Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia nodded. " Ehh... nothing was really happening, i just got some souvenirs and that's it. " she said, holding her stuff. " How was it for you though Azure? " she asked him as she slithered by him.


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Victor squinted his eyes, but then gave a wide, wide grin. " Well at the moment i don't know how great a flame it is. And im honestly very very curious of it. Would you be willing to share about it another time Ms kylier? " he asked, standing up straight. " Id love to talk more about it later with you, if you were inclined to. "

 

[Advent Azure]

"It was....."


-.....-


Azure did his best to retain his current look and composure


"Well... it certainly happened I guess... it sounds like its going to be ending in a bit, and that's when I can see if Lily will actually accept this. Now that I think about it... she'll probably decline because it looks to normal or something... I don't know..."


~~~~~


"I suppose you've never heard of that fools saying then, about how 'curiosity killed the cat' I believe. I might consider sharing, but I don't see how telling you would mean anything to me, or why it would be in my interest to now."

 

[amdreams]

"I am not questioning his skills. Just his professionalism."


Rose narrowed her eyes at Robin as he commented on the game, flattering her as a player. Normally, it would've gone to her head, putting her in a better mood and making her more . . . cooperative. However, these words came from the mouth of someone who didn't exactly make the best first impression on her. "I have higher ambitions than becoming someone's entertainment. And I better see those forms on my desk tomorrow. The main office can give you a copy. However, next time, I should get them before you go turning someone's private life into a spectacle."


Robin then called the game to an end and the audience was thinning as students made their way back to their rooms. Rose would do the same but first she needed to speak with Lily. It was her room after all. Well, Anya's too but the neko seemed perfectly fine with the entire ordeal. "Lily, are you okay? I really can't imagine what it's like to have a bunch of strangers barge into my room but I know I wouldn't like it."


~~~~~


Bunny made for the door immediately after Robin ended the game, walking at the quickest pace she could without drawing any attention to herself. Slipping herself amongst the exiting students, she left with little trouble. Being little usually meant you were hard to spot in a crowd. And for the first in a while, she was grateful for her size. But now that she was out, the question was what to do now? Well, everyone else was going back to their rooms, so maybe she should do that for now.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor squinted his eyes at the comment. " Of course ive heard of it, but, well... hmm... i suppose i could give you something in return for the future? " he said looking towards his watch. " Right now i believe its getting rather late, i hope you won't mind if we can continue this conversation another day Ms Kylier. " he says with nod of his hat.


" I do hope you can share a bit of information with me another time, but for now, have a nice evening. " he ended, giving her a smirk, and would slowly start backing up and would turn to start moving out of the hallway, with Jayus turning around and following, the giant shaking the vicinity as he walked. The two would go back to their dorms to pack up anything for tomorrow.


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Skyia nodded hearing Azure's response. " Well... im gonna catch you later Azure alright? Gotta get ready for tomorrow heh. " She wriggled a bit in her place, just moving her tail around. " If you need me, ill be in my room. . . I never gave you my room number did I? " she said, just realizing this. " Azure, actually if you wanna come over afterwards for a bit, i'm in room 175, just a few rooms away from here, but for now. Ill catch you later alright? " she said, giving him a hug, then would slither back a bit. " And i still wanna talk to you about what I was gonna talk to you about, but do what you need to first! Have a nice night in the meantime Azure~ " she said turning around and slithered off towards her room.

 

[Advent Azure]

Kylier watched rather silently as he made his way out...


"... Trying to get an estimate out of me before he starts putting a price on what I want... or perhaps he's careful to staying out of oweing me whatever I please from him in the future..."


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"Alright then, I probably should too. Sure after tomorrow maybe."


Azure got a little surprised getting hugged by her again, it was still somewhat of a weird action for him


"... right..."


-Ugh... she didn't forget...-


"Good night to you too Skyia"


Azure began walking back to him room, rubbing his check again...


