The city of Canterlot is an ordinary city, with wonderful people living in it, a very quiet community, where there is not much crime. Basically, an adequate place to live, except for the Equestrian magic that is usually present in the surroundings, but thanks to the Rainbooms, 7 human girls with magic, those problems are usually solved without any major incident.
But that was about to end, an unknown force was moving through the shadows of our world, or rather, it was moving through our technology.

The cybernetic network is something that is working in recent years, is a special network built entirely of digital data, but that was an understatement, during the years that this network has been investigated, it was found that an infinite universe full of data that has no beginning and no end, and it is a place where through the most advanced computers in the world was shown that using the infinite data found there you can build models, plans and 3D holograms of high definition that exceeds the dimensions shown.

But its star scientist and main collaborator, Hope Light, has been developing a specific system that can connect with the cybernetic network and the real world to make more than just holograms, they can shape the data and turn it into organic materials.

From them you can get anything, you can form a fruit, a stuffed animal, a ball and different objects that look and have the properties of the real ones.

A system like that could change the world, it could end poverty, end world hunger, and it could even work as a renewable source because the cybernetic network has infinite data.
But a wise person said earlier: “It's too good to be true.” And that's what humans were about to discover.

We were in an open space as light blue as the sky, there was one or another green digital cube floating around the place and also what looked like floating islands with constructions of entire buildings or entire cities built very large. But there were also other islands with half-finished constructions that were surrounded by the digital cubes showing that the digital constructions seen before are made of data.

We were inside the cybernetic network. And from a great distance we could see how a shooting star was traveling through the virtual space at a great speed, if we saw it closer we could notice how a humanoid figure made of complete digital data was heading to a specific direction, its body was made of data, but we could notice that in its hands it had a sphere made of data as well, but through it we could see several strange devices that could be held with one hand.

The digital being was protecting the sphere with great care, and although he had no physical features on his face, it was noticeable that he was exhausted and hurt in some way.

At some point, in front of the being opened a portal composed of green digital cubes, i.e. data, and immediately entered it and closed. Already on the other side of the portal was seen as he was in the same digital blue space, but in front of him was a huge digital sphere the size of a planet.

The subject finally opened his mouth and spoke: “Finally, after so long, I'm here,” he said between exhausted gasps, it was obvious that he had traveled a long journey here and finally had a moment to breathe easy.

But unfortunately that moment would not last long, because suddenly a portal similar to the old one appeared, but this one was red and gave off a sinister aura, from it appeared a mysterious hooded figure, and with it a humanoid creature, it had 4 pointed silver blades on each side as if they were swords on its back, On its body it was grayish blue with several red lines in the form of scars, on its shoulders those red scars turned into pointed manas on the opposite sides, and its face had a metallic mask without a mouth and a pair of grayish red eyes.

The hooded being smiled mischievously at the sight of the digital being, “Finally I find you, traitor, and did you really think you would escape so easily from me,” said the hooded being with the creature at his side snarling like a mindless beast, “You always act so self-centered, why do you think I should care about you?

The digital humanoid recoiled nervously at the sight of them, “Escape from you? You're always acting so self-centered! Why do you think I should care about you, you fucking psychopath,” he shouted angrily.

"This is how you treat me after I was the one who rescued you from your ruined world and turned you into the most advanced form of life!!

"You're wrong!" "Thanks to someone special to me I now know the truth from long ago, you destroyed my home! You enslaved my people and friends! And you turned me into a monster like you and the rest of Cybrix!” his angry shout echoed like an echo in the digital void they were in, ”And the worst part is that I almost helped destroy the home of someone I love because of you!"

The hooded man touched his chest as if it hurt him -Wow, that would hurt my poor heart a lot...- he said in an evidently false sadness, only to then smile maliciously -If I had an insignificant heart like you and the rest of the weak organic beings- -I won't allow you to go on with these things.

"I will not allow you to continue with this, I will stop you now,” he said to take out one of the devices in the sphere he possessed and raised it in front of the hooded man and the creature, surprising them."

"Go Swordart, eliminate it,” the hooded man ordered firmly and then the creature went at high speed to the virtual being."

"Henshi-!" -he could not complete the sentence, because the creature had made a clean cut to the device he had in his hands and another cut in his body -AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! -and a second later it caused an explosion that made the digital being scream in agony and it was seen how the sphere fell from his hands and fell to the planets causing the devices inside to come out of the sphere and separate "No... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it... I will not allow it!" "... I will... allow it"- with his last energy he used what he had left to open a portal where the devices fell and disappeared and with his last thoughts: “I'm sorry... I did everything I could to keep your home safe... I just hope someone with a good heart finds the cyber-drive... and defeats the cybrix” he said to explode in data and disappear.

The hooded man could only watch this scene in disappointment-ha! That was it, they defeated him in one blow, I really won't understand the organic beings, they are so inferior- but then he put his hand on his chin -Although I wonder why he had the cyber-hacks, I'm almost sure it wouldn't do him any good to use it since he is already an avatar- but then he moved his hand as if without giving it much importance -It doesn't matter, whatever he was planning won't help him anymore dead, besides, the cyber-hacks that fell to the planet could be of help in our next invasion. In the end, he didn't help us carry out our invasion again.

The hooded man opened a portal and addressed the creature, “Make sure you go to the planet and cause as much destruction as you can, the humans have nothing that can face us, not even those girls with that strange energy and unusual abilities will be able to do it,” he said to enter the portal, but he shook his head looking at the creature. And one more thing, if you find one of the cyber-hacks, bring me one of them to check it, in case that idiot Comet has made some modifications,” and without further ado the hooded man entered the portal and it closed, the creature called Swordart created in his hand a long and thin sword and with it he cut the space and opened a crack in which he entered and closed it.

A new threat has arrived on earth, and it is possible that not even the magical girls can cope with it.

But the question is this

If they can't, then who?

Who will be the hero who will rise up to fight this threat?

And what does fate have in store?

-I haven't done anything,” exclaimed a young man of about 18 years old, he had light blue spiky hair changing with silver lines, emerald green eyes and pale light blue skin. He wore the male uniform of a high school known as “Crystal High School”. And from the looks of it, he was annoyed by the situation he found himself in.

-You always say that, why don't you take responsibility for your actions for once and tell the truth,” said a man in a police officer's uniform, with blue hair, white skin and light blue eyes.

-I would, if I were responsible for anything that happened to those idiots,” I replied with annoyance as the officer rolled his eyes at my attitude, ”Those idiots are just playing the victim to get me arrested because they are jealous of me! And you are even more naive for not noticing them!

-You pushed them down the stairs that could have caused a bad bump on their head! If only they didn't get a sprained foot and a few bruises! I'd convince Candece to kick you out of Crystal High School!

-Uyyy! But how scary! Getting kicked out of high school for something I didn't do! How could I go on living after this?!” I said with complete sarcasm in my voice.

-Please! Shining! Stardust! Both of you need to calm down!” exclaimed a woman with grayish violet eyes, long dark violet hair, moderate pink and pale gold, and pink skin. She was Headmistress Candece, ever since Headmistress Cinch had to be fired for a nervous breakdown for supposed “magic” from the previous Friendship Games, which to my good fortune I was able to avoid participating in by pretending to be sick that day. And I have to admit that she has been doing a great job, now Crystal High is a much friendlier place with less hostility in the atmosphere, but that of course excludes me.

