You find yourself in what appears to be a typical teenage girl's room. Hair brushes and assorted jewelry is strewn across a vanity, a few pictures taped up on the walls. What appears to be a handmade scrapbook is on a large stand, next to a fishtank containg a searex with the word "Lluvia" on a small silver plaque. Out of curiousity you pick up the scrapbooks, pages made with heavy duty craft paper and tied together with ribbon. You brush of a light layer of dust, the title now visible. "Storm's Album." Carefully you lift the cover to reveal a piece of paper tape to the inside cover. This is my album all about me, Storm the peophin. It'll tell you pretty much everything you need to know about me. It has my vitals, friends and family, photos, and anything you could possibly want to know about me. Also, you may wonder how a peophin, such as myself, can hold a pen to write if we I have hooves. Simeple, really. I can morph into a human at will, but you can read more about that on page 2. ^_~" -Page 1- Basics: Stats: Name: _tropical_storm_ Nickname: Storm Age: 17 Owner: princessbeth0301, aka Beth Sibling(s): Musica the Acara, Cimi the tuskaninny and Yukari the Jetsam. Petpet: Lluvia the Searex Love/Crush: There is someone I like, but I can't tell you about that here. ^_~ Children: 0_o Stupid question. Likes: The HBCG! Apple Pie Candles Punk Rock Jewelry Dislikes: Strawberry Jelly Annoying siblings/relatives Rude, stuck-up people Spiders and Bees -Page 2- Appearance: My pelt is indigo, mane and hooves are fuchsia, and my *gorgeous* eyes are greyish blue. I have a golden faceplate with a light pink stripe around the edges, and a bright blue gem right in the center. One each of my forelegs there's a blue diamond shape, with a pink outline. Personally I think I'm too pink-ish. Bleh, I'd rather have a black mane or something. Oh well. Here's a nice big picture of me with a little explanation of how I look. URL to view full sized image: http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/5610/stormprofile7ln.png . . . Special Stuff: The colored stripe around the edge of my tail changes colors! It goes through the whole rainbow in about one hour or so. I also have some healing powers, enough to heal a cut or scrape or something, and I can change forms. Human, horse, and my normal peophin form. I'm not sure how I got any of these powers, except for healing. That was just some sort of special bottled water faerie, more powerful then regular ones I guess. Either way, I'm so cool. ;) My Personality: I guess I'm your average teenager, I'm sarcastic and fun-loving, I like to party and flirt with stallions, y'know, basic stuff. I talk big and have a bit of an ego, I admit, but I know I'd never have the guts to back up what I say. I guess from what I'm told I'm more shy and reserved around a certain stallion I know. Personally I think they're all insane. -Page 3- My Past This is the story of my past, my birth-family and how I got here. It's not exactly happy, but not nearly as horrible as some others I know... I was born in the ocean to the east of central Neopia, where the winters were cool, and the summers were warm, but it was never too hot and rarely freezing. My father was the alpha male of our small herd, he was strong and wise, though I don't remember much of him. My mother I remember well. She was the alpha female. She was crimson red, with a violet mane and violet markings on her forelegs and back. I was born in mid summer, my pelt then was a bright red, and my mane was dark blue, like my father's. Slowly my father aged, and as time took it's toll he grew weaker. Eventually, he was overthrown by a younger stallion, and he was kicked out of our small herd to fend for himself. My mother and I stayed with him; we couldn't bear to watch him leave us. I was still very young, but I remember that day, and the tears that filled my mother's eyes as we swam away. My father was wounded in his battle, and he couldn't heal like he did when he was young. My father died a few weeks later from an infection in one of the wounds. My mother and I mourned for quite some time. Even though we knew he would die from old age soon anyway, it was still heartbreaking. We tried to make a new life for ourselves, but doing so was harder then it seemed. Still, we managed. We traveled from place to place, never staying anywhere for very long. Needless to say, I grew up lonely. My only companion was my mother. I longed for a better life, a life with a father, a life with a real home and friends. One day, my mother and I were on a sandy beach near Neopia central. It was mid-summer, near my fifteenth birthday. I closed my eyes basking in the sun's warm rays, and slowly I dozed off into a dreamy sleep. There were no other neopets or humans around, except a few lennies and pteris who flew overhead. I awoke when I felt a raindrop tickle the tip of my muzzle, and I lifted my head to take a look around me. My mother was nowhere in sight. I yelled for her, but I received no answer. Frantic, I rushed down the shoreline looking for her. I saw some hoof prints in the sand and followed them, hoping they were hers. Suddenly they stopped, to be replaced with some unusual pattern as if something had been dragged. I followed the path as it wound around some nearby trees and into a cluster of bushes and shrubs. There I found my mother. She lay bleeding, beaten and bruised. I shook her gently, trying to wake