Char slowed his breathing. His eyes stayed locked on his opponent. Reading him. Calculating his every move. He quickly stepped to his left as an energy blast roared past him. It hit the barrier and dissipated upon impact. As the crowd of students and teachers roared behind the barrier, Char was weighing his options. He saw the way Bluebloods' muscles moved, and the way his magic circulated when he cast spells. It was all too predictable.

'Basic casting. I can read him like an open book' Char thought, as he prepared his counter attack. From Bluebloods' perspective, the man was so weak that he couldn't feel any magic from him.

'Unbelievable. To think they would pair someone like ME with a weak little peasant like this' he scoffed as he prepared to fire a much faster blast. Just as he was about to fire it, however, Char disappeared. In a split second, the man reappeared right in front of Blueblood. He literally grabbed a hold of the spell the Prince was holding in his left hand with his right.

"Was that..." Celestia though out loud, causing Luna to look over at her quizzically. Char clenched his right hand, and the spell shattered like glass. Before he could react, the prince felt something hit him in the gut, and saw Char's left hand. All of a sudden, it felt like he was hit by a truck, and he blasted back by an incredible force. The resulting shockwave from the hit rippled out.

"Mantra Accel. A thema that can dramatically increase the speed and strength of it's user. However, It's a double-edged blade. It uses a lot of my mana reserves to use one spell like that one" Char grinned, as the Prince stood up.

"But for someone like me, that's no problem. Even the air here is rich with mana particles. Not to mention, the mana here is of a higher purity then in the Anvil" the man started to glow a nearly white-blue, and it looked like rather large shards of the same colour that Char was glowing began to stream towards him in what looked like a vortex. The act cause both Princesses' to stare in shock and Twilights' jaw to drop open.

"HE CAN ABSORB MANA PARTICLES?!" she shouted. Char stopped glowing, but his smile stayed plastered on his face.

"You think that's going to help you, peasant?" Blueblood glared at the man. He began charging the same spell he fired before.

"You won't hit me with that. Not ever" Char said. Blueblood fired the spell, and Char simple side-stepped it again.

"I've read everything about it. It's mana composition, the way your mana flows when you charge it, even the way your muscles move when you fire it" he said, staring at the blonde haired Prince, who grimaced, and began charging it again.

"Don't you listen?" Char said. He raised his right hand and drew a small circle with it. Just as the Blueblood fired the spell, Char appeared in front of him and simply touched the spell with his right index finger. The spell disappeared into nothing.

"I said, you won't be able to hit me with that" he said blankly. the last thing Blueblood saw before blacking out was the gray haired mans' right fist colliding with his face. After flying back nearly six feet, the Prince landed in a heap, unconscious. Char sighed as he absorbed some mana from the air and deactivated his Magus Mode. Just as he did, Bluebloods' Magus Mode was forcefully deactivated as it's user was unconscious. He looked around at the crowd of students and teachers, all of whom were cheering for him. Celestia snapped her fingers and the shield disappeared. The blood that had began to trickle down Bluebloods' face from his nose disappeared, and Char walked over towards Nightshade, who was looking at him with a knowing smile.

"You know you're crazy, right? You just knocked the Princess' nephew on his ass in front of them" she smiled as she patted his shoulder.

"And yet, they don't seem to mind one single bit" Char smirked, as he ruffled her hair.

A few hours passed and everyone had been tested. Including all other coloured bands, there were close to 1200 new students all standing in the throne room, with parents or guardians to boot. In all Char assumed the Throne room had nearly 3000 people, and he was still shocked at how much room there was for everyone to move. He was bouncing Amber in his knee, while everyone else but Gem was socialising with others. About thirty minutes after his little demonstration with Blueblood, Char was sitting to the side, and Sunset Shimmer walked over, having completed her test. She sat down and the two began to talk. Gem came in with Amber about half an hour after that and handed her to him, before sitting down.

"You two are so adorable" Sunset was still dawwing over the way Amber clung to Char. He sighed as he poked Ambers' nose, causing her to giggle uncontrollably. She crawled forward and hugged him.

"Bubby" she smiled at him.

"Come on, Amber. You're four now, and Gem taught you to speak properly" Char smiled gently.

"I know, but Bubby is Bubby" Amber gripped him tighter.

"Yeah Bubby, calm down" Sunset teased, laughing at the man. He flicked her forehead faster then she could react. The two looked at each other, before bursting out laughing.

