Tales from Tinies.

by MrAquino


School of Friendship. (Part 2 of 3)

What started off promising was flushed down the toilet in the following weeks. The first week had everyone excited to learn, but it quickly died. Even for the tiny students, the only excitement they received was when they were picked up by their partner, but even then that got tiring. As it seemed, Twilight's new school of friendship was so boring, a game of monopoly turned into the most thrilling thing to watch. It was all thanks to Head Mistress’ Twilight's need to follow the guidelines of the EEA. Every time one of their professors tried to do an activity that was actually exciting, Twilight would intervene, instead having everyone sit down, read from a textbook, and write everything down on their notes. The groans quickly grew with each day.

Of course, not all was bad. As Twilight stated, no creature was allowed to eat any Tiny… even if said creature and Tiny were willing to test it out. Nick and Smolder were forbidden to do so, making this impossible for either of them to try it out. Each time Smolder tossed Nick into her mouth, one of the professors grabbed her from behind and performed the Heimlich maneuver, making the dragon hack out an angry Nick. And at night, when everyone was supposedly asleep, when Smolder tried to eat Nick, Professor Pinkie appeared from out of the shadows, elbow dropped onto Smolder, which fired out Nick, who landed on his bed, leaving a wheezing Smolder who was now frightened by Pinkie, who came in and vanished seemingly out of thin air.

With the weeks passing, Phillip got used to Yona’s unique way of talking, and her rather outgoing, loud conversations on how Yaks were great. It was kinda annoying, but boy, he didn't want to get on her bad side, and she grew a liking to him. Thanks to her rather thick fur, scaling her was quite easy for Phillip, something he wasn't great at for the first few days, needing a lot of help to get up. And at night, despite Yona's really loud snoring, he found it rather funny that she inhaled most things, mostly moths, into her mouth, before exhaling. Plus, it got a bit chilly at night, so her fur was like heaven… until she rolled onto him, trapping him under her entire body, waking up as a sweaty mess.

So far, Ellie and Ocellus’ relationship blossomed. Despite Ocellus being a changeling and turning into practically anything, she mostly stayed in her human form so Ellie would feel comfortable. Most saw their friendship as being the sweetest thing they could see, most even mistaking the two to be lost sisters. But as of late, Ocellus turned to her regular form… at only a fraction of her size. Despite having a hard outer shell, Ellie was comfortable giving the changeling a hug, even holding on tight whenever Ocellus flew them to their next class.

Despite having a rough start, Edgar and Gallus began to start to get along… kinda. It became apparent that being a more natural predator, Edgar was pounced a lot by the Griffin. The Griffin’s talons could easily slice him, but Gallus always had a cocky smirk when he caught him. In a way, Edgar can see that despite having a cool guy attitude, Gallus cared about him… he just didn't want to show it.

Unlike the others, Jasmine took a huge disliking to Silverstream. Silverstream's near endless energy made Jasmine want to smack the Hippogriff. Of course, if she did, Silver would most likely see it as a love tap, and might think of it as a game. Every insult thrown at her went over the bird's head, with the only time Jasmine could tolerate her is when they're reading in the library. But even then, Jasmine was appalled when Silver got a good grade on a test.

The more neutral of them all was Kathy and Sandbar. To the colt’s surprise, his partner was really silent, barely speaking unless asked about the topic at hoof by one of the professors. When she did talk that wasn't a question in class, it always somehow went back to her parents, mostly just random stuff about them with a higher vocabulary thrown in time to time. That, and she kept latching herself to Sandbar, laying on his fur and massaging him. He didn't mind it all that much, but he couldn't help but think how weird she is.

Despite all of this, all 12 of these students attended the same class and dreaded the following days. On one hand, it was interesting to see different students from different races in the same class. But on the other, everyone just looked bored, wanting the day to end as fast as possible. The tiny students wished they could just go home now. At least they could only worry about what they're going to eat.


