Rewards

by Volcanica_Kougra

This story was inspired by "You'll Get What’s Coming to Ya" by Kwake. You rock!

Gwenivere was a Starry Uni, and was the most popular girl in Faerieland High School. All the boys adored her and all the girls wanted to be her best friend. However, Gwenivere, or Gwen, as her friends called her, was selfish, spoiled and snobby. In fact, she was a lot like Arabella the Uni. (See the story "You'll get what's coming to ya" by Kwake--the best story ever.)

Gwen was sitting on the edge of the Quad with her 'friends,' Mantilla the Pineapple Chia, Fabliau the Speckled Usul, Yalana the Rainbow Shoyru and Pollina the Starry Zafara, doing each other's nail, when Yalana poked Gwen in the back.

"What?" She hissed, angrily. Yalana pointed up towards a white Kougra, who was walking toward them. She was skinny and underweight looking, with topaz eyes. Gwen's lips curled into a sneer. Surely this girl wasn't going to try to join their group? However, before the Kougra could make it over, the bell rang for class.

Ms. Kella, the Kacheek teacher greeted them. "Welcome students! I would like to introduce a new addition to our menagerie! Volcanica_Kougra, would you please come in?"

Gwen gaped as the student walked in. It was the same Kougra as they had seen at lunchtime.

Ms. Kella continued. "Why don't you tell us about yourself, Volcanica_Kougra?"

Volcanica cleared her throat. "First off, you can call me Volcanica. Well, I live on Mystery Island with my sisters, Dizi, Wild_aisha and Tanshikazan. We all go to different schools."

Ms. Kella nodded. "Good, good. Take a seat beside Pyro." The class burst into giggles. Pyro was an attractive, young, male glass Shoyru. As Volcanica sat down, Pyro grinned and winked at her. Volcanica blushed, whereas Gwen's entire face went red. She liked Pyro and there was no way that Volcanica would steal him from her. She needed a plan...

***

The next day at lunch, Gwen watched Volcanica very carefully. At the moment, Volcanica was in the Lunch line. She was taking a golden Juppie, a Chilidog and a Grapity slush for her lunch. As Volcanica walked toward a table, Gwen took out her spark shooter and discreetly pointed it a Volcanica's paws.

ZAP!

Volcanica tripped and her lunch tray went flying into the air, it contents falling onto her. The lunchroom burst into laughter. Volcanica stood up shakily, her snow-white fur stained with Chili, Grape Slushier and Juppie juice. She looked around tearfully, before running out the door. Gwen turned to her friends and grinned. No way would Pyro go out with a blotchy Kougra that smelled like chili.

***

Meanwhile, Volcanica had been running for a long time. She had stopped at the healing springs, but even the Water Faerie couldn't remove the stains from her fur. Quietly crying, she sat on a bench outside the Faerie Pet shop.

"Hello there," said a voice Volcanica looked up and stared into the face of an old, slimy-looking, female Techo. "Could you help an old woman?" she asked, "I hurt my leg while walking and have no way of getting to the Healing Springs."

Volcanica looked the old Techo up and down. The Techo would most likely make the stains on her fur even worse, but still... Volcanica dried her eyes and nodded. "Sure, I'll give you a lift." Volcanica got onto all four paws and allowed the old Techo to mount her back.

After a few minutes, they arrived at the healing springs. "Here we are!" Volcanica said as the old Techo dismounted. The Techo smiled and in a puff of smoke, she transformed into something else! A Faerie! The Faerie Queen!

"Thank you Volcanica_Kougra, you have pleased me. For your kindness, I shall reward you. I give you this. And don't donate it or sell it! I expect to see you up in the clouds with me soon." The Faerie Queen handed Volcanica a package, and disappeared. Volcanica carefully undid some of the wrapping and peeked inside. A Faerie Paintbrush! Volcanica quickly ran to a teleport pad and disappeared to the Rainbow Pool.

***

The next day at school, Gwenivere noticed a small crowd at the doors. She pushed her ay through and what she saw, nearly made her eyes pop out. It was Volcanica_Kougra, but not plain white. Her fur was a soft lavender color and her eyes, a sapphire blue. Finally a pair of feathery, lavender eagle-like wings came from her back. Gwen overheard Pyro talking to Volcanica.

"So, Wing-V. Care to come out for Fire Faerie pizza with me after school?"

"Sorry Pyro, I promised somebody I'd come to visit her in the higher Clouds. Want to come? She'd love to meet you."

"Sure! Who is it?"

"Just... just a Techo"

Gwen was steamed! Pyro had a pet name for her? Gwen snarled to her friends to come with her, but they were with Volcanica. Furious, Gwen stormed off into Faerie City.

Gwen sat on a bench outside the Faerie Food shop and concocted a new plan to get at Volcanica. Maybe she could trick her into using the lab ray. But then, there was always a chance she'd be made stronger. Gwen was still musing when she heard a voice.

"Hello there." Gwen looked up and saw an old, slimy-looking, female Techo "Could you help an old woman?" she asked, "I hurt my leg while walking and have no way of getting to the Healing Springs."

Gwen sneered at the Techo, disgusted. "Eww! Now way!" she shouted "You'll make my fur slimy and gross! Get away!"

The Techo scowled and in a flash of flames, it had transformed into the Faerie Queen! "How dare you!" the Faerie Queen snarled. "I know you! You're the one who used that Sparkshooter on Volcanica in the lunchroom! Well, you shouldn't have done that!" The Faerie Queen pointed her wand at Gwen and there was a flash of light. All of Gwen's mane fell out, except for a single hair. Her fur became scales and started to shrink into a ball shape. Her horn and legs disappeared and her fur color became Blackish-Blue. Gwen was a Kiko.

The next day, Gwen apologized to Volcanica, who happily forgave her. They were friends from that day on... Except for the dance, when Volcanica went with Pyro. Gwen and Volcanica didn't really speak that day, until Volcanica found introduced Gwen to ExtraUnusual, a Yellow Lupe... Never mind. The point is, everyone lived happily ever after... Especially after Volcanica found an Electric Eyrie morphing potion for Gwen’s birthday. Anyhow, the moral is: Don't be mean to an old slimy lizard. You never know if it could be a Faerie in disguise...

The End