"So what do we do now?" asked Storm Cloud. After our little touching moment we had a few minutes of awkward silence. I don't really know what to say, but luckily the nurse came in with a tray in her mouth.

"Lunch time for you, Miles." She says as she sets the tray in front of me. On the plate is a mound of green gloop with a corner for a little brick of wiggly red stuff. A glass sits in the corner with water. I thank the nurse as she walks back out the door and I prepare to eat. I take the fork and lift some green stuff into my mouth... only to spit it out immediately.

"What the fuck is this crap!?" I think I know what a wet diaper taste like now.

"It's ground up grass," says Twilight as she reaches over and tries a bit, "it's not the best but it tastes alright to me."

"You can have it then, cause that was just horrible." I say as I spin the plate to the red stuff. I’m about to take a bite when I stop and ask, "What is this stuff?"

"It's jello." Storm Cloud says.

"What's that?"

"Well, you take rubber tree bark and grind it into a powder, then mix it with sugar and water and leave it in the fridge overnight." I look at the jello skeptically before trying a bite. It isn't half bad. Kind of chewy with a slight after taste I can't really identify but enjoy. I continue to eat it but look back to Twilight and Storm.

"You guys should go get something to eat."

"I'll be fine," says Storm.

"Yeah, besides I'm not that hungry anyway." As if on cue, both of their stomachs let out angry growls that made them both blush a little.

"Not hungry huh?" I snicker.

"Well, maybe a little." Twilight says with a small smile.

"Yeah yeah yeah, look, I’m not going anywhere, go get something to eat and then you can come right back, alright?" Twilight nods and begins to walk out, but Storm just sits there. "Hey, that means you too."

"I can't just leave; I have a job to do." He says.

"Hmm... I've got it. Go find my pants." He raises an eyebrow but complies. He walks up to the end table and pulls them out of the drawer.

"How exactly are these going to keep you from running away?"

"Easy, take them with you." This only raises his eyebrow even higher. "Look, humans aren't like ponies, we don't like to be naked. I'm not going anywhere without my pants, you have my word." At this point Twilight has walked out the door and out of earshot, so I lean forward to Storm and say, "Hey, stay here with me or go have lunch with Twilight, your choice." His eyes go wide as he contemplates his choices.

"You promise not to go anywhere."

"Yeah...I promise." With that he runs out the door and goes after Twilight. Hmm... What good is the promise of someone who breaks their promises?

I'm walking down the dormitory hall to Inficiunt and Eximiuses’s room. I had received a message from Inficiunt to come by ASAP, so here I am, room 1420. I knock on the door and wait. After a while of waiting I get impatient and decide to call him. I pull out my phone from my jacket pocket and speed dial him.

Beep...

Beep...

Beep...

"Hello?" Inficiunt's voice asks from the other side. I bring my phone to the door and knock a couple times next to it then bring it back to my head. "Oh good you're here." A few seconds later the door opens to reveal Inficiunt. He has his short hair spiked back and has lens-less glasses on, his white-T has rows of horizontal cuts into it and his light tan shorts are covered in different colored neon paints. His pockets are filled with glow sticks and he has a whistle hanging around his neck.

"Ah dammit, you’re going to another rave aren't you?"

"What? it's Friday." He says with a shrug.

"No, today is Tuesday." I correct.

"Oh, well, close enough," he says as he steps through the doorway and shuts the door behind him. "So, are you going to be my P.I.C.?"

"You know I hate those raves-"

"Aw come on, what harm ever came from a simple little rave?"

"The one time I was dumb enough to go we got into a fight with eight other people-"

"A fight we won."

"We were chased by the cops-"

"We got away-"

"Destroyed a building-"

"It was structurally unsound-"

"And we missed a lecture."

"Tenera gave us her notes. Look. Just because something bad happened once doesn't mean it's going to happen again." I give him a flat look. "Okay, so what are the chances of it happening three times?"

"Look, I hate parties, you know this. Sorry man, but you’re on your own this time." He gives me a small frown before beginning to shuffle backwards.

"Whatever. Have fun being a crack in the diamond, I am gonna fu-kin rave ta-night!" He turns around and begins to dance his way down the hall.

"Inficiunt." I call out, making him turn around. "Are you going to be drinking?"

"Are you still a virgin?"

