The Mystical Land of Tyrannia: A Forgotten Tale

by 4222

The NeoPets that lived in Tyrannia knew their homeland as the greatest empire in the world. High into the crimson sky rose vegetation of all types: Firebush, Bluestick, and Sardplant were tangled among other forgotten plants. A small one-roomed reed hut with a cloth door feebly grasped the swampy ground near the Eva Waterfall. All NeoPets lived in unstable huts or dark damp caves in these forgotten times. In these times Neopian Central, Mystery Island, Haunted Woods, and Terror Mountain joined together to form the whole swampy mess of Tyrannia. A young blue Chomby with matted scales lived in such times…

"Mother!" an annoyed voice of Dinni rang loudly throughout the reed walls of the hut. "I want to go to Ugh Forest NOW!"

Shaking her head Leea replied, "Come home before Shadow Time, Son. Remember to bring your twin siblings." Leea paused and then shouted. "And be nice… if I get any bad reports…" Dinni hastily grabbed his younger brother and sister leaving his mother muttering in thought, and dashed towards the woods.

Walking along the trail Dinni's little sister kept stopping to pick flowers, while his little brother keep asking tons of questions.

"Venae!" screeched Dinni, "Get off your lazy tail and WALK!"

"Dinni?" The male twin asked.

"Huh?" Dinni held Venae's paw tightly so she would not sit down.

"Are we there yet?" Brice quietly whispered.

"Ah! That is the hundredth time! Brice, the answer is NO! I told you we are there when you see Lonno, Xena, Wahi, and Timo. Plus… Lonno, Wahi, and Timo have to bring their siblings too!" Dinni took a deep breath and started walking quickly to Ugh Forest.

After ten minutes of fast walking, the trio reached the edge of the forest. Venae and Brice gasped in awe at the towering trees. Dinni sighed and grinned happily.

"Dinni!" a yellow Grarrl bounded towards him.

"Timo!" Dinni smiled again and hugged his friend. "Where are the Ugh Family and their siblings?"

Laughing Timo replied, "Waiting at the Gate." Timo turned to Venae and Brice and lowered his voice… "Who dares to enter the realm of Ugh Heart?" The twins gulped and glanced at Dinni with pure terror in their wide eyes.

***

"Sticks n' stones! Timo do not make the little ones weep." Dinni pulled his siblings away and ushered them around the corner to the grand Gate. Dinni smiled when he saw a group of anxious NeoPets waiting. A sense of pride washed within him. All the Grarrls and Chombys greeted each other with a quick hug.

Chimpa, Wahi's sister, and Mossie, Timo's brother, gathered Brice, Venae, and Oryo, Lonno's little brother around the gate telling scary stories and acted as if they knew all since they went last year.

Lonno stood on the tips of his claws and announced, "You may wonder why you’re here, right?" A mutter escaped from the crowd but quickly died out. "You are here to forget Tyrannia… You are here to brave Ugh Heart… You are here to join the royal and not royal Ugh Kingdom… Everyone has or will get a role, and none shall break character… or you will be punished! Your roles are… Me: King, Xena: Queen, Wahi: Princess, Timo and Dinni: Knights, Chimpa: Maid, Mossie: Paige, Oryo and Venae: Peasants, Brice you are their son. You must act any way you want snobby or nice, rich or poor but remember whom you are… keep your normal name but you have a title. Let's enter!"

Timo and Dinni opened the Gate (a rotten wood plank) and, all the royal family enters Ugh Heart. The younger ones where escorted to their Peasant Quarters and the others to the Castle. Mossie rang a rusty bell and the game began!

*In the Peasant Quarters:

Venae opened a bag of dry stale crackers and stuttered, "Oryo, Brice, this is lunch the um… prices at the…" Venae's mind went blank! What was she to say! Slowly one word came out. "Market." She then sighed.

"Let's bless… the King Lonno of Ugh Heart for this meal!" Oryo proposed.

"Amen!" Everyone else chimed in. No sooner had the trio placed their first cracker into their hungry mouths a knock was rapped on the flimsy straw door.

"Open up! It is Sir Dinni and Timo!" Oryo opened the door and welcomed the Knights inside.

"We have come to collect taxes!" Sir Timo mentioned.

"Where is your gold?" asked the other. The peasants looked around their quarters and could not find a speck of gold!

"You shall be punished." Timo grabbed Brice and yelled, "Off to prison, worthless lad!"

***

Venae grabbed her pre-picked flowers and showed them to Sir Timo. "Sir Timo, please trade these flowers for my bro… um… my son's life." Dinni and Timo smiled at each other. "Sure!" Timo dropped Brice and put the flowers in his loose scales around his head. Dinni grabbed the flowers.

"You coward Knight! The flowers are for the Queen Xena and the Princess Wahi." Without farther ado, the two Knights walked back to the Castle to leave the Peasants to eat in peace.

* At the Castle:

"Rise and shine, Princess Wahi!" Maid Chimpa cheerfully said while opening the curtains. It was an hour before the Royal Lunch and the Princess had not yet awakened!

