"I want to be your friend... because... you remind me of my former self; thinking friendship isn't important, when really, it is." Twilight revealed to Matt. Twilight, however, couldn't seem to read from his face whether he was moved by it or not. Matt was ready to give Twilight the answer, but it wasn't one she wanted;
"Pity. On both sides. You want to be my friend out of pity, and I pity your attempts at trying. See you later, all of you. This was a complete waste of my time. It was fun while it lasted, but you know what? It's over, now. Have fun at your Fall Formal." Matt finished, walking away from her, showing no signs of anger, but instead, signs of disappointment. He left Twilight mildly crying, where the others simply comforted her, giving Matt's back glares of anger and disappointment.
"Twilight, dear, he was nothing more than a loser; no matter what, he couldn't see the magic of friendship, darling" Rarity said, in an attempt to cheer Twilight up.
"Y-You-You're wrong, Rarity" Twilight started, starting to uncontrollably sob, which increased the tension between the 6 girls and Matt.
"He was just like me, in the beginning. He doesn't realize it yet- he-he-he, still needs a second chance" She finished, putting the cap on her thought. The others realized how important it was to Twilight, and continued their efforts of cheering her up. And so, they decided to go to the Fall Formal anyway, hoping there would be a miracle, and that Twilight would win the crown. Meanwhile, with Matt...
---With Matt, walking home---
Damnit, Matt thought. Not only did he make a mistake, in thinking that they were using him, but he also made Twilight cry. Making anyone cry is basically a sin. And so, he would use this time to reflect on his actions. Should he have done that? Should he have made her cry? They were probably using him, he thought. On the other hand, he thought what if they weren't? And if they really did want to be genuine friends? What if it was all the truth? Something he hadn't received before.... Either way, she deserved an apology. And so, Matt started running in the other direction, starting to think about the one thing he could think about, the thing that truly started it all; Why had they mentioned magic, in that shop? Was it real? Were they some kind of Captain Planet type of girls? Or were they secretly part of a magical cult? What had that all led up to? What was the real purpose here? What did this all mean? There was only one way to find out, to him: He had to be there, at the Fall Formal. What if everything they'd mentioned before was leading up to this? It'd make sense, since it was some kind of big event at the school, and if there was magic, there was definitely a big possibility that it was connected to their school. They spent 8+ Hours a day, at the school! That's at least 33.33%! No matter what, he would find out what they meant by magic. Consumed by his thought, it took a bit for Matt to realize he was already in front of Canterlot High. The least he could do to Twilight was apologize, so it's what he planned on doing. And so, he entered the school, and was stopped by a orange-tan kid with blue hair, who was attempting to intimidate him.
"Hey, are you Matt?" The kid asked, coming closer, making Matt realize he wasn't taller than him, he was much taller than Matt.
"Yup, that's me. And you are?" Matt asked, purposely trying to get on his nerves. Fortunately, it seemed to work, and the kid was already showing signs of frustration.
"Flash Sentry; I heard you made Twilight cry!" The kid said, calming down from Matt's earlier statement.
"Oh, nice to hear. I've really gotta go now, so... yeah. See ya!" Matt said, but Flash Sentry blocked his path, with Matt realizing he wanted more than words; he wanted revenge. With Matt being short and skinny, and this kid being tall and... muscular, to an extent(?) he realized he wouldn't win this.
"You're gonna pay for that, kid" Flash Sentry said, punching Matt in the face.
"And what the hell is your problem? I thought words were how you settled things here... unless you're a brute, Mr. Sentry" Matt said, making fun of Flash's short temper, and it seemed Matt got a kick out of it. Flash held him up by his shirt, and hit him against the locker. Now, there was some blood coming from Matt's nose, and some from his forehead. Flash Sentry left, leaving Matt with this warning. Matt simply walked on, and the 6 girls were coming out of the bathroom, who noticed Matt right away, because of the now massive amount of blood coming from his forehead, and his nose.
"Hehe, I'm sorry about the events at the Carousel Boutique, Twilight" Matt said, with an amazing amount of interval of coughs. Before Twilight could say anything about the blood, he limped off, towards the gym.
"Wait, darling, what ever so did happen to your face? You look a mess!" Rarity said, her other friends giving her the look.
"Eh, some guy decided I'd pay for making the purple one cry. Seems I got more out of it than he did. It was fun!" Matt said, blatantly lying about the last part. It wasn't fun, but it was enjoyable to an extent, to see Flash Sentry angry like the way he was.
"Who was it? We'll teach them a lesson!" Rainbow Dash, everyone standing behind that statement, except for Fluttershy and Twilight.
"There'll be no fighting, girls!" Twilight said, saddening the others.
"If I tell you who it was, then will you all promise not to do anything?" Matt said, hoping they didn't want to know.
"Ah reckon that'll work." Applejack said, wanting to know who did this.
"He had... what was it... an orange-ish face/skin, and blue hair... his name was... Flash Army? Flash Marine? No... it was... Spark Sentry? Ah! It was Flash Sentry!" Matt said, putting a horrified look on all of their faces. The only response Twilight could do was cry, and the others had to cheer her up again.
"Damnit! I made her cry again!" Matt said, running off, before Flash Sentry could come and exact his revenge.
---Twilight's Crowning of Princess---
"And the Princess of the Fall Formal is... Twilight Sparkle!" Celestia said, but Twilight wasn't as eager to win as she was before. She stood up to the stage, pretending to look happy, searching for Matt in the crowd, but he couldn't be seen anywhere. Soon after, she heard Spike screaming for Twilight's help. She and the others began running for him
---Matt, hiding on the side of the building, outside---
He seemed to be far enough from Flash Sentry, where he watched a blue, fat, short boy, and a tall, skinny, and orange boy run out with a dog. 'What the hell?' was the first thought that occupied his thoughts. Why the hell would they have a dog anyway? It seemed like they were kidnapping it. He then saw a girl, who looked crazy, with a sledgehammer, threatening to do something to the statue, but he was too far away to hear anything. He was about... 15-30 meters away? And then, he saw crazy girl rush for Twilight's crown. 'Oh, she must have really wanted to win that crown, eh?' He thought not realizing the importance behind it. He then watched them play keep-away, and he couldn't help but laugh. He then watched as she got the crown, thinking 'What significance is the crown if she's not the princess of the dance?', but as he watched her put it on his head, and sudden VISIBLE energy appeared, he couldn't help but think one thing;
Magic Exists. This is what the girls were talking about in the shop...