HAUNTED WOODS - Hello, this is soggydude, your roving reporter. After seeing
numerous articles about Hubrid Nox and Chia Flour, I decided to investigate.
After all, if I want to rule all of Neopia [*cough*] I mean if I want to keep
it safe, I can't just stand here. So after looking up Hubrid Nox's address,
I went to his house in the Haunted Woods. I sneaked inside and began to look
around. Sudden footsteps made me run straight into a closet. I peered out from
a small hole and saw the famous evil Chia come down.
"Is everything ready?" I did not hear anything else, but I saw Hubrid smile.
"Excellent. Now all we need is a test subject. Now, which one of you to choose?"
I saw his head turn around, and I ducked below the hole so that he wouldn't
see me. Bad move. The door was rotted with age and neglect, so it fell down.
I tumbled out, in full view. Hubrid jumped in surprise. "What in the world?"
I stood up.
"Uh, are you interested in buying a deluxe vacuum cleaner?" I hoped that this
would cause him to kick me out. Instead he smiled.
"Sure! Where is it?"
"Uh…I lost it. But I'll just go outside and get it." I stepped toward the door,
and Hubrid sensed something was wrong.
"Sales representatives always have their product with them. You're no salesman,
you're another Neopian Times reporter!" He snapped his fingers and the door
shut itself and chains circled it. "Well, you aren't getting away!" I began
to think of a way to delay him.
"So, Mr. Nox, what made you choose this house?"
"DON'T ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS! I HAVE A WORLD TO CONQUER!" He slapped his hand
to his mouth. "Oops."
"You're planning to take over Neopia? But I'm going-I mean, how?" Hubrid smiled
evilly.
"Well, human, I'll tell you. You know the Chia Flour?"
"The magic one that turns any pet into a Chia?"
"Of course you moron." I would have felt insulted if we were in a safer spot,
but now was not the time.
"What about it?" Hubrid cackled and rubbed his paws together.
"I sell it to the Hidden Tower and make HUGE amounts of money!"
"That's the secret?"
"Of course not! You see, the Faerie Queen checks each to make sure nothing
too harmful is in it. But now that it's been out for a while, she isn't checking
it as often. I plan to create a more powerful Flour. This one will turn a pet
into a Chia…forever."
"Forever?"
"That's what I said. Nothing can reverse it. No potions, magical plushies,
paint brushes, Rainbow Fountain, or even the Faeries! The pet will be a Chia
for the rest of their life! Soon, more and more people will attack each other's
pets with Chia Flour, therefore creating a huge army! I'm adding a special ingredient
that makes anyone hit with the Flour obey only me!"
"That's stupid. Eventually people will know they can't reverse the effects."
"Yes, but if a Krawk is turned into a Chia, the owner may dump them. I'm counting
on owners like that to keep my plan afloat. I'll sell one of these bags every
now and then so that at first no one suspects a thing. Then I'll add more and
more, until all the pets are Chias! Then I'll go to the Pet Central and make
sure only Chias that obey me will come out! Then…I'll perfect the flour to change
the owners and Faeries! THEN I'LL RULE NEOPIA!" I looked at him with some amusement.
"How are you going to get the money to do this?" He smirked.
"My Hidden Tower items are already bringing in mass money. I just need a few
billion more Neopoints. Now, about you…" He looked at me. "You know too much."
He lifted a white bag of flour with a picture of a Chia on it. I knew it was
Chia Flour. "You will be my first human subject!" He laughed evilly. Unfortunately
for him, he laughed too long. I took a chair and hit the bag. The flour spilled
over Hubrid, turning him yellow.
"Too bad you forgot about a possible setback!" I ran to the kitchen, and saw
a small laboratory. Using the chair, I smashed everything and set important
papers on fire. Hubrid ran in. "NOOOOO!" He charged at me, but I hit him with
the chair. As he stumbled back, I ran out. I took a huge log and propped it
against the door. Then I went all the way home. I've locked all the doors and
now I'm recording this. This is an important message: BOYCOTT CHIA FLOUR! If
we don't we'll all be slaves to Hubrid Nox. Would you rather be my- err…I mean
wouldn't you rather not be? Also boycott Hubrid Nox's Hidden Tower items. With
your help, Hubrid will fail.
[*A smashing noise occurs*]
Looks like he found me…remember, just say no to Chia Flour! And if a angry
Chia asks you where I am, tell him I'm in the ruins of Maraqua. That should
delay him.
[*rapid footsteps are heard*]
Well, I have to go. I'm sending this to The Neopian Times; hopefully the message
will get through. Bye!
[*sounds of window opening and someone jumping out*] | 
