Electronic Notes was woke up by violent thrashing and whimpers coming from Vinyl. He knew that it was just another nightmare since their visit to the crystal empire.
"Shit, Vinyl calm down." He said as he held her and stroked her mane.
Vinyl continued to thrash around. Notes began to shake her a little to hopefully wake her up.
"Vinyl wake up!" He exclaimed.
Vinyls' breaths began to get to a slower pace as she calmed down and opened her eyes. A tear fell when she saw her husband looking at her.
"You're okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm not going anywhere."
Vinyl pulled Notes into a deep kiss at the sound of his words. Her nightmares were of him often being killed by Sombra in the Crystal Kingdom. She was able to save him from the corruption that Sombra managed infect him with. Ever since, when she sees her husbands face in the morning, she always get emotional.
"I think you need to go back to sleep. Do you feel any better?" Notes asked.
"A little I guess." Vinyl paused for a moment. "Nope." And ran to the bathroom to puke.
A knock at the door roused Notes out of his thoughts as he went and answered. Standing there was a rather nervous looking Octavia.
"Notes, have you been keeping track of your father lately?" She asked instantly.
'What, no "hello." Vinyl is sick you know.' Notes thought.
"Damnit. He didn't get out of his cage, did he?" Notes said. Octavia didn't laugh.
"I just saw him board a regal carriage towards Ponyville. I think their making him go see your brother!" Octavia exclaimed.
Notes eyes widened at those words.
"Vinyl, I'm gonna go visit Nova. What time does the next train leave to Ponyville?" Notes called.
"In about an hour. Why?"
"We have to go there to make sure my dad doesn't kill my brother." He called back.
"Okay then."
After the confirmation, Notes looked at Octavia.
"It was just that easy."
Nova Burst ran excitedly towards a home of his friend. He nearly knocked over crowds if it weren't for his magic that he used to make platforms to step over.
"This is great! I get to see Pinkie again!" He exclaimed.
When he got the the house, opened the door and looked to see his friend.
"Edge, pack your things, were going to-" Nova stopped and saw what Sharp Edge was doing.
"Nova, the normal stallion knows to knock before entering." He said.
Sharp Edge was known for making blades out of his magic. It's how he got his cutie mark and was known for being a fast fighter. Currently, he had balanced his entire body on a blade that was in the ground. His hind hooves either holding it or were together and balancing him.
"Yeah I know but we're going to Ponyville and I was excited." Nova defended.
"I could see why. You've been lovestruck by Pinkie for a quite some time now." Edge said calmly.
"Well don't you want to see Fluttershy again?"
Edges' eyes shot open at her name.
"See, everypony has their weakness." Nova said to Edge as he jumped to the ground.
"Not bad," Edge praised with a smirk. "I have to admire your skill in getting me out of focus."
"A trick I picked up on." Nova commented.
"So why are we going exactly?"
"Well apparently Hard Chords dad is on his way there right now."
Sharp Edge nearly ran out. "We have to get there NOW!"
While Sharp Edge and Nova sat at one side of the train, Notes was staring at the scenery out the window while he held Vinyl and gently rubbed her stomach.
"Are you sure you're fine?" He asked, concerned for her.
"Yes. You worry to much."
"You said that's why you love me. Are you lying?" Notes joked.
"It is, but what good is there in flaws if you can't make fun of them every now and then."
"Like what I do?" Notes commented.
"Just like you." Vinyl said in a flirtatious tone.
Notes felt his heart flutter as he stared out the window. Only to realize why they were going to Ponyville in the first place.
"We better be there in time."
Vinyl looked at him and asked, "Why is it that your brother and your father fight so much?"
Notes looked down at her with a serious face. "Well, the story begins when-"
Hard Chord couldn't get this thought out of his head. Ever since he woke up late in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep, he felt as if something bad was going to happen.
"Okay, somethings wrong." Twilight snapped him out of his thoughts.
"I said I'm fine. Just caught up in my thoughts." Hard Chord did his best to contain himself in hopes of not lashing out.
"Okay, but you've been acting like you're stressed out all day."
Hard Chord looked at her with and simply said, "I'm fine."
The train pulled into the station. As soon as the doors opened and out rushed the group of four. Notes turned to his friends and said,
"You guys can go do whatever. I need to find my brother."
The two nodded and ran off.
"Vinyl, we need to find my brother and get him out of here. Hide him at someone else's house."
"How do we not know Tavi' was lying. She may have been messing around ya know."
"Vinyl. Seriously?"
"... Yeah you're right."
The two ran off in hopes of finding Hard Chord. But when they got to the library, they found it a mess with two ponies wrestling on the floor.
"Shit. To late."
"Okay Spike, since you're all finished for the day, you can go visit Rarity."
"Thanks Twilight."
As Spike ran out happily, he passed a rather angry looking stallion on the way. Paying no attention, Spike kept on running.
"So what now?" Hard Chord asked.
"Well, we could-"
A knock was heard at the door.
"Great."
"Relax. You can go get 'ready' while I handle whoever it is who knocked."
Twilight went upstairs while Hard Chord went to the door.
"Hope my wings don't get to stiff."
He opened the door to see a stallion with a mess of a mane and a light brown coat.
"Hello son."
Hard Chord began to yell as he grabbed the stallion and threw him to the ground. The stallion jumped up and tackled his son to the ground.
'Wait a minute,' Hard Chord thought. 'This is my dad.'
'... Oh yeah.'
Hard Chord then punched his dad in the back repeatedly while yelling insults.
The two slammed into shelves, knocked books over and other things. Twilight came down and nearly screamed at the sight. With her boyfriend wrestling/UFC fighting a stallion that looked a lot like him. The library a mess, and Electronic Notes and Vinyl Scratch at the door way. It was a picture worthy sight.
Twilight ran over to the two.
"What in the world is this?"
"Well I say we give em' a minute. We'll see."
Twilight looked back and saw her Hard Chord. His face was bruised and cuts from rolling around the floor. She grew more and more worried as seconds went by.
"Three. Two. One."
Notes went and grabbed his brother while Vinyl and Twilight tried to restrain...
"Who is this?" Twilight asked
"My dad."
"My name is Lightning Speed. You lost the right to call me dad years ago."
"Well I hate your name so 'dad' worked out fine. Even if you weren't a good one." Hard Chord defended.
"I don't care about that right now. Princess Sunshine has sent me here to make amends."
After a short awkward silence, Notes spoke up.
"So... did it work."