The Trio of Destruction

Ch.4: Equestria Girls: Here we go again!

Volburaal Nahlii
Crystal Empire

After seeing Rex run off towards the thief, though no one knows why as we could just track her via magic.

Honestly, I'm pissed. I'm trying to do what's right for this place and the only one cooperating is Jak. Then there's Rex losing his shit from something he could've ignored and move on, now there's a thieving bitch on the loose with my wife's crown.

Speaking of which, there was the choice in becoming king and queen, but we rejected it with little to no thought towards it.

One it means complete responsibility for Equestria. Two the day and night cycles. And three, me and Twilight really, really hate politics.

I even tried turning down the title for prince, why, because I'm the son of God, king of kings and all that jazz, I don't want another useless title.

Anyway back to the matter at hand, Me and Twilight knew where this was going, so instead of chasing the perpetrator down, we decided to take our time.

“I'll bet ten bits Rexy's chasing the mare while shooting.” Pinkie said as she walked next to both AppleJack and Rainbow Dash.

“It just means more of a mess for me to clean.” Me and Michael said simultaneously, ignoring the looks we've been getting.

“Are you sure these are what ponies wear?” Michael asked, changing the subject towards his new clothing. While walking along I had changed his attire to fit in with the crowd. He wore a plain black shirt, a red jacket and some jeans.

“Yes, so deal with it.” I said as I felt Nyx tug onto my shirt, signaling me to turn right. She sat between my shoulders, she likes being with me a lot, I guess it has something to do with being the kind of father she always wanted.

“Daddy, can I ask you something?” Nyx asked me.

“What is it, Nyx?”

“It’s about Carolus Rex. Why is he like that?” I sighed at this.

“Honestly, I don’t know that much of him, darling. All I know is that he’s been through shit and is still pissed with that. At least, I think it is that.” I answered her as much as possible. “Although, maybe when my dad gets here, he can tell us.”

“You sure?” Nyx asked.

“Nyx, this is your grandfather we’re talking about. Even I know Rex needs to talk to the old man.” At the mention of dad, I turned towards Michael. “But, then again, he did send one of his trustees of Archangels.”

“It is not my place to speak of Rex’s past…” Michael retorted.

“Oh, you total cop-out!” I shouted at him. “Listen, I don’t give a flying rat's ass about your protocols and shit! We all need to understand why Rex is like he is now!”

He sighed at this. “Isn’t it obvious?”

“What’s suppose to be obvious!?” Now I’m getting really pissed off. “Stop trying to dodge the question and tell us already!”

He shook his head, and motion me to come closer. I don’t think he wants any of the others to hear this. Whispering into my ears, I got quite the shock when he spell just one word. But he is right: it should have been obvious.

“W-A-R.” Just from that one word made...a little bit of sense. But that only brought up more questions. What kind of war was he fighting? Was is happening on Earth, or his Equestria? Did he lose family in the war? There were so many questions that I could have sworn my brain was gonna explode!

“Fuck it.” I ultimately decided and muttered out.

“You will have to wait. For now, can I trust you to show Rex the way?” Michael asked.

“Michael, I don’t know if I can. I mean, his motto was pretty specific about his actions, as of late.” And to emphasis that, we heard some explosions going off. “See! That’s his one and only answer to solving things!”

“I know. But I can’t do much myself. I don’t know how mortals work anymore.”

I rolled my eyes at this. “Of course you wouldn’t…”

(Sunset Shimmer…)

Oh… This is bad! This is bad! This is very bad!

“GET YOUR FUCKING SORRY ASS BACK HERE!!!” Yeah. So it turns out, I managed to enraged an Alicorn. A male Alicorn, that I did not see, nor heard of before. Right now, he’s trying to kill me! He’s got guns, grenades, all the tools needed to kill someone or something.

“They never told me about there being male Alicorns.” I muttered under my breath, getting tired from all this running. “Maybe I…should have...worked out...more often…”

Running around a corner, I hid myself in one of the many big rooms. This one seems to have been going under refurbishing. Hiding underneath a covered table, I heard the Red Alicorn charging straight through the doors, knocking them right off their hinges.

“Come out, come out, wherever you are…” He said as he walked around. Luckily the room was, partially, dark. So it gave me an opportunity to use one of them.

“Okay, here goes nothing.” I whispered as I activated an orb, rolled it out and the whole room went up in smoke. Taking the chance, I ran as quickly as possible, and escaped through the door.

“Ha! Take that, you daft buffoon!” I shouted in victorious revelation. Because once the orb is active, there is more to it than just a smokescreen.

Soon, I made it back to where I’ve entered. Sighing in relief, I was about to walk on through when I heard a voice.

“Hello~” Immediately, I froze in place.

“Spoke too soon, I presume. Thought you could hide from me, Ha!” That voice… Whoever it belonged to, really sent chills throughout my entire being.

“W-w-who’s there?” I stuttered out, looking all around the room to find him.

“Oh, you know one of the guys trying to find you but where's the fun in that, I'd expected more from you, Sunset Shimmer.”

“Wait! How do you know my name!?” I shouted in surprise. “I haven’t been in Equestria for some time!”

“I have my sources, though ol’ Sunbutt told me all about you. How you felt like you were ready but thought that she was holding out on you.”

I growled at that part. “So Celestia told you how it went down between us.”

“Yes, you abandoned your studies and left your home just to prove a point that you could wear a crown! And they call me crazy, Ha Ha ha~!” Okay, now I’m officially freaking out right now.

“Look! I got places to be, so I’ll just make myself scarce!”

“Oh by all means, it'll just make this game fun, just wait until you're looking through the other end of my gun when I find you~, hehehehehehaha HAHAHAHAHA~!”

Okay, that’s it! I’m outta here! “Well, it was nice talking to you! I won’t hold you up, alright bye!!” With that said, I jumped straight through the mirror portal, and made it back on the other side. Breathing in and out to calm myself, I was about get up when I saw a note on the ground. Picking it up, I read it and soon regretted ever picking it up.

‘See ya soon!’

“Justwhat have I gotten myself into?” I said as I threw the note away, got up, and started running. But the feeling of having an enraged Alicorn out to kill me, while tangling with a sadistic psychopath wanting to torture me, before ending it… Just thinking about it almost made me wet myself.

Good thing it’s still night time.

Volburaal Nahlii
Crystal Empire

I smirked as my little threat worked, fear is one of those little things I use to my advantage, from making them commit Heinous crimes, to just killing themselves.

I placed two fingers on my throat, then began to rearrange my vocal cords back to normal. After a few minutes of rearranging, I stopped as I placed it back to normal.

“This'll be fun.” I said to myself.

“So it would seem.” I looked behind me and saw Rex dragging something dead with him.

“So, the mirror leads back to a human world Equestria.” I said, turning to look at the mirror.

