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#1 ScratchVinyl

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Posted 12 September 2012 - 06:00 PM

Heres a little fanfic from me.
Its chapter one from planned 10


Octavia: Purple
Vinyl Scratch: Blue


Play the last Cello for me…


Chapter One

It was a nice morning in Ponyville… However, it wasn't one for all Ponies.
Octavia got rudely forced out of her sweet dreams, causing her to wake up. Immediately she became nerved, as to her it was clear who was creating that obnoxious noise; Vinyl was doing the dishes and, unfortunately for Octavia, it wasn't with a normal dishwasher. It was one of those things that cleaned with, what Vinyl called, "wubs". She tried to get out of bed, however going without sleep for a week and it being not much later than 5 o'clock caused her to meet the ground; not gently, but snout first she slammed into the carpeted floor. While groaning, she hoisted herself off the ground and drowsily she made her way downstairs, into the kitchen. Octavia tipped Vinyl nicely on her shoulder, causing Vinyl to turn back to look at her. "Oh, you are awake!", Vinyl yelled, but most of it got drowned out by the "wubs". Octavia replied, infuriated: "Yes, I'm awake. How could I not be awake with your "wubwasher" vibrating the whole house?! And it has been doing that for the past week!". Vinyl became silent, completely speechless... it was the first time she had ever seen Octavia that angry. “I'm so sorry, hun! Let me make it up to you... How about we went to the Music Event in Ponyville together?” Octavia stared at Vinyl: "You want me on your Music Event? Is this like some kind of sick jest?” Vinyl laughed. “Not at all my dear! Seriously, join me on the Event. I’m sure it will be fun!”. "That would be amazing!" Octavia laughed wholeheartedly and jumped forward, hugging Vinyl tightly. Nevertheless, only one week later and things between Octavia and Vinyl reached another height... Another dispute had found it's way between the two ponies. Vinyl had just unpacked her equipment and she was setting some things up, when Octavia arrived at the gig. Instead of the instrument Octavia normally played, a cello, she had brought something that Vinyl never had expected... a gramophone. “You want to do the Event with THAT thing? You need something that stretches my Wubs and is great to hear, not this oldplayer...” Octavia looked up at Vinyl, her lips quivering and tears forming in her eyes and before Vinyl could say anything, Octavia had run of the stage. Vinyl tried to stop her but it was too late. Vinyl turned back and looked at the gramophone, and she noticed there was already a vinyl laid on it. She looked closer and then she came to a stop, as she finally had recognized the small plate... it was the vinyl that Octavia had recorded just a couple of months ago. It was titled "The Last Cello" and in little print it said: "For Vinyl Scratch, the best friend and housemate anypony could ever wish."
To be continued...


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Thx Mighty 4 preereading and helping :)


Edited by ScratchVinyl, 02 February 2013 - 12:48 PM.


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Posted 12 September 2012 - 06:06 PM

No, thank you for writing it! ^^

Edited by TheMightyT, 12 September 2012 - 06:07 PM.


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Posted 12 September 2012 - 08:13 PM

awesome scratch! good job

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Posted 12 September 2012 - 09:02 PM

Chapter 2 and 3 are done.
Will be added tomorrow
And thx :)

Edited by ScratchVinyl, 12 September 2012 - 09:02 PM.


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Posted 13 September 2012 - 05:20 AM

Some other Ponies and a new one will appear. A short time but whatever
Applejack
Mrs. Cake
Rarity
Choreofino

AnyPony else u want to see in Chapter 4 or 5?
Chapter 2 and 3 will be posted till the Night :)

Edited by ScratchVinyl, 13 September 2012 - 07:16 AM.


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Posted 13 September 2012 - 08:47 AM

Play the last Cello for me…

Chapter Two

Vinyl Scratch: DarkBlue
Applejack: Orange
Octavia: Purple
Mrs. Cake: Dark Red
Rarity: Turquiose

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Vinyl froze, her eyes unable to look away from the record, tears beginning to form as she now realized what she had done. Ponies started to arrive at the event, but she didn’t even notice that so many were waiting for her. A few minutes after the concert should’ve started Applejack came behind the stage, searching for Vinyl. When she came closer Applejack noticed that Vinyl wasn’t moving at all, so she carefully touched Vinyl on the shoulder, causing her to look back at Applejack. Silent tears were running down Vinyl’s snout, making her coat cling together.

“Is everything alright, Vinyl?”

Vinyl looked up at Applejack and began sobbing: “I- I lost her... She wanted the best for me and I- I was so... blind and... selfloving and now sh-she’s gone!”

“You mean Octavia, sugarcube?” Vinyl’s only answer was a slight nod. “Aw, come on. Ah’m sure it’s just a misunderstanding. Go home and look if she’s there... Talk it out with her.” Applejack gave Vinyl a hug and went onstage, telling the still waiting ponies that the concert was cancelled.

Between the disgruntled noises and Applejack talking to the crowd, Vinyl slipped out the back, running back to her house; leaving her priceless equipment behind. A couple of ponies that were still out on the streets stared at the crying dj running by. However Vinyl didn’t notice any of them, as tears were falling on the ground below the only thing she was paying attention to was the road ahead, the road home back to Octavia.

When she opened the door to her house it was quiet, too quiet. She carefully made her way to Octavia’s room, and she just knew she wouldn’t find her her there, the house felt empty... . She knocked on Octavia’s door and when no answer came she pushed it. The door slowly opened, with an almost inaudible squeaking... Octavia and her prized Cello was gone, the only thing left in the room was a letter on Octavia’s pillow. A frosty breeze came from downstairs, as Vinyl had forgotten to close the front door, causing the hairs of her coat to stand up slightly. She inched closer to the bed, sitting down and grabbing the letter. She carefully opened it... and with every word she read, with every new line more and more tears flowed out of her eyes, staining the letter, causing the words to become slightly illegible.

“My dear Vinyl Scratch,

I can’t take it anymore, you’ really knocked me out today. Maybe you’ve found the Vinyl, maybe you didn’t... But if you have seen it, maybe you now understand. I was going to handle all our differences, just for us. When we had that romantic dinner I meant it when I said you were my best friend. You were always there for me, to comfort me when I was suffering, and every day you and me were together brought me joy! Yet today you showed me that I'm the only one feeling this way. You are more interested in your music, your fans, and so there’s no place for me. I really hope you get everything you deserve. My best wishes and a hug, one last time.

~ Octavia.”

Vinyl sobbed quietly, the letter still in her hooves. More tears joined the already stained letter, causing the ink to wear away. Thoughts ran through her head. ‘No! I won’t lose her! Even if it means I have to search all of Equestria, I will find her!’

She slowly stood up from the bed, the letter falling to the ground, as she repeated those words. “I won’t lose her! I will find her!” She made her way back to the door, but then she realized that she didn’t have any clue where to start. “Maybe... Maybe I should first ask around in Ponyville, find out if anypony saw where she went... .” She ran out the door, closing it behind her, vowing to herself that she wouldn’t return home before she found her best friend.

The first place she went to was Sugercube Corner, where she could ask Mrs. Cake if she had seen Octavia. If Octavia had planned to travel far away, she would definitely need supplies and Sugercube Corner was the only store open this late. She barged inside the store, and before Mrs. Cake could even greet her, Vinyl asked: “Mrs. Cake, did you by any chance see Octavia today?”