"THERE YOU ARE!" they heard a familiar voice call out. Amber gripped Char even tighter.

"Yes here I am, Twilight. Not so loud, You're scaring her" Char said, as he pointed to the girl sitting on his lap. Twilight quickly caught herself.

"How are you able to absorb Mana Particles?" she asked.

"I dunno, just something I've always been able to do. I've always been sensitive to that sort of stuff" he shrugged as he lifeted the girl off his lap. She walked over to Gem and sat in the chair next to her.

"No ordinary person can absorb Mana Particles. In fact, I don't think there's been a recorded incident of anyone being able to do that in, well, ever!" Twilight said loudly, to which Char just shrugged again.

"Don't know what to tell you, Twi. I've just always been able to do that. And I know for a fact that I'm not the only one, since I know three other people who can... or could..." he said, starting to look a little sad at the last part. Twilight was still curious, but decided to let it go when she saw how he felt. Gem rubbed the mans' back.

"Chin up, Char. She wouldn't want to see you like this" she smiled sweetly, and the man sat up.

"Yeah, I know" he grinned. The small group began to talk about meaningless things, and before long they were joined by the rest of Twilights' friends, Trixie, and Blizzard. After some time spent on more meaningless chatter, Dash decided to ask the question that was on all of the girls minds.

"So, Who's Rin?" she asked Char. His face went serious for a second, before going back into a gentle smile.

"She's my older sister" he said calmly. The girls began chattering amongst themselves.

"So why do you have a tattoo of your sister?" Applejack asked, causing everyone to look at the man again. His face went blank.

"She was killed" he said. All the girls stepped back in shock.

"Are you ok? Do you want to talk about it, darling?" Rarity asked, to which the man shook his head. Gem quickly grabbed the mans' shoulder.

"You should tell them. It wasn't your fault. Plus, I think it'll be good for you. I think you can trust these girls" Gem said, squeezing his shoulder. Char sighed.

"You know I always trust you Gem..." he said before straightening up.

"Four years ago, My sister and I were out shopping for food. We got grabbed from behind by someone, knocked unconscious and bundled to some place that only the Creator knows. When we woke up, we were marched out onto as stage. I recognised a lot of the audience as prominent nobles from upper Canterlot, as well as a few foreign dignitaries. Once the man who walked us out began talking, we both realised we were being auctioned off to the highest bigger. Rin started to fight back, and I started to as well. We were knocked to the ground. Once the auction ended, we were still held on the ground. The auctioneers goons were replaced by the buyers. He was going to rape her... He started to unbuckle his pants when she managed to headbutt one of the guards holding her down. She almost broke free when the noble pushed her head down and pulled a gun on her. He pressed it to her head. And then she spoke the last words she every said to me" Char his head in his hands. He wasn't crying, just shivering.

"She said 'Don't be afraid. Your sister will always love you'. Then... bang. One bullet, right through her head. I was close enough to get some of her blood on me... I... I screamed. In sadness, in rage, in frustration... In fear... Just after he shot her, the guards stored the place, arrested him on the spot, and tried to help me. I wouldn't let go of her..." he shook. To this day, he still shook. In sadness, in rage, in frustration, and in fear. He was pulled into a hug, and before long, he felt a lot more people pulling him into a huge group hug.

"Oh you poor dear" Rarity said,wiping a tear from her eye. None of the other girls knew what to say.

"I think she'd be proud of you, Char. You've become the man she always wanted you to be" Gem said, to which Char shook his head.

"No, not yet. I need to prove myself to her. I need to prove to her that she made the right choice in loving me. I won't stop until I complete that. My one purpose..." he growled as he clenched his fist.

"And what's that?" Gem asked. Char just shook his head again.

"You'll find out when I'm ready to start" he said as he sat up. The girls all stepped back. Gem felt a little concerned, since the smile Char was wearing was the same as always; a genuinely happy one. They heard someone clear their throat and looked around to see the three Princess's standing up at the two thrones at the back of the room. Quickly, the attention of the people in the hall fell on the three monarchs.

"Thank you everyone, your displays were very impressive, and we look forward to seeing you improve over you time at the academy" Celestia smiled out a the crowd.

"Wait, wasn't this a selection thing? Why's she talking like everyone got in?" Char asked, confused. Twilight turned to him with a raised eyebrow.

"Uhm, the selections were a month ago. You should remember them..." she stated matter-of-factly. Char just scratched his head.

