Chapter 20 - A Talk and Revelations

"Ok listen up class!" Spitfire called out. "Today we will be continuing with soccer. Get into the same pairs as yesterday and take turns trying to steal the ball from each other."

Micro smiled when he heard the same pairs line. It would give him another chance to talk to Silver. He looked around for the girl and saw that Diamond was approaching her as well. He quickened his pace and jogged up to Silver.

"Looks like we are partners again today," he said with a grin. Silver Spoon had a slight blush on her face as Diamond could be heard growling.

"And what do you think you're doing?!" She shrieked. Micro feigned ignorance at why she would be upset and cocked his head to the side.

"Well, Spitfire said to get into our pairs from yesterday, and my partner was Sil here." A deeper crimson coated Silver's cheeks from the use of the nickname.

"I don't care what that ugly old hag said!" Diamond shouted. "I'm partnering up with Silver Spoon and…"

"First," a voice said behind her. "Considering your male classmates and even a few female ones spend a good chunk of class time checking me out the ugly hag comments are invalid."

Diamond froze and turned to see Spitfire glaring at her from behind her glasses.

"Second, it seems you want to run laps again. This time 30! Now go!"

Diamond looked like she wanted to protest but knew it would be pointless. As she stomped to the track the other groups grabbed soccer balls and starting practicing. Micro and Silver found a spot off to the side and she tried to get the ball from him.

"I didn't mean to get her in trouble," Micro said, raising his bluff skill up a level.

"It's fine," Silver muttered. She seemed upset about something as her foot darted towards the ball. Micro rolled it back with the toe of his shoe.

"Is something wrong?" He asked.

"Well…" Silver said, trying again. "It's just what happened at lunch. The way you ignored the others protest about the video…"

Micro smiled at her.

"Let me ask you something," he started. "If I really betrayed their trust like that, do you think I would've still been welcomed at that table? Or that their sisters wouldn't have beat me up which I'm sure at least Rainbow and Applejack could do."

Silver chuckled a bit at that and shook her head.

"Well...I can't give you the full details, but just ask Diamond to send you the video sometime later and you might get an idea."

Silver looked at him confused but saw he wasn't going to reveal anything else. Finally, she managed to get the ball from him and they switched roles.

"Well that's good," Silver said. "At first I thought…" she cut herself off there, worried she said too much when Micro finished the thought.

"That I was going to bully them with it like Diamond seemed to?" Silver went red in the face. "Why do you hang out with her?"

At first the girl remained silent. Micro was afraid he pushed things too far too fast and was about to apologize when she spoke.

"When we first met, I didn't have any friends. Everyone just avoided me for no reason. Diamond was the first person to come up to make an offer to be my friend. I was so happy that I finally found someone to spend time with. After that, a few people came out to me, pretending to care and see if they could get into the 'rich girl's' circle of friends. When that didn't work they tried to tell me all these horrible things about Diamond. I didn't believe them…"

"And now?" Micro pushes a bit. She looked down at the ball and pulled it back out of his reach.

"I still don't believe everything they said. Diamond became my friend, despite me being an outcast."

"But...the way she treats you…"

"That's just how she gets when she's upset," Silver said, seeming to get a bit angry, while another part of her sounded pleading. "You haven't known her as long as I have."

"True," Micro conceded. "But I don't like how she treats my friends."

"I know…" Silver said. "I...I will try to get her to leave them alone. She is just used to people treating her a certain way and since those three don't…"

Micro didn't say anything else about it. He wished he could just snap Silver out of it and get her to see Diamond for what she was,but if he tried to too quickly, it might make things worse.

Well you could always…

'No!'

As he was distracted by the voice, his foot hit the ball just as Silver was about stepped on it to try and trap it. With the support she thought she would have gone she fell forward and knocked Micro to the ground dazed.

'What is it with this school and me constantly falling down with girls on top of me?' Not that he minded it but still, it was a question worth asking. That was when he felt something off. '...what's pressed against my lips…'

He opened his eyes and found himself staring into two lovely violet ones. Her glasses had fallen off. Micro adjusted his hand and found it on the small of her back. Her moderate chest was pressed against his and a slight shifting revealed that wasn't all that pressed against each other.

With a jolt of realization she sat up and scooted off him.

"I'm sorry!" She gasped. She began patting around, trying to find her glasses. Micro sat up and grabbed them before handing them over.

"It...it's fine," he said as she took them. "It's partly my fault to." He chuckled a bit and despite her embarrassment, Silver found herself doing so as well, her face covered in blush.

Off a little ways, Scootaloo who was paired with Sweetie Belle looked at the two and her face grow hot.

"Scoots? What's wrong?" Sweetie asked.

"Nothing!" Scootaloo shouted.

End of the Day

"Now class I hope you have a great afternoon," Zecora said. "And tomorrow will be here quick, so get your homework done soon."

