Day 6 commences

Day 6

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>You're groggy eyes slowly peel open as that damn alarm clock blazes you to consciousness
>You feel like you're going to murder that thing
>Reaching up quick to grip the clock and throw it against the wall you instead feel something soft and furry
>In your near comatose state you think 'That's weird' before flinging it across the room
>You hear a yelp and then "Hey what's your deal!?"
>TS: "ANON!"
>Great more noise
>You force yourself to lift your drooling mass up on the couch
"Huh?"
>Through your foggy vision you see a purple girl run over to the opposite wall and pick up a puppy
>Rubbing the sleep out of your eyes you finally recognize Twilight doting over Spike the dragon tag-a-long
>S: "Hey dude, watch what you're doing. That hurt!"
>The words are out of your mouth before you can stop yourself
"Oh, fuck you Spike. What are you even doing here, nobody likes you. Why don't you just die?"
>Your words draw gasps from everyone in the room
>"I guess everyone's here then."
>TS: "Anon, what has gotten into you?"
>Deciding not to answer you instead stomp your way into the bathroom
>You open the faucet and splash water onto your face to wake yourself up
>Looking at yourself in the mirror you see a completely different person than you're used to seeing this early.
>Your eyes were bloodshot and slightly puffy. Your hair was a tangled mess. And your patchy 4 day old beard  was starting to show through.
>You looked like a deranged serial killer
>And with the fact that you're also keeping a human prisoner in your basement it's not far from the truth.
>Rainbow Dash shows up in the doorway
>RD: "A-Anon. You okay?"
>You look over at her in the least menacing way possible
"I'm fine."
>Rainbow still looks as though you intended harm
>RD: "Um, okay. We're almost done eating breakfast, cereal this time. Do you want some?"
>Walking past her and into your living room you look at the clock.
>It was 6:45
>The doors opened at 7, breakfast was from 7:30 to 8
>You wondered if you could sleep a bit more
>No, you'd just go past your nap and end up rushing to school anyways
>Fuck it, you'd just sleep in class.
>Shaking it off you go into your room and get dressed
>Two minutes later your rushing the girls to ready themselves
>TS: "Anon, have you given any thought to how we're going to look for the portal this time?"
>Again it takes a moment for your mind to click and figure out what she was talking about
"Oh, crap."
>You close your eyes and smack your forehead unsure of what exactly to do yourself
"I'll try to think of something. I know I don't want to chance a run-in with scruffy or his cohorts. I'll think on the ride over."

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>The moment you step outside you think you hear a muffled gargle
>TS: "Anon, why are we coming out through the back? Isn't your vehicle in front?"
"Not anymore it ain't."
>You look around for the source of the noise
>TS: "Well, how are we supposed to get to your school?"
>You breathe easier when you spot a broken gutter spilling water onto an old plastic jug
>The rain had calmed a bit but wasn't giving up yet
>TS: "Anon?"
"Sorry Twi, long night."
>You walk to the suburban and open the door.
"Everybody in."
>The girls keep their distance until you honk the horn
>Surprised at your new mode of transportation the girls eagerly rush forward
>Rainbow Dash of course takes the seat next to you
>The rest of the girls are in the back commenting on the spacious amount of leg room they now have
>All in all it's just one great big riot and it's eating away at your nerves
"Alright it's a new car. Now shut up. You have no idea what i had to do to get it and i would appreciate a bit of quiet."
>You try to play it off but there was still a hint of malice in your voice
>The girls take the hint and quiet down
You put the car in reverse and back out of the driveway and then down the alley
>Once youre out you take a right and go down main street trying to come up with a plan
>The girls shutting up helped you calm down and focus on the problem properly
>Firstly you couldn't just skip class or walk out
>You had to find a way to explain why you were walking all around the school
>And you also had to keep track of where you went and what you saw
>You stop at a flashing red light, the city was apparently still reeling from the thunderstorm
>You looked down both streets for traffic
>That's when you see the thrift store
>You've been in there loads of times before and always found something useful
>Thinking on it you put on your directional and head towards the store
>RD: "Uh, anon...?"
"Hmmm?"
>RD: "Is this usually the way to school?"
"No. But i'm onto something."