“Yes, dear. She was here just a couple of minutes ago. She said she needed a lunchbox and some cupcakes, and I asked her if she was planning to travel somewhere, but she didn’t answer.” Mrs. Cake paused for a second, as she was trying to remember what Octavia had said, “Oh yes, you should ask Rarity! Octavia did mention she wanted to visit her before she left.”

Vinyl ran out the store before Mrs. Cake could ask anything, her goal Rarity’s house. When she arrived she banged on the door and Rarity opened it: “Who’s disturbing me? I’m working on some important orders!” Rarity said annoyed, before she saw that it was Vinyl who was banging on her door, her coat stained from crying. “Um, is everything alright, Darling-”

Vinyl interrupted Rarity: “Rarity, I am really sorry, but did you see Octavia?”

Rarity pondered for a moment. “Yes... Yes, Octavia was here just a moment ago. She wanted a cape for traveling and a backpack. Then she went to the station... . Are you sure everything is alright, darling?”

“Thanks you, Rarity. And I’m sorry, I have no time to explain it!” Vinyl yelled back, as she was already galopping to the station. When the station came in sight, Vinyl heard the faint noise of a train. “Oh, no! I will miss the train!”

She ran as fast a she could, but even then she was too slow. When she arrived at the station she saw that the train was already picking up speed. She tried running next to it, yelling, hoping that Octavia would hear her. “Octavia! I am sorry! Please! Please come back! You are my best friend too! Please, please, don’t leave me alone!”

Her voice was drowned out by the moving train and her pleas went unheard. As the train was accelerating, Vinyl tripped over a stone.

“Nooooo!” Vinyl yelled, lying on her belly on the cold floor. The train soon wasn’t more than a small point on the horizon. Vinyl bowed her head down, pushing her snout into the ground... crying.

Now she truly was alone...

(Thx again Mighty :))

Edited by ScratchVinyl, 13 September 2012 - 09:47 AM.


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Posted 13 September 2012 - 11:03 AM

This is pretty okay! I had some nitpicks, like the characters sounding rather mechanical, and Vinyl sounding a bit out-of-character, but you certainly fixed the TL;DR problem from chapter one, and no critique was requested, so I should keep me trap shut. I hope you release the next chapter soon!

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Posted 13 September 2012 - 12:16 PM

Play the last Cello for me…

Chapter Three
Octavia: Purple
Choreofino: Cyan


As the train gained more speed, Octavia’s thoughts just stopped. She wasn’t quite sure if she was doing the right thing... but it was already too late to go back. The train was moving on the tracks, and so was her life. With tears forming in her eyes she looked out of the window, as her attention was drawn by somepony yelling outside. Octavia recognised that voice... it sounded a bit like Vinyl, no, it was Vinyl. She had lived long enough with the mare to recognise the voice, even with the turmoil of the train. But, it couldn’t be... why would Vinyl try to chase her? Vinyl had made clear that she wasn’t interested in her, so why would she waste time trying to search her...

She chose to ignore the screaming outside, attributing hearing the voice to her lack of sleep, and went back to her own thoughts, sobbing quietly. Now she was on her way to a new life, to Trottingham, where one of her cousins lived. Octavia could probably stay there for a while, search for some gigs and get some bits... And then... then maybe she could start over, someplace new. If she was lucky maybe her cousin, who was an agent for many musical ponies in Trottingham, could find her some music events. It would pay off is she could just do... something, if she didn’t have to think about anything, except plucking the strings.

Deeply invested in her own thoughts, Octavia almost missed the station of Trottingham, she jumped of the train just in time, before it resumed its way. Her cousin, Choreofino, was already waiting for her.

“Cousin! Welcome in Trottingham.” He said, while he moved in for a hug.

“Choreofino!” Octavia hugged her cousin tightly, “Thank you for the warm welcome!”

Choreofino let go of her, his eyes inspecting her. “You’ve seemed to have left Ponyville in quite a hurry, if you only brought your cello, but I had thought as much from the letter you’ve send me... .” Octavia looked away from him, like she was trying to hide. “It’s okay, Octavia, I understand. But, dear, you look tired. Just follow me, and I’ll get you home soon. There you can get cleaned up and rest in a warm bed.” Choreofino said to her, while they were making their way out of the station.

“A home... that would be nice... .” Octavia mumbled with a sigh.

The city of Trottingham was still quiet, as the sun just had risen over the horizon. But some ponies were already out and about. Her cousin led her to a nice house, at the marketplace. It was really nice! They went in and Choreofino gave her a tour. Her room was enormous, far bigger than the room she had back in Ponyville. It also was on the second floor, which gave her a nice sight over the city.

“Here you can rest up, and, if you need anything Octavia, just tell me. Okay?”

Octavia nodded and Choreofino left the room, to give her some privacy. Octavia placed her cello carefully on the ground, as it was the only thing she really brought with her. She looked out of the window, below her ponies were flocking to the market, where several stalls already were set up. She asked herself what Vinyl might be doing right now... She knew she was probably still sleeping, after the big event in Ponyville... Little did she knew that Vinyl was still laying on the ground, crying, after she failed to catch the train, to catch her best friend.

Octavia yawned, so she decided to go to bed, yet she knew that there was no way that she was going to sleep. As she laid down, her thoughts were filled with Vinyl... and how bad she missed her already.

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 12:16 PM


Play the last Cello for me…


Look Cali, Big Macintosh & Rainbow Dash included :)


Chapter Four
Vinyl Scratch: Blue
Rainbow Dash: Green
Applejack: Orange
Big Macintosh: Red


Back in Ponyville, Vinyl still laid on the ground, crying and sobbing after she had seen her best friend leave her. The night passed, and still she hadn’t moved, sobbing and crying without any notion of her surroundings. Even when Applejack arrived at the station and saw the pony laying on the ground, Vinyl seemed to be unaware of anything happening around her. Coming closer, Applejack saw who was laying on the ground: “Vinyl? Is that you? Why are ya laying on the ground? Is everything alright with ya, sugarcube?” Hearing somepony speaking to her just caused Vinyl to sob even harder, “Stay here, okay, Ah’ll get some help!”

As Applejack ran away, Vinyl kept on crying, sometimes mumbling to herself. A few moments later Applejack returned with Rainbow Dash, “Vinyl, can you hear me? We are going to get you back home, okay?” Applejack tried shaking Vinyl, but the pony didn’t react, “Dash, help me getting her on mah back, I’ll carry her home.” Rainbow Dash lifted Vinyl up in the air and gently placed her on Applejack’s back and together they trotted back to Vinyl’s house.

After they arrived at Vinyl’s home, they carried her upstairs to her room, laying her in bed and covering her in blankets. “She so cold... .” Applejack looked Rainbow in the eyes, “Dash, could you go to mah farm and ask Big Macintosh for some of our Appletea or cider, if there’s any left. Ask him if he can bring a keg as fast as he can!”

Rainbow nodded, “On my way, I’ll be back in a jiffy!” Rainbow raced downstairs and soon she was on her way to Sweet Apple Acres.

Vinyl was still crying, so Applejack hugged her tightly. “Sugarcube, can you tell me what’s wrong? Is it Octavia?” Vinyl nodded. “So, what happened?”

