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// Blue the Middle Stallion 
// Story: Continuing the Dream 
// by Blue Breeze 
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Author's Note: I may be celebrating a bit early, but shortly after this goes up, this fic will hit its biggest milestone yet with 5,000 views! Next milestone on my list: 10,000 views. Think we can do it? ...I doubt it, but we can sure as buck try! Now, on with the story.

As Ice and Dark are hauled off by the police, Vinyl and Twilight watch in horror.

Vinyl turns to Twilight and raises an eyebrow at her. "Okay, I know what you're gonna say." Twilight says. "I know I shouldn't have let them drink, but that's not important. Right now we we need to get the others!"

"I'm right there with ya, Twi." Vinyl says. "Let's get a move on!"

"No need. I'll just teleport us back to the hotel."

"Sweet! I gotta learn how to do teleportation sometime."

Twilight's horn begins to glow as a bright flash of light encompasses the two of them. In a quick second, Twilight and Vinyl appear infront of the hotel.

"Now, to the get the others!"

Now back to me... now back to your stallion. Now back to me.

But seriously, Dash and I lay on the clouds above the city, both sweating and a look of ecstasy on our faces."That was awesome!" I say.

"Yeah, we need to get more alone time together." Dash says. "So, what now?"

"You wanna head back and meet with the others?"

"Sure, sounds like a plan."

We get up and wipe our sweat off before taking off back to the hotel.

Let's go check up and see what Zeph was up to after the bar.

At the bar Zeph and Jack went to, the two stallions continue to sit and talk as everypony else in the bar continues to drink, all on Zeph's treat.

"Man, who knew being rich could be so awesome?" Zeph says.

"I know, it's amazing." Jack says. "You're the toast of the town right now. Everypony who knows you loves you."

Zeph gets out of his seat and starts walking off. "Well, it's getting late. I really should be getting back to the hotel."

"The hotel? That's quite a walk from here. A stallion with money like yours shouldn't be walking the streets this late at night!"

"Then what am I supposed to do?"

"My house is just down the street. I insist you stay with me for the night."

"Really? That sounds great, Jack."

"No problem, Zephyr. That's what friends are for."

The two stallions pay for everypony's drinks and leave for Jack's house.

Now let's look at how Octavia's holding up with being the only pony back at the hotel.

Octavia sits back in the hotel room, reading a book as she worriedly glances at the door every so often.

Suddenly, there's a knock at the door and Octavia excitedly goes over to open in. "Zephyr?" she opens the door to see another pony stansing there. "You're not Zephyr!"

"No, but you look like you could use more Celestia in your life." the pony says.

"Would you get out of here?!" Octavia slams the door in frustration. Dang Celestia's witnesses. "Where could everypony be? It's not like them to be out this late."

The door knocks again as Octavia opens it angrily. "I thought I told you to bu-" she stops herself to see that it's Vinyl and Twilight. "Oh, Vinyl, Twilight, I didn't know it was you."

"Octy, is everypony else here?" Vinyl asks.

"No, I'm the only one." she answers sadly. "Why? What's the problem?"

"Ice and Dark got arrested for starting a bar fight."

"They what?!"

Before they go on, Dash and I walk up. "Hey, ladies. Where are the others?" I ask.

"Dark and Ice got arrested." Twilight says.

"What?!" I put a hoof to my face. "If they live, I'm going to kill them. But what about everypony else?"

"Nopony else has returned." Octavia says. "I've been the only one here since I left Zephyr."

"Really? It's not like everypony to just leave for the whole night without telling us." I say as I try to think of a reason. "What exactly did Dark and Ice do anyways?"

"They got drunk and started a bar fight."

I facehoof again. "I told Ice drinking was bad."

"Twilight told them not to, but they talked her into it." Vinyl says.

Twilight gives a sheepish look as everypony looks at her. "What's happened can't change. Right now we need to work on getting them out."

"How? The jail's closed right now. The earliest we'd be able to get them out would be tomorrow."

Before we can keep going on, Hail and the other girls walk up, Hail walking in a bit of a zigzag. "Hey, every*hic*pony." Hail says. "This town is *hic* great."

She comes over to me and she leans against me. "What happened?" I ask in a bored voice.

"Well, ah guess we weren't really payin' attention and kinda let Hail drink a bit too much." Applejack says.

"It was totally awesome! Hail's a lot of fun, especially when she's drunk." Pinkie says. She looks around the goup. "Where's everpony else?"

"Ice and Dark got arrested and the others are missing."

"What?!" the four of them shout. Hail was a bit too drunk to understand.

"That's awful! hat are we gonna do?!" Fluttershy asks worriedly.

"Not much we can do aboutDark and Ice til morning. As for the others, I say we just wait."

"Wait?! How can we just wait when all our friends are missing?! Including my coltfriend?!" Octavia shouts.

"Octavia, just calm down. For all we know, they could just be having fun and are just coming back late. Let's just wait out the night and see if they come back."

She wipes a few tears from her eyes as she gently nods. "Alright, I trust you, Blue. But it won't make spending the night alone any easier."

"I'll keep you company tonight, Octy." Vinl says as she wraps a hoof around Octavia.

"Thanks, Vinyl. I really appreciate."

"Good. Now, I think it's getting late." I say.

"I don't. *hic* I still wanna party!" Hail says.

I roll my eyes. "Can you four get her to bed for me?"

"Sure thing, Blue." Applejack says. She walks over and takes Hail. "You come on now, sugarcube. Time for sleep."

Everypony goes off to their rooms to get sleep. Dash and I get in our bed. "Are you sure they'll be all right, Blue?" Dash asks.

"*sigh* I sure hope so, Dash."

You're all probably wondering what Vinetion and Fleur are up to right now, so let's go check on that.

Vinetion and Fleur both lie down on the forest floor as they finish their little "fun".

"That was amazing." Vine says.

"You were amazing." Fleur says.

"Thanks. You sure do know how to use that horn of yours."

"And you certainly know how to use those vines you make." 

The two of them share a giggle. "So, do you think we should go back to the-" Vine starts asking before being interrupted by Fleur's soft snoring. "Never mind. We can just go back in the morning. I'm sure the others won't mind."

Vine closes her eyes and joins Fleur in sleep. But unbeknownst to them, the two of them are sleeping in a patch of strange blue and pink colored flowers.

This can't be good.