The Power Crystal

by sparkle_qween

Shyning's sword whistled through the air as she brought it down. It knocked the sword from Sparky's hand. "There!" she proclaimed. "That otion trick always works!" Sparkle_Qween had been training Shyning. Being famous for sword play she decided to train her silver Shoyru with the sword.

"Well Shyn, you might encounter many pets and creatures who know how to block the otion trick. You shouldn't rely on it so much".

"All right, Sparky. Lets go to McScorchio's for lunch, Okay?"

They went to the restaurant. The lights danced across Shyn's silver fur making it shine with a rainbow. People stared. Silver Shoyru's were pretty rare. Luckily Sparky had traded the paintbrush for some Faerie's and a mote. They sat at a clean table. The waitress came up. "Whatsit yer wantin' ladies?" she asked.

"One vegetarian burger, a cherry Neocola, an ultimate burger and one orange juice, please," replied Sparky.

"That's a nice Shoyru yousa got there!" the waitress said with a grin. Shyn smiled brightly. Soon their food was served.

"Yum, scrumptious!" said Shyn. She gulped down her juice in minutes.

"OK how about a Chocopie slice with Scabu sauce? And a chocolate mint ice cream?" Sparky asked.

"Great, then we can go to Cosmic's!" Shyn grinned. "And maybe Spy'll be there," she mumbled.

"What was that dear?"

"Nothing."

They walked to Cosmic_Queen74's house. They rang the bell. The door was opened by a glass Shoyru Shyn's age. The two Shoyrus were best friends. They ran off. The owners walked in the house and sat down to talk.

"Come on Shyn!" Spyro542 called.

"Coming, Spy!" Shyn called back.

Suddenly the world shook and the impact sent the two tumbling into the earth. Everything seemed to swallow them up and they fell. Falling, falling...

***

The two fell on soft earth. Spy blacked out but revived so easily Shyn wondered if he faked. They looked around. They were in a cavern underneath the earth. "What happened?" asked Spy.

"She got it."

"Who said that?" asked Spy, "got what?"

"The Power Crystal." An Earth Faerie came to view. "The evil Uber-Dark Faerie, Magentafica, has stolen the Faerie Queen's Magical Crystal. The crystal can do anything-it has no boundaries except it can be drained. No one knows how to drain it and Faeteria (the queen) never used it. Now that you two know I don't suppose you two will help? You get nothing except Neopia's Praise and Safety."

"We'll do it!" cried Shyning and the Faerie gave her a Rod Of Supernova.

"But give it back later," she told her. She gave Spy a Cement Mixer saying, "it only works when you are NOT on close quarters."

"OK miss Faerie, mam!" replied Spy.

"And I grant you both the ability 'magic berries' so you will never grow hungry."

"All right!" The two suddenly grew somber. "Whadda we do?" they asked.

"Have you ever heard of the Plain of Ultimate good? It is no more. It seemed to disappear. Now it is the base of Magentafica. Go there and let your hearts guide you."

***

"Plain of Ultimate Good?" asked Spy.

"It used to be the the place where all good little pets wanted to go. After the arrival of new things it was wiped out. People forgot it." The two were walking. The kind Earth Faerie had supplied them with clothes and rare items packs. The Rare items were to sell for NP. "Did you ever read the travels of Atoravo the Aisha? In the earlier issues of the Neopian Times? Those stories were often based on the Plain of Ultimate Good. Not Atoravo but most."

"What do we tell Cosmic and Sparky?" asked Spy nervously.

"Sparky won't be surprised but Cosmic'll flip!"

"Uh oh." They fell silent. Traveling in silence can be a blessing. They stopped for supper. Shyn produced a batch of turkey-flavored berries. Well they are magic aren't they? Spy made Ice cream ones for dessert. The two ate lavishly. Then they looked at the scenery. They were in a field. Lush green grass grew everywhere. There was a forest to the north. Behind them lay Neopia Central. Farm land stretched on the south side. There was swamp land to the west. In normal language they were headed into foggy swamp land and bogs :(

They summed up their courage, shouldered their packs and walked into the foggy swamp. Shyn used a magic torch to light their way. A sound reached their ears:

"Muhahahahahaha!"

***

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" the two ran as fast as their legs would take them. "Fly," whispered Spy. They took to the skies. "It's the Swamp Ghoul!" Shyn yelped.

"Th-the Swamp Ghoul?" Spy had only heard of the infamous spectres. He was terrified. "HELP!"

"Shhhh, here I'll...OH FIRE FAERIES!" She shot a...rainbow frost cannon? out of her mouth! It destroyed the ghoul in seconds. The two Shoyrus looked at each other.

"Wow." In seconds it had been gone! How is that possible to even shoot frost cannons when none are available? Why did it not happen to Spy? These thoughts and more flooded their heads.

