Decisions, Decisions

     "Tyrannia!"

     "No, Faerieland!"

     "Neopia Central."

     "Terror Mountain!"

     This wasn't going to be easy. Kayixu and her Neopets needed to relocate to a different land after that whole enemy alien laser fiasco. Enemy aliens everywhere, and all the Neopets could do was observe as their owner fought off the enemy aliens with her trusty light saber. But they were perfectly ok. Their biggest upset at the time was not having popcorn.

     A few alien brainwashing devices later and no one on the island remembered. They thought that the Neofamily simply sold their Neohome to move somewhere else. But now, they had to decide where. Their Neohome in Altador would've been fine except that it was a bit small. Plus there was such a small amount of furniture that could actually go in that Neohome.

     Reena wanted to move to Faerieland, perhaps because she herself was a Faerie Xweetok. Kayixu did have an interest in the Neopian Faeries, but Kayixu really just wanted her Neopets to all agree on something. She had started the Classic Neohome on Mystery Island and surprised the four. They all loved being on a tropical island where the beach was always just a short walk away.

     Kalilu, being the Tyrannia loving Kougra that she is, wanted to move there. The Tyrannian Kougra gave a confused look when hearing Leala's preference. Why would such a sweet little Striped Cybunny want to move to somewhere like Terror Mountain? Reena insisted it was because Leala's backup secret lab was on the mountain, but Kalilu knew not to believe her crazy sister.

     Nixie wanted to move to Neopia Central. She liked how busy the place was. And there were many stores around there just waiting for her to go shopping in them! The girly Starry Shoyru started daydreaming about walking around in Neopia Central, bags in hand from several different stores, wearing sunglasses and looking oh so cool. She was walking in slow motion into another shop when Reena snapped her out of her fantasy.

     "We should move to Faerieland!" she proclaimed. "Or Jelly World. Pick one of those two places!"

     "But Reena, Jelly World isn't real," Leala replied in her cute little Cybunny voice that she faked very well.

     "Then how is your other backup laboratory there?" Reena questioned.

     "Kayixu's in charge," Nixie pointed out. "Kayixu, where do you think we should move? Please say Neopia Central," she whispered that last part as she started her daydreaming again.

     "Uh.... Kreludor maybe?"

     "No!" the Neopets all said at the same time.

     "It was just a thought.... I don't know! Just agree on something!" Kayixu replied.

     "Faerieland."

     "Neopia Central."

     "Terror Mountain."

     "Tyrannia."

     "Ugh!" Kayixu exclaimed. "Why don't you try explaining why you want to move to where you want to move to, instead of yelling at each other!"

     "Tyrannia is by far the best choice. It's only logical that we move there."

     "You just want to move there 'cause you're obsessed with it! Neopia Central has everything we could need and more!"

     "Nixie, I seriously doubt that Kayixu is going to give you one hundred thousand Neopoints to go shopping with." Kalilu rolled her eyes, well aware of what the Shoyru was daydreaming about.

     "I.... I just like the cold snowy weather of the mountain. I definitely don't want to go there because of any secret laboratory." Leala laughed awkwardly.

     "Jelly World is totally real! We can prove it if we all work together! Who's with me?" Reena said.

     "Oh, be quiet!" the other three yelled.

     "Apparently no one," the Xweetok said sadly. "When I discover the secret treasure of Jelly World, I'm not sharing it with any of you!"

     "Neopia Central is very populated," Nixie told Kayixu. "We could blend in with the crowd. No one would suspect you of being an alien."

     "Neopia Central is indeed very populated," Kalilu agreed. "But that means more Neopians seeing Kayixu in her alien form. It means more people will see when we're attacked by alien enemies. That means more people would have to get their memories erased and more work for Kayixu."

     "But there's hardly anyone who lives on Terror Mountain's peak," Leala replied.

     "Kayixu's friends with a lot of the Faeries, they'll keep our secret!" Reena said. "And who are the Jelly Neopets going to tell? Either Faerieland or Jelly World!"

     The four Neopets continued their bickering as Kayixu thought. The Lost Desert was far too hot. Terror Mountain would be too cold. Neopia Central was so crowded. There was battling going on in Tyrannia. Maraqua might be good, but she had heard something about Maraqua being destroyed by pirates long ago, so four of her Neopets from a side account might not be able to visit. Maybe Shenkuu would be a good choice. It seemed peaceful there. But building the new Neohome in Faerieland would give her more chances to spy on the Faeries. Krawk Island seemed a little too close to Mystery Island, where there were many suspicious Neopians with memories recently lost. Meridell might be nice. But Brightvale might be home to a lot of stuck up Neopets who think they are just SO great just because they THINK they are so smart. Maybe Kiko Lake would be a good place to move? Roo Island was perhaps even more crowded than Neopia Central! Finally, Kayixu was starting to come to a conclusion.

     "Hey!" she yelled over the bickering bunch. They stopped and listened. "All of you calmly decide on one of these decisions. Meridell, Kiko Lake, Neopia Central, Shenkuu, or Faerieland."

     Kalilu and Leala seemed irritated that their preferences had been crossed out. "Why are their preferred places still on the list?" Leala questioned, trying to hide the fact that she was irritated.

     "I would freeze if I stayed on Terror Mountain for TOO long. It might be a good vacation place, though. Maybe we could spend the weekend up there sometime," Kayixu replied. "And Tyrannia is where that 'Oracle' is. We might be helping the Seekers a little bit, but still there's somethin' weird about that shiny glowing whatever she is. Besides, I don't speak Tyrannian."

     "What were the choices again?" Reena asked.

     "Meridell, Faerieland, Kiko Lake, Shenkuu, and Neopia Central," Kayixu told her. "I'll be back in a little while. Please agree on something by then." She walked out of their Altador Neohome.

     "I say Faerieland!" Reena said.

     "No one cares what you say! Neopia Central is where we should go," Nixie argued.

     "Shenkuu is peaceful," Kalilu mentioned. "I vote Shenkuu."

     "Maybe Meridell," Leala thought aloud, trying to mentally design a new secret lab.

     Kayixu was at the Trading Post when it arrived. It took some time, but they finally agreed on a location. Her message device beeped. She made sure she wasn't being watched by any Neopians before looking at the message. They finally decided.

     Kayixu

     We finally chose a location. HEY, A GIANT LETTERS BUTTON! COOL. Reena, stop it! NO NIXIE, YOU STOP! This is Kalilu. I have confiscated the device to tell you the location we chose. It is Shenkuu.

     -Nixie, Leala, Kalilu, and Reena

     HEY, WHY DOES YOUR NAME COME FIRST AND MINE LAST?

     Nixie: Because!

     Reena: BECAUSE WHY?

     Kalilu: *sighs* *sends message*

     Kayixu laughed as she read the message and then went to prepare to build a Neohome in Shenkuu. She later found out that many of the locations they were thinking about could not have had a Classic Neohome built there anyway and that Shenkuu was the most expensive place to build the Neohome. But that was ok. They finally made a decision.

     An alien enemy attacked when she was alone. She took on her alien form. And she prepared for another light saber fight.

     Just another day of randomness for a very strange Neofamily.

The End