Tales on Anistarion (Story)

**Chapter 1**

*Amethyst was having a bad day.* She was sitting miserably on a bus full of delinquents, going to Saint Gloria’s School for Troubled Kids. But Amethyst didn’t remember doing anything wrong. Unless blowing up an entire shipment of supplies counts. Amethyst stared out the window looking for something other than grass.  All she saw was grass. Dying yellow grass. Where was this place located again? Amethyst looked to her right. Blue haired Misty was reading one of those brochures. On the other side of Misty was Amethyst’s sister Topaz, who was fast asleep. And behind Amethyst was a lot of whispering. Amethyst hoped that the people behind her would leave them alone. They didn’t. One of them started kicking Misty’s seat. Misty put down her brochure in annoyance.

“Will you please stop that?” She asked politely.

The snickering stopped.

“No.” A boy replied.

The boy and his friend rudely kicked the seat and laughed.

Misty stood up; startling Topaz awake.

“S*top* that.” She said in a more forceful tone.

“You're not the boss of me.” Another boy said.

“Do you *want* me to make you stop?” Misty shouted.

“Do you want me to make you stop?” Mimicked boy Number One.

Amethyst tugged at Misty jacket.

“Sit down.”

Misty glanced at her, as the boys insulted them.

“Why?” Misty asked.

“Do you *want* to get in trouble before we even reach the school? Plus, you’re drawing attention. And I don’t want to be nicknamed something this early in the school year.”

Sure enough, people on the bus were starting to stare at Amethyst and Misty. Misty sat down as the two boys behind them jeered at them. But Topaz having no idea of what was happening, tried to finish what Misty started.

“SHUT UP!” Topaz hollered.

“What are you going to do if I don’t?” Jerk Number Two said.

“I’ll do this!” Topaz lunged at Jerk Number One.

Topaz managed to grab him as Amethyst and Misty pulled her back.

“What were you thinking?” Misty hissed under her breath.

“He deserved it.” Topaz huffed.

“Topaz this is a Military camp. There are probably secretary camaras all over this bus. Do you want to get in trouble before we even reach the school?” Misty reasoned.

“Then why are we here?” Topaz asked. “Did Auntie Opal want to get rid of us?”

Misty opened her mouth to reply but Amethyst interrupted her.

“He’s back. And he brought his *friends*.”

Five people stood in front of them.

“Why did you punch Oliver?” Said tall girl with Blue hair and Yellow highlights.

“He insulted me.” Misty said calmly, pushing Topaz behind her.

“Isla wasn’t talking to *you*.” A different girl rudely stated. This girl had Blue and White hair and was shorter than Blue and Yellow.

“What are all of you doing here?” Amethyst asked coolly, glaring at Blue and White.

“She punched Oliver.” A boy with Blue and Gray hair stepped forward pointing at Topaz.

“Oliver deserved it.” Amethyst said to Blue and Gray hair. If Amethyst could make them mad enough at her they will likely attack her rather than Topaz. Amethyst wasn’t about to let her sister get hurt by these thugs.

Blue and Yellow, Isla was furious.

“Oliver didn’t need a black eye!” Isla yelled. “You probably deserve one though.”

“Yeah!” Said a tall girl with Orange and Pink hair. “He only kicked your seat.”

“Violence is never the answer.” Piped up a small girl in the back of group.

All the bodyguards stared at the small girl.

“Shimmer!” Isla hollered. “We were paid to teach them a lesson!”

“Yeah!” Orange and Pink said pumping her fists into the air.  “You gave away our entire plan!”

“That wasn’t a plan *Dreamy*.” Blue and Gray hair said rolling his eyes.

“Why are you here again?” Misty stalled.

“To beat you up!” Shouted Blue and White.

“Well, I’ll beat you up first!” Topaz replied. Amethyst shot her a look, motioning her to be quiet.

“Topaz calm down.” Misty reassured. “There will be no fighting.”

“I wat that money!” Screeched Blue and White flinging herself toward Amethyst.

Amethyst ducked as Blue and White went flying into the window.

“Helena!” Wailed Isla. “I was supposed to give the signal!”

Dreamy decided to help Helena. She charged at Misty who dodged by rolling down the aisle.

Topaz ran at Isla but a glare from Amethyst was enough to stop her in her tracks.

Helena got up and lunged for Amethyst again but, this time Amethyst kicked Helena’s legs out from underneath her. Helena tumbled down the aisle.

Blue and Gray rushed to Helena checking to see if she was hurt. The idea dawned on Amethyst that Blue and Grey, Isla and Helena were related. But she had other problems. Oliver and Shimmer sprinted toward Topaz, trying to catch her off guard. Amethyst noticed Oliver was a Thundereen, meaning he could control lightning. Oliver had some in his hand. Shimmer was harder to analyze though. Due to her purple eyes Amethyst, figured she was a Valendereen, meaning she was unpredictable. Amethyst was a conjure, meaning she had an endless supply of spells and magic. She decided to spell Shimmer and shove Oliver out the way. Amethyst started chanting a spell. Shimmer stopped running and began to rise. She started kicking and screaming even though she was only a few inches above air. Oliver saw this and continued to run at Topaz but, Misty who recently finished beating up Isla shoved him out the way. Everyone on the bus watched in awe as Shimmer screamed for help.