-I said gritting my teeth and leaning back in my seat, “I should say it more to him than to me.
In case it was not clear, we were at this moment in Director Cadece's office, she, I and the officer Shining Armor.

Shining was about to answer but a withering look from Candece was enough to shut him up, she returned her gaze to me. “Well, Stardust, from what the students told me, you pushed some students down the stairs after you stole some of their science projects, am I right?” she asked looking at me sympathetically.

-No! They were the ones who stole my school work and fell down by themselves,” I exclaimed in annoyance.

-Just like the other times you stole something or set a trap for someone who annoyed you, you have never done any of those things,” said Shining Armor judging me with his eyes with his arms crossed.

Director Candece put a hand on Shining's shoulder which made him look at her -Shining, please stop and let me take care of this- the officer was about to say something else, but in the end he just sighed resignedly and stepped aside -Now, Stardust, I know you didn't mean to hurt anyone and you didn't want to cause any trouble, but I'm afraid we can no longer tolerate your behavior- -But Director Candece, I can't tolerate your behavior- -But I'm afraid I can't tolerate your behavior- -But Director Candece, I can't tolerate your behavior, I can't tolerate your behavior.

-But Principal Candece, I mean it, I didn't do anything. It's those punks who blame me for the “reputation” I have- -And where did that punk come from?

-And where did that reputation come from,” whispered Shining to himself, but I could hear him because I have a better sense of hearing than most people.

-But it's not the case Stardust, the problem is that for a long time you have been receiving attention calls and you have been suspended from school several times, you were even taken by the police multiple times before entering Crystal High School, it's a miracle that the ex-Director Cinch hasn't expelled you before, but I have no other alternative,” he said with a pitiful look directed to me and with a sad expression.

I opened my eyes and straightened up from my seat as I understood what was going on -What? Don't tell me she's really going to expel me!

-I have warned you multiple times about this Stardust, it is the first time in Crystal School that a student is expelled, but I simply can no longer ignore your actions with a simple punishment and suspension,” she said with a voice that reflected a great sadness, I could tell that this hurt her, ‘It's time for you to face the consequences of your actions’.
I stood up suddenly and slammed my palms against the desk making it shake and sounding a loud crash -But I have done nothing wrong! You, just like other people, never believe me and prefer to believe in popular opinion!

Shining grabbed my shoulders and tried to push me back to the seat I was in -You better sit down before I have to take you to the police station in custody!- I took her hands off my shoulders and sat down.

-I'm sorry Stardust, but this is for your own good, I've really tried to help you,” but I interrupted her.

-At least I won't have to deal with all the stupid students here anymore, at last I can be alone without having to interact with these people anymore” I said with a shaded look and very angry, but I controlled it. thank you principal Candece... Can I go now?

-I'll be the one to take you home to make sure you don't commit another crime as long as I don't see you,” said Shining seriously.

-Whatever, just let me get my stuff and I'll leave here never to come back,” I said to leave the room.

-Do you think I made the right decision Shining? I can't help but think that I would have done more for him to help him,” she asked her fiancé.

-You don't have to prepare yourself for him, you did everything you could, but there are always people like him who can't change for nothing,” said Shining, who being a cop has seen several bad people making bad decisions like stealing and hostage taking, and he never learned no matter when they were arrested. The only thing he hoped was that Stardust would not go down the same dark path as the people he taught, “We can only hope that he will become an adult and take responsibility for his actions”.

While Stardust was walking down the hallways after leaving the principal's office, as he walked I noticed how some students looked at me with fear in their eyes and stepped aside to avoid bumping into me. Who could blame them, after all, they all spent a few years with me and they all learned to know why they shouldn't mess with me. Not that I did it by choice.
Since I got into this stupid high school I had to put up with various things, since I wasn't popular and already had some reputation as a problem child that I even got arrested when I was little, many tried to pick on me and pick on me, but that backfired on them and I'm sure many find it hard to think that a little kid could get arrested.

Well, my mom always told me that I was a special kid and she wasn't talking metaphorically, she meant it, I was very different from many kids my age since I was little I always felt like there was something or someone always watching me when I was alone or was in an unfriendly place and the fact that sometimes I am able to see things that other people don't, like sometimes I see some little digital cubes near some electrical appliances or computers nearby. There is also the fact that people see me as a freak or a monster, the reason? I have always shown to have very advanced physical abilities for a 5 year old kid, I remember once I bent a spoon with my two hands with all my strength when I wanted to show my mom my strength. And as time went by my strength was increasing and sometimes when I got really angry I couldn't control my strength and.... I ended up hitting some kids older than me, I tried to use this strength like a cartoon superhero, but when I got angry with those kids older than me and other kids my age, I hit them so hard in their face that I ended up knocking out several teeth and I ended up with my hands stained with blood.

And I also remember that as a child I had an imaginary pet, and yes, I said imaginary pet, because just as I was the only one who saw those mini digital cubes, I could see a small reddish bird that seemed to be made of fire with digital cubes falling as if they were ashes. My mom not being able to see it and as I was a child I think it was some sort of imaginary friend or pet as she described it as a bird. I used to play with him when there was no one to play with seeing me as a monster, so I spent a lot more time playing with the one I considered my best and only friend, Phoenix. I named him after some research on the internet and he was a bird that seemed to be made of fire, and I wasn't very good with names.

But I guess I'm getting off topic, thinking so much in the past I hadn't realized I had taken my stuff out of my personal lab at Crystal Prep, and now I was closing my locker with all my belongings in my backpack.

-So it's true, you're finally going to be expelled,” I heard the male voice very recognizable to me, as I looked to my left, I could see a boy my age, a few inches bigger than me, black hair with blond locks on the ends, light blue eyes, cream colored skin, he was wearing the Crystal Prep male uniform just like me, ‘I say it's about time,’ he said seriously with his arms crossed while leaning on a locker.

This boy was Shade Night, someone who could be considered a rival of mine and one of the very few students around here who has the courage to talk to me.

"You're just saying that because I'm not here anymore and Sparkle has gone to Canterlot School, you're officially the smartest student around here,” I said sarcastically.

"I don't need any title to prove that I'm smarter than the others, I'm much smarter than you and Sparkle and I don't need to prove it to you" he said with his characteristic unfriendly look and serious voice

"Whatever makes you feel better Shade, but what are you doing here? Did you come to say goodbye to me?" I asked with a raised eyebrow

Shade snorted at this "I'm just here to confirm the rumors, the truth is, I'm surprised that the old lady from Cinch didn't expel you before when she was still director here"

"She never found enough evidence to kick me out of here, and since the friendship games were approaching, she didn't want to lose any of her best pawns" I said, getting a little irritated remembering how annoying that damn Cinch was. She always blamed me for all the bad things that happened here, and it's the other snobs around here who started by harassing me, but my bad luck always came back to bite them

"I never thought that Principal Candece would have the courage to kick you out, but after how that trio of idiots ended up, I'm not surprised that she doesn't have patience for you anymore"

"AAAAAAARRRRG! I've already said this a million times! It wasn't me! I was meters away when those 3 tripped! How is it possible that I pushed them from that distance?" I exclaimed annoyed, drawing even more attention from the other students, but it was clear from their eyes that they didn't believe me at all and that they were just waiting for me to leave here forever

"The evidence is that every time you're around, strange and inexplicable events occur that end with someone hurt near you" he said remembering all the strange events that when someone has messed with Stardust, something inexplicably happened like a broken pipe, or objects being thrown without anyone touching them, or even something hitting them without anyone being near, but all those events occurred in the places he was passing by or in the same room "But whether you're responsible for that or not, no one will believe you for a simple reason"

"And would that be...?"