“Yes, and unfortunately I wish it was never invented. But my warnings were not heeded.” He said as he chucked the dead beast on the ground.

“Also, while you were killing that thing, Hyde had passed out and Jak took control again.” I told him.

“Good, we’re gonna need him. Also, the All-Father texted me.” He said as he brought out his iPhone.

“My children. I’m afraid the enemy has made themselves known.

That girl, Sunset Shimmer, is being played the fool and she does not realise it. As such, I took the liberty of adding things over here, on the other side of the mirror.

For now, Vol, you, your lovely wife, and Jak, must attend to high school. Rex, you’ll be made the new PE teacher of this school.

Michael, I have gotten you all a place where you can all come back to. Please, take care of Nyx while they are at school. Fret not, for I have acquired some assistants for you.

As for the rest of you, make your way to the principal’s Office, once you pass on through.

Take care. I believe in you all. ;)”

“Please tell me he isn't bringing Malthael back.” Michael said.

“Who’s that? A betrayer of sorts?” Rex asked him.

“Sort of. Malthael is my uncle, he took care of me when Dad was too busy. He was The Archangel of Wisdom.” I said to Rex.

“So why do I get the feeling he’s not anymore?” Rex asked. “Did something happen to him?”

“He's in purgatory.” Michael said.

“Ouch. That sucks.” Rex commented.

“Well, with him being the Angel of Death, it's no big surprise.” I said with a calm tone while Twilight looked at me with wide eyes.

“Holy titty-fucking Christ.” Rex said.

“Hey!” Michael shouted at him.

“Oh fuck off Mickey! Nobody gives a damn about your shoddy little opinion!” Rex snapped at him. Which actually got him to shut up. Wow. How the mighty have fallen...

“Well, now I know that you have a fear of Rex, something for me to tell the legion along with all the fights you lost against me.” I said with chuckle as Michael crossed his arms.

“.... Rex is the last, and I mean the LAST, person I want to fight against.” He said as he turns the other way. “I cannot stress that enough.”

“Also…” Rex spoke as he wrapped an arm around his neck, and reeled Michael in close to him. “What was that about a certain rule, forbidding us Immortals from getting into relationships with those we watch over?” And from the sound of things, he’s pretty pissed with that.

“Alright Rex, that’s enough. You can let him go now.” I told him in a calm manner. “We won’t get much done by doing this sort of thing soldier.” At the mention of that, he let go of Michael.

“Wow. He actually listened to you, Vol.” Twilight stated the obvious.

“Twilight, I’d appreciate it if you refrain from thinking of him as a dog.” I told her in a stern tone. Her ears drooped when she heard that. “I wasn’t ordering him, I was asking him.”

“But… Whenever we did that…” She tried to speak.

“Not now dear.” I said to her. “Sometimes it’s best to let them be. Can we please all focus on the mission?” I got nods from all around.

“Well alright! Let’s go!” Rainbow Dash said as she flew towards the mirror, but was stopped by Twilight’s magic. “Huh!?”

“Sorry Rainbow, but you’re not coming with us. None of you girls are really.” She told them all, which brought confused looks from them.

Sighing, she started explaining it to them. “Girls, Vol’s father, God, has given us six to go over there.”

“What!?” They all shouted together.

“I’m sorry girls, but whatever's over there, might give rise to suspicion.”

“Well, that is possible.” Rarity spoke. “But…”

“Here's a question.” Rex interrupted. “How high are the chances, of meeting your human counterparts?” Oh I get where he's going with this. But then again… “Vol, if you please.”

“Sure!” He isn’t wrong about that outcome.

I focused on making a hologram with both the mane six and their counterparts.

“If these are like the other humans, then they'll be hungry for knowledge no matter how they get their hands on it. But if they're not, there's also the amount of confusion it'll bring towards both you and your counterparts and I can't stress that enough.” I said, as I mixed up their holograms with their counterparts and Vice-versa.

“Outcome: Planet goes boom.” Rex finished. “That is what you call a paradox.”

“He's got a point.” We all turned to look at a dark grey stallion with a curved horn and black mane.

“It's good to see you, Sombra. How's it like being the royal adviser?” Twilight greeted him, earning a bow from him as a sign of greetings.

“It's...different but not bad mind you, I'm still studying black magic, without affecting any of it on me this time.” Sombra said. He wore white button shirt and a brown vest and brown pants. He wore a set of glasses and it had little magnifying glasses attached to them.

“Speaking of which, Sombra, did you take any supplies from our storage rooms?” Cadence asked.

“I did yes, though I was pretty sure I left a note. I've been trying to experiment with the invisibility spells and I wanted to see if it was possible to enchant an item to give the user invisibility for as long as they have it on, so far I've only managed to make it blow up in my face.” Sombra said with a pout. Nyx waved at him with bright smile, eliciting a smile from him and a small wave.

Although, realising that Sombra’s here, I looked back at Rex to make sure he didn't go ape shit on him. Turns out, he wasn’t gonna acknowledge his presence, as he was facing the other way.

“Hello, Nyx.” Sombra greeted my daughter.

“Hi, Mr Sombra.” Nyx said with a smile. Sombra walked up to me as he held out his hand, I grasped it and gave it a friendly shake. He then noticed Rex, then walked up to him.

“Is there something wrong, Sir?” He asked him.

“..... No.” Rex said. “Everything is fine.” After that, he walked off. “I’ll go get Jak and explain it to him. For now, you lot get ready.”

As he left the room, without causing a scene, we all have out big sighs in relief. “Thank my father…” I muttered under my breath.

“Um, did I do something wrong?” Sombra asked. Looking very confused.

“It's kinda hard to explain.” I said to him.

“So, I should just go back to the lab and continue my experiments.” Sombra said as he walked back to the door, opened it and before he closed it he shouted.

“Allonsy!” He shouted as he closed the door behind him.

“Well, that was something.” I stated.

“You think Rex was holding it in?” Pinkie asked.

“I think so.” I answered. “Although, I think he’s saving it for his one.”

“Damn straight.” Rex said, as he scared everyone in the room, except for me.

“Okay, so what do you tend to do, once you get back?” I asked him, as Jak walked out behind him.

“Trust me, you don’t wanna know.” Jak warned us. “Because it’s not a pretty one.”

“Jak, anything Rex does, is not a pretty thing. Period.” I retorted.

“Whatever. Are we going now?” Rex asked.

“Why the rush?” I inquired. He then points to Cadence, who was staring at him with the most adorable sad puppy eyes. Oh crap!

“Staying here any longer, will result in--”

“Okay! We’re leaving!” With that said, I grabbed the lot and jumped straight through the mirror.

After popping out on the other side, I placed everyone on the ground and got a look at ourselves.