School bell rang loudly through the halls of massive castle students walked out into the halls all of them slumped shouldered and sighing ever so loudly showing how bored and eager all the students were ready to leave the school behind like a bad memory.

The twelve students walked in a group with their human partners walking beside them or riding on top of them, all showing a look of aggravation and tension much like their partners. Edgar and Gallus shared angry scowls that were near identical; Smolder’s arms stayed limp as she walked with Nick laid atop her head with a blank expression; Yona’s head slumped down, her chin almost dragging on the floor leaving Philip to pat her on the side of her head as he walked beside her; Ellie and Ocellus sheepishly walked alongside each other with Ellie not wanting to bother Ocellus as she carried her; Kathy sat in Sandbar’s mane, propping her hand under her chin she kept sighing and made a bunch of random noises to try keep herself from being bored.

“Is this what boring is? Am I bored?” Silverstream asked.

“Yes genius! You’re bored.” Jasmine rolled her eyes proceeding to walk with her.   
“Ugh! I can’t believe these ponies are the heroes of Equestria.” Smolder growled.

“Hey come on, these ponies saved all of us from the Storm King I’m sure they mean well.” Sandbar said trying to sound more positive.

“Really how? By boring him into stone.” Gallus snarked

“Heh good one.” Edgar chuckled a little.

“Our teachers are um…. A little different than I expected...” Ocellus frowned looking a bit disappointed.

“I.. I thought this was going to be fun and help us learn..” Ellie shared in Ocellus’s disappointment.     

“UGH! PONY SCHOOL WASTE OF TIME! Yak school teach yak how to braid yak hair! Braiding yak hair…”

“Easy girl your going to f-” Philip tried to stop Yona from getting too angry and missing her step to avoid her long bangs, but she stepped on them and began to fall forward and then rolling into a giant ball of fluff and knock right into Smolder and Nick causing both dragon and human to fly into the air from the impact of the little yak and then land with a loud thud. “Fall….” Philip face palmed.

Smolder’s eyes danced in circles as tiny hazzy dragons circled around her head she rubbed her head quickly realizing Nick was not on her head she began to panic a bit getting up and hearing a low mumble from behind her, she looked back to see Nick stuck to her left shoulder and quickly pealed him off holding him in the palm of her clawed hand. “Hey you okay dweeb?”

“Ow… Ow… My head..” Nick rubbed his head. “Ow.. Ow.. My everything…” The boy mumbled in pain making the orange dragon stare down the yak in anger. She approached Yona who was on her back with her stubby legs sticking up in the air.

“So. Is there anything in Yakyakistan that isn’t the best?” She asked mockingly.

The young yak flipped herself back onto her legs and huffed. “YES! Wait… NO! Yaks best.” She closed her eyes showing off her blind pride.

“Oh really? Hmmm no claws, no wings, no fire. What is it exactly your proud of again?” Smolder smirked.

“YAK DESTROY DRAGON!” Yona’s lips curled up like a mad dog’s as she shouted ready to pounce on Smolder.

“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Hey take it easy now.” Sandbar quickly got between the two trying to keep them apart so they wouldn’t fight. “Smolder these no need to harsh Yona’s love for her heritage… Ok.”

“Aww are we not being all sweet and friendly to you. Pony!” Gallus glared Sandbar down Edgar quickly tapped on his head getting the griffon’s.

“Hey come on Gallus we don’t need to fight…”

“Oh give me a break your side with sissy pony boy over here?” Gallus pointed at Sandbar with her clawed thumb.

“Ooo! Ooo! Was that sarcasm? Cause none of you are being sweet or nice.” Silverstream cheerfully giggled.

“Ugh! Yes, genius, that was sarcasm!” Jasmine roared.

“Ppffff. Maybe dragons and griffins are just too tough for friendship.” Smolder smirked getting a fist bump from Gallus.

