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Want to get the full scoop on all of Seris' adventures? Just read his other
two stories, The
Seris Story and The
Seris Story: Imposter!
Seris, a fire Draik, wasn't very happy. His owner hadn't
been around for weeks. When he was there, he would check his mail and then leave.
Seris was surviving but it was always his job to get groceries and other things
for his enjoyment. As his owner had no other pets, Seris had to do everything
on his own. He played a few rounds of poker each day and a number of assorted
other games so he could survive off the Neopoints he got from that. With this
busy schedule, he barely found time to think about Tanucha, which was good in
his case. The underwater city in Kiko Lake was not his problem anymore.
One day when the sun was shining and Seris was
walking down the street, it seemed like a normal day. That was until Ray'tur
came running up the street, tears streaming down her face, holding a damp piece
of paper in her hand, waving it in the warm breeze. Seris, the Fire Draik, looked
up from the pavement to see the red Zafara running down the street (she had
taken a morphing potion).
Seris stopped as Ray'tur bumped into him, sending
him sprawling onto the ground. He sat up, his head throbbing. "What? What's
wrong?" Ray'tur stopped in front of Seris and sniffled. "It's horrible!" she
cried. "I-I'm moving!"
This stunned the Draik. Never in his life had
he thought that his best friend would actually move. After four years of running
around and playing, Ray'tur was actually moving away. Seris tried to speak,
but all he could do was stay silent.
"I know," Ray'tur said. "It's sad because we've
been friends for so long. Still, you'll find another friend. You're a very likeable
guy. Okay?"
Seris nodded, getting up and brushing himself
off. "Yeah…" he said. He should have been happy for her. She was getting out
of Neopia Central and moving to a more exotic place. "Where to?"
Ray'tur smiled. "So, you don't have a problem
with this?"
Though Seris felt anger raging inside him, but
he managed to blurt out a few kind words. "No, not at all."
The Zafara looked at the note, her beady eyes
looking left to right. "It says on the note I got from my owner that I'm moving
to…" she started to hum. "…Mystery Island."
Seris looked at her. "Mystery Island? That's
pretty far…" he said, staring down at the ground. "Well… have a good trip,"
Ray'tur smiled again, her teeth showing. "Thanks,
we're moving tomorrow. I know it's quick, but my owner thinks it is best." Then,
the Zafara said goodbye and started to walk back to her house, all her tears
gone.
Seris didn't feel like going anywhere after
that. It was so shocking and it was happening just the next day. Instead of
going to the bank, he walked back to his house and closed the door, blocking
every noise from the outside world. He didn't need any noise at all. He needed
a friend…
***
Seris woke up that morning after a night of bad dreams and constant waking
up, shivering and sweating. His eyes were saggy and he hunched around the house,
doing his daily morning business. While he was brushing his teeth, he looked
into the small mirror in front of him. His reflection scared him. His body shivered.
He never looked this bad.
As the fire Draik was eating his breakfast,
all he could think about was Ray'tur. She was leaving so fast that it was shocking.
Ray'tur didn't have as much money as Seris did, but they were both very good
friends. Seris remembered when Ray'tur was a Poogle way back when. She had always
fit with a Poogle image until she became a Zafara. Then she seemed to be herself.
Still, through three species changes, Ray'tur never really changed.
Seris sighed and got up, fully dressed. He then
walked across the living room rug. It seemed like such a long walk. Maybe it
was because he was dreading going outside to see boxes piled on top of each
other and Ray'tur standing there with a hat and an island tee-shirt on.
When Seris opened the door, it was almost exactly
what he saw except that there were only three boxes and a wheelbarrow full of
junk. As he walked down the stairs of his porch, Ray'tur waved to him. Her owner
was behind her, picking up the boxes and putting them in the wheelbarrow. Seris
smiled and made his way across the street to Ray'tur, who was standing there,
gleaming.
"I'm almost all set, Seris," Ray'tur said. "I
know it seems quick and I know you'll feel lonely, but you'll move on. I know
you. Besides, you're welcome to visit anytime you feel!"
"Okay…" Seris mumbled. He hated this. It was
his last moment to say what he had always wanted to say. But, he knew he was
too nervous and afraid. "Goodbye."
Ray'tur then gave Seris a quick hug, then started
off with her owner who had just put the last box into the wheelbarrow. "Bye!"
Ray'tur waved and started down the street with her owner. The sun had just risen
and their shadows danced along the street.
Seris stood there as a tear rolled down his
cheek. Ray'tur was really leaving and there was nothing at all he could do to
stop it. The Draik then turned around and darted back into his house. He had
lost his one and only friend.
It was hours before Seris stopped crying. He
knew he'd get over it by tomorrow, but he wanted that day to come fast, but
time seemed to stop, leaving him to cry himself to sleep…
***
The next day, Seris was, surprisingly, over Ray'tur leaving. It must have
been the dreams he had about him visiting her every so often to say hello and
play for a while. Still, Seris wanted some kind of friend to play with. He didn't
know what he would find or who it would be, but he assured himself that he would
have a friend by the end of the day. Seris was leaning towards another PetPet
to fill in his Pawkeet who had ran away a few weeks ago.
After much consideration, Seris decided on some
kind of PetPet. An exotic one, if he could afford it. So, with a bit of change
in his pocket, he headed off to the bank to grab many more Neopoints and get
himself a PetPet.
At the front desk, he withdrew 10,000 Neopoints,
which was more than enough for a PetPet. Then, he hurried off to the shop, excited
to get a new friend.
When Seris reached the shop, he opened the glass
door to see a madhouse. There was a mob of people standing in line and many
more off to the sides, looking at displays of pets from other areas of Neopia.
There were Symols and Turtums, Robot PetPets, and Snow PetPets. It seemed that
the shop was having a sale on exotic PetPets…
So, Seris squeezed through the crowd to the
line. There were a few people behind the counter, so he presumed it would go
fast. Thankfully, it did.
Before he knew it, he was in front, waiting
for the next pet to be open. When the bell rang, he walked over to the blue
counter and saw the shopkeeper. The Blue Kacheek had curls in her hair and was
chewing gum.
"Well, what do ya want," she said while chewing
her gum. "Name a PetPet, any PetPet and I'll tell ya the price, a'okay?"
Seris nodded and thought. Maybe he should get
a simple PetPet. An idea came to his mind. Cheap and simple. "Poppit," he said.
A Poppit was cool. It could bounce around.
The Kacheek sighed. "Sorry, we're all out,"
she said while still chewing the gum.
Seris then considered another possibility. "A
Buzzer?"
"A'okay. That would be three thousand Neopoints,"
the shopkeeper said while she dug her hand around behind the counter. "Now,"
she said pulling out a piece of paper. "Sign your name here and then put your
PetPets name there," she continued, pointing to the two lines.
Seris knew exactly what he was going to name
his PetPet. He scribbled it down with the pen he was given and then signed his
name. "There," he said, giving the pen back to the lady.
She then went into the back and came out with
a Buzzer. It looked exactly like a bee, but smaller and chubbier. As it flew
over to Seris, it buzzed hence the name.
Seris let it land on his shoulders and made
his way to the front doors. "Okay, Ray'tur, let's bring you to your new home."
Ray'tur, the Buzz gave a final buzz and quieted.
Seris had a new friend…
The End
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