“S- she’s everything f- for me... B- b- but now I’ve lost her... And I- I don’t even know where she has gone. She has taken a train and l-left me... .”Applejack cradled Vinyl in her forehooves, speaking to her as she would do to a child.

“It’s gonna be okay, sugarcube. Now, just rest a bit and when you wake up we’ll find out where the train could’ve possible taken her.” Vinyl looked up at Applejack.

“Y- you would d- do that for me?” She stuttered.

“Of course! Ah’ll do anything for a friend!” For the first time that day Vinyl finally stopped crying and she started smiling a little. They stayed there for awhile and by the time Vinyl had completely calmed down, Big Macintosh had arrived with a little barrel of tea. “Thank you, Big Mac.”

“I’ll go heat some up.” Rainbow flew down to the kitchen to heat up some tea for Vinyl.

“What happened here?” Big Mac asked.

“I’ll explain later, Big Mac, but could you do me another favor first? Could you go to the station and ask where the last evening train went to. It was the Express train and it left the station just a couple of hours ago.”

“Eeyup.”

As Big Mac went on his way to the Ponyville Station, Applejack and Vinyl were once again alone. “You know, I would give everything to get Octavia back... .”

“It’s okay, sugarcube. Ah’m sure we’ll find to were Octavia has headed to and then we’re going to get her back.”

Vinyl bowed her head, staring at the ground. “ I’m not quite sure if she would even want to come back home... but I sure hope she wants to give me a second chance.”

The next few minutes were spent in silence, even when Rainbow returned with the tea no words were said. When Big Mac finally returned everpony jumped up, curious to know what he had found out.

“The clerk told me that Octavia had bought a ticket to Trottingham. She said that she had some relatives there.”

Vinyl tried getting up, but Applejack pushed her back down. “Maybe you first should try to sleep a bit. We’ll wake you up to get the first train that goes to Trottingham, okay?” Vinyl nodded and made herself comfortable in her bed, as she had became quite sleepy after drinking the tea that Rainbow had given her.

“When does the next train leave to Trottingham?” Vinyl asked with a yawn.

“Next train will depart soon.” He said with smile.

“Soon? How soon?”

“In about an hour.”

“Okay, then it’s clear for me.” Vinyl set getting back up from her bed. “I’ll take the first train to Trottingham and I won't return before I find Octavia and get her to come back to me!” Despite the arguments of the other ponies, Vinyl packed a little bag and she made her way back to the station, the three ponies following her.

“Are you sure you want to do this now? You should get some sleep first...” Applejack asked.

“I won’t be able to sleep before I get her back... She’s everything to me.”

Applejack hugged Vinyl, “Good luck then, sugarcube. I really hope ya find her. And never keep yer head hanging. Be careful!”

Big Mac returned and gave Vinyl a ticket. “Next train leaves in a couple of minutes.”

Vinyl thanked the other ponies and together they made their way to the train. As Vinyl entered the train she waved back, “Thanks for everything! I will be back soon, with Octavia!”

And as the train accelerated and Vinyl’s journey began, she made her way to a seat. Now she was on her way to Trottingham. She really hoped that Octavia would want to go back with her to Ponyville... But what would she do if Octavia was happier in Trottingham? Would Octavia forgive her? And, if she could, would Octavia still like her? With all these questions flying through her head, she laid down and after a while Vinyl fell asleep, as the train steadily maintained it course; its tracks leading Vinyl straight to Trottingham, to Octavia...





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Posted 14 September 2012 - 02:17 PM

I'm @ chapter 5. yay
and its allready 4 sites long ^^^^
Now i just need to translate it.. You ask why?
It's easier for me to write in German first and then translate into english
Wanna see the first page?
Here ya go


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And just look who helped me with it this time!

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 07:39 PM

awesome, because I know a bit of german I can pre read the fic. hurray!

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 07:45 PM

I'm sorry 4 my bad writing... But at least my art is... "Acceptable"^^

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 07:56 PM

I have been keeping an eye on this, and I finally got round to clicking on the spoiler links. I am intrigued. o_o

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 07:57 PM

I'm sorry 4 my bad writing... But at least my art is... "Acceptable"^^

I need to zoom in a little on the pic but your hand writing is pretty readable. and I like the art :)

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 07:59 PM

I am intrigued. o_o


Please no difficult words^^^^
What did you said?^^

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 08:04 PM

Very interested in seeing the next chapter when it's complete. ^^

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 08:09 PM

hehe and if u cant read it in the photo.. You're in chapter 5^^^^

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 09:30 PM

Play the last cello for me…

Chapter Five

Vinyl Scratch: Blue
Spitfire: Green
Choreofino: Cyan
Octavia: Purple
CalistoVolan: Red
SassaFlash: Orange
Soarin’: Brown


As the sun finally set over the horizon and most ponies were already asleep, Octavia still laid awake on her bed. As she watched the sunset, Vinyl was on her way to Trottingham, however, Octavia wasn’t aware of that. It was impossible to think about something else, to stop worrying about Vinyl, and it was keeping her awake. The questions soared through her head. Did she do the right thing? How was Vinyl handling this?

Meanwhile the train steadily came closer to Trottingham, carrying with it a still sleeping Vinyl. Suddenly she got awakened by a booming voice through the train’s public address system, “Attention passengers, we will arrive at Trottingham station in fifteen minutes!”

Vinyl drowsily looked out of the window and in the distance she saw something. Lights flooded the darkened horizon, letting the stars look like unnoticeable little specks in the sky. Trottingham... She had reached it.

Vinyl was very impressed by the sight and it was just moments later that the train stopped at the station. She left the train and looked around, the station was huge! It was a lot bigger than Ponyville’s station and it was also more crowded, as trains left and arrived on various tracks; while Ponyville had only one platform. Now, when she had finally found the exit of the massive station, where should she start looking? A big sign on the wall next to her praised the “Cloud Dreams” as a nice guesthouse near the center of the city. She decided to go their first, after all the traveling she was quite hungry and she needed some information about the city.

She slowly trotted to the center of Trottingham, looking at the marvels that the city had to offer. On her way she passed the marketplace, and little did she know she was just mere hooves away from Octavia... but neither did know. It took her awhile, but at last she stood in front of the guesthouse “Cloud Dreams”.

Vinyl opened the door and entered the guesthouse and she was immediately welcomed by CalistoVolan. She was a very beautiful and kind mare with a red mane, and she also was the owner of the establishment. “Welcome to the ‘Cloud Dreams’! How can I help you?” She was really nice!

Vinyl looked around. “I could use a meal, please. And some information about the city, if you could help me I would really appreciate it.”

Calisto looked at her. “Sure, just follow me, miss... ?”

“Um, Vinyl, my name is Vinyl Scratch.” Vinyl said with a small smile.

“Okay then, Miss Scratch, please follow me. I will get you something to eat and then you can tell me what you would like to know about our fine city.” Vinyl followed Calisto to a nice corner in the barroom and she sat down. Calisto turned around and spoke to a pony behind the bar,“Sassaflash, could you serve our guest a meal and a drink.”

Sassaflash looked at Vinyl, a glint of interest in her eyes, “Of course, ma’am, just a moment please.”

