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// Chapter 2: Cults, Elk, and Freindship, Oh my 
// Story: A Lesson in Portals 
// by GameytheGeemer 
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	Portal Jet, having slept in what could have easily become his own grave, woke up feeling stiff all over his body. Fortunately for him, he also had gotten back a good amount of mana back in his system. He didn't have enough to do some of the more advanced things he had learned how to do in the academy, but he was able to levitate and use a basic compass and map spell. So, he checked his current location. He reaffirmed that he was far up north, and so he started walking to the south.

He walked, and walked, and walked. He walked for miles. The repetitive motion of his canter driving his hooves in and out of the snow caused the lower parts of his legs to start going numb with hypothermia. He knew that he couldn't keep on going this way, he would pass out into the 2 foot thick snow bank. It was then that he felt a presence. He cast a basic life detect spell, and found that there was a small gathering of ponies less than a mile away. So, he went from a brisk trot to a full on gallop in the direction of the ponies.

It was then that he passed out.
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Portal woke up later. And when he did, he found that he was quite surrounded by elks, although there were a few ponies in the crowd, but it was the elks that drew his attention, as he had only seen them once before.

"Ah good, you're awake, we were starting to think we'd just have to bury you" An elk with larger horns than the rest said, "we had found you on the outskirts of our small village. Might we ask your name stranger."

"Portal Jet, Number 31415." He said, purely out of instinct,as soon as his name was asked. 'Fucking academy, and their habits,' he thought to himself. 

"Well Mister Jet, It would appear as though you were saved from the cold grips of death, may Princess Twilight bless your coming." The head elk said as he made a star motion with his hoof.

'Princess Twilight, these guy's must be that cult I heard rumors about. I'm going to have to play it safe... For now.' Portal thought. He then fell asleep with the purpose of regenerating as much mana as he could.