(Welcome back my friends. As always I seem to keep finding less time for this fic, but I assure you it's still on my list to finish. Enjoy this new chapter.)

The very next day at Mahora Academy, Selene; Negi's alternate world twin sister was watching her supposed brother and Dustin teaching class from outside the class window. With her were her own partners, Agni, Kyon, Suzaku, and Kiku.

Selene spoke, "See how he handles his class. It's just like he is back home."

"I know, but it looks like that Dustin fella's also taking a load off his hide." Kyon noticed.

"Just be careful or those girls might notice us," Kiku said, before turning to Suzaku who was clinging to his back, "And will you please get off my back?"

"I can't help it, you know heights give me the willies." Suzaku cried, as he clung tighter.

Selene rolled her eyes, "I'll give you more than the willies, if you don't get yourself together!" Suzaku cringed and sucked it up.

Inside the classroom, Negi spoke, "Well, class, our time is done for today."

"Don't forget your school work, and we'll see you in class tomorrow." Dustin concluded, as the students nodded and left the classroom.

When it was just the two, Dustin motioned to Zyphon who nodded and opened the window allowing Selene and her partners to enter, "Land!" Suzaku kissed the classroom floor.

"We just had the floor washed." Zyphon warned him.

Suzaku licked his lips, "Mm, lemony." he could taste the soap flavor.

"So how was I in terms of teaching any different from your world?" Negi asked his sister.

"Well, you seemed just about the same," Selene admitted, "But factoring in Dustin with you it does seem like you didn't have to carry the whole class on your own."

"Thanks, I think." Negi said feeling unsure.

"So permit me to ask again, are you absolutely sure you have no idea if I exist in your world?" Dustin inquired.

"If we did we would've told you." Selene answered.

"Maybe you are, but we've never seen you." Kyon said.

Dustin rolled his eyes, "Well, where could a guy like me be if not teaching in a school? I mean it's not like I have an alternate self in a land of magical equines or anything?"

Zyphon spoke, "That would indeed be farfetched, but anything is always possible, master."

"I suppose."

"How about we break for a bite to eat?" Agni suggested.

"Good idea, Agni." Selene agreed.

"Then let's go." Negi said, as the group left the classroom.

They left the building and started walking for Chao's shop and to their luck found Kotaro, Fate, Alistair, Rin, and Theo were already sitting at a table enjoying something to eat, "Hey, Negi, Dustin!" Kotaro called them over.

"We were waiting for you guys to show." Rin said.

"Hope you don't mind we started without you?" Theo asked.

"Don't worry, we'll catch up." Dustin answered, as the rest of them took a seat at a table as Chachamaru took their order.

Eventually they were all enjoying their food, as Fate drank his cup of coffee, and spoke, "There haven't been any reports of anything unusual around here since yesterday and this morning."

"Don't be so sure," Selene warned him, "If Alois is somewhere on campus, he won't be far behind."

"That's why we need to be prepared." Kiku added.

"You just leave everything to me," Kotaro began boasting, "When he shows up, I'll give him one upside the head."

"You shouldn't bark before you bite, Kotaro." Fate said flatly.

"What was that?!" Kotaro growled at Fate who was unfazed.

"Ok, you two knock it off before you hurt yourselves." Alistair said.

"That would be a show." Eva said, as she approached.

"Evangeline, welcome." Negi greeted her.

"Room for one more?" she asked taking a seat in between Rin and Negi, "So, what's the glee club up to this afternoon?"

"We're discussing the topic of Selene's enemy Alois." Alistair explained.

"Ah, that's right," Eva remembered, "Well, we should have no trouble."

"You seem even more confident than our Evangeline." Selene noted.

"That's because where you're from you only have magic on your side," she explained, "Here we have magic, spirit, and dark energy."

"She brings up a good point." Suzaku agreed.

"True, but Alois is never one to be intimidated by overwhelming forces," Selene retorted, "Plus he's got loads of spider soldiers for minions."

"Spider soldiers?" Dustin asked.

"Yes. They're his spider minions," Selene explained, "At first they may appear like harmless insects, they can grow to be dangerous."

"I'll believe it when I see it." Alistair said, until Agni looked over, with his eyes widening.

"You may get your wish, Alistair."

Everyone looked over and saw some small crowds of little spiders crawling their way towards them, "Those are the spider soldiers?" Rin asked puzzled.

"They look like common spiders." Kotaro said.

Suddenly the little spiders started growing and became humanoid spiders with spider legs coming out of their backs. Eva frowned at Kotaro, "You just had to say it."

"Everyone, ready!" Selene ordered, as her partners activated their pactio cards and gained their weapons. Kyon's was a lasso, Kiku's was a kusunagi sword, Suzaku's was a whip made from magatama, and Agni's was a bo-staff.

