Chapters Episode 1-Weclome to Nexus Part 1
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
Episode 2-Weclome to Nexus Part 2
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
Sandbar
It was another day in Canterlot as the police along with The Masked Matterhorn were chasing the supervillain Vargas
“Hold on,” Matterhorn was talking to Monica on her phone while chasing Vargas. “Let me get a better spot. How about now? Good, because I was trying to say that I was coming. Just go on a little caught in something.”
“What can be more important than my dad’s unveiling of the Simon Academy for Geniuses.”
“Nothing, it just that cops have all of downtown blocked off in pursuit of this Vargas guy.”
“Vargas? As the supervillain who went off the radar?”
“Yeah, that one popped back out and stole some Crimson Corp tech.”
Matterhorn fired an electric beam at him but missed.
“Don’t worry I’ll be there just as soon as the traffic light change,” Matterhorn said then sees Vargas to her right and followed him. “And there it’s bye. Let’s get this done and nothing else can go wrong I hope.”
As Matterhorn was chasing Vargas, three kids saw them.
“Go Matterhorn!,” one kid exclaimed.
“Come on, Scoots,” another one told her with a southern accent. “We going to be late for school.”
“Not really, Apple Bloom,” a third one spoke up. “Principal Celestia said that going a field trip for the unveiling of Simon Academy for Geniuses.”
“Exactly Sweetie Belle, which is why we need to get a move on,” Apple Bloom then looked up as a ladder was falling down on an old woman.
“Look out!” Apple Bloom pushed her out of the way of the falling debris.
With Matterhorn
“And now to stop this guy cold, literally,” Matterhorn did an ice blast at Vargas but dodged it then police choppers surrounded him.
"Why bother fighting for the shy,” Vargas arms his blaster. “When the whole city will soon belong to Vargas!”
Vargas took out the tail rotor and the chopper started to fall.
“Tail rotor’s out. I’m going down,” the pilot exclaimed.
“How isn’t most kids deal with homework and I deal with five tons of crashing metal,” Matterhorn said to herself as fired a grappling hook and tied it to the clock tower. “Hopefully this pulley will keep it falling.”
But it didn’t and the helicopter part was falling.
“Forgot compensating for the weight distribution. Now I’ve got to save the pilots and the people on the street.”
Most of them ran away from it but one them tripped and tried to escape Surprisingly Vargas grabs her and climbs a building.
“Did Vargas do my job for me,” Matterhorn used her magic to slowly grabbed the plane?
“Thanks, Matterhorn,” A pilot thanked her.
“That’s unusual.”
“We got Vargas cornered. All units respond,”
“Hold your fire. He’s taken a captive.”
“That ain’t happening!” Matterhorn went after him.
Vargas climbs the building with the woman in tow. The woman elbowed him forcing him to lose his grip on her making her fall down but was caught by The Masked Matterhorn.
“Hello there,” Matterhorn greeted her then landed on the ground. “There you are, safe can be.”
“Thanks, I don’t mean to judge but you could have used your anti-gravity mine to stop it from reaching ground level,”
“Yeah, I mean, I guess that’s one way of doing it.”
“But you still prefer your way, huh?”
“Not to judge, but you know could have busted ended with saying ‘thanks’ right?”
“I guess that’s one way I could’ve done that. But the people you put in harm’s way usually greet you with a warm reception?”
“No, anyway I got to go!”
At the newly minted Simon Academy. most from Nexus and Canterlot High School including the Mane 6 (Sunset Shimmer, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy) who were also attending the event.
"I hope nothing bad, to Sweetie Belle and the others," Rarity said in concern as if on cue the Cutie Mark Crusaders arrive.
"Did we miss it?" Scootaloo asked while being.
"Barely," Rainbow said. "What the hell happen to you guys?"
"We're on our way, then we saw the Masked Matterhorn and police chasing this Vargas guys and she was so cool!"
"Wait a minute, she's for real?" Applejack asked.
"Yeah, she is," Apple Bloom replied. "We even joined the Matterhorn fan club." As they showed their membership cards.
"Please tell me, how the heck to I get in this club," Pinkie said as she popped out nowhere.
"Moving on," Rarity said. "You know I've the Matterhorn in action when she faced ruthless brute...what his name again?"
"Black Hawk," Sweetie Belle answered.
Moments later
“And I missed it,” Twilight said as she walk in.
“Sure did,” Monica added..
“I’m so, sorry, Monica.”
“Forget it, Sparkle and let me show you around. Everyone who is anybody was here. Including Randall and the Nexus High gang. Maybe we can catch up with them on the tour. I got to say, I'd never actually admit to him, but my dad opening this school for geniuses is pretty cool.”
“Nice view,” Twilight looked out the window.
“Yeah, Caleb converted the penthouse of the Simon building so that the Simon Academy is at the very top. Gives students something to reach for.”
“That’s a long way to reach.”
“And that’s why our students will be to very best,” Monica’s dad Caleb Simon came up to them. “Starting with Monica here, who’s been appointed class president by the way.”
“Mr. Simon. It’s good to see you again sir.”
“”You as well, Twilight. Are you here for enrollment?”
“No, Mr. Simon, I already got accepted into Nexus High.”
“Well let’s just hope you don’t get suspended for something that you didn’t do.”
…
“Don’t worry sir,” Twilight reassured him. “I have no doubt that will get clean up very soon. But it was nice of you to do all this for Monica.”
“If involves my daughter, I’ll move mountains if needed.”
“Wouldn’t that upset the balance of nature?” Randall asked along with Celestia and Luna, Principal and Vice-Principal of Canterlot High.
“We wouldn't have to deal wildlife control,” Celestia added.
“Science is the enhancement of nature, you both know that. It good to see you all again.”
“We would't have missed it,” Luna shakes his hands. “Any opportunity to expand of young students is always a reason to celebrate.”
“I glad you see it that way.”
“Of course, schools should be exist within a supportive environment.”
“Well, I assure you, by the end of the day, our school will be full as well. In fact, let’s look in on some of auditions, shall we?”
“Glad to see it’s not just Nexus’s events you’re late for,” Starlight joked.
“There’s was a lot of traffic,” Twilight retorted.
“Well, you know what they say. The shortest distance between two points is the express train,” the lady from before said a long with someone else.
“Hey, Twilight, you still haven’t met Potion Nova or Moondancer,” Silverstream came in.
“Hello I’m Twilight.”
“We both know who you are,” Moondancer said.
“You do?”
“Yes,” Potion Nova nodded. “You saved everyone from Ethersteel fire. Nicely done.”
“Thanks.”
“Don’t let go to your head,” Starlight nudged her shoulder. “You still ruined my entire project.”
“Over here everyone,” Caleb grabbed everyone’s attention to see the interview. “I prefer to two-way mirrors so as not to intimidate the interviewees.
In the conference room
“I’m sure aware that a position at the Simon Academy is highly coveted. So what you think you have what it takes to be a student here?”
“My name is John Jameson and not only am studying astrophysics, but the Space Agency has already adopted two of my ideas, while adopted the motto Falling is not an option .”
“Well as the son of the brilliant William Rhodes, I have the genes for excellence,” Spencer said.
“Because I’m super smarter is why,” Starlight explained.
“Don’t you already go to Nexus?”
“What? I’m covering my bases.”
“Herman and I are best friends so we work well together. In fact, we made this new tech. I called mine Clash-Tech because it manipulate sound.”
“And created these gauntlets I called Shockers that allow me to control vibrations.”
The interviewers were impressed by their display.
“Very impressive, young men,” Caleb said on the other side. “But do you have the drive to outshine the competition?”
“Yes sir!”
“Of course.”
“Oh crap,” Pinkie suddenly said then hid behind the table.
“Good because I can only take one of you.”
“Hold the phone, but we’re a team.”
“And I’m looking for a solo act. So whoever impressed me the most will be the student here. Questions?”
“Mr. Simon, Harris, and I worked-hey watch it!” Herman exclaimed.
“Sorry man,” Harris apologized. “Sorta slipped.
“You did that on purpose.”
“Did not, you know that switch stick a little. It just needs a fix.”
“Yeah it just needs a boost from my—“
Harris did Sonic Blast at Clayton.
“What are doing?”
“I was only trying to help.”
“Yeah, help yourself get into this school.”
“Sorry, I overreacted.”
“Stay away from me.”
Harris blasted part of the the wall on the other side everyone heard it.
“Uh oh,” Both Rainbow and Fluttershy gasped.
“I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“I said get away from me!”
Harris did another Sonic blast and two boys started to fight each other.
“These guys are out of control,” Twilight exclaimed as tried to stop them.
“You want more!”
He fired a Sonic blast the Clayton avoided but Twilight and two other people out the window.
“Twi!”
“Rainbow, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie,” Sunset called for her friends. “We needs to get these people out her!”
“Right!” Everyone agreed.
With Twilight
“Don’t need a costume to do some good,” Twilight threw her anti-gravity mines and interviewers back the press a button on her phone.”But I can do more as…”
Twilight was in costume as the elevator went up.
“The Masked Matterhorn!” As jumped out and got in between the boys and stopped them. “That;s enough you two.”
“If it wasn’t for my gravity mines some innocent people might have been hurt.”
“I can’t believe you turn on me after worked so hard for this day.”
“Stop with the act! You did it first.”
“Crap!” one of the workers exclaimed. “They caused an electric fire in the biological lab!”
“Stop! Don’t hit the alarm, he’ll manipulate the sound!”
Matterhorn tried to stop him but already sounded there alarm.
“I’ll show you the true sound.”
“Uh, what's he doing?” Applejack asked.
“He’s about to unleash a sound bomb,” Matterhorn explained. “And for the record, I planned on using an electric net!
“Or make a wall of ice!” Moondancer suggested.
“Good idea!” Matterhorn did just that as Clayton unleashed sound take most of the room. “Is everyone okay?”
“Is she auditioning too? Then need a bigger arena to show off the full extent of my work.”
“And may the best student win.”
Both jumped out of the building.
“Hey, who said I was a student? And I’m not auditioning!”
“Good,” Matterhorn turned to Caleb. “Because so far I’m not impressed.”
Matterhorn ignored him and follow them.
Both Harris and Herman landed and fought each other.
“If wanted you out of this partnership you should’ve said so,” Clayton called.
“As opposed to sabotaging it, as you did?” Herman asked. “You’re the one who wanted out. I just didn’t realize it included our friendship.”
Herman caused the ground to quake and Harris went in the air to avoid it. Herman followed it with a sonic blast and Clayton dodge those but fell down to a pile of dirt due to his tech being short of sound.
“Need more sound.”
Harris threw two mines that produced sound allowing his device to charge up. Then Matterhorn showed up between them.
“How are you guys gonna get into any school when you’re stuck in detention for 30 years?”
“I don’t know who you are, but we were here first.”
He did a sound wave blast that send Matterhorn in a wail.
Back at Simon Academy.
“Is that everyone?” Rarity asked as she and her friends evacuated the building.
“Not quite,” Applejack said. “I do believe we have one person missing that Twilight Sparkle girl. Where is she?”
“I wish I knew,” Monica replied. “How does a girl fall out of a window and so disappear?”
Harris got on top of a truck then Herman blasted him which cause him to jump and truck that was carried helium tanks skyrocketed.
“Lookout,” Matterhorn grabbed Sunset as one of the helium tanks came right at her. “Are you okay ma’am?”
“Thanks to you,” Sunset replied. “By the way have you seen a girl named Twilight Sparkle.”
“Can’t say that I’d had, but if I did I use mine gravity mine to save her from the fall.”
Matterhorn saw a cement truck slide across the road and used her ice beam and stop it. Meanwhile, Clayton and Herman continued to fight each unaware that Vargas was targeting them.
“Looks like we’re all trying to impress Caleb Simon,” Vargas said then followed them.
…
…
“Time to see which tech has the strongest impact!” Herman exclaimed.
“I think we both know the answer to that!” Harris retorted then their tech went off.
“What the hell, man? You’ve never had the power to do that.”
“It’s not me. Someone’s siphoning the juice from our tech.”
“Not someone, Vargas. With an assist from Henry Wells on course.” As he was draining the power from their tech.
Vargas jumped down and then kick Harris into a wall.
“I’ll take that,” Vargas took his Clash Tech and put it on then did the same to Herman.
“And I’d hate see this hardware go to waste,” as he rewire it then Matterhorn was right behind him.
“Vargas? Don’t tell me that your auditioning for Simon Academy too. They are going to have one crazy debate club.”
Vargas fired a blast from combine tech at her but dodged it.
“Don’t feel the force of that combination.”
“Going somewhere!” Vargas came through the bottom and continue to fired.
“You must have hearing problems because I said I don’t need feel that again.”
“Matterhorn! Aim for the chest plate, it can’t take a direct hit” Herman exclaimed.
“While you’re at it, crush the wristband of Herman’s gauntlet. That ‘s where houses the power source!” Harris added as Vargas tries to punch her.
“Thank fellas,” Matterhorn appreciated the advice. “Now the question is how do I get close to the guy.”
The Matterhorn saw a jackhammer and idea popped in her head.
“Of course! A worker can withstand the vibrations of that jackhammer because he’s wearing shock absorbers. Good timing to test my latest feature of the suit. Activate Surge Mode.”
Matterhorn’s suit was flowing with electricity.
“That should do the trick,” Matterhorn did as Vargas came and blasted her only knocking her back a little. “Alright it worked!”
“How?” Vargas exclaimed as Matterhorn got close and smashed the chest plate and then ripped the gauntlet.
“No tech grabbing for you,” Matterhorn exclaimed as Vargas kicked her through a wall disabled the Surge Mode but was okay. “Not bad for a field test but next time tried to increase the voltage.”
Meanwhile Vargas grabbed both Clayton and Harris and dangle them off the building.
“Herman, if this is the end, I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry too. You’re my best friend.”
“Aww, how touching, I can’t separate such devoted pals, so I’ll take you both out!” Vargas drops them as Matterhorn walk out.
“Damnit, I’m not a fan of three-spilled second decision,” Matterhorn groans. “But a different fan might finally work here.”
Matterhorn switch the Gust Mode and created wind vortex that slowed their fall and Vargas escapes.
“That twice he’s gotten way.”
“We’re sorry ma'am.”
“Yeah, we don’t know what gotten into us. We just got carried away.”
“Well you’re about to be carried back to Simon Academy to face the music.”
“Wait do we need to airborne?”
“Yeah, I’ve had my fill of flying for one day.”
“Technically, yes but the Surge Mode took out the jet boots so we’re doing your way.”
Moments later Matterhorn and two boys were back at Simon Academy by the elevator.
“I still can’t find Twilight,” Potion Nova told Randall.
“Hey,” Matterhorn grabbed their attention. “How did you get out of the ice wall?”
“Easy, used a simple chemical compound and they dissolved pretty quick.”
“Really? Better than starting a fire, eh?” Matterhorn asked then the security guard came by.
“We’ll take these two.”
“I’d like to say that while they do deserve to reprimanded, these boys helped me get the stolen tech from Vargas. So, I vote for some leniency.”
“No charges need to file,” Caleb came in. “I take full responsibility. They were merely giving the type of audition I’d expect from a student of Simon Academy. Congratulations, Herman you’re in that Shocker technology is simply incredible, better luck next time, Harris.”
“That’s no way to run a school Caleb,” Celestia exclaimed. “I can understand that pushing the boundaries of science is often necessary but crossing ethical lines is not something you want to encourage.”
“Competition breeds excellence, Celestia,” Caleb shot back. “I’m surprised you don’t know that. But both you and Randall can run your schools the way you do and I'll do it my way.”
Celestia glared at him and then walked to Harris. “Come on along everyone we’re leaving including you Harris our newest student.”
“Wait,” Sandbar realized something. “Whatever happened to Twilight?”
“Oh, she landed safely a few blocks away with one of mine gravity mine,” Matterhorn explained to him.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Oh, by the way, I wound using your fan maneuver you suggested,” Matterhorn mentioned to Moondancer. “It came quite handy today.”
“Of course it did,” Moondancer replied. “Bummer that Vargas got away again.”
“But at least I got the… oh who I am kidding it’s not a win until Vargas is brought in. Today feels like a long way down.”
…
Sometime later at Topanga’s
“I don’t know,” Twilight explained to Monica what happened to her. “As I was coming down, the wind changed direction, and I landed directly in the East River. I still can’t get the smell of fish out of my clothes.”
“I’m telling you, the Matterhorn is no good,” Monica said.
“Yet, she saves my life and yours.”
“I’m still not convinced. Agree to disagree.”
“Still can’t believe how those two turn on each other like that.”
“I know, to let some school get in the friendship is ridiculous. Let’s never be like them.”
“Never ever.” Both Twilight and Monica touched their glasses.”
Author's Note
More artwork, credit to Lhenao
Sunset Shimmer
Rainbow Dash
Pinkie Pie
Rarity
Applejack
Fluttershy
Twilight Sparkle
Cuite Mark Crusaders (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Sctooaloo)
“You ever one of those days?” Matterhorn asked while doing flying around the city.
“You get out of bed, you take a shower, you air dry by flying around the city, and then out of nowhere some jerk in a robo suit attack you?”
The Destroyer from before send her into a wall.
“Well, this is definitely one of those days and forget to brush my teeth.”
“Taking you down will be child’s play, Matterhorn,” Destroyer exclaimed.
“Really hotshot, you sucker punch me, but now you got my full attention.”
“What I want is your life.”
It slams fists down on her but avoids it.
“Sorry, I’m actually using it right now.”
Matterhorn did a spin kick to it and the froze it.
“It seems like every asshole in town wants to my archenemy these days.”
The Destroyer literally broke the ice by smashing it.
“Okay, nice trick have you seen this one!”
Matterhorn did fire blast then hop to a lamppost then her headset ringed.
“Hello?”
“Hey Twi, you on your way?” Monica was calling.
“Yeah, Monica…I’m not gonna make it.” As she dodged the missies.
“My schedule kind of blew up today.”
“Oh that's too bad, I’ve got some news I wanted to share in person but guess I can tell you over the phone.”
“Yeah, but can it wait?”
“I guess so. I just thought you should be the first to know—“
“Great! I’ll call back later.”
“Who the hell are you talking to?” Destroyer asked blasting her.
“That for me to know and you stand still while ripping the wiring from your power pack.”
Matterhorn got on the back and rip out the power pack.
“Without those power, circuits look like you can’t pull off that little anti-beam trick can you? Now let’s see who you really are.”
Matterhorn ripped the face part and initiated self-destruct mode and began the countdown.
“Countdowns are never good!” Matterhorn exclaimed the got on the back.
“Okay think, the thing is complex to diffuse here but I remove the danger part of it.”
Matterhorn rips the head and tosses it into the sea only to see the countdown was still going.
“The head was the clock part. Who the hell make these things? Okay. That weighs about 400 pounds. So carry the one.”
Matterhorn used her magic and lifted the robot out of town before it went boom.
“And the power of geometry ladies and gentlemen.”
Matterhorn looked down on the gauntlet and notice the timer had ten minutes before class started.
“And with the new alarm system I created, I won’t be late to class ever again.”
Meanwhile, Spencer Rhodes took down the visor and toss it down only for Caleb to catch it.
“Damn it, I almost had her.”
“Relax young Rhodes, you control my Destroyers as well as your father. Welcome to Simon Academy.”
…
At Nexus High
“Come on Monica. Answer your phone,” Twilight hope that Monica would pick up.
“Hello.”
“Monica, it’s Twilight. What did you wanna tell me?”
“That I’ve been clear of all charges meaning I’m back baby!”’ As Monica and the others as Twilight walked toward them.
“Yeah! Monica in the house!” Sandbar exclaimed then high-fived her.
“Sorry, buddy. I tried to tell you.”
“No… I’m just happy that I didn’t miss the celebration.”
“We should celebrate,” Randall came in.
“Monica’s a big part of the school, so we should do something can take part in. Any ideas?”
“Let’s have another science fair.” Ocellus suggested.
“No way, a physics tournament,” Starlight argued.
“All good options but maybe something different this time.”
“Stoner, how do they celebrate in your country?”
“Math-A-Thon!” Stoner said.
“Phew!” Twilight was relieved. “I was afraid you were suggesting a dance.”
“A dance! That’s perfect! We’ll have a dance this Saturday night. Good idea, Twilight.”
“Yes, I was the award-winning dancer at old school. Oh crap, I need to find a suit for Saturday night.”
Stoner runs off leaving the night. Then Starlight punched Twilight’s shoulder.
“Ow!” Twilight felt it.
“A dance? Thanks a lot, Sparkle.” Starlight storms off.
“How that’s how Nexus High decided to have its first-ever dance,” Potion Nova said.
“I didn’t want a dance. I don’t even know how to dance. I’m a scientist for crying out loud!”
“Relax, Twilight,” Moondancer calmed her down. “My uncle Stargazer Shadow is a renowned scientist and taught me two-step in a single afternoon. It’s all about angles and got until Saturday.”
At Twilight’s House, it was Saturday, and Twilight was dressed up for the dance.
“Uh, Twilight are you okay?” Spike asked as Twilight was dancing awkwardly.
“I’m not Spike,” Twilight replied. “It's Saturday and still don’t how to dance.”
“Don’t worry,” her dog reassured her. “You do fine just find your grove and go from there.”
“Thanks, Spike.”
At Nexus High, Randall called the best party planner Canterlot City had to offer, Pinkie Pie.
“All right people,” Pinkie rallies her friends (Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Sunset, Sonata Dusk, and her boyfriend and fellow part planner Cheese Sandwich. “We got to make this party look great since it is their's first dance of the semester. So, Rainbow and Rarity decor, Aj and Sunset food and drinks, Sonata arts and crafts, me and Cheese got the games. Any questions?”
Everyone shook their heads that they had no questions.
“Alrighty then let’s do this!” the party girl puts on her sunglasses and everyone got to work.
With Rainbow, Rarity, and Sonata Dusk.
“Man, I can’t believe that Pinkie is pulling out all the stop,” Rarity put on the table cloth that she picked out.
“Well you know her,” Rainbow added. “If there’s a party, Pinkie will be there.”
“I’ll say,” Sonata came in amazed.
“Anyway thanks for helping us out.”
“No biggie, I just want to say that me and my sisters are sorry for what we did to you at the Battle of the Bands and hope we become good friends.”
“Don’t worry yourself, darling, we wouldn’t have any other way.'
Hours later the party was in full swing.
“Yes, this is my jam!” Stoner exclaimed while dancing.
With Moondancer she was talking to her uncle.
“It was really nice of you to volunteer to chaperone, Uncle Stargazer. Especially on such short notice.”
“Of course,” Stargazer replied as Stoner started to feel weird.
“Whoa, Stoner are you okay?” Silverstream asked.
“Yeah, I’m fine, it’s just a headache.”
“Can I have everyone’s attention?” Twilight was on stage.
“I wanted to say a few words about why we’re here tonight. To welcome back Monica back to Nexus High.”
Everyone started to clap.
“As you know, Monica couldn’t be with us for a while, during that time I think we all felt something. Something that wasn’t there before. A void. And that’s because Harry has such a big presence. Her heart is bigger, her dreams are bigger and her generosity is massive. Of course, the same can be said for his ego.”
Everyone chuckled a bit, and Pinkie started to shudder.
“Pinkie,” Sunset asked her. “What wrong?”
“My Pinkie sense is going haywire,” Pinkie replied.
“And that means?”
“That something big, heavy, and possibly have horns is about crash this party.”
As if on cue, a humanoid bull smashes through the doors.
“Monica, out the way!” Twilight grabbed her out of the bull path. “Everybody stay back! Look out!”
Twilight tackled both Ocellus and Silverstream from the table.
“Amazing,” Silverstream chirped.
“Fascinating,” Ocellus agreed.
“Glad you two find it impressively but don’t sit there while that thing attacks.”
“I doubt he sees us, most bulls have bad eyesight. And while a group of them are called a cattle.”
Twilight gave them a deadpan look and sees a headlight panel.
“Well let’s go with the bad eyesight idea.”
Twilight turned on the party lights causing the bull to ram right into them then immediately headed outside.
“Sorry pal,” Matterhorn came in and threw a table at it. “If you’re horn in on this dance you’re gonna have me as a partner.”
Matterhorn threw more stuff at it.
“And I’m not saying it won’t be fun, but I’ve been told I have two left feet.”
She got on the back of it and the bull threw her off.
“Don’t you know it takes two to tangle! It also takes some scaffolding and a speaker. Man, this guy takes a pummeling but not this!”
Matterhorn did an electric kick to it making the creature unconscious.
“Stay back, everyone,” Matterhorn warned everyone. “Wait until the police arrive."
“Is everyone okay?” Moondancer asked.
“I don’t know,” Starlight said while holding a piece of cloth. “I found pieces of Stoner clothes shredded.”
“Oh my god! It ate Stoner!” Sandbar exclaimed.
“That wasn’t the point I was making. I’ve been working retinal identifying app on my phone.”
She scanned the bull’s eye and showed a match.
“And this bull has the same rental print as Stoner.”
“He changes into a bull? How the hell is that possible?” Rainbow asked.
“And more importantly came we change him back?” Sunset asked then Monica brought her science kit.
“Let's take a blood sample so we can start work on a cure.”
“Hey guys,” Twilight walked in. I was calling the police and what was going on.
“Monica thinks we should get a sample of this bull thing’s blood,” Potion Nova explained. “But how are you gonna pierce the flesh? Their skin is like armor.”
“Most bulls have soft bellies, right Ocellus?” Twilight asked
“Yeah.” Ocellus replied
“A little Sparkle strength and one bull sample for you.”
Twilight handed it to Monica.
“Well let’s get this to the lab.”
Then the police show being baffled.
“Can anyone tell us what happened?”
“You, Twilight, and Moondancer go to work. We'll answer questions here," Ocellus said
In the lab Twilight, Monica and Moondancer went to work on an antidote.
“Okay. The mainframe is to isolate any foreign enzymes in Stoner’s blood.”
“I’ll check the DNA sequencing.”
“Twi can you send the figures.”
“This can’t be right,” Moondancer noticed something in the DNA. “I only know one person who’s ever bond particles likes this and that’s..”
Moondancer pulled a newspaper article on her uncle who had a breakthrough in particle bonding.
“Girls I got to go. You keep working. I need to check something out.”
“Wait where are you going?” Twilight asked as the computer showed something.
“The mainframe found a catalyst,” Monica exclaimed.
“Whoa,” Twilight look at the data strands. “Stoner’s DNA is being overpowered by Bullcertide genes. Can we untangle them?”
“I can try but this genetic strain will require its own anti-diffuser.”
“And that’s Moondancer’s field.”
Moments later…
“Did Moondancer come this way?”
“Yes,” Rarity replied. “She was looking for her uncle. I told her I saw him leave during the ruckus.”