her up. She shifted a bit and turned her head towards me. "Storm, darling," she whispered with her last bit of strength, "My time has come. You must go on without me. Live on, be happy." I teared up, I couldn't stand to see her in that condition. "No, mom, you can't leave me! What happened to you? Who did this?" I asked her. "I awoke and realized you were asleep, so I went for a walk to stretch my legs." she replied. Mother then went on to explain how a gang of land-dwelling neopets, mainly skeiths, beat her til she was unconcious. They were saying something about how 'our kind' weren't welcome on 'their' land and deserved to die. "No mom," I pleaded as I nuzzled agsint her neck, "you're not gonna die! Everything will be okay." Tears started to well up in her eyes as she spoke again. "Storm, hush now. Just remember that I love you, and I'll always be watching over you." "I love you too, but stop talking like that! You're gonna be okay." I ordered her, but as I spoke the life slipped her from her body. I wept by her side for what seemed like hours. The sun started to touch the horizon, and then I snapped. I couldn't take it anymore. So I ran, I ran as fast as my legs would take me. I was running blindly, not looking where I was going, and not caring. I just wanted to get away. I wanted to make everything go away. Suddenly, I ran into something and fell to the ground. I didn't care though, I just fell in a heap, hoping I was dead. There, in front of me, was a human girl on the ground, standing up and brushing the dirt off of her pants. She had waist length, dirty blonde hair pulled into a pony tail, light skin, and dark blue eyes. "I'm so sorry, are you okay?" she asked me as she knelt and rested her hand on my muzzle. I couldn't really speak, I was too upset. I looked at her and shook my head no, but she wouldn't leave. She must've seen the tears in my eyes and the dried blood in my mane and coat. She dried my tears with her sleeve, and offered to take me home with her to get cleaned up and have something to eat. I agreed, and she led me to her neohome. To me, her house was strange, but all I cared about at the moment was a warm place to stay. I'd lived in the wild my whole life, so buildings, streets, they were all new things to me. Talk about culture shock. She fed me, and then she ran a bath for me. The bathtub was the most fun I'd had in awhile. She poured in some bubble bath, and I spent about twenty minutes rolling in the sweet strawberry-scented foam. Once the water was cold, I climbed out and this new human girl dried me off with a towel. We hadn't really talked at this point; I didn't even know her name, but she was all I had. She prepared a place for me to sleep without even asking me, but I think she knew that I had nothing left to go back to. She told me to get a good night's sleep, and that we could talk in the morning. I curled up in the soft blankets and fell asleep within a few minutes. I was too exhausted to worry or even think about the day that had just passed. Nothing mattered but drifting away into a world of my own. That girl watched over me the whole night, and when I woke up she was sleeping on her couch near where I'd been sleeping. I laid under my blankets until she woke up, and then we introduced ourselves. That's when I discovered tht her name was Beth. She offered to let me stay with her permanently, as her companion, so I accepted. She took me to this place called the 'create-a-pet center', where she registered me as an official resident of Neopia. My actual name was just Storm, but since each neopet must have a unique name, we added Tropical to my name and ended up with _tropical_storm_. After a few weeks, I became comfortable with my new surroundings, though when Beth wasn't home I often became lonely. We decided it would be best if I had a little sister, so we went back to the create-a-pet center and adopted a fuzzy, singing, acara. We decided to name her Musica_del_Agua, which means "Music of the Water" in Spanish. Musica has grown up quite a bit since then, and though she is quite a bit different than me, we get along pretty well. We now have an entire family: Beth, myself, Musica, and two new additions, Cimi and Yuki. Cimi is a green tuskaninny, and Yuki is a dark blue jetsam. They drive me insane... but that's what family is for, right? Well that's pretty much my whole story. If you wanna read about my life after the end of this story, you can read my journal, which is just below. -Page 4- My Friends and Family! Diverina - This is Diverina, she used to be all dark and mysterious, but then she got hit with a lab ray type thingy and it changed her color as well as her personality. Now she is one of the nicest peos you'll ever meet. Oh yeah, she has telekenesis too, it's SO cool. She can like move stuff with her mind. OoOoOoh!! XD Rayneance - Rayneance is a great gal to hang out with. She's got this sarcastic, evilish sense of humor, and powers to match. She can shapeshift into whatever she pleases, so if you call her short she may just turn into a dragon. 