Ascension

"Yo! Selena? You in there girl?"

"Huh?! Oh, yea, sorry. I uh...Just a lot on my mind, you know?" she chuckled nervously as she snapped out of her daze.

"Yea, tell me about it, or don't. I don't have to remind you about your 'mom' do I?"

Selena gave a grim nod of acceptance. Enter Jasper, her only real friend in the outside world and Human to the Skyborn Character, Rainbow Dash. She was a bit short for her age and kept her dark brown hair cut short and slightly spiked, making her look more like a boy if not for her girlish face and gentle curves.

She didn't know all of Jasper's story, but the two of them were in similar situations. Jasper got by with her Intel business in-game and a few adventures they had gone on together.

She was also the only player who knew she was the Avatar of The Faithful Student.

"It was a bit of a rough morning, you know?" Selena scoffed, jasper nodding in understanding.

"Oh, mom wondering what you're up to, huh?" Jasper asked, getting a nod back as well as a gentle punch to her shoulder.

"Come on, we'll miss our bus if we keep this up,"

"I was waiting for you!"

School. Here they could forget about the outside world for a short time, forget about the struggle of Ascension.

"JASPER!"

"Oh shit..." Jasper groaned before putting on a large smile and spinning around.

"Kat! My buddy, my pal!" Jasper laughed, grunting as she was slugged to the ground.

"THAT'S FOR YESTERDAY!" Kat yelled, adding a kick to the gut to get her point across. She had the wonderful misfortune of being even shorter than Jasper, which in itself was a feat. Her tanned skin was complimented by her dark red hair which she kept in a ponytail that dropped halfway down her back.

Selena shoved her way between the two of them, glaring at Kat.

"Hey! Whatever she did doesn't deserve all this!" she argued, glancing over at Jasper.

"What did you do anyway?"

"Nothing! I was just going to the bathroom!" Jasper defended.

"You know what you did!" Kat continued, struggling to push past Selena.

"I don't get paid enough for this shit..." she mumbled.

"We'll work this out later. Jasper, get up, you've been hit harder than that and we both know it," Selena deadpanned. Jasper leapt to her feet with a grumble.

"I'm sorry Jasper did whatever she did to piss you off. I'll hold her down later so you can beat her up, sound fair?" Selena offered.

"Hey!"

"Fine...Thanks Selly," Kat smiled, punching her arm. Selena winced and waved as Kat walked away. The little bundle of rage was stronger than she looked.

"So we're dipping out early today, right?" Jasper chuckled nervously.

"Duh, if she beats you into the dirt who am I gonna get my info from?"

"Ugh, that quiz was rough..." Jasper groaned. Selena could only roll her eyes.

"Oh shut up, you passed that in your sleep. I dunno why you want people to think you're an idiot," Selena griped.

"Hey, nerds get their asses kicked constantly," Jasper argued

"YOU get your ass kicked constantly..." Selena pointed out

"Yea, but not because anyone thinks I'm a nerd!" she scoffed. The two girls bit back a groan as a long dark blue limo pulled out beside them. Selena collected herself as the window closest to her rolled down.

"What do you want Dick?" she asked as she continued to walk.

"Mr Richard! So great to see you! Sorry about Selena, she's just had a long day, ya know?" Jasper chuckled nervously.

"Its alright Jasper, let her be," Richard waved her away.

"I just wanted to ensure there won't be any delays on that funds transfer," he added with a smile that made Selena want to gag.

"Aww, burn through your allowance already?" she pretended to pout, lifting up her arm as Richard snarled at her, revealing a rather fancy looking watch and a bright red button on its side.

"One press of a button Dick. Just.One.Press." She warned him. He cleared his throat, his smile quickly returning.

"Of course, of course. Have a great day," he chuckled, quickly rolling the window back up. Selena let out a sigh as the limo took off.

"We all know you'd never push that button..." jasper mumbled.

"No. He thinks I will. I only keep this up because it means I get o live a normal life. If it meant watching him burn...I'd press it in a heart beat..."

"Wow...Uh, Sorry. Hey, I'm here for you, ya know?" Jasper smiled nervously, letting out a squeak as Selena hugged her.

"Yea, I know,"

Selena took her time getting ready once she got 'home'. Her backpack was quickly hung up on a wall, her shoes kicked out in the doorway and her jacket unceremoniously thrown onto the couch. She made her way to the small kitchen, snatching a juice box out of the fridge and heading back to the couch, letting out a sigh as she sat down.

With practiced ease she twirled her phone in her free hand, setting it on the table and flicking past the Lock Screen. She reached into a pouch at her belt, pulling out a pair of what looked like wireless ear pods. One was placed against her left temple, the other in her right ear, all while her free hand navigated through the apps on her phone and entered her information at the Login Screen to Ascension.

She enjoyed her juice while the game ran its normal patch check and loaded up. Once it finished she made sure to lay comfortably on her side, a pillow between her knees and another held in her arm against her chest. With a soft sigh she pressed the blue button on her watch and closed her eyes.

\Log-in Successful. Welcome back Twilight Sparkle.//