You feel ill for a moment, your stomach seeming to rise into your throat and back again in the short instant of travel, but soon find yourself in a brightly lit forest. You look around but, still, no sign of Vaprrenon, nor anything else. You drop your shoulders and start off, figuring it would be no use just standing around all day when the pets could be anywhere.

After a moment you pause, spotting a small group of tiny, equine-looking creatures not far ahead of where you are standing. You stop to watch them graze for a short while, but your gazing is soon interrupted by someone whispering in your right ear. "Those are the little piccolo does."

You in fright and look behind you only to find no one. You frown when hearing something giggling, and look up to see Vaprrenon, in a more bestial feline form, laying across a tree limb just over your head. "Sorry, I couldn't resist," she laughs, seeming oblivious to your death glare.

She jumps down, stretching as cats do, and pads over to you. "Come on, I'll introduce you to the lot." She turns and starts toward the little creatures, you scampering after so as not to be left behind. "All piccolo females, or does, live together in pints of up to about ten or so individuals," Vaprrenon explains, "This group here is Care for a Pint, the first piccolo pint here on the Petscape."

She smiles and wanders down to them. You expect to see the small creatures flee at the sight of a large catlike animal approaching them, but instead see them all frolic over to their owner in greetings. You shrug and follow, though the little creatures seem a bit shy of you at first, being a stranger.

Vaprrenon smiles up at you, nodding to the closest of the does, a beautiful, joy little picco with a bright red coat and green mane. "This was my first piccolo ever, the little dear. She was a surprise gift from Tlouey," Vaprrenon says fondly, nuzzling the little pet.

The ishna gently hugs the piccolo around the neck before turning back over to you. "Her name is Strawberry Secrets. She just loves to meet new people. Just kneel down to show her that you're friendly and I'm sure she'll warm right up to you," she encourages.

You nodd, doing as your guide instructs, and reach out to pet the little piccolo's neck as it trots happily over to you. You are surprised at how soft and thick her mane is against your fingers. Vaprrenon simply smiles at the two of you, her tail flicking slightly at feeling a breeze float by.

"This little girl here is Maia," your ishna guide introduces. "She was a gift from a Piccolo sign-up over at The Crystal Palace a good while back. She's a playful little lot when you get her riled up, so be careful around her if you don't want her pouncing all over the place. Luckily, she's usually pretty quiet and mild-mannered."

You turn your eyes to the new little doe, reaching out cautiously to pet her, worried of spooking the lot of them off with any sudden movement, and rub behind one of her deer-like ears gently. You are surprised to see the little creature actually smile at the feel of your petting. You didn't think an equine cyber pet would be able to smile.

Maia's foal-looking tail flicks happily behind her as she trots the rest of the way over to you, nuzzling against your side before letting out a joyful little sound and playfully jumping around you for attention and for fun. Vaprrenon just rolls her eyes at the sight before her. "Now, I told you, didn't I? A bundle of energy, that one."

You stand, watching the tiny equine creature run around you for a while, skipping about as if doing a little dance. Maia certainly seems to be enjoying herself, that is for sure! You look to Vaprrenon for help, but find her only smiling and watching her little pet, too busy with Maia's adorable antics to so much as notice your confused look of desperation. You look down when feeling something small and thin brush up against your leg.

You take the little stick from Strawberry Secrets, confused for a moment as to why she had even presented it to you before you see Maia has stopped in her tracks to watch you since you picked up the object. You smile, wondering, and toss the little stick out. You laugh, watching the green piccolo dash after the thing. You never thought an equine creature would want to play a dog's game.

Your guide, the wonderful help that she is, just laughs at the sight. "Looks like you've discovered one of the girl's favorite games! She'll play fetch and hide-n-seek forever if given the chance, I think."

Watching the green piccolo doe, you feel something suddenly tug at your pants. You frown, looking down to see another female piccolo who seems to be trying to nibble at your clothes. You kneel to pet her head, but are surprised when a little goose waddles out of the brush behind the doe, as if to protect her from your touch. He honks at you, looking quite angry as he puffs out his feathers.

Vaprrenon looks over to the lot of you, watching as you back off a bit from the angry bird before she sighs and walks over to your side. She puts her hands on her hips, glaring at the little feathered beast and the confused-looking piccolo doe standing by his side. The Canada goose eventually shakes his head, giving in, and wanders back away from your little group, ignoring Maia as she trots back happily with her stick again. It seems that she really is happy to play the game all day.

"I'm sorry about all that," Vaprrenon apologizes, petting the new little doe as you throw the green doe's spit-covered stick for her again. "Trevor here gets a bit possessive of little Pinny. They're absolutely best friends and he likes to think he's her personal body guard sometimes." She looks over at the little Canada goose, who is still eying you a bit warily.

"Pinny was in the third piccolo scene for sale by Tlouey. The full scene is framed and off hanging in my room back home." Your guide smiles, obviously proud of her friend. "I feel lucky to have gotten the little dear. She really is a sweetheart, a little beauty, don't you think?" she asks you excitedly. She certainly is proud of her piccolos!

"Trevor and Pinny were included together, and I doubt that they'll be willing to separate from one another any time soon," she says, petting the happy little doe wagging her tail with all the attention. "Come say hello. Mister goosey here won't bother you now." You smile a bit at her words, getting up and walking over to pet the sweet little Pinny. She snuggles against your leg, quite obviously liking the attention of visitors like yourself.