I looked over to Twilight. She wore a white blouse and a lavender vest, along with a purple skirt and a light magenta tie.

“Looking sharp, Twilight.” I commented my wife.
She blushed at the comment as she looked at her clothing.

“Thanks Vol. You’re not looking too bad yourself either.” She gave a comment her own.

I smiled at her. “Why thank you, milady.” After that, I performed a fancy bow to her, and it made her giggle.

“That’s a pretty good combination you two got on.” We heard Rex said. Looking behind me, he was still as he is, when we first met. His style of clothing, his cool-looking anime hair-do. The only difference is that now he’s back to being human, wear boots and black leathered gloves, and a… Goatee? And why is it black with red tips, instead of red with black tips?

I looked over to Nyx and saw her, she wore a camo green shirt with the words U can't c me and some camo pants to go with the shirt, it wasn't to long, the pants stopped just above her ankles.

Then I looked over to Michael, which ironically looked like a priest that went to hell and back. He wore a black vest and grey shirt, black pants and had a necklace of the cross.

I had summoned a full body mirror to examine myself and Damn, I look good.

“This look suits me, if I do say so myself.” I said, using Takahata’s Alucard voice. I did a little twirl as I examined my current attire.

“Though, I need to look my age.” I said that part to myself as I snapped my fingers again, this time making some appropriate clothing for this moment. I had changed from Alucards clothes to the new clothes I've just made.

A black shirt with blood painted on some parts with the words The Crimson Fukr in the front while in the back there were words painted to look like blood and it read Fuck Mothering Vampire. Along with a pair of jet black pants with a cross made of two bullets hanging from the right pocket.

I heard a groan behind me. I looked over to see Jak getting up from the floor. He didn't really change, except his ears are smaller but still sharp. He wore a jacket that looked to have seen better days, judging by some of the armor platings and jeans. I noticed a white undershirt that ain't so white anymore.

“Well, I guess we’re all set.” Rex said as he looked to Michael. “Take Nyx to the house we’re gonna be staying. Here’s the street and number of the place.” Taking out his phone, he showed him where to go.

“Alright, but shouldn’t we have some sort of vehicle.” He asked.

“Sorry, but you’re gonna have to walk there.” Rex told him.

With a sigh, he nodded. “Very well. Just make sure you all keep a tight lip on who you really are. We don’t want to cause a scene.” With that said, Michael waited for Nyx. “Are you going to say goodbye, little one?”

She ran up to both me and Twilight, and we hugged it out.

“Bye mummy. Bye daddy.” We heard her say, before letting go of us.

“You behave while we’re gone. Okay?” Twilight told her.

“Okay, mommy.” She replied, as she and Michael started to walk off to our house.

“Alright, we should get going.” Rex said as we started walking to high school.

“So, what should we be expecting once we get there?” Jak asked.

“It’s a high school, Jak. You should expect the same things from any other.” I replied. I heard him mumble about retaking senior year.

“Ooooh! I can’t wait! All of the new things to explore and study!” Twilight gleefully expressed.

“Twi, do us all a favour, and try not to choke on your own fucking foot.” Rex said.

“Huh?” She was confused from that. “What do you mean? And what’s a foot?”

“Twilight, I’m about to smack one upside your head, if you ask another stupid question.” Rex sneered.

“Twilight, honey, feet are what you’re walking with now.” I intervened before shit hits the fan.

“Also, I’m the prime example.” Jak offered.

Twilight blushed in embarrassment.

“Anyway, we’re almost there.” Rex said as we turned around the corner. And what do you know, he was right.

(Carolus Rex, CHS…)

“And here we are…” I said as we walked through the school. It was still a fair bit early before things started for the day. As we were walking, students have been giving us stares and whispered amongst each other.

Vol returned it by flipping the bird at them, with Alucard's grin.

Rolling my eyes, we found the principal's office and entered in. And lord and behold, it was Tia.

“Ah, good morning.” She greeted us with a smile. “Please, take a seat.”

Doing as she asked, we all pulled out a chair and sat in them.

“Well, now that you’re all here, how about introductions? I’m Celestia, principal of this school.” She introduced herself to us.

“I'm Volburaal Nahlii, don't ask about the name it's tradition from where I come from but people call me Alucard for my resemblance to the Vampire.” Vol introduced himself first.

“Which one?” I asked him cheekily. “Because there’s two version of him.”

Vol glared at me. “It sure ain’t the white one.”

“But their both white.” I retorted.

“Shut up.” He said as I laughed a little bit.

“Hello Principal Celestia, I’m Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight said her piece next.

“The name’s Jak.” Jak said simply.

Lastly, was me. “I’m Carolus Rex, the new P.T. Instructor.”

“P.T.?” Tia asked.

“Physical Training.” I answered.

“Oh! Well, I’m sure you’ll do your best for the students.” She smiled at that.

“That depends on whether they can keep up.”

Vol laughed at that, he is really enjoying this, isn't he.

Tia looked at him confusingly, until she paid it no mind. “Well, I’m sure you’ll all have a great time at this school of ours. Here are your timetables.” She passes out the timetable sheets to us, although, mine differences from the rest.

“These will be yours until the end of the year. Until then, please students, could you leave us two alone. I must speak with Mr. Rex here.” We all looked at each other and I nodded my head to them. They got up and left the room, leaving only me and Tia.

“So, what is it you want to discuss?” I asked her.

“Well, for starters, how much does ‘Physical Training’ differs from ‘Physical Education’?” She inquired.

“Unlike P.E, it doesn't have paperwork.” I told her. “The only paperwork I’m handing out to them, are instructions on how each exercise works. I’ll also be giving them a brief run on how it should be done. Once then, they’ll get into it.”

“This sounds a lot like military training.” She commented, which made me laugh. “Is something funny?” She raises a brow.

“Yes, there is!” I answered her. “One: if I was gonna give them the full-on scale of military training, all of the students will be dropping like flies!”

“Oh…” She stares at me.

“Two: this is nothing but a set-up, upon how the military would work.” I explained. “Besides, I can already tell there are those who want to join one of the three services.”

“Well, I suppose that’s true…” We heard the bell ring, signaling the first period. “I should show you the schools gym. Your students will be waiting.” Nodding my head, we got up and headed out.

“Oh wait!” Or so I thought.

“What is it? Missing something?” I asked her.

“Yes, actually, the General recommended you and those three the day before yesterday. He also left a sports bag with your name and rank on it.” As she said that, Tia went to get it and gave it to me. “I don’t know much on how you military people operate, but I know you’re pretty brutal. That’s why I needed to be sure.”

“I understand.” I said to her. “Also, the General wouldn't happen to be Vol’s father, correct?”

“Oh yes, it was!” She answers me. “He said that you served under him a while back, and was one of the best Staff Sergeants he had the privilege to have in the Army!”

