Also by adoriblelapin
With a deafening thud, the two blocks of ice came crashing
down onto the pavement below. The dragons stared at the resolute figures holding
Blue and Red Frost Cannons. They were Tandard and Azaarx, two Scorchios who
stood triumphantly.
The ice was cold around them, and the sisters
could feel themselves slipping out of consciousness. They could see the guards
holding similar freezing weapons round up the escaped aerial pets. They could
see a Kougra holding a rainbow frost cannon and firing it at an escaping Buzz.
The ice formed around the Buzz and encased him in a block of multi-coloured
ice.
SilverEmerald could feel a stabbing pain in
her head and finally gave up all hopes of resisting, and let the ice take her
into a void of darkness...
***
Lappiny fought the best he could against Charl's powerful arms as he tried
to escape from the Tuskaninny's grasp.
"Coward," the cloud Shoyru spat, "only bothering
to help those treacherous Scorchios because they bribe you. Pathetic."
Charl avoided eye contact with his hostage as
he carried him over to a bush. He shoved the Shoyru in and tied him up, making
sure to gag him. "Like to see you escape from that," he murmured, his round
eyes narrowing maliciously.
“Be sure to see that I will,” Lappiny replied
coolly, hiding his fear, as Charl tugged harder on the rope.
The Tuskaninny scowled and double checked that
the cage doors were locked before heading outside the building. He shot a definite
smirk at the Shoyru before closing the door behind him and locking it securely.
Lappiny was stuck in darkness, as it was night and the lights had been turned
off.
Lappiny struggled through the rope, gnawing
on it with his blunt teeth. After a while, Lappiny saw it was no good. He folded
his wings toward him, gathering strength as he did so. His arms squeezed toward
his body and breathed deeply. The Shoyru closed his eyes, thinking of events
that had occurred. He rushed the anger and vengeance away, for although these
things made the user more powerful, it was very difficult to control.
He thought of SiverEmerald and JadePaw, how
they could need him this very minute. Lappiny then changed his vision to a picture
of his sister, who had been friendly toward him since they had met, which had
been for most of their lives. Lapinae, his fashionable but rather kind sister,
and he then concentrated on Lappinny, the hyperactive Pteri zooming around their
home, always cheery. Afterwards he thought of Lapinii, the newest addition to
their family. She was mostly quiet and kept to herself in their playroom, sleeping
with plushies and toys. Lapin, his owner, fluttered into his thoughtful mind,
the low self-esteemed owner who comforted them even through all her hardships
and troubled.
Then Lappiny thought about Charl and if he could
change his mind about things. Drawing in a breath, the Shoyru had one last thought.
If he could make through this, he could possibly save the whole of Neopia.
Lappiny opened his eyes and thrust all his power, energy and thoughts, tearing
the rope that bound him.
There was a slight rattle before the cage dropped
and broke, allowing Lappiny an escape. He used up this chance, scrambling out
of the cage and across the room. He banged at the door desperately, his gasp
constricted and furious, “Let – me – out –”
The door had no keyhole, nor was there a panel
or switch around to open it. He looked around and there he say it – another
latch, just like the entrance to the laboratory.
Lappiny unhinged the latch and clambered outside,
feeling the breeze around him. The wind gathered briskly, as the Shoyru spotted
two Scorchios, Charl standing by them, posed proudly in front of two Neopets
encaged in ice. It wasn't just SilverEmerald and JadePaw encaged in ice. Every
aerial Neopet who had been freed from their cage was frozen.
"Ah, one more victim," Tandard said slyly as
he pointed his Frost Cannon at the Shoyru. "You and your friends may have destroyed
our precious little ticket to ruling Neopia, but we can build another."
He fired the cannon, emitting a torrent or frost
at the Shoyru. With one powerful exhale; a wave of flames melted the ice. With
one fluid motion, the cloud Shoyru pulled out his prized Shoyru Sabre. He charged
at the Scorchios, but they fired their frost cannons. Lappiny was stuck. One
chunk of red ice had frozen his left leg to the ground, while his other leg
was stuck by a knoll of blue ice.
