*this chapter takes place at the same time as the last chapter*

Sun Dragon had been planning another friend gathering for a day or two before finally giving out the word that all his friends were invited to hang out together. He especially wanted to invite Shorebreaker's team over as his way to thank them for helping them with the team up they had some weeks prior. It surprised Sunny when Shorebreaker said that everyone could gather at his place since his dorm had a large room for relaxing they could use. Sun decided to do that, and told everyone he could to gather there.

So when a certain mime elf got word of it, she freaked out somewhat. May, or Force Shield as most people know her, had just got out of Magic class when she was told to invite Alabra and her brother to come to the gathering. She still had her books for class in hand, and she never been to Shorebreaker's dorm before. But maybe it wasn't so major. She just had to go back to her room to put away her books, tell Alabra about the gathering, get Emolition, and hopefully smooth sailing from there. Just don't get stuck between point A and point B. Simple.

May scurried past other cadets on her way to her and Alabra's room. She looked somewhat low to avoid anyone potentially delaying her. Always worried about being late to anything; that's May for ya. Unfortunately, her looking around and looking low and such frantic behavior is basically what led her to accidentally bump into someone. She was about to quickly apologize when she saw who- or what- it was...

Not only were they much, much larger then May was, but they were an absolute beast!

A bipedal dragon like creature with brown scales and huge wings that shaded out the sun from May. The creature wore a slightly cracked skull over its face, war paint decorating the curves and sides, as the creature's large emerald eyes practically glared down at May.

May was so terrified of the creature that she fell back onto the ground, dropping her books in the process. She whimpered as the creature continued to stare at her, ever so slightly tip toeing closer to her, as if it was trying to decide what to do. May curled into a fetus position and cried as the creature was giving her way too many flashbacks of what happened back in the Cursed Swamp of Bad Decisions. It didn't bother her that she was technically in a public area, nor did it occur to her that the creature was likely a cadet like her, she was just so scared out of her mind. She kept expecting the beast to grab her and bite her and other horrible things a wild animal would do to her. Seriously, what was it waiting for!?

???: Hey! Hold your horses there Scargoyle!

Another cadet had noticed the incident and came to settle everything. May didn't know it yet, but the cadet was none other then one of Emolition's team members. It was the farm gnome Wheatney! But even Wheatney was only a few inches shorter then the creature, apparently named Scargoyle. And that's saying something considering Wheatney was 5ft 2, which was considerably taller then May's 4ft exactly and Emolition's 4ft 5.

Wheatney: Scar! Partner! What'd you do?
Scargoyle: ...The girl walked into me. I expected her to say something but then she suddenly had a nervous meltdown, likely induced by my rather frightening appearance. 😞
Wheatney: You don't look any more frightening then a farm plow Scar! Why aren't you helping her up?!
Scargoyle: I was... fascinated by her. I never thought one of her kind were even still alive, let alone brave enough to show themselves around here in the face of other elves. And besides, I don't want to frighten her anymore then I already have. I get closer, and she'll squeal in fear of me, and that'll make a huge scene, which will likely scare her more since she clearly doesn't like being the center of attention.😔
Wheatney: Well aren't you a big softie! Come on, I'll calm her down and that'll let you herd up her books here.

Wheatney got on her knees and held May close to her, which helped calm down the elf mime. Scar bent down and did his best to pick up the books with his T-Rex like arms. He picked up the last of the books soon enough and handed them to May, and though she was still somewhat terrified, she eventually took her books and held them close as she snuggled into Wheatney more for protection.

Wheatney: See? He's not so bad now huh?
Scargoyle: Considering her looks Wheatney I think she still sees me as a mere monster and nothing more.
Wheatney: Nonsense parnter! She's just a little spooked is all! Don't worry, I'll handle everything else here. You just go on and do what you will huh?😊
Scargoyle: ...Always the overly positive one, aren't you? *sigh* You are right though. I can't really help her considering the circumstances here. Thanks for the assistance Wheatney.

Scargoyle took a last look at May, petted her head, and walked off. Well, kinda stomped off considering his size and bulk but you get the idea. Wheatney held May like a little child- which May kinda was let's be honest here- as May started calming down enough to talk.

Wheatney: Feeling better now cowgirl?
Mayflo: *Whimpers* Uh-uh... I-I g-guess so. Th-thanks...
Wheatney: No problem at all. Scar may look a little intimidating at times but he's really a gentle giant type once you get to know him.😊
Mayflo: Y-yeah... I-I g-guess so...
Wheatney: Hey, you're Emolition's little sister, right?
Mayflo: Uh-um, y-yeah. You know h-him?
Wheatney: We're on the same team together! He's told me about his little lamb of a sister😊. It's sure a pleasure to finally meet you! Besides, there ain't many pale skinned elves like him around here.
Mayflo: 😕 (chuckles nervously) N-no, there aren't. Heh heh... Um, I-it's nice to meet you too... um...?
Wheatney: Name's Wheatney. Force Shield right?
Mayflo: Um, y-yeah, that's right... B-but you c-can call me May if you want. My real name is Mayflo after all.
Wheatney: (Giggles) That's there a pretty name May! You do seem like a little mayflower. It fits you well!
Mayflo: Um, th-thanks? *gasp* OhmiGod! I'm going to be late to Sunny's gathering if I don't go get Emolition and Alabra! Oh God oh God-
Wheatney: Woah! Calm down! You mean Sun Dragon yeah? Don't worry about a thing ! I'm going to the gathering too you know. How about we go get Emolition and this Alabra fellow together hm?
Mayflo: Uh... O-ok... Thank you.😥

