You look around frantically, finally seeing Grim at the door to the Mirror Chamber, a smug grin plastered on his face.

"AHAHAHAHA!" He laughs out. "I'll let you two handle the rest! See ya suckers!"

...You're going to punt that cat, you swear to Arceus-

No... no... calm down. Don't punt the cat Y/N...

As much as you want to though... but you're better than that.

Let Chompers punt the cat. The Garchomp would like that.

"You caught me so YOU could run away yourself!?" Ace yells after the escaping Grim in exasperation. "Hey! You there!" He points at Deuce, who was sort of watching this awkwardly as Chompers waits for your order to go after Grim. "Uh... Juice?"

"My name isn't "Juice"!? It's Deuce! With a "D"!" He retorts, looking offended.

"This is partially your responsibility you know! So help us catch that little furball."

Deuce scoffs. "How is this my responsibility!?"

You roll your eyes and lean over to Deuce, making the biggest pleading eyes you can muster.

"I can't use magic and don't want to damage anything in the school... please help us?"

You grin internally when you see Deuce's face turn beet red as he stutters. Oh? Appears he gets flustered easily.

The blank look Ace gives you makes you smile. He knows exactly what you're doing, but doesn't despise it as it's helping you and him catch Grim.

You don't act like this much, except when you were like 6. You have been called pretty cute though...

So... ha! You can use your cuteness to your advantage! Get these guys to listen to your dumbass and you can hopefully get home as soon as possible!

You little genius! Haha!

Oh wait, Grim's still getting away.

...

OH SHIT- GRIM'S GETTING AWAY!

"Ack! Chompers! You two! C'mon! We gotta catch that cat! Arceus dammit, pequeño gato de fuego!" You immediately spin around and run after Grim, Chompers quickly darting after you.

Duece and Ace stare after you for a moment, before realizing you've ran out of the room after Grim and panic for a moment and run after you.

Holy Dialga and Palkia, this little guy is fast!

Ace and Deuce manage to catch up with you quickly, and Ace tries to nab Grim. Though he misses.

Chompers also tries, except he doesn't really have hands so by default he misses. You give the disappointed Pokémon a comforting pat on the back as you four run, which seems to perk up the Garchomp again.

"You better stop right there, furball!" Ace yells after Grim.

Grim looks over his shoulder, a sly grin on his face. "Make me, explodey-head!"

"Then a game of cat and mouse it is!" Ace says with a grin. "Follow me, Juice!"

"His name is Deuce!" You tell Ace exasperatedly. Seriously, it's like he's doing this on purpose.

"How hard is it for you to say my name?" Deuce groans out as you four run after the cat and into the courtyard.

You slow down slightly as Ace, Deuce, and Chompers corner Grim against a tree.

"Ack! I got nowhere to go!" Grim looks around frantically, as his ears pin down.

"One more push and we got this in the bag!" Ace says with a sly smile as he waves his pen at Grim, sending a spell of some kind his way.

However, appears Deuce thought the same thing as Ace.

"If I stop him with my magic!" Deuce chirps out as he also sends a blast of magic at Grim. However, the two boy's magic collides and sends them both off course. Grim stares wide-eyed, but is untouched.

"Hey! Can you NOT steal my schtick? Step off!" Ace yells at Deuce.

"Or you could just stay out of my way?!" Duece yells back.

You facepalm at the scene. You swear to Arceus these two seem hopeless already... "Ugh- Chompers, Dragon Claw!"

Chompers gives you a concerned glance yet complies. His right front fin becomes covered in a purple glow as the Pokémon charges forward and slams it into the ground. Grim barely misses and takes advantage of them all being distracted to dart away and resume running. "Woo! Now's my chance!"

"Hey- wait!" Ace huffs out and starts running after Grim again; you, Chompers, and Deuce immediately following.

"Don't forget you gotta wash all one hundred windows by yourself if I catch you!" Ace calls out as you all charge after the cat. "You said so!"

"When he'd do that?" You call to Ace, who gives you a look to shut up. You give him an unamused one. If he tries to skimp out of cleaning the windows again, you swear you'll kick him where the sun don't shine even harder than before.

"Nuh-uh! Y/N's right, I did not!" Grim yells back.

Where's Crowley when you need him? There's been two cases of people trying to escape punishment! Are you the only responsible one here!?

