"Oh no, I'm not Fyora, although many people have told me I look like her," she explained. But all the party-goers had already swarmed around her, asking her for stat increases, rare items, and discounts on Hidden Tower items.

"Well, if you're not Fyora, then who are you?" called a voice from the croud.

"This is getting ridiculous," muttered the faerie as a Neopian started groveling at her feet, all the while making fervernt pleas for a Baby Paint Brush. With a strain, she pushed her wings through her dress and flew up into the air, above the reach of the Neopians. "ENOUGH!" she cried, and the clamoring of the Neopians gradually died down.

"My name is Wynde and I am an Air Faerie," she announced as she slowly fluttered back down to the floor. "I am looking for at least one pet to go on a quest for me." The voices of the humans began to rise up again, offering to do her quest. "However," continued Wynde, "this is by no means an ordinary quest. It could be very dangerous, and most likely no one will be able to help to pet who accepts the quest; it will be their responsibility alone to get what I need. Also, the reward is not a stat increase..." At this many Neopians and their pets quickly lost interest. "But a potion that I have just perfected."

Wynde made some complex movements with her hands, and a bottle of greenish liquid with letters floating in it appeared in her hands. The bottle also seemed to be faintly glowing. When he saw the letters, BobIsForever's ears went straight up, and he began to listen extra-attentively to the Air Faerie.

"I call this the Name-Change Potion," Wynde continued. "Any pet who drinks it will have their name changed to whatever they wish it to be. As I said, I have just perfected the formula to make this potion, and this is the only one in all of Neopia. Now, do I have a volunteer?"

BobIsForever's paw shot up, narrowly missing a nearby Lenny's beak. His heart pounding with excitement, he thought frantically, I knew it! It is something that can change my name!

Wynde smiled warmly at BobIsForever, and beckoned him to come closer. But before he could move, a small blue paw among the sea of party-goers started waving frantically in the air. Then a voice piped up.

"If he's going, I'm going too! You can't make me leave my big brother!" TLC4me started shoving people out of her way to get to BobIsForever and Wynde. Typical TLC4me, rude but loving as always, thought BobIsForever.

Wynde looked very serious. "The two of you are sure that you wish to take my quest? Remember, it will be very dangerous."

TLC4me hesitated, her blue-and-white tail twitching with indecision, but BobIsForever was not about to pass up the chance to change his name, and TLC4me was not about to leave her brother. The two of them nodded together.

Wynde smiled. "Good. I need the two of you to get me..."

by BbHtrYoink

Written on January 18th, 2003 at 10:20 PM

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