"That everyone in the city hates you, or well, at least 99%, and people when something happens that we don't understand or is out of our control, always They're looking for someone to blame, and that hatred is directed at you"

I hate to admit it, but Shade is right, and it's always been the same with me, popular and powerful people always trample on those less fortunate or those who don't have a good status. I'm the second case, people always turn against me just for seeing me suffer...

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to that" I said to close my locker for the last time —But if you think about it, this expulsion is the excuse I needed to no longer have to be with this group of idiots—

"And your reputation will get worse and when the time comes for you to enter a University, they will reject you for all your history of arrests and expulsions"

"Maybe, but I'll manage" I said walking away from Shade, but then I remembered one thing "Hey Shade" I called his attention "I know you and I don't get along all that well, but you've been the only one around here that I think I'll miss... I just wanted to tell you to have good luck dealing with your old man and your brother"

"..." there was a second of silence "You don't need to tell me, I have everything under control, besides, what happens with my "family" is my business" when he said the word family, it was noticeable that he was hiding a great hatred inside him

"Goodbye Shade" I said to head to the exit of Crystal Prep "Goodbye Crystal Prep"

Somewhere else in the city, a boy of Stardust's age could be seen, he had orange skin, chocolate eyes and brown hair.

He was in a somewhat dark room that was only lit by the light of his laptop and a flashlight that illuminated a kind of conspiracy wall with various images, newspaper and red wool lines placed on the blackboard.

The boy could be seen concentrating hard on his laptop as the sound of his fingers typing on the keyboard could be heard.

"Every day the incidents of electronic device failures become very frequent" he said to himself as he watched various news images appear on his laptop where he saw ATMs, vending machines, televisions, microwaves, etc. All of these devices looked like they were destroyed by an explosion from within, some people were lucky not to get hurt too much.

"I have a feeling that all of this has to do with the objects that fell all over the city of Canterlot" he said to see his conspiracy wall and concentrate on a photo that showed at night with several shooting stars falling all over the city "But... I still don't understand. What is this? And where did it come from?" he said to himself, only to pick up an object that seemed to be a rectangular device with a buckle to place something inside it, but it looked very damaged and burned, it's as if someone had cut it with a sword.

"Whatever this is, it's definitely not equestrian magic, I know for sure that Sunset would have detected it when I hid it in my backpack, but... if it's not of magical origin, then is it alien?" he said as he drew his own conclusions in his mind, but since he wanted to get answers, he would have to investigate for himself. For that, he took out of a drawer in his desk a device similar to a geiger counter. "I know I promised Micro that I wouldn't do anything dangerous with this thing, but I still want to know the truth about these incidents, and if it gets dangerous, at least I know there are 7 people in the city who can handle any threat"

"So, did they blame you again for something you didn't do?" an adult woman asked through my cell phone while we were on a video call, the woman was my mother Hope Light

"They were just some idiots who wanted to mess with me, I didn't even bother to remember their names" I said simply lying down on the couch in my house

I had already arrived home after an uncomfortable and annoying trip with Shining Armor in his patrol car and while I had to listen to their repetitive conversation that if it weren't for my mother's influence I would have been taken to a Reformatory a long time ago, and that I have to accept responsibility for my actions.

It has become so repetitive that it is already very boring, I would even say that it irritates me.

"But that's not what worries me son, you just got expelled from Crysta Prep! And you've been expelled from different schools three times, and it doesn't help that you have several problems with the police!" my mother exclaimed with concern in her voice

"But mom, you know it's not my fault! I have never touched them!" I tried to refute

She sighed tiredly "I know son... I know, but people won't see it the same way, I know you would be incapable of harming another person on purpose... or at least someone who doesn't deserve it" in her camera you could see how she frowned and gave him a sad and worried look "It's just that I'm worried about your future Stardust... I want you to have a normal adolescence like the others, I want to see you with friends you can have fun with, I even hope to see you with an adorable girlfriend next to you"

At this I couldn't help but roll my eyes despite talking about a serious subject, my mom has always been the kind of mother who expects her son to have a girlfriend or a girl close to him to teach him several embarrassing things

"... But with your bad luck continuing to get worse, things could become dangerous for you, if you get into another problem, it's possible that this time I can't save you and you'll have to go to a reformatory and really I don't want that"

"... I know my mom worries a lot about me and I really want to stop making her worry, but that's impossible, every time I interact with a person, it ends in disaster, that's why I would rather study at home in online classes than be in a school surrounded by other looks of hate towards me" I thought to myself, all the people in the city know me and they are afraid of me for what I am capable of doing, they even see me as a complete criminal, that has made my mother have a lot of stress, I really am a terrible son

"Son, I know it can be a lot of problems for you, I know that life has not treated you in the best way and the people you have met have not been very nice... but could you try to lower your emotion and try to be a calm child, please, do it for me" I could see how her eyes lit up waiting for my answer, I really hate seeing her with those worried eyes, I really can't stand it, I don't want to worry my mother, and we can't move since here she is fulfilling her dream as a scientist and here It's where I was educated

"...I promise... I'll behave, but I'll only do it for you and only for you" I told him firmly and completely sure

She smiled at me like that. “I’m so glad to see you say that! I’m sure your father would be proud if he were here,” she said with nostalgia and sadness in her voice.

I never met my father and the truth is I know very little about him, my mother has very few pictures of him and she keeps them for herself, I never knew where he was from and why he left me and my mother. She always said that my father left for a reason and she still has hope that he will come back, for my part, I don’t care if he comes back or not, that man abandoned us, but I still don’t know what his reasons are, so until I’ve heard them I can’t say if I hate him or not. However, if he somehow comes back and hurts my mother, I'll bring hell down on him

I shook my head to get those thoughts away "Whatever mom, I'll go for a ride on my new motorcycle to clear my head, talk to you later" I said to hang up, but my mother called me one last time

"Stardust, you're a good boy and you have very good intentions, I know things don't look good for you right now, but I can assure you of one thing, at the end of the day, good people are rewarded when they don't look for it" she said to look me straight in the eyes "I know I said not to get into any more trouble, but I still want you to be the same old Stardust"

"... Ok, see you later mom" I said to hang up the video call "Good people are rewarded when they don't look for it, huh?" I repeated to myself as I headed to the garage "Too bad that has never happened to me and will never happen"

When I got to the garage and turned on the light, I saw a sheet in the center that I was covering something I've been working on. When I grabbed it and uncovered it I found my new bike

"I'm not in the best mood today, but trying this beauty will brighten my day" I said to myself as I put on the helmet and turned it on

*RRRRRRRRNNGG! RRRRRRRRNNGG!*

"It seems that the engine I found in the dumpster works, I wonder how fast it is"

With that said, I left, opened the garage and went out for a ride

I never imagined that this ride on that specific day...