-Ugh... she didn't forget... thinking about that made me feel what she did from earlier... at least I'll be able to have a good night sleep at least...-


As Azure went back into his room he stretched a bit


"I think this kind of clothing would be good for the trip, it breaths nice and perfect for that sort of environment."


Azure began shoving his dresser in the way off the door entrance, struggling a bit for some reason, it felt heavier than usual for some reason.


"Ugh... am I really that worn out from today... it was somewhat of a train wreck after all I guess..."


Azure opened up the dresser only for Kylier to come out of it, basically pouncing Azure


"ARRGGG... Kylier, what the hell?!"


He began struggling under her predatory grasp, not really amounting to much, as usual...


"You know, you caused quite a bit of commotion today... and overall made yourself at the very least known to exist for the most part, I do hope you didn't plan on thinking I wouldn't let this go today."


"I just want to sleep... just let me..."


"Nonsense, not when there's more in the way of techniques you've clearly not so much as learned, that much was apparent from today's fight."


Azure gave Kylier a confused look, stopping his pointless struggles


"What do you mean?"


"From what I saw, you've only limited yourself to using one magic at a time."


"What do you mean, I thought you said that people can't use multiple magics at once"


Kylier smirked toward Azure


"I did say that, and what I said still holds true, for most people, not even you can cast two separate spells to do two separate things, of which both magics would have no baring on each other, you are nothing special in that regard"


-That's... oddly specific..... like... really specific...-


"Then what's your point...?"


"I'm glad you asked, because its what you are going to spend your time working on tonight with me. Do make sure you greatly limit how much magic you do you however, as to not use up what magic you have left. Even you should be able to at least attempt this, even if you can't master it right away."


"..."


-I'm not going to get much sleep..... am I...-

 

[Zerohex]

Azure's door flew open from the force of a sudden detonation which echoed across the school's nearby hallways. Who else could be standing outside the room but Rasputin? The mage made his way in, snickering at the siblings' position. "Ah, incest. Reminds me of the old days it does. Considering your attitude and your complete uselessness without that knife of yours, you're probably more familiar with it than you think boy. Same for you, girl". Rasputin cackled out loud, stroking his beard and obviously pleased with his...slight dig at Azure, Kylier, their family and their abilities. The biting laughter then came to a sudden end.


"Enough reminiscing and mocking your complete lack of achievement, you two will be glad to know I shall be stepping out of Oriens for an indeterminate amount of time. Were circumstances different I might've taken you with me, boy, but your shameful display in that fight confirms you're just part of the common rabble that makes up the majority of this school's student body, much like your sister. Perhaps we'll meet again if I return from the outer planes, though I do hope to find more promising students when I do. Fioravante Bloyse Zirnitra Gwydion Megalesius Johanai de Prospero Rasputin von Elsimore, Master of the Arcane, takes his leave. You can inform the faculty if you'd like, they're used to this anyway". And then, in a flash and a bang, he was gone.

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Reggie visibly yawned and stretched as the students began vacating the premises. Man, that had been boring. Aldebrandi Academy rules were...stupid and insane, truth be told, but they made the game far more exciting. Losing a hand wasn't even that big a deal anymore, any mildly competent healer or fleshcrafter could reattach it or regrow it as it was without a hitch. Still looking fairly groggy, he approached Robin. "Hey, uh, sorry 'bout that. Was getting pretty boring, honestly. Feels like it's been weeks since the game started."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Oh, so the game's over? I think I won." Anya stood up, brushing the dust off her lap before walking over to Robin.


"So, the game's over right? Can we have our money and toys now?" she asked the shapeshifter. She was ready to get a Team Anya shirt. She could wear her face on her chest, like a giant robot of some kind.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin glanced at Anya, as he counted out the money. "Huh, the Angel left. I guess she didn't want her share. Well I suppose I can hold onto it, and see if she wants it later, before actively splitting it among us. Anyway, I am still sorting it out. I will hand out the merchandise last. Everyone should be over here, as I hand out the shares." Robin yelled out, "You know who you are. Come over here to get your cut."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

Richter walked by Robin's table, placing down a small pile of quatloos before heading off.