“YAKS TOUGH! Yak just not nasty! Like ugly blue chicken”   
 
“How are you calling nasty, you big klutz?” Gallus rammed his head into Yona’s making Edgar leap down his head to his neck.

“Ooo! Hall fight!” Silverstream shouted getting into a fighting pose. The rest of the students minus the humans and Ocelus and Sandbar all got into a fighting position ready to brawl with each other.  

“Come on Gallus come down please….” The nervous boy begged his partner.  

“HEY! Break it UP NOW!” Rainbow Dash quickly flew down between them pushing the two away from each other with her hooves leaving Applejack to tie up Gallus and Starlight to move the rest of the students away with her magic, even the ones who weren’t even going to fight.

“What is going on here?” Starlight demanded an answer

“Just a friendly discussion about the magic of friendship in school of friendship amongst friends.” Gallus smirked rolling his eyes. Applejack released the griffon from her rope and gave the students a stern stare.

“That’s it everypo,... Ugh every creature,... I mean EVERYONE GO TO YOUR CLASS NOW!” Applejack roared. The students all gathered each other up walking side by side with their partners as they walked away from the three mares and down the halls.

“I can’t believe this. Fights breaking out in the halls when there supposed to be learning friendship.” Applejack spoke

“And all the tiny students are wanting to leave and they’re calling me…. Egghead! Can you believe it.”          
     
“Are you trying to eat them again?” Applejack asked.

“No!...” Rainbow Dash blushed looking around nervously. “No!”

“I guess things aren’t going as by the book as Twilight planned…” Starlight frowned.

“It’s because we're terrible teachers! Face it guys this school isn’t going to work.” Rainbow Dash defeatedly slumped her head down.  

As the halls began to clear of other students going into there next classes, Smolder and Gallus met up much to the dismay of their partners. Of course, if they didn’t go with them, they threatened to eat both of them… Well, except for Nick, who was down for it. Sandbar stopped as was on his way to Rainbow Dash’s class when Kathy pulled on the tuffs of his mane pointing at Griffon and Dragon walking away from there assigned classes.

“Um guys Professor Dash’s class is this way….” The two ignored the pony’s words and continued on there way down the hall. Sandbar slowly followed behind.

“Where are you going?” Ocellus and Ellie stopped Smolder and Gallus in the hallway along with Yona and Silverstream as well as their partners. “You’re not skipping class are you?”

“Yep. That’s exactly what we're doing.” Smolder smirked giving Gallus a fist bump.

“I tried talking them out of it…” Edgar frowned looking very unamused.

“But friends and family day-” Silverstream blurted out.

“Is AFTER class. Just relax this is just a quick... mental health break.” Gallus made some hand gestures with his wing.       

“And can you be any louder…” Jasmine rubbed the front of her head as if she had a headache.

“Mental health break…Well if it means getting out of these classes I’ll join.” Phillip shrugged.

“Sounds legit. I’m in!”  Silverstream boomed.

“Me too.” The rest of the students agreed.

“I guess will both tag along too, just to make sure you all don’t get in trouble.” Sandbar nodded walking with the chuckling crowd. As they all walked down the hall they saw a shadow forming into the shape of Fluttershy along with her identifying humming.

“It’s Professor Fluttershy! We are so busted!” Silverstream put her claws up to her face looking horrified.

“Honestly can you be anymore louder?!?” Jasmine facepalmed.   

Ocellus quickly stepped ahead of the group and shapeshifted into the form of Rarity, Fluttershy turned the hall coming face to face with the fulse Rarity and students. “Oh my. What are you all doing aren't you all supposed to be in class?”

“Oh darling,...” The Rarity disguised Ocellus coughed a bit. “I’m taking the students on a small field trip, darling. To the lake to look at our darling reflections, darling.” Ocellus blinked and flipped her mane as the way she saw Rarity do in class many times.

