The group manage to duck down into the slightly cramped space below the table as the window is blown inwards. Nāve can be seen hunkering next to Robert, protectively defending her bag of cream rolls. Starlight shakes her mane slightly and groans.

"What the buck was that?" Starlight asks peeking up above the table.

"The fucking nerd club..." Alexander states while putting mayonnaise on his burger.

"Seriously? Shit is going down outside and you are more concerned about your food?" Starlight asks, looking at the group.

"Yeah? I mean, hell, they didn't pay for this shit." Alexander states, taking a bite.

"He has a point. Ain't nobody going to interrupt my nuggets." Robert adds.

"I agree... Who was paying anyway?" Edward asks.

Alexander, Adam and Robert look at each other before pointing at Edward who deadpans.

"Seriously? Again?" Edward asks, but only gets nods in return.

"I take it this is a regular thing?" Twilight asks, nibbling on some salad.

"Yeah... They normally rope me into paying for lunch." Edward states eating his own food.

"Oh, I meant the club thing that just blew out the window." Twilight redirects her question.

"Kinda... It's a weekly occurrence. Not always with the nerd club, but more often than not it is." Alexander explains.

Adam peeks up past the window after finishing his burger to see who is actually involved.

"Looks like the Golem House nerd club for sure... Hard to mistake that little shit for anybody else... The other party is-" Adam ducks down again.

"W-what is it? You look a tad pale." Alexander looks at Adam.

"It might be better if you look for yourself... The Golem House nerd club picked a fight with the biggest Otaku on campus..." Adam shares a scared glance to Alexander.

The man in question suddenly inhales his burger rapidly before swallowing hard.

"You are fucking kidding me! She never comes out of her hole for mundane shit!" Alexander scrambles up to take a look before diving back down.

Grabbing his soda he downs it all making Robert look a little concerned.

"Who the hell is up there?" Robert asks.

"Lucita Night, my fucking sister!" Alexander exclaim

Nāve stuffs the three remaining cream rolls into her mouth, chewing them comically before swallowing hard and 'poofing' out of existence. Robert does the same to his nuggets before scrambling out from under the table.

"You're on your own, later." Robert runs out the back of Sparkles.

"Son of a bitch... Least Adam stayed-" Alexander looks to Adam.

Where Adam used to be is an outline which blinks a few times.

"Ugh! You are kidding me!" Alexander groans.

"What is so bad about your sister?" Starlight shrugs.

"Oh god..." Edward rubs his forehead.

"I'm sorry, what?" Alexander blinks a few times.

"You just had to say it..." Edward shuffles himself and a still eating Twilight away a bit.

"What is wrong with my sister..?" Alexander states lowly.

"Now you've done it..." Edward and Twilight are now across the way underneath another booth.

Alexander gets very close to Starlight making her shrink till she is practically lying on the floor.

"My sister is a fucking bitch!" Alexander exclaims.

"S-she can't be that bad, is she?" Starlight asks.

"Oh, sweet Jesus..." Edward and Twilight are now across Sparkles.

Alexander's eye twitches and he gets much closer to Starlight.

"She is beyond incestuous it's not even funny! On top of that, she is a kinky freak! Like, okay, I get collars look good on some people. However, my sister is the chains, whips and bondage kind of fucked up!" Alexander glares deep into Starlight's eyes.

"That was... Unexpected..." Starlight blinks.

"You have no idea how bad she is. Why do you think Adam and Robert booked it? They ran for a reason." Alexander states, easing up on Starlight.

"Okay... Umm, are you going to kiss me or get up a bit? It's a little awkward when I'm practically lying on the floor." Starlight states looking between them a bit.

"What if I kiss you?" Alexander asks with a raised eyebrow,

"Get the buck off me." Starlight states.

"Fine, fine..." Alexander gets off Starlight.

"Oh, Alexander~" A sing-song tone can be heard which makes Alexander shiver.

"Fuck!" Alexander exclaims with wide eyes.

Alexander reluctantly stands up and sighs deeply.

"I know Edward is in there too, I already saw the other two run for it. Likely you should have done the same when you had the chance instead of practically screaming about me." Lucita states making Alexander groan.

Edward chuckles lightly and gets up with Twilight who just finished her salad. Starlight decides to not waste hers and finishes it fairly quickly before getting up.

"For what little it's worth, least I have your back." Edward states looking worried.

"We are so boned..." Alexander states as they walk out of Sparkles.