"Alright, let's see where he's headed." Richter said, pulling up a program on his phone. "Keep going, keep going; I have on evening. Wait.... is he?"


Richter pinched the bridge of his nose. "Oh my God. Just."

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin eagerly smiled as he took the small pile of quatloos, and placed them his pocket. He then glanced around, as he waited for everyone to come so that he could pay them their cuts. He glanced at Anya, "Well, they may be awhile to get here for the proper cuts. But for now..." Robin began taking the Anya Merchandise and began handing it over to her, one of each kind. He started with T-shirts, then moved to the Anya Fake Ears, then to keychains and other knick-knacks and so on.

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis finished showing the last of the crowd out and shuffled over to Robin's side.


"Alright, boss; how much did we make?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin smiled at Curtis, "Well peasant under my holdings.... Through merchandise sales and base entrance fees, we have made a profit which equals 1204 Quatloos in total. Which, for an event that I established in twenty minutes or less, is good. Now then, Contestant Cross didn't want her share. So seven way split, for 172 Quatloos. I get my two shares of 344 Quatloos." Robin grinned, "Fine profit that was made today." Robin handed out Curtis and Anya's shares, as they were in the area at that moment. He returned to handing Anya more merchandise which had her on it.

 

[Advent Azure]

What remained of the poorly attached door was completely blown off the frame. The wardrobe got blown over, and Kylier grabbed Azure and forced him to roll along with her, avoiding the collapsing Wardrobe, bringing her a little closer when Ras came on in, with Kylier still on top.


"Wa... what......???"


There was a tone of mass confusion in Azure's voice


"Hmm, Incest, now there's an idea, my dear brother... it seems like he's found us out"


Kylier's voice was creepily sensual for once... if it was any other girl, it'd be somewhere from endearing to romantic..... but coming from Kylier... its just.....


".....what...?"


At this point, Azure literally has no idea what is going on anymore... he only listened to what Rasputin had said, before making his explosive exit, which of course, had no effect on the two besides the flash.


"Ugh... that light was..."


"Azure..."


Kylier eerily stroked his face a bit with her hand, Azure began breathing started breathing increasingly heavily


"Perhaps, that foul mage, has the right idea for the two of us... what do you say to..."


"KYLIER GET OFF ME!"


Azure's shout echoed down the halls as well, out of panic over the situation, and struggled violently and expectantly, and forced her off him with every ounce of strength that he had. With a panicked look in his eye, and stepped back haphazardly, and went for the window. The rope he had made earlier to drop down to the ground floor safely from his room was his only chance in his eyes to escape this awful situation that Ras spawned on him. He jumped through, and grabbed into the rope, however, Kylier being faster than him, caught him by his clothing.


"Ugh... please....."


"You know, with this knife here, I could just cut the rope, and drop you to your death."


"....... please..."


"Don't worry, I'm no longer interested in that, I grew to sorry for you over imagining that this is how you'd react to a girl asking you out or something, just imagine... lets think for a bit, of the girl's you've met so far, just to think what would happen."


"....."


"Rose... I believe she'd respect you boundaries, maybe, or she might be disappointed even. Hmm... Lily, there's a fun idea. I don't think she'd let you go, she'd wring the life out of you with her vines."


"...stop..."


"Skyia... she seems like a nice girl, but she seems to me like the sort of who'd be devastated if you ask me. And what about Mel... I'm sure, that she has a gentle side, considering that she has followers who stay with her. I'm sure other's would think that she'd flat out kill you, but I think she would just let you go, as if the offer never happened."


"Stop Kylier..."


"But what about that seemingly young girl Bunny... I'd imagine that the way she looks is potentially 'not even her final form'."


Kylier got a menacing, yet slightly perverted look.


