Hordes are Magic

My Little Pony: Hordes are Magic

Chapter 3: Ditching

Suddenly, a dull flash of light appeared next to Curtis.

"Hello." Nathan said after the light dissipated.

"Aah." Curtis exclaimed. "What the hell?"

Nathan laughed. "Warping, dude."

"Okay, then. You can warp. I can use Flashstep."

"What's that?"

Tye and the rest of the group turned the corner to see Curtis jump and land on nothing.

"What the hell?" Tye started, but Fluttershy stopped him with a punch to the nuts.

"No cursing."

Curtis vanished and reappeared behind Nathan.

"Not bad... But mine's better." Nathan said, then vanished. Curtis was suddenly on his back, Nathan's fist on his chest.

"Damn." Curtis gasped.

Fluttershy moved toward Curtis, but Nathan stopped her. "Don't hit him."

"What just happened?" Tye asked.

"To be honest," Twilight started,"I'm not exactly sure. I thought Curtis was the only one able to use Flashstep, as it's a really rare ability."

"Will someone please tell me what Flashstep is?" Nathan exclaimed.

"It allows me to walk on air and teleport short distances." Curtis answered. "What can you do with warping?"

"Nothing much. Except teleport myself and others over miles."

"Anyone know what hour it is?" Curtis asked, seemingly ignoring Nathan.

"You have a watch, don't you?" Tye and Austin asked.

"Oh, yeah."

"HA! Trolled!" Zane yelled.

"Shut up." Curtis said, then looked at his watch. "Ugh. It's only second hour. Anyone wanna cut school? I do NOT feel like going to Mrs. Ulrey's class."

"Sure."

"I'm in."

"That's cool."

"Whatever."

"Definitely."

"Let's troll!"

"I don't know about this." This one was Austin.

"I agree with him." Fluttershy said.

"Oh, come on Shy." Nathan encouraged.

"I don't kn-" The same rabbit from earlier tapped her leg and was appearing to egg her on. "Oh, okay. Sorry Austin.

"Hey, Austin," Zane started. "Have I ever told you how much your name sounds like Australian?"

"Hey," Tye noticed. "It does. Maybe we should start calling you Aussie from now on."

"That's it! You're DEAD!" He charged at Zane, who had started it, and Zane simply phased through the doors and started running toward Orchard Park.

"ZANE!" Austin yelled as he charged out of the school. Curtis chuckled, and the others looked at him like he was nuts.

"What?" he said defensively. "It reminds me of an anime I watch called Durarara. Huh, I actually pronounced it correctly that time. Anyways, one of the characters, Shizuo Heiwajima, always tries to chase another person, Iziya Orihara, out of Ikebukuro, but Izaya always gets away without a scratch."

The others, except for Nathan and Tye, looked at him like he was stupid. "Oh, forget it. Anime is wasted on you people."

Nathan laughed. "We should probably get over to Orchard. At the rate Zane's going, he'll probably be there in about five minutes. Grab onto my hand, I'll warp us there." Everyone who could grasped his hand. The rest grabbed his shoulder.

"Heh." Tye laughed. "Reminds me of a Portkey."

"A what -" Twilight was interrupted as a jerking motion lifted them off the ground. Less than a second later, they were in Orchard Park.

"Ow." Curtis stated. "Is that always what it feels like to warp? At least Flashstep is painless."

"Pretty much."

"Little painful." Tye said, popping his neck.

The girls agreed.

"How can you stand to do that?" Rarity asked.

"It's fun."

"ZANE!" a voice yelled.

"Don't tell me they're here already." Nathan said, looking towards the source of the voice.

They all looked in the same direction and saw Zane running over the top of a nearby hill, Austin not far behind.

Zane got to the group within two minutes, about to pass out from exhaustion.

"Can you... stop him?" he asked breathlessly.

"Srsly?" Curtis asked. (That's literally how he said it.)

"Gravity, you moron!" Nathan said.

"Oh... yeah." Zane panted, then turned to face the oncoming Austin.

"Gravity... screws you." he pointed at Austin, who promptly fell flat on his face. After that, Zane passed out.

"Oi." Curtis, Nathan, and Tye said. They then went over to check on Austin, along with Twilight, Luna, and Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy and Rarity stayed with Zane to make sure he was okay.

When the group of six reached Austin, he started to get up. The group tensed, ready to stop him if he charged, but he had a calm look in his eyes.

"Ow." he stated. "What happened?"

"Well," Tye said. "Zane called you Aussie and you went nuts."

"I'm pretty sure you called me Aussie. Anyways, is Zane okay?"

"We're not sure yet. He passed out after he used gravity on you." Twilight said, then looked back at the other three. Fluttershy gave an OK sign.

"He's fine."

Suddenly, Zane tried to stand, but instantly fell.

"You should probably apologize Austin."

"You're right Luna." he said, then walked over to Zane. Austin helped him up, and they exchanged a few words, which made Zane burst out laughing. They could hear him say 'No problem' from where they were, 30 feet away. They walked over to the group still laughing.

"So is everything okay?" Curtis asked.

"Yup." Zane started.

"Everything's fine." Austin finished.

"Good. Let's get back to school. It's probably third hour by now." Curtis said, holding Twilight's hand.

They started walking back, but five minutes away from Orchard, Twilight had something to ask.

"You guys love us, don't you?"

Curtis looked into her eyes and said " I love you with my very soul, Twilight."

Tears welled up in her eyes and she hugged him. Soon after, the other girls did the same, and the road looked like a lover's hangout.

"Good."

"What makes you ask something like that?" Austin asked, while Curtis wiped a tear from Twilight's cheek.

"I just feel like something terrible is about to happen."

"Terrible?" Tye asked. "Like what? Rain?"

"No."

"Then what?" Curtis asked softly.

"An apocalypse."

"Of what?" Zane asked, "Zombies?"

"Yes."

Tye and Zane burst out in a fit of laughter.

"Do you know... the odds... of a zombie... apocalypse?" Zane breathed.

"About one... in three hundred trillion." Tye finished.

Suddenly, an unearthly moan filled the air, and the two stopped laughing.

Author's note

Sorry about that scene n the road seeming a little out if the blue.