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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Tow mob.png|thumb|300px|left|Bruno faces down the angry mob.]] | ||
Gilly was lost in the Haunted Woods. As night drew in, she found shelter at a [[Gypsy Camp]]. There, she met a mysterious Pink Elephante with glittering, golden eyes. He offered to read her a story before she went to sleep. | Gilly was lost in the Haunted Woods. As night drew in, she found shelter at a [[Gypsy Camp]]. There, she met a mysterious Pink Elephante with glittering, golden eyes. He offered to read her a story before she went to sleep. | ||
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While Bruno distracted the mob, Reginald smuggled their sister Sophie, the only one unaffected by the potion, out of the town and into the Woods. The [[Earth Faerie]] [[Ilere]] appeared to them, and took Sophie away to care for her. Reginald returned to Neovia and hid with his parents as the towns people drove Bruno out of Neovia. | While Bruno distracted the mob, Reginald smuggled their sister Sophie, the only one unaffected by the potion, out of the town and into the Woods. The [[Earth Faerie]] [[Ilere]] appeared to them, and took Sophie away to care for her. Reginald returned to Neovia and hid with his parents as the towns people drove Bruno out of Neovia. | ||
[[Mayor Thumburt]] managed to stop the mob before it turned on itself, and together they summoned the [[Spirit of Slumber]], a powerful ghost who haunts the Woods. He agreed to end Neovia's suffering, but for a "terrible price". | [[Mayor Thumburt]] managed to stop the mob before it turned on itself, and together they summoned the [[Spirit of Slumber]], a powerful ghost who haunts the Woods. He agreed to end Neovia's suffering, but for a "terrible price". | ||
The story at an end, Gilly went off to sleep. The next day, she left the camp and ventured back into the woods. | The story at an end, Gilly went off to sleep. The next day, she left the camp and ventured back into the woods. | ||
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[[Image:Tow reunited.png|right|thumb|300px|Gilly discovered the survivors from the Elephante's story.]] | |||
Following a path out of the camp, Gilly found herself at the town from the story, Neovia. It was deserted, and in a burnt down house, she found a silver locket. She wanted to return it to its owner. She found a shack in the Woods, and asked the witch who lived there if she knew anything about the locket or Neovia. The witch snatched the locket and shooed Gilly away, threatening to turn her into a stink beetle. | Following a path out of the camp, Gilly found herself at the town from the story, Neovia. It was deserted, and in a burnt down house, she found a silver locket. She wanted to return it to its owner. She found a shack in the Woods, and asked the witch who lived there if she knew anything about the locket or Neovia. The witch snatched the locket and shooed Gilly away, threatening to turn her into a stink beetle. | ||
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They swapped stories - Bruno had hidden in a cave to escape the townspeople and had lived there ever since, while Ilere took Sophie to the shack and gave her a magical chest of supplies to live off. Sophie had discovered that since that final night, the Neovians had disappeared from the town. They only appeared on [[Halloween]] as intangible, ghost-like beings. "Their faces were entirely blank, and their bodies looked like they were only going through the motions." | They swapped stories - Bruno had hidden in a cave to escape the townspeople and had lived there ever since, while Ilere took Sophie to the shack and gave her a magical chest of supplies to live off. Sophie had discovered that since that final night, the Neovians had disappeared from the town. They only appeared on [[Halloween]] as intangible, ghost-like beings. "Their faces were entirely blank, and their bodies looked like they were only going through the motions." | ||
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[[Image:Tow ilere spirit.png|left|thumb|300px|Ilere explains what she knows about the Spirit of Slumber.]] | |||
Sophie had spent the last ten years trying to devise a cure, but had had no success. Gilly remembered the Elephante's story and realised that this must have been what the Spirit of Slumber did. Sophie decided to ask Ilere if she knew anything about Spirit of Slumber - and at Bruno's insistence, Gilly was allowed to come along too. | Sophie had spent the last ten years trying to devise a cure, but had had no success. Gilly remembered the Elephante's story and realised that this must have been what the Spirit of Slumber did. Sophie decided to ask Ilere if she knew anything about Spirit of Slumber - and at Bruno's insistence, Gilly was allowed to come along too. | ||