>Moments later your inside the musty smelling old building
>The linoleum tile had long since yellowed with age and half the fluorescent lights were nearing their ends
>There was a large table nearby with old discarded toys and another bin further down filled with severely discounted items
>The aisles were just lines of overburdened coat racks until they reached the far end where old electronics where piled up
>Somewhere in this myriad of retro fashion and antiquated goods were the items you were looking for
>You pat your back pocket for your wallet and pull it out
>It was fat with hundred dollar bills and you wish you had been alert enough to realize how badly this could turn out
>Regardless you pull out two hundreds and stuff the thing back in your pocket
>Turning around you fold one of the hundreds and hand it to Twilight
"Twilight you're in charge of this money. It's a hundred bucks and it's going to go far in a place like this. Rarity, you'll be in charge of finding a decent change of clothes for you all. And for God's sake try to keep Pinkie with you at all times."
>TS: "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to try and make my plan work."
>As you turn and walk away you expect Rainbow Dash to pipe up and insist on tagging along with you
>You even look back to meet her big violet eyes and grudgingly accept her company
>But when you do the girls are all hurrying away to the women's section of the clothing department
>None of them even turned back to look at you, not even Pinkie who was being strangely calm
>Maybe you were a bit harsh with them but that was just you being grumpy
>You shake your head and start walking to the back of the store
"Whatever, I'll go back to my peachy perky self come lunchtime."
>As you walk down the aisles you can't help but spot a few fedoras hanging on the top of some of the racks
>Maybe you should buy one in case you needed camouflage
>Then you would also need a neckbeard
>You stroke the bottom of your chin and feel stubble scratch your hand
"Nah."
>Once you reach the back you start scanning the shelves and tables stacked with old VCR's, TV's, and stereos
>Relics of a time long past
>That wasn't what you were looking for though
>Countless times you've seen people in cartoons get away with school mischief by pretending to be in some kind of club or the other
>You were going to pull the same stunt by pretending to be in the school yearbook committee
>You smile as you find a deposit of old world cameras near the corner
>There were two types, Polaroids and Film
>You hazard a guess that film would be more credible in case you got caught
>You pick up three of the least ratty looking cameras and look them over
>Two were good right off the bat, but the third you had to put back
>As you do you spot a pretty hefty looking polaroid straight out of your favorite 80's movie
>The nostalgia is overwhelming as you pick it up
>It was still in good condition
>Curiously you snap open the flash and click the button
>A sudden bright flash blinds and disorients you
>You take a step back while the camera whirrs and procures your snapshot
>Pissed off you rip the photo out of the camera and toss it aside
>'At least it still works' you think to yourself to try and calm down
>But you got what you came for so it was time to leave
>Checking the time at 6:57 you feel you have enough time to get to a laundromat for a quick wash

>Up front you set the cameras down at the cash register and wait as the cashier rings you out
>You look around at all the somewhat valuable knick knacks and curios they have stored behind the counter
>There was silver jewelry of all sorts, portable televisions, a relatively recent game system, and some pins and junk
>Cashier: "That'll be 18.57."
>You hand over the folded hundred dollar bill
>C: "I can't take this, sir."
"Huh?"
>C: "Sorry but we just can't accept bills larger than a fifty. In fact i just got done saying the same thing to those girls over there."
>You look over your shoulder and spot the girls smiling sheepishly and holding an excessive amount of bags
>C: "They decided to buy more clothes and other stuff to round up their bill to 97 dollars."
"So you're saying i should buy more stuff?"
>C: "Or something more expensive."
>You look around the counter a bit more and spot some leather jackets hanging off to the side
"How much are those?"
>C: "Fifty bucks each."
"I'll take one."
>The cashier brings up one of the jackets and rings you up
>C: "71.50 and 28.50 is your change. Have a nice day."
"Yeah, you too."
>You were surprised at how quick the girls bought their new clothes.
>Don't women usually take forever to shop?
"Hey, girls. That was quick huh?"
>R: "Well darling it does help when one of us is a rising fashionista."
>AJ: "And when one of us don't give a spit what she wears as long as it sturdy."
"Alright alright, let's get going. We have one more stop to get to."