Calisto headed back to Vinyl, “Now, my dear. What are you doing here in Trottingham? Is there any way I can help you?”

Vinyl looked out of the window, trying to search for the right words. “I’m... searching my best friend, Octavia. She’s a very good musician and a nice mare, but she left our home due... my blindness and dumb words...” Calisto nodded for Vinyl to continue, “I’m here to find her, but I don’t know where I should start looking. So I thought... I hoped that I could find somepony that could help me. I need some general information about the city and some points where I could start my search.”

Calisto thought for a moment. “A musician you said?” Vinyl nodded slightly. “A musician would surely go at the numerous clubs and bars our city has. But there’s so many, it would be difficult to search around them all... .” Vinyl sighed. “ Do you think your friend would try to find some work?”

“Yes, surely she would try to get some bits. She didn’t leave home with much, she only took her cello.”

“Well, I’ll give you a pamphlet of all the upcoming events in the city. Then you have an idea where to start. You should maybe start with the Nightshine Club. It’ll just open in a couple minutes and it’s the place to be for musicians!”

Vinyl looked at Calisto, “Could you perhaps show me the club?”

Calisto shook her head, “No, I can’t, I have to run the guesthouse. But Sassaflash can show it to you, if she wants too.”

As Calisto said that Sassaflash came back from the kitchen and served Vinyl a sandwich with flowers. “Thank you so much.” Vinyl immediately started eating, as she was nearly starving. Sassaflash smiled noticeably, happy that Vinyl was enjoying the food she had prepared.

“Sassaflash, could you lead Vinyl the way to the Nightshine Club and show her around?

Sassaflash answered quite happily, “Yes, of course I can do that!” She looked at Vinyl, “Just take your time and come get me when you are ready to go, okay?”

Vinyl nodded with a smile and a little while later she was finished eating. She drank the last bit of cider left in her cup and she told Sassaflash she was ready to go. Calisto hugged her and wished her good luck, then both Sassaflash and Vinyl ventured out into the night.

Trottingham was busy day and night, even at this time there were many ponies out and about, going to various events throughout the city, visiting the clubs and going to restaurants. Sassaflash led Vinyl right into the more crowded part of town. Here, Vinyl was in her element. Music of all sorts came from all sides and lights flashed wildly. Sassaflash went to a big, red building and stopped meters in front of it. “Here it is Vinyl!” Sassaflash yelled, trying to get heard above the loud music. She hoofed Vinyl a small red ticket with purple glitter over it. “It’s a VIP-Pass for the club. Just show it to the bouncers that stand in front and they’ll let you pass without any questions.” Vinyl smiled thankfully and the two ponies went to the entrance together. The bouncer that kept watch was quite impressive! A large, black pony with big muscles. Sassaflash showed him her pass and so did Vinyl, and after the bouncer had checked them both, he trotted to the side; allowing them both access to the club.

Vinyl was speechless. The club was immense, it was three floors high, full with ponies dancing and partying. The first floor housed a bar with normal music, but on the second and third floor were big parties going on. Loud music and high wubs caused Vinyl to freeze, here she truly was in her element. She almost wanted to go join the crowd and dance the night away. Sassaflash pulled her to the bar and sat next to Vinyl, “Here you have a nice view over the whole dance floor.”

Vinyl looked around, searching for Octavia. It would be nigh impossible to find anypony in this tangled crowd. When her eyes went over the crowd, she found somepony she hadn’t expected to be there. She had found Spitfire. Vinyl motioned to her and Spitfire noticed her and with a smile she trotted over to Vinyl. Vinyl was completely confused. Spitfire smiled at her? What in the hay was going on? The smile stayed on Spitfire’s snout as she stood in front of Vinyl. She raised her hoof in a greeting. “Hello Vinyl Scratch!” Spitfire noticed the look on Vinyl’s face, “Wow, you really look surprised. Yeah, of course I know you, and I bet you know me. I’m a huge fan of your music!”

Vinyl was still speechless, but she shaked her hoof with reddened cheeks. That caused Spitfire to laugh out loud. “So, Vinyl Scratch! What are you doing in Trottingham?”

Vinyl looked around, “Yeah, I’m searching for Octavia... She left Ponyville, because I... I was stupid and I would like to talk it out with her. I want her to come back with me to Ponyville.”

Spitfire looked at Vinyl, “Octavia? You mean Choreofino’s cousin?”

Vinyl was really surprised, “You know Octavia? And who’s Choreofino?”

Spitfire smiled even more, “Choreofino is Octavia’s cousin, he’s quite a big shot in the music world. And I know Octavia because she works for her cousin and she’s performing in the concert hall tomorrow.”

Vinyl Scratch sighed happily. Now she knew where Octavia was and now she could bring her back to Ponyville! Sassaflash looked at Spitfire, “In the concert hall? Tomorrow? That’s quite the event! There will be only royal ponies. I don’t know how we even could get a ticket for that!”

Spitfire laughed amused, a smug smile on her face, “Well, I might know where you could get some tickets... .” Vinyl and Sassaflash looked both at Spitfire, “The Wonderbolts are invited to the concert tomorrow. And since I love your music and want to help you I could give you two tickets... only if you want them, of course.”

Vinyl looked at Spitfire, tears forming in her eyes, “Oh my gosh, thank you so much, Spitfire! How could I ever repay you?”

Spitfire laughed wholeheartedly, “Just invite me to your next gig in Ponyville, I would love to see you live.”

Vinyl smiled, “Sure, no problem. I’ll let you know when I have a new concert and send you some tickets.”

Spitfire laughed, “Cool! Hey, where do you stay, Vinyl? I’ll deliver your ticket tomorrow if you want.”

Vinyl jumped into the air of pure happiness, “That would be awesome! I’m staying in Cloud Dreams, a guesthouse in the city center.”

Spitfire nodded, “Then I’ll see you there tomorrow! Have a good night!”

She trotted back into the crowd, back to the other Wonderbolts. Sassaflash tipped Vinyl on her shoulder. “Maybe we should get back to the guesthouse.” They trotted back to the guesthouse... and Vinyl was glad, because now she finally know where she could find Octavia.

When they arrived back at Cloud Dreams, Callisto was standing behind the bar. “Oh, you’re back. So, how did it go?”

Vinyl smiled, “I think I found her. She’s at a concert in the concert hall tomorrow. Spitfire is going to help me with the tickets.”

“Spitfire? You mean... .” Sassaflash nodded. “That’s great to hear. Here, “ she gave Vinyl a key, “It’s the key to Room 7. It’s all ready.”

Vinyl thanked her and Sassaflash again and then went up to her room. It was nice and cozy. Now she could get some sleep and finally she could get rid of her backpack. She laid down in bed and looked out of the window. With her thoughts all about Octavia she soon fell asleep. And at the same time Octavia finally found rest herself.


The next morning Vinyl woke up really early, and she was very nervous. She couldn’t even imagine how the day would end... . When it was time to go, she went downstairs, where Sassaflash was already waiting. Sassaflash was nervous too. “I’ll bet they will all be staring at us. We’re just two city ponies and not part of the royal family... .”

“I don’t really mind. I just want Octavia back, so we’re going to that concert.”

They trotted outside and there they found Spitfire, who was already waiting for them, accompanied by two other Wonderbolts. She introduced the two ponies, but Vinyl and Sassa were just speechless. “Good morning, Vinyl. May I introduce you to Misty and Soarin’?”