“Help anyone!” Shimmer shrieked. “Put me down!”

Amethyst started lowering her down. If Aunt Opal caught her, she would be in a lot of trouble. Amethyst looked around. Now everyone might put two and two together and figure out she was a conjure. Conjures were rare in this area and a lot of Anistarions were afraid of them. To hide it from others Amethyst acted like she was a Leafereen meaning she could control plants. Thankfully, no one was looking at Amethyst. But on the other hand, the Bus driver stopped the bus and walked up the aisle.

“You ten.” She said angrily. “Will come off the bus first.”

\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*Amethyst quietly sat in a chair in front of the principal’s office with Topaz, Misty and the rest of the delinquents. The principle was bringing people into her office one by one. What was especially awkward, was the fact that Shimmer kept trying to start conversations. She seemed to forget about all the events on the bus.

“What’s your favorite color?” Shimmer asked Misty.

“Blue.” Misty flatly stated, looking away.

“Slush’s favorite color is Blue too!” Shimmer compared. Shimmer looked at Blue and Gray.

“No, it’s not.” Slush snapped. “It’s my favorite color is gray.”

Shimmer looked down.

There was a long silence.

“So, Topaz...” Shimmer started again.

“What?” Topaz said with a sigh.

“What’s your... Least favorite color?”

“Gray.” Topaz shot an icy look at Slush.

Slush matched her glare.

“My *least* favorite color is Orange.” Slush said.

Topaz gasped.

*How did Slush know that was her favorite color? Oh... Topaz is wearing an orange shirt.*

“How could you *hate* orange?” Oliver said horrified.

“Orange is a happy color!” Topaz added.

“Yeah!” Said Dreamy.

Shimmer gave a smug smile. “Why is gray so good?”

“Well, Gray is dark and mysterious.” Helena defended.

“It’s also really boring.” Dreamy said crossing her arms.

“Misty Downpour.” Called the sectary.

Misty stood up and went into the office, as Isla came out and took her seat.

“Who are you?” Isla asked Amethyst.

“What?”

“What is your name and what type are you?” Isla resentenced.

“That will make a great game!” Shimmer hollered. “I’ll go first. My name is Shimmer Star and I have Slide out Claws!”

“Slide out Claws?” Topaz said confused.

“Yeah!” Shimmer answered. She unsheathed her claws. On the base of each fingernail Shimmer had a curved claw. Amethyst studied them.

*That will help her in a fight.* Amethyst thought.

“Wow that’s cool!” Topaz yelled.

“My turn!” Dreamy said loudly. “My name is Dreamy Kipper and I’m a Strengthereen and a Firereen! I can-”

“Your turn Oliver!”

“My name is Oliver Lightening, and I am a Thundereen!”

“Do you have a special power?” Shimmer pressed.

“I can fly.” Oliver said. Oliver closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them, his eyes were a shade of yellow. Oliver floated up in the air.

“Whoa...” Dreamy said in awe.

“What about you Topaz?” Shimmer asked. Amethyst panicked.

*Topaz please don’t try to show off. Wait, why are all the Blue Haired siblings watching her like that?*

Sure enough, Slush, Isla, and Helena were all watching with narrowed eyes.

*They are probably analyzing us.* Amethyst thought. She knew when others were analyzing her. Her aunt taught her, along with the battle training. *They do seem more aggressive than the others. Topaz please don’t say anything private. They are watching our every move!*

But Topaz didn’t let her guard down.

“Oh. I’m a Leafereen.” She said solemnly.

Isla and Helena stopped listening but, Slush narrowed his eyes.

“I haven’t met a Leafereen before. What power do you have?” Slush asked.

*What is he up to?*

“I-I can...” Topaz stuttered. “I can make plants grow.”

“That’s cool.” Dreamy said. “Can I see it in action?”

“Oh, I can’t-”

“Yes.” Isla pressed. “Let's see it.”

“Well, I-”

“Topaz Mageion.” The secretary called Topazes name.

Topaz sighed with relief and went into the principal's office as Misty came out and took a seat near Amethyst.

“What happened when I was gone?” Misty whispered.

“We were talking about types.” Amethyst replied.

“What type are you Misty?” Shimmer suddenly yelled.

“A Watereen.” Misty answered.

“Do you have any powers?” Asked Helena.

“I can breathe underwater.”

“So, if I tried to drown you right now, it wouldn’t work?” Isla challenged.

*She’s joking right?* Amethyst glanced at Isla’s murderous look. *She’s not joking.*

“What kind of question is that?” Oliver commented.

