"Guys, look at this," Percy said, walking down the hallway of the MTT Resort, passing the many rooms. Faye was beside him. The other five were following.
"Where are we going?" Brayden asked.
"We found something cool..." Faye said. She pointed ahead. Past some creepy, green monster that was melting (Cody stiffened up at that), there was a black space. In the middle of that black space was a sign.
"Learning how to draw?" Percy read the sign. "Come to the Art Lessons on the second floor! Located in a similar place." He gasped. "I have to go to that. I can draw all the manga I've ever dreamed of."
"Drawing?" Brayden groaned. "THAT'S BORING!"
"I like drawing too..." Faye mumbled.
"That makes it slightly less boring," Brayden replied. He blushed. "BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY!"
"I don't fancy goin' to art lessons." Clover frowned.
Melody nodded in agreement. "Besides, I bet they'd be kind of hard to find. What second floor? L2? R2? Good gravy."
The eighth human jumped up with enthusiasm. That gave Percy an idea.
"The unnamed one knows where the art lessons are," he said. "They can take Faye and myself to them."
"What if y'all get attacked?" Clover asked, tilting her head. She stared at the eighth human. "I know you're a great bodyguard and all, but... I don't trust this." She adjusted her hat. "I'm goin' as well."
"You don't mind leaving Cody behind?" Melody asked. "Unless he wants to go as well. Please don't make him go. I'd rather not stay behind and babysit Brayden by myself for an hour."
"HEY!" Brayden grumbled.
"I'm trusting you two can keep an eye on my bro," Clover said, eyeing Melody and Brayden. Her face was serious. "Because if you don't, I'll kill you."
"That... won't happen," Cody said, crossing his arms. "Besides, I've gotta look after Maya. We'll be fine."
Clover pouted, eyeing her brother. He looked down.
"This social situation is stressing me out," Percy commented. "Let's please leave."
The eighth human led the squad out of the MTT resort and to the art club, which was on the second floor, like that sign said. The kids found another sign in the middle of a platform.
"Art Club: Meet here!" the sign read. "Next meeting: October 10th 8PM."
"Oh, hey, it's October 10th, 8PM now," Faye said, looking around.
"Alright then, what're we waitin' for?" Clover asked, tilting her head.
Nothing happened.
Clover snorted impatiently. "This whole thing is bollocks, I tell y'all what."
Suddenly, the kids could hear someone running and shouting. "Ahhh! I'm late! I'm so sorry!"
A yellow, dragon-like creature crashed into the quad. This initiated a battle.
You're blocked in politely!
"Is that some kind of kangaroo?" Percy asked, observing the monster.
The monster had brown... hair... and was wearing a hat. He also had a long tail and large hind legs.
"Alright, what's your deal?" Clover asked the monster, teeth gritted. He nervously tapped his paws together.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" he apologized. "How clumsy of me... I've bumped into you guys! I'm such a klutz. I was just here to find something to draw, and... oh no, it's ok!" He waved his paws. "It's ok! I'll give you all a gift to make up for all your trouble."
"Manga!" Percy suggested.
"Manga?" So Sorry asked. His face lit up. "I'll look for it!" He turned around.
He swung his long tail at the children, though unintentionally. For some reason, it kept changing from teal to orange. The eighth human pushed their friends back, their hand faintly glowing red. The tail almost hit their head.
"Hey," Clover tried to get So Sorry's attention. She raised her voice, dodging his tail. "Hey!"
"Huh?" So Sorry looked over his shoulder. "Oh, um... I can't really find any manga, sorry. But I can draw some with my notebook!" He held out a notebook, which had a smiley face on it. "I'm quite the artist, you know." He had a rather creepy expression. "I'll draw you some GREAT manga!"
"Oh yes please." Percy grinned.
"No!" Clover grumbled. So Sorry had already turned around and started working on drawing manga. Clover took a step towards him. "Hey!"
The eighth human pulled her back when So Sorry started swinging his tail again. It was a near miss. Clover held onto her hat.
"Thanks, pardner." she nodded at the kid.
So Sorry looked perturbed. "S... sorry... the manga didn't come out too well. I think I made the eyes too big. Wait! I know the problem! I just have to find a better piece of paper for it!"
"Or you could-" Clover was interrupted by piles of paper being flung at her and her friends.
She gritted her teeth. She currently wasn't too fond of So Sorry.
"Um...!" Faye squeaked.
She was basically drowning in paper. She held up her arms, but paper was everywhere around her. She was suffocating. The eighth human reached out their hand. She grabbed onto it. They pulled her out, noticing her low HP. Clover did as well. And Clover was pissed.
"None of my powers are good enough to use..." So Sorry grumbled.
"You." Clover gave So Sorry her infamous death glare.
"IT'S OK!" So Sorry shouted. "I know what I can do! I'll use my magic pencil! It has to be under some of these papers somewhere!" He started throwing paper everywhere again.