"Bring me a bowl of warm water…" Princess Wahi yawned. Maid Chimpa helped her dear Princess to her paws and continued to hum happily. The tired Princess was bathed and dressed when a light tap hit the door.

"Address yourself, please." Princess Wahi commanded, while Maid Chimpa opened the door.

"It is I, Paige Mossie. Your Father, King Lonno wants to speak with you before lunch is served."

"Oh, of course" Maid Chimp adjusted Princess Wahi's skirt, and the young princess walked out into the dinning hall.

Good day, Father. Hello, Mother." Princess Wahi announced while taking a seat.

"Today the Knights took taxes and are to arrive soon." Kin Lonno started.

"In fact," Sir Dinni stated. "We are here now." Shocked everyone looked up.

"We collected beautiful flowers, one for Queen Xena and the other for Princess Wahi." Sir Timo daintily handed the flowers to the Royal Women.

"Thank-you." Queen Xena sniffed the light aroma and smiled sweetly. Princess Wahi did the same. Just then, Maid Chimpa brought in a silver platter of Brown Neggs and various juices to drink.

After a couple minutes of silent eating Princess Wahi screeched, "I can not take it anymore!"

"Take what?"

"The poor young Peasants eating stale crackers! I have decided to bring them some Neggs!" Speechless the King and Queen watched their daughter gather up the surplus and request Sir Dinni escort her to the Peasant Quarters. She knew the game was not fair…

***

She was jogging faster than Sir Dinni was so she could think to herself. After delivering her meal to the joyous Peasants Princess Wahi felt a peace of mind and decided to take a nap under the Old Healing Tree.

*The Cell:

The young Chomby dreamed she was trapped in a dark pit and she felt a slimy substance on her. Her eyes opened and Princess Wahi was trapped in a pit! The slimy substance was moss scum on the floor and walls!

No tunnels led out so Princess Wahi hit her paws against the walls until she cried.

"Let me out! Is this part of the game?" she sobbed.

A loud cackle echoed through the pit. "Young Chomby, Do you take me as a fool? A game?" the voice was Dr. Death's! Wahi started to weep even more…

***

*The Castle:

"Dear me!" Maid Chimpa exclaimed when waiting for Princess Wahi had taken a toll. "Let's form a search party; Queen Xena and I will wait here in case of her return."

The others agreed and the Knights and King Lonno led the Search and Rescue crew. After an hour's walk, the crew was tired and the forest looked different. Trees grew closer together, no animals were to be seen or heard, and a pulsating sound was in the distance.

Finally, the small and terrified group feasted their eyes upon the legendary Ugh Heart! The lava rock still burned like a coal, and it was over a thousand years old! The Ugh Heart was told to be the root of all evil.

"One with a heart as pure as gold may touch the heart hidden in my fold."

"We have to save her! It is the root of all evil!" Timo shouted as he placed his paws on the burning coal! A split second later Timo yanked his burned paws back and cried in fury! "Ouch! They sting!" Timo looked at his paws and let out a blood-curling roar!

"Quick!" Venae said calmly, "Open you pouch Dinni. Mom put some medication in there." Venae applied the medications and Timo began to feel relief.

"Who has a truly pure heart?" Dinni asked.

Only Venae stepped forward. "Sir Dinni? May I try?"

"You?" he retorted, "What makes you have a pure heart?"

"Dinni listen!" Venae pleaded. "I never talk bad about anything, not even when you are mean to me. In addition, I try to help everyone and make the best of things. Like today I rescued Brice from prison and tended Timo's burns." Dinni sighed and nodded his head. Venae placed her paws on the coal and wished…

"I wish all evil to leave Ugh Heart and Princess Wahi will return to us!" A large flash of light blew up!

*The Cell

Wahi took a step to the wall and floated up! Wahi floated up, out of the pit, and into the daylight! She heard Dr. Death scream in pain as she zoomed to her Kingdom.

After the flash all eyes opened in including Wahi's. It was right before Wahi fell asleep at the tree… time wise. Instead of sleeping she ran back to the Castle and found everyone there! In addition, everyone remembered the journey!

"Everyone's home safe thanks to Venae! Three cheers! Yay!" Announced King Lonno. Venae just smiled modestly at her friends. The rest of the day went smoothly, and they threw a big party for Venae! With Shadow Time almost arriving Dinni, Venae and Brice headed home. "Was Dinni nice?" Leea asked the first they entered the door.

"Very nice, Mom!" Venae cheerfully said.

"What did you do today?" Leea asked again.

"Nothing much." Brice lied.

"We had a picnic!"

"Do you want to go again?"

All three of her children shouted "YEAH!" in unison. Dinni felt a new bond between his siblings. Brice and Venae went to Land of the Lava Rock (They changed the name) every day though nothing that exciting ever happened...

You heard a true story from one of the forgotten pages of Tyrannia, so next time you are there ask the Elders about Brice and the Neopian World War I…

The End