Hey guys, sorry for the abrupt ending last chapter, I was just really tired and it was nearing my bedtime and I wanted to finish it up quickly. Um, the old NAGP and Ascension should be down, depends on if past me actually kept his promise, I'll check later, anyway, this is a chapter where Ender goes exploring around the campus. We'll meet some new people, I'll fix the ending to last chapter, and that'll be that. Uhhhhhh, I wanted to say something else, but I don't know what else anymore. Anyway, enjoy! Also, here are some deleted scenes from last chapter.

"What the hell did they pump into those buses?"

"I don't think this is because of anything you're thinking Daisy," Peach pointed out

Alright, now enjoy.

Exploration

As Ender left the dorm hall, it seemed like chaos was already breaking out. He could hear crashing coming from behind a lot of doors. When he got to the first floor, he had to pass through where he assumed the Truth or Dare game was going to be, but there was no one except Dark Pit and some red head and blue headed kid playing Ultimate Battlers Omega. They all were engrossed in their game so Ender didn't bother them. Dark Pit seemed prone to anger. At least he seemed calm right now. Ender took a glance and walked out the door, taking in a breath of fresh air as he did. It almost made him forget about all the craziness. Almost. Deciding to forgo the school for now, he turned down the path into the woods. For as far as his eye could see was a path winding through the forest, a couple benches dotted here and there and wildflowers all along the path. Ender figured he'd start here. For a while, he walked down the trail before getting a ping on his tablet, which he had stuck in his pocket. He sat down on the nearest bench and opened the tablet. There was a notification for a new tab called RULES. He opened it, but before he could read anything, a small, tiny voice almost made him jump off the seat.

"Hi there! Did you get a ping too?" Ender's head whipped around and he found a small pink blob with little stubs for arms and longer stubs for feet leaning over the back of the bench. Shakily, still getting over his surprise, Ender nodded.

"Me too, although I still am working on getting my stuff out of… hammer space, I think it was called?" The little blob fell over the back of the bench and stood upright again.

"Hammer space?" Ender asked.

"In my file, it basically said I can pull things out of nowhere, I guess," the blob shrugged as best he could with the little stubs, then held one out.

"My name's Kirby! Pleasure to meet you!" Slowly, Ender let a small smile creep up his face as he took the stub of this cute little guy.

"Name's Ender and it's a pleasure to meet you too, Kirby," Ender released the stub Kirby looked to the tablet.

"Do you mind if I read with you?" Kirby asked

"No problem Kirby," Ender replied, and returned his attention to the tablet again.

RULES:

1). Curfew at 11:00 P.M. Need to be in your room.

2). Breakfast at 8:00 A.M., Lunch at 1:00 P.M., Dinner at 6:00 P.M. Attendance is not mandatory.

3). No fighting outside of scheduled matches or training sessions.

4). Saturdays and Sundays are off. Do not leave the surrounding area and town. NOTICE: If you see a statue of a triangle with an eyeball with its hand outstretched, don't shake its hand.

5). If somebody does shake the statue's hand, report to the school immediately. Defensive measures will be taken to ensure the safety of the townsfolk and students.

6). If any suspicious persons or items are found on campus, report to campus security at the SECURITY tab.

The rest of the rules deteriorated into other normal school things, assignments must be turned in one time, appropriate clothing, so on and so forth. Ender shut the tab before Kirby could finish reading it.

"Hey! I wasn't finished reading that!" Kirby stated.

"I… honestly completely forgot you were there, with how quiet you were being," Ender admitted. "Which part were you on? The strange schools rules, or regular school rules?" Ender asked.

"Regular school," Kirby said.

"Then you don't need it. Just regular school stuff," Ender shrugged before standing back up and wondering how he put his tablet in his pocket before. Deciding he just got lucky and deciding not to push it any farther, Ender stuck it into the pocket on the front of his hoodie.

"So where are you going now?" Kirby asked.