Standing a small distance from the café are two groups of people. On the right side is a group of four students wearing male uniforms with yellow trim. On the left is a girl, just a tad taller than Alexander with short pitch black hair that has dark purple highlights, aquamarine eyes and pale skin. Her uniform is slightly adapted from the regular Wyvern House female uniform, she has black leggings which reach the start of her thighs and black shin-high boots. Around her neck is a pitch black choker which reads 'Lucita' in silver letters, on her wrists are two silver arm bands which complete her overall apparel.

"Hehe... You are so screwed, but good luck anyway." Lucita exclaims.

"What are you even doing here? You never come out for mundane shit." Alexander folds his arms.

"Screw you, Alexander! This is hardly a mundane matter!" The small male standing at the front of the group exclaims.

"Oh, for fuck sake Chris... What could it possibly be this time? If you say she insulted your waifu, I'm just walking." Alexander deadpans.

"In all fairness, they are pretty shit." Lucita states casually.

"Suck a cock you freak!" Chris exclaims.

"I would, but the one I want is very reluctant towards me." Lucita glances at Alexander licking her lips.

Starlight's eyes widen and she looks at Alexander.

"You weren't kidding..." Starlight states.

"Why would I kid about this kinda shit?!" Alexander asks looking at Starlight sharply.

"Oh? Who is this? I heard you and Edward were walking around with familiars, but I thought they were store bought trash." Lucita states looking at Starlight and Twilight.

"That sentence is so full of shit, but whatever..." Alexander rubs the bridge of his nose.

"Did she just..? She did, didn't she..?" Starlight asks looking at Twilight.

"She did." Twilight replies.

"Oh, I'm going to-" Starlight is stopped by Alexander.

"I really wouldn't... She's a Journeyman level if not higher but stayed back to be in the same year as me... She should be a third-year student." Alexander sighs deeply.

Lucita begins walking over to Alexander but stops when Chris opened his mouth. Before even letting him say anything she lowered and flicked her wrist in his direction making a sudden harsh gust of wind hit and knock over their group. Another small man wearing a referee outfit runs over and checks the group before shaking his head and raises a red flag into the air before running off again.

"Da buck was that?" Starlight asks.

"The magic duel referee, it's literally his job to announce the victors of any and all magic duels on the island." Edward explains.

"What if multiple happen at once and are won at once? How does one man cover the whole island?" Twilight asks.

"He uses duplication magic and is a master level magician. Let's just say he isn't a student..." Alexander explains.

"Is he a professor?" Starlight asks.

"Nope, worse... Our sports coach..." Both males shiver.

"Is he that-" Starlight begins to say, but stops when both Edward and Alexander give her deadpan expressions.

"I believe the last time you said this was only moments ago and we are faced with Alexander's sister now." Twilight points out, crossing her arms.

"Meh, I'm pretty much done here if I'm honest. Bumping into you was just a coincidence, maybe I'll see you later." Lucita smirks at the group before walking off.

Alexander sighs before starting to walk off.

"What about Chris?" Edward asks, looking at the downed group.

"What about Chris? I don't give a shit, he got himself into that mess." Alexander continues walking.

"Is he going to be alright?" Starlight asks, folding her arms.

"Maybe... But today is going so badly and it's only halfway done. I'm surprised he hasn't exploded yet." Edward states as he starts to follow Alexander.

The two mares shrug and follow the pair, Starlight wearing a more concerned expression.

The main gym area is very large containing bleachers on the left side and many outlined courts on the floor for magic duels. Currently running around the gym wearing black shorts and shirts with various coloured trim is the class. Among them are Edward and Alexander with Twilight and Starlight, who are looking the most tired.

"Why the buck do 'we' have to run too?" Starlight grumbles.

"Apparently, physical fitness is important for both magician and familiar..." Edward states, trying to keep up.

"I can somewhat see what they mean... But this many laps is ridiculous..." Twilight comments, sweating heavily.

Alexander has yet to comment but looks the worst out of the four. As the class pass a large scoreboard on the north wall of the gym a whistle is blown to signal they can stop. Upon which many do, few collapsing to their knees while others like Alexander, lay splayed out on the floor panting heavily, of which he is the only one.

"You... Are such... An Unhealthy... mother fucker..." Robert comments from nearby, sitting on the ground.

"Fuck... You..." Alexander pants heavily while flipping him off.

At that moment the short man from before walks over to the group, now wearing black shorts, a white shirt with yellow trim and a whistle around his neck. Without his referee hat on he can be seen to be bald. Now being able to get a closer look, Twilight can see he is indeed short. Slightly taller than Adam, but still short with brown eyes.

