//------------------------------// // Meeting some ponies // Story: Heart of Vinyl // by Jeta //------------------------------// Vinyl Scratch walked into Sugarcube Corner to find thicker pony with frosting shaped hair at the counter. "Hello! Can I get you anything?" The blue pony said. "No, thank you." Vinyl Scratch answered. "Can you tell me where Pinkie Pie is? I'm a friend." "She's upstairs." "Thanks." Vinyl said as she walked up the stairs. Vinyl Scratch knocked on the door she figured was Pinkie's, and not a moment later the door popped open. Pinkie Pie gasped. "Vinyl Scratch?" Vinyl just nodded. "I havent seen you in forever!" Pinkie exclaimed. "It wasn't that long ago." Vinyl Scratch remembered. "Only last year, at the wedding." "Well, DUUUHH." She said. "That's forever! Well, its not forever, but it sure feels close!" The usual Pinkie Pie. Just as Vinyl remembered her. "So, how did you get to ponyville? I thought you planned on majoring in physics." Vinyl questioned. "Well, I was going to, but I found out that making pasteries was so much more fun than that 'theoretical physics' stuff. And, I mean, what kind of parties could a physicist throw? Thats why I'm here. I just get to be me. The element of laughter." Pinkie Pie said meaningfully. "And thats how Equestria was made!" She finished. Vinyl could no longer control it. She just started laughing non-stop, which allowed Pinkie to join for no reason. "Pinkie Pie, you are the craziest pony I know." Vinyl said. "Oh, I know that. So, what brings you to Ponyville?" Pinkie replied. "Got a gig or something?" "Actually, I'm moving here. Its a long story." Vinyl Scratch answered, "I'm actually going to look at an empty building down the street." "Sounds fun!" Pinkie Pie stated. "Oh my gosh! I'm going to have to throw you a party! "That sounds awesome, Pinks! So, I'm gonna head out. Maybe we can hang out sometime and actually catch up!" "Yeah! So, I guess I'll see you later." Pinkie said as Vinyl scratch walked out the door. ... "Where is that building?" Vinyl Scratch said to herself. She decided to ask two ponies on the side of the road. "Hi, my name's Vinyl Scratch, and I'm new here. I was wondering if you could tell me where the empty building is." "Hi, Vinyl Scratch! I'm Lyra, and She's Bon-Bon. I think the building is down another street." The mint colored pony pointed towards the other street. "There's a sign on the front that says 'for sale', so it shouldn't be hard to miss. Its a little big to just be a house, though..." "Oh, I know, I actually was going to start a night club there. Thats how I made a living in Manehattan." "See, isn't that what I was trying to say?" Bon-Bon chimed in, "I had been saying we needed a place to hang out, and a club would be great place!" "So, I guess I'll see you there when it opens, huh?" Vinyl asked. "Sounds fun!" The two friends said in unison. "Alright, then. Thanks, girls!" Vinyl walked toward the building. 'Ah, there it is.' She said to herself. A unicorn was sitting outside with a clipboard, surveying the building. "Excuse me, Sir, but do you happen to be the one selling this building?" Vinyl asked. "Yes, I am," the stallion asked, "I'm actually planning to tear it down, because nopony will buy it even though ive lowered the price to a ridiculous ammount. Shame to waste it." "Actually," Vinyl said enthusiastically, "I was wondering if I could take a look inside. I might be interested in buying it." The stallion almost dropped his clipboard. "Of course you can, miss..." "Vinyl Scratch" "Miss Scratch." He got his keys and unlocked the door, and the two walked inside. "Wow, this is big! I saw it has an upstairs?" Vinyl said. "Yes, it has a living area upstairs." The unicorn replied. "I'll take it. How much?" Vinyl questioned. The stallion was surprised speechless. "Uhm, I lowered the price to two-thousand bits." "Here's Twenty-five-hundred." Vinyl handed him a bag that clinked when he caught it in his magic. "Thank you, Miss Scratch." "Oh, it's nothing. You lowered the price so much already." "Thank you anyway." He said as he gave her the keys. "No problem." Vinyl said. 'I gotta go tell Twilight!' ... Vinyl was half way back to the Ponyville library when she heard something off in the distance which started quietly and then gradually got much louder. She then looked up just in time to see a cyan pegasus screaming, then crash land right into Vinyl Scratch. "OW! That was possibly the most AWESOME crash and catastrophic failure EVER!" The pegasus stood up and helped up Vinyl Scratch. "What the hay is wrong with you?" Vinyl Scratch questioned. "I'm sorry." the pegasus giggled, "My name's Rainbow Dash. I was practicing a new trick and... it didn't go very well. What's your name? I haven't seen you around before." "My name is Vinyl Scratch. I just moved here." Vinyl answered. "You look familiar." Rainbow Dash commented. "Do you think I would have seen you somewhere before?" "Here," Vinyl said as she pulled a pair of purple shades out of seemingly nowhere. "Recognize me now?" "Oh yeah! You were the DJ at the Royal Wedding!" Rainbow Dash chuckled, "You know, I didn't know your name, so I just called you 'DJ Pony.'" "Hmm. Has a nice ring to it." She then thought about it for a few seconds. "HA! I've got it." "Got what?" Rainbow Dash asked. "My stage name! I just bought a building down the road a bit for a club, and I was thinking about a stage name." Vinyl paused, "'DJ Pon-3'. Like with a 'three' instead of the 'Y'." "I like it!" Rainbow Dash commented. "Well, I gotta practice this trick, so I'm gonna take off." "Alright, I'll see you around town!" Vinyl said, as she began to trot away.