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Lofty's Wings

"Wings," I gasped, my blue eyes stretched wide in wonder.

by 77thbigby
The One About the Lab Ray

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. 

Though it wasn't particularly loud, it was enough to awaken the Scorchio. Reaching over with a lazy gnarled hand, he bopped the Beepallite alarm clock on its head...

by jack_skelling10

The Day I Met Boochi

He walked by while Mom refreshed her search, trying to get the best deal for her friend. He smiled at me and lifted his ray gun, too quick for me to move. I saw a blinding pink light.

by streamergurl
Kiko Lake, Off-Season

"I admit, I had my concerns," she told her brother, her voice brittle with age, "but now that we're here, I'll admit, I think you had a fine idea. Just fine."

by lilahne_aluoki
Neovian Asylum Interview, Patient #039721

"They say it’s evil, the townsfolk do, and that it attracts evil things, but I’ll not be so quick to judge."

by nintyplayer
Valor Cakes

Amid the chaos, it became easier and easier to fulfill the young Kougra's requests. Instead of paying for the poet she wanted, they simply had to claim that he was conspiring against Kass and detain him...

by _snoopfox_
A Different Theft

Everything was going well that day, until the Negg disappeared. Aear had planned on having it for lunch...

by mckinleybooksfan
Sunrise

When she first opened shop, her friends would come to sit and chat about their hobbies, their futures, their far-flung dreams. She would lean across the counter, smiling and attentive. She already had her dream...

by rainbow_mist_wave
BBQ Chips

The walls were blue, the household objects were blue, and he himself was a particularly prismatic and vibrant hue of imperial cyan. Totally not blue. Imperial cyan.

by sixthstop
 
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is this witch after all?

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What We Love About Neopets - The Item Economy
Neopets has a seemingly endless quantity of items that we as users can buy, sell, trade, equip or wear.

by sanosarah

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Family Reunion: Part One
"I never intended to hurt you," the Lupe said.

"An interesting accident, then," Ji considered bitterly.

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Cinnamon and Vinegar: Part Four
The three of us were a family: we seldom got impatient with each other. Melded together by the occasional hardship, we had no need for family squabbles...

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Immeasurable Enthusiasm
My pet is rather excited for the Battledome update... I think. He's hard to read sometimes.

by ssj3gotenks18

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Mud Coffee
The world may never know...

by goron0000



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