Matt doesn't believe in magic at all, but he wishes it was real. His life was full of happiness and everything was alright, until he reached his second year of high school (yes, the Human 5 are in their 2nd year). Ever since the death of his parents, he was a bit depressed, and decided to leave the city. Of course, they'd left money for him, and he decided to move to a new city, to start fresh, get away from the rest of the world. Sort of. He just needed to start all over, everything. Hence, he was in Canterlot. There were a plethora of schools to choose from, but he decided to choose Canterlot High, because it had the highest graduation rate in the city (94%). And so, our story starts off with Matt, just on the Sunday before school. Talking to the only friend he has in Canterlot City: Ash, who'd moved there, two years ago. He was probably the main reason why he'd moved to Canterlot. Actually, he was.
"Yeah, I got this pretty sweet part-time job. It's epic, man!" Ash had bragged to Matt, who was surprisingly interested in his new job. Matt wanted to know whether or not this would benefit him, so he asked Ash to elaborate on the situation.
"So... where is this new job?" Matt asked, eager to see whether it benefited him.
"It's at GameStart" Ash replied, left unsurprised at his reaction. Of course, Matt would want some kind of Video Game, or even better, a console. It was a good thing for both of them that Ash had this job.
"And the discounts are okay, too. I get a 15% Discount, mi amigos get a 10% discount". Ash had informed him. To Matt, any discount was good enough. A $60 game turned into a $54 Dollar game, a $500 Dollar console turned into a $450 dollar console, so it was all in good... savings.
"Enough about me, however. What school are you going to?" Ash asked, his turn to be eager at the answer he wanted. Unfortunately for him, he did not get his answer.
"Canterlot High. I'm transferring, so there's bound to be some confusion, no matter how big. I do hope there's magic there. It'd be a lot of fun, casting spells and stuff. You know what I mean?" Matt eagerly said, hoping to get what he wanted. Little did he know, he'd be getting what he wanted, and more than he wanted. A little too much.
"Magic? Whatever, Harry Potter" Ash said, teasing Matt, who felt a certain way about that series.
"You know I don't feel enthusiastic about the magic in that series; casting spells with wands. It would mean that the magic is embedded in the wand, or at least, the wand is the only way to use the magic in a usable-" Matt started, but was cut off by Ash, who didn't really care.
"Whatever man. Oh, crap! It's my shift!" Ash cried. Matt was surprised, seeing as he didn't normally take day shifts.
"I thought your shift was from 5:00-8:00." Matt questioned, oblivious to why he was going from 11:00-2:00.
"Thomas is sick today, so I have to hold down both shifts. It sucks, but they're paying me..." Ash thought for a moment, trying to remember how much he was getting "150%! Basically, 50% more than usual." Ash finished his train of thought, not allowing it to escape his mind. Ash left the store, leaving Matt to wonder what he would be doing from 11:21, to the rest of the day. A sextet of girls had came into the store, talking about some object, or person named Sunset... something. He couldn't really make heads or tails of anything, but decided to get another drink. Perhaps a Vanilla Swirl. Sugarcube Corner was the best place to go for beverages. He got in line behind one of the girls, an orange-tan girl with a hat on her head. He waited in line, and out of boredom, continued to listen in on their conversation. It hadn't even piqued his interest until he heard the word magic, where his eyes opened, and started to listen for real. He didn't believe it, of course, but could these girls share a passion of magic? He was very interested to find out, seeing as he had only one friend, Ash, who wasn't even there often. And from the looks of it, wouldn't be seeing Ash much, since they both go to different schools. For now, he was interested in these girls (as potential friends), and prayed they went to Canterlot High. He would just have to find out tomorrow, at the thing called... Spring Fling? No! it was the middle of fall... ah! The Fall Formal, there we go. Strange to have a dance as early as November, but, I guess things differ. For now, he'd just have to wait.
---6:00 A.M. The Next Day---
"*Groans*... does it have to be 7:00 already?" Matt cried, reluctantly getting up, but doing what must be done. He got up, ate a bowl of cereal, took a shower, got dressed, washed the dishes, and was ready to leave. When he looked at the time, to see if he would be late, he face palmed himself, mentally and literally. It said 6:36. He had about 44 minutes before he could leave. So, to pass the time, he looked at some of the code in his modification (mod) he'd done before. It looked good, and only consumed a good 14 minutes. Great. A 1/2 hour left, and he still had no idea what to do. He played a game on his phone, but got bored of it. When he checked the time, it said 6:58 A.M., and so he decided, eh, get there 12 minutes early. Because why not, right? And so, he left the comfort of his house, which he wished he didn't have to, and arrived at the school. When he got there, he saw a purple girl at the entrance, telling him that she was going to tour him around the school. He wishes that he could get it all over with, but mid-tour, he suddenly realizes that she was the girl he'd seen at the shop. Instantly, he wanted to ask her so many questions, but knew he had to keep it on an all-time low. He could have had his answers right here, but had to suppress himself. Against his own will, he asked her a question, making the tension even odder.
"So... magic, huh?" He asked, wondering what he would get as his response. He didn't exactly get the response he was looking for, but it was a response nonetheless.
"Hehe, what about it?" The purple girl nervously asked him, suspecting he knew something. To her surprise, he did indeed know something.
"Well... yesterday, at the coffee shop... I mean, Sugarcube Corner, I overheard you girls say something about magic... you like Magic books too? You like the belief of Magic?" Matt said, realizing he'd screwed up any chances at friendship in this new place. Oh well, he guessed. He didn't really care at this point.
"You believe in magic?" The purple girl asked him, and to her relief, he shook his head.
"I wish it was real, though. That'd be epic!" Matt said, starting to daydream about magic.
"Oh, I never caught your name! Mine's Twilight!" The purple girl said, happy to make new friends.
"You can't catch names, Twilight. I mean, my name is Matt!" Matt replied, hoping she'd catch the humor he threw out there. To his disappointment, she didn't get it.
"Now, about that tour?" Twilight said. And so, she showed him around the school, the science labs, the classrooms, the hallways, pretty much everything, until she finally got the gym, where her friends were. Twilight was eager for her friends to meet Matt. Matt, however, wasn't exactly eager to meet them. Right now, all he wanted to do was play a Video Game, or work on some more code. Unfortunately, that was going to be the least extraordinary thing to happen him (usually, it's the most extraordinary thing that happens to him).