Maria screamed happily, throwing her textbooks at the wall and sprinting across the Supul Academy courtyards with no real destination. The yards were empty except for her.
It had happened.
The final bell of the school year had sounded.
And she was free!
Maria was looking forward to a relaxing summer. After an undeniably difficult school year (with passing Noriega's Supul class, uncovering a disturbing mass murder plot from a fellow student, stopping a demon and what not) she felt she earned a relaxing vacation.
She stuck out her arm, expecting Miley to hand her her purse, until she remembered that Miley had left for a summer tour a couple days ago. She dejectedly put down her arm.
“Hay Mimi!” Logan's voice called from above. Less than a second later his giant hair straightener swooped down. He jumped off, landing next to her.
“Oh hay pod where are we going today,” Conrad asked. His Gagabot hovered over to them, landing down a few feet away.
Maria stopped sprinting long enough so they both could catch up. Dante also ran up to her.
“Hay babe,” Maria grinned.
“Hay chippy,” Dante said. “Where are we heading today?”
“Um let's go to Apple Grove. I heard they opened up a new apple restaurant that lets you customize your own seeds. It'll be fun come 'um,” Logan said.
“A truly delightful way to start the summer,” Maria noted.
“Agreed,” Conrad said.
They arrived. The Apple sisters were also there. Sonya climbed pine trees in the background while Vicky crouched in the corner sobbing. A gentle steam cloud rose from her face.
“Hay Vicky what's wrong with you and your sister?” Conrad asked nervously.
“She's checking every bird's next in the country to make sure the messenger pigeons from Supul Academy didn't lost her letter of admission into the school,” Vicky explained. “I'm in the corner crying because being her hurts.”
“Oh you poor thing,” Logan said and gently pet her ponytail.
Sonya deftly climbed to the top of another pine tree.
“VICKY I SEE MY LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE! I KNEW THEY LEFT IT UP HERE! HAHA – OH, WAIT... THAT'S JUST AN ANGRY MOTHER EAGLE! OOPS...!”
A sharp bird caw sounded. The mother eagle grabbed Sonya in her claws and soared away. The remnants of her apple collage she was working on splattered across the forest floor.
Maria, Logan, Conrad, Vicky, and Dante watched silently.
“Ever since I destroyed the Academy a couple minutes ago,” Vicky broke the silence, “they've been finishing off the construction. I heard that the mayor-wannabe Pippy Urgency wants to add an entire new section to the building by the winter break.”
“We're getting a new mayor?” Logan asked.
“What happened to the old one, pray tell?” Dante asked.
“Oh... well I sort of ate him,” Vicky said.
“Oh.”
“Who are the other candidates?” Maria asked.
“A bunch of random people who don't know the first thing about politics. Professor Gaga, Logan's pet fish Gubgub, and some woman named Edna Fletcher,” Vicky replied.
“Gubgub's running?” Logan asked. Vicky nodded.
“Hmm,” Maria said. “This'll be interesting.”
She stood up from the table, accidentally knocking a pile of apples onto Vicky. Her ponytail caught on fire.
She stood up screaming. “PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT PUT IT OUT!!!!!!”
She panicked and sprinted across the room in endless circles. The four chased after her and splashed coconut milk on her ponytail until the flame died away.
“... I'm so sorry,” Maria whispered.
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