>You take the girls a few blocks over where you usually go to wash your clothes and stuff everything they bought inside the biggest machine
>You leave them again to buy film and batteries at the drug store just across the street
>While you're rummaging through the store you decide to also pick up a few umbrellas
>At checkout you spot a rack of cheap holographic novelty necklaces
>'Why not? I got the money for anything now.'
>You pick through the dangling beads and find one you kind of like
>It was a skull just floating in mid-air glowing green and yellow
>You handed the cashier a twenty and left
>The rain had picked up a little more, good thing you bought umbrellas
>Taking one of the umbrellas out of the bag your eyes wander to the vending machine next to you
>They had all sorts of pastries from Ding Dongs to Cream Pies
>Your mouth waters as you spot the Twinkies
>You quickly whip out the 75 cents and eagerly shove them down the coin slot
>It's torture watching the lazy spinning of the sleeve as your treat inches closer and closer
>Anticipation builds up to a climax as the package falls forward
>And gets stuck against the plexiglass
>...
>You couldn't put up with this bullshit
>You drop everything and scream at the top of your lungs as you grab the machine by its corners and start rocking back and forth
"Give me my fucking breakfast you lazy twat!!!"
>Your ruckus manages to get the attention of commuters around you
>Some point and laugh while others just keep walking by with a smile on their faces
>Eventually two police officers come up to you
>Cop1: "Son, do we have a problem here?"
>You lift your head to face them and let your arms drop
"No, sir. Just a bit stressed out."
>Cop2: "Over a candy bar?"
"No, that's not it. I just..."
>You try to rack your brain for a good excuse and remember your plan
"I've been having trouble with school. Our computers lost all the pictures we took for our school yearbook and uh-  I've been having a tough time getting everything back together."
>Cop1: "So you go apeshit on a vending machine?"
"Yeah. Sorry about that. I only had about two hours of sleep last night. See i have this night job."
>You start to lie
"I got my hours extended because I'm a little short for rent this month."
>Cop2: "You live alone?"
>You nod your head
"Yessir. I had to pay my light bill in full to get the heat turned back on."
>Cop2: "Hang on, go back to that last part. You're living alone? Where are your parents?"
>You pause for a moment
"The thing about that is...I'm legally emancipated."

>Back in the laundromat the buzzer on the washing machine goes off and Rarity jumps on it
>R: "There we are. I have to say earth fashion is quite trendy, even in that old rummage pile i managed to find some unique items. I do hope Anon lets me a few clothes back home."
>Rarity piles all the wet clothes onto a bin and rolls it to the large dryers
>She opens the door and palms the quarters you gave her
>R: "Now if only i could remember how many bits to put in the machine."
>TS: "Quarters, Rarity. There are four silver quarters in an Earth Bit, or dollar."
>R: "Very well then, how many Core-tures?"
>TS: "Enough for four dollars and fifty cents."
>Rarity stares at the roll of quarters in her hand
>TS: "Just put enough quarters into the machine to make the numbers up there count to zero."
>Twilight points to the LCD screen displaying the numbers
>R: "Ah, thank you darling. Though i suppose it would be easier to just stuff the whole roll in altogether."
>Rarity carefully places each quarter into the slot
>Soon she's counting down with Twilight
>5
>4
>3
>2
>"Whoo! Gurl watch it wit yo bad self!"
>Rarity turns in surprise
>R: "I beg your pardon!"
>Random Nigger: "Oh, I'm sorry yo highness. But you got it goin' ON!!!"
>The waste of human genetic code emphasizes his words by dipping down low and checking out her legs
>R: "Excuse me sir but your presence is unwanted."
>RN: "Whadyu say ma? I couldn't hear you over your fine!"
>Just then you step back in the laundromat
>R: "I said leave us at once you ruffian."
>Rarity was directly across from you, down the aisle of washing machines talking to a nigger
>A nigger that wiped his nose and licked his lips. He turned his head up and started laughing
>You knew what was coming and you'd be damned if you were just going to let this happen to Rarity
>Dropping your bags you rush the motherfucker and tackle him before he could even raise his arm
>The both of you end up inside the dryer
>Being the cowardly opportunist he is he didn't like being taken by surprise himself and started swatting and kicking
>You pull out of the hole and grab his knees shoving them in after him
>When he starts fighting back you punch him in the balls and he loosens up
>Finally able to curl him up inside the dryer you close the door and jab the start button with your thumb
"Why isn't this starting?"
>R: "Uh, uh I still have one quarter left."
"Fucking put it in already!"
>Rarity fumbles with her trembling hands but manages to insert the last coin and you push the start button
>The dryer starts up and so does the screaming
"Girls put those clothes back in the bags and get the fuck in the truck. Take those bags too."
>God forbid this thing was traveling in a pack as they usually do
"Leave now!"
>You urge the girls out of the building just as two more heavyset blacks come out of a smoke filled bathroom
>Not knowing what else to do you start laughing
>Nigger 2: "Hey yo, whatchu doin?"
>You flash him a smile
"This crazy ass nigga ridin the dryer!"
>The two black guys look in and see their buddy spinning around and bust out laughing
>N2: "What? How'd he get in there?"
"He just jumped in. Told me to pay for his ride and he'd do it. Hey i got to go, hold the door close so he don't fly out."
>LOL OK
>As you relieve yourself of the makeshift prison you leg it back to your truck and speed off