It would change my life forever

The brown-haired boy was walking through the streets of the city, but it seemed that he had his cell phone and used it as a recorder

"Recording No. 8, I am in one of the places of the recent incidents in the failure of electrical appliances" he said while looking at a specific area that was surrounded by several police tapes, a computer store was half destroyed and where the cars surrounded it so as not to get close "From what I can see, the damage is much more serious than you imagined, it was very fortunate that few people in that store came out without any serious damage and..." I said to lift the device similar to a geiger counter and see that the numbers were moving non-stop "It seems that whatever caused this, it still emits a strong electromagnetic energy that remains even in the affected area, with everything seen I am almost sure that it is not magic, magic can be chaotic and occasionally destructive, but if it were, I am sure that Sunset and the others would have started to investigate before me"

The boy He noticed how his pocket began to glow and shake a little, when he took it out, he noticed that it was the broken device that fell from the sky "And from the looks of it, the broken device seems to react with this electromagnetic energy, this definitely has to do with these incidents... which may not be incidents at all, but sabotage" he said, looking seriously at the place, only to walk away from the place.

But if he had looked closer, he would have noticed a kind of humanoid beings inside the image of the screens that were in the area, it seemed to stare at him, specifically at the broken device he had, then he saw how those images began to come out of the screens and seemed to be following them

"Aaack" I exclaimed in pain, suddenly I felt a strong headache, but I could still handle my motorcycle well "What was that?" I asked without understanding while driving and turning a corner

Again I feel those sounds in my head, and for a moment, I saw as if my entire surroundings changed, the clear sky changed to a larger blue sky with several streams or rivers floating in the sky, and the buildings were surrounded by some mini green cubes in them, but a second later it returned to normal

"RRrr... What the hell is happening to me?!" I exclaimed irritated by this strange sensation and the irritating sound in my head

Virtronics....

—What?—

Virtronics.... near your location

—Where does that voice come from?—

Stop, in that alley...

By instinct I listened to what that voice told me and I stopped near an alley, turned off my motorcycle and went out to investigate what It happened, call me crazy for listening to a voice that appeared out of nowhere, but what I saw in that alley made me doubt my sanity

I saw how there were what seemed to be 2 robots standing behind a boy my age and a group of 4 more robots standing at the other end of the alley waiting for the boy. But the boy didn't even seem to notice their presence even if they were looking at him from the front! How blind must a person be to not notice a group of robots surrounding you?!

But then I saw how the robots went into action and those behind the boy grabbed him by the arms and immobilized him, this scared the boy who seemed not to see the robots

"Aaaaaaahh! But what is this?! Why can't I move?!" he screamed in panic from his point of view, not being able to see anything

When I heard him scream, I reacted and immediately went against the robots "Hey, rusty cans!" I shouted to the robots that had the boy tied up, drawing their attention, as well as their prisoner. The blows to both of their heads quickly knocked them to the ground, the boy also fell to the ground and looked at me in astonishment "Hey, are you okay?!"

"Y-yes! I'm fine! But WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!"

"You look at me like I know! I don't even know where these robots came from and I appeared here by pure coincidence!" I exclaimed as I saw how the robots saw me as their next target to eliminate

"Robots?! What robots?!"

"Don't you have eyes! I'm talking about the ones that have us surrounded!" I said to get into a fighting stance

"But I don't see anything! I swear I only see the two of you in this alley!" I exclaimed still in panic

"Just stay behind me! I'll take care of it!" I said to dodge a couple of punches from the first robot and I gave him a strong right hook in the face that sent him flying "And since they're robots! I can fight without fighting back!" I said with a wild smile

The robots launched themselves at me and I ran towards them doing a sweep making one fall, I put my hands on the ground and did a break dance to kick the robots around me making them fall, one tried to step on my face, but I jumped up and kicked him in the back of the neck.

More of those robots approached me, I grabbed a trash can lid and used it as a shield to avoid their blows, I dodged several blows from two robots and jumped dodging a kick to my legs and in the air I gave a spinning kick to one of them. And I threw the trash can lid hitting the heads of two robots in the process.

The boy I saved was hiding behind a trash container looking at the scene somewhat strange and incredulous. From his point of view he was seeing the Stardust doing some pirouettes, throwing punches and kicks in the air as if he was fighting someone for real, and the worst thing is that he swore that there was some dust rising from the ground a second after I hit the air, as if someone had been thrown to the ground. Not knowing how to react or what was happening, in addition to experiencing equally strange things as a Canterlot High student, he decided to step aside to see what was happening.

But what he didn't feel was that there was another one of those broken ones that he couldn't see behind him, and before he could react the robot invisible to him was covered by the mouth so he wouldn't scream and was dragged out of the alley.

While I had been hit and thrown to the ground, I was spinning on the ground dodging the blows and stomps. I stood up and continued dodging the robots' blows and blocking them to return the blows, but this time faster and stronger, deflecting the last ones that remained.

I breathed heavily still with my guard up, seeing if any of the robots would get up again, luckily for me it wasn't the case, although I have to admit that they were somewhat tough to beat and it would be even tougher if I were a normal person, which I'm not and my superhuman strength is proof of that.

"Ouch!" I said rubbing my knuckles "They were definitely robots, hitting them did affect me in the end, even if only a little... As for you-!" I turned around to see the boy I saved, but I noticed that a robot was taking him out of the alley "Hey! You won't get away from me that easily, you tin can!"

I chased after the robot that was still covering the boy's mouth preventing him from screaming for help, when I got out I could confirm that only I could see these robots when I saw how no one did anything to help him and they simply continued on their way. The truth is I didn't have to chase him that far since he stopped in front of a sleek and modern van with its own screen inside. I could see how the robot and the boy began to shine and were turning into some kind of digital cubes that were entering inside the van, specifically inside the screen.
I saw how the boy's face changed and I panicked as I saw his body disappear little by little, starting with his feet and going all the way to the middle of his body. I didn't know what to do and seeing how it seemed like he was going to disappear, I acted on instinct and grabbed the boy's free hand

And the next thing that happened left me even more confused, I saw how the strange device he had in his other hand began to glow and my hand suddenly began to catch fire, and I mean it literally, my hand lit up and caught fire, but within that fire you could see mini digital cubes inside it and that fire spread throughout the boy's body, but it didn't do anything to him, but it did manage to hurt the robot that was holding him, which seemed to explode from the fire and sent us flying in a mini explosion that caused the shockwave to throw us both to the ground, but unharmed. Although I can't speak the same about the van that looked like it had just fried since there was a trace of fire and some smoke coming out of it

And luckily for us there was no one around to see what happened and I didn't see any cameras, it seems I dodged a bullet there.

"But what the hell was that?!" shouted the boy I saved, getting up and looking at his body to see if he was in good condition "Yes! I'm in one piece! For a moment I really thought I was going to die!"

