The Tale of the Magical Key: Part One

by 98eevee

Meet The Pets!

The wind howled through Neopia as the rain poured down, lashing on the NeoPets backs. The Chia chef scurried across the street, after closing his shop early. Iccorasto, the purple Zafara, sat staring out of a nearby window. “Why isn’t he here yet?” She moaned. _Palemoon_ , the White Usul, looked up from playing with her Neonip critter.

“He might not be able to connect.”

She began, “You know how it is for him, he says he can’t come if he can’t connect.”

“I suppose you're right.” Iccorasto sighed. “But he hasn’t been here for AGES!”

“May maybe he he he he’s at school.” BunnyHopCy the striped Cybunny’s voice broke the conversation.

Grundoey The silver Grundo (And last NeoPet in the room) looked up at BunnyHopCy. “Humans don’t go to school for 3 days,” he scowled. BunnyHopCy glared back darkly.

“An and how would y you know h hmm?” He snarled back.

Grundoey showed his fangs. “Just ask Bruce you jabbering wally.”

BunnyHopCy took offense. “J just because I st stutter d doesn't mean I’m a w wally.”

“No,” Agreed Grundoey, “You're just an all around wally!”

BunnyHopCy had had enough. “SHA HUM BON HOOOOOOO” He yelled. Magic Sparks gushed into the room.

“CALLO COME!!” Grundoey deflected his attack using Magic Pebble. Suddenly, there was chaos in the room. _Palemoon_ started to cry, Iccorasto was fuming and the two boys were trying to rip each other’s head off!

“GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!” Iccorasto yelled (It was her fiery roar attack). The two boys stopped at once.

“You lot keep quite!!!” she said ferociously.

With that, peace returned. The boys sat down and started to sulk while _Palemoon_ started to play with the family pets (Moondust the Angelpuss, Shinoku the Warf and Bubbles the Puppyblew). As for Iccorasto, well, she returned to her stargazing.

“Master...where are you?...” She muttered as her Poppit (Iccorastro) jumped beside her.

“Why don’t you go look for him?” asked Icorastro.

“Huh?” Iccorasto looked down at the Poppit, “Nah, I couldn’t do it.”

“Why not?”

“Haven’t you heard the stories of the of NeoPets going to like haunted houses and never coming back?”

“Yeah, but they’re just stories.”

“And what if Dr. Sloth catches me?”

“Him? He was destoyed long ago, Iccorasto. Remember the Space Faerie?”

“Yeah, but 98eevee (The pet's master) told me he captured professor Chesterpot.”

“Nah, the Battledome trio was a myth, too.”

“But we went to Maraqua, remember?”

“Yeah, they just...erm....invented that.”

Iccorasto snorted, “They can’t invent an underwater world!”

She giggled back, “You're such a funny little thing!”

“Ha ha ha!” Iccorastro, the Poppit laughed too, “But we can still go to look for 98eevee!”

The thought reentered Iccorasto’s mind. “Suppose,” she said, standing up. “After all, we have nothing better to do!”

The Poppit still stood on the windowsill as Iccorasto went to the front door. _Palemoon_ stood up. "Where are you goin’ Iccorasto?" she asked.

“To look for 98eevee!”

“Take me!”

“You’re too young.”

“So are you!”

“No I’m not _Palemoon_, leave me alone!”

_Palemoon_ started to cry, “LEMME GO LEMME GO LEMME GO O O O!!!” She yelled Iccorasto sighed. “All right then, but hurry up and get ready.”

_Palemoon_ DID hurry up. She quickly gathered up her Neonip critter and ran to the door. With this, the two boys stood up. “Where are you going?” inquired Grundoey.

“Ca can we c come?” asked BunnyHopCy.

“No” Said Iccorasto, thinking she would have enough trouble looking after _Palemoon_. “Yes,” said _Palemoon_, wanting company. Iccorasto sighed again as the two boys gathered up their coats and went to the door.

“Are we done now?” she asked finally opening the door. “Yep!” said the other 3 in unison. And so it began, Iccorasto finally closed the door and the 4 pets set off to find their owner, 98eevee.

Will the pets find 98eevee? Will the pets get lost? Will _Palemoon_ fall over in sinking sand and Grundoey have to call for the mother ship to carry her away after fighting a battle with the great evil snorkle, bittibots (I doubt)? Find out, next week!