Starting the Record

by Basmati


Chapter 3

"How..." Twilight said, walking towards the two mares, her eyes wide with disbelief. She had never been a big music follower - she prefered reading, really - but DJ P0N-3 was somepony that everypony, especially Twilight, had heard of.
"How in Equestria..."
Vinyl turned to Adara and, while grinning, said, "Wow, she's almost as big a fan as you are."
Vinyl looked at Twilight closer. "Hey, you're that mare that defeated Discord and stopped the chocolate rain. Twilight, was it?"
Twilight stood still, a smile slowly taking over her face. "Yeah," she said, finally. "Yeah, that's me. Twilight Sparkle - saviour of Equestria."
"Twilight, can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?" Adara said, jerking her head in the direction of the kitchen, so that Twilight was sure to get the message.
Twilight walked with Adara into the kitchen, almost walking into the wall as she stared at Vinyl. Once inside the kitchen, Adara shut the doors and turned towards the purple unicorn.
"We have a slight problem."
"Oh my Celestia! Vinyl Scratch, the Vinyl Scratch, knows who I am!" Twilight burst.
"Twilight. Are you even listening to me?"
"How," Twilight said, ignoring what Adara had said, and putting her hooves on her shoulders and shaking them slightly. "How did you meet Vinyl 'DJ P0N-3' Scratch?"
"She was walking through town, and I saw her and she saw me - but that's not the point," Adara began. "The problem is that she asked me about where I was from, and my story."
Twilight's smile fell immediately as she heard these words. "I see." She started pacing up and down the length of the room. "And what did you say?"
"Nothing.
"What can we do? I mean, we can't just not tell her - she'll know something's up. But we can't exactly tell her the truth-"
"There's nothing else we can do," Twilight stopped pacing, and turned towards the grey unicorn mare. "We'll have to tell her the truth."

***


Vinyl sat in Ponyville Library, looking up at Adara and Twilight, as they explained Adara's origin. As Twilight explained how Adara and her friends came here, and how they are all here for a special reason, Adara turned away. She had met Vinyl Scratch, the pony she wanted to meet the most, and now she may never talk to her again. After hearing what Twilight had to say, she wasn't even sure if wanted to know herself anymore. She sounded like some kind of alien, some kind of monster, that seem to take a form similar to the one of Vinyl herself.
Twilight stopped talking, and Adara turned back around, to see Vinyl's reaction. She saw the DJ pony sitting silent for sometime, looking like she was staring at the floor, but her goggles obsured the view of her eyes.
"So, you're not a pony? You come from somewhere else?" Vinyl asked, looking at Adara properly for the first time since they came out of the kitchen.
Adara nodded, and looked down.
"That's...awesome."
Adara's head jerked up in confusion. "Wait. What?"
"You're like...an alien. Except cooler. From an entirely different world. How is that not awesome?" Vinyl stood up and walked over to face Adara.
"Wait. You're not weirded out by this? At all?"
Vinyl shook her head. "Hell no! It's great. At least you're not some weirdo or somepony who killed a bunch of ponies just because you felt like it."
Adara stood staring at the DJ pony in front of her. Suddenly, she flung herself at Vinyl, giving her a hug. She had a friend. A real friend, who accepted everything about her, even if it was extremely weird.
"Thank you. So much," Adara said.
"You are welcome. Can I get you into bed now?" Vinyl whispered in her ear.
"No," was the quick reply.
"Shoot."