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// Chapter 10: If I Leave 
// Story: A World I Wasn't Meant For 
// by Abstract Spectrum 
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When Lyra & Bon Bon came home, they found Vinyl awake in the kitchen. She looked away from inside the fridge and noticed Lyra & Bon Bon come in.
"Oh, hey guys. Where'd you go?" Vinyl said, taking out a milk carton from the fridge.
While she retrieved a glass from the cupboard above the sink, she didn't notice Lyra & Bon Bon's nervous sweating. Vinyl poured herself some milk and put the carton away, giving an awkward look to Lyra & Bon Bon.
"You two alright? Is it hot out there?"
Lyra jumped up, "Oh! Um... yeah! It's pretty hot out there now. Bon Bon and I just went for a short walk." Lyra explained, clearing her throat.
"That's nice." Vinyl nodded, returning to the couch. She placed the glass on the table and laid back. "I remember when Tavi and I used to go out on walks. We walked all the way to Canterlot and back once when we got lost in an argument. It was really cold that day, which really sucked because we didn't wear proper clothing. Heh, I had to carry Tavi on my back walking home. Good work-out if you ask me." Vinyl continued.
"Well uh... that's great Vinyl! We're just gonna go upstairs now so..." Lyra sweated.
"Meh, whatever." Vinyl digressed, taking another sip of her milk.
Lyra & Bon Bon rushed upstairs, Vinyl giving them a dirty look from the corner of her eye. 
"Wonder what's goin' on between those two..." Vinyl whispered to herself.
Upstairs, Lyra & Bon Bon ran rambunctiously around their room, trying to gather their thoughts.
"Okay okay okay okay, that was WAAAAAY too close." Bon Bon shrieked.
"Hey, you're lucky I came up with such a legitimate excuse!" Lyra argued.
"Okay, we need to be careful about our conversations with Vinyl, don't hint at Octavia at all!"
"Agreed, let's go down there and talk to her."
Bon Bon nodded and followed Lyra out of the room.
Downstairs, Vinyl heard the door open, and put down whatever she had in her hooves on the table. Vinyl scooted to one side of the couch, inviting Lyra & Bon Bon to sit with her. They did just that, and sat beside her, staring at her. It was clear that Vinyl was uncomfortable. She looked awkwardly back and forth as the two mares stared smiling at her.
"Are you guys... feeling okay?" Vinyl asked.
"DO YOU MISS OCTAVIA?" Lyra blurted out. Bon Bon only gave her an "are you **cking kidding me" face.
Vinyl's ears perked up, then back down.
"Well... of course I do." Vinyl said.
Lyra & Bon Bon stopped giving each other dirty looks and payed attention to Vinyl.
"Wait... you do? I thought you hated her?" Bon Bon asked.
"When I left her, I didn't plan on leaving her forever. I thought... maybe this could be good for us. Sometimes, it's not safe for couples to be together forever. Believe me, this situation could've been a lot worse."
"But weren't you the one who lashed out at Octavia?" Lyra asked.
"Yeah but... she wasn't going the right way. Can you imagine Octavia becoming a DJ?"
Lyra & Bon Bon looked at eachother, and shook their heads.
"Granted, I was very angry that she was almost stealing my job. I just wanted her to stay safe, keep her in a job she liked; and that she was GOOD at."
"So why'd you teach her your music, then?" Bon Bon asked.
"Because I was hoping that we'd be a DJ DUO, not split up and have her think 'I'm better off without you'. I know Octavia, and I was hoping that she'd be smart with what I taught her, and use it so that we could be famous together." Vinyl continued.
"Do you know why Octavia abused her power, then?" Lyra asked.
Vinyl thought for a moment. She had almost completely forgotten Octavia's situation.
"It was because she was in trouble. Ponies stopped coming to her shows and listening to her music, then eventually... she lost her job. She became desperate for fame. She was used to it, so it was unsettling for her not to feel it, and she wanted it back. I guess the only way to do that was to get with the times." Vinyl sighed. 
Up until now, Lyra & Bon Bon hadn't gotten this much information on their separation. The two mares looked at each other, Lyra nudging her head in Vinyl's direction, insisting that they tell her some bad news. Bon Bon shook her head, however. She felt this wasn't the time.

During their conversation, they didn't notice the dark rain-clouds forming outside until the rain began hitting the windows. Vinyl drank the last of her milk and set the empty glass on the table, grabbing her blanket and throwing it over herself. Lyra & Bon Bon shrugged, and decided they would go off to bed too. As Bon Bon went upstairs, Lyra stopped for a moment, and glanced back at Vinyl. Lyra sighed, and followed Bon Bon to their bedroom.

*RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*... *RIIIIIIIIIIIIING*.... *RIIIIIIIIIIING...
Vinyl groaned. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Looking around for the ringing sound, she saw it was coming from the telephone. 'Who could be calling this late?' Vinyl thought. It'd still been raining outside; quite harshly by now. Vinyl picked up the phone on the 5th ring.
"Ugh... hello?" She asked.
"Yes um... who am I speaking to?" A stallion's voice asked.
"Vinyl Scratch. Did you need Lyra or Bon Bon?"
There was a small pause in the conversation.
"Uh... no, I think it's best you knew."
"Knew what?"
"About your friend, Octavia."
Vinyl paused for a moment. She swore her heart skipped a beat.
"What about her?"
"She fell into a coma, remember? Did Lyra nor Bon Bon tell you?"
Vinyl paused again, looking angrily upstairs from the couch.
"Go on."
"Yes, she had a panic attack about a day ago, and she hasn't woken up since."
"WHAT!?"
Lyra and Bon Bon jumped.
"What was that noise?" Bon Bon asked, frightened.
Their heads turned when they heard yelling downstairs.
"Yes well... I have good news, and bad news."
"TELL ME THE GOOD NEWS." Vinyl demanded.
"Your friend, Octavia, she's awake." The doctor said in a positive tone.
Meanwhile, Bon Bon and Lyra were coming downstairs; Vinyl paying no attention to them.
"WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS?" She demanded once more.
"Well... uh... um..." The doctor stuttered.
"SPIT IT OUT!" Vinyl cried, her eyes beginning to water.
"She's gone." The doctor sighed.
Vinyl's heart sank. Only for a few seconds; as she was also confused about what she was just told.
"Wait... what do you mean she's awake, but she's gone?"
"Well... I came into her room this morning to check on her and... she... wasn't um... she wasn't there. The window was open, she must've run off somewhere."
Vinyl dropped the phone, her eyes watering even more. Bon Bon and Lyra cringed, and Lyra stepped over to the phone to pick it up.
"What'd you tell her, doc?" Lyra asked.
"Octavia has gone missing." The doctor replied.
"Oh you've got to be shitting me."
"LYRA!Watch your language!"
Lyra placed the phone on her chest and turned towards Bon Bon.
"Bon Bon, Octavia's missing. She escaped from the hospital." Lyra responded in a dull tone.
"Oh... oh no... OH NO! SHE'S OUT THERE IN THE RAIN!" Bon Bon cried
"Yes, that's what I was afraid of. The terrible weather can worsen her condition. We need to find her as soon as possible." The doctor replied.

(Author's Notes: Sorry if this chapter was a bit quick, but there's probably going to be a lot of stuff in the next one.)