"A month ago? Jeez, so that's the power of a letter, huh?" he chuckled. Gem smiled.

"What are you on about? What letter?" Twilight was just as confused as Char was before. Char reached into his bag and pulled out the admission letter. Twilight's right eye started to twitch as she read it.

"H-how old is this thing?" she asked, gently handing the note back.

"18 years or so, I'd say" Char said, scratching his chin. He'd assumed his dad had gotten it for him when he was born. Twilight nearly keeled over.

"I struggled my butt off to get into this academy, even as the Princess's personal student, and you've been accepted without knowing it for 18 years... AND you got a free pass through the selections!" she was freaking out.

'Just who is this guy?!' she thought. He had piqued the scholars interest.

"Yes, yes. We understand that you're all excited by the fact you got accepted, but we're not finished here" Celestia smiled sweetly, as all chatter ceased in the throne room.

"Thank you. Now then, to explain your studies. We do things a bit differently. We have the regular study modules you would expect here: Science, Math, English, etc; but we also have a special set of modules. These modules are only for those approved by the modules head. There are 13 extra modules that are headed by a single person. To enter these modules, you'll need one thing, and one thing only: The attention of the heads. Who are these heads? We'll introduce them now" Celestia happily pointed towards the doors that the students entered. They swung open and 12 people started to walk in. Their presence elicited gasps from most of the crowd, and murmuring from the rest. Chars' smile turned into a malicious grin. The 12 people were all wearing matching white cloaks with numbers on their backs.

"Oh this is just too perfect" Char chuckled as he watched them all.

"These are the Captains of the Royal Court Guards, and the heads of the special modules. In case you're wondering, I'm the head of the First squad" Celestia smiled. A smile that seemed to be directed towards Char. He noticed it immediately and smiled back. Now he understood the numbers on his gloves.

"The thirteen of us have and will continue to observe you until you start. If you receive a message on your student ID's on the first day from one of the heads, you are to proceed immediately to the room specified in the message. If you're chosen, you'll be taking extra lessons after school. Sure, it's more work, but it's also a high paying job guaranteed after you finish up at the Academy, so just think of it like that. You can do a meet and greet after we hand out your student ID's and have our finishing speech" Celestia snapped her fingers and an electronic handbook, about the size of a small tablet appeared in front of all the students. Char took his and it lit up. His name and a picture of him was displayed on the screen, as well as the Saint Celestia's Logo.

"Those are your Student ID's. They'll have your timetables automatically input once they're finalised. They can also be used for contacting people. Essentially, they're a large phone provided by the school. Just show it to someone and it'll get you the student discount. It also has whatever information you're willing to share about yourself, so update that at your leisure. It has a few other features, but I'm sure you'll figure those out soon enough. Anyway, now for the boring final speech" Celestia laughed, and Luna and Cadence sat in the thrones, ready to be bored out of their minds.

An hour. A whole hour. That's how long the final speech took. Even Celestia was starting to look bored about three minutes into it. Gem had to wake Char up because he actually fell asleep around fifteen minutes into it. He stood out and stretched out his stiff muscles.

"Sweet creator that was some torture" he yawned. The group of people surrounding him had only increased in size. He now had two of the three Princess' as well as the rest of his family.

"Can you record that speech for me? I might have trouble sleeping, and I think I found something better then sleeping pills" he smiled, causing the group to laugh. he turned to Celestia.

"So you know what my gloves are" he stated. Celestia smiled.

"I don't know who they belonged to, but they're yours now. To answer your thoughts, Yes. Whoever owned those before was a member of my Squad. I don't know who, though" she said. Char rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"I don't think it's my dad. It's just a feeling, but it's strong enough to make me believe it" he muttered. They were about to continue a pointless conversation when everyone felt a large pressure begin to push them down.

"YOU" they heard a female voice growl. Everyone turned to see a woman with long black hair. She had a white coat and was only about 5'3.

"'sup Buzz" Char smirked. The girl lunged at him, but her fist only connected with air. She felt something grab the back of her head.

"Too slow, sorry hun" Char was now standing behind her, grasping the back of her skull. He let go and she straightened herself up. She cleared her throat. Just as she was about to speak, someone beat her to it.

"OMIGOSH you're THE Captain Buzz Kill! I am such a huge fan!" Dash squealed

"N-nice to meet you" Buzz Kill said, slightly unnerved.

"I thought you're teleportation was a bit strange, but now it makes sense. It wasn't teleportation, but rather Sonic Step" Celestia sighed.