“She turned white and ran out of here and said she’d check his house,” Applejack added.
“I should go after her she’s doing with that diffuser. You all right here?”
“Yeah, the police are about to haul the big guy out of here.”
While with Moondancer had arrived at her uncle’s house.
“Come on, Matterhorn fly faster,” as Twilight donned her costume. “Why does Professor Stargazer live so far from the school?
With Moondancer she rang the doorbell and heard nothing and noticed the door wasn’t locked and opened it.
“Uncle Stargazer?” Moondancer called for her uncle as walked around.
She turned around the corner and Vargas was in the house.
Before he could react Matterhorn crashes right through the window.
“Vargas!” Matterhorn exclaimed.
“Aw, you remember,” Vargas said. “Now prepare for a fight you’ll never forget.”
Vargas retract his claws and lunged at Matterhorn.
“Stay back, Matterhorn urged Moondancer as she hold off Vargas.
“I know the neighborhood has gone green but you don’t seem the least eco-friendly. Let alone regularly friendly.”
Moondancer slams a wooden chair at him then Vargas got close.
“Where do you think you going?”
Then proceeded to slam Matterhorn slammed into a wall.
“Get out of here!”
Moondancer left and lock herself in a room. Outside, Vargas and Matterhorn trade punches and kicks at each other.
“I don’t know how you found me, Matterhorn, but no one is going to find you forever!”
Vargas drop-kicked her and then slammed her into a wall.
“Maybe now I can dissect you and analyze how you can you do what did there. Something about you seems a little too famil—aah!” Vargas yelped as Moondancer stung from behind him.
“Moondancer what did you do,” Vargas shrieked as he change back into Stargazer Shadow.
“So, Vargas is really Professor Stargazer Shadow.”
“Worse, He’s my uncle.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Turns out he was also behind Stoner’s transformation into the Bulldozer.”
Moondancer handed her the antidote.
“But the good news is, we now have the diffuser needed to cure him.”
“I could teleport us to the school in no time flat, but someone should explain things to the police when they get here.”
“I’ll stay here and wait with him. He is family, after all.
…
…
“Twi!” Monica called her on the phone.
“Monica? ”
“Stoner bulled out again. Don’t come back here. This place is a madhouse. I couldn’t find the cure.”
“Don’t worry I call Moondancer she had it ready and sent to the…”
“The Masked Matterhorn,” Monica saw her flying over the school.
Matterhorn saved the people with her magic.
“Man, bull don’t sleep very long.”
Matterhorn got his back and hanged for dear life.
“I’ve got something that’ll make you more human. If you sit still for a sec.”
“Hopefully this will distract him,” Starlight said as she and Silverstream brought a bunch of loudspeakers.
“Hey it’s your favorite song, Stoner,” Silverstream exclaimed.
Stoner ram right through it and got stuck in the wall.
“Looks like music didn’t soothe this savage beast, but maybe this 30 cc’s of antidote will.”
Matterhorn injected the serum in the lower part and Stoner was back to normal.
“Did I win the dance contest?” Stoner asked.
“You were a smashing success,” Randall said as he and Monica ran over to him.
“Sweet.”
Disgraced Professor Stargazer Shadow is in the news again, this time for allegedly experimenting on teenagers. Stoner Verko a student at Nexus High, suffered a unique reaction when he was transformed into a genetically modified human bull. Fortunately, the quick-thinking students at Nexus not only subdued Verko but also created a cure. Stargazer now linked to recent Vargas incidents remains in police custody. Caleb Simon watching the news.
“You were right, you would make a fine addition to Simon Academy.”
…
“I just don’t get it Twilight,” Moondancer said as she and Twilight cleaned the house.
“Why would he do something like this? He’s the one who got me into science in the first place. Why would he betray everything he taught me to stand for?”
Moondancer shed a couple of tears.
“Moondancer, there’s not much I can say,” Twilight comforts her. “But my uncle got me science too. He once told me that ‘great power comes great responsibility.’ It seems your uncle just lost sight of that.”
“But if I’ve learned anything it’s that even though the person who inspired might be gone, it doesn’t mean he can’t still be here… in the mind.”
“Kind figured it out it had an important meaning. Thanks for being a good friend.”
Hours Later, Matterhorn was following the police cars.
“I may not be able to good as Twilight at it but I’m definitely getting better as The Masked Matterhorn!”
Author's Note
Here is the artwork of the Sirens and a few characters
Adagio Dazzle
Aria Blaze
Sonata Dusk
Wondercolts (Spitfire's Group)
Spitfire
Fleetfoot
Night Glider
Gallus
Soarin
The Masked Matterhorn (Twilight Sparkle)
Episode 5-Bedazzle and Thunder
It was fine day in Canterlot City as Rainbow Dash and Rarity were walking to school.
“It such glorious day for a walk isn’t Rainbow Dash,” Rarity exclaimed.
“You got that right,” Rainbow said as they turned the corner and something really bad. “Not her again.”
Rainbow saw her rival Lightning Dust picking on Lily Pad, the little girl that Pinkie Pie always watch.
“I said I don’t like you on my side of the street,” Lighting Dust threatened her.
“Hey!” Rainbow pushed her away from her. “Leave the kid alone!”
“No one asked you to butt in, Dash!” Garble came in.
“Says you,” Rainbow cracked her knuckles. “Unless you want a go for rounds.”
“You win this time,” Lightning grumble as she and her gang left.
“Are you okay?” Rarity asked.
“I’m fine. What’s her deal with me? I’d didn’t do anything wrong,” Lily groaned.
“You did nothing wrong darling, she’s had brash attitude towards everyone.”
“Back in grade school, both me and Fluttershy had our share of bullies.”
“What did you do?”
“Easy, work the courage to stand tall against them. And that’s real power! Oh no!”
“Oh no, what?”
“Oh no, there’s some sort of Destroyer headed for Simon Academy!”
“We need to help people before thing does something drastically.”
“Calling the police.”
“Nice thinking, come Rarity,” Rainbow grabbed her hand and took off at blazing speed.
At Simon Academy, The Destroyer crashed through the window and walk to Caleb.
“Simon,” The Destroyer projected a screen of William Rhodes. “I’ve come for you.”
“William Rhodes, it’s about time you returned my Destroyer,” Caleb said.
“I had every right to keep it. You didn’t deliver your end of the bargain. Didn’t give me a faculty position at Simon Academy after I framed your daughter for sabotage just like you asked.”
“Leave us.”
“Can’t do that. Under orders.” A bodyguard asked.
“The order came from me, you dumbass!”
Both of the bodyguards left and Caleb deactivated the shield.
“These things take time, William. You need to be patient.”
“In exactly one minute, this Destroyer will explode, taking you and your school with—“
Matterhorn came from out of nowhere and kicked it.
“Am I late for class?” Matterhorn asked.
“Matterhorn, you fool! That thing’s a bomb and it’s about to go off in Two minutes.”
“Two minutes? I can make my own Destroyer in that time, let alone diffuse one.”
Matterhorn put a anti-gravity mine on it and carried to the top of the building then her Danger Radar went off.
“Wait a minute. Danger Radar going off? That wasn’t two minutes! It's about to blow!”
The Destroy went kaboom shattering the glass of Simon Tower and Matterhorn felt the blast was falling.
With Rainbow and Rarity.
“We need to get inside!” Rainbow exclaimed then bumped into William.
“My bad,” Rainbow apologized.
“Watch we’re you going!”
“Here let us help you,” Rarity picked up the gem and Rainbow the necklace with lighting bolt charm.
“Give me that!” William grabbed the briefcase.
“How rude!” Rarity exclaimed.
“Matterhorn!” A worker shouted seeing The Masked Matterhorn falling.
“Oh heavens, she falling and not pulling out of it!”
“On it!”
Rainbow used her speed and did some cool parkour moves and grabbed her, then Rarity conjured a pink bed for Rainbow to landed on.
“Okay, how in the hell do that?” Rainbow asked.
“And where did that pink bed come from?” Rarity asked as both of them left.
“My head,” Matterhorn exclaimed. “What in— There’s no way I fell all that way and survived. But how?”
…
“I got it,” William walked inside a lab holding the briefcase. “And you were right. The bum was a perfect distraction.”
“And no one saw you?” The man asked.
“Just two kids, but we don't have to worry about.”
“Do not underestimate anyone, Rhodes. Especially now that you’re working with Stargazer Shadow.”’
“Relax, Stargazer. Our mutual hate for Caleb Simon is more than enough to take him down. He’ll learn he can’t renege on promises and get away with it. And now that you’re out of prison, there’ll be no stopping us. Just one question, How did you get out of prison exactly?”
“What happened to the amulet and the gem!? I need the energy for all eight artifacts, and both the Thunderer and the Pink Sapphire are missing! Where are they?”
…
“Monica!” Twilight enters the building.
“Twilly? What are you doing here?” Monica asked.
“I heard there was an attack at Simon Academy? You okay?”
“No, I’m fine, thanks. I wasn’t anywhere near the attack but get this, turns out it was another Destroyer. You know, the kind the attack Crystal Prep that day.”
“No kidding l. And who stopped it?”
“Matterhorn did if that’s what you’re asking. But more importantly, now we know who was controlling it—William Rhodes.”
“I wonder why a scientist like Mr. Rhodes would control something like that?”
“Beats me.”
Much later Sunset Shimmer was walking to school to meet with the girls for band practice.
“Okay, Rhodes. It’s not your style to blow something up. Especially a school your son attends. So what is your game plan? And why would Caleb lied about the Destroyer coming after Monica?”
“What in the world?” Sunset saw a group of muggers knocked out and police showed up.
“What happened here?”
“You tell me, ma'am? The shop owner was about to call 911… then out of nowhere, two more superheroes show up. One came with thunder and the other had pink kendo staffs.”
“Did you know where they went?”
“Went that way?” The officer pointed in the direction they went.
“I’ll look into it."
Sunset took off in search of the new heroes and came across two individuals. One of them had rainbow-colored hair that stuck with a black and white headgear wearing a black jumpsuit with thunderbolt markings and having a lightning bolt necklace around her neck. The other was wearing an indigo jumpsuit, had diamonds in her hair, and a diamond-embedded necklace and blue mask conceal her identity perfectly.
"Wait a minute. Rainbow, Rarity is that you?" Sunset asked.
"Why yes darling, Only I go by Radiance," Rarity said.
"And my codename is Zapp," Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "And how awesome is this? Were superheroes like The Masked Matterhorn! And now the world is listening to Rainbow Dash! I can’t wait to show everyone!”
“Rainbow, wait!” Sunset grabbed her arms. “I know you’re excited, but there a reason why Matterhorn has secret identity for a reason. Being a superhero is dangerous. You can’t just go around sharing your sharing your private with everyone you know.”
“You’re right,” Rainbow sighed.
Very Much Later in the Band Room at Canterlot High School.
“Check it out!” Rainbow did a selfie and others stumped.
“Unbelievable,” Sunset glared at her.
“What? I’m not telling everyone. Just our friends.”
“Is this a trick?” Applejack followed.
“Nope, both Rainbow and Rarity really has powers,” Sunset simply said. “Now sit down, so we do some tests.”
“A test? I don’t need a test. That’s work. I want to work and show off what I can do.”
“Rainbow, both you and Rarity have received strange and mysterious superpowers,” Pinkie said. “And that not a coincidence… maybe we all get super powers!”
“I wonder that myself?” Fluttershy asked.
At Simon Tech.
“What is it, Gunther?” Caleb asked.
“Stargazer Shadow’s confiscated experiment is missing,” Gunther explained.
“It just had happened during the Destroyer attack. Meaning it was a distraction? Pretty clever. Especially for William Rhodes. Which makes me think he’s not working alone.”
“Rhodes couldn’t have known about them without some inside knowledge. But Stargazer is the only other person, who knows about it, and he’s in prison.”
“Then that means William is working for Stargazer or I’ve underestimated him. Either way, they could very dangerous in the wrong hands.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Stargazer came to me once with a plan for an army. Human soldiers when exposed to these artifacts would gain a strange number of powers. I’ll admit it was intriguing. But I found his behavior to be erratic, inconsistent, so I confiscated them.”
“Then why not destroy them?”
“Because I couldn’t be certain that there were only toys. And if he does succeed in his plan of his, I’ll need a something similar to create an antidote.”
“Do I detect a hint of fear, Caleb?”
Caleb opens the door of Spencer Rhodes making Destroyers casing Gunther to be surprised.
“Fear, Gunther, is for people who are not prepared. I’m more concerned with who was the upper hand.”
“The Destroyers. You created them to battle this army in the event that Stargazer Shadow succeeded.”
“Merely a precaution or as of today, prevention. We need to get them back from William Rhodes before he gets them to Stargazer.”
“And how to do you suppose we do that?”
“Easy. We used a Rhodes to catch a Rhodes.”
…
“Looks like we found the recipient of the missing artifacts,” William said looking at Zapp and Radiance on the news.
“There’s a good chance that Caleb is seeing this as well. Meaning he'll want those two as much as we do. Take the Destroyer and get to them first.”
…
“You tell your mom, I hate bologna,” Lighting and her gang threatened another kid. “If I’m going steal your lunch, I at least want to enjoy it.”
“Hey, bad hair losers!” Zapp showed up. “Leave him alone!”
“Oh hell yeah, Matterhorn!” Lighting exclaimed.
“New costume?” Gilda asked.
“No,” Zapp hoisted Lighting in the air. “My name is Zapp and you’re in my neighborhood. Now, still think it’s fun to push people around?”
Zapp drops her to the ground.
“We don’t push people around.”
“Oh no? What about this Lily Pad kid you picked this morning?”
“Who?”
Zapp grabbed her again and put her near a lamp.
“Don’t play dumb with me because I will give you a shock that you’ll never forget. In fact, I will—, Zapp threatened her without knowing The Masked Matterhorn was behind her then Lighting and her gang left. “Yeah, better run!”
“Oh Matterhorn, what’s up dude! You brought me a superhero welcome basket or something?”
“You were a little tough on those kids, don’t you think?” Matterhorn asked.
“No way, dude. They’re bullies. They’re always picking on people.”
“Just be careful not to become a bully yourself. Revenge is not what being a hero is about.”
“No way, you’re my hero.”
“Oh, we’ll, in the case, I’d like to share something with you. Someone very smart pence told me with great power comes great responsibility.”
“Response-a-what-now? I got an amazing necklace and teach some bullies a lesson. So what? This is my neighborhood, and I want to make sure everyone feels safe.”
“That’s another thing. There’s a reason for secret identities. You shouldn’t be giving so much personal information. Do you realize you just told a live Television audience where you live?”
“You saw the interview. Did I look great or what?”
“Yes. And now anyone who wants to challenge you knows exactly where to find you.”
“Please! No’s one coming after me.”
Then a giant-sized Destroyer appeared causing people to run.
“Zapp, I have come for you.” It exclaimed.
“Great timing for the powers.”
“Get to safety while I take this Destroyer down.”
Both Zapp and Matterhorn drop to the robot’s level.
“Not a chance, were taking this robot together.”
“You’re not ready for this.”
“We can take him. It’s two-on-one.”
Then another giant sized Destroyer came on the other side.
“Damn it!”
“Now this is what about talking about!”
Zapp head for one of them.
“Don’t, your not ready—“ The Purple Destroyer tossed Matterhorn aside. “Sorry Destroyers, hunting season is over.”
“Why’s my head ringing?” Zapp asked as the green Destroyer fired an electric net and Matterhorn grabbed her out of way.
“That’s your Danger Radar. It means you need to move!”
Both dodged the laser and net.
The purple one retracted robot arms and capture Zapp while the green one send Matterhorn hurling into a car. Then green one smash the robot extra arms.
“Back off! He’s mine!” Spencer exclaimed.
“Spencer, is that you? What are you doing?” William asked.
“Following orders, Dad!” Spencer shot back. “This Zapp is part of an experiment that was stolen from Simon Tech.”
The Green Destroyer fired toxic goo at Zapp.
“Whoa, no need to get sticky here!” as she avoids it.
“Don’t you see, they’re only after you, you need to get out here!”
“Not to worry darlings,” Radiance came and fire two energy bolts at them.
“What she said I ain’t running away!” Zapp fired a lightning bolt at it!
“Caleb stole that experiment,” William told his son and fired lasers at the heroes.
“Just like you stole his Destroyer?”
“This one may be started at his…but it’s been enhanced by a true genius.”
“So has this one.”
The Purple one bring two electric whips and the green one charge it’s cannons.
“Take advantage of them of arguing and you two get out of here,” Matterhorn suggested. “I’ll take care of it.”
“If your staying I'm staying,” Zapp exclaimed.
“May best Destroyer win.”
“You asked for it.”
Both of the Destroyers fought each other and both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were dangling from a building.
“Hang on, I’m coming,” Radiance came to their aid and rescue them but most of the building collapsed on her the William grabbed her but not Matterhorn fired an ice beam at it.
“Let her go!”
Spencer unveil his vacuum on Matterhorn.
“It appears there’s no getting to the newbies, with you in the way, Matterhorn. Unfortunately, those two need to be alive.”
“Perhaps, maybe The Matterhorn was right,” Zapp admitted. “Never should’ve told them where I live.”
The wind caught both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo but Matterhorn grabbed both of them.
“Leave them alone!” Zapp let out and electric blast shorted both of the Destroyers “Oh shit did I do that?”
“No way did she can do that?” Matterhorn asked Radiance in response shook her head.
“Oh crap it’s back up again!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed as Spencer’s robot got back up.
“If that Destroyer so determined to suck something in, I give it what it wants.”
Radiance picked up the purple Destroyer’s arm.
“Get out of the way, it’s about to fall!” Sweetie Belle.
“Don’t worry I got it.” She threw it at the core and got it jammed.
“Damn it! Eject! Eject!” Spencer escapes his Robot.
“Not a bad idea, son,” William did the same and ejected.
“And where do you think your going?” Zapp said as she and the others followed him.
William’s cockpit landed near where Lightning Dust and her gang were hanging.
“Out of my way, worms,” William pushed all of them aside. “Or wipe the street with you.”
“Hey!” Lightning Dust exclaimed as she drop her phone.
“Hey!" Zapp picked up Lightning’s phone. “Nobody bullies the people in my neighborhood!”
“Or city for that matter,” Matterhorn added as she froze him. “He’s very territorial.”
“In your face!” As Lightning’s gang got his face.
…
“I failed, Mr. Simon,” Spencer walked back to Simon Academy.
“Did your father capture those heroes?”
“No, sir.”
“Then the battle is not over. In fact, the war has just begun.”
…
“I can’t believe you have electric blasts, I can see why called yourself Zapp.”
“Yeah, I can’t believe I’m mess up so badly.”
“I know going believe me I’ve messed plenty of times but in the end I came through big time. Both of you did, but if we want to avoid something like that. Then your going to need some serious training on how hero.”
“What are saying?” Radiance asked.
“What I’m saying is welcome aboard.”
Author's Note
Here is the artwork of Rainbow and Rarity's alter ego
Rainbow Dash (Zapp)
Rarity (Radiance)
“Okay, Zapp and Radiance, welcome superhero training 101. Where the street is your classroom, and books are replaced with on-the-job training,” Matterhorn told them while fighting off Salamander.
“That’s good because I’m a hands-on kind of gal,” Zapp said.
“You know darling, that quip worked if your hands weren't electrified,” Radiance said as she dodged Salamander then punch him.
“As if one superhero was annoying enough now there's three!” Salamander exclaimed as he fired a laser from tail.
“There goes an old saying, Three heads are better than one!” Matterhorn retorted as Zapp kicked him.
“No offense, your jokes are horrible, have you stopped a bad guy with comedy?”
Salamander tried to grabbed her but Zapp jumped up and slammed her foot on his head then Matterhorn froze the his hands.
“Nope, there’s always a first time for everything. Like your new gauntlets I made so you won’t cause a blackout in the city.”
“Good idea, take this.” Zapp fired a bolt but missed.
“It works, but you need to work with your aim.”
“I guess I got a few things to learn. You probably did too when you first started out, right?”
“That was only three months, but I guess that counts.”
Salamander broke free and attack the trio.
“I’m not exactly what you call a veteran.”
“Don’t discourage yourself, you are great teacher,” Radiance said. “Who can teach how to save others while being a little reckless and who a great sense of fashion, that narrows it down to you.”
“I’m flattered?”
“Do you ever shut the hell up?!” Salamander exclaimed then his ear piece beep. “Got it. Moving into second position now.”
Then Salamander started to run.
“Where the hell are you going?” Zapp asked while the trio followed him.
“Something’s not right,” Matterhorn said.
“Is your radar thingie working?”
“It’s called Danger Radar and it more of a gut feeling.”
“Care to elaborate on that?”
“What I’m mean is Salamander’s more of a ‘a gloat about his evil plans’ bad guy and he hasn’t mentioned what he’s up to."
Radiance created a dome around him.
“We we’re having a conversation and you suddenly ran off, how rude.”
“Joke all you want. I already did my job,” Salamander left then Jumbotron came on
Over the years, I’ve roamed the jungles of the world, stalking the most most dangerous creatures alive.
“Oh man, The Hunt: Staring Snaptrap is on. It’s my favorite show.”
But today but came to asphalt jungle to hunt something different.
“That us! We’re on TV!”
“As million of people are watching us? How my hair!?” Radiance exclaimed as Snaptrap armed his cannon at them.
“Uh, Zapp, you might wanna a pick a new favorite show.”
“Any last words, Matterhorn?” Snaptrap asked her then noticed something. “Eh? There’s three supers?”
“Don’t worry these reality show are all fake away.”
Snaptrap fire darts from his cannon and the heroes avoided.
“Fake, huh? You really gotta work on that Danger Radar of yours.”
“What is it?” Snaptrap’s earpiece went off. “I told you not to call me when we’re live. You want all three of them? My pleasure.”
“Tranquilizer darts?” Matterhorn picked one of them up. “So maybe he’s not trying to kill us on live TV.”
“He takes his prey home and does it there,” Zapp added with her knowledge on the show. “But it’s all just a show for the camera, right?”
“I wouldn’t be sure, I have feeling that this guy is more about reality than show,” Radiance said as she created a pink shield to block the darts.
…
“Guys, looks,” Sonata grabbed her sisters attention. “The Matterhorn on The Hunt.”
“And who are those two?” Aria asked seeing Rainbow and Rarity in their costumes . “They look familiar.”
“I believe their names were Zapp and Radiance,” Adagio said looking on her phone.
…
“Salamander must’ve been a setup,” Matterhorn said.
“And we were the bait,” Zapp added.
“Yes, and we took it to hook, line, and stinger and we’re still live,” Radiance said.
“Then we better get out of here and come with a plan to deal Mr. Reality a reality check.” The trio made chase.
“Do not fear, good viewers. Snaptrap always gets his target.” As he did parkour to catch up. “I can leap like jaguar, swing with ease on an orangutan, and have the cleverness of an human. Which way did they go?”
“They went that way.”
“Thanks.”
…
“Let’s head to 5th Avenue. I find the wind currents there increases glide speed,” Matterhorn said as Radiance trip over a trap that fires slime balls.
“My word, how on earth did he had time to build it?”
“I forgot. Snaptrap studies his prey’s patterns and then sets traps based on their behavior. He totally knows we’re gonna do!”
“Wait what!?” Matterhorn exclaimed as all three of them dodged the traps they went into a alley. “You’re saying that he booby-trapped all of Canterlot City?”
“Yeah. Pretty cool, right?”
“Are you not the least bit concerned that someone is hunting us?!” Radiance asked.
“Sure, but he has to catch us first.”
Then Snaptrap appeared on his glider.
“Only a matter of time, lassie,” Snaptrap said. “Preferably 22 minutes not counting commercials.”
“One thing’s for sure,” Zapp said as the heroes dodged laser fire. “I am never wearing my Snaptrap Fan Club ever again!”
“Worth every penny,” Caleb said as watch the event in his tower then saw Gunther. “Gunther.”
“What is it?” Gunther asked as walked in.
“My latest plan to capture the power girls. Since my Destroyer wasn’t able to retrieve either of them, I figured why not hire the world’s greatest hunter. Only instead taking them back to his museum for mounting, he’ll deliver them to me for experimenting.”
“And he agreed to this willingly?”
“Snaptrap may be a hunter, but he’s also a businessman, and businessmen are always looking for financial backing. Something I was happy to contribute to.”
Back outside
“The natural urban superheroes in their environment. Amazing… But do not worry, loyal viewers. My Sonic blasts have take down rhinos. I don’t think that they will be a problem.”
“Look at it this way, at least you’re getting practice for you.”
“Only you can find a bright side to this.”
Then a net came out of nowhere and caught Radiance and shocked her.
“Radiance!” Zapp tried to save her friend but was stop by Snaptrap.
“Go on, save you fellow comrade, I’ve already witnessed your analytical minds in action. Show me how compassionate you are.”
“At least I’m not a sidekick,” Radiance said trying to get free. “Don’t know if this work, but hear goes nothing.”
Radiance ripped out the net with her magic and then did a Diamond Kick at Snaptrap, then Zapp did a electro blast at him.
“Way to go you two! That was amazing!” Matterhorn exclaimed.
“I know, what did we do exactly?”
“Figuring out a way to beat Snaptrap.”
“We did?”
“Snaptrap studied my patterns, but you two are still new to whole thing, you don’t even any patterns to begin with.”
“So with us being inexperienced and unpredictable is good thing?”
“Right now it is, so we need to be unpredictable if we want to bring down the hunter himself. Where’s someplace we never go?”
“Department shop?”
“I was thinking the sewer.”
“The sewer? Ugh!”
“Follow me!” Matterhorn open and all of them went down.
“Nothing funny being down here.”
“There’s no way for Snaptrap to set his trap down below ground because I never use the sewers.”
“Brilliant. Unless…”
“Unless what?”
“On the show, Snaptrap also tries to predict what backup plan his target might use.”
“Like, say, going underground?” Matterhorn asked then an energy cage trapped and Snaptrap laughed.
“The hunt is over! I have won! But we expected that did we?”
Zapp tried kicking but it didn’t worked.
“No use, lassie the cage is made of electrified titanium alloy three times stronger than steel. And made by Cages, Incorporated. Available at select hunting outlets. And now the branding iron.”
“Shit, the branding ceremony. It’s the ultimate humiliation before being shipped to his museum.”
“Your knowledge of this show is getting really annoying.”
“My bad.”
“I have defeated many jungle animals, but today I am the victor over something that proved to be difficult to do. Let all who upon them see that were brought down by Snaptrap!”
“Hero lesson! If the bad guy starts to blab disengage his cage.”
Matterhorn fired an electric beam at Snaptrap’s device freeing them then Zapp did an electric kick knocking him back.
“No one escape Snaptrap!”
Radiance blinded him then Zapp fired an electric blast for her gauntlet which electrified him.