"Well, let's go, OK?" Shyn's logic broke the spell. The Shoyrus went off knowing they had to save Neopia from a danger nobody knew of.

The second quake happened during the night. They had made it out of the swamp and found a hollow tree to spend the night. They threw their packs down and found a wide branch each. They had been asleep for hours when the tree crashed to the ground. Luckily any breakable items were undaunted by the crash.

This time the strange thing that happened was Spy's. He created a Glass platform so they could still sleep in the air. He forced it up in the branches so they slept well the rest of the night.

The next morning they had completely forgotten the incident. They picked up their packs and flew off. They had been flying when they decided to stop for breakfast. They walked up to a farmhouse and knocked. A blue Kacheek answered the door. "Hiya Isa wasa listenin' to Celine Dikoi's latest Neohit! She's really good!" the Kacheek blabbed on and on. A boy came to the doorway. He smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, Reenee is such a blabber mouth!" and he scooped up the cute Kacheek "Anyhow, what are you two doing here?" He invited them inside. The two related their story. "I've heard of Magentafica the Merciless. She always wanted to prove SHE should be the Faerie Queen. You two are on a dangerous mission. And you say you belong to the Sparkle Qween? Wow! Can you use that sword?" The last questions were directed at Shyn.

"Yes, do you have a sword? I'll show you my skills!" The two battled. Spy was bored so he talked to Reenee. There was a whistling sound and the boys (Ignito) sword went flying.

There," Shyn won. Ignito smiled.

"Really good!"

"Thanks." The two stayed and ate scrambled Neggs and bacon.

"Well I wish you could stay but here", Ignito gave Spy a couple thousand NP. For the money they gave him a rainbow Blumaroo toy. So off they went.

It was then they noticed the dark shadow...

***

"The plain." It wasn't a question. Spy shivered. Shyn gasped. The whole plain seemed to be covered in deadly poison. Shyn gasped. It hadn't looked that way last time she had been here! She told Spy so.

"When I came here I was only a few hours old! It was full of flittering faeries and Unis danced on clouds. Kind Nimmos sat on Neopads and told stories. It used to be gorgeous!"

The pair skirted round to the side. They flew to the treetops and leaped like Usuls. They silently crept up on the camp.

"Hey! What the..." an officer Skeith! Spy used his Cement Mixer and knocked the Skeith out. 4 Scorchio's arrived and were melted by hot light beams from Shyn's Rod.

"Phew. That was a close call," whispered Spy. The two had an idea. Would their magic turn them shadow? They concentrated on that. Shyn's gorgeous fur turned dark and murky. Spy's fur shattered. Cold dark obsidian fur took the place of it. The two walked straight into camp. The sight was hideous. Bones were scattered through out. Leftovers were underfoot. A Monocerous was tethered to a pole. Worst, were the pets. All were shadowed and ugly. Blood stained the fur. The stench was terrifying. But worst of all was the Dark Faerie in the center...

***

She was beautiful. But frightening as well. The pets gulped. Magentafica! At her side there was a huge fire Lupe. Fangs stuck out and glinted a fierce white. His fur seemed to smoke. Drool dripped from his half open mouth. A mighty tail twitched.

"Minions, Blood Hordes all. I am pleased to say I have successfully stolen the Power Crystal. Of course DeathFang here helped," the Magentafica said, patting DeathFang the Lupe, "We will, now that I have weakened it, storm Neopia Central! We shall fight Faerieland's troops and DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY!"

The Blood Hordes echoed and added to her words, "Magentafica! MAGENTAFICA!!! DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY!" It was a sickening sight. Shyn and Spy barged through the crowd and turned themselves invisible! Spy shot stone snowballs at the horde and Shyn shot Rainbow blasts. They shot water, flooding the ground. But then Magentafica raised the Power Crystal...

...But Shyn was faster. She threw all her might into a very powerful blast from the Rod of Supernova. It spinned, ran, skipped and danced and hit Magentafica! The good power and love ate the Uber-Dark Faerie up. There was no trace. The plain seemed to become brighter. The pets became every colour of the rainbow. Burned ground sprouted lush green grass. The sun came from out behind clouds. The poison evaporated. But the crystal...Spy held it triumphantly!

"We saved it! SHYN LOOK! WE ARE POWERFUL!" he smiled. And his glass coloured face split in half with that huge grin. The two Shoyrus held up the Power Crystal and whispered: We wish to go home...

Instant happening! Shyn was scooped into Sparky's arms. Cosmic knelt and hugged Spy fiercely. The quartet went out to a fancy restaurant for dinner.

"Now," started Sparky, "you two must relate your tale to us." Cosmic pulled out a notebook.

"Well, when that earthquake came the earth swallowed us up..."

The End