“Nothing,” Isla dodged the question.

“Amethyst Mageion.” The secretary called.

Amethyst stood up and walked to the office. She sat down in a red chair and stared with awe around the room. There were giant bookshelf's that went to the dome roof. There were two staircases made of wood facing one big desk, in front of her. Sitting in front of Amethyst was a woman in her middle ages.  The woman had black and white hair and amber eyes with olive skin.

“My name is Ms. Logsin.” She said with a sigh. “What are your events, on what happened on the bus?”

Amethyst said nothing.

“A Silent one, eh? Your sister told me everything.”

Amethyst gulped. *Really?*

Ms. Logsin studied her.

“What type are you?”

“I’m a Leafereen.” Amethyst lied.

“Because of your green eyes. You can’t fool me Amethyst. Why did you curse Shimmer?”

“I didn't do that.” Amethyst looked down.

*I didn’t curse her! I-I just got invested in the fight! I don’t want to hurt her!*

“A conjure.” She concluded.

Amethyst stiffened.

*How did she find out?*

“A powerful one by the looks of it. Tell me Amethyst, why do you hide who you truly are?”

*She knows everything already. I have nothing to lose.*

“M-My aunt told me to.” Amethyst stuttered trying to keep her voice from shaking.

“To keep you safe.” Ms. Logsin finished. “But the question is, from what?”

*What do you mean by that?*

“I think we are done here.” Ms. Logsin said. She stood up and walked toward the door.

Amethyst followed and sat down on the bench outside the office.

“I heard everything that happened on the bus.” Ms. Logsin started. “And I am going to recap it. Understand? So, the first thing I heard was that Oliver was minding his own business and Topaz came up to him punched him.”

“That’s not what happened!” Topaz yelled.

“We all know that’s what happened.” Slush retorted.

“You weren’t even there!”

“Topaz what are your events?” Ms. Logsin asked.

“Well, I was sleeping...” Topaz admitted. “But Oliver and this green haired guy kept kicking our seat.

“Who?” Ms. Logsin questioned.

“Joe Jo.” Isla answered.

Ms. Logsin motioned the secretary, to the intercom. Within minutes Joe was escorted to the front office.

“Joe, have a seat.” Ms. Logsin ordered.

Joe sat next to Isla.

“So, why did you two kick Misty’s seat?”

“Well,” Joe says. “Oliver and I were watching a funny movie on Chery. But then his tablet ran out of juice. So, we had a contest of who can kick harder. But some random Blue haired girl wearing an ugly jacket started yelling at us for no reason.”

“Ugly?” Misty interrupted. She stood up and faced Joe.

“Misty,” Ms. Logsin warned.

Scowling, Misty sat down.

“Continue Joe.”

“As I was saying before I got *interrupted*, the girl yelled at us and we got defensive. So, me and Oliver- “

“Oliver and *I,*” Ms. Logsin corrected.

“What?”

“You need to use proper Grammar.”

“Whatever. So, *Oliver* and *I* yelled at her. We won the yelling fight and the brat started crying and sat down. Then she snitched to her friend about us. Her friend stood up started screaming, at us and punched Oliver in the eye. When I saw that ran to get some backup. because I’ve never seen these girls before and they might try to hurt us badly.”

*Coward!* Amethyst thought angrily. *You just hid under the seats! I didn’t see you get the bodyguards!* Amethysts aunt told her at a young age to never run from a fight or the fight will come to you. Her aunt said things like that because she was a veteran from the war. Amethyst herself lived in a refugee camp after her home was destroyed.

“He’s making us sound like the bad guys.” Misty muttered under her breath.

“Anything else Joe?” Ms. Logsin asked.

Joe shook his head no.

“Now Topaz what’s your side of the story?”

Suddenly, the secretary marched over. Amethyst strained her ears to hear what they were saying.

“*She’s* here.” The secretary whispered.

“All of them?” Ms. Logsin responded.

“Yes.”

Ms. Logsin sighed.

“Can you carry them to the auditorium?” Ms. Logsin said aloud motioning to Amethyst and the rest of the students.

The secretary nodded. Amethyst and the rest of the student stood up and followed her. Amethyst admired the marble pillars and paintings this wing of the school had to offer. Finally, everyone stood in front of two giant doors.

“We are here.” The secretary grimaced. “Single file.”

Amethyst speed-walked in and sat in a back row seat next to Misty and a green haired girl.

A woman with Red and Blue hair walked to the stage.

“Hello all of you.” She spoke. “My name is Ms. Brown, and today we have a special guest.”

“No one is more special than my dad.” Oliver commented. “He’s richer than you’ll ever be.”

“Be quiet!” A girl behind them hissed. “I’m trying to listen!”

Oliver turned around and stuck out his tongue.

“Real mature of you.” The girl grumbled.

She got shushed by twelve other people.

“Please meet the White Huntress.”