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// Chapter 2 - Meeting the Star Students! Milky Way Lost in a New Dimension? 
// Story: Prismatic Soul 
// by Prism Sparkler 
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Chapter 2:

Milky Way's POV

Oww... Owie... Wh-Where am I?...

I awoke on a hard, rough, frigid surface, my whole body aching from whatever hurt me. I groaned and went to reach for my muzzle to rub it, but was greeted by an oddly colored, multi-appendaged... Thing! I sat up as fast as I could, my body throbbing with pain. 

"What is this!?"

I went to feel what I thought was my muzzle, but instead felt a smaller muzzle, some blood coming out of it. I sniffed and pinched my nostrils closed as I inspected the other cuts and bruises on my body. I looked around, wondering what in Equestria could've caused me this much pain. I took a piece of my mane, which had all four perfectly blended colors still intact, and observed it. I adorned a braid crown and baby side bangs, and whatever wasn't pulled into the braid had a wavy texture. Even though some patches of it were stained with blood, I was adoring how my hair looked. Rarity would've loved it, too. I looked into a glass window to see my eyes. They were still the gradient violet and pink but were much smaller than how they looked as a pony. I was also shocked to see that I was wearing actual clothes. Normally, I would only wear them if I was going out somewhere fancy but I've only been on one date so there was no need to wear them anywhere else. I was wearing a black loose tank top with galaxy leggings and black laced up boots. I was only able to inspect myself for a few more seconds before I heard the rumble of footsteps and voices. My body tensed as my eyes widened in fear. Whatever was there, I couldn't protect myself from it if I tried. I never learned any martial arts growing up, even though my father encouraged it. Now that I thought about it at this moment, that's probably something I should've taken part in. Just then, I heard a deep voice call out to me.

"Hey! You there! You're not supposed to be out here, are you ok?"

Over the hill, I saw seven other creatures with the same bodies as my own running towards me. My muscles tensed and I winced in pain, inhaling sharply. I took a look at each one. The first was a blonde haired girl, who sported some kind of uniform and cloak and white gloves, her hair in pigtails. The second, a young man with a nicely tailored black and white suit, golden eyes, and black hair with the exception of three white stripes on the left side of his head. Next was another boy with spiky, wild, blue hair with one of the strangest outfits I'd ever seen. There was a tattoo of a star on his right shoulder. Next to him was a woman with long, beautiful black hair, blue eyes, and an outfit with the boy's matching star on her breast. There were two girls wearing the same red tank tops and ties, cowgirl hats, and boots. One was taller and had brown hair, the other sported blonde hair, both showing blue eyes.

The last person who caught my eye was another young man. Piercing, mysterious red eyes, sharp teeth like I'd only seen in monsters, but they didn't scare me for some reason. His fluffy white hair sported a black headband, which matched the color of his leather jacket and shoes. He wore an orange t-shirt underneath the jacket, and his khaki jeans finished the outfit. A warm feeling filled my chest and I felt the heat rising to my cheeks and ears. Who was he?... And why was he so good looking?...

The girl with the pigtails next to the attractive man spoke up, extending a hand to me.

"Don't worry, you'll be safe again soon. Can you stand?"

I nodded and grabbed her hand with my own and she pulled me up, making me wince again. I looked around at everyone again in curiosity. She began to speak again.

"I'm Maka Albarn, and this is the son of Lord Death, Death the Kid, and the assassin Black⭐Star," She pointed to the sharply dressed boy and the wild blue haired one. "The girls with matching outfits are Kid's weapon partners, Liz and Patty Thompson, and the girl next to Black⭐Star is his weapon, Tsubaki. And this," She points to the handsome albino boy. "Is my partner, Soul Eater."

Soul Eater, huh?... The heat returned to my cheeks.

"The battle with Asura just ended, but what are you doing out here? All citizens were told to stay inside."

I felt the need to speak up, so I cleared my throat and began speaking.

"Well, you see, I'm... Not exactly from here... I'm from a strange dimension, different to this one. I went through a portal in a forest, and ended up here..." I looked up at the night sky and found immediate comfort. "At least we share the same sky..."

Death the Kid looked at Maka and Soul, concern in his eyes as he spoke sternly to the two.

"Maka, Soul, can you take her to Nygus to get patched up and rested? Once she recovers, I'd like to take her to see my father. This portal she speaks of could be potentially dangerous to both worlds if we don't find it. Are you okay with that, Miss...?"

"Milky Way."

"Hmm.. An interesting name. Black⭐Star and I along with our weapon partners will come visit you once we clean up a few things from the battle."

With those words, the boys and their weapon partners fled the scene. Maka nodded and looked at me with a smile.

"It'll be okay, Miss Milky Way. You're in good hands now. C'mon, Soul." They began to walk and I tried to follow, my legs giving out underneath me as I began to fall. Just before I hit the ground, I felt two strong hands catch me as they swung my right arm across their shoulder as the other hand held my waist. I looked up to find those deep, mysterious red eyes and felt myself blush. Soul smiled at me as he kept walking and I almost lost my cool right then and there. 

We made our way towards a very large and perfectly symmetrical building. A skull as the centerpiece, the building was dimly lit by the four candles that came out of each side. I gasped as I admired the architecture. We found ourselves at the Nurse's Office a few minutes later. There to greet us, was a woman with ebony skin, raven black hair, and bandages covering nearly every inch of her body. She quickly took my hand and set me on the gurney, beginning to treat my wounds. She took a cotton swab with alcohol and began to dab my cuts with it. I whimpered, clenching my fist as my eyes teared up. Maka and Nygus made conversation about me and how they found me as I tried to endure the pain. I felt Soul's hand grab my own as I squeezed it to have an outlet for the pain.

"You're doing well, it's almost over. It'll be okay..."

His voice struck a chord with me and felt myself relaxing almost instantly as if the pain wasn't even there. Once the painful part was done, she covered every cut with bandages and started cleaning the dirt off the places that weren't bruised or cut.

"She'll stay with me until she can walk. Until then, you're free to visit and check up on her."

Maka and Soul both thanked Nygus for taking care of me, and Maka said she'll be back to check up on me tomorrow. Soul turned towards me and smiled warmly, making my spine tingle. He spoke one last time before turning and walking out the door, closing it behind him.

"Be careful. I'll see you soon."