Canterlot City for all of its wonders and value was ridden with crime. Every kind of criminal you can imagine existed, pickpockets, bootleggers, smugglers, thieves, murderers... they were all there. The police forces were formidable and did their best to apprehend most of them, but there were more significant threats than common crooks - supervillains. Supervillains plagued the cities just as much as criminals, and they made most of the city's way of life difficult and frightening. And there was only one way of counteracting them... superheroes.

"What are these lowlifes trying to steal?" An officer asked while the robbers started to shoot.

"Report said Ethersteel," the second replied.

"Whatever happened to robbing banks?"

"Where have you been? Science is the new currency."

Over them, Twilight Sparkle was on the building wearing A dark purple outfit and a mask that concealed her identity perfectly. Peering through the goggles on her mask, she looks down at the crime scene.

"In the words of Albert Einstein, Learn from yesterday, live today, and hope for tomorrow. ," As her alter-ego The Masked Matterhorn. "It was only a week ago that something unexplainable happen, and now I have become the impossible. Today however is what I live for. Making my debut and showing everyone what I'm capable of. From this moment on I will know as The Masked Matterhorn!"

"Hey keep it down!" someone shouted. "The nerve of some people."

"My bad," Matterhorn responded then took a deep breath. "Remember of your uncle said 'With great power come great responsibility. You can do this."

Matterhorn leaped from building to building following the getaway car and then landed on it.

"Sorry boys," She punched a hole through the car and grabbed the steering wheel. "This car belongs in the HOV lane for 'Hoodlum Operated Vehicles.' Am I right? I mean left. Incoming!"

She crashed the car into a playground and then did a barrel roll, she got off and used her magic to catch it.

"Ta-da! All right goons. Hand it over," Matterhorn threatened them to hand the Ethersteel. "And that is called is ollie."

She felt a tingle in her head.

"And that's is called my Dangar Radar, it basically does it warns when someone tries to pull a surprise attack."

From out of nowhere someone came right at her losing her grip on the car and sending her rolling into a wall. There she was facing the figure. He was wearing a black hi-tech flight suit with a red visor.

"You may have defeated my minions," The figure said darkly. "But you will beg for mercy at the claws of Black Hawk."

Black Hawk let out a sonic screech at Matterhorn who covered her ears.

"Black Hawk? Man, you are horrible at coming with these names," Matterhorn complained as she activated her noise cancelers and then set her gauntlets to electric mode.

"That's better," Matterhorn exclaimed. "Quite a scream, you got there. Ever thought about auditioning for So You Know how to Scream?"

She fired an electric beam at him and then kicked him back in the air.

"Joke all you want, it will be your last," Black Hawk exclaimed.

"Sorry I can't hear you, they have black-hole sound absorbent."

Black Hawk flew in and punched Matterhorn in the gut then Matterhorn retaliate with an uppercut then Black Hawk grabs her and took her to the skies.

"Hey, watch it! My ears are starting to pop."

"I'm not as interested in popping as I am in dropping."

Black Hawk drops her and then flew away.

"Sorry, you going have a lot more to shake me," Matterhorn turned on her jet boots.

Matterhorn came right him and did another electric beam shorting out his gear and sending him into a Canterlot Weekly truck.

"Now let's cage this bird," Matterhorn exclaimed as she set gauntlets to ice mode but before Black Hawk did another sonic screech that shattered the glass. "Nice try, but did you forget about the noise cancelers."

"That wasn't for you," Black Hawk pointed to the police as the shattered glass was falling on them. "It's either stop me or save them, hero."

Black Hawk flew off, while Matterhorn did an ice ball at them which stopped the glass.

"Damn it, you first supervillain, and let him escape," Matterhorn grumbles.

"Uh, Matterhorn?"

"Yes, officer?"

"How are we supposed to get these guys out of your ice ball?"

"It will melt within an hour or two."

...

