The cool thing about transferring to a school like Nexus High is that not only a great place to invent things it’s also a great place to reinvent things. Namely, myself. So instead of being known as the school flake, I now get a second chance at being good ol’ reliable Twilight Sparkle. Problem…

Matterhorn got thrown across the Canterlot Museum.

… I haven’t made it to school because I had to stop this Salamander from stealing a gem from the Canterlot Museum.

“So this is the Matterhorn I’ve heard so much about,” Salamander scoffed as he fire a laser blast at her. Matterhorn dodged it then did a swift kick to the ribs then was on top of him.

“Give it some time. I grow on you, like a pimple,” Matterhorn said.

“Then you deserve to be eliminated like one!” Salamander shook her with his tail.

I really did have the best intentions of getting to school on time. It was an hour ago that things went wrong.

One hour beforehand

“Phew! Did you your gym clothes in your backpack?” As Monica was disgusted by the smell.

“Probably, I was working with some substances,” Twilight replied as she had her costume in her bag and forgot to wash it. “So how’s your first day back at Crystal Prep?”

“It went well. How was yours?”

“You know, met some cool people, got work with some awesome equipment, and today, I’m getting my own lab!”

“If can do solid, can grab some of my experiments, Nexus’s policy is to confiscate anything left behind and prefer these to remain, uh, private.”

"What kind of experiments?"

"You know scientists never reveal their secrets."

"That for magicians, not scientists."

"Whatever. Can you?"

"I see what I can do. See you."

The Twilight's phone rang. "Uh-oh. It looks like some crazy guy is attacking the Canterlot Museum. 20 minutes before school... I can stop this guy and wash my costume."

To now

And that was my first miscalculation of the day.

Matterhorn dodged Salamander's attacks.

"Watch it, buddy! You break it, you buy it!" Matterhorn exclaimed as Salamander grab a T-Rex skull and threw it at her only to miss and hit the model-size airplane. "Or you break it, I get crushed by it!"

"Oh, the hell you don't!" Matterhorn created a wall of ice and stop it. "Museum members get 20% life-saving acts of heroism," Then got slammed by Salamander's tail.

"Man, this guy is like a bull in a china shop," Matterhorn said then shock his eyes. "Time to rein this bull in." Matterhorn attempted to freeze him but broke out.

"And this clearly my second miscalculation of the day, Your tail has the strength of a wrecking ball, and know a place where there are fewer things to wreck."

Matterhorn use grab the gem out of Salamander posseion.

"Hey, Salamander, I heard the tiniest ones are more dangerous, wanna prove me wrong."

"Oh, I intend to!" Salamander smiled as they smash into the subway and take the gem away from her. "So long, kiddo my ride is here!"

"Hey, nobody rides for free in this town!" Matterhorn caught with him.

"What the hell is that stench?" He asked as he whiff of her clothes

"I say it's the subway we both know I need to wash my costume."

Salamander used his tail and tried to whack her.

"Fine! I'll clean it tonight!

Matterhorn went to him kicked then did a flurry of punches, Salamander slammed Matterhorn into the subway seat then spun around three times but Matterhorn dogged it and fired an electric whip from her gauntlet.

"Great things about new heroes their aim still needs practice."

"Really, if I was aiming for you," Matterhorn smirked as pulled the emergency brake which Salamander to lose his balance which allowed Matterhorn to punch him then the police showed up. "Here go boys!"

"Thanks. Come on, big guy, you got a nice cell waiting for you," The cop said

...

"I can't believe I'm late for the first meeting with my class advisor," Twilight said as she was into running the school and someone. "Hey buddy, I'm supposed to meet Dr. David Crawford here."

"That is me, follow me please," David said as they walked and arrived at the lab. "And you are five minutes late Ms. Sparkle."

"My bad, so is this is it?"

"Yes, this is your new lab, for the semester."

"Oh, wait this can't be right. This is Monica's lab."

"Monica Simon is no longer at this school."

"Yeah, but she'll be back. Isn't there another lab I could use?"

"No, there are no other labs available at this moment. Now rip that nameplate off for me."

"I feel really weird about this, maybe I don't even need one."

"Oh, trust me, you're going to need a lab. Now, take that name down and put this one up,"

David handed her a nameplate with her name on it and gave to her and she did as she was told.

"Once this place is cleared out, it will all be yours."

"How long will it take?"

"Depends on how fast you can move."

"I got to move everything?"

"All confiscated experiments go in the vault at the end of the hall."

...
...

"What in the world is all this, Monica?" Twilight said to herself as looked in the box and pulled out a strange device. "Wonder what this does?"

"Twilight," Randall came into the room. "I was told I'd find you in here. Come with me I wanna introduce you to someone."

...