Ace looks over at Deuce. "Match the timing of your magic with mine!"

However, Deuce shoots his magic before Ace does.

"Deuce!" Ace yells at him, looking annoyed.

"Huh?" Deuce asks, looking like he has no idea what's happening and is just going along with this.

"Were you even listening!? That was way too soon!"

Grim sniggers. "Lucky me! Time to make a break for it!" And with a sudden burst of speed, Grim runs into the main school building.

"GRIM! STOP THIS ALREADY!" You yell after the cat.

By the time you all get into the cafeteria after Grim, the monster-cat already somehow scaled the wall or similar and is now standing on the giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

The scene makes you pause as you four skid to a stop. "...how did he even get up there?" You ask, momentarily losing your composure.

Ace glowers up at Grim as the monster-cat hops around wildly. "Argh! Stop jumping around like that!"

Grim chortles down at you. "HEHEHE! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"

With a flash, Moonstone comes out and stares up at Grim alongside you all, but no one save for you seems to notice. You give the Pokémon a look of, 'welcome to this shitshow', and Moonstone gives you a gentle look of comfort.

"No fair climbing onto the chandelier, you coward!" Deuce yells up at Grim. "I haven't really learned flight magic yet... what could I summon to hold onto him?" Deuce puts a gloved hand to his chin in thought before snapping his fingers. "That's it!"

"Did you come up with som- hey!" Ace started levitating all of a sudden, and you widen your eyes with realization. Oh no. You know exactly what's about to happen... "Stop! What are you doing!?"

Deuce grins. "I'm going to lauch you."

Fuck.

You give Deuce a concerned look. "Deuce, that's a terrible idea. We- we should go get Cro-"

"Are you kidding me!?" Ace yells, cutting you off. "Bwaaaah! Put me down!" Ace frantically waves his arms as he struggles in vain to get onto the ground again. "Seriously, do not launch me! Abort! Abort! Y/N- help!"

"Just make sure to grab him tight!" Deuce says before you can act. "I've got him in my sights, and... go!"

"Deuce, no!" You yelp out as Ace gets sent flying through the air. Both Ace and Grim screamed as they went flying, and you notice Ace screams a lot like a girl...

...eh, you won't judge.

Ace lands next to Grim on the chandelier, the air obviously being knocked out of the boy as the chandelier swings violently. A loud creaking fills the room as your heart sinks.

"...Deuce, if I get in trouble somehow, am I allowed to punch you in the face?"

Deuce gives you a startled look. "I- I- uh- I guess?!"

You nod solemnly and turn your focus back to the chandelier. And three... two... one.

The chandelier falls with a loud crash, Moonstone immediately using reflect as Deuce yanks you behind him to shield you from the broken pieces of the chandelier that get sent flying. He drags you down with him to hide behind the Reflect, and Chompers quickly joins you.

The moment the flying rubble comes to a stop and all lands on the floor, you peek out from above the Reflect.

Ace and Grim lay flat on the ground, but quickly cough and sit up. Thankfully, all look pretty uninjured.

"I can't believe you just did that!" Ace hacks out as he waves his hand in front of his face to clear the dust and get some fresh air.

Grim groans out as he stumbles around a bit.

Deuce chuckles nervously, rubbing the back of his neck as he stands up next to you. "Oh right! I probably should have come up with a way to soften your landing after you caught him..."

The blue-haired boy glances at you and widens his eyes. "Uh- sorry!" He smiles apologetically as he dusts off your shoulders, looking like he has no idea what to really say.

"Meh, it's fine. Thanks for the apology though!" You shrug a bit. "But... apologize to Ace though. You did chuck him into a chandelier..."

Deuce looks a bit embarrassed. Chompers groans a bit and looks annoyed, and Moonstone looks slightly concerned by the rubble of what was once a chandelier.

"You complete and total moron!" Ace groans out. "We got Grim but broke the chandelier! If the Headmage finds out about this-"

"Find out about what, dear Ace?" With your garbage luck, Crowley walks in. Roughly two minutes after he should've to help you catch Grim.

"Ah! Headmage Crowley..." Ace nervously trails off, looking terrified.

"You two again! What have you done this time!" You don't need to be uber observant to realize he means Grim and Ace. It appears either Crowley likes you or he knows you didn't do anything really. Though you figure it's the first one...