After navigating the swamp, climbing down a cliff face, and encountering some [[Ghost]] [[Meepit]]s, they finally came to Ilere's tree. They explained that they wanted to find the Spirit of Slumber to cure Neovia, but Ilere didn't want to help at first. Sophie had to break up a fight between Ilere and Bruno, and | After navigating the swamp, climbing down a cliff face, and encountering some [[Ghost]] [[Meepit]]s, they finally came to Ilere's tree. They explained that they wanted to find the Spirit of Slumber to cure Neovia, but Ilere didn't want to help at first. Sophie had to break up a fight between Ilere and Bruno, and Ilere saw how strong her charge had become. The Spirit, she said, had once been a Neopet, but he became a powerful spirit of the Haunted Woods when he died. | ||
They went in search of more information from other denizens of the Haunted Woods. The [[Brain Tree]] agreed to tell them the Spirit's real name if they told him when he died, but the [[Esophagor]] could only tell them when someone died if they told him their real name. Sophie came up with another solution - they had to dig up every grave in the Haunted Woods. She had a potion that would tell her when they found the right bones. | They went in search of more information from other denizens of the Haunted Woods. The [[Brain Tree]] agreed to tell them the Spirit's real name if they told him when he died, but the [[Esophagor]] could only tell them when someone died if they told him their real name. Sophie came up with another solution - they had to dig up every grave in the Haunted Woods. She had a potion that would tell her when they found the right bones. | ||
| | [[Image:Tow grave robbing.png|thumb|300px|right|They had to exhume every burial in the Haunted Woods.]] | ||
They enlisted the help of the [[Caretaker]] to help find all the graves - but his indices had been stolen. They managed to [[Fetch!|recover them]] from a maze and the Caretaker guided them through the graveyards. | They enlisted the help of the [[Caretaker]] to help find all the graves - but his indices had been stolen. They managed to [[Fetch!|recover them]] from a maze and the Caretaker guided them through the graveyards. | ||
After exhuming many graves, they finally found a bone that glowed silver when exposed to Sophie's potion - they had found the Spirit's grave, but the headstone was broken. Reluctantly, they came to a conclusion: they would have to go through the Caretaker's register and cross off the names on every other grave. The remaining name had to be the Spirit of Slumber's. | After exhuming many graves, they finally found a bone that glowed silver when exposed to Sophie's potion - they had found the Spirit's grave, but the headstone was broken. Reluctantly, they came to a conclusion: they would have to go through the Caretaker's register and cross off the names on every other grave. The remaining name had to be the Spirit of Slumber's. | ||
Now they knew who he was in life, Sophie could prepare a potion to summon the Spirit. One of them would have to drink it, though, and become possessed by the Spirit - Bruno volunteered, and Sophie reluctantly agreed. | Now they knew who he was in life, Sophie could prepare a potion to summon the Spirit. One of them would have to drink it, though, and become possessed by the Spirit - Bruno volunteered, and Sophie reluctantly agreed. | ||
[[Image:Tow bruno spirit.png|thumb|left|300px|The Spirit acted through Bruno's body.]] | |||
The Spirit, speaking out of Bruno's body, agreed with a sly smile to reverse his spell. As they walked to Neovia, Sophie reassured Gilly there weren't any [[Werelupe]]s in that part of the Woods. Gilly reassured Sophie their plan would work. | The Spirit, speaking out of Bruno's body, agreed with a sly smile to reverse his spell. As they walked to Neovia, Sophie reassured Gilly there weren't any [[Werelupe]]s in that part of the Woods. Gilly reassured Sophie their plan would work. | ||
It was Halloween, and the ghostly impressions of the Neovians were roaming the town. The Spirit undid his spell, and they all began to become solid again. Sophie was thrilled - her parents were back to normal. | It was Halloween, and the ghostly impressions of the Neovians were roaming the town. The Spirit undid his spell, and they all began to become solid again. Sophie was thrilled - her parents were back to normal. | ||