"I'm just saying, you should apply for Nexus High," Twilight's best friend Monica Simon was at Topanga's. "You are a slam dunk."

"I'm not sure, my parents and I barely scraping by even with my brother working being vice-principal at Crystal Prep but I just missed you being there."

"Well, you're gonna see me a lot sooner than you think. There's a vacant slot at Nexus High, so Randall is giving a recruitment presentation at Crystal Prep today."

"That's today. Randall Mclean is coming to school today? How do I look?"

"Pretty rattled for a girl who's not interested in applying."

"This is Randall Mclean, my biggest idol, I know everything about him. in fact-- Oh god, I just remembered I volunteer to come in early and help set up today! Sarah Mason is going to kill me!"

Twilight ran out of the store.

"Classic Twilight."

Hours Later at Crytal Prep, Twilight and a few of her classmates Duke Van Dyne and Russel Pineda were working,

"How was that?" Duke asked.

"Not bad," Twilight replied. "But I just need to reprogram the temperature threshold."

"Sparkle!" In walked Sarah Mason and Steel Brisk. "You know you miss it?"

"I know. I'm sorry, Sarah. But once I missed it, I figured me and the guys catch on some school work."

"You always show up at the wrong time, but luckily Steel was here to help."

"More liked order to help," Steel groaned.

"Thank you. What temperature do you think a viscous liquid needs to reach needs to before it achieves maximum density?"

"You got me, you're the egghead, remember? I'm the guy doing Randall Mclean for the website. How awesome is it there's a school specified for geniuses and coming here for recruits."

"Huh," Spencer Rhodes scoffs as he and his dad Willam Rhodes enter the classroom. "It can't that good if the snob Monica Simon got in. As far I can I tell Nexus High is on par with a 4H club."

"Exactly," Duke came in. "It the four h's are hard-working heroes who help."

"One of the h's is a w, Dyne," Sarah groaned.

"Hey, English wasn't my strong suit, sue me," Duke shot back.

"Well if Nexus High is legit, then Spencer Rhodes is sure to be invited."

"You're too good for them, son," William came in. " Randall Mclean is an overrated lab assistant. I knew back in the day and he's a fraud."

"Whatever you say, Mr. Rhodes," Twilight said with deadpan then Sarah's phone buzzed.

"Shoot! It's 9:00, We should be starting."

...

....

"Welcome, students of Crystal Prep Academy," Sarah greeted everyone in the auditorium. "It isn't often a scientist is called a genius within his lifetime."

"Can we call him a giant dork," Spencer said under his breath.

"But when he creates a private school for young minds looking to pursue their dreams, we also get to call him a role model. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Randall Mclean from Nexus High."

Then Randall Mclean took the stand.

"Good morning everyone," Randall greeted. "You know, I could spend a lot of time talking about the cool things we're doing over at Nexus High."

Spencer fired a spitball but it was a hologram the real one was sitting near him and Twilight.

"As I said, I could talk about them, but I'd rather show you our new hologram prototype. Created by the fertile minds at Nexus High. Where I'm excited to say, we have one last slot that needs to be filled for the semester."

Everyone raised their hands

"Okay, not that simple. You see, in order to be a student at Nexus, you have to have a certain kind of intellect."

Randall tosses down a drone that shows an equation.

"An intellect that can solve an equation like this for example."

"Wow, that equation seems to explain how moisture interacts with vibration," Twilight did the numbers.

"An intelligent like Silverstream, Ocellus, or even Starlight Glimmer. Students at Nexus who specialize in elemental physics."

As Randall went on Monica, Silverstream, Ocellus, and Starlight Glimmer were working behind the curtain.

“That's your cue. Go.” Monica told the three to go out on stage.

“Simon?” Spencer asked her.

“Oh, Mr. Rhodes. What do you need?”

“That contraption is making an odd humming noise. Is it supposed to do that?”

“Look fine.” Monica looked at it without knowing that Spencer took a photo of her.

