Neopets - Short Stories

Tricksters cannot complain when they themselves are tricked.

This one is based on the Aesop's fable, The Fox and the Stork, which is one of my favorites. I wanted to do a neopets interpretation of this story forever, but couldn't figure out how to fit it in with official Neopet characters, especially because the story kind of relies on the characters not being anthropomorphized too much, like in not using utensils. Then it finally hit me that I could use Petpets and knew the Tomamu was a good fit. The Juma was foxy-looking enough to fit the fox's role.

Koya the Korbat Huntress solves a problem in an unconventional way.

Written for the Petpet-themed issue. It revolves around coexistence with nature. I came up with this story idea a few weeks before the Petpet theme was announced and knew it would fit perfectly. Koya is a character from the TCG that never got much development so I decided to create a story for her. I also love Korbats a lot and wanted to use a Korbat character.

Two Krawks imagine what a mysterious washed-up cargo could hold.

For the Great Collab Issue, which had a Beach theme. My first time participating in the Great Collab! I had this story in mind for ages and it just happened to fit with the theme. It's based on an Aesop's Fable called The Travelers and the Sea, but I decided to put a positive spin on the ending. The story was also inspired by the Redwall series by Jacques, so it has a bit of a swashbuckler feel to it.

A Darigan Eyrie realizes the Meridell peasants are more than just entertainment.

Another result after brainstorming short stories for each of my pets. Darigan Eyries remind me of gargoyles so I wanted to play into that kind of guardian symbology.

A Plushie Lupe is stitched from several important memories and textiles throughout Neopian history.

Oh man, I couldn't believe that my series got accepted! This one got me to the NT Avatar goal! I was brainstorming story ideas for all of my Neopets and knew I wanted a Plushie Lupe at some point, even though I didn't have one yet. With the release of the Unconverted tokens, I definitely wanted a Plushie pet of some sort. I started thinking about how Plushie pets might come about - they aren't really a 'color' but something different, what if they have to be made? Then I had the idea of all the different fabrics having a story tied to each one.

I needed a character that would be the one to 'make' the plushie. Donny from the Toy Repair Shop seemed like a logical choice and I thought the setting around Terror Mountain would be perfect for a cozy story.

Professor Lambert struggles to avoid Valentine's Day and actually get some work done.

I had to brainstorm to come up with a valentine's related story. I knew I wanted to write about the Seekers, and I've been meaning to write about Lambert so I took the opportunity to do both. I'm not a fan of valentine's day so I wanted to make it positive but not in a traditional, commercialized kind of way. I also thought it would be really funny to have Lambert be anti-valentines despite being painted Pink.

An archivist in training reluctantly solves a ghost story.

I had this idea in the works forever and finally wrote it out around the holidays of 2025. Then with the milestone issue coming up, I though it would fit the writing theme. I was surprised and pleased it was accepted for the milestone!

I've really wanted to write about a female Mutant character and finally got to do that here! I was worried this story would be too death-themed for the NT but I guess not.

The Lenny Curator's work is never done.

The story I am most proud of right now. It's about a canon Neopets character that never got much backstory, the Lenny Curator! I'd been wanting to write something about the Curator for a while, and with the birthday issue coming up, I decided to tie in that theme as well.

I was originally going to write this character as female until I saw the TCG card using 'he' in the description! I love Mutant Neopets but haven't seen many female mutants and wanted to create one. That's ok though because I'm still really happy with how his character turned out. I love science and academia so writing a character in that setting was really fun.

Never trust a flatterer.

My first short story. Its a Neopian adaptation of the Aesop fable, The Crow and the Cheese. I had a book of these fables growing up that had beautiful illustrations. I love Aesop's fables so I had to do homage to one here. The image chosen for it in the NT features a shoyru, although there isn't one in the story. I always wonder how they go about choosing the images.