Meanwhile

Bazookanine's Vehicle Class had ended for the day. Monitor, who Bazookanine shared the class with, told the artic fox about the gathering and where it was. Bazookanine planned on going, but he felt he needed to get a few things done first and told Monitar to go on ahead.

The hangar was empty of any cadets besides Bazookanine. He felt like tinkering with his bazooka weapon for a bit to try upgrading it somewhat. The rockets just didn't seem... fast enough for him. They'd have to be able to hit a moving target, like... Impken! He was fast on his feet, and it was opponents luke that that the rockets needed to hit. Actually, Bazookanine probably would've lost track of time...

If not for some crazy cadet finding their way into North Star, Bazookanine's mechsuit, and deciding to take it out for a spin! Bazookanine was shocked and yelled at whoever was in his mech, but of course the occupant wasn't listening. They were obviously finding all this very funny, and Bazookanine could tell since the trespasser accidentally(or possibly intentionally) turned on the mech's speaker. They sounded surprisingly female and mature for someone so disrespectful to others' property.

???: (inside mech) Hahaha! Oh wow, this mech has a speaker too!? This thing's got all the bells and whistles!
Bazookanine: Can you please got out of my mechsuit!? Seriously, I'll knock you out of commission if you don't get out of there NOW!
???: (inside mech) Haha, how about no!

The cadet inside Bazookanine's mech ran around to taunt the fox more, but they didn't expect Bazookanine to actually fire his bazooka at hisown mech! The power of the rockets was strong enough to knock the mechsuit to the ground witha loud thud! Bazookanine immediately jumped onto the mech and undid the hatch to get the trespasser out. When he first glanced at the cadet, he flinched and stepped back slightly due to the cadet's hair looking like it was on fire. But a second look showed that her "hair" wasn't really fire; it just had the fiery color and shape. Bazookanine couldn't tell for the life of him what the cadet inside his mech was supposed to be, but at the moment he didn't care.

Bazookanine: What's the big idea stealing my mechsuit!?
???: Haha!😂 You're face was priceless! Gawd you're so overpossessive!😉
Bazookanine: 😡 That's not a reason! What's gives you the right to just walk in here and drive one of these mechs and mechsuits?!
???: Oooo, so commanding. You think you're SO boss material sitting on top of me like this~. We don't even know each other that well~.😜
Bazookanine: 😲😖 Th-that's not the point! Who do you think you are? Some princess tomboy or something?!
???: (chuckles) You could say that. Joki Kazan, here and at your mercy foxyboy~.😈
Bazookanine: 😖 St-stop that! What you did was reckless and dangerous! Who taught you how to drive!?
Joki: Um... No one did? I never drove a mech before...😞
Bazookanine: MechSUIT Ms.Joki.😡 This is a mechsuit, not just a mech. You've watched too much anime or something to confuse the two like that. And never drove a mech like H*ll! You knew what you were doing, running around like a maniac without a head like that! Come on and get out now!
Joki: Make me.

Joki crossed her arms and looked away, clearly being defiant with Bazookanine. The fox had had it up to here with... whatever Joki was, and eventually dragged her out himself. He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her out of his mechsuit with ease. She was surprisingly light weight to someone of his bulk. At first Joki squealed a little in surprise as she was being lifted out of the mech, but she calmed down and smiled that playful toothed grin of hers once she was all the way out. Bazookanine continued to hold her to keep her from running off and took a quick look at her features.

She had "hair" that looked like fire, as Bazookanine already determined. She also had a tail that looked that way as well. She also appeared to have... scales? What was she, a fish? Her face seemed drastically different from the rest of her though. The scales over her face were pure white, her eyelashes were thick and pure black, and she had patches of red scales extending to the sides of her face. Her teeth, surprisingly sharp looking, were bright yellow, and her eyes were purple and light ocean blue. As for clothes, she wore a dark dark gray trenchcoat and ocean blue jeans with a hint of a pink turtleneck sweater showing from under Joki's coat. She wore no shoes or gloves, so Bazookanine could see her orange hands and feet and her yellow claws. At first she seemed connected to Fire, but her scales and what Bazookanine assumed were fins suggested she was Water instead.

