Stop Clowning Around!
 (by chat_adik)

Take that Mr. Chuckles! Noj screamed as he charged at the evil clown, intending to pierce him with his Ghostkersword.

Mr. Chuckles merely snickered as he leapt to the other side, avoiding the deadly blow of the sword. Noj, unable to stop his own movement, crashed into a gnarled tree.

Is that all you've got? Mr. Chuckles taunted, jumping up and down with glee. He clapped his hands happily while Noj slowly recovered.

Watching the battle unfolding in front of them, Jerome, Amy, and Knuckles all watched, fascinated. They knew who was going to win. It was predictably boring.

But that doesn't mean that Amy and Knuckles should be screaming hysterically and cheering for Noj. They knew how arrogant their sibling was, after all. With every win, his head grew bigger and bigger.

Figuratively, of course.

So, instead of cheering for him like what their owner, Jerome was doing, they heckled him instead.

What was that? Amy sneered, Even I could do better than that.

She waved her Valentine Heart Staff at Knuckles, as if her staff were a deadly weapon instead of just a pretty staff. Knuckles joined in the fun, acting as if he was hit by an invisible beam from the staff.

Both of them laughed hysterically.

Jerome cleared his throat. The two Neopets merely grinned, unrepentant.

Yeah, Knuckles said, smiling at his brother. He turned towards their owner, Hey Jerome, he said, his voice loud enough to be heard by everyone, Those weapons you bought for Noj seem to be only for decorative purposes.

Jerome merely sighed, knowing full well that both Amy and Knuckles love- no, lived to tease Noj. Everyone knew that Noj had a short fuse and hated being insulted. Because of that fact, both siblings tended to tease him mercilessly. Everyone knew what was going to happen next.

Except Noj. Everytime he was being ridiculed, he always gets angry, much to the delight of the other two. Sure enough, Noj took the bait.

I know what I am doing, Noj said, gritting his teeth. I just… made a wrong move, okay? He glared at them. Upon glancing at his opponent, Noj noticed that the clown was gazing at and listening to them with rapt attention, as if he was fascinated with the scene unfolding in front of him.

Noj glared at Mr. Chuckles, If you're through, may we please get on with the battle? He asked coldly.

Mr. Chuckles shrugged, Fine, he laughed, if you're done playing with your pretty toys.

Amy and Knuckles snickered.

Noj screamed in frustration and used his strongest weapon, planning to defeat the clown with one single move.

It worked.

However, after Mr. Chuckles fainted, Noj was puzzled to hear his siblings laughing at him. He frowned. Why would they be laughing at him, when he, in fact, defeated Mr. Chuckles?

And with one hit! (his first move not included, of course)

Okay, fine. In two moves.

He then realized that using his strongest weapon wasn't such a wise decision.

He grimaced and silently noted that next time, he won't use his Glittery Faerie Dust in front of his family. Nothing good would come from that.




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