Light spoilers ahead! If you want to play it safe, avoid reading the task descriptions.
The "Lonely Dance" storyline was the only Dreamland quest available during the first beta release of the app. It appears slightly updated in the current release here.
I've been called back to another strange place. I guess it's time to get into another role! Something seems peculiar about this one, but if I can help, I will. A dream of dancing is a beautiful goal, but I feel like there's more to the story here.
Dream 1
Check mailbox
Cost: free!
Back in New Faerieland, the player faerie checks their mailbox, and finds a letter with this message:
It seems you have unfinished work from the last letter. A poster is calling for you. Would this be a dream inside a dream, a dream inside a parallel universe, or perhaps it's all real? Who's to say.
The player is then taken to the Dreamland.
Where is this?
Cost:2
The player faerie arrives in Dreamland and explores. She meets the Dream Messenger, a mysterious Kougra who makes dreams come true by powering the Dream Core with spiritual power.
Dreamland Fragments
Cost:2
The player faerie examines a pool in the Dreamland.
Rainbow Book
Cost:3
The player faerie is transported by a bubble to the Rainbow Book on the other side of the Dreamland.
Dream Core
Cost:2
The player faerie pours some spiritual power in the Dream Core and notices some dimmer dreams, which represent dreams about to fade. She quizzes the Dream Messenger about them, and resolves to help one of them.
A Lonely Dance
Cost:3 Reward:10010011
The player faerie enters the dream of Jelena, arriving at Dancing Island. Two bystanders explain who she is.
Jelena's dream
Cost:2
The player faerie meets a bread vendor on the island and asks him for Jelena's backstory. He starts by explaining that her love, Ion, had planned a surprise party for her birthday.
Jelena&Ion
Cost:2
The player faerie asks for more info on Ion, but the bread vendor refers her to the Town Chief, Tom.
Once Upon a Time on the Beach
Cost:2
The player faerie meets Tom on top of the island. He explains that Ion went to the Mysterious Sea in order to find treasure to afford an expensive pair of one-of-a-kind shoes for Jelena. While at sea, he had an accident.
Dancing Shoes
Cost:2
Tom refers the player faerie to Hanke, Ion's sailing partner. The player faerie meets Hanke down at the docks, but he gets cagey when asked about Ion.
Mistake from the Past
Cost:2
The player faerie asks Hanke if he and Ion found any treasure. Hanke replies coldly that they were shipwrecked and Ion died, then dismisses the player faerie, who is now suspicious of Hanke.
Truth Potion
Cost:3 Reward:10010011
The player faerie informs Tom of Hanke's shiftiness. Tom provides a truth serum made from Hanke's favourite fruit juice to get him to tell the truth.
The Truth
Cost:2
The player faerie gets Hanke to drink the truth serum by lying about how bad she felt confronting him, offering it as an apology. Hanke drinks it, then starts to ramble incoherently about rainbows and lost shoes.
Questioning Hanke
Cost:2
The player faerie returns to Hanke with Tom in tow. Tom threatens to kick Hanke out of town if he does not tell the truth about Ion. Hanke explains that they eventually found a "rainbow island" where they met a Dream Messenger. The Dream Messenger offered Ion a deal: the shoes Jelena wanted in exchange for 100 years of service.
Meeting Ion again
Cost:3
The player faerie takes Hanke back to the Dreamland, where he recognizes the Dream Messenger introduced earlier as Ion. Hanke admits to losing the dancing shoes after Ion made the deal. Ion forgives him, accepting his own responsibility.
Just for You
Cost:2
Ion explains that Jelena was invited to a dance competition, but sad about her old shoes. He wanted to make her happy by getting her the shoes, but it backfired by his disappearing. Ion asks Hanke and the player faerie to find them again and bring them to Jelena.
Stupid Boys
Cost:2
Hanke and the player faerie return to Dancing Island, where they explain the situation to Tom and ask for his help finding the shoes.
Mission Dancing Shoes
Cost:3
The player faerie goes to another part of the island. After checking the well, the player faerie finds the shoes inside some sort of carnival game.
Memories
Cost:3
The player faerie and Hanke bring the dancing shoes to Jelena. They do not cure her happiness; she remains "heartbroken" because what she would rather have is Ion back by her side. Ion then seemingly returns to Dancing Island from the Dreamland.
A Dream Come True
Cost:3 Reward:10 min50050011
The player faerie returns to the Dreamland, where Ion as Dream Messenger expresses appreciation for the help in fulfilling Jelena's dream. Ion expresses some dismay that he will never see Jelena again and hopes that she will move on to be happy again. (It is unclear what implications this has for the events of the previous task, in which Ion seemingly returns to Jelena.) The story concludes with, "May they all live happily ever after."
The Void Within plot is now on hiatus for the holidays. We currently expect it to return in early 2026. Catch up on all that's happened so far on our plot guide:
Jellyneo was lucky to have the opportunity to interview Neopets CEO Dominic Law a.k.a. TNT Dom at SDCC 2025. We discussed his day-to-day responsibilities, reflected on the two years since the start of the "New Era," the challenges of steering the brand, and how TNT is balancing modernization with nostalgia. Dom shared his candid answers on revenue strategies, community trust, and what's next for Neopets: