//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 - Second Atlas // Story: Canterlot High - A Magical Place // by Rayli //------------------------------// Flash and Matt were at Sugarcube Corner again, talking about the most recent game; Second Atlas: Revenge of the Lost. It was Matt's favorite video game series, and he couldn't stop thinking about it. It came out in two days, and Matt could hardly contain his excitement. This game was pretty much his life right now, because... it was. Second Atlas was the biggest game on the market right now, but only recently. Matt had liked it ever since it came out, when it didn't... exactly get as much love as it does now. "Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes-" Matt went, on and on and on, clearly showing his hype for Second Atlas: Revenge of the Lost, a game which he could say was his second favorite video games. "Dude, you've been raving about that game all day" Flash started, choosing his next words very carefully. "Try to tone it down a bit?" He asked, realizing he'd chosen the right words. Matt stopped his hype, and understood where Flash was standing from. And so, Matt began to calm down. "Fine. But still, it's one of the best series in the entire world! Well, actually, it's the second best video game. It's not easy for someone like me to stop this hype. Bro, it's in two more days. I'll need to go to GameStart again, and buy that. AS. SOON. AS. SCHOOL. GETS. OUT." Matt said, emphasizing the last part. He'd be able to see Ash, who he hadn't seen in a while. He'd been wondering how Ash was doing. Maybe he started coding, or got a girlfriend, who knew? He was probably faring just as well as Matt, or, maybe even better. Who knew? Matt certainly wanted to find out what he was doing. Oh well, he thought... he'd just have to find out tomorrow. Right? ---Tomorrow, First Period (Free)--- Matt was watching a trailer of Second Altar, and trying to analyze everything that came in the trailer. He'd analyze everything from the background, to the weapons, and the enemies, the bosses, and everything else. He tried his best to keep his calm, but he just couldn't. However, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Sunset Shimmer all had Free Period, and asked him what he was doing. He answered, telling them the truth; "I'M... watching Second Atlas trailer, trying to analyze it. The game comes out tomorrow. Don't think I can let an opportunity like that slip my coding radars! Actually, this is my gaming radars. But the point is... I. NEED. THIS. GAME. IN. ORDER. TO. LIVE. I've been talking about it with Flash Sentry!" And at the hearing of his name, Flash went to investigate to see why his name was said. When he found out what the situation was, he simply facepalmed. Why the hell did Matt keep on talking about- no, he knew the answer to that. He hasn't even seen Pinkie Pie that hype. This was a whole new level of hype. "ANYWAY, I have things to do. So... see all of you later!" Matt said, hoping to shoo the rest away, so he could get back to the game he so direly needed. He seriously wanted this game, and couldn't wait any longer for it. "We're sticking to ya like candy on ah Caramel Apple!" Applejack had said, giving Matt a bit of... a feeling, like he'd heard that somewhere before. He hadn't thought too much of it anyway. Back to work, he thought. This game needs all the analyzing, and it needs the analyzing now. "I appreciate the offer, Applejack, but... I really wanna do this. If that's-" Matt started, but saw the disappointed look on Sunset's and Fluttershy's faces, and the look of disapproval from Applejack. And so, instead, he decided to humor his friends a bit, during the free period. The rest of the day had gone by swiftly, until there were two more classes left. The first class, Algebra, he had shared with Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. "Alright students, you may sit down." Said the teacher, who's name appeared to be Ms. Cherilee. Funny, Matt thought. Wasn't she also the librarian? This place was very confusing. Who knew what other wonders this school could have. They had Magical She-Demons and a Purple Pony Princess (PPP), so... yeah. A Librarian-Math Teacher was the weirdest to Matt, however. For two reasons; One, people usually take an interest in one, and that one thing particularly. You didn't see a book-loving math nerd, and the other way around. Two, did they lose their librarian during the Magical She-Demon incident? Or did she quit before that? Who knew, right? He'd probably ask around, but, probably wouldn't get any answers. After all, this is a sunshine-happy place school, which kinda made Matt sick at times. To him, Chaos was necessary to balance Harmony. A lot of people believe you should just have Harmony, but... to Matt? That's kinda sickening. You always need both, and that was his final decision. Soon enough, the day was over, and tomorrow came. ---Tomorrow(School Getting Out)--- "And so, you must balance the equation, so you have the same number of Reactants and Product on each side. And... you're done with this one!" Mr. Sombra finished, right as the bell rung. It was time for them to go home. Well, for almost all, that is. Matt, however, found Flash Sentry, and had dragged him to GameStart. This was his big moment, and he wanted Flash to be there. He got in a special copy which was pre-ordered, so he was all good. He came up to the Cash Register, and saw his good friend Ash. He looked a bit tired, however. Probably from all the customers, Matt thought. "This copy of Second Atlas: Revenge of the Lost, please?" Matt said, and Ash beamed up to see him. He had incredible news to tell Matt. "What? It can't be more important than me getting this game." Matt said, with Flash Sentry nodding his head. Ash seemed to note that Matt really cared about this game. "I got a girlfriend!" Ash said, with Matt pretending to look happy for him, but they both knew it was fake, and simply laughed it all off. "Cool, bro. What's... *snicker* her name, man?" Matt asked Ash, expecting him to say H2O, or something like that. Matt wasn't surprised to hear he had one, however. "Her name is Adagio Dazzle. She sings to me sometimes, but only a bit." Ash said, with Matt being happy for him. Only, Matt didn't have any reason to be happy for him, if he knew what she was really like. It would be a while for her to start going to Canterlot High, but not too long before Matt met her. After all, Ash does wanna show off his girlfriend.