Vinyl remained speechless and Soarin’ laughed loudly, “So you’re that talented dj Spitfire was talking about? Here are the two tickets you needed. You’ll be sitting next to us, in the VIP-section. I hope that’s not a problem?”

Vinyl found her voice back, “N- n- no, it’s really not a- a problem!” And a couple of minutes later she trotted to the concert hall with the Wonderbolts... .


Meanwhile Octavia was on a rush. She had packed her cello and some notes and went downstairs, Choreofino was already waiting for her,“Cousin! I have great news!” He looked and sounded really happy. “I heard that Princess Celestia herself will be attending the concert! I’m sure you’ll give it your all!” To Octavia it came as a huge surprise. Celestia? At her first concert in Trottingham? Now she was really nervous. Choreofino noticed that and tried to calm her down, “Come on, cousin. You are great and you know it! Just play what you’ve planned to play and I’m sure it will be magnificent!” Octavia smiled and thanked him, then she galloped to the concert hall with her cello on her back.

She arrived quickly at the entrance for artist around the back of the concert hall. She showed her artist’s pass to the guard and ran inside, searching for her room to prepare for the concert. At the same time Vinyl Scratch and Sassaflash arrived at the front. Everypony stared at the two ponies that were surrounded by the Wonderbolts. Spitfire smiled at Vinyl, “Don’t worry, it’s always like that. Just stay at my side and there will be no problem.”

They trotted to a small entrance. The sign said with colourful letters ‘Wonderbolts’. Spitfire trotted right next to Vinyl and Sassa, so they could enter without any disturbance. They walked through a small corridor and right into a big room. It was quite impressive! The Wonderbolts had their own lounge in the concert hall and a small door in the back led to the VIP-section. Spitfire led them to their places and sat down. “Maybe you could tell Misty and Soarin’ in a short overview why you’re here. I told Soarin’ just a little bit about it.”

Vinyl sat down and thought for a moment. Then she told them the short version of the situation she was in. Soarin’ was quite impressed, “ That’s impressive. You’re doing all these difficult things, just to get your friend back!”

Misty nodded in compliance. Then a bell rang and they all stood up. Spitfire smiled, “It’s time. Just follow us.”

Vinyl and Sassa followed the Wonderbolts to the hall. And it looked really impressive! The VIP-section was towering the highest above the stage and had the second best sight over the hall. Vinyl looked to her left and froze. On the other side of the hall was a large gallery. Princess Celestia, accompanied by two guards, walked in and looked around.

“Oh, Celestia is here too... .” Spitfire mumbled really quietly. They waited for the concert to start and Vinyl looked to the stage...

Octavia tried to get her bowtie right, but she was too nervous to do it. Choreofino helped her a hoof. “Don’t you worry, cousin! It’ll be all fine!”Octavia sorted her notes and then she waited... A little bell told her that she needed to go onstage. She walked out of the room, through a small corridor and straight to the stage. On her back she carried her cello... .

When she stepped onstage applause raised from the crowd of ponies. They all quieted down when she unpacked her cello and started... . It was completely silent while Octavia was playing her new performance. She played with tears in her eyes, because she had written the play for Vinyl... .

Vinyl stared at Octavia... she couldn’t say anything. She played so nice and she looked beautiful. Hay, she sounded beautiful! She noticed that a tear was flowing down her cheeks, while she was watching her best friend playing her cello... and how she played!

Octavia played like never before. Every feeling she felt went through the strings of her cello and to her audience. When she finally stopped the hall exploded in applause. Even Celestia smiled. Then Octavia’s eyes went over the crowd... over the VIP-section... over the Wonderbolts... over Sassa... and finally... finally, they stopped at Vinyl... . When their gazes met, they both had tears in their eyes... .

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 09:43 PM

I like it!

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Posted 14 September 2012 - 09:49 PM

I do too, that's a lovely end to that chapter. Not much in writing inspires me to draw, but that one actually made me think of a picture I could try and doodle. Note I say "try". Nice work. ^^

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Posted 16 September 2012 - 02:30 PM

I think chapter 6 is not ready till tomorrow night.
I'm still on it and its currently about.. 2500 words long.
And im not done yet^^

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Posted 18 September 2012 - 05:27 AM

2 Days later she is still on it^^
5 Sites till today, about 3000 words i guess.

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Posted 18 September 2012 - 06:57 AM

Du kleine Spionin, komm mir du mal rüber :)

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Posted 21 September 2012 - 12:35 AM

It's really good but I have one thing that's irritating me a little, do you think you could choose some darker colours for speech? It's a bit hard to read cyan on White.

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Posted 23 September 2012 - 12:23 PM

Since the next Chapters contains more than 6 or 10 characters its not that easy. Every Pony got his/her own colour

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 07:27 AM

So it was a hard way to it,
But i can announce that this week some chapters will be published.

~Edit~ The Correction takes more time, sorry

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 09:07 AM

Well we tried something new,

Since a lot of ponies were confused by the amount of colours this time without.
If you want the colours back just ask.


Play the last cello for me...

Chapter Six

It was quiet. Everypony was staring at the stage. Octavia just couldn’t believe her eyes... it couldn’t be true... . Why would Vinyl search for her? And why, and how, was she here in Trottingham? It was too for her. Octavia ran off the stage, leaving her cello behind and her audience confused.

“Octavia, wait! Please!” Vinyl screamed after her.

However, it was too late. Octavia had already run through the corridors and out of the hall. Meanwhile Vinyl was frozen in place. Octavia ran away... even now she saw that Vinyl was searching for her... Vinyl shook her head, trying to hold the tears and without thinking she jumped out of the VIP-section. She landed hard on the stage, far harder than she imagined, so it took her a moment before she regained her bearings. She pushed herself of the ground and before the audience had anytime to react, she already had run off the stage, following Octavia.

In her thoughts the same sentence repeated itself, over and over again: ‘I will get her back!’


Octavia ran as fast as she could, passing the few ponies that still roamed the streets, causing them to stare at her. However, she didn’t see them, her mind wandering off to what happened just moments ago. Her gallop soon take her back to Choreofino’s house, and when she arrived she knocked at the door.

Choreofino opened and looked at her confused, for a moment just staring. “Cousin? Is the concert over already?” Choreofino asked her, but then he noticed the tears glittering in her eyes. “Octavia... What happened-”

Before he could finish his sentence, Octavia ran past him. Confused, he watched her run upstairs and not a moment later he heard the door of her room slamming shut. Choreofino sighed, unsure what to do. Maybe it was better to leave her alone... . As silently as he could he headed back to his own room, closing the door behind him. Perhaps tomorrow Octavia would tell him what happened, but until then he still had work to do.

It was a dream... It had to be a dream... How was this possible? She wasn’t even important to Vinyl! But why would Vinyl be here, searching for her? This and a dozen more thoughts ran through her mind. Octavia was confused, yet happy. Maybe... Could it be true? Was it really Vinyl that she had seen back there, sitting next to the Wonderbolts? Maybe it wasn’t a dream... Maybe Vinyl was really here for her... . It took her some time, but she fell asleep, her mind clouded with thoughts. Yet she still didn’t know if she just had seen Vinyl, or if she was going insane... .