“Don’t be so smug. You’re not the—“

“And the area of chemistry, your very own Monica Simon,” Randall said.

“That’s my cue, gotta go.”

“Keep talking, Mclean. I’m going bring you and your whole school down.” As Spencer went to work.

Out on the stage

“Thank you, Randall,” Monica thanked him. “At Nexus High, kids are doing things they only dreamed of before.”

“Like, Starlight and her Ethersteel reactor. Starlight?”

Starlight pushed the machine out to the stage. “Once. Ethersteel could only be found in select locations like Vale…but with my Ethersteel reactor there will be enough Ethersteel…”

“Crap! Danger Radar is going nuts,” Twilight exclaimed.

The reactor produces waves of vibrations and everyone exited the auditorium as for Twilight she went behind the curtain.

“Fortunately in the chaos, no one will notice me switch to…The Masked Matterhorn!” She put on her costume and headed straight for the reactor. “Somehow that Ethersteel is in reverse. Instead of absorbing vibrations, it’s producing them.”

Then the building started to give in.

“It’s true Sparkle, you are always in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Matterhorn used her magic and hurled the falling debris and most of the students were amazed.

“Who’s that girl?” A student asked.

"She's amazing!"

Matterhorn dodged the wave of vibration.

“The reactor just keeps going, I need to cut the power,” Matterhorn reached the reactor.

“Detach the impulse value with the discharge. That ought to do it.”

The reactor imploded sending Matterhorn back with her most of her costume burned then it stop.

“Luckily, I still have my normal clothes.”

Matterhorn went back into Twilight Sparkle who wearing her Crystal Prep uniform.

“I shut off the reactor. But the fire department can deal with these flames,” Twilight took her phone and call them. “Shit. No service. But someone needs to do something. And someone is me,” Twilight said to herself then look at Randall’s equation. “Well hello there… that gives me an idea…”

“Piggyback on the Ethersteel output. Absorb some of this condensation and redirect it. Repurpose these wires in.”

The reactor created a storm cloud and the rain took the flames.

“All my work,” Starlight groaned. “What did you do?”

“Uh, sorry.”

“Why couldn’t you let the Masked girl handle it?”

“I think her name is The Masked Matterhorn.”

Starlight grumbled as she walked away.

“Hey don’t let it bother you, pal,” Monica reassure. “Bad news, she’ll hate you for life. Good news, you don’t go or her school.”

“And who is the young lady I have to thank for putting out the fire?” Randall asked.

“This is Twilight Sparkle the one I’ve been telling you about.”

“Well, Twilight, I’m impressed. Not only did you solve my equation, but you also put it to practical use. Indoor storm clouds are something I’ve toyed with and you’re the only one who figured it out.”

"She's not the only one, I did it too!" Spencer showed his work.

"Sorry, young man. That looks more like a Rorschach Test than an answer. A word, Sparkle."

"Curse you, Sparkle!" Spencer shouted then his dad came to his side.

"Don't worry son," William reassured. "This will all get fixed."

"I appreciate what you did here today, Twilight," Randall said. "And it's great pleasure that I'd like to offer you the remaining slot at Nexus."

"Are you kidding me?" Twilight asked.

"Nexus High should be shut down," William came in. "What you do today was reckless."

"My students know exactly what they're doing William. And if I had to guess, I'd say some tampering occurred on this campus."

"Don't be foolish. You want to point fingers? Point them at your own people. I know for a fact that Monica Simon was tinkering around with the reactor before the presentation." He showed Randall a photo of him.

"What? That can't be?"

"And according to the board of education states that any student accused of sabotage should be suspended at once. Pending an investigation?"

"Your wicked person, William, but you're right. Monica, I hate to say it, but pending a brief investigation, I'm afraid you'll have to be suspended."

"What? You can't do that?" Twilight exclaimed.

"I don't know what's he showing you, but--"

"Devastation," Black Hawk came in. "The perfect time for the Black Hawk to pick the remains."