"Alright, ladies! Line 'em up!" The small man demands.

The class reluctantly get into lines, still marginally exhausted. The man strolls back and forth in front of them a few times before stopping.

"We all covered the basics in year one. We all know how to fling our shit around and maybe hit something. Perhaps some of you even learnt a bit of control, good for you. It's in year two you learn how to fight something which can actually fight back. I say fight back, but when you'll be facing each other that expectation is limited." The small man chuckles.

The class groan a little before looking at each other.

"Glad to see ya'll are excited to be kicking the shit outta each other! I notice we have some new faces among you, for those of you who do not know, my name is Theodore Biceps." Theodore states with enthusiasm.

Starlight and Twilight deadpan with a slightly surprised look in their eyes.

"This is such a contrast..." Starlight comments in a whisper.

"I presume you all learned proper duel etiquette, but for those of you who skipped that in basics, I'll explain it again." Theodore walks over to a nearby closet to grab a roll of something.

Walking back over to the group he places it on the ground and steps on one end before kicking the roll out towards the other side of the hall. The roll begins to even out and is nearly the full length of the gym, only off by several inches. Theodore then drags over a foot pump device, which he hooks up and begins pumping the deflated object rapidly.

"One: Remember to bow, bowing is the sign of respect towards your opponent both before and after the duel. Two: No physical contact is to be had during a magician's duel and only magical means may be used to subdue your opponent. Three: Obviously no lethal spells are to be used unless the conditions of the duel allow. It's a very simple three rule system which has worked since the time of Merlin." Theodore finishes pumping the now inflated stage.

The stage turns solid after fully inflating making Starlight groan a little as Twilight looks intrigued. Theodore looks over the group.

"I wonder if your luck still sucks today..." Edward comments to Alexander.

"I hope not..." Alexander sighs deeply.

"You look particularly eager today, get up here Night." Theodore states looking at Alexander.

"You did this Edward..." Alexander grumbles as he walks towards the stage.

"I'm sorry..." Edward whispers.

Alexander gets onto the stage and stands at the far left where it's marked to stand. Theodore looks around for another willing victim before stopping on a medium built, blonde girl with blue eyes wearing a brown trim uniform.

"Amelia Strike, you're first. Do try to be gentle, Night." Theodore states causing the class to snicker. "Oh, y'all snicker, but y'all don't know shit."

Amelia steps up onto the stage and stands on the right side where it's indicated. The pair bow to each other as Alexander lowers his hand down mimicking what his sister did before.

"What are the chance of him winning?" Starlight leans towards Edward.

"You mean what are the chances of him losing? Because I think that's a much better debate... Magical Defence class also doubles as a stress relief for some people." Edward states looking sorry for Amelia.

"I take it Mr Biceps knows this too?" Twilight asks, folding her arms.

"Oh yeah... Take into account how shit his day has been already... Waking up before the alarm, denied bacon, having Mathamancy and Literacy back to back, lunch interrupted by Lucita and Chris, then having to run that many laps in Magical Defence... I'm surprised somebody isn't dead..." Edward states.

"You're making him sound just a tad evil..." Starlight looks at Edward.

"Not exactly... It's just a bit bad when he is very pissed off... Normally it's fine, but..." Edward sighs deeply.

"He encountered his sister today... Oh dear..." Starlight grimaces a little.

Amelia holds out her arms to begin channelling sparks in her spread hands while Alexander doesn't move. Amelia stares down Alexander for several seconds before attempting to lunge forward to shoot her electricity. Alexander simply flicks his wrist in a slightly different way to his sister, causing a very cold harsh wind to be propelled forward to Amelia which impacts her and sends her rolling across the stage, onto the floor. The floored girl in question is panting and coughing slightly.

Theodore scratches his head as he sighs deeply. "You do know the definition of 'being gentle' don't you, Night?"

"Hmm not at this moment, no." Alexander replies annoyed.

"Well, let's see how many more duels we can run through..." Theodore makes his cap and clipboard appear with magic.

"What are the odds anyone will not be hurt?" Starlight asks Edward.

"Hmm... Would you like that as an exact number or to the closest decimal point?" Edward asks raising his eyebrow.

"Sweet Celestia..." Starlight rubs her eyes sighing deeply.

Author's Notes:

This chapter was fun. Almost didn't make the deadline, not because it wasn't finished, but because I forgot what day it was. Proofread at the last second. I hope you all continue to enjoy and offer constructive criticism. The little bit of backstory in this was nice to do and we plan to do more later on.