Short Stories

	"Icky" The origin story of my Lupe and his Ghost Goople, Slimy. by missbeasty
	Break Day adventure "Krell was bored. All the teams had a day off for rest and recovery and there was so much to do, that Krell didn’t know where to begin..." by cyber1ofkakoradesert
	Grave Danger - A Story Ever wondered what happens inside Neopia’s most deviously famous catacombs? This ought to give you some insight... by greencheese79
	What to Do With a Pile of Petpets? "'What are you going to do with all these Petpets you’ve been collecting? Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ’em in a stew?'..." by iwonder
	Rywald's Vanishing Snacks "Rywald had a problem. Most problems a royal guard encountered could be solved with fancy footwork..." by dairykateri
	Two of a Kind "Lonalee looked over her shoulder to see a big Grarrl coming her way, a Christmas Niptor keeping pace beside him..." by 77thbigby
	The Tale of Sammy the Rainbow Yooyu "Sammy was a young Rainbow Yooyu that the Petpet Protection League brought over..." Collab with knightwolfalex by rurirawr
	Yooyu are Appreciated "The lines at the slushie stand seemed never-ending. Cheryl Shelly the Red Tuskaninny slid from machine to customer..." by swordlilly

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"Yooyu are Appreciated" by swordlilly
The lines at the slushie stand seemed never-ending. Cheryl Shelly the Red Tuskaninny slid from machine to customer, customer to machine, endlessly: Zeenana slush, Jumbleberry slush, Chokato, green pink blue pink green blue blue. Sometimes, when she was hours into her shift, it seemed to her as if all the customers who came were just three individuals, copied over and over. One roared impatiently, with green slits for eyes and a very wide mouth. One frowning, purple and disgruntled, puffing. And one pink-fisted, moving forward demanding, demanding. Cheryl served them all with the plastic smile she'd been taught to paste on her face. Her hands were sticky with the slush that inevitably spilt from time to time, and she washed them during the breaks that never seemed long enough. The ache in her arms and waist was always worst at the start, but after enough time had passed she no longer felt it. Same with the scent of the fruit and the whir of the machines - annoying at first, but finally just a constant in the atmosphere, a hum, barely perceptible. When would the shift end? Her eyes drifted upward. Why was there a change in the air? The hum was receding. There was a beeping sound..

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