"Don't be silly sister. That's a high leveled move. And more over, It's Spiritual magic. Only certain people are able to use spiritual magic" Luna said, flaunting her knowledge.

"Actually, that's exactly what it is" Buzz Kill said. Luna's smile dropped.

"He learnt the Sonic Step alongside me from Lady Flash Queen. It seems you've modified it a bit, since I couldn't follow it" she said, turning to the gray haired man.

"Haha, yep. I've called it the Burst Step now" he grinned. Before he was able to relax, Buzz's fist shot out trying to connect with Chars' face. It didn't.

"Temper, temper" he sighed as he caught the fist with his left hand. The group surrounding them was stunned.

"How... did you see that?" Celestia asked, slightly losing composure. Char shrugged as he let go of her fist.

"Her fighting style hasn't really changed much in six years. Still almost a carbon copy of Queen" he smiled and turned to Buzz.

"I can still read every one of your moves" before she could react, his right hand shot out and pulled the sword hanging from her back out of it's sheath and threw it behind him.

"Now what will you do, Buzz? The only thing you can beat me at is swordsmanship, and now you have no means" his smirk said everything. He knew exactly what she was going to do, before she even did it.

"Of course, you could try hand to hand, we were pretty evenly matched. I wouldn't recommend it, though, since you can't read my burst step" Char stepped back. He looked like he was about to attack her. Before he could lunge, someone started to clap.

"Ok, enough already. Jeez, you finally see each other after six years, and not five minutes later you're at each other's throats" a gently feminine voice called out.

"Old habits die hard, Queen. You know how we are" Char grinned. Buzz dropped to one knee almost instantly.

"Lady Flash, you grace us" she said with her head bowed. The group turned to the newcomer. Snow white hair, pale skin, and piercing yellow eyes. The short blue skirt she was wearing went well with her grey sleeveless top. Char held out his hand towards her.

"What's with this handshake crap, Char?" she raised an eyebrow before appearing in front of him and pulling him into a hug. He started to laugh.

"I forgot how hands-on you were" He wrapped his arms around her. After a minute they both let go.

"One after another, they come..." Gem sighed, causing the orphans to laugh.

"Yeah, who's next? Maxs' sister?" Char said, causing the orphans to laugh even harder.

"Wait, Max? As in... Maximillian Clock?" Cadence asked. The laughter stopped.

"Yeah... How do you know about him?" Nightshade asked.

"Uh... the school nurse is Noel Clock..." Cadence said sheepishly. Char looked like he was having a stroke.

"Ok, I'm calling a time-out on this top quality bullshit" Nightshade said as she helped Char sit down on the ground.

"No more... please... I can't handle any more of them..." he muttered. Dusk softly pet his back.

"It's highly unlikely, but there can't be many more..." she said.

"Well... there is one more I can think that would really get him" Wolf said, causing Char to stiffen.

"HER" the three men said at once. Everyone but the orphans and Gem looked confused.

"Who?" Dash asked. Char shook his head.

"Nope. Not gonna jinx it" he said adamantly. A small beeping was heard, and Luna took out her phone. After a few seconds of looking at it, she turned to the other two princesses.

"It's them. We need to go" she said. The two women nodded in response. They turned to leave, but Celestia remembered something.

"Oh right, before I go" she turned to Twilight.

"You'll thank me later" she said cryptically, leaving everyone puzzled. She then turned to Char.

"I hope you find your place to your liking, and I'm sorry" she smiled at him. It took him a second to catch on and he looked at his student ID. He smiled.

"I'll have to see it first. How many people per room?" he asked.

"Ten. Now I really must go. Have fun everyone" Celestia waved to the group and left. Char still couldn't firgure out why she had apologised to him. The next one to talk was Buzz.

"I've got somewhere I need to be, but-" she began, but was cut off by Queen.

"Don't you mean 'somewhere you need to BEE'?" she smiled a cheesy smile. Char stepped forward, but was stopped by the rest of his family and Buzz.

"Oh come on, I'll only kill her a little" he growled, causing Queen to laugh loudly.

"You might have gotten faster, but I still taught you everything you know" she smiled sweetly. Char relaxed and laughed.

"I guess. You always were way too strong" he sighed. His shoulders drooped, and everyone around him relaxed.

"ANYWAY... I wanted to ask you something" Buzz said, turning to Char with a serious look on her face. Char cocked his head.