Joki: My my, what a strong fella you are! You ever considered being a knight? You'd look good in shining armor.(Giggles)
Bazookanine: I think I'll settle with being a Skylander thank you. Now if you don't mind-
Joki: *gasp* Ooohhh, your fur is sssoooo soft... So fluffy...😍 I love it! (Giggles) Gawd what do you do to keep it so nice?!

Joki stroked her hands over Bazookanine's arms back and forth, obviously enjoying the feeling of his snow white fur running through her fingers. Bazookanine was getting annoyed by Joki's behavior and set her down on the floor so he could get his mechsuit back where it was stored. As Bazookanine climbed into his mech, Joki crossed her arms and pouted. She was just saying how soft the idiot's fur was for crying out loud! Why should he be so rude about it?! Shouldn't he be happy or proud of his soft fur!?

Bazookanine parked his mechsuit into its proper place and climbed out. He walked over to Joki, who was visually still pouting. He didn't know what to say or even think about this girl. He happened to look at the clock and realized the time. He completely forgot about Sunny's gathering! Ugh, but he couldn't just leave this... "woman" here. She'd probably wreck the place considering her haphazard way of driving.

Bazookanine: Listen, don't you have some class you should be getting to by now?
Joki: Um, no? I'm a newbie here foxyboy. I don't even know my homeroom yet. Just got here yesterday in fact.
Bazookanine: Then what're you doing here!?
Joki: I was bored. Figured I should walk around, maybe meet some people, and I found myself here. I never seen a mech or really any vehicle before, so I decided to take one for a spin. I didn't know that one was yours. Heck, I didn't even see you until you started chasing me.
Bazookanine: 😡Well you should've looked harder. Listen, I really should be going and I don't want you staying in here.
Joki: Oh I wouldn't worry. I already lost my interest in this place.

Bazookanine: Good. See ya.

Bazookanine went to the table he left his bazooka weapon, picked it up along with his other things, and headed towards the hangar door. However, Joki apparently wasn't done with him yet.

Joki: Hey! That's it!? You chat up a girl and then you just run off!? Now I know that isn't how you land dwellers do things! Are you listening to me!?
Bazookanine: Talk to the tail.😒
Joki: 😠 Grrr! Don't just leave me here! Wait up! (Runs after Bazookanine)

Later

Sun Dragon was happy to have a gathering today. The room that Shorebreaker suggested they use was big enough for the gathering and still have space for anyone passing by.

And another very good reason why Sunny was happy? Some special friends of his were visiting that day! Camo, Cynder, and even Blinx happened to be visiting Sunny when he was planning the gathering, so the three of them decided to stick around and meet some of Sun Dragon's other friends! What fun that'll be having them here too!

As many of his friends began coming, Sunny got to see Wheatney coming in with May (still) in her arms, along with Alabra and Emolition beside the tall gnome. Sunny knew he'd be able to get the lot to meet at last!

Then Bazookanine eventually showed up... with a strange fiery cadet following him inside. Sun Dragon couldn't tell what exactly this cadet was supposed to be, but they clearly were getting on Bazookanine's nerves.

Bazookanine: Seriously, stop it! You probably won't like half of these people.
Joki: You don't know that foxyboy. I'm new here remember? I need to get some pals and gals to hang out with. 😲WOW! Now this is what I call a friend zone!
Bazookanine: *sigh*
Sun Dragon: Hey Bazooka! Um, who's your friend here?
Bazookanine: She's not my friend. She's some cadet who nearly wrecked my mechsuit earlier. That's why I'm late. She's refusing to leave me alone😡.
Joki: Yo man what's up? Joki Kazan, here and ready to party! Oh wow, aren't you an Oriental Dragon? Wow! And I thought I was the only precious thing here!😅
Bazookanine: *groan* See? See? She's a no good-
Sun Dragon: It certainly is a pleasure to meet you Joki! New here you say? Why not join us here hm? There's plenty of folks here I think you'd get along with!😊
Bazookanine: 😐... What?
Joki: Oh my! Well, I surely can't turn down an Oriental's offer! Sure, I'd love to!
Bazookanine: WHAT!?
Sun Dragon: Great! Come on, I'll introduce you to everyone!
Joki: Sounds good!
Bazookanine: 😠 Grrr...

Needless to say, Bazookanine wasn't in the best mood for a party at this moment... But maybe staying away from Joki would make him feel better...

Also needless to say, the gathering- or more accurately the party- was going off without a hitch. Everyone was getting along and everyone was having a good time.

Until... Crocavile happened.