“Oh that sounds nice, well you all have fun.” Fluttershy smiled and went on her way humming happily. As soon as Fluttershy made her way down the hallway Ocellus changed back to her real form and all the students laughed and ran down the opposite direction.

“Hey Ocellus I take back everything I said about you. You’re awesome.” Smolder gave her pat on the back as they ran.

“Oh thank you! Um… What did you say about me?”     

“I think we it's best if we don't ask.” Ellie spoke.


Soon enough, all the students gathered around a lake just outside of School. With the freedom they had, there was no need for any hostility, especially without Twilight barging in with her rulebook. All the giants sat next to each other, and in front of their feet was their partner, who were also sitting next to each other. They did what they wanted to do; just talk to each other. At least the Tiny students did, their partners just listened as they rested.

“Well, this sucks a lot.” Phillip spoke.

“Huh? Why's that?” Edgar asked.

“Y’know… being in a new world, I figured it would be fun to learn something new.”

“Like becoming a witch or wizard?” Ellie asked.

“I doubt this will be like Hogwarts.” Jasmine replied.

“You mean like something similar to college?” Nick asked.

“Isn't this already like a university?” Kathy asked.

“If it was, then this has got to be the worst one I've ever attended.” Phillip replied.

“Well, hopefully, this will be all over soon.” Edgar added. “So… where did you guys come from?”

“The Crystal Empire.” Ellie answered. “It's a bit chilly, but-”

“Nonono, I mean where did you guys come from? Like on Earth.”

“Oh! Canada.”

“Wait! You're Canadian?” Nick asked in shock.

“Well… not really. I was born in New York, but my parents took me to Canada.”

“Huh… that's weird.”

“Where are you from?” Edgar asked to Nick.

“Los Angeles. Born and raised there. Kinda dangerous, but very nice to live in. And since you're asking, where are you from?”

“Oh… Washington. Used to see the Lincoln memorial a lot during summer. What about you, Phillip?”

“... Ohio.” He answered. “Nothing to say, really.”

“That sounds dull.” Jasmine commented.

“Oh? And where are you from?”

“The UK.”

“Whoa! Really!?” Kathy asked in excitement. “I came from Florida! I don't remember where, but I was so glad to be with my parents when we landed here!… have I told you about my parents?”

“Only about a million times already.” Nick replied.

“A million times? That's preposterous! I think it's only two times already and-”

“Is there something up with you?” Edgar asked.

“What?”

“You're kinda… how shall I say, weird.”

“Normality is a construct that's made by the mass majority of a culture to reflect the identity that they praise.” An awkward silence fell. “Sorry, I mean to say that my parents told me that I'm under the spectrum.”

“Oh!” The rest spoke, followed by some more awkward silence, unsure how to act.

“Hey, I'm still normal in other ways! Like… what did you guys want to become when you got older?”

“Before or after we landed here?” Jasmine asked.

“Uh… both?”

“Well… if it's possible, I'd be a teacher. Something like a University professor, really; get paid to try to find new stuff and only give lessons quickly.”

“Not the sociable type, eh?” Nick asked.

“Yeah. You got a problem with that?”

“Oh no. Not at all. Just sounds boring.”

“And what would you be?”

“Easy: the next rock star legend! I've already got a guitar with me, and I've been practicing with it. I've been able to repeat ‘Smoke on the Water’ and ‘Black Betty’ to perfection.”

“Not too sure if that'll work.” Phillip spoke. “But I'm one to say; I wanted to become a football player for the NFL, most likely a defender. I may not be the fastest, but I know how to take folks down.”

“Heh, train with Yona and you can become the Hulk,” Ellie joked. “As for me, I've always loved to help people, but not in any insane way. I want them to release any emotional baggage, so a psychologist sounds like it fits up my alley. What about you, Edgar?”

“Me?” Edgar replied. “Well… I kinda always wanted to become a scientist, really. Plenty of stuff that needs to be remade, and plenty of new stuff as well. Especially with the minerals here!”

