Forgotten II: Part One by moonstar_cutie67 |  |
By popular demand, Forgotten has returned. :) To read the first one, click
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"Kayinna! C'mon, we're going to be late for the meeting!"
A Dark Faerie shook her head and threw up her hands in frustration. She tapped
her foot impatiently, arms crossed as a plushie Kougra staggered out of the
small home. "There you are!"
"Maelstra, you can't rush me," Kayinna sniffed,
jumping off the porch steps and following her faerie owner. Maelstra just shook
her head and pulled the mutant Kougra toward the entrance out of the secluded
area. Once out, Maelstra brushed her long purple dress with her hands a few
times, causing Kayinna's eyes to roll reluctantly. "Worried, are we?" the Kougra
asked with a bemused smile. The faerie cast her pet an icy glare.
"I wouldn't be talking," she scoffed angrily,
stomping toward the Faerieland sidewalk. "Fyora's meeting should be starting
any minute, and you were the one to take so long in the bathroom! We're
going to be late for the meeting, did you know that?" Shaking her head, Maelstra
began to trudge toward Fyora's cloud castle. Kayinna followed grudgingly.
"The meeting won't start without the one and
only, the Dark Faerie," Kayinna said with a pleased look, "and of course, her
wonderful Kougra. Maelstra, you know Fyora turned the other cheek for you. Ever
since you've adopted me, she's liked you much more. Remember the last meeting?
I picked that thing for castle-sitting and we made it through? Remember Fyora's
look?" The Kougra nodded, encouraging the thought. But Maelstra just gave a
simple shrug.
"Whatever," she replied dully, passing some
tourists that seemed quite interested in the magical faerie foods that were
on display in a shop.
"Okay, but remember…" Kayinna said in a sing-song
voice. "Look, the castle doors are still open!" The Kougra gave a wide grin
and ran toward the double oak doors. Maelstra had to smile at her pet's enthusiasm
and how happy she seemed ever since she had been painted plushie. The guards
didn't even bother stopping Kayinna as she pounced past them and into Fyora's
foyer. Normally pets and friendly tourists weren't allowed to go into Fyora's
castle, but today Fyora had an exhibit going on. She hired her guards for overtime
to make sure nobody stole anything and installed extra security cameras just
for the special occasion. At the same time, a faerie meeting was going to be
held. When Maelstra entered the marble foyer, she saw already few faeries were
entering the meeting room. Tourists drifted from one room to the other, snapping
camera shots at rare things never to be seen any other time.
"Told you so," Kayinna said, sticking out her
tongue. "The meeting hasn't even started yet!"
And so she was right. The only faeries that
had showed up so far was Taelia and Illusen, who were arguing about the things
given out on their quests. "…so I think you should stop giving out honey potions
and…" Kayinna passed the fight without much interest; she was heading straight
for Fyora who seemed bemused by the whole situation. Her Kadoatie purred as
the Kougra stepped closer to the faerie queen.
"Hello Kayinna," Fyora replied with a calm voice.
"And, ah, hello Maelstra. Lovely day, isn't it?" She nodded with a smile, her
eyes twinkling, toward the gigantic windows that showed the clear blue sky and
the shining sun. Kayinna nodded.
"When's the meeting going to start?" she asked
eagerly.
Fyora let out a hearty laugh. "When the all
the other faeries show up and when these two," she jabbed her thumb toward Illusen
and Taelia, who seemed both quite angry now. "Stop fighting." She grinned and
tasseled Kayinna's soft plushie fur. "So how's life being plushie?"
"Oh, it's alright," Kayinna replied, losing
interest in the new conversation. She drifted toward the food table, already
piling faerie queen burritos and earth faerie brownies on her plastic plate.
Fyora chuckled, knowing that all the Kougra was interested was the meeting and,
of course, the food. So the queen turned eagerly at Maelstra, who had settled
in the second row of many seats. Just as Fyora was about to start to ask the
faerie a question, the oak doors flew open and a crowd of faeries milled into
the room, taking their seats on the left side of the hall, which made Fyora
stop. Kayinna abandoned her food to get a seat next to her owner. Finally, when
everyone was seated and Taelia and Illusen had stopped bickering, Fyora took
a deep breath.
"I have called this meeting," she began, "because,
as you know, there are many pets in the Pound that are like Kayinna was before.
There is one simple task I am assigning each faerie; to go to the Pound and
pick out your favourite pet. For one week, you will take care of your pet like
it was your own from the beginning, which means keeping it fed, homed, and well
cared for all together. Maelstra, you will still pick out another pet for the
time being. At the end of the week, you will bring your pets to the next meeting
and I will decide if you have been a good owner for this pet. If you agree with
the pet and like it very much, you'll have the choice to keep it forever. But
if you don't get all with him or her, you also have the opportunity to abandon
it. But this will all happen at the end of the week; at the end of seven days.