>You breathe a sigh of relief as you finally pull into the parking lot of your school
>You wipe the sleep out of your eyes and ask for the bag with the cameras
"Ok girls. Here's the plan, we all travel in groups of two or three and spread out over the campus. To make sure we didn't miss anything last time because of scruffy or the dark we'll even search where we did last time."
>TS: "But anon-"
>You hold up your hand to silence her while you put in the batteries
"Last time we didn't have the luxury of time, or even the opportunity to take photos. In our world a lot of weird shit happens, and usually when it does we humans can't perceive it because of our limited scopes of vision."
>You open up a roll of film and introduce it to the insides
"Film on the other hand takes in everything, mystical or otherwise. So our job today is to take pictures of everything and see if we can find the portal that way. Who knows it could be hidden in plain sight and we'd never know it."
>You finish fiddling with the cameras and hand them to Twilight and Rarity
"I trust you know how to use these."
>TS: "Well, yes. But anon i don't think those teachers will let us take pictures in class, or excuse us for being late. We could get detention!"
>Oh Twily
"That's why we won't go to class."
>Twilight gives off an audible gasp
>TS: "Anon I know you're trying to help us but that's no excuse to ditch classes! You have your future to think about."
"Twilight, let me finish. We won't go to class because we'll ask to be excused so that we can take pictures for the school yearbook. See where I'm going with this?"
>Twilight blinks a few times before it hits her
>TS: "Oh, you want us to seek faculty approval. I guess that's okay, as long as the teachers think you're doing it for an additional credit."
"Yes Twilight."
>You almost smile at her logic
"Okay so i guess Twilight, you and Pinkie can take the first floor. AJ, Rarity, and Fluttershy can take the second, and me and RD will take the third."
>RD: "Um, anon? Is it okay if i go with Twilight?"
>The girls: "Huh?"
>Rainbow looks crestfallen and avoids eye contact with you
>You're not sure what's gotten into her but in an effort to keep this awkwardness from carrying on you decide its okay
"Yeah, sure. Maybe you can put your heads together and figure out where you gals popped out. I can take the third floor by myself, i might run into some old friends up there too. When you're all done exploring or if you run out of film just go to the library on the second floor."
>TS: "The library on the second floor?"
"Yes, that'll be our rendezvous point. Got it? And one last thing."
>The girls perk up
"If anyone stops you and asks what you're doing tell them about the yearbook, and if they ask for you to take their pictures just do it. It'll get them off your back faster, and try to avoid long conversations, just hello and goodbye. Alright?"
>The girls nod their heads and you hand them their umbrellas.

