The Spectroscopy Theory

Part Three

I’ll Be What I’ll Be

It was about 3:00 AM and Elias was still up reading more and more on spectroscopy, searching to see if anyone has ever experienced what he had experienced. Elias went on YouTube, Google, and through several book both online and on print, but he couldn’t find anything.

“Oh, I guess I’m just going to figure out how to do this myself,” Elias said to himself, letting out a sigh. At that moment Gage walked into Elias’s study.

“Dude you really should get some rest. You haven’t been getting lots of sleep lately. I know you’ve been staying up late studying that stupid thing you believe to work,” Gage said.

“Stupid? What makes this stupid? I have a pegasus as a friend and you’re saying that you doubt this to be true? What do you know about this? I have experience much more in science than what you know and you’re questioning my intelligence?” Elias said raising his voice. His sister, Lyric, came into the doorway.

“We’re only caring about your health, Elias,” Lyric said.

“My health? Why I’m feeling perfectly fine,” Elias lied. He really didn’t feel like himself. In fact, he felt quite rather insane, but there was nothing wrong with that in Elias’s opinion. “What would you know about my health? I am my own body and you don’t know what I feel like. It is my responsibility to take care of myself.”

“We are only trying to help you. And either way, didn’t you come here in the past because you needed a place to stay?” Gage asked.

“Well yes, but it still is my own responsibility to take care of myself and I know just how to do that. I don’t require you help for I came help myself,” Elias responded.

“Come on, Gage. Let’s just leave it be, for now,” Lyric said to her brother, and at that, the two left. A few minutes past and Rainbow Dash came into the study. She must’ve been awoken from her sleep by the yelling Elias had done.

“Is everything alright?” Rainbow Dash asked as she walked into the study.

“So far with the spectrum theory, it might be going good, more or less; but with Gage, no. They think they know what they’re talking about but they’re wrong,” Elias said.

“Maybe they’re right. Perhaps you should give the theory a rest and go to bed.”

“Don’t tell me you’re taking their side?”

“You should get some rest. It is what is best for you right now.”

“No.”

“Yes, you’ve got to take care of yourself,”

“No, I am taking care of myself. I don’t need to get some rest. I need to get the link activated so you and I can get to Equestria,” Elias said his voice getting angrier.

“Yes.”

“NO, I’M FINE THE WAY I AM, I’LL BE WHAT I WILL BE!” Elias yelled grabbing a spare prism and turning around and threw it at the wall. It almost hit Rainbow Dash in the face. She looked at the shards of glass that were on the ground and then looking at Elias, eyes starting to water. Elias realized how unethical he was being. Rainbow Dash dashed out of the room.
“No, Rainbow Dash, I’m sorry!” Elias yelled bounding out the room after her. Gage opened his door to look at what was happening. All he saw was Rainbow Dash running out the front door and Elias chasing after her.

Elias ran out onto the snow covered trying to catch up with Rainbow Dash, but she was too fast. She ran and disappeared into the nearby forest. “No, Rainbow Dash, don’t go, I’m sorry!” Elias yelled once again. Elias hurriedly ran back into the house and put on his warm coat and sweatpants. But before he could go, Gage stopped him in his tracks.

“Hey, just let her go. She’ll be back, instead, just get some rest,” Gage insisted.

“No, I’m not letting anything happen to her!” Elias said, dashing out of the house and into the woods. It was really dark but he had to be persistent. Elias wasn’t going to let anything happen to Rainbow Dash. He continued on.

Due to Elias’s lack of sleep, he had little sanity in his body. He started to see hallucinations like a slenderman reaching out towards him in the darkness, a body that had a spike through its body, blood coming from its mouth, and nothing but dark holes for eyes. He saw a hallucination of Pinkamena from the fanfic “Cupcakes”, and last was the worst. A, well, what used to be human but what was now mutilated. There was a crack going down its head exposing its brain and a broken jaw, arm, and ribs exposing out its chest. Something about this hallucination looked familiar though.

“Lucas?” Elias whispered under his breath. And once Elias said that, without warning, the hallucinations bounded after Elias. Elias couldn’t tell whether they were real or not, but either way, he was going to run. Elias continued to run until something caught his eye. It was Rainbow Dash.

“Rainbow Dash, I really am sorry. I don’t know why I did it, I was just losing it. Please forgive me,” Elias said. Elias continued to look at Rainbow Dash until he turned around to check if the monstrosities were still there. They sure as well were, in fact, when Elias turned around, he saw the mutilated face of Lucas looking straight at him, only inches from his face. Elias wasn't expecting this and this scared him half to death. Elias fainted both from fear and sleep deprivation.

The next morning, Elias woke up, thankfully, his hood to his coat prevented from his face from touching any snow. Elias looked around and rubbed his eyes. He was still slightly shaken from what happened to him last night. It was then till Elias felt something cuddled next to his stomach. It was Rainbow Dash. Elias leaned up and hugged the rainbow pony.

“I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash. I don’t know why I did that. I was just angry at people telling me what to do, but I should’ve taken Gage’s and your advice,” Elias said.

“It’s ok, Elias,” Rainbow Dash responded.

“No, it’s not ok. What if I did hit you? Not only shouldn’t you forgive me if I did hit you, but I would never be able to forgive myself,” Elias said.

“Thing is, I’m didn’t get hurt and I forgive you for your action. Just take your friends advice.”

“I will,” Elias said as he got up “Come on, let’s get back home.” And Elias and Rainbow Dash walked back to the house. When they got back, Elias went into Gage’s room. “Hey, I’m sorry for denying your advice, Gage,” Elias said to his friend.

“It’s ok,” Gage responded “Just, you know, take it easy. I know what you’re doing means a lot to you and Rainbow Dash and I shouldn’t have disrespected what you believed in. Hey, this Equestria might be real, continue your studying but don’t take it too hard.”

“Thanks for seeing it in my perspective. That is a good sign of a good social relationship,” Elias said.

“Thanks.”

Elias started thinking to himself “Dear Princess Celestia,” (as Twilight Sparkle would say) “Today I learnt a good lesson about friendship. Never deny your friends suggestions for they might turn out to be what helps you out in your life whether it comes to situations like hurting your relationship with your friend or even physically hurting someone.”

Elias went to his study and sat on the comfy chair in his study, reclined the chair, and fell asleep, Rainbow Dash sleeping on Elias’s lap.