Rifts

Part 3~Magic Bitch

Falling into the bedroom, Solar quickly closed the portal, letting out a sigh of relief. "That was too close." Moc groaned from the floor, covered in burns, dragged in by Nachos and Flameo- their dragon cycle.

"Solar!" Marco tackled Solar into a hug, holding him close. "I was so worried. Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah. I'm fine. Hekapoo just got a bit mad. She's going to the magical high commission."

"Sugarsnaps." Marco narrowed his eyes as he sighed. "Okay, I'm going to try and stop her. Star went through a portal we can't get through. Solar, I want you to try and reach her... somehow. Janna, pick Moc up and make sure they don't die." Marco sliced open a portal, jumping through quickly.

Janna glanced at Moc, poking their head. "If they die, can I keep the body?"

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Rushing through the corridors, Marco sped towards the familiar lady. "Hekapoo!" Skidding to a halt in front of her, Marco gasped for air.

"Out of my way, Marco. I know you and your friends are hiding the source of the portals in Mewnie, and I will tell the commission."

"Please, Hekapoo, just let me explain." Marco grabbed her arm, holding her in place. "Please."

"No. I don't get this. All you've been talking about for weeks is stopping the calamity! Why are you trying to keep it going."

"I can explain everything. Just five minutes."

"No."

Sighing, Marco knew it would come down to this. Deepening his voice, he tried again. "Please H-Poo."

Hekapoo paused, grumbling. "You know I can't resist your adult voice. Fine. Five minutes only."

"Thank you!" Marco grinned as he began pushing Hekapoo away from prying eyes. "You won't regret this."

"I already am." Hekapoo didn't fight, but she did cross her arms over her chest.

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Stepping through the portal, Solar glanced around the void. "Okay, I guess the ominous swirling vortex is the one she went through." Floating towards it, Solar reached out a hand to the gold centre.

"Woah! Dude! What are you doing?! That air isn't breathable!" Janna stared through the portal, but Solar was fine. "Well... I wouldn't touch that. It gave me a nasty shock."

Solar raised his eyebrow before taking a deep breath, pressing against the portal, waiting for the pain, but it didn't come. He was fine. Giving Janna a strange look, he watched her storm away, saying the portal was biased.

Solar pushed through the golden liquid, looking around the world he ended up in. Everywhere the golden liquid touched glistened. Clouds dotted the horizon, crystals sticking out of the liquid and flying jellyfish leaving the water stuff.

"Well, this is unsettlingly perfect. Star! You there?!" Sludging through the liquid, Solar looked around the mess. "Star? Star?" Forcing his way through, Solar blinked, spotting the tiny unicorn. "Um, hey there. I'm looking for someone- no! Don't run!" Chasing after the small unicorn, Solar stared at a series of magical waterfalls. The unicorn climbed up one, joining its family. "Star!"

Swimming up the waterfall, Solar fell onto the top, hurting his sense of physics.

"Salmon. Stromboni. Strawberry. Sal... Sally!" Star leaned against a giant unicorn with completely yellow eyes, her eyes coloured pink with too many sunspots to be normal.

"What are you doing?" The large unicorn turned to Star.

"I can't remember my name."

"What's a name?"