“Nice shot.”
“I’m a quick study.”
“Then here’s a lesson in cage crafting.” Matterhorn froze him solid.
“With a little branding of our own!” Zapp chipped the ice with their superhero marks.
“What the matter’s, darling this episode not sticking to the script?”
“Ciao!” all of them left.
“Turn the cameras off now!” Snaptrap shouted.
“What in the hell that idiot doing? This was part of our deal.” Caleb exclaimed.
“I think the Snaptrap’s show is now canceled.”
“That’s cool. My second show is Xtreme Stunts and it’s… oh shit!” Snaptrap was topside.
“You expect to humiliate me and get always with it? For centuries my family has been the deadliest of hunters. But now my rage extends day beyond that, and so you will suffer a slow and painful death that unsuitable for television!” He shot down one of the drones kept on firing.
“Whoa!” Zapp exclaimed as they dodged the darts. “I never seen these and watch the DVD bonus material.”
“That because those are heat-seeking darts, quick over here,” Both Matterhorn and Zapp hid behind the hotdog cart and dart went for them and stick. “Phew! Thank goodness for truth in advertising.”
“Rads, head for a heat source!” Zapp shouted.
“I’m trying, but no luck,” Radiance said loooking for one but one hit her fell to ground and Zapp and Matterhorn got caught in boomerang.
“What did you to her!?” Zapp asked furiously.
“That was a venom fear dart that hit your friend, extracted from the African Cobra,” Snaptrap exclaimed as walked to freaked out Radiance. “It will not only frighten her but if not treated, can scare her to death. The more you struggle, the faster the venom seeps into your bloodstream.”
“No! Get away! Get away!” Radiance shrieked then disappeared.
“Where did she go?” Snaptraped asked.
“Yeah, where she'd go, we're not going found out being stuck here.”
Both both broke free and Matterhorn threw the boomerang right at him.
“Radiance? Where are you?” Zapp called for her. “She couldn’t disappear like that.”
“Maybe thermal vision will help,” Matterhorn set her goggles to thermal mode and got her body heat. “Got it!”
“I get electric blasts, you got magic, and apparently she has camouflage powers how did the hell did that happen?” Zapp asked.
“Not sure,” Matterhorn said then put her on Matterhorn’s back. “Let’s get somewhere safe.”
“Okay, Radiance calm down,” Matterhorn and Zapp were on a top of building and put her down.
“Stay back, villainous brute.”
“I’m not a villain, Rarity, it’s me Twilight Sparkle,” Matterhorn retracted her mask.
“Wait, Twilight Sparkle, Radiance said then pulled her masked off. “Your The Masked Matterhorn?”
“Yes, it’s me and know that is really Rainbow Dash.”
“It’s impossible, I’m freaking out.”
“It’s a lot to take in but you calm down so the venom doesn’t spread through your bloodstream so fast.”
“Okay taking deep breaths," Rarity took a deep breath. “I see things that would’ve give nightmares.”
“Yes, but it also unleashed a power you didn’t even know you had. Cloaking? I mean, come on. Bio-electricity and Crafting along with Cloaking, I wish had powers like yours.”
“How are deal with Snaptrap,”
“First things first, you two need to take breather… part of being of hero is knowing when to fight and when to heal. There will be times when you work together as team, and sometimes but there are other when do things by yourself.”
…
“Sorry! Lunchtime over!” Matterhorn kicked a lion from the tied-up woman and then slammed the cage the untied her then the woman left. “Uh, you're welcome?”
“I don’t know what I like better, Matterhorn,” Snaptrap exclaimed from his glider. “That you took the bait, or that you have become the bait. Feeding time my kitties!”
“You couldn’t have made an army of penguins, huh?” She asked as the lions came from every side.
“Attack!”
“Here, have a seat,” Matterhorn kicked a chair at one them and dodged the others. “This is seriously the worsted petting zoo of all time!”
Then Matterhorn used her magic and the other in cage and froze it.
“This is for own good, I’m not lying get it ‘lying’? Ah, you don’t care. Good kitty, nice kitty. Uh-oh. Well I always wanted to be lion tamer,” Matterhorn forms an electric whip and stopped the lion then form a ball of electricity. “For being kings of the beast your sure love balls, why are growling at me, I’m an animal lover.”
The lion chased after the ball and Matterhorn closed the cage behind it.
“Why don’t you growl at Snaptrap?”
“Because they recognize the true king of the jungle.”
“Not the way I see it,” Matterhorn taunted him.
“You will soon enough,” Snaptrap armed his spear and prepared to strike only Black Hawk to his Sonic scream causing him fall straight to the ground.
“Caleb Simon? You saved me?” Matterhorn asked seeing him.
“ ‘Saved ’ isn't exactly the word I’d use,” Caleb said the Black Hawk came from behind and shock her making her collapse.
Hours Later
“That was shocking,” Matterhorn exclaimed while trying to free herself.
“Struggle all you, my magic friend. Those electromagnetic restraints can hold both man and beast. We had a deal, Snaptrap. I bankroll your Broadcast in exchange for the heroes. But you veered from the plan. And nobody disobeys Caleb Simon.”
Without anyone noticing both Zapp and an invisible Radiance sneak into the lab.
“My honor is my important than your money, Simon. And that Matterhorn disgraced me!”
“We’ll lucky for you, The Masked Matterhorn is not going to enjoy the next few moments.”
Then Black Hawk handed him a vial extractor.
“It didn’t have to be like this Matterhorn. All l asked was to be your friend but you refused. So now I have do things the hard way. You are quite an interesting specimen. At first, I thought you were a freak and an anomaly, but then two more showed up, and my concerns were confirmed. A meta army is on its way, isn’t it?”
“I don’t know what you're talking about.”
“Sure you don’t, but I don’t need you to understand. I just need you to be dissected.”
“Have I mentioned that needles freak me out?”
Caleb went to inject her but the extractor got kicked.
“What the?” Caleb exclaimed and Black Hawk check it out.
“Hey featherhead behind you,” Zapp said kicked him then disappeared. “Practice makes awesome.”
“Whoever you are, be careful,” Caleb armed Snaptrap’s spear. “Don’t make the same mistake Matterhorn did. Join me, and I promise you won’t regret it.”
“No, thanks darling,” Radiance kicked him.
“Gotcha,” Black Hawk heard her voice then let out Sonic Screams the Radiance kicked him.
“Nice moves you got there, but I can’t really tell if your Hawk or a chicken?”
“How about you jolt first and joke second?”
“Patience teach,” Zapp said the free her. “We can totally do this.”
“I’m very proud and a little bit jealous," Matterhorn exclaimed as Black Hawk fire a Sonic blast into a condenser.
“You fool,” Caleb exclaimed. “You’ve ruptured the hydromantic condenser! Get me out of here before the place blows.”
Black Hawk attach his talon to Caleb and flew out of there.
“I think we should follow their lead,” Zapp suggested.
“Hold on.”
“What are you doing? He tried to kill us, remember?” Radiance reminded him.
“Another hero rule: just bad guys tried to kill us doesn’t mean we do the same.”
“Leave me, I failed and deserve to die.”
“Get over it, Snaptrap. You’ve spent so much time in the wildlife you’ve forgotten the part of being human is picking yourself up when you fail. That’s reality. Too bad your viewers can’t see you do that.”
“And for the record,” Zapp freed him. “I’m deleting your show from my DVR.”
“We should get going and where he’d go?”
“There,” Zapp said as Snaptrap left. “Should go after him.”
“No. Nobody got hurt this time. But he crosses the line again, we know where to find him.
Matterhorn, Radiance, and Zapp left the lab.
…
“So, that was a pretty terrifying training session, huh?”
“Are you kidding it was awesome but I got one question how did you know it was actually us.” Zapp pulls down her mask.
“Simple, when I fell off due to a Destroyer blowing up, you two saved me,” Matterhorn said. “And also please don’t tell the others about me. To the kids at Nexus High, I just your brilliant scientist Twilight Sparkle. And promise to your secrets as well.”
“Consider our lips sealed,” Both Rarity and Rainbow agreed not to say anything about the Matterhorn identity.
Author's Note
Canterlot High (Lighting's Group)
Lighting Dust
Gilda
Garble
Dragon Cry
Episode 7-Enter the Doctor Part 1
“You may have caught me off guard, but you will now suffer! Books away, it's time for a pop quiz.” Crawford said as the students groan.
“Do you ever think Crawford developed his fine grumpiness over time or was he just born this way?” Twilight asked having her head down.
“Maybe he’s still grumpy because Randall sent him back to the drawing board on his metal arms project,” Moondancer said.
“No, I’m saying he was born this way,” Ocellus said. “His first words were probably, ‘This diaper design is ineffectual.’
“You two have him all wrong, out of all the teachers, he cares the most about his students,” Silverstream said as Crawford place their pop quizzes.
“You call that caring?” Twilight glared at her.
“He just misunderstood. You guys have no idea what goes through.”
“Yeah, I do, getting a C on my prototype energy ready just because it didn’t cool name. How do I get out of this?”
“Best bet, an act of nature.”
Then the ground started to tumble.
Attention students, Nexus High is experiencing an emergency. Drop everything and follow evacuation procedures.
“What’s going on?” Silverstream asked.
“Who cares, as long the quiz is canceled!”
“This only means the quiz is postponed until further notice!”
“Damn it!”
Twilight looked outside and saw a giant robot firing lasers at something.
“So much for an act of nature, but with everyone evacuating no one know will what happens to Twilight Sparkle.”
…
“Hey, Robo-dork!” Matterhorn grabbed its attention. “You do know that Nexus has a front door, and you sign in at the reception desk for a hall pass, Mr…. What’s your name?”
“Miss Golden Crusher and this is my hall pass!” She fired a lot of missiles for Matterhorn to grab away by a white flash.
“Nice try, chrome dome!” The figure said blowing a raspberry while wearing a white jumpsuit and purple streak design.
“Thank you..” Matterhorn stammered.
“My name is Filli-Second the fastest one alive!”
Golden Crusher fired more rockets at them.
“If this how to make a first impression,” Matterhorn froze the missiles then Filli-Second got up top of the robot and then did a drill move. “You're going to be hugely unpopular at Nexus!”
“I don’t care about this school, only what it is hiding,”
“Can we talk about over scones? Tea? Borscht? I happen to know a sweet shop.”
“You waste my time!” She fires a laser at Filli-Second but quickly dodges it.
“Oh I'm the expert on time-wasting but that's no excuse for wasting doors and ceilings!”
“Enough of this nonsense. You impede no further!”
Golden Crusher fired its rockets but the building remained intact.
“Damn it, it’s harder to breach than I imagined. Every security grid has a weak spot.”
Golden Crusher fired and went straight in.
“Ugh, even Crawford’s pop quiz would’ve been more fun than this,” Matterhorn said. “Okay, Filli-Second we got to stop her before she does something destructive.”
“Okie Dokie Lokie! Hold on!” She grabbed Matterhorn and went into the lab. “She has to be a weird super villain to play hide and seek. Now what?”
“Luckily, I’ve grabbed Ocellus’s high-frequency energy reader, that should do the trick.”
“Man that is a mouthful,” Filli-Second said. “It needs a better nickname.”
“Tell me about it, if Golden Crusher is emitting a signal, a little dial tidy should…Boom! Huh? Running low on batteries in that gold armor, aren’t we? Whoa?”
“Whoa, what?”
“Now it picking up a massive high energy source in that basement.”
“I’ve watched cartoons to know that massive energy places are never a good thing.”
“Right, but this isn’t a cartoon. That’s what Golden Crusher looking for.”
“Thank you for saving me the trouble of finding it,” Golden Crusher said then fire a rocket to the basement and went down. “Finally.”
“Somehow I doubt you have permission to access complex, and probably dangerous machinery,” Filli-Second said. “Or maybe I feeling paranoid?”
Golden Crusher fired bullets as Matterhorn and Filli-Second. “I have not come this far to be stopped by two girls in costume.”
“Have you ever seen one?” Matterhorn fired an electric blast then lifted a boulder and threw it at her. “I’m as charming and whimsical as a one, but there are differences. One, they dress in weird clothing, and two…”
“What’s the other?” Golden Crusher asked.
“Can’t do this!”
Matterhorn did an electric kick the robot got knocked down.
“How was that?” Matterhorn asked.
“Nice, 9/10,” Filli-Second replied.
“You will not stop me from,” Golden Crusher got back up and fired a laser but it didn’t work. “Damn my power is drained.”
“Yeah, we noticed that power was running low,” Filli-Second pointed out then did a series of punches and kicks until the bot was down. “That went easier than I thought.”
“Is it safe to come in Matterhorn?” Randall asked.
“She’s is completely drained of power and harmless, my good sir.”
“Thanks…”
“Filli-Second.”
“Thank you to both you and The Masked Matterhorn.”
“How the hell are we going to move it?” An officer asked.
“That I don’t know.”
“Is this was she was after?” Randall asked looking at the machine. “I've never seen this before.”
“Me too,” Matterhorn said. “I’m not exactly sure what it does, but it was emitting large amounts of energy but it wasn’t a weapon.”
“Of course not,” Crawford spoke up. “It is a revolutionary power generator that uses regenerative ion technology. When I’m done it will change the world in more ways than one.”
“Regenerative ions? Do you know what volatile that is? The whole school and everything with a 5-mile radius could implode in a vortex of swirling atoms!”
“In the hands of lesser mind, yes but I'm made sure that won’t happen.”
“No. Dismantle this immediately.”
“Maybe we could a crane or at the very least a big magnet.”
“I want her brought in, not tow her to the scrapyard.”
“Thank you, comrades,” Golden Crusher said as she got back up. “Your pitiless banter has enough time to reboot my system with a small power reserve.".
“Looks like somebody didn’t the picture of being wanted,” Fill-Second grabbed the cops before she fire her laser.
“Randall, David, get the students and yourselves to safety!” Matterhorn said.
“What you want doesn’t matter in the face of the power I will now wield.”
Golden Crusher injected her arm at the core.
“What are doing, you overloaded the transmission conduits, fool!” Crawford exclaimed.
“We need to find a way to shut it down.”
“Uh, David now it’s not the time for checking for emails!” Filli-Second said.
“I’m doing something much more ingenious.”
“What have you done?”
“I’ve remotely expanded the generator’s energy shield, entrapping you.”
“I will not be captured.”
She ripped free of the machine.
Warning. Meltdown in 30 seconds.
“See you next time!”
“I track her down later, right now we diffuse before the whole school goes boom. And I don’t know the first thing regenerative ions.”
“Stand aside, and let an expert at work,” Crawford pulled her aside. “Uncoupling the fuels in the wrong matter would destroy the generator! I just need more time to…aah!”
“No!”
…
“We’re lucky that no students got hurt. I warned him of unsanctioned experiments. You did everything you could do everything, Matterhorn, Filli-Second.”
“Thanks, but I just remembered something, I need to go!” Filli-Second said then sped out there.
“There’s one more thing I can do, find the criminal who’s responsible!” Matterhorn flew out of the school.
At Sugarcube Corner
“Sorry I was late girls,” Pinkie said arriving late seeing Sunset and the rest.
“Darling what happened to you?” Rarity asked.
“Got to help The Masked Matterhorn to stop a giant robot.”
“Are you insane!?” Rainbow asked.
“Nope, neither you nor Rarity have superpowers, I Pinkie Pie as alter ego thy name is Fill-Second!”
"Wait what, how did you get powers?" Rainbow asked.
"I'm not sure, when I walked to the candy store the other day, then out of nowhere pink ring came out of a sewer!" Pinkie explained. "As soon I picked it up, I gain natural speed."
"And what this about a giant robot, all about?" Rarity asked.
"From her voice it was female and it was Golden Crusher, and looking around Nexus High for some kind of power source that one of the teachers made by the name of David Crawford, total frown face."
"What did happen to him?"
"A small explosion happen and got caring off to the hospital."
"Silverstream," Twilight greeted her at the Hospital. "How is he?"
"The doctors are with Crawford now," Silverstream explained. "They asked me to wait outside, but he's not in good spirits."
"Well, that's nothing new, but nearly blowing up the school with an unsanctioned experimental generator can be a real bummer."
"Blow us up? Golden Crusher did that. Dr. Crawford put himself in harm's way to try and save us. He saved The Masked Matterhorn and Fili-Second."
"Save them, David just trying to get him out of the way so he could save his machine."
"Of course, he wanted to save his machine and our fricking lives. I know he's not always the nicest guy. But I was there, Twilight. I saw it. He intentionally threw them out of danger. He acted like a hero."
"Good guy Crawford? Well, being a person of science, that's a possible hypothesis."
Then Silverstream's phone buzzed.
"I can't wait anymore. I gotta get back. But tell him how grateful we are."
"Will, do." Twilight went to Crawford's room. "Hey, Doc. Great to see you looking better."
"Do not patronize me, Sparkle," Crawford said.
"Okay, so what did they say?"
"The medical professionals of this establishment have informed me that they cannot remove the neural transmitter on my back, ever. The explosion has fused with the nervous system until the end of time itself. This we'll give them more reason to make me the outcast."
"My uncle, Astral Spirit, used to say that accidents can either be endings or beginnings."
"Your uncle clearly wasn't a scientist."
"No, but he wasn't a quitter either. Sure, you can give up and sulk for the rest of your life. But you should know, no matter what happens to you, there are people out there, like Silverstream and the students at Nexus, who believe in you, who think you can change the world. Maybe even as a hero."
"And what of you, Miss Sparkle?"
"I think they're right."
"I don't know, I'm not even sure how to stop Golden Crusher if she comes back."
"Why would she come back?"
"I evaluated her armor during the attack. It's an inefficient design. The fuel rods I invented for my generator would maximize her suit."
"Giving her a major power upgrade. " Twilight thought about it. "But the generator was destroyed."
"The one at the school was yes. But my earlier prototypes are in off-site storage. They give a small signature, but she'll detect them eventually."
"Then there's a good we know where she's going to be. And can stop her."
"The Masked Matterhorn will handle it, I'm sure. I have nothing to offer."
"Three hours and nothing," Matterhorn said while looking out. "Remember to borrow Sandbar's Nintendo Switch next time."
"According to the tracer, Golden Crusher is right behind me, that would only happen if my Dangar Radar would *Ding* never mind."
Matterhorn dodged the incoming rocket blasts.
"Leave! I do want to hurt you or anyone," Golden Crusher said. "But I will if I must."
"You're not doing great on don't hurt anybody, a brilliant scientist is in the hospital because of you."
Golden Crusher caught her in her arms.
"He tried to deny me what I needed. I was a victim in my country. Mobsters took everything I had even my family land. I seized this armor so that I will never be vulnerable again."
She shake her off, then walked towards the grounded hero.
"The power source is the key to unlocking features of the armor that be generated with conventional energy. I will use that extra strength to become rich so that no one will push me or my family around again."
"I lost someone I cared about to crime, so I know what it feels like to be powerless. But you don't fight crime with more crime. You fight crime by becoming a hero!"
"A hero? I am a lowly thief."
"Just recently the meanest guy I know saved my life. Sometimes they surprise you."
"Oh, yes they do. They act like friends and they betray you!"
"I can't let you take that!"
"You can't stop me."
Golden Crusher inserted the fuel rod and became powered up.
"Now you're a nightlight. Am I supposed to be impressed?" Matterhorn asked the fired an ice blast only to melt upon contact. "Make that, a little impressed."
"Crusher drones, launch!" Two drones came out of her armor. "Now you know what I speak of, Matterhorn. Strength."
"When Dr.Crawford asked what happened, I am so telling him you broke his stuff. Side note, beat the bad guy before they get a massive power upgrade."
Golden Crusher fired her lasers and Matterhorn dodged them.
"Golden Crusher, you're new to Canterlot City, right? Instead of fighting, how about I take you on a tour? Show you the sights, catch a show."
Golden Crusher punched her into a wall.
"I take that as 'Not interested.' " As Golden Crusher was fired many rockets until a fist came out of the wall that Matterhorn was standing came right at the robot. "Crawford. Nice look."
"You are trying to purloin what does not belong to you. You now faced The Doctor!"
"You again? You believed metal hands is power?"
"On the contrary, they are actually programmable matter, capable of many feats."
"Won't matter, Drones, attack!"
Crawford formed two guns and destroyed the drones.
"You saved me again, now who's the superhero me or you."
"The least likely student helped make me aware I was not as helpless as I thought. But I am no hero, I merely came to protect my property."
"As 'The Dotcor' huh?"
"I am very capable of cybernetic technology."
"Yeah, got that, heh. If it weren't for you I would be toast. The burnt kind, thank you."
"Nevertheless, we failed. Golden Crusher escaped with my technology and can utilize it for any nefarious purpose that she pleases."
"I placed a tracer on her, but it's not working."
"Bring your amateurish device back to my lab, where I am certain I can correct its flaws."
"This tracer's circuit is not as incompetent assembled as I assumed. But even a malfunctioning timepiece displays a correct chrono-reading twice daily," Crawford examines it.
"I take it your Ph.D. isn't in giving compliments. Hey, I found something on the Golden Crusher."
"Government designs, as I deuced?"
"Yeah, the armor was designed to protect the people but was recently stolen by a 'Brianna Constance'. A civilian."
"Then she is likey untrained in the finer aspects of the armor. Perhaps she's incorrectly cycled the armor's junction boxes, resulting in interference with your tracer," he explained. "There! I have made the proper adjustment."
"Doc, you're a genius!"
"I know, why do people say that in a state of surprise?"
....
"There's the vault," Golden Crusher said.
"Trying to rob the bank?" Matterhorn asked as she and The Doctor came from behind. "Don't bank on it? That's is how you do a one-liner."
"The Doctor and his sidekick The Masked Matterhorn?"
"Sidekick!? He's been doing this for like an hour!"
"Two hours." The Doctor said.
"Enough!" Golden Crusher fired her lasers at them forcing both to dodge.
"We need to wrap this up before she causes significant damage."
"I'll show you damage!"
She fired her rockets at Matterhorn forcing most of the street to blow up.
"Sheesh, instead of 'Golden Crusher' how about collateral damage!"
"You are but a minor annoyance."
She fired a plasma blast at them which they dodged.
"Yes, she is an annoyance for certain, but for the moment she is my ally."
"This grows tiresome, but this will keep you busy!"
Golden Crusher fired a plasma blast at two columns of the bank that cause the people to panic then out of nowhere a figure caught the falling debris. The figure who saved them was wearing a red jumpsuit with black cuffs linked with golden apples on her ankles. She also wears a utility belt, where a golden lasso is hanging off of one side, along with a pair of golden horseshoes. Her black mask frames her emerald green eyes and her hair is wrapped up in a long green ribbon.
"Don't worry, Mistress Marevelous got you back!" She exclaimed.
"I'll assist her with those clueless dolts. You must stop Golden Crusher," The Doctor said.
"This makes it the second time I met fellow superhero and Crawford saving people on purpose. It's a crazy world," Matterhorn said as she followed Golden Crusher.
"I'm sorry for what happened to you," Mattthorn did a spin kick that tripped her up. "From you what you said, it sounds like you lost a lot. But you chose whether to be the hero or the villain."
A journalist with black hair and brilliant scarlet eyes that are framed by white glasses was close to being crushed by a falling pillar, had Mistress Marvelous not lassoed him with her golden rope and pulled him away.
"Watch yerself, sir!" Marvelous said before she leaped away, leaving a smitten journalist behind.
"I've made my choice!"
Golden Crusher tried to punch her but Matterhorn dodged it, then tried to punch her rapidly but to no avail. Suddenly, a golden lasso roped itself around the villainess, courtesy of Mistress Marvelous, "Gotcha!" The lasso-wielding heroine shouted before she was picked up, off her feet, and was bounced around like a yo-yo, and tossed to the side until The Doctor saved her. Matterhorn climbed on it, they kicked it, then saw the tracer she planted.
"My tracer, Crawford did say something on your armor interfered with it. Is the opposite true? Could my tracer interfere with your armor? Let's find out!" She fired an electric beam at it that caused her to lose power.
"What are you doing!? No!" Golden Crusher said as was powered down.
"Reverse output worked! I wonder if I could get extra credit for this!"
"Well that didn't take too long," Crawford said.
"What do we don't with her?" Marevelous asked.
"Simple, let the police handle her," Matterhorn answered as they left.
Back at Nexus High.
"You realize the meanest teacher in the world is still giving us that quiz, right?" Ocellus asked.
"We should be so lucky, he just got out to the hospital," Silverstream replied. "He'll probably wanna take it easy for a while."
"I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Crawford is a little kinder now," Twilight said as Crawford came into the room.
"Because most of you are wondering, no I will not be giving a pop quiz."
Hearing that the students were relieved.
"Instead I will give a test on aerodynamics instead and Miss Sparkle, I need to see you."
...
"Okay, what's up?" Twilight asked.
"What is up it that I know your secret."
"Hold up, you do."
"The Masked Matterhorn put this tracer on Golden Crusher, did you really think I would not recognize the project you built from my electrical engineering class? I know you are building tech for her."
"Totally, I helped her once or twice, I guess."
"Interesting. Having a brilliant mind of my own, I have no need for outside contributions. Perhaps one would say that makes me a superior hero."
"Glad to have you back Dr. Crawford," Twilight said.
Author's Note
Fluttershy (Saddle Rager)
Pinkie Pie (Filli-Second)
Applejack (Mistress Marevelous)
Flurry Heart
Smolder
Ember
Episode 9-Enter the Doctor Part 3
It was late in the day, at Canterlot High, as students went around their day a certain buzz was going on.
"What going on?" Sunset asked Flash Sentry.
"Didn't hear the news from last night, a monster-sized lizard had attacked the City, luckily The Masked Matterhorn, Zapp, Radiance, Fill-Second, Mistress Mareveouls along with Saddle Rager stop it, but it also turned the Doctor was somehow connected to it," Flash said to her.
"That's something unexpected," Sunset said. "That's nice but I need to get going to the band room we had practice today."
"Sure, no problem."
"Hey, Sunset, how it's hanging?" Rainbow asked as she walks in.
"Nothing much except that the fact you, Rarity, and Pinkie along Mareveouls and Saddle Rager fought off a giant lizard," Sunset said as she grabs her guitar.
"Well it's a bit more complicated than that," Rarity said.
"What do you mean?"
"That Fluttershy is Saddle Rager, and Applejack is Mistress Mareveouls is Applejack," Pinkie blurted.
"You're kidding me, right?"
"She's right," Both Applejack and Fluttershy nodded.
"How did it even happen?"
"That's a long story...." As Applejack explained.
Later that night, The Masked Matterhorn flew over to the Simon Tech Tower.