Crocavile: Heya everybody! I got a brilliant party game we could play!
Everyone: *groan*
Crocavile: Hey! Don't knock it until we try it!😆
Sun Dragon: Well what is it Croc?
Crocavile: It's an Earth game called "Seven Minutes in Heaven". Everyone puts their names in a box or something, someone draws a name, and those two have to stay in a closet and do whatever for seven minutes! Fun right?!😃
Daphne: Ooo, sounds like a match making game to me!
Joki: Now we're talking my language gurl! Count me in!
Xilas: Uh... I-in a small closet?😟 Uh... Do we have to?
Crocavile: Well, not everyone has to play, but I do want a lot of names to be potentially drawn! Come on, one and all, don't be shy! Write your names and place them in this box!
Sun Dragon: I say we give it a shot. Why not?
Mayflo: *gulp*
Ihala: Oh no, count me out. I'm not playing this.
Kamua: But Ihalaaaaa...😦

Ihala: If you want to play, go ahead Kamua. 😒
Kamua: Yay! Oh thank you! Where's a pen?😆

A majority of the cadets wrote their names down and placed them in Crocavile's "box of misfortune" as everyone was calling it. Many of them probably figured they wouldn't get drawn and put in the closet.

Crocavile told everyone he'd draw one name, and then he'll have that person draw the second name. He'll also be keeping track of how long the lucky twosome were in the closet for.

And the first name was...

Crocavile: Force Shield!
Mayflo: WHA- WHAT!?
Crocavile: Okie dokey! Draw a name now missy! Come on, I'm not forcing you to! Hahaha!
Alabra: (face palm) That's just a horrible pun Croc. Just horrible.

May was shaking uncontrollably. She HAD to be the first, didn't she? And no matter who it was that she'd get stuck with, she'll be in a closet with very little personal space. May gulped as she decided to just get it over with and shakily put her hand in the box to draw a name.

Mayflo: *Whimpers* I-I can't look...
Crocavile: Come on! Who is it?!
Mayflo: *Whimpers*...

Please let it be Alabra, or Sunny, or Alabra, or Cosmic, or Alabra- Oh God let it please be Alabra!

Mayflo: *Whimpers* ...😲Oh thank God!
Crocavile: Well who is it- You know what give it to me! ...😨 Emo!? No fair she got her own brother!😡
Emolition: What? I don't remember writing my name into this.
Wheatney: (chuckles nervously) S-sorry Emolition... I wrote your name into it😅. I-I thought I'd get stuck with you...😖 B-but hey, you got your sis! It could've been... worse? (Shrugs)
Crocavile: Yeah yeah yeah great and all JUST GET IN THE CLOSET ALREADY!

Crocavile pushed both May and Emolition into a nearby closet and shut the door before they could react. He locked the door and pulled out a stopwatch(which he probably stole from Buzz let's be honest here).

Crocavile: Right! Seven minutes starting... Now! Have fun you two! We promise we won't listen in on ya!😆
Emolition: *sigh* God, this is pointless... I can't believe Wheatney wr-

Before Emolition finished his sentence, May clung onto him and hugged him. Emolition looked down at her, and he could tell May was thankful to have gotten him instead of just anyone else. Emolition sighed and picked May up and sat down on the floor of the closet, holding her in comfort. He have had no emotion, but that didn't mean he could at least hold his little sister and comfort her. He didn't mind that at least.

The two of them were silent for several minutes. It wouldn't be long before their seven minutes was up. To the brother and sister, this actually wasn't bad. May always did find comfort in snuggling in one of her many brothers' arms, and Emolition did take... some joy in caring for his baby sister. In a sense, this kinda was like being in Heaven for the both of them.

But then Emolition broke the silence with a whisper...

Emolition: Hey May... Um, have any of the other elves... you know... mistreated you at all?
Mayflo: "M-mistreated" me? What do you mean?
Emolition: You know what I mean.
Mayflo: ...M-maybe a little... B-but nothing serious.😔
Emolition: May... Only a "little"? Really? May, please, be honest...
Mayflo: ...Some of them have called me names... others just glare at me... O-one did push me to the ground and threatened me when I first came here to the Academy... B-but nothing too serious. Honest...
Emolition: *sigh* Of course they would. To them we're unwelcome, even after all this time of absense from them...
Mayflo: *sniff* I-it hurts sometimes Emolition... *sob* Sometimes I wish I had lost my emotions like y-

Emolition put his hand over May's mouth to prevent her from saying it. He didn't want May thinking for even a second that the torture that had befell him years ago was any sort of a solution for her. He held May tighter in his sleeve covered arms.

Emolition: Pl-please May... Don't say that... Don't even think it... Believe me, what I'm going through is not an answer to anything. The other elves don't like us any more then anyone likes Kaos. It's just them. I don't care if the islands know we're still here, just... D-don't give up on me like I gave up on everything else... P-please...

Emolition wanted to shed a tear. He wanted to. But his body, being drained of any emotional drive, wouldn't allow it. It never would. It likely never will. And that dreaded ball-and-chain attached to his leg would be his eternal reminder of it. May started crying slightly and smothered into Emolition to try to calm down. She didn't want to think about any of this.

But... Emolition maybe had a point... Why keep the secret from anyone else besides the elves and Senseis? She had to tell someone about her-

Crocavile: TIME'S UP! (opens door) How'd it go!?
Emolition: ...Leave us alone... Just, leave us alone...

