remember?”
“Fine just sit down then.” Rimmer sat down.
Rimmer began to shake as he watched the pirates. “Do we have to stay here? This
seems like a very seedy place,” the Grundo asked.
Methos5 and Spike ignored him. A pirate Shoyru
walked over to them. “Are you eyeballing me?” he asked Rimmer.
“N..no.” Rimmer managed to say. The Shoyru didn’t
believe him. He tossed a grog glass at the Grundo. The glass fell through him
and hit Spike in the face. The Shoyru was stunned.
Spike was not happy by this. “Do you want to
start something? I’ve had a really bad day!” the mutant Korbat told the Shoyru.
Spike stood up and balled his claws into fists. Upon seeing this Methos5 stood
and drew his sword.
Loretta jumped in the middle. “If I give you
all free grog will you please not fight?” she asked them.
Spike and the Shoyru didn’t budge. “Of course,
love! Anything for you,” Methos5 told her. He put away his sword and sat down.
He starred at the other two until Spike sat. The Shoyru went back to his own
table.
“Thanks,” Rimmer said from under the table. No
one had even seen him go under there. He reappeared and sat back down.
The rest of the night they stayed in the Golden
Doubloon quietly. After they left the restaurant they got to their Neohome without
a problem.
The shadow that had attacked Spike followed
him the whole day. It never had an opportunity. The shadow came into the light
and it was a mutant Grundo. He then disappeared into the night knowing it would
have another chance. The Guardians couldn’t be around all the time. He would
get Methos5, his true goal.
The End
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