"The Simon Tech Tower, one of the most responsible buildings in the city. Too bad the people don't know what's really going on inside. Still can't believe Caleb framed David for that Nightcrawler attack on the city only to hire him as a teacher at Simon Academy. Eh, who I am kidding? That's what'd I expect from Caleb Simon. Specially tinted windows."
"Nice try, Caleb, but I can see alright through them," As she actives her thermal vision on her goggles. "Just like I can see right through you. You might be able to pro-Matterhorn but the truth is you told me my days are numbered. So I'm here to find out what you've got in store for me."
She listens to the video of Willam being furious for not accepting him at Simon Academy after framing her daughter to be kicked out.
"Was Caleb the one who Monica canned from Nexus? But why? Looks like no one's safe from that jackass. Not even his own daughter. But if I'm going to take Simon down, I'll need someone on the inside. And if Monica knows the truth, maybe she'll willing to help. I need to get my hands on that footage."
Then Caleb sends it to the recycle bin.
"Great, there's the old Sparkle luck for you, but there has to be the main server the footage was uploaded to. And since Monica knows the building better than anyone, might as well enlist her services immediately, besides, I think Monica's starting to warm up to me."
"Matterhorn? You do realize you are trespassing and I'll call this Active security."
"So much for my positive outlook!"
Matterhorn got on a drone forcing the other two to fire she stand on, then started to descend.
"Picking up way too much velocity, active wings!" As wings sprouted on her back and landed right on one and fired an ice beam up close destroying it.
"Nice aim! You win a series of official Matterhorn Sparkle Stars."
Matterhorn threw two six-pointed stars at its turrrents and it exploded when it fired.
"I keep underestimating how much Monica dislikes The Masked Matterhorn. Good thing she wants to meet me as Twilight for breakfast. The request I need to make is better off coming from her best friend."
"Monica, if I had a secret, but I knew it would really upset you, would you still wanna hear it?" Twilight asked.
"Of course, Twi were best friends, there should be no secrets between us," Monica replied.
"Well, what if you told your dad couldn't be trusted?"
"Why would you say that?"
"There's has been some talk on Facebook that he's out to destroy The Masked Matterhorn."
"Where are you getting at?"
"I think your dad who framed you and got you kicked out of Nexus High."
"That's ridiculous, what proof do you have?"
"I don't, not at the moment, but the answers lie somewhere in Simon Tech, and I want you to help me find them."
"You mean spy? No. Not because I don't want to, it's because there's nothing to see."
"People aren't always who they seem to be, Monica."
"Well, my dad is, and I'll prove it to you," As she picks up the newspaper. "Look, you have the week off from school, while they fixed the damage Nightcrawler caused to Nexus, right? Well, come spend a day at Simon Academy with me."
"A day at Simon Academy, huh?"
Maybe this was a bad idea. Twilight thought to herself as they walked into Simon Academy seeing some familiar faces. Gunther Anderson. Spencer Rhodes. Caleb Simon. "Wow. Talk about a Matterhorn Nightmare."
"You said something?"
"Nothing, I just need a drink of water."
"Okay, but hurry up. We don't wanna be late for mechanical engineering."
"Sparkle, you're late," Crawford was behind her. "And I will not- wait you don't go to this school."
"Dr. Crawford! No, I'm visiting for the day. And the bell hasn't rung so therefore I'm not late."
Then the bell ringed.
"Ha, now you are late. Please take your seat."
Much Later...
"Twi, this is Clayton Dagger," Monica introduce to him. "Clayton, Twilight Sparkle. Twi's sitting in for the day."
"Nice to meet you, Clayton. Nice laptop."
"Thanks, my expertise is in the manipulation of metal alloys, with a focus on steel. I crafted this baby, along with these steel hover discs. It's what got me into this awesome school. And now I'm lucky enough to study under the great David Crawford. He's my hero."
"Yeah, I can relate."
"All right class. Enough chatter. Open your book to chapter-"
"David, A word." Caleb came in.
"To chapter 11, read the first ten paragraphs."
"Uh, I need to use the restroom," Twilight got up.
"You just sat down."
"Monica, the proper level of hydration is eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day which means lots of trips to the bathroom."
Twilight overheard David and Caleb speaking.
"David, did you happen to have a failsafe frequency for your mechanical arms? You know, in case they don't sync properly," Caleb said.
"Normally, it was 47 gigahertz, but now being literally fused with me, there is no need for such. Why?"
"Oh, I was just looking for an area to improve. Thought a Simon contribution might raise the bar. "
"The bar has been raised as high as it can go, Caleb. I couldn't share them for corporate gain."
"You do have a point but please, keep the option open. Better get back to your class."
As they went in their respective ways, Twilight had her suit underneath her clothes and use its camouflage mode to blend in with the walls.
"Monica, already thinks I'm preoccupied for a while. So I might as well see what Caleb's up to."
Twilight watch Caleb enter a coded lab.
"A coded lab in an already super secure building, huh?"
Twilight got in there before it closed.
"Seems like the perfect place to upload sensitive footage. Nice work, Sparkle. Wonder what other goodies I'll find back here."
Twilight finds a bunch of scientists working around gear on The Power Ponies.
"There is no room for failure, Stargazer Shadow is working on a meta-human army. Evidenced by the six heroes he's already created. The Masked Matterhorn, Zapp, Radiance, Mistress Mareveulus, Filli-Second, and newest one, Saddle Rager.
"What?" Twilight questioned.
"Your job is to find a way to neutralize their powers. Or if need be, neutralize them."
"We got down of that part, sir, we called The Conductor."
"A robot designed to destroy me? That is not encouraging. Need to get out of here before I become Crash Test Matterhorn."
...
"Is everything okay? You were gone for a long time."
"I'm okay, I need to show you something,"
"Hello, Twilight," Stoner came by while he secretly place a transmitter on her shoulder.
"It looks like a needle with a micro-transmitter but why put it on me?"
"Better question, what's Stoner doing at Simon Academy?" Monica asked as Stoner became the Bull.
"Crap, no chance to get away and change, unless," Twilight ran straight to it.
"Twilight!"
Twilight jumped on the Bulldozer only to be thrown into another room.
"What's going on?" Caleb said.
"We need to get you safe, sir," A security guard exclaimed.
"I am safe, you fool. Release the Clawbots!"
Several Claw-type bots surrounded him.
"Clawbots? Did you take my tech? Without my permission?" David asked furiously.
"Be happy I did. Who else could stop that Bull?"
"Someone needed a Bull tamer?" Matterhorn asked while arriving.
"Matterhorn?" Monica asked.
Bulldozer had no trouble dealing with the Clawbots.
"If I can get him to shock himself, maybe I can introduce the phrase 'Dumb as Rhino." Hey, big guy. Recognize me?"
Bulldozer charged straight at her.
"Oh, I guess you do," As Matterhorn rolled out of the way and a Clawbot was on his head. "It's going to take more than one to stop him."
"Oh, Bulldozer, pal. you got a little Clawbot on you. Here let me get that for you."
Matterhorn pushed him back, then winced a little.
"That dude is harder than a brick wall."
Matterhorn-fired electric beam at him shocking him.
"Dumb as a Bull. Copyright: The Masked Matterhorn."
"What did you do?" Caleb asked.
"He did exactly what sent Bulldozer to do," In came Vargas. "Take down your defense grid so I could enter this fortress. My meta-human army is coming, Caleb. I know you're working on something to stop it, and I intend to take it from you."
"This is a poor strategic maneuver, Vargas. You're outnumbered."
"Oh, am I?" He pressed a button and soon multiple Bulldozers showed up.
"Now that's what I call a horn section."
Matterhorn created an ice barrier.
"Stay behind the ice barriers!" As one of them broke through.
"David, you told me your tech could withstand anything!"
"It can when I'm in control. Now let me show you how it's done." As he acted his robot arms and handle them. "You will rue the day you enter this school! Science created you, but it will also bring you down!"
"Dr. Crawford is right," Clayton said. "He's protecting the school with his tech. We should do the same."
Both Spencer and Gunther nodded.
Spencer got in his Destroyer battle suit while Clayton wore a metal suit with riding on metal discs.
"In the name of Simon Acameby, attack!"
Clayton throws a metal disc at one of them, and Black Hawk did a sonic blast to follow up.
"The students and faculty are fighting back!" Matterhorn exclaimed. "Man! that's a deadly-looking group. When I woke up this morning, I did not see this team-up happening." As Matterhorn jumped on one.
"But I'll take help where I can get it."
Destroyer fired a missile only to miss.
"Destroyer, the Bulldozers are still people, remember?"
...
"Impressive!" Vargas exclaimed. "All this to stop me, it didn't have to be like this, Caleb. I came to you first. You could've created the meta army with me instead of trying to stop it."
"We can still work together, Stargazer," Caleb suggested.
"It's Vargas! And you have proven you can't be trusted."
"Then you can't leave the premises."
"Oh, I had no intention of leaving." Vargas glowed the had a bomb inside of him.
"You're artificial replibot," Caleb ran out of the room before it went off.
...
"Black Hawk, send me a sonic blast."
Black Hawk did a sonic blast and Clayton threw several discs to a Bulldozer which exploded upon contact. Then Matterhorn dodged and blasted a beam of ice on its arms.
"That looks like the transmitter Stoner tried to put on me earlier. That must be how Vargas is controlling them." As Matterhorn pulled off the transmitter.
"Everyone! Vargas's using transmitters to control the Bulldozers. Let's work as a team to remove the devices.
Crawford picked one of up and analyze it.
"Vargas's serum turned them into Bulldozers, but he used mind control to get them to do his bidding. Impressive."
Clayton tossed a disc to cracked Stoner was back to normal.
"Where am I?" He asked.
"Simon Academy."
"Well done," Caleb clapped his hands. "I am impressed with this little Simon security group. Perhaps we should give it a name. The Simon Commandos, perhaps."
"The Simon Commandos, what exactly did you conbrtiute Caleb?"
"Me? I destroyed Vargas."
"Whoa! Way to go, Dad!" Monica cheered. "Should we have security apprehend his partner."
"No. No, daughter. I think Matterhorn proven herself today. Not only by fighting alongside us, but by becoming a permennt member of the Simon Commandos, perhaps?"
"No, thanks, Caleb. I have my own teammates to fight my battles. And I'll show myself out."
Matterhorn grew her wings, and flew out of there.
"Twi. you okay?" Moinca asked as Twilight came in.
"Yeah," Twilight replied. "I figreued I'd better of staying out of sight until things calmed."
"Well, I hope you caught some of it, because it proves my dad a good guy. He even offered Matterhorn a spot in the Simon Commandos."
"I hope she took his offer on it."
"You picked a pretty eventful day, to visit Simon Acaademy, Ms. Sparkle," Crawford said. "Although, I'm not surprised. Chaos usually surrunds your business associate."
"Well I call it, the ol' Sparkle luck, anyway my mom need me home so I can help with dinner," As Twilight left out.
Later that night
"Monica, what am I doing?" Mattehorn asked herself while flying through the city. "Is it possible to be your best friend and keep secrets from you? Caleb lies to you, and I call him a villain, but is what I'm doing any different? I have to tell you the truth. I have to tell you I'm The Masked Matterhorn. But I can't can !? Not when Caleb is hellbent to destorying me, if he's willing frame you and get you kicked out Nexus High, then there no telling what he'd to you get to your best friend. But I won't give up trying to convince you who's right and who's wrong."
Author's Note
Nexus High (Glowing Muse, Jade Queen, Cooper Dust, Static Blast, Amperia)
We have one episode left of the Doctor Story Arc what will happen next? Stay tuned to find out.
Episode 10-Enter the Doctor Part 4
"Here we are, the Canterlot Penitentiary," Matterhorn said as Radiance was with her. "Home to some of the city's most dangerous criminals, and an almost impossible place to break out. Lucky for us, we're trying to break in."
"Let's save the word lucky after we're finished. Tell me again why doing this?" Radiance asked.
"Caleb Simon claims he destroyed Vargas. But really, Vargas is Professor Stargazer Shadow, so if he's gone, Stargazer should be too. Unless, of course, Caleb is lying."
"You really that Mr. Simon would lie?"
"It's been hard finding proof, and won't listen to me, so if we find him tonight, it'll go long way to proving my point." Matterhorn froze the bars then kicked them, to shatter them then both heroines walked inside. "Caleb has people everywhere who are here to lie for him, I won't believe it until I see it with my own eyes."
"Professor Shadow?"
"Matterhorn." He replied.
"I knew it! Simon claimed he took Vargas out."
"Vargas? Gone? That explains why my beastly counterpart hasn't checked in. I'm sorry to hear that. Because we're made in pairs, you see. And if one goes, so must the other."
"Uh, I think we need to go," Radiance grabs her they made the two of them invisible as left out of there before the guards showed and the professor went boom.
"See, I told you to learn a thing or two from me."
"Yet, I never imagined we'd be breaking out of jail."
"But it paid off, now we know that one prison and the one at Simon Acamadey are both fakes."
"Meaning the real one, is out there somewhere."
"And that isn't for any of us, because if Simon truly thinks that Vargas is gone, then it leaves him and his family open to an attack."
"Good luck with darling," As Radiance created a flying carpet.
...
"Twilight, did you hear what happen last night?" Moondacner asked.
"Yeah, I did, but listen to this, I have it on good authority that the man in that prison was not your uncle. In fact, it was some sort of clone," Twilight said.
"What do you mean it wasn't him?"
"That's what I'd like to find out and I could use your help. Do you know if your uncle was working on anything unusual? Besides the fact, mutating himself into jackal-crab hybrid and turning Stoner into a bull."
"Well put, but I don't know."
"Would it be possible to look around his house? Maybe something that can point us in the right direction."
"Sure. I was heading home for lunch, but we can swing by my uncle's place instead. Hop on."
"Sure okay."
"If, Twi's riding on the back, can I take the handlebars?" Monica asked.
"Monica." Both were happy to see her.
"Hey, Moondacer. Twi, I thought about what you said, and I appreciate your concern. I tried to talk to my dad about it, but his ego's too damn big to accept the fact that he might not have destroyed the real Vargas. Which means it's up to me to protect him, to protect us. So until we find proof that Vargas is gone, count me in."
"I'm glad to hear you say that, Monica, because we could use your help.
"Good. Let me start by offering a more comfortable mode of transportation," Monica showing the car.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city at Rarity's house.
"You did what!?" Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie, Sunset, and Fluttershy were shocked by what Rarity said.
"What in the hell you were thinking about going to the most secure place in all of Canterlot!" Rainbow shrieked.
"First off, it wasn't my idea, it was The Masked Matterhorn's idea, because the other day, Vargas had turned the students at Simon Acamedy into monsters. But fortunate the faculty were there to lend a hand and turned them back to normal and with Caleb believing that he destroyed him," Rarity explained. "But she didn't believe him and good reason, because the one in the prison was fake as well."
"So that means that real Vargas is still there," Sunset said. "Anything else?"
"There mention of a meta-human army coming to hold, but that was it."
"A meta-human, I don't like the sound of that," Fluttershy shuddered a bit. "We have to deal with bad people but that...."
"It's okay Flutters," Pinkie hugged her and the others. "Whatever happens we can handle it, together!"
"Pinkie, give us a heads-up when you're going to do that!" Rainbow exclaimed.
"But you're right we need to find the Vargas before it gets to that point," Applejack said then she, Rainbow, Pinkie, Fluttershy, and Rarity became their alter-egos.
"Hope to Bessie that the Matterhorn is having better luck than us."
...
"Damn it, I thought we'd find more of his research here, but all these papers from his college days," Moondancer said as they look through his house.
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah...It's still weird for me, first to learn that he is Vargas, and now to hear he might've been a clone. What the hell is going on?"
"We'll figure it, Moondancer," Monica assured her.
"Of course, we will. There has to be a tissue around here," Twilight said while looking for one then found something interesting. "Hey, guys, any idea what Professor Shadow might've kept at West End Storage?"
Then at storage...
"Empty? Didn't see that coming."
"Why would Uncle Shadow rent such a large space for just one computer?"
"And wire it with security cameras?" As one of them scanned them.
Scanning complete, DNA recognition complete.
"What was that?" Moondancer asked then a video showing Vargas.
"Hello, Caleb."
"Caleb, the DNA scanner must be confusing me with dad."
"I knew you'd come looking for my meta-human experiment."
"Meta human experiment?" Twilight asked.
"And bravo on finding this place. Sadly, it's a dead end. Unless, of course, you came here looking for your doom.
"Look out!" Twilight saw a gun then serval guns appeared.
"Head for the door!" Monica exclaimed as they headed to the door only for her and Moondancer to escape and leave Twilight inside.
"Can't change into Matterhorn in front of these cameras," Twilight said looking at it. "But that might be the very least of my problems."
Twilight ran behind a couple of crates dodging their fire.
"Got to keep that secret identity of mine secret."
Twilight threw a trash can and smashed it.
"Take care of one prying eye and deal with more."
Twilight shot an electric beam to sort it out.
"Man I wonder how Captain Mane deals with this?" Twilight throws a trash can lid and it slices one of them. "Now let's bring down the hammer!"
Twilight grabs the broken blast and smashed the other one.
"But nothing better than being The Masked Matterhorn," As Twilight draws two more blasters destroying each other.
"Oh hey guys," Twilight said.
"Twilight, are you okay?"
"What happens to this place?"
"Well, once the current registered that the Simon DNA was gone, they powered down, which allowed me to disable the computer system. Which then caused them to self-destruct."
"Something tells me, that a bit more to the story,"
"Something tells me there's more to these files. But they're probably encrypted."
"Let me try." As Moondancer uses several passwords. "None of Uncle Shadow's passwords work. But I might have something that can help.
Then Moondancer inserted a flash drive.
"What's that?"
"A little something I've been cooking up at school. It can't necessarily decrypt files, but it shows us where the files were created."
"Wait a minute, I know that address. It's Crystal Prep."
Later at Crystal Prep...
"Hopefully this isn't just another wild goose chase."
"Feels like old times, huh? You and I, find a problem, present a hypothesis and work together to prove it. I glad you showed up today."
"Likewise, any idea what we're looking for here?"
"A decryption key or a password list. Anything that might unlock Uncle's files."
"I asked myself, where would I hide a decryption key?"
"Uh, Twilight what are you doing?"
"Look at the desk, it bolted down but there are deep scuff marks all around it. Almost as if..." Twilight heard a click. "It moves."
"Whoa." Then it revealed some stairs.
"Not what I was expecting but maybe even better.
Then they made their way down there.
"Holy crap, a secret underground lair," Monica exclaimed. "Where's my treasure map?"
"I'll just be happy if we find those decryption codes," Twilight said. "Let's split up and keep searching."
"You are not the person I thought you were, uncle. Wonder how far back this goes.
"This is it!" Monica said.
"Find anything?"
"Shadow's meta-human experiment."
"His what?"
"Dad, I found it. Lock on to my signal. You're clear to come in."
"What? What are you doing?"
"What does look it like, The Masked Matterhorn and the others are part of Vargas's meta-human army. I'm working with my dad to stop destroying them."
"What makes you think that they are part of his army?"
"From where I stand, you just led to the very experiment that created Matterhorn's power-- what? They're not here?"
"Monica, listen to me..."
"No you listen, I know you are on my side..."
"Girls!" Mooondancer shouted.
"Moondancer, what's the-- oh no. Clones?"
"My uncle seems to be creating dozens of them."
"And giving them all--"
"Meta humans powers!"
"He is creating a meta-human army!"
"I told you! But he has;t siphoned their powers yet. I can stop this."
"Monica wait!"
"No, Twilight, I'm taking these vials back to Simon Tech and you can't stop me."
As Monica grabbed one of them, the clones popped out of their pods.
"I won't stop you, but they might!"
"Have any other bright ideas, Simon?"
"In fact, I do," Caleb said as he, Black Hawk, Destroyer, Bulldozer, Clayton, and The Doctor crashed the party.
Bulldozer threw two boulders at them, just as The Doctor pushed back two more.
"Everyone stay back, The Simon Commandos will take it from here."
"Step aside, honey."
"But, dad. I thought I could be one of the Simon Commandos."
"Let the girl stay, Caleb," The Doctor said.
"I am the general of this battalion, David, not you. You mere doctor and take orders from me! Now get my girl to safety."
"As you wish." As he grabbed her.
"Come on, we need to get going!" Twilight grabbed Moondancer's arm and followed.
Destroyer blasted a couple of them. While Black Hawk did a sonic scream.
"Where did get that?" Twilight asked as Monica hold the flame sword.
"Made it myself, pretty impressive right!"
"Can we discuss this later? We need to get to safety."
"But what with the mask?"
"Simple, I changed the fuel source so it can develop hotter flame."
Then a clone surprised them.
"Guys, look out!" Then Bulldozer rammed into it causing most of it to crumble and trapping them.
"I'm blocked off, but I can get through the ceiling! I'll meet you outside eventually." As Moondancer and Monica headed out their side, Twilight put on her mask.
Meanwhile, Clayton threw a metal disc at one of them but was quickly brought down by the clones then The Masked Matterhorn kicked one of them and then disputed with having goo on her.
"Ew! Sorry didn't mean to steal the spotlight from you, but I figured you could some help.
"Matterhorn!" Clayton said as she helped him up.
"These clones are not fully formed," The Doctor said. "If we aggravate their cells enough, they'll degenerate back into their basic primordial blocks."
"If the sheer number of them doesn't overwhelm us first!" Matterhorn as she blasted a beam of fire.
"So this is how you make a meta army, huh, Stargazer?" Caleb wondered.
Black Hawk took to the air and did a Sonic Scream destroying the Vargas Clones.
"Well me show you how to prevent one." As Caleb took out a few wires.
"Caleb, don't!" The Doctor tried to reason with him. "There's valuable research here that we can co-opt."
"I made that mistake before, I won't do it again. The only thing left to do is destroy it!"
"Ew! It's like fighting pudding," Matterhorn did her best not to throw up. "But I think that's the last of them.
"You may have defeated all my clones, but never defeat the true Vargas!" He came from behind and kick Caleb.
"Decided to show yourself, huh, Stargazer?" He asked as The Doctor grabbed him. "Bad move, Comandos finish him!"
Neither of them moves an inch.
"Did you hear me? I said 'Finish him!'"
"Ha!" The Doctor laughed as he release Vargas. "So sorry, Caleb, but any man who disregards the importance of scientific research, no matter how dangerous, doesn't deserve to be in control."
"What?"
"Besides, ever since you told me that Simon Tech owns all my tech, I've made it my mission to own Simon Tech. With the help, I might add, of the very mind control devices that Vargas used to control his Bulldozer army."
"My pleasure."
"Didn't see that coming?" Matterhorn snapped her fingers in front of Black Hawk as The Doctor held up Caleb."
"I'll get you for this, you worm!"
"I'm doctor, Caleb, " Then threw him into a stasis pod. "Doctor Mayhem! And the Deadly Five are in my control now! Where's the young Simon?"
"She escaped." Clayton told him.
"Too bad. 'Deadly Six' has a better ring to it."
"How about Mayhem's future inmates has an even better ring to it," Matterhorn said quietly.
"So, Mayhem, is the enemy of my enemy my friend?" Vargas asked.
"If hand over the rest of your mind-control research," He suggested.
"Done."
"Excellent."
Then out of nowhere, a lighting blast came right at Doctor Mayhem and Vargas.
"Now that's what I call a hostile takeover!" Zapp exclaimed as she, Mareveouls, Fill-Second, Saddle Rager, and Radiance came in.
"Are you okay?" Saddle Rager ran over to Matterhorn.
"Thanks, for the timing!" Matterhorn thanked her just the villains got back up.
"Deadly Five! Destroy those impudent freaks!"
Clayton threw a disc only for Radiance to block with her shield and Mareveouls catch him in her rope and tossed him. Black Hawk did a Sonic Scream at Zapp but quickly avoided it, then kicked him. Destroyer tried to punch Fill-Second then Mayhem did but she was too fast.
As villains tangled with our heroines, Caleb muster any strength he had to finish what he started.
"And now to destroy this thing once and for all!" He grabbed a big piece of rock then smashes it then the reactor created an explosion.
"That doesn't look good," Saddle Rager exclaimed as the complex came down.
"Deadly Five, retreat!" Mayhem commanded them then left along with Vargas.
"Hold on, Caleb!" As Mareveouls used her super strength to get him out of there.
"There's no time!" Caleb said. "Save yourselves, and keep my daughter safe."
"He's right, we got to go!" As they all left leaving him behind.
Hours later, the fire department came, as the group was watching the event unfold from afar.
"I tried to save, Caleb, even the fact you want me or the others dead, I tried," Matterhorn said. "But when building an empire on pillars of hatred, fear, betrayal, nothing can stop walls from tumbling down."
"In my opinion, he asked for it," Zapp said receiving a glare from everyone. "What, you don't think so?"
"I would agree but he did it only because he was afraid of our powers," Saddle Rager said as tears began to form. "No one should deserve a fate so cruel."
"I need a minute to process what just happen. Vargas, Dr. Mayhem, Monica..." Filli-Second said of what happened.
"Yeah, no matter how many bad guys we'd take down, new ones seem to be lurking just around the corner, thanks for rescuing me."
"No problem," Saddle Rager replied then hugged her tightly while crying.
Author's Note
And that is how this story ends, Caleb met his demise, Vargas makes a comeback, and David Crawford becomes the newest member of the Rouges Gallery as Dotocr Mayhem and sole creator of The Dealy Five. What happens next? Stay tuned to find out.
Cantelot High (Wallflower Blush, Ariella, Firework Blast, Moonshine Meadows, and Dust Sparks)
Episode 11-Meta Island Part 1
"I can't believe what just happened. The paper says what happened Crystal Prep Academy collapsed in an explosion. But they don't know that Vargas's HQ was underneath it. We destroyed it before he could create his meta-human army, but not with a casualty. Caleb Simon. Monica was devasted so much that's she not even talking to me because she blames The Masked Matterhorn. Seeing what these powers can do firsthand. I don't think a whole army with rouge metas is a good idea," As she sneaked inside. "That would mean hundreds or even thousands will random powers, new suits, new abilities, and new threats. Which is why I need new ways to find Vargas."
As Matterhorn grabbed the suitcase, Ocellus tackled her.
"Got you!" She exclaimed.
"Damn it! I was so close. What gave it away?" She asked.
"Well, the mirage reflectors in your new stealth suit seem to have a short in them. But to be honest, I heard your chatter a mile away. No offense, you really stop talking to yourself, its weird."
"I didn't come this close, to claim my prize," As Matterhorn grabbed the cupcake.
"Wait I also..." Ocellus tries to stop her but it was too late.
"You rigged the cupcake!?"
Securty activated. As Ocellus drones came on.
"Good thing, you programmed your bots to recognize me, right?"
"THe Masked Matterhorn, yes. Stealth Matterhorn, no."
Prepare to be destroyed.
Before the robot had the chance, Matterhorn got on its back and pulled the wires out of it.