Emolition, still holding May in his arms, got up and walked to a more quiet corner of the room to avoid everyone.

Crocavile: Errm... Eh. Who's next in line box!?

Crocavile, dismissing any awkwardness Emolition's statement may have made, pulled another name out of his "box of misfortune".

Crocavile: Aaaannnd it's... Sunny! Sunny boi, you're next!
Sun Dragon: Oh my, so soon? Well, who's going to be with me?

Sun Dragon picked a paper out from the box calmly, of not gleefully, and read the name aloud.

Sun Dragon: It's... Cosmic!
Cosmic: Really?
Daphne: Ha! The lovedragons get stuck together as always!
Cosmic: Shut up Daphne! We are not lovedragons!
Crocavile: We'll see about that! Get in there you two!

Crocavile immediately dragged both of the dragons into the closet and shut the door as he did with May and Emolition.

Crocavile: Right, seven minutes you! Make it worth something!😆

At first the closet was a little too dark to see anything, and it didn't look like there was a switch anywhere. Sunny and Cosmic were both crammed into the closet, so it was hard to maneuver and see if there was a switch or anything. Both Sunny and Cosmic both tried to at least shift into a more comfortable position. After what must've been two minutes they finally had some space between them, but Sunny and Cosmic's snouts were touching. Both of them blushed at the realization of the noses touchimg like this. Then Sunny noticed that the stars that decorated Cosmic's hide were glowing somewhat.

Sun Dragon: Wow! I didn't know you could glow in the dark Cosmic!
Cosmic: Really? I thought it'd be obvious I could. But yeah, it just happens whenever it's dark out. My roommate Mystic says it's like having your own nightlight.
Sun Dragon: (chuckles) Aww, that's a nice way to put it! I can see your stars being a nightlight.😊
Cosmic: What about you? I figured you'd be able to glow in the dark since you're the SUN Dragon.
Sun Dragon: Um, well, my frills glow slightly when I'm flying, but other then that no I can't. My pearls glow when I'm using them, but I don't have any on me at the moment.
Cosmic: Oh. Well, I guess it makes sense. I was meant for the night, and you for the daylight. Heh.😅

The two of them went silent for a while. They didn't know what to say. Their noses were still touching, so of course they still blushed. Things were just kinda awkward for the both of them what seemed like ages, before finally...

Crocavile: TIME'S UP! (Opens door) Bwhahaha! OhmiGod their noses are touching! In dragon terms that means they're KISSING! Hahaha!😂
Sun Dragon: 😖N-no we're not kissing!
Cosmic: There isn't much room in this closet, especially with my wings being as big as they are!
Daphne: Hahaha! Yeah right! I ship you two so hard now! Haha!😂

Sun Dragon and Cosmic scuffed out of the closet, blushing even harder from the incident. As Daphne begged for "details", Crocavile reached into his box to pull another name out.

Crocavile: Aaaannnd... Oh, would you look at that. I pulled my own name out!
Camo: You put your own name in the box?
Crocavile: Well yeah! I gotta be fair about all of this. Besides, I wanted dibs on the action too you know. So who's stuck with me box?

Crocavile reached into the box again to see who was the "lucky" cadet who got to be with him in the closet.

Crocavile: It's... Blinx! Hey bobcat we're next!
Blinx: Uh, um, ok?

Before the anthropomorphic cat could say much more, Crocavile took his wrist and shut the door. This time Daphne kept track of the seven minutes.

In the closet, Blinx's large green cat eyes shined in the dark. It really was cramped in here.

Crocavile: So, how's it going?😆
Blinx: Um... Good? And for the record, I'm a lynx, not bobcat.
Crocavile: Whatevs. You're all cats. It's the same to me. So, um, how's the job?
Blinx: Um, good? We haven't really had many time dilemmas for the past few months, so the work hours haven't been very long or hard.
Crocavile: Oh, ok. Um... What counts as a "time dilemma" anyway?
Blinx: Um, well, it's kinda a long list really.
Crocavile: ...I'm all ears here. Wait... more like all bones here but you get the gest. Tell me.
Blinx: Oh, um, ok. Well, there's the event of any time manipulating machinery gets out of alignment or breaks, but I don't really work in that department. I just report it if it happens and do my best to help. Um, there's the event a Time Rift occurs and isn't immediately dealt with.
Crocavile: 😮A Time Rift? Ooo, sounds dangerous.
Blinx: Eh, it can be, but it really depends on the circumstances behind the rift's creation. If it was because of a broken Time Piece, it can actually be kinda fun to fix it.
Crocavile: Really?
Blinx: W-well, "fun" is my personal opinion. It's like a platforming game inside of a Time Rift created by a broken Time Piece. You need to be able to reach the end of the platforming challenge to get the Time Piece, and once you get the piece you'll be back in normal space/time instantly. If the Time Piece hit someone and breaks, the resulting Time Rift will be filled with that individual's memories. Those are like massive platforming levels. It's pretty cool really. I've done it a number of times myself.
Crocavile: 😮 Wow! That's sounds awesome! And kinda familiar from somewhere...
Blinx: Aw yes. A Hat in Time was a real good game that explained the dangers of having Time Pieces.
Crocavile: A Hat in- Oh that game! That actually happens!? Dude I love that game!
Blinx: Really? Hey, maybe whenever we have time you and I could play co-op mode!
Crocavile: Yeah, we should totes do that!😁
Daphne: Time's up!

