"I'm fine mom...no I didn't see the big rhino thing I was stuck in traffic getting to the Bugle...… Okay love you!" Flash hung up on the phone after having a conversation with his mother after finding out about the attack at the Bugle, trying to relieve her telling her he was fine.

It was around 5 in the afternoon and Flash had got invited to go see Micro Chips at his home in the city. But as Flash was entering the elevator he had one thing on his mind, 'Rhino and Sandman' He was trying to figure out how he was gonna beat them and put them away for good.

Great! I come back from fighting a Ninja Mercenary Hitman in Japan only to get my webs tangled in this situation. But even so.... why do all these guys I keep fighting always have a weird gimmick? Flash reached his destination, the elevator finally getting to the top floor.

Flash walked out the elevator, entering Micro Chip's living room. "Alright I'm here" Micro Chips ran into the living room, wearing a backpack on his shoulder.

"Hey! So you ready to go?"

Flash arched an eyebrow, "Go where?" He didn't know they were actually going any place.

"To Canterlot Tech. Remember when you wanted that job there before you went off to Japan."

Flash was searching his memories for a quick moment before he realized what Micro Chips was talking about, "Well....The one with Professor Discord?"

"Yeah!"

"Micro Chips I'm not even sure the job's opened anymore? How could I even work there?"

"Well it took some convincing but I got my dad to make a few calls with the right people"

Flash was a bit skeptical however, "Gee Micro Chips!" He scratched his head, "I'm not sure I-I could accept something like this."

"Flash haven't you ever heard the term, 'it's not an offer it's a gift?'" Flash wanted to argue, he usually wanted to get things on his own like his parents intended him to, to teach him how good it feels to earn something, but at the same time, this may be the only opportunity he'll ever get.

He let out a sigh, "Alright fine! Let's just go see this guy!" The both entered the elevator and walked inside, the stood side-by-side as the elevator door closed.

"So how was your trip?" Micro Chips asked, "What did you see there, what was the huge city like? You know the basics?"

Flash smirked, If I had a nickel for how many people have asked me that already, "It was pretty great, I saw a lot of things there like Mount Fuji, The Tokyo Tower, and the... Rainbow Bridge." He'd pause for a moment as that memory, though not as fresh, was probably one of the most wildest parts about Tokyo. "Other than that the city was huge, heh probably bigger than Canterlot! But still, nothing beats being back home."

"Hey I hear ya!" Micro Chips replied, "I mean, back when I was in England, I mean it was just so weird being there and starting over in a new school. I mean granted I got used to it pretty quickly but hey it's good to be back in this town."

Jeez... It's hard to believe that he was the Goblin! It's good to have the normal Micro Chips back though!

The elevator stopped at the first floor and the two friends exited the vertical transportation advice, "Say do you remember where Canterlot Tech is located? I actually haven't been there in a while!"

"Hm? Oh yeah It's Midtown." The exited the building and headed towards Flash's car, "Uhh, so we takin' the local road or the freeway?"

"Which one's faster?"

"Probably the freeway! Unless you hate toll roads!"

Flash rolled his eyes, "Okay let's just take the freeway" The two got into Flash's car, as soon as he started the car up he adjusted the A/C, fanning in some cool air to relieve themselves of the humid air outside.

***

After parking the car, both Flash and Micro Chips got out, "Here it is! Canterlot Tech! Otherwise known as the place I'm attending next year!"

Flash beamed Micro Chips a skeptical look, "Woah, woah, woah, What about the Equestria State Wolverines? "

Micro Chips shrugged, "Eh? Not my style, that place seems like more of a jock school than for Tech Geeks like me!"

Flash thought about the statement, I mean he wasn't wrong, he was going there Soarin and Curly Winds, not to mention others like Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle and of course Sunset Shimmer, "Well I mean you're not wrong but I heard the place was like really good."

"Yeah well you tell me how things go there while I relax at Equestria's most high tech laboratory ever!" Micro Chips exclaimed. He was really proud of the fact that he wasn't going to Equestria State, thinking he wouldn't fit in there, It was really surprising to him when he found out that Flash was going there and not to Canterlot Tech, but he respected and supported Flash's decision.

Flash rolled his eyes, "Alright Mr. Techy Wechy!"

The both made their way to Campus and started walking across it, it was a bit surprising that a lot of people were on Campus but Flash came to the conclusion that they were probably doing some programs at Canterlot Tech over the summer.