I chuckled at her enlightenment. “I’m honoured. But, maybe we should get a move on.” With that said, she showed me the way towards the school's gym. Arriving there, the students were dressed and ready for action.

“Okay class, can I have your attention!” Tia spoke up to them, as they heard her, they gathered around us both. “Thank you. As of now, this man will be your new teacher. He’s a retired Staff Sergeant from the Army, has served for twenty years before resigning five years ago.” Awes were heard all around.

“As such, I expect you all to be on your best behaviour. Do as he says, because he's going to be treating this like the actual army…” She explains.

“In a sense.” I said to them. “Right now, for those who are going into one of the three services, will be able to experience how the training works.” Some of them seem excited about it, while the rest were pretty uncomfortable with the idea.

“Um, excuse me?” One of them raised their hand.

“Yes?” I answered.

“Do we...have to treat this like the military?”

“Hmm….. Yes.” I told them. “As of now, things will be treated like the military. So, as of now, it’s Staff. Don’t call me sir.”

“Why’s that?” Another one asked.

“Because you only say that to an Officer. I never made it up to that rank, such as Lieutenant and beyond that.” I explained. “And if you call any of us that, Corporal or Sergeant, you’ll get an uppercut for that.” They cringed at that part.

“Wow, I never thought it was that strict.” Tia commented.

“Military protocol and policy. Chain of Command. It’s all pretty basic stuff they teach you.” I replied, then looked back at the students. “Okay team, listen up! Here’s what we’re gonna do today….”

Twilight Sparkle.
Location: CHS, hallway

After leaving Rex with the Principal, me and Vol had gone to our first period. Jak said that he would rather fight the ‘Dark Makers’ than attending school and left to do whatever.

We arrived at our assigned lockers, luckily Vol was the neighbouring student. He had snapped his fingers, eliciting a bright flash from both our lockers.

“Go ahead.” He said with a smile and I did just that. I was greeted by a couple of books varying from History, science, math and astronomy, he even made a bag for me with my cutie mark on it.

I turned to look at him and gave a quick kiss.

“Thank you, honey.” I said as he opened his. His eyes grew wide as he opened it. I took a peek on what he saw and I looked at him with disapproving look. A gun locker, he made a gun locker.

“Really?” I said as I looked around to see if anyone was around.

“I didn't mean for that to happen, really I didn't.” Vol said, slamming the locker shut and snapping his fingers again, he then opened it and found some text books and a bag. He picked up the bag and snapped his fingers for the third time.

“You know, I’ve been thinking about something…” I said as we were walking.

“What is it?” Vol inquired.

“About Rex. What did Michael said to you? You seemed pretty shocked.” I told him.

He frowned at that question. “Twilight, not now. I’ll tell you at another time.” He sighed. “But, in all honesty, it really was obvious.”

“Why’s that?”

“It was staring right in our faces and we chose to ignore it.” He said in a deadly serious tone, which sent chills up my spine. “How could I not have seen that? Now I feel like an total asinine idiot.”

“H-hey, it’s okay. It’s not like you could have predicted any of this happening.” I tried to calm him down, but all that did was achieving the exact opposite.

“No, but I should have guessed it. I’ve seen his type many times, and they are almost, always, right about certain events that could potentially take place.” Vol explained. “Such as now. He somehow knew a force lurking within the shadows were plotting something. He’s probably right about us being keys towards something more.”

I stared at him for a moment before he continued. “Heh. It’s funny, how someone can guess about upcoming events. Hell, Rex couldn't ignore the signs, even if he wanted to. He’s a Patriotic Saint.” I raised a brow at that last part.

“What’s that suppose to mean?” I asked him.

“It means, Rex’s the very definition of what a true soldier is.”

“So, he’s a raging killing machine, who lusts for the blood of his enemies. Swears at any and all who ticks him off slightly. And just not give a damn about anything else.” I commented.

“I’m sorry, but would you care to correct yourself.” I froze when he said that. It was in a low, but firm tone, that when he looked at me, he was angry. “Because I sure as Hell don’t like it when people start talking smack shit. Especially towards those that even gave a damn about saving your worthless life.”

I was shaking in fear under that glare of his, but when he realised that he was going too far, he sombered up and hugged me. “I’m sorry Twi. I didn't mean to act like that.”

“I know.” I whispered as I returned the hug.

“Then you also know that what you said is really offensive towards him.” He said. “He might have laughed it off, maybe. But I wouldn’t risk it, and neither should you.”

“But what about his attitude?” I asked as we separated. “He has been unreasonably aggressive.”

“There are a multitude of reasons, but we’ll leave it for later.” As he said that, the school bell rang. “C’mon, we got History first.” He lead the way to the classroom.

I was giddy on the inside, seeing as how I’m finally going to learn about Humanity’s history. I mean, I’ve been trying to get as much knowledge and understanding about it from the three. Vol wouldn't speak about it, nor Jak. Rex… Well I didn't want to enrage him with the questions. He seemed like the type to keep a tight lip about it, probably more so than the other two. Once we got there, entering inside, I was surprised to see Tirek as the teacher of this class.

“Ah! It’s the new students I’ve been hearing about.” I hid behind Vol a little bit, feeling a bit uneasy about this. “Heh heh, come now young lady. No need to be shy.”

“Sorry teach, she’s sometimes gets nervous meeting new faces.” Vol explained. I puffed my cheeks at that.

“Well, apologies for the scare. Please take your seats.” He said and we moved to our desks.

“Geez, thanks a lot, you cheeky asswipe.” I whispered, in a hissing way, at him.

He snickers quietly. “You’re welcome, honey bunny.”

Annoyed, I kicked him across from me, only to have the teacher and everyone else laugh at us.

“Oh my, lovers quarrel.” Tirek commented, and I hid my face behind some books. “Alrighty then, now let’s get started…”

POV: Jak
Location:???

‘Fuck that shit, I don't care if it's temporary, I'm not sitting down to listen in on useless lectures, not again.’ I thought as I traversed through the empty hallway.

“The day I go back to school will be the day were Metal heads make peace.” I said to myself, finally finding locker as punched it open.

“Always works.” I said, looking through the contents of my locker, finding some Eco crystals, my morph gun and Jet-board.

I took the crystals and Jet-board while putting the gun inside the backpack. As I placed it inside, I took notice of something inside the bag.

I reached into the bag and pulled it out. My eyes grew wide as I looked at the item in question.

“How the?” I said, not able to finish my sentence. My mom's necklace, it was my mother's necklace. She gave it to me the day I left for E3 for good luck.

“But, I left it back at Haven.” I said as I noticed neatly folded note in the bag and pulled it out.

“I know this meant a lot to you, so I took the liberty to get it and give it back to you.” -G

I stared at the note, more specifically the letter G at the end. It was written somewhere else, in a movie I think it was.