0_0 Heheh, she's only like 13 hands, which makes her even shorter than me! Fall_cloud - This is Fall, one of my first friends. She started out as a red peophin just like me, but then her owner finally saved up enough to buy her the Faerie Paint Brush she had wanted, so that she could fly. I envied her, I had just gotten paint as well but I didn't have wings. I haven't seen her in a quite awhile, and every so often I wonder if she's around somewhere. Musica_del_agua - This is Musica, my lil sis. She can be annoying with perfectness sometimes, but most of the time we get along alright. Just recently she was painted cloud, and now she can't stop flaunting her blue coat. Bah, purple is -so- much cooler. Cimeroni - This is Cimeroni, Beth adopted her a few months. She took my place as the Beauty Contest pet, and got a trophy after only a few tries. I mean I tried dozens of times, and my pictures were way better than hers, and I won nothing! She's just lucky, tuskaninnies have like no competition. Nevertheless, I still can't say I hate her. She's too cute and bouncy to hate. I know you're not all on here, I'll get to ya eventually. ^_~ -Page 5- My Journal He's gone... it's all my fault; I'll never forgive myself for what happened. That day, on that journey to the ruins. July 28th, 2005 - Life's been crazy. It's the middle of summer, I turned 18 last month, and I've got a huge crush on someone. I remember the day I met him, it was on a beach somewhere. There were a few of us gathered there, and at first I almost ignored him. I went and chatted with some friends but after awhile I finally introduced myself. He seemed nice enough, and wow, his mane was so gorgeous when the sun hit it just right. *sigh* I've seen him several times since them, but I still feel like I hardly know him. I think he might like me too, but I'm not sure, and I'm way too shy to say something too him. Urgh, I'm so stupid! February 28th, 2005 - n.n I rediscovered my old friend, Diverina. I can't believe I almost forgot her! X_X September 21st, 2004 - I just got a new sister, a tuskaninny named Cimeroni. Yay. -_- August 22nd, 2004 - I just became a groupie! Yes, I know that may sound odd... just click the cute little button on the right with all the hearts and stuff on it to see what I mean. August 2nd, 2004 - I'm starting one of those kool quilts, so if you have a patch let me know and we can trade patches. ^_^ March 19th, 2004 - I am looking for fan art and custom adoptables. I would really LOVE some and if you make some for me you will be like my bestest best buddy for ever and ever!!! Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating just a teensy bit, ^_^; but really I would apprectiate some piccies. :) Art trades will also be open as soon as Beth gets her art program working again. March 1st, 2004 - Happy Birthday Beth!! She's 14 today! ^_^ February 21st, 2004 - Beth is finally back after getting everything straightened out, and guess what! Now she has a tiny baby sister! n__n Her name is Kimberly and she is SO adorable! December 22nd, 2003 - Beth is having, err,.. technical (computer) difficulties at the moment, and she said she might not be able to visit much, but she left us in the neolodge for awhile. :) December 7th, 2003 - Finally! After almost two months, I've finally managed to update my petpage by removing everything extra. Now, if everything goes smoothly, my petpage should be back up soon! October 10th, 2003 - Well this week I'm entered in the Beauty Contest. I don't think I have much of a chance of winning, but I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe I can beat my record of 14 votes! September 27th, 2003 - A couple of days ago, Musica decided on what color she would like to be painted. We looked over all the acara colors and she decided on cloud. I think it would be a nice look for her. We are saving up for it, because they cost around 125,000NP and we only have around 25,000NP, but with some hard work we should have enough neopoints soon. September 4th, 2003 - I just noticed something wicked cool! Since I've been painted purple, the stripe that outlines my tail changes colors, like a mood ring! So far I've seen it be pink, light purple, gold, white, and light blue. August 19th, 2003 - Today, Beth and I went out to the marketplace to buy my purple paint brush! We found it in a shop, bought it, and then headed straight for the rainbow pool. I dove right in and got painted. I'm so happy with my purple self! ^_^ -Page 6- More pics of me: Peophin Form: Human Form: Art By Others: ((Copy and paste the code in the box into your adress bar to see the full-sized pics. ^_~)) (K)=Kiriban (G)=Gift (T)=Trade (R)=Request (R) This particularly lovely picture was made by _neo_neo_8. It's totally sweet, lookit how fluffy my mane is! ^__^ http://img101.echo.cx/img101/2237/tropicalstormbytaelesiy2qn.jpg (G) Here's a pic by Rina's owner, bikeman223. I look so cute-ishly smecksay. x3 Thanks a bunch you guys! http://img143.echo.cx/img143/3442/goonidareyabybikeman5409ah.png (T) This one is by madison_neo_8 (sp?) :) Thanks, I love it! http://img169.echo.cx/img169/2112/storm8zp.png (K) This gorgeous pic is by the talented DirtyGerbil from DeviantArt. It totally rocks, thanks! http://img169.echo.cx/img169/1817/stormforprincessbethbydirtyger.png (G) Teehee, another picture from Ragles!(_neo_neo_8) You must love me, huh? ^_^ http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/125/stormyfanart6kh.jpg -Page 7- Custom Adopties I love my adopties. *glomps them* If you make them or know someone who does, please contact my 'spokesperson', princessbeth0301. Thanks! If you want your own custom adoptable, go to my sister Cimeroni's page for details. -Page 8- Farewell Well, That's it. Riveting, eh? 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