"No, I lost my appetite for the day," Matterhorn said.
"At least we now know, the suit is flawed before we field test it."
"Yeah, I thought if added a thermal compressor tech it would cover my body temperature, never took the thought that it also created extra heat the suit creates. Small words, my sweat short-circuited it. So much for the Stealth Matterhorn," Matterhorn throws it in the trash. "Thanks for helping me out, Ocellus."
"No problem."
At Topanga's
"And she still won't answer," Twilight tried calling her but it went to voicemail. "Why am I always paying the price for Matterhorn's actions."
"You were at school pretty for a Saturday," As Moondancer took a seat.
"Hi, Moondancer, how do you know?"
"I was working in my lab. Thought I heard your voice."
"Really? What did you hear?"
"Not much, I had to leave to help Potion Nova with some of her samples."
"Hey, Moondancer," Ocellus came in.
"Hey," She replied back. "Uh, Twilight have you been feeling different in any way since our time at Vargas' lair?"
"Different? Uh, no. Why?"
"No reason... I gotta go," Then Moondancer walked out.
"That was weird. I wonder if she knows what we were doing this morning.
...
...
"So what happened again?" Zapp asked as flew on a lightning bolt.
"I was testing on a new stealth suit, but it was flawed so I decided to scrap it, but I realized it went missing," Twilight explained.
"So it's like, really gone. As in somebody stole it?"
"Yes, but it was a beta version, I never tested outside. I ran a search program to find it, but so far no luck."
"I'll keep looking and let the others know what happened. The last we need a someone running around in a stealth suit causing trouble with Vargas and Mayhem on the loose." Zapp went silent.
"Okay, Twi, think, the suit was made out of the garden center spider, which gives off a distinct electric charge. So if I limit the search to that polarity, I might get something."
She did just that and heard something making her go outside.
"Is anyone out there? Sandbar, Starlight, Nova, Silverstream?" Twilight said their names but heard nothing but not before someone punch her and froze both her arms. "Why does every ambush have to involve ice powers? Whoever you are, I see you fixed the deflectors on the suit. But are smart enough to defeat my cupcake!"
Twilight kicked a canister to activate the trap the Ocellus set up.
Intrunder, prepared to be destroyed! The security bot came on and chased after it which allowed Twilight to break free of the ice. Meanwhile, the bot brings forth his infrared scanners and fires an energy bolt at the Stealth Matterhorn.
"Let's hope you didn't repair all the suit's problems," Matterhorn said as set her goggles to thermal mode and got the body heat of it. "Perfect the increased body heat is giving me heat reading. Not only that, you copied my powers."
Matterhorn fired an ice bolt only for it to dodge it.
"So, who are you?"
Stealth Matterhorn grabbed her by the leg and tossed her aside and walked into the vault.
"Looking for me," Matterhorn surprised it then punched right at the face, disabling the stealth function but not it had the invention that one of the students made and left but not before Matterhorn put a tracker on it.
"You came in here to steal The Micro-minimizer?" She asked. "That's what you been looking for? Well, you're gonna have to deal with me and the patent office."
As she followed, she saw Moondacner's lab open.
"That's odd, I didn't know that Moondancer was conducting meta-expermients. Wait a minute, she asked if I was different since our time at Vargas' headquarters. What if Moondancer was exposed to the one vial that day? But there's no way that she became the Stealth Matterhorn. Why break into Nexus when you have access as a student? And why head to Simon Academy?"
"Guys, I've found the suit," Matterhorn called the others.
"You did, where is it?" Saddle Rager asked.
"On someone heading for Simon Academy?"
"Could be Monica?" Zapp asked.
"Let's not jump to conclusions, darling." Radiance said.
"Just meet there."
At Simon Acaamdey, Monica tried all day to get access to her's dad laptop.
"Yes, finally," Monica got in and played a video of Caleb's personal diary.
Pesonal Log #417: Stargazer Shadow is amassing a meta-human army. It's a danger to humanity that must be stopped at all costs. In here are the blueprints for a plan to neutralize that army. And for anyone who doubts the army's existence, look no further than The Masked Matterhorn including her allies, Zapp, Radiance, Filli-Second, Mistress Marevelous, and Saddle Rager. Mark my words, more of them will come. And they must be stopped.
"You were right, dad, and you did stop them. At the cost of your life. But I promise you, I'm letting Vargas try again," As Monica downloaded the files. "I'll take down all the meta down, now that I have the means."
A video camera showed The Masked Matterhorn on a helicopter pad.
"Matterhorn! You picked a bad time to trespass!"
Outside, the rest of the gang caught up.
"According to the tracker, I planted," Matterhorn said. "The Stealth Matterhorn is inside. And there's no sign of forced entry."
"Why would there be, when Monica has keys to the kingdom," Mareveouls said.
"I'm afraid, you might be right."
Later, The Power Ponies walked to the very center of the school.
"Switching to thermal vision," Matterhorn said. "We should be able to see him due to the suit body's temp issues."
"And I will show him my brand of stealth," As Radiance went invisible.
"Got a lock!" Zapp exclaimed. "The jig is up, Monica!"
"Hold right there, Zapp" Monica was on their side of the room
"If she didn't steal the suit--" Saddle Rager exclaimed before dodging ice blasts.
"No time for guessing!" Mareveouls said before throwing a horseshoe at it only realizing it was Radiance.
"Another meta-human soldier? So my dad didn't stop Vargas' army from growing," As Monica draw her flame sword.
"Well, I will! For good!" She charged right at Matterhorn.
"Monica, wait!" Matterhorn exclaimed without knowing the Stealth Matterhorn was right behind her, but Zapp kicked it.
"Can't say that came as shock," Zapp exclaimed as Monica swung her sword at Matterhorn forcing her to dodge.
"I'm taking all the metas down today! And I don't care who's first!" Then Fill-Second came by and grabbed it.
"You know kids shouldn't play with matches, let alone flame swords," She said then Stealth Matterhorn froze Monica to a wall and grabbed the sword.
"Saddle Rager, get Monica down, while the rest of us take this guy out."
"On it," Saddle Rager did just that.
The Stealth Matterhorn activated the flame sword but not someone else came from behind and disarmed it and that someone was Moondancer.
"Hey, guys! Need some backup?"
"Moondancer with meta powers!?" Zapp asked. "What the hell is happening?"
"Guys, we need to focus!" Matterhorn reminded her then saw the Stealth Matterhorn knock down Saddle Rager and grabbed Monica.
"Let go of her, you ruffian!" Radiance exclaimed the fired an energy bolt at it but for it to miss and it tossed Monica out of the building.
"Not what she meant!" Mareveouls said as she used her rope to catch her then pulled her back in.
Much Later...
"I don't care that you saved my life! You should've saved my dad at Crystal Prep!" Monica shouted at Mareveouls.
"Monica! How can you say such a thing?" Moondancer asked.
"And how long you have powers?" Monica turned to her.
"That's a good question," Filli-Second chimed.
"Is everyone around here is member of Vargas' army?!"
"Monica, just because someone has powers doesn't mean they're part of an army," Moondacncer said. "And the truth is, I don't know how I got them, but I promise you, I don't work with Vargas. You gotta trust me."
"I do trust you, Moondancer. It's these guys I don't."
"Monica, they were fighting that jerk hard I as I was. You've gotta get over this hatred of Matterhorn."
"My dad is dead because of her!"
"That's not how it happened," Saddle Rager came in. "We did everyone we could to save him and I know you're hurting right now but all of us were affected by the explosion. Moondancer lost her uncle, the city lost a school."
"Wait, Sadds right, all of us were affected by the explosion," Matterhorn said. " Moondancer, is there any chance that you got any powers by being close to the experiment when it exploded?"
"I've run a number of tests on myself, and since I didn't come in contact with magic rock the way you told me, it does make the most sense."
"Then why don't I have powers?"
"You were wearing that mask the day of the explosion, maybe it protected you somehow."
"But that doesn't explain the new guy," Zapp came in. "Where did he get ice powers?"
"Is he a member of Varags' army?"
"I don't know, but with your help, I'm sure I can find out."
"Okay," Monica complied then put on her mask. "But the mask stays on, just in case."
"Whatever works for you," Fill-Second said. "So any ideas?"
"I'm running a scan of my tracer, but it must've shorted out when the suit was fried. We'll need a new way to track him down."
"I found a piece of his suit when he attacked me," Saddle Rager held a piece of the suit.
"I'll scan it for clues," Monica said.
"The suit is made of charged spider silk that gives off an electromagnetic field. Similar to those used in cell phone towers. By trialing his energy field against various cell towers across the city. I can tell exactly where he's going.
"Cell phone towers! Of course!" Matterhorn thought about it. "I could use you 12 hours ago when I first lost the suit. Where's he headed?"
"Uh he headed to Canterlot Island."
"Great," Zapp exclaimed.
"Yeah. But what's not so great is what he stole. I just ran an inventory of the chemicals in the lab, and a number of toxic Dixons are missing.
"Thanks, Monica says Stealth Matterhorn stole a bunch of poison. That would explain why he stole the Micro-minimizer."
"How come?" Filli-Second asked.
"It can convert liquid into microscopic particles that enable them to become airborne," She explained.
"Combine with the deadly toxins, he could disperse a poisonous gas over the city," Radiance exclaimed then notice something. "Has seen Matterhorn?"
Meanwhile...
"Hey, Twilight how you doing?"
"I've been doing fine, how are you?"
"Not great, to be honest. But I feel like I've been taking it out on the wrong people which is why I'm calling, I wanted to say I'm sorry. For overacting your relationship with The Masked Matterhorn. She saved my life today. And, well, Moondancer helped me realize that she or the others are not enemies. I was hoping we could be friends again."
"That makes me really happy, Monica."
"Me too. I call you later."
Then Saddle Rager caught up with her.
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, dealing with personal issues.
"Moving on, does anyone have any ideas to get to the Canterlot Statue? I mean, the ferry isn't exactly the best choice for a choice sneak attack," Moondacncer explained.
"I got one!" Zapp created a lighting bolt and grabbed her, Saddle Rager, and Filli-Second and rode on it, while Radiance and Mareveluos rode on a magic carpet and Matterhorn used her wings. "Relax, Moondancer, this is perfectly safe."
"I love the fact that thinking of my concern when a crazed meta has escaped with enough chemicals to poison the city," She exclaimed.
"Well, lucky for us, that crazed meta is right up ahead at our 2:00," Fill-Second said as they made it to the island.
"If you can get me closer, I can get the first hit."
"Are you sure? I don't want you to get hurt."
"My friend Twilight has a saying. 'With great power comes great responsibility.' . I think it fits the occasion."
Moondancer dropped off the thunderbolt and deliver a kick to the Stealth Matterhorn then it when invisible.
"The tanks on a launch timer," Radiance looked at the tanks and saw a timer. "I'll work on shutting it down."
Stealth Matterhorn grabbed Mooondacner and threw her off the blinding but hanged on the statue, while Zapp tackled him to the lower part of the state only for him to throw her off as well.
"How that's timer coming along?" Marevelous asked.
"Working on it," Radiance replied. "Let's hope that time electronics class pays off."
"I've got him!" Fill-Second shouted then kicked him off the ledge where it was standing but quickly turn the stealth mode and climb back up.
"Here's electricity in your eye!" Matterhorn fired multiple electric bolts at him that shorted the suit's stealth mode.
"Is everything okay?" Moondancer asked.
"Nope, the timer has layers of encryption. We only have 45 seconds left," Radiance replied.
"45 seconds? That should leave me ten whole seconds for a curtain call," Moondancer exclaimed as she got to work.
Such as Matterhorn fought off the Stealth Matterhorn, and Radiance came in and did a backflip kick to him. Then Zapp fired an electric blast from her gauntlets but he dodged it and hit Mareveouls. Then it once again went into stealth mode but Fill-Second grabbed his arms and Zapp hit him again.
"Okay, Moondancer, all the powers in the world aren't going to help if your brain can't figure it out. Let's try a nonsequential algorithm," She did just that and launched were terminated. "Yes, with seconds to spare."
"Enough playing around!" Zapp exclaimed helping Matterhorn. "Let's show this poser who the real deal is!"
She vaulted her in the air, then Matterhorn kicked him on the chest.
"Game over, Miss Muffet," Matterhorn exclaimed as Moondancer came from behind and wrestled it down the Mareveouls tied him up.
"Now to see to who really behind this," As Matterhorn pulled off the mask as she does, it tore most of the suit to reveal a monstrous image making everyone feel grossed out.
"And that's will give me nightmares," Zapp exclaimed at the monster damaged a news copter.
"Great, my first copter rescue."
Mareveouls used her rope and caught the copter allowing Fill-Second and Moondacner to get on board.
"Hang on, folks. Help has arrived," Moondancer said as both dropped out of the copter and landed padding due to Radiance.
"Nice work, everyone, but that monster got away."
"I still can't believe you have powers," Twilight exclaimed as she, Moondancer, Sandbar, Ocellus, and Monica walked around the city. "Wish I was there to see it."
"You should've turned on the TV," Monica said. "It was all over the news."
"Really? So everyone saw Matterhorn and her friends saving the city?"
Then the people chanted Moondancer's name.
"Well, they saw someone all right," Monica said as she signed autographs.
"Careful! The grate is breaking!"
Just as the grate was breaking, Sandbar and Ocellus grabbed the people before they felled.
"How in the hell did you do that?" Monica asked.
"I don't have the slightest clue how but it looks like we're not the only ones," Sandbar said as multiple showed off various powers.
"I think the meta-virus is airborne," Twilight exclaimed.
Author's Note
Gabby
Coco Pommel
Onyx Blade
Starry Starfall
Episode 12-Meta Island Part 2
No one is sure what caused this outbreak, but recent data shows that nearly 90 percent of Canterlot City has meta powers from fire to ice, or even flying through the air, and people are thrilled. Back to you. As The Masked Matterhorn watched the news from her phone.
"So, yesterday, there were only seven people with meta powers, me, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Moondancer. Today, 1.5 million people. What could possibly go wrong?" She asked as knocked on the head by a suitcase.
"Hey watch it, buddy, people work in this building."
"A city full of amateur metas. This has Monica's nightmare come alive. Hey, Monica is Twi. Just checking in on how you're doing with these metas. Come down with any symptoms or the mask helping you. Call me later." Then Moondancer came from behind and greeted her.
"It's official, everyone loves you, I feel they like barely tolerate me."
"It's the creepy costume," She replied.
"I have you know, this costume is durable, hell even Radiance like it."
"Sheesh, didn't realize I triggered the insecurity."
"Sorry, is that a city full of meta-human plus with Vargas still out doing who knows what equals disaster."
"Have a little faith, you, your friends, and me turn these powers into something good. Everyone might too. Your not jealous are you?"
"I'm not jealous, having powers is not all fun and games."
"It's not? Relax, Matter. It's a beautiful day, I doubt there will be any big problems."
Then both heard an explosion.
"Commenting on how there won't be big problems? Total rookie mistake?"
Moments later they arrived at the source of the explosion.
"What in the hell is that thing?" Matterhorn asked seeing the exploded truck.
"Not what, who, the name's Archer."
"And that's what I call a creepy costume," Matterhorn exclaimed as she and Moondancer back slowly. "There's no chance this is all a misunderstanding, and that explosion was by mistake, right?"
"Really? The guy has a skull for a face."
"Never jump to conclusions."
"No kids in the pj's. are no match for me. But I could use a good laugh of seeing you try."
"Let do this," Moondacner prepared herself.
"Not so fast, you don't have enough experience, leave this to me."
"Did you forget that we fought that Stelaht Matterhorn guy together?"
"Yeah, but that was different, this time we're taking on ex-military creep... look out!" Matterhorn and Moondancer dodged an object that was hurled by Archer.
"You both talk too much."
"Moondancer, save the driver, I distract Archer."
"Now, that sounds like a plan."
She headed straight for the van.
"Oh, no, you don..wahh!" Archer tried to stop but Matterhorn froze his leg.
"Have an iced day."
Archer freed himself and ran straight toward him as Matterhorn got a whiff of his breath.
"Dude, seriously, what with bad guys and garlic knots, P.S. Breath Mints," She exclaimed before kicking him just as Moondancer got the cops out of the truck.
"Why did everybody in this city get powers instead of me?" Archer asked as he swing his fist but missed.
"Maybe you're a late bloomer."
Then Moondancer came from behind and kick him.
"You sure you want me to sit this one out?"
"You know, sometimes I knack for saying really stupid stuff."
"Enough! No amateurs are gonna keep me from taking what I want!"
Archer grabbed a tire and prepared to throw only for Matterhorn to use her magic and pry it off from him then Moondancer fired an energy bolt knocking him out cold.
"Amaterurs? I prefer 'young newcomers who are willing to give it their best shot. And now's who the amateur?"
Then two officers teleported right in front of them.
"I tell you what getting around the city has never been easy since we got powers," One of them said.
"Same with the perps, thank Moondancer, Matterhorn."
The officers took Archer and left.
"And what do we have here?" Moondancer picked up a small container. "A device that was made Ethersteel? Whoa, this is potentially dangerous. We should take it to an expert."
Moondancer left and Matterhorn follow her.
"Wait a minute, Moondancer. hold up!"
Both were on top of a nearby building.
"What about taking it to the police, as a responsible superhero would do?"
"And where will the police take it? To Nexus, where we have one of the only Ethersteel-scanning microscopes in the world. If Archer wanted it, it could be some kind of weapon. So time is of the essence. I'm just cutting out the middleman."
"I don't think it's a good idea. Contaminating evidence and all that?"
"When did you become such a wet blanket?" Moondancer snapped at her they left.
"First, my costume is creepy and now I'm a wet blanket? Is that what people really"
"Okay, I'll lead the way," Matterhorn as she and Moondacner arrived at Nexus High.
"It's okay. I'm the one who goes to this school."
"Right, of course."
Unknowing both of them a figure who was cloaked followed them.
Meanwhile
"Starlight, are okay? Where are you?" Moondancer asked as she and Matterhorn went to the Think Tank.
"This is so, weird," Both of them heard Starlight as she was on the ceiling. "How do you live like this? This is the worst."
"Trust me, I had similar problems you had at first. Just relax and release."
"If you say so," Starlight took a deep breath and drop on her bottom. "Shit! This will take some getting used to."
"You said wanted powers of pure energy, and now we can be heroes just like Matterhorn and the others."
"Hooray."
"So, Starlight, we came across something, and you're the only expert I know," Moondancer gave her the case.
"Huh. This looks like pure Ethersteel. Do you have any idea rare this is?"
"As rare as have magic powers, harness lighting, or superhuman strength?"
Starlight took the case and examined it.
"A micro-encrypted key. The type used by high-security government installations. We should even be touching it."
"Told you," Matterhorn smirked then her Danger Radar went off. "Oh, crap."
She caught a flash grenade that went off, and a few moments her, Starlight and Moondancer were quickly handcuffed.
"What in the hell was that?"
"That was me and I'll take this."
"Blake Belladonna?"
"This is a top-secret government file. This isn't yours."
"It's not what it looks like, we were trying to help."
"That Ethersteel is a key. What's it for?"
"We're in the process of determining that. But this is Argus's business. Let the professionals handle it," As Blake walked the missiles were fired and several Doom agents came.
"Hand it over, or die!"
"Doom agents, real live doom agents, this is seriously bad, right?" Matterhorn asked.
"Doom's formidable, but so am I," Blake said as she draws her swords. "Do you really think that you can handle me?"
"It seems you're missing some intel. We got some upgrades," One of them had formed a fire blade.
"Doom too? Is anyone not a meta?" Matterhorn groaned that the Doom agents have meta powers.
As Blake fought them off, Matterhorn and Moondancer worked on the cuffs.
"It's impressive that Argus can make good handcuffs, but I've studied them and got it."
All broke free and collided with the goons, Starlight tried to fire an energy bolt but it didn't work.
"How do you-- This is not as easy as I thought."
"Don't worry," Matterhorn assured her as she kick a Doom agent to the wall. "I can train you on how to use it, in self-defense of course."
"Is making stupid jokes part of it?"
"No," As Moondancer uppercut one of them.
"Lesson one, use your surroundings to your advantage," Matterhorn said as she used magic to slide the chair on goon.
"Eat desk!" Starlight grabbed a desk and threw it at a Doom agent and send it out of the school. "Is that using your surroundings?"
"A whole desk? Impressive."
Two Doom agents caught Blake by surprise and yet the case was out of her possession.
"Get the case!" Moondancer made a run for it, but one of Doom agents grabbed it.
"Archer will be pleased with-"
Then Matterhorn grabbed it from him.
"With what? Your failure?" Matterhorn replied then shot an ice bolt and froze him. "See ice bolt, it's all in the wrist."
"I'm open!" Moondancer exclaimed then Matterhorn threw to her. "Starlight, you're up! Keep away!"
"Got it!" Starlight exclaimed.
"Blake is down!" As Blake was tied up by the Doom. "You fools are no match for--"
He got blasted by an energy bolt by Starlight.
"Wow! It is all in the wrist."
"Told you."
"That it! Destroy them all!"
Blake got back up and did a swift kick to him.
"She is so amazing!" Moondancer said.
"And stronger than I thought," Matterhorn said as Blake created a clone of herself. "That explains it. She makes a clone of herself."
The two Blakes quickly care of the goons making Starlight and Moondacner speechless.
"I think I got the handle of it."
"Yeah, pretty much."
"So what now?" Starlight asked.
"Now, we get more information," Blake held up a goon.
"Where I am?" He asked.
"I'll be asking the question here, dirtbag," Matterhorn said.
"What are you doing?" Moondancer asked.
"An interrogation. Don't worry I've seen lots of cop shows."
"I don't think cop shows references will work," Starlight came in.
"Doom agents are international criminals. I doubt they care about permanent records."
The Doom agent got fearful to look at Blake, knowing he didn't have a choice.
"Okay, I'll spill."
"Just like that, okay, What's the key for?"
"It goes to the National Ethersteel Reserve."
"Why does Archer need that much Ethersteel?"
"I don't know. But with everyone getting powers, it's chaos. He hatched a plan to rob the vault in all the confusion."
"See? I'm not such a bad interrogator after all."
"I have seen worse." Blake came in making her jump a bit.
"How long you were standing there?" She asked as Blake sedated him knocking him out.
"During secure missions, Doom operates on strict radio silence. The rest of them won't know Archer was caught and they'll still head for the vault."
"So we beat them there, we can set a trap."
"We?"
"You can come too."
"I don't think that's what she meant, Double M. I think she planning to go solo."
"Oh, come on! We were the ones that took down Archer and got the key. Let us be your back up you might actually need some help."
"Fine. But I call the shots. Also, someone stays here to keep an eye on these Doom troops until they can be taken in."
"I do that. These powers are still weirding me out. I need more practice before I can battle Doom again."
"Believe it or not, this is my fault vault break-in," Matterhorn said as they arrive. "But I broke into prison before. so I can handle this."
"Quiet," Blake shush her and show the young heroes three agents and got wind of their conversion.
Trust me, he'll be here. The boss will make sure Archer is never heard from again.
"Okay, our plan to beat Doom here is a big fail. No what?" Matterhorn asked.
"Change of tactics, they mention a boss. Doom's clearly has a bigger plan in play. We need more surveillance."
"I bet your phone is loaded with spy games, huh? Because spying seems like a lot of boring waiting."
"If you consider saving the world boring."
"Touche."
"Believe me, espionage is never dull for very long."
None knew that Archer was prepping for an ambush.
"Look out!" Blake as the trio avoided him.
"And now Archer, this is so unfair."
"You were right, brat. I was a late bloomer. The cops found out the hard way.
Archer came right here, but Blake spilled kick him.
"I got him, you two handle the others."
"Others?" Moondancer asked.
"For chaos!" One of them shouted as fired lasers from their guns.
"As they say, it's not a party until a meta-powered army arrives!" Matterhorn exclaimed as they dodged the laser fire.
"Level the playing field," A Doom agent exclaimed as he and Matterhorn were in struggle. "How's it feel to be like everyone else?"
"Can't say I'm a big fan."
Matterhorn head bashed him making him fall back just as, Blake drove Archer into a wall.
"One of these targets took the Ethersteel vault key. Grab it!" He orders the goons to get the key.
"Pull a stall-drop," Blake said to Matterhorn and Moondancer.
"A what now? I left my spy dictionary at home."
"We take a dive. Follow my lead."
"She wants us to lose on purpose? That idea sounds terrible."
Blake took a dive at Archer then he grab her foot and slammed her to the ground.
"Not the first time I had an Argus agent at my feet. And won't be my last."
"Without, Blake, what are going to do?" Moondancer fret as the Doom agents surrounded her and Matterhorn.
"She was our leader. We surrender."
"Here we go. the key to Doom's plans," He grabs the key from Blake's pocket. "And to my payday. Thanks for bringing this back. Very helpful of you."
He opens the vault showing pounds of Ethersteel.
"That's even more Ethersteel than the boss thought. This job just keeps getting better."
"What do you plan to do with us, Archer?" Blake asked as they were riding in a Doom cruiser."
"Capturing two teenage heroes along with a member of Argus, means I get a rich bonus," Archer exclaimed and left.
"Why did you bring the key? Aren't you supposed to be some kind of expert? I've been doing this hero for a long time and I already know a bad idea."
"Because now Archer is giving us a free ride to his leader. And I need to know who it is," Blake replied as she began to tamper with the lock.
"It's Doom. We already know that."
"But which faction."
"They're different factions?"
"We bust this unit, another one pops up. But bust the top guy, the whole plan falls and the world becomes a safer place."
"Honestly, did not think like that."
"It's okay, you're still new at this."
....
As the agents carried them off, a cruiser came down showing Archer's boss.
"Is it me or does that dude have a metal face," Matterhorn said seeing him. "I am so out of my league."
"Gearhead, now we know."
"Oh, I see you've led my troops to victory, Archer," Gearhead said.
"Pure Ethersteel. You'll finally be able to forge those unbreakable toys you've been designing. So naturally, it ain't going to be cheap," Archer said.
"Look at that. Your plan worked. Now can we fight?"
"I like how you think," Blake said then reached for her comm. "Yang it's me, go time!"
Her partner came down and broke the cage freeing them and was prepared to fight.
"Sorry, to break this party, Gearhead!" Yang exclaimed.
"Sorry, not sorry!" Matterhorn followed it.
"Don't worry," Archer assured Gearhead. "I'll contain them. Doom!"
Several of them armed their guns and ran toward them. Yang launched herself and punched one of them, as Blake disarmed two goons and counter another goon's attack. Matterhorn created two ice blades struck down three goons then dodged a blast by Gearhead!
"You may have outnumbered! But we won't make it easy for you!" Yang shouted as they were cornered.
"Pitful attempt by a group of--" Gearhead got bonked by prism bolt.