"I imagine, that if she were to ask you, and you were to turn her down, she would show how mature, she can be, and maybe if you mean that much, how... 'mature' she can be... and maybe, in the dead of night."


Kylier drew Azure up close to her, to stare at him dead in the eyes. Azure turned his face away in discomfort, but had his eyes follow hers


"She'd come to you like how I would, and claim what is rightfully hers."


"That's..."


Kylier gave Azure a quick peck on the cheek, before throwing him back into the room on his back rather painfully, and she turned to him


"Of course, that could never happen, because I already laid my claims on you Azure, body and soul."


Kylier laughed a bit, much to Azure's annoyance...


"She can do whatever for all I care, but she would have to fight with all her might against the likes of me you know."


Kylier's message... is mixed to hell in to many ways. Is she being nice, protecting, mocking, joking?! Azure got back up.


"..... can we get off... this topic..."


"I suppose I've wasted enough time with idle chatter the night is young for you and I "


"... just help me get the door in the room, and the wardrobe back up to block it..."


Vash's words of wisdom rang through Azure's head, somehow, he was able to see it all so clearly, as if he had clairvoyance.


-Pedo Kiki...-

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Yes. YES." Anya shouted, placing the headband on her head. "Lily, I have double hearing now!"


She put her share of the money in her sock, and began placing the new toys and merchandise around her room. The Anya action figure had three variations, to her joy. She was practically bouncing with excitement; she'd never had a chance to get this much money or stuff all at once.


She'd have to work with Robin more often.

 

[Ixacise]

Unsurprisingly this game they had hyped so hard had barely kept even a passing of interest. At least this cloud had a silver lining being of silver or whatever the hell the money was out of. Didn't matter as he'd consult the exchange rate and see how much it was worth in actuality. He sighed almost in relief that such a boring game run its course. He would have begun the process of carefully changing back the room. But he didn't almost as if to let his displeasure known. Which was as probable as an egg frying on a hot pan.


Also he wasn't told anything in specific outside of changing it back. A noticeable rumbling that could be attributed as an odd seismic shift could be felt emanating in the school as the reality snapped and shrunk back rather violently like a chunk of rubber or high tension cord as energies flowed in that room. However he would be far gone when it undid itself from his bidding. He was now on the prowl for a certain teacher. "Hello, Miss Espinoza?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Espinosa was in her classroom as she was frantically scrawling down on a vast stack of papers. She had several text-books open, as she was moving her left index finger through them. She glanced up when she heard the voice of Josue, "Ah, Josue." She continued scrawling with the pen she held in her right hand as she glanced towards him, "What do you need?" She glanced at her text-book as she continued running her finger down the textbook and then went back to writing.

 

[Ixacise]

"Oooh not much. Just wanting to know the time and method for that trip and anything needed to be taken. Also more importantly some sweet anodyne for this boredom I had suffered at the hands of others not too long ago." He said rather nonchalantly as his eyes examined the swath of papers and books on the desk before looking back at her.

 

[CSA]

Lily let out a sigh of relief. The game was finally over, and everyone would be getting the **** out of her room. She would just collect her money and her stuff and never even touch professional ToD again. Before she walked over to get her pay, though, Rose came over to her. Lily looked up at the Elf with an expression of relief and a little bit of melancholy.


"Well, I did agree to it Rose. But no, I didn't like it," said Lily, rising up from her seat on the floor.


"But hey, now at least I know that I'm not cut out for professional ToD."


Lily then turned towards Anya as she shouted excitedly from over near the merchandise table, and smiled and waved at the little Neko.


"Though as long as Anya enjoyed herself, I think I'll be OK. But, uh, I would like to put in a requisition for a digital lock. More people than I would like have been finding their way into my room recently, and it would be nice to not have to worry as much."

 

[Parsnip]

"Yeah, about that..." Curtis looked towards the empty doorframe as the room snapped back and a wave of nausea swept over him.


