"GRUNDO INDEPENDENCE DAY rules!" yelled spacegold, my Desert Grarrl. He himself
was a Lab Pet, but was born Grundo. We were still inside our NeoHome, and it
was 3:00 AM.
My other two pets on the same floor just wanted
sleep. "You know I have the photo shoot for the Beauty Contest today?" yelled
splashgold, my Yellow Koi, "My eyes won't look good bloodshot!"
It was then egold had a change of pace, "Hey,
keep him up! I'm picture is already taken! Destroy the competition!"
The Koi yelled back, "You actually think you
have a chance getting into the overall?"
It was then spacegold felt a little disappointed.
Ever since The
Transformation into a Jubjub, he had been nothing but a Lab Pet at the
Secret Lab Ray. He couldn't use powerful species weapons, he couldn't enter
the Beauty Contest or Pet Spotlight for his species kept changing. (Even gender,
but let's not get into that.)
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, I was talking with
Light Faerie Parala Britice. "So, you major in Accounting? That could be helpful
for that upcoming project."
"Um...yeah, guess it could, with all those people
and such," Parala said, mumbling as she ate the last slice of Asparagus and
Yoghurt Pizza. Parala was a younger Light Faerie, and preferred the Uni Clothing
Supplies to the traditional Faerie Outfit, so she also didn't seem as overpowering.
If it was a fashion statement or the fact she wanted to be treated equal I'm
not sure. (Yeah, more on her in a later story.)
Just then, spacegold walked in, a little depressed.
"Hey, epk, can I have a glass of Kau Kau Farm Milk?" His head was a little low,
and he was trying not to make eye contact with me or Parala.
"Erm, okay, let me pull it out of the fridge,"
I said, a little dismayed. Spacegold was normally a more charismatic personality.
Maybe it was the fact it was 3:00 AM. I poured it into a glass and handed it
to spacegold. He ate the glass.
Parala and I both stared as the Grarrl walked
away. "What do you think was wrong?" Parala asked me.
"Something was wrong, I'm not sure. Could it
be the fact that Grundo Independence Day is celebrated tomorrow?" I asked her.
"Um, according to my watch, it is Grundo Independence
Day. And I wouldn't know why the holiday would have anything to do with it...erm,
well I do have to run. I'm running the ticket booth at the Space Station. See
you later," she said as she walked out of the kitchen, the out of the house.
She then flew into the sky.
I sat in my seat trying to ponder the meeting
with Parala...but the incident with spacegold just kept crossing my mind whenever
I tried to. Sipping my Super Lemon Grape Smoothie, I sat back. Something was
making spacegold nervous. What was it? Did he miss his home planet, Duran? Did
he miss being a Grundo?
Hmm...did he miss being a Grundo?
Did he? Did he really?
Right as tensions of war in a new world, could
I really let such a valuable resource as the Lab Ray go? I looked over the past
history of the Lab Ray. (This is no joke.) I had not gained a single stat in
a week, and the past 3 days I lost a total of 6 levels! This wasn't good, maybe
turning him back would be a good idea? But the cash? I recently bought a Hand
Painted Scarab, the Food Club was just starting to pick up, and I was planning
on investing in the Stock Market and that idea Parala and I had.
But it was more then a cash flow issue, it was
a case of a person's identity in the world. What was I going to do? It would
be yet another big move for spacegold, who probably has had the most complicated
life out of the 4 Neopets.
The Next Day...well, the same day, just 8 hours later
"RISE AND SHINE!" yelled lizzagold, my Green
Krawk. She was pouncing on my bed. "Come on epk! Everyone else is awake! You
shouldn't have been up so late with the Light Faerie. Now get up!"
"Lizzagold! It was a very important meeting.
Now excuse me, I need to check New Features," I said, running to the closet
to find some clothes. Lizzagold was confused on why I was so anxious and left
the room. I soon did to and ran to the New Features...erm, building or whatever
you'd call it. "Hmm...they haven't updated for Grundo Independence Day yet..."
"Why would they of updated for Grundo Independence
Day a day early?" lizzagold asked.
"Because, since it's on the weekend, they move
it over to Friday!" I yelled as I ran to the Shop Wizard with lizzagold hot
on my heels. I ran to the marketplace and approached the Shop Wizard tent...but
there was a huge line leading out of the tent. Like Skeith Appetite long.
"Argh...what's the wait for?" I said to the person
in front of me.
"Everyone is buying Grundo Morphing Potions...especially
Grundo Transmogrification Potions."
"Why would they be doing that?" I asked
"So they can scam Cap'n Threelegs into free training...why
else?" he replied.
"Talk about mean!" I yelled.
"What are you here for?" he asked me.
"Um...a Grundo Morphing Potion."
"Hypocrite."
It was finally my turn. "I'd like a search on
Grundo Transmogrification Potion."
The Shop Wizard looked at lizzagold, "You're
turning your Krawk into a Grundo? I mean, it looks weak..."
"Watch it Mister," lizzagold snapped.
