BANG! BANG! BANG! A loud noise resonated across Adora’s bedroom. Amethyst had transformed into a mallet and was banging herself against a large metal cylinder which Peridot was levitating in the air. Adora couldn’t stand the racket, covering her ears and head with a pillow. Glimmer yawned and grumbled. ”It’s too early to wake up. Just…five more minutes,” using her sparkling cloak to cover her face and head, muffling the sound and reducing the light that reached her eyes. Bow, on the other hand, got up, stretching and observing the spectacle unfolding before him, with Steven and Connie joining him. While Amethyst and Peri were having a lot of fun making this racket, everyone else, especially Glimmer, Adora, Bow, Steven, and Connie, did not feel the same. Lapis was deep asleep, like Garnet, and snoring loudly. Pearl was awakened by the sounds echoing across the room. Unlike the others who had been woken, she didn’t mind because she had another one of those weird dreams where Greg was dressed up in Rose’s clothes with pizza coming out of his mouth.After everyone had been woken up by Peri and Amethyst’s racket, with Lapis and Garnet were woken up by the other gems, they made their way to the castle’s dining room where the kitchen staff had prepared breakfast. Since four of them, Pearl, Garnet, Lapis, and Peri, did not need to eat, and six of them, Steven, Connie, Amethyst, Adora, Glimmer, and Bow, enjoyed or appreciated food, it was easy to prepare a meal. Amethyst devoured her food. Turning to Glimmer, she inquired about the day’s plans.

”So…sparkle princess, what do you have planned for us today?…since we are your guests…We would like to relax before helping you fight those evil people…you call the Horde.”

Glimmer heard Amethyst loud and clear. She excitedly answered with a chirp. ”I have a place in mind: we took Adora there since she was under so much stress.”

She paused, moving herself closer to Amethyst. She continued. ”I’m thinking of Mystacor, a city floating in the clouds…while it’s invisible to the naked eye, it is the home of the planet’s sorcerers and one of the safest places to unwind.”

Bow excitedly interjected. He was overjoyed to hear Glimmer mention this because it had been a while since he had been there. ”Yes! Mystacor…is the best! You…really have to go there.”