The Snowager's Secret Power

by ju_is_cool

"Mommy, mommy come quick! I found a big ice worm in this cave! MOMMY!" We were on Terror Mountain. I was still young then, and I didn't know what the Snowager was. Oh, sorry, forgot my manners. Let me introduce myself. My name is Pinty5. I am a red Cybunny, and my owner adopted me from the Pound. Anyway, what was I saying? Oh yeah... For a treat, Mommy had taken me out for the day. I needn't tell you where we'd gone. As she came running at my shout, along with my sisters Kellew the red Aisha and Golden_Gem_2000, I called out again. "MOMMY!!!!!!!!"

"All right, all right, I'm here! What have you found?"

"I found a big ice worm in a cave. It was guarding lotsa treasure."

"Oh, THAT," said Golden_Gem. "That's called the Snowager."

"Okay, but I'm not coming, I have to get you some food."

"Oh, thanks, we'll bring you back some TREASURE!!" called out Kellew and we ran away, Gemmy flying slowly overhead.

"Hey, hey, wait for me!" It was Swirly_2001, our baby sister. She's a yellow Gelert and right then she'd only just learned to talk. "Oh, you go see ice worm. Me not come with ya. Me scared of ice worm, so me stay with Mommy." She disappeared.

"Come on, let's go," called Gemmy from above. We ran faster so she flew quicker. At last we entered the Snowager's cave.

"I'll go in first," whispered Gemmy. She flew silently around the creature. It didn't move. She came closer. Nothing. Gently, she allowed a wingtip to brush the icy muzzle...no move.

She flew back to us and said, "It's okay...come on in!"

We were really happy to go. It was FREEZING outside. It was really dark in there though - all right for Gemmy with her Night Vision, but not for me and Kellew. I solved that one with my Magic Torch ability. We looked around and gasped.

Treasure...

Great, huge, glistening mounds of treasure. Neggs, Sneggs, Codestones, Supernovas, trapped Faeries crying to be set free. Every rare or precious item in Neopia, it seemed, was underneath that giant worm of ice. Quietly, ever so quietly, we shook some treasure into a bag when...the Snowager moved.

No mistaking it. It moved. Quick as a flash we were all in fighting stance with Gemmy in front. I may not have mentioned this but that Shoyru is really brave. Also she is the strongest out of us, so maybe that has something to do with it. Slowly, the Snowager swung its head round to us and opened its eyes. Next thing there was a low, hissing voice...

"Ssssssssssssssstrangers! Intruders! Do I sssseeee right? Yessssssss! They must pay!!!!" Too late to run. Gemmy used her Spark attack, striking lightning bolts off the icy neck. Uh oh. She was in real trouble. I ran forward and held my Magic Torch underneath the Snowager's body. There were hisses of pain and I thought it would be okay but then-

"Ssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!" The Snowager's eyes gleamed red with blood as it turned to me. Caught by surprise, I found myself staring into them, two gleaming balls of magic and bloodlust. Sick with dread, unable to move, I stood paralysed by the glare, dropped to the ground and knew nothing more.

Right. Well, when I saw Pinty unconscious, hypnotized by the Snowager, that did it for me. I flew forward, shouting out, "Hey, icebelly, you have hypnosis? Then hypnotise someone your own size!" Okay, I wasn't exactly that right size to do the job, but I was as high, anyway. Using my Psychic blast, I confused it, and when it came to believe me it was terrified! It hissed out dazedly:

"Sssssszz. How can a creature your size look ssssoooo frightening?" I didn't know what to do then. Then I thought. I didn't have Psychic, but I'd used it. Weird. No time to think. I realised that for now I could use any ability. I grabbed Pinty's Magic Torch and flew to and fro with it, to attract the snow worm's attention. Then I used Fiery Gaze. Still dazed, the weak-minded thing sank to the floor and began snoozing heavily. I commanded it not to wake up until one hour after we'd left. Then I nicked a bottle of Faerie's Tear and used it to revive Pinty, grabbed another, drank it myself. Then we finished gathering treasure until we'd gathered about 10,000 NP and loads of rare items to sell, and loads of Neggs and Faeries and Battledome items. I even grabbed some normal food, save my owner some hard-earned Neopoints for a change. Then we ran for it. My owner was soooo pleased. We're pretty well off now, but maybe I won't try that again until the Snowager has conveniently forgotten we exist. (And that's all I remember, officer).

The End