Meanwhile Vinyl ran through Trottingham, without any plan where to go next; calling out for Octavia, causing ponies to yell at her to quiet down. Octavia was gone... again. Vinyl stopped in the middle of the street, her head hung low. She didn’t even notice when Spitfire flew to her and touched down behind her.

Spitfire slowly approached Vinyl: “Vinyl you have to stop this. You won’t achieve anything by just running through Trottingham. Just come with me and tomorrow we’ll-.” Spitfire stopped talking when she saw that blood stained Vinyl’s coat. “Vinyl, you’re wounded!”

Vinyl looked at Spitfire and then down at her legs. Spitfire was right. Her right rear leg was shaking and there was blood covering her right hoof. She must’ve hurt herself when she jumped down onto the stage, trying to follow Octavia... Vinyl looked back up, staring into nothingness. This wound was the least of her worries now.

“Vinyl, we should go to the hospital, that wound doesn’t look too good.” Spitfire touched Vinyl’s shoulder, but she didn’t seem to react to it. “Come with me, Vinyl, we will help you find Octavia later.”

A slight nod was Vinyl’s only answer and she slowly tried to stand up, only to fall down back to the ground with a small shriek of pain. Before Spitfire could tend to Vinyl, Soarin’ landed behind them.

Soarin’ came closer, while looking at Vinyl. “That wasn’t your best idea, Vinyl. I think that was about fourteen feet or higher, you could’ve hurt yourself pretty bad there-”

“She is hurt, Soarin’,” Spitfire interrupted him, “Help me bring her to the hospital, I don’t think she can walk to it.”

Soarin’ nodded and with his help they lifted Vinyl on Spitfire’s back, and with their passenger on board they both flew to the hospital as fast as they could. During the flight Vinyl whispered only one thing... the name of the pony she loved the most: “Octavia... .”


When they arrived at the hospital a nurse rushed to them, and she immediately ordered a gurney. The nurse pushed Vinyl to her room and a doctor joined swiftly, checking Vinyl with his magic. Spitfire cast a quick look at Soarin’ before she followed them deeper into the hospital. Soarin’ turned around and went outside, flying back to the concert hall... he was certain everypony would like an explanation of what just happened.

The doctor examined Vinyl’s right leg and hoof, while she was asleep. Her fall had broken her leg and gave her a nasty gash above her hoof, it was a wonder she was able to run that fast and far through Trottingham. The doctor, who had introduced himself as Doctor Caring, looked at Spitfire: “Well... She has broken her leg, luckily not at more than one place, so it should heal normally. However we would need her to stay here for at least a few more days, but it’s more likely that it’ll be two weeks.”

Spitfire looked at Vinyl. It was clear to her that Vinyl wouldn’t stay here for long... . Not until she got Octavia back.

“Thank you, Doctor Caring, I will look after her and make sure she gets her rest.” The doctor nodded at Spitfire and left the room. With a sigh Spitfire turned to the window and looked out of it. She knew how it felt... losing someone and being incapable to do anything... . She turned back to Vinyl, looking at the mare that turned underneath the sheets, nightmares plaguing her dreams. She would help Vinyl find Octavia back... .


At the other side of Trottingham another mare had some troubles sleeping as well. Octavia couldn’t sleep too long before nightmares interrupted her sleep. Her thoughts were clouding her mind, so she decided to get up and get her cello. She always became calm when she played her instrument. She wandered downstairs, but she first checked in Choreofino’s room... he surely wanted some explanation, but he wasn’t at home. So she went outside, only to be greeted by a cold, early morning breeze. Her trot back to the concert hall was uneventful. It was too early for anypony roaming the streets of Trottingham and the concert hall itself... nopony was there anymore.

When she came closer she had to do a double take, as it seemed that the concert hall wasn’t completely deserted. Outside the entrance stood a couple of ponies... Choreofino, a Wonderbolt and Princess Celestia, accompanied by a couple of her royal guards. Octavia stood completely still in shock... . Why was Princess Celestia herself here? She hoped that the Princess wasn’t mad at her for her unprofessional departure.

Choreofino saw her standing and waved at her to come closer. “Octavia, could you come here for a second please?” Octavia trotted closer to them and she just heard the last words from the Wonderbolt.

“... hurt her leg and hoof quite badly there. We brought her to the hospital as fast as we could, but I’m not sure what happened after that. You should ask Spitfire, Princess, she stayed with her.”

Princess Celestia pondered for a moment. “I will visit her later.” She looked at Octavia. “I would like to speak with you later about this. But firstI have to explain the Royal Family what happened last night.”

She walked away, her guards following closer. Octavia felt quite bad... . She just wanted her cello back and return to Choreofino’s home.

However, before she could do that, Soarin’ came closer to her. “You do know that Vinyl Scratch is here in Trottingham, searching for you, Octavia?”

Octavia ignored him, she just packed her cello and went to the exit, only stopping for a moment to say: “I don’t know what I should feel about all this... . I’m not even sure if she just came here to say that she wouldn’t miss me, or that she really needs me... either way, I need more time.”

Soarin’ and Choreofino watched her leave... It was clear to them that Octaiva didn’t know what she should think about this whole situation. “I will watch over her, don’t worry.” Choreofino promised to Soarin’, before he headed after Octavia.

“It isn’t Octavia I’m worried about... . “ Soarin’ mumbled to himself, before taking off and flying away.


Vinyl opened her eyes, but closed them again when she was blinded by a bright light. “Ugh... What’s wrong? Where am I?” Vinyl asked confused, as she tried to remember what happened, where she was.

Spitfire looked at her with a warm smile. “It’s okay, Vinyl, I’m here. You broke your leg when you jumped onto the stage, you ran through Trottingham and you didn’t stop for anypony. When I finally found you I saw you were. You tried to get back up, but you fell to the ground and went unconscious. Me and Soarin’ brought you to the hospital, where we are right now”

Vinyl opened her eyes and looked around. “And how long do I need to stay here? I need to find Octavia!” Vinyl said, while trying to suppress a yawn.

The answer she got wasn’t one Vinyl had expected. “Some days, minimum two weeks.” Spitfire said matter-of-factly.

Vinyl tried to argue with Spitfire about staying that long in the hospital, but they got interrupted by a knock on the door. It was Soarin’.

“How are you, Vinyl? The Doc said you broke your leg.” Soarin’ said, while he entered the room.

Vinyl didn’t want to talk about it, so she asked him right away: “Did you see Octavia?”

Soarin’ nodded. “Yeah... I asked her if she knew you were searching for her. She didn’t know what to say and she mentioned she needed more time... . As far as I know she stays in Choreofino’s house.”

Spitfire smiled. “She’s still here in Trottingham and now we know where she’s staying! Take your rest, Vinyl. Soarin’ and I have some things to do, but we’ll be back later. I promise! And when we return, we’ll help you get to Octavia.” Soarin’ and Spitfire made their way out of the room. “Sleep well, Vinyl.”

Vinyl nodded and they closed the door behind them. She made herself comfortable on the bed, staring at the ceiling... . What should she do now? She didn’t know. However, she did know that she would never ever give up her search for Octavia. With her mind filled with thoughts of the day she and Octavia lived back together, she slowly fell asleep... .