Daphne opened the door and Blinx and Crocavile stepped out smiling. Almost everyone was confused. Why was Blinx smiling after spending ANY amount of time with Crocavile!?

Crocavile: Well that was sure fun, I had a great time! I feel like I bonded today. Let's make more bonding moments happen with the box!

Crocavile took his box from Daphne and pulled out another name.

Crocavile: Eteru buddy! You're up!
Eteru: M-me!?
Crocavile: Yeah you! I don't see anyone else around here named Eteru. Now pick a name, any name!😊
Eteru: ...Oh! Alabra, you're with me.
Alabra: Yeah?
Crocavile: Great! Now-
Alabra: We know we know. We're getting in already.

Alabra pushed Eteru along into the closet, then Crocavile slammed the door shut behind them and locked it. Naturally Eteru freaked out and banged on the door.

Crocavile: Sticks and stones could break meh bones, but you can't open the door now that my bones are blocking it! Now start doing something!

Eteru stopped banging in the door, knowing that Crocavile wasn't going to let them out. Eteru leaned against one corner while Alabra, being calm about the whole situation, leaned against the other corner.

Alabra: Claustrophobic Eteru?
Eteru: What? No! No, it's just... I like my personal space.
Alabra: Oh. Yeah I hear ya.
Eteru: How are you taking this so calmly?
Alabra: I'm a magician. You kinda get used to being locked up in boxes. I've done tricks more... "claustrophobic" then this.
Eteru: Oh. Oh yeah. I can see what you mean. Soooo... uuuhhh... This is probably a stupid question considering you're roommates and all, but, um, what was it like when you met May?
Alabra: When we met? Oh, well, I remember that earlier that morning I was told by Master Blastertron that I may be getting a roommate, so I was excited for that. I was returning to my room from a Magic Class when I saw afew boxes outside my room, pretty much telling me that I had a roommate. I looked in and, well, saw May placing her clothes into her dresser from a box. She turned around and, when she saw me in the doorway, she screamed and jumped and tripped over one of her boxes and fell back into a bigger box she had.
Eteru: *snickers* That... That sounds like May. Was she alright?
Alabra: Oh yeah. She fell into a box that had those plastic peanut things in it, so she wasn't hurt. I looked in the box to check on her and she freaked out a little more. I told her that I was her roommate, and that calmed her down some. I got her situated and we got to know each other. It took some time, but she started leaning on me like I was one of her brothers or something. (Chuckles)
Eteru: (laughs) Aww. May really is a sweetheart huh?
Alabra: Yeah. It's really a shame that many of the other elves in the Academy don't seem to want to talk to her much.😞
Eteru: Hm? Wh-what do you mean?
Crocavile: TIME'S UP!

Before Alabra could explain his statement, the seven minutes were up and Alabra and Eteru left the closet, ending the conversation. Crocavile then pulled another name from his box.

Crocavile: It's...Camo!
Camo: Hehe haha! About time the sunlight shined on me! Let's see who's with me!

Camo eagerly ran the pieces of paper in the box between his fingers and picked one at random.

Camo: Annnd... Hey! It's Daphne!
Daphne: Oh hey! Sweet!😄
Camo: Like a apple? Haha😂!
Crocavile: Hey! I make all the terrible puns around here leaf gecko! Come on, in the closet with the both of ya!

Crocavile once again shoved Camo and Daphne into the closet and closed the door, starting the seven minutes. Cynder couldn't help but worry about this. Daphne was obviously the match making gal around here, and both her and Camo were Life dragons... No. No that's ridiculous! Camo wouldn't do that!

Would he?

