... they were dragged down the dark halls by the scruffs of their necks. Snazzy just closed her eyes and dozed off, obviously used to it.

"Lorien, what do you think is going to happen?" Mystical hissed to her brother.

"I don't know..." he whispered back.

HUSH! SILENCE!!!" the slug commanded as he flung them into a small cement room. "Time for your execution... hahahahaha," he laughed. He slammed the door shut behind him and Mystical struggled to stand. She finally managed to get on her feet just as the door opened. In walked the King, or who at least she assumed to be the King.

"Rise you fools!!!" His Majesty ordered to Lorien and Snazzy. Snazzy rubbed her eyes and yawned. Lorien blinked and immediately jumped to his feet. As he did, slug CHILDREN ran into the room.

"Ooooh ooh me first!" the smallest one cried. She had a basket full of eggs in her hand. Mystical watched with a curious look on her face. What was about to happen?

She didn't have to think twice before an egg splattered on her face.

"EGGS-ecute!!!" a wild little boy slug screamed. He tossed an egg at Snazzy, who just shook it off and continuously did so after each onslaught. Lorien was drenched in egg yolks.

"What are you DOING???" Lorien yelled out. He covered his face with his paws and slunk into a corner. This did him no good. Now there was nowhere to run. The little slug-lings pelted him mercilessly.

"YEAH!!! I got him!!!"

Meanwhile, Mystical was helplessly trying to get egg yolks out of her eyes. She stumbled around the room and, after passing over a certain spot, vanished.

"OH MY GOODNESS! MYSTICAL!?!" Lorien shrieked. He dashed over to where his sister had been and he too disappeared.

He was swirling around madly in a vortex. Looking up, he saw a little slug faced pressed against what appeared to be glass. He didn't even notice that next to him, Snazzy and Mystical were orbiting around him.

"Loooooooooooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!" Mystical yelled out to him. Finally, he looked around him to see his sister and the confused disco Kacheek. Snazzy looked ready to throw up. As her face turned violently green, they landed with a thud.

They somehow had returned to Neopia Central and were in their house! Dazed and confused, they simply sat there. It wasn't until Lorien and Mystical's five guardians rushed over to them that they realized where they were, and what had happened.

"Oh babies!!! I'm so glad you're okay!" Tolkien squealed. Already, they were being smothered by Arwen and Tena's embraces. Before they could get a word out, Tyegir and Jessie stroked them and planted kisses on their foreheads.

"Oh you poor things..." the five of them repeatedly said. No one saw Snazzy stumble out of the door, obviously on the way to her own house.

"Good bye and good luck," the Kacheek whispered as she strolled out into the sunshine.

Lorien and Mystical had to repeatedly tell their mothers what had happened to them, and each time, they all looked on in disbelief. It had been a strange, strange journey indeed.

THE END

Much thanks to all that participated. I had a lot of fun with this and I hope everyone else did too.