Week - 597 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part One by meganhilty

Description: It was not surprising to find Aventia in the kitchen at the crack of dawn, contently whisking a bowl of egg whites into stiff peaks of meringue, or leisurely kneading sour dough for baguettes.

Week - 598 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part Two by meganhilty

Description: The next morning, Aventia rose before dawn, having had a disrupted night's sleep. As the date of the competition grew nearer, Aventia had grown more and more nervous...

Week - 599 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part Three by meganhilty

Description: "Don't let her get to you," came a squeaky voice from beside her. She turned to see a cheery Mallow Grundo smiling up at her.

Week - 600 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part Four by meganhilty

Description: Chaos; it was absolute chaos. As soon as the Scorchio had said the word "bake" there was a mad dash to the back of the room, where the fridges were located.

Week - 601 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part Five by meganhilty

Description: "Oh, no!" Aventia cried out in frustration, frantically stirring a pot of dark, gooey liquid. "It's burnt!" she growled...

Week - 602 The Breadmaster's Challenge: Part Six by meganhilty

Description: "I haven't made it yet, Mum. There's still one challenge to go and the Breadmaster said it would be the toughest one yet. And the other finalists will be hard to beat; they both have a lot more experience than me..."

Week - 606 Against All Odds: Part One by meganhilty

Description: In the background he could hear the roar of the crowd cheering, but he knew that those cheers were not for him; they never were.

Week - 607 Against All Odds: Part Two by meganhilty

Description: "Rest?" the Techo repeated, stunned at the idea, when Ernie suggested they stop at a nearby inn for a while. "Why in Moltara's Magma would we do that?"

Week - 608 Against All Odds: Part Three by meganhilty

Description: "Now, drop and give me twenty!" Ernie just stared blankly back at him, his eyes still crusty from sleep. "Twenty, what?" he questioned, baffled.

Week - 609 Against All Odds: Part Four by meganhilty

Description: The day of the race, an extremely bored and discontented Scorchio, with a permanent scowl upon his face, sat behind the counter of the betting booth, continuously taking bets from an enormous queue of Neopets that just kept getting longer and longer.