"Let's do this!" Negi ordered, as he, Rin, Eva, and Dustin summoned their pactio weapons, while Fate drew his sword.

Alistair, Kotaro, Theo, and Zyphon powered up, and the group stood ready for battle.

"Go!" one of the spider minions ordered the rest as they went into battle.

Negi, Selene, and Rin started launching magical spells at some of the spiders, while Fate rushed in and cut some down and they vanished. Kiku was using his own sword to cut some of the Spider soldiers down, and spoke to Fate, "You're pretty good with that sword."

"Thanks. I'm a knight after all." Fate stated.

"Yee-haw!" Kyon called, as he swung his lasso around and hogtied five Spider soldiers.

Agni was twirling his bo-staff around as he covered it with his flames to deal more damage to the Spider soldiers.

Eventually all of the Spider soldiers were defeated, as the group caught their breath, "That was easy." Kotaro said, as he flexed his arm.

"Far too easy." Fate put in.

"Guys!" a voice called, as Kaede, Mana, and the rest of Negi and Dustin's partners arrived.

"What happened?" Mana inquired out of Dustin.

"We had a run in with Spider soldiers." he answered.

"Spider soldiers?" Fuka and Fumika asked, while shivering at the word spider.

"Yes. Apparently they're Alois' minions." Negi explained.

"And they're sure hideous." Theo added.

"I have seen uglier." Eva admitted, until Chachamaru spoke to her and Negi.

"I apologize for not being here sooner, mistress and Negi-sensei." she bowed her head.

"It's not so bad, Chachamaru. They're gone now." Negi dismissed it.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Setsuna said, as they turned and saw another army of Spider soldiers appear.

"Ew!" Makie cried, as she backed away in repulse.

"Hideous!" Ayaka gagged.

"I wish you wouldn't say that about my children." a voice said, as everyone but Selene and her partners were shocked.

The Spider soldiers split from their crowd and approaching was Alois who removed his cloak to reveal he was wearing a purple English noble suit.

"Whoa, is that him?" Haruna asked Selene, who nodded while keeping a firm look on her enemy.

"Greetings, I am Alois Arachnia," he began, "Forgive me if I sound a little bored with this. I feel redundant introducing myself to all of you. But I keep forgetting this is not my world."

"That's right, so why don't you do us all a favor and go back?" Selene demanded.

"Oh, Selene, I love it when you get huffy with me." he flirtatiously winked, making her eye twitch.

"All right, spider boy, we squashed your pests, so now watch as I squash you." Dustin challenged him, as he raised his pactio gauntlet.

"I'd like to see you try." Alois smirked, as he snapped his fingers, and his Spider soldiers went on the attack again.

"Come on!" Dustin called, as both sides squared off.

As he said, Dustin went ahead to fight Alois, with Negi, Selene, Kotaro, Alistair, and Rin joining him. Everyone else was busy dealing with the Spider soldiers.

Kaede, Ku, and Chao were using their martial arts against the Spiders, as Mana dropped in and began shooting them, "I admit it's a change up against fighting shadow soldiers." Mana said.

"I'd rather take the shadow soldiers over spiders!" Makie cried, as she used her ribbon to whip at her enemies.

"They ain't so bad once you get used to them." Kyon said, as he lassoed some of the Spiders and swung them into more, knocking them down.

Zazie was using her acrobatic reflexes to launch both dark magic blasts and spirit energy blasts, while Poyo was using her dark magic on them. Theo was using her own magic against the Spiders, as Alois watched them.

"Well, Theo of the Hellas Empire and Poyo Queen of Demons," he smirked, "Those two will make fine additions to my harem."

"Like hell!" Selene shouted, as she attacked Alois, who dodged and back flipped away.

"Now-now, Selene. No need to be jealous. You'll always be my number one." he assured her.

"Don't make me puke." Selene replied.

"Yeah. You think you can do whatever you want with your women like that?" Rin asked, only to receive an amorous smirk from him, making her feel uncomfortable.

"I do what I please, my dear. And you're welcome to join."

"I'd rather die." she said flatly.

Alois sighed, "Why must the good girls play hard to get?"

Kotaro answered, "Maybe because you're not their type."

"Excuse me?" Alois gasped, "I am a girls ideal dream. I got class, elegance, charm, you name it." he chuckled like a nobleman.

"You're also a psycho Spider mage." Selene put in with a flat tone.

"Way to kill a mood." Alois grumbled.

"Oh, enough of this chatting!" Kotaro said in irritation, before launching at Alois and the two fought.

Alois kept matching the dog boys moves, "You fight very well in this world," Alois began, "Sadly, not enough." his spider legs emerged from his back, and used one of the to knock Kotaro back.

Alois with his spider legs out spoke to his children, "Spread your webs and trap them all!"

