Round the Bend

by Dogz_rock

Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe? Who will get stuck in the snow?

Super_Nova_3000 the Green Gelert walked aimlessly in the cold, harsh snow. It was only November 25th but the snow was already deep. He use to love snow when he was with his owner and his older brother Augustana but she had put them both in the pound when she found out that they were no longer in style.

His usually wagging tail hung limp and frozen in the snow. His frozen ears drooped sadly. He tilted his head back and barked sharply and waited. No one there, no call back. He barked again even louder. He was answered by a deeper bark. Super_Nova_3000 followed the voice and soon met up with a red Lupe.

"Hello, my name's King_Outkast. My owner created me because he was bored and then put me in the pound but I managed to find my way out," he said friendly.

"My name's Super_Nova_3000. I was in the pound too but I got out with my brother Augustana the blue Lupe. We nearly got caught and were separated," he said back.

Suddenly there was a deep nerve racking rumble as the ground shook vigorously and a huge Monocerous made its way out of the woods. They tried to turn around but a second Monocerous blocked the path behind them. They knew they had to fight but it was over as soon as it began.

Super_Nova_3000 could see him straining in the snow. King_Outkast had just been knocked out but he had a deep gash across his stomach. Suddenly a dragon swooped down too.

"Geez, this is it!" thought Super_Nova_3000. His eyes were blurry as the dragon came down on him. Suddenly a blue blur streaked across the sky held up by a swinging vine. The dragon flew after him too quickly and smashed into the large mountain. Boulders began to fall and everything went black. Super_Nova_3000 found himself in the pound with Augustana and King_Outkast.

"It was you! Augustana, you saved us." Their chests were wrapped tightly in bandages.

A month later, on Christmas morning, a girl came in blindfolded. Her parents were leading her about as her blue Gelert followed at her heels. They led her in and removed the blindfold.

"The Neopian pound!?" she said, scratching her head.

"Tough_Stuff_Plenty will never be lonely again."

"You can have three pets," said her father. And soon the friends lived happily together waiting for their anniversary--Christmas morning.