But only for a moment. As soon as they stopped being ghostly, the townspeople transformed back into the twisted versions of themselves Krawley's potion had created. The Spirit had undone his spell, but only that - he hadn't undone the potion as well. Before her eyes, Sophie's parents became monsters again, and she fled, leaving Bruno and Gilly to fend for themselves. | But only for a moment. As soon as they stopped being ghostly, the townspeople transformed back into the twisted versions of themselves Krawley's potion had created. The Spirit had undone his spell, but only that - he hadn't undone the potion as well. Before her eyes, Sophie's parents became monsters again, and she fled, leaving Bruno and Gilly to fend for themselves. | ||
The crowd of Neovians turned on them, just as Bruno spotted a familiar pair of gleaming golden eyes. Mr. Krawley was on the other side of the crowd - he sent Gilly to follow him as he held back the mob. | The crowd of Neovians turned on them, just as Bruno spotted a familiar pair of gleaming golden eyes. Mr. Krawley was on the other side of the crowd - he sent Gilly to follow him as he held back the mob. | ||
[[Image:Tow gilly krawley.png|thumb|300px|right|Mr. Krawley took Gilly to an abandoned building.]] | |||
Mr. Krawley led her through a graveyard where the gravestones came alive with gnashing teeth. When she had fought he way through those, she reached trees that grew eyes and mouths at Mr. Krawley's touch, and swung swords made of wood at her. | Mr. Krawley led her through a graveyard where the gravestones came alive with gnashing teeth. When she had fought he way through those, she reached trees that grew eyes and mouths at Mr. Krawley's touch, and swung swords made of wood at her. | ||
She caught up with him at last at [[Meepit Oaks]], an abandoned asylum. He said he had led her there because she needed something from inside. She ran inside to escape from the hoard of [[Zombie]]s coming up behind her. Inside she found the skeleton of a nurse, and growing from her a single, glowing flower. She took it with her when she left. | She caught up with him at last at [[Meepit Oaks]], an abandoned asylum. He said he had led her there because she needed something from inside. She ran inside to escape from the hoard of [[Zombie]]s coming up behind her. Inside she found the skeleton of a nurse, and growing from her a single, glowing flower. She took it with her when she left. | ||
Bruno managed to escape from the mob, despite Mayor Thumbert's urgings. From his hiding place, he saw his own parents were among those who had turned against him. | Bruno managed to escape from the mob, despite Mayor Thumbert's urgings. From his hiding place, he saw his own parents were among those who had turned against him. | ||
[[Image:Tow cure.png|left|thumb|200px|With Mr. Krawley's flower, the cure was complete.]] | |||
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Sophie ran all the way back to her shack, where she collected herself and started preparing a potion to reverse Krawley's Hissi oil. She finished a concoction, but couldn't help but think it was missing something. On her way back to Neovia, she ran into Gilly - and recognised the flower she had found as the final ingredient. | Sophie ran all the way back to her shack, where she collected herself and started preparing a potion to reverse Krawley's Hissi oil. She finished a concoction, but couldn't help but think it was missing something. On her way back to Neovia, she ran into Gilly - and recognised the flower she had found as the final ingredient. | ||
Sophie blasted her way through the townspeople with her magic until she reached the well. The mayor tried to stop her pouring her cure into the water supply, and as they fought grew stronger and stronger. With Bruno and Gilly's help to distract him, Sophie was able to transform him into a [[Moquot]]. | Sophie blasted her way through the townspeople with her magic until she reached the well. The mayor tried to stop her pouring her cure into the water supply, and as they fought grew stronger and stronger. With Bruno and Gilly's help to distract him, Sophie was able to transform him into a [[Moquot]]. | ||
The well water dosed with Sophie and Gilly's cure, they decided to return the next day when everyone in the town had had a chance to drink it. Sure enough, everyone was restored: no longer the Spirit's apparitions, and no longer Krawley's twisted versions of their own desires. | The well water dosed with Sophie and Gilly's cure, they decided to return the next day when everyone in the town had had a chance to drink it. Sure enough, everyone was restored: no longer the Spirit's apparitions, and no longer Krawley's twisted versions of their own desires. | ||