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>A half hour later your sitting at your desk trying to stay awake in your algebra class
>You stare at the clock on the wall waiting until 9:00
>The time when hall passes can be issued
>The female teacher had long since left the board and was now just sitting at her desk chewing gum and staring at her laptop
>You wondered if she would let you leave the classroom at all
>There was a rumor going around that she had divorced her husband, or rather he left her for a younger more attractive woman
>You had to believe them because she recently started acting more of a bitch with everyone around her
>Five minutes left to go and your head had slipped off your hand for the last time
>You decided now would be a good a time as any
"Teacher i need to go to the bathroom."
>T: "Can't you hold it in until class is over?"
"No, I can't."
>The teacher looks up at the clock and grimly gestures you over
>T: "Be back before the end of class and finish your work."
>You put on a pained and nod quickly before she agreed to sign you out
>Taking the pass you walk quickly out the door
>You wait next to your locker until all the girls finally excuse themselves
"Okay, remember who goes where. The library is over the main hall on the second floor, if anyone asks what you're doing what do you say?"
>All: "Yearbook pictures."
"Good."
>You turn around and pull your backpack out of the locker
"Alright let's do this."

>You close your locker and walk down the hall to the stairway
>For the first time that day you feel Rainbow Dash walking behind you, but it's only until you go upstairs
>Still you find yourself strangely relieved that she's behind you
>When you reach the third floor you take to the left
>You knew a few people from this floor, you weren't exactly friends but you worked on a project or two together in chem.
>If they were out and about you were sure they wouldn't mind skipping class to help you screw around
>You check the polaroid, 12 pictures remained
>You start thinking about where the portal might possibly be
>RD just showed up out of the blue, but Twilight was found in the library, Rarity was just walking down the hallway and so was Fluttershy, and Pinkie and AJ were at the gym.
>You mark the locations on the mental map in your brain and figure the majority of those points overlapped on the western end of the building, behind you
>You grimace as you start walking back to stairs
>Suddenly a wild cheerleader appears
>C: "Omg, and then he totally said it was just because he was thinking too much about sports."
>You were in luck, she was on the phone
>But the teacher who just stepped out of his room wasn't
>T: "Missy i sent you to the bathroom a half hour ago, get back in here and get back to work."
>The cheerleader lets out a very disgruntled noise as she hangs up and walks back, passing you
>Your eyes meet
>C: "OMG! What about this geek? Why isn't he in class?"
>The teacher looks at you demanding an explanation
"Yearbook pictures."
>You wave your polaroid slightly
>T: "With an outdated camera?"
>C: "Ew, like totally get a iphone already loser."
>You think quick on your feet
"It's not for you little miss thing. I'm supposed to get pictures of the staff for a throwback page."
>The teachers eyes light up
"I take some polaroids and then scan them in so we can make a collage or something."
>T: "Hey, i like this idea. Missy get inside the classroom already."
>You snap a quick picture as he points his finger at her
"That's an instant memory."
>The teacher laughs and asks to see the photo
>A few seconds later it pops out and after shaking it you two laugh again at his authoritative pose
>He lets you go and you breathe a sigh of relief
>11 pictures left, your camera would get the most immediate results
>If there was something up here you would know right away
>Now if only you knew what the hell you were doing

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>Back downstairs on the first floor Twilight is snapping like crazy at every little nook and cranny she can find
>TS: "We have to make sure we don't miss a thing."
>And while Pinkie is hopping around everyplace giving Twilight new ideas of where to shoot Rainbow Dash is just hanging back
>The two were so busy with themselves they hardly noticed her moping around until finally...
>*Click, Vroom*
>The camera ran out of film and started rewinding itself automatically
>TS: "Oh, no what's going on?"
>The whirring stops a moment later and the latch clicks open
>Twilight lifts the latch open and pulls out the roll
>TS: "I guess that's it then. Should we head to the library now?"
>Rainbow shrugs her shoulder and speaks in a low tone
>RD: "I guess."
>TS: "Rainbow Dash?"
>RD: "Let's get moving already."
>Rainbow Dash leads the walk back to the main stairway
>TS: "What do you think's gotten into her?"

