*NOTE* This story--and a couple of the following ones after it, will help you better understand something great that's coming to Neopia. That's right, the first, and original RPG! All we have to do is finish the site. Also--contains some violence. Beware*

Neoventure: Part 2

The cool waters in the lake soon came into view as Karma lept into the icy surf. Every muscle hurt inside her, aching, paining her. But she pressed forward, the panic of the flames devoiding her mind of anything else that was around her. Her mind blanked out, and darkened...... Karma slipped below the surface of the waves. Nall dashed in and out of the water looking for his friend, battling the icy cold liquid as he peered around underwater. Nothing but tangles of weeds and fellow creatures and fish living there. Nall continued slowly to the small island in search of safety. He reached it, pulling his body out of the water and flopping onto the shore. "Karma...." he whispered. "I'm so sorry..." he turned to face the water. "So sorry that this had to be your icy grave..." he then let his head flop to the sand below.

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Karma......Kaaaarrmaaaa. The wocky opened her eyes slowly to be face to face with a Fire Faerie. Karma, it is your destiny.. she whispered slowly. You're lucky I saved your butt....But now matters are more important, my friend. The darkness--it is taking over the world. Go to awaken the power in the plain of eternal good. It is your destiny. In my dying words I shall grant you this power. The scenery seemed to glow an eerie red, as did the faerie. Karma noticed that she too, was glowing with an unearthly shade of red. She felt an odd power running through her veins, as the faerie flopped down beside her. It is the power of smokescreen. Use it to seal in the darkness until the light finally comes.. Until justice is served. The Faerie used the very last of her strength to take the weak Karma to the island surface, then falling below the surf herself. It is my dying wish, my friend.. were the last words she uttered.

Karma stood up briskly and looked at her sleeping friend, Nall. She nudged him gently. "Nall?" Nall's eyes fluttered open. "Oh Crud! The angel 'o death got me too!" The red wocky couldn't help but fall over and laugh. "No, you dingdong. I never died... Thanks to a very special Faerie. Come on. We have to go embark on our journey!" Karma and Nall made the long journey across the small lake, this time the Lupe was sure to see that Karma did not sink below the waves. She hadn't--the Faeria had completely healed her before sending her up to shore. The wocky closed her eyes as she was surrounded by a red aura. She opened her mouth as smoke streamed out, circling the power of the darkness and holding it its place. "This won't hold forever, Nall." she emitted. "Let's get out of here." The two were about to leave when they heard a lupe's defiant voice. Nall, hoping it was one of his pack, galloped over.

When he found it wasn't, his ears fell against the side of his head and he hunkered down. Karma followed, only with a much more dominant, ready-to-fight look. The Lupe looked back and gave a smile. "I'm Carneva, and you two might be?" Nall perked up, realizing her to not be foe, but instantaneously, his instincts to joke around came back. "Oh--Real good hunting party. Firstly, someone should really teach you to travel in groups of more than two. It's dangerous out here. Second of all, you guys pick the worst of places to hunt. This place is bone-dry. as you can see. and Third of all, a Lupe and a Wocky make a sad hunting team. The Lupe stiffened.

"Well, you guys seem to have a group consisting of two, and being a Lupe and a Wocky." Nall immidiately drew a comeback. "Yes, but Karma lives-er lived here--and I was out scouting land. Karma and I have been friends ever since our time living with our 'owner'. Which is obviously where you two should be now." Karma suddenly got an odd feeling about the two. She growled and backed away. "I'm gettin' bad vibes from these two. Let's head out!" Nall took the words of his 'leader' and followed close behind as the two cleared out of the plains.

To be continued...

In the next exciting 'episode' of Neoventure: Ghatti is introduced as a terrible mudslide destroys everything she knows and loves. But is there hope?

~~UmiRiyuzaki