"Oof, sorry- about that, you wouldn't happen to have some, you know, nails? I can understand if you don't, but, uh, it's going to be hard to get that door back on without any."

 

[MechaGhoul]

"Good man. Fix that door." Robin nodded at Curtis, as he stumbled a bit due to the snapping back of the room. he secured himself at the merchant table. He then focused his attention towards Lily, as he headed towards her. "Well now that the game is over, we shall be out of here soon enough. I just need to hand a few more cuts." Robin proceeded to pull out Lily's share of the Quatloos, and handed them over to Lily. Robin quickly searched through his pocket as he pulled out some paper currency. "And of course 200 Space Bucks, on the top, as discussed earlier... And." Robin quickly flipped through the bills, as he handed them over to her. He then nodded at Lily, "Would you mind heading over to the stand for the rest of the merchandise?" Robin headed back to the stand as he began going through Lily Merchandise, as he glanced towards Reggie. "REGGIE! Get over here for your cut man! Do I need to toss peanuts at you to get your attention?" Robin blinked as he noticed, Reggie was there, right at the stand. "Well... Huh, I suppose you've been waiting. Sorry friend." Robin handed over Reggie his cut. "There is your cut. So what do you think you'll spend it on?"


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Espinosa glanced at Josue, "Suffering boredom at the hands of others huh? That, is never a good thing. So what were you pestered by staff or something? Maybe other students bothering you? Or perhaps would that happen to relate to that Truth or Dare game that was trending through social media?" She chuckled a bit as she returned to scrawling notes, "I'm not a fan of that sport. Now Lucha libre and Jai alai! Those are real sports. And, as for when the trip starts... If I could get everyone prepared to leave at Three A.M! That is when I would prefer to go out." She smirked as she wistfully remarked, "Ah few things beat heading out to the Excavation Site while the stars are twinkling down upon you, as you dig with your pickaxe as you search for the treasures of the great individuals of the past."


Espinosa continued writing on the various papers, "You know one of the expeditions I heavily enjoyed was when I got to excavate at Sierra Maestra. Ah now that place had a wondrous history, especially during the Cuban Revolution!" She spoke with unbridled enthusiasm. "And now I will excavate at the Valley of Kings! Oh that will be a fun dig. The very path to the Underworld is there! Well metaphorically anyway." She went through a textbook, running her finger through the pages. "Well I hope you will enjoy the trip, as you venture deep into the catacombs, looking for incredible pieces of history..." Espinosa smiled as she felt a tingling sensation of joy run down her spine. "It will be a most enjoyable experience! Especially if the relics are still mostly intact!" She was practically 'squeeing' in joy. "Oh yes, I am going to enjoy this." She returned to writing on the various papers, while glancing at Josue. "Oh yes, for fun reading materials I would highly recommend some work of Friedrich Engels. Well if I am going to offer reading materials for fun, I suppose I should know what books you care for."

 

[amdreams]

Rose frowned at Lily's discomfort. Of course, she wouldn't be okay with this. She was a teenage girl after all and Rose knew well how much privacy meant to her. "Yeah?" she said with a nervous smile. "Well, I don't think I'm suited for this sort of game either. But at least it's over now, right?"


She grew concerned as Lily mentioned how so many people were easily breaking into her rom. Okay, that just wouldn't do. "Sure, we can put in an order first thing tomorrow morning. We can also get an enchanted lock if you want that instead. We'll need to decide what sort of lock and key combo you want for that."


Things seemed to be calming down for now. The audience was going. The room reverted back to normal, although not without asignificant tremor. (Note to self: Never let them do that again.) And everyone was getting their pay. "Well, I'm going to bed now," she told Lily. "But if anything happens, feel free to wake me up, okay? Night everyone."


