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.