Secrets - A Tonu's Tale by one_swingin_cat |  |
Timothy and Owner were sitting at the kitchen table,
each sipping a Grapefruit Neocola. It was early in the morning, and not even
the wild Pteris were awake yet. The two had been in deep conversation ever since
yesterday's events. Timothy, the striped Tonu was still shaken, because Iunia
Onit, a criminal mastermind, had kidnapped Timothy and tried to sell him to
the Adoption Centre. Owner was doing her best to comfort him, but her words
fell on almost deaf ears.
"Timothy! I know he tried to kidnap you, but
that doesn't mean he will come back. He's a nut, always has been and always
will be," Owner drilled exasperatedly. "I mean; he isn't going to get past the
security system I just installed! I will make sure you are safe! We probably
shouldn't have gone to the Rainbow Pool at four o'clock in the morning, anyway.
That's when all the weirdoes are out and about."
The Tonu was still silent. He was pondering
something Owner had said. "You said he was always a nut! Have you known him
for a while? And, why didn't tell me your right name? Juni Summers? I thought
your name was Owner!" Timothy didn't know what to think. All of these secrets…Owner
had name, and knew Iunia Onit. He had always known she had a name, but hadn't
ever thought about what it would be. They were both happy with the terms they
had. Owner and Timothy. Timothy and Owner. That's the way it was. He didn't
like the secrecy. It was bad.
Owner looked out the window. I should have
told him all of this a long time ago. He has to know. Gazing at her long
time friend, she felt sadness. The weary lines in her face stood out more than
ever against her porcelain skin. The story of Iunia Onit was so horrible, so
terrible. But, she started anyway.
"Well, a long time ago, at my school, there
was this guy. His name was Gregory Young. He was really nice, and we were really
good friends. We spent all of grade school together, and were rarely seen without
each other. I also hung out with another guy, named Hendrick Jones. We became
good friends, too. Gregory got very jealous of him."
"So? The dude got jealous. Who cares?" Timothy
muttered sulkily. He didn't see the connection between Gregory and Iunia Onit.
"Well, Gregory went to Kauvura's Potion Shop.
He bought three potions; a Red Kau Morphing Potion, a Chia Transmogrification
potion, and a Slippery Floor Potion. Then he went to the Shop Wizard and bought
a Secret Lab Map. He put the pieces together, and walked there on his won. He
abandoned his Neopets, shame, really. He had a beautiful Uni, she was painted
Starry. I loved her. Well, anyway, he went to his house, mixed all three potions
together. Just outside the lab ray, he drank them. It takes longer for a potion
to work on humans than it does Neopets. He went into the lab ray, and got transformed
into a robot Lupe. With all of those characteristics, he became less than a
human, more than a Neopet. He was nothing, yet everything. He hunted me down,
but I couldn't face him. Mostly, because he had no face. All of the things he
had done to himself had caught up with him. The Lab Ray made a special day for
him, and he came back to his normal state. I still couldn't face him. I had
done something to him, beside be friends with someone else. I took his pet.
His Tonu," Owner ended heavily. I can't believe I'm telling him this!
she thought. Timothy will take it all the wrong way.
Meanwhile, Timothy was shocked. Someone had taken
a Neopets potion, three to be exact. He had also put himself under a Lab Ray.
Why would some one do that?
Owner continued, "I will just break it to you
straight, Timothy. I stole you from Greg, or Iunia. He was mistreating you severely.
He even created a potion to dim your wits, and made you forget him and the ordeal
completely. I took him from you, and forged he Adoption Papers. It's so sad,
Greg was a normal guy gone to seed,"
Timothy noticed she was crying. The silent tears
streaming down her face were enough to make Timothy want to hide underneath
the table. Owner had committed a crime! He was so sad! However, he let Owner
continue.
"I love you, Timothy. I hope you will forgive
m--"
Owners words were cut short. A bang, and a dark
figure came hurtling through the door, a Magic Wand clutched in its hand. It
was Iunia Onit.
"Juni, hand over Timothy, and I will spare you
all. Don't, I will take the Tonu and expose your crime. Juni, if you come, the
three of us can rule Neopia! Juni, you can be my Queen! I will buy you everything!
You will be more fair than Fyora!"
"Iunia," Owner purred softly. She looked beautiful
in the moonlight, and Timothy could see Iunia had trouble containing his pleasure.
Owner went on, "Your offer is very generous. Timothy and I will take the
last one…" she paused then screeched, "IN YOUR DREAMS!"
She picked up a can of Mushy Musho Peas and hurled
it at Iunia's head. He dodged it, and pointed the Magic Wand at Timothy and
bellowed, "Prepare to disappear!"
Timothy felt an odd tingling sensation. He heard
Owner sobbing and yelling as Iunia pulled her out of the house. The whole scene
disappeared before Timothy's eyes, and he was whisked away to a far away place…
The End |