"Eh, just that way. I don't feel like checking out the school yet, so, check out the ominous, dark, path into the woods, oh god this is a terrible idea, something's going to happen," Ender realized.

"Then why don't you just not go down?" Kirby asked.

"Because then there's not going to be a chance encounter with some… acquaintances," Ender didn't know if to call Peach and Daisy friends yet, so he settled on that, "and we're going to end up fighting the thing or whatever by ourselves," Ender finished, looking at Kirby.

"Woah, sounds like something out of some kind of fantasy books, and maybe there is somebody writing out these very words right now, who we can blame for whatever's coming next," for a split second, both Kirby and Ender's eyes drifted over to where a hypothetical camera might be, but their eyes came back to each other's and they both said, "Nah," and turned back towards the path.

"Well, unless you're going that way, I'll see you around Kirby," Ender gave a small half-wave and began to walk away.

"See you around Ender! Nice to meet you!" Kirby called to the retreating figure.

"You too!" Ender waved back.

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Ender walked for a while longer before coming across two more people.

"Ah, shit," Ender muttered as he caught the attention of the two princesses.

"Sup Ender," Daisy said, wiping the dirt off her dress after standing. Peach smiled well naturedly and waved.

"Truth or Dare didn't go well?" Ender asked.

"Shut down immediately. As soon as we cracked out the booze, Mrs. Palutena rushed in and stopped us very quickly," Daisy chuckled a little bit while Ender cracked a smile. He turned to Peach.

"I'm assuming your already trying to get that pretty blue boy I saw Pitoo playing with locked down, eh?" He asked. Peach's face flustered a bit and she looked away while Ender flashed a devious grin.

"Hehe, relax, I'm just poking fun at you. I mean, I'm probably not wrong-" Ender was interrupted as Peach screamed,

"How are you guessing so much about me!?"

"Well, just kind of based off the way you dress, how you talk, you're like the typical Valley Girl. No offense if that came out harsh," Ender said, locking his hands behind his head.

"It… its fine, just don't tell him, 'kay?" Peach asked.

"You're fine, I won't tell him. Although he probably knows by now," Ender smirked as Peach screamed again. A low growling interrupted the banter and everyone's heads whipped to the left. A large wolf came walking out of the brush, but it was altered. Mutated. Its eyes were a pure black, and its tail had what looked like quills on it. Its teeth were sharper than sharp and its claws were gleaming. It bristled a moment and everyone froze. After a few tense moments, it charged. It decided to go for Ender since he was closest, and he dove out of the way. The wolf slid past but turned quickly, instead going after Peach and Daisy. Daisy hopped out of the way, but Peach was a tad slow. She still got away, but a stray claw cut across her arm, causing her to cry out in pain. Daisy, in a fit of rage, ran over and bopped the wolf on the head. It turned to her and bristled and growled.

"Shit," she said, right before the wolf jumped at her.

"HEY! HEY, RIGHT HERE, YA BIG DUMMY!" It wasn't much, but it was the best Ender could come up with in the heat of the moment, but it got the wolf's attention. The wolf turned his head and charged at Ender. Before Ender could hop out of the way, the wolf anticipated it and caught him and pinned him. Ender grabbed the wolf's throat, trying to choke it to death before it left a claw mark on his face. The wolf started to yelp, and the smell of burning fur and skin made its way to Ender's nostrils. He gagged but kept it up, cause it seemed to be working. After a moment more, the wolf fell over sideways, dead. Ender scrambled up but instantly regretted it, feeling dizzy and tired. Before he fell, Daisy ran and caught him. Peach came over too.

"You okay?" Peach asked, and Ender merely nodded.

"Dude that was awesome! What did you do?" Daisy asked. Ender shrugged and stood up shakily, testing his legs before standing straighter.

"Can you walk?" Peach asked.

"I think," Ender responded, taking a few small steps. Ender nodded and flashed thumbs up. Meanwhile, Daisy crouched down by the wolf and stared at its neck. The wolf fur had been burned away and its throat was singed and burned through. It also smelt.

