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Issue: 987 | 14th day of Swimming, Y25 |
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Short Stories
 | Spirit of the Game"Neopia was buzzing with the news. Altador had rejoined the rest of Neopia after 1,000 years and now, King Altador had announced that the Altador Cup would be reinstated that summer..."
by 77thbigby |  | Cassile's Kindness AdventureCassile decides to spread some kindness in her neighborhood and beyond
by celinedgd |  | Xer and Crox"Xer crouched low on his branch, and looked down. His favorite spot to be was hiding between the leaves in the Money Tree..."
by w4lly |  | A Mother's Love, Then and Now"The typewriter is probably my favourite invention, but I wish it would also write my story for me..."
by precious_katuch14 |  | Sibling Summit"Jeran watched the carriage clatter along the cobbled road until it disappeared over the horizon. As the last vestige of it disappeared..."
by parody_ham |
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"Spirit of the Game" by 77thbigby
Month of Running, Y8
Neopia was buzzing with the news. Altador had rejoined the rest of Neopia after 1,000 years and now, King Altador had announced that the Altador Cup would be reinstated that summer. It was a tournament centred around a game called Yooyuball (taken from the name of the Petpet that was used in the game). Every region in Neopia had been invited to participate. Now they were scrambling to find athletes who could shape up in time to actually play the ancient, long-forgotten game.
Brightvale was no different. A region of scholars, known for their mathletes rather than athletes, had a tougher time than average finding suitable talent. They had opened up their tryouts to Neopians beyond their region in order to build their team. So it was that Neopians from near and far made their way to Brightvale to try out. This included a young Meridellian Lupe by the name of Tressif.
He had wanted to try out for Meridell but the position he’d tried out for had been filled quickly by a burly red Ixi; nobody else had stood a chance! Disappointed but not deterred, he had decided to keep trying. While he didn’t know much more about the game than the next ‘pet, he’d always been a natural at sports and he felt sure Yooyuball would be no different. He was gonna give it his best shot. Brightvale had been the obvious choice, given that it was the closest region to Meridell (even if the two regions were historically rivals). The young Lupe took a look at the other players on the field. A natural defender, he could sense at a glance who would be good at it and who would be...
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 Notable Neopians: Twillie (twillieblossom)
Hello and welcome to Notable Neopians! I’m greykadoatie and in this issue we are shining the spotlight on one of Neopia’s most prolific authors and artists: Twillie (twillieblossom) the creator of Blossoms, a comic series that’s been in publication since Issue 560.
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