>Moments later the girls find Rarity and the other two waiting outside the library doors
>R: "Oh, girls there you are."
>AJ: "Did ya'll find anything good? I don't think we had much luck."
>Twilight holds up the roll
>TS: "I used up the whole roll and documented as much as i could but I'm not sure we found anything worthwhile."
>P: "We did find a lot people who wanted to be in the yearbook though! They were so happy i just couldn't resist taking their picture!"
AJ: "Same here ah guess."
>TS: "I hope we at least find something that could point us in the right direction. Lyra didn't remember much either."
>RD: "That airheaded unicorn is lucky she found the portal to begin with."
>TS: "Rainbow!"
>RD: "Ah, come on Twilight you seen the way she is around town."
>TS: "You still shouldn't say that, isn't she your friend too?"
>RD: "Barely."
>Rarity and Applejack exchange looks for a brief second
>AJ: "Before we get off topic. Have either of you seen anon yet?"
>The girls shake their heads
>R: "Well, i guess we should wait for anonymous then."
>After a few seconds Rainbow Dash once again speaks out
>RD: "Ah the hay with it. Let's just wait for him inside my feet hurt."
>Rainbow pushes past them and opens up the doors
>R: "My goodness."
>TS: "She's been moody all morning."
>AJ: "Ya'll don't reckon this has something to do with anonymous, do ya?"
>The girls share a moment of silence
>TS: "I guess there's only one way to find out."

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>Back upstairs you're carefully moving in and out of bathrooms, both kind
>You check the mirrors, the walls, even the stalls to see if anything would stand out
>In the halls you look around before entering any door you're not supposed to
>Empty classrooms, a teacher's lounge, janitor closets but nothing comes up on the pictures you take
>It also hasn't helped that you ran into a few more people as you roamed, including a father and son teacher/student
>They insisted on taking three pictures
>Now down to your last one you decide to make it count
>Unsure of where to go though you wander aimlessly down the hall until you come to a water fountain
>You didn't have anything to drink with your breakfast and even water seemed good at this point
>Bending over and pushing the button you take your first drink unhindered, the next one goes into your ear
>Someone pushed your face down into the water and laughed behind you
>Turning around you see none other than Biff looking down at you in all his jock glory
>Golden blonde spiky and a soul patch decorate his head while a letter-man's jacket covers his wide torso
>B: "Hey shorty, don't let me stop you."
"Stop me from what?"
>B: "From drinking stupid. C'mon, drink some more water pussy."
>You know he wants to push your face down again
"I had my fill."
>Biff grabs you by the collar
>B: "No, i don't think you have."
>He pushes you backward over the fountain and opens it up so the water dribbles onto your face
>Some of it finds its way down your nose but he holds you still while he water boards you
>You put your free hand up to his significantly larger hand and try to pull it away
>His laughter comes low and muffled to keep from being found by a teacher
>If a student happened up they would just keep moving
>You would have to save yourself
>Suddenly remembering the camera in your other hand you work it to sure grip and bring it up violently to his head
>The crunch of plastic and a yelp of surprise come up and suddenly you're free
>You stagger a few feet away and look back
>Biff's fist is quicker than your eyes this time and he sends you flying to the other side of the hall crashing against the lockers
>B: "You're going to pay for that faggot, and for what you did the other day too."
>He starts walking towards you
>Your head is a spinning with a combination of a lack of sleep and a punch to the face
>Your vision is also blurry from all the water, you can only recognize shapes at this point
>You couldn't get up even if you tried
>Biff cracks his knuckles and raises his fist again
>???: "Hey butthead! Try picking on someone your own size!"
>That gruff voice sounded familiar
>Biff looks over before someone lands a punch on his fat fucking face
>He falls to the ground and even slides a bit
>You're amazed at the force with which he went down
>B: "You bitch!"
>Biff gets back up and charges at your saviour
>Somehow Biff ends up on his back again and gets one last goodnight kiss
>Amazed you make an effort to stand up
>The figure sees you and tries to help
>???: "You okay?"
>They put their arm under yours and accidentally trigger the camera
>???: "Whoa! What was that?"
>The person drops you to rub their face
>You just managed to catch yourself on the lockers to keep from falling back down
>The camera whirrs and out pops your last photo
>You take a moment to rub your eyes as well
>As it develops you start to see the image fade in
>You rub your eyes again
>There has to be no fucking way
>You look back to your new friend and stare intently until she comes into focus
>??: "Wh-what? What are you staring at dweeb!?"