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When and where
did she die?
from the Neopian Times
editorial
Rebecca Lupe was no
ordinary Lupe. You see, she loved Chias. Not for supper, mind you, but
as friends. She loved that they were shaped kinda like a Negg, because
she also liked Neggs (they were shaped like Chias, after all).
Additionally, the fact that Chias had a cute little tuft of hair on the
tops of their heads only made her love them even more. They were also
full of joy, and who doesn't like joy? Seriously.
She loved them so much, she wanted to be a Chia. She'd thought about it
long and hard, and could think of nothing she wanted more in all of
Neopia. (Any colour Chia would do, really... as long as it wasn't
Custard. *shudder*) Neopets change species all the time, and she was
determined to do so herself. Unfortunately for Rebecca, she had no
Neopoints with which to buy a morphing potion, or even visit the Lab Ray.
Her family certainly wasn't going to pay for such a travesty! She would
stay a Lupe forever, it seemed.
Until one day about two years ago, while wandering through Neopia
Central eyeing all the shiny wares, she came upon a churro that had
fallen on the floor. Normally, this wouldn't be cause to celebrate. For
one, churros are tasty but not very filling. Secondly, it was ON THE
FLOOR. Blech. Anyway, at that exact moment, a rather unintelligent
Tyrannian Usul standing next to Rebecca had just been given her own
Random Event: a Chia Transmogrification Potion. Now, Rebecca wasn't
usually one to take advantage of a fellow Neopet, but seeing as how that
Usul was eying her churro, she seized the opportunity and offered it in
exchange for the potion. Being a very hungry Tyrannian Usul (did we
mention the hungry part? She was pretty hungry.), the Usul gladly
accepted and Rebecca found herself holding her very own Chia
Transmogrification potion.
You would think, wanting to be a Chia so badly, that she'd drink it
right away, but she hesitated. What would her family think? Would her
friends recognise her? Would she continue to enjoy burying bones in the
gardens of her Neohome? None of that mattered, though... she popped open
the top and quickly drank every last drop of the potion. There was a
slight delay, and for a minute she thought she'd traded away a perfectly
good churro (5 second rule!) for a faulty Transmogrification Potion, but
then she looked down at her hands... well, stubs. STUBS! Not paws. She
felt the top of her head and instantly recognised that signature tuft of
hair! She was a Chia, and she felt pretty darn awesome. I mean, come on.
Chias are wicked.
Elated, she skipped all the way home to Meridell that day (which is
pretty hard for a Chia, but she couldn't help it). She was happy and so
full of Chia joy that when she got home, it didn't matter that her Lupe
family didn't recognise her and summarily ate her for a tasty snack. She
was finally a Chia. Well, a ghost Chia, but a Chia nonetheless.
And that is when and where Rebecca Lupe died.
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