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// Chapter 13 - Party Invitation? 
// Story: Canterlot High - A Magical Place 
// by Rayli 
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'How long has it been since I started this school, anyway?' Was the first thing that reached Matt's mind as he walked up to the yard in front of his school. He looked behind himself, looking at the statue. There was this purple pony princess preaching friendship, and she saved the world- no, the school, and another world from the she-demon who is now trying to reform herself. She returned to her world, and all was okay. Except, it's not anymore. Now Matt has to deal with some kind of singing girl band, and he has absolutely no idea how to handle it. Maybe if he... no, that wouldn't work. He looked once more at the statue, wishing that everything he'd experienced was nothing more than a bad dream. He might move back, leave Canterlot. No one would really care, right? Flash has plenty of friends, the six girls have each other, Trixie has her two other friends, and Ash has his girlfriend. He now just realized why he couldn't leave; He had to save Ash from that girl; he had to break them up. And he would need Flash's help. After that's all over, he'll be able to move back to where he came from. The only thing he knew about these girls were that they were half-siren or half-succubus. Each had their own strengths and weaknesses. If they were sirens, Matt would take them head on. If they were succubus, Matt would wear clothes all the time. Matt opened the front doors to the school, taking a good look at everything in the building. Matt smiled, because he couldn't help but feel it was going to end well for him. Or... he hoped that, at least. He strolled to the next floor, and to his locker. He opened his locker, using the right combination, and took his books out. He had Chemistry, P.E., then History, then Free Period, then Lunch. He noticed the time, and realized he had lots of time to get there. It was 8:23, and class started at 9:15 today (usually they start at 8:45). He sat down in the very back of the room today, for some peace and quiet. He took out the laptop from his backpack, and got to work. He opened up the program he used to code, and worked efficiently. He got lost in it, before he heard Mr. Sombra clear his throat by Matt's seat. It was 9:15 already. What a bummer, huh? He put away his laptop, and started to pay attention. Mr. Sombra spoke for a bit, before he decided to call on one of the students. He decided to pick Matt, since he wasn't paying attention in the very beginning of the class.

"Now, Matt, tell me... What is the charge on a Halogen, when it is bonded?" Mr. Sombra asked him, sure he knew what the answer was, but wanting to know whether he was paying attention.

"A Halogen has a... -1 Charge, because it only has 7 electrons, and it needs one more, it will gain 8, making it have 1 more electron than its protons." Matt said, with a smile on his face. Mr. Sombra simply nodded, acknowledging that Matt knew the answer to the question. It became a bit before Matt noticed they were 10 minutes in. Apparently, they were doing a lab today, so they had to pick partners. Actually, they had to pick a group of three. Matt frowned, because he didn't know who the hell he would be with. He looked around, and saw no one of interest. However, when the time came to pick, two girls walked over to the front of his seat. Apparently they wanted to be his partners? Maybe? Who knew. Matt didn't really care who his partners were, so long as they didn't annoy him.

"Partners?" The shorter one asked. She was white, had purple glasses, which shined bright, and her hair was blue, and sky blue, and wearing headphones. Matt could easily infer that she liked music, specifically dubstep?

"Well, acquaintance?" The other one asked. She was gray, her hair kept as neat as it could be. It was harder to tell, but Matt could tell she also liked music, because she played the cello. She was probably into... classical?

"Sure." Matt replied.

"I'm Vinyl Scratch. I like music." She said, Matt having a slight urge to make a sarcastic remark. He refrained from doing so, because she was trying to be nice, and so he decided that he wouldn't be mean either.

"Octavia, grand to meet you. I, also, like my friend here, like music, but I prefer... more orderly music." The gray one added, Matt feeling like she was being passive aggressive to the Vinyl Girl.

"Well... shall we get started on the lab?" Matt said, the trio going over to where their lab was. They would be testing how Alkali Metals react with water. They would be using Lithium, Sodium, Potassium and Rubidium. Matt already knew how the first two would react. Lithium would bubble, and Sodium would catch on fire. Because the last two were very unstable, he could never really get his hands on them. Matt poured water into the beaker, and Vinyl dropped some Lithium in. It started to bubble, and Octavia got back, while Vinyl leaned forward, excited to see what would happen. Matt simply stood there, knowing exactly what would happen next. It then sped up, and increased bubbling, until it cooled down so much, that the Lithium got smaller, and the bubbling stopped.

"Awesome~" Vinyl said.

"It was scary!" Octavia said.

"Meh. There's much more to come, both of you." Matt said, with a smirk on his face. He knew this excited Vinyl, and scared Octavia. He then grabbed the Sodium, and dropped it in. At first, it was just bubbles, which made Octavia happy, but Vinyl knew there was more to come. Suddenly, it burst into flames, and Vinyl had a squeal of happiness, while Octavia was scared much more than she was before. Matt once again smiled.

"That was so amazing, Matt!" Vinyl said, Matt noticing the hype in her voice.

"Why does this happen?" Octavia asked, fearful. Soon enough, the lab ended, and the rest of Matt's day went by quick. He noticed on his locker there was a party invitation. It was at this big building, which looked like a castle on the inside. 'How the Hell did high school students manage to get this?' He asked, but realized he probably didn't want the answer. It was tomorrow, on a Saturday. He could be coding, so he pretended like he didn't even have the invitation. Behind him, however, he heard two familiar voices.

"You're going, right?" The masculine one said.

"R-R-Right?" The feminine one said. Matt turned around to see who it was, and he wasn't even surprised. He had a day without them, and he wished he could enjoy a bit more. Unfortunately, he couldn't deny seeing the invitation, which means he couldn't deny going.

"Twilight's gonna be there!" Flash said, sounding like a giddy kid who just got his freaking happy meal. Matt simply rolled his eyes. Why would he care about Twilight being there?

"Y-You're going, right?" Trixie said. She must have really wanted him there, because she looked a bit sad. Unfortunately, Matt could no longer deny. After the trio talked for a bit, Matt went home, played some games, and went to sleep.

---Tomorrow---

Matt walked down to the Crystal Center, and noticed that it was being held on the 4th floor. They probably didn't even manage to get that much. He walked to the 4th floor, and opened the door to the halls that it was being held in. He simply looked in awe. Much bigger on the inside.