"Dude, I think I figured out one of your powers," Daisy said.

"And that would be…?" Ender trailed off as he turned to Daisy, who stood back up and pointed at the wolf's neck.

"Fire powers," she stated matter-of-factly. Ender pulled out his tablet and opened it to the abilities tab and read through it.

"You'd be right, in addition to control over Earth, Water, and Air," Ender responded looking back up.

"Woah, so you're kind of like a… uh… what are they called… from that old show… on uh, Nickelodeon, I think… uh, oh! An Avatar, I think!" Daisy said.

"Uh, Avatar? Nickelodeon?" Ender asked, Peach giving the same confused look.

"Sorry, fourth wall break, you won't get it," Daisy smiled smugly, just leaving Ender and Peach more confused.

"Alright, well, I'm going to keep going this way, soooo, I'll see you guys later," Ender said, before turning back around and walking farther down the path.

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Ender felt like he had been walking for hours, when in reality, he had only been walking for about 30 minutes. Whatever he did to that wolf, it really drained him. Finally, finally, he came to a split in the roads, with a sign in the grass with two arrows pointing both ways. The one to the left said: TRAINING/ SPORTS AREA. The other said: SHOPS. Deciding that, since they didn't even have dressers yet, he would forgo the shops for now, and turned towards the training. Five minutes later, he broke into a clearing. The path branched off a lot, but the clearing was large and filled with stuff. In the middle, a giant, gleaming building stood, kind of like a beacon. Assorted around were different buildings and sports fields. Immediately left of the tall building in the middle, the Beacon Building, stood a kind of, what Ender guessed, was a pool. In front of the pool, a playground stood, probably for baby-ish characters like Kirby to get their energy out. To the right of the Beacon Building were two basketball courts and a baseball diamond. Next to those, to the left of the basketball courts (the baseball diamond was on the right), a large field, probably for games like Capture the Flag and Ultimate Frisbee. An obstacle course ran around the entire thing, broken apart only in two areas, where Ender was standing and on the other side of the field. As Ender stood there, for the second time that day, he was spooked by a voice, this one a girl's voice.

"Blegh, isn't it disgusting what humans have done to their planet?" Ender jumped back a bit and took a look at the girl, who was about shoulder height to him (why am I getting the feeling the way I describe Ender is he is abnormally large?). She had magenta and red dress with what looked like a bark chest plate on with a plum in the middle. Her hair was a very white blonde and one strand was tied and swept largely over one of her eyes (real quick, why do blondes, in Japanese media, always have hair swept over one eye? Like, I can name three off the top of my head… Ino, Deidara, and Viridi. Alright, that's all). She also had a wooden staff and her face was very childish.

"Oh, wait, look at who I'm talking to," the girl face palmed as she realized who she had spoken to.

"Uh, hi?" Ender sheepishly asked/greeted.

"Never mind, you're not worth my time," the girl walked away immediately without a second thought, leaving Ender wondering why that transaction happened in the first place.

"You'll get used to the weirdness, trust me," Ender spun around to face who was talking, and found a boy about his height and age leaning against a tree. He had a black hoodie on with midnight blue jeans and a black half-face mask, like Enders. Strapped to his back was the hilt to a katana and he had a pack on his right thigh, as well as a strange contraption on his left forearm that held three throwing stars. The kid had blood red eyes and hair dyed white as Master Hand.

"Who are you?" Ender asked.

"You don't need to know my name right now. You'll find it out soon enough. Until then, I just thought I'd drop by and tell you, you'll get used to the weirdness," the kid pushed himself off the tree and snapped his fingers. A dark purple portal opened beside him and he whistled. Coming bounding out of the woods, a large wolf came, which cause Ender to stumble back.

"I'll see ya around… Ender," the kid winked and stepped through the portal with the wolf, and it shut immediately after he went through. Ender's new life was going to be a train wreck.