Week - 366 Defenders of Neopia: The Vacation - Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Yeah," she said between gritted teeth, "some fun, relaxing vacation this is..."

Week - 367 Defenders of Neopia: The Vacation - Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: The sun was shining brightly and she could not shake the feeling that there should have been children playing on the lawns, somebody shouting, somebody going to work...

Week - 368 Defenders of Neopia: The Vacation - Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "What could have happened to him? For that matter, what could have happened to everyone here? It's impossible. An entire town just doesn't disappear..."

Week - 369 Defenders of Neopia: The Vacation - Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Jackal nearly had a heart attack when he pointed at her, but her Defender training paid off and she only blinked.

Week - 370 Defenders of Neopia: The Vacation - Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: The guards were the main problem at the moment. Jackal thought she had an idea as to how she might get rid of them, but...

Week - 377 MAGAX: Destroyer by jokerhahaazzz

Description: I would never ordinarily have ventured so deep into the Haunted Woods, but I needed some clawmatoe to make Mrs. Nelson's potion before the next day...

Week - 382 The Sorcerer: Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: It was discovered that Lockwood had an astonishing talent for magic shortly after his coming of age in the Month of Eating; and he was dispatched with due haste to the abode of the court wizard Lisha in order to cultivate his natural ability.

Week - 383 The Sorcerer: Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lisha had never expected perfection, but it did not take her long to realize that Mr. Lockwood was vain, idle, charming, and altogether worthless.

Week - 384 The Sorcerer: Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Conjuring fire was an elementary skill, but Lisha was rather curious to see whether Mr. Lockwood would find it as easy as most...

Week - 385 The Sorcerer: Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lisha had never labored under any misapprehension that Lockwood was going to enjoy their journey - in fact, she would have been extraordinarily displeased if he had.

Week - 386 The Sorcerer: Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: By midnight Lisha had tried every spell she could possibly think of, but Jeran remained unconscious.

Week - 387 The Sorcerer: Part Six by jokerhahaazzz

Description: It took her several seconds to realize that two large and threatening figures were now looming over her, and she was rendered quite speechless when she realized that one of them was Lord Darigan himself.

Week - 388 The Sorcerer: Part Seven by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "I think," said Lord Darigan slowly, "that the most sensible course of action would be a careful examination of the curse itself."

Week - 389 The Sorcerer: Part Eight by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Oh, it was the most excessively silly of all spells, I assure you – hardly even worth mentioning."

Week - 390 The Sorcerer: Part Nine by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lockwood swallowed. "Madam, is there not some way that we could renegotiate our agreement..."

Week - 393 The Curse: Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: A young Kacheek farmer in Meridell was walking through the forest and encountered a most peculiar thing: to be precise, a most elegant gentleman's necktie placed conveniently in his way.

Week - 394 The Curse: Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lockwood settled himself in an armchair, looking gloomily irritated. "I detest traveling and I detest farms."

Week - 395 The Curse: Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: You are extremely dangerous to your curse; and it will be extremely dangerous to you.

Week - 396 The Curse: Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "You know, I hate to sound cynical, but it really seems unlikely that a cravat could have caused all of your problems."

Week - 397 The Curse: Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: He stopped dead, a terrible suspicion seizing hold of him. "Has something – undesirable – occurred?"

Week - 398 The Curse: Part Six by jokerhahaazzz

Description: There have been a great many such curses in history, most of which have been supplemented by an external Power of the Spirit World such as The Three...

Week - 399 The Curse: Part Seven by jokerhahaazzz

Description: It was time, Lockwood had decided, to locate the cravat.

Week - 400 The Curse: Part Eight by jokerhahaazzz

Description: The next day Lord Darigan arrived back again quite unexpectedly. Lockwood was, in fact, exactly in the middle of an excessively complicated spell...

Week - 401 The Curse: Part Nine by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "A call for you, Mr. Lockwood," explained the Kau maid with a curtsy. "Miss Johnson wants to see you. She says it's urgent, sir – seemed very upset."

Week - 402 The Curse: Part Ten by jokerhahaazzz

Description: It occurred to him to wonder how he had gotten here, and why he had ventured out onto the road, but upon the whole it did not seem to matter very much anymore.

