Webkinz at a Bargain

I was shocked as I began to hear this sad voice, a voice crying. I looked around to see all of my fellow seals, crowded around my little brother. He was breathing but his neck was imprinted by paw marks. He had been strangled to death. My mother was crying so hard, I couldn’t look at her. An elderly seal was glaring at the leader as tears swelled in her eyes. “Why,” she asked, “Why’d you have to send her away?” He turned away, unable to bear the sight.

“Sylie,” he said coldly, “we are not good with weak children. She did not meet our requirements.” Suddenly my dear uncle jumped at him.

“She was their only healthy child!” he shouted. “You only banished her because of the black diamond!” The leader simply replied by glaring.

“Must I banish you as well?” he asked. That was all it took for Uncle to step down. But Sylie wasn’t finished yet.

“Banish an elder,” she began, “they would be alive. Banish an adult, they still could survive. But banish a child, weak and feeble, you are truly not fine.” He opened his mouth to protest and probably banish her, but before a sound could come out, someone was chanting what she had said. Others began to do it as well, and before you knew it, no one was quiet. The leader shouted for them to stop, but it was no use. Finally they all chased him away. All of them, that is, except for my mother. She went to little Kochi and hugged him as she gave him one last kiss.

“Good bye, Kochi,” mom whispered as a single tear rolled down her cheek. A drop of rain came down. And then another, and then another. Soon everyone was returning to the sad sight, the sight of a mother with her little boy. A mother’s last dance with her little boy ran through their heads, and somehow it ran through mine, too.
I woke up, gasping for breath. Was Kochi… dead?

I have been living here for about a week now. But much can change in a week, and they prove it. There are now not three rooms, but six rooms and a yard. I have grown fond of the empty yard, and go there on a regular basis. You see, from the yard I travel to a gorgeous pond. I found an old path to it a couple of days ago, and I can’t seem to stay away. Since I’ve arrived, nothing has changed there. But I want it to be beautiful, and no one has ignored that.

One day, while I was out there, Free Spirit came out with a big smile. “There’s a new member on the way.” I suddenly broke into a giant smile, knowing what this meant. For the past two days, no one has been able to stop talking about taking in a new member of our house. Even I was caught up in the comotion, knowing that if it was a boy, he’d take my room. But I wouldn’t mind, because I’d like to live out here. The fall air is always nice, while the house is really warm. (Except for Free Spirit’s room - it’s themed like a Tundra!)

“Boy or girl?” I asked.

“Well,” she said, “When we asked to adopt someone, we found out we got a double code!” I gasped.

“We’re getting two new roommates?” I asked. She nodded. “Boy and girl?” Another nod. We both squealed with delight and ran to prepare the new boy’s room. We were to get 4000 KinzCash with them both, so we didn’t want to waste any time for him. We agreed to decorate the girl’s room when she arrived, so she could help pick it out. We were more excited than ever, and we were soon ready for the two new arrivals.
I slept on the hammock that night and swam in the pool. Life seemed good for me, and I loved it. We were now having the time of our lives, working on more and more things. I would cook food, Wild Moon would study like crazy, while Free Spirit decorated the rooms. Finally, the day came. We had been waiting at the door when they entered.

The girl was a Reindeer, and a gorgeous one at that! She was so lovely, and I loved her gentle voice. “I’m Kyli,” she said. We all greeted her warmly, and the small lion she had entered with gulped.

“I’m Landon,” he said shyly. I smiled at him and decided that he was a shy creature from the way he talked. Kindness and love, though, was another thing I could sense. I swiftly decided that I liked him. We all began to chat, but he yawned and started to close his eyes. I went over and picked him up (amazing that a seal can do that!), then took him to my old room. He started to breathe deeply, meaning one thing: sleep. I smiled and left him alone.

“This is gonna be great,” I whispered after closing the door. I then went back to the others, just in time to help decorate Kyli’s room.

I had started to unpack my only bag, a backpack I got when the seals left me out in the tundra only two weeks ago. It was a glittering sky blue bag in the front, with a sun stitched on. As I put the bag down and rotated it, the glittery sky became darker at the sides. The top of the back had storm clouds, and the straps were long streaks of rain that matched the front side’s sky. I was always dazzled by this bag, but right now I didn’t pay attention. I had to unpack a few things first. I got out a poster with the times table, called “Booger’s Times Tables Poster” and put it on the wall. It looked nice there. Next I got out a few flowers that Arte, Curio’s brother, gave me.I smiled as I remembered him.