"Uh, has anyone seen Moondancer or Potion Nova?" Randall asked Starlight, Ocellus, Silverstream, and a new guy named Sandbar as he and Twilight. "I want them to meet Twilight."

"Knowing those two," Starlight expressed. "They're out collecting samples. But we can show the newbie around."

"Sure can," Sandbar exclaimed. "My name is Sandbar if want you to want to know and welcome to the Think Tank, Twilight. This is where we mix, mingle and motivate."

"What he means is," Silverstream explained. "This is where we show off the work we're doing."

"Yeah," Ocellus chirped. "Check this security robot that I made."

Ocellus turned the robot on.

Yo! Something isn't right. The robot said looked at her.

"What, I got tired of the usual robotic voice, so I replaced it with my own."

You're out of here buddy. The robot grabbed Twilight.

"Hey, get off me!" She exclaimed.

"You must not be in the system yet."

"Sounds like an excuse to test my new scrambler," Starlight exclaimed then fired it forcing it to shut down and let go of Twilight. "it can cut the power to anything mechanical."

"Nice work, Starlight. Now students, regarding Ocellus's robot, how could this situation have been avoided?" Randall asked.

"Visual recognition?"

"Automatic updates?"

"Wear leggings?" Twilight asked then everyone laughed.

"Is that the best idea you came up with?" Silverstream asked her. "Moondancer will have your ass for that one."

"Let's not be so hard on Twilight," Randall reassure. "It is his first week. I'm sure he has plenty of ideas he can contribute to the group. Don't you?"

"Of course, I have ideas...starting to keep my idea safely in my backpack, BRB!" Twilight rushed out of the Think Tank.

...
...

"Man, do I feel out of my league," Twilight said to herself while sitting in her new lab. "But you can do this, they want ideas, you'll give them ideas."

Hours Later

"I got nothing, got to relax I'm sure something will come."

Then Randall came in.

"Having a little trouble?"

"A little, I have no idea where to start."

"No need to worry, lots of students stay late to work on their projects. An idea will pop. Just start with something close to your heart. See you tomorrow."

"Thanks, Randall. Close to my heart, huh? Then might be the perfect time to perfect my Matterhorn costume."

Twilight went to work on her costume testing out some new features then her brother called.

"Sorry, Shinning, I just lost track of the hour. Time flies when you're having fun...anyway, I got to go...see you later." Twilight finished her call and then heard something then ran to it.

Yo! Something isn't right. Ocellus's bot went off as another robot that rip its head off.

"I don't recall anyone working on techno-organic or whatever the hell is that? I don't suppose you've got a student ID, have you?"

The robot pushed her aside and went to the vault.

"Hey! Nobody pushes me around... except the fact everyone does but there is one person you can't."

...

"Something tells me that's not a school-sanctioned project," In came The Masked Matterhorn. "So hand it over."

The robot threw a device that Twilight looked from before and started to glow.

"Son of bitch," Matterhorn exclaimed. "I think I know what that does now."

It exploded and the blast send her back with most of her costume being scorched.

"Now, I see why most guys were armored suits. This job hurts. I was hoping to test my new tech before using it, but this leaves me no choice. And almost no pants."

The robot saw her and fired energy blasts at her, which made her dodge.

"Time to debut a new Matterhorn fashion line."Matterhorn went into Twilight's room the robot got what he came for and was about to leave.

"Hold it!" Matterhorn came out with shoulder armor, dark purple spandex, shiny steel boots, metal finger-less gauntlets, and a mask that concealed her identity perfectly. Peering through the goggles on her mask. "Let's see how you deal with The Masked Matterhorn new and improved."

The robot fired another energy blast at her.

"Not a fan of the new look, are you?" She asked while dodging. "Give it some time, like a pimple, wait I already used that."

The robot threw another bomb at her. Matterhorn grabbed it and sent it right back to him.

"Time to workshop some new material," Matterhorn threw a couple of punches and kicks at it. "So maybe you could quite tiring ruin my evening."

As they were fighting, Ocellus walked out of the room.

"Look out!" Matterhorn grabbed the young girl's attention and made a containment bubble to encase her allowing the robot to escape.

"Matterhorn?" Ocellus asked. "What's going on?"

"I don't know exactly," Matterhorn replied. "But whatever that thing was, I let it get away."

"You saved my life, and if there's was a choice between the two, I think you made the right one."

"Thanks, I really appreciate that."

"Hey, do you know you? You sound familiar."

"Ooo, would look at the time, I really got to get going!" Matterhorn left the school and headed home.

The next morning at Topanga’s

“You okay, Twi?” Monica asked.

“Yeah…just went through another all-nighter on reading,” Twilight replied.

“I’m glad your okay because after last night…I'm surprised there’s still a school to go to. It is true you there when it happened?”