"Yes... don't even tell me, and please, lower your voice, we don't want to draw more unnecessary attention" I said through clenched teeth while watching as some people noticed that the van near us was smoking "Let's talk in the alley" I didn't give him time to answer, and I just grabbed him by the arm and dragged him to the alley we were in before and to my surprise, the robots from before were no longer there, they simply disappeared "Now I want answers, who are you? What were those robots that were chasing you? And what is that device you have in your hand? I asked him seriously while pointing at the broken device he had in his hand.

"Guou guou! Calm down man, I'm just as confused as you. I don't even know what attacked me, I couldn't see them!" he answered me raising his hands in front of me trying to calm me down

"But that doesn't change the fact that those robots were looking for something from you, something that could be specifically in your right hand" I said referring to the broken device

"Well... I'm not sure- he said to pick up the broken device and show it to me" I only know that this thing fell 3 days ago in a very damaged alley, it almost electrocuted me alive, but I was lucky to have insulating gloves at the time" he said remembering how he walked on a quiet night, then seeing how a small light landed inside a dark alley, where it was revealed that that light was a strange device almost destroyed

I stare at him trying to find a hint of a lie, but I couldn't find anything, he was telling the truth- It seems that you're not lying, but you still haven't answered me. Who are you?-

"My name is Film Action, nice to meet you, and you? Are you?"

"Stardust Stellar" I answered with my eyes rolled back, knowing what was going to happen when I revealed my name

"Nice to meet you, Stardus-" he remained silent for a moment, processing the name I told him "Stardust Stellar?! Like the Stardust Stellar who is the son of Doctor Hope Light?! The boy who defeated a gang of criminals when he was 12 years old! The same one who beat up a professional martial artist when he was 10 years old! And that he's been taken to the police station several times for strange activities and that they always happened when I was around!" he exclaimed incredulously and with some fear in his eyes

I rolled my eyes in annoyance "You've just basically summarized most of my life, and yes, I am that Stardust Stellar, do you want to take me to the police because you think I conspired to kidnap you along with those robots?" I said with annoyance in my voice evident

"... I can't believe it - he said to look up at me with a sparkle in his eyes - I've always wanted to talk to you face to face!"

"What...?" I said incredulously at what I heard

"As I said, I'm Film Action, a future journalist who wants to discover all the juiciest and most interesting news in the world, I always wanted to meet the famous Stardust Stellar to be able to interview him, and that's you!" he said with an excited smile in his voice

"... Ok, if it weren't for the robot gang that seems like only I can see, this would be the strangest thing that happened to me today" I said looking at him incredulously, many people usually see me with fear because of my previous records, but this boy looks at me as if he wants to get to know me, of course it's only for some kind of journalistic project, but even so, the news usually show me as a rebellious child to tarnish my image more than it already is...

"You are a mystery wrapped in another mystery!" he said while taking out a blog note from his backpack and a pen "There are many things I want to know about you. Do you have some kind of curse that causes all those accidents around you? Is it true that I broke a brick wall when you were 14? Is it true that you can heal faster than a normal person?" ... and he kept asking me things related to my "problems with the law" and my strange behavior around me

And already fed up with this, I decided to put an end to it, I covered his mouth silencing him at last "Very well boy, do you really think this is a good time for interviews?" I said so that he would react and remember that he was almost kidnapped

"I'm sorry, I tend to get carried away by emotion" he said smiling nervously "But now I'm the one who wants the answers. How could you see those... invisible robots? And how did you know I was in danger?"

"That...! It's a good question..." I stayed silent thinking about how I could have arrived at the exact moment they were kidnapping Film

"You don't know?"

"No... the only thing I remember is..."

Flashback

Virtronics....

"What?"

Virtronics.... near your location

"Where is that voice coming from?"

Stop, in that alley...

End of Flashback

"The voice..." my eyes opened wide understanding something

"What?" he said without understanding

"The voice I heard before! It told me there were Virtronics in this alley! The robots that were here were those Virtronics! But, there's something that doesn't fit in all this" I frowned remembering how a virtronics had escaped from me and almost kidnapped Film

"Okay, you better specify because I think I'm already losing myself" Film answered without understanding what I mean

"I mean that these virtronics didn't seem to be very intelligent, they knew how to fight and everything, but in my opinion they only seem to be simple pawns that only listen to orders..."

"... And if they are just pawns, then there is someone much more evil who is pulling the strings, and they want this" Film said looking at the broken device

"It's possible, but the question is: Who? And why go to so much trouble to do it in silence just for something that is burned and broken?" I asked into nothingness putting my arms crossed and leaning on the wall of the alley

And as if the Universe had heard it, I felt a sound in my head, a very loud sound that I had to cover my ears hoping it would stop, but it didn't stop, it kept increasing which made me scream in pain

"Hey, Stardust! Are you okay?!" he began to worry about me when he saw how I started to scream out of nowhere

"Do you think I'm okay!" I answered screaming in pain

Escape!

"Not again!"

They're in danger! Take the Drive and get out of there!

"Who's coming?! What the hell are you talking about?!"

Cybrix!

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!*

A nearby explosion caught the attention of many people, including mine and Film's. When we went to see what was happening outside the alley, the first thing we saw was the truck from earlier split in half and a person's scream saying "My truck!" in the background, but we ignored it when we saw who was near it.

A horrible creature and I mean it, it's the most horrible thing I've ever seen in my life, a humanoid monster that had about 4 sharp silver blades on each side like swords on its back, its body was grayish blue with several red lines in the form of scars, on its shoulders those red scars turned into sharp shoulder pads on the opposite sides, and its face was noticeable as having a metal mask without a mouth and a pair of grayish red eyes

I saw how the monster transformed its hands into blades and began to stretch them as if they were tentacles and in a few quick movements it cut several nearby electric poles and made deep cuts in the nearby buildings, even in the cement of the floor it received a deep cut.

The people, who were previously in shock by the unexpected destruction of the van, ran in fear when they saw how the area began to be destroyed out of nowhere without any logical explanation. Screams filled the entire street and the monster seemed to be satisfied by the screams of terror it provoked and proudly contemplated its destruction.

I couldn't help but tremble at the sight of what this monster had done, it was obvious that this thing, whatever it was, was much stronger than those virtronic robots from before. And Film looked scared, but he tried to stay calm

"Wh-what is that thing?" he said, faltering in his speech

"Are you able to see it?" I asked surprised, but without taking my eyes off the monster

"Not completely, it's a bit blurry, but I can clearly see that that monster caused all this destruction in seconds" he answered the same without taking his eyes off it "But at least we already know who the Virtronics receive their orders from, and it would be best to leave before that thing notices us" but since it seems that the world hates them, the monster looked in the direction of the alley and noticed our presence, specifically at the drive that Film still had in his hand

"Too late" it was seen how the monster approached to attack "Run!" I grabbed him by the arm and we managed to dodge a punch from the monster and went through the wall of the alley

We ran out of the alley and headed straight to my motorcycle. “Get on and put this on!” I said, throwing him an extra helmet I had and putting mine on while starting the engine of my motorcycle.

Film didn’t argue and immediately climbed onto the back seat. Just then we saw the monster come out of the alley and when it saw us it tried to attack us with its blade-tentacles, but I started my bike and I shot out avoiding the blades, destroying the surface we were on.