"There's goes an old saying," Radiance said as she, Zapp, and Mareveouls arrived along with the rest of the people. "You mess with one of us..."
"You mess with all of us!" Zapp exclaimed as she fired a lightning blast.
"What's going on here?" Moondancer asked.
"We saw the footage from the news chopper. We knew you were in trouble."
"You saved my daughter from a speeding car, Matterhorn. You saved her life."
"And pulled me from a burning building. Now that we have powers, it's time we paid you back."
"Then, let's do this!"
Radiance along with two other metas fired the energy blast at them.
"Hey, Doom, guess I've got a team now too!" Matterhorn exclaimed at Gearhead.
"Fall back!" Gearhead said as he and the rest of them fall back.
"Well that didn't take long," Matterhorn said as Archer grabbed her.
"You ruined a big score for me," Archer exclaimed.
"Hands off our friend, varmint!" Mareveolus lassoed him and pulled him away and straight into the car.
"Now who talks too much, Bonehead."
"You friends managed to capture the Doom troops that didn't escape with Gearhead, nice work," Yang and Matterhorn fist-bumped each other as she and Blake left. "You know, Blake that Matterhorn has a way to inspire people like that."
"Yeah, Ironwood did tell us we should keep an eye on her. I'm surprised to say, I agree."
"You know, you were right, Moondancer," Both Matterhorn and Moondancer looking the view of the city from the Canterlot statue. "This is a good idea."
"I knew you come around, " Moondancer replied then she left.
"An island full of meta-people is a badass idea," Matterhorn said as flew off into the city.
Author's Note
Blake Belladonna (EG Style)
Carmen Sandiego (EG Style)
Yang Xiao Long (EG Style)
Episode 13-Meta Island Part 3
You know, my favorite way of clearing my head's always been to run above the hustle and bustle of the city below. As Matterhorn did parkour in the city. But after the recent meta-virus outbreak that hustle and bustle have gone up a notch. In fact, its gone up about 20 stories. People had these for only about a week. And still can't the hang of these wings. Then her earpiece rang.
"Hello?"
"Twilight, it's Moondancer. I made it home last night, but something's wrong. I need you t-"
"Need what? Moondancer? Are you there? Hello?"
Moments nighttime had fallen, and Matterhorn arrived at Moondancer's house with a mob at her front door.
"What's with the crowd?" She asked as she became her alter-ego Twilight Sparkle. "Haven't seen a mob like this since the new Mercury phone came out. Oh, I get it, these are what adoring fans sound like."
"Most of you have known about the Masked Matterhorn right," Twilight said to herself as she approached the door. "Moondancer? Hello? Anyone is there? I'm coming in."
Twilight opened the door and walked inside.
"Man, you got some monster fans out there," Twilight said then heard a faint rattling. "Moondancer, what going on? Are you okay?"
Twilight saw the same creature from before.
"Something tells me, you are a big fan. Wait a minute. I never forget a fang. Your that creep that tried to poison the city, the other day, are you? What'd you do, come back for an autograph?"
The monster came at her, only crashing into a wall.
"I don't know what you did Moondancer, buddy, but she is not going to like what you've done to her place."
Twilight punches the monster in the face which sends it to the ground.
"Damn, I just punch an oversized monster in the face. I've many conflicting emotions right now. Come on, ugly, right this way."
The monster follows her through the house the led her outside where the monster had her on the ground.
"Back off, Moondancer, Sparkle's not on the menu," Starlight fired an energy bolt at her.
"Starlight?" Twilight asked as Starlight fired multiple energy bolts at her causing her to fall down. "Two things, first, wow! And second. why do you know think that monster is Moondacner?"
"First, don't be so surprised. Second, it's wearing what is left of Moondancer's costume. And third I'm smarter than you and already pieced this together."
"How I did know the last part was obvious?"
"We need to go now!"
Both Starlight and Twilight headed toward downtown.
"Wherever there's smoke there's fire," Twilight said as both she and Starlight detain the monster Moondancer.
"Moondancer left a voice mail. Said something was happening to her. "
"She must've called me when she couldn't reach you. Then the phone went dead."
Moondancer lifted a car and throw it at them but Twilight used her magic and stop it cold just Starlight fought her, then Twilight held her from behind.
"I got this handle, you go get help."
"No way in hell you side-linning me, Moondancer's my best friend, so I'm staying. If this was Monica, you'd do the same."
Moondancer backed Twilight into a wall and left.
"Okay, we need to Monster-Moondancer into the alley."
Then followed her into an alleyway, to where Twilight created a bubble and trap her.
"There's nowhere left to go, Moondancer. Just make this easy and give up."
She broke the bubble and came right at them.
"That does not sound like surrender."
Twilight kicked it at the ribs, then Starlight trap her in an energy cage.
"Nice moves, Sparkle."
"Thanks, I worked out a bit."
"Your good fortune has turned into mine," Snaptrap said as came in.
"Snaptrap."
"When the entire city of Canterlot gained power, I thought, What a challenge for the great Snaptrap. Then when I saw on the news a hideous meta-monster emerged, I had one thought--- Gold Ratings! Now watch as Snaptrap takes down his most extraordinary target of all time."
He arms his laser at Moondancer.
"Say good night, monster."
"I don't so think, so, Snaptrap!" Twilight threw two Sparkle Stars which caught him off guard and missed allowing Monster-Moondancer to escape.
"How dare you interfere. Although, just as well, a trapped creature is no challenge. That is like shooting the fish in a barrel. What we did in season one is now free for download.
"Starlight, you wrangle Moondancer. I'll handle the reality show hunter."
"Twilight, Matterhorn had trouble taking down Snaptrap, what are you going to do?"
"No time, just go! I'll distract as long as I can."
Twilight circled back and kicked his glider which sends both of them to the ground.
"Why do most of my best ideas give me headaches?"
"You are becoming a nuisance, little girl."
"A nuisance, you don't know the half of it."
"Anyone keeping me from my hunt must be stopped," As Snaptrap armed his dagger. "Plus it is great television."
Twilight kept dodging every attack by Snaptrap and then kicked the dagger out of his hand which didn't stop him from putting Twilight on the ground.
"I don't know who you are, but your scent is familiar."
Twilight fired ice in his eyes blinding him,
"That's a good look for you, and just in time for your close-up."
She use the video drone and threw it to his face but Snaptrap dodged and threw an explosive at her making her dodge.
"Enough! You will now learn a painful lesson. Cross with me, you become the target. Like it says on the back of the official Snaptrap T-shirt, now available in select stores for 12.99."
Then Snaptrap fired his gun at Twilight.
"You are skilled for such an inferior-looking creature. Much like Afrainc toad, which appears docile but whose darts have the strength of a bomb!"
He threw another bomb right in her face making her feel the impact and then fall to the ground.
"You have fought bravely today. You've earned my respect, and this is an autographed 8x10 glossy of the popular hunt. You can place it on your-"
Then a truck rammed right into him.
"Get in!" Monica rolled down the window.
"Monica?" As Twilight got in. "How did know where to find me?"
"I didn't. Now buckle up," Monica said as they left. "I've been tracking the meta-monster that placed out on Canterlot Island. Been following it through its vibrational patterns."
"Tactile communications, that's cool."
"Yeah, on the monstrous vibrations."
"Great. Now we'll be able to track Moondancer too."
"Moondancer? What happened to her?"
"You're not going to believe it, but Moondancer turned into a meta-monsters too."
"Twi, the entire city has meta-powers. I'll believe anything at this point... Hang on!" Monica did a right turn.
"Just asking out of the blue, are we okay?"
"Yeah, I got a little freaked out, but right now, that's the least of my worries."
"Okay, why such an interest in the original meta-monster?"
"Twilight, hear me out, but I think my dad's alive."
"What? How? Caleb's tough and all, but there's no way he survived the explosion at Crystal Prep."
"Unless he was infected by the virus first, and gave him powers, which also explains the Stealth Matterhorn."
"And since he was the first one to get meta-powers, he'd be the first one to mutate."
"That's why I have been tracking him, I have to know for sure. I'm scared Twi, I want my dad to be alive. But if he is, then I also need to figure out why he tried to poison the city."
"One step at a time. It's a lot to deal with but you won't go through it alone." Twilight and Monica fist-bumped each other.
"*Exhales* Hopefully this is our monster," Monica said as she stop the truck then she and Twilight got out and saw Starlight trapped Moondancer in an energy cage.
"Who's the got the moves, this girl!" Starlight exclaimed.
"She's really taken it hasn't she?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah, her ego's the size of Matterhorn's too," Monica replied as Starlight came down.
"You guys got room for two more?"
Much later...
"Gotta admit, this truck is pretty decked out," Starlight looked around in the truck.
"It's a mobile lab, with a few mods and a lot of new techs."
"Sweet, I can get a jump on my research to help Moondancer but I need my equipment back at Nexus if going to synthesize a cure. We should head straight there."
"Yeah, were taking a short detour." then Monica hit a speed bump.
"Hey watch it!"
"Sorry, we've got a lock on Caleb-monster."
"Caleb-monster?"
"It's a long story."
"I got a bad feeling about this," Starlight said with concern as a bomb rolled under the truck and exploded and send it flying then came down on a hard landing.
"Everbody okay?"
"Yeah."
"Um, nothing about any of this is okay."
Outside
"Snaptrap has returned!" Snaptrap as he opens the door. "I wanted you not to interfere. Once Snaptrap sets his sights on his prey, nothing will stop his victory. Yes, you are right to fear the hunter."
Then another second meta monster came right behind him and bit on his robot arm.
"Another one?"Snaptrap said as he got tossed off the van. "Larger and more hideous than the first? Perfect."
Then he armed his staff.
"Come creature, do your worst and I shall you my best."
The Meta-Monster chases after him and tried to attack him but Snaptrap deflects every one then knocks him back, only for him to freeze his foot but misses as Snaptrap frees himself and started to zap him.
"Dad!" Monica screamed that grabbed Snaptrap's attention.
"So this monster is the great Caleb Simon? Perfect. I will exact my revenge for the disrespect you showed me when we last met."
Both fought each other, as they were Monica got out along Twilight and Starlight as well then Monica tried to intervene but Twilight stopped her.
"Monica, you can't get between these two, you'll be crushed!" Twilight said.
"I've gotta do something!" Monica shot back as Moondancer got out.
"You two got Moondacner," Monica ran toward the truck just Snaptrap and Caleb continued to fight.
"Quiet!" Snaptrap gut-punch him to the ground. "This exterior suits you, Caleb. It shows the true monster you are within, and will look great in my museum."
Meanwhile...
"Come on, Moondancer," As Starlight and Twilight pursue Moondacner. "Weren't you just telling Monica to stay clear of the monsters?"
"She doesn't have meta powers like we do, Starlight. He can't-- shit!" Twilight said as she latches on to Moondancer then she then got carried then got thrown off. "That could have gone better."
"Need a hand, Twi?" Monica said as she held her up as she wearing a black and burnt orange suit and then gave her one. "There's armor for everyone. If we're gonna stop these guys, you're going to need a lot more than moving stuff with your mind."
"Your right about that," Twilight to herself as Starlight crashed into the truck.
"I can't stop her," Starlight said.
"Want to wear a cool costume, maybe absorb some of those hits?" Twilight suggested.
"Yes, please."
"Time to goodbye, Simon," Snaptrap armed his dagger.
"Get away from him!" Monica shouted as came down on her flyer and then did it again only for Snaptrap to slice it in half.
...
"Hey, Moondancer," Both Starlight and Twilight surrounded her. "You look lost."
"Starlight, stay back," Twilight told her.
"She's still my friend, Twilight... Moondancer, It's Starlight. I'm here to help you. Let me do that. Let me help my best friend."
As Starlight tired to calm her down, Twilight heard Monica's voice causing her to run over there.
"Finally, just you and me," Snaptrap said. "Now you'll regret all you've done."
"No, don't, you're gonna kill him!" Monica said as she was on the ground.
"Back off, Snaptrap!" Twilight came in at the last second as Snaptrap had just thrust his staff on her instead of Caleb and what Snaptrap nor Monica know is that Twilight used wrist shackles on electro mode and short out the staff.
"Why would do this?"
"Because he's my best friend," Monica said while holding his laser.
"You!?" He exclaimed then got blasted into a wall.
"Thanks, for saving my life, Monica," Twilight said as she got up.
"You saved my dad's, it's what friends do."
"You're going to need more than friendship to beat me," Snaptrap said as he got up.
"You have to be--"
Then Starlight came from behind.
"I know a girl who'd love to help."
"You are hardly a match for Snaptrap."
"I didn't say it was me," Starlight said as Moondancer came in front of him.
"The thrill of the hunt," Twilight exclaimed as she got under him and kicked him out cold.
"How did you that?" Monica asked.
"Beneath all that scary, Moondancer's still in there. I just reached her on an emotional level," Starlight said then Caleb left them as well.
"Don't worry, Monica, Caleb's not himself. we'll find him, and we'll help him."
"How?"
"We got this tracker, and he's one monster in a city of eight million people," Then the tracker shows multiple pings. "Make that three people in a city of eight million monsters."
"Oh, crap, look like it's a monster week on Meta-Island," Starlight exclaimed.
To be continued.
Author's Note
How will Twilight and her friends survive in a city full of meta-monsters and cure them all? Find out next time.
Ruby Rose (EG Style)
Weiss Schnee (EG Style)
Limestone Pie
Episode 14-Meta Island Part 4
I thought everyone in Canterlot having powers was terrible, but everyone turning to meta-monsters? That's worse. Twilight saw people into monsters while being perched from a building and then trapped two of them. "Not so, fast."
"What the beef, guys? You guys need a time out," Twilight exclaimed as Monica flew down.
"Shit, this isn't working Twilight, at the speed, the virus is spreading, we can't just bubble them one at a time. The city's going to tear itself apart before we make it past Crystal Prep. Besides, the meta-monsters are evolving it's only a matter of time before you monster out as well."
"Uh, the second stage probably progresses at different rates depending on the subject, so I'm lucky that I'm a late bloomer."
"Or you're not The Masked Matterhorn. As the first person with meta-powers, she was probably the monster out. I wonder which beast is her?"
"Who knows? But my real question where are the others? At times like this, you want your friends and family close by. Speaking of... " Twilight thought to herself. "I better check if my parents are okay. Maybe you should head back to Nexus. See if you help Starlight find a cure for Moondancer."
"No way, I'm going with you. I already lost track of my dad. I'm not losing you too."
"Thanks, Monica," As Twilight hitched on her flyer.
...
"No sign of monsters," Monica as they arrive at Twilight's home. "Maybe the outbreak hasn't reached here yet?"
"I hope your right," Twilight said then open the door. "Mom? Dad? Shinning? Spike? Anyone there?"
"Twilight? What's wrong dear?" Velvet was on the wall cleaning.
"Are you okay? I thought-"
"Never been able to reach that spot," Velvet exclaimed.
"You got powers too?" Monica asked her.
"Doesn't everyone?"
"That's sort of the problem."
"Oh, don't be such a worrywart. The house hasn't been this clean in months. It's actually kind of fun."
"That's great and all, but the problem is that people are turning into," Twilight tried to talk but her mom had turned into a meta-monster and attacked them. "Please, Mom. I know I forget to take the trash out sometimes, but it's no reason to eat us!"
"First my dad, Moondancer, now Ms. Velvet?" Monica asked as Twilight trapped her in a bubble. "This monster thing is seriously hitting close to home."
Velvet popped it and chased them.
"Let's hope that Starlight's having better luck finding a cure."
"I just hope we can stay in one piece until she does, look out!" Monica said as all three crashed outside of the house. "We lose her in the air."
Twilight and Monica avoided her in the air but that didn't stop her from trashing the flyer and soon both girls were surrounded by meta-monsters."
"Well, there goes the neighborhood," Twilight said seeing them then all of them left. "Was it something I said?"
"I wish," Monica looked at her pad. "Look. On, my Monster-Tracker. The monsters are all converging at one point. "
"We better find out where these guys are heading together and fast."
...
"These guys are sure in a hurry, " Monica said seeing all the monsters. "Where are they heading?"
"The Simon building!" Twilight said seeing it.
"First, Caleb-Monster goes AWOL."
"Then the entire horde of meta-monsters marches to Simon Tech? It can't be a coincidence."
"It has to be, Twi."
"Think about it, Caleb was the Stealth Matterhorn. He tried to poison the city. Now's he found some way to control these monsters."
"Yeah, I know you have issues with my dad?" Monica replied then saw him leading the others.
"Hate to say it, but your dad is totally the Meta-King," Twilight then the monsters came to them. "And I'm pretty sure she ordered his army to attack us."
"You like to play to the wire my friends," Starlight exclaimed before blasting them.
"Starlight, I'm so glad to see you. I thought you went monster by now," Twilight said.
"I synthesized a serum in the nick of time. It reserved my monster mutation but when Moondancer escaped she wrecked the remaining doses and any chance of testing it on her. Forunalrtey, there was still some left in the injector after used it on myself."
"I know the perfect subject, The Meta-King," Monica grabbed it.
"Monica, wait that's the only vial of meta0cure we have. Let's think this through!" Twilight stopped her.
"What are you doing? You said you'd help me save my dad, Twi. Now I've got the chance, you don't want me to take it?"
"Guys, enough!" Starlight grabbed the cure from Monica's hand.
"This isn't about just about the Simons anymore, Monica. It's about the whole damn city. We need a plan."
"I've got one! You said it yourself, Twilight. The way those monsters attacked us... my dad can control them."
Wait, you're saying Caleb's the one in charge of the monster squad?" Starlight asked.
"It looked like Caleb was communicating with the monsters before he sicced them on us."
"If reversed my dad's mutation maybe I can talk some sense into him. Get him to rein those monsters in until we can mass-produce Starlight's cure.
"That's a big maybe. Plus there's no way of knowing if Caleb will still have a psychic link to the monsters once he's not one. Are sure this is the best plan."
"I'm afraid it's the only plan at the moment."
"It'll work. I know you don't trust my dad, but I'm asking you to trust me."
"Yeah, but you're not doing it alone. We're a team remember?" Twilight reminded them both did the special handshake.
"Hate to ruin the moment. but how did you plan on getting close enough to inject Caleb? Simon Tech is literally crawling with monsters."
"We flush away," Twilight said having an idea.
"That's right follow the leader," Monica fired two rockets at them making the monsters to chase her.
"That's great!" Twilight said before she used Matterbomb on the ground creating a flood and washing them away.
"You guys go on, I handle the rest!" Starlight said.
"Be careful," Twilight as she and Monica went to the tower.
"Oh, man, talk about monster lair," Monica saw the place.
"Let's keep Caleb's helpers outside for now shall we?" Starlight caught up and created an energy barrier around the door.
Then Caleb dropped down and ran the other way.
"Come on, Caleb, be a good boy and take your medicine." All three went after him.
"I'm sorry for what I'm about to," Monica said then her flyer fired an electric blast at him but he fired an acid shot at it which send her down.
"Hey! Freakshow!" Twilight called him out. "How about picking on someone from your own genus?
Caleb went after she and Twilight fired her electric whip making him trip. "Monica, now!"
Monica took her chance and injected the cure into him.
"Is he okay?" Monica asked.
"He's okay, just sedated, but the change should've occurred by now," Starlight said as Twilight put something in their pocket.
" And if our theory was correct, with Caleb's unconscious, the monster should've stopped attacking," Twilight as the monsters tried to get in.
"Great, two failed theories."
"Crap, they breached the glass! I don't like saying it but these meta-monsters are a menace."
"Bring it on, I can fight these creeps all night," Starlight punched one.
"Starlight, stampede!"
"Never mind!"
"Sorry. No monsters allowed!" Monica closed the door and Twilight and Starlight sealed it.
"That should buy us some time," Twilight looked a saw more of them. "Above us!"
One of the monsters threw a piece of the building on Starlight.
"Monica, we've got to lead them away from Starlight."
"They must still be commuting with one another."
"But if Caleb's out cold, then who's controlling them?"
"The one who's the smartest one, of course, Vargas!" He exclaimed.
"Vargas!"
"So Caleb wasn't the Meta-King. He's just another one of your slaves."
"This was your plan all along, wasn't it, Stargazer? To have revenge? To ruin my family, my home, my city!"
"While I'd love to yes, that's not exactly the case. Caleb destroyed Crystal Prep and my clones. Even the meta-serum was vaporized by the explosion. But as luck would have it, by going airborne, the entire city was exposed to my serum. So, no things didn't go quite as planned. But thanks to your old man, the plan was improvised. A meta army, eight million strong and programmed to obey me."
"You won't get away with this!" Monica exclaimed as Vargas grabbed her and the meta-monsters trapped Twilight.
"But I already have. Just like him, always underestimate me. And now, I turned Caleb into my slave and do the same to you."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!"
"Dad?"
"Caleb? You should be under my control."
"The only person Caleb Simon answers to... is me!"
"You were better off dead, my friend," Vargas dropped Monica and slowly approached Caleb.
"My death was liberating, Stargazer. As you'll soon see!"
Caleb engaged him then Vargas threw him off.
"Can't Caleb with all these monsters defending Vargas."
"I can't fight without my flyer," Monica tried to use remote activation but it didn't work.
"Allow me," Twilight swift kicked the first one, then did a magic blast on two more.
"Your really good at this, Twi."
"I have been practicing karate a bit," Twilight said as Caleb tackled Vargas through a wall and knock him out.
"Dad!" Monica and Twilight ran to him. "So the serum did have an effect."
"Don't tell me this was an attempt at a cure, daughter. because I'm still stuck in the body. Was it?"
"Starlight did her best, dad."
"As always, Nexus's best is nowhere near the genius of Simon Academy."
"Like the geniuses, you hid in the secret lab?" Twilight spoke up. "Making up ways to neutralize The Masked Matterhorn and others?"
"I did nothing of the sort."
"No point denying it, Mr. Simon, because whatever you learned in that lab is probably our best of curing the virus, curing you."
"We came close to a method that could remove The Power Ponies' powers but a sample of their DNA it proved useless."
"What if we did get their DNA like say The Masked Matterhorn?"
"How? Neither she nor the others have been seen for days. There are probably meta-monsters by now."
"And besides, everything we created was destroyed when Vargas attack the Academy."
"But we still have what's left of Starlight's cure, so if we could mix denervate monster formula with the sample of Matterhorn's DNA..."
"It could result in a cure," Monica gave it thought.
"Monica, duck!" Twilight warned her as Vargas came from behind and attack them then attack Caleb but he pushed him off and chased after him.
"Get back here, Shadow."
"Monica, we need to be good!" Twilight grabbed her and both escaped the horde through a vent just as Vargas and Caleb took the battle outside then back inside as Vargas pinned him down.
"Dad!" Monica shouted and saw on the ground as Vargas grabbed a pillar.
Just as he was about to slam it on him, Twilight was surprised and kick him hard sending him out of the window.
"Is he okay?" Twilight asked while Monica held him.
"Barely, we're losing him. What are we going to do? He'll die if don't cure him. The only way he'll heal is with one of the Power Ponies' blood and none are here."
As Monica was about to show tears, Twilight knew she had no choice but to reveal her identity as The Masked Matterhorn.
"That's not true, Monica. The Matterhorn here's." Twilight said while putting on her suit. "She's been your side the whole time."
"What? How? All this time you were The Masked Matterhorn? Why didn't tell me?"
"I- I couldn't."
"You couldn't. Even when supecsted you were, you couldn't tell me the truth?"
"I'm sorry, I lied to you, I thought I was doing the right thing," Matterhorn said as she injected herself drawing blood from body and into the vial then injected into Caleb as he was turning to back to his normal self.
"Dad, you're alive!"
"He's out cold, but he should be alright," Matterhorn said then seeing Starlight slowly walking to them. "Starlight! Monica, give me hand."
"You were a fool, to come, Masked Matterhorn," Vargas said as came back up on two flying meta. "Considering your the key to it all."
The rest of the monsters got a hold on her.
"Monica, get Starlight and Caleb out here!" Matterhorn said.
"I will," Moinca grabbed her flyer and carried Starlight and Caleb out of there.
"I've got nothing to do with you, Vargas," Matterhorn said as Vargas stomps on her face.
"Don't be so naive, Matterhorn. You're the center of all this," Vargas carried. "I must confess, when you arrived on the scene months ago, I feared that Caleb had my confiscated meta-experiment to create his own army. But after witnessing you two fight, I realized you must have gotten your powers some other way. Came into direct contact with another artifact, perhaps?"
"Oh, no, I touched a magic geode at Simon Tech. It must've been part of your experiment," Matterhorn realizes it as drone was watching them. "I'm the first one."
"And only one whose blood can be used to create a cure. Which is why you must be eliminated, as well as the others."
"Filli-Second, Radiance, Mareveouls, Zapp, Saddle Rager?" She saw all of them strapped to the table.
"Yes, Matterhorn, all of them are sedated, secure, and not coming to your rescue. With this meta-human army under my command, Canterlot belongs to Vargas!"
To be continued...
Author's Note
So all this, Vargas was the mastermind of the outbreak and managed to capture our heroes, what will happen next find out in the finale of Meta-Island Arc.
Episode 15-Meta Island Part 5
At long last the epic finale of Meta Island Arc comes to a close. Can our favorite wise-cracking hero and her friends stop Vargas, and cured the city of Canterlot of meta-virus let's find out.
"What's going on?" Saddle Rager asked as she came around.
"Don't worry, Saddle, everything going to be okay," She looks to see Matterhorn and the others strapped as well.
"Oh, Matterhorn, they got you too huh?" Zapp asked as the rest came around. "And now I remember now after the city got meta-powers, Saddle Rager ran some sciency stuff and long story short, there's a good chance that most of the people have turned into meta-monsters."
"Yeah, I already found out about it," Matterhorn replied. "Let save you the trouble. Not only the people have become monsters, but they're also being controlled by Vargas."
"I know that," Mareveouls said. "That varmint ambushes all of us and why's my head aching."
"Well it's time we caught him off guard," Matterhorn said then freeing all of them but not before alarming the meta-monsters.
"So much for the element of surprise."
"I got knocked out for a bit, only for the entire city to turn into Meta-Monsters?" Radiance exclaimed as she fire a prism bolt at the monsters. "How revolting!"
"Don't judge!" Filli-Second said before speed through three of them. "Maybe in Meta-Monster world, they're considered attractive."
"Define attractive?" Zapp asked as she fired a lightning blast. "There are too many of them, we need to bail!"
"Problem is, here is the same as out there," Matterhorn said. "Vargas' army has taken over the city."
"That right, Matterhorn," They turn to see Vargas. "The whole city is mine! To think Stargazer Shadow couldn't even get a jon this town. And now I'm its ruler!"
"Is that why you transformed everyone into monsters?" Zapp asked. "Because normal people would be out of their damn minds to follow you?"
