The Quest For The Past (2024)

The three of us arrived in the main hall of the school, all panting for breath.

"Okay..." Nerdy forced out. "I've gotta get to class... You work on the plan... Should probably deal with Gilda first... And be very careful about Dust... She's a trained fighter..."

"Okay..." I replied. "You go..." He managed to nod before running off down a hallway. After a few minutes of catching our breath, Twilight and I managed to return to normal Primotaur standing positions. "Alright then." I turned to Twilight. "So what's your plan for your stuff?"

"I'm going to read up on how things work in this world," she replied, "then try to make some friends and get Po-people to vote for me." I nodded.

"Okay. We probably won't see much of each other, so be careful. Oh, and I need to borrow Spike." Twilight raised an eyebrow and co*cked her head to the side. I'm being awfully descriptive today...

"Spike? Why?"

"I've got a plan for the psycho bully that involves Spike." She rubbed the back of her head awkwardly.

"I don't know..."

"It's fine!" Spike exclaimed happily, popping out of her bag. "I'll go with you!" Twilight sighed.

"I suppose if you're okay with it, then fine." She took off her bag and put it on the floor so Spike could get out. He ran over to me and I picked him up before putting him into my own bag.

"Okay then," I said, "I'll see you later Twilight."

"Bye, you two," she replied, before heading off down a hallway. Spike was fidgeting in my bag.

"Wow, it's so roomy in here!" He exclaimed. "So what did you need my help with?"

"A load of things, actually," I replied. "I mainly need your help with a plan I have for Suri Polomare, but before I even think about beating her, I need to re-beat Gilda. I'm leaving Lightning Dust until last since she'll be the toughest and I don't know if I can beat her yet." I started aimlessly walking down a hallway. "I don't know how to fight properly in this body. I managed to beat Gilda once thanks to my dodging skills, but she'll be prepared for it this time. Plus I won't be able to do much against Dust since she's a trained in probably most kinds of fighting."

"How can I help with that?"

"You're normally a biped, so you know how to control this body much better than I do. You can't really teach me about fighting, but you read a lot of comics, right?"

"Yeah?"

"If this universe is parallel, there should be Primotaur versions of Superheros. I can figure out how to fight in this form a bit better with them, so I need you to direct me to good ones."

"Sure. I think it will be easier if we go outside for me to train you though."

"Thanks." Why did I even start walking this way? I changed direction and went back towards the entrance.

A couple of hours later, I could control my new body much, much better than before. I stretched out and let out a relaxed sigh.

"Alright," I said, holding my bag low so Spike could climb back inside, "let's go kick Gilda's ass!" Just then, a high pitched bell rang out and the sound of a lot of movement could be heard. I walked us around back to the front of the school and headed inside.

Students had flooded the hallways, spreading the sounds of chatter and footsteps throughout the school. Or at least most of it. Probably. I stood there for a few seconds as I pondered about how to find either Gilda or Nerdy. I probably should have asked him about a meeting place... An idea suddenly came to me.

"Hey, Spike?" I asked, twisting my head back a bit.

"What's wrong, Cloud?" Counter-asked Spike without coming out of my bag.

"Is there any chance you could track Nerdy down?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you are a dog now, so..."

"Oh. I'm not sure, wouldn't I need his scent or something?"

"You spent the night at his place, you should have it from that, right?"

"I guess that's true. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try." I swung my bag off and let Spike out. He sniffed around for a while before turning to me. "Sorry, nothing."

"Crap. Oh well." I offered my bag to him again. "You should probably get back in before anyone notices you can talk. I'm not sure how dogs work here." He hopped in and I swung my bag back on.

"What do we do now?"

"Walk around for a while?" Spike sighed.

"Okay." As I began walking us down a random hallway, my mind wandered to the far corners of my brain.

I wonder why they don't make carrot flavoured gum? They probably do. Oh. ... ... ... Well, that was fun.

Suddenly, I was punched in the face and knocked to the floor. My head slammed against the ground and the world spun. Ow. Someone was talking, but due to what was probably internal bleeding, I couldn't hear them properly.

I managed to roll onto my Primotaur stomach just as my breakfast came back to say hello. The dizziness kicked in again and my face went straight into the pile of grossness. Huh, this wasn't so tangy-flavoured earlier... I lifted my head up. It seems the bleeding was also external. It's not everyday you see puke and blood mix. It's pretty inter- Someone kicked me in the chest, cutting off my thoughts. I rolled over once again back onto my back as my vision faded.

Oh hey, Cloud lost a fight.
That's rare.

The difference between Diamond Dogs and regular dogs is pretty much the same as Humans and other Primates.