I then remembered the movie Evan almighty. The letter G was written exactly like in the movie, by pen no less. I stared at the note for what felt like hours and just shrugged. I grabbed my backpack and placed the strap over my shoulder.

I set down the board, activating it just a few inches of the ground and hoppe on. I leaned a bit forwards to set the Jet-board moving.

I stomped on the accelerator, making the board speed through the hallway. I briefly saw our little thief walking by as I zoomed passed her.

I looked back as she glared at me with hate, making me chuckle, though she did look cute while being angry.

I shook my head at the thought and sped up again until I saw the exit. I quickly got off the Jet board, making it deactivate as I picked it up, giving me a running start. I stopped just a few inches away from smacking the door and went outside.

I noticed that I wouldn't get any privacy as I saw other students outside, so I began climbing the walls of the school. I could hear murmurs of disbelief from the people that had noticed me.
‘Fucking dragon enhanced hearing.’ I thought as I took hold of the ledge of the roof and hoisted myself up with little trouble. Once on top of the building, I was alone, just like I wanted it to be.

I also noticed that the roof was cleaner than others I've seen and proceeded to sat down, cross legged.

I began to meditate the way Samos taught me to keep me in check. During my meditation, me and Hyde have been getting to know each other a little more.

‘And that's why I can't go through your memories.’ Hyde explained as I opened my eyes afters two hour of meditating.

‘So until I allow you to do so, you're left in the dark.’ I summarized his long explanation.

‘In a nutshell, yes’ He said as I took hold of my bag besides me and opened it, pulling out a blank notebook I'm going to use.

‘You like her.’ Hyde said all of a sudden, making me freeze in place.

‘What?’ I asked, curious to know what he meant.

‘Don't hide it, I know you like that thief.’ and that's when I chose to ignore the annoying fucker.

‘She's cute and all but there's no way I like her.’ I thought as I began to draw after so three years without doing so.

After a long debate with myself on what to draw, I decided to draw the girl from earlier.

Half an hour it took to finish the drawing, I guess I still got it. I looked at the now finished drawing with color.

I closed the notebook, finished drawing for now and laid down on the concrete using my bag as a pillow and dozed off.

I was rudely woken up when I felt someone stomp on my stomach, only making me open my eyes due to my very high pain tolerance.

I grabbed the foot of my attacker and pushed it up, causing them to fall down. I sat up as I heard the loud thud of someone hitting the floor and saw Sunset.

“The fuck you want?” I asked, angry at her attack.

“I'm here to tell you, I run this school, meaning I can make your life a living hell.” She said, quickly standing up. I raised an eyebrow at her remark.

“You mean you can overpass the hell I've been through being experimented for two years, fighting a war I had no part of and killing someone that was after my head just for the fun of it?” I asked, knowing that she couldn't top any of those. She stared at with wide eyes before shaking her head and proceeded to glare at me.

“This your only warning.” She said, walking towards the entrance of the roof.

“Right, well, when you want to shoot me in the head, give me a heads up, you'll be doing me a favor.” I said as she walked inside and closed the door behind her. I felt my shirt get wet from the inside.

I pulled up my shirt to see that she had pierced my stomach and caused it to start bleeding. I stared at the wound as it just stitched itself back together.

I sighed as I took out my notebook again and flipped it to a blank page, then began to write down a poem I heard a long time ago.

‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I...
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.’ -Robert Frost

After writing it down, I closed the notebook and placed it back in my bag. I then laid back down, and began to contemplate my life.

POV: Carolus Rex
Location: CHS Cafeteria

After having done two classes, morning tea came around. During those two periods, some students seem to have come to liking my training. As for the rest, well they were still a bunch of fat fucks that needed a kick up the ass. Even if they were skinny, doesn't mean they’re fit.

Walking in the Cafeteria, I spotted Twilight and Vol.

“Hey kitties. How’s it been for you lot?” I asked the pair.

“Don't call us that.” Vol said in a serious tone.

“Shut the fuck up and play the part.” I told him with a deadpan expression, as he mumbled about something.

“So, where has our elvish prick ran off to?” This seems to caught their attention.

“You know, I forgot all about him.” Twilight commented. “He just left us when we went to our first class.”

“Stupid shit head.” I muttered.

“Relax, I know where he is.” Vol said.

“Don’t care, just make him go to class. Beside, I have all three of you for last.”

Vol was about to say something but I held up a hand as I listened in on a conversation about the elf in question.

“Did you hear about that new student? The one with the elf ears?”

“I heard he scaled up one of the schools building walls…”

“No way! None of that can be true! I mean, come on…”

“I saw him do it! Those of us that didn’t have a class were outside!”

Sighing at this, I shook my head. Well, all three of us were. “That stupid son of a bitch.” I commented quietly.

“Yep. That sounds like something he would do.” Vol stated, while Twilight just nodded her head.

“Hey!” We heard someone calling out. “Earth to newbies!” Turning towards the source, we found ourselves looking at Rainbow Dash.

“What is it you want?” Vol asked her.

“I just wanted to tell you that your pointy eared friend is on the rooftops.” She explained, and we rolled our eyes.

“Yeah, we figured as much.” I told her. “No need to tell us twice. Everyone’s talking about him.” She was about to say something else, but I held my hand up to her. “Save it. C’mon, let’s go see him.”

With that said, we got up and headed out to find Jak.

Jak
CHS, Roof
Meanwhile

After napping a little more, I had remembered what Samos told me not to long ago. He said that I have the ability to use all the other Eco types, he said that if I wanted to, I could become The sage of all Eco.

I took out my notebook and began to write in precursor text the words Life, Nature and Earth. Once I finished writing it down, the texts began to shine in a bright green light.

I sat in a cross legged position again with my eyes closed, ready to meditate and began to connect with the green eco.

“In order to be able to connect with all green eco, you need to have a calm mind, forget the things that anger you and be at peace with nature.” Samos’ words rang through my head as I followed his steps. Forgetting all who enrage me, forgetting all those who've betrayed me and clearing my mind of my past life.

I soon began to hear whispers, thousands of whispers around me. I couldn't make heads or tails in what they were saying throughout it all.

“It's that time again birdy.” A voice as I tried to focus.

“We require water, humans!” Another voice said.

“Quiet, the sage has appeared!” A third voice said, followed by silence. I opened my eyes and I saw that I was surrounded by green, I raised an eyebrow at the eerie silence.

“Um, Hello?” I said to the plant life around the school. I received a chorus of hello’s and hi.

“Welcome Sage, we know you need answers and we'll be happy to provide you with them” I heard one say.

“Can I identify you as Zulu?” I asked, earning a yes from the voice known as Zulu.