Black Hawk grabs Randall and flew out of there.

“I’ll go get help,” Twilight said as he ran behind the curtain. “More like I’ll find my costume so I change back to..”

She pulled out her costume but saw the burned part.

“Side note, make a costume out of flame-resistant material next time.”

…

“Let go of me, Gunther,” Randall demanded.

“Gunther Anderson was a pathetic employee of yours, Mclean. Fired with insufficient cause. I am the Black Hawk.”

“Gunther, you were fired for stealing equipment.”

Black Hawk drops and then grabs him again.

“That equipment was rightfully mine.”

“Everything you worked on under me belongs to Nexus.”

“Yes but my anti-gravity Black Hawk suit is all me. And needs Ethersteel to work.”

Matterhorn came out of nowhere and kicked him and then saved Randall.

“You again,” Black Hawk said coldly

“Surprised to see me again,” Matterhorn said then got Black Hawk to follow her. “Don’t worry sir I got you.”

Matterhorn grabs him and turned on her jet boots and landed slowly.

“Thank you.”

“You're welcome, good thing you are safe.”

“Not yet we’re not. Black Hawk is headed back to the school. It’s the Ethersteel he wants.”

“Then hold on tight.”

…

“You? I told you I had everything under control.” William exclaimed at Black Hawk.

“Then why I don't have it in my possession of the Ethersteel?” Black Hawk asked.

“I needed to handle some personal business first.”

“Your trivial grudges do not concern me.”

Black Hawk did a Sonic Screech and send Willam back.

“Dad, are you okay?” Spencer ran over to him. “I’m gonna make the Black Hawk pay for this.”

“You’ll do no such thing. Now that I have then Ethersteel, it will take someone stronger to stop me.”

“You talking about me!” Matterhorn suggested then crack his visor with her kick.

“No, bother. I shall destroy you all just the same.”

Black Hawk prepare to scream but Matterhorn froze the Sonic amplifier with her ice beam.

“Bull’s eye!”

Matterhorn got up close and then kick him into a wall.

“Nice work for a catcher,” An officer said looking at the knocked Black Hawk. “You mind sticking around to answer a few questions?”

“To be honest, I’ve got my own questions that need answering.”

Matterhorn flew out of the school.

“I just don’t see how can I go to Nexus High, Candace?” Twilight asked her former babysitter now sister-in-law.

“Twilight this is a bigger opportunity in a lifetime,” Candace exclaimed. “There’s no way you miss out on this.”

“True, but I guess it feels weird going there with Monica being suspended.”

“Yeah, but only temporarily terms,” Monica came in. “And you discover to be at that school as much as I do.”

“Monica! Are you okay? What did your dad say?”

“Relax, he said if the smartest school wouldn’t have me, he’d create an even smarter one. I have no clue in the hell it means. Hello, Miss Candace how are you doing?”

“Doing great, when Randall called me about having Twilight coming to Nexus I was more than happy… oh would look at the time I got to get going catch you too later."

...
...

"Let me guess, first-day jitters?" Monica asked.

"Of course I do," Twilight replied. "It's my first day in a new environment so naturally my hands are processing..."

"Okay, okay, got it, it was either yes or no question. You're gonna fit in just fine."

...
...

"Learn from yesterday, live for today." Twilight thought to herself as she walked to Nexus High." I guess Einstein was right. Because even though I made some mistakes as a superhero. It still led me here. And with a new school as awesome as this to go, tomorrow could only get better I hope"

"Twilight Sparkle, you made it," Randall sees her.

"Hi, Mr. Mclean,"

"Please, call me Randall. Welcome to Nexus High School."

My uncle, Astral Spirit said everyone had a gift. Maybe I've finally found mine."

To be continued.

Author's Note

These are what would some of the characters look like.

Starlight Glimmer

Silverstream

Ocellus

The artwork above belongs to Lhenao