The Spider soldiers obliging by their order started spreading spider threads all around their enemies, that suddenly turned into a giant spider web trapping them like flies. As the Spider soldiers attached the ends of the giant web by some trees, Alois studied it, "Quite decorative, if I do say so myself."

"Let them go!" Alistair called, as he and Dustin went into attack, only for Alois to trap them in a web as well.

"Dustin, Alistair!" Negi cried.

"And you're next!" Alois called, as he trapped them all in webs.

"These webs are strong!" Kotaro struggled with Fate.

"So how do we get out?" Rin asked, as she tried breaking free.

"You don't," Alois answered, "I'll take all you girls for myself, and you men here can be food for my children." some of the girls shivered, while Eva, Mana, Kaede, Zazie, Poyo, Chachamaru, and Theo remained strong.

Before the spiders could attack the boys, they were suddenly blasted from behind, "Who dares?!" Alois demanded, as they saw shadow soldiers with Thorn leading them.

"Thorn?" they all gasped.

"Hello." she greeted them pleasantly.

Alois looked at the dark warrior plant lady and a grin grew on his face, "Ooh, a plant lady. You could make a very interesting addition."

"Stuff it, web sack." she replied, and turned to the webs, before using her thorn whips to break all the webs.

With everyone freed they landed back on the ground, giving Thorn a confused look. Dustin spoke, "Thorn, not that we're not grateful to you for helping us..."

"But why did you help us?" Negi asked.

"I am under orders from my master. And he is not going to let some alternate dimension mage do his job." Thorn explained.

"So you're teaming up with us?" Yuna asked.

Thorn nodded, but kept a neutral look, "Just this once."

"All right then." Alistair said, as the two sides joined forces against Alois, who frowned and ordered his minions, "Get them!"

"Attack!" Negi called, as they went into battle.

As Thorn, the shadow soldiers, and the partners attacked the Spider soldiers. Negi, Dustin, Kotaro, Alistair, Rin, Fate, and Selene went at it with Alois who was using both his magic and spider webs to fight back.

Fate was using his sword to slice through the web nets. Kotaro and Rin were distracting Alois by fighting him up close, while Dustin and Alistair were powering up. Dustin called to the two, move!"

Rin and Kotaro jumped away, leaving Alois wide open to the spirit and dark warriors attacks, "Shotgun!"

"Shadow shot!"

The two combined attacks nailed Alois sending him crashing onto the ground. Alois struggled to get up, only to hear Negi and Selene chanting. Suddenly he was encased in a magical bubble, "Hey, let me out of here!"

"We got him!" Selene called.

"And looks like they're finished it." Negi said, motioning to their friends who destroyed the last of the spider soldiers.

Negi, Dustin, and their friends approached their partners, as Selene spoke, "You all did well." their partners smiled, and Dustin turned to Thorn.

"We appreciate you coming in to help, Thorn."

"Yeah? Well, don't get used to it. Next time we meet, we're enemies again." Thorn said, as she took her leave.

Selene spoke to the group with her partners at her side, "Thank you for helping us in capturing Alois. With him in our custody we can bring him back to our world and deal with him ourselves."

"Are you leaving now?" Negi asked in concern, "I mean, there's still so much I want to talk with you about."

Selene and the boys looked at each other as an idea was forming, and Selene answered, "Well, we would like to give a going away performance for you all. If you like, that is?"

"Yeah!" the girls cheered, and Selene smiled.

Some time later on the other side of campus, Negi, Dustin, their friends, and their class was watching as Selene, Kyon, Kiku, Suzaku, and Agni were on a stage with instruments. Kyon was on guitar, Kiku was on drums, Suzaku was on keytar, and Agni was on Bass guitar.

Asuna spoke to Konoka, "So who're these guys?"

"Their some friends we made yesterday. Unfortunately their leaving tomorrow and they wanted us to give us this performance." Konoka explained.

"Then explain why that girl looks like Negi." Asuna pried.

"Does she look like Negi?" Konoka asked, playing dumb, "I hadn't noticed." she giggled.

Selene spoke into the mike, "Hello, Mahora! My name is Selene and we are the Magical Crusaders!" The girls cheered, as Selene announced, "One, two, one, two, three, four!" and so the band began playing, as Selene started singing. Her voice was pure, bliss, like an angels. The girls and the boys felt moved by her, especially Negi.

'The me from the other world sure is lucky to have her for a sister,' he thought, 'Father, if you could see her, I'm sure you'd be very proud of her as you'd be of me.' he smiled.

(And there's the chapter. Don't miss next time as I go into the Mahora Fest for the final arc. Of course my interpretation of the Mahora Fest won't be so similar, especially since Chao will not be trying to expose the secret of magic. Don't miss next time, guys.)