Film got excited seeing how we were escaping a horrible death and turned to the monster and said. “EEEEEEEEEEEE! What did you think of that, idiot!” And now how are you going to catch up with us!" he shouted with a big smile at the monster

The Cybrix, seeing this, only let out a few grunts as if he was insulting them and once done, it was seen how he entered, turned into data and entered a nearby car, where he turned on and began to drive himself towards us

We were both surprised by this and I gave Film a withering look - You had to open your big mouth! - I shouted at him while I looked ahead to avoid a couple of cars that crossed my path

"How was I supposed to know you could do that!" he tried to defend himself, panicking when he saw the monster approaching at high speed "It's going to catch up with us!"

"Then get ready! And be ready to break all the driving rules that exist!!" I said to turn the handle and go faster, the speed made Film almost fall out of the seat and he had to hug me to keep from falling

"Please tell me that you have your driver's license!" Film shouted in panic

"Yes!" I answered calming him down a little "Yesterday they just gave me back my driver's license!" when I finished saying that Film felt a shiver run through his entire body

"Wait!! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH?!!!" I couldn't finish because I turned my bike to the right, jumping the red light, I heard some angry screams from the drivers, but I ignored them because my life and Film's was at risk

The car that was the cybrix followed me, jumping the red light, but I could notice that a group of familiar data came out of the car and above I could see how the cybrix formed with its blades throwing them at us, I accelerated and I was able to maneuver to avoid them

The cybrix doesn't give up and uses its blades on the walls and on the ground to try to keep up with us. I kept trying to lose it, but it didn't seem like it would give up so easily, and having to dodge the multiple cars on the tracks and keep attacking me with its blades becomes very annoying.

I had to go through two more red lights and pass between two cars very close together, but the cybrix simply uses its blades to cut them in half, but luckily for me, it only cuts the cars and not the people or the engine, but it does leave a lot of destruction wherever it goes.

"This thing doesn't give up!" Film shouted frustrated when he saw that he was still chasing them "Can't you go faster?!"

"Do you think it's something I haven't tried?! The cybrix won't give up until it gets that thing in your hand!" I answered while dodging a couple of cars that the monster started to throw at me "Damn! It's already a miracle that no one has been hurt by this chase! There must be a way to lose it! I screamed in frustration, making my brain work at full speed to find a way to lose the cybrix

"Down!" Film shouted, ducking my head next to his, a second later a blade passed over our heads cutting off a small lock of hair

"That was close!" he said panting from the fear of almost being decapitated

"And it's not over yet!" I screamed as I saw how the cybrix stood in front of us and tried to hit us with an electric pole that it knocked down before, I had to lean very far to the right, almost touching my head to the sidewalk on the ground to be able to dodge the electric pole

"I know I shouldn't say this! But I'm starting to believe that we won't make it!" he said between gasps, so much screaming from the fear was leaving him without air

"Of course we'll make it! I have no intention of dying today!" I shouted determined to get out of this alive, then I saw a small and narrow alley and an idea occurred to me "If we can't lose him on the trail, we have to take this chase to a narrower place!" I didn't give Film time to respond as I headed towards the narrow alley.

The cybrix followed him, propelling himself with his blades towards the roof of the buildings, and began to chase us from above.

I have to maneuver carefully through these alleys, since there isn't much space; I won't be able to escape so easily from a cybrix attack. And it seems that he decided to change his strategy by summoning boomerang-shaped blades and throwing them at me. I managed to narrowly avoid them, and tried to lose him by turning several corners of the alley, and when he came out of one I went into another to confuse him, but the cybrix kept chasing me from the roofs of the buildings and kept throwing his boomerang blades at me

"I don't know how much longer I can keep going like this. I have to find a way to lose him!" I thought, sweating a little. I feel like any mistake could cost us our lives. It's only thanks to my biker skills that they're the reason we haven't died.

Turn left

"You again" I thought when I heard that voice in my head

Turn left, and after leaving the alley go straight and don't stop

"How do I know I can trust you?! You're the reason I'm in this mess!" I shouted in my mind

Because I know that no matter what others say and want them to think... you're always willing to help others, even if you get nothing in return

I only ask that you trust me to save your life and that of your new friend

"... Okay, you win" I answered surrendering to the voice, I just hope I don't regret this

I followed his directions and turned left, and as I turned I noticed a gate in front of us blocking the way

"Damn! That voice lied to me!" I shouted angrily

"Wait! Use the wooden board!" With his hand he pointed to a wooden board that was diagonally on top of a garbage container

"How convenient, but I'm not complaining! "Hold on!" I said to increase speed and use the wooden board as a trap door to jump over the fence, just at that moment the cybrix jumped towards us with the intention of crushing us with its claws, for Film who was watching it, it was as if time slowed down, he clearly saw how the monster was meters away to attack us, but unexpectedly, from Stardust's back came out some red and orange data in the form of flames, these flames shot out against the cybrix who was hit and crashed into the ground, and time returned to normal successfully jumping over the fence

Film was with his mouth open in surprise, he never imagined that something on earth could harm that monster, but that fire thing came out of Stardust's back, and if he was able to see them and defeat a group of robots or "virtronics" as he called them, then he must have some kind of special power... or magic that allows him to fight these things.

"Ha!" Looks like we finally lost it!" I exclaimed with a triumphant smile "Take that, idiot!"

"Didn't you see what happened?!" Film said to him near the hatred I had to cover myself

"First, stop yelling in my ear! Second! See what?" and before I could answer, the same digital flames that appeared on Stardsut's back were seen flying in front of us

Film pointed at the thing in digital flames "That!" And the flames suddenly entered the motorcycle and it began to act frantically, the motorcycle is literally heating up and catching fire, but somehow it was painless for both of us

"They're burning us alive and we're still alive!" Film shouted impressed, it seems that he has lost his fear in all this, then he noticed that we were going at full speed to a store with several computers in the display case "Hey! TURN THE OTHER WAY, AT THIS RATE WE'RE GOING TO CRASH!"

"I'M TRYING, BUT THEY'RE NOT RESPONDING TO THE HANDLE!" I screamed, panicking because I couldn't control my motorcycle and every second we got closer, I got more nervous and scared

And we both could only do one thing in the face of this, scream and close our eyes at this "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

But without realizing it, the device, even though it was broken, began to emit a slight glow that grew larger and larger and when we were about to crash into the display case, our bodies and the motorcycle began to turn into data and in a second later we disappeared without leaving any trace

Back in the alley, the cybrix was seen getting up in pain but alive, you could see in his gaze that he was really angry with us for having escaped, but he also seemed confused by what managed to damage him and knock him down, even though he had taken it by surprise, there shouldn't be anything on this planet that could cause him harm.

But he ignored that for now and focused on trying to find them, his current mission is to cause destruction as much as possible, but if he found one of the cybert-hack, he had to get it no matter who got in his way.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" they kept screaming without knowing where what was happening to them.

When they opened their eyes they realized that they were no longer in the city, instead, they were in a strange place with a dark blue sky with some light blue lines that were decorating the sky as if they were moving constellations that appeared and disappeared at certain times, and also in the surroundings there were several dark red buildings with silver windows, anyone would say that it seemed to be in Canterlot City with a different color in the buildings and the sky, if it weren't for the fact that some buildings were covered in certain parts with green digital cubes as if they were half-built.

