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The Secret of the Kiko Bandage

Abhari had only a split-second to react, as he heard first a bump, then a THUD, then a sound like a Yooyuball being flattened. "Oof!"

by peirigill
Somewhere to Belong

She wasn't exactly like other Sandans, belonging to a Neopet who took care of her. She didn't have an owner, so she wandered around Neopia Central, hoping a kind, thoughtful Neopet would see her and keep her.

by xaetear
Return to Mystery Island

Pirate captains did not sleep on the sand while the rest of the crew stocked the ship with Neocola and Twirly Fruit. However, Zovus did not feel like a pirate captain at all; back on his home island, he felt like a baby Jetsam again.

by mauvus
The Last Barishin

Ishanti looked at the vast, seemingly endless desert that lay ahead of her as she looked out of her window while getting ready for what she would be up against in a few hours.

by shadowninjawarrior
Average Lilly

"Lilly, it's time I took you on a big shopping spree in the NC Mall," Streamer, a cloud Xweetok and my favourite sister, told me matter-of-factly. "Not one of those small ones when you occasionally try on something -- I mean a BIG one!"

by fethertailz
Luring Visitors

Kaylacakes was obsessed with Kreludor. She read every book about it she could find and made beautiful drawings of it.

by chrystal_218
Another Chance

You lie on the grass in the silent darkness of the night. The navy sky is cluttered with tiny, twinkling white grains: thousands... millions of stars, and a bright orb hanging in the midst of it all -- Kreludor.

by dariask8_14
Anna's Big Race

BAM! The race had started! The crowd was screaming! It was a beautiful, albeit hot, afternoon, and things were going the way they usually did.

by miss1960s
A Xweetok's Wishes

"I'm going to go on an adventure, just like the Xweetok in my favourite book did," Veeloa said with a smile.

by kumathejuma
Thick and Thin and Yooyuball

"This uncle," Thick asked as he paced around the dusty floor. "You say we visited him often?" With a testing sniff of his sensitive nostrils, he added, "This place doesn't ring any bells at all."

by mamasimios
 
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"Return to Mystery Island" by Mauvus
Pirate captains did not sleep on the sand while the rest of the crew stocked the ship with Neocola and Twirly Fruit. However, Zovus did not feel like a pirate captain at all; back on his home island, he felt like a baby Jetsam again.




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