“Alright then, first off; How do you know me?” I asked Zulu, earning murmurs from the voices, then silence.

“We knew, our creators the ones you call The Precursors told us.” Zulu answered. I facepalmed, knowing that the precursors are everywhere I go.

“We know why you're here in our world, Great Sage.” I heard a different voice.

“The ones behind all this have plans, plans that could very well turn the other world into the New Dark Maker Capitol, but they aren't the only ones.”The voice explained.

“The same race that's waging war back home.” I said to myself.

“Gahhh, Can it get any worse!?” I shouted through the green eco channel, furious beyond belief.

The anger cut off my connection, leaving a massive amount of pain in my eyes due to having them open and not blinking. I screamed in pain and anger.

“I'll fucking kill every last one of them.” I said to myself as my skin turned grey while claws grew out. I held back my anger, like I always do and went to lie back down

‘Why didn't I die back at Haven?’ I thought, letting sleep take me again.

I heard footsteps walking towards me. Of course I tried to ignore it, but what I felt next was truly painful. Getting crump at bed in the stomach wasn’t fun. Excelling a breath, I clutched my guts.

“What the… Fuck?” I wheezed out.

“Exactly what we want to know, Jak.” Oh shit, it’s Rex and that. “And you’re turning grey. Control yourself.” He stated firmly, which made me cringe.

Getting up I told them why. “Look guys, we got bigger problems. The ones behind this are making allies, real allies. The Dark Makers are in on it as well.”

“Oh great…” Vol shook his head. “Now they’re going throughout the cosmos to gather the meanest, toughest, baddest motherfuckers.” He groaned.

“But they need to select those that can stand up against us.” Rex said. “So who and where? The Dark Makers made the list, either to troll Jak, or they are a force to be reckon with.” He stated.

“I’m not so sure myself. I might have to tally up the charts for potential adversaries when we get to our place.” Vol stated.

“I’m at a lost here.” Twilight spoke up. “I mean, Vol, you said you travelled throughout the multiverse, creating and/or destroying worlds. Shouldn’t you know all of them?”

“It’s not that simple honey. There are some universes that tend to stem from the rest.” Vol explained.

“Such as?” Rex asked.

“Remember Spyro?” Vol asked us all.

“You gotta be kidding me.” I groaned at this.

“No. I can interact within worlds and such. But I can’t add any form of elements that are already in place.”

“So, what? You were that old hermit?” Rex inquired.

“Yeah, that I was.” Vol answered. “I will admit, not my best set. Nor the fact that I was a bit of an jackass to Cynder.”

“Well, shit. You think they might bring Malefor into the frame?” Rex asked.

“Hell no! We can literally fuck his shit up, without using half of our powers!” Vol exclaimed, laughing at that. “I mean, sure, he committed genocide on any and all! But comparing him to us is like making a terrible joke!”

“Still, if they picked a little girl to become a threat to us, what are the odds of that?” Rex said, which actually got us thinking. “See? Isn’t it odd to put her in a position where she’s most likely to die?”

“Hey now, let’s not jump to conclusion.” Vol stated. “Father said that she’s a pawn. So we save her.” Quietly, I let out a sigh.

“We save her, they’ll kill her. Did you forget about that outcome?” Rex retorted.

“Damn it!” Vol growled. “They would place a contingency plan on her. No witnesses, no informations.”

Before any of us could say anything else, the bell rang.

“We better get going. Jak, go to class.” Rex said to me.

“Oh c’mon man…” I groaned.

“This wouldn’t have happen if you didn’t draw attention to yourself. Now you’ll suffer the consequences.” Rex stated as we all walked off.

“At least I've been doing shit to find out more on our situation.” I said, grabbing my bag.

“What do you want out of it? A fucking medal?” Rex snarked.

“No, but a simple thank you would be nice.” I said as I started to walk towards the edge.

“Yeah, thanks a lot! Great work, you made us proud!” Vol sarcastically said.

“Listen you Fuck wit, I nearly lost my eyesight trying find clues.” I said, turning to look at the three. Vol gave me a confused look.

“Anger and green eco do not, I repeat, do not mix, like at all.” I said.

“So? Vol can give back your eyesight, dumbass.” Rex said.

“Seriously, you need help with your anger.” I said, hopping of the edge and landing on my feet. I then walked in through the front doors.

“I’m not the only one.” I jumped from Rex when he said that.

“I can control mine, years of depression and hate can do that.” I said to him, showing my grey arm as it returned to its normal color.

“I’ve been into more shit than you’ll ever be.”

“That's because you're not mortal, unlike you I am.” I said to him.

“Not a normal one, that’s for sure.”

“No one is ever declared normal.” I said with chuckle.

“Guess not.” He said as he walked off. “I have all three of you kitties for last. This should keep you fit as hell.”

“Don't expect me to do anything, I still need to find out more on who's behind all this. Besides, I hunt every day for food back at the forest and I don't slack around, I keep my Eco powers in check along with trying to figure out how to become a full Sage. ” I said to him.

Although, that creepy smile of his came back. “Unfortunately, you don’t have much of a choice. Wag my class and I’ll hunt you down.”

“Fine, but I'm not using your training, I'm a Wastelander and I vowed to my king to be one till the day I die. So, I'll just be training my reflexes and fighting.” I said.

“Again, you don’t have a choice. Damas promise doesn't apply to me, nor to anyone else.”

“It's either my method or you'll have to kill, or torture me either way I don't care what you say, what you are but when I make a promise, I tend to keep them.” I said, walking away.

But then he grabbed my shoulder, and I was about to shove him off when… I saw it. He held a look that can set anything on fire. Not even an entire army of the Krimzon Guard, or Wastelanders, or even Metalheads, can withstand this kind of thing. This is all of the fears he can hold on you. No! I won’t break! I can’t go back on my word.

“Is that supposed to do something or?” I asked him.

“Seriously, My mom scares me more than you do.” I said with a chuckle. Only to get kneed in the stomach.

“Going to have to better than that, ol’ boy!” I said with a laugh.

“How about that girlfriend of yours?” He whispered.

“Seriously? That's the way you're going, Praxis did the same with Surprise.” I replied with a grin.

But he wasn’t even getting started it seems. Grabbing my head, he started applying pressure, which really hurts like Hell. And to make matters worse, he shoves me into one of the lockers.

“Come on! Kill me!” I shouted at him with a wide grin.

“No.” He stated, which made me confused. “It’s not going to cut it.”

“A warrior must finish his enemy, so come on, end it, so I can go back home.” I said, whispering the last part.

He looks down at me, holding a face of disapprovement. “Is that what she would want?” He asked.

“What?” I asked at his sudden question.

“You’re not the only one, who never got to say a proper goodbye.” Rex said, which held some anger in it. Letting go of me, he walks off, not looking back at me. “I’ll let you off the hook for now. Just don’t tempt fate.”