Only some hours later somepony knocked again on the door, awakening Vinyl out of her slumber.

“Come in,” she answered with a yawn. The door opened... it was Princess Celestia! “P-Princess Celestia? Who-Why- What are you doing here?” Vinyl stammered. She was really surprised, and a little bit scared about the fact that the Princess could be mad at her, because of her interrupting the concert.

Celestia saw the fear of her little pony and smiled. “There’s no need to panic. I’m not here to bother you. Soarin’ explained everything to me and it was very impressive to hear what you all did to get Octavia back. It’s amazing you run through Trottingham with a broken leg.”

Vinyl tried to calm herself down. “B-but what are you here for?”

Princess Celestia chuckled. “I wanted to see with my own eyes, the pony that interrupted a concert by jumping down on the stage, and running through Trottingham wounded, just to find her best friend.” Princess Celestia paused for a moment. “Also, I wanted to say that you should really rest a bit. I will visit Octavia later and ask her about her side of the story.”

Vinyl looked scared at her.

“I’m sorry, my little pony, but I have to do this. The Royal Families want to know why the concert ended like it did. But I will inform you about what happens next. Now rest, Vinyl Scratch.”

With these words, Princess Celestia left the room and closed the door behind her. Vinyl yawned again and resumed staring at the ceiling. With the condition of her leg she wouldn’t reach Octavia soon... . And she would be damned if she stayed here, while she knew where Octavia was. There must be another way... .


Meanwhile Octavia was back in her room. It was really hard to think about the whole situation... . Hours on end she sat in front of the window, trying to figure out what she should do... why Vinyl was here. Her hearth told her that Vinyl was here to bring her back to Ponyville, to tell her that she needed her. Yet her head whispered that Vinyl was better off without her and that she was probably just here for the Wonderbolts... or to say to her that she didn’t miss her at all... .

As the sun set over the horizon, making place for the slow ascend of the moon, Octavia decided that it was time to sleep and see what the next morning would bring... .


Later that night, Vinyl got awakened again by somepony knocking on the door. It was CalistoVolan and Sassaflash.

“Calisto? Sassa? Why are you here so late?” Vinyl asked.

Calisto smiled.” I’m so sorry, Vinyl, but since we run the Guesthouse during the day it was just possible to visit you during the night. But I have something for you... .” She grabbed a perkament out of her saddlebag and laid it on Vinyl’s bed. “On this perkament are two spells, a dream-spell and a teleportation-spell. With them you could reach Octavia without having to leave your bed. But be careful! The only known pony’s that are known to cast such spells easily are the Princesses and Twilight Sparkle.”

Vinyl looked longingly at the perkament. She knew it was dangerous to cast complicated spells... especially for a unicorn like her, that doesn’t have any experience with them. Yes, she knew about telekinesis spells... but those are really easy. She wasn’t quite sure if she should try it. She doubted for a moment and looked at Calisto and thanked her.

Sassa smiled: “I hope you recover fast... and that you get Octavia back.” With these words they both left, leaving Vinyl alone with the perkament that could give her the time she wanted with Octavia... . She carefully took the perkament in her hooves and hid it underneath her pillow... tomorrow... tomorrow she would speak with Octavia.

And then she once again entered the world of dreams... .


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Posted 20 December 2012 - 01:42 PM

It's now a long time since i wrote the last chapter
And i decided to do the next chapters even with the small amount of time
I just need a pre-reader for it since i haven't seen mighty last time

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Posted 02 February 2013 - 12:47 PM

Finally, here is Chapter Seven. While ,in LA, Sammy gave me quiet a few ideas for Luna and the Spells. So i finally got enough together to continue :)

 

 

Play the last cello for me...

 

 


Chapter Seven:

 

 

Vinyl Scratch: Light Blue
Princess Luna: Dark Blue
Octavia: Purple
Misty: Red
Royal Guard: Orange
Princess Celestia: Pink
Spitfire: Green

 


The night had been short and uneventful for Vinyl, at least, she felt like it had been a short one. There was no reason for her to sleep any longer, so her thoughts went back to the parchment from Calisto that she was hiding under her pillow. But should she really try it? If something went wrong with the spells, she could really hurt herself... or even worse. But maybe she could do it without the spells? At least she had ran through Trottingham with a broken leg before. Yes, she should really try it. Carefully, she got out of the bed and slowly she sneaked to the door. It did hurt to stand on her bad leg, but the cast that the doctor had put on it really helped. When she opened the door, Vinyl glanced outside, however, nopony was in the hallway. Slowly she made her way to the seemingly empty hospital to the exit and finally she went outside.

 


It was a beautiful night, with bright stars shining in a cloudless sky. It was quiet. Way too quiet for Trottingham. Even the moon seemed weird. The milk-white light of the full moon looked like it only shone for her and her alone. Something was definitely wrong here.

 

 

Somepony giggled, “You have a very good apprehension, Vinyl Scratch.”

 

Vinyl turned around, looking everywhere, but she could see nopony at all. “Who are you and what do you want from me?”

 

 

The answer was like a whisper and it seemed to come from all around her, “Do not worry, I’m not here to harm you.” From the shadows a tall pony stepped into the light of the full moon and to Vinyl’s surprise... it was Princess Luna.

 

“Princess... What are you doing here?”

 

 

Luna giggled again, “I am the Princess of the Night, remember?”

 

Even with that explanation, Vinyl still felt quite uncomfortable. “Is this really Trottingham? It’s seems so... off, so silent and empty.”

 

 

Luna answered with a small chuckle, “This is Trottingham alright. However, it is not the real city... Welcome to the Trottingham in your dreams,” she paused, waving her hoof around, “Don’t worry though, you are still in your room, fast asleep. I was flying over Trottingham and I caught a glimpse of your dream... and I recognised it. So full of disbelief and sorrow, but still with a huge amount of determination.”

 

This made Vinyl even more confused. A dream? How was that possible? Everything... it was all so real. The light that shone from the moon, the cold stone beneath her hooves and the cold breeze that whistled through her mane... all so real.

 

 

“I see you have a lot of questions for me,” Princess Luna continued, when Vinyl didn't say anything, “How about we walk a bit and I try to answer some of them?” Princess Luna trotted up to Vinyl and together they walked into the moonlit night that surrounded this dreamy Trottingham. Both the ponies quietly walked alongside each other, neither saying anything... however, there was one question that laid on Vinyl’s tongue.

 

Once again, Luna answered before Vinyl had a change to state her question, “Yes, you can change this dream if you wanted too. And I can help you get the answers you need to your questions, the information you so desire. But the one thing your heart yearns for the most is something that no dream can bring you.”

 

 

To Vinyl it was overly clear what Luna meant with that... Octavia. “I would give anything to see her...” When she finally said it out loud that sentence surprised Vinyl. She wasn't even completely sure if it had been her who said it.

 

“I already thought you would say that,” Luna answered with a small smile, “Well, let’s go on a small flight.”


Princess Luna concentrated from a moment and her horn was surrounded with a dark blue hue. A small whisper of magic went around Vinyl and when Princess Luna opened her wings and flew up in the sky, Vinyl flew up too. Without wings, like she was standing on an invisible cloud underneath her hooves. Slowly they drifted over Trottingham, until they reached the marketplace, where they both hovered in front of a big house. Vinyl carefully stepped of her invisible cloud and stepped on a small balcony on the second floor, where she cautiously looked through the window. What she saw made her heart miss a beat. The pony, that was sleeping in the room, was Octavia. However, it seemed like Octavia was having a nightmare... she rolled about on the whole bed, her brow glistening of sweat.