Week - 409 The Traitor: Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Miss Elaine Roderick was the daughter of one of Brightvale's most celebrated Dukes; she was charming, intelligent, accomplished and, to crown it all rather delightfully, she was a sorceress.

Week - 410 The Traitor: Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "But being the second most handsome gentleman in the two countries is hardly disgraceful. I maintain that your opinion of Mr. Lockwood is undeservedly low."

Week - 411 The Traitor: Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "You worry too much. He'll work perfectly. Now, if we're going to catch them we'd better start getting ready."

Week - 412 The Traitor: Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lockwood's first vain, hopeful thought upon waking was that the whole thing might have been a dream.

Week - 413 The Traitor: Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Well, what do you want me to do?" the Krawk demanded in exasperation. "Do you really want to gamble with dear little Lisha's life?"

Week - 414 The Traitor: Part Six by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "That is of no concern to me," said Lockwood impatiently. "I have no interest in escaping."

Week - 415 The Traitor: Part Seven by jokerhahaazzz

Description: He stared blankly at the piece of paper he was supposed to decipher. In his present state the magical script made less sense than ever...

Week - 416 The Traitor: Part Eight by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "I intend to escape with her; I trust you do not object?"

Week - 417 The Traitor: Part Nine by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "I have decided that the best thing – indeed the only thing – for me to do is to arrive as quickly as possible at Meridell Castle to set straight whatever has gone awry."

Week - 418 The Traitor: Part Ten by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "I would not by any means wish to see you falsely accused, but nevertheless you are accused, sir, and I am a servant of the Crown."

Week - 419 The Traitor: Part Eleven by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "What nonsense!" she cried.

Week - 420 The Traitor: Part Twelve by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Sly, Tricks and Duplicity – the infamous trio of enchanters who once attempted to seize control of Meridell Castle. They succeeded, and in fact they ruled for some years..."

Week - 423 The Attempt by jokerhahaazzz

Description: A young green Eyrie in a tattered brown dress, carrying with her the cleaning rags of a scullery maid and wearing the air of a princess, made her way silently and rather stealthily through one of the deserted halls...

Week - 431 The Anomaly: Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Lady Lisha Borodere! The sorceress! The heroine of the Darigan Wars! I cannot express the honor I feel at welcoming you into my humble home."

Week - 432 The Anomaly: Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: Lisha did not know precisely what her imagination had set in store for Lockwood's house, but she found it a great deal more comfortable than she had expected.

Week - 433 The Anomaly: Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: I am sorry to say that the people of Knightfield felt a great deal more allegiance to Mr. Harlan Lockwood than they ever did to the Earl.

Week - 434 The Anomaly: Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Surely you will allow me the liberty of being as selfish as I choose, and you in turn may be fully as stubborn."

Week - 435 The Anomaly: Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: He was sitting lazily, coldly amused across from her with his impeccable black suit and white cravat, not a hair out of place...

Week - 436 The Entreaty by jokerhahaazzz

Description: As a rule Lisha did not attend balls, for she considered them both uncomfortable and insipid; and so it was to her great surprise that she found herself enjoying this one to a tolerable extent.

Week - 442 The Conspiracy: Part One by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "I will attempt to reconcile myself to the idea that I may not always be perfection itself..."

Week - 443 The Conspiracy: Part Two by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "This knife was never meant to cut anything," he said grimly. "The edges are even blunter than the tip. I think it must be poisoned."

Week - 444 The Conspiracy: Part Three by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Do you believe in premonitions?" she asked abruptly.

Week - 445 The Conspiracy: Part Four by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Accidents never befall ambassadors – they live forever, unless thwarted by some malicious third party."

Week - 446 The Conspiracy: Part Five by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "You are my spell," he stated uncertainly, as though he wished to reassure himself of the fact.

Week - 447 The Conspiracy: Part Six by jokerhahaazzz

Description: "Illusen?" said Lisha doubtfully. "Is she absolutely... reliable?"

Week - 448 The Conspiracy: Part Seven by jokerhahaazzz

Description: It was Cecilia's unpleasant duty to inform Lockwood that she was leaving. "So soon?" he exclaimed, and she was gratified to hear a note of genuine regret in his voice.

Week - 449 The Conspiracy: Part Eight by jokerhahaazzz

Description: What did hold them together? It was almost, she thought drearily, as though some unknown, omniscient figure was at the top giving them all their orders...