Arte was going out of town to visit a friend when I arrived. Apparently it was called “Curio Shop” because their grandfather, Curio the Fourth, opened it. Every generation had a son named Curio who would run the shop, but Curio the Sixth, the one who found me, preferred to travel the world to find rare stuff for the shop. A week before Arte started running the shop, he went and got many rare items and came back a day before the shop’s grand reopening. The items were a big hit, so Curio kept doing that to help please customers. I was told that he left every week to get items, and came back with enough for just about every day for the next six days. Then he’d leave again to collect more, so he’s been to a lot of places.

I suddenly shook my head, realizing I should stay focused. I now got out a pair of earmuffs with white clouds on the sides. They were a gift from my parents when I turned 2 about two weeks ago (Two weeks and three days to be exact). Some people believe that two years for a Webkinz makes them twelve years for a human, and then we go one year per year, making me thirteen next year.

Anyway, I continued to unpack my stuff until I had gotten out a small radio, a Pink and Purple fleece, Yoga Pants, maps, a tiny lamp powered by batteries, a digital clock also power by batteries, and a solar-powered battery charger. I decided to put the clock, radio, and lamp on the white table beside my bed. It didn’t look good to me, with the clock in front of the lamp, and the radio blocked by the lamp and almost over the edge. Rearranging it a couple of times, I decided that the best combination was the radio in front of the lamp. The clock was put under my bed so that I could use it another time (and also because it couldn’t fit on the table). So now that I was done rearranging, I put away my clothes under my bed, as well as the maps. This was because the room was almost empty, with no dresser to put stuff in. Suddenly there was a knock at the door and Wild Moon entered.

“Hey McKinzey,” he said, “Dinner’s ready.” I followed him to the igloo room, where the table had been set for two places. “Free Spirit already ate,” he explained. “She said she had to do some work anyway.” I shrugged and we began to eat ramen noodles. We didn’t really talk, we just ate silently. When we finished, he showed me the yard. It was empty except for a spot where they were trying to grow strawberries. Soon we went to the clubhouse to read while Free Spirit worked.
When we came home, she was looking quite proud of herself while she stood in my doorway. I slowly approached it, and upon entering, found that the room had a makeover. The walls and floor stayed the same, and so did the bed, but now more was added. A blue striped dresser had my clothes and map inside, while a wood clock ticked on the wall gently. There were two stools that I could sit on to talk with anyone, and a pot of flowers was added. I was speechless.

“Like it?” she asked. I nodded with a shocked expression, making her laugh. “I needed to decorate this room anyway. But it’s time for bed soon, so let’s get ready.” That night I dreamed of being surrounded by clouds as I swam in the air.

I found this and just had to share it with all of you… “More to Come!!”

Hi, my name is McKinzey. I am a gorgeous Silver Seal, but unlike the others, I have a black diamond on stomach. It started to appear when I became about two years old. My group was always glad to have many members, but weren’t happy about this. You see, they only want seals that are perfect, so my parents abandoned me. So here I was, a little seal with no family. That’s where Curio, Arte’s brother, came in. He found me while looking for a rare item before the shop opened, and took me back with him. When we arrived, he opened the shop and many Webkinz came in. They all came and left without even glancing at my direction. It went on like this for a week. But then these two dogs came in, a Siberian Husky and a Pug. The Husky was glancing over the items, while Pug looked around the room. His eyes wandered freely, scanning the entire room. Then they laid on me. He walked over and looked me over.

“Hi there,” he said. “I’m Wild Moon.” I looked at his scrunched up face in shock. No one ever talked to me. Curio laughed gently.

“That’s McKinzey,” he said. “I found her abandoned out in the Tundra. I’d love to keep her, but I’ve got to run this shop.”

“Really?” the Husky said, her eyes growing wide. “If she wants, she can stay at our place a while. We have an extra room we don’t use, but she can stay there.” Curio smiled and nodded at me.

“McKinzey, want to stay with Free Spirit and Wild Moon?” he asked. I began to think over the situation. They were total strangers, yet I felt I could trust them. It was either stay with them or stay here.

“Okay,” I finally said. The two smiled and, after shopping, took me with them to their house. It had three rooms and a yard. One room was a country room, another room was an igloo, and the other room was an almost empty Blue Skies themed room. I decided to claim the sky room. Free Spirit lead me there with a smile. “Does anyone else live here?” I asked.

“Nope,” she said. “We all prefer our rooms cold, though. We’ll buy you some more furniture tomorrow.”

“Er, what are we going to do for the rest of the day?” I asked.

“I have to work,” she said. “You can unpack!” Thus my adventure as a Foster Webkinz began.