"Is you goal still the same as it was before?" she asked. Chars normally happy grin turned sinister.

"Of course. You say that like I'd ever change it" he said, a burning heat behind his words.

"Good. I'll wait for you. I won't let you fail before I get a shot, since it's the whole reason I became a Captain" she smiled back.

"I thought you became a Captain because you wanted to stand next to hi-" Queen started, but Buzz Kills' face went bright red and she screamed loudly. She started to push the white haired woman out of the room, who looked back at the man, who was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. He started to choke on his own spit, and Tidal was patting his back as he coughed. He looked up at the laughing woman being pushed away with tears in his eyes. She pointed to Buzz, made a heart with her hands, then pointed at the man. This started a whole new bout of laughter from him, as well as the group surrounding. As she pushed Queen through the door, Buzz looked back at the man with an angry look on her face before leaving.

"Oh fuck that hurts" Char wiped tears from his eyes.

"She always had the best reactions" Gem giggled. The family of orphans nodded in agreement.

"Oh yeah, you guys are going to the party after you get settled in your rooms" Sunset said. Everyone recovered from their laughing fits before nodding. All the orphans except Nightshade had no idea what she was talking about.

"Party? What party?" Char asked.

"The traditional party for all new students. Held for every year on the night after the test. Students and teachers of all years are welcome. IT's a huge party, alcohol everywhere" Twilight puffed out her chest in pride. Chars' eyes lit up.

"Oh fuck the hell yes" he said, high-fiving Wolf, who was standing behind him. He pulled out his Student ID.

"Well, I'm gonna go get settled in my room. I wanna see where I'll be living for the next five years" he stair. He picked up his small bag aqnd slung it over his shoulder.

"I'm gonna go do that, too" Nightshade said, taking her luggage. A Magus with purple hair and pale white skin gasped loudly. Everyone turned to look at her.

"What's wrong... uh... Never got your name" Char said, cocking his eyebrow.

"The name's Rarity, dear. And what's wrong is your luggage. Is that all you have?" she asked, looking at their small amount of luggage. Char and Nightshade both nodded, and a look of apparent horror spread over Rarity's face.

"Then... where have you kept all your clothes?" she asked, apparently dreading the answers.

"I've got a dress, and another set of pants and a shirt in here" Nightshade said, confused. Char simply pointed at his shirt.

"You're looking at them" he said with a serious expression. The purple haired Magus simply collapsed on the spot. None of her friends ran to her aid, and the orphans just looked scared.

"Is... Is she ok?" Dusk asked, looking at the group.

"No" they all answered in unison. All of a sudden, she sat upright.

"That is a wardrobe emergency. I will make you some clothes post-haste!" she exclaimed. She practically jumped up, before being stopped by Nightshade.

"That's ok... We don't really have the money to pay for them" she said, she was waved away by Rarity.

"Please, for an emergency such as this, I'll do it for free" she smiled at the two.

"But-" Nightshade started, before Rarity held her hand up again"

"I insist, darling" she said with an even bigger smile. Nightshade was about to start again, before she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked back at Char shaking his head.

"If you insist, we'll take you up on your generous offer" he smiled back. The five girls giggled when he said this, and he shot them a confused look.

"We'll tell you later" Twilight dismissed the look with a wave. Char shrugged before turning to leave. Nightshade, Gem, and the rest of the orphans followed him.

The orphans had been wandering around the school for an hour.

"Alright, I'm gonna just ask someone" Char sighed. He noticed a guard patrolling the area and quickly jogged over to him.

"Hey, sorry to bug you, but can you point me to G wing?" he asked, rubbing the back of his head apologetically. The guard looked at him sceptically.

"Why do you wanna go there?" he asked, cocking his eyebrow.

"'cause that's where my room is?" Char said, confused. He showed the guard his student ID, and sure enough, it said Room 1013, G wing. The guard looks between the ID and Char a few times, becoming increasingly confused.

"Uh... Ok... then..." the guard said slowly. He handed back the idea and pointed him towards a large building to their left.

"Oh" Char deadpanned.

"Thanks" he said, smiling and waving at the guard as he walked away.

"Why the hell is he living there?" the guard talked to himself as he continued his patrol. Char walked back to the group and pointed at the building. Once everyone had finished groaning, they made their way towards it.

"Man, this place is huge... It's like... ten stories or something" Leafa stared in awe.