Camo: Well, this is a pickle.
Daphne: What do you mean? I kinda like it.
Camo: I mean you and I stuck together like this. My little passion fruit Cynder might think I would cheat on her.😟
Daphne: Oh! I'm sorry. I hope us being in this closet like this doesn't cause you any trouble!😦
Camo: I wouldn't worry so much. I have Cynder for that! I mean, she worries about a lot of things. About Malefor, about her acceptance to everyone despite her past, about me when I'm on missions... You get the idea. It doesn't bother me too much though. After what she's been through I don't blame her. It's that worry that drives her to be nice to just about everyone! And if things get rough, I'm there to encourage her every step of the way! Opposites attract after all!😊
Daphne: Aww, what love you two have😍! I'm such a sucker for love stories don't you know.
Camo: I could tell. See that aspect of ya coming a mile away really.
Daphne: What do you mean?
Camo: Well, the Skylanders back at the Citadel consider me and Cynder "love experts", so forgive me if this offends ya. See, I know you're really a nymph. And if I remember right, there's a story about a lady named Daphne who was running away from a wannabe lover and she ended up turning into a tree to get away from the freak. You were a nymph who must've ran away from someone and got turned into a dragon, right?
Daphne: 😲.....W-well... I-I guess it's no secret. Yeah, there was a witch that wanted me, and when she couldn't catch me, she cursed me and turned me into a dragon. I found I could still shape-shift into different forms except into my original form😔. The other nymphs felt it was best for me to leave them since I was basically no longer like them. That's why I'm here, training to be a Skylander like you Camo! To make sure things like that doesn't happen to anyone else!
Camo: 😦... I... I can't believe I was that accurate about something. I-I'm sorry to hear about that. But you are right. We Skylanders need to make sure people like Kaos, his crazy family, Malefor, or anyone else doesn't do these terrible things to people, no matter what!😁
Crocavile: TIME'S UP!

When Camo stepped out of the closet, Cynder was showing she was... "slightly" panicking. Camo reassured her that he wasn't going to leave her anytime soon, if ever, and offer to take her to the refreshment table while the rest of the game went on.

Crocavile: All right! Next lucky contestant is... Bazookanine!
Bazookanine: What!?
Crocavile: Tough luck snow white, now draw a name from me lucky box!

Bazookanine couldn't believe he was picked out of dozens of other cadets. He only wrote his name down to humor Croc. The fox sighed and drew a name from the box.

However, it was the last person he wanted to get stuck in the closet with.

Bazookanine: 😐Oh you've got to be yanking my chain.
Crocavile: Who is it who is it!? Oh hey, it's the newbie girl! Hey red head, the Foxy wannabe got you!
Bazookanine: What did you call me!?
Joki: (chuckles) Well foxyboy, it seems fate ships us. Oh come on! Stop looking so gloom and doom about it. Come on!
Bazookanine: I'm not going in the closet. Nope. Not with HER. Sorry!😤
Joki: Oh come on you wuss!
Bazookanine: Hey! Get off me! Somebody help me!

Joki jumped onto Bazookanine's back and piggybacked on him while he was stumbling around trying to get her off. Joki leaned back enough to make Bazookanine stumble backwards right into the closet. Crocavile immediately shut the door and locked it.

Crocavile: Kekeke! That's my kind of gal right there!
Daphne: Lol I ship them. :3

Bazookanine: Get off! Grrr! Why did I have to get stuck with YOU!?
Joki: Oh come on! What? You're still sour about what happened with your mech earlier? It was just a joke bro.😒
Bazookanine: MechSUIT. It's a mechSUIT! Get that through your scaly head. And please stop playing with my tail it is NOT a feather boa.😡
Joki: Ooooohhhhh.... Sooo fluffy😍....

Joki seemed to be in pure bliss as she rubbed Bazookanine's tail against her face, "wearing" the tail like a scarf around her neck. Bazookanine snatched his tail from her grip and brushed it off, making Joki cross her arms and pout like she did before.

Joki: You know, it's always the two people that hate each other that get hitched in the end. Just saying.
Bazookanine: Ha! We'll see about that. For one thing I'm a fox and you're a... a.... Actually what the H*ll are you even seriously?
Joki: Hmph. Don't you know a Koin when you see one?
Bazookanine: A what?
Joki: *groan* You moron. Koin. Koi plus the "n". We're kinda like the Gillmen, but instead of being tasteless tuna we're highly respected and proper Koi.
Bazookanine: "Respected"? "Proper"? You!? Ha! That's a riot!
Joki: 😠It's true! Our Coral Kindgom is like the Cloud Kingdom, except it's a H*ll of a lot more gorgeous and priceless, not to much FABULOUS. Trust me, we're way better then those stuck up losers up in the clouds. No offense to Lightning Rod or anything.
Bazookanine: ...Wow. You must take great pride in your people.
Joki: Us Koin usually do!
Bazookanine: Wow. That's more then what I can say for my own family...
Joki: ...What do you mean?
Bazookanine: 😨Uh, nothing! Nothing... I just... haven't seen them in a while...
Joki: ...I got ya. I haven't seen my sisters or father or my idiot brother in two years. I can get where you're coming from....

For a minute things were silent. Then Joki pulled out a small notebook from her jean pocket and ripped a piece of paper out. She then pulled out a pen from her other pocket and wrote something done on the paper piece.

Bazookanine: What are you-
Joki: Here. My room number. Wanna give me yours?
Bazookanine: ...
Joki: You know... So we can talk about "family" more sometime? ...😅
Bazookanine: ...Um... O-ok. Sure.
Joki: Ok. It's a date!😆 Oh, um... S-sorry. You know, about the mech- 😤... MechSUIT. About the mechsuit.
Bazookanine: 😕Um... N-no worries, I guess... Thanks. Here, my number. I warn ya, I live with a crazy honey badger, but he's real nice once he gets to know you.
Joki: Oh, that honey badger guy is your roommate? Cool! He seems like a interesting guy.
Bazookanine: Tell me about it.
Crocavile: Time's up! Let's see the results!