"Ha ha, I'll be there at one hundred hours to walk you home alright." He gives a quick salute before continuing his dance down the hall. I look down to my phone, fifteen hundred hours, well I guess I can go down to the armoury and work on some enchanting while I wait.

After a couple hours I begin to head down to the mico platforms to head out. Three flashes and I'm in the main lobby, so I walk out the front doors. Most of the lights on the dome are shut off to indicate dark hours, but a few are left to light the roads. I begin to walk out when I see Sine and Dolum walking towards the doors. I call out to them and run up to them.

"What's up Miles?" Sine asks.

"Not much, just heading out to pick up Inficiunt. He went to another rave."

"Damn man, it's like a daily party for that guy isn't it," Dolum says.

"Consider yourself lucky you haven't been to one of those raves with him." Sine says, sending chills down my spine.

"Yeah well, he's expecting me soon so I have to go, want to tag along?"

"Mmm... nah. If we come along we'll just end up doing another one of those crazy adventures again." Sine says which I nod to.

"Alright, well see ya later." I walk off to the main road and begin to walk down. It should be down four blocks and eight to the right. All of the buildings I pass are closed and there isn't a soul in sight. I make it to the fourth block and turn right down it.
Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary; hopefully he just partied and didn't destroy anything this time. The closer I get to the warehouse, the more I can hear the music being played. I actually like the music well enough. It's fun and has good beats; I just don't like the crowds.

I make it to the eighth block and turn down the alley. Straight ahead is the warehouse. It's a long building with windows that take up most of the sides. Its two stories high and has a flat roof. Different colored lights shine through the windows and illuminate the surrounding area. The main door has a long line of people waiting to get in, with two bouncers at the doors. I walk to the bouncers and they immediately put a hand out to stop me.

"Line starts back there." Says the first one; a white guy that's the same height as me, with more muscle mass.

"I'm here to pick up a friend-"

"Nice try, go to the back of the line." Alright, plan B. I pull out my phone and go to my military Identification.

"I am Lieutenant Miles Eremita of the Terradisian armed forces. One of my privates is inside and I have to retrieve him."
They look to one another then say, "Alright, go in and get out. But if I don't see you leave in twenty minutes, I'm kicking you out and calling your superiors, got it?"

"Twenty minutes, got it." Much to the displeasure of the crowd behind, they open the doors and let me inside.

This party is fucking nuts! The room inside is packed with people dancing and drinking. All along the right side of the room is a bar that has most of the crowd next to it. The second story floor has been enchanted to be see-through, so I can see the undersides of the crowd above. At the front of the crowd is the stage where the DJ is. He has long black hair and is standing behind a counter that has all of his musical devices. To both his sides are groups of people dancing to the music. All along the walls and across the ceiling are lights emitting different colored lights. I see a bartender walking by with a silver tray holding drinks. I quickly run up to her and get her attention.

"Excuse me," I yell over the music, “I’m looking for someone, could you help me?"

"I'll try, but there are a lot of people in here hun." She yells back.

"I'm looking for my friend Inficiunt, he-"

"Oh, Inficiunt. Why didn't you say so? He's in the V.I.P. room. I'm actually heading there right now, just follow me." I nod and follow her through the crowd. When we make it to the front we stop by some more guards. She leans forward and says something to them, but I couldn't hear it over the music. The guard nods and lets us by. We head to the back rooms and find a door that has no handle and has a golden star on it. The waitress turns around and pushes the door open with her backside.

The room is small, with a couch to the left, a small glass table in front of it and another couch on the other side of the table, facing the other couch. Inficiunt is in the center of the left couch and two guys in all black are on the other. A small brown bag sits in the center of the table.

"That's not what we agreed on!" yells Inficiunt as he stands and pulls out a handgun from his belt line, pointing it at the two guys across the room.

"Inficiunt! What the fuck!?" I yell gaining all of their attention. With Inficiunt distracted, the other two stand and pull out their own handguns and point them at Inficiunt. I raise my arms and ready my magic.

Everyone stands there motionless, eyes shifting from one to another. I take the first move by dropping my right arm, magically putting the safety on for both the handguns, and pushing my left arm forward, pushing over the two of them. Inficiunt quickly grabs the bag and runs out the door, pushing the waitress out of the way and pulling me along with him. As we run down the hall I lift my right hand behind me and put up an energy field. The field is oval shaped, taking up most of the hall. We make it halfway down the hall before gun fire roars from behind us. I can feel the light pings of their rounds hitting my field, but this small arms fire won't be a problem. We slam through some emergency exits and run down an alley. After a few moments of running I stop and turn around.

