A Tale of Two NeoPets
Chapter One: The Arrival

by bsbgurl8

It all started one frosty winter Sunday when I was sitting in front of my computer screen. I was not expecting what was about to happen. I clicked my mouse as I played Gormball on NeoPets. I hoped I would win something. A loud whooshing noise sounded as the Grundo Chef caught the exploding ball. I was playing as my Uni, Sundance8, whom I had recently painted white. I watched as the rest of the pets went out of the game one by one. Now it was down to my Uni and the Fire Faerie. Whoosh. The ball exploded on Sundance8. Darn. A popping sound startled me. I knew it wasn't part of Gormball. The screen changed to the Quick Reference section, where I could see my pet's status. Sundance8 started to get bigger. What was going on? A hoof pushed through my screen. I held back a shriek. Now two hooves and part of a body stuck awkwardly out of the monitor. Was I going crazy or was my Uni coming out of the screen?

I pushed back my chair as a small Unicorn shot out of the computer and landed on the floor at my feet. Next to her lay a yellow and pink creature. My eyes grew wide as Sundance8 struggled to her feet and peered at me under her long forelock. Beside her, the colourful creature was rolling around on the floor in fright. A furry foot popped out of the screen. It was blue and quickly followed by a round body and head with pink stripes. The pet that I recognized as Bubble888, my Kacheek, fell out of the screen and next to Sundance8. He dusted himself off as if he knew exactly what was happening and where he was. "What is going on?" I choked out as I noticed a little tan body beside Bubble888. It was a Warf. The four pets looked at me curiously. Had I completely lost my mind?

"What is going on?" Sundance8 repeated. She used her nose to help her Fungree to his feet.

"That's what I'd like to know." Was I really talking to my NeoPet and their pets?

"Where are we?" asked Puppy, Bubble888's Warf.

"In my basement."

"What's a basement?"

"A room in a house. The bottom floor. What are you doing here?"

"Well," Bubble888 thought aloud. "We were playing Gormball, weren't we, Puppy?" The Warf nodded. "And then the ball exploded on me and I ended up here." The rest of the pets nodded.

"This is weird." I said. "Well, either I have an overactive imagination or there are really two NeoPets and two Pet Pets in my basement."

"Hey, what is this?" asked Bubble888 as he picked up my kitten in his furry hands.

"That's my cat."

"Cat? You mean like a Kougra?" He dropped Pearl on the ground and jumped back.

I laughed. "Kind of, but she won't hurt you."

"That's good." Pearl was sniffing Puppy now.

"She's just like Kitty." He commented.

"Kitty?" I asked.

"Jaclyn1's Angelpuss!"

"Oh right."

"Hey! I know you!" Fungee (the Fungree) exclaimed. I stared at him. "You are bsbgurl8!"

I laughed. "You guessed it." I picked up the Fungree and swung him around in the air. He squealed in delight. Now that my shock had worn off, I felt excited. My NeoPets were in my house!

"Come on upstairs." I suggested.

"Do you want something to drink?"

"Do you have any Neocola?" asked Sundance8.

"No, but we have Coke."

"What's that?"

"It's our Neocola."

"Oh. Okay, can I have some of that?"

"Sure!"

My NeoPets and their pets followed me upstairs. Pearl tagged along behind. We entered the kitchen and all the pets seemed to be in awe.

"Wow, this is better than the Neolodge!" Said Bubble888. I grinned and poured glasses of coke. I helped my pets jump onto the couch and handed them their cups.

"This tastes kinda like Neocola." Said Sundance8.

I nodded. "What is Neopia like?" I asked.

"It's fun!" Exclaimed Fungee as he jumped up and down on the couch, splashing Coke all over the place. I grabbed him before he could splash anymore and put his glass on the table as he continued bouncing.

"I think I should have named you Bounce," I commented as Fungee flipped over my head.

"So, when do you guys have to go back home?" I asked, feeling slightly depressed at the thought of them leaving.

"Whenever we want I guess," said Sundance8.

"What do you want to do while you are here?"

"Go swimming!" said Puppy.

"We don't have a swimming pool, but we have a hot-tub," I said.

"Let's go in there!" said Fungee.

"Aren't hot-tub's hot?" Asked Bubble888.

"Yeah they are."

"Oh well, let's go anyway!" We trooped outside and I stood waiting for my pets while they looked around the backyard. "What is this?" Asked Sundance8, pointing at the trampoline with her hoof.

"It's a trampoline," I said.

"What is that?"

"You bounce on it."

"Oh cool!" Fungee screeched, trying to pull himself up on it.

"Come on Fungee," ordered Sundance8, "Let's go swimming."

"Okay!" Fungee agreed. We went into the hot-tub shelter and I pushed back the cover on it. The steam rushed out and covered us in a transparent cloud. I pushed two buttons and the hot tub came to life. The jets shot white foam to the surface and made the water gurgle. I put Fungee on Sundance8's back and Puppy on Bubble888's head so they could see inside.

"Wow!" They breathed. "Those are bubbles! Just like me!" Said Bubble888 proudly.

"Well, are you going in?" I asked.

"Yeah!" Fungee said. He scrambled onto the side of the tub and tried to lower himself in. He was too tiny to reach the water so I helped.

"Can you swim Fungee?" Sundance8 sounded worried.

"Yep! Quack taught me last week!" Quack was my Shoyru's Mallard.

"He showed me how too!" Said Puppy as he jumped in next to Fungee. I tried not to laugh. Two little balls of colour were trying to swim in my hot tub.

"Are you going in?" I asked Sundance8 and Bubble888. They nodded and dove into the swirling water.

"Why aren't Sunriver8 and Jaclyn1 here too?" I asked over the happy shrieks echoing through the room.

"I don't know. When I went home after Gormball, they weren't there. Maybe they went to the Mystery Island." Said Bubble888.

"Okay guys, if you don't get out now you will have wrinkly skin!" I said.

"No no! I don't want to look like a Skeith!" Exclaimed Fungee. I laughed and caught him in a towel as he jumped out. After drying him off, I dried off my other pets as well.

"Who wants pizza?"

"Me!" Cried my pets. I took them back into the house and warmed up some pizza from the night before in the microwave for dinner.

Stay tuned for next week's installment...