“Ugh, finally!” Lexi sighed as she packed her bag. Taylor grinned as they walked out together.
“I really don’t get why you hate math class so much!” she exclaimed.
“It’s just so boring and useless, I mean, come on. When are you ever going to use V=πr2h or whatever!” Lexi retorted.
“Some things you’re just never going to understand,” Taylor sighed with a smile.
As they flew through the crowded halls Taylor couldn’t help but notice how odd the sky was. Lexi exclaimed,
“What’s up?” Taylor gestured towards the window. “What the-” Lexi said with a confused look on her face.
Suddenly, the whole castle shook, as if there had been a stampede of angry rhinoceroses. The shaking continued and became so bad, that it was hard to get up. The girls eventually managed to clamber back to the window just in time to see a million tornados falling from the purple sky. Every tornado that hit the ground burst into greenish-red flames; soon, all that remained was glitter.
The tornados began to slow down as the girls sprinted down to the study where a few other friends were huddled in a circle before the dim crackling fireplace. All of them began to chatter about what the fields would look like when a little girl named Tina felt some sort of dust sprinkle onto her lap from above: the glitter. She shrieked as she looked up. A smidge of fire had managed to slip through the hole the glitter had fallen from. Lexi, being the athletic girl she was immediately jumped up and pulled Tina out of harm’s way. The flames left a glowing hole in the carpet.
“What is that stuff?!” Tina shrieked.
“We don’t exactly know,” replied Taylor solemnly. They sat in silence, and before they knew it, the sun was rising again and they were flooding out into the hall.
“What happened last night?” Taylor asked one of her friends Liam during breakfast. Liam swallowed. “Shimmer Pixies,” he replied.
“Well that explains the glitter,” Lexi sighed as she landed on the seat next to Liam’s. Taylor watched as the normal breakfast routine continued. A jug of milk floated towards Lexi’s empty cup and poured an endless stream of hot, welcoming milk. Lexi was about to take a sip when Taylor gasped. “What’s the matter?” she asked. Liam saw it too.
“What’s that in your cup?” they murmured in unison.
“Wha- oh that happened to Debbie over there. Apparently the head professor is going to talk about it after breakfast.” she said with a very unsurprised look on her face as she lowered the glass. The Head Professor stood up and everyone fell silent.
“What you witnessed last night is called a Glimpede. It happens when a group of dinoceroses stampede near our castle.” Everyone stood silent.
“A what?” said Liam confused.
“Yes, you heard me, a group of dinoceroses. Every time they appear, it’s always at sundown. Their elves fly around them keeping them happy, and when they aren’t happy, glitter storms begin. Anyways, it rarely happens. My fellow professors and I are too lazy to clean that up so you kids better get your butts out that door to start cleaning and re-planting every single blade of grass while us elders finish this food and go relax on the beach.”
“NOOOOO,” students groaned as they slumped out the doors.
“I really don’t get why you hate math class so much!” she exclaimed.
“It’s just so boring and useless, I mean, come on. When are you ever going to use V=πr2h or whatever!” Lexi retorted.
“Some things you’re just never going to understand,” Taylor sighed with a smile.
As they flew through the crowded halls Taylor couldn’t help but notice how odd the sky was. Lexi exclaimed,
“What’s up?” Taylor gestured towards the window. “What the-” Lexi said with a confused look on her face.
Suddenly, the whole castle shook, as if there had been a stampede of angry rhinoceroses. The shaking continued and became so bad, that it was hard to get up. The girls eventually managed to clamber back to the window just in time to see a million tornados falling from the purple sky. Every tornado that hit the ground burst into greenish-red flames; soon, all that remained was glitter.
The tornados began to slow down as the girls sprinted down to the study where a few other friends were huddled in a circle before the dim crackling fireplace. All of them began to chatter about what the fields would look like when a little girl named Tina felt some sort of dust sprinkle onto her lap from above: the glitter. She shrieked as she looked up. A smidge of fire had managed to slip through the hole the glitter had fallen from. Lexi, being the athletic girl she was immediately jumped up and pulled Tina out of harm’s way. The flames left a glowing hole in the carpet.
“What is that stuff?!” Tina shrieked.
“We don’t exactly know,” replied Taylor solemnly. They sat in silence, and before they knew it, the sun was rising again and they were flooding out into the hall.
“What happened last night?” Taylor asked one of her friends Liam during breakfast. Liam swallowed. “Shimmer Pixies,” he replied.
“Well that explains the glitter,” Lexi sighed as she landed on the seat next to Liam’s. Taylor watched as the normal breakfast routine continued. A jug of milk floated towards Lexi’s empty cup and poured an endless stream of hot, welcoming milk. Lexi was about to take a sip when Taylor gasped. “What’s the matter?” she asked. Liam saw it too.
“What’s that in your cup?” they murmured in unison.
“Wha- oh that happened to Debbie over there. Apparently the head professor is going to talk about it after breakfast.” she said with a very unsurprised look on her face as she lowered the glass. The Head Professor stood up and everyone fell silent.
“What you witnessed last night is called a Glimpede. It happens when a group of dinoceroses stampede near our castle.” Everyone stood silent.
“A what?” said Liam confused.
“Yes, you heard me, a group of dinoceroses. Every time they appear, it’s always at sundown. Their elves fly around them keeping them happy, and when they aren’t happy, glitter storms begin. Anyways, it rarely happens. My fellow professors and I are too lazy to clean that up so you kids better get your butts out that door to start cleaning and re-planting every single blade of grass while us elders finish this food and go relax on the beach.”
“NOOOOO,” students groaned as they slumped out the doors.