They walked towards the Science Department of the school, this is where that Laboratory Micro Chips was on about was located, it had the most high end tech imaginable ranging from any thing like Microscopes, Advanced Computer Systems, It was practically a high end Research Facility, being home to many unknown species even that have had research conducted on them.

They walked inside, "Okay so where's The Professor?" Flash asked.

"I don't know?" Micro Chips shrugged.

They began looking and walking around, that was until they were approached by a girl, someone who was their age, "Uh? Can I help you?" She had a blunt expression and a rather broad attitude, not sounding very enthusiastic and almost a bit mean spirited.

Micro Chips turned around, "Yeah we were wondering if you could help uhhhhhhhhhhhh……" He began trailing off as soon as his gaze met the girl, she had pale blueish purple skin with white hair, having three pony tails, one at the back while the others were on the right and left side of her head. She had glasses with red rims on them and that, that ladies and gentlemen was enough to completely throw off Micro Chips off.

Flash looked at Micro Chips, taking him a minute to soon catch on with what he was doing, Oh for fuck sakes! Flash pulled Micro Chips aside, "What! He was trying to say was, do you know where Professor Discord is at?"

The girl looked at both of them weirdly, probably due to Micro Chips suddenly acting up a bit, but she just shrugged it off and pointed her thumb in the right direction, "To your right there should be a door with a gold plaque that says 'office'" She looked at Micro Chips, "And try not to drool on the floor." She stormed off, not being mad but because she had work to do.

Flash looked at Micro Chips, he looked flustered, his face blushing, his shoulders dropped. Flash began shaking Micro Chips, trying to snap him out of, "Micro Chips! MICRO CHIPS!" Flash eventually shook Micro Chips out of it, shaking him by his shoulders. "Micro Chips, what was that?" He asked.

Micro Chips looked around and saw the girl was gone. He glanced at Flash, putting his hands on Flash's shoulders he began shakig him, "FLASH! I THINK-- I THINK.... I'M IN LOVE!" Micro Chips was freaking out as he had never actually expirenced anyhig like this.

"Okay, Okay Clam Down!" Flash got Micro Chips to stop shaking him, "Are you positive?"

"YES!" Micro Chips replied as quickly as possible, it was clear to Flash that Micro Chips brain was going through a bijillion processes. "Uhh? FLASH! You have a girlfriend right? How do you ask someone out?"

Flash's eyes widened, "Well yeah but- It...." He was trying to think of words to say, he was "Look.... you just gotta try and find something she's interested in, maybe you'll have a chance, but giving them prolonged eye contact might freak them out!"

They began walking in the direction the girl told them too, "I'm not even the guy you should be asking advice for, We kinda just started dating after Sunset.... well kind of admitted that she liked me." Flash's face blushed a bit but he continued on, "Love is kinda confusing sometimes, but what I do know is you can't just ask someone out on the spot because you think they're beautiful as if it were a fairy tale or a harem or whatever they call it."

Micro Chips arched an eyebrow, "So what you're saying is get to know her and then bet my luck instead of not just attempting to ask her now?"

Flash shrugged, "Yeah! I guess."

The two stopped at the door that specifically had a gold plaque which read, 'OFFICE', "Look's like were hear" Flash announced, raising his hand up he knocked on the door, waiting for someone to answer.

Soon a tall man answered the door, he was vey lean, had grey skin along with having pure white hair with black streaks on the side, a white goatee, a brown lab coat and red pants, this was Professor Discord, "May I help you?" he looked at both of them with a quizzical expression.

Flash looked at Micro Chips as he did not actually prepare for this confrontation, nudging Micro Chips' shoulder he mumbled to his friend, "Uh hey... I think this is your cue to explain why were here!"

"Hmm? OH!" He glanced at Professor Discord, "Uh I'm here on the behalf of my father Circuit Breaker, he--"

"Called me up to give you a job, yeah I was just messing with you two earlier I know your Circuit Breaker's child!" Professor Discord had a rather sarcastic tone, it was what he was known for in the school, and that's why everyone loved taking his science classes. "So are you the one who want's to be a lab assistant two, because honestly you could've just asked!" He began to chuckle

Flash's shoulders dropped as he began to hear the Professor laugh, he was in disbelief, Well damn! If I knew that than I probably would've just approached the guy myself!

