Kindly Evil

The sun was rising in Jamaa, and Peck was inside, staring at the window so she could get inspiration for her painting of the sunset. She just figured out that by painting a light gray layer of watercolor over her paintings, she could add a dark and spooky effect! Peck thought this was perfect for Halloween. Peck heard the doorbell of her small Mushroom Hut ring, so she went to the door and looked outside. No one was there but a flash of color fading behind the tall maple trees, but there was something left on her doorstep. It was a pumpkin, a perfect pumpkin. Not too wide, not too skinny, round with no bruises. "Aww, one of my buddies left me the cutest pumpkin. I'll have to carve it later", she said to herself. Peck went back to finishing her painting, wondering who left it. Most of her friends wouldn't wake up this early. In fact, most of them were late sleepers. The only early bird Peck knew was Sir Gilbert, but Peck and Sir Gilbert were barely friends, and Sir Gilbert only woke up early so he could go to Alpha Battle Practice with Greely. As Peck finally finished her spooky yet amazing painting, she picked up the pumpkin and got her carving tools out. Who left that pumpkin? The thought could not leave her mind. Peck carved a hole on top of the pumpkin, and reached in to dig out the guts. There were no guts in the pumpkin. What? Peck was puzzled. She looked down, and saw a glowing rock inside the pumpkin. The rock was all sorts of pinks, oranges, purples, and reds on the inside. "Maybe a geode. A glowing geode? That grows inside a... perfect pumpkin?" Peck thought about it, more puzzled than ever. She held the rock in her hand, and used the carving tools for the pumpkin to cut the geode into slices. Maybe she could sell them for gems, or cut them into shapes for a really cool collage. She started cutting the geode, and realized it wasn't a geode at all. In the center of the rock was a bouncy ball. It glowed on the inside, and icy blue colors swirled around in it. This type of ball was farmiliar. This type of ball was a spirit stone.

What happens next? Chapter 2 coming later or tomorrow!

Here's a riddle to clue you in on chapter 2.

I am the darkest and evilest cell of Jamaa

Jammers are my enemies

Yet I am the one and only nice one of my kind

And an Alpha found a stone I left behind

Can you guess who left the spirit stone?

See you later! Check back soon for another chapter, and another mystery!