Everyone was staring at me, some even seem to hate me now, heh fuck them. Soon they all went back to whatever they were doing, while I was left to wonder what he meant by...her.

“Ugh, you would've killed if you saw me this way, mom.” I said as I sat up and held on to her necklace.

I felt a few tears flow down but I wiped them away and stood up.

Sunset Shimmer

Okay, that completely failed. Trying to scare that elf thing or whatever didn’t seem to work. Not only that, but Twilight Sparkle is here as well, along with some company.

“Better go talk to them about our next move.” With that said, I started to make my way towards the basement of the school. Luckily, no one knows it, not even the principal herself.

Making sure I wasn’t being followed, I opened the door and closed it behind me, locking it to be extra sure we had privacy. Walking down the flight of stairs, I came to an wide open, empty space. Well, it was, before I activated a Comms panel to arise from the floor.

“Your call is unexpected, Ms. Shimmer. It better be important.”

“Look, Twilight Sparkle is here with some company.” I told the forever irritated assholes. “Not to mention, you didn’t tell me about male Alicorns existed.”

“...So it worked. And if our intel is correct HE should be with them.”

“What are you on about? Who’s he?” I asked them, until it clicked. “That elf freak? That’s who you want?”

“He may look like a broken man wanting nothing but death for himself, he's the bane in our existence.”

“Okay… What about Twilight and that? What do you want me to do with them?” I asked them, changing the subject. “What do you see in them?”

“They are not of any concern, our leader had said that they weren't allowed to interfere. Now that we have located the Hero of Time, we can finally destroy him! And soon we'll be able to reclaim what's ours!”

“Why do I get the feeling you jinxed this whole thing?”

“Watch your tongue, mortal!”

“Look! All I’m saying is that one Alicorn who chased me was pretty strong. I’m not even sure if that beast you created was enough to kill him.” I told them what happened.

“You still don't get it, do you? It wasn't supposed to work, all you did was bait them, bringing our true target along with them.”

“If this fails, it’s all on you.” I stated firmly. “Bringing all of them here is bad enough.”

“If all else fails, we'll just blow them up along with the entire planet. This time, no Planetary Defenses and it will be easy with just a press of a button. If that doesn't work, there are millions of scattered across the multiverse, we'll just keep trying.”

“WHAT!? DESTROY THE PLANET!?” I was shocked by this. “THIS WASN’T THE DEAL!!”

“Ah yes the deal, it seems now that we know where to find our target, you're no longer needed after all. You'll just have sit and watch what you've cause, millions of innocent lives dead in minutes and complete annihilation.”

“No…” I fell to knees when they said that. “So, I was just a tool…”

“Aww don't feel so down, you weren't the only one who we've used and they ended up dead by his hands and his alone.”

“And that’s suppose to make me feel better?” I said, tears starting to fall.

“No, it was just to let you know of your eminent de-”

They didn’t get to finish when I heard the door being forced open. Sounded like someone kicked it open. Soon footsteps can be heard walking down the stairs.

“I sensed them here, Dark Maker piece of shit!” Oh god, it’s him.

“Heh! So it would seem.” Wait… Him too!? That red Alicorn!?

“I still don’t understand why you’re here. I mean, we got into a hissing fit with each other!” Are they arguing?

“Simple: Sunset has PT next. I did say I’ll hunt down those who wag my class. Also, the whole fighting, it’s gonna be the norm for us lot.”

“Whatever, find anything that's Dark Maker Tech, I may not know how to find them but I know how to reprogram anything of theirs to tell me how long we have.”

“Well, if I have to guess; it will be on the Fall Formal Day. I mean, how else are they gonna introduce themselves?”

“That's just a guess I need facts, if those fuckers get in range, they won't hesitate to blow this planet up. I'm also going to need it to create a sort of E.M.P, an Eco Magnetic Pulse.”

“Dude, there’s only one room.” Hearing them reaching the room I was in, I didn’t know what to do.

“I swear if you fuckers are in here, I’ll fucking gut you and feed you to a crocadog!”

“I don’t sense their presences, only their Comms. They’re just gonna talk horseshit. But is that more than enough?” As they appeared before me, the elf guy looked from me to the Comms panel, and smiled.

“Fuck yeah, if we're lucky the thing recorded a transcript.” The elf guy said, picking up the panel.

“Well, well, well. If it isn’t the Hero of Time himself.”

“Oh my God, that was a one time thing! Get it through your thick skull, you filthy rats!”

“He ain’t the only one here, you fuckasses.”

“Ah yes, Carolus Rex, The Man of War himself. Though it saddens me that I have to say, this isn't your fight.”

“I'll just kick your furry tails, I don't need a fucking cannon to kill you.” The elf said, acting as if this happens on a daily basis.

The other one laughed. “That’s more like it! Just make sure you skin every last one of those furry fucks while you’re at it.” Oh my god, those two are insane.

“Listen, you fucks. I've taken an entire ship down single handedly, sure the cannon took care of the rest but who's to say I won't find your reactor and blow it up, or take my time in ripping you limb from limb! And all this is to honor my King, if it was for my own gain, you'll just be another kill on my list.”

The Dark Makers just laughed. “Ah yes, King Damas. Tell me, how did you feel, knowing you let him die before you, unable to save him, even if you did try?”

“Like he said to me once before, a battle cannot be one without sacrifices. The Greater the sacrifice, the greater the victory will be and his was all I needed to unlock my True Dark form.” The elf said.

“Of course! Then again, Rex has also experienced such tragedies. So really, you both are broken being. Whether mortal, or immortal, it’s all the same.”

“Heh, I've been broken for a long, long time. Knowing that I'm broken won't stop me. Besides, I've seen worse cases.” The elf said.

“It sure as hell didn’t stop me either. None, and I mean none, of their sacrifices were in vain.” The red one, Carolus Rex, said. “So if this is all you have to show, then you’re just a disappointment.”

The Dark maker raised a hand with only three fingers up.

“Three days, three ships, all to see his true potential. Rex, this isn't your fight, that'll be for later, an old friend of yours wants to see you again and she's ecstatic.”

At the mention of that, Rex seemed to be really pissed at this. “She’s dead. I killed her, and was she a bitch to kill.” He growled.

“Our knowledge on life and death, along with our superior technology have made it possible.”

“And the other one, Volburaal will be having a small family reunion, it'll have wine, beer and a sickle to the throat!”

The room was silent, tensions building, it was more frightening than I thought. Until, Rex smiled. Which confused all of us, including the Dark Makers themselves.

“Tell me something…” He spoke up. “Did she told you rodents everything about me?”

At this, the Dark Makers growled in frustration. “Unfortunately, no. She only told us that title of yours, the one she gave you.”