"Oh, I didn't create them for their minds. I created them for their strength. Destroy them!"
Then out of nowhere, a flyer came right as Vargas and the meta-monsters went to help their master.
"Come on," Monica hurried them. "That decoy will only distract them for a moment."
"Monica? What are you doing here?" Matterhorn asked.
"Saving you, with some Nexus' hologram tech. And no we're cool with each other, Twi."
"Twilight, holy crap, she knows who you are, man a lot can happen when strapped to the table!" Filli-Second said.
"That's not real, fools," Vargas said to them. "Secure the prisoners!"
"Time to go!"
"As well devour the intruders!" As one came right at Monica but she kicks it into the others.
"That's an exit if I heard one," Zapp exclaimed as they jumped out of the building. "And I've heard a lot."
"Don't worry, my pets, the tracer I placed on that gilder should lead us right to them."
...
"Where are we headed?" Matterhorn asked.
"Nexus has an underground lab that hasn't been discovered by the monsters. Starlight's there tending to my dad as well as any other survivors. Your blood cures him, but he is still out ever since."
"I'm sorry, Monica."
"Save it after we saved the city."
"How is he?" Monica asked Starlight as they came in.
"Still not responding," Starlight said as she and Sunset monitored him .
"The cure seems to have worked, but the shock of receiving Matterhorn's radioactive blood was too much for him to function," Sunset explains.
"Will that happen to everyone who gets the cure?" Matterhorn asked.
"Not necessarily, if I can synthesize your blood and remove the dangerous blood cells, it could eliminate the side effects."
"How do we start?"
"Well more of your blood wouldn't hurt. If we're going to make enough cures for the city, the others could be helpful since their blood can be used as well."
"Well then let's get started."
Hours later
"Okay, I've recreated the cure using the synthesized blood and what was left of my serum. Now we can mass produce it without any side effects," Starlight said.
"Now what?" Matterhorn asked.
"Now you rest. I check how the data readings are turning out with Caleb's tests," Then she left her and Monica alone.
"I really am sorry, Monica."
"Why did you keep this from me?" Monica asked her. "You're supposed to be my best friend."
"And your dad's worst enemy. I guess I just felt if you knew, you'd be put in a position to choose, and I think that was fair to you."
"Well I got news for you, Sparkle, you may be telling yourself, but I don't believe it."
"Your right, it wasn't about you, it's about my family, my friends at Nexus, about everyone that's close to me. If my enemies found out my secret, everything that I care about could be destroyed."
"Well, Matterhorn's done a fine job of destroying my life since he arrived so it hasn't made a bit distance whether or I know or not. You even got canned from Nexus High."
"I told you, I had nothing do with that!"
"Even if you didn't, I can't even ask my dad because your blood made him unconscious!"
"My blood is what cured him!" She shouted then heard banging.
"Shit! They found us!"
"Protect your dad, I'll save the cure," Matterhorn then fell on her knees.
"You're in no condition to fight."
"I need time to recover."
"Don't worry," Monica puts on her mask and then turned on her flame sword. "You're not the only one who can defend us."
Then one of the meta monsters engaged with Matterhorn then Starlight kicked one then Sunset, Mareveuols, and Zapp came.
"Great timing guys, we're going to need all the help we need."
"Anyone got any ideas?" Monica asked they ran to the heart of the underground lab as one of them broke through.
"I got one," Fill-Second said before firing a vial of the cure on it returning him to normal. "Eat cure, ugly."
"What was that?" Zapp asked.
"I took half the cure into lab so we could produce it faster."
"Oh my god, I could kiss you right now," Starlight exclaimed.
"Don't flatter yourself," Fill-Second said.
"Let's celebrate yet. Those monsters are going to find another way in," Marevelous said.
"And we need to get the cure out to the whole city," Matterhorn added.
"We may have the cure, but it's only half of what we planned on," Sunset said. "So every shot counts and with injector gun, we're gonna have to find new ways to administer it effectively."
"Then let's get creative," Radiance suggested.
...
"With the cure in most of the gear, we can cure them without getting to close," Matterhorn said. "And with Filli-Second's speed it and Monica using her cure bombs it should be more than enough."
"Let's do this," Zapp exclaimed.
...
"Alright, darlings, time for a makeover," Radiance said as they fired the cure and meta-monsters were turning to normal.
"The cure's working but not making a dent. There are too many of them. We need a faster way to do this."
"What if used the dispersal unit, The Stealth Matterhorn used?" Zapp suggested.
"The one that tried to poison the city?" Starlight implied.
"Not the point, Monica, do you think your dad could help build one to cure the city?" Saddle Rager asked.
"I don't think so, the transfusion has left him incredibly weak. But if he can make one, so can I. I just need to get to my gear at Simon Academy."
"Wait, we have to go back there, that place is crawling with monsters."
"I know a way."
...
"I don't know if you know this, but Simon Academy is at top of the Simon Tech building, not at the top bottom," Mareveouls said as the group walked under the city.
"I know, but what I'm looking for should help get us up there," Monica explained. "My father feard the meta army before it came to hold. He tried to prevent it."
She showed them a hall of Destroyer suits.
"In the event, he couldn't he created something to fight it."
"The Destroyers!" Matterhorn said seeing a whole lot.
"Now we're talking!" Zapp exclaimed. "I spent battling these things from the outside. Sure is going be nice fighting inside the thing."
"We should combine what we left off the cure," Starlight suggested. "So, Monica can load it into the dispersal unit."
"Good idea, anything else we need to do?"
"Yeah, suit up!" Everyone prepped the Destroyers.
"Let's kick some monster's ass!"
"10-4!" Fill-Second said as they took off.
Just above them...
"Where are the bodies of the Power Ponies!?" Vargas asked as the Destroyers came from the ground.
"Top floor. Swimwear. sporting goods, and-- Oh yeah, massive monster beatdown!" Matterhorn shouted. "Set all blasters to stun!"
"Attack!" Vargas orders the meta-monsters to attack.
"Let's see what this puppy can do!" Zapp said as she started to shoot the cure at them turning back to normal.
"Save the cure for the dispersal unit, Zapp," Sunset said. "We'll need every bit of it!"
"This is better than video games!"
"Distract them while heading for the lab!"
"Off of you scoundrels!" Radiance initiated the jet boots on hers that allowed her to escape then Matterhorn fired a monster off from Starlight.
"Thanks!"
"I owe you for saving me earlier."
Then Vargas and three monsters tore right through them.
"Taste feet ugly," Fill-Second ejected from hers and kicked all four on the face.
"Nice going, hope Monica's got the unit ready?" Mareveouls asked.
"I got it, but my tech is down!" Monica said.
"Package secure," Radiance created a bubble shield around it.
"Fly it up here, we'll displease from the roof,"
Just as they took off, Vargas grabbed the unit.
"Nice try, Simon, but you old man failed to stop me and so will you!" He exclaimed then smash it.
"No!"
"Nice plan to use the Destroyers. but even Caleb has a fail-safe for his own creations," Vargas shut down the Destroyers. "Feeling a little heavy in there? Now those suits are nothing but tombs. I have to hand it to Caleb, brilliant things were created here at the Simon Tech building. Sadly, future generations will know it as, the Simon crater!"
His monsters initiated a bomb and a countdown started.
"He's blowing the building!" Saddle Rager said.
"This place has outlasted its uses. Much like the rest of you. Hasta la vista, Matterhorn!" Vargas and his minions left.
"Don't worry I'll have you out in a second!" Matterhorn frees the others.
"No need I can do it myself," Starlight got out and headed to the bomb. "There's gotta be a way to shut Vargas's bomb down. If only Moondancer was here, she can do it faster than any of us."
"I don't think so, it has way too secure. It would take a genius with a lot more time than we have."
"Let me try."
"There's no time, Monica."
"Oh, and you're smarter than the rest of us."
"I'm just saying, if don't we'll be spread all over the... that's it!"
"What's it?"
"If we can't stop this bomb, we can use it to spread the cure around the city."
"Won't the school get destroyed?"
"Not going to happen, I can save the school and the city."
"Guys listen, get these people out of here while I rig the cure."
Matterhorn strapped the remaining cure on the bomb.
"Monica, I could use your help in getting the people to safety."
"And I could really use your help being quiet while disarming this thing!"
"That's everyone."
"Almost everyone. I'll meet you down there."
"I gonna hold you to it," Zapp trusted her as they left.
"I'm almost there," Monica said.
"We've got to go, Monica."
"I can't. I can't lose everything my father worked so hard to build."
"You have to, Monica," Matterhorn grab her and left just as the bomb went off and cure was airborne.
"Why did you stop me?!"
"Because you would've been killed!"
"I could've done it, I could have been the hero this time! But you couldn't stand that, could you? And now it's gone. Everything gone."
"But the cure it's working. We saved the city/"
"No, you saved the city. And you destroyed Simon Academy! Literally wiped my name from the sky!"
"Monica, I---"
"Go away, you got what you wanted!" Monica snapped at her making her leave.
...
"Have to say, I prefer Cantetlot City without Meta-Monsters," Zapp said seeing the cured people.
"We did it, guys," Matterhorn said.
"Where's Monica?" Saddle Rager asked.
"I think he's checking on his dad."
"I tried, dad," Monica said while carrying her dad in the wheelchair. "I could've saved the school, but Matterhorn stopped me."
"Not to worry, we're lucky he destroyed the school and not the entire building," Caleb said.
"But what about Simon Academy My work! Our legacy!"
"There can be no beginnings without endings, daughter. Besides you no longer need the school. You've graduated."
Hours later...
"Weclome to Canterlot City. Population: Eight million people. A whole lot different from eight million monsters. I know Monica is crushed that her school was destroyed. Hopefully, the lives he saved should help balance it out. Because it is things we love in life that are important. It is the people. Twilight thought as she hugs her parents, her brother, and her sister-in-law.
Author's Note
What an ending to this story, what will happen next for the City of Canterlot, find out in Part 1 of Season One finale.
Episode 16-Scarlet Part 1
Part one of the two part-finale of Matterhorn Season 1, how will the friendship of Monica and Twilight be after everything, from Meta-Outbreak to Twilight revealing her superhero status let's find out.
"You know what's the best thing about living in Canterlot City, even after a virus turned everyone into meta-monsters, the next day we're cleaning up and moving on!" Matterhorn said as the people have begun to rebuild.
"Look it's The Masked Matterhorn!" One of them saw her and everyone cheered.
"No need for the praise, I had lots of help. We're all at our best when we work together."
"We have your back, kid!"
"Of course, fixing the city is only half the problem, the other half is mending my friendship with Monica."
...
"Monica, you already started experimenting, I'd say I would help," Twilight walked into the lab.
"I know you did," Monica replied snarkily. "But see those ruins at top of this building? That insult to the Simon legacy? That's what happened the last time you help."
"You have every reason to be mad at me, but we had to save the city. I had no intention to hurt you or your family."
"Oh, yeah, tell that to him!" Monica showed her Caleb who was being monitored.
"We already thought mixing Starlight's serum and my blood was the only way to save your dad. None of us knew it'd had negative side effects. nor had any options."
"Well now he's getting worse and I tried everything but it'd be much easier to find a cure if you had blown up half the labs in the building."
"That's why I want to help, not as The Masked Matterhorn as Twilight Sparkle," She said then heard an explosion. Do you mind?"
"Sure, go play the hero, I needed to get some fresh air anyway," Monica said.
"I'll be back soon, I promise."
Much Later, Matterhorn flew through the city heading to the explosion.
"Hey, need a hand!" Matterhorn froze the incoming debris. "What the hell happened?"
"Some kind of monster smashed up our science conference. It grabbed our keynote speaker, Randall Mclean."
"Stay here, and call the fire department, I'll look for him. Please let, Randall, be okay.
Matterhorn head-on into the building.
"Randall! Where are you?" Matterhorn called for him then her Danger Radar came in. "Uh, oh!"
She dodged an incoming laser blast.
"Doctor Mayhem!"
"Say goodbye to your friend, Masked Matterhorn," Mayhem said as he held Randall. "This is the last chance you'll get."
"Randall, let him go! Didn't your mom teach you that capturing a genius isn't polite?"
"Genius everyone throws the term around so carelessly, whereas I, an indisputable genius, was undermined by fewer thinkers like Randall Mclean."
"Undermined? Earth to Mr. Vocab, Randall funded your research and gave you a job at Nexus."
"Then he pulled his supported which forced me into the hands of that maniacal Caleb Simon, who thought who could steal what was rightfully mine."
"Well, Simon learned it the hard way, you don't mess with Dr. Mayhem!"
He fired a laser at her, making her dodge it, then punched him in the gut.
"Why did start a fire, Mayhem? You want your brain cells to be fried?"
She kicked him twice sending him back.
"I don't have time for this!" He exclaimed then tossed across the room but Matterhorn regained her balance and went after him. "I have one last thing on my list."
Matterhorn threw her electric whip at him, tying him up.
"Ha! Minions, the Matterhorn thinks she can control what your master does."
"Talking to yourself. That's a good sign."
"I was talking to them," He retorted and the rest of the Deadly Five came down.
"Bulldozer! Black Hawk! Destroyer! With upgrades? Someone's been a mad scientist. And who's that? Metal-Minion? Come on, I only person in your life."
"Ugh, I can assure you, no expense was spared in the transforming of Clayton Dagger into the Metalhorn, a fine addition to mine Deadly Five."
"BTW, The Deadly Five is a great name for a boy band," Matterhorn armed her tracer and prepared to throw.
"Mock all you want! Mclean's clock is running," Mayhem turned around and Matterhorn threw only for him to catch it. "Matter Tracer, please, I know all your tricks. But do know mine?"
Metalhorn threw a disc that exploded upon contact near her and the Deadly Five left with Randall in tow.
"So much for getting back to help Monica," Matterhorn said while dusting herself off then went after him.
"Damn, his vitals are getting weaker, if one of these chemicals can bond with your DNA, it should be effective in counteracting the damage from Matterhorn's blood," Monica looks at Caleb's readings. "If not, it takes even more. Maybe kill you."
"Some risks must be taken," Caleb said weakly.
"No, I'm going to let my cure be what destroys you. If only there were a way to test it without... Wait, we're family. If it will bond to my DNA, it will bond to yours. But I can't test myself. But what choice do I have? I'm not going to lose you again."
"Looks like I don't even need a tracer, Doc," Matterhorn said while tailing him. "It's a good thing you don't call yourself Doc Stealth."
Her Danger Radar went off making her dodge Black Hawk's sonic scream.
"Black Hawk! Did you say something? Couldn't hear you. Just kidding, your super loud," Matterhorn dodged his pursuit. "And chatty type, not sure I prefer the strong and completely mind-control type?"
Black Hawk threw his tips right at her but she dodged them all and grabbed one and send it back only for him to block it with his wings.
"Guess, Vargas gave Mayhem his mind-control devices as promised. Because none of you would hang with the doc by choice. I'm no bird nerd, but can actual hawks do that? I'd hate for you to be inaccurate."
Black Hawk fired his tips at Matterhorn dodging them, the heroine kicked him in the face and held on as he took off.
"Hey, let's ride share!" Matterhorn exclaimed while holding as Black Hawk tried to shake her off. "You want me off? How about following the leader? Bet you can't catch me!"
Matterhorn took a dive with Black Hawk following her then she use her wings to glide then kick Black Hawk from behind that sending her straight to the ground.
"Nighttime for you, feathers, now to find Dr. M and Randall," Then her Danger Radar kicked in, then dodged a projectile thrown by Metalhorn.
"Metalhorn, right? No offense, but I was already the first one before it was trendy."
Metalhorn threw two discs at her that missed.
"The fact your way behind on the villain scale if you trying to copy my style," Matterhorn said before kicking right at the face and then firing a fire bolt. "Man, your heavy metal. Because steel has a density of around 8,000 kg per cubic meter. Get it?"
Metalhorn came right and tried to strike at her but missed.
"Trust me, Clayton, if weren't mind controlled, that quip would be hilarious!"
Metalhorn grabbed her thrown her across the construction yard but Matterhorn landed on her feet. Taking no chance, Matterhorn fired an ice bolt at him, but he dodged and send two discs making her lose her balance and fall down.
"Okay, that tornado thing was crazy, but how many more tricks can they do?"
The discs that Metalhorn had in his possession gave electric energy.
"Static mode? Why do I say the dumbest things like that?"
Both of them shocked her and he tackled her into the ocean. In the water, as Metalhorn tried to submerge her, Matterhorn struck her Sparkle Star at his mask, forcing them both to the topside.
"I just remember, I had a doctor's appointment. Can resume this later?" She asked as Metalhorn slam her down on the ground. "Don't have time to play dodgeball with metal me."
Metalhorn threw a metal disc at her.
"But maybe do have time for kickball!"
She kicked it right back to him and he was on the ground.
"That takes of care him, now," then the ground started to shake. "What the hell? Is it wrong that I'm hoping this is a natural earthquake and not a bull? She asked as Bulldozer rammed her.
"Nope, nothing natural about that."
Then much later, Matterhorn ran hoping he does not catch her.
"Can a girl have a time out here, geez?" As Bulldozer caught up with her and punch her right into a cargo package then charge at her but missed and sent it flying.
"Can anything stop him?" Then she saw the train. "Maybe that train can. This might not be the best science, but I'm pretty sure trains beat bulls.
"Hey horned head, over here!" Matterhorn was rail and Bulldozer charged at her. "I know it's crazy but what do I have to lose?"
Just as Bulldozer prepared to smash her, Matterhorn froze his hands and the train send him flying.
"That's going to leave a mark, but have to admit taking that hurt a lot, there has to be an easier way to get around town with flying.
Much later, she was resting on top of a subway.
"Who am kidding? Mayhem could be on either side of the city by now. Wait, Mayhem had that secret lab outside of Nexus. I saw it when we were teammates. Ugh, we were teammates. That is such an embarrassing memory now."
"There, we'd go. Now would that giant-brained genius really be dumb enough to go to the one place I'd remember? Even the smartest can be predictable," Then her Danger Radar kicked in as Destroyer attacked her from behind.
"Destroyer! Focus, Matters. You bruised, but you got this!" Matterhorn ran to it, but Destroyer slammed to the ground and crashed into Mayhem's secret lab.
"Ah, you've arrived!" Mayhem welcomes her. "Which means phase one of my plan is complete."
"First phase? Let Randall Mclean go," Matterhorn exclaimed.
"But, of course," He compiled and freed him.
"Huh?"
"Is this another one of your tricks, David?" Randall asked.
"It's not. You are free to go, Mclean. This is never about you. It was about The Matterhorn. And wearing her down with my Deadly Five," Mayhem chuckled a bit as the others came down. "And I think we've done that haven't we?"
"Matterhorn!"
"We're done with you, Mclean. Destroyer, get him out of mine sight," Destroyer grabbed him and took to the skies.
"No!" Randall struggled to get free. "Leave her alone!"
Then both Metalhorn and Black Hawk restrained her.
"Nice try, hero. But I believed the fight has gone out of you."
"Don't be sure, Mayhem, have you forgotten I got allies."
"Of course, but with most of them helping with rebuilding the city and I might've shut down your connections with them, you're alone."
"That's what you think, you and the rest of your buddies are going to enjoy prison together."
"Oh, on the contrary, my friend, you're coming with me," Mayhem put his mind control device on her as The Masked Matterhorn was under his control.
"And it's the 'Deadly Six' now!"
...
Dr. Mayhem and his newly created Deadly Six attack an armored truck filled with money.
"Now, people of Canterlot, tremble before the might of The Deadly Six!" Mayhem exclaimed. "Oh, I was right, Deadly Six has a much better ring to it. With this windfall, my experiments will no longer be held back by the lack of resources."
Meanwhile, as Monica tested on her herself, she overheard the news of The Masked Matterhorn aiding the villains.
"It's exactly what I always believed Matterhorn would become," Caleb said.
"Dad, don't talk, you're still weak," Monica replied.
"No, daughter, thanks to your hard work and sacrifice, that cure did the trick. All traces of the Matterhorn's DNA have been removed from my body. And now you must remove her from the city."
"Clearly she's the menace I always said she was."
"What are you talking about?"
"Child, a great man once said, A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Matterhorn has grown to be a menace, you must be the goblin to show the errors of her ways."
"It doesn't make any sense. It betrays everything Matterhorn stands for."
"It wasn't Matterhorn who saved Canterlot from the Meta-virus. It was you, Monica. You're much more than a scientist, you're a hero. And now Matterhorn has shown her true colors. It's time for Simon to finally stand up to her.
Caleb shows her suit of armor
"Do you truly want to make me proud? Stop Matterhorn."
...
"Yet another mere annoyance, get them!" Mayhem said as the police tried to fight back.
Bulldozer rammed right through the trucks allowing Matterhorn to freeze all the cops then all six made their way out there just then something caused Black Hawk to lose his haul then a cackle followed.
A figure who the rider on a gilder threw down bombs on Mayhem and Destroyer then figure was above them.
"Dr. Mayhem, your reign of terror ends here at the hands of Scarlet," She announces herself as she draws her sword.
"Well, Scarlet, I think you've clearly lacked any intellect if you could believe to a match for my Deadly Six. Destory this inbemcile!"
Destroyer fired its rockets at her while Black Hawk flew after her, Scarlet dodged them all and use her shield to block Black Hawk's Sonic Scream, then Destroyer fired lasers at her, then she threw a bomb that exploded and the robot down and she landed. Bulldozer charged at her only to a sweep kick at him, then fired a taser which shock him and he fell down.
"Don't let this clown play you for fools! Get her!" Mayhem exclaimed as Metalhorn and Matterhorn prepared to attack.
Her gilder came right at Mayhem and send him crashing into a building meanwhile, Scarlet fought off Metalhorn with her sword as Metalhorn used its lance.
"I am here to bring you all to justice!" Scarlet slice the lance then turned to Matterhorn. "And you! Traitor! You were supposed to be a hero!"
"Even so-called heroes aren't strong enough to resist my mind control."
"Mind control?"
Matterhorn came right to her and strangle her, but Scarlet did her sonic scream which wince her ears.
"Matterhorn, this isn't you, Mayhem's making you do this. I know I haven't been your biggest fan, and my dad is convived you are a menace, but if you're the person I hope you are, you'll fight it!"
Matterhorn regain her grounding and gave two quick punches then a kick to her guts, then use her magic and send her on the ledge of the blinding there were fighting.
"Twilight, please! It's me, Monica!" She retracted her mask. "Even after everything, you're still my best friend. Don't-AAH!"
Matterhorn kicked her off making her fall then Matterhorn saved her with her magic once she did, she destroyed the mind control device on her head and then started to tumble a bit.
"Matters, are you okay?" Scarlet asked then face Mayhem.
"You can fight off one of my Deadly Six, but you cannot beat us all!"
"This isn't about winning. It's about doing the right thing!"
"Fool, it's always about winning."
Just Bulldozer was about to attack a lighting blast hit him and he was cold.
"If you guys play nice then maybe shouldn't play at all!" Zapp said as she and others arrived.
"Could have said it better than me," Matterhorn said.
"You overcame my mind control? That's impossible!"
"Maybe your gadgets aren't good as your work!" Fill-Second did a raspberry at him then all of them collided.
Fill-Second dodged Destroyer's laser gunfire, then grabbed its guns, then did a flurry of kicks and punches causing it to tumble.
"This is what I get for relying on others. I'm the only one with competence! Everyone else is an idiot!" He kicked at the fallen Bulldozer then Scarlet kick him from behind.
"Watch you back, Mayhem!" Scarlet exclaimed then Mayhem paralyzed her with a beam of his own.
"Scarlet!" Saddle Rager shrieked.
"We are not finished," Mayhem prepared to fire lasers.
"Well, I am," Zapp retorted as began to draw out electrical energy.
"Fool, my weapons have biometric fuel cells meaning your power drain tricks are not going to work on me."
"Who said I was targeting you?" Zapp asked rhetoricity as she drained the power mind control device on Black Hawk and Metalhorn, Bulldozer necks then both regain consciousness.
"What happened? Crawford."
"He did this to us. This ends now."
Bulldozer, Black Hawk, and Metalhorn corner Mayhem.
"Do not betray me. I helped you achieve greatness!"
"Helped? You used us, and will pay dearly!"
All three of them chased after him.
Meanwhile
"Monica?" Matterhorn asked.
"I don't feel right," Scarlet replied. "I just wanted to be the hero."
"Trust me, kid, you are," Zapp replied as the news chopper came by.
Matterhorn dropped Monica off her at the Simon Tech building. As her daughter was resting, Caleb look into the night sky.
"You did good, my child, so brave but naive, The Masked Matterhorn and her allies have played the city for fools. But they have met their match."
.
Episode 17-Scarlet Part 2
Part two of the Season one finale, from where left Monica came in as Scarlet and free her best friend Twilight from Doctor Mayhem's mind control. What will happen now let's find out...
It was a great day in Canterlot City, as The Masked Matterhorn was flying through the city.
"Woo! It feels good to be back in the right mind again," Matterhorn said. "Hard to believe that Mayhem got me to join the Deadly Six. Especially when own my mom can't even get me to join her book club. Well, guess that's why they call it mind control. I am lucky that Scarlet was there to bail me out. Wouldn't you say?"
"I haven't been able to say anything with you blabbing all the time," Scarlet said while on her glider. "And don't be so formal, Twi, I may be Scarlet, but I'm still your old pal, Monica."
"I know, but the first rule of superheroes, keep the identities a secret, okay?"
"Yeah, since Zapp learned it the hard way, and I'm still learning the works."
"Maybe we are already the best crime-fighting duo ever. I mean we took down, Black Hawk, Destroyer, and Metalhorn. All that's left is Bulldozer and Mayhem. Mayhem will be the toughest to take down. Not to mention fighting Bulldozer is like fighting a freight train."
"Yeah, but they still need to answer for the damage they caused."
"I'm getting a message from Mistress Marevelous that Bulldozer is rampaging uptown and she and Zapp are dealing with it!"
"Then what are we waiting for, let's hit him hard!"
Uptown, Marevelous used her rope on Bulldozer only to get swung across and right into Zapp.
"Damn, the guy doesn't stop," Zapp exclaimed. "You okay?"
"I'm fine, but remember his just an innocent person transformed by Vargas."
"Yeah, never give up on friends no matter how wild they get," Matterhorn and Scarlet joined then.
"What about big? Can you give up if they get too big?" Scarlet asked as they dodged before Bulldozer tried to ram them.
"Not a chance, up for a Double-Thunder takedown?" Zapp asked.
"One of my favorites," Scarlet said as Zapp got on her gilder.
"We'll distract it," Marevelous said.
"Hey, Stoner, I heard you like to dance," Matterhorn danced. "I call it the Bull shuffle."
"Nice. But cool as this!"