Micro Chips on the other hand shook his head, "Uhh No." He gestured his hand at Flash, "He wanted the Job, I'm just here for the ride."

Professor Discord glanced at Flash, giving him the same quizzical expression like he did when they'd knock on his office door, "And you are?"

Flash blinked twice as he snapped back into reality and exited his train of thought, "Hmm! OH! My name is Flash" He gave out his hand to shake, "Flash Sentry!"

Professor Discord replied with Flash's peace greeting, grabbing his hand and shaking it, then he began to stroke his chin, as if he'd seen Flash before, "Wait.... Do I know you?"

They both stopped shaking hands, "Well I went on the trip to Canterlot Tech at the beginning of the year!" The trip Flash was referring to was the one that ultimately made him Spider-Man, changing his life overnight. "Maybe you glanced at me before?" He shrugged.

He shook his head, "No, No I mean before that!" He was stroking his goatee even more, "What did you say you're last name was?"

Flash arched an eyebrow, "Sentry?"

"Yes! Yes! That one!" Professor Discord was in a deep state of thought, it took him a while but he eventually found the answer he was looking for, raising his index finger up he began to speak. "OH! Sentry! Yes he was a one of my co-workers before", He began to reminisce about the old days, "Aw now that guy, that guy was the definition of a good co-worker, he was a great scientist to, probably one of the most brilliant yet laid back people I met!" He glanced back at Flash, "So what are you? Like, like his nephew or somethin'?"

Flash shook his head, "N-No, I'm his son"

Discord widened his eyes looking a bit impressed, "So the guy made things work out with Sabrina!" He nodded in impressment, "Lucky Man!"

Flash was looking offly confused about what Professor Discord was on about but continued on, "So... about the job?"

"What? Oh you're hired!" Discord replied in a heartbeat, "You start on Sunday!"

Flash arched an eyebrow, "Wait so that's it?" Flash could've sworn he had to fill out an application sheet or something.

"Yup!"

"You're hiring me on the spot?"

"Sure looks like it pal!" Professor Discord pointed his thumb towards the lab enterance, "Oh uh! Quick tip, you probably want to be acquainted with your Co-Worker, Sugarcoat!"

Flash glanced at the Lab entrance, "Who's Sugarcoat?"

Discord rolled his eyes, "You Co-Worker, anything else I'll tell you would defeat the purpose of getting to know your Co-Worker." He gestured at the Lab Entrance one more time, "There's the door!" Closing his door on Flash and Micro Chips, they both looked at each other.

Micro Chips shrugged, "I mean hey? The guy's got a point right?"

Flash and Micro Chips walked towards the Lab doors. Grabbing the handle to the door, Flash opened the door and was about to walk in. But as soon as Micro Chips looked inside the lab, he froze. The lab was just as huge as he thought it would be, with all the most high end technology everywhere, a huge microscope in the middle of the room, but that's not what got him to freeze in place, instead it was that girl again, the one they'd just encounter in the hallway.

Micro Chips could feel his mind going in circles, going in a billion directions, not wanting to have a mental freak out right in the laboratory, he pulled Flash back and slammed the lab door's closed.

The girl glanced back at the doors with a skeptical look, but shrugging it off as it was probably just Professor Discord cheeking in or something.

Flash looked at Micro Chips skeptically, "Dude, what the heck?"

Micro Chips was trembling in nervousness, "It-t-t-t-t was that gir-rr-r-rll!"

Flash's shoulder's dropped as he let out a huff, I'm starting to a sense of Deja Vu right now!, "Well go and talk to her, it's not like it'll be the end of the world!"

Micro Chips glanced at Flash with an urgent look, "Are you crazy?! I can't do that!"

Flash rolled his eyes, "Why not?" He shrugged, "I mean I talked to Sunset and well it all worked out for me fine!"

"Yeah Flash but I'm not like youu! I do not have anny datting exxxpirreencee!" He was gesturing his hand's crazily, exaggerating each letter as he spoke, "Wait.... I GOT IT!" Micro Chips had an idea.

Flash arched an eyebrow, "What?"

"Flash, since you've got some dating experience, why don't you talk to her and maybe find out about her interests?" Micro Chips thought this plan was foolproof, nothing could go wrong with it.

But Flash immediately shut that down with his own logic, "Micro Chips, if I did that she might think I'm flirting with her." Flash put bluntly, "And FYI, I've only been dating for a few months, I think you should talk to someone who's probably been doing this for more than a year."