I had to admit that not even in my wildest dreams did I expect to find myself in a place like this, and from Film's expression, I would say that he is just as surprised and impressed as I am.

"What is this place?" Film asked, coming out of shock

"No idea, but I have a feeling that your little toy was responsible" I said, almost sure that I saw that thing glow for a moment before closing my eyes

"... Or it could be the burning thing that took control of your motorcycle" Film said thoughtfully, but then he noticed something "Wait, who is driving your motorcycle?" he asked again when he realized that I didn't have my hands on the handlebars

"I don't know, but I think it has something to do with the voice I heard before, and that warned me about the virtronics, and who just saved our lives from that monster" he said while grabbing his head with his hand "When did my life become so bizarre? It wasn't supposed to end this way!" I shouted trying to get out all my pent-up frustration

"Whou! Calm down a bit, buddy! I know this whole situation is strange! Believe me, I go to Canterlot High with magical girls who fight evil magic once a week, I'm already used to the strangeness" he said trying to cheer me up, but failing

"And you think I care about that! Today I had a shitty day, I got expelled from Crystal Prep, that stupid officer Armor is very, very close to sending me to a reformatory if I get into trouble again! And if that wasn't enough, my mom is already too worried about me to get me into trouble with a stupid monster invisible to others, but for some reason I'm the only one who can see them!" I shouted with all the anger I was holding back

There was an awkward silence, I was breathing heavily after having shouted and Film seemed not to know what to say, he had the impression that Stardust was the typical bad boy who liked to get into trouble, get into street fights and participate in certain illegal activities. In a way, he believed that I was like Sunset Shimmer before she was reformed. It seemed like I was wrong, in a way he seemed like just a boy who only had bad luck in life.

"... I'm sorry if I bothered you, I didn't think you could react that way" Film said regretfully

There was a moment of silence until I spoke again "No, I'm the one who should apologize" he said shaking his head "I shouldn't vent to someone who has nothing to do with my personal problems, I just didn't have a good day, sometimes I wish I hadn't been born so I could stop worrying my mother" I said sadly lowering my head with my eyes closed

"From my point of view, I think you could use someone to talk to about your problems" he said trying to cheer me up

—And you offer yourself for that? No thanks, I'm fine on my own"

"You know that keeping everything to yourself is not healthy, and I know that we don't know each other very well, but you saved my life and you don't seem like the monster or criminal that the rumors said" then he put his hand on my shoulder while smiling at me "I think you could use a friend"

Before I could answer him, I noticed how my motorcycle had taken us to a somewhat familiar street and I could see the construction of a digital house almost similar to my own house, there I noticed how my motorcycle automatically began to shine just like the device in Film's hand

"Ow! Not again!" I screamed when I saw how we were turning into data

"I think I'm starting to get used to this!" Film said so that both of us, along with the motorcycle, transformed into data and transported ourselves inside the house.

Inside a garage where a portable laptop was located nearby on a small desk next to several construction tools, it began to glow and expelled several digital data that slowly began to form around Film and Stardust riding the motorcycle, which seemed to return to its normal state

"It seems we are safe" I said when I recognized where we are

"Where are we?" he said when he didn't recognize the place he was in

"This is my house, specifically in my garage" I said getting off the motorcycle and taking off my helmet "But we better not waste time" he said changing his calm face to serious as he took out a bunch of tools and parts of technology from under a drawer that was well hidden, then he took the broken device out of Film's hands before he could react

"Hey! You can tell what you're planning!" he said frowning as I took it from him in such a rough manner

"I need to fix this now before that monster comes back" he said as I got to work

"Wait, you know how to fix things?" he said surprised

"Yes, do you think that just because I know how to fight and being super strong necessarily makes me a muscle-bound brainless guy?" I said in a sarcastic tone

"No, it's just that I never saw you as someone who knew about mechanics or robotics" he said trying not to offend me

"I consider myself more of a science nerd than a brainless fighter, I don't like to use my superhuman strength unless they make me angry or attack me" I answered as I uncovered the front plate and looked at some cables that were already very fried "Damn, this is much more complex than I thought"

Film looked over my shoulder and noticed several parts of the device that he hadn't seen in any machine or computer "Wow... whoever created this definitely I knew what I was doing" he said impressed

"These machinery parts are not something that is found so easily, I would even say that they are not from this world, whatever that monster wants from this, he definitely cannot get it. This thing is so complicated that I don't know what its function is" I said while grabbing some pieces and trying to replace them with the destroyed parts

"Something more than attracting the attention of monsters and from what it seems to fit inside electrical devices"

"Possibly, but if you look closely at the components, they look as if they were made for something more specific, the other two that you mentioned are not the true functions of this... Drive" I saved a second remembering what the voice called this device

For a moment I felt like an electric current ran through my body and entered my mind, my eyes shone a deep yellowish red and in my head I saw the image of the Drive, but it looked fixed, as if it were new. I could see every little component that this Drive had, every cable, every tube, every... circuit that was concentrated to give it a final function

And while I was concentrating on my thoughts, my hands moved on their own, as if they knew how to fix it the right way, I removed the destroyed or burned components and fixed them with some pieces that I had and that could fulfill the same function as the one I removed

Film saw all this, but seeing how he appreciated being so focused on fixing it he decided not to interrupt, but that was when he felt an irritating sound in his head, that he had to grab his head with both hands, and suddenly he saw for a few moments the same digital world that he was in before.

When he looked outside the garage, he could see the familiar figure of the monster that was chasing them before, and he saw how he was staring at them and he wasn't exactly happy to see them, he was very furious

While Stardust seemed to have come out of the previous trance and noticed how in his hands he had the Drive completely repaired, it looked almost new, "I did it!" I said happily jumping out of my seat "I was able to repair the Drive, no, I was able to build the Virtual-Drive" -It had previously looked like a cut and burnt piece of metal, but now it had the appearance of a device that looks like a small shiny core or crystal surrounded by a metal frame, with a device in the middle that looks like a small shiny core or crystal surrounded by a metal frame.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Film's scream woke me up and when I turned to the direction of the scream I saw the familiar silhouette of the monster that attacked us before "Let me go now! Monster!"

The monster, as if he had understood it, got angry and turned his hand into a blade ready to pierce him. I could only run towards him hoping to stop him, but I knew I wouldn't be able to stop him. I felt helpless and angry inside me for not being able to do anything. I had a strong desire to stop him.

That's where a miracle happened. Something inside me shot out of my chest and collided with the monster, sending it flying like before. The monster turned into data from the impact and entered near a nearby electricity pole. The thing that came out of me stood in front of me and revealed the form of a digital being made of fire data in the form of a bird.

It had the form... of a phoenix.

"You... are Phoenix. I thought you were just a product of my imagination," the fire bird responded with a loud growl. Then I saw how the phoenix began to shrink and place itself in my hand. Like before, the fire didn't burn or sting.

And when the fire faded away, it was seen that in my hand appeared a thin card-shaped device combined with a chip, on the front image of the chip, there was the unmistakable image of a phoenix and its shape matched the slot of the Virtual Drive.