"Uh-oh," Lappiny whimpered as he struggled to
break free, his efforts not helping his situation.
Azaarx walked slowly towards the trapped Shoyru.
"Prepare to meet you d--"
Suddenly, the treacherous Scorchio was knocked
clear off his feat. Charl stood there, wielding a Fire Sword. He swung it in
Tandard's direction, easily draining the Scorchio's hit points. The Tuskaninny
then rubbed the flaming scimitar against the ice that bound Lappiny to the ground.
Within seconds the ice melted, rendering the Shoyru free.
"Y-you saved me!" Lappiny exclaimed.
"You were right. It was a dastardly thing to
do, to accept a bribe and turn against my friends like that. I'm sorry." Charl's
round eyes begged forgiveness.
"Come on, let's just free these pets," Lappiny
said, as his face broke into a smile.
Charl nodded, and that was precisely what they
did. They stuffed Tandard and Azaarx in two separate cages before doing so,
just in case they did anything. One by one, Charl and Lappiny worked together
to unfreeze all of the pets encased in ice.
“You can’t stop us,” a faint voice said, coming
from Tandard, after they freed more than half of the pets.
The Pyrogust came from behind, fire spitting
out of its wings. The broad wings flapped harshly into the air, the edges lined
with a fiery substance. JadePaw, who had just been released, gulped at the sight.
SilverEmerald froze in her position, as Lappiny drew his Shoyru Sabre nervously.
The only Neopet who didn’t seem nervous in the entire field was Charl.
“You’re wrong,” he said confidently. “We CAN
stop you, and we’ll prove it too.”
The Tuskaninny charged toward the robot, which
had landed itself onto the ground. Charl’s flaming scimitar pierced through
him, as Lappiny questioned with a, “What are you –” Sparks came out of the Pyrogust
and eventually showed signs of malfunctioning.
“That was easy,” Charl said. “Azaarx and Tandard
never finished it, therefore it was not up to its full power.”
“Oh,” Lappiny said rather bluntly.
JadePaw and SilverEmerald blinked for a moment
at his quick triumphant battle. A few minutes later, Charl and Lappiny went
back to the job of freeing all the pets.
***
“Where are you going to go?” asked JadePaw warily, walking on the grass.
They had just released every frozen Neopet and
watched them storm out of the zoo as the Chia Police arrived and arrested Azaarx
and Tandard for attempted world domination. The quartet, consisted of JadePaw,
SilverEmerald, Lappiny, and Charl, were walking back to their homes.
After being asked the question, Charl shrugged.
“I should get myself a NeoHome and maybe I’ll think things over and save Neopia
from world domination again.”
JadePaw, SilverEmerald, and Lappiny laughed.
“I’m sure you’ll do a great job, too,” added
SilverEmerald. “Oh, here we are. The sight of the burnt marshmallows.”
The four stopped at a small pile of ashes, looking
around them. Two small tents stood, unharmed, by the former fire. Lappiny picked
up a stick nearby and examined it.
“This was my marshmallow stick,” Lappiny said.
He added, “It looks as though a PetPet ate my perfectly roasted marshmallow.”
As Charl, Lappiny, JadePaw, and SilverEmerald
worked together to tidy up their mess and pack up their possessions, JadePaw
inquired, “We’ll see you again, right, Charl?”
“Only if you want me to,” the Tuskaninny said,
with a wink. They made their way along the edge of a river, through the dense
leaves, bushes, and trees, arriving at the outskirts of town. “I’ll be leaving
you here, then. See you sometime in the near future!”
They waved after him as the Tuskaninny walked
away in another direction. They were pained to say goodbye to Charl, not knowing
when they would meet again. JadePaw and SilverEmerald turned toward the Haunted
Woods.
“We’ll be going through there,” SilverEmerald
explained.
After a curt wave of farewell, the two vanished
into the trees as Lappiny made his way home, a place he would remember to cherish
forever.
The End
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