Mareveouls and Matterhorn jumped out of the way as Scarlet threw two electro bombs and Zapp fired a thunderbolt at him which shocked him then he collapse.
"Whoa," Scarlet lost her balance a bit.
"You okay, kid?" Zapp asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay, just felt a little queasy, probably just not used to this superhero stuff. Maybe, I should let you guys search for Mayhem."
"Good idea, you need to be in top form if we're going to defeat him. But promise me, you'll see a doctor."
"Sure. Catch you later," Scarlet got on her glider and left.
"Better get going too, we got to school," Zapp and Mistress Marevelous left on a thunderbolt.
"Wait, what!?" Matterhorn asked.
Hours later, Twilight made it to Nexus High.
"I can't believe it! I was late for the first day and now going to be late on the last day before summer vacation," Twilight ran towards Ocellus, Starlight, Silverstream, and Sandbar. "Sorry I was late, everyone."
"Twilight, what kept you?" Moondancer asked.
"I was trying to get here, but the police had sealed off the area because Bulldozer was in the area."
"At least your grades, make it up for your awards," Randall said as one of the faculty members walked to him.
"Randall, there's an intruder in Lab 319."
"319? That's Crawford's old lab."
"I thought that absurd awards ceremony would keep you occupied for at least another hour," Mayhem created a hole in the wall. "No matter, I got what came for."
As Mayhem left, Twilight reached for her phone and call the others.
"Hey, guys, I found Mayhem, at the school and I could use some help," Twilight said as she got into costume.
"Randall, we've gotta get the students inside of the auditorium where it's safe," Sandbar said.
"Never dreamed you'd come crawling back to Nexus High," Matterhorn exclaimed. "Wasn't taking over Simon Academy enough? Or trying to pad your resume?"
Mayhem chucked a security bot at her but dodged it then tried to blast her but instead the head of state was destroyed.
"He did that on purpose!" Randall exclaimed as Sandbar pushed him.
"You know there is a better way, to ahead in life, right? Like stayed my teammate and fought on the side of good."
Matterhorn fired an ice beam at him, but he dodges it, then proceed to blast her.
"Make no mistake, Masked Matterhorn. There are many reasons for my shift toward villainy. But your dopey quips were reason enough to end our partnership," Mayhem jet boosted to her and then punched her.
"That's okay. Because guess what, I've got better friends than you."
"Really, who?'
"Us!" Fill-Second exclaimed she can with a kick to his face, then Radiance fired a prism bolt that stunned him allowing Scarlet to trap him in an energy cage.
"You fools! Your contraption won't hold me forever!" Mayhem exclaimed trying to get out but to no avail.
"Again with the new tech, you're just full of surprises," Fiill-Second said then Scarlet's finger blasted her only to miss her.
"Hey, I didn't mean I want more of them!? What was that about?"
"There's only room for one of us, and it's going to be me," Scarlet draws her sword.
"Monica, what are you doing?" Matterhorn asked her.
"There is no one else! Only Scarlet!"
Scarlet fired lasers at the three forcing them to dodge, then Matterhorn created a grapple and lasso on Scarlet's glider then both collided their punches at each other only knocking her back, then Scarlet fired a clamp at her and trapped at the wall. Then Scarlet charge her wrist blaster.
"Back off, Scarlet!" Fill-Second came right at her with a punch.
"Hang on, Matterhorn, we'll get you out," Starlight and Moondancer tried to free her. "This looks like an electromagnetic link."
"Get out of here before you hurt!"
"No way! If we can cut the current, we should be able to get out," Moondancer replied.
"All of you are protecting a criminal, Masked Matterhorn is a menace," Scarlet fired her laser at Fill-Second and Radiance.
"And when you've come to your senses. You'll join me in bringing her down or be destroyed with her!" She knocked both to the ground and then threw a bomb at Matterhorn and others.
"Girls, get clear!"
"We're almost there!"
"Almost isn't going to cut it, unless I use the bomb's momentum to reserve the trajectory. " Matterhorn thought to herself then was freed by Moondancer.
Matterhorn use her magic and send the bomb right back at her and exploded then she left.
"What in blazes did you do to upset Scarlet?" Radiance asked.
"I have no idea, but I'm going to find out."
At the Simon penthouse, Caleb was watching the news on the fight between Scarlet and Matterhorn his phone rang showing Twilight's number.
"Oh, Twilight."
Oh, uh, hi, Mr. Simon. I'm trying to reach Monica. She wasn't feeling well earlier, so I thought I'd check-in. Can I speak with her?
"Oh, that's nice of you Twilight, but she's been asleep all afternoon. Must need the rest I'll tell him you called."
"Thanks, I got to go."
"Take care."
Much later...
"Monica, are you in here, Twilight just called," Caleb walked into her room.
"Yeah, dad, I'm here," Monica woke up from her bed. "That's odd, I don't remember wearing my Scarlet gear?"
"Because you been busy. Look," Caleb showed her the news moments ago.
"What I don't remember that? Why would do such a thing?"
"I think you're stepping into the light, Monica. Your subconscious must be taking over, turning you into the hero our family and this city need."
"I don't understand."
"Think about it. All those serums you tested on yourself to find my cure, all those trials, who knows what effect it's had on you?"
"But..."
"Just rest, daughter. You should be proud of yourself. You're finally achieving the greatness I've always envisioned for you," Caleb said then rolled out.
Then Matterhorn was outside of her room.
"Twi!" Monica let her in.
"What's going on? I thought we were cool with each other."
"We are. I don't know what happened."
"You attack me and my friends is what happened."
"I know, I saw it on the news, I don't remember any of it. I must've blacked out again."
"Look, if you are still angry about me blowing the school, I get it. But can we talk like normal people?"
"I swear, I've forgiven you! At least I think I have."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I don't know. Something my dad said. What if deep down, I haven't forgiven you, and my subconscious is acting out?"
"All the more reason to see a doctor."
"No, I'm afraid to. When I was trying to find a cure for my dad, I-- I experimented on myself. I'm not proud of it, but it's what I had to save him. Now I'm not sure what coursing through my veins. And I'm terrified at what I might've done to myself."
"Monica, listen to me, we are two brightest minds in this city. The best way to solve this thing is with a team-up."
"I agree, Twilight. But it can't be with you. It's not safe. You got to get far away as possible."
"I'm your best friend, I just want to help."
"I know, but you can't. Look you told me once that you couldn't share your secret with me because it would put me in danger. Well, now it's my turn."
"For your protection, you've got to stay until I can figure out."
"Find, I give you some space but I hope you'll reconsider it."
Once Twilight left, she came across the Simon Tech Tower...
"I can't help feeling Monica is making a mistake. But why am I surprised? This building is a monument to geniuses who made the wrong choices. David Crawford, Gunther Anderson, and Axel Smithers. If only Monica can learn from them and accept my help. Maybe that's it, maybe friends don't take no for an answer."
As she was flying her Danger Radar went off.
"That's not good."
Then a bomb exploded from behind and send her to the ground.
"I told you I wouldn't rest until you were destroyed, Masked Matterhorn," Scarlet said as flew down to her. "You are a cancer to this city. I intend to take you out!"
Scarlet did a seismic blast that shattered the glass and the shards fall on her.
"No!"
Matterhorn created a magic bubble to make glass shards bounce off.
"Good luck surviving this!" She blew the up bridge.
"Oh, no! The bridge!" Matterhorn got underneath it and lifted it. "Everyone, get out of the bus!"
"The doors won't open, we're trapped!"
"I can't hold much longer! Can't help these people! Can't even help my best friend! Maybe I'm not the hero I thought I was. What I'm saying? I can't stop trying! I have to be the hero that everyone sees in me! I have to be The Masked Matterhorn!"
She used all of her strength to lift part of the bridge then threw it off.
"Matterhorn are you okay?" Mareveouls asked as she came down to her. "There was an explosion nearby and I thought you were in trouble?"
"It was Scarlet again, but she got away."
"No she didn't, she ran into the rest of us, then Fill-Second was able put a tracer on her. My folks always told me that helping out a friend was more important than chasing the bad guy."
"Thanks. You and the others got my back."
"That's what friends do."
"Not always, I hate to say it, but Scarlet is Monica Simon."
"Don't want to be a bad guy, Zapp already figured it out."
"She did?"
"Yeah, her tech might be upgraded but it's still the same gear."
"Turns out all her anger at The Masked Matterhorn may have caused her to snap. But I feel like I need to help him."
"You want me to come along?"
"No, you and the others need to check to make sure that anybody here is okay. Besides if I can't reach him on my own, then I'm not the friend I thought I was."
"I know this place. Last time I was here, Caleb Simon had me trapped right next to Snaptrap," Matterhorn said as she unlocks it. "But if memory serves it was blown to bits."
"Look like Monica's subconscious has been more than fighting," She looked around. "It's also been redecorating."
Then Danger Radar went off making her dodge a dart that exploded.
"I'm surprised you followed me, knowing I'm the one who will bring you down," Scarlet said.
"Monca, we can work this out together."
Matterhorn fired an ice bolt at her only to deflect it.
"Just let me help you!"
"You've got it wrong my friend. You're the one who's going to need help," Scarlet fired lasers blasts at her. "Hogging all of the heroism, taking all the credit for curing Meta-Island."
"Tonight the lies end!"
Scarlet threw a bomb at her that sent her back then grabbed her by the neck.
"What the hell? I must've blacked out again," Monica came in then look up.
"I'm going to find out who you are, and expose your secret to the city!" Scarlet's hand glowed with electricity.
"Find out who l am? You're not Monica!"
Matterhorn froze his eyes and then kicked him off the gilder.
"Who is it, Matterhorn? Who's been framing me?"
"Let's find out," Matterhorn pulled the mask off and it revealed to be Caleb.
"Dad? But why?"
"To fulfill your destiny. I know you can become a hero, Monica. That's why created Simon Academy. To mold you, to encourage you, to turn you into something better."
"That's why you got me suspended from Nexus, isn't it? So you could keep a closer eye on me."
"I couldn't let that fool Randall Mclean destroy my legacy. You needed a true mentor, someone who could create what this city needed. A new hero for the younger generation. But then The Masked Matterhorn showed up. Stole the very job I envisioned for you!"
"And now you're stealing it from me!"
"I knew you didn't have the stomach to kill her, so I decided to do it for you, knowing once she was gone, you could take the credit."
"Like hell, you're doing for me, you're doing for yourself!"
"I'm doing it for the Simon name!" Caleb grabbed her.
"Let her go, Caleb!" Matterhorn came in but Caleb clamp her.
"Once Matterhorn as well the others are gone, the world will know that Scarlet is their savior."
"Dad, no!!!" Monica zapped him from behind than most of the lab started to give in. "What I have done?"
"Quickly, daughter. We can still save ourselves. The Simon legacy must survive!"
"Monica, get me out here!"
"Monica, please. Come with me, I'm your father."
Monica grabbed the sword and her dad up.
"Thank you, now destroy the Matterhorn. Fulfill the Simon Legacy."
Monica engaged the sword and walked straight to her.
"Monica, no. Don't do this!"
Monica struck at her only to free her.
"I can't... I mean I won't."
"Then you've failed me, and deserve what you've wrought!"
The toxic sludge reached the fire and exploded right behind him.
"Dad!"
"Monica look out!"
Matterhorn blasted the debris that came falling on her.
"Monica, I'm so sorry."
"We need to get out, now!"
Monica and Matterhorn left just before the fire was all over the place.
A couple of days later...
"Hey, Monica," Twilight came in with drinks in her hands. "I didn't know if your new schedule left you time to meet at Topanga's. So I got smoothies for you."
"Thanks, Twi," Monica thanked her.
"How are you doing?"
"Fine, I guess. It's just after everything that's happened, I miss my father, and yet in some ways, I feel like never knew him. And now I'm expected to take over his position. It's enough to make a person's head spin."
"Well, speaking scientifically. the best way to fight dizziness is to focus on the thing in front of you."
"Your right, Twi, thanks for being a good friend. I hope the corporate world takes to me as you do."
"Well speak of the devil, Twilight," Randall saw her. "You're finally on time. Too bad the school year's over."
"I'm just here to clean out my locker," Twilight replied.
"Well, I'm glad I caught you. I wanted to tell you how far I think you've come this year."
"Thanks, Randall. It's a bit of a shame that your statue got destroyed."
"Luckily, the workers can fix it while they're putting in the new addition."
"What new addiction?"
"The one of the Masked Matterhorn," Randall said as they unveil the new statue.
"Really, but why?"
"Well, the faculty decided she's done so much for the students of Nexus High that she's practically become our mascot. So why not?"
"What about the others?"
"I told both Celestia and Luna of what we were doing, and they decided to build a statue of the others at their school."
At Canterlot High, most of the students along with Sunset and the others were gathered at the front of the school.
"Students, of our school," Celestia grabbed everyone's attention. "In the long history of our school, they many uncertain things that have transpired over this year, even in our community there are always heroes who are willing to put others before themselves."
"We are proud not in the Masked Matterhorn of doing her job. Zapp, Misstress Marevelous, Radiance, Filli-Second, and Saddle Rager for what they have done at our school we have built this in their honor."
Luna pulled off the tarp and showed a statue of them posing heroically in response to the students clapping.
"Wow, A statue of us, as alter-egos," Rarity exclaimed. "Sorry if you couldn't be a part of it, Sunset."
"No worries, you did a lot to cure the city of the Meta-Virus."
Episode 8-Enter the Doctor Part 2
"Any architect will tell you that no impressive structure is, it's only strong as its weakest link," Matterhorn said as the bridge started to fall. Lucky Masked Matterhorn, Zapp, Radiance, and Filli-Second were there to help, and their newest companion The Doctor, and Mistress Marevelous
"Since when do you know about bridges?" Zapp asked while stopping a car.
"You know that everything relates back to science."
Are you always chatty?" The Doctor asked.
"Pretty much."
"Then I'll be known as the quiet one."
Marevelous used her lasso and saved the people that were dangling off the bridge.
"Thanks!"
"You're welcome."
"This whole will come down if we can't relive the pressure," As The Doctor tried to fix it.
"How much time do we have?" Radiance asked.
"They're breaking every 12.6 seconds. You do the math."
"So, not enough."
"The weight should matter if we create a strong enough Ice structure with the proper geometric angles, compression at the top, intention as it lower, Got it!" Matterhorn pulls up the blueprints.
"Then stop the chitchat and get to work."
Matterhorn and Marevelous used their ice tech to support the bridge.
"This feels weird working with The Doctor, that's David Crawford, for crying out loud, I'm sure as I glad we don't go to Nexus," Zapp exclaimed.
"Don't be spoilsport, we just welcome him to the superhero community," Radiance said.
"And we're done!" Matterhorn said as the building was holding together. "Let's get going there have been reports of lizard hybrid running amok."
...
"Hey ugly, don't you know claws ruin a car's finish?" Fili-Second asked before giving a high-speed punch. "Would you look that! I think someone's pet snake escaped."
"It's better than battling a giant hamster, I guess," Radiance said forming a chain to restrain it but got loose.
The Doctor fired his guns at the beast.
"He wasn't kidding about being the silent one," Marevelous said then use rope a capture it before it got away. "Oh no, you don't mister."
The lizard broke free and headed towards the sewers without its tails.
"Fun fact, Lizards can detach their tails and compress their bodies nearly flat," Filli-Second said.
"At least we have a souvenir," Zapp said.
"Stroke of luck, actually," The Doctor chimed. "The DNA from this tail will answer many of our questions. To my lab at Nexus High."
"It's definitely a member of the Lepidosauia family," Radiance said looking through a microscope. "But unlike we covered in class, they trace something else I can't put my finger on."
"They are strands of human DNA," The Doctor said.
"Which would likely explain its size and posture," Matterhorn said. "But why would attack that car."
"Maybe it's not why but who."
The Doctor inserted a flash drive shows the footage from earlier.
"You have a built-in camera?" Zapp asked.
"Of course for research, I may have a few suggestions of your moves on to improve them."
"That's Caleb Simon's car, but why a lizard be attacking Caleb?" Fili-Second asked.
"I'm natural in atomic physics, not reptilian behavior luckily ran a search algorithm for that. Dr. Axel Smithers, an expert in genetics and herpetologist."
"And he just happens to work for Simon Tech. Not much of convenient to not check out."
"May I remind you that Caleb Simon isn't exactly a fan of ours?" Zapp brought up.
"Really? He's been nothing but supportive of my genius. Perhaps your association with me will improve your standing." The Doctor suggested.
"Oh, I wasn't expecting company," Caleb said seeing the group walking in. "Those were meant for you. There have been some attempts in my life recently, and I need to heighten security. Crawford a pleasure to see you again. I am glad your talents have evolved as I predicted. And congrats to all of you for saving the bridge this morning."
"Should he be trying to experiment on us?" Marevelous asked.
"Well, The Doctor did say, that being with him would improve our status," Radiance replied.
"Masked Matterhorn, I owe both you and the others an explanation. I rushed to judgment when I met you, but I realize I'm better off with you as friends than as enemies."
"We'll see," Matterhorn sternly said.
"The reason we're here, Caleb, is because we wanted to talk to Axel Smithers about that Lizard that attacked your car earlier," The Doctor explained.
"I'm afraid that won't be possible because he is the Lizard or the media called him Nightcrawler."
"What happened?"
"Axel is one of Simon Tech's most brilliant scientists, but he heard I was funding research in limb regeneration based on lizard DNA, he thought he could apply it to his lost arm. The results weren't fortunate and the serum turn him into that lizard creature and now he blames and has been trying to destroy me for it."
"What a pathetic waste of a mind," The Doctor exclaimed then Nightcrawler.
"Dr. Smithers, we were just talking about you," Filli-Second exclaimed.
"Engage security."
"Something tells me that us!" Matterhorn said.
Marevelous used her lasso and tied up Nightcrawler, while Zapp and Filli-Second punch him in the guts, only for it to throw Marevelous into the two.
"My, his tail had grown back," Radiance formed a bow and fired an arrow at him before getting thrown across the room.
"And I'm coming back with a one-two punch!" The Doctor formed his gauntlets and punch Nightcrawler hard.
"Don't hurt him! That's still Axel Smithers," Matterhorn explained. "Cross Formation!"
"Still need a better name for it!"
"No time for gymnastics. We need to stop him from hurting Caleb!"
Nightcrawler reached him but only Marevelous lassoed his tail and pulled him back.
"Caleb, what type of fire suppression do you have?"
"A cooling gas system."
"Perfect," The Doctor grabbed a coolant pipe and it fire cool gas at Nightcrawler. "Lizards are cold-blooded. No heat equals no movement."
"Thanks for the head-ups," Radiance said as Nightcrawler went down.
"We should be trapped before he heats up again."
"No need, my technicians have been working on a containment suit in hopes of capturing him. It's probably best if I keep him here. I have a team of scientists working from the original formula."
"Yeah, the last thing we need is for animal control to get involved," Filli-Second said.
The next morning in Crawford's class
"Hello, students, as most of you know, today is test day, and since about 68% of the class test scores were so abysmal. I've come to the conclusion I'm working you too hard."
'I've told you that,' Sandbar said under his breath.
"Because I'm in such a good mood, no test for today!"
Then Randall came in.
"Crawford, may I have a word?"
"Of course, Mclean."
Then two of them were in his office.
"David, how many times do I have to remind you not to conduct unauthorized experiments within the walls of Nexus High?"
"What are talking about?"
"I received a call informing me you're involved with something dangerous again."
"From whom?"
"That doesn't matter."
"It does. if you're taking their side instead of mine."
"Look, even you have to admit you don't have the best track record. First, the neural interface, then the secret power source you were working on."
"Both were successful."
"Yes, but they put you, the students, and the school in danger, and I simply cannot have that. My rules are in place for a reason."
With Randall noticing, Crawford made a grab for one of his vials.
"Randall, I am not involved with anything that anybody here at Nexus is in danger."
"All right. If that's what you say, then I trust you."
As Randall left, Crawford's phone was buzzing.
"What?"
"David, it's Caleb, Nightcrawler broken free of his restraints! Have you found a cure!"
"Yes, I believe I have."
"Then get over quick!"
"Now, remember, this has to look good for David," Caleb explained. "Do this, and you'll never have to become Nightcrawler again."
"And you will finally give the formula to regrow my arm."
"Am I not a man of my word?"
Moments Later, The Doctor arrived at Simon Tech just Nightcrawler pursed Caleb.
"Get behind me, Caleb!"
The Masked Matterhorn came by and shot an electric blast at it.
"Is this a private party?" She asked.
"What are you doing here? I got the call, not you."
"We're a team, David."
"I don't need you, I have the cure."
"Where'd you get that?"
"Caleb knew it would take a superior level genus to create one, so he gave the data to me."
"Did you test the genetic markers for abnormalities? Or calculate the polymerase chain reaction? We should test it before you inject him."
"Don't try and pass yourself off as a scientist by regurgitating things you've heard me say." As The Doctor took back the cure. "One of your gal pals referred to DNA as squiggly things, for crying out loud."
Nightcrawler lunged right at him then he injected the formula.
"Now we'll see what true genius can do!" Only for him to grow bigger.
"I'll take a wild guess, that wasn't a cure."
"My readings were correct, this shouldn't be happening.
"Maybe someone tampered with vile, someone who wants to stop you from being a hero so they can have all the glory?"
"You did this, you probably swap it when wasn't looking."
"Me? David, you've lost your mind if you think I'd do something like that," Matterhorn exclaimed as the others arrived.
"Yeah," Zapp sided with her. "You think we want a 60-foot lizard monster!? If so, your ego is big as his." All of them dodged the giant-sized Nightcrawler's foot.
"There's no time, David! Be the hero you are and destroy this monster before it levels the city!" Caleb came in.
"No," A figure came in who has long flowing pink hair, wearing a green aquamarine suit with pink frills at the neckline beneath a dark purple wrapped off-the-shoulder sleeves, with pink bead bracelets decorated with yellow butterflies at the top, and purple mask that frames her moderate cyan eyes ran to them. "Mr. Crawford, we can save Smithers."
The Doctor grumbled and went after it.
"Well that was anti-climatic," Filli-Second said as the others follow. "By the way what's your name?
"I'm Saddle Rager, I know fighting is not my thing, but I'm an expert medic and a biologist in animals."
"Not the best intro as a giant monster is about to lay waste to the town! Mareveulous said as The Doctor got its back formed a plasma gun and blasted it.
"Dude, stop, you making him, angry!" Zapp tried to stop him.
"And you're enraging me!" He threw her off.
"Hey ugly! Here ice and the eye!" Mareveuouls threw an ice bomb at its eye only for Nightcrawler to growl in pain throwing off The Doctor. "That's a bad idea."
"How is he?" Radiance asked.
"He's alive, just unconscious," Saddle Rager said.
"Good, because he was getting a lot tougher to fight than Lizalle over there," Filli-Second said.
"But I have an idea," Matterhorn said. "Mareveulous, with me!"
"We need to tie him to the skyscraper, they're made of reinforced steel and should slow him down."
"Got it!"
Both heroines throw their respective ropes and tie him to the skyscraper then his tail popped off.
"That is revolting," Radiacae exclaimed.
"But maybe it can be helpful, one of us should take a sample of this back to Nexus and see if we can't create a cure!" Matterhorn sliced off a scale and gave to Saddle Rager. "Use David's computer, maybe it will help you figure out what went wrong the first time."
As Saddle Rager and Filli-Second left, the others did their best to restrain him.
...
"Cures 'R Us. How can I help you?" Filli-Second answered her comn.
"Funny, How it's coming?" Matterhorn asked.
"Turns out the data Caleb gave Crawford was tainted," Saddle Rager exclaimed. "At the best even incorrectly labeled."
"Caleb is too smart to make a mistake like that."
Why would do that, Crawford?" Zapp asked.
"I don't know, but now's not the time to figure it out.
"I'll decouple the reptilian DNA from the isotope... and it's worked, I'll have it to you in no time."
"I don't think we have to worry about that because there coming to us!" Filli-Second saw them headed to the school.
...
"Okay, do want the good news, or the bad news?" Saddle Rager asked.
"What's bad news?" Zapp asked.
"Let's just say Smithers is so big that his skin is four times as thick. You need to inject at the base of the skull where the flesh is the thinnest."
"Good news?"
"You get to be the hero now, good luck!" As Filli-Second gave her the antidote.
Matterhorn used her jet boots and flew right at Nightcrawler and injected it into its skull and Nightcrawler started to turn normal.
"Perfect timing to test drive these!" Matterhorn harnessed her necklace energy and grew wings and flew down to safety whereas Nightcrawler was back into Axel Smithers. "Welcome back, Dr. Smithers."
The next day Randall showed David the news from last night.
"You lied to me, David," Randall pointed it out.
"It wasn't supposed to be danger--"
"I don't want to hear it, " Randall interpreted him. "I guess I can't trust you anymore, it pains me to say it but-"
"Let me, save you the trouble, Mclean, I quit! I'm going someplace where I'm appreciated!"
As David walked out, Twilight overheard the conservation.
"I should tell Randall, that Caleb gave him tainted data, but something tells it's going take a lot more convincing to let Crawford stay.
At Simon Tower.
"David!" Caleb greeted him. "Welcome to Simon Academy. I've waited a long time for this moment.
Caleb saw The Masked Matterhorn and motioned him she wants to talk to him.
"Go check out your new lab, I'll be with you in a moment."
"Thank you, Caleb."
...
"Something wrong, Matterhorn?" Caleb asked.
"Was this your plan all along, Caleb? Get David fired so you could hire him at Simon Academy?"
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Don't con me, if we're friends now, then you'll tell me the truth."
"The truth is that we are decidedly not friends unless you confess that you are a solder in Vargas's army."
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about."
"Then prepare yourself, if you thought I was after you before, you have no idea what's about to come next. Your days are numbered Masked Matterhorn."
"Then he said, 'Your days are numbered Masked Matterhorn. " Matterhorn told Saddle Rager.
"That's unsettling," Saddle Rager shuddered a bit. "Are you sure we have to do this?"
"We are the ones who detached it ergo, we have to get rid of it. Besides, Saddle Rager, I really thought I could David not let his ego get the better of him, I thought I could turn him into a hero like us. But he's aligned with Caleb Simon, I don't know what to think."
"Well, you know know what they say, 'no matter how much a snake sheds its skin, " Zapp said as the girls pushed the lizard tail off the bridge. "It's still a snake."
"Anyway thanks for the help, Saddle Rager," Radiance thanked her. "But I can help wonder that looked you and looked familiar."
"You not off the far from the tree," Mareveulous said as she and Saddle Rager removed their mask making everyone gasp.
"Applejack and Fluttershy?!" Everyone but them said.
Author's Note
Canterlot High (Trixie's Group)
Tempest Shadow
Hela
Shadow Lock
