Who Your True Friends Are

I took Sabre's advice and kept trotting down the dirt road, looking for a studio on my way. It was at this moment that I realized a pattern in meeting my friends in Equestria. First I saw Aqua Flare, then Regal Shadows, and I just talked to Sabre Silversmith. This was very similar to episode 1 of the show, where Twilight met Pinkie Pie (or at least saw her), then made it to Sweet Apple Acres to meet Applejack, and then met up with Rainbow Dash along the road. Their elements are, respectively, magic, laughter, honesty, and loyalty. In my Sacred Six group, I'm honesty, Anthony is laughter, Bradley is magic, and Dallas is loyalty. Besides my element and Bradley's being switched, this was almost exactly like the episode. I then realized I was overthinking things again, and shook myself out of my thoughts.

I finally came to a small studio at the edge of town. When I looked inside, I saw a blonde-maned unicorn stallion, and heard him humming "Art of the Dress." Judging by his appearance, and his somewhat high-pitched vocal tone, this could only be Visual Spectrum, Mathew's OC. I knocked on the front door, and he opened it with his magic. His rainbow cutie mark assured me it was him, but I played it cool to avoid compromising any test that this might be. I looked around the studio, and marveled at what I saw. All the decor inside was nothing short of artistic. Modernism, abstract, cubism, tessellations, everything artistic in sight and I was too captured to say a word. The unicorn came to me and asked,

"Is there something I can help you with?" His  vocal inflection matched that of Rarity almost perfectly. I snapped out of my admiration, and responded,

"Sorry. Let me introduce myself. I'm Source Code. I came here hoping you could fix this sword I have with me. A friend told me you could make improvements to anything."

"Oh. Well, show me it, and I'll see what I can do." I nodded, and unsheathed the sword. Now I hadn't seen what was inside that sheath, and didn't know what it would look like, but what came out shocked me. The sword was nicked, dulled, tarnished, even chipped in some spots. The unicorn lifted the sword with his magic, his horn glowed, and within seconds, the sword was made into an impressive blade. Lighter, shinier, and even more durable. I held it in my mouth, and it felt so great. I knew Sabre would love it. This unicorn's creation magic was so impressive, I had no doubt in my mind that it was him.

"Hey, just curious, would you happen to be Visual Spectrum?"

"Yes. How did you know?" Of course, this meant he didn't remember me either, just like the others.

"I heard a rumor about how creative you are. Is it true you can create anything at will?" He didn't look very confident when he responded, but he said,

"Well, not everything. Only things involving crafting in some way."

"You think you can make a saddlebag for me? This strap for the sword is kinda uncomfortable." Visual's horn glowed, and a saddlebag appeared on my back, and the color went well with my glasses, as a bonus. "I love it!"

"You really do?"

"Of course. Anyway, how much do I owe you?"

"Well, it's your first time here, so no charge." That kind of generosity could only have come from Visual Spectrum. I thanked him for his services, and asked,

"Do you know of any pegasi that live anywhere near here?"

"I saw a pink one flying overhead earlier this morning."

"Perfect! Thanks, Visual." I waved goodbye, and I left the studio, because I knew that the last of my online friends had to be somewhere close.