At a cafe, 2 friends are hanging out, till one of them has a problem, can the other pony help his friend out?

Octavia plays a song for her beloved.

This story was written for the 2023 'A Thousand Words' contest in the 'Horror' category. If you enjoy this story and would like to receive one of your own, see here for more details.

I'm not a particularly special dude. Just a musician trying to make ends meet. But one evening I wind up meeting someone whom I thought was totally fictional. That character is Vinyl Scratch, but guess what? She's not a pony, but somehow had been turned into a human! She tells me her tale and I make it my job to help her regain her confidence as a musician.

(Marked 'teen' for language and some adult themes. I've seen plenty of 'pony becomes human'-style stories but I haven't really found any that involves everyone's favorite DJ, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Also: A big thanks to bats for the cover art!)

Vinyl and Octavia, despite living together, have never been seen at the same time. Is there a reasonable explanation for this? Or, could there be a deceptive reason?

Thanks to TheArtrix for the cover art.

Inspired by the comic "The same pony" by "TheMaiah"

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Randomreader-001 (webshoter) did a fanfic reading of this. You can listen to is here.

Newly-together couple Vinyl Scratch and Octavia have just spent the night out on the town. Vinyl blasted their favourite nightclub with major wubbage while Octavia discovered a new drink at the bar. Now Vinyl has to escort home a marefriend more drunk than she's ever been, and in her intoxicated state, Octavia says just a little bit too much.

Cover art courtesy of KristySK on DeviantArt.

Reading by ObabScribbler and TheLostNarrator
Reading by Astro Brony

UPDATE 09/09/2023: Edited story to fit better with my current writing standard. Original unedited story here!

This story is a sequel to The Akita and The Wolf

Geralt Jameson is having a great day. He made friends (with the potential for a marefriend), had a wonderful, if very late dinner, and even got to meet a Princess with very her own Digimon.

Now he's on a quest. A quest to accompany two mares to the town of Ponyville. Their quests? To find an affordable house or apartment, and to find a building that could serve as a restaurant for the pair of ponies his daughter now worked with.

Geralt's quest has an intriguing addition. For Ponyville has a Dojo, for what martial art he was not sure. The Dojo however does not have a master, simply a single member. If Geralt wishes to take this dojo for his own, he will need to defeat this Rainbow Dash.

Hey look a sequel. I hope this one is as enjoyable as the last.

Pre-reader: mattchilly.

Tags: Profanity for F***, Sh**, Etc., Sex for a wolf and a DJ annoying an Octavia (and Pinkie), and Violence for MORTAL KOMBAT!

Four years ago Vinyl and Octavia broke up. It was messy, painful and left scars on both of them. Four years on, now one of the most successful DJs in Equestria’s history, Vinyl receives news that Octavia has been in a terrible accident. The doctors say she may never recover from her coma, but Vinyl refuses to believe them. There are all sorts of stories about coma patients who are brought back by the voice of someone they care about, right? No matter what anypony else says, offers or threatens, and no matter what it costs her personally or professionally, she is determined to stay by Octavia’s side and do all she can to wake her.

But four years is a long time, and no matter how many fairytales end with the princess waking up, real life owes no-one a happy ending.

Featured on EQD - 3rd August 2013

Now with a fabulous dramatic reading by the even more fabulous Goombasa!
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
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Vinyl tells Octavia why she makes her so happy.

Ponyville Mare's Excessive Pranking Leads To Zombie Outbreak

Ponyville Mare Hijacks Parade Float And Careens Into Lake

You can find headlines like this in any newspaper. Crammed somewhere in the back, bought from a smaller publication for a few bits to fill space. Most ponies laugh, if they spot them at all, and then move on. But one stallion took a particular interest in these strange stories and especially their protagonist.

After years of research and study, he's determined to track her down. One way or another, he will find this mysterious Ponyville Mare.

One night, like so many others, Octavia waits up for Vinyl Scratch and contemplates her day.