Rose left along with the last of the spectators, making her way to her own room for a good night's sleep. Though she'd need to pack for tomorrow's trip first.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin waved towards Rose as she headed off, "As much as I would hate to disturb your perfected pattern of circadian rhythm, I must inquire if you are willing to show me the location of the office where you would wish me to drop off the signed and finished forms. Yes it may sound like a burdensome task, but I just want to be sure I leave it there proper. And, I assure you it wouldn't take long, and I would be most grateful if you were willing to help me in that regard. But if you do not wish to help, I fully understand." Robin was pulling out more Lily themed merchandise as he left it on the table, ready to hand over to her. Robin glanced towards Reggie, "So pal, anything you need to do at the moment?" Robin then turned towards Curtis, "How long do you think it'll take you to fix the door?"

 

[CSA]

Rose was right- it was over now. It was all over.


And Lily was about to get all sorts of things with her face on it, as if she was some manner of beloved public figure. Like she currently was. But for some reason there wasn't much merchandise.


Lily collected all her new money from Robin, which made her think for a second that maybe professional ToD wasn't that bad, but then she remembered how it was bad and how she was never doing it again. It certainly wasn't fun for her, but Anya liked it and Lily was going to finally get a nice new lock for her door.


"All in all, I'd chalk this night up to a win. But it's me, so of course it's a win. I always win in the end."





"Good night Rose," said Lily waving goodbye to her pseudo-friend.


She then turned to Curtis and looked at him for a second. She had plenty of sewing material, of course, but she was no carpenter. The only nails Lily had were the polished, perfectly manicured ones on the tips of her fingers. Besides, wasn't this his job?


"I don't have any nails," said Lily matter-of-factly, "But I want this fixed soon, so I'm certain I can authorize a trip to the carpentry classroom storage."


Lily then began eagerly making her way over to the merchandise. Her merchandise.


"That is, if we can't find any nails here. They seem to be carrying everything else after all," said Lily, starting to fill her flower with the pieces of merch Robin had set aside for her.


Fabulous, wondrous merch.

 

[amdreams]

Rose was stopped when Robin asked her to show him to the main office. A bit conflicted on what to do, she let out a bit of an exhausted sigh. Well, it looked like she might be getting a bit less time to prepare for tomorrow's trip and she didn't particularly like this guy, but it was her job to help other students. Besides, it shouldn't take too long. Rose knew the layout of the castle like the back of her hand. Walking, it'd take 15 minutes top if they didn't get sidetracked. "Yeah. Sure. It's this way."


The half-elf led the boy through a few halls and stairs until they reached the closed doors of a room on the 3rd floor of the academy. "Well, this is the student council room, so you'll need to pass in the forms here tomorrow. Is that all you need?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin nodded at Rose as he gave a quick flourish with his left hand. "Yes, that is all I need. I thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to show me around." Robin snapped his fingers, "Teleport." With that Robin quickly vanished away from Rose's sight.


Robin was now back in his room. He scratched at his chin for a few moments, before he took out the Quatloos he had made from his venture and began counting them again. Today was a good day... I can not wait to see what profit, tomorrow brings.


 
~ ~ ~Saturday, February 1st ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ 3:00 A.M. ~ ~ ~



At this particular moment in time, Oriens Academy was still covered in the darkness of night. Oh yes, it was a peaceful feeling, to have such a calm early morning. In the surrounding landscape there were the sounds of ambient life, as various insects were buzzing and chirping with noise. Oh, but this was not going to be an ordinary early morning, after all today was the day of the field trip to the Valley of Kings. But for now, it was an ordinary early morning day, as the ambient sounds of nature continued.


