"WHY DIDN'T YOU tell me-he-he? Why?" sobbed Shoyrettani. "It would've been
easier if you had said it! Now I'm all alone!!!"
"Shoyrettani! Shoyrettani, pull yourself together!
Geez, Shoyru, don't you understand? Nobody cares whether your related to them
or not, your still part of the family!" I shouted. I'd never yelled before,
and it shocked Shoyrettani so much, she stopped her blubbering.
"That's better," I said. "Now listen up. You
are Shoyrittik, Shoyrittan, and Shoyraitti's sister. You're of the same litter.
In fact, all four of you are Shoys, it's just that the others' diamond shapes
aren't as distinct as yours. Shoyrianta is a Shoy too, except you can't see
her diamond shape at all, since her shape is yellow and is in one of her yellow
bands. If you look close enough, you can a difference in the way the fur runs
where her diamond is."
"You mean… I'm not alone?" asked Shoyrettani.
I shook my head. "Winner01neoneo is a Shoy too,"
I told her. "Most of the Shoyrus in Neopia are Shoys, that's why most of the
species is so strong. Now get back to that school of yours, and hold your head
high."
***
Whispers followed Shoyrettani the next day in school. Crowds skirted around
her, looking at her fearfully, and her friends avoided her, including Grutinadi.
Only Shoyrittik, Shoyrittan, and Shoyrianta stood by her.
"So you mean to tell us that Faerie and Strawberry
have been keeping our heritage from us all this time?" whispered Shoyrianta
at dinner as the four of them sat at a table by themselves. Shoyrettani nodded,
pulling apart her sandwich to check that it wasn't "Mystery Meat." She sighed
and put it down, as it was.
Picking up her fork and twirling some sort of
stringy vegetable thing onto it, Shoyrittik said, "Well at least we know why
all of us are so strong. I mean, aren't the Shoy natural fighters?"
"That's what they say," Shoyrettani replied,
taking a bite of an unknown substance and making a face. "I swear, the food
here's really gone down the drain! This is disgusting!"
"Eat it, we're on a tight budget, remember?"
Shoyrianta reminded her.
"I know, I know. I just hope the school gets
a new cook soon, I can't take much more of this," Shoyrettani said, stealing
Shoyrittan's Red Apple and eating it.
"Hey!" Shoyrittan cried.
"I mean, I am the Chosen One," Shoyrettani continued,
her mouthful of apple. "I should at least get decent meals."
"You're so full of it," said a voice from behind
them. Shoyraitti slid into a chair at their table. Shoyrettani gasped. Shoyraitti
was actually smiling!
"What? You act like you've never seen me smile
before," she said.
"That's because we haven't. Not in a long time,"
Shoyrittik said. Shoyraitti turned to Shoyrettani.
"I just want to say I'm sorry and thanks," she
said. "I've been a jerk lately, and I recognise it. I'm never going to trust
another Evil creature ever again. I should've known that potion Balthazar had
given me was no good, it smelled and tasted absolutely awful! I'm very grateful
that you decided to destroy the moon instead of me, and I know it won't last
forever, but the researchers at the NeoHospital are already working on a cure
for Werelupes."
"I'm just glad everything's almost back to normal…"
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