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	Blossoms~ Retry Part 9 "Water" is entirely arbitrary; no one knows his actual last name. by twillieblossom
	Trouble in Paradise: The Fourth Wall They're becoming aware. by chasing_stars44
	Empty Bellies, Empty Pockets: Part 4 Is paper edible? Also by bha288. by mandypandy667
	Welcome to the Family?: Part 2 Silly Uni, you don't get to choose family members. by amarettoball
	This Wasn't In The Job Description Just edit a few articles they said, it won't take up much of your time. by equinewhispers
	The Rickety Ship: Q2 Have some zapzaggle. by dimartedi
	Who You Gonna Call? Stop that mallow! Also by 69uglygreenwhale by sarah2396
	Stay Strong with Team Brawn: Glasses Are Great Lookin' good. Also by tex707 by alexise1998
	At the Battledome: vs Space Faerie - Part 2 Rinse and repeat. by winner19955
	Dubloon Training Let's hope Cap'n Threelegs isn't on a diet... by _clement_
	Tooth Faerie Surprise Visit Maybe she's psychic... by roxanna203
	PU! (Phew, That's a Relief) That was a close one. by turtling
	Let There Be Shenanigans Weakness is all in the mind. by delugent_tears
	Vegeterrible - Part 1 Everyday struggles of being a fruit/veggie chia by pirate_11
	The Baker Baking is a lot like friendship... by cherokee165
	Crazopia Central: Dampened Mood Because Reed has been there, too. by lasaramar
	At the End of the Day Narineth finds a kindred spirit in the equally muscular Uchiha. by ezel68
	NeoPaper: Attack of the Socks Battledome powers gone wrong. by mbredboy31
	Everytime Again Oh Those Kacheeks by mustikeuh121
	Splat-A-Sloth Insanity I'm going to play barf boat now... by pie_man_aa

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"The Free" by cherishtwilight
Good Doctor, I recognize your name in the more sinister spaces of Neovia. It seems I’m unable to turn my troubles to any of my companions without having your notoriety run through the atmosphere. Thus, though as a proper Neovian I should be avoiding this entirely, I have decided to conspire with the forbidden. I am not a bad man, Dr. Xadum. I realize you aren’t, either, but we both tread different paths, different lines—you have decided to fight nature in all its glory, and I have decided to succumb to it. I have become the faerie Acara I was made to be. Despite everything, I’d like to think that I have been good. I’d like to think that I’ve studied, the way the scholars have taught me to, and that I have made a life for myself. I have dedicated myself to medicine, as you have, and only occasionally treated myself as the lesser creature I am.

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The Free
Good Doctor,

I recognize your name in the more sinister spaces of Neovia. It seems I’m unable to turn my troubles to any of my companions without having your notoriety run through the atmosphere. Thus, though as a proper Neovian I should be avoiding this entirely, I have decided to conspire with the forbidden.

by cherishtwilight

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Stuck
The first breath was the hardest. They call the last breath ‘the death rattle’, but the first after dying is more than that, worse than that. The shock of it is only half the trouble. It’s like a small fire, or some sort of explosion, igniting in your chest. I saw a ghostkerbomb go off once, with a piercing white fire. It felt the way that bomb had looked.

by placebo_533

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Gourmet or Gross: A Foodie’s Guide
While ordinary Neopians in the past have turned their noses up at the mere mention of gross foods (and, of course, the smell), the recent foodie movement has brought gross foods back into the spotlight. Gross foods, formerly reserved for Alien Aishas and the least choosey of Skeiths, have been welcomed back onto dinner plates all across Neopia.

by panda_girl555

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A Coal War Tactics Guide
Splash, splash, BOOM!!!

Also by guik44

by saudadesdagripe

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After ACX: Part Three
Part Three - Darigan

The crowd always gasps when I appear on the pitch. Then they cheer, they’re greedy. You can almost hear their eagerness salivating in their roars. They know that the teams are dreading seeing my purple and black form rise off the pedestal.

Also by lil_em06

by swimmingstar01

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Begin Again: Part Two
Lukirri looks out into the night, backpack heavy with dried food, fresh water and a bigger map. She stands alone, but alone and enforced, with a firm idea of what she’s doing.

Art by ellbot1998

by ellbot1998

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