 

She tore her eyes of Octavia and turned to Luna, “Can you... Can you show me what she’s dreaming?”

 

 

Luna looked at her and then to the pony that was sleeping on the other side of the window, “I can... but I can only show you so much. We can discover the dreams of others, but we can never fully explore or even change them.”

 

For a moment, everything went completely black around Vinyl and then... she saw herself in some kind of lounge. The Wonderbolts were standing around her. Why would Octavia be dreaming about this? The scene seemed to blur and suddenly she saw herself standing in front of a crying Octavia. Spitfire stood right behind her.

 

 

“How could you?” Octavia screamed at the top of her lungs, tears running from her eyes, “Why are you doing this to me? I- I thought I was important to you!” Octavia screamed at Vinyl and finally she turned around and galloped away, her tears falling to the ground.

 

Again the picture blurred and a voice spoke to her from the darkness, “I can’t show you more, Vinyl, and it is best you left now. I wish you good luck, Vinyl Scratch!”

 

 


Vinyl woke up with a start. She still laid in the hospital bed. Sweat ran over her coat and her breathing was labored. This... this wasn’t even possible. She would never hurt Octavia! But... would Octavia know that? At least, it was just a dream. However, she still needed to get to Octavia. Immediately!

 

Vinyl tried to stand up, but with a gasp she fell back on the bed. Now she knew this was real life and not just a dream... and she recognised how painful real life was. Her leg started to shake uncontrollably the moment she tried to stand on it and the pain alone nearly made her lose consciousness. Very slowly and carefully, she hobbled to the door, making sure that she kept as much of her weight off her injured leg. When she opened the door, she realised that she wasn’t able to go any further. In front of the door a Royal Guard and a Wonderbolt were talking, but both had stopped doing so the moment Vinyl had opened the door.

 

 

Vinyl knew the Wonderbolt’s name, it was Misty. And she was looking straight at Vinyl, “I’m sorry, can I help you?”

 

Vinyl looked around and tried to gather her words, but Misty seemed quick to understand, “I am terribly sorry, Miss Scratch, but both Princess Celestia and Spitfire are insisting that you stay in bed and rest. We can’t let you out.”

 

 

Vinyl sighed and stared at the floor. Now she was forced to stay in her room and rest. She nodded slightly to both the guard and the Wonderbolt and turned around, closing the door behind her.

 


For a while, Vinyl thought about everything that had happened, while aimlessly looking out of the window. And then she remember something... the parchment. She turned around and walked to the bed as fast as she could, searching underneath the pillow for the pieces of written paper that could well be her last hope; and when she found the parchment, she took it from underneath the pillow and returned with it too the window, so she could examine it under the light. She read the words as fast as she could, until she reached the part she was most interested for. A dream spell. Look into the dreams of others. With this spell it should be possible to visit Octavia’s dream and see everything clearly. However, her heart missed a beat as she read further. There was a warning, in bold letters, written underneath the spell. It would take a lot of energy, and it was impossible to change the dream without further knowledge of it.

 

 

However, at the edge of the parchment, there was a personal note from somepony and it were those scribbles that were the most interesting to Vinyl.

 

‘When used with enough energy of a magical source, it is possible to go into a dream as a real, living life form; making it possible for the user to interact with and change the dream at will.’

 

 

With enough energy... Vinyl knew that this was way beyond her magical capabilities. If she wanted to make this work, she would need practice... a lot of practice. And she remembered what somepony had said her before, ‘Only Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia herself are capable of such spells.’ Maybe the Princess was still in Trottingham... .

 

 

While Vinyl was playing with that though, she went to the door and knocked on it.

 

 

It was Misty who opened the door, “Yes?”

 

“Misty... Do you know if Princess Celestia is still in Trottingham? I need to talk with her immediately!”

 

 

The Royal Guard looked at Vinyl, “I can check if she is and tell her you wish to speak to her.”

 

Vinyl nodded and she walked back into her room. She closed the door behind her and returned to her place at the window, once again staring outside... however, now she knew what she was waiting for.

 

 


To Vinyl it felt like days until another knock on the door announced the arrival of the Princess. To her surprise, Princess Celestia wasn’t alone, as Spitfire walked in behind her.

 

“I heard you wanted to talk with me, Vinyl Scratch?”

 

 

Vinyl nodded and hoofed Celestia the parchment, “I really can’t just lay here and wait without doing anything,” Vinyl started to explain, as Princess Celestia examined the spells, “So I wanted to hear your opinion on these spells... and if they are even usable by me.”

 

Celestia stared at the parchment for awhile, “Teleportation... a very difficult spell. What spells do you normally cast?”

 

 

Vinyl looked at the ground. Yes, she knew that it would be beyond difficult. “Only some move- and control-spells, nothing else.”

 

Celestia looked closely to her, “If that is true, you shouldn't try teleportation. It could... no, it would go horribly wrong.”

 

 

Vinyl started to lose hope in these spells... .

 

“However... I may be able to help you with the dreamspell. You only need to promise me one thing.”

 

 

Vinyl eyes glowed of excitement, “Everything you want, Princess!”

 

Celestia smiled, “You need to promise me that you will never try to change the dream.”

 

 

“I promise that I will never try to change the dream in any way, shape or form.”

 

Spitfire giggled, “That does sound really good, and I think I can imagine what dream you want to visit.”

 

 

The Princess laid the parchment back on the bed and turned around, ready to leave the room. “You should sleep a bit. We will begin with the spells first thing in the morning.”

 

The Princess had reached the door by the time Vinyl remembered something, “Princess? Is your sister able to visit other ponies in their dreams?”

 

 

Celestia smiled wholeheartedly, “Ah, you already met Luna then. Yes, she can visit your dreams at will and she can also help ponies understanding their fears and aspirations. As is my duty to protect my little ponies during the day, my sister watches over them during the night, and dreams are part of that task.”

 

With those words, Princess Celestia finally left the room.

 

 

 

However, Spitfire stayed behind, still smiling at Vinyl. “Princess Celestia herself is going to teach you, Vinyl Scratch, a spell. The Princess herself! What a sensation.”

 

Vinyl giggled back, “Never in my wildest dreams I would have thought I would meet you, or even go to a concert with the Wonderbolts. So... these days nothing surprises me anymore.” Vinyl finished with a smug smile.

 

 

 

Both Spitfire and Vinyl laughed out loud and after a while, Spitfire left the room, wishing Vinyl a good night. And then she was alone. Again. However, this time she was full of hope. Maybe she couldn’t change Octavia’s dream, but she could still go in and talk with her... explain everything to her. So, after all the things that had happened, Vinyl had hope once more. From now on, everything was going to go swimmingly. And with these thoughts and a smile around her muzzle, she finally fell asleep.


Edited by ScratchVinyl, 02 February 2013 - 12:49 PM.


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Posted 03 February 2013 - 12:03 PM

If you want chapter 8 it would be nice if ya tell me if you still like the fanfic and if i should continue it :)




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