Micro Chips, got on his knees, putting both of his palms together he began begging for Flash to at least talk to her, "Please Flash!" He sounded like he was gonna sob in a minute, "At least talk to her!"

Flash facepalmed himself, "Okay, OKAY! I'll talk to her!" Flash rolling his eyes, he opened the lab entrance and began walking towards the girl. I seriously hope I'm not gonna end up being Micro Chips' wingman!

Flash took a deep breath and put on his most enthusiastic face, "Uhh? HI! You must be Sugarcoat?"

"Yeah! Know what do you want?" Not sounding as enthusiastic as Flash was, Sugarcoat turned her chair around and faced Flash.

"Well I'm the new guy here, I'm basically gonna be your Co-Worker!"

She arched an eyebrow, "Oh? And you are..." Gesturing her hand at Flash, wanting him to say his name

"Oh, well I'm Flash. Professor Discord just hired me to be a lab assistant like you!"

She gave him a searching look, from head to toe, "You?" She chuckled, "You got hired to be a lab assistant?"

Flash looked confused, "Uh yeah, why?"

"You look like you play in a boy band in your mother's garage, living in your parents basement."

Flash was a bit shook by the comment, What would give her an impression like that?, "Well uh? Looks can be deceiving, right?" Flash shrugged.

Sugarcoat gave him a blunt look before glancing to her computer, "Yeah... Whatever."

A few seconds of silence went by, only the sound of a keyboard clicking could be heard, Okay so she's one of those girls, I'm not sure how Micro Chips' expects me to talk to her. Flash needed an idea quick, someway that he could possibly start a more successful conversation.

"So uh? Sugarcoat. You ah, have any hobbies or something?"

Not even looking at Flash, she replied, "Are you just asking me this so you can help out your little friend or are you being for real?"

Flash arched an eyebrow, "W-What?"

Sugarcoat let out a sigh of annoyance and glanced at Flash again, "Do you honestly think I'm stupid?" she clucked, "I see the way he looked at me before. Honestly this is more worse than a Disney princess movie!"

Okay she definitely is one of those girls, "What? I would never! I'm just trying to get to know my co-worker whom I'll be working with from this point forward." Flash sheepishly smiled, hoping that his statement wouldn't draw in too much suspicion.

She rolled her eyes and sighed, "Look, hate to break it to ya, but I'm a pretty simple person, I have a group of friends and we have girl's nights most weekends." She glanced back at her computer again.

Flash looked at the clock, seeing that it was almost six, realizing that he'd probably have a better chance having a conversation with a mute person than having a conversation with this blunt girl, "Well Imma head out, uh." He scratched the back of his head, "Uh see you next week!"

Not getting a goodbye back, he just shrugged and headed for the door. Pulling the handle to the door, he pulled on it softly and headed out.

"So how'd it go?" Micro Chips asked as Flash was emerged from the Laboratory, "Is she funny? Cool? Does she like the things I like! What's she like?"

Flash shrugged as the pair both began walking to the exit, "Look Micro Chips, this girl just seems really..... I don't know it was really hard to get a conversation outta her." Micro Chips began to stroke his chin, to him it was like a tricky word problem, but Flash on the other hand had a lot of doubt, "Micro Chips are you sure you even want to pursue this girl, she seems kinda mean."

Micro Chips put his hand on Flash's shoulder, "Flash if I've learned one thing from my Dad, it's that you're always weak until you learn to take control and jump for an opportunity, no matter how ambitious it is."

Flash sighed, not knowing what else to say, May god be with Micro Chips on this one.

…….

Author's Note

Okay so this is a bit of a lifestyle chapter for FSTSS

These are kinda the chapters I have the most difficulty with because they're usually what I write after a huge event like a fight. I wanted to reintroduce Professor Discord again after not finding an oppurtunity in Issue #2 rebooted and who was essentially gonna be the antagonist for issue #4 but all of that changed.

So I' not sure what I could say besides the fact that Micro Chips has gone gaga for Sugarcoat, the most blunt MLP EG character I've ever seen 😆.

Uh the next chapter will primarily focus on Sandman and Rhino as I haven't given them as much focus as I did Electro or Serpent, maybe even Goblin.

Uhh tell me what you think in the comments and hey maybe even leave a like 🤷