Just Desserts
An hour later we were both sitting on the comfy couch in her living room, letting
off extra energy by recounting the parts of the battle we had seen. There was
a knock on the door and we opened it to find the Uber Light Faerie standing
on the doorstep, "Luvinnemiousis, Alkuna, the Faerie Queen has summoned you
to her palace."
***
"To all the owners and pets who participated in today's battle to save Neopia,
thank you all! It shall be arranged for everyone who participated in today's
battle to receive 10,000 Neopoints in their accounts and a trophy for their
cabinets."
Cheers erupted from the crowds outside the palace. Luvin and I grinned and
hugged each other. That meant we would be getting the money too. Wow. It felt
kind of weird not having wings anymore. I so wanted to just jump in the air
and fly around for a while. Then I frowned a little, "But why did she have to
bring us inside the palace itself to tell us this?"
Luvin shrugged, looking as puzzled as I was. We were soon to find out. The
Faerie Queen turned and walked back into the palace and smiled at each of us.
"Come with me… I have a special reward for the both of you." We walked into
the throne room and were commanded to kneel before the throne.
"Luvinnemiousis and Alkuna, for your bravery in battle and your successful
shattering of Atera's Amulet, you are hereby dubbed Guardians of Neopia. Your
strength and loyalty to the forces of good have been proven you worthy of this
honour. In order to do your job as Guardians, however, you will be required
to return to Neopia often. The forms you chose in Atera's trap will be the forms
you are to take when the time requires it."
The Faerie Queen slipped a beautiful amulet over my head, then walked over
and slipped one around Luvin's neck too. They shone brilliantly in the light,
and blue crystals sparkled in the setting.
"Everyone has been returned to the exact time in which they left. You both
will do the same. Thereafter, you must watch you time, for time in this world
will be the same as the outside world. Congratulations, both of you." We both
rose and smiled proudly. Neopia was a wonderful place to be. We would protect
this world with all of our powers. Which reminded me….
***
We spent a lot of money that night, changing into our Neopet forms and buying
captive faeries. We released them, and were blessed with high-level abilities.
After all, we needed abilities that didn't require physical work. I raised my
electric blue wings and smiled over at my friend. Luvin nodded in total agreement
with me. We both deserved a quiet evening of flying after the hard work we had
done.
The End | 