"Erm...yeah. Prices are on the rise, but Tommy_boyz***
(last 3 numbers censored for privacy of user) has one for 8,250 NP!" the Shop
Wizard cheered, and I ran over to the shop, with lizzagold close behind.
"Why are you turning spacegold into a Mutant?
They are hideous! Especially the Mutant Grundos with the hairy chests and huge
feet with toes larger then a Baby Kyrii's head, why are you doing this? Spacegold
will not appreciate this!" lizzagold rambled.
"Shut up! I'm sorta busy!" I snapped at lizzagold.
We were still on the run, this time to the Rainbow Pool. We were right at the
entrance when all of a sudden...
"You're never safe... not from the Swamp Ghoul!"
yelled the Swamp Ghoul, and then vanished. It was a Random Event and has nothing
to do with the story. But I thought I should mention it.
"Okay...well, let's check the situation out..."
I said, a little in shock, but still anxious to help spacegold.
However, as my thing was going on, spacegold
was up in the Space Station. "Oh...spacegold. How ya doing?" asked Parala, who
was running the Ticket Booth to Grundo Independence Day. Spacegold didn't say
anything, handed over the 250 NP for a ticket, and went to the Space Arena,
where one of the Fighting Area's was closed so a Festival could be taking on.
There were 75,000 Grundos, 5,000 other Neopets,
and a couple of reporters. Spacegold took a seat. Soon, the lights went out
except for a single spotlight. A fairly large Brown Grundo was being shone in
front of a podium. He tapped his microphone to make sure it was working, and
then lifted it to his mouth. "All Grundos of Planet Neopia! Welcome to the 2nd
Annual Grundo Independence Day, celebrating our separation from former leader/master/evil
foot fungus Sloth!" A huge picture of Sloth being beaten by the Space Faerie
was projected onto the left side of the stadium. On the right showed a picture
of the Grundos declaring independence.
"Now, we are going to start the festival with
the honorary Planet Duran, our former home, Anthem! Singing for us today is
the Space Stations own, Zygorlia!"
All of the sudden all the Grundos took a stand,
while spacegold sat down, along with all the other Non-Grundos and those reported.
"Ew era trap fo tenalp Narud..." they started.
Spacegold could only mumble under his breath, just too ashamed.
Back on solid ground, I was running towards the
Launch Pad to the Space Station. "The next flight is in three and a half hours?
It will be way too late then? Can't I get anything earlier? I got a package
to be delivered."
"Erm, sorry, but we are booked. Unless you want
to get the Ultra-Mega-Way-Expensive-Better-Then-First-Class-Ultimate-Jet-Speed-Super
flight. It's on a discounted rate: 1,000 NP!" the ticket manager (a green Quiggle)
said.
"Uh sure, I'll take the Ultra-Mega-Way-Expensive-Better-Then-First-Class."
"We don't have Ultra-Mega-Way-Expensive-Better-Then-First-Class
flying today, just Ultra-Mega-Way-Expensive-Better-Then-First-Class-Ultimate-Jet-Speed-Super,
Sorta-Fast and Standard."
"Well, what's standard?"
"Booked."
"Get me the other!"
"There are two others. Which one?"
"The one other then Sorta-Fast!" I screamed.
"There are two others then Sorta-Fast!" the Quiggle
disapproved.
"You know what I mean!" I yelled.
"Who are you?" the Quiggle asked.
While the incident on ground was going on, space
had a few kinks to work out. Okay, spacegold did, but so? "Now," the Brown Grundo
said, "we also have a history of the Grundos!" The two projected images shone
on the sides of the wall. The same ones that shone last year, and changed every
thirty seconds for about a hour. Spacegold noticed that most of the Grundos
dazed away, and he did too.
"Yo, just give me the expensive one!" I yelled
at the Quiggle.
"Oh, why didn't you say so in the First Place?
Geesh...here, two tickets to the Space Station. Your flight leaves in two minutes."
"Two minutes! Are you insane?"
"Well, you shouldn't have taken so long." I actually
did throw a Pile of Sludge at him and ran for my flight, getting on seconds
before the door closed. Lizzagold and I buckled up, and got ready to go. The
'Blast-off' was quick, and we were on our way to the Space Station.
"And that's how Grundos came to be on Neopia,"
the Brown Grundo said. He then whispered, "Time to wake up," and the Audio Department
turned the sound up to 'Galatic Blast' and every Grundo, Neopet, and Reporter
woke up. "Okay, now that we are done with that, it is time to reveal the new
stuff."
However, on the ship, "Okay, your sure? Are you
a hundre percent positive? This better work ya know!" I was saying on the phone
to a secret source that wishes to remain unidentified. "Uh-huh. Okay...what?
Oh...phew. When? WHAT? Can't you fix that? This is urgent you know. Oh...oh...oh...okay.
Deal." Lizzagold looked over at me and my package, curious.
I looked out the window: We were still far away.
Another game of Meerca Chase...
To be continued... | 
