Rifts

Part 17~Festivia

Marco frowned as he walked around the castle. He couldn't find Star or Solar anywhere. Stopping, he almost crashed into Moc, who let out a startled yelp. "Sorry, you good there?"

Moc laughed, patting her fur down. "Yeah, of course. What's got you in such a hurry?"

Marco sighed, shrugging slightly. "I can't find Star or Solar."

"Wow, didn't even think about me."

"That's not what I meant."

"No, I get it." Moc placed a fake wounded hand over their heart as they fell dramatically into Marco's arms. "I'll always be second best. The leftovers. The last of the pick."

Marco rolled his eyes fondly. "Do you want me to drop you?"

Moc laughed, jumping up. "Nah, Besides, you've seen me in limbo; I don't fall; I just limbo."

Marco laughed. "You know what, you're right."

Moc gasped dramatically. "Say it again!"

"I'm serious. It's been ages since you and I have hung out, no Solar or Tom or any other EAC members."

"Wait, does that mean what I think it means?!" Moc sparkled as Marco nodded.

"Dragon racing!" Moc spun out her scissors as she cut through the universe. "Hang on, baby, your parent's coming!" Not letting Marco back out, Moc grabbed him and pulled him through.

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Slicing open the portal, Solar led Moon and Eclipsa into the room. There weren't any windows and a single door. The entire floor space was covered in beanbags.

"This is," Moon paused, a nervous look on her face, "Cosy."

"It's Hekapoo's decompression cupboard. She hides in here when your meetings get too boring."

"The meetings are not boring."

Solar paused, giving Moon an unimpressed look. "We both know you're lying."

Eclipsa walked to the door, opening it to the empty corridors.

"Do you know the way to the archives?" Solar tilted his head as Eclipsa shrugged.

"Oh, I don't know."

"You said you knew where you were going!" Moon huffed as Eclipsa walked away.

"Last time I was here, the Archive was just a stone cottage." Eclipsa walked along the corridors as Moon and Solar followed her, passing various paintings hanging on the walls.

"Wait, did you say stone?" Moon turned, leading Eclipsa and Solar into a different cupboard, abandoned and full of old stuff.

"It's a coat closet," Eclipsa grumbled as Solar shrugged.

"Still a different cupboard."

Moon smirked, raising her head. "Don't judge a room by its supplies." Moon walked inside, pushing the coats aside to reveal a stone-embedded wall.

"Well, would you look at that? Let's see if I remember," Eclipsa stopped before the wall, tapping some of the stones. Different small tones echoed from the stones as Moon and Solar stared in confusion. Eclipsa turned, rubbing her shoulders on the stones, before throwing her hands back and finishing with a pose.

The stones cracked open, pulling apart and letting the group inside.

"Aren't you just full of secrets!" Moon stared into the dark passage as the door burst open.

Sean walked in, holding an empty tray of cupcake cases. "Did it again, Sean. Is that how you want to live your life? Those cupcakes weren't even for you!" Sean tipped the tray into the trash before he turned, spotting Moon and the others. "Hey, Queen Moon."