Does everyone agree on this?"
"So I'll get to have a little brother or sister?"
Kayinna piped up with interest, raising her paw. Fyora nodded. When the questions
were over, all the faeries began to grumble things like, "I don't have space
for a measly pet!" and "Goodness, I bet this was either Maelstra's
or Kayinna's idea!!" But Kayinna ignored all this and eagerly turned
to Maelstra.
"Can we go to the pound and pick one out right
now??" she asked with her pleading Kougra eyes.
Maelstra laughed. "Sure Kay," she said, leading
them both out of the foyer. Now the castle was packed with tourists of all sizes,
climbing the winding marble staircases or disappearing into other rooms. Kayinna
clung to Maelstra's hand as they wove their way through the crowded area. Once
outside, both stopped to take a deep breath of fresh air.
"Where's she going to sleep?" the Kougra asked
with interest as they headed for the nearest portal to Neopia Central.
"Oh, we'll find a place for her," Maelstra reassured
her friend, squeezing her paw for effect. "Remember, I still have my powers
so I can expand the home to whatever size needed. Look!" They had neared the
portal, which was beginning to take off, but stopped at the sight of the running
pair. Once safely inside, they took off toward Neopia Central.
"Can it be a Kougra?" Kayinna giggled. "I mean,
you get along with me great and same goes for me with you. So that means if
we find a Kougra…" Kayinna stopped, giggling loudly.
"We'll see," Maelstra laughed. She loved the
idea that all the faeries were now to take on the responsibility of caring for
a pet; now Illusen couldn't take off whenever she wanted too and Taelia had
to keep sight of her pet. But the problem was, Maelstra had to take care of
two pets; one her own and the other hopefully to become her own. But she didn't
mind; she loved pets all around, which was unusual for a Dark Faerie because
you would think she'd be mean and angry all the time. But really, Maelstra was
a good-hearted soul all together. Before she had more time to think about the
new assignment, the portal came to an abrupt stop.
"Neopia Central," the driver called as most
of the tourists scrambled up. "Next stop, Tyrannia…"
"Come on!" Kayinna cried, jumping off the portal
and pulling her owner after her. "I bet most the of the faeries are already
there, picking out the best pound pets!"
"Kay, stop it!" Maelstra laughed, wiggling out
of her Kougra's tight grasp. "You weren't really the best pound pet around either
and I still picked you, right? So that means we won't be going for the prettiest
painted pets; we'll be going for the pets that need us the most. You understand,
don't you?" She paused as Kayinna nodded her head, not stopping to actually
face Maelstra and directly answer her. But nonetheless, Maelstra followed with
a bemused smile.
"Welcome," the red Uni at the front counter
said. "Fyora has already notified the whole Pound building, so I'll be leading
you through all the aisles of pets." The Uni didn't even bother smiling as she
pushed past the swinging doors. As they passed the cafeteria, Kayinna saw that
it was completely empty, despite it being almost breakfast time. They must
be ready in their cages, Kayinna thought with a smile as they walked down
the first aisle. As they passed, the beauty pets stood with superior behind
their metal cage bars. But even though Kayinna stopped to look at some, Maelstra
still passed without much interest.
"Here we are… the last aisle," the Uni said
with a bored voice, passing through another pair of doors. They had passed through
several aisles and still Maelstra hadn't picked a pet. It seemed to be the same
down this aisle too because when they had neared the end, the faerie still hadn't
made a decision. "Well that's the last of them," the Uni said, clearing her
throat. "If you want to go down the first aisle again, that's where the most
nicest and newest pets are…" But Maelstra's gaze flicked toward the last cage
right at the bottom. She crouched down to get a better look at the shy green
Aisha who sat behind the bars.
For a moment, Kayinna surveyed the lonely pet.
There was a little plate with information right by the latch, which told everything
about the pet. The Aisha's name was Plessa and she had been here… "Hey, she's
been here longer than I was!" Kayinna exclaimed. The tag read that Plessa had
been abandoned at birth and was found weeks later in an abandoned alleyway.
There she had been rescued to the Pound, but it wasn't so much better anyway,
Kayinna knew that for sure.
"I want Plessa," Maelstra said with a firm nod
of her head, getting up to face the bewildered Uni.
"But we have much nicer pets down the first
aisle-"
"I want Plessa," Maelstra repeated. "And like
I said with Kayinna, I'm not leaving the Pound premises until she's in my arms."
The faerie smiled down at the shocked Aisha who had crawled forward to see all
the commotion.
"Fine," the irritated Uni unlatched the cage
door and pulled Plessa out, who was shyer than ever. "Plessa, Maelstra is here
to come take you home." She nodded as the faerie picked up the Aisha and cradled
her in her arms. "Is that all?" the Uni asked, peeling off the plate. Maelstra
nodded.
"Come on, you're coming home with me now…" Maelstra
cooed.
To be continued…
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