After my awkward moment, I had headed back to the Canterlot Castle. It turned out that in order to spend more time with me, the Princesses felt it would be a nice and pleasant idea to have me sleep overnight with them. So I switched back and forth with Princess Celestia and Luna. Both of them loved to snuggle up with me. To be honest, I kinda liked the idea. They were quite soft and of course quite lovable in my personal opinion.
With 2 days to go on the horizon, I had decided to start doing some of my own Magical studies and explorations. The thing is I didn't want to deal with the Princesses watching me while I did my work. Luckily there was a beautiful hillside just a tiny bit outside of Canterlot. The area wasn't populated and nopony would bother me there.
"What are you going to do Max?" said Soaring.
"To be perfectly Honest with you Big Bro, This is my first time testing my abilities. I am curious as to see if what I want to do might be possible." I said.
"Oh, Well just be careful, you don't want to overexert yourself. Your mana channels are just barely operating on high frequency." Soaring said.
"Well for what I am going to do, I doubt I will need Magical power. This power is a little bit different. Personally, I am not even sure if this is going to even work, but if it does... Well let's just say, that things might be a bit interesting." I said.
I remember watching multiple videos on the game Undertale. The game was an interesting one. But more then anything I remembered the most OP attack that Sans used in his fights against Chara/Frisk in the Genocide route. It filled me with a tiny bit of terror. Sans was incredibly powerful, yet nobody would have ever suspected it. Of course, me knowing how to use this attack, didn't mean I wanted to go the Genocide route and start hurting anyone willy nilly.
Ever since I found out I had the Element of Hope within me, I knew I needed to be able to inspire as well as help as much as I could. This also meant being a protector. I knew I most likely had a destiny tied to that Element. Yet things were not clear. The only thing I knew was I needed to learn a power I could use to protect everyone. I would only use these powers on certain conditions. After all, these attacks were powerful and deadly.
I hoped Sans would understand why I wanted and needed this power. I respected Sans and of course his brother Papyrus. So I hoped that I would not disappoint Sans and also respect the power. With that being said, I remembered when Sans taught his brother Papyrus how to use this attack. The one attack known as the Gaster Blaster. I shuddered at the name. I remembered also that you never thought about Gaster, after all it's rude to talk about someone who is watching...
Anyways, according to what Sans had said, the way to use the attack was based on SOUL power. Monsters had an innate ability to use magic and use their soul as a conduit. Now, I was no monster but I felt that if I searched deep down I could possibly do it. So I focused. I felt the SOUL power within. It took me several tries but I had finally managed to form and shoot the Gaster Blaster.
I was amazed at it's strength and power. No wonder why it was a powerful attack. I had definitely felt it. I felt partially elated. But I also felt a tad bit weak afterwards. Turns out SOUL power is just as potent as your Magical energy. I sighed.
"So you managed to learn my attack I see." said a voice next to me. I turned around and noticed that Sans was next to me."Careful Kid, you need to be a lot more careful. You could really hurt yourself there and then you would be in serious danger." He said. I plopped on the ground and tried to relax. To be perfectly Honest, I wasn't expecting Sans to show up, let alone even be talking to me. He certainly was no figment of my imagination.
Then again, Sans wasn't a 'normal' monster. He had the knack to find shortcuts. This also meant he could in theory go to different worlds and timelines. I turned to Sans and said, "Personally, I didn't think I could do this. Then again I thought it wouldn't hurt to try."
"Well you got guts kid, I will give you credit for that one, then again you could have been Boned." He said jokingly.
That got me laughing. This was another reason why I liked Sans. He could crack a good skeleton related joke, and I always thought his puns were pretty clever. It was a shame his brother Papyrus didn't appreciate them more. This is also why I couldn't help but respect Sans more. He made a situation into a funny one. He may be lazy sometimes but when it counts Sans always comes through in a pinch.
"Yeah maybe I could have put a little more Backbone into it." I ribbed back.
"Heh, Heh, Heh. I like you kid! You got real potential, So I think I will give you a little extra help." Sans said. He then showed me a technique which would help me at least be able to do 2 Gaster Blasters at once without tiring me out. "Max, listen up. This is really important, so pay close attention." He said.
"I know you and I know what you want. I am going to help you, but you need to be extra careful. My power is pretty strong, it's also incredibly dangerous. Unless, you have some serious DETERMINATION, Don't attempt to use my strength at it's peak. It could do more harm then it could do good." I understood him completely. That type of power that Sans had used was something that was very dangerous. I would not use it unless I absolutely had too.
Eventually Sans left me to deal with what I had to do. I was glad to have met him, though I felt that might not be the last time I saw him again. Soaring then spoke to me and said, "Umm what just happened there Max? I mean I lost contact with you for a little while for some reason!"
"Let's just say I met with a friend and someone who just helped me improve a technique." I said. "Hmmph, so I get shut out so I don't see this guy or this attack you were coming up with?" said Soaring incredulously.
"Look Soaring, I appreciate the concern but there most likely is a good explanation for this, I will get back to you on that one." I said.
"You had better, or I will make sure you never have a moment's peace again!" he said. I sighed at that.
However, a certain Dragonequus watched in amusement at my conversation. "Time for a little fun!" Discord said.