"Myaaaah... everything's spinning..." Grim whimpers out as he stumbles in your general direction before face-planting into the ground.

"Burning a statue wasn't enough for you? Now you've destroyed a chandelier?" Crowley yells at your group, looking upset. "All of you are expelled!"

Everyone's eyes widen. "WHAT?!" You all blurt out.

Panic immediately grips you. You have no where else to go in this world...

You raise a hand in your panic. "SIR! I DON'T HAVE A HOUSE," You blurt out, "AND YOU PROMISED TO RETURN ME HOME ONCE YOU COULD!"

Crowley pauses. "I- you're still no longer allowed on campus, Y/N! I will still figure out some way to provide you with housing!"

Okay, you're fine- whew. Still terrible, but at least he did promise a place for you to stay.

"Headmage! Please give me a second chance!" Deuce begs, looking horrified. "I can't get expelled from this school! I need to be here!" Pity fills your chest. You got him roped into this mess, didn't you? You- you're gonna help him get out of this somehow! Yeah!

"Then blame yourself for your own foolish behavior." Crowley places his hands on his hips and looks serious.

"I'll pay for the damages, however much it costs!" Duece pleads again. Yep. You're helping him, not Ace or Grim, just Deuce.

Crowley raises an eyebrow. "That chandelier is no mere light fixture. It is a magical chandelier. It's candles are powered by a magical energy source, enchanted so they will burn for eternity. It was created for us by a legendary artificer. Possibly their finest creation. It has been here since the school was established, and I imagined it would be here forevermore. Considering it's historical value, I would estimate it's worth to be no less than a billion thaumarks." Crowley tilts his head with a serious expression. "And you intend to repay that sum?"

Hm. Thaumarks appear to be the variant of Pokédollars in this world. Interesting. Except a billion Pokédollars is kinda insane, but not too insane. In total, you have about three or four billion, except Pokédollars don't work in this world.

Deuce pales, his eyes widening. "A- A billion thaumarks!?"

"B- but I'm sure with your magical talent, sir, you could just snap your fingers and fix it right up!" Ace gives Crowley a hopeful expression.

Crowley shakes his head. "Even magic has it's limits. Furthermore, it's Magestone, a figurative heart of any magical artifact, is cracked. A Magestone cannot be easily replaced. I fear the candles of this magical chandelier may never burn again." Crowley gives you the most dramatic sigh you've heard in your life.

"This... is bad." Ace says with a grimace.

"What am I going to do? How am I going to tell my mother?" Deuce buries his face in his hands in despair. You gently pat his shoulder to comfort him. Chompers looks crestfallen he couldn't stop this trouble.

"Ah, but there may be one way. One tiny sliver of a chance to repair this chandelier." Crowley says as he taps his chin.

Everyone's heads snap up to give Crowley hopeful looks. "There is?"

Crowley nods. "The Magestone that powered this chandelier was mined from the Dwarf's Mine. If you can aquire a Magestone with the same properties, it may be possible to repair it."

Deuce perks up. "Then I'll go find the Magestone with your permission sir!"

You perk up as well. "And I'll help him for no reason at all!"

"I should caution you that I cannot promise there yet remain Magestones to find. The mines were closed some time ago. It is likely that all of the Magestonex have already been mined." Crowley has a faint frown on his face.

"I will do anything to avoid explusion sir!" Deuce practically yells out.

"And I will help him 'cus I sorta dragged him into this and I'm sorry!" You chirp out.

"It's fine!" He says. Oh, he isn't mad at you. Yay.

"Hmmmmm." Crowley puts his hand on his chin. "Very well then. I will suspend your expulsion for a single night. But if you fail to return with a Magestone by morning, then all of you are expelled."

"I understand sir!" Deuce bows. "Thank you very much for this opportunity."

Ace sighs with a shake of his head. "Fine then. Let's hurry down there, find a Magestone, and get this whole thing done with."

"You should be able to reach the Dwarf's Mine instantly by using one of the gates in the Mirror Chamber." Crowley says casually.

"Yes sir!" Deuce chirps out, and ignoring as Ace rolls his eyes at him.

Grim gasps as he shoves himself off the floor. "Myah!? Where am I!?"

You scoop up Grim and hold him in your arms, like how you'd hold Poni or Moonstone.

"You may want to have stayed asleep..." You murmur to the cat. "We're in serious trouble."