"Fifteen, actually. Not including ground floor, which probably won't have rooms on it" Char said. His eyes took in every detail about the building. Chips in the stone, discolouration, everything. The entrance was blocked by heavy looking wooden doors. Nightshade gave it a push and found they were surprisingly light.

"Wow" the orphans said in unison. the room they just walked into had a high ceiling, at least ten meters. Medieval-design lamps littered the wall, and a chandelier hung right in the centre of the roof. Lounges, tables and chairs littered the reception area, where students were sitting and talking, or playing board games. All the orphans except Char and Nightshade were slightly alarmed at the number of girls. They approached the receptionist; a young woman with cream-yellow hair, tied back, and bright yellow eyes. She looked up. Char spotted her name tag almost instantly. 'Buttercup'.

"Hi, can I help you?" she asked, beaming at the group.

"Yep, we're looking for our room" Char smiled back. He nudged Nightshade, and they both handed her their student ID's. Buttercup turned them on and her smile widened a little.

"You know, since the Princess specifically put you here, I was wondering what you'd look like" she smiled at Char. He did a little twirl.

"And the verdict?" he smirked when he was facing her again.

"I can tell that I'll like you. And you're cute, so bonus points" she winked and handed back their ID's. She directed her attention to Nightshade now.

"We also don't see many Nocturn around here" she beamed. Nightshade gave her a confused look.

"Why not? I thought there were a lot of us" she said, cocking her head.

"Because they all attend the Night school. Different dorms. It's refreshing to see one. My old childhood friend was a Nocturn, so I think we'll get along fantastically" Buttercups' smile widened as she spun around and grabbed two sets of keys from the wall behind her. It was a large board with numbers and key hooks. A lot of keys were missing.

"In this dorm, All the years mix, so you'll meet Fifth years right off the bat. The people in the years above will help you with whatever you need, but you'll be bunking with people in your year until you graduate" she smiled as she handed the two students their keys. They had small flowers with the number '1013' in the middle.

"Fabulous" Char grinned. He spun around, posing with the flower next to his face, causing the kids behind him to laugh loudly.

"This is gonna be an interesting five years. It's the first time this has ever happened" Buttercup clapped excitedly.

"What are you talking about?" Tidal asked. Everyone but Char and Nightshade looked at Buttercup curiously.

"Well, what do you think? A guy is gonna be living in the Girls Dorms!" she squealed excitedly. The colour instantly drained from Dusks' face. Leafa quickly turned around.

"Dusk? Dusk, speak to me! Wake up!" she grabbed the catatonic girl and shook her. This got her no response. She looked at Wolf, who grabbed Char and pushed him towards her. Char looked back, but then snapped his fingers in front of Dusks' face. As fast as it had drained, the colour returned and Dusk blinked rapidly. While the girls were all gathered around Dusk, The boys pulled Char into a headlock.

"You lucky son of a bitch, why does this shit happen to you?" Wolf growled as he squeezed his brothers' neck. Ren grabbed Chars' face and stared him right in the eyes.

"If you fuck this up, I will end you" he glared at the man. Char was weakly struggling with their grip. All of a sudden he went limp. Ren and Wolf looked at each other. All of a sudden Wolf felt a sharp pain in his side and let go of the mans' head. Before anyone could react, Char had picked both boys up by their heads. A sadistic smile was plastered to his face.

"Did you forget who the fuck you were messing with?" he growled. Both boys had a look of pure terror on their faces.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Ren cried out.

"We won't do it again, we swear!" Wolf tried to struggle out of the death grip. Char placed both boys on the ground lightly. They breathed a sigh of relief. But that relief was short-lived, because not a second after, Char knocked their heads together, knocking them out cold. The two dropped like stones, and Gem just sighed.

"You're oddly calm about this, Gem" Tidal said, helping fan Dusk.

"Well... This is Char we're talking about. I mean, yeah, he just knocked out two fifteen year olds... but he is responsible... I trust him, and that all there is to it. He won't betray my trust" Gem rubbed the bridge of her nose. She felt a pair of arms wrap around her shoulders and saw the young man.

"As expected of the woman who raised me" he smiled sweetly. Gem hugged the man back. Ren and Wolf woke up, and tried to stand. They promptly fell back to the floor. Buttercup giggled.

"Well, you guys should get to your room. I hear the party tonight is gonna be huge" she smiled. Char threw both boys over his shoulders, causing them to groan.