Film who had seen everything that happened ran to approach me and saw what I was holding "A chip? That Phoenix just turned into some kind of computer chip?!" he said shocked by this

"No... this is more than a chip or card" I said understanding in some psychic way what he wanted me to do "This... is a cyber-core"

"Cyber-core? How do you know that stuff?"

"I don't know, but I do know this. Film, stay safe, I'll take care of the monster"

—But the monster just left— answered confused Film looking everywhere to make sure there was no one, except the two of them

"It hasn't left, I can still feel its presence here, I think it was waiting for me in that other world from before"

"What are you going to do?" he said worried about my life

—I'm going to finish off this damn virus— I said, grabbing the cyber-core tightly with my right hand, placing the Virtual-Drive on my waist so that a belt appeared and tied around my hip. Then I placed the cyber-core in the Virtual-Drive slot and slid it, causing a robotic voice to come out saying: ""Virtualize! Phoenix Protocol Engaged!""

"Henshin!" I said causing an explosion of digital cubes that enveloped my entire body, the cubes were assembling a holographic armor that solidified when all the digital cubes in my body connected, with digital flames stylizing in the representation of a phoenix that appeared behind my back.

The helmet has an angular and aggressive design, with large red eyes that simulate a digital visor, giving an insect-like appearance with technological touches. It had two elongated and sharp antennas, which emulate flames or wings, protruding upwards, reinforcing the phoenix theme. On the forehead and upper sections are glowing lines that look like digital circuits.

The front features a design of stylized flames in metallic red that extend towards the shoulders and neck, symbolizing that of a Phoenix. There are small reliefs that mimic digital structures or circuits, adding to the cyberspace theme. A black base beneath the flames reinforces the design, with patterns that represent data or energy flowing through. Large and sharp, with red and blue edges, they are designed to look like wings or feathers. The shoulder pads have a streamlined look that reinforces the character's agility. The arm sections are black with white detailing, and the forearms have flame-shaped plates that project energy or digital fire when powers are activated.

The belt is the center of the design, with a device in the middle that looks like a small glowing core or crystal surrounded by a metallic frame. The belt is the center of the design, with a device in the middle that looks like a small glowing core or crystal surrounded by a metallic frame. The central slot seems designed to insert Cyber-Codes, giving it a functional look.

The legs have a similar pattern to the torso, with black, white, and red colors evenly distributed. Armor plates cover the knees, with details resembling feathers or flames. The boots are designed for combat, with metallic hues and reinforced soles that could be useful for high-speed movements or forceful attacks.

"ETERNAL FLAME! WINGS OF FREEDOM THAT PIERCE THE DARKNESS!"

When the transformation ended, Film could not utter any coherent word, it seemed like his mind had just exploded.

"Wait here Film, I won't be long" I said to direct my laptop and turn into data entering it

"Wait!" he tries to reach him, but it didn't work, but from the laptop, he could see the reflection of that other world he was in before, there he could see Stardust with the armor, who was facing the monster that was chasing him "Good luck, Stardust"

Inside cyberspace, Stardust with his armor and the monster were facing each other staring at each other

"You've been bothering us all afternoon to get this Drive! If you want it, then try to take it from me!" I said defiantly

But the monster seemed to understand it, as it began to growl again, but this time it was noticeable that its voice was changing, to a more understandable voice

"Stupid organic being, you think that because I have that armor, you think you can stop me" he said with a deep and terrifying voice for anyone

But I didn't let myself be intimidated, instead I answered him with a smile, even if it wasn't noticeable through the helmet "I don't think I can stop you! I know I will! Because I have managed to create the victory circuit!"

The monster, fed up with me, threw his boomerang blades at me, but zigzagging towards him I dodged them and managed to give him a strong blow that made him retreat.

I was surprised by the strength I now possess, this armor has given me incredible power, I feel that there are no longer limits to my strength, to my power

The cybrix took advantage of my carelessness to throw his whip-blades at me, but I managed to dodge them with a backflip, and I advanced once more to continue attacking with a combination of blows and ties that made him take the defensive. He tried to give me a tie in my chest, but I dodged them, causing him to turn around and showing me his back full of sharp blades, with them he tried to impale me, but I gave him a strong kick in avoiding the blades.

The cybrix growled in pain, and stood up even more upset than before. He began to turn his hands into whip-blades trying to cut me in half, I dodged them very quickly and used my hands to deflect the blades, the more I deflected the blades with my hands, the more they began to shine and it seemed that my hands were turning into fire. The flames intensified and when they hit the blades they broke, causing the monster to grunt in pain

And I didn't stop there, with a strong jump I propelled myself towards the cybrix and with a series of 3 blows with my fists of fire, I managed to cause a lot of damage, and with a fourth blow I sent him crashing into the wall of a house

With Film seeing all this in the real world, he was very focused on the battle giving all his support to Stardust, and seeing how he was beating the monster, he celebrated for that, but he knew that he shouldn't be confident until he saw Stardust return safe and sound

But in his mind this whole situation seemed familiar as if he had seen it before —It can't be!— he said remembering where he had seen this situation "The monster! The Virtual-Drive! The cartridge! And the armor! All this fits with the myth!" he shouted with his eyes shining seeing all this

"Stardust Stellar.... JUST BECAME A KAMEN RIDER!" he said jumping with excitement with a huge smile "Kamen Riders really exist! This is the best day of my life!"

Back in cyberspace, the fight between the new Kamen Rider and the Cybrix was reaching its climax

The Cybrix had taken out one of his blades from his back and used them as swords to try to stab me, but I dodged them easily, it seemed that the Kamen Rider had experience fighting with subjects with bladed weapons, even if it was a monster he was fighting. He returned one or another blow when he saw an opening in the monster's attacks, he continued dodging and blocking the sword attacks by trapping his arms and repeatedly kicking him in the chest and face

The Cybrix in a desperate attempt, throws the swords he had, which I dodged by jumping, and then throws several boomerangs of blades at me. Some of them grazed me, but I managed to hit most of them and kick them to get rid of them. When I landed on the ground, I was greeted by whip-blades directly to my chest, I felt some pain but not enough to fall

He attacked me again, but this time I had memorized his attack sequence, I grabbed both blades with my hands, even if it hurt on the sharp part, I grabbed them tightly and threw them towards me to greet the cybrix with a strong kick to the face making him scream in pain and fall to the ground

"Yes! Now is your chance Stardust! Finish him!" Film shouted looking at my laptop screen

"Let's put an end to this" I said to grab my Virtual-Drive and grab the cyber-core of the phoenix again and slide it again, the robotic voice of the Drive coming out again.

"Cyber Flare Breaker!"

A light illuminated my right foot which I used to jump up and behind me appeared the image of a giant Phoenix with a great growl coming from it, the Phoenix began to dive directly to the monster with me following it with my foot in front preparing to give it a strong kick.

When the Phoenix's beak and my foot synchronized, it increased speed and in less than a second, it pierced the cybrix, causing an explosion behind the kamen rider. And from it multiple data began to spread all over the place, but without anyone noticing, some data began to enter the Virtual-Drive

Author's Note

Well, that's how my first chapter of this fanfic ends.
For those who have read it, I hope you liked it, and I'll do my best to get the next chapter out:

Chapter 2: The Truth Behind My Past