When Crocavile opened the door finally, Joki put her hand on Croc's face and pushed him back playfully.  She didn't want the walking dinosaur exhibit to get in Bazooka's way getting out. Bazookanine still saw Joki as a bit of a nuisance personality wise, but at least he understood her little more. And she did apologize for earlier... Not to mention finally get the whole "mech/mechsuit" figured out.

Crocavile: Woah! Would you look at the time here!? Tell ya'll what... One last set of two goes in the closet, then we can go home, ok?
Monitar: Thank goodness!
Crocavile: Ok! First name is... Kamua!
Kamua: Ah yay! Thank you!😄
Crocavile: Ok miss beautiful, draw a name from the box here. Who's the lucky cadet?
Kamua: Hmmm... Aw! It's Xilas!😁
Xilas: 😲What!? Uh... Xilas just remembered he has to go feed his invisible cat!😅 Yeah kitty kitty gets grouchy when he isn't fed on ti-
Crocavile: Come here!

With Kamua already in the closet, Crocavile grabbed the back of Xilas' jacket and dragged the honey badger into the closet. Crocavile shut the door with a loud thud and locked it, starting the stopwatch.

Xilas: 😨 *Whimpers*...
Kamua: Oh boy! I'm so happy! So, what do you want to talk about?
Xilas: 😨*Whimpers* ...
Kamua: Um, Xilas? You ok?

For some time Xilas didn't speak. He just stood there shivering and whimpering, as if in fear. He looked around the closet. No light coming in other then the light of Kamua's eyes. The walls looked as if they were closing in on him, and with no escape in sight. Xilas was sweating from the chills he was getting. He was silent  like this for 4 minutes before finally...

Xilas: I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! LET XILAS OUT PLEASE!😭
Kamua: Xilas!? Xilas please calm down! Xilas! Xilas I'm right here ok? Calm down!

Kamua took Xilas' shoulders and shook him gently to snap him out of his freak-out. Xilas panted like crazy as he looked at Kamua in the eyes. How could she be so calm!?

Kamua: Xilas what's wrong? I-if it was something I did-
Xilas: NO! No, no it wasn't nice cat lady at all! I-it's the walls! They're dangerous! They want to crush Xilas to a pulp! Please! 😢
Kamua: What? Oh. Wait. Do you mean you have claustrophobia?
Xilas: (panting)...
Kamua: It's ok if you're claustrophobic friend. I would never make fun of you for something like that! I can understand why you would be frightened by small spaces.
Xilas: 😢... *sniff* Y-y-yeah... I have claus- claosu- cla-
Kamua: Claustrophobia.
Xilas: Y-yeah, that. *sniff* Xilas have phobias of a bunch of other stuff too... *sniff* Xilas is so weak sometimes!😭
Kamua: Xilas! It's not weak to be afraid sometimes! I'm scared sometimes too! We all are! No matter what anyone says, there's always something we are all afraid of! And we all have our reasons for being afraid of things others wouldn't be! It's no reason to think you're weak! It's perfectly natural to be scared of things! Ok!? Don't ever think that you're weak just because you're afraid! You can learn to face that fear when it matters most. Please, just relax... I'm right here with you, and we won't be in here much longer. Ok?
Xilas: 😢...O-ok... Th-thank you... *sniff* C-an you hold Xilas please?
Kamua: Of course.

Kamua took Xilas and held him close to her to comfort him. Xilas held onto Kamua tightly in return. She let the honey badger cry into her as she rubbed his back to calm him. It seemed to be working since his sobs were starting to get quieter.

Crocavile: Ok you two, time's up! (Opens door) What was with all that screamin- 😕... Um... The heck happened in there?
Kamua: Make way everyone! I have to give him some emergency affection!
Impken: Don't you mean "attention"?
Kamua: I mean "affection"!
Sun Dragon: Erm...?
Ihala: *sigh* That's my sis.😧
Crocavile: Welp, I believe that concludes tonight's festivities! Refreshment and snacks over there, be sure to talk nice to all, and always tip the crocodile! Have a great night everybody!😁

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There! Done! Hope ya enjoyed that information dump on ya!

Scargoyle belongs to joltiklover on DeviantArt.

Joki Kazan belongs to me. I literally just made her up like a few days ago. I plan on putting up a drawing of her in my artbook soon for ya'll. Let me know what you think of her.

Anyway, cheers!🐺

P.S. There were a ton of characters I wanted to include but I can only write so much without boring all of you to death. Plus I legitimately put characters' names on paper and drew them randomly. Some of theae were planned like Sunny and Cosmic, but most of them were random. You have no idea how much I flipped when May ended up first and then flipped again when she magically got her own brother lol. Just so ya guys know.