“Rex?” The elf guy said. “What is it you’re not telling us?”

He chuckled a little. “Jak, don’t you see? The Dark Makers done fuck up.”

“What are you…?” He asked, but then trailed off. Thinking this over, his eyes widen at the realisation, before smiling himself. “Oh my god, you are so right.”

Rex nodded. “Yep.”

“What in the blazes are you two talking about!?” The Dark Makers demanded.

“Think about what you said before. About him not being involved in this.” The elf stated.

“Yes, and it’s true! He is not--!” They stopped before they could finish. “No…” The Dark Makers eyes widen in shock.

“Oh yes indeed.” Rex said, that creepy smile never leaving him. “That was from before you said you lot brought those we’ve either killed, or locked away.”

“As a matter of fact!” The elf added. “You lot weren’t suppose to talk about them. But now you blurted it out, they’re involved in this, more so as I am.” My eyes widen when the two of them explained this. Even the Dark Makers were dumbfounded by this.

“So, now that you fuck this whole operation up, I guess your providers will be sending her to kill you all.” Rex said, making the Dark Makers afraid. He chuckled at this. “Now, now. Fret not, she won’t come to kill you just yet. But that also means you’ll have to watch your six, seeing as you’re gonna need to fight on both fronts.” Okay, this guy needs to cool down. He seems to be enjoying this far too much.

“Wow! For those who seem to claim themselves to being the smartest, you sure don’t think things through very thoroughly.” The elf… You know, I getting of calling him that! Jak commented, seemingly making the Dark Makers sweat. They look afraid… They are afraid.

“Well, thanks for the invitation. Personally, I would have invited myself, but that’s not needed anymore.” Rex said. “So, without further ado….”

“W-wait a minute! Please!”

“Hmm…?”

“Y-y-you can’t l-leave us to this fate! We c-can make a deal!” They shouted in desperation.

“Sorry, but no promises are going to be made.” Rex said coldly to them. “Especially from the stunts you pulled off.”

“B-b-but--!”

“Although…” Rex held up a finger. “I can tell you something.”

“Really!?” Something about this doesn’t feel right.

“Sure.” He said with a sinister grin. “I can tell you something she hasn't told you yet.”

“A weakness!?” They asked, as they waited for the answer.

What Rex told them, isn’t what they were expecting, but it did explain why he keeps wanting to meddle in something that doesn't concern him. “She never told you about my other titles I’ve obtained over the years. I’m one of the three Gods of Anarchy. And with good reason why.”

They were staring at him, as if they were betrayed. “But… But you said…?”

“Ah, ah, ah! You thought it was a weakness I was going to tell you. When in reality, I didn’t made such a notion.” He explained. “And why the long face? You were the ones who shot yourselves in the foot. As I said before, no promises are going to be made.”

“W-what!? No!”

“Goodbye, and good luck. You’re gonna need it.” With that said, he gave Jak the notion of cutting off communications with them.

“N-NO! PLEASE, HELP US---!!!” Was the last thing we heard from them, before Jak pulled the plug.

“Well, that was rather dark. Even for you Rex.” Jak commented.

“You only know on what you see me do. That doesn’t explain everything about my being.” Rex stated.

“Now I know you really are a man of war…”

“The Man of War.” He corrected Jak. “Then again, anyone can become one.”

“From the sound of things, she gave you that title for a reason. Among other things.” Jak said as he eyed him suspiciously. “What else are you hiding?”

“Now’s not the time…”

“But--!”

“If any of you run into her, get out of there. That’s all I can tell you. Make sure Vol knows about this too.” With that said, he starts walking up the stairs. “As for you Sunset, you’re in detention for today.”

“Aww…” I whined at this.

“Jak, you’re on duty, make sure she’s with you at all times.”

“WHAT!?” We both shouted out.

“Did I fucking stutter?” He said rhetorically.

Groaning, we both followed up after him.

“Can this get any worse?” I muttered.

“And you just jinxed us.” Jak said.

“Sorry…”

“Yeah, you better be. Now I want you to tell me about that whole Fall Formal thing…” Great, now I’m gonna be interrogated. “You owe us that much, especially when you stole Twilight’s crown.”

“Okay, I guess you have a point…”

Though I could hear the elf mutter something about becoming a Sage before the three days were up.

Jak

Seeing Rex leave, allowing me to dismantle the communication panel, I got to work without a care of the world.

“So~, about what I said earlier.” I heard Sunset speak out as I punched the screen and took out what I needed, a tablet of Dark Maker preset coordinates.

“The empty threat? What about it?” I asked as I saw the millions upon millions of coordinates, ranging from Haven City to...what the actual Fuck?

“Yeah, um.” I held up a hand to keep her quiet.

“Don't worry about it, not the first time that's happened. If I'm not mistaken that's like the twentieth time someone threatened me.” I said, Looking at the coordinates carefully.

“What?” She asked, confused at my statement. I sighed at this while beginning to translate some of the encrypted dialogue.

“I said, it wasn't the first time. Certainly not the last.” I said to her as the tablet gave a spark of Dark eco.

“You seem to be calm about this? Even after finding out that I worked for them.” Sunset said, sitting besides me.

“I'm not a monster, a war machine yes but not a monster.” I said to her.

‘I beg to differ’ I heard Hyde say.

‘Quiet you!’ I mentally shouted. Soon the tablet showed a large button that said press.

I tapped the screen and felt the eco from it go haywire, dropping it on the ground, I quickly pulled out my morph gun as it showed a hologram projection of the stallion who made me a monster.

“Hello Jak, it's nice to see you again.” The hologram said as I lowered my aim.

“Your voice, it sounds as horrible as the day I saw you die.” I sneered at the projection.

“Getting launched fifteen feet in the air and having barrels of eco fall on top of you can really take a toll on someone. But enough about the past, I've been informed of our leader about one the rats spoiling the fun. Let me explain, this is but a test, a test each of you have to take.” He said.

“And if we refuse?” I asked him, only getting a smirk from the projection.

“We've surrounded each of your respective worlds with twenty planet destroyer ships, refuse and they'll open fire. The boss wants to fight you, but said that all of you aren't ready.” He explained.

“You're telling me this because?” I said, weirded out on the whole ordeal while Sunset stood their in confusion.

“Well, it gives you time to train. Remember, if any of your friends interfere in another's test, their world will pay the price.” Then the projection faded back into the tablet as the latter continued to spew out coordinates.

“Fuck you too, Praxis.” I said as I picked the tablet back up and snapped it half.

“Don't you need that!?” Sunset shouted, seeing the broken halves of the tablet.

“Not any more, we have to listen to them, everything is at stake here.” I said as I sat back down on the floor and buried my face into my hands.

“This just keeps getting better and better…”

Author's Note

Foreshadowing of sorts.