Storytelling on Roo Island(my story on June 20th,but not as much as great)

[Shiny Vulpix]

So here is other people's story to mine,about Della and Jenny.

The day was scorching and sweltering. The yellow blaze of the sun had already dried up the crops in the fields around Meridell and drank all the water from the streams. I was sitting on the steps of my friend Della's front porch -- feeling a bit bored, but far too hot and tired to do anything about it. Della was sitting behind me in a rocking chair on the porch. She was rocking lazily, and I watched as tiny tendrils of dust rose and fell while she rocked.

Della had quickly became my best friend every since I'd moved here a couple of years ago. To look at us, we didn't seem as if we'd have much in common. Della was a pretty white Kacheek whose clothes were always in style, and she always knew the right thing to say. I, on the other hand, was a simple blue Aisha. My mismatched outfits were obviously chosen more for comfort than style, and I often found myself stammering for an appropriate response. Della and I were almost exact opposites, but somehow that worked to strengthen our friendship. We complimented one another -- like bookends.

"There's a pond near here," Della suddenly said, her musical voice cutting through my thoughts. She took a long drink of iced tea afterward, and I listened to the cool tinkling of the ice cubes in her glass. It sounded refreshing, even though I had never cared for iced tea.

"What?" I asked, taking a drink of my Raspberry Neocola, almost in defense. It had grown warm and flat in the heat.

"A pond," Della repeated. "There's a small one back there in the woods." She pointed with her thumb to the wooded area behind her house. "I bet it's cool today."

"Why haven't you ever said anything about this before?" I questioned.

"I just forgot about it, I guess," Della answered. "I found it when I was a little girl, but my dad told me that I was never to swim in it or even go around it. I guess he was just being overprotective, but I never understood why he acted so afraid. I've always been a good swimmer." She smiled brightly. "Say, do you want to go swimming, Jenny?"

She didn't have to ask me twice. Swimming seemed liked the perfect cure for such a hot day, and I hadn't really had a chance to go since leaving my childhood home on Mystery Island. In minutes, we had gathered a few things and headed off laughing through the clump of trees.

We hadn't walked long when we came to a clearing. Suddenly, our laughter and talking stopped. It was a beautiful place -- cool and hidden from the rest of the world, but something felt wrong here. The trees stood around the pond, keeping the area cool and shaded, but they felt like sentries guarding something. The pond itself was small and almost perfectly round. The green water stood as still as a smooth piece of glass. I couldn't place my finger on it, but I knew that we weren't supposed to be here. I started to tell Della this, but she was already running toward the water.

"Last one in is a rotten Pteri's egg!" she called.

"Della, wait!" I yelled, but it was too late. I watched as my friend jumped directly into the center of the pond. There was barely a ripple upon the water as she slipped below the surface, almost as if the water had simply swallowed her.

I stood upon the bank for several minutes, waiting for her to resurface, as I wondered what I should do... Author: tj_wagner

Date: Jun 18th ...A stream of bubbles erupted from the surface of the pond, the only visible sign that Della had even jumped in. My anxiety steadily grew; she shouldn't have been down there that long.

"Come on, Della," I murmured, kicking my shoes off and toeing the water. It felt like... nothing, like my foot was passing through air. Before I could marvel long at the diaphanous substance, a white paw shot out of the water and latched onto my foot like a crazed Chomper. I squealed as Della pulled me down, her relentless grip chafing against my skin.

I scrabbled at the soil on the edge of the pond, my blue paws clawing deep into the spongy earth. It was no use, however. With one last Herculean tug, I was wrenched from the pond bank and down into its mysterious depths... Author:the_sophster95

Date: Jun 18th ...For a moment I struggled against the green liquid that surrounded me and Della’s paw on my ankle, my eyes squeezed tight. I expected my chest to tighten after I exhaled the last breath I took before my head slipped under the surface, but it didn't.

I opened my eyes. I could see dappled sunlight reflecting on the water's surface over my head, dancing and glimmering. I could see the bottom of the pond, much farther away that I thought it was going to be... down, down, down, covered with kelp.

Strangest of all, I could breathe. I was afraid to open my mouth, but when I sucked in with my nose, my head didn't fill with water as I expected it to. There was air, cool and refreshing.

I looked up again toward the surface of the water, just to make sure that I hadn't imagined getting dragged under. Last, I looked at Della, who had released her hold on my ankle and started swimming toward the kelp soooooo far away. She was graceful underwater, especially for a Kacheek, and as I watched her I had to remind myself that that's what she was. A Kacheek, not an elegant Peophin in her natural environment.

