Every Carnival is Better Than the Neggst: Part Three

by Pyphracket

Who would create such a horrible project to change NeoPets into monsters that attacked each other? There would have to be only one answer--Dr. Sloth! However, as the figure entered the doorway of the shed the shape was clearly defined as not being Dr. Sloth. This was a slender feminine figure with sparkling green wings. It was the new Negg Faerie! Oh no! She wouldn't be behind this would she? The Faerie had five of the disgustingly striped purple and yellow Neggs in her hands. She laid them all down next to the door except for one which she carried to the first cage.

"Wouldn't want to scare the cute little Poppit now would I?" She cooed, "I'll just whip this up to look like a brown Negg and that will be that." With a wave of her hand over the Negg the Negg slowly turned bright pink then faded to a chestnut brown. "Excellent."

Reaching into the cage she deposited the Negg onto the bottom of the cage. She did this with the next two cages and two more of the Neggs. When she got to the second last cage, she lifted the whole cloth off of the cage and stared at the small bedraggled mess in the corner of the cage.

"Aren't you hungry?" she cooed quietly. Out of the mess a small sad face of a Lenny peeked its head out. It nodded. "Here try this delicious Negg," the Negg Faerie purred.

Crouching down the Negg Faerie offered the Negg in an outstretched hand toward the Lenny. The Lenny dragged itself over on knees that could barely hold itself up. Then taking a quick snap at the Negg it knocked it out of her hand. The Faerie scowled for a second then quickly forced a grin. "Go on, eat it. Here I'll break it open for you." With a swift karate chop, she broke it cleanly in half. "There you go. Enjoy."

The Lenny reached out and took swift bites out of it. Lennys are actually fast eaters and the Negg was only an empty shell after he had finished it. An empty shell. You usually eat all of the Negg... Looking closely at the Negg, Sanando discovered that the brown shell left was actually a coating the Negg Faerie had put on to make it appear like it was brown. It was still actually the ugly purple and yellow striped Negg within. Suddenly the Lenny doubled over in pain!

"It's working!" the Negg Faerie cried gleefully, "You finally gave in! Lenny's can be affected by my new Neggs!"

The Lenny was not looking too happy. At the bottom of his neck on either side two large bumps were forming. His nails on his feet were growing into large talons right before Sanando's eyes! The Negg was mutating him! The bumps grew longer and longer taking shape into a second and third head. The previously red Lenny now had three heads, long taloned feet, long hooked beaks, and was as black as night with blood red eyes. A cackling laugh burst out of the evil Negg Faerie as the three heads of the Lenny all snapped at the bars, trying to get out - trying to attack the Negg Faerie.

"Don't worry my pet," she whispered, "You'll be free soon to rampage and cause havoc in Neopia. I just have to perfect these Neggs. That gaze of the Techo's is not stoning pets instantly. You rest here, I'll be back soon."

Sanando had to get out of there. He couldn't stand being near these poor creatures. Most importantly, he had to tell someone. The Negg Faerie threw the cloth down over the cage and spoke to the last cage without even lifting the sheet. "No food for you yet, my pretty. Your time will come soon." Her honeyed voice laughed as she left the shed and headed back into the carnival...

To be continued...