“Yeah along with Ocellus.”

“Wow. And the thing just started ripping the place apart, huh?”

“Not really. It went after your stuff.”

“My stuff?”

“Yeah, the exact same stuff you asked me to get for you. But I got this for you. It’s not a bomb is it?”

“Bomb? Don’t be ridiculous… I would never create something like that. Got to go see you later.”

…

At Crystal Prep

“Well, well, well look who’s back at Crystal Prep,” Spencer greeted Monica. “Guess you not smart enough after all are you, Simon?”

“Oh I am smart enough,” Monica shot back. “Smart enough to know that someone set me up, Rhodes.”

“You’re a fraud.”

“And you’re as clueless as your old man!”

Both were about to fight until Randall stopped them.

“Randall?” Monica asked then sees Twilight, Sandbar, Silverstream, and Starlight. “What are you doing here?”

“Talking to people about your character, Monica,” Randall replied then heard a loud thump then the robot from before attacked and grabbed Monica, and headed out.

“Let me go!” Monica exclaimed.

“Head metalhead!” Matterhorn showed up grabbing its attention. “First, Nexus, now Crystal Prep? What are you, school shopping?”

The robot fired an energy blast at her.

“Nice try,” Matterhorn dodges it and blasts a fire beam at it to lose its grip on Monica. “But looks like you don’t have a good grip on the situation or student for the matter.”

The robot traps her and prepares to fire.

“Is this because I called you ‘metalhead’ because if you look closer you’ll see I’m really nice person.”

“Matterhorn hang on!” Starlight fire her tech scramber and Matterhorn was free.

“Love that piece of tech.”

“Thanks. Do I know you? You sound familiar.”

“No Tengo idea de lo que estas hablano” Matterhorn said ‘l have no idea what you talking about in Spanish then the robot grabbed Starlight.

“What the... I thought I took this robot down.”

“Your tech disables machines and the thing seems to be made of the same stuff and around me!”

The robot grabbed and squeezed her.

“Got to stop this thing from crushing me. Wait a minute…”

Matterhorn used her magic and grabbed the device that Monica had earlier.

“What are you doing?! Get off!” Monica exclaimed.

“Not you. But clearly, this thing senses something about you. So let's give it what it wants.”

Matterhorn dropped the bomb in front of the robot causing it to explode as Matterhorn brought forth an ice shield.

“Too bad my powers didn’t come from a turtle. I could use a hard shell right now.”

“This girl is a menace. You all saw it,” Monica pointed at her. “She tried to pull me into danger.”

“That’s not true. I was-“

“Every time you showed up something bad happens.”

“Monica,” Starlight pleaded. “She saved our lives.”

“Twice,” Silverstream came in.

“You're being played, both you and Starlight. She’s hiding something and I intend to prove it.”

“I’m sorry she feels that way,” Randall came in.

“Especially since saving us from being destroyed seems to be a regular thing with you,” Ocellus added.

“Well this time, I think we all played a part,” Matterhorn said.

“Awesome,” Silverstream said and prepare to take a selfie.

“We should do one with Twilight,” Randall suggested. “By the way where is she?”

“Who knows where she can be… but I got someplace, I need to be. Have a great day!”

Matterhorn activated her jet boots and flew up.

“She has the oddest-sounding voice.”

“I know,” Silverstream agreed. “She was even talking Spanish earlier.”

“Hey guys,” Everyone turned around and see Twilight.

“Where the hell were you?”

“What do you mean where was I? There was a giant robot attacking, I was hiding in the bathroom.”

“Well, you missed getting a picture with Matterhorn.”

“Sure did,” Sandbar exclaimed. “Posting it on the Nexus High website.”

While they were talking, Spencer and his dad overlooked them.

“You almost had him, dad.”

“Not to worry, son,” William assure him. “Black Hawk, the Destroyers. All part of the master’s plan.”

Meanwhile

“Little white lies aside,” Twilight was taking her dog Spike for a walk as he gain the ability to talk. “Hasn’t been a bad first day on the job. In fact, I'm feeling pretty good.”

“Maybe that thing about second chances, they’ll not about doing things differently, they’re about seeing things differently. Like an opportunity instead of a struggle. A hero instead of a celebrity. Or even friends that you saw as strangers… You were right Uncle, your talent was making sense of things… but if you wouldn’t mind keeping an eye on me. I’ve got a sense we could do this together.”

Both Twilight and Spike heard sirens and rushed over to her home and went upstairs… as her dog was sleeping, Twilight put on her Matterhorn costume.

“And might even have some fun, Whoo-hoo!”

Author's Note

Here is more character artwork, the credit goes to Lhenao

Moondancer

Potion Nova

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