“So a rock scientist?” Kathy asked. “Well, since I asked this question, I want to become an Equestrian rider for the Olympics!”

“Wait, what!?” Sandbar asked in pure confusion, getting up and looking down at his partner. Kathy had a blank look on her face.

“Uh… I should ask my parents for help on that one.” The Tiny students had a collective laugh at it, though Sandbar still looked confused.

“Wait… isn't Friends and Family dad picnic about to start soon!?” Silverstream asked, picking up Jasmine.

“Heh, there's no need to worry.” Gallus said, getting up and picking up Edgar. “I'm pretty sure they'll start later. Grandpa Gruff LOVES to take his sweet time.”

“I think we should arrive a bit early,” Ocellus added, picking up Ellie gently. “Everyone will be there.”

“Oh crap! My parents will be here!” Phillip yelled, quickly scaling Yona's fur.

“I don't see the rush needed,” Nick said as Smolder picked him up.

“Ooh! I can't wait to show you my parents!” Kathy cheered, climbing up into Sandbar's mane. It was then that Gallus decided to do something a bit mischievous.

“Say, do you have a sensitive nose?” he asked Edgar.

“What's that got to-” Edgar replied, but was silenced as Gallus shoved him below his back paw. The boy struggled a bit, prompting Gallus to squeeze his paw a bit. In a few moments, Edgar was subdued; Gallus’ paws were both parts soft and rough, making the boy feel it as a rough massage. Gallus only chuckled as he kept his paw in a tight grip, picking up Sandbar and flying. Kathy held on tight to the colt’s mane for dear life.

“Oh, uh, sorry, Jazzy.” Silverstream apologized, quickly placing Jasmine in her back left claw. She tightened her grip, making her back claw similar to a cage in a way.

“I'm not!” Smolder shouted, shoving Nick into her mouth. Some drool escaped from her mouth, finding Nick to still be delicious. However, much to both of their disliking, she couldn't swallow him, since his parents were most likely there. Instead, she put Nick below her tongue.

Both the Dragon and Hippogriff picked up Yona by her front legs, causing the Yak’s back legs to kick wildly. Were Phillip not holding on to Yona’s fur tightly before, he sure was now.

“AHHH!!! YONA NO LIKE FLYING!!!” The yak screamed.

“You're telling me!” Phillip replied.

Ocellus opened her back shell and flew up, having Ellie hold onto her horn. All students were in the air together.

“Wow! We made a flying yak!” Silverstream commented. “Can there be anything crazier!?”

“Actual brain cells!” Jasmine yelled from behind, pushing her partner’s claws apart to get some breathing space.

“Hmm… can you turn into something weirder, Ocellus?” Gallus asked.

“Oh, I'm not so sure I should.” Ocellus replied, looking up at her partner.

“Ooh! Do it, OC!” Ellie cheered.

“Um… ok… just hold on.” Ellie grabbed onto her horn, which ignited some blue, magical fire that, luckily, didn't burn the girl. However, Ellie was now surprised to see that Ocellus had turned into something bigger… as much as she could see, that is.


In the front of Twilight's school, the various students were gathered around with their family members. The parents of the Tinies were brought in via the sadme boxes their students were brought in, so none of them didn't need to worry about getting their on their own. Of course, standing out of the crowd of ponies and Tinies was Ember, Thorax, Ruthford, Grandpa Gruff, and Silverstream's bodyguard.

In the crowd of tinies, looking for their kids was the parents of the various students partnered with the special race students. Phillip’s parents were both rather large, but not so much that their clothes didn't fit anymore. Ellie’s parents looked rather professional, as her dad wore a suit and her mom a dress. Edgar's parents both wore a V-Neck sweater and generally looked like the type of people that wished good will to anybody. Jasmine’s parents looked out of place, as her father was rather muscular and looked like he was ready to fight while her mom was scrawny and very passive looking. Kathy's parents were dressed up like they were on vacation. Finally, Nick’s parents were both well dressed… and doing business with other people, talking about trading supplies with other people.