"Can you just listen to me for one second?" Clover growled at So Sorry, covering her head.
The eighth human lightly grabbed her arm. They had a certain look on their face. Clover sighed, taking a deep breath. They were right. She had to calm down.
But she wasn't sure she could.
"This is extremely dangerous paper," Percy observed the paper lying around. "While this much paper is probably hurting the environment... I need it in my life. So I can attack my enemies without having to use physical force."
"And it's hurting us too." Clover glared at Percy. He adjusted his glasses.
"Here! I got it!" So Sorry held up his magic pencil which looked no different than an ordinary pencil. "My magic pencil is amazing! Everything I draw with it looks... COMPLETELY REAL!"
"Oh, my goodness," Percy gasped emotionlessly. "We can make anime real."
Two scribbles with horns appeared next to So Sorry. They looked like something a preschooler would draw.
"That's not anime." Percy said, severely disappointed.
"Looks like anime to me." Faye said, smirking.
"You've betrayed me." Percy said, turning away from her.
"Guys, look out!" Clover shouted.
The... scribble things were throwing... raisins...? At the group. The eighth human batted some of them away with their stick. Percy, meanwhile, was jumping up and down and complaining about anime, almost like he was about to go BAN KAI again. Clover pulled out her gun, holding her head down. She aimed at it So Sorry.
"Um..." Faye said warningly. She got hit in the head by a raisin, almost getting knocked out.
"No one else is getting hurt," Clover said, glaring at the monster. She placed her finger on the trigger. "And some people just won't listen."
Suddenly, the eighth human stepped in front of So Sorry. A memory played in Clover's head. It was a memory of the RUINS, when she shot them. The time she almost killed someone...
Clover, trembling, held down her weapon, staring at their face. They were smiling. A peaceful smile.
"Ban... KAI!" Percy yelled, drawing a helicopter with the magic pencil and throwing the doodles into it and making it fly off. "AND NEVER COME BACK! YOU MANGA IMPOSTORS!"
"I messed up," So Sorry panicked. "I really messed up. Oh no."
"Fear not," Percy stared at him. "I'll teach you how to draw manga."
He sat down next to So Sorry and got out his notebook. With his pencil, he sketched a picture of something, muttering words. The other three kids shared a look.
"Oh, that's... pretty nice!" So Sorry observed Percy's sketch.
"Yeah," he stuttered. "It's Clover... but as an anime girl."
"You drew me as an anime girl?" Clover asked, raising her brow.
Percy blushed. Clover observed the drawing.
Clover nodded. "That's pretty good. You even gave me... cat ears...?"
"Yeah..." Percy answered shakily, his cheeks flushed. "I-I drew you as a nekomimi."
"We should all draw things!" So Sorry gasped.
"Ooh," Faye smiled. "I've got an idea of something to draw."
"I don't draw too much," Clover shrugged. "Can't hurt to try."
The eighth human shrugged. With that, So Sorry handed them all a piece of paper and pencil each. The kids started drawing things.
Clover drew... a clover. And some subtle fanart of her favourite video game characters. The eighth human drew their soul. Admittedly, Clover was expecting a little more from them because of all the drawing they had done before. Faye drew herself as... some kind of fairy. She had a fancy, light blue cloak on, and her hair was everywhere. Light blue wings were attached to her back.
"What's that, Faye?" Clover asked, noticing her friend's drawing. "You as a fairy?"
"Kind of," Faye shrugged. "I call it 'HyperFaye'."
"Wow, you guys did great!" So Sorry admired everyone's drawings. He looked at Percy. "And thanks for teaching me how to draw manga!"
"Everyone should learn how to manga," Percy responded. "Everyone."
"Welp, I suppose I had better be going now," So Sorry chuckled. "Bye! See ya! Hasta la vista! Until next time! L8ter sk8ters!"
"Usually, a person will only use one farewell greeting before departing." Percy pointed out.
"You're right," So Sorry sweatbeaded. "I'd better go now!" He ran off.
"Welp, that was... strange." Clover commented. "Wonder what Mel, Brayden and Cody were up to."
"Probably playing chess." Faye shrugged.
"SO, I wanted to be an actor..." Burgerpants rambled on.
"Why are you so angsty?" Brayden asked him.
"Oh, I'm not angsty, kid," Burgerpants laughed. "I've just lost all my hopes and dreams!"
"So you're angsty, then." Melody snorted.
"Look kids, I'll give you some advice," Burgerpants warned, waving a paw. "You've still got time. Don't live like me. I'm 19 years old and I've already wasted my entire life."
"Ditto," Percy commented. "Aside from being 19."
Brayden looked relieved to see that the kids had returned.
"Thank GOD!" he yelled. "That guy was painful!"
"I'm still here, little buddy." Burgerpants mumbled.
"So, um, how were the art lessons?" Cody asked the 4, Maya near his leg.
Clover winked. "They were alright. We didn't do anything... that exciting."