She stopped and turned back to me, waved, and gestured for me to follow. After waiting a moment, she disappeared into the kelp wall.

An uneasy feeling settled in my stomach. Hadn't she said that she'd never been here before, or was it just that she was told not to come? I couldn't remember, and I had to decide quickly whether to follow her or risk losing her in the kelp forest.

I glanced up toward the surface of the pond, and for a moment -- just a moment and no more -- I could have sworn I saw a shadow slither across the water, sending ripples bouncing against the perfectly circular shore. When I blinked, there was no shadow, and no ripples.

Della was my friend. I started swimming toward the kelp where she had disappeared, but as I grew nearer, fatigue started to claim my feet, and the water -- almost weightless near the surface -- became heavier and heavier. It felt like swimming through syrup, or tar, and when I looked up again, the distance to the surface seemed multiplied ten times the distance I'd swum, and there, so far away that I had to squint to make them out, were... Author:phadalusfish

Date: Jun 19th ...mirror images of Della and myself. Yes, high above my current position, above the water's glistening surface, were a comfortably dressed Aisha and a stylish Kacheek. The image above was not distorted and refracted, as it would be in ordinary water. I could see the two looking down through the depths perfectly, as though I were gazing through a window.

Our counterfeits appeared to be standing on some bank... or were they hovering above the water? Either way, the revelation of seeing myself and a false Della far above this lake was chilling, daunting, and mind blowing. It went against all reason. The entire lake deviated from the conventional.

Questions rose. What were they doing up there? Who were they, and what reasons did they have for impersonating us? Seeing them made me less aware of myself. Was I down here, or up there? Or both?

I wanted to stop, to gaze upward at the pair a little while longer, but something -- an innate sense of fear, I suppose -- kept me driving on, and I soon arrived at the kelp I had seen Della disappear through. I swam through it, into the darkness that awaited... Author: rielcz

Date: Jun 19th ...The kelp swirled and danced around me, clinging to my arms like greedy fingers. My heart was pounding now, the confusion roaring in my head. Nothing made sense as I pushed my way through and struggled to see in the dim light.

Up ahead, I saw Della swimming gracefully, her white fur almost shimmering like a mirage. I wanted to call out to her, but I didn't want to risk opening my mouth. While I may have suddenly developed the ability to breathe underwater, I doubted that I would be able to speak. Silently, I swam after my friend as I watched her swim down and over a ridge.

The darkness thinned slightly as I swam forward, and I couldn't believe the sight that lay before me. Structures made of sand and stone rose from the floor of the pond. It almost appeared to be a city of some sort.

It also appeared that we weren't alone... Author: tj_wagner

Date: Jun 20th ...There were others, all floating gracefully around the sand and stone, interacting with each other.

What was really strange was the fact that these Neopets weren't even Maraquan -- I was only too familiar with those, having grown up in Mystery Island. They were regular old Neopets, with arms and legs, but they swam, breathed underwater, and could survive at the bottom of a pond. Taking a closer look, I soon realized that these structures were buildings, and that these underwater Neopets had an actual society down here.

They paid little attention to us newcomers, though. Della and I were able to make our way through the streets, gawking at what seemed to be an entire town at the bottom of a pond.

That's when I heard her gasp next to me. She pointed toward another Kacheek floating through the water, a Kacheek who looked a lot like her father...

