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The Meridell Brothers

"'Hey, what's this thingy?' inquired a young, blue Turtum. 'Wha' do ya mean, "thingy"? replied the Whinny to his friend as he wandered over to..."

by sleepiestkitty
Lira's Adventure in the Grave Danger Catacombs!

"'Are you sure, that I will be okay in there? It looks scary! I think you should have asked Oira, Iora and Rai instead to adventure the catacombs' a Gold Snowbunny asked her owner..."

by alvissofcaldia
A Beastly Underground Prank

"One sunny morning, Tivlia the Maraquan Blumaroo was returning from her weekly grocery shopping when she almost tripped over a mysterious-looking hole in the ground..."

by _brainchild_
Beneath

"Even before I opened my eyes, I knew something was wrong. The musty smell of damp stone. A metallic taste in my mouth. The cold feel of the floor against my back. The distant sound of… banjo music?"

by june_scarlet
Castle Planner's Journal: The Undercobble

"The whole castle of Meridell was buzzing with activity as it prepared for yet another feast. The King had declared this feast to be in honour of the healthy rains observed across Meri-Acres..."

by ferretboy85
Under the Gebmids

“'Mom wanted me to invite you to grandma’s birthday next month,' Sarina said as she leaned in to examine a painted brick..."

by stella_123_5
Under Eye

"Everything is just a little child’s game. With a name like Neopia, how could this place not be for children? How embarrassing..." Collab with joanna_lewis

by kebicorn
Darigan's Lily

"When I fled from Kass’ tyranny, I had but one regret: I would never see my family again. Even if we had our differences, our clashes, I would miss my brother and sister, their children, and my bedridden mother..."

by parody_ham
At the Sign of the Dancing Dragoyle

"Located in a mountain village in northern Meridell, the Dancing Dragoyle, marked by a sign with a Dragoyle caught up in an ecstatic dance, was a tavern always filled to the brim with the dregs of Neopian society..."

by precious_katuch14
Underground Underdogs

"From the deepest crevices of the ground, great swathes of steam rose to the stalactites that were Moltara City’s rocky sky..."

by flannelle
The Commander and the Survivor

Xac meets Cri-Dra, the sole survivor of a conquered world.

by shellshocks
The Food Thief

"For Pergus, working in Kreludor’s mines wasn't all that exciting. To tell the truth, the job was basically the same every day..." Collab with higs_pagodeiro

by dinha_reeves
Vertical Transportation

"The Halloween Meerca squinted shrewdly over the folds of her cloak, which she held draped around herself in the fashion of a Korbat's wing..."

by liouchan
 
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"Under the Gebmids" by stella_123_5
“Mom wanted me to invite you to grandma’s birthday next month,” Sarina said as she leaned in to examine a painted brick. “I was going to wait to ask till we got home tonight, but since it might take a while to get out of here…” The flame from her lantern flickered, making shadows play across the White Aisha’s face. It made it difficult for Noemi to gauge her expression. She knew it probably wasn’t fair, but she couldn’t help but hear a hint of accusation in her sister’s voice. Maybe the single entrance to the tomb had come crashing down behind them because she’d stepped on the wrong tile, sure; but it was Sarina who hadn’t been holding the lantern right in the first place. Of course, Noemi hadn’t seen the trick tile. In her opinion, a professional like Sarina should have known better. Besides, she hadn’t wanted to come here at all. Noemi tried to think of a charitable, yet non-committal reply as she brushed her hand over another brick in the tomb wall; feeling for a groove, or a switch- anything, that could get her out of here and let her put more than two metres of distance between her and her twin sister. The other Aisha huffed as the pause grew too long. “You don’t have to say yes, you know. But there’s barely enough room as it is, we don’t need your humongous ego...




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