'Nightmare' watched his shrieking crowd, while they had startled and helpless expressions frozen upon their faces, as he fell beyond their reach. Rather than having a panicked expression on his face, 'Nightmare remained calm, for this was part of his plan. In other words, he did this on purpose.

Without a second to lose, 'Nightmare' halted his freefall by seizing the rotating, golden wheel, that was spinning rapidly on the rear end of their carriage. He knit his fingers tightly around that wheel, before he heaved his own chest against it, before he pressed the rest of himself against that thing with all his might, allowing him to spin round and around with the wheel.

The air currents spun 'Nightmare' and the wheel round and around in circles several times. With each rotation, the speed accelerated at a constant rate. The spinning was enough to cause 'Nightmare' to feel nauseous, while he had to keep his eyes peeled open, against the currents of the wind, in order to keep track of his surroundings. First, he saw the sky above him, then his vision met the forest below. He then saw the cloudy sky again, before he saw the green forest begin to blur below him again. 'Nightmare's surroundings were turning more and more into a blur, as the clouds began zooming past him in the sky. He felt tempted to vomit, but he did not do so. After all, having a mask on, and being in the middle of the air, would definitely not make it an ideal time to vomit in.

'Nightmare' kept on spinning faster and faster, while he tracked his surroundings. He waited until the right moment, before he let go of the wheel! Like a slingshot, he shot himself from the wheel and up onto the top of the carriage!

The passengers inside the carriage gasped and attempted to see what 'Nightmare' was doing on top of the roof. They were absolutely astonished by how confident he was, and how he seemed to know what he was doing. As he had shown, he had just successfully completed his critical plan.

Meanwhile, 'Nightmare' was scrambling to get ahold of himself, as he held on for dear life on top of the unstable roof. With two of its white, wooden pillars severed, the roof rattled frighteningly, as it would clearly not hold for long. Frantically, 'Nightmare' lunged for the golden spear-like tip that was fastened onto the centerpoint of the carriage. He managed to grab ahold of the spear-tip, and with one mighty yank, he managed to break it off. Just as he broke it off, he heard a loud, mighty crack! The carriage's roof began shuddering and jostling him even worse all of a sudden, causing 'Nightmare' to look to his over his right shoulder, just in time to see that the third pole of the carriage had snapped. The noise hadn't come from when he broke off that spear-tip; it came from that third, severed pole!

Feeling queasy as the ride began to jostle him uncontrollably, 'Nightmare' clutched the spear-tip in his hands, as he began to slowly crawl forward. The wind began to press against his mask, and 'Nightmare' could feel the ridges of his mask biting into him. Carefully, he edged to the front of the carriage, before he allowed himself to drop onto the coachman's seats straight below. Unexpectedly, the wind shoved at him hard though, causing him to fly back and cause a thump against the front of the carriage, as he got pinned to it for a moment.

Up ahead, he could see Blaze streak along in the sky like a fireball with his flame-colored wings. He figured that he had to climb upon the flimsy ropes that tied Blaze to the carriage. Luckily for them, the ropes were made out of 24-karat gold, rather than natural fibers. Otherwise, the ropes would've singed immediately. Rather than staying stiff like regular gold in jewelry, 24-karat gold was so soft that it could actually bend at the slightest touch. Therefore, they stayed attached to Blaze, and were resistant to his heat. All that was left for him to do was to get this reckless pegasus to…

"Hey!" Devin called out in his gruff, beast's voice, causing 'Nightmare' to whip his head around. Before he could even see 'Nightmare's grouchy reaction, Devin offered, "Let me give you a helping hand!"

Through the howling voices of the wind, Devin heard 'Nightmare's voice hoarsely yell, "I don't need your…" It was clear to Devin though, that if 'Nightmare' hesitated for too long, then it could be the end for all of them. Therefore, without warning, Devin stuck his head through the open window, and gave 'Nightmare' a mighty shove, thrusting him forward. The next moment, Devin found himself wincing, as he embraced an unconscious Raine tightly in his arms. Through the loud screaming of the wind, he could hear 'Nightmare's muted, enraged shriek that could've been mixed with possible pain.

The carriage gave a sudden lurch forward, sending all of the passengers out of their seats, as they had been jolted against one side of the carriage. The intense currents of the wind had stopped messing with Candi's hair, while Tai attempted to pat her hair down, and they found themselves hovering in the midst of the sky, when their ride had halted. Luckily, the wind currents kept them afloat in midair, as they peeked timidly out the windows.