Micro, like most of the other boys, hung on every word the exotic teacher said. That accent just made everything sound alluring. Add in the fact that Frida was clearly making her say things that were double entendres….

"Oh and Micro, it seems the principal wants to see you again. I hope you aren't up to mischief with the amount of time in her office you spend."

Micro gulped. He hope so to. After revealing some of his abilities to them, he hoped they weren't planning on restraining him or using him for their own purposes. Spike's lecture was still clear in his mind.

Packing his bags and saying bye to his friends (though Scootaloo seemed upset for some reason), he left the class room and made his way to the principal. When he arrived, he knocked on the door and heard a voice call from the other side.

"Come in."

Micro opened the door and was a bit surprised to only see Celestia there.

"Ah Micro," She said with a smile. "Please, have a seat." Micro did as she said, a bit more at ease with her from the smile.

"May I ask why I'm here?" He said.

"You may."

Micro waited a beat and then chuckled at the joke.

"Why am I here?"

"It's about your ability," she continued. "Frankly it is amazing and while you showed some skills, I have a feeling that it wasn't everything."

Micro shifted a bit nervously. She simply gave him a calming smile.

"I understand. Honestly I'm shocked that you revealed as much as you did."

"Don't remind me," Micro muttered.

"In any case, I brought some items for you to look at." She set out a small stack of books, an amulet with a Golden sun pendant, and a short dagger with a six inch long blade and a golden hilt with ruby studs.

Take the knife. For all that is good take the f***ing knife.

Ignoring the voice, Micro cast Observe on all the items.

The Basics of Shaping your Magic

(Uncommon)

A book that describes how one can mold their magic into semi physical constructs.

Fire Manipulation

(Uncommon)

The ability to control fire

Water Manipulation

(Uncommon)

The ability to control water

Earth Manipulation

(Uncommon)

The ability to control earth

Air Manipulation

(Uncommon)

The ability to control air

Amulet of Solar Healing

(Rare)

An amulet that allows the user to enter a meditative state that converts the sun's energy into healing magic. Requires direct sunlight.

Dagger of Sunfire

(Rare)

A dagger that can burn as it cuts. Useful for cutting through metal or cauterizing a wound instantly.

Me likey

As loath as Micro was to agree with the voice, the dagger was nice.

"Does your ability tell you what these all are?" Celestia asked. Micro repeated the basic descriptions and she smiled. "Good. Now, I want you to try and absorb these books."

Micro nodded and spread the books out in front of him. He was surprised when only four screens popped up.

"I'm not getting one for the shaping magic book," he said.

"Hmmm, That makes some sense. It is mostly a theory book. Besides, you already showed you could do it with that Magic Arrow yesterday."

Micro chuckled sheepishly at that.

"Um...can you tell your sister I'm sorry about that?"

"Of course. Though she was in the wrong to since she was about to attack Spike. Dracokin don't have the best reputations."

Micro nodded and hit yes on the elemental books causing them to vanish in a flash of light.

Skill Branch Created!

Elemental Manipulation (Lv1)

The ability to control the elements of the world and bind them to your will.

Skill Sub-Branch Created!

Fire Manipulation (Lv1)

The ability to control fire

Skill-

Micro sighed and waved all the screens away, getting annoyed at reading the same thing on repeat. Another popped up and he was about to throw it away to when he realized it was different

New Title Obtained!

Avatar

-2x boost in damage to fire, air, earth, and water manipulation techniques

-reduce cost of fire, air, earth, and water techniques by half

"Awesome!" He shouts.

"What is?"

Micro blushed since he forgot he was not alone. Looking across the desk he sees Celestia with a bemused smirk on her face.

"Oh...umm…" She holds up a hand.

"It's fine. You don't have to spill all your secrets. Now, I want you to take these as gifts." She motions to the two other items on the table. Micro looked back at her in shock.

"Principal Celestia...I can't…"

"You can and will," she said seriously. "You are helping out with a major incident on Saturday, I want you to be able to defend yourself as well as receive a reward."

"What if we are wrong?" Micro asked. Celestia looked down for a moment before raising her gaze back to him.

"Then we hope she is understanding."

Micro sighed. He know hope was powerful but if that was all they were relying on…

He stored the amulet and dagger in his inventory and bid the principal a good day. Whistling he began to make his way out of the school, pulling his phone out to text his friends.

What are we testing that dagger on?

"That's it!"

Micro kicked the door to a restroom open and walked over to the mirror.

"Last chance to come clean and say who you are!"

Or what?

Micro barked out a command.

"Observe!"

As he expected looking in his reflection, he saw his name, level, title, stats (he guessed since it was himself it didn't matter that he didn't unlock that part of observe yet) and finally a description. At first is was just snarky, then he saw what he was looking for.

Are you really so egotistical you need to read a description of yourself? Currently a host to the spirit Chara.

...oh….damn

{Written by Twistedphoenix1}

{Edited by SpedaHooves/KenKanekiTheCat/Me}