//------------------------------// // Et Classes Progresum // Story: Mahora: Multi-dimensional exchange student program // by Kaliann25 //------------------------------// Crystal Empire: “Come on, you’re almost there” smiled Candace to Asuna, who was still focusing on the trunk she was supposed to teleport five meters away. “You made it yesterday” said Shining Armor, yawning. In fact, the poor captain was exhausted after a friendly sparring match with Kaede Nagse; damn it, the ninja techniques were more than a match for the magical fighter. 18 clones with the same density than the original; how was he supposed to fight with something like that? Those were the questions that the Captain of the Crystal Guard had on his mind. Asuna Kagurazaka was still struggling with her magic to make the trunk disappear and then reappear in the other part of the room. It was a difficult task for an easily distractible girl like her. Of course, she did it yesterday, but the object she had to teleport then was a silver tray, not at all as big and heavy as the giant trunk. “You can do it, Asuna-dono!!” cheered Kaede. “I’ve seeg you teleport yourself from one side of the city to another; this can’t be that hard, de-gozaru. You even were able to teleport with a partner, nin-nin.” Asuna’s horn started to generate blue and green sparks, spreading it all over the place. Knowing what was about to happen, Candace ran to stop her before it was too late. “Asuna, wait! You’re going to magically overload…” A blue and green explosion sent all the ponies in the room flying two meters away; when the dust dissipated, they all saw that the trunk has disappeared. The only problem was that it wasn't on the spot it supposed to be teleported to. “The good news: you teleported the trunk” said Candace, accommodating her crown. “The bad news is, we don’t know where you sent it.” “Just pray it doesn't hurt anypony” grumped Shining Armor, as he recovered from the explosion. “Anyway, is anypony else hungry? Let’s eat something and rest for an hour; what do you think? Asuna definitely could use a break; no offense, girl, your offensive magic is incredible but you just need a little help with the more basic spells.” Asuna sighed and followed her new teachers with her tail between her hooves. The bright side was that nopony was hurt; or at least, that was what she hoped. Mahora Campus: The six friends entered Evangeline’s resort ready to continue their lessons with Negi. Unfortunately instead of the joyous little teacher, the one waiting for them was the vampire who greeted them with one of her creepy smiles. This time, though, there was something different about her: she was wearing a yukata and she had several cups of tea waiting for the girls. Twilight frowned; it wasn’t that Evangeline was a bad teacher, not at all. She just felt unnerved around her for some reason. The other girls just grumped; every time Twilight had lessons with Evangeline, they had to sit apart and just watch. She wasn’t like Negi, who always tried to make them reach Twilight’s level using their Pactios. “Okay Twi, if you need us we’ll be at the games room. See ya!” said Rainbow Dash as she started to leave. Chachamaru stopped her gently but firmly with a hand on her shoulder. “Sumimasen, but Master insists you all stay and listen what she has to say. I even prepared the tea service for all of you, so please have a seat.” The girls shrugged and sat where Chachamaru and her “little sister” Chachazero indicated. Evangeline took a sip of her tea and sighed. “I’ll make myself clear, Sparkle; I’m only doing this because the boy offered me an extra dose of his blood. We have to talk about your strategy against this so-called great mage.” “Strategy?” Asked Twilight. “Yes, strategy” nodded Evangeline. “Negi Springfield asked me to explain you the basics now that you have five Magister Magi.” Twilight made an understanding “ah!” so Evangeline took an old book and showed the purple girl an illustration of two western mages. One of them wielding a great sword and the other bearing only a magic staff like Negi’s. “As you can see, there are two kinds of magic fighting styles: magic swordsman style and wizard style.” “What’s the difference?” asked Rarity softly. “The magic swordsman is on the front line in all the battles, fighting side by side with all his Ministra Magi since he is also trained in physical combat. If you want to use this style, you'd better start training. I can suggest you ask for help from Sakurazaki or Tatsumiya.” Twilight nodded and Evangeline took another sip of her tea before continuing. “However, I think the style that best fits you is the Wizard one. You study magic completely, focusing on long-range offensive spells as well as defensive spells to protect not only you but your whole group.” Twilight considered it for several minutes and then sighed. “I don’t want to bother my friends during this duel but… I don’t have what it’s needed to engage in physical combat so I’ll study the Wizard Style” Applejack gently placed her hand on Twilight’s shoulder. “It’s alright, Sugahcube; you c'n always count on us. There’s no better athletes in Equestria than Rainbow and maself, so consider yourself covered.” Rainbow nodded energetically. “If anypony touches my new cute little marefriend, they’ll have to deal with me. I don’t care if is Princess Celestia, I’ll keep her away from you and give you all the time you need with my Telum Crepitum Iris” Pinkie couldn’t resist and also joined to the declaration of war. “And I, Pinkie Pie, Solemnly swear that I’ll protect you with all the power of my Perfecta Pars Cannon.” “And that brings me to my next point” said Evangeline, smirking to the girls. “The weirdo’s Artifact is obviously a distraction device; one detonation and your Princess will not know where she is or what she’s doing, while Dash’s Artifact is an offensive one. What about the others?” Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy smiled to each other and in unison said: “ADEAT!” Equestria, Wonderbolt Academy: Spitfire always thought she was a good teacher, always getting great results from her students. Now, she had to admit that her talents were limited to coaching athletics. She didn’t understand why the Princess made her the official tutor for a young lady who was not only an excellent athlete, but also one of the dumbest ponies she had ever met. “For the seventh time, Sazaki!” cried Spitfire as she felt herself about to lose control. “Answer just one thing correctly and we’re done. Thanks to you I had to delay the flying training for half an hour. Come on, don’t you love to fly? Let’s fly, but please finish this correctly!” Makie stared to the piece of paper, a “quick” math test for eleventh gradestudents. After several minutes she finally answered the two final problems and gave it to Spitfire, who took the exam and sighed relieved. “You did it! Perfect, now let’s fly!” If the girl wasn’t so enthusiastic and a great flyer, Spitfire would have given up hope long ago. Makie was a gymnast back in Mahora Campus and a great one; she wasn't called the 'Pink Albatross' for nothing. *** When they arrived at the Wonderbolt Training Academy, the rest of the recruits were already there. Makie’s escort was a young Pegasus called Lighting Dust who apparently had previously attended the academy but was expelled for some reason. Still, Spitfire gave her a second chance and now Makie was very satisfied with her new partner and friend. Spitfire walked to the recruits wearing her drill sergeant-like uniform. “Okay fillies and colts, today’s exercise is very simple. With your partners you’ll test your flying and mental skills to the limit. Soarin, come here! The other Wonderbolt smiles and walked over, ready for action. “This guy here is an expert in escape and distraction maneuvers. Your assignment for today is to see who catches him first. Use our remaining three hours to do it. Soarin, go!" The other Pegasus smirked at the recruits and flew away from them. As a group the recruits flew after him, starting the exercise. Spitfire smiled, satisfied. “Now, what surprise do you have for us tonight, Makie?” *** When Soarin turned and saw the ten couples chasing him, he increased his speed and vanished. The couples split; the game was only beginning. On the cliffs, Makie indicated Lighting Dust to hide with her behind a rock. The escort didn’t understand what was she doing but still obeyed; this was her second chance and it was better if she maintained a low profile. Makie stayed silent for very long twenty minutes. In the meantime, they heard voices from the other recruits chasing the Wonderbolt. After about five minutes, Lighting had to ask “Okay, so what are we waiting for?” “Not for what, silly, for who. Sooner or later, Soarin have to show himself around here. Just wait and relax.” Lighting Dust had to repress her desire to punch Makie. Instead of that, she just face-hoofed and getting her irritation under control she asked again. “Fine, but how are you planning to attract him directly to this point, eh?” “That’s easy; I have a backup plan.” said Makie taking a lollipop. “Ey Soarin! I have a special treat for you! Come here if you want it!” Lighting grabbed Makie from the shoulders and started to shake her violently. “ARE YOU AN IDIOT OR WHAT?” “Why? It's lemon flavored and delicious…” said Makie. “It surely is.” said a voice behind the girls. They turned to see Soarin enjoying Makie’s lollipop. He winked at both of them and flew away with all the power of his wings. Makie smirked and kept up with Soarin using her great agility. Soarin had to admit Makie had skills, but he still had much more to show. He spun in the air trying to get Makie dizzy, but unfortunately for him Makie was used to that things due to her gymnastics tumbling routines. Soarin grinned; this was turning out to be very interesting. *** Soon, the rest of the recruits gathered to watch the show and started to talk among themselves about Makie’s skills. She was the greatest on Mahora Campus and now she was pushing Soarin to his limit. Spitfire smiled proudly. For all the headaches trying to teach Makie, it was moments like that that made it worth the aggravation. Soaring kept trying to shake the pink pony off, but everything he tried failed. Tired and angry, he started kicking clouds at the girl; the unexpected maneuver startled the girl-turned-pegasus who lost her advantage due to her surprise. Soarin laughed in delight but it Makie decide that it was time to finish the match. “Very well, that was fun. Now: Armatura Quinquiplex, Sazaki Makie ready for action!! ADEAT!!" The pink ribbon appeared on her hooves and with all the extra power she had as Negi’s Ministra Magi, she accelerated much faster than any normal Pegasus. Soaring gulped and tried to use his distance from her as an advantage but it was negated by her sudden and unexpected acceleration. When they were close enough, Makie used her Liberum Lemniscus (her magic ribbon) and caught Soarin. Soarin didn’t know what to do, so Makie took her chance and pulled the wonderbolt to her with ease, since the Pactio increased not only her agility but her strength. The poor Pegasus was defeated by the young pegasus, who started to sing as she celebrated her victory. Nopony could believe it; well, nopony except Spitfire who already knew about that “Pactio stuff”. “Spitfire-sensei, you saw it? It worked, but I had to use all my power as Ministra Magi.” The mare nodded. “Well done Makie. You’re a great flyer and recruit. It’s a shame you’ll be with us only for another month.” Soarin raised an eyebrow. “So we have to help this one? I don’t know; she doesn’t seem like the type who needs much help.” Spitfire glared at him, annoyed by his outburst. “Fine; next time you’ll be the one teaching math to this one.” Equestria, Canterlot Castle: Nodoka, Yue and Ku-Fei arrived ready for their daily “regular” lesson but instead of Celestia, they were received by Princess Luna. She just smiled to them in good spirits. “Luna-No-Hime-Sama, what happened with Celestia-sensei?” asked Nodoka. Luna shrugged, still confused by the event. “Believe me girl, I have no idea. A gigantic trunk came out of nowhere and landed directly on her head. She’s okay but she’ll have to stay the night in the hospital. I’m replacing her as your teacher in your daily lessons, so let’s go."