The Adventures Of The Three To Be: Part Two

by Crystalruby

"There she is. The girl we saw yesterday. 'Member Ckakoo?? 'Member??" LiLKyootie jumped up and down with delight.

"Don't be so hopeful. After all I'M older and I know more than you do." Ckakoo said scornfully. She had a hopeful look in her eyes though. A small crash startled them and they looked over at the open garage door. A new load of NeoEggs arrived of all colours.

"Oooh! Look at the pretty red one with blue lightning bolts on it!!" LiLKyootie squealed. "Stupid job. I only wanted to be a twuck dwiver and I ended up at this junk." A blue Jubjub grumbled as he passed the twins' cage. He carried the box of new NeoEggs to a table and drove off in his ratty old truck.

"Ckakoo, do you think we'll ever leave this place? It's the only home we ever had." LiLKyootie asked.

"No. Everyone had to have been born somehow. Like those eggs. Once an egg is held in the hands of a loving person, they will hatch," Ckakoo gazed off in space with tears in her eyes, "Like us. Someone didn't want us or anyone here and… ditched us."

"Why would someone do that??" LiLKyootie sniffled but was interrupted by noisy chatter and the door being opened.

"Are you sure you'd…" Ms. Worley pleaded.

"Yes. I'm sure," Ivy interrupted, carrying many objects such as an elegant cage and food dishes.

"Ok…" Ms. Worley sighed and pulled out a rusty key. She walked toward Ckakoo and LiLKyootie's cage. The twins' hearts missed a couple beats at the exact same time. They both had the same thought; Was she really coming to us?? Are we really going with our dream owner??

"All right you too lucky mongrels. I hate to tell you but you're leaving me," Ms. Worley said sarcastically. The twins wiggled out of Ms. Worley's arms and ran over to Ivy like a bolt of lightning. They jumped 'round and 'round Ivy and shouted "We've got a hoooooommmmmmeeee. We've got a hoooooommmmmmmeeee."

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"So…how long were you two at the pound?" Ivy tried to brew up a conversation.

"Since our owner abandoned us." "Now who would abandon those cute faces?!?" Ivy giggled. They were walking toward the new apartment they had rented until they could afford their own house.

As they walked in front of the apartment building, the three knew it was a great home. Ivy used up most of her Neopoints to pay for the luxuries for Ckakoo and LiLKyootie and for the apartment.

"Ckakoo, this makes me feel all tingly inside," LiLKyootie squeaked.

"Yes," Ckakoo answered, "Yes."

"Um…Ckakoo? LiLKyootie? I forgot to tell you…" Ivy pulled out the Red NeoEgg with blue lightning bolts on it out of her pack, "I got you a playmate. I thought that it was so cute I just couldn't pass it!!" Ckakoo and LiLKyootie's twin mouths dropped to the ground with a THUMP. WHAT?!?!?!?

"You haven't tried to hatch it have you? Like you haven't held it tight and counted to three?" Ckakoo stammered.

"I wanted to tell you two before I did," answered Ivy. LiLKyootie squeaked a little but walked over to the egg.

"At least it was the pretty one," LiLKyootie whispered and petted the egg slightly.

"So what do you think?" Ivy asked.

"I say we get into our new place before we hatch it," grumbled Ckakoo. The three walked up the stairs and arrived at room 356. Ivy fumbled with the key and slid it into the door.

"I had men haul in our furniture last night. Called my aunt and she gave me a loan," Ivy giggled as she looked at Ckakoo and LiLKyootie's faces, "Now let's just sit here and figure out this egg."

After minutes studying the lightning egg, LiLKyootie discover that it was starting to crack around the bottom.

"Something is holding it back from hatching," Ivy mumbled. She and LiLKyootie looked up at Ckakoo, who looked away.

"I don't want another sister," grumbled Ckakoo.

"How do you know it's a girl?" LiLKyootie murmured.

"At the side there's a letter. Either F or M for Male or Female. I just wanted it to be just us, Ivy," sniffled Ckakoo miserably.

Just then, the NeoEgg cracked more and more. A tiny red body peeked out from the cracks and, slowly but surely, a new NeoPet was born.

To be continued...