Walking in to the party was Twilight herself, followed by a white unicorn stallion that looked like a mix between Dr. Strange and Dracula. Said stallion carried a clipboard and wrote down various stuff, obviously judging the school in a professional way.

“And as you can see,” Twilight concluded. “We want a healthy environment where everyone can grow.”

“I see.” The stallion replied sternly, finishing his writing before looking up. He gave a rather disturbed look. “Princess Twilight, it seems your school is having an infestation.”

“An infestation? Oh no, Chancellor Neigh Say, those are-” She stopped as she heard loud buzzing. They turned to see a massive, weevil looking insect of sorts, chasing after some of the students that were missing from Rainbow Dash’s class. “What is that!?”

Everyone at the party went into a massive panic as the giant weevil began to fly over them all. Neighsay ducked behind Twilight.

“The school is under attack!” he screamed.

Gallus giggled as Edgar woke up, his movements causing the Griffin to loosen his grip of Sandbar. Edgar began to panic, moving so much, Gallus went into a laughing fit, launching Sandbar into the 5 foreign kingdom representatives, knocking them all down, with Thorax falling like a bowling pin. Sandbar crashed into a tree and fell on his back. He shook his head and picked up Kathy.

“Kathy! Are you alright!?” Kathy opened her eyes, though her eyes rolled a lot.

“Have I told you about my parents…?” She asked in a drunken like slur before falling unconscious.

The weevil flew past Smolder and Silverstream, the force causing the two to lose their grip on Yona. All three crashed into the picnic table, launching a cake that fell onto the 6 tiny students parents, who all popped their heads out, covered in cake frosting.

“Hm… boysenberry,” Phillip’s father spoke.

The weevil crashed into one of the buildings, having lost control of it's flight, knocking the roof off. It's impact caused the weevil to burst into blue flames, revealing Ocellus, who fell to the floor, along with the rubble, next to the destroyed picnic table. A series of coughs were heard, and when the smoke cleared, the 6 students and their partners were in the destroyed roof rubble. Every student checked to see if their partner was alright, with Gallus having to pluck Edward from his back paw, Silverstream with her back claw, and Smolder spitting Edgar out. Lucky for Yona, Phillip was just a bit phased, but alright, and for Ocellus, Ellie only had a minor bruise.

“Uh… maybe skipping class wasn't the best idea?” Silverstream suggested.

“You think?” Jasmine replied.

“How dare you!” Neighsay growled as he approached them all. “This act against ponies-”

“I'm so sorry, Chancellor.” Twilight apologized. “It's clear we've had a few students get carried away.”

Neighsay looked appalled. “Those are students!? But you said you were opening this school to protect Equestria! To defend from dangerous creatures like them! Who don't have our best interest at heart. Especially with all of these… pests around.”

“The fuck did he just say?” Jasmine's dad spoke, his right eye twitching.

“My school teaches for all of us to work together through friendship.” Twilight replied to Neighsay

“And how do you know these… creatures won't take what they have learned from here and use it against us!?” Neighsay asked with venom in his voice.

“Friendship isn't just for ponies. It's for all creatures, no matter how big or small.”

“Well it should be. Not only is it dangerous, but it's a waste of time with these pests around.”

“Woah! Hold the phone!” Edgar's father spoke. Both Twilight and Neighsay turned and looked down to the husband and wife that approached them. “Now, good chancellor sir, I'm sure you have your reasons on why you don't think of us as being so high, but I-”

He stopped as Neighsay’s aura picked up the father, taking him to his eyes.

“Dad!” Edgar yelled, running across the field.

“And are you a member of royalty?” Neighsay asked sternly. “Do you know a thing or two about the EEA’s rules and the history of Equestria?”