Meanwhile Miss Espinosa was wide awake, as she heard a ringing on her phone. She quickly pulled it out from her pocket and responded to it. “Hola Francisco. Has traído el avión con un derecho depósito de combustible lleno?” She paused for a moment as she nodded. “Gracias.” With that she quickly hanged up the phone with a loud click, as she placed it back in her pocket. Miss Espinosa took out the machete that she kept in the sheath that was on her right side. She glanced at it, and placed her left index finger on the edge of the machete. It was sharpened quite well, after confirming that piece of info she returned her machete back into its place. She glanced around making sure that she did not need anything else from her room, besides the backpack that was hanging on a chair near her desk. She quickly put on the large brown backpack, from the chair was worn with age, and then walked up towards a large suitcase just a few paces from the chair. She then dragged it, while strolling down the hallway to the main office. When she arrived at the doorway to the main office, she smirked as she heard the massive rumblings of a jet engine flying just above the school.


Excellent, now it begins! This is going to be fun! Espinosa thought to herself. She glanced around as she found the P.A. system; she quickly pulled the microphone up to her, as she pressed the button and activated the system proper.


“Students and Members of Faculty, if you were not woken up by the sounds of the plane, I shall make sure you are woken up by the sound of this announcement! Today is the day of the Field Trip, get everything you want to bring with you, as we head out to the Valley of Kings! MEET OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. QUICKLY.”


The message played throughout the entirety of the school, as soon as she was done broadcasting the message. Espinosa threw up both of her fists to the sky, “Woo-hoo! This is going to be fun!” She quickly exited out of the front of the building as she stared at the Cargo Ship that arrived, as the engines were just shuttering off.


The Cargo Plane was a fairly standard Cargo Plane. In the dim light anyway, at morning it was a rather nasty looking vessel, colored in a murky yellow. Much of the plane had the yellow covering removed, as it showed a rusty exterior beneath the paint job. On the hull of the ship was a large logo of a large beige color barrel, which had bright pastel red coloring on it which said “Cisco’s Scraps”. The Cargo Plane opened up the front as the pilot went out through it.


Francisco, was a fairly young looking man, he had dusty red hair, which was all rustled up, and just below it was wearing a pair of goggles with a bright mucus colored lens-pieces. He was wearing a dusty, brown bomber jacket over a plain, and worn out black T-shirt. He flicked out his tongue, which had a metal orb piercing as he wiped his nose with the edge of his jacket. “Aura! Sis!” He moved closer to Miss Espinosa, as he held out his arms open for an embrace.


Aurora smiled at Francisco as she smiled, “Cisco! How’s it been bro!?” She accepted the embrace as they hugged each other for a short moment. “I am glad you could make it. The kids are going to enjoy this.” She glanced at her suitcase for a moment before focusing on the front entrance.


Francisco yawned, as he rubbed his left eye with the sleeve that he cleaned his nose with. “This early huh?”


Espinosa nodded as she grinned from ear to ear, “It is always best to get their as early as possible! There will be so many treasures and relics to unlock from the Valley of Kings! And these students will have a chance to see the history of the place, I am sure they will enjoy the learning experience that they have!”


Espinosa waited, glancing at the front entrance of the school waiting for everyone who was part of the field trip to arrive. She glanced back towards Francisco, “If you need to sleep, I’ll fly the plane.”


Francisco yawned as he held up both of his arms. “Aight sis. I may take you up on that, but uh, are your students the rambunctious types? Like if I sleep in a crate, would they actively mess with me.”


Espinosa chuckled a bit, “Uh well…” She paused for a moment as she shook her head, “It’ll be fine bro, if you need to sleep, sleep, I’ll pilot the plane.” Francisco cocked his head towards the side as he glanced at her. “Oh, your students won’t mind the cargo right? I mean, I do have a bit of scrap to deliver. They won’t mess with it will they?”


She glanced back at Francisco and smirked, “I doubt that they’d be interested in the scrap. They seem reputable enough.” Francisco chuckled a bit, “Well reputable enough without having backgrounds checked. I mean is that true? Eh, either way I am most concerned about the scrap on-board.” Espinosa paused for a moment before laughing, “Yup, got that right Cisco.” And so Espinosa waited outside for the students to arrive, as she pulled out two cigarettes. She offered one to Francisco, who gladly accepted it, as they both began to take a smoke, while waiting for the students to arrive.