"What the fuck are you waiting for!? Come on let’s go!" yells Inficiunt in a panic, I ignore him and lift my arms, waiting for them to catch up. Sure enough, they burst through the doors and run straight for us. I take a step forward and push both of my hands forward, sending a wall of white energy flying at them. When the wall hits them, it sends them back into the air and lands them flat on their backs a meter or two away. I quickly walk up to them and kick their weapons away. I guess I put too much into that hit because they are both knocked out cold. I drop my arms and shut off my magic while walking back to Inficiunt. Before he can say anything I grab the bag and look inside.

"Really Inficiunt! Drugs!? Are you seriously that fucking stupid!"

"It's not what it looks like-"

"Oh then why don't you explain it because I'm seeing you risking your life for some fucking coke!" I yell as I slam the bag into the ground.

"It's for the club. They promised free entry for life if I could get some. But they tried to short sell me so-"

"I don't give a fuck what they did! Why would you risk everything for some stupid club!?" He doesn't say anything. He just drops his head and sticks his hands in his pockets. I look down to the bag. I have to destroy this or we're both screwed. I bring my hands in front of me and begin to charge my magic. In between my hands a ball of ice begins to form. The ball has spikes of ice coming from it and is slowly rotating. After a few seconds of charging I push down, sending the ice ball to the bag. When they make contact, the bag, as well as some of the area around it, start to freeze over and turn to ice. I slam my boot into the bag, shattering it into thousands of shards of ice.

"Let’s go home." I say bitterly.

"Promise me you won't tell anyone," Inficiunt begs, looking up to me with pleading eyes.

"And why should I do that?"

"Please, I'm sorry I got caught up in that. I promise that'll never happen again, just promise me you won't tell."

"Promise me that this is your last rave and I'll consider it."

He takes a deep sigh before saying, "Alright. No more raves, I promise."

"It's a promise." I say as I stick out my hand. He clasps my hand and we begin to walk home in silence. When we arrive at our separate platforms we look back to one another. I shake my head and step on my platform. I flash into my hall and quickly walk to my room. I enter and slam the door behind me.

"What the fuck was that about?" Ask Sine, who's sitting on the floor against Dolum’s bed. Dolum is sitting on his bed with his legs crossed, looking up at me.

I take a deep breath before saying, "Guys, we have a problem."

I look down at my chest and contemplate the past. Was I right in telling everyone about that night? Given, we did find more, but I did promise. I begin to pull off the bandages to reveal the large bruise taking over my side. I flare my magic and slam my hands onto my chest, sending white strands of healing magic throughout my body. I watch as the bruise grows smaller and smaller until it's completely gone. Once done, I stand up and begin to stretch, trying to feel any abnormalities. Satisfied with my results, I lay back into bed and sit there in silence. I don't regret breaking my promise with Inficiunt, I regret not being there for him afterward, even though he didn't want me there.

Thirty minutes later I can hear hoofsteps coming towards my door. The door swings open and in walks Twilight, holding her head high and looking pissed. Storm Cloud walks in after her with his head held low. Twilight comes to my left side and sits down with a “Hmph”. Storm takes his seat at the end of the bed and looks at me.

"What happened to your face?" I ask. His right cheek is all red.

"I... don't want to talk about it." He says as he begins to rub his cheek. Twilight looks to me and does a double take.

"Miles! You’re healed! How did you recover so quickly?"

"Quickly? That took forever. Hey Storm, can I have my pants now?" He looks up and takes the pants from his armor and throws them over. I catch them and begin to unfold them, but then look over to Twilight. Her mouth is open slightly and she is staring right at my chest. I motion with my hand for her to turn around, which she quickly does, and I begin to get redressed.
Once done I look around for my boots. "Know where my boots are?"

"Check under the bed," says Storm. Sure enough, there they are. I pull them out and begin to put my socks on.

"So, what's on today's agenda?" Before anyone could answer there was a knock on the door. I walk over and open it. "Oh, what’s up Luna?"

In case your wondering, no. Jello does not come from rubber tree's in reality.