“N-no, sir!” he answered. “But my boy-”

“Then your words are as useless as you are.” Neighsay threw Edgar's dad away like trash. Edgar could only watch as his father landed on the floor with a loud thud. A gasp escaped from everyone watching the scene, followed by a moment of silence. Soon, a low groan came from the man, showing that he was alive, just hurt.

“Oi! You can't do that to us, you bastard!” Kathy's father yelled.

“Language!” her mom yelled back.

“And what are you going to do about it?” Neighsay asked back, using his magic to pick up the students and toss them back to their parents. Phillip crashed into both of his parents as everyone was caught by their moms. “Listen to me well, pests! You'll never measure up to anything! You're only useful in being devoured by those that are of use! No creature will care about you or even remember who you are, only by your flavor! You'll all pass away, alone, starving, thirsty, and any achievement you have made will mean nothing!” He turned to Twilight. “And if you had high standards on who would attend, then this wouldn't have happened.”

“W-what do you mean?” Twilight asked, right on the verge of tears. “And how could you say that to my students?”

“It is the truth. Even those ‘Knights of Unification’ are nothing more but a show by Celestia to make these pests feel important.” He marched to the building and pressed the medallion on his chest. With a spark of magic from his horn, magical chains wrapped around the school. “By order of the EEA, I am shutting this school down!” Twilight gasped again, some tears falling from her eyes.

“You know what!?” Jasmine's dad yelled, flipping the bird to the giants. First to Neighsay. “Fuck you!” Then to Twilight Sparkle. “Fuck you!” Then to Rainbow Dash. “Fuck you!” He pointed to Silverstream. “You're alright.” Silverstream blushed. “Fuck you all! Let's go!” He turned and marched away, with Jasmine and his wife following.

“Come on, I think that's enough for today,” her mom added, trying to calm her daughter.

Edgar's mom picked up her husband, resting his right arm over her shoulder.

“That was brave of you,” she complimented, “but let's not do it again, okay?”

“Okay,” her husband agreed. Edgar helped out, putting his dad's arms over his shoulder.

“I knew this was a waste of time,” Nick’s dad spoke.

“Yeah. We didn't get any suppliers,” his wife added, both walking away. Nick followed.

“I was eaten by a dragon!” he shouted. They didn't pay attention to him.

“And here I thought you could have a chance.” Phillip's father sighed in defeat as he turned to walk away.

“It's ok,” his mom spoke, pinching his cheek. “there's always next time.”

“It was dangerous either way!” Ellie’s mom spoke. “No way my daughter's gonna get hurt again!”

“Mom.” Ellie whined.

“She's right.” Her dad added. “It's best if we teach you.”

“Oh yeah!” Kathy's dad yelled. “My girl's too smart for you all anyway!” He led the way back to their home. His wife followed.

“I don't think we should tell her now.” She spoke

“Uh… mom? Dad?” Kathy asked. Her mom turned to her.

“Yes, sweetie?”

“Is it alright if my friends can spend the night over?”

“Kathy, now's not the time to-” Her father spoke, but was interrupted.

“They've got a long road ahead, and I want them to be ready before they go. Please?” She gave her best Bambi eyes. Both of her parents sighed with a smile.

“Only for tonight.” Her mom answered. Kathy squealed and ran ahead.

“Hey guys! Do you all want to hang out!?”

All their partners watched as they left.

“They didn't even say goodbye.” Silverstream spoke.

“What a bunch of jerks!” Smolder growled.

“Calm down, guys,” Sandbar spoke. “they're just following their parents.”

“I've got a better idea.” Gallus suggested. “Ocellus? Can you follow them?”

“I can try.” Ocellus spoke, nudging her head to their angered representatives.

“Well I found us a spot that we can hide out at.”

“Yona love plan!” Yona shouted before having a blank face. “What plan is?”

“You'll see. I passed by a cool looking place we can all hide at."