"Thanks. We'll see you 'round" he grinned. He would have waved, but he was holding the teens. Everyone waved to the woman and headed towards an elevator to their left.

"Char, just drop the boys here. I think they can walk with some help now" Gem said. Char literally dropped both boys, who hit the ground with a loud thud.

"That doesn't help" Gem looked at him with an unimpressed look. He shrugged.

"I know" he pulled the key out of his pocket. Nightshade had started fidgeting.

"This is real, isn't it? We aren't dreaming?" she turned to the man, who smiled and placed his hand on her head.

"We're here. We're at Saint Celestia's, Night" Char confirmed, giving her head a small rub before turning to the rest of his family.

"Well then, you have a room to settle into, so get going" Gem smiled as she pulled them both into a hug, which they returned.

"What about you guys?" Nightshade asked. The teens and kids all looked at each other with a concerned look.

"Don't worry. Princess Celestia put us up in a hotel for a few days since we're from WAY out of town" Gem laughed as she let go of the two new students. Char started to laugh, as the rest of the family cheered.

"Still can't let it go, can she?" he grinned, and Gem chuckled.

"Guess not. I kind of wish she would though, it makes me feel a little awkward" she shook her head. Everyone took turns saying their goodbyes. Dusk, who had recovered slightly, was pulled into a tight hug by Char.

"I don't need to worry about you girls, but look after the guys. They're idiots, so you can smack 'em around if they start acting up" he whispered into her ear. She started to giggle and squeezed him back. Next was Wolf. They clasped hands and pulled each other in for a hug.

"Remember, keep your sticky little fingers to yourself" Char pat him roughly on the back. Wolf chuckled.

"I got ya. You're not gonna be there to bail my ass out" he grinned, patting him back. Up came Ren. He did the same thing as with Wolf.

"Now... keep it to one at a time. And if they've got a partner, steer clear. I won't be there to beat up angry husbands and boyfriends" Char smirked, and Ren laughed.

"Not my fault they keep coming to me. It's just who I am" he puffs out his chest. Char shakes his head.

"I know" he sighs. Tidal walks over to the two.

"You've had your turn, Ren. Move it" she gently pushes him and wraps her arms around Char's waist.

"I'm not telling you where I hid them" he said blankly, quickly wrapping his arms around the girls shoulders. Upon hearing this, she started to struggle against him, trying to get away. Everyone started to laugh at the scene. During the struggle, Char slipped a piece of paper into her back pocket. When he let her go, her hand immediately went to her butt, where she felt him touch. She found the paper and looked at the man, who simply winked. She smiled and mouthed 'thanks, love ya' and trotted off to the other's happily. Leafa simply jumped at the man, who caught her.

"Creator, I'm gonna miss you... Won't be as fun without you guys around" she squeezed him, and he squeezed back.

"Sure it will be. You just gotta try harder, now" he laughed. They let go, and Leafa pulled her back off her back, opened it, and pulled out a notebook.

"I copied these out. I'm sure you'll find a use for them" she handed Char the notebook, who flipped it open and skimmed through. In the notebook were herblore recipes and apothecary notes. he slid the book into his bag and tussled her hair.

"Thanks, I can think of one we're gonna need tomorrow" he laughed. Everyone chuckled, knowing full well. Char crouched down, and was immediately rammed by three kids, knocking him onto his back.

"Good luck" Dawn and Mist said in unison. After cuddling with the downed man for a minute, they got up. Amber kept clinging onto his shirt.

"C'mon Honey, we need to go" Gem said walking over to the two. She crouched down and was about to lift her off, but stopped when she saw her little shoulders shaking.

"I don't want bubby to go. I want bubby to stay" she cried softly into Char's shirt. Char began to gently pet her head.

"I'm not going far away. And I'll still be able to visit you. Be a strong girl for bubby, eh?" he whispered to her. The shivering girl nodded, but continued to cry softly into his shirt. A few minutes passed, and she finally let go. Gem picked her up, and Char stood up.

"Feel better, Princess?" he asked, smiling sweetly at the girl. She wiped her eyes and nodded as Gem put her back down. Nightshade had finished saying goodbye to everyone, and had already called the elevator. It opened up behind them, and Char and Nightshade got in. They waved to the group, who waved back as the doors closed.

Author's Note

Sweet Creator it's updated. I'm working on fixing all my problems, and I'm also working on my fics, so this should be fun. Sorry for the wait, but I hope you enjoy. Extra long Chapter for an Extra long wait.