(my story) ...So she went to the Kacheek."Wait up Della!" I called to her,but she swam as fast as she could.I was surprised that I could actually speak in this water,since it seems so green.But when that Kacheek looked toward at Della,he was surprised."Della!What are you doing around here?Didn't I tell you to stay out of this pond?"."Dad!I'm sorry,but I was just wondering what was down here."."Alright,it's ok,I guess you can stay,but you might need to hide from some of these Neopets." said her father."Oh,and that might be your friend Jenny?"."Yes,she's Jenny."replied Della."But why stay away from those Neopets?" She asked."I might have to tell you later,but now,I guess you should either go back home,or stay at where I work." replied Della's father."Wait,you work here?" we both said when I came."Yes I do,go to that workshop you see right over there,with a vase sign."."Um,ok." said Della.So we went to the workshop.When we opened the door,we saw another door with a window and a Maractite Lutari was in there.I thought he was the owner of the store.So we just stayed somewhere that no Neopets would find us.But a few minutes later,I needed to go to the bathroom.I saw a sign with a man and woman sign.I went to the girl's bathroom.When I went in,I saw a Rainbow Wocky.I wasn't afraid,but I was nervous.So I just went to the toilet quietly,but I was a bit worried what will happen if I went in the toilet,I thought maybe it might go in the water,but when I went in,there was no water in there,and no water coming in.I was actually surprised that this happened.But I went in.After the Wocky was gone,I went and washed my hands,or paws....So I went outside,but I saw Della's father this time.So he got the materials that were in the box that was in his hands,and put them in some places,so then Della came out and said that I was in the bathroom,then I came out."Ok,so if you would like,you could help me out by giving what furniture the costumer wants,while I take their order and get the neopoints."But some of these furniture look heavy!" I said."It might,but try lifting that couch.".I was scared,but I tried."Woah,this feels as light as a feather!"So we kept giving them the furniture until the end of the day."The neopoints don't look like the one wee have up there." Della said."No they don't,because these are maractite coins." Della's father replied."But you said that you were going to take their neopoints."."Well these can be converted into neopoints by putting them in that machine over there."."Oh,ok.Can we give it a try?" I asked."Sure,why not?" he replied.So we gave it a try,and the machine gave us both 5 neopoints each!"Yay,if we convert all those maractite coins into neopoints,we could have millions!" Della said."This machine really works!" I said."What's the name of it?" I asked."It's called 'The Maracpointnator 3000'." Della's father replied."Well I think that name is funny a little." I said."I agree,I think it is because it makes these maractite coins into neopoints." he replied."Wait,this machine is like that machine that gives you items from nerkmids!" Della said."Correct.This machine was made when that machine was made,from 13 years ago."Wow,thats long." Della replied.So after we slept at Della's fathers house,since I would have no where to sleep,me and Della thought about so many things,like why can we breathe here,and talk here, and why we aren't allowed to talk to the other Neopets.As I slept comfortably,something was touching me.I doubt it was Della,but I thought I could be a petpet,but the hand or hoof or paw was too big to be a petpet's.I wanted to scream,but I don't want to disturb Della,or her father!...

(my next story part)

...so I nudged away from the Neopet...or something,and tried to get away,but the grip of the hand was to strong,so I had to get up,but then he or she will see that I wasn't sleeping,so I just had to,but first,I whispered to Della quietly,she knew what I meant,to be quiet,but when she saw the Neopet or something,she was about to scream,but she had to hold it,or that will just make it worse.So she told her father,and he was about to get up slowly,and quietly,and got a lamp,and bonked it on his head."Man these thieves go year-round,if you know what I mean,"."THIEVES????"."YOU MEAN THOSE NEOPETS ARE THIEVES????" we both said together."Well,not all of them,the owner of the store I work in,the Kacheeks,like you and me Della,and some other Neopets." he replied."Umm,how did you live around here then?"."Well,I was a bit scared,but not much thieves come around,it's just that...before I had owned this house,I have a very rare treasure,and some thieves just kidnap little Neopets,but now they are after that treasure,but first,they kidnap the little Neopets so that they don't scream,and scare their parents." Della's father replied."A treasure?Where?" I asked."Come with me you two." he said."What about the thief?" Della asked."Oh,umm...how about I just call 911?" he said."Uh...is that a good choice?What if they think we are the criminals?" we both asked."Hmm,well I'll try,".*calls 911*.I was a bit scared in my thoughts,but...what seemed so simple,was to just keep an eye on the thief.So I did,then,I saw a Fire yooyu,he looked a little sad,but I was a little surprised.So,is this real water?But,I thought,if here is underwater,what about underground?So I just went to the fire yooyu,and went to get some food,from the fireplace,so I gave him coal,he ate it,and he was in good shape!He was so happy,he wanted to be on my side,and he also was my petpet!I always wanted a petpet,but I was to young...so then,we both watched the thief,with my new petpet,Flarez.So when the police came,they took the thief that was on the ground.Then,the police said,"Oh thank you for telling us he was here,if you didn't tell us,we would have never catch him!"."Wait,why?Why is it hard to catch this guy?" I asked."Well...first,he goes place to place,second,his hiding is really well,and third,he's fast..." they replied."Wow..." me,Della,and her father said."Well,can we go back to sleep?" me and Della,and Della's father asked."Yeah,you can go back to sleep" they all say.So we did.Then the next morning...