Up front, Blaze reared and neighed in pain. He whirled his great head around, tossing his flame-colored mane, and he snarled unpleasantly with his eyes narrowed. He glared, unamused, at 'Nightmare's deed, while 'Nightmare' was still holding onto the golden spear-point in his hand. Blaze howled, "Ouchy! What was that for? You didn't need to hit me with that stabby-stab thing, now, did you?"

'Nightmare's head swiveled and he glared at Devin, who turned beat-red. Devin didn't actually mean to hurt 'Nightmare,' he just thought that Blaze's flames were just an allusion, not genuine flames that could end up leaving a few burn marks and spots of ashes upon 'Nightmare's face. Devin scratched his head sheepishly and apologized.

'Nightmare' just continued to scowl at Devin though. Getting the sense that 'Nightmare' would not accept his apology, Devin mumbled, "Well, even if I didn't shove you, then you might've jabbed Blaze even harder. Those ashes on your face really suit your look anyway."

Hearing that, Blaze snapped, "Argh, so it was you, 'Nightmare! I knew it!"

The argument between Blaze and 'Nightmare' continued for quite a while, until the passengers told them to cut it out. Blaze then pivoted and began barking like a dog, as 'Nightmare' had climbed on top of him. 'Nightmare' took ahold of Blaze's mane. For quite a while already, it was clear to the passengers that Blaze may not have been a horse in real life. With all his yapping and consistent barking, this strange pegasus, may have actually been a real dog instead. Blaze barked once more, as he snapped at 'Nightmare's hand and attempted to toss 'Nightmare' him off. Blaze grumbled, "Alright, alright. Everyone please stay seated. We are heading back down right now as quickly..."

"Blaze…" warned 'Nightmare'.

Irritatedly, Blaze reared and finished in a mocking voice, "Okay, okay, and I shall have 'Nightmare' as my supervisor." He glared at 'Nightmare,' before he attempted to snap at 'Nightmare' with his jaws again, but 'Nightmare' held onto Blaze's mane firmly.

Very soon, the teenagers were on the move within the sky again. The cool breeze whipped their hair around, as a slight chill bit at their noses. Devin looked down at Raine, who was still slumbering on his lap against all of his brown fur. Even against his fur, she still felt cold. He wanted to bring her closer to his chest, but there was no need for that. Raine had already unconsciously shivered, before she voluntarily snuggled closer to him. Once her slumped figure got into a comfortable position, she let out a heavy sigh of content. He smiled a warm smile, and just kept his arms around her.

Their ride begin to slow down, as Blaze began to beat his wings heavily in a rhythm. With a thump, they landed on the firm, grassy plain. 'Nightmare' threw one foot off of Blaze, while Blaze still struggled to get through his equipment in order to get a bite at 'Nightmare'. 'Nightmare' got away though, but before he could personally get to the gate of the carriage, Devin had already swung the gate open, and Tai was giving him directions on where the Nurse's Office was.

Tai directed them as they skipped several steps on the staircase leading into the school, "Remember that gigantic, golden arch where we exited from? Go through there!"

Devin rushed through the arch as told, while he held Raine and hoped with all his might that she would be alright, for their journey had taken a bit longer than expected.

Candi was beginning to fall behind, as she was on heels and the floor had just been freshly mopped. She was beginning to lose her balance on heels. Tai whirled around and grabbed Candi's wrist, and together, they crossed the slippery, marble floor like ice skaters. As they did so, Candi shrieked ecstatically, "Weeeeee!"

Attempting to not lose his balance, Tai shouted, "Keep on going, Devin! Now go past that Potions prison."

"Prison?!" questioned Devin.

"I meant, 'Classroom'!" corrected Tai, losing his focus, "Turn right now! Wait! I mean, 'Go straight!'"

Devin skidded and couldn't stop in time. He ended up falling on his rear end and began sliding across the marble tiles of the floor. He busted through the door in front of him.

Inside that room, Joy was standing around, and when her door busted open, she whizzed around in shock. She stated, "May I help…," but her sentence was cut off at the sight of Raine, unconscious, while she was in Devin's arms, as he slid feet-first into her office.

Devin begged, "Please, help